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Event planned at Pushkar
Edit The Hindu 01 Aug 2016
A team of Vedic pandits travelled to the wooded place, hence the name, in Uttar Pradesh and chanted the Vedas ... A team consisting of 35 Vedic scholars, 24 of them Ghanapadigal, led by Sri Gururam Ghanapdigal, will reach Pushkar on September 10 for the two-day programme of complete Yajur Veda Parayanam (both Samhita and Brahmanam) ... Damal Ramakrishnan will speak on the Importance of Vedic Learning....
Anthya Pushkaralu begins on religious note
Edit The Hindu 01 Aug 2016
The once-in-12-years river Godavari Anthya Pushkaralu began on a religious note amid chanting of vedic hymns at Sri Laxminarasimha Swamy devasthanam in Dharmapuri temple shrine in Karimnagar district on Sunday morning. Guntur Datta Peetadhipathi Vishwayogi Vishwanth Swamiji launched the pushkaralu by offering prayers to the river Godavari and giving ‘harathi’ ... ....
Christian groups reject draft NEP
Edit The Hindu 31 Jul 2016
The heads of two major Christian denominations came together here on Saturday to reject the draft National Education Policy (NEP), 2016, being circulated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for comments. Rev. George Anthonysamy, Archbishop of the Catholic diocese of Madras-Mylapore and Rev ... We will meet Governor K ... Anthonysamy told journalists ... Disapproving of the patronising comments on the Vedic tradition in the draft, Rev ... ....
Draft natl edu policy promotes Hindu nationalism: Archbishop
Edit The Times of India 31 Jul 2016
Madurai ... The bishop alleged that the panel, which drafted the policy, had strong RSS background. "The new draft strongly propagates Vedic education with elements of gurukul system of teaching and caste-based occupation, bringing deep divide among students and teachers based on their performance. The draft stresses on introduction of Sanskrit as a third language in schools and yoga as a condition for recognition," he said ... RELATED....
Some Christian schools reject draft new education policy
Edit The Hindu 30 Jul 2016
It alleged that shades of Hindu nationalism were found in the draft NEP as it tried to introduce Sanskrit, Vedic, and Yoga education — all of which were “totally unacceptable”. “While the draft NEP speaks extensively of the Vedic system of education, there is no mention made about the contribution of minority educational ......
‘Bengaluru in the ‘80s was small-town India’
Edit The Times of India 30 Jul 2016
You either love it or hate it. Avid quizzers probably have a good time getting the 'inside jokes'. Whichever way you look at it, it's difficult to stay stoic after watching 'Brahman Naman'. The indie movie, set in Bengaluru in the 1980s is about four gawky college-goers who are quiz aces. But that's not all ... For 'Brahman Naman', we have got a wave of adulation and positive feedback, which is very encouraging ... RELATED. From around the web....
A critical approach to theories on ancient India
Edit The Hindu 30 Jul 2016
They projected Ancient India as virtual utopia, starting with the Vedic Age where the people were cattle-herders looking for good pastures, without familiarity with agriculture and grains like rice. Besides Vedic references on ploughmen and agriculture, many archaeological sites including Jhusi near Allahabad have yielded proof of rice cultivation ......
10 New Netflix Originals that Could Reignite Subscriber Growth
Edit The Street 29 Jul 2016
As Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) make more original movies and serials, can Netflix (NFLX) maintain its place atop the media streaming market? ... The problem could be that Netflix's user base of about 83 million is nearing saturation. While investors fear that nearly all the U.S ... ... Paul Rudd in The Fundamentals of Caring, an Indian comedy Brahman Naman and the mind-bending thriller Rebirth ... ....
Forum plans to stage protest against draft education policy
Edit The Hindu 29 Jul 2016
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, representatives of the Confederation said the Vedic and gurukul systems of education, which were being projected as the “model” for the National Education Policy, would only lead to ‘varnasrama dharma’ and discrimination of students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Class and even women students ... Fr. A. Jude Paulraj, Bishop of Palayamkottai ... Bro ... ....
Vedic route to the past
Edit The Hindu 28 Jul 2016
The book is divided into 20 groups with the first part taking us through a life lived according to Vedic tenets, the Sangam age, Tamil epics and bhakti poetry. The second examines the interplay between Vedic knowledge and Tamil traditions in the medieval period ... Vedic hymns had more references to natural phenomenon ... Vedic Brahmanas to Tamil History....
Mystic Mantra: The law of karma
Edit Deccan Chronicle 28 Jul 2016
Vedas are the ultimate knowledge of creation, they are as scientific and rational as they are old and traditional. Vedic philosophy did not discriminate on the basis of religion, geography, birth, colour of skin or status in society... Vedic masters classified men into civilised (daivik) and uncivilised (asurik), and these could be found across cultures and religions, even in the same individual at different times and stages of life ... ....
Reward for a bhakta
Edit The Hindu 28 Jul 2016
Akrura is a great devotee of Krishna but is in Kamsa’s service. His duties detain him in Mathura and he has had no occasion to see Krishna. So it is a matter of great joy to him when Kamsa entrusts him with the task of bringing Krishna to Kamsa’s court ... In his consciousness the Nirguna and Saguna aspects of the Supreme Brahman converge. Keywords....
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