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Source UNITED STATES, June 20, 2018 (DCF USA by Kundan Singh): The Roundtable discussion at the World History Association Conference examined the ongoing problems associated with the Aryan Invasion/Migration Theory, and the controversies involving the late 18th and 19th-century origins of this theory and its explicit service to European national and colonialist interests and agendas. This historiographical controversy centers on…

Source VIJAYAWADA, INDIA, December 10, 2018 (Deccan Chronicle): Come January 1, devotees to the famous Kanaka Durga temple on the Indirakeeladri hill here will have to wear traditional dresses for darshan. From next year, the temple is banning Bermudas, shorts, mini-skirts, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts, middies, sleeveless tops. According to the code, a woman devotee has to wear a…

Source INDIA, November 19, 2018 (Business Today): Britain ruled India for about 200 years, a period that was marred with extreme poverty and famine. Renowned economist Utsa Patnaik, who has done a research on the fiscal relations between Colonial India and Britain, has tried to answer a question many Indians are likely to be interested to know — how much…

Source You need to be a great theist before you can become a great monist. Theistic practices of humility, service and worship form the basis of yoga, which then leads to levels of samadhi and monistic realizations. It is a ladder with definite, clear steps. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today

Source PANAJI, INDIA, November 13, 2018 (Times of India): While modern medicine is necessary, it has several adverse effects. The cost of medication and hospitalisation is dragging many middle class families to poverty. Therefore, this is the right time to introduce yoga in public health systems as it brings the body, mind and soul in alignment to rid the body…

Source UNITED STATES, October 4, 2018 (DCF USA by Vishwa Alduri): A debate has been raging between proponents of the view that the Aryans migrated into India, and those who hold the opposite view. In this blog, I do not attempt to resolve that debate; indeed, I make no claims about the historical reality of an ethnic group, whether called…

Source CHENNAI, INDIA, November 30, 2018 (Outlook India): The Madras High Court Friday quashed a Tamil Nadu government order transferring the investigation of statue theft cases to the CBI (India’s equivalent of the FBI), holding that it was unreasonable, mala fide and transgression of judicial orders. A special bench of justices R. Mahadevan and P. D. Audikesavulu, set up to…

Source TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, November 30, 2018 (Newsday): Dharmacharya and President General and Spiritual Head of the Maha Sabha, His Holiness Shri Uttam Maharaj died on Thursday morning at the age of 70. Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar remembered Pundit Maharaj as an advocate for peace and harmony and said she was saddened by his passing. “Pundit Maharaj was known for his…

Source BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, November 30, 2018 (infobae, translated from Spanish): In the middle of the G20 summit in the city of Buenos Aires, the Yoga for Peace mass meeting was held on Thursday afternoon at the city’s fairgrounds, where Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, gave a message of unity and harmony to the world society. With free entry, almost…

Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 4, 2018 (HAF): Today the Hindu American Foundation launched a new campaign – I Am Hindu American – to improve awareness of the Hindu religion and Hindu Americans. The multi-platform initiative includes a social-media campaign, a 30-second PSA, and a companion website to provide valuable resources about Hinduism and Hindu Americans. In collaboration with…