Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Yoga is love. It is nonviolence at the extreme edge. Mahatma Gandhi
Puja Workshop To Help Priests Stick To Tradition
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com KOLKATA, INDIA, September 2010: Just a few weeks before Durga Puja (Navaratri), several families of the city are organizing training camps for priests to bring authenticity into community pujas. While the old family pujas still follow tradition rigorously, when it comes to community pujas, the general complaint is that the piety gets drowned in merrymaking and that even…
Bengaluru To Host World Samskrit Book Fair
Source: groups.google.co.in BENGALURU, INDIA, September 2010: More than 10,000 Sanskrit Scholars from across the world and over 150 publishers from 14 countries will participate in the World Samskrit Book Fair to be held at Bangalore Karnataka from January 7 to 10, 2011. Samskruta Bharati, an RSS affiliated organisation for Samskrit speaking-learning activities will be organizing this mega event. Sanskrit Promotion…
A Tribute To Declining Temple Architecture
Source: www.dnaindia.com INDIA, September 2010: Hitesh Sompuraa, 33, is a one man army. His mission is to spread awareness and stop what be believes to be a decline of Indian temple architecture. In his latest endeavor, Sompuraa, the architect of Shri Nija Sevashram Temple in Borivli, Mukteshwar temple in Juhu and the Madan Mohan Haveli in Gujarat and Pune, has…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com An old Native American wise man once said there were always two dogs inside of him fighting–a good dog and a bad dog. When asked, “Which one wins,” he replied, “The one I feed.”
God, Soul and World – a Video from “What Is Hinduism?”
Source: vimeo.com KAUAI, HI, USA, September 24, 2010: It was a few years ago that Hinduism Today raised the bar for Hindu publications with the release of “What Is Hinduism?”, a richly illustrated book with more than forty chapters exploring our religion, drawn from the well-polished Insight Sections of the quarterly magazine. It has been an editorial success. Now the…
God, Soul and World – a Video from “What Is Hinduism?”
Source: vimeo.com KAUAI, HI, USA, September 24, 2010: It was a few years ago that Hinduism Today raised the bar for Hindu publications with the release of “What Is Hinduism?”, a richly illustrated book with more than forty chapters exploring our religion, drawn from the well-polished Insight Sections of the quarterly magazine. It has been an editorial success. Now the…
Court Delays Ayodhya Verdict
Source: sify.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 24, 2010: The Supreme Court Thursday ordered an interim stay till September 28 on the pronouncement of the Ayodhya verdict by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High court. The high court was due to deliver its verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi title suit Friday. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and…
Journalists Must Report the Ayodhya Verdict Responsibly
Source: HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 23, 2010 (By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent South Asia/India): “The Allahabad High Court’s verdict on Ram Janambhoomi dispute needs to be reported in a highly matured and responsible manner so that passions are not aroused and peace in the country is not disturbed. However there is no need to create an unnecessary panic over…
Dozens Of Stolen Artifacts Recovered In Bali
Source: www.thejakartaglobe.com JAKARTA, INDONESIA, September 7, 2010: Police have seized 144 stolen sacred Hindu artifacts from three storage facilities in Bali after arresting the suspected thief, a 50-year-old Italian national, last week. On Tuesday, police raided a warehouse on Jalan Mertanadi in Seminyak, where they recovered 20 artifacts depicting various deities such as the God Vishnu and sacred animals like…