source: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/donations/ddd/index.irev?taka KAUAI, HI, USA, October 2, 2010: The websites for Hinduism Today magazine and Himalayan Academy together are, to our knowledge, the world’s largest Hindu resources online. More than a hundred thousand pages with accurate information about Hinduism. The key is, it’s all available for free. To support the websites a campaign is being launched with the fairly modest…
source: http://rjbm.nic.in/ INDIA, September 30, 2010 : Here are key excerpts from the summary of the court’s ruling: “The disputed site is the birth place of Lord Ram. “The disputed building was constructed by Babur, the year is not certain but it was built against the tenets of Islam. Thus, it cannot have the character of a mosque. “The disputed…
Source: http://www.voanews.com/ The independent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says it asked 3,400 Americans to answer questions about their religious knowledge, and on average their answers were correct only 50 percent of the time. Survey results released Tuesday show that atheists and agnostics scored the highest. They answered about 21 of the 32 questions, followed by Jews and…
Source: http://www.voanews.com/ The independent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says it asked 3,400 Americans to answer questions about their religious knowledge, and on average their answers were correct only 50 percent of the time. Survey results released Tuesday show that atheists and agnostics scored the highest. They answered about 21 of the 32 questions, followed by Jews and…
Source: Religion News Service BHUTAN, September 29, 2010: (RNS) Officials in Buddhist-majority Bhutan have barred Hindu and Buddhist clergy from voting in upcoming elections in order to “keep a clear distinction between religion and politics.” The country’s regulatory authority on religious organizations is now busy identifying Buddhist and Hindu clergy who should be barred from voting. The landlocked Himalayan nation…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Source: The independent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says it asked 3,400 Americans to answer questions about their religious knowledge, and on average their answers were correct only 50 percent of the time. Survey results released Tuesday show that atheists and agnostics scored the highest. They answered about 21 of the 32 questions, followed by Jews and Mormons,…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 15, 2010: Taking exception to states’ tergiversation on the removal of illegal religious structures, the Supreme Court threatened to summon the respective chief secretaries if they failed to comply with directions to remove or relocate places of worship built on public land. A bench gave two weeks to the states to file their response,…
Source: www.independent.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, September 5, 2010, (by Andrew Buncombe): More information about the mysterious women carved into the Cambodian temple could finally be revealed. Amid the splendor of the 12th-century Hindu temple at Angkor Wat, they stand and stare like silent sentinels, sensuous rather than erotic, carved with elegance and care. But exactly who are these 1,786 mysterious women?…
Source: www.washingtoncitypaper.com WASHINGTON D.C., September 14, 2010: In the “Gods of Angkor” exhibition, visitors can appreciate the design, ornamentation, and intricacies of the 36 master bronzes on view. The Exhibition is on view 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. daily to January 23, 2011, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. The exhibition is free of charge.