Daily Inspiration
Source “Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child, the whole world is your own.”— Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) wife of Sri Ramakrishna
Growing Up Hindu In Utah: The Story Of 24-Year-Old Preeya Prakash
Source SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, April 19,2013 (Deseret News): Preeya Prakash is difficult to define — even for Preeya Prakash. “I consider myself an American,” she said during a recent break in classes at the University of Utah, where she is a 24-year-old graduate student with a BA in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. “And I’m a Utahn.…
Religious Leaders Gather To Promote Tolerance, Understanding
Source MIDLAND, TEXAS, April 18, 2013 (My West Texas): In an effort to promote peace and tolerance, leaders from different religious backgrounds met in Midland on Wednesday night for an interfaith discussion. St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church played host to leaders of the Baptist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Mormon faiths, and more than a hundred listeners. The Muslim faith was represented…
Moscow Marks Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary
Source RUSSIA, April 18, 2013 (Elena Krovvidi,RIR): This week, the Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Moscow, the Ramakrishna Society – Vedanta Centre and the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, jointly commemorated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Academics, Indologists and religious leaders speak of the relevance of the great Indian sage’s teachings…
200-Year-Old Hindu Temple Set On Fire in Bangladesh
Source BANGLADESH, April 20, 2013 (the Daily Star): Unidentified criminals set a 200-year-old Hindu temple ablaze at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur in the wee hours yesterday. Police and locals said miscreants torched the Kali Mandir at Mahendradi village sometime after midnight. Dadon Kanta, chairman of Haridashdi-Mahendradi upazila, suspects that Jamaat or BNP men are behind the attack. Police, meanwhile, arrested…
Daily Inspiration
Source Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh
Low-Caste Hindus Oppose Caste Discrimination Legislation Proposed in UK
Bharti Tailor UNITED KINGDOM, April 20, 2013: (HPI Note: This report was sent in by Bharti Tailor, bharti@rgenterprises.co.uk). The groups who are considered ‘Low caste’ on whose name the legislation on case is being brought in spoke out today to say that they do not want the legislation (being proposed in the British Parliament). “All the groups enjoy protected status…
Daily Inspiration
Source Respect, don’t suspect.— Swami Tejomayananda, head of Chinmaya Mission
Hindu Council Of Wales Launched At Senedd
Source WALES, April 15, 2013 (BBC): An organisation to promote Hindu culture, religion and values in Wales has been officially launched. The Hindu Council of Wales (HCW) was established to give Hindu communities “one voice” and to promote better understanding of the culture. The council will also aim to work with other faiths to promote “mutual understanding.” There are more…
Bhutanese Refugees Are Killing Themselves At An Astonishing Rate
Source UNITED STATES, April 2013 (The Atlantic): Jai Subedi still doesn’t know why Mitra Mishra killed himself. Subedi, a case manager for Bhutanese refugees at Interfaith Works Center for New Americans in Syracuse, NY, was with the 20-year-old Mishra at Schiller Park the evening of July 3, 2010. “We played soccer just the previous day until 6 p.m. and he…