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Source Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.— Anonymous
Coventry Hindu Temple To Open After 10-Year Wait
Source COVENTRY, U.K., July 19, 2011 (Coventry Telegraph): Members of Coventry’s Hindu community finally own the keys to their new temple after a decade’s fundraising. There were no tears as they left their old home of more than 30 years and moved further up the same road to 380 Stoney Stanton Road. The group raised US$1.6 million, $342,500 of which…
Delhi To Showcase A Century’s Treasure Trove Of Dance
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 16, 2011 (Times of India): Dancer and collector Mohan Khokar (1924-99) dedicated all he had to documenting and archiving almost a century of India’s dance history. Now, for the first time, this extensive and treasured collection of photographs, costumes, recordings, films, paintings, sketches and other dance-related material will be showcased in an exhibition to be…
Mountaineers See Dramatic Climate Change In The Himalayan Region
Source INDIA, July 2011, (by Meena Menon): Apa Sherpa is in Mumbai for the 10th Girimitra Sammelan, an annual gathering of mountaineers. He is a veteran mountaineer, who dropped out of school at 12 to work as a porter for expeditions to support his family. Now 51, Apa Sherpa said his 21st climb to the world’s highest mountain would be…
Devotees Throng Shiva Temples, Celebrate ‘Shravan’
Source LUCKNOW, INDIA, JULY 16, 2011 (Daiji World): Devotees thronged to Lord Shiva temples in Uttar Pradesh Saturday to offer prayers on the onset of the Hindu month of `Shravan’ that heralds the coming of the monsoon. Shiva temples witnessed a huge turnout including Mankameshwar, Buddeshwar, Kalyangiri, Siddhnath and Koneshwar. Amidst chants of `Bam Bam Bhole’ and `Har Har Mahadev’,…
Daily Inspiration
Source Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.— Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990), American educator
Thai Pusam Kavadi; Lord Muruga Honored By Two Hundred People
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…
The Sun Is the Best Optometrist for Children
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…
Dr. Kalam Launches Book on Hinduism
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,…
With Not Enough Priests, Teenagers Perform Puja
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…