Source MAWLAMYINE, MYANMAR, August 2013 (Dustin Main): It was after 5:00pm, and I had spent the day on nearby Bilugyun (Ogre) Island in the heat of Myanmar (Burma) summer. I was exhausted. So exhausted in fact, that when I caught a glimpse of a line of 150-odd monks walking toward us on the other side of the road my first…
Source PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, August 21, 2013 (Business Standard): Hindus and Sikhs from across Pakistan’s restive northwest gathered at three temples here today to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. Arrangements were made at the historic Kali Bari and two other temples in Lower Courts and Gor Ghatri for members of the two minority communities to observe Raskha Bandan. The Raksha Bandan gathering began…
Source NEW DEHLI, INDIA August 17,2013 (by Avantika Bhuyan): A one-of-its kind exhibition brings 101 miniatures from various schools of painting to piece together the life and times of Lord Rama. From the classical folk style of Kalighat to the provincial Mughal style from Bundelkhand, 101 artworks from 21 schools of miniature painting are currently on display at Delhi’s National…
Source For our cause I too am prepared to die, but for no cause, my friend, will I be prepared to kill.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual leader
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2013 (Civil Beat): In June, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard wasn’t in Hawaii or in D.C., but in Chicago, handing out awards to the winners of the national Dharma Bee, an event in which youths answer questions about their religion. She praised them, according to a report in an Indian-American newspaper, saying in a rare speech about…
Source SURINAM, GUYANA, July 13,2013 (datcheenterprise.com): For three days from June 28th to 30 the Stichting Suriname Hindu Guyanese Cultural Organization Shiv Shakti Samadj (SHGCO) celebrated their 25th Anniversary. The three day yajna was attended by approximately 1,200 people. The SHGCO was formed a few years before 1988, but was officially registered in 1988 by Jairam Ghir, Sanco Bhuddhu and…
Source KARNATAKA, INDIA, August 5, 2013 (The Hindu): In an effort to draw more people to learn Sanskrit, Karnataka Sanskrit University has framed new textbooks to make learning easier for about 45,000 students across the State, from high school level to post-graduation. University Vice-Chancellor Mallepuram G. Venkatesh said that the change had been made for reaching out to more students.…
Source Only in the depth of pure silence can we hear God’s voice. Silence is like an upright empty glass that is capable of being filled with, and retaining, the water of knowledge.— Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, India’s Kerala-based “hugging saint “
www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/govt-cancels-kailash-manasarovar-yatra/article4977618.ece?css=print 1/2 NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 1, 2013 (The Hindu): HPI Note–this item is a bit dated. It is in reference to pilgrims taking the very difficult route from India through the Himalayas for which special permission is needed from the government. It is not in reference to those who go via Nepal by land or helicopter. The government on…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 29, 2013 (Deccan Herald): As the academic session under Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) has already commenced in Delhi University, students of Sanskrit Department are all set to study some unconventional subjects in the coming years. Surprisingly, they will get lessons in fashion, make-up, Indian polity, aesthetics and self-management through Bhagavad Gita. “The main purpose behind…