Monthly Archives: August 2008
Views of Malibou Temple
On a recent trip to California I had the chance to visit the Hindu temple in Malibou near Los Angeles in California. There are two temples, one dedicated to Lord Balaji or Vishnu and another dedicated to Lord Shiva sited … Continue reading
A new beginning to a great website
I found this totally funny shopping website Muchos Fantastic. There are a wide range of products available on the website which is named Mucho and has a central character who speaks English with a strong Spanish lilt. The video promoting … Continue reading
Little India in Big Los Angeles
Visiting Los Angeles, the world’s largest city which also hosts Hollywood gave me quite a few surprises. First the amount of trash strewn along the road sides is amazingly high. For a moment I forgot whether I was in India … Continue reading
Emergency Expenses? Online Personal Loans come to the rescue!
Since the past couple of years we have been suffering a severe economic slowdown. Everybody is slowly and steadily getting affected by this economic downturn and the scenario is almost recessionary. Gas prices are rising, housing is becoming unaffordable, Grocery … Continue reading
Hindus struggle for rights in their only home land
The above video has been posted on Youtube and is a representation of what is happening in India, the only nation of Hindus. Here is one country which never went to war, where everybody irrespective of their color or religious … Continue reading
Hinduism Studies Receives a Boost
The Center for Indic Studies (estd. 2001) with an aim of disseminating an indepth knowledge of issues relating to the arts, philosophy, culture, societal values, and customs of India, recently received large grant of $1 Million to Leverage Super Accelerated … Continue reading
Dress code comment by Catholic priest draws flak
Women’s dressing has always been a sore point in most social circles across the world. In India when several Catholic co-educational colleges in my hometown (Bangalore) passed laws preventing their girl students from wearing skin-tight and/ revealing clothes there was … Continue reading
How to save during festival shopping?
Festival/ Holiday season is the time when you give and receive loads of gifts from friends, family, loved ones and sometimes even colleagues and business associates. Giving gifts can be a tough and often financially taxing task. Buying the right … Continue reading
A small beginning to Hindu resurgence?
After a long time of reading depressing, anti-Hindu, anti-India and Hindu-perscution news I received information about the proposal of the state government of Karnataka to renovate and rejuvenate 20,000 temples. This is indeed heartening to note, Hindus, despite being the … Continue reading
Availing Auto Loans made easy
Living in the US is almost impossible if you don’t own a car. Children are driven around by their parents till they reach an age of 16 and then they get their own car. But this need for a car … Continue reading