India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his address to UN General Assembly in September 2014, had asked world leaders to adopt an international Yoga day, saying “Yoga embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well being.” On December 11, 2014, the UN general assembly adopted a resolution by consensus, proclaiming June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’.
 BY NAVIN DOSHI
The United Nations has declared that June 21 will be International Day of Yoga, adopting a measure proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said yoga lets people “discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.” The 193-member U.N. General Assembly approved by consensus a...  I.J. SINGH & RAJWANT SINGH
First a summary of the issues! Let one thing be clearly understood. History tells us that that no Founding-Guru of Sikhi – not one of the ten – ever sat for a picture or a painting. There exists no record in words, or sketch of what any Guru looked like. Sikhi is absolutely clear — no one knows what any Guru looked like. There is no reliable account left by anyone who was a contemporary of the Gurus.  By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
Anything India and Consul General Venkatesan Ashok is ready to push. He wants the University of California system to tie-up with educational institutions back home. Indian culture he wants known more widely to the mainstream. And of course, being in Silicon Valley and an IIT graduate, he is fluent in the essential language of startups and tie-ups. By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
March 8 is International Women’s Day. On this day 20 years ago, the historic Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was signed by 189 governments to set the agenda for realizing women’s rights. This year’s theme declared by the United Nations “Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!” envisions a world where every woman has the right to seek education, get an income, get involved in politics and live free from violence and discrimination. Every woman hopes on behalf of, By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
At the end of the day, it’s only a city that Arvind Kejriwal is going to administrate. In Washington, D.C., the other capital Indian-Americans are concerned with, we call the person in charge of running the town, Mayor. But what makes Chief Minister Kejriwal’s position very visible is this: he will oversee the quality of life of over 25 million people, the world’s second most populous city according to a 2014 U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division report. |
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