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Source PANAJI, GOA, INDIA, December 11, 2011 (Hindustan Times): Acclaimed cartoonist Mario Miranda, who made Goan landscapes and people come alive on canvas, died at his ancestral home in Loutolim early on Sunday after a long illness, family sources said. He was 85. “He had been ailing for long and he passed away peacefully in his sleep,” his grieving widow…

Source US, December 11, 2011 (BBC America): Returning service members from Iraq and Afghanistan often struggle with readjusting to civilian life, health issues, and guilt. Until recently, the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military – and their families – lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture. But now Captain Pratima Dharm has been appointed…

Source I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.— Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer, humorist and humanist

Source USA, December 8, 2011 (NPR, Amelia Jyotsna Tummalapalli of Memphis, Tenn.): We are Hindus. Our family celebrates Pancha Ganapati from December 21-25. This is a special time when we ask our relatives, friends and business associates to forgive us for anything we may have done wrong. We make and share sweets with all of these people, and the children…

Source SIRSI, KARNATAKA, November 28, 2011: The ruins of a 1000-year-old magnificent Shiva temple at Tenkal, a tiny village on the borders of Yellapur and Mundagod taluks in Uttara-Kannada district craves for attention from the Archaeological Department. Historian Laxmish Hegde believes that the temple, situated amidst dense forest, was built in Kalyani Chalukya style of architecture by Hangal Kadambas in…

Source Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.— Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), American author

Source KAUAI, HI, USA, December 8, 2011: The JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH, 2012, edition of Hinduism’s foremost and widely respected spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue is a wide-ranging trek through modern dharma, so prepare yourself for the journey. First stop is our 16-page feature article: A Survivor’s…

Source For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be…

Source USA, December 3, 2011 (Press Release): The Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conferences (HMEC), an initiative gathering most Hindu leaders and temple managers in the US, will organize the First Hindu Mandir Priest’s Conference on April next year. The goal is to protect and advance Hinduism by fostering the Hindu sacred rites of worship, specially among younger Hindus. The conference will…