A recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that yoga, the ancient spiritual practice founded in India and is an integral part of Hinduism, is significantly better at increasing and maintaining your memory health. Nowadays, there is a common trend to download ‘Brainy Mind Game’ apps for your phone or iPad to […]
Attack and Robbery on California Hindu Temple Scares Local Hindus and Highlights Growing Attacks on Hindus
Hindus are highly concerned after the violent robbery at an American Hindu Temple. The Sacramento, California Laxmi Narayan Hindu temple was raided by a masked gunman, where an elderly 86-year old grandmother was among the many victims. The attacker violently and forced jewelry off Hindu temple congregates while holding them at gun-point. Many American-Hindu leaders condemned the attack […]
Your Heart Will Melt After Seeing How India’s PM Modi Spent Mothers Day with His 96 Year Old Mom
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi was finally able to have his 96 year-old mother visit him at the PM’s official Race Course Road government residence. This was a special moment as PM Modi has been in office for almost 2 years. After Modi’s mother Heeraben returned to the Indian state of Gujarat, Modi shared some images on […]
Hindu Claims of Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk by Doing Yoga Validated by UCLA Study
The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) announced an academic study that ‘finds that yoga and meditation can help minimize cognitive impairment”, according to UCLA release issued on May 10, 2016. To reduce risk for Alzheimer’s, skip Lumosity (games claiming to improve memory, etc.) and get onto the yoga mat, this study by UCLA-led team of […]
Popular Indian-American Author Tackles Big But Often Ignored Issue of Academic Hinduphobia
Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian-American author and lecturer on topics related to ancient Indian civilization and religion known for his books like ‘Battle for Sanskrit’ and his thought-provoking tweets has shared the cover of his forthcoming book ‘Academic Hinduphobia’. The book is a critique of the book ‘Erotic school of indology’ authored by American scholar Wendy Doniger. […]
Hindus Appreciate Advocacy of Yoga by Miley Cyrus
Hindus have welcomed Hollywood singer-actress Miley Cyrus’, 23, repeated efforts at promotion of yoga and displaying some yoga moves. Hindu leader Rajan Zed, commenting on Cyrus’ recent Instagram postings, in a statement in Delhi today, said that her frequent advocacy of yoga was reportedly resulting in the world youth seriously looking at incorporating yoga in […]
Murder of Another Bangladeshi Hindu Shocks Minority Hindus Globally
Hindus globally, including the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) were appalled, but unfortunately not surprised by the latest tragedy in Bangladesh involving the murder of a Hindu man, in the ongoing climate of fear and violence Hindus are facing. According to media reports, Joarder spent three weeks in jail over four years ago for allegedly making derogatory remarks […]
Museum & Google Develop Innovative Digital Exhibition Celebrating Hindu Deity
The renowned British Museum (BM) has developed a digital-based exhibition “Celebrating Ganesha” with the help of the Google Cultural Institute (GCI). The exhibition’s tagline includes “Explore the imagery and symbolism associated with Ganesha and gain an insight into some of the most popular stories surrounding him”. Lord Ganesha is worshipped as God of wisdom and symbolizes remover of obstacles […]
Rajiv Malhotra’s Lecture on Hinduism in Academia at Columbia University Faced with Hinduphobic Trolls
Indologist and renowned US-based author Rajiv Malhotra was recently invited to give a guest lecture at Columbia University in New York on the topic of “Hinduism in Academia“. In light of his forthcoming new book, titled, ‘Academic Hinduism’, this was a key & recent topic for him and one that has acquired a growing interest among many intellectuals lately. There is […]
Hindu Americans Call for Equality, Urge Govt Not to Erase Their Identity and Heritage
Hindu Americans of all types converged on Sacramento yesterday to voice their concerns about the California Department of Education Instructional Quality Commission’s (IQC) plans to accept problematic edits made by a small group of South Asian studies faculty. These proposed edits would have largely removed references to India and Hinduism, and replaced them with the […]
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