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Source They have “Dial-a-Prayer” for atheists now. You call it up, it rings and rings, but nobody answers.

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 5, 2016 (The Hindu): A World Bank report has challenged the conventional understanding of India’s inequality. The report, “Addressing inequality in South Asia,” has found that the probability of a poor person moving out of poverty in India in 2014 was as good as that in the U.S. “There is good news — India is…

Source CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, August 21, 2018 (IOL, by Yogin Devan): The first names of Indians are fast losing their Indian identity to modernization. This is so especially to a large extent within the Tamil community and to a lesser extent among those of Hindi background. The bestowal of non-traditional names is not an act of cultural betrayal. Creativity,…

Source It is very important to give light and love to everyone, because everyone needs affection. Let light, love and peace live today and always in our hearts. Let these words not just be words pouring out of our lips. Let light invade your whole being so that everyone may be able to love.— Mataji Indra Devi

Source BENGALURU, INDIA, August 20, 2018 (New Indian Express): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to launch a crack down on the use of statues made of plaster of paris to minimise the environmental impact of the Ganesha festival on September 13. Commissioner Manjunath Prasad said the civic body has joined hands with the pollution control board to…

Source SOUTH AFRICA, August 21, 2018 (Rising Sun Overport): The Lord Ganesha Float Procession held its annual awards and launch at the Shri Mariammen Temple in Mount Edgecombe on Friday. The organization awarded various devotees and sponsors for their dedication to the Ganesha festival over the years. This year marks the 12th procession for Lord Ganesha. Devotees and organisations who…

Source When individuals change for the better, then society will change, and when society changes, then the country will change.— Pramukh Swami Maharaj, fifth guru of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

Source CALIFORNIA, U.S., August 21, 2018 (CDE): The State Board of Education is seeking applications to fill three vacancies on the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC). The Invitation for Application to the IQC and the online application is available on the SBE Application Information webpage at “source above”. The IQC is responsible for advising the SBE on matters related to curriculum…

Source INDIA, July 27, 2018 (The Hindu): News of the Mahakumbabishekam of Sri Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi came as a surprise. And it was happening after two centuries, 238 years to be precise. History has it that Rani Ahalyabai Holkar of Indore built the present temple and dedicated it without much fanfare in 1780. Ever since no consecration has been…

Source That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal Religion because it embraces all others.— Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950)