Source: HPI PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, August 22, 2010: Amid chants of Agni, Varuna, and Rudra, with oblation in sacrificial fire pit at the lawns of beautiful St. Augustine Campus of University of West Indies in Trinidad, were sitting some of the highest academic, scholars, and intellectuals to explore the meanings of these ancient practices and to make sense of them for…
Source: mailto:dclem@hometownlife.com DETROIT, MICHIGAN, September 5, 2010 (by Darrell Clem): Esteemed spiritual leaders from as far away as India joined thousands of metro Detroiters in song, prayer and upbeat ceremonies that ended Sunday as the new Hindu Temple of Canton formally opened amid a three-day celebration of what many lauded as one of the nation’s premier Hindu places of worship.…
Source: sify.com JAMMU/KASHMIR, September 9, 2010: The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is to provide US$108,000 for the relief of victims of the cloudburst and flash floods in Leh. At least 180 people were killed in the August 6 flash floods and mudslides. The money is being released by the shrine board on the directions of Governor N.N. Vohra, chairman of…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Many advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago. Grant Duff, British historian of India
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: www.hindustantimes.com [Includes material from this article in The Times of India] NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 31, 2010: Some of Hinduism’s most revered institutions are seeking exemption for traditional Sanskrit schools called Veda Pathshalas from the Right to Education (RTE) Act, arguing that the law could kill the ancient practice of orally rendering texts. On Tuesday, a delegation of representatives…
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.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…