Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 29, 2011 (The Peninsula of Quatar): As the former Hindu kingdom of Nepal started observing its biggest Hindu festival yesterday, the new government’s austerity measures and a dogged campaign by animal right activists will see a drop in animal and bird sacrifices, a tradition that has been frequently condemned by the outside world. The 15-day Dashain…
Source LEICESTER, ENGLAND, September 19, 2011 (bbc): The management committee of a USD 1.5m Hindu temple due to open October 9 in Leicester has vowed to keep traffic congestion to a minimum. Although the Gipsy Lane location for the Mandir was approved by the council in 2008, some residents have complained the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is being built on…
Source Actions are the louder expression of thought. The quality of thought is ordered by the nature of our inner belief and faith.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission
Source USA, January 24, 2011 (Time.com): Self-control in early life appears to be the secret to a successful life. The “Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study,” whose results were published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that children with good self-control grew into adults who were typically healthier, wealthier, more law-abiding and less prone to…
Source UBUNG KAJA, BALI, September 13, 2011 (VIVAnews): From the philosophy expressed in its architecture to its ornamentation and even a purification ceremony,a Catholic church of Ubung Kaja in Denpasur has adopted the appearance of Hinduism. Father Servasius I Nyoman Subhaga SVD explained that the “Jesus the Good Shepard” church building was designed in accordance with Asta Kosala Kosali (Hindu…
Source UNITED STATES, September 24, 2011: Navratri is the Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the glorification of Shakti, the feminine form of the Divine. During these nine nights, the mother Goddess is worshipped in nine different forms. Navratri culminates on the 10th day with the festivities of Vijayadashami, also known as Dusshera. A common greeting during this festival…
Press Release UNITED STATES, September 2011 (HAF): the Hindu American Foundation has moved its permanent office into the heart of Washington, D.C. HAF established its first office in 2006 in Kensington, MD. Five years later we have moved to the center of the action, closer to the halls of Congress and the White House, thus allowing HAF to increase the…
Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, September 23, 2011 (bdnews24.com): Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus in Bangladesh (called Navaratri in most of India) will be observed from October 2 to 6 at 196 pavilions or mandapas in the capital, Dhaka, the organizers say. Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee president Biresh Chandra Saha said the preparation was almost at the final…
Source LEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, September 7, 2011 (Leicester Mercury): Some schools in Leicestershire are asking the Government to change a requirement that they provide collective Christian worship every day. Current law requires all state schools to provide a daily act of collective worship for their pupils, such as a prayer or hymns, which must be wholly or mainly of a Christian…
Source JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, September 16, 2011 (deccanherald.com): In response to growing interest, India will set up Ayurveda chairs at two South African universities by early next year. “The chair in Ayurveda at the Durban University of Technology and one in Unani at the University of the Western Cape will help institutionalize training in this very important field,” said Indian…