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Source Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.— Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990), American educator

Source [HPI note: HPI recently came across news of this celebration that happened earlier this year, relevant for gathering 200 Hindus and Muruga bhaktars in France and charming the small town.] ARMENTIERES, FRANCE, February 1, 2011 (maville.com): Yesterday, in the late morning, the few motorists who passed through Brossolette Avenue or walkers who strolled along the river might have witnessed…

Source UNITED STATES, June 20, 2011 (NY Times): In the early 1970s, 25 percent of Americans were nearsighted; three decades later, the rate had risen to 42 percent, and similar increases have occurred around the world. Although genes do have an influence, they are not the only factors at play. In this case, the rapid increase in nearsightedness appears to…

Press Release NEW DELHI, July 1, 2011 (Press Release): An inaugural evening function of the book, “Hinduism, An Introduction” by the BAPS Swamianrayan Sanstha took place in the presence of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi on 1 July 2011. The author, Sadhu Vivekjivandas of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha spoke about the salient features of various beliefs,…

Source MUMBAI, INDIA, July 2011 (Ibnlive): The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvaya Samiti (BSGSS), a city-wide umbrella organisation of mandals, will train the youth of the city (13 years and above) to conduct Ganesha pujas. The committee’s move is likely to meet the scarcity of the holy men, a major problem that besets the body every year during Ganesh Chaturthi, which…

Source NEW YORK, July 15, 2011 (India Post): Hindu Americans across North America will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by donating blood. This will be first time ever that such an ambitious project will be held at the many Hindu temples in North America. This effort is being coordinated by the HMEC (Hindu Mandirs Executive Conference), an apex body…

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Source INDIA, May 26, 2011: Did the Konkan coast from Shrivardhan in Raigad to Vengurla in Sindhudurga host a human habitat around 8000 years ago? Did that population have well-developed engineering skills? Was there a unique Konkan culture in existence in 6000BC? A new archaeological discovery, below sea level along the Konkan coast (off Goa and Karnataka), could give answers…

Source ROMANIA, April 13, 2011: Today the Dimitrie Cantemir Library hosts the launch of the first “Sanskrit Manual” in Romania, authored by Amita Bhose and released by the Cununi de stele Publishing House. Amita Bhose (Calcutta, 1933 – Bucharest,1992), a researcher of Eminescu’s work, Doctor of Philology (1975, with the thesis “Indian Influences on Eminescu’sThought”), writer, translator and university professor,…

Source [HPI Notes: Oduvars are singers who offer songs of praise to the temple deity during ceremonies.] TIRUCHY, INDIA, June 20, 2011: “I am satisfied with being an oduvar in this temple and want to be the same until my death,” declares S Angayarkanni (29), a dalit, the only woman oduvar in Tamil Nadu. With her devotion to God and…