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A Sikh NGO, United Sikhs, recently opened a new water plant in Haiti to support up to 5000 survivors in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. To provide clean drinking water, the plant uses a reverse osmosis process. Since the unfortunate even of the earthquake, cholera and other water related illnesses have caused an […]
(CHAKRA) The Western faiths have always catered to a difference in Science, Government and Religion; especially the latter two, wherein each tries to supercede the other. This struggle of power led to the rise of a concept called ‘Secularism’. Classically speaking, secularism, in plain words, was a separation of Church and State, where both entities aimed to […]
In a terror unleash, allegedly by members of Campus Front, the students wing of National Development Front, Vishal Nagar Pramukh of ABVP was brutally murdered. The encounter took place yesterday in Christian College, Chengannur, where Vishal was stabbed violently. He was rushed to Kottayam Medical College, where he succumbed to his injuries. Hospital authorities said […]
(CHAKRA) HAF announces its fourth annual NextGen Essay Contest, open to writers ages 14 through 27. As HAF continues its efforts to build a progressive Hindu American voice, it is also working to ensure the voices of future Hindu American leaders are heard. The NextGen Essay Contest was established in 2009 to engage the youth […]
Lord Ganesh is one of the most popular and followed Gods/Deities in Hinduism.
According to a report in the July Journal of Psychiatric Practice, mindfulness practices including Zen mediation have helped to resolve mental and physical health problems. ”An extensive review of therapies that include meditation as a key component—referred to as mindfulness-based practices—shows convincing evidence that such interventions are effective in the treatment of psychiatric symptoms and pain, […]
Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? PART 1 Caste in the Dynasty of Isaac Prophet Abraham some few millennia ago, had a son with Sarah viz Isaac who later gave rise to two religions – Judaism and Christianity. First the Judaism took its roots via Hebrewism and the well known Prophet Moses among the […]
In the UK a large number of members of the English Defence League (EDL) joined protests by members of Sikhs community in the town of Luton, 50 km away from the city of London. The protestors are furious with the rising number of sexually exploited women in their community by British-Pakistani Muslims. After the […]
The Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Foundation Trust is launching a new dialysis centre at the Kumudini Devi Out Patient Block in Ramdev Rao Hospital. The commissioner of GHMC and Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan will be inaugurating the hospital and centre. The new dialysis centre, located in Hyderabad, will cover an area of 5000 sq. ft. with […]
Surya (the Sun god) is one of the most important deities of the Vedas. Lord Surya is the primary solar deity in Hinduism, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa. The term Surya also refers to the ‘Sun’.
