www.hinduonnet.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2008: Various political parties on Monday asked for nation-wide caste census in 2011, saying such a move would bring clarity on the issue of protecting the “backward castes.” Recently, the Supreme Court observed that without comprehensive and scientific data regarding different sections of the population the Government cannot bring statutory amendments for reservation in…
in.reuters.com BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA, INDIA, October 25, 2008: Hundreds of people gathered for a Hindu religious ceremony in Orissa on Friday, seeking divine intervention into the global economic crisis as stocks plummeted worldwide. The rite was performed on the same day as the Indian rupee hit a record low of 50.15 per dollar, and the Indian share market dropped 11 percent…
media.www.dailynorthwestern.com EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, October 20, 2008: At Northwestern University yesterday, more than 100 Hindu students sat with their heads bowed over candle flames, echoing the Sanskrit chants of the priest inviting Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to bestow prosperity upon the upcoming year of the Hindu calendar. Hindus from around the campus — and a few curious non-Hindus — crowded…
www.gitajayanti.org.sg SINGAPORE, February 3, 2008 [HPI note: though this event happened months ago, HPI has just received this report on the activities of Singaporean Hindus.] About 2,000 devotees — Singaporeans as well as Bengalis, Bhojpuris, Gujaratis, Kannadas, Malayalees, Marathis, Marwaris, Sindhis, Tamils and Telugus — gathered at the Sri Srinvas Perumal Temple to celebrate Gita Jayanti 2008. Gita Jayanti, which…
www.hinduismtoday.com Let your mind cognize itself by turning itself back on itself. Become consciously conscious. All you have to do is to watch your mind think. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, India/South Asia NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 20, 2008: His Holiness Sri Swami Vimalananda, 86, a senior monk of the Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, has been elected as the Chairman of the Divine Life Trust Society and ex-officio President of the Divine Life Society with effect from 28th September, 2008. Through a message published in the…
NDTV NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2008: For those who have invested in and mutual funds, the economic slowdown is making this a very difficult time in which to hold a wedding in the traditionally extravagant Indian style. With their investments evaporated but prices still high, many families are making the decision to reconsider their priorities and make some compromises…
www.argusleader.com UNITED STATES, October 23, 2008: Like many churchgoers in the Bible Belt, Kristy Robinson teaches Sunday school with her husband and helps prepare Communion at their Episcopal church in Franklin, Tennessee. She rounds out her church- and prayer-filled life with another spiritual practice that’s not quite as familiar: meditation. “I’ll see a difference in my day if I don’t,”…
www.hinduismtoday.com Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the rich. It is the choice of the wise man. Swami Chinmayananda
timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, October 19, 2008: The ideal of arranged marriage — in which individuals wishing to find a spouse welcome the chance to meet prospects suggested by their parents and other elders, while retaining veto power — is starting to make sense to more and more Westerners. The West’s high divorce rate gives weight to Reva Seth’s argument in her…