Hindus are highly concerned after reports of robbery and violent encounter in Sacramento (California) Hindu temple kitchen with a masked gunman, where an 86-year old woman was among the victims Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Chicago today, said that it...
There is “Amrita Island” in the Barnstable County of Massachusetts state of USA. Thomas Baxendale (who made fortune in shoe business with his invention box-toe shoe) and his wife Esther Minerva reportedly purchased this island (in Squeteague Harbor in the village of...
The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle in County Durham in North East England is creating rangoli to welcome visitors to “Celebrating Ganesha” exhibition, being held from May 21 to September 18. Museum is raising minimum £2,000 for this 2½ meter wide rangoli pattern on...
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) “study finds that yoga and meditation can help minimize cognitive impairment”, according to UCLA release issued on May 10. To reduce risk for Alzheimer’s, skip Lumosity (games claiming to improve memory, etc.) and get onto...
Meetings of Kane County Board, Cook County Board of Commissioners and Rockford City Council—all in Illinois (USA)—are opening with Hindu prayers on May 10, 11 & 16 respectively; containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed...
Board of Commissioners meeting of Cook County (Illinois), second most populous county in USA, will open on May 11 in Chicago with a Hindu prayer containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from...
Kane County Board meeting in Geneva (Illinois, USA) will open with a Hindu prayer on May 10, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Hindu scriptures before the County Board. Starting...
Hindus have welcomed USS Kidd Veterans Museum in downtown Baton Rouge (Louisiana) offering “Yoga for Veterans” to combat PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Its website says: The USS Kidd offers YOGA for Veterans as one more weapon in the arsenal to combat PTSD and...
A Catholic elementary school in Alberta (Canada) treated its students with a yoga class on May four as a part of Mental Health Awareness Week initiative. Ecole Our Lady of the Rosary School (EOLRS) in Sylvan Lake, a Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2 publicly funded...
British Museum (BM) has developed an online exhibition “Celebrating Ganesha” with Google Cultural Institute (GCI). Its tagline includes “Explore the imagery and symbolism associated with Ganesha and gain an insight into some of the most popular stories surrounding...
