Source: www.spiked-online.com UK, November 19, 2010: Today, as Britain seeks to expand diplomatic links with India and as Churchill is championed as a hero of multiculturalism, Madhusree Mukerjee’s shocking account of the exploits of the Empire is well worth reading. His book “Churchill’s Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II” reminds Britain’s conduct…
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, November 2010: Religious leaders and veterans called for a reconsideration of conscientious objection to war, saying military members should have the right to object to America’s wars for moral reasons. In a report issued on November 10, the Truth Commission on Conscience in War called on the military to revise its rules to include “selective…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Even as water becomes one with water, fire with fire, and air with air, so the mind becomes one with the Infinite Mind and thus attains final freedom. Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitreya Upanishad 6.34.11
Source: www.chynetwork.org [HPI note: This opinion piece was written by Tejas Dave on the occasion of the Hindu Mandir Executives Conference, in November, and published on the website of The Coalition of Hindu Youth,an umbrella organization to foster unity and share resources among Hindu youth and Hindu youth groups.] USA, November 16, 2010 (by Tejas Dave): I have heard many…
Source: www.hindu.com INDIA, November 14, 2010: “My opting for Hinduism is not a religious gimmick,” says Julia Roberts with her usual self-confidence in a telephone chat with Ranjan Das Gupta. In London recently, the actress spoke about her recent “Eat, Pray, Love” and its success during the interview. “It is similar to a character of Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maugham.…
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18, 2010: Marriage is on the decline in American society, with nearly four in 10 people claiming the institution is obsolete, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.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…