Source: pib.nic.in INDIA, June 2, 2010: The “Report to the People 2009-10” was released by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on June 1st. The report stated, “In a major intervention to further safeguard India’s priceless monuments and archaeological sites, the Central government has recently amended the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, which prohibits…
Source: www.prlog.org UNITED STATES, May 10, 2010: The following is an essay by Ashok M. Kuber, PhD, and reprinted in its entirety. The basic principles of democracy were embedded in Indian Civilizations and its religions long before they occurred in the West. Democracy in Europe was born in people’s struggle against Church and ruthless rulers. Democracy is not limited to…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, May 2010: Wembley’s newest looming landmark has opened it doors after 14 years of construction. It is the US$23 million Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir, an inclusive Hindu temple. It covers 2.4 acres on the Ealing Road and, at its highest point, is 66 ft tall. There is none of the metal core most buildings have and,…
Source: www.deccanchronicle.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 27: Tales of premonitions and tragedy are pouring out of Srikalahasti since the collapse of the gopuram. As the news of the gopuram collapse on night spread, thousands of devotees from Chittoor, Nellore and Tamil Nadu thronged the temple town to see the ruins. Some locals said that their pet dogs had sensed that something…
Source: www.hafsite.org UNITED STATES, May 7, 2010: Activists of the Indian-American community and the Hindu American Foundation have denounced Reverend Franklin Graham, the son and heir apparent of evangelist Reverend Billy Graham, for maligning Hinduism during an interview where he largely continued his attacks on Islam. In an interview to the USA Today newspaper on May 4, renewed his attacks…
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, U.S., May 2010: A slight majority of Americans view gay or lesbian relations as morally acceptable, a first since Gallup pollsters started asking about the issue in 2001. In a recent survey of 16 different behaviors or social practices, pollsters found that 52 percent of Americans accept gay or lesbian relations, a steady increase since…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Alas for me, I cannot rest. This floating bubble, Earth. Its hollow form, its hollow name, its hollow death and birth. For me is nothing. How I long to get beyond the crust of name and form! Ah, open the gates; to me they open must. Open the gates of Light, O Mother to me, Thy tired son.…
Source: sify.com INDIA, June 5, 2010: The first batch of Hindu devotees left New Delhi on Tuesday for the annual Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. The batch of pilgrims comprised of 50 devotees. “According to our holy books, pilgrimage of Kailash-Mansarovar is one of the major pilgrimages of the Hindus. It is an effort to the end the cycle of life and…
Source: www.ddinews.gov.in INDIA, June 7, 2010: This year’s annual pilgrimage to the holy Hindu shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir will begin July 1 and end Aug 24, on the occasion of “Sharvan Purnima.” The registration of the pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra began on June 5 at 121 designated branches of the Jammu and Kashmri Bank across the…