Source: www.organiser.org DELHI, INDIA, March 25, 2010: The much awaited Encyclopedia of Hinduism is finally out. After the deep research conducted by about 2000 eminent scholars for about 20 years, it came in 6,600 multi-color pages divided into 11 volumes. It is jointly published by India Heritage Research Foundation and Rupa & Co. and is first of its kind on…
Source: www.yaledailynews.com NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, April 7, 2010: The brightly painted, incense-scented room in the Bingham basement has an altar cabinet filled with small statues of Hindu gods. Ashish Bakshi, the head of the Hindu Student Council, said the group did not have the resources to organize travel to the nearest Hindu temple, which is in Middletown, Conn. He added…
Source: www.scotusblog.com UNITED STATES, February 2010: On February 23 the Supreme Court heard one hour of oral argument in two consolidated cases, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project et al. (08-1498), and Humanitarian Law Project et al. v. Holder (09-89). For the past twelve years, Americans who are descendants or supporters of the Tamil people, a linguistic group native to India,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Wealth and happiness are not related to each other as cause and effect. An attempt to secure happiness by securing wealth is as futile as it is absurd. Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal (1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the Sarada Peetham
Source: lemauricien.com MAURITIUS, April 10, 2010: What was to be a big concert in Triolet to mark Mauritius’ Independence celebration anniversary was, surprisingly, just a mere tactic to lure Hindus to Christianity, reports the Hindu Common Front. The Light Ministries of Mauritius, a Christian Federation representing the several Protestant and Pentecost Churches of the island, invited Johnny Lever — a…
Source: HPI NEW DELHI, March 10, 2010: Prof. Arvind Sharma of McGill University, eminent professor of Religious Studies with expertise in comparative religions and civilizations, delivered a lecture entitled “World Religions After September 11, Philosophical Perspectives”. The venue for the talk was New Delhi’s prestigious India International Center, in collaboration with Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Prof. Sharma said, “The implications of…
Source: www.hafsite.org ST. PAUL, MN, March 21, 2010: (The following talk was delivered at the St. Paul Interfaith Network’s Interfaith Seder by HAF Managing Director Suhag Shukla.) Namaste. Nam – as – te. Three syllables and one simple word that has the potential to bring peace between peoples, peace between nations and most importantly, peace within ourselves. Literally translated, namaste…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Youth are blamed for being careless and useless, but in reality I feel that they are cared for less and are used less, and as a result the most valuable resource of the society is getting wasted. Brahmachari Atma Chaitanya of Chinmaya Mission, Kerala
Source: sify.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, March 25, 2010: Stories of socially marginalized people not being allowed into places of worship are common in India. In such a scenario, a Dalit family presiding over an Uttar Pradesh temple for two centuries is nothing short of exemplary. It’s only Dalits who have been priests of the Kali Mata temple, dedicated to Goddess Durga,…
Source: www.zeenews.com KENDRAPARA, ORISSA, April 6, 2010: Sasana village in the Shyamsundar gram panchayat, which is inhabited mainly by brahmins, has a little over 32 households with 200-odd members. In all the households, one will come across Sanskrit pundits employed in government-run Sanskrit-medium educational institutions. “We are proud patrons of Sanskrit. The ancient language is very much alive at the…