Source: Religion News Service UNITED STATES, November 18, 2010: Marriage is on the decline in American society, with nearly four in 10 people claiming the institution is obsolete, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. The Pew survey, conducted in association with Time magazine, shows a shifting definition of marriage and increasing acceptance of cohabitation beyond traditional…
Source: www.nytimes.com USA, October 27, 2010: Remember climate change? It used to be a hot topic. It’s hardly surprising that a new study released the other day by a scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research didn’t register on any political radar screens, amid America’s political wars. But it predicted the future of America’s agriculture with wide implications. The…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Temper gets us into trouble; pride keeps us there. Anonymous
Source: www.indianexpress.com PUNE, INDIA, November 12, 2010: ‘Live and Let Live’ is be the slogan for this year’s ‘Peace Run’ organized by the Stop All Killing Association (SAK), founded by Dada Vaswani, which works to uphold the principle of non-violence, Ahimsa. The event comprises a 10-km marathon for men and women and a 6-km race for boys and girls under…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com TOKYO, JAPAN, October 26, 2010: A few hundred Japanese congregate in the courtyard of the Asakusa Shrine in central Tokyo. The five-story pagoda is ornate and immaculate, not least because it was rebuilt in the 1970s. This is the Shoten-cho part of the Japanese capital, famous for its many temples and shrines. Less known is that Shoten, the…
Source: www.csmonitor.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 14, 2010: Nathan Sigworth still remembers the trepidation that accompanied his move to India. A college grad with an eye for business, he wasn’t concerned about unfamiliar turf or overcrowded cities. More worrisome was the competition he’d face from Indian peers with a reputation for math smarts and hard-driving ambition. But three years later,…
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com ALIGARH, INDIA, November 13, 2010: Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the country and is increasing with “tsunamic” speed, a top expert of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) said here Saturday. “More than 75 percent of heart attack patients are either diabetic or undiagnosed. A vast majority of patients undergoing renal dialysis and transplants have diabetes as the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it. Swedish proverb
Source: www.ndtv.com KARNAVAS, INDIA, October 29, 2010: In Karnavas in Uttar Pradesh, street plays make frequent and reverent references to the dolphins in the Ganga. “What’s known as the dolphin in English is important to our ecosystem, our culture, but we are harming it,” says one of the performers. At another performance on a street corner, students chant excerpts from…
Source: tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com [HPI note: The New York Times’ upscale T magazine has a selective list of what the rich and the cool shouldd be doing this winter. The travel section includes skiing in the exclusive Courchevel region in France, enjoying the beat in Rio, staying at the best hotels of Buenos Aires and… pilgrimaging to Rameswar Temple, South India. Welcome…