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…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, June 19, 2009: The Amarnath yatra resumed on Friday after remaining suspended for three days due to heavy snowfall and rain. “The fourth batch of over 6000 pilgrims left the Baltal base camp, 62 miles from here, for the holy cave this morning,” a spokesman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) told PTI. 1,860 pilgrims…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, June 17, 2009: The economic meltdown has forced thousands of Brahmins, Thakurs, Banias, Kayasths, Lodhs, Yadavs and Muslims to take jobs as sweepers and sanitation workers, jobs that were traditionally done by Dalits. Software engineers and other well educated, highly skilled workers, suddenly unemployed, are sweeping streets and cleaning drains for a living, regardless of…
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…
Source: www.forumforhinduawakening.org VIRGINIA, USA, June 18, 2009 (Press release): The first ever Hindu Dharma Sabha (also called the “Hinduism Meet”) in North America will be held by the Forum for Hindu Awakening, with support from spiritual and Hindu organizations. It will happen on “Ashadh Krushna Ekadashi 5111” on the Hindu calendar, or 18 July 2009, at Durga Temple of Virginia,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com He is the Supreme Brahman, the Self of all, the chief foundation of this world, subtler than the subtle, eternal. That thou art; thou art That. Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad
Source: And although Indian nationals – assumed to come as pilgrims rather than as tourists – have traditionally been exempt from paying an entrance fee, the Pashupatinath Temple Development Trust (PADT) is reportedly considering an entry fee for Indian visitors to generate additional funds. More areas in the Pashupatinath area have been opened to tourists, but the restriction to non-Hindus…
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…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk KASHMIR, INDIA, June 15, 2009: The famous two-month-long annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave in Indian-administered Kashmir has begun amid tight security. Over 2,500 pilgrims, including women and children, left the state’s winter capital, Jammu, early on Monday. Over the next month and a half, some half a million devotees from different parts of India are expected…