Source: www.frontline.in [HPI note: This article is unabashedly critical of traditional Hindu sciences being taught in Indian Universities. In doing so, it exemplifies common criticism against these Hindu initiatives in India, and it is also informative of the extent of such studies in Indian universities.] INDIA, JULY 4, 2009: As India’s material prosperity increases, so does her demand for priests,…
Source: HPI KAUAI, HI, USA, July 11, 2009: Hinduism Today is researching about the silk industry in relation to the principle of non-violence and the mass destruction of silk worms involved in the process. We would like to solicit comments, opinions and first person experience testimonials on the subject. Please feel free to share your opinion as a comment on…
Source: news4u.co.in WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 11, 2009: Burger King, a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in more than 70 countries, has apologized for running an advertisement in Spain that offended Hindus. “We are apologizing because it wasn’t our intent to offend anyone,” Denise T Wilson, spokesman of Burger King said. The print advertisement in Spain that depicts…
Source: www.guardian.co.uk UK, July 7, 2009: Over 20 pilgrims from India have died in the past two weeks during the Amarnath Yatra, in Kashmir, one of the holiest pilgrimages a Hindu can make. Devotees trek to above 4,400m to reach a cave featuring a naturally formed ice Shiva Lingam. Up to 10 pilgrims from across south Asia also died in…
Source: www.merinews.com INDIA, June 23, 2009: Rajan Ramakrishnan started drawing on school black boards at the age of five. Plenty of sketches that he drew during school and college days were just given away to his friends. After graduation in Maths from Vivekananda College in Chennai, one day he drew a Ganesha. His friends got interested and nudged him on…
Source: www.vedantastl.org USA, July 11, 2009: Sri Ramakrishna is one of the giants of modern Hinduism. His brilliant and eloquent disciple Vivekanda might be more famous in the West, but the pupil himself spared to praise for his guru. For over thirty years Swami Chetanananda has researched the details of the life of Sri Ramakrishna. In a new book, reminiscences…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer.
Source: www.youtube.com KAUAI, HI, USA, 2009: The colors and beauty of Hinduism come to life in a video summary prepared by our editorial team, highlighting the features of Hinduism Today’s July/August/September issue. In this special temple issue, you can know about “Our Three Kinds of Temples” as explained by Publisher Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Take a peek into our Educational Insight…
Source: www.refdag.nl SCHEVENINGEN, NETHERLANDS, June 23, 2009: Hindu spiritual care providers will now be officially commissioned by the government to work in prisons. The Hindu Council has been made responsible for assigning Hindu spiritual caregivers to criminal mental facilities, youth custodial institutions and illegal immigrant detention centers. Five pandits are already providing mental health care to prisoners on a freelance…
Source: epaper.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 28, 2009: Depictions of God Shiva are a pop sensation for an increasing number of youngsters today in India, adorning their tees and the walls of their rooms, and inspiring local musicians. It’s fueling the business of a chain of small shops in Delhi’s Paharganj area. Here you’ll get everything from posters to t-shirts…