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Sanskrit – A day of teaching Sanskrit at St James School, London More on St James School london [...]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government’s decision to reserve posts in Devasom Boards only for Hindu legislators who believe in god has come under attack. The decision was announced by chief minister Oommen Chandy on Monday evening after the weekly cabinet meeting. It specifies that Hindu legislators who believe in god will be eligible to be elected [...]

An Evening talk on Shivaji It was a beautiful moonlit night and Swamiji was sitting in the verandah of the bungalow of the late Mr. Bhattacharjee on the South Beach of Madras (already referred to), conversing in Hindi with Mr. Munshi Jagamohanlal, the private secretary of the Maharajah of Khetri. This gentleman had been sent [...]

The Essence of Hinduism This is the sum of all true righteousness: deal with others as thou wouldst thyself be dealt by. Do nothing to thy neighbour that thou wouldst not have him do to thee hereafter. (Mahabharata) Gambling Gambling will make one lose these five: Riches, food, fame, learning and clothes.(Tirukkural) Pursuit of wealth [...]

Hindu families from Pakistan have strongly opposed the revival of cricket series between the two nations as they had to face harassment and humiliation if India won the game. [...]

"As many as 808 families are residing in Kashmir and 59,442 registered migrant families continue to reside outside the Valley," Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The minister also released data on temples in the Valley along with those that were damaged during the campaign to drive [...]

A day after the Pakistani parliamentarians downplayed the Hindu migration issue, another Hindu family coming from across the border narrated the same tale of deprivation and persecution. Accompanied by his wife and four children, Roop Mehra arrived at the Attari railway station on Thursday. “Hindus in Pakistan are in a lot of trouble. The problem [...]

Some Hindus these days think we should stop using the Hindu label as an identity because its origins are foreign. Regretfully even some Hindu gurus and swamis have joined the fray by also expressing their reservations about its feasibility for the Hindu community worldwide. However, on closer reflection any idea of ditching the term ‘Hindu’ [...]

During the protest on the Independence Day of Pakistan (14th of August) Dutch-Hindu citizens had a chance to interact with the representative of Pakistani Embassy regarding the current problems Hindu community face in Pakistan. [...]

Out of Karna,Drona ,Bhisma and Arjuna, It's Arjuna who stands out from the four as the hero who future generations of Hindus admire the most. The other three are remembered as tragic heroes. Their names are not associated with the same awe and respect as that of Arjuna. They all met sad deaths on the [...]