Source: www.guardian.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, October 27, 2010: The British Humanist Association has launched a campaign to encourage non-believers and the seriously lapsed to tick the “no religion” box on the 2011 census with the aim of challenging religious privilege in Britain. According to the organization, public figures have spent the last 10 years claiming that most people in this country…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Even among high-context cultures, the Indian wedding stands out. It involves as much planning as the construction of a nuclear power plant–except it costs more. Anonymous
Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 8, 2010: It was a rare gift from U.S. President Barack Obama to the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — a stone used to build a memorial of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, who was inspired by the Father of the Nation. Mr Obama handed over the memorabilia to Rajnish Kumar, Secretary of Rajghat…
Source: www.indianewscast.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 9, 2010: Michelle Obama just couldn’t stop buying Indian fabrics and products the capitals sun-dappled crafts museum. At the museum on a scheduled stop of one hour, she lingered on for almost two hours, stopping only when she ran out of money after splurging an estimated US$2,000 on bedspreads, paintings and other items, many…
Source: www.nytimes.com USA, November 8, 2010: There was something hiding in plain sight inside our own galaxy. A group of scientists working with data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope said Tuesday that they had discovered two bubbles of energy erupting from the center of the Milky Way. They are not exactly small, either, extending 25,000 light years up and…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com For fear of causing terror to living beings, let the Bodhisattva striving to attain compassion refrain from eating flesh. Gautama The Buddha
Source: www.thehindu.com INDIA, October 2010: Lord Venkateswara, the presiding Deity at the Tirumala temple, received two more precious donations. Reckoned as the richest temple in the world next to the Vatican Church, the Lord of the Seven Hills received a dazzling golden crown weighing 32 lbs. The exquisitely chiseled stone-studded tiara was offered by a Mumbai-based business tycoon who however…
Source: www.dnaindia.com MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 1, 2010: Reaching out to the Indian community this Diwali, Victoria’s premier John Brumby on Saturday offered an assistance of Aus $1 million for the construction of a Hindu cultural and education center here. Brumby announced the grant during a Diwali celebration event that attracted thousands of Indians as well as locals in the heart…
Source: media247.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, October 27, 2010: The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) in hosting the annual Diwali celebrations at the House of Commons. With traditional Hindu prayers and an annukut (Hindu holy offering of food), the program includes traditional Bharatanatyam dances and musical performances. Special guests were Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Leader of the Opposition Ed Milliband, newly…
Source: www.timeslive.co.za CHATSWORTH, AFRICA, October 24, 2010: The temple society at the Shri Vishnu Temple in Chatsworth believes this Hanuman statue will be the largest Hanuman in Africa. Temple officials decided to erect the mammoth statue three months ago during a meeting to discuss plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in the country. Project coordinator…