At National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Taibao, Taiwan, children can join the Ramayana battle and take on Ravana to save Goddess Sita with an interactive game device for educational purposes. Lord Hanuman is the game host and it also includes constructing the bridge over the ocean. This is done, after children finish watching animation […]
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Sweden: The colorful “Rath Yatra” of the country!
Marie Mandakini Spennare of Hindu Forum Sweden shared some pictures of this year’s Rath Yatra that took place in Stockholm Sweden on July 8th. Rath Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The pictures show the happy and Bhakti-filled atmosphere of the gathering which had little children […]
Exercise Malabar begins: Know the details!
The Malabar series of exercises, initiated in 1992 between the Indian and US Navies, have steadily grown in scope, complexity and participation into a multifaceted exercise with the participation of Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The 21st edition of the exercise, Malabar-17 will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 10 to 17 […]
Brenda McMorrow does the most amazing Hanuman Chalisa! (Video)
Brenda McMorrow is a Canadian artist and she is easily one of the best devotional Kirtan artists we have in the world today. On her website, her foray into the devotional music can be understood from these few lines: It was when Brenda McMorrow participated in her first Sanskrit chant while attending a Yoga workshop […]
Indian woman faces racism in Georgia, post goes viral
Following is the blog post of an Indian woman traveler and what she faced in Georgia upon her arrival. We have not edited or deleted anything from the original post: Dear Mr. Archil Dzuliashvili (Georgian Ambassador to India), I am a citizen of India, a single woman who earns her honest living working for an advertising agency. […]
Basics of philosophy of Balinese Hinduism
Religion is seen as ‘ageman’ in Balinese Hinduism. Ageman means clothes or robes or manners in Balinese culture. Religion as ageman in Balinese Hinduism means religion as a code of conduct which every person will feel comfortable with according to his/her level of consciousness. Balinese Hinduism says that we cannot impose a code of conduct exclusively […]
Modi government’s AYUSH ministry denies giving ‘directives’ to pregnant women
Indian government has lambasted reports that appeared in the print and electronic media since June 13, 2017 concerning the publication “Mother and Child Care” of Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy CCRYN, an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH. Government in a statement said that it was “many of these reports are […]
Hindus in Spain unite to make themselves heard!
Hindus in Spain are working towards creating a united platform to work on issues that affect the roughly 50, 000 Spanish Hindus in the nation. A Federación Hindú de España (FHE) has already been formed in Spain and its Facebook page has also been developed. Juan Carlos Ramchandani (Krishna Kripa Dasa) is the President of […]
Pakistani Hindus face eviction in Mehmoodabad
Pakistani Hindus have been facing harrowing time as they fight land sharks on one hand and forced conversion of their children and women on the other hand. The News International, a Pakistani newspaper, has reported that Basti Guru Bagh, Mehmoodabad, has some Hindu families living in abysmal conditions but now even this may not last […]
The names of the Muslim countries which severed ties with Qatar
Here is the list of the nations that have announced that they will toe the Saudi Arabia line and sever ties with Qatar: 1.) UAE: The United Arab Emirates has issued the following statement: “The UAE affirms its complete commitment and support to the Gulf Cooperation Council and to the security and stability of the GCC […]