Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEWDELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2010: Silk, pearls, shoes and bone china — some of the most luxurious choices we make are cruelest to animals. Indian designers at the top are shockingly unaware of a movement that has its genesis in India and is all set to sweep the world! An unlikely trend is elbowing its way into the…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 27. 2010: Employees of Hindu temples in India, temples seized and now administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Board, observed a “sit-in” strike today. They demand implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations and pay parity with government employees, since the government runs the temples. As a result, ticket sales at…
Source: www.parliamentofreligions.org USA, October 27, 2010 (Press release): The Board of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions elected seven new Trustees for a three-year term at its October 24-25, 2010 meeting, in a commitment to extending its reach to diverse religious and spiritual communities. They are: Anju Bhargava (Hindu)Kirit Daftary (Jain)Dr. Robert Henderson (Baha’i)Mary Nelson (Christian)Christopher Peters…
Source: www.thehindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, India, October 28, 2010 : Bharat Sangeet Utsav, a popular musical event commencing on October 30, in Chennai will showcase the multi-dimensional spectrum of Indian music, featuring concerts by prominent artistes of both the Carnatic and Hindustani styles. The festival starts on 30 October, 2010 at Narada Gana Sabha (Main Hall). Legendary musician-composer, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna,…
Source: www.newkerala.com TIRUNELVELI, INDIA, October 21, 2010: Thieves made away with four Panchaloha murtis, valued at several thousands of dollars from Sri Thirupuranatheswarar temple at Thenmalai near Sivagiri, recently. Police said the theft came to light in the morning when the priest Ganesh Battar opened the temple and went in to perform everyday pujas. The thieves stole the murtis of…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEWDELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2010: Silk, pearls, shoes and bone china — some of the most luxurious choices we make are cruelest to animals. Indian designers at the top are shockingly unaware of a movement that has its genesis in India and is all set to sweep the world! An unlikely trend is elbowing its way into the…
Source: www.sciencedaily.com BOULDER, COLORADO, October 21, 2010: A research, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, uses observations, gene expression studies, and computer modeling to show that deciduous plants absorb about a third more of a common class of air-polluting chemicals than previously thought. “Plants clean our air to a greater extent than…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If you want to know how much you have progressed in your spiritual life, just look back and reflect on the changes. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEWDELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2010: Silk, pearls, shoes and bone china — some of the most luxurious choices we make are cruelest to animals. Indian designers at the top are shockingly unaware of a movement that has its genesis in India and is all set to sweep the world! An unlikely trend is elbowing its way into the…
Source: sify.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, October 18, 2010: Popular Himalayan Hindu shrines in Uttarakhand will be closed for the winter next month, officials said Monday. The temple priests decided to close Kedarnath and Badrinath temples for the public Nov 7 and Nov 18. A decision in this regard was taken by the respective priests on Sunday after consulting the traditional Hindu…