Source INDIA, May 6, 2019 (The Hans India): Chardham Yatra – the pilgrimage to four Hindu shrines nestled in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarkahand, begins on Tuesday, on the auspicious Akshay Tritiya day. Welcoming the pilgrims, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat wished them a successful pilgrimage to the four shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. “Uttarakhand is ready to welcome…
Source All fear of distress, grief, avarice, delusion and bewilderment exist only as long as one does not take refuge in the satguru. All wanderings in the ocean of births, called samsara, fraught with grief and impurity, last as long as one has no devotion to a holy Sivaguru. As the boon-giving guru gives the mantra in contentment and beatitude,…
Source QUANG NAM, VIETNAM, April 23, 2019 (Vietnam Plus): After three years of renovations, Vietnamese and Indian experts have completed the upgrade of Towers K and H – rare buildings that have remained as part of the complex of temples at My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam. The upgrade work to restore Towers K, H, and…
Source A person who has realized the principle of nonviolence has God-given strength for his weapon, and the world has not yet known anything that can match it. — Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Source INDIA, April 8, 2019 (Indic Tales): Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is a writer, philosopher and thinker. He is a recipient of Saraswati Sanman, Padma Shri, and Central and Karnataka Sahitya Academy Awards. He was asked “why is it that in India a section of educated and intellectual group opposes everything related to Hinduism, be it its scriptures, customs, practices and…
Source AFGHANISTAN, April 30, 2019 (Global Voices): In Afghanistan, Sikh and Hindu minority groups have for decades experienced targeted religious persecution while suffering from low access to civil rights. Given that these injustices have been compounded by the country’s deep and growing security issues, it is hardly surprising that of the 220,000 Sikh and Hindu citizens living in Afghanistan in…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, April 24, 2019 (Metro): The European Union’s bid to ban names like burger and sausage for vegan and vegetarian food products is being challenged. The Vegan Society said the unreasonable and costly proposal threatened to cause widespread administrative chaos, confusion and time wasting. If the proposal is voted into effect next month, vegan and veggie burgers could…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 24, 2019 (The Statesman): Indonesia released a special commemorative Ramayana stamp on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with India. The stamp, featuring a scene from the Ramayana epic in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita, has been designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Bapak Nyoman Nuart, recipient of Padma Shri. “As…
Source You are perfect this very moment. You are all that you will ever be. If you don’t see it that way, then you live in a difficult state of affairs, striving toward perfection and being imperfect along the way. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source WASHINGTON, USA, April 25, 2019 (NASA Earth Observatory): The world is literally a greener place than it was twenty years ago, and data from NASA satellites has revealed a counterintuitive source for much of this new foliage. A new study shows that China and India–the world’s most populous countries–are leading the increase in greening on land. The effect comes…