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Source Other religions have all been founded by individuals, but Hinduism is not based on the teachings of any one single person. Before any prophet was born, the Sanatana Dharma was there.— Swami Rama Thirtha (1873-1906)

Source UNITED STATES, January 27, 2014 (Science Daily): Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a link between yoga and lower rates of inflammation in breast cancer survivors. Scientists followed nearly 200 breast cancer survivors for five years and found that six months after taking up yoga, fatigue levels dropped 57 percent and inflammation dropped as…

Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, January 28, 2014 (Himalayan Times): Shreepanchami, also known as Basanta Panchami or Saraswati Puja, a remarkable day for every student, is just around the corner. On February 4, you will see throngs of students visiting temples of Saraswati early in the morning. They won’t miss the chance to worship books, notebooks, pens and musical instruments. They even…

Source Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it? What might the results be? Can I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, then proceed.— Chanakya (350-275 bce), Indian politician, strategist and writer

Source NASHIK, INDIA, January 20, 2014 (Times Of India): The priests in major temples in Nashik are cautious over reacting to the Supreme Court (SC) dismissal of the plea challenging the provisions of the Pandharpur Temples Act, 1973. On Wednesday, the SC dismissed the petition that challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions in the Act, which the petitioners claimed…

Source UNITED KINGDOM, January 30, 2014 (BBC): Conservationists in Pakistan have asked UNESCO to stop part of a cultural event being held on a World Heritage site. The group of scholars and archaeologists say the opening ceremony of the Sindh cultural festival could damage the ruins of Mohenjo Daro. It is the world’s oldest surviving city and dates back to…

Source TAMIL, NADU, INDIA, January 20, 2014 (The Hindu, by Dr. Subramanian Swamy, is a former Union Minister and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party): The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on January 6, 2013, allowing my Special Leave Petition that sought the quashing of the Tamil Nadu Government’s G.O. of 2006 which had mandated the government takeover…

Source VELLORE, INDIA, January 23, 2014 (The Hindu): Residents of Ayyanur, about three miles west of Ambur, thought of a novel but hi-tech idea of retaining a small 300-year-old Amman temple when the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) decided to demolish it to facilitate the widening of the four-lane Chennai-Bangalore National Highway into a six-lane highway. R. Moorthy, president…

Source Bliss is the dance-stage, bliss is the lyric; Bliss are the diverse instruments, Bliss is the meaning; The supreme felicity of the universe is bliss, For he who yearns for His dance of bliss.— Tirumantiram, a sacred mystical treatise by Rishi Tirumular, verse v. 2725

Source CHILE, January 17, 2014 (La Nacion): The new production that will debut on the small screen is the story of a group of eight cows that are led by a “cat guru” who teaches them the ancient Asian art . On Saturday, January 18th during the “Tronia ” preschool program which runs between 8:00 and 9:00 am, the ”…