Source TEXAS, March 2, 2012 (My West Texas): Leaders of five different religious backgrounds gathered Tuesday night to discuss how they understand and confront contemporary issues through their various faith traditions. The interfaith event, which was hosted at First Baptist Church, aimed to promote dialogue and understanding among different faiths, organizers and participants said. “We’re trying to foster more tolerance,…
Source INDIA, February 21, 2012 (Express Buzz): US-based human rights activist Richard Benkin, who has been tirelessly fighting for the cause of Bangladeshi Hindus, urged all humans across the globe to recognize the silent ethnic cleansing of Hindus going on unchecked in Bangladesh and raise their voice against atrocities on the Hindus there. Speaking on ‘Ethnic Cleansing of Hindus in…
Source The secret of the true life is to remain still in the midst of activity and vibrantly awake while in meditation.— Dada Vaswani, Sindhi spiritual leader, head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission and nonagenarian
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 2012 (BBC News): The world could get its first lab-grown burger this year, with scientists using stem cells to create strips of beef. Scientists in the Netherlands hoping to create a more efficient alternative to rearing animals have grown small pieces of beef muscle in a laboratory. These strips will be mixed with blood and artificially…
Source KARACHI, PAKISTAN, February 20, 2012 (News Track India): The management of one of the oldest Hindu temples in Karachi, 1,500-year-old Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir, is adamant that it will complete the long-pending renovation work, despite encroachments on the temple’s plot, intimidation and threats by land grabbers as well as a lack of funds. “The temple was supposed to be…
Source SUNDARGARH, INDIA, February 24, 2012 (Express News Service): As many as 3,127 persons on Thursday returned to Hinduism in a ‘home coming’ ceremony of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) held in Sundargarh town. VHP sources said those who returned to the Hindu fold hailed from 100 villages across Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Addressing a public meeting here, VHP leader,…
Source MIDLAND, TEXAS, February 24, 2012 (Odessa American Online): Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, will represent Hinduism as leaders from five faiths gather for an evening of conversation at the second annual interfaith panel of Midland. The panel will also feature the Rev. Randel Everett of Midland’s First Baptist Church, the Rev. James Bridges of St. Stephen’s Catholic…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, February 7, 2012 (Indian Express): A group of scientists has identified two circular structures at Dholavira in Kutch district of Gujarat, which they say is the first identification of a structure used for observational astronomy during the Harappan Civilization. The discovery by M.N. Vahia from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Srikumar Menon from Manipal…
Source The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993)
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, February 20, 2012 (IN.NEWS): After a six-year gap, a group of pilgrims from India celebrated Mahashivratri in a Hindu temple said to have been built more than 900 years ago. The place is considered sacred due to a pond, which according to Hindu lore was formed from Lord Shiva’s tears. It is also said that the Pandava…