A group of artists in Sweden expressed solidarity with the women in Iran by organising an artistically entertaining and reflectively educating event. On the occasion they also denounced the suppression of women’s rights and repression of freedom in Iran. The…
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Janmashtami, August 11-12, 2020: ISKCON Bengaluru Schedules 40 Hours Live Broadcast – Swagatam Krishna
This year’s Sri Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, will be digitally broadcast for 40 hours on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. The celebratory programme includes musical events, dance performances, and panel discussions with ‘great thinkers & artists over 40…
Read MoreSweden Pays Homage to the Spiritual Leader: Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj
The devotees and temples of Iskcon in Sweden paid homage to the spiritual leader Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj, who passed away in the USA due to the coronavirus disease, by organising a special prayer meetings. He was one of the…
Read MoreBhakti Charu Swami Maharaj: (1945 – 2020)
H. H. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj — a leading spiritual leader, disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila) Prabhupada the founder of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and a member of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON —…
Read MoreShishunala Sharif: The Kabir of Karnataka
Shishunala Sharif: The Kabir of Karnataka By Vinod Kumar D Chavan India is a diverse country in all its avatars. In the state of Karnataka there is an unsung person whose life echoes…
Read MoreValmiki Temple at Khan Market in New Delhi
Valmiki is one of the revered figures of religious India. The maharishi or great sage is reckoned to be the author of one of India’s greatest epics – Ramayan(a). Ramayana precedes Mahabhrat(a): the former was set in Treta Yuga and…
Read MoreConference on Spirituality and Management 6-7 March 2020: Organised by Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences at O.P. Jindal Global University
The 21st century is also challenging the human race to balance one’s life and one’s society and one’s nation as avenues for hedonism and distraction abound. How can one think about spirituality? How can one integrate spiritual aspect in one’s…
Read MoreSanta Claus: Sharing Joys, Giving Gifts, Ushering Christmas Spirit
Is Santa Claus a mythical figure, or a magical character, or was a real father figure who came with gifts for kids? Is Santa Claus real or magical? Or combination of one of them or all of them? Mythical, magical,…
Read MorePK Mahanandia & Charlotte von Schedvin: Almost a Fairy Tale but a Real Love Story
Charlott von Schedvin and PK Mahanandia are a Swedish couple. They have been married for more than forty years: late 1970s to 2010s. In these four decades, Sweden and India has changed in many ways and in different ways but…
Read MoreTapas Das: On Discovering Bhagavad Gita, Dealing Positively with Existential Crisis, and ‘Coming Home’
One can also see positivism in existential crisis of life. Tore Karlsen, subsequently known as Tapas Das, went through an existential crisis at an early stage in life. But that crisis helped him to be open to new ideas and…
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