Source WASHINGTON, DC, November 15,2012 (India Times): Two top American senators have introduced a resolution in the US Senate recognising the religious and historical significance of Diwali festival. Senators Mark Warner and John Cornyn, co-chairs of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan India Caucus, have introduced the resolution in observance of the festival of lights, expressing deepest respect for Indian Americans and…
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 INDIA, November 12, 2012 (Times of India, by Anil Dharker): Was V. S. Naipaul right or was Girish Karnad right? The sound and fury generated by the controversy at Literature Live!, Mumbai’s literary festival, has obscured one important aspect of our national life: we are afraid of our own history. Let’s recap for a moment how the controversy began.…
Source GAYA, INDIA, October 9, 2012 (zeenews.india.com): Children as young as six are chanting Vedic hymns at the famous Vishnupad temple here thanks to the acute shortage of traditional Hindu priests in this ancient Bihar city that is also known for its close links to Buddhism and Jainism. Kunal Gurda (6) and Satyam Kumar Gupt (8) are among dozens of…
Source TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, November 10, 2012 (Trinidad Express): The Hindu community has received a total of US$468,000 from the Government for Divali celebrations this year. Some $312,000 was given to the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) and $156,000 to the National Council for Indian Culture (NCIC). Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar hosted a lavish Divali function at the Diplomatic Centre, St. Ann’s…
Source It is said that children are a man’s real wealth, and that this wealth is determined by his deeds.— Tirukkural
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 4, 2012 (Hindustan Times): The beginning of India’s history has been pushed back by more than 2,000 years, making it older than that of Egypt and Babylon. Latest research has put the date of the origin of the Indus Valley Civilisation at 6,000 years before Christ, which contests the current theory that the settlements around…
Source GUYANA, November 10, 2012 (Stabroek News): Starting tonight, gorgeous float parades will illuminate the roadways in various parts of the country as the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha holds its eagerly anticipated annual Deepavali motorcades. According to a press release from the Sabha, the annual Deepavali motorcades have been consistently organized for the last 38 years and have become synonymous…
Source “Sweet are the sounds of the flute and the lute,” say those who have not heard the prattle of their own children.— Tirukkural
Source February 2012 (Reflections Blog): The “Case For India” written in 1930 by the famed American Historian, Will Durant scores: “This was not the destruction of a minor civilization produced by an inferior people. It ranks with the highest civilizations of history, and some would place it at the head and summit of all – like Keyserling…. when the British…