www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, April 28, 2009: A new ten-year study of over 500,000 Americans–men and women aged 50 to 71–has provided the best evidence yet that eating large amounts of red meat damages our health and shortens our lives. The results of the study, which was directed by Rashmi Sinha, a nutritional epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, were…
www.hinduismtoday.com The cultured give happiness wherever they go. The uncultured, whenever they go. Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), Vedantist writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
www.hindu.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 23, 2009: Just days after an ethnic Indian Hindu woman challenged her estranged husband’s move to change their kids’ religion to Islam, Malaysia has banned conversion of children without both parents’ consent. Under the new decision, such children must now be raised in the religion that both parents followed at the time of marriage. Also,…
www.indopia.in KEDARNATH, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, April 30, 2009: The portals of famous Hindu shrine of Kedarnath in Uttrakhand were reopened today after a gap of six months as thousands of pilgrims witnessed the opening ceremony braving chilly winds. Kedarnath temple is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located atop the Garhwal Himalayan range. Due to…
news.bbc.co.uk UK, April 29, 2009: A Finnish study of 280 children has found that a good night’s sleep could reduce hyperactivity and bad behavior among children. Those children who slept fewer than eight hours were the most hyperactive. Experts said adequate sleep could improve behavior in healthy children and reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research team…
www.hinduismtoday.com India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity… of self-government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all. Will Durant, American Historian (1885-1981)
www.sambodh.us KALAMAZOO, MI, USA, April 29, 2009: The Sambodh Society and the Sambodh Center for Human Excellence will celebrate the 7th Annual Rudrabhisheka and Chandi Homa program on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, 2009. Swami Bodhananda Saraswati, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Center, will preside over the occasion. The religious ceremonies will be conducted by Sree Aswath…
www.hinduismtoday.com Most people, most of the time, are under the influence of the ego. Now, when someone is driving under the influence, a policeman can pull that drunk driver over and measure the level of inebriation with a breathalyzer test. But what policeman has the authority to pull you over and give you an egolizer test? You are driving, living,…
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www.expressbuzz.com COONOOR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, April 25, 2009: A trishula 40 feet tall, believed to be the first of its kind in South India, is being installed at the Brahmeshwar Mandir now under construction at the Nilgiri foothills on the banks of Kallar River. Replicating the trishula that stands in Viswanath Mandir at Uttarkasi in the Himalayas, the brass face,…