Source August 27, 2011 (Hindu American Foundation via the Huffington Post): HPI continues the series of three first place winners of the Hindu American Foundation’s essay contest. The theme was “Every day, my Hindu-ness makes me a better American because… ” EssenceBy Sohini SircarMany American Hindus view their lives as having two poles. They display their Hindu side at home…
Source DENTON, TEXAS, USA, August 30, 2011 (Reuters): The University of North Texas in Denton has opened an all-vegan full-service campus cafeteria that may be the first in the nation and is proving immensely popular. Lines snake out the door. University officials are finding many of the students who eat there are not vegans but simply want to eat healthy…
Source CHETTIKULANGARA, KERALA, INDIA, August 21, 2011 (livemint.com): Every month, officials of Dhanalaxmi Bank collect hundreds of thousands of coins from the hundis (donation box) of 2,100 temples from across the state and exchange the coins for paper currency with vendors–shopkeepers, retail malls, local bus companies and government clients. The currency is then deposited into the temple’s account. Dhanalaxmi Bank…
Source BERLIN, GERMANY, August 30, 2011 (thehindu.com): Before long–if not already–a baby will be born who will take the global population above 7 billion for the first time. No one is sure; no statistician would be prepared to say exactly when this event takes place. The rate of population growth has soared over the course of recorded history. When Jesus…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, September 06, 2011: (Hindustan Times): The committees appointed by the Supreme Court regarding the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple met jointly Tuesday and decided to create a special agency for valuing the treasures found in the temple vaults, estimated to be worth nearly USD 21.5 billion. Of the temple’s six vaults, five have been opened, based on a…
Source If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.— Chinese proverb
Source August 27, 2011 (Hindu American Foundation via the Huffington Post): “Every day, my Hindu-ness makes me a better American because… ” This opening sentence presented the essay challenge that the Hindu American Foundation posed to the next generation of Hindu Americans. HPI will feature is proud to feature the three excellent first place winners and applauds the intent and…
Source These men who strut about in their finery, having got all their money grinding the poor wretches, so long as they do not do anything for these millions, are no better than savages.— Swami Vivekananda
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, September 05, 2011 (Mid-Day.com): Pilgrims have endured a 16-hour wait in line for a glimpse of Ganapati at Lalbaugcha Raja. Devotees queueing up at Abhudya Nagar in the Navasachi line–for devotees who seek Ganapati’s blessings to obtain specific goals–at 2:00 pm Saturday received their glimpse of Ganesha only at 6:00 am Sunday. The authorities had thoughtfully lined…
Religion News Service WASHINGTON D.C., September 2011: Americans consider religious freedom a cornerstone of society, but fall short in their tolerance of Muslims, according to a poll released Tuesday (Sept. 6) that probes Americans’ attitudes toward immigrants and the nation’s safety 10 years after 9/11. The “What It Means to Be American” poll found that a small majority (53 percent)…