Source NEW YORK, June 3, 2011 (The New York Times): Once, we humans had to combine hunting skills and luck to eat meat, which could supply then-rare nutrients in large quantities. This progressed — or at least moved on — to a stage where a family could raise an annual pig and maybe keep a cow and some chickens. Quite…
Source WASHINGTON, DC, May 31, 2011 (The New York Times): A cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind. Her good news: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. Here are excerpts from her interview: “There’s a system in your brain,…
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, May 26, 2011 (Marketwire): Sari Closet launched a nationwide online sari rental service to provide high-quality saris for rent to those who want to look the part without paying the full rate. Sari Closet is the brainchild students from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, who wanted to showcase their South Asian culture through fashion. What started…
Source TORRE A MARE, ITALY, April 17, 2011 (Torre A Mare blog): Each year the Hindu religious ceremony, Sittrai Cavadee, is observed by the Mauritian Community in Torre a Mare. The festival is celebrated amid bright colors, flowers, fruits and folk songs and the hospitality of the local Mauritian community. For a colorful slideshow click on source above. The Hindu…
Source PUDUKOTTAI, INDIA, May 29, 2011 (The Hindu): The temple dedicated to Sri Athmanathaswamy in Avudaiyarkovil, about 31 miles from here, is not only an engineering marvel, but also a treasure house of murals of an ancient period. Although the rituals are being performed as they were in ancient times, the murals are in a bad condition. Deposits of soot,…
Source No fault befalls a king who, in guarding and caring for his subjects, punishes wrongdoers — that is his duty.— Tirukkural
Source LUCKNOW, INDIA, May 25, 2011: Traditional water stalls do not discriminate between any religion. As per the traditions, Muslims set up water stalls at prominent places in the city while they also queued up to have prasad and cold drinks during this Hindu Festival. Lucknow celebrates Bada Mangal as a reverence to Lord Hanuman wherein people from all walks…
Source INDIA, June 1, 2011 (The Australian): The Ganges River, India’s heavily polluted spiritual artery, has dropped to alarmingly low levels and begun receding from the historic Varanasi Ghats, which attract millions of pilgrims and tourists each year. The water has receded as much as 3m in some areas from the holy ghats. Environmentalists say levels in the upper reaches…
Source BRENT, GREATER LONDON, UK: June 2, 2011 (Harrow Observer): Thousands of Hindus are urging Brent Council to continue funding a popular festival that has been celebrated in the borough for 30 years. Brent Council wants to stop paying for the Navratri celebrations, a nine-day annual festival in autumn, in order to save 67,000. Campaigners from the borough’s Hindu community…
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, March 3, 2011 (Times of India): The first and foremost Hindu literary work, the Vedas, laid importance on the mysteries of the universe; “prosperity of the entire world is the primary objective of Vedic scripture”, said renowned Sanskrit scholar, Prof. Trivikarm Narayan Dharmadhikari, while addressing a gathering of scholars and students at Ganga Nath Jha Sanskrit Vidyapeeth.