Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, December 18, 2012 (Indian Express): Countdown for the upcoming Maha Kumbh congregation here began today with thousands of Naga sadhus, revered for their austerity and feared for their quick temper, marching in a majestic procession to their camps in the vicinity of the holy confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical river Saraswati. More than 5,000 scantily-clad Naga…
Source WASHINGTON, DC, January 3, 2012 (Hindu American Foundation): Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the first Hindu elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, was sworn in today. Gabbard took her oath on the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text, as she joined the 113th Congressional class. The oath was administrated by House Speaker John Boehner, who held the Gita for…
Source When culture is flooding out of the temple, our actions are productive and our minds are creative, our speech is pure, our hearts rejoice and we become good citizens. Religion makes us good citizens, because we are peaceful inside and want peace in our land. Peace comes first from the individual. It is unrealistic to expect peace from our…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 24, 2012 (Himalayan Times): Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has plans to open a bank for its development and it is targeting Hindu communities to develop the temple heritage site. The council meeting, chaired by Culture Minister Post Bahadur Bogati yesterday approved the nearly Nepalese Rs. 500 million budget (US$5.7 million) and programs for the current…
Source AMRITSAR, January 2, 2012 (Times of India): For the first time since India-Pakistan partition, Hindus of Pakistan will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 7th at Karachi’s largest Hindu temple Radhae Krishan Mandir where Hindu priests and leaders will deliver discourses on the life and teachings of the great reformer. While talking to TOI…
Source An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God.” — Srinivasan Ramanujan, Mathematician
HPI HOUSTON, TEXAS, January 1, 2013: Organizations around the world are preparing conferences and events in connection with the 150th birth celebration of Swami Vivekananda. A Youth convention will be held January 12, Swamiji’s birthday, at the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston with discussion on Vivekananda’s Message for the West, Science and Technology in the Light of Vedanta, Harmony of…
Source USA, December 27, 2012 (Live Science): While on his death bed, the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan cryptically wrote down functions he said came to him in dreams, with a hunch about how they behaved. Now 100 years later, researchers say they’ve proved he was right. “We’ve solved the problems from his last mysterious letters. For people who work…
HPI RISHIKESH, INDIA, December 29, 2012 (Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas): Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati’s Jayanti (birthday) celebration was held December 25th at Omkarananda Ashram in Rishikesh. Hinduism Today correspondent Rajiv Malik was a guest at the event. Shri Malik was welcomed and introduced to the audience by Dr. Quaylee Chakravorty, a dedicated teacher of the Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College, and then along…
Source Until we have peace in our own heart, we can’t hope for peace in the world. Peace is the natural state of the mind. It is there, inside, to be discovered in meditation, maintained through self-control, and then radiated out to others. The best way to promote peace is to teach families to be peaceful within their own homes…