Why I Wear Widow’s clothes
I was married for 34 years. Being born in a Brahmin smärta orthodox family, I was ingrained with traditional cultural values from my childhood. Living in a big joint family consisting of grandparents, uncles and aunts who sincerely followed Vedic lifestyle fostered in me an appreciation of the value andContinue Reading
My Nation My Pride
December 1969: Speaking in Boston before the International Student Society, Śrīla Prabhupāda provides a practical, simple, yet profound solution for world peace and harmony. Noting the increasing number of flags at the United Nations building in New York, he states that internationalism is failing because “your international feeling and myContinue Reading
Appearance Day of Lord Balarama
Appearance Day of Lord Balarama The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is His second body. They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna’sContinue Reading
Oceanography Studies – Inviting volunteers
Hare Krishna! The Mahabharata speaks of a rise in sea level or possibly the occurrence of a Tsunami, due to which the whole of Dwaraka was submerged. We are interested to look at this equation from scientific angle. Therefore, we need to do a thorough analysis of various journals, lookingContinue Reading
TOVP Janmastami/Vyasa Puja Announcement
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Project of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder/Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Dear Prabhus, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Janmastami and Vyasa Puja this year are the launching point for a very special TOVP announcement. ButContinue Reading
TOVP TALKS with HH Lokanath Maharaja
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Project of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Founder/Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Dear Prabhus, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. This is the announcement for the next TOVP TALKS webinar with His Holiness Lokanath Maharaja on August 11th.Continue Reading
Teaching Women Taekwondo and Giving Them Pepper-Spray is Not Empowerment
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Indira Meshram (Indira Sakhi Devi Dasi) the author of a newly published book “How I Achieved Real Success – A Happiness Guide for Modern Women” ( Hyperlink https://books.bvks.com/book/view/how-i-achieved-real-success.html). Parth Sadhukhan, a Men’s Rights Activist (MRA) after reviewing ( https://themalefactor.com/2020/06/28/how-vedic-feminism-makes-a-difference/) the book,Continue Reading