The Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha Trust on Monday announced that it would set up an Institute for Hindu Studies in Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu in the name SASTRA (Shanmuga Academy of Arts, Science and Technology) to promote research in the religion’s glorious heritage.
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A high-powered US delegation of top-notch American educators and researchers from six major medical schools will visit India on an ayurveda study-tour that could possibly lead to the incorporation of this ancient herbal remedies in the US medical curricula. Read more »
According to People magazine: “They’re Aging Backward! With the Help of Yoga, Caviar Facials and Organic Diets, the Older These Stars Get, the Younger They Look” Read more »
The association of Lord Rama and global warming may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate change. Read more »
USA-Postage.com, an Atlanta based company, has recently launched seven stamps customised with Hindu deities for the Indian community in America. For the first time real U.S. postage will depict the exclusive designs of the deities on a colourful 20-stamp commemorative sheet Read more »
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was honored by Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada on Sunday in Reno (USA) Read more »
The Acharya Sabha is meeting for the 4th time at Hyderabad from 9th through 11th January 2010. Hindu Bharma Acharya Sabha represents the collective leadership of Hindu religion. Over 100 Hindu Religious Heads have participated in this meet. Read more »
Prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures opened the meeting of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), USA’s influential-oldest-largest civil rights organization, branch in Nevada for the first time in Reno. Read more »
In Hinduism, religious festivals are associated with rituals and traditions typical to the region and prevailing season. So we find that Makar Sankranti festival is celebrated in different regions in various ways, from a day long festivity to a three-long festival. However, what is common is the traditional cuisine that is chiefly Gud’ or jaggery and til’ or sesame seeds that aim to lend warmth in the cold of winter. This is merely another revelation of how Hinduism is anchored in scientific and pragmatic practices. Read more »
Morari Bapu, the famous ‘kathakaar’ from Saurashtra is in talk with the Pakistan government to allow him to hold three ‘kathas’ — one each in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Read more »
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