Source: www.hinduonnet.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 23, 2009: Namrata Randhawa Haley, the daughter of a Punjabi Sikh immigrant, has announced her candidacy for Republican Party nomination for the Governor of South Carolina, which will go to poll next year. Nikki, 37, as she is popularly known, is presently a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 2004, Nikki…
Source: The test of a man is how much he can bear and how much he can share and how soon he confesses a mistake and makes amends for it. Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source: news.bbc.co.uk [HPI note: According to the Indian police, Maoists were the perpetrators of the murder of Swami Laxshmananda in late 2008, causing months of civil unrest.] DELHI, INDIA, June 23, 2009: The Indian government has banned the Maoist Communist Party of India as a terrorist group, giving security forces enhanced powers of arrest. Earlier, five states across east and…
Source: www.hindu.com MADURAI, INDIA, June 15, 2009: A recent study by Evidence, a Madurai-based non-governmental organization, found varied examples of discrimination against Dalits still occurring in many of the temples of South India. Discriminatory issues involved such matters as entry into the temple or into the public worship area, the serving of annadhanam, avoidance of Dalit areas by the temple…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Lord Siva, the bestower of happiness, gave the art of yoga. As Nataraja, King of dancers, He gave dance. BKS Iyengar
Source: www.livemint.com BANGALORE/MUMBAI/HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 18, 2009: In a country proud to be secular, there is increasing debate about government subsidization of religious pilgrimages. Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party government proposes to set aside US$210,000 to subsidize pilgrimages for Hindus. In Andhra Pradesh, the Congress party-led government is subsidizing the cost of travel for Christians visiting Jerusalem. Last year the Union…
Source: www.chinmayamission.org/krishnalaya PIERCY, CA, USA, June 20, 2009: For anyone sincerely interested in life transformation and willing to commit to the idea for a year, full time, without weekends or breaks, Chinmaya Mission West of California is offering a one-year study-and-meditate intensive at its Krishnalaya Ashram, set among mountains, redwood forests and rivers in Piercy, Northern California. The retreat, “Vedanta…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com As is your devotion, so is your liberation. Good work brings good wages, a little work brings only a little wage. Swami Nityananda, guru of Baba Muktananda
Source: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200906151552.htm KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 15, 2009: Foreigners visiting Nepal’s sacred Hindu temple Pashupatinath must now pay an entry fee of US$11 (Rs 500), up from Rs250. PADT secretary Paramananda Shakya said the intent is to develop the infrastructure in the area, and to provide guides for visitors. “We will build more eateries and restrooms of international standard,” he said.…
Source: www.ft.com LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, May 23, 2009: On the banks of the Gomti River outside Lucknow, an elaborate memorial is being constructed in honor of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the erudite hero of India’s “untouchables,” the Dalits. Large statues of Dr. Ambedkar and other Dalit heroes look down on giant sandstone elephants that line the walkway to a…