In a statement in Nevada (United States), Rajan Zed, president, Universal Society of Hinduism (USOH), said, “Hindus take their diets very seriously, and food plays a major role in Hinduism.” Read more »
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today termed as “improper and unwarranted” the view expressed by Supreme Court judge Justice A R Dave that ‘Gita and Mahabharata should be taught in schools.’ Read more »
Massive preparations are now taking place for the second annual Shri Krishna Leela at the Guaracara Recreation Ground in Tabaquite. Read more »
Pakistani author Reema Abbasi recently launched in Delhi her new book Historic Temples in Pakistan – A Call to Conscience documenting Hindu shrines, and pilgrimage sites in Pakistan. Read more »
The World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) held its Eleventh Bi-Annual Conference at the Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa. The conference was attended by scholars from many parts of the world. Read more »
The Gujarat government has come up with textbooks which teach students that “stem cell technology found mention in Mahabharata and motor car existed during the vedic period”. A 125-page book by Dinanath Batra called Tejomay Bharat says, ” the truth is that India’s Dr Balkrishna Ganpat Matapurkar has got a patent for regenerating body parts.” Read more »
The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS) and the Chennai-based C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Research (CPRIIR), have entered into a partnership for collaborative research. Initiatives to enhance the field of Hindu studies and cultural heritage will get a boost under the partnership. Read more »
For the first time, New Hampshire’s Hindu community hosted a week-long religious festival in Concord called the Maha Purana. It’s a ceremony where participants gather from across the region to pray for global peace, emotional wellbeing and spiritual enlightenment. Read more »
Just off Route 130, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha is preparing to open one of the few traditional stone temples in North America. Modest in size by American standards, the building will reflect extraordinary care in construction and be festooned inside and out with religious carvings. Read more »
Mathur and Hosahalli are the two villages in Karnataka leading a Vedic lifestyle, and keeping Sanskrit alive. The main idea to make Sanskrit an easy language to speak in, is to adopt regional language words and use Sanskrit grammar along with these words in conversation. Read more »
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