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Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Learn from the mistakes of others. You won’t live long enough to make them all yourself. Anonymous
Hindu of the Year Award Presented to Sri P. Parameswaran
Source: HPI (by G.K. Nair, correspondent) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, June 30: Mr P. Parameswaran, Hinduism Today’s Hindu of the Year 2010, has received the award from the magazine’s correspondent in Kerala, G.K. Nair. Speaking on behalf of Hinduism Today, Nair said, “to raise India to the heights Vivekananda spoke of is no easy task, but that is the defining thread…
15,000 Pilgrims Start This Year’s Amarnath Yatra
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, July 1, 2010: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir kicked off on Thursday with over 15,000 pilgrims beginning the climb to the cave shrine dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. “More than 7,000 yatris began their uphill 14-km trek at 8 am on Thursday from Baltal to the cave. Another batch of 1,100 yatris…
Chief Minister Sanctions 113 Posts In Sanskrit Colleges
Source: www.ptinews.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, June 10, 2010: To give more prominence to Sanskrit, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today sanctioned the creation of 113 posts on government grant basis in 11 non-government Sanskrit institutions in the state. The posts include 11 principals, 39 lecturers, 30 assistant teachers, 11 clerks and 22 peons. As the government has already extended the…
“The Future of Hnduism” Debated at Patheos.com
Source: http://www.patheos.com/Topics/Future-of-World-Religions/Hinduism.html KAPAA, KAUAI, USA, July 1, 2010: Patheos.com is organizing a series where scholars, devotees and religious leaders debate the future of religions. In the first one, “The Future of Hinduism,” fourteen essays expound different perspectives on the Hindu Faith and its future. HPI will publish summaries of some pieces over the next few weeks. HPI readers are invited…
In Kashmir, 100,000 Hindus Return To their Homeland
Source: www.thenational.ae TULLA MULLA, KASHMIR, June 19, 2010: Two decades after fleeing Kashmir, thousands of brahmin Hindus, known as pandits, returned to their ancestral homeland yesterday to pray at a sacred shrine, the biggest congregation of pandits since their exodus. Amid tight security, around 100,000 Pandits came from across India to gather in Tulla Mulla, 17 miles east of Srinagar,…
A Modern Chariot for God
Source: www.business-standard.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 8, 2010 (by Geetanjali Krishna): Delhi’s roads are capable of springing all sorts of surprises, I know. Even so, what we saw the other day was definitely in the realm of the unexpected. Sailing down Africa Avenue was a large rodent on wheels. On top, riding the rat, was a life-size statue of the…
New Temple in the Works in Sumatra
Source: politiksaman.blogspot.com SUMATRA, June 4, 2010: Balinese Hindus who have migrated to Sumatra have plans to build a temple in Muara Beliti. The Musi Rawas regional government of Sumatra has helped the group locate land and is bringing in experts from Bali to do the construction. The work will begin next year at an estimated cost of US$108,000.
Nithyananda Gets Bail
Source: www.dnaindia.com KARNATAKA, INDIA, June 11, 2010: The high court of Karnataka granted conditional bail to self-styled godman Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who is facing criminal charges. The court observed that he had fallen short of his image as a spiritual leader. The tainted Nithyananda was freed from the sub-jail in Ramanagara, where he has been languishing since May 1. His disciple,…
Most Indians Have A Positive Image Of the U.S.
Source: news.rediff.com UNITED STATES, June 18, 2010: Most Indians have a positive image of the United States, with 66 percent expressing a favorable opinion, though this is down from last year when 76 percent of the people held this view. The survey conducted between April 7 and May 8 finds that the image of the U.S. as a country is…