Source UNITED STATES, April 4, 2012 (Huffington Post by Saumya Haass): When I sat down to write about Hindu women who inspire me, I first thought of my cultural ancestors: women whose lives shine through the avalanche of male-oriented history, who not only overcame trials in their lifetime, but the challenge of being remembered centuries later. While heritage is important,…
Source KATMANDU, NEPAL, April 10, 2012 (Hindustan Times): Authorities at Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal’s most revered Hindu shrine, have started revealing its income from donations. Details of donations made by devotees had remained a mystery to outsiders and used to be shared by priests and storekeepers at the Lord Shiva shrine visited by millions annually. On Sunday, the first day when…
Source JODHPUR, INDIA, April 6, 2012(Press Information Bureau): The inauguration of the first Spices Park in Rajasthan for processing seed spices like cumin, coriander and fennel will be commissioned on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Park will be inaugurated by the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr. Anand Sharma in the presence of the Chief Minister of…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, April 9, 2012 (Ibn Live): To ensure the smooth and orderly movement of pilgrims during the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will deploy security personnel all along the yatra route and places of stay for the pilgrims. DGP Kuldeep Khoda made the announcement while addressing the police officers meeting here today. The meeting was…
Source How can one realize that which alone is real? All we need to do is to give up our habit of regarding as real that which is unreal. Reality alone will remain, and we will be That.— Sri Ramana Maharishi (1879-1950), South Indian mystic
Source INDIA, April 8, 2012 (npr.org): India’s once-a-decade census has turned up some striking numbers: The population grew this past decade by 181 million — that’s the total population of Brazil. India now has more than 1.2 billion people and is on track to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation in 2030. India’s rapid economic growth — and…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, April 9, 2012 (Outlook India): A Hindu outfit in Jammu and Kashmir today demanded the formulation of an Act to look after all the temples in the state. “We demand formulation of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Temple Act, which will look after all the temples in the state,” Shiv Sena Hindustan president Pawan Gupta said. “A Board, on…
Source If numbers on the calendar were that significant, somewhere in the mid-morning of March 14, 2015, we would all become cosmically aware of pi (3.14.15, 9:26:54 am).
USA, Apirl 7, 2012 (Press Release from LES Casting): A Major Cable Network is producing a documentary on modern day arranged marriages. We are looking to follow the lives of several dynamic couples during all of the excitement, elation, joy and stress that comes with starting your new married life! An “arranged marriage” or “focused courtship” is a practice in…
Source GEORGIA, U.S., April 5, 2012 (News Bharati): Swadesh Katoch, a prominent face of Indians in Georgia who owns an IT company, has been awarded with a humanitarian award by the Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI) for his outstanding work for the resettlement of Bhutanese Hindu refugees. This award was given to Swadesh at the GAPI’s annual…