Hinduism Today Journalist Launches New Website

Source: www.lassiwithlavina.com NEW YORK, USA, July 9, 2009: Long-time Hinduism Today correspondent Lavina Melwani has launched a blog called Lassi with Lavina in which she presents her view of the world in areas ranging from the arts to travel to faith and spirituality. Her very first blog posting is about Ganesha, because she believes that all good things must begin…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com One of the most beautiful compensations of this life is that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wanted: Elephants For U.S. Weddings

Source: www.dnaindia.com USA, July 16, 2009: Unemployment has hit America’s human workforce hard, but with the growing affluence of 2 million Hindu-Americans, well-mannered elephants are much in demand for weddings, temple consecrations and re-consecrations. Last week Minnie, a magnificent-looking 37-year-old elephant–dolled up with a gold-studded shield on her forehead and a Hindu priest armed with a parasol astride her —…

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Celebrating Nallur Festival at the Murugan Temple of North America

Source: www.murugantemple.org LANHAM, MD, USA, July 18, 2009: Coinciding with festivals in Nallur, a two day festival honoring Lord Murugan at the Murugan Temple of North America will happen on August 7th (Friday) and 8th (Saturday). The festival will have a holy chariot for the Deity — a ratham — modeled after Nallur’s. The festival will commence with a Ganapathi…

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Hinduism Today Seeks Information on Coming India Program of “TED Talks”

Source: conferences.ted.com KAUAI, HAWAII, July 18, 2009: Hinduism Today is seeking someone knowledgeable about the coming “Ted Talks” program in India (see program below). We would like to get in direct contact with the organizers. Please email ar@hindu.org For those who don’t know, TED stands for “Technology, Education and Design.” and its 18 minute presentations by various speakers have been…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever you have the chance, laugh as much as you can. By this all the rigid knots in your body will be loosened. But to laugh superficially is not enough; your whole being must be united in laughter, both inwardly and outwardly. Do you know how this is to be expressed? You literally shake with merriment from head…

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Hinduism Today Seeks Information on Coming India Program of “Ted Talks”

Source: conferences.ted.com KAUAI, HAWAII, July 18, 2009: Hinduism Today is seeking someone knowledgeable about the coming “Ted Talks” program in India (see program below). We would like to get in direct contact with the organizers. For those who don’t know, TED stands for “Technology, Education and Design.” and its 18 minute presentations by various speakers have been very popular on…

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A Rajasthani Community With Unique Traditions

Source: epaper.hindustantimes.com RAJASTHAN, INDIA, June 28, 2009: The one million strong community of Cheetah-Kathat Mehrat, spread over the four districts of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Pali and Rajsamand in Rajasthan, are in a unique predicament over their religious identity. Descendants of the Chauhan rulers, the community half-converted to Islam about 700 years ago, adopting only three practices of the many practices of…

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Facing Death With Dignity and Reverence

Source: www.nytimes.com PITTSFORD, N.Y., USA, July 9, 2009: The Sisters of St. Joseph, an order of Roman Catholic women, have created a retirement community in this Rochester suburb which lends itself to successful aging and a gentle death. Factors include a large social network, intellectual stimulation, continued engagement in life and spiritual beliefs, as well as health care guided by…

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