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…
Source: beta.thehindu.com INDIA, February 12, 2010: The Hindu newspaper has prepared a slideshow in honor of S. Rajam, the extraordinarily talented artist who collaborated with Hinduism Today and Himalayan Academy over the years. You can see it by clicking on the source link, above.
Source: www.hssus.org USA, January 31, 2010: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, Inc. (HSS) concluded its Fourth Annual Health for Humanity Yogathon on January 31, 2010. During the two-week Yogathon, over 9,000 participants completed nearly 950,000 repetitions of the yoga routine known as the Sun Salutation, or Surya Namaskar. HSS launched the Health for Humanity Yogathon as an annual event in 2007…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the greatest teachings of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climes and nationalities and the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist,…
Source: www.voxy.co.nz NEW ZEALAND, February 11, 2010: The Hindu Council of New Zealand is now introducing the Festival of Colors (Holi) to the public for the first time on Sunday, 28 February 2010. After Deepawali, Holi is the second most important festival of India. Observed since ancient times, Holi festival – a spring festival in India – glorifies good harvest…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Just as, when we touch a live wire, the electric force infuses itself into our body, when we deeply meditate on God the power of the whole universe seeks entry into our personality. Swami Krishnananda, General Secretary, Divine Life Society
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, February 10, 2010: Hindus and Sikhs in Britain won a landmark court victory yesterday that will allow mourners to cremate their dead on funeral pyres. The Court of Appeal ruling follows a lengthy battle waged by a devout 71-year-old Hindu for the right to be cremated by “sacred fire” according to the ancient diktats of his…
Source: www.hindu.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, February 13, 2010: Over 5 million devotees, along with sages and ash-smeared Naga sadhus, took a holy dip in the Ganga here on Friday on the first ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) of the Maha Kumbh on Mahashivaratri. The day was marked by a grand procession of the ‘akharas’ or religious orders. The procession, which witnessed thousands…
Source: www.thehimalayantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 10, 2010: The Nepalese Supreme Court today directed the government to set up a panel to decide whether the Pashupatinath Temple should be run by the state since the country has turned secular. The bench has given three months for the committee to prepare the report. “The panel will deal with the priest appointment and…