Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 20, 2010: New physical activity guidelines for Indians say they need almost twice the amount of exercise Westerners need to keep fit because we are genetically at higher risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disease and metabolic complications. While the American Diabetic Association prescribes 45 minutes of physical exercise 3-4 times a week, Indians…
Source: www.bbc.co.uk THANJAVUR, INDIA, September 25, 2010: Official celebrations are taking place in southern India for the 1,000th birthday of one of the grandest temples ever built on the subcontinent. The Brihadisvara temple in the town of Thanjavur, 350km (220 miles) south-west of Chennai, is considered the finest example of southern Indian architecture. R. Nagasami, the state of Tamil Nadu…
Source: www.sciencedaily.com MONTREAL, CANADA, September 22, 2010: Grabbing a child firmly by the arm, yelling and repeatedly punishing him or her may not be without long-terms risks, according to researchers from the University of Montreal. They are studying how this harsh parenting can impair the emotional development of a child, possibly leading to anxiety disorders such as social phobia, separation…
Source: immigrazione.aduc.it ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, September 21, 2010: In Switzerland, the Tamil and Portuguese communities have almost the same social position. However, if you compare the academic success of their children, the two groups are located at the extremes. The children of the Sri Lankan community are among the larger foreign communities in Zurich, and the students have the best results,…
Source: www.yorkregion.com RICHMOND HILL, CANADA, September 29, 2010: It’s solid granite, weighs 15 tons and stands 12 feet tall. The “monument to the fallen soldier” is being unveiled this weekend by the Indo-Canadian community this weekend. The memorial will stand outside the Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization on the property of Vishnu Mandir Temple. “This monument is to celebrate the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com We owe a lot to Indians, who taught us to count, without which no worthwhile discovery could have been made. Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com SEATTLE, WA, USA, October 18, 2010: Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll’s statement that yoga is an agent of Hinduism, and hence demonic, has many yoga gurus and practitioners confused. Adding fuel to the fire, The Seattle Times newspaper last week quoted R Albert Mohler Jr, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky, as saying that…
Source: www.hindu.com VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, October 16, 2010: Reciting or reading 24,000 slokas in Valmiki Ramayana might take a few weeks or months, but writing them on Palmyra Leaves within six months is no mean task. This treasure of ‘Ramayana on Talapatra’, about 200-years-old, is one of the books on display at the domestic ritual of entreating Goddess Saraswati by Sanskrit…
Source: www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU, October 16, 2010: Around 300 Nepalese gathered yesterday in Macau to celebrate the greatest festival of their country. During four hours in the morning and four hours in the evening, local Nepalese received the blessing with “tika” and “jamra” and joined a party full of traditional food. The five-day Dashain Festival is held in October and is…
Source: www.bbc.co.uk NAGOYA, JAPAN, October 16, 2010: “We are now close to a ‘tipping point’ – that is, we are about to reach a threshold beyond which biodiversity loss will become irreversible, and may cross that threshold in the next 10 years if we do not make proactive efforts for conserving biodiversity,” said Japan’s Environment Minister Ryo Matsumoto. A UN…