Source KERALA, INDIA, May 2012 (The Hindu): Sidelining of the sublime concept and rich values of family life by the young generation and creation of a self-centered world, coupled with the Western influence on native culture, have left the institution of family somewhat in a disarray, T.K. Rameshkumar, District Family Court Judge, has said. Mr. Rameshkumar was inaugurating a seminar…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 9, 2012 (Hindu Businessline): To check encroachment the Tamil Nadu government today said it will create a database of 478,000 acres of temple land coming under its control. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister, Mr. M.S.M. Anandan informed the state assembly that software detailing movable and immovable property belonging to temples, mutts and trusts under…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, May 10, 2012 (ndtv.com): Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil has said the state government would provide temple trusts license for possessing weapons. This announcement comes in the wake of theft of a Deity from Dive Agar. “Government provides security to some important temples. Some of these are under threat from terrorists and dacoits,” Patil said on Thursday.…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, May 21, 2012 (Deccan Herald): The Bangladesh cabinet today approved the draft of a law suggesting introduction of registration for Hindu marriages aimed at protecting the rights of followers of the faith and particularly that of women. “The law will be called Hindu Marriage Registration Act, 2012 allowing following of Hindu faith to get their marriage registered,”…
Source In the end, the Great Mystery is known as one, as two, as neither one nor two. Most people try to experience God through other people. Disciples see a guru as God. Wives see their husband as God. Devotees see the Deity in the temple as God. But all the time, behind the eyes of their seeing, is God.—…
Source NEW ZEALAND, May 17, 2012 (Press Release): Hindu Council of New Zealand (HCNZ) held the fourth National Hindu Conference on 12th and 13th of May, 2012, in Auckland. Hon. Judith Collins, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, and Hon. David Shearer, Leader of Opposition in NZ Parliament, along with Parliamentarians Kanwaljeet Bakshi, Su’a William Sio and Melissa Lee were present at…
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, May 2012 (RNS): When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous. While the 5-4 decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez was primarily aimed at public colleges…
Source TRICHY, INDIA, May 10, 2012 (India Times): The body of Lakhsmana Narayana seer of Srirangam Balahari Purushothama Ramanuja mutt, who passed away in Kolkata on May 6, created a flutter in Srirangam on Wednesday over a dispute whether the mortal remains could be buried inside the mutt. The body of the seer was brought from Kolkata to Chennai on…
Source INDIA, May 20, 2012 (The Hindu): From being dumped and dubbed disreputable Vilasini Natyam was given a new life by Swapnasundari. The dancer has the commendable distinction of reviving the relegated temple and court dances of Andhra Pradesh, performed by the ‘kalavathus’ (those who excel in fine arts). Her work in restoring Vilasini Natyam has placed in perspective the…
Source Lead me in the center of thy silence to fill my heart with songs.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer who won the Nobel Prize Literature in 1913.