Source UNITED STATES, March 5, 2015 (The Atlantic): When Tulsi Gabbard first ran for Congress in 2012 from her home state of Hawaii, her Republican opponent, David “Kawika” Crowley, ridiculed the observant Hindu for subscribing to a religion that “doesn’t align with the constitutional foundation of the U.S. government.” In the elections held the following month, Gabbard became the first–and…
Source INDIA, March 29, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): The Women & Child Development Minister, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi today launched the project of construction of a special home for one thousand widows at Vrindavan, Mathura. The foundation stone for the Home was laid by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in the presence of Women Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Smt Syeda…
Source MANILA, PHILIPPINES, March 28, 2016 (The Standard): The Holi Festival, one of the happiest and most colorful festivals of Hindus, was recently celebrated at SM by the Bay Central Park with more than 2,500 people gathering for the auspicious event. Ushering in the arrival of spring, the festival widely celebrated in India, Nepal and other Hindu countries, saw its…
Source After death, the soul goes to the next world bearing in mind the subtle impressions of its deeds, and after reaping their harvest returns again to this world of action. Thus, he who has desires continues subject to rebirth.— Shukla Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.6
KAUAI, HAWAII, March 27, 2016: Hinduism Today magazine is preparing a story on the 19th and early 20th century saint, Shirdi Sai Baba. We are in particular interesting in the relatively recent upsurge of his worship in temples both in India and the US. If you inform us of existing temples in the US or UK which have incorporated a…
Source INDIA, March 16, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): There is no apathy from Government towards Pali, Prakrit and Sanskrit. A scheme for the Award of the Certificates of Honours was introduced in the year 1958 to honor the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian Languages. The scheme was extended to cover Pali/Prakrit in year 1996. Certificate of Honour is awarded…
Source DENPASAR, BALI, March 22, 2016 (The Guardian): The battle over a controversial land reclamation project in Bali is reaching crisis point, with an official decision due any day on an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that would pave the way for the project to break ground. On Sunday, tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered at a major roundabout close to…
KAUAI, HAWAII, March 27, 2016: Hinduism Today magazine is preparing a story on the 19th and early 20th century saint, Shirdi Sai Baba. We are in particular interesting in the relatively recent upsurge of his worship in temples both in India and the US. We also plan to send a photographer to Shirdi and would appreciate a contact name there…
Source INDIA, March 18, 2016 (Times of India): Mangalsutra, the wedding chain worn by Hindu women, is usually chosen according to the customs of the groom’s family, with gold being the common element in all. It is equivalent to the ring worn in Western wedding tradition. Every region has its own beautiful interpretation of the marital cord though. Maharashtrians wear…
Source SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, March 27, 2016 (Hindu Education Foundation): After protests from students and parents, the California Board of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) has rejected suggestions by a group of professors to replace the word “India” with “South Asia” in California textbooks. A group of professors including Sheldon Pollock, Robert Goldman, Lawrence Cohen and Kamala Visweswaran, under the name…