Source STRASBOURG, FRANCE, January 17, 2014 (Alsace): For the second consecutive year, the city of Strasbourg has published a calendar that identifies and explains festivals of seven major religions. For the first time, Hinduism, practiced by a community of 10,000 in the CUS (Urban Community of Strasbourg), made?its debut on the calendar with its symbols and colorful festivals. The result…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, February 9, 2014 (First Post): A Bangladeshi court today ordered the government to pay US$60,000 as compensation to Hindu families who were attacked for an alleged blasphemous post on a popular social networking site. Unidentified persons vandalized 29 homes, 10 shops and seven temples at Bonogram Bazar in Pabna district in November last year following allegations that…
Source In India I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it. Inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything but possessed by nothing.— Appolonius of Tiana (2-97 ce), Greek philosopher and occultist. His work deeply influenced Western mysticism.
Source (HPI adds: This article was written by Gary Gnidovic who is a Christian and design director of Christianity Today magazine. It is a very Christian-oriented report and view of India, and quite revealing in its own way.) INDIA, February 5, 2014 (Christianity Today): In 1971, as an Indian medical student, M. A. Raju read Francis Schaeffer’s The God Who…
Source UNITED STATES, February 7, 2014 (National Geographic): The more we learn about yoga, the more we realize the benefits aren’t all in the minds of the 20 million or so devotees in the U.S. Yoga helps people to relax, making the heart rate go down, which is great for those with high blood pressure. The poses help increase flexibility…
Source In the four eternal Vedas; in the study and reading of scripts; in sacred ashes and in holy writs and muttering of prayers you will not find the Lord! Melt with the heart inside and proclaim the Truth. Then you will join the light life without servitude.— Sivavakkiyar, 10th-century Tamil devotional poet and mystic
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, February 5, 2014 (Hindustan Times): Officials in the east Midlands city of Leicester have designated a quiet, leafy spot on the River Soar where, instead of travelling to India, members of the city’s large community of Indian origin can scatter ashes of the deceased. The spot, near the National Space Centre, has been identified by the Leicester…
Source ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, February 4, 2014 (New York Times): Though the event they advertised had passed a month earlier, the neon-colored posters remained, clinging to the state capital’s walls, lampposts and storefronts. On them were invitations to Indigenous Faith Day celebrations on Dec. 1, with slogans like “Culture without faith is body without soul,” and, more pointedly, “Imitation of…
Source SANGAM, INDIA, February 4, 2014 (Times Of India): The Magh mela police, on Monday, reviewed the security arrangements in and around the mela campus ahead of the Basant Panchami snan scheduled on Tuesday. Around 5 million pilgrims and devotees, especially from city areas, are expected to take holy dip on Tuesday. The police further claimed that the majority of…
Source RAIPUR,CHATTISGARH, INDIA, Feb 2, 2014(News 24): Raipur – The wall of a cave leading to a popular Hindu temple in central India collapsed on Tuesday killing eight worshippers, including three young girls, police said. State home minister Ram Sewak Pekra said the accident at Bildwar Cave in Chhattisgarh may have been triggered by blasts in nearby coal mines.”Frequent blasts…