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Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man, and character is the test of that manifestation.    Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

Source: www.scribd.com KAPAA, HI, USA, February 8, 2010: Kindle, Nook, Apple iPad — it seems that digital editions of books and magazines are destined to seize the spotlight from venerable paper, which has been the choice of readers for centuries. Or maybe not: how can you reproduce the ease and comfort of having a printed edition in your hands, one…

Source: www.straitstimes.com SINGAPORE, January 17, 2010: Hundreds of devotees descended on the Sri Murugan Hill Temple at Upper Bukit Timah Road on Sunday as the 52-year-old shrine celebrated its consecration ceremony following a two-year facelift. The ritual, called the Maha Kumbabishegam, is conducted every 12 years to strengthen the powers of the temple’s deities. Temple president Eswary Nagalinggam said a…

Source: www.ciol.com MUMBAI, INDIA, Februay 3, 2010: Balaji Telefilms Ltd, an entertainment conglomerate, today announced that it has launched its first ever iPhone application named Ganesha Stories under its New Media initiative. The Ganesha iPhone application allows consumers to have access to their favorite Elephant God on the move. Aartis and stories revolving around Lord Ganesha are available at the…

Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 2, 2001: He’s a part-time poet and full-time climate-change spokesman who travels sometimes 20 days a month and on some nights sleeps as little as two hours (his average is six). The tireless Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, may be showing some strain, but he vows to stay…

Source: www.modfestivals.org MARKTOBERDORF, GERMANY, February 7, 2010: Every two years a remarkable meeting of musicians from the worlds’ religions takes place in the beautiful Allgaeu Region in the South of Germany. From May 21 – 26, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Jews will come together and demonstrate their musical traditions while participants and guests become acquainted with different cultures. Music…

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, February 7, 2010: How about going for pain management with yoga, meditation and exercise? While these practices have long been associated with decreasing muscle tension and reducing stress, ayurveda experts of Banaras Hindu University believe that they are also effective alternatives to medication. As per Dr. D.N. Pande of Section of Sangyaharan, department of Shalya Tantra,…

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If you don’t learn from your mistakes, there’s no sense making them.    Anonymous

Source: www.scribd.com KAPAA, HI, USA, February 8, 2010: Kindle, Nook, Apple iPad — it seems that digital editions of books and magazines are destined to seize the spotlight from venerable paper, which has been the choice of readers for centuries. Or maybe not: how can you reproduce the ease and comfort of having a printed edition in your hands, one…

Source:¬†http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=57507 INDIA, February 1, 2010: Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, inaugurated the 10th World Spice Congress here on 3rd February, 2010. ¬†India occupies a prominent position in the world spice trade with a share of 44%. Annual production of spices in recent years has gone well above four million tons. Share of spices in…