Source: www.nytimes.com UNITED NATIONS, February 18, 2010: The sense of disarray in the global effort to address climate change deepened Thursday with the resignation of Yvo de Boer, the stolid Dutch bureaucrat who led the international climate change negotiations over four tumultuous years. His departure, which takes effect on July 1, comes after a largely unsuccessful meeting in Copenhagen in…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. Siddhartha Gautama (ca 566-486 bce)
Source: www.tamilnet.com MYANMAR, January 30, 2010: Tamils in Myanmar consecrated a renovated Perumaal temple in Yangon on Wednesday morning. Several thousand Tamils participated in the ceremonies. A 13th century Tamil inscription in Myanmar records that a Perumaal temple patronized by Tamils existed at the earlier capital at Pagan. The temple for Kalyaana Vengkadeasap Perumaal (Thirumaal or Vishnu in his form…
Source: www.indianexpress.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, February 15, 2010: Security has been tightened at the Kumbh Mela following the deadly bomb blast in Pune. Kailash Keswani, District President of the Business Forum of Haridwar, said the heightened safety measures were essential as the city is a holy place. “Like the Catholics have Vatican City and the Muslims have Mecca, for many Hindus…
Source: washington.bizjournals.com WASHINGTON D.C., January 27, 2010: An intriguing secret supper club which has launched in D.C. Called “Hush,” it blends storytelling with organic and vegetarian Indian cooking from the area of Gujarat. Its gatherings have a number of mysterious rules: you sign up in advance, find out the exact location just 48 hours ahead of time. Similar types of…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. Rabindranath Tagore, (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Source: www.southasiamail.com LONDON, UK, February 15, 2010: The Scotland Yard has joined forces with London’s Hindu community to “discuss the safety concerns of Hindus in the UK”. Over 100 people representing London’s Hindus joined Scotland Yard officers and members of parliament last week to mark the inauguration of the Hindu Consultation Forum. The meeting, held in Northwest London, home to…
Source: www.organiser.org SABARIMALA, INDIA, February 16, 2012: Along the banks of the Pampa River, where lies the famous Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, annualy massive gathering of Hindus happens for the week long Hindu Maha Sammelan at Ayroor. This year the Sammelan was inaugurated by H.H. Jagadguru Sri Sivarathri Desikendra Swamiji of Suttur Mutt, Mysore. Swamiji organizes many Hindu activities in Karnataka…
Source: www.hinduacademy.org LONDON, ENGLAND, February 14, 2010: (Following is an editorial comment by Jay Lakhani of the hindu Academy, UK). The court of appeal has ruled in favor of a Hindu man in that it is his right to insist on an open air cremation. It is one thing to insist that the individual should have the full right to…
Source: beta.thehindu.com ORISSA, INDIA, February 15, 2010: They are an indigenous people struggling to defend their land against mining interests who threaten their homes, culture and sacred Deity. Sounds familiar? No, they are not blue-skinned aliens and this is not the plot for the blockbuster film Avatar. Instead, it is the real life story of the Dongria Kondhs, a tribe…