Source: sify.com JAMMU, INDIA, September 1, 2010: A temple devoted to Lord Krishna here is looked after by a group of female priests, who offer daily prayers and perform rituals. The priestesses say they want to spread the message of women empowerment through religion in the society. They maintain that women and men are equal, as both are children of…
Source: www.wwd.com August 27 2010: Louis Vuitton’s holiday windows worldwide will have an Indian flavor this year. Starting November 5, displays will pay tribute to Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, an ancient and joyous occasion to light oil lamps, wear new clothes and distribute sweets. The French luxury brand’s ties to India stretch back almost a century. Vuitton teamed…
Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com UNITED STATES, August 31, 2010: Anju Bhargava, the White House Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Council’s first Hindu member, launched the country’s first Yogathon on Sunday. The Yogathon was created in the spirit of President Obama’s United We Serve campaign and Active Lifestyle Challenge, by Bhargava’s Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC). HASC, along with many volunteers, mobilized the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. French scholar Romain Rolland
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, September 9, 2010: 10,000 Ganesh mandals in the city are pledging to refrain from advertising tobacco products during the 11-day festival. The success of the pledge, though, remains to be seen as mandals collectively stand to lose over US$100,000 as tobacco companies are their major sponsors. If the mandals stick to their pledge, one would not…
Source: www.hindu.com HASANPARTHY, INDIA, September 10, 2010: Students of Sujatha Vidyaniketan prepared 400 Ganesha murtis with the clay brought from the village tank and distributed them among the villagers. With the view to popularise the use of clay murtis and discourage the plaster-of-paris murtis among the general public and to inculcate a sense of environmental protection among children, the school…
Source: mailto:ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, September 5, 2010: Hinduism Today is working on the fifth and last in its series on Indian History, this chapter covering Independence to today. We are puzzled by the system of family or personal law in India and are seeking someone expert in this subject to help us. Among our questions are if there are parliament…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com There is a startling parallelism between today’s physics and the world vision of Eastern mysticism. The increasing contribution of Eastern scientists from India, China and Japan, among others, reinforces this conjunction. Physical science has now become planetary and draws into its fold an increasing number of non-Easterners who find in its new vision of the universe many elements…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 1, 2010: A 52-year-old businessman is spreading Lord Krishna’s simplified word to the farthest reaches of the country for free. All one needs to do is send him a text message with his or her name and postal address, and he will ship a copy of the Bhagavad Gita anywhere in India. “I’ve been…
Source: www.circleofblue.org INDIA, September 2, 2010: India’s central government canceled a dam project on a Ganges River tributary last week, after the leading partner in the ruling coalition intervened because of environmental and religious concerns. This is the third project on the river scrapped because of such pressure. A group of ministers led by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee green-lighted the…