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Source CLAREMONT, CA., August 24, 2012 (Press Release): Claremont Lincoln University and the Nalanda Confluence Institute (NCI) are pleased to announce a new collaboration. Today, officials from each institution signed an agreement that is an important step in establishing an accredited graduate program in Hindu Dharma studies at Claremont. NCI will join the Indic Foundation and other funders, with the…

Source “There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends and changes towards diets common in Western nations,” the report by Malik Falkenmark and colleagues at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) said. Dire warnings of water scarcity limiting food production come as…

Source Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived, both inwardly and outwardly.— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society

Source BANGALORE, INDIA, August 23, 2012 (India Today): Businessman Vijay Mallya donated gold-plated doors worth US$134,000 to Lord Subrahmanya in Kukke, Udupi district. Mallya made the offering on Thursday by following the tradition and rituals at the Subrahmanya temple nestled in the Western Ghats, one of the most popular pilgrimage centres in Karnataka. The business tycoon is going through a…

Source SAN FRANCISCO, CA., August 24, 2012 (artdaily.org): Sculpture is an essential part of Indian civilization; a culture that dates back to ancient times and has flourished uninterrupted to the present. It is fundamentally important to India’s nearly one billion Hindu adherents. Consecrated images and forms of the divine serve as the focal point for devotees to worship, meditate on,…

Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 25, 2012 (Himalayan Times): With Teej, the biggest festival for Hindu women, around the corner, Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre (SWMTSC) is gearing up for the preparation of environment friendly Teej programme on August 31. Teej, which generally takes place in August-September, is a three-day celebration with a sumptuous feast known as Dar followed by…

Source The present is the result of past action. Man is the architect of his future.— Satguru Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lanka’s most revered contemporary mystic

Source RICHMOND, TEXAS, August 23, 2012 (Indo-American News, by Puja Chugh): I slowly removed my sandals and gazed at the white tables smothered in what looked like hundreds of shoes. As I approached the “sign in” table, I managed to put on an uneasy smile as I anxiously looked around for my friends. It was my first year at Hindu…

Source ALLAHABAD, August,2012 (Times of India):”Clean and Green” should be the buzzword for the Mahakumbha Mela slated to be held in January next year and our topmost priority should be to undertake a massive sapling plantation drive combined with effective garbage disposal and provision of clean toilets, said Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, during the course of his…

Source NEW DLEHI, INDIA, August 23, 2012 (Indian Defence): Jitendra Singh, the Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs announced in the upper house of the Indian parliament that only 808 Pandit (Hindu) families remain in the Kashmir Valley, according to the 2011 Census. He also said that another 59,442 Pandit families are living as registered refugees in regions such…