When we are able to practise and develop a habit of becoming a witness to our thoughts, actions and their good or bad consequences like a non-reacting observer, we learn to live in the Krishna consciousness. When we develop the awareness of being in the body rather than being the body, we take the first [...]
They play their parts well and leave a mark with each passing show over the years, but our TV actors also feel strongly for the nation and the society. On India’s 64th Independence Day, they tell SALONI BHATIA what independence means to them Television has the knack of cashing in on every occasion. Be it [...]
The Hindu approach to ecology requires that we first understand how Hindu Dharma views the world of nature, which is very different than that of the predominant western religions. Western religious thought based upon Biblical traditions regards nature as something created by God. If nature is sacred, it is so as God’s creation. This is [...]
Yoga and Buddhism are sister traditions which evolved in the same spiritual culture of ancient India. They use many of the same terms and follow many of the same principles and practices. For this reason it is not surprising that many of us born in the West, particularly after an initial exposure, are apt to regard Yoga and Buddhist teachings as almost identical.
He has been making movies for almost three decades and is known as a maverick. But Mani Ratnam says every time he starts working on a new film, he has to struggle to find the right way to can the shots. “In every film, I go back to square one. When I did my first [...]
Seema Hakhu Kachru | Houston As BP struggles to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Indian-origin scientist from Texas University has created a special cotton fabric that can clean up crude oil up to 40 times its weight and help in cleaning efforts. Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of the Texas Tech [...]
Sky gazers in the capital are in for a celestial treat today as the recently discovered comet McNaught will be closest to Earth and visible to the naked eye. Look towards the northeastern sky before sunrise, the comet will appear as a dim and diffused circular patch of light gliding through the constellation of Perseus. [...]
After the ecstasy of claiming the top spot in Tests the Indian team has spiralled back into problems. With the World Cup less than nine months away the BCCI better pull up its socks if it wants to avert another 2007 disaster. Sandeep Narayan writes more.
Tobacco poses a serious threat to the country’s young. With lukewarm government intervention, a tobacco epidemic is inevitable, writes Ketaki Saksena
The proposed Aryan Invasion or Migration into India that most history books present as a fact so far has not yet yielded any solid evidence to support it. There is no archaeological, genetic, or literary evidence that shows it to be the case. On the contrary, existing evidence is of a continuous development of civilization in India since the end of the last Ice Age. David Frawley writes more.
