Conversion to Islam a cause for concern “Police inquiring into the case of a missing 22-year-old aeronautical engineering graduate from Ulundurpet (Villupuram Dist, Tamilnadu) were in for a shock when they found out that the Hindu woman had on her own accord left home and embraced Islam”, reported the New […]
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Grahak Panchayat petitions Tamilnadu Government on Maggi fallout In the wake of raging Maggi controversy, ‘Akila Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, the All India consumers forum has listed the following demands, among others, in a petition to the Government of Tamilnadu signed by 5,000 consumers. *Conduct frequent surprise checks on Food products […]
A Sanyasi extols goodness of family and democracy Here is a pleasant definition of democracy in the words of one of Saiva Adheenakarthas of Tamilnadu Shri Shanmuga Desika Gnanasambanda Paramacharya Swami of Dharmapuram Adheenam: “In a democracy, Government is the husband; Opposition is the wife; the children are the people. […]
A telling instance of Samarastha, thanks to RSS. The yoga camp which began on June 25 in a tiny village Thimiri is not just another of the innumerable yoga camps organized on the occasion of International Yoga Day. It is something different. The Thimiri is a hamlet occupied by vanavasis […]
Pak Channel’s pat for Amma Here is something curious: Pakistani news channel SAMAA TV has applauded Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for her government’s scheme of supplying free rice to mosques during Ramzan, PTI quoted AIADMK’s Tamil Daily Dr Namadhu MGR while mentioning the Pak channels’ pat for Jayalalithaa. […]
Mahaswami and the Nation were inseparable: a unique advaita! According to Hindu calendar, the star Anuradha (Anusham) falling in Vaikasi (May-June) is the janma nakshtram of Kanchi Mahaswami (Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi—1894-1994). This year June 2 is the birthday of that great saint. Following are a few reminiscences reflecting on his […]
Diplomacy made easy, courtesy Ram Madhav The very first by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to another country was Bhutan. It was a calculated move to infuse samman in the minds of people of Bhutan. 1. Samman, 2. Samvad, 3.Sabyatha 4. Samruddhi 5. Samskriti-these are the five components of Pancha-amrutam […]
Aboobacker; may his tribe increase! Shri Rabu Manohar, Shri Aboobacker, Shri K Venkatraman, Shri Sadagopan, Shri Pon Radhakrishnan Aboobacker, Vice Chairman, Haj Committee, Ministry of External Affairs said that “the present Government is here to serve rather than govern. Service activities will definitely get a boost in this atmosphere”. […]
Ban Conversion and Cow Slaughter, demand UT Hindus On April 13, Hindus of Union Territory Puducherry led by Hindu Munnani activists including the UT head of HM Sanil Kumar went in procession and submitted a memorandum to Chief Minster N.Rangaswami. The memorandum included demands for enacting a conversion ban law […]
90 percent DMK men are Hindus, admits Karunanidhi Q: There is a perception that the DMK criticises Hinduism more than other religions…. A: That popular perception about the DMK you are stating is false. Our idea is that all religions should be treated equally. In fact, 90 per cent of […]