Source: www.thejakartapost.com INDONESIA, March 5, 2010: Bali province will need 9,000 more teachers of Hindu studies at elementary to high school level by 2014. Nyoman Arya from the religious affairs agency said many teachers were now close to their retirement period, while the recruitment of new teachers was slow. There are 2,476 elementary schools in Bali, both state and private…
Source: www.youtube.com KAUAI, HI, USA, March 13, 2010: Can anyone benefit from yoga? Does it affect one’s religious practice and, ultimately, one’s connection with God? Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of HInduism Today, sheds light on this interesting topic here.
Source: www.nytimes.com AUSTIN, TX, USA, March 12, 2010: [HPI note: Because the Texas schoolbook standards are adopted by most American states, this influences how Hinduism — and many other topics — will be taught to young Americans. ] After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a…
Source: mailto:ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, March 17, 2010: Hinduism Today is seeking a writer for a 2,400 word story on the predictions based on the Mayan calendar that some disaster will occur December 21, 2012. Must be done on a short deadline, by April 5. The story will cover the origins of the issue, the roll of Jose Arguelles, the Hindu…
Source: HPI KAUAI, HI, USA: Hinduism Today magazine is looking for a pundit or an astrologer to define the dates of the following festivals for 2010-2015. If you can help, please contact hpinews@hindu.org . Thank you. Hindu New Year, Guru Purnima, Varalakshmi Vrata, Krishna Jayanti, Ganesha Chaturthi, Navaratri, Diwali, Skanda Sashti, Pancha Ganapati, Vaikunta Ekadashi, Sankranti/Pongal, Thai Pusam, Mahasivaratri, Holi…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive, the more treasures you find. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, March 2010: India’s southern state of Kerala may have hosted the largest gathering of women ever seen on the planet. Clad in traditional Kerala saris and bearing offerings of food, more than two million women thronged the state capital Trivandrum on Sunday. The women braved searing heat to offer a special meal at the Attukal temple…
Source: getahead.rediff.com INDIA, February, 24, 2010: Karan Vir is 27 years old. In an interview, the young entrepreneur explains how he plans to change the face of the India comic book industry forever and, somewhat ostentatiously, declares that he wants to get an Oscar for India sometime soon. “I grew up listening to a lot of stories from the Indian…
Source: Religion News Service UNITED STATES, March 2010: Canadian lawyer Kerry Gearin is planning to fly to Washington, D.C., this summer for a conference on Islamic family law, but the full-body scanners being deployed in some U.S. airports make her wonder if she’ll be forced to leave her modesty at home. “When I saw the pictures, I thought, it’s too…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Oh, if you only knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I call you man. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)