Source: expressbuzz.com PALANI, INDIA, July 15, 2010: The steps leading to the sanctum sanctorum of the Dandayuthapani Swamy temple in Palani are to be paved with 11 lbs. of gold plating, chairman of the Board of Directors of the temple Balasubramanian has said. A meeting of the board was held on Tuesday presided over by the chairman. After the meeting,…
Source: blogs.suntimes.com USA, December 23, 2008 (By Roger Ebert, film critic): I received a DVD with a whimsically named movie, “Sita Sings the Blues,” and almost did not watch it. And then I finally did. My reaction? I am enchanted. I am swept away. I am smiling from one end of the film to the other. It is astonishingly original.…
Source: www.unp.co.in INDIA, August 2010: The United States topped the list of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India for 2009. The 803,000 visitors from the U.S. represented a 15.7% share of foreign tourists. This was followed closely by the United Kingdom with 748,765 visitors and a 14.7% share and Bangladesh with 458,063 visitors and a 9% share. Canada, Sri Lanka, France,…
Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 15, 2010: Dr. Asko Parpola, an Indologist from Finland, is Professor Emeritus of Indology, Institute of World Cultures, University of Helsinki, and one of the leading authorities on the Indus Civilization and its script. He has concluded that the script — which is yet to be deciphered — encodes a Dravidian language. As a…
Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, August 5, 2010: The HPI article “New Series of Programs on Hinduism,” published yesterday, did not have the correct url. For the Hindu Academy’s YouTube channel, go to http://www.youtube.com/hinduacademy where Jay Lakhani of the Hindu Academy, based in London, is creating an impressive collection of positive Hindu material. The questions are sometimes as good as…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com As the bee takes the essence of a flower and flies away without destroying its beauty and perfume, so let the sage wander in this life. Dhammapada 50
Source: www.facebook.com KAUAI, HI, USA, August 5, 2010: Hinduism Today, Sanatana Dharma’s flagship magazine, now has a presence on Facebook. In these times of “Web 2.0” — when interaction is the key — millions of people use Facebook as their home base on the internet. Facebook has recently reached the impressive mark of 500,000,000 users. The website’s tools allow users…
Source: www.youtube USA/CANADA, July 2010: Aastha TV on SKY 807 (Direct TV in USA and Rogers Cable in Canada) are broadcasting a new series of programs on Hinduism. The daily broadcasts include an early morning program from 7 to 7:30 a.m. with interactive sessions with Hindu & Non-Hindu youth. An afternoon program from 4 to 4:30 p.m with talks aimed…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The modern young (as well as the old) Hindu struggles in vain to understand the religion of his forefathers, and gives up the quest altogether. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) summarizing the impact of Lord T. B.Macaulay’s education policy in India and the destructive success of the government schools for Hindus
Source: Press Release TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, August 2010: Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe are gathered for the World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) at the University of the West Indies, August 4 to 7. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will to address the atendees. This is the first time that such a conference is being held in…