World Dharma News: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism News and Insight.
Corruption and Crime we have been told is ‘religionless’. But is it really? One would really have to ponder this today because it seems like the biggest criminals who are now obsessively hunted down by the Indian media are not individuals and political parties associated with the recent scams and crimes against India, but rather two very […]
USA (CHAKRA) Dechen Thurman, a Hollywood actor and younger brother of Oscar nominated Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction), is a yoga teacher and healer now. Dechen, 38, a Harvard graduate who acted in over two-dozen movies including “This Is Not an Exit”, is reportedly teaching yoga in Germany and at an “intensive retreat” in Italy in […]
By Ranbir Singh Hindu Swastika Symbol Whenever Hindus try and speak out on any issue they are constantly lambasted as fascist, fundamentalist and pro-caste. This is a speciality of the unholy axis between Christian hatecore groups and Marxists in their joint strategy for blaming all India ’s problems on Hinduism. While to many it would […]
By Sameer Thakkar (Guest Contributor) Max Muller American Indologist and scholar of Hinduism Wendy Doniger commented on the Gita, “The Bhagavad Gîtâ is not as nice a book as some Americans think. Throughout the Mahâbhârata … Krishna goads human beings into all sorts of murderous and self-destructive behaviours such as war…. The Gîtâ is a […]
West Delhi, India – Manoj, a car showroom manager was stabbed to death in Moti Bagh, Delhi after him and his brother decided to confront two men shouting negative verbal slurs outside of their house in West Delhi, Nihal Vihar. Manoj, 25, and his 27 year old brother, Jagbir who is a property dealer were […]
India (CHAKRA) – Ganga Dussehra is the yearly celebration of the most sacred of rivers in Hinduism, Ganga (also known as Ganges). The celebration lasts for ten days from the new moon at the beginning of Jyaistha (amanta reckoning). The last day, 10 Jyaistha, is the holiest of them all (this normally occurs in June in […]
By Tina Sadhwani Mother India Stripping of Draupadi & the Rise of Adharma In one world-defining moment of the Mahabharata that bred cosmic repercussions, it is well known that the most venerated icon of grace and purity, Draupadi, was publicly disgraced, brutally violated and stripped of her honour while everyone at the mahasabha watched in […]
PAKISTAN – Veerji Kohli, a Hindu activist in Pakistan has been accused of murder after trying to stand up for Hindu rights in Islamabad Pakistan. Veerji is a well-known human rights activist who particulary focuses on the issues related to bonded labour. Recently, he helped to release a number of children, women and men from […]
(CHAKRA) – A magnificent $3-million Hindu Temple in The Woodlands, Texas which reportedly took about six years to complete, is celebrating Prathishta Mahotsavam and Kumbhabishekham from June 17-19. These elaborate celebrations at Hindu Temple of The Woodlands, whose tagline is “A center for culture and devotion”, include Vishwaksena Aaradhana, Ganapathi Puja, bhajans, kirtans, Deepa Prajwalana, […]
