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…
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…
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…
Source: www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, July 17, 2009: HPI note: Yesterday’s HPI article entitled “Efforts at Regulation Have Yoga Teachers Bent Out of Shape” was unclear in stating the exact nature of the regulations enforced by some U.S. states. In fact, the proposed regulation applies only to teacher training courses, not to ordinary classes.
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Source: blog.taragana.com PATNA, INDIA, July 15, 2009: A group of “kanwarias”, devotees of Lord Shiva, are drawing wide public attention for carrying a 54-feet long kanwar –a wooden carrier fitted with water pots on both ends of the pole — in Patna city. Hundreds of thousands of devotees take an arduous on-foot religious journey to express their devotion for Lord…
Source: HPI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, July 12, 2009 (By Dr. Kumar Mahabir): Most Hindu primary schools in this Caribbean country were established in the early 1950s by Bhadase Sagan Maraj. He created schools on private lands that were donated by altruistic individuals and organizations. The cost of renovations, refurbishments and furniture was borne by the community. Today, these schools are…
Source: www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, July 11, 2009: Ten years ago, in an attempt at self-regulation, US yoga teachers banded together to create a voluntary online registry of schools meeting new standards for training instructors. That list has now become the key document in an attempt by state governments to regulate yoga instruction, and regulators in some states have begun to…
Source: www.artdaily.org SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, July 14, 2009: Stephen Huyler loves India. His car, the Ganeshmobile, is a 2008 Prius decorated with the design of a nineteenth century Indian paisley shawl, with images of the Remover of All Obstacles, Lord Ganesha. The hood ornament is a bronze sculpture of Ganesha dancing. Stephen Huyler, Ph.D., cultural anthropologist, art historian, photographer,…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, July 16, 2009: SHORTLY after Steven Odnoha lost his job at Intel, he drove three days from Rio Rancho, N.M., to the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pa. For months, Mr. Odnoha had been wondering how he could get the time off to join a yearlong meditation program at the nonprofit yoga retreat. His pink slip,…