Source INDIA, July 1, 2016 (Times of India): The first batch of 1,138 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for this year’s Amarnath Yatra that begins from Saturday. State deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, junior minister Priya Sethi and Lok Sabha member Jugal Kishore flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in winter capital Jammu at…
Source When the Creator dances, the worlds He created dance. To the measure that He dances in our knowledge, our thoughts, too, dance. When He in heart-endearing dances, the several elements, too, dance. Witness in rapture surpassing the dance of that One who is a glowing flame.— Tirumantiram, 2786
Source SIKKIM, INDIA, June 27, 2016 ( by Bubhudatta Pradhan):India has 650,000 organic farmers–more than any other nation. Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and sprays the brew over his tomatoes. It’s the main way pests are repelled on his farm in the Himalayan foothills and across the northeastern state of Sikkim, the first in India to go…
Source INDIA, June 27, 2016 (Swarajya by David Frawley): India today is a strange country in that, uniquely among the nations of the world, it seems to be afraid of its own history. If we study current historical accounts, particularly by India’s academic left, the most important fact about the history of India is that there is no real history…
Source The joy of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time.— Tirukkural
Source CHINA, June 26, 2016 (by Brad Plumer, vox.com): Here in the US, the Obama administration has been reluctant to encourage people to eat less meat for health and environmental reasons. The 2015 US Dietary Guidelines, for instance, remained fairly muted on the topic after fierce lobbying by the meat industry. But in China, where livestock emissions are soaring and…
Source INDIA, June 24, 2016 (Swarajya): The Andhra Pradesh government has asked state officials to evict non-Hindu farmers from agricultural land belonging to Hindu temples or mutts. No such land can now be cultivated by a non-Hindu, it said. The state government had issued the official order in November last year but is now following up on it, as the…
Source It is always good to endure injuries done to you, but to forget them is even better.— Tirukkural
Source INDIA, June 24, 2016 (Eastern Panorama, by Nanda Kirati Dewan):Many people have a misconception about the Gorkhas in India — that they are foreigners and have migrated from Nepal. There could not be a greater mistake than this. The Gorkhas are in fact the aborigines of India and they can trace their history back to ancient times. The Gorkha…
Source SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, June 23, 2016 (The Independent): For 75 years the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has pursued a mission that includes collecting, displaying, and educating the public about the arts of Asia. Puja and Piety: Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Art from the Indian Subcontinent demonstrates the impact that an innovative curatorial concept can have on the educational…