Photo Credit – Twitter @vrindagrov The UN Human Rights Council’s 2022 Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine’s President, Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czechia), named Vrinda Grover of India to the commission. Grover, an Indian lawyer, has 34 years of constitutional, criminal, and human rights experience. She has represented clients in significant matters before the Trial Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of India, commissions of investigation, and quasi-judicial authorities. Grover represents survivors of sexual violence, custodial killings, torture, communal massacres, extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, and mob lynching. She represented journalists, human rights activists, and death row inmates. Grover has worked…
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The first week of May is “teacher appreciation week” in the United States, and the following Tuesday is “National Teachers Day.” According to Hindu philosophy and culture, the Guru is a “Supreme Being” who summons and upholds the light of knowledge while banishing ignorance’s darkness. Numerous teachers at our schools, colleges, and many other activities where we thrive have a profound impact on us and encourage us. In May and June 2023, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA (HSS) held Guru Vandana events across the country to commemorate teachers and their contributions to society in order to recognize and respect these…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egypt’s highest state honor, the “Order of the Nile,” on June 25. Established in 1915, this prestigious award is bestowed upon Heads of States, Crown Princes, and Vice-Presidents who have made invaluable contributions to Egypt or humanity. This marks the 13th such highest state honor conferred upon PM Modi by various countries worldwide. The “Order of the Nile” is a pure gold collar composed of three square gold units featuring Pharaonic symbols. The first unit symbolizes protection against evil, the second represents the prosperity and happiness brought by the…
The Democratic primaries for the House of Delegates in Virginia were won by Indian American candidates Suhas Subramanyam and Kannan Srinivasan, as reported by the Virginia Department of Election results. In the 32nd Senate District, Subramanyam secured 73.7 percent of the votes, while Srinivasan won 67.82 percent of the votes in the 26th District. Subramanyam, who made history as the first South Asian and Hindu elected to the Virginia General Assembly, expressed his gratitude in a tweet. He thanked all the volunteers, team members, and voters who contributed to his victory and acknowledged that their support was instrumental. Subramanyam’s campaign…
By 2050, the Indian economy and market would rank among the greatest in the world, and they would even surpass the US by 2075, according to Goldman Sachs. The US-based investment bank predicted in a study titled “The Path to 2075-Capital Market Size and Opportunity” that growth in emerging markets (EM) will continue to outpace that in developed markets (DM), with 7 of the top 10 economies in the world being EMs by 2075. “Over the course of this decade, we anticipate that EM growth will continue to surpass DM growth (3.8% vs. 1.8%). In 2050, the five greatest…
Just as it is necessary for a man to go through symbols and ceremonies first in order to arrive at the depth of realisation, so we say in India, “It is good to be born in a church, but bad to die in one”. A sapling must be hedged about for protection, but when it becomes a tree, a hedge would be a hindrance. So there is no need to criticise and condemn the old forms. We forget that in religion there must be growth. At first we think of a Personal God, and call Him Creator, Omnipotent, Omniscient, and so…
Book of short stories based on festivals of India, along with recipes for each festival. Written by women of Indian origin from around the world. ‘She Celebrates’ is a potpouri of Indian festivals, fiction and food. In India, the thread of culture is tied and knotted together by festivals. They are diverse as the people who embrace and embody them. Festivals from an integral part of an Indian person’s life, carried by them wherever they live. This book is an anthology of 21 short stories, written by women of Indian origin, from around the world. Each story is set…
