Dhanu Jatra – When a Town Becomes An Open Air Theater
Bargarh is one of those small towns that dot Bharat’s landscape, located in Western Odisha, close to the border with Chhattisgarh. The Eastern Ghats flank the town, and they are…
Hindu Culture
4 New Year resolutions for every Hindu
What’s a new year without resolutions? Here are 4 resolutions that every Hindu should consider keeping in 2019: 1.) Ask yourself – why do I call myself a Hindu? Just…
“Vivah Panchami” – Day Marking the Glorious Wedding of Rama and Sita
“Vivah Panchami” (celebrated this year on 12th December) is a day that marks the glorious wedding of Rama and Sita in Ramayana. Sita Kalyanam is an event that has fascinated Hindus…
Hindus in Thailand Celebrate Ganesha Festival – Promote Hindu-Buddhist Fellowship
Vishwa Hindu Parishad Association, Thailand and partners organized largest Ganesha festival events at eight locations in Thailand. The 10-day festival activities aimed to celebrate the birthday of Shri Ganesha, the…
Newtown High School Children Visit Vatsalya Gram in Bharat for Service
Shradha Sahani, a 2016 graduate from the University of Maryland was looking to spend her summer volunteering before starting her PhD program. She spent weeks researching different organizations around the…
Latin American Hindus Travel to World Hindu Congress 2018
A group of twenty seven Latin American Hindus flew into Chicago to attend the Second World Hindu Congress 2018 in September. They came from countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina,…
Psychological Well-Being is Ingrained in Leading Life in the Path of Sat (Truth)
As per Vedic understanding, Sat (Truth) is defined as unchangeable and eternal which is the primary attribute of ultimate divine- Parabrahman or Paramatma. With such noble understanding, let’s look at…
Vyasa Purnima: The Unsurpassed Educational Heritage of Bharata
निधये सर्वविद्यानां भिषजे भवरोगिणाम् । गुरवे सर्वलोकानां दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥ Salutations to Dakshinamurthy the Guru, Who is the teacher of all the world | Who is the doctor for all…
3 Reasons Why “Temples and Government Control” Is A Bad Idea
For #TeamCore, freeing of Hindu temples from Government control is an important goal. It is defined under the #Core4 category. As is now well-known, lakhs of Hindu temples have been taken over…
Hindu Dharma: The Solution for Modern Problems
Karma and Yoga are two concepts that the world swears by, and both of them find their roots in the Hindu Dharma. Though Bharat and its culture are constantly at the…