Daily Inspiration
Source There is nothing higher than dharma. Verily, that which is dharma is truth. — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.14
United Hindus in Goa Protest Christian Conversion Ploy Inside Hospitals.
Source MAPUSA, GOA, December 26, 2016 (Hindu Existence): Pro-Hindu organizations’ activists met Dr. Geeta Kakodkar, the medical superintendent of Asilo Hospital for demanding prompt action against missionaries of “Believers” who convert Hindu patients taking advantage of their helplessness. Dr. Kakodkar issued instructions to the Chief Manager of the hospital to conduct an inquiry into such incidents taking place in the…
Pakistani Textbooks Controversy
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, December 27, 2016 (Daily Times): On August 11, 1947, three days before the announcement of the independence of Pakistan, the Father of the Nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his speech said, “You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or any other place of worship in…
New Passport Rules: Hindu Sadhus Can Apply Giving Their Guru’s Name
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 23, 2016 (India Today): Revising its passport application rules, the Ministry of External Affairs today allowed sadhus and sanyasis (Hindu saints and hermits) to apply for the travel document by giving their spiritual Guru’s name instead of their biological parents. “Sadhus/ Sanyasis can apply for a passport with the name of their spiritual Guru mentioned…
Dr. B.B. Lal Honored by Indian Council of Historical Research
Source INDIA, December 24, 2016 (Swarajya): Professor Braj Basi Lal, the renowned archaeologist and author of the book “Rama, His Historicity, Mandir and Setu,” has been awarded the first Gurukul Fellowship by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), reported Anubhuti Vishnoi for the Economic Times. The ICHR’s two-year fellowship has been introduced with the aim of promoting the traditional…
Daily Inspiration
Source Hindus profoundly know that God is the same Supreme Being in whom peoples of all faiths find solace, peace and liberation. Nonetheless, we realize that all religions are not the same, and the doctrines of one often conflict with those of another. Even this should never be cause for religious tension or intolerance. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 –…
Hinduism Today Magazine Planning Coverage of Sikkim
KAUAI, HAWAII, December 25, 2016: Hinduism Today magazine is seeking advice and contacts for our teams coming trip to Sikkim to report on Hinduism in that mountainous state. Our India correspondent, Mr. Rajiv Malik of Delhi, and photographer Thomas Kelly of Kathmandu will likely be there in mid February. Please email ar@hindu.org with your suggestions of places to visit and…
Daily Inspiration
Source There is no physical world for me. All I see, I see it as the glorious manifestation of the Almighty. — Swami Sivananda (1887‚Äì1963), founder of the Divine Life Society
Prominent Antiquities Dealer Accused of Selling Stolen Artifacts
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 21, 2016 (New York Times): One of New York’s most prominent antiquities dealers was arrested Wednesday on charges that she obtained millions of dollars in stolen artifacts from international smugglers and sold them illegally — often through major auction houses — by creating fraudulent documents to camouflage their history. In a complaint filed in…
Rohingya Muslim Refugees in Jammu Cause for Concern
Source JAMMU, INDIA, (Sputnik News): Hundreds of persecuted Rohingya Muslims migrants from Myanmar have found a new home in the Jammu region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. But the largely Hindu population of Jammu sees this as a ploy by the Muslim dominated state government to create instability in the region. People of Jammu fear continued migration of…