Source: blogs.telegraph.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, June 6, 2010: For the first time ever, the 400,000 Hindu pilgrims on the Amarnath Yatra will be able to take their mobile phones with them, after the state-owned operator BSNL said it would erect nine signal masts along the route. BSNL’s announcement is part of the Indian government’s plan to promote mobile telephony in inhospitable…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, May 26, 2010: City-based artist Vijay Gaur, who set a national record by painting 3,500 images of Lord Ganesha non-stop for 51 hours at the Siddhi Vinayak Temple in Mumbai last year, now wants to better his own feat. For that, he will leave for the Tirupati Balaji temple on June 1. There, he will showcase…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com O Mother! Let all my speech be your prayer; let all my crafts and technology be your worship and be the mystic gestures of my hand, adorning you. May all my movements become your devotional circumambulating. May everything I eat or drink be oblations to you. Let my lying down in rest and sleep be prostrations to you.…
Source: beta.thehindu.com KANCHEEPURAM, INDIA, June 7, 2010: Attracted by the teachings of Adi Sankara, the Peruvian envoy in India has decided to undertake research on the eighth century philosopher of Vedanta at a university run by the Kanchi Kamakoti Trust. Carlos Irigoyen Forno, Deputy Chief of Mission, Peruvian Embassy in New Delhi, introduces himself as a descendent of Incas tribals…
Source: www.hafsite.org WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2010: The Hindu American Foundation’s second annual NextGen Essay Contest is open to all writers between the ages of 17 and 27 years. The theme this year is, “How do you live your Hindu identity differently from how your parents live theirs?” As the Foundation continues its advocacy efforts, it is also aware of…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity… of self-government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all. Will Durant, American Historian (1885-1981)
Source: www.heraldscotland.com GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, May 31, 2010: The largest Hindu temple in Scotland has been devastated by a fire, causing thousands of pounds’ worth of damage. About 45 firefighters tackled the blaze at the Hindu Cultural Centre in the west end of Glasgow. The centre, on La Belle Place, was used as a place of worship by hundreds of Hindus…
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.