YouTube Hit: “I am Indian”
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, September 6, 2015 (YouTube): HPI recommends this charming short by comedian Rajiv Satyal on the marvel of being “Indian”.
Census: 2.87 Million Indians Have No Faith
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, August 27 2015 (Times of India): India has 2.87 million people who have no faith in any religion — 0.24% of the country’s population of 1.21 billion — according to the 2011 census, which was the first to include a non-faith category . The figure includes atheists, rationalists as well as those not interested in any religion…
New Book Released on the Histry of Science
Source NEW YORK, U.S., September 2, 2015 (Oswego): In a newly published book, physics professor Alok Kumar and his co-author seek to set the record straight on how Europe’s scientific revolution depended profoundly on ideas and innovations passed down from ancient cultures. “A History of Science in World Cultures: Voices of Knowledge,” published by Routledge, traces the origins of European…
Daily Inspiration
Source Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it? What might the results be? Can I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, then proceed.— Chanakya (350-275 bce), Indian politician, strategist and writer
Daily Inspiration
Source Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man and silence is necessary in order to surmount it.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual leader
Sutra Journal: A Free Monthly Online Magazine with a Dharmic Focus
Source August 29, 2015 (Sutra Journal): Sutra Journal introduces their free, monthly online magazine with a Dharmic focus, featuring articles on yoga, vedanta, tantra, Buddhism, ayurveda and Indology. Yoga arose and exists within the Dharma, which is a set of timeless teachings, holistic in nature, covering the gamut from the worldly to the metaphysical, and from science to art and…
Revealing The Secret Behind Gayatri Mantra
Source INDIA, August 31, 2015 (by Hari RajivKumar, Daily O): From the limited information available about our past, we know that Hinduism is the oldest religion (or “way of life”, as some people prefer to call it) and in this tradition, the Rigveda Samhita is the oldest work. Perhaps the most famous verse from the Rigveda is the savit? g?yatr?…
Modi Releases Digital Version of Ramcharitmanas
Source INDIA, August 13, 2015 (Press Information Bureau): The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today released the digital version of Ramcharitmanas, as a set of digital CDs produced by All India Radio. Praising the efforts of the artistes who had contributed to this musical production, the Prime Minister said they had performed not just sangeet sadhna, but also sanskriti sadhna…
Free Mobile Yoga App Launched in Thailand
Source BANGKOK, THAILAND, August 31, 2015 (Zee News): A free mobile app showing simple yoga exercises has been launched by the Indian Embassy here and will be available for enthusiasts in Hindi, English and Thai languages. The app – compatible for Android – was formally launched here by India’s Ambassador to Thailand Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The ‘Common Yoga Protocol’ can…
Hinduism Today Seeks Testimony to the Benefit of Seva for Article on Karma Yoga
KAUAI, HAWAII, August 21, 2015 (HPI): Hinduism Today is seeking a bit more assistance the Educational Insight on that subject in the Jan/Feb/March issue. We are seeking inspiring quotes from youth and children, sharing testimony of the benefits that they have experienced from doing karma yoga (seva) in their community, temple, ashram. Please email our deputy editor: kumar@hindu.org.