Source: www.lemonde.fr SOUTH AFRICA, February 1, 2010: Every tenth month of the Tamil lunar calendar (around January-February) during the full moon, the Tamil Hindus in Malaysia, South Africa and Mauritius, celebrate the festival of Thaipusam. As an offering, participants will pierce the skin of the back or face. By providing their physical suffering to the god Murugan, the faithful seek…
Source: tamil.galatta.com INDIA, February 2, 2010: Sundaram Rajam, a multifaceted artist that embodied South Indian culture in many forms, has passed away on January 29. His story began many decades ago. During the dawn of the 1930s, Papanasam Sivan, the classical Carnatic Music maestro and Thamizh Thyagaiah, then virtually unknown, relocated in search of greener pastures in Madras, the cultural…
Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, February 2, 2010: (By Hinduism Today’s Editor-in-Chief) We first met S. Rajam back in 1995 in Chennai, South India, having seen his amazing illustrations in a book, Periya Puranam. The art looked so elegant, but also so ancient and traditional. It was the only authentic South Indian art form we had ever seen. Perhaps it…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com India conquered and dominated China culturally [through Buddhism] for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to the United States
Source:¬†http://www.sakaaltimes.com/SakaalTimesBeta/20100119/5487093900448887642.htm NASHIK, INDIA, January 19, 2010: Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has announced financial assistance of US$ 21,563 to city-based 100-year-old Kailas Mutt Trust to help in its efforts of boosting the Vedas and lauded the Mutt’s work in the field of social and cultural activities. Inaugurating a three-day All India Vedic Conference Monday morning, Chavan asked the Mutt’s Chief…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NOIDA, INDIA, January 27, 2010: Can astrology help students cope with stress? Some schools in Noida think so. On Tuesday, Marigold Public School put this belief into practice by inviting astrologers to counsel students based on their horoscope. The workshop was organized by Chennai-based Indian Council of Astrological Sciences. Principal V.K. Sharda believes there is a connection between…
Source: lite.epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 27, 2010: Republic Day, which falls on a Tuesday, has enthused Delhi residents to draw up short getaway plans, and many are taking this as an opportunity to visit the Maha Kumbh in Haridwar. There has been a jump of about 10 per cent in the holiday bookings for the coming weekend. A number…
Source: www.informazione.it MILAN, ITALY, February 1, 2010: Swami Veetamohananda is the guest speaker at the prestoigious IED Milan on February 3rd, at 1PM. The European Design Institute host Swami, who is a writer and and monastic director of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Center of Gretz, France. His speech, entitled “The Courage to Be,” is aimed particularly at young people, who are…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Only when man realizes the Self does he attain his full maturity and find completeness. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source: Official Aid to Kailas Mutt Trust NASHIK, INDIA, January 19, 2010: Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has announced financial assistance of US$ 21,563 to city-based 100-year-old Kailas Mutt Trust to help in its efforts of boosting the Vedas and lauded the Mutt’s work in the field of social and cultural activities. Inaugurating a three-day All India Vedic Conference Monday…