Source BANGLADESH, January 10, 2014 (The Daily Star): Hindus across the country are still living in fear as alleged BNP-Jamaat men unleashed fresh attacks in five districts, burning homes, temples, and vandaliZing murthis on Wednesday night and yesterday. Minorities continue to receive threats as well. Mizanur Rahman, chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, said the government had failed to…
Source The Eternal Religion, the religion of the rishis, has been in existence from time immemorial and will exist eternally. There exists in this Sanatana Dharma all forms of worship–worship of God with form and worship of the impersonal Deity as well. It contains all paths–the path of knowledge, the path of devotion and so on. Other forms of religion,…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 31, 2013 (Pharmabiz): Even as the government of Kerala is busy preparing an E-Health Program to bring all health related information of hospitals and patients into a centralized information system to ensure continuity in healthcare, the ayurvedic fraternity including the government doctors is intensifying their efforts to get their system included in the program. According to…
Source JESSORE, BANGLADESH, January 7, 2013 (The Daily Star): BNP-Jamaat activists vandalized and looted 130 houses and torched 10 others at a Hindu village in Abhaynagar Upazila of Jessore tonight hours after the end of voting in 10th parliamentary polls. The mayhem started as two men went to the Chapatola Aliya Madrasa polling centre earlier on the day, ignoring the…
Source India has come to preserve spiritual traditions which many ancient cultures and countries have lost. Today Hinduism represents not only India but the ancient wisdom of humanity. In Hinduism many ancient countries can still rediscover their religious past, their old Gods and their old spiritual traditions.— Ram Swarup (1920-1998), Indian writer and scholar
www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03arts/design/yoga-the-art-of-transformation-at-sackler-gallery.html WASHINGTON D.C., January 2, 2014 (New York Times): Pain is a problem. So is pleasure, which causes pain — discontent, confusion, depression — when it ends, as it always does. Escape from this cycle has been a goal of spiritual disciplines universally. And one of those disciplines is the subject of an immensely pleasurable exhibition called “Yoga: The Art…
Source PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, January 4, 2014 (Free Malaysia Today): Devotees fulfilling their penance during Thaipusam in Batu Caves will no longer be allowed to carry “fancy” kavadis bearing logos of their associations, favorite soccer clubs, movie stars or uncommon fruits and items. The Malaysian Hindu Sangam said devotees who failed to adhere to the new regulations will have to…
Source Attach yourself to Him who is free from all attachments. Bind yourself to that bond so all other bonds may be broken. — Tirukkural 350
www.worldhindunews.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, January 3, 2014 (HPI Report): The World Hindu News website and RSS newsfeed was launched here November 14, 2013. Editor in Chief, Rahul Chandra, explains the objectives: “World Hindu News is for Hindus, by Hindus and of Hindus. Hindu organizations–whether social-cultural, political or dharmic (religious) have always had a requirement: a transparent, non-biased and comprehensive news publication…
Source WASHINGTON, U.S., November 27, 2013 (The Straits Times, pay site for full article): The discovery of a previously unknown wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace suggests he might have lived in the sixth century BCE, 200 years earlier than thought, according to archaeologists. Until now, archaeological evidence favored a date no earlier than the third century BCE, when Emperor…