INDIA, January 2011: Devotees are protected by the Gods. But sometimes, they feel like they need to so something to protect their protectors — or at least their earthly abode, the temples. The Sri Venkateshwara Temple of Tirumala Giri is has endured for centuries. Nowadays, the state government appoints its Board of Trustees for the Temple and it is supervised…
Why does a vijnani (enlightened person) keep an attitude of love toward God? The answer is that ‘I-consciousness’ persists. It disappears in the state of samadhi, no doubt, but it comes back. In the case of ordinary people the ‘I’ never disappears. You may cut down the ashwattha tree, but the next day sprouts shoot up. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886),…
UNITED STATES, January 17, 2011, (by Kim Painter): Many teens and young adults are clueless in the kitchen. ‘A lot of them grew up in really busy households, with people relying on frozen and fast foods and not doing a lot of cooking,’ says Maris Callahan, 26, a writer whose website, www.ingoodtasteblog.net , features recipes for novices. Too many otherwise…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 21, 2011: The world famous Art Institute of Chicago, where celebrated Indian philosopher Swami Vivekananda delivered a historic address in 1896, is reviving its links with India in a big way. ‘We have embarked on a mammoth project to exhibit royal art from Jaipur in Chicago in 2013. The institute has joined hands with the National…
VALLADOLID, SPAIN, January 24, 2011: Queen Sofia, accompanied by her sister, Princess Irene of Greece, will inaugurate ‘A Pictorial History of India’ at the Casa de la India in the city of Valladolid on January 27th. The exhibit consists of the unpublished photos of Kulwant Roy, a pioneer of Indian photojournalism, who painstakingly documented the events leading to the independence…
CHENNAI, INDIA, January 28, 2011: The ongoing Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair , which showcases the service ativities of Hindu institutions from across the country, is an eye-opener, said renowned spiritual orator Velukkudi Krishnan, who visited the fair on Thursday. Scores of ardent followers accompanied Velukkudi Krishnan as he took a detailed tour of the service fair visiting each of…
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Dennis Wholey Source
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, January 17, 2011: Investigators probing the abduction of a leading Hindu spiritual leader of Pakistan are clueless about his whereabouts, a media report said Monday, adding that there had been 22 kidnapping incidents in recent weeks on the same highway from where the octogenarian was spirited away. Lakki Chand Garji, 82, who has been the ‘maharaja’ of the…
BANGALORE, INDIA, January 7, 2011: After English, Hindi and Kannada, Sanskrit is the most sought-after second language in India. Among the 400,000 odd students taking the pre-university exam every year the numbers rose from 13,630 in 2009 to 14,221 in 2010. However, the number of takers for regional languages is dropping. Usually, languages like Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu are taken…
TAMIL NADU, INDIA, January 17, 2011: A 1250-year-old temple has been saved from collapse using ‘granite stitching’ in the southern part of India. The Kailasanathar Temple in the town of Uthiramerur is more than 1,250 years old according to studies of its inscriptions. ‘The centuries-old monument is made up of a brick super-structure and a granite substructure,’ explains Dr. Sathyamurthy…