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…
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…
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 26, 2011 (Press Release): First it was the Washington Post. Then the New York Times. And now HAF’s Take Back Yoga campaign was featured on CNN on Sunday morning. View it online here. In addition to the coverage of HAF’s campaign on CNN, the clip also includes extensive footage of the weekly Sunday morning yoga classes…
CAMBODIA, February 8, 2011: ‘Very serious’ damage has been caused to four gopuras (towered gateways found at the entrances to temples) of landmark Preah Vihear Shiva temple, according to a Cambodian Government communication. Known as Preah Vihear in Cambodia and Khao Phra Viharn in Thailand, this remote temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, which had reportedly not been…
NEW YORK, January 28, 2011: Scientists say that meditators may be benefiting from changes in their brains. The researchers report that those who meditated for about 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had measurable changes in gray-matter density in parts of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. The findings will appear in the January…
NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 31, 2011: James Madaio, a PhD candidate at Deccan College, Pune, considered Sanskrit a dead language until last year. His opinion changed shortly after he saw his college teachers converse with their students in Sanskrit. Later, he landed up in Delhi and joined Samvadshala, where a 14-day Sanskrit speaking course draws students from all parts of…
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, February 8th, 2011: Hindus all over the world are celebrating Saraswati Puja today to pay obeisance to the Goddess of wisdom and learning, and the deity for fine and performing arts — Saraswati. Saraswati Puja is performed on the Vasant Panchami day every year mostly in educational institutions, where the Hindu students seek the blessings of Ma Saraswati.…