www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer and first Western philosopher to have access to translations of philosophical material from India.
www.expressbuzz.com TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 6, 2008: An excerpt from this editorial piece by journalist Francois Gautier: “I am also aghast at the one-sided coverage by the Indian media of the Christian- Hindu problem: blasts after blasts have killed hundreds of innocent Hindus in Varanasi, Delhi, Mumbai train blasts, Jaipur, etc. Yet, neither Manmohan Singh nor Sonia Gandhi have pronounced…
hamaraphotos.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, October 1, 2008: In a gesture of communal amity, Muslims visited a Hanuman temple Monday evening to participate in an Iftar party thrown by their Hindu friends, who seated them and served delicacies such as dates and deep-fried kachauries. Some 150 members from both communities participated in the event, which aimed to bridge the rift between the…
www.washingtonpost.com MASSENA, NEW YORK, October 2, 2008: A group of parents and religious leaders in upstate New York want yoga classes out of public schools, saying the instruction violates boundaries between church and state. Two high school teachers began using yoga last year to help students relieve stress before exams. Special education teacher Martha Duchscherer and Spanish teacher Kerry Perretta…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, October 2, 2008: This Durga Puja, people of Lucknow will get a chance to visit the famous Meenakshi temple of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in the state capital itself. Large numbers of artisans and laborers, hired by a Durga Puja committee to erect a wooden replica of the enormous temple, are working around the clock in order to…
www.expressbuzz.com THRISSUR, INDIA, September 29, 2008: The fifteenth all-India Sanskrit conference will begin here on October 10. Over 300 Sanskrit scholars from different parts of the country will be attending the three-day conference, which will include seminars, scientific heritage exhibition and essay competitions.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LUDHIANA, INDIA, October 3, 2008: Angered by the soaring list of film shootings at the Golden Temple, the most revered shrine of the Sikhs, priests have said the gurdwara could soon be put out of bounds for most of Bollywood. Because film crews have inconvenienced the devotees and there is a perception that they don’t care about “maryada” (a…
www.pressdemocrat.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 3, 2008: India strengthened its laws against smoking in public places Thursday, but enforcement is not expected to be easy. For years, anti-smoking laws here have been widely ignored. India’s smokers are accustomed to lighting up anywhere they happen to be, even in hospitals and playgrounds. Tobacco companies have fought to keep warnings off boxes,…
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
news.bbc.co.uk BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL, September 29, 2008: The state-run Trust Corporation, authorized by Nepal’s new Maoist-led government, has selected six-year-old Shreeya Bajracharya to fulfill the role of Kumari (“living goddess”) in the temple town of Bhaktapur. Always before, Kumaris have been appointed by the royal high priest; but the monarchy was abolished after the Maoists, who are atheists, won elections earlier…