Source VARANASI, INDIA February 6, 2014 (Times of India): Is Varanasi older than its known history? In an effort to find an answer to this vexed question, a group of archeologists led by former professor of archeology at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof. Vidula Jayaswal is busy “unearthing the antiquity” of this city through excavations at the ASI protected…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 1995 (by Rajiv Malik): Note: Hinduism Today did a lengthy article on Kailash Satyarthi and his work nearly 20 years ago. Following is a summary. The full article can be accessed as “source” above. This was, btw, only the second article done for the magazine by our now long-time Indian correspondent, Rajiv Malik, one which…
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
Source EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, October 4, 2014 (Edinburgh Evening News): Bagpipes and fiddles will merge with tribal belly dancers and a Bollywood band to celebrate the Capital’s 20th Dussehra Festival tomorrow. Around 5000 people are expected to gather for the annual Hindu festival on Calton Hill, which celebrates good conquering evil. Symbolic 25 ft effigies of the demons Ravana, his brother…
Source TIRUMALA, ANDRA PRADESH, INDIA, October 5, 2014 (Deccan Chronicle): With the holiday pilgrim crowd continuing to throng the Tirumala hill shrine on Saturday, a stampede-like situation developed in the queue lines giving tense moments to officials of the TTD. They rushed to the Vaikuntam Q complex to get the situation under control. With absolutely no respite from the heavy…
Source Seek the Infinite, for that alone is Joy unlimited, imperishable, unfailing, self-sustaining, unconditioned, timeless. When you have this joy, human life becomes a paradise; the light, the grace, the power, the perfections of that which is highest in your inner consciousness, appear in your everyday life.— Swami Omkarananda. founder of Omkarananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Source TOLEDO, OHIO, October 2, 2014 (Toledo Blade): A 1,000-year-old statue on display at the Toledo Museum of Art for almost a decade will be returned to the Government of India, the museum announced today. The sculpture, a bronze statue of the Hindu deity Ganesh, known as the Ganesha, has been the source of an ongoing investigation, after the U.S.…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 2, 2014 (Times of India): Ramlilas in Delhi have come of age. The traditional Ramlilas, where the story evolved through several days of performances, have given way to modern shows presented by professional actors and trained choreographers. Even modern equipment is used in the shows to catch the audience’s interest. Connaught Place’s Central Park has…
Source Of all blessings we know of none greater than the begetting of children endowed with intelligence.— Tirukkural
KAUAI, HAWAII, September 25, 2014 (HPI): As readers may know, the California State Board of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission set in motion a 60-day review period for the revised Framework for History-Social Studies. In this revised Framework, which sets the classroom curriculum for each grade, the section on India and Hinduism has been extensively changed, in our opinion, often for…