Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 10, 2018 (Times of India): In a milestone verdict expanding the right to life to incorporate the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday legalized passive euthanasia and approved a living will to provide terminally ill patients or those in persistent and incurable vegetative state a dignified exit by refusing medical treatment…
Source Everything changes, everything passes; things appearing, things disappearing. But when all is over–being and extinction both transcended–still, the basic emptiness and silence abide, and that is blissful peace.— Mystical song from a Hindu story
Source BALI, INDONESIA, March 9, 2018 (Indonesia Expat): The Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI), the country’s leading authority on Hinduism, is appealing to authorities to require telecommunications providers to suspend home broadband and 4G internet services from 6am on March 17, which is the Balinese Hindu New Year and “Day of Silence,” known as Nyepi. The group is is calling…
Source Do not say that you do not have time for God. The busiest of men will have the most leisure, and the laziest will always be short of time, for the former utilizes time and the latter only wastes it. If you really want God, you will find time for Him.— Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati (1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the…
Source INDIA, March 6, 2018 (Opindia): The Indian Council of Historical Research organized a 3-day conference commencing on Monday, March 5, on the need to clear distortions in Indian history. The event was organized by Indologist and guest professor at IIT Gandhinagar, Dr. Michel Danino and Rajaneesh Kumar Shukla, member secretary of ICHR. “This is a very important conference of…
Source DAKAR, SENEGAL, March 6, 2018 (Le Soleil, translated from French): The Embassy of India in Dakar celebrated, for the first time in Senegal, the Holi Color Festival. There was a carnival atmosphere in the esplanade of the Monument of African Renaissance. Despite the strong heat and the wind blowing in this open space, the Indians celebrated Holi which is…
Source Everyone makes mistakes. It is natural and simply shows we do not understand something. Perceptive self-correction enables young ones to quickly learn from their mistakes, refine their still-developing behavior accordingly and thereby make rapid progress on the spiritual path.— Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism today
Source TEXAS, March 4, 2018 (The Battalion): Despite a short rain shower, students held Holi 2018 on Simpson Drill field last Sunday. Holi is a Hindu spring festival of colors which celebrates and welcomes all people. Samosas, a traditional Indian snack, were given out for attendees to enjoy, and music blasted through campus. The Indian Graduate Student Association (IGSA), India…
Source Hinduism is the only ancient religious tradition on the Earth which talks about the right time-scale. In the West, people have the sense that what is natural is for the universe to be a few thousand years old, and that billions are numbers no one can understand. The Hindu concept is very clear. Here is a great world culture…
Source BANGLADESH, June 11, 2013 (YouTube): Since ancient times Bangladesh has been a melting pot of Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic civilization. You will find the legacy of age old heritage all across the country. This short youtube video produced by the Bangladesh Tourism Board features several Hindu temples with their beautiful architecture dotted across the country.