Source LONDON, December 11, 2013 (NIERSR): This report, Caste discrimination and harassment in Great Britain, by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research was release in December, 2010, and is one of the important research documents in the current public debate in England over possible legislation to address caste discrimination. It includes 19 case studies described at some length…
Source NEW DELHI, December 5, 2013 (The Hindu): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved verdict (that is, did not issue a decision) on a batch of appeals challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s order appointing Executive Officer to manage the affairs and properties of the Chidambaram Natarajar temple in Tamil Nadu. A Bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and S.A. Bobde reserved…
Source “In the joy of others lies our own.” — His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, (1921-) guru, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source INDIA, December 3, 2013 (Niti Central): (HPI Note: Niti Central is not exactly an “unbaised party” in reporting on this issue, but their article is quite comprehensive.) On Wednesday, December 4, the Supreme Court will decide the much sought return of the sacred Nataraj temple at Chidambaram to its traditional custodians, the Podu Dikshitars. The Chidambaram temple, where Shiva…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 6, 2013 (rsschennai.blogspot): HPI note: This is a very long article on the unusual appearance of a full-fledged college for Muslim women in the famed Hindu pilgrimage destination of Tirupati. A news item appeared in the newspapers regarding the construction of a big complex of 7 stories near Thondavada village about 7 miles from Tirupati in…
Source AUSTRALIA, November 16, 2013 (The Australian): HPI Note: This article follows on the one yesterday about the sale of a stolen Siva Nataraj to an Australian museum. Only now is the scale of the smuggling of stolen treasures from India becoming apparent. A little more than two years ago, in August 2011, a small, delicate Madonna and child ivory…
Source Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with wool to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.— Sri Ramana Maharishi (1879-1950), South Indian mystic
Source You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God!— Dada Sadhu Vaswani
Source LUCKNOW, INDIA, December 4, 2013 (Deccan Herald): Varanasi-based famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple management will distribute hundreds of thousands of liters of milk offered to Lord Shiva among patients and other needy people. A temple official said the offered milk will be distributed among women, patients at mental hospital and prisoners. “Lakhs of litres of milk is offered to Lord…
Source AUSTRALIA, December 6, 2013 (The Australian): The National Gallery of Australia will launch legal proceedings against disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor after it was confirmed yesterday the gallery’s prized 900-year-old dancing Shiva was stolen from India.The $5 million bronze, which last night was still on display at the entry to the gallery’s Indian Gallery, was the first item cited…