Source MUMBAI, INDIA, September 2, 2011 (Dalij World): The entire city was decked in rich colors with chants of ‘Ganapati Bappa Maurya’ resounding in every nook and corner of Mumbai on Thursday September 1, as people gathered in the thousands to welcome the first day of the 11-day Ganesh festival. The financial capital wore a festive look, with people from…
Source BALI, August 26, 2011 (Bali Discovery): A survey conducted by the provincial government of Bali shows 93% of Bali’s residents support the implementation and enforcement of non-smoking areas. Of great concern are results from the same survey showing wider use of tobacco by 10-year-old children in Bali. A 2007 survey determined 24.9% of ten-year-old children smoked, a number that…
Source TIRUMALA, INDIA, August 28, 2011 (TNN): In an effort to enhance the spirit of Hindu Sanatana Dharma in a big way among the masses across the state, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and the endowments department are implementing dharmic and spiritual programs at the grassroots level. The spiritual programs will be taken to the doorsteps of all the hamlets and…
Source Bliss is the dance-stage, bliss is the lyric;Bliss are the diverse instruments,Bliss is the meaning;The supreme felicity of the universe is bliss,For he who yearns for His dance of bliss— Tirumantiram, a sacred mystical treatise by Rishi Tirumular, verse v. 2725
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, September 6, 2011: The October-November-December, 2011, edition of Hinduism’s award-winning spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue introduces you to our Hindu of the Year. Get ready for a lesson on Hindu history and for a journey to the Goa your mother…
Source Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you have got it, you have lost it.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of the Chinmaya Mission
Source UNITED KINGDOM, August 31, 2011: Sales of meat have slowed to a crawl around the world, thanks in part to the growing number of ‘flexitarians’ – that murkily-defined group of part-time vegetarians – and public health warnings outlining the perils of red meat consumption. According to an August report from Euromonitor International, meat was one of the worst performers…
Source USA, August 25, 2011: Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, explains the benefits of eating a meat-free diet. His research focuses on Alzheimer’s Disease. Watch the short video of this brilliant professor here and learn one more reason to go vegetarian.
Source INDIA, August 12, 2011 (BBC): Based on fears of law-and-order problems, a new movie addressing the controversial issue of education quotas for low-caste people has been banned–at least temporarily–in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra, despite being passed by India’s Censor Board. Critics say the film Aarakshan (Reservation) uses objectionable terms to describe low-caste Hindus. In addition, some Dalit groups…
Source INDIA, July 27, 2011 (by T.R. Ramesh): Tamil Nadu’s government claims to be secular, but it treats Hindu temples and institutions differently from those of any other religion. The Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department administers 36,425 temples, 56 mutts, 47 temples belonging to mutts, 1721 specific endowments and 189 trusts. It claims to be supervising the “secular aspects”…