Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, July 22, 2013 (The Hindu): “I have known girls (friends and relatives) of our community to fall in love with boys from other communities and marry them. It not only affected them but also their families that were pushed to shame from which they were unable to recover even many years after the marriage,” says P.…
Source THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, June 29, 2013 (Nieuwsbank): Following an intensive two years renovation the Hindu Sewa Dhaam Center in the Hague, Laakkwartier (Spoorwijk), opened its doors officially on June 29, 2013. The total project cost US$2.8 million and was funded entirely by private donations. Thanks to the eleven brand new domes of an Indian design, Sewa Dhaam is the…
Source Are you depressed? Remember, within you is the Power. If you will but release a fraction of it, you can make the impossible possible.— Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. When egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon you.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886), guru of Swami Vivekananda
Source Washington DC, June 21, 2013 (Press Release): Hindu American Seva Communities (HASC) attended the historic White House event on Tuesday, June 18, to witness the U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden announce and release a 38-page guidebook instructing faith congregations to prepare for any emergency including an armed shooter situation. These downloadable “Guides for Developing High Quality Emergency Operation Plans for…
Source KOLKATA, INDIA, July 20, 2013, A few relics of Sarada Devi have been stolen from the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, raising security concerns. Some of the objects were nearly 100 years old. The theft was described as traumatic by senior monks of the Order and is likely to lead to increased vigilance at the…
Source ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 14, 2013: This year more than 8,000 Hindu youths attended the BAPS North American Youth Convention hosted at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta, Georgia.The 11-day event, unprecedented in the history of Hindus in North America, took place from July 4th to July 14th and consisted of three separate conventions, each catering to different age…
Source Sugar is sweet at all times, even in the dark. So remains devotion for the devout, in times of comfort or discomfort, praises or insults, darkness or enlightenment.— His Divine Holiness Pramukhswami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, July 9, 2013 (The Hindu): The Madhya Pradesh government is all set to start building a Sita temple, designed in the South Indian architectural style, at Divurumpola in Sri Lanka. Sita is believed to have undergone her agni pareeksha (test by fire) at this spot. The design has been finalised. Divurumpola is near Nuwara-Eliya, in the…
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, July 2013 (Times of India): A series of advisories sent out by the Met department on June 14, 15 and 16 to various authorities in Uttarakhand warned not only of “very heavy rains” but also urged that people be “moved to safer places” and that the Char Dham yatra be “postponed.” These advisories, accessed exclusively by TOI,…