Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, January 12, 2010: Incorporating yoga sessions in your daily routine could lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, revealed a new study. Conducted by Ohio State University researchers, the study showed that women who routinely practiced yoga had lower amounts…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The world looks like a mathematical equation which, turn it how you will, balances itself. Every secret is told, every crime is punished, every virtue rewarded, every wrong redressed, in silence and certainty. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source: www.thaindian.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, January 19, 2010: The hospitality industry in this pilgrim town is leaving no pebble unturned to lure even high-end tourists to the Maha Kumbh Mela with well-appointed luxury Swiss tents and private bathing sites on the Ganges, combining spirituality with comfort. Apart from private access to the Ganges for those auspicious dips, most of these weather-proof…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk TAMIL NADU, INDIA, January 18, 2010: Silpi sculptor Chinnakkannu used a single piece of hard black granite to make a nagaswaram, the classical musician instrument traditionally used in South Indian Temples as part of the worship. The artist used a single piece of hard black granite to make the instrument which is more than two feet in length…
Source: hinduexistence.wordpress.com THAILAND, December 17, 2009: The Government of Thailand released remarkable new edition of stamps depicting the Hindu Deities, to the delight of local Hindus. Thailand has a strong affinity to the Hindu religion, part of the rich and colorful Thai culture. The newly published stamps are embossed and printed with four images of Hindu Gods, namely Lord Ganesha,Lord…
Source: www.theworld.org NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 5, 2010: While retirement homes for the elderly are commonplace in the US, they are a new, and growing, phenomenon in India. Fountains tumble in manicured gardens. Gray haired retirees shuffle along on afternoon walks. Inside the activity center, card players pair up in the early evening. And elderly spectators gather as a ping…
Source: HPI MOKA, MAURITIUS, January 16, 2010: The Chairman of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute State Secondary School, Mr R. Dwarka, informed an assembled audience at the Thiruvalluvar Day celebrations on Saturday that a module on the Tirukural of the South Indian weaver poet was to be introduced in all their academic qualifications from certificate through to degree level. He stated…
Source: www.hellomagazine.com INDIA, January 12 2010: This month, the centuries-old temples of Hampi, in southern India, are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Vijayanagara empire with a traditional festival of folk culture and elephants, brimming with life and colour. Every year, between the 3rd and 5th of November, the Hampi Utsav festival is celebrated. This time, it has been postponed…
Source: www.indianexpress.com HARDWAR, INDIA, January 16, 2010: On the banks of the Ganges, a priest sat in front of the sacred fire, a family crouched all around it. Eyes closed, they poured ghee into the fire as they waited for 3:30 p.m. when the solar eclipse would end, praying to redeem the sun from the clutches of darkness. The last…
Source: religionclause.blogspot.com TEXAS, USA, January 14, 2010: [HPI note: Texas and, to a lesser extent, California are the states that define the standards for what will be in school textbooks in all of America. Hindus should be well aware of this process. For wider coverage on this, including Hinduism Today’s Hindu Social Studies special insights, go to this link. ]…