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Self Improvement Resolutions for the New Year
On the eve of the New Year, get ready to set yourself some goals for the benefit of your own self and the world around you. I have some suggestions that can help you hitch on to some healthy habits and...
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Hindu Festivals Calendar 2014
Hinduism is often described as a religion of fasts, feasts and festivals. In fact, it is more of a culture than a religion -- a way of life that is quintessentially Indian -- a conglomeration of...
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Would You Wear Ganesha on Your Pants?
Hindus in America are upset to see their favorite deity Lord Ganesha being featured on hot pants, bell bottoms, and waist pants.A group led by Nevada activist Rajan Zed has urged for the immediate...
View Article151st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863, in a middle-class Bengali family of Calcutta. Narendranath Dutt, as he was called before sainthood, grew up to be a youth of great charm and...
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Lohri: The Bonfire Festival - Jan 13
January 13 is celebrated as Lohri in northern India, especially in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. This year the winter in this part of the country has been relatively...
View ArticleHappy Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan & Pongal (Jan 14)
January 14 is Makar Sankranti! The festival gets its name from the annual northward movement of the sun (Sanskrit: Shankramana = to begin to move).To many people, Makar Sankranti ushers in the New...
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Thaipusam Festival - January 17, 2014
Thaipusam is an important festival observed by the Hindus of southern India during the Tamil month of Thai (January - February). Outside of India, it is celebrated mainly by the Tamil speaking...
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India Govt Warns Women About Fraudulent Marriages with Overseas Indians
India's Press Information Bureau today issued the following media release delineating the steps to safeguard the interest of Indian women from fraudulent marriages with Indians living abroad.The...
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Tirukkural: Weaver's Wisdom
Tirukkural, the great poetic work by saint Tiru Valluvar, embodies values that are ever relevant and unchanging. The greatest classic of the Tamil language, it dates back anywhere between 2 BC and 8...
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The Immortals of Meluha: The Human Side of Shiva
The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of the 'Shiva Trilogy' by Amish Tripathi. For the first time ever, you will come across a 'humane' God. Here is a person who was not born a God but was thrust...
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Celebrate India's Pride with Republic Day Downloads & Resources
On January 26, 1950, the constitution of India officially gave its citizens the power to choose their own government and paved the way for the world's largest democracy. A salute of 21 guns and the...
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Vasant Panchami & Saraswati Puja (February 4, 2014)
As 'Diwali' - the festival of light - is to Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity, and 'Navaratri' is to Durga, goddess of power and valor, Vasant Panchami is to Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge...
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Goddess Saraswati Art Gallery
Devi Saraswati is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga. It is believed that goddess Saraswati endows human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands ...Read Full...
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Free Ebooks, Apps & 3D Movie on Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was pivotal in introducing the Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. In Vivekananda's works, "we have not only a gospel to the world at large, but also, to its...
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The Love Songs of Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
Sarojini Naidu, the great Indo-Anglian poet, scholar, freedom fighter, feminist, political activist, orator and administrator was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress, and first...
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Love Stories from Hindu Literature
Perhaps no other faith glorifies the idea of love between the sexes as Hinduism. This is evident from the amazing variety of mythical love stories that abounds Sanskrit literature, which is undoubtedly...
View ArticleWhat is True Love?
In contrast to the emotional relationship between a man and a woman, divine love or caritas, is a luminous pool of light and not a beam focused on one object at a time. Advaita (non-duality) Guru...
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Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart by Ram Dass
Swami Sadashiva Tirtha shares his experience of reading a very interesting book for simple living - 'Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart' by Ram Dass.Essentially, the message of 'Be Love Now' is that...
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What's Wrong with Wendy Donigers Controversial Book The Hindus?
Wendy Doniger's controversial book The Hindus: An Alternative Historyhas outraged Hindus around the world like never before for insulting Indians and offending Hindus. Seventy-three-year old Doniger is...
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The Six Seasons of India
Today, February 18, is officially the first day of Spring in India. That brings to mind the various seasons this country is blessed with.According to the Hindu Calendar, there are 6 seasons or 'Ritu'...
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