TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, January 30, 2011: Mahatma Ghandhi departed his mortal form on January 30th 1948 while chanting the name of the Lord, ‘Ram, Ram.’ He was world renowned for promoting peace and non violence and acceptance of all races and religions. It was quite fitting that Chinmaya Mission Trinidad and Tobago hosted their annual Shanti Yatra or Peace…
India is the cradle of the human race, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition. The most valuable and the most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer Source
UNITED STATES, January 2011, (by Chitra Raman): A recent essay by Wendy Doniger on the website of The Christian Post (December 30, 2010) is titled: Is Yoga a form of Hinduism? Is Hinduism a form of Yoga? More amazing to me than Doniger’s inventiveness is her reputation as an infallible authority on Hinduism. In discussing the origins and evolution of…
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 22, 2011: India barbers in Malaysia plan to make lots of money from the sale of hundreds of kilograms of hair shaved off by devotees during Thai Pusam. ‘Instead of throwing the hair away, local businessmen can make big bucks by selling it to international wig makers. Hair is worth between $200 and $300 per kg.…
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…