INDIA, December 17, 2022 (Scroll.in): On a warm morning in Madras in November 1915, theosophist Annie Besant saw a new employee enter the office of her fledgling newspaper, New India.The 43-year-old Irishman, James Henry Cousins, had just arrived in India to work as the paper’s literary sub-editor. Born in 1873 in Belfast to a family of modest means, Cousins’ literary…
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, December 25, 2022 (Hinduism Today, by Rutvij Holay): From It became One, from one became Two, from Two became Three, from Three became all things in the Universe. Replace It with Brahman, Siva Vishnu or whichever God you believe to be the representation of the Supreme depending on your sampradaya, and you find yourself telling one of the…
PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, January 7, 2023 (Krishi Jagran): Magh Mela is a well-known Hindu religious celebration that honors Lord Brahma, who has been given the title of Creator, for creating the universe. The festival includes a number of yajnas, prayers, and rituals that are intended to honor and celebrate the origin of the universe. On the occasion of Paush Purnima, the…
MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, January 2, 2023 (India West): American Girl, a cornerstone in the Mattel portfolio, unveiled its 2023 Girl of the Year: Kavi Sharma. Kavi’s character comes to life in a beautiful 18-inch doll, featuring brown eyes, medium skin tone, and layered dark-brown hair styled in a half ponytail. “Whether it’s singing show tunes or learning new dance moves, Kavi…
INDIA, December 19, 2022 (BBC): An Indian start-up has found an unusual use for the tons of flowers leftover from worship: turning them into vegan leather. It’s called Fleather, and it’s a new material being developed as a sustainable alternative to animal leather. It is delicate and smooth to touch, like soft lambskin leather, and its journey begins in an…
INDIA, January 6, 2023 (Indian Express): Ensure temporary rehabilitation centers at safe locations, aid camps and medical facilities, including facilities for airlift operations; evacuate danger zones; activate the disaster control room immediately; draw up drainage plans in less-affected areas. These were some of the key directions issued Friday by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami days after roads and over…
TIRUPATI, INDIA, October 10, 2022 (Deccan Chronicle): The world’s richest Hindu temple, the Lord Venkateswara shrine atop Tirumala, received a record income of approximately US$94.6 million in cash offerings from devotees for the Srivari Hundi in the six months since April this year. The temple trust board had hoped to earn a major chunk of its income from the hundi…
AYODHYA, INDIA, January 4, 2023 (ThePrint): The temple town of Ayodhya is in a state of transition these days. One can see massive construction going on almost everywhere around the temple town, where the Ram temple is coming up. ThePrint went inside the Ram temple premises to see first hand the grand temple that is being built. Frenetic work is…
INDIA, December 27, 2022 (Organiser.org): A book titled The Afghan Connection authored by Dr. Pramod V. Pathak, a professional chemical engineer from The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Mumbai) and a Ph. D. in Vedic Literature from Mumbai University, is a phenomenal work and can be considered a “magnum opus” by the reader. It has been published by Bhishma Prakashan, a…
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, December 20, 2022 (J-Wire): From December 29, Victorians who display the Nazi swastika could face a year in prison and a US$14,900 fine. The laws were passed by the Victorian Parliament earlier this year but will soon be effective, sending a clear message to all Victorians that the Nazi swastika is a symbol of evil that causes great…