Daily Inspiration
Source “Important things are not things.”— Swami Tejomayananda, spiritual head of Chinmaya Mission
Missionaries, Sanskrit and Oxford University: A History
Source INDIA, April 26, 2018 (Swarajyamag by Manish Maheswari): For Christian missionaries, India is an unfinished project, and it is not because of lack of trying. Every conceivable means has been tried to convert the heathens into the true religion of Christ, from downright annihilation (inquisition at Goa) to sophisticated racial theories (Bishop Robert Caldwell’s Dravidian race theory) meant to…
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to Resume via Nathu La Route This Year
Source BEJING, CHINA, April 23, 2018 (League of India): In a development that is going to spread joy in the Hindu community, India and China on April 22 agreed to resume the Holy Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Natha Lu route in Sikkim. The decision was made during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi…
Daily Inspiration
Source At a national and international level, we will enjoy more peace as we become more tolerant. Religious leaders can help by teaching their congregations how to live in a world of differences without feeling threatened, without forcing their ways or will on others. World bodies can make laws which deplore and work to prevent crimes of violence. It is…
Why the Latest Genetic Study Does Not Rewrite India’s History
Source UNITED STATES, April 22, 2018 (Swarajyamag by Aseem Shukla and Swaminathan Venkataraman): Nearly a decade ago, when the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) began its textbook entanglements in California, much of the most acrimonious contentions hinged on what was then dogma – the Aryan invasion. American school children were taught that “Aryans”, speaking Sanskrit, had mounted on horses, descended through…
Daily Inspiration
Source We must respect other religions even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
France Bans Use of Meat-Like Terms in Packaging for Vegetarian Food
Source FRANCE, April 24. 2018 ( The Independent): The measure was put forward by MP Jean-Baptiste Moreau, who based his argument on a judgment last year by the European Court of Justice that soya and tofu products could not be marketed as “milk” or “butter”. Mr Moreau, a farmer and member of President Macron’s En Marche! party tweeted: “It is…
Roots of Indian Science: Part C – Ancient Indian Universities
Source INDIA, April 18, 2018 (League of India by Jeethendra Kumar, P.K. and Prabhakar Sharma): Universities and institutions of higher learning existed in India much before in any other country of the world. In view of the flourishing education and general prosperity prevailing in India, it became a target for invaders who attacked scholars, destroyed institutions, demolished buildings, looted gold,…
Daily Inspiration
Source Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982),…
Here’s 2018’s List of Fruit and Vegetables Most (Strawberries, Spinach) and Least (Avocados, Sweet Corn) Contaminated with Pesticide Residue
Source UNITED STATES, April 10, 2018 (CNN): Once again, strawberries top the list of the 12 “dirtiest” fruits and vegetables, according to the Environmental Working Group. Every year since 2004, the group — a nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental organization — ranked pesticide contamination in 47 popular fruits and vegetables for its Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Pesticides include a wide…