Hinduism growing in Africa without Proselytizing

September 28, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

Interestingly, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Ghana. And no one is involved in the business of converting anyone. Kwesi Anamoah, national president of the African Hindu Temple, discusses the spread of Hinduism within Ghana. “Today, there are 2,000 to 3,000 families worshipping all over the country which is a big increase from the 24 people who participated in the first-ever training camp in 1976 to become disciples. We have not achieved this through the winning of souls as... Read more

A New Island appears off the coast of Balochistan after the Quake

September 27, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

This Tuesday, a rather interesting thing happened after a very sad event. Pakistan’s Balochistan area was hit by a 7.7 magnitude Earthquake. As people in the coastal town of Gwadar came out, they saw a rather incredible sight of an island suddenly having appeared just away from the coast right where there was nothing. Barely half an hour after they were jolted by a major earthquake on Tuesday, people of the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar had another shock when... Read more

Indian and Chinese students sustaining Business Schools during this lean period

September 27, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

The Indian and Chinese students want to make it big in the world of business and they will do anything to get there. While most of the MBA school enrollments, specifically in Europe, are falling; the enrollments by students from India and China are increasing. Specifically India. This was brought out by the GMAC survey of the MBA students – GMAC Graduate Survey. US B-schools continue to be popular destinations for aspirants from China and India and the overall growth... Read more

Krishna’s game of Chess and Lesson of Charity to the King

September 27, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

Ambalapuzha Shree Krishna Temple – a simple temple structure dates back to the 15th century barely 10 km from Alleppey Legend has it that there was a king who loved the game of chess. One day, a sage challenged him to a game on the condition that if the king lost he would have to pay in rice. This was no simple wager, the rice had to be given like this: 1 grain for the first square, 2 for the... Read more

Hookah vs Cigarettes: Studies show Hookah is better and College women are doing more Hookah in US

September 26, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

As if slowing the run into things like cancer is something to rejoice. But then we have a world where such research studies are still done and lapped up by people who would rather place their health and life in someone else’s hands. Apparently, a study has found that Hookah – yes those smoking pipes in the “Hookah Bars” – are better than cigarettes. Smoking a “hookah” may be less harmful than a cigarette as it contains lower levels of... Read more

Near Death Experiences, Soul, Reincarnation, Consciousness and Quantum: Interesting Scientific work and new horizons

September 26, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

Reincarnation and after death has baffled many. Abrahamics have vehemently denied it for long, while Eastern Mystic traditions have woven it in their entire Spiritual tapestry. Now, as more and more scientific research into this topic and subject comes in, more people are revisiting the topic. Faiths, that hitherto, outrightly rejected it may be forced to re-evaluate their Spiritual paradigm. Sam Parnia, leader of the Human Consciousness Project’s AWARE study, has most significantly, been running experiments. Why is his work so interesting? Because... Read more

Hinduism and Quantum Physics: Experiential vs Mathematical view of the Conscious Reality

September 25, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

When I listen to the debate in the West on Evolution vs Creationism, I am often amused. Both the ways, heated camps in their own right are either incorrect or incomplete. For, such a debate is not even possible – nor warranted – in the Eastern Spiritual circles – fashioned as they are by the Dharmic (or Hindu) Spiritual viewpoint. It is true that material world has improved and progressed over the millenia to a point where human beings have reached the... Read more

Yoga and Hinduism: Join for a discussion in Houston

September 25, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

This Sunday, we will have a discussion on Yoga and Hinduism in Houston’s Meenakshi Temple (in Pearland, TX). The speaker is Sarvesh Tiwari, who writes a popular blog on issues relating to Hinduism. Sarvesh Tiwari is a researcher and blogger on Indian history, philosophy, culture and contemporary issues. His particular research interests include reevaluation of historic processes with a larger geographical and broader timescale with disparate social, cultural, ethnic and other considerations. He also studies Sanskrit and is presently involved... Read more

September 11: When a Monk “Invaded” the Consciousness of America 120 years ago

September 11, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

12 years from now on the early morning of morning of September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic hijackers took control of four commercial airliners (two Boeing 757 and two Boeing 767) en route to California (three headed to LAX in Los Angeles, and one to San Francisco) after takeoffs fromBoston, Massachusetts; Newark, New Jersey; and Washington, D.C – are unleashed a terror attack so unprecedented that it has remained the most iconic image in most Americans of this generation. And, with that 9-11 has come to have a dark and... Read more

Curse of Caste System: Caste is not the problem, Lack of Social Mobility is

August 9, 2013 By Desh Kapoor

The Leader of the country today is known as the “Head of State”. One who leads an organization or a function is said to be “Heading” that area. A Peon on the other hand, is one who was and is still in many countries the lowest in an organization. The word Peon comes from the Medieval Latin word Pedonem which means “Foot Soldier”. This is the world of today – in Modern India and around the world, each and every... Read more