Anita Ratnam tells A Million Sitas

Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 20, 2015 (NYU Steinhardt school of music): Through the lens of Sita, timeless icon of womanhood, Anita Ratnam refracts and reweaves the many strands of the majestic and sweeping Hindu epic. One of India’s most celebrated dance-actors, Ratnam brings storytelling, theatre, and dance to her rendering of Sita, who stands at the epicenter of…

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Oxford University Cancels Lectures by Dr. Subramanian Swamy (on India’s Economy) and Rajiv Malhotra (on “Revisionist History”)

Source LONDON, ENGLAND, March 23, 2015 (Press Release from National Council of Hindu Temples UK): Following a series of meetings between prominent and influential members of Oxford University’s academic faculty and members of the Oxford India Society on Friday, March 20th, a decision was taken to cancel the lectures of Dr. Subramaniam Swami and Rajiv Malhotra during an April 3…

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Free Yoga Classes for 3.1 Million Government Employees and Their Families

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 20, 2015 (NDTV): “The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is organising regular yoga training sessions from April 1, 2015, for the benefit of central government employees and their dependents,” an official order issued today said. The sessions will be held all days except Sundays or gazetted holidays at Grih Kalyan Kendra, Samaj Sadan in…

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City Abuzz with Cheti Chand Preparations

Source LUCKNOW, March 20, 2015 (TNN): Ahead of Cheti Chand festival, falling on March 21, this year, members of the Sindhi community in the city have already made special arrangements. The festival is celebrated by the Sindhi diaspora across the world in honor of the birth of their patron saint Ishtadeva Uderolal, popularly known as Jhulelal. As Sindhis believe Jhulelal…

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Daily Inspiration

Source Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship

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Bhagavad Gita English-Translation Collection, 70+ Books Up For Auction–Ending in Three Days

Source KAUAI, HAWAII, March 22, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today is offering at auction its collection of English translations of the Bhagavad Gita. These range from Edwin Arnold’s early translation to multiple editions issued since 2000. Condition of books is from new (many of them) to fair or poor condition, mostly depending on age. To see the Ebay auction with…

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Ma Yoga Shakti Attains Maha Samadhi

Source FLORIDA, USA, March 22, 2015 (Announcement from Yogashakti Mission): “Our Beloved Guru Her Holiness Maha Mandaleshwar Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati left her physical body February 20, 2015 and attained Maha Samadhi. Hers was a life dedicated to service. Through deep devotion to God, strong determination, single-mindedness, and constant tapas, Mataji has been able to accomplish so much. Not only…

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Modi Visits War-Hit Jaffna, Visits Keerimalai Temple

Source SRI LANKA, March 22, 2015 (by Jayanth Jacob, Hindustan Times): Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka on Saturday of India’s support in their fight for equal political rights during a highly symbolic first visit by an Indian premier to the island nation’s war-scarred Tamil heartland since the end of the civil war. Modi’s trip to…

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Daily Inspiration

Source O Mother! Let all my speech be your prayer; let all my crafts and technology be your worship and be the mystic gestures of my hand, adorning you. May all my movements become your devotional circumambulations. May everything I eat or drink be oblations to you. Let my lying down in rest and sleep be prostrations to you. Mother!…

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Bhagavad Gita English-Translation Collection, 70+ Books Up For Auction–Ending in Four Days

Source KAUAI, HAWAII, March 22, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today is offering at auction its collection of English translations of the Bhagavad Gita. These range from Edwin Arnold’s early translation to multiple editions issued since 2000. Condition of books is from new (many of them) to fair or poor condition, mostly depending on age. To see the Ebay auction with…

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