Tobacco Advertising in India Targets Young Women

Source: beta.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 2, 2010: Did you know that 8.3 percent of Indian girls between 13-15 years of age consume some form of tobacco? The statistic acquires significance as World No Tobacco Day was observed Monday with an emphasis on the marketing of tobacco to women. “Adolescent girls are a major target of opportunity for the tobacco…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The test of a man is how much he can bear and how much he can share and how soon he confesses a mistake and makes amends for it.    Dada J.P. Vaswani

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Traditional Hindu Temple Dedicated In Mississippi

Source: picayuneitem.com BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI, June, 2010: With 16 tiers of Hindu script etched into its concrete ceiling, the ornate, cream-colored temple is an eye-catching structure at the end of a winding road near Brandon, a growing bedroom community just outside Mississippi’s capital city. Members of the Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi hope the new 3,500-square-foot structure, built according to ancient…

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Dharmic Plus Abrahamic Families?

Source: www.patheos.com UNITED STATES, April 27, 2010, by Dilip Amin: About 38% of Hindu, Jain, and Sikh young adults in America are married to Christians, Jews, or Muslims. Fundamental religious differences can bring unexpected complexities to marriage life. In the Western world, it is quite common that young adults date those from other faiths during their college years, therefore it…

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Sri P. Parameswaram, Hindu of The Year 2010

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 3, 2010: To raise India to the heights Vivekananda spoke of is no easy task, but that is the defining thread of P. Parameswaram’s life. Hinduism Today awarded this extraordinary man the Hindu Renaissance Award for 2010, naming him the Hindu of the Year. Becoming the recipient of this prestigious award is a result…

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Hinduism: the Open Source Faith

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com UNITED STATES, June 2, 2010: Trying to explain the core beliefs of “Hinduism” to an interested observer can be challenging to say the least. Its often stated that the word “Hinduism” itself is a total misnomer, as it basically refers to the sum total of spiritual and religious thought and practice that has taken place on the Indian…

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Thai Film on Remembering Past Lives Wins Palme d’Or

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk CANNES, FRANCE, June 2, 2010: The Thai film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has won the coveted Palme d’Or for best picture at the Cannes Film Festival. Directd by Apichatponhg Weerasethakul, Uncle Boonmee faces his past mistakes and learns from experiences from the many lives he has lived just before his death.

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Tamil Hindus Open A Temple Near Stuttgart Germany

Source: www.esslinger-zeitung.de GERMANY, May 25, 2010: Members of the Sri Kanaka Thurkai Amman Temple Association have opened a temple on the grounds of Riethmuller industrial estate in the town of Kirchheim unter Teck. Mayor Angelika Matt-Heidecker was guest of honor at the opening ceremony. She attended the event along with local members of Germany’s Integration Committee. “It is a great…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whatever defect I have in my sight, in my heart or mind, may God amend! May He, the Protector of the world, bless us!    Yajur Veda 36.2

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A New Issue of Hinduism Today Is Out

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The July-August-September edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. It travels the globe from India to Australia, from Nepal to Mauritius and beyond. It also introduces an amazing man we have named the 2010 Hindu of the Year. He is known throughout…

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