MUNDUR, KERALA, INDIA, January 25, 2011: In this rapidly modernizing country, new money is also reviving old traditions. A group of mostly urban professionals has teamed up to help conduct the fire ritual this spring in a village that last witnessed it 35 years ago. ‘We want to do our bit to ensure that Indian culture survives,’ said Neelakantan Pillai,…
[HPI note: The first paragraph of this article was missing on the last edition of HPI.] KAUAI, HAWAII, February 9, 2011: Hinduism Today is planning an article on the nine Hindu sacred sites that are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites ( http://whc.unesco.org/ ). These include: Hampi, Pattadakal, Kajuraho, Ajanta, Ellora, Elephanta, Sun Temple, ‘Great Living Chola Temples’ [e.g. Thanjavore ‘Big…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 7, 2011: India’s tradition of one giant extended family living under the same roof is breaking down, with 90 per cent of people in the capital now living in western-style nuclear families. The large ‘joint family’ of brothers living together with children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren is splitting up, according to a government survey in New Delhi.…
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, February 2, 2011: More than 3.5 Million pilgrims and devotees from different walks of life took a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of the Magh Mela here on Tuesday. Devotees mainly from Maharashtra and Gujarat took the holy dip in wee hours of Tuesday. Ratna, a student from Satara (Maharashtra) says that along with her, parents…
INDIA, February 9, 2011: Statues of Deities created for immersion will no more be made out of plaster of Paris, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has ruled. In a landmark verdict on Tuesday, the bench imposed a permanent ban on use of the material in statues, spreading cheer among environmentalists. The bench said henceforth all statues must…
The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion. Herein lies the germ of all art and all true science. Anyone to whom this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and lives in a state of fear is a dead man. To know that what is impenetrable for us really exists and manifests…
Whatever people may say about the faults that you know are not in you, do not feel for it. As for the faults that are in you, try to correct them yourself, even before others point them out to you. Do not harbor anger or bitterness against persons who point out your faults; do not retort by pointing out the…
We are looking for people who have visited these sites to provide us their first-hand personal observations and comments to be included in our article. Send by email to hpinews@hindu.org We have many wonderful photos of the sites, but could also use more. The object of this article is to convey the remarkable heritage of India reflected in these ancient…
USA, February 1, 2011: Science knows that not just the mind, but the physical structure of the brain declines among all adult humans. After age 60, the rate of mass loss increases. But the solution might be simple: aerobic exercise, or specifically, walking. In a study published on January 31 in ‘The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,’ researchers…
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 2, 2011: A federal appeals court decided to require a state judge in Ohio to remove a Ten Commandments display from his courtroom, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that James DeWeese, a judge of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, ran afoul…