Category Archive for: ‘Hinduism’
Desh-Videsh Congratulates the HAF 2013 NextGen Essay Contest Winners
Young writers participating in the 2013 NextGen Essay Contest, sponsored by Hindu American Foundation (HAF), were asked how this quote inspired them to be Hindu American advocates. Contestants, in three categories based upon their age — 14-17, 18-22, and 23-27 years — were judged on …
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Love In India By Maria Wirth
Author by Maria Wirth There is no other country where basic questions crop up as quickly as in India,” a young Spanish woman recently told me. I fully agreed with her, as it reminded me of my early time in India some 30 years ago. …
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Hinduism On Mothers
May 12 is Mother’s day. The Desh-Videsh team would like to wish all the mothers out there a very Happy Mother’s day. Below are some excerpts from Hindu Scriptures on mothers and women. In the Mokshadharma Parva (Section CCLXVI),Bhishma said: The mother is the …
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I Love Gita: A South Florida Annual Tradition for Over a Decade
I Love Gita is Chinmaya Mission Miami’s annual Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chanting Competition that celebrates and promotes learning the Gita among the younger generation. The competition has been conducted for over a decade in South Florida, showcasing the best of scholarship, discipline, and courage in …
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How Hinduism Makes Me a Better American
Author by Vinti Singh I tried an experiment last year in which I attempted to go a week without buying anything from China. My choices as a consumer were severely limited. It was nearly impossible to find clothes, gifts or even nails to hang up …
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How to raise Hindu Children in the USA
How to raise Hindu Children in the USA Living as a Hindu here in the USA, parents must keep a watchful eye on what their kids are being exposed to. There is a different dominant faith here and, as we all know, not all their …
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Bhagavad Gita and Management
Introduction One of the greatest contributions of India to the world is Holy Gita. Arjuna got mentally depressed when he saw his relatives with whom he has to fight. The Bhagavad Gita is preached in the battle field Kurukshetra by Lord Krishna to Arjuna as …
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Mystical Prose of Swami Vivekananda
“Vivekananda taught awakened India to come out of the slough of Despondence and face the world with a new self-confidence and almost a mission to global humanity.” K.R.S. Iyengar, Indian Writing in English (Sterling, 1985) Vivekananda’s various ser mons and lectures made re nascent Hinduism …
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