Source: www.guardian.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 19, 2010: In the last week of November 1914, a gang of surveyors, builders and boy scouts descended on the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, a monument to royal seaside frivolity with its domes, spires and writhing Chinese dragons. Just six days later, the pavilion was transformed into a 700 bed hospital to provide for Hindu,…
Source: www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, April 22, 2010: Renovation of ancient temples will be undertaken without damaging art murals in temples. This was decided here on Wednesday at a meeting of a high-level committee formed by the State government to suggest measures for protecting the murals. According to an official release, while renovating temples, a district-level committee, comprising the Regional Joint…
Source: www.washingtontimes.com WASHINGTON D.C., APRIL 22, 2010: Silk is second nature to the Indian woman who dreams of that red sari she’ll wear on her wedding day. Yet, the way that silk is produced has energized Hindus, some of whom are saying it’s far more honoring to their faith to use more humane alternatives, such as nylon, polyester and rayon.…
Source: www.appolicious.com UNITED STATES, April 11, 2010: Regis Chapman, a Classical Yoga teacher and technology maven, wanted to do a comprehensive review of Yoga iPhone apps to weed out the best from the rest and hopefully give yogis some insight into the differing types of iPhone apps available. The winner for the hatha yoga training category was Hatha Yoga: your…
Source: beta.thehindu.com LONDON, U.K., April 24, 2010: Scientists from the University of Reading have helped to explain why heavy snowfall over the Himalayas in winter and spring can lead to drought over India, especially in the early part of the summer monsoon – an issue that has defied experts for years. A university release said that as far back as…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In my opinion the Sanskrit text Satyam bruyat priyam bruyat, Na bruyat satyamapriyam means that one should speak the truth in gentle language. One had better not speak it if one cannot do so in a gentle way, meaning thereby that there is no truth in a man who cannot control his tongue. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Source: news.bbc.co.uk VARANASI, INDIA, April 20, 2010: Sakaldip Rai travelled for more than seven hours on top of a bus in searing heat, all alone. This was one long journey before his last. The 80-year-old had wanted to be cremated in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi after his death. But Mr. Rai’s grandson says that thanks to a new…
Source: www.2point6billion.com APRIL 19, 2010: China, India, and Nepal have agreed on a framework regarding the conservation and preservation of the Mount Kailash region, a sacred area in the Himalayas that touches all three countries. The international project, titled “Mount Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Developing a Transboundary Framework for Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Greater Mount Kailash Region…
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Source: www.ajc.com GEORGIA, U.S., April 2010: On Thursday, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that 100 Shiva statues and other property could be auctioned April 24 to satisfy debts of the Hindu Temple of Georgia, which filed for bankruptcy last year. The temple claimed to have $9.4 million in assets and $15 million in liabilities. Attorneys for the Norcross temple and…