Source: www.outlookindia.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 17, 2010: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) board, headed by D.K. Audikesavulu Naidu, wanted to gold-plate the walls of the sanctum sanctorum, measuring 10,000 square feet, but the issue went to the courts amid controversy. Estimated to cost US$22 million and requiring over 440 lbs. of gold, the project was formally launched in 2008 by…
Source: www.mercurynews.com LIVERMORE, CA, USA, May 11, 2010: Following a turbulent public hearing that raised questions about whether certain types of land use restrictions impede religious practices, the Livermore City Council voted 4-1 Monday to allow the Shiva-Vishnu Hindu Temple to enlarge its facilities. The council’s approval of the 31,000-square-foot assembly hall expansion and new multipurpose and administration buildings came…
Source: articles.latimes.com MURSHIDABAD, INDIA, May 2, 2010: A dirty little secret that most Indian politicians don’t discuss is the thriving cow smuggling trade from their Hindu-majority nation, home of the sacred cow, to Muslim-majority Bangladesh, where many people enjoy a good steak. India has outlawed cattle exports, but that hasn’t prevented well-organized traffickers from herding millions of the unlucky beasts…
Source: www.ft.com LONDON, UK, April 24, 2010: This May, a plethora of Indian designers will land in London for Indian Premier London Fashion Week, the first event of its kind, to introduce their designs to London’s fashion buyers.Their timing couldn’t be better, for western catwalks and red carpets are currently replete with references to India’s celebrated sartorial trademark: the sari.…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com People rarely disclose their character so clearly as when they describe someone else’s. Anonymous
Source: www.kansascity.com KANSAS CITY, U.S., May 7, 2010: The Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City is holding a special spiritual ceremony, “World Peace Maha Yagna,” through May 16 at the temple. An elaborate fire pit has been created, and each day during the ceremony, priests make offerings of grain, fruit and other items to the fire God while…
Source: www.patheos.com USA, May 8, 2010: Patheos.com, a website created to foster global dialogue about religion and spirituality and to explore and experience the world’s beliefs, has now a Hindu Portal. You can visit it above and read about your faith and participate in many ways. Patheos is calling for Hindu bloggers who can write articulate and well-informed posts about…
Source: www.domain-b.com INDIA, May 8, 2010: The national Indian government is pondering if it will include caste in the national census after a gap of 79 years, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised a decision soon. “I am aware of the views of the Members of Parliament belonging to all sections. I assure you that the cabinet will take a…
Source: www.nytimes.com DYERSBURG, TN, USA, May 3, 2010: For 15 years, Eddie Anderson, a farmer, has been a strict adherent of no-till agriculture, an environmentally friendly technique that all but eliminates plowing to curb erosion and the harmful runoff of fertilizers and pesticides. But not this year. On a recent afternoon here, Mr. Anderson watched as tractors crisscrossed a rolling…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the greatest teachings of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climes and nationalities and the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist,…