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Venkat Raman The nuances and benefits of Meditation will come to the fore at the Open Day being organised by the Vipassana Meditation Centre on

Andrew Coates Swindon (United Kingdom) We all recognise Jupiter by its banded pattern of counter-rotating zones and belts – this can be seen even with

Venkat Raman Young Aucklander Avinash Jeyashankar will do his parents, teachers and peers proud as he presents his Mridangam Arangetram at Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland

Ratna Venkat ratna@indiannewslink.co.nz At the Tenth Annual Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards held on November 27, 2018, I came across a word which I thought

Praneeta Prakash Fifteen children under the age of twelve lost their battle to cancer last year. According to ‘WOWS Kids Fiji,’ the youngest victim was a three-year-old

The $2 million complex aims to promote Sanatana Dharma Venkat Raman With the opening of the ‘Sanatana Dharma Mandir’ on Sunday, February 11, 2018, Hindus

One of the most widely travelled Spiritual Leaders of Hinduism was in Auckland last fortnight, inspiring scores of people with his simplicity and innate knowledge

Programme in three Temples from March 6 to 12, 2018 Venkat Raman Hindus and those keen on learning the religious philosophy of Hinduism will find

Holi Festival at Corban Estate Art Centre on March 4 Sunil Kaushal In an age where we watch topics and events that are trending, people

Staff Reporter In Hinduism, Holi (also called ‘Holika’ or ‘Phagwa’) is an annual festival celebrated on the day after the full moon in the Hindu

Venkat Raman The Annual International Yoga Festival held last week at the Kawai Purapura Yoga Resort in Albany, Auckland brought together thousands of people of

Community service continues in the name of ‘Amma’ Venkat Raman In August 2007, when we attended a simple ceremony to mark the establishment of ‘Amma

Venkat Raman Like hundreds of thousands of people, Hari Gopal too arrived in New Zealand to pursue a dream, seek higher education, secure a job

Kathiravelu Ganeshan A coracle is a light boat made by weaving reeds or grass into a bow shape and waterproofing it.  Coracles have been in

Too many speeches curtails the Main Address Venkat Raman The much-awaited address by one of the most powerful speakers of Tamil Nadu over the weekend

Dr Anisur Rahman The current position of the New Zealand Muslim community, the need for a change in outlook and the significance of taking measures

Thakur Ranjit Singh You serve God by loving and serving fellow-beings and humanity. Devotees of Shri Ram Mandir (Henderson, West Auckland) walked their talk in

Venkat Raman Well-known Tamil Scholar and laureate Radhakrishnan Manivannan passed away in Texas, USA, on January 19, 2018. He was 80-years old and left behind

Venkat Raman Members of the Auckland Malayali Samaj elected Soman Mathew to the post of President at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently. The

But humankind yet to learn the value of flocking Ratna Venkat This year’s Valentine’s Day focuses on love in the air, literally! Love, as per

Massey University Mindfulness and meditation are widely touted as solutions to a range of health conditions and social stresses, but a new study shows the

Acharya das  Many people think of freedom as being free to act as you please, without any inhibitions or anything holding you back or getting

Cultural plurality broadens the mind If you think that swimming in the sea, while posing for photographs is no big task, you had better have

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu Festival celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva, one of the Trinity of Hindu Gods. Shivaratri occurs in every Luni-Solar

BAPS Swaminarayan Mahant in Auckland from February 14 Ragavan Rengachariar Devotees of BAPS Spiritual Head Mahant Swami Maharaj and other religious-minded people eagerly look forward