Source: www.independent.co.uk KASHMIR, INDIA, February 22, 2010: The 400,000 Hindus driven out by Muslim extremists 20 years ago hope talks beginning this week will bring them a step closer to going home. There are positive signs, for in recent months several long-closed Hindu temples have been restored and reopened, with the help of the Muslim community, and a key Hindu…
Source: www.dnaindia.com MUMBAI, INDIA, February 24, 2010: The close-knit Sindhi community in Ulhasnagar, north-east of Mumbai, is undergoing a social upheaval of sorts. Over the last two years, a sizable number in the township — primarily created for Sindhis who came in as refugees from Pakistan’s Sindh province after partition — have drifted away from Hinduism and embraced Christianity. The…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, February 22, 2010: For ages, mothers have admonished children at the dinner table to slow down and chew their food. Apparently, they’re onto something. Researchers have found evidence that when people wolf their food, they end up consuming more calories than they would at a slower pace. One reason is the effect of quicker…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAPAA, HI, USA, March 2, 2010: The April-May-June edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today is now available on bookstores and newsstands everywhere and also in digital format. This issue brings you a new installment of our acclaimed Hindu History for Children insight and a feature on the power and magic of Hindu festivals. In this issue…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com/festivals/ KAPAA, HI, USA, March 2, 2010: Hinduism Today is reaching out with accurate and uplifting information about Hinduism for Hindu communities and your local newspapers. And you can help. Imprecise information, unflattering photos and an obsession for the bizarre are common when the media features our faith. For most Hindus, there seems little or nothing that can be…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Prayer is not asking, it is yearning of the soul for communion with God. Swami Sivananda (1887-1963)
Source: www.omaha.com OMAHA, NEBRASKA, February 21, 2010: An orthodox Hindu ashram opened Saturday in Omaha. Frank Morales, 46, its spiritual director, described it as the first of its kind in the area. The Center for Dharma Studies, 13917 P St., will offer classes on topics such as yoga, Hindu scripture and spirituality, Morales said. The ashram is designed to be…
Source: www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, February 22, 2010: Psychologists have long studied the grunts and winks of nonverbal communication, the vocal tones and facial expressions that carry emotion. A warm tone of voice, a hostile stare — both have the same meaning in Terre Haute or Timbuktu, and are among dozens of signals that form a universal human vocabulary. But in…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com “I think it would be a good idea.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) when asked what he thought of Western civilization
Source: www.nytimes.com YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, February 24, 2010: ILast August when the private Islamic University of Indonesia decided to build a library next to the mosque. In the two decades the university had occupied its 79-acre campus outside Yogyakarta, no temple had ever been found. But chances were high that they were around. By Dec. 11, a construction crew had already…