Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 14, 2010: Fancy pandals, the beat of dhaks (traditional drums) and lighting have heralded the beginning of Durga Puja in the city, where the festive spirit is unabated despite Games-related restrictions and low sponsorship. In Chittaranjan Park, where every year puja pandals compete each other in opulence, the organizers have gone all out in…
Source: www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk LEICESTER, UK, October 13, 2010: Massive crowds are expected in Leicester for the Diwali lights switch-on. Preparations are under way to ensure this year’s Diwali celebrations are the best yet. More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the switching on of the lights in Belgrave Road – and more to go to events on Diwali Day itself…
Source: www.bbc.co.uk POTSDAM, GERMANY, October 15, 2010: Attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have “utterly failed”, Chancellor Angela Merkel says. In a speech in Potsdam, she said the so-called “multikulti” concept — where people would “live side-by-side” happily — did not work. Mrs Merkel’s comments come amid recent outpourings of strong anti-immigrant feeling from mainstream politicians. A recent…
Source: www.nytimes.com USA, October 8, 2010: Gold evokes emotions from investors like few other investable assets. Whether it is increasing or decreasing in value, people usually have an interest in it beyond its intrinsic value as an investment. So what should we make of this current moment for gold? It is trading at more than $1,300 an ounce. Last year,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com When you react to a situation, do not re-enact it. Wait until the emotional nature has completely composed itself, then study your reaction. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, October 13, 2010: Traditional clothes, tilak ceremonies, mehandi and reading scriptures are spome Navratri customs that not just Delhiites but also athletes from 71 other countries are observing in New Delhi. Participants at the Commonwealth Games Village were treated to the traditional tilak ceremony to mark the beginning of Navratri. “Players are not venturing out for…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 28, 2010: Delhi’s Ramlilas, organized during the festival of Navratri, is planned to woo Commonwealth Games tourists with English translators, pamphlets and air-conditioned rooms. “We have a separate wing for the foreign tourists, which have translators to narrate the Ramlila in English, and to explain to them its significance. We are also handin out…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com INDIA, October 13, 2010: Barely a week after two US linguists claimed they uncovered a hidden language in Arunachal Pradesh, an academician based in the frontier state said his post-doctoral work in 2008 dealt extensively with the issue. But Gibji Nimachow would rather not stake any claim to have discovered Koro, which he says is a dialect and…
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Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, October 11, 2010: A group of artisans from Tamil Nadu is trying to rebuild the Sri Lakshminrisimha temple in Karol Bagh, Delhi. A team of 10 artisans is in the Capital to reconstruct and rebuild the structure. The objective of the temple’s managing committee is to bring to the city one more example of the art…