JANUARY 1st: THE DAY OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA’S SELF-REVELATION “‘I shall make the whole thing public before I go,’ the Master has said some time before. On January 1, 1886, he felt better and came down to the garden for a little stroll. It was about three o’clock in the afternoon. Some thirty lay disciples were […]

12 January In 1984, the Government of India declared and decided to observe the Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January, according to English calendar) as National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India’s Communication, ‘it was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he […]

http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=91810 INDIA, December 2010: The Indian government is working to set up a Chair at the University of Chicago to spread the ideals of Swami Vivekananda, 117 years after the monk delivered his landmark address in the U.S. city. The proposed Chair is part of the government’s plan to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of […]

http://himalayanacademy.com/ KAUAI, HI, December 17, 2010: Hinduism Today’s websites and those of its publishing company, Himalayan Academy, are engaged in a year-end fundraising with a clear goal: to keep quality resources about Hinduism ever available on the web, for free. Creating and sharing an articulate and graphically elegant repository of Hinduism is neither easy nor […]

www.hinduamericanseva.org WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2010: Hindu American Seva Charities is promoting the understanding of its Sarva Dharma Seva program, focused on interfaith service, through service activities, roundtables and conferences. HASC is building more partnerships and fostering intercultural understanding between civil society groups, academics, service providers and both secular and faith-based communities. Student-led roundtables and […]

http://www.sify.com/ KOLKATA, INDIA, December 16, 2010: The melting glaciers in the Himalayas could destroy Hindu pilgrimage spots as well as the caves where thousands of sadhus meditate. Monks have decided to launch a green movement by planting trees in and around Kolkata city and the Sundarbans area, said a spiritual leader just back from the […]

INDIA, December 19, 2010: In 1947, a young writer with the National Herald, jailed several times by the British for his scorching pro-freedom articles, sat by and wondered, why it was that saints and sages claimed they cared about mankind, yet chose to retreat into the mountains. In his quest, he decided to meet the […]

www. samskritbookfair.org INDIA, December 26, 2010 (Press Release): Bangalore is getting ready for a major Sanskrit event in January 2011 where scholars, enthusiasts and well wishers meet for a first ever World Sanskrit Book Fair (WSBF) at National College Grounds from 6th to 10th January. The chief architect of this Book Fair is Samskrita Bharati, […]

Special Discount of 10-50% discount on books purchased during this period 2/1/2011 – Anniversary of Vivekananda Balaka Sangha and Vivekananda Yuvaka Sangha Programme : Arati, Vedic chanting, Bhajans, Welcome and Intro, Presentation of report, “Viveka Manjusha” – Releasing manuscript magazine Address by Chidananda Murthy(Rtd.Prof of Kannada) Vote of thanks Cultural programme Mangala 3/1/2011 – Harikatha […]