Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 29, 2011: India today offers better economic opportunities than the U.S., say seven out of 10 U.S.-returned Indian entrepreneurs, suggesting a dramatic generational shift with consequences for both countries. In a study by three top American universities, 72% of Indians who have returned from the U.S. to set up companies at home in recent years…
Source NEW ZEALAND, April 27, 2011: During the Second Wellington Region Hindu Conference, local Hindus decided to create a group to represent and explain Hinduism to the media. The Hindu Media Forum was formally launched at the “Arohanui ki te Tangata” (Goodwill to all men) event. The Hindu Media Forum aims at fostering inter-ethnic harmony by promoting balanced analysis and…
Source There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. We seek problems because we need their gifts.— Richard Bach, American author, in Illusions
Source We are writing to you today because we are extremely concerned after hearing news reports which indicate that the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan plans to force Afghan Hindus to wear labels on their clothing to differentiate them from Muslims. We urge you to immediately take steps that will convince the Taliban to withdraw this proposal. History has shown over…
Source NEW YORK, April 26, 2011 (by Mark Bittman for the New York Times): Kirt Espenson, who owns the E6 Cattle Company in western Texas, had his employees caught in the act, secretly videotaped performing acts of unspeakably sickening cruelty to cows. The video sparked a discussion that went two ways: one one hand, Esperson apologized and terminated the contract…
Source NEW YORK, 23 April 2011 (BBC News): In a laboratory tucked away off a noisy New York City street, a soft-spoken neuroscientist has been placing Tibetan Buddhist monks into a car-sized brain scanner to better understand the ancient practice of meditation. But could this unusual research not only unravel the secrets of leading a harmonious life but also shed…
Source INDIA, May 9, 2011 (North India Times): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the disputed site of the Ramjanambhoomi/Babri Masjid in Ayodhya and stayed the judgment of the Allahabad High Court. This interim order will enable the devotees to continue worship at the makeshift temple built near the spot where the mosque stood till December 1992.…
Source “I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.”— Mira Bai (1500-1550), princess of Rajasthan, Northwest India, a saint celebrated for her lyrical poetry dedicated to Krishna
Source UNITED STATES, April 2011 (by Roy Ritchie for Car and Driver): Getting to drive a Cadillac CTS-V wagon for 40,000 miles is a blessing in itself, but with 556 horsepower on tap, we figured it couldn’t hurt to have our newest long-termer blessed by a Hindu priest. So we took it in for a pooja, which is a Hindu…
Source INDIA, March, 28, 2011 (The Times of India): Dipti S. Tripathi is the director of the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM), an organisation working for the conservation and preservation of Indian manuscripts. Their latest project – building a database of digitized manuscripts – has taken off with the successful digitization of over 9.3 million folios. Tripathi spoke about the…