News

Source UNITED STATES, December 4, 2012 (Huffington Post, by Anju Bhargava): America values the individual contribution and empowers its citizens to self govern their communities at the local, state and national levels. Volunteerism and community service are an integral part of our national consciousness and the very backbone of our communal existence. Values that resonate with the Dharmic philosophy of…

Source MADURAI, INDIA, December 9, 2012 (The Hindu): A 22-year-old Dalit working as a priest in a local temple committed suicide by hanging on Friday after he was allegedly subjected to caste discrimination and harassment by caste Hindus of his village. S. Nagamuthu (22) of T. Kallupatti village under Periyakulam circle in Theni district had been working as a priest…

Source Like the household fire, devotees seek the glory of the Lord even from afar and enshrine it in their inner chamber for enlightenment. The glory of our Lord is full of splendor, all-illuminative and worthy to be honored in every heart.— Rig Veda 7.1.2

Source JAIPUR, INDIA, December 11, 2012 (Daily Pioneer): Unhappy with the step-motherly attitude of the Haryana Government, a group of 300 Pakistani Hindus living there have moved to Jodhpur hoping that the State Government would take up their cases with the Union Home Ministry to get them Indian citizenship. This group of Hindus were living in the Ellanabad area of…

Source GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA, December 7, 2012 (Sun Daily): An allocation of US$ 10,000 has been allocated by the Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) to rebuild the Hindu shrine within the Butterworth Bulk Cargo terminal area which had been demolished by the port authorities in April this year. State Gerakan chairman Datuk Dr. Teng Hock Nan said BN had worked…

Source WASHINGTON, U.S., December 5,2012 (Washington Times): While preparing for overseas deployment with the U.S. Marines late last year, Staff Sgt. Nathan Hampton participated in a series of training exercises held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., designed to make him a more effective serviceman. There were weapons qualifications. Grueling physical workouts. High-stress squad counterinsurgency drills, held in an elaborate ersatz village…

“The temple was over 50 years old,” Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, founder of the Pakistan Hindu Council, told The Wall Street Journal’s India Real Time. He said demonstrations would continue until the government responded, adding that “this is the third such incident in three months.” It was unclear who was responsible for Saturday’s reported demolition, with some media claiming it was…

Source Years ago, I used to walk for miles to meet my Guru. The distance appeared no longer than a few furlongs.— Dada J.P. Vaswani

Source God is with us. It is He only who gives us the strength to work. If we live with this inspiration in our heart, we will surely experience Divinity in our life. Our work will become our devotion, and means of our spiritual progress. — Rameshbhai Oza, inspired performer of Vaishnava kathas

HPI TRINIDAD, December 4, 2012 (by Paras Ramoutar): A series of cultural and religious activities has been planned by the Indian High Commission to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda from January 10 to 15, 2013. Indian High Commissioner, Shri Malay Mishra told a press conference that Government of India has arranged celebrations throughout India to mark this…