Source UNITED STATES September 25, 2015 (Press Release): Since we launched our nationwide anti-bullying survey last month, we’ve received responses from youth around the country. Some responses highlight the progress we’ve made as a community. However, other responses show just how far we have yet to go in combating anti-Hindu bias and bullying in classrooms. Personal stories of heartbreak and…
Source GOA, INDIA, September 24, 2015 (Herald Goa): Creatively setting up dekhawas, which are decorations depicting scenes from Hindu mythology, next to Lord Ganesh’s statue is a traditional practice. Apart from adding to the decor and showcasing interesting tales, these dekhawas are testimony to the unity that prevails amidst the youth of that particular area as setting up a grand…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, September 18, 2015 (Leicester Mercury): Leicester already has the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India and it could now have the largest Ganesh festival, too. The God with the head of an elephant symbolizes good luck and the removal of obstacles for the billion Hindus throughout the world. Over ten days this month the Shree Sanatan Mandir temple…
Source The atman in you is that which indwells all things.” “Tell me, Yajnavalkya, about this atman that indwells all things.” “It is that which transcends hunger and thirst, sorrow and delusion, old age and death.”— Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, 5A
Source SOUTH AFRICA, September 24, 2015 (News24): Panorama Gardens residents said that a proposed Hindu center in their suburb is not welcome. They said the religious facility is unnecessary in the predominantly Zulu-speaking area and other facilities like sports and recreational activities should take priority. Residents, who took to the streets, said that a proposed “Sai Centre” to be built…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, September 24, 2015 (New Indian Express): Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a seer born in the laps of Cauvery who went on to give rise to a legion of Vedantis over the years, attained Mahasamadhi late on Wednesday night. He was 85 and died of age-related ailments, Ashram officials told the Express over the phone from Rishikesh. Born as…
Source Just as the Earth bears those who dig into her, it is best to bear with those who despise us.— Tirukkural
KAUAI, HAWAII, September 21, 2015: Hinduism Today is looking for a compassionate home for four sacred cows that will otherwise be sent to the slaughterhouse. These cows are now in a pasture in northern New York state. They are a hearty breed, Scottish Highland, and are used to wintering outside. They are 6 to 8 years old. The three cows…
Source NEW DELHI, September 18, 2015 (The Hindu): Moves are on, at the Sanskrit Department of the University of Delhi, to push back the commonly accepted date of the Vedas through astronomical calculations. Next weekend, the department will host scholars from across India who, over three days, will reassess the existing Vedic chronology accepted by a range of European scholars…
Source KURNOOL, INDIA, September 21, 2015 (The Hindu): With Krishna river water again entering the historic Sangameswaram temple in Atmakur mandal in the district, temple priest and Vedic pundit Telakapalli Raghurama Sarma performed Sikhara, Kalasa and Jaladurga Homam and Maha Mangala Harathi and ended the 120-day-long Varuna yagam on Saturday. Sri Raghurama Sarma completed the varuna yagam with poornahuthi and…