Source WASHINGTON, December 30, 2014 (Economic Times): A campaign has been launched in the U.S. to raise funds for a Swami Vivekananda Chair for study of Hinduism at a top university. The Swami Vivekananda Endowed Chair for study of Hinduism at the University of Southern California (USC) in the U.S. would require US$ 3.3 million, officials said. California-based Dharma Civilization…
Source NEW YORK, December 17, 2014 (Swarajya by Aditi Banerjee): Are the Hindu marriage vows inherently misogynistic? Even if those vows were once appropriate, have they become obsolete today? Should Hindu marriage vows be rewritten to suit the times? The answer, as a study of the shastras show, is an emphatic “No.” There is enormous intricacy and subtlety in the…
Source Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.— Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
Source UNITED KINGDOM, December 26, 2014 (YouTube): “The Hindu way of life is a way of life, a way of living according to an understanding which has been refined and tested and gathered over at least 5,000 years,” states National Council of Hindu Temples (NCHT) UK’s General Secretary Satish K. Sharma in this video on Hinduism prepared for Police officers…
Source REUNION ISLAND, December 24, 2014 (Clicanoo): While most of the islanders are preparing to celebrate the New Year with family and friends this December 31, the devotees of Narassingua Peroumal temple of Saint-Pierre have chosen to organize a special celebration from 29 December 2014 to 1 January 2015, in honor of God Vishnu. By coincidence, the last day of…
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, December 30, 2014 (Daily Pioneer): Work to provide all necessary facilities will be completed on time before the start of the coming Char Dham Yatra. The State Government is aiming to provide better facilities at Kedarnath with arrangements being made to accommodate about 4,000 visitors overnight there. The Chief Minister, Harish Rawat, said this while talking to…
Source According as one acts, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.— Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5
Source BERN, SWITZERLAND, December 14, 2014 (Swiss Info): It is thought to be a one-of-a-kind: tucked away in a multicultural, working-class suburb of Bern stands a building with five sanctuaries inside, one per religion. The House of Religions is a place for coexistence and interaction. The culmination of an idea born nearly 15 years ago, the House of Religions will…
Source GUYANA, October 16, 2014 (Stabroek News): President Donald Ramotar said now is an exciting time in Guyana to be a young student as he celebrated the success of 64 graduating students at the 2014 convocation ceremony of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) School on the West Coast Demerara on Sunday evening. In his address at the school’s 10th convocation…
Source LUCKNOW/PATNA, INDIA, December 19, 2014 (Deccan Chronicle): Over 70 Hindus have reportedly converted to Christianity in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. There are also reports of Hindus converting to Christianity from Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The local leaders of the BJP are reportedly unhappy over the reports and the party has sent a seven-member fact finding team to Bhagalpur.…