University of Oxford has posted digital versions of 110 Kalighat paintings of Hindu deities and others from 19th-century Calcutta on its new online portal “Digital.Bodleian”. These include paintings of Hindu deities Krishna, Shiva, Ganesha, Durga, Hanuman,...
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne (Australia) is showcasing Lord Krishna and Lord Rama images in an exhibition “Gods, Heroes and Clowns” till October four. It includes over 50 rarely seen works from India and other Asian countries going back to 18th...
Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Saskatoon (Canada) is launching expansion project estimated at $1.2 million with a “Shilanyas Ceremony” on July 30. It will reportedly include a large multi-purpose hall, an equal size basement with dining area, etc., thus doubling the...
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged the elite Secunderabad Club in India to offer equal rights and opportunities to women. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that the reported 137-years old gender...
Hindus are asking for a designated “Yoga Room” in the universities/colleges of USA. Some US universities/colleges already offer an exclusive yoga studio—East Tennessee State University in Johnson City; Pitzer College in Claremont, California; W. Alton Jones Campus of...
Government run Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in Adelaide is displaying Hindu goddess Kali among other artworks in a “Gond Paintings” exhibition till November eight. Gonds are aboriginal people living in central India and per AGSA website, “Their paintings,...
