Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com USA, August 11, 2010: [HPI note: The Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog has started a discussion about Julia Roberts professing her Hindu faith. You can post a comment, and read other people’s opinions, at the source above.] Julia Roberts has long been called America’s sweetheart. But is America ready for a Hindu sweetheart? Roberts’ embrace of the faith…
Source: sify.com INDIA, August 1, 2010: Every year the Ganesha festival is commemorated with deep fervor in Maharashtra. However, this year the surge in the petrol and diesel-price is likely to affect the ardent devotees. The murthi makers lament that the price of commodities. Rising prices of petrol and diesel in the last five years, and increased transport charges have…
Source: www.businessweek.com UNITED STATES, July 2010: Across the country, major-league executives are meeting for prayer breakfasts and spiritual conferences. If America’s chief executives had tried any of this 10 years ago, they probably would have inspired ridicule and maybe even ostracism. But today, a spiritual revival is sweeping across Corporate America as executives of all stripes are mixing mysticism into…
Source: www.siliconindia.com CHENNAI, INDIA, July 26, 2010: A number of temples and religious bodies in Tamilnadu are applying for the International Standard Organization’s (ISO) certification. This step has been initiated by the state government’s Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department. Three popular temples — the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane and Dhandayudhapani Temple in Vadapalani —…
Source: www.uwf.edu [HPI note: Dr. M. Lal Goel, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at The University of West Florida, wrote about the similarities between India’s caste system and American society. You can read the full article at the source link, above. Here is a summary provided by the author.] UNITED STATES, July 30, 2010: A recent article in Newsweek by…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The greatest source of strength for any society is its faith in God. The day it renounces such faith will be the day that society begins to die. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source: www.nytimes.com JHABUA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, August 8, 2010: Ratan Bhuria’s children are curled together in the malnutrition ward, hovering at the edge of starvation. His daughter, Nani, is 4 and weighs 20 pounds. His son, Jogdiya, is 2 and weighs only eight. Landless and illiterate, drowned by debt, Mr. Bhuria and his ailing children have staggered into the hospital…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, July 12, 2010: The Indian Supreme Court dismissed Bombay High Court’s decision to quash the ban and confiscation of the controversial book — “Shivaji – The Hindu King in Muslim India,” as a “drastic” exercise in governamental power, a power that should be exercised cautiously to uphold the Constitution. But less than a week after Supreme…
Source: www.forumforhinduawakening.org SUNNYVALE, CA, August 8, 2010: The Forum for Hindu Awakening and with the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple are organizing a Hinduism Summit at the Sunnyvale Hindu temple on 28 August 2010. Several distinguished speakers have already confirmed their presence. The Hindu Summit, also called Hindu Dharma Sabha, welcomes anyone interested in understanding and living Hinduism. It invites discussion on…
Source: Press Release UNITED STATES, August 2010: In the spirit of President Obama’s “Active Lifestyle Challenge”, the dharmic community, with help from Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC) will combine faith and health through a Yogathon focused on youth, accompanied by adults, in a nationally coordinated open house event on Sunday, August 29. The open house will include an introduction of…