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An Epic Weekend: Have We Found Tomorrow’s Heroes?

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

National Hindu Students Forum (United Kingdom) host their anniversary event, ‘Dynamic Spirit 2007: A Meeting With Yourself’ to inspire a new generation of the Hindu community.
By, Shivani Pala and Vibhuti Patel

In modern society we are so used to hearing about the disillusionment of youth, the struggles of living between two cultures, and young people’s separation from the community at large.

From Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th November, National Hindu Students Forum (NHSF) went some way towards proving all of this wrong. NHSF celebrated their 15th anniversary by hosting an innovative conference: “Dynamic Spirit 2007: A Meeting With Yourself,” held at Imperial College in their prestigious centenary venue.

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Book Review, by Billy Desai

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

proof-of-vedic-culture.jpgBook: Proof of Vedic Culture’s Global Existence, by Stephen Knapp

This book is a must read. It reveals how distorted our concept of reality is. Growing up in the United States and being of Indian and Hindu heritage, I often wondered what we had done as a people and what many of the stories like the Bhagavad-Gita really meant. Were many of the Hindu scriptures and stories real or just myth? Well to answer that question if you looked to published history you would have found nothing very helpful because European/Christian history does not go back more than 2500 years. In fact, much of the history dating back further than this period was purposefully deleted by other more newly founded religions to serve their own purposes. So, the only way to find the truth is to find what evidence is left of the true history which once existed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Interview with Nandini Ghosal, by Pooja Garg

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

odissi.jpgBharat, an Indian student group at the University of Minnesota, hosted an evening with Nandini Ghosal, a world renowned Orissa dancer and actress, in November. Bharat’s goal is foster awereness about India and enhance the understanding of India’s culture and way of life to students at the University of Minnesota.

Here are excerpts from an interview with Nandini Ghosal:

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M.S. Subbalakshmi, by Sai Tenneti

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

19.jpgM.S. Subbalakshmi was a woman who dedicated her whole life to music. Her singing spread divine happiness and peace to millions of hearts around the world. Her melodious voice and devotion were praised by many people, including ones with high fame like Mahatma Gandhi and Helen Keller. All throughout her life, she was given titles, such as “queen of music,” “nightingale of India,” “songbird of springtime,” “a musical genius,” and “a divine being.”

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The Bhagavad Gita Part 3: The Impurities of the Mind, by Mahendra Mathur

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

gita.gif In the last two issue of Tattva, we began a series on The Bhagavad Gita. This article is a continuation of the series.

The gist of what Krishna preached was that no matter what the result of an action is, we should do our duty without bothering about the reward. Arjuna had the right and control only over the action and not on its subsequent fruit. The right action is bound to bring about the right result, but one should not run after rewards. A person with the right mind renounces the fruits of action and reaches the highest goal called moksha, liberation, which is free from all evil. One who does not understand this loses happiness, as desires give rise to anger, and anger destroys reason—the intelligence to discriminate between right and wrong. Happiness and peace of mind come to those who do not think of themselves and thereby attain God and nirvana. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sanskrit Lesson 6, by Anuradha Choudry

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Sanskrit is oldest language in the world which has retained its structure and vocabulary in the pristine form. Sanskrit is very much a spoken language today and it is spoken by an increasing number of people. Below is the sixth lesson in Spoken Sanskrit.

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A Suggestion to Hindu Parents, by Ramesh Chitnis

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

  

Christmas of the year 2007 is fast approaching. There will be festive mood all around. The shops will be filled to the brim with wares, inviting customers, luring children pestering their parents to buy things for them. This is the season of “give and take.” The parents “give” and the children “take!”

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Challenge: Name the Rishi

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Can you name all the rishis (sages) below?

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