Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com According to me, the influence of Sanskrit literature on our time will not be lesser than what was, in the 16th century, Greece’s influence on Renaissance. One day, India’s wisdom will flow again on Europe and will totally transform our knowledge and thought.    Arthur Schopenhauer in The World as a Will and Representation (1788-1860).

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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Pashupatinath Braces For New Controversy

Source: www.hindustantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 16, 2009: Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines and a Unesco world heritage site, is once again the center of controversy. When the Maoist government was in power, it appointed Bishnu Dahal, a Nepali, to serve as chief priest, contrary to the time-honored tradition of employing only Indian priests from the…

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Challenging Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover

Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…

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The Beautiful Prose of Talented Hindu Americans

Source: newsblaze.com UNITED STATES, August 16, 2009: “As I don my body armor, grab my weapon, and prepare to lead my platoon of 32 soldiers into Afghanistan, I hesitate. I turn to the portrait of Krishna in my office and demand of him, ‘What is the worth of this fight? Is it worth our limbs, our lives, or the heartbreak…

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12 Questions to a Satguru from Houston Hindu Youth

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 21, 2009: Preceding Satguru Bodinatha Veylanswami’s arrival in Houston in late August of 2009, Kalyani Giri, cultural/community news journalist for Indo-American News, prepared an interview with the publisher of Hinduism Today. Kalyani asked Hindu youth, ages 8-22 (including her 17-year-old daughter Anushka) in this city’s Hindu American community to voice their everyday concerns, which she…

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Optimistic Women Live Longer

Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, August 12, 2009: Women who are optimistic have a lower risk of heart disease and death, an American study shows. The latest study by U.S. investigators mirrors the findings of earlier work by a Dutch team showing optimism reduces heart risk in men. The research on nearly 100,000 women, published in the journal Circulation, found pessimists…

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