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Developments in Hindu education
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The work of the Hindu Council in the field of Education continues as under:-
Universities: This year the number of Universities we will be interacting with will go up from 12 to 20..
All these talks will be screened and broadcast on aastha which is now free and on sky 807. Aastha already hold about 20 hour of tapes of talks at Universities and Hindu Organisations round the country. Times: Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am and Saturday evenings from 9.30 to 10pm.
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The Indus Riddle
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Courtesy: India Today
A flurry of excavations has uncovered startling evidence that presents a radically picture of the Indus Valley civilisation -- and calls for a complete revision of ancient Indian history.
By Raj Chengappa
To school students, history classes on the Indus Valley civilisation have always been simplistic. Even dull. Most textbooks talk of how the civilisation appeared like a meteor on ancient India's skyscape, shone brilliantly for a while and then was snuffed out either by marauding Aryans or sudden floods.
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Hindu Presentation on Living with Ethnic Diversity at the G8 Religious Leaders Summit in Osaka & Kyoto Japan
The Vedic revelations of God imparted to Humankind through the first seven Seers, Rishis, the most fundamental proclamation for Humans came to be: "Behold the Unity in Diversity". In another stanza of these ancient Vedas, God gives a purpose to the diverse Humankind to train its ego to live in this world as of one family, for it is in that training for reconciliations with diverse Humans that they may learn the true meaning of humbleness and renunciation, thus moving closer to God and finally liberation from the cycle of re-birth.
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Divinity of Mankind
Post graduate Hinduism at Roehampton University
This morning the undersigned did a two and a half hour session on esoteric Hinduism at Roehampton University for about 20 post-graduate students. The session was a dialogue between Hindu and Abrahamic world-views. Professor Mike Castelli the senior lecturer at Roehampton offered a Catholic perspective on the sacred text of Hinduism called the Kathopnishad. Though the dialogue was warm and good humoured at the various stages it pointed out the key differences between these two world-views.
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The Archbishop takes the initiative on tackling world poverty
The Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams hosted a round table meeting at Lambeth Palace on 29th May with Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faith leaders to debate the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) with particular emphasis on world poverty.
Dr Williams set the scene by highlighting the inequities around the world which strike at the heart of all faiths and introduced his friend and key note speaker Jim Wallis who has been working on these issues in the USA.
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The Ramayana Exhibition at the British Library
(16 May-14 September 2008)
In ancient India sage Valmiki told the story of prince Rama in the epic Ramayana in Sanskrit, consisting of 24000 verses. Traditionally Hindus believe that Lord Rama lived in Treta Yuga, one of the four Yugas (aeons) namely Satya, Treta, Dwapara and Kali.
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The Myth of the Aryan Invasion
Svami B.V. Giri
Introduction
The aryan invasion theory has
been one of the most controversial historical topics for well over a
century. However, it should be pointed out that it remains just that
– a theory. To date no hard evidence has proven the aryan invasion
theory to be fact. In this essay we will explain the roots of this hypothesis
and how, due to recent emergence of new evidence over the last couple
of decades, the validity of the aryan invasion theory has been seriously
challenged.
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Invitation for all to attend Mata Ka Jagran
Against the backdrop of stillness, change occurs and all change is a movement from one state to a new state. The eternal stillness which is the backdrop to all of Creation is called Shiva, the consciousness within which all changes occurs and within which all changes are experienced. The capacity for change, which is within Shiva, is termed Shakti and the most popular representation of this power of change is that of Durga Mother, the Divine Feminine Principle, seated on the pacing tiger. Like all of the Vedic depictions of aspects of the Divine, a closer study of the image reveals many teachings.
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Ramayana at the British Library
The Ramayana Exhibition at the British Library, Kings Cross, illustrates Rama's story through pictures, some of which are shown below:
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The Historicity of Rama
By the Indian Historian: P.L. Bhargava
The Ramayana is one of the greatest and noblest works in the literature of the world. Whether Rama, who is today venerated by millions of people, was a historical figure or not can only be determined if we impartially, objectively and dispassionately examine the vast evidence that luckily lies at our disposal.
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