Written By: Santosh Gupta. Photos by : Bibhuti Panda. Video by : Mitra Desai. Hindu Council of Australia, Canberra Chapter, organised a discourse of Dr RVSS Avadhanulu, an Eminent Vedic Scholar & Founder of Shri Veda Bharati, on the Scientific Aspects in Vedas and Shastras on 19 May 2019 at the Hindu Temple & Cultural […]
Message of the Vedas and Upnishads
May 27, 2019 by ·
Message of the Vedas and Upnishads by Dr Avadhanulu
Hey gobind, Hey gopaal at Gallipoli in the trenches
May 4, 2019 by ·
Indian soldiers fought along with Otago battalions from New Zealand during World War I. During Vaisakhi and on other days when blood, bullets, death and injury were raining, Indian soldiers would bravely celebrate their festivals using a tin can as a drum. According to two historians Harchand Singh Bedi and Harprabhjeet Singh Bedi of SBS […]
Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka Tours
April 11, 2019 by ·
By: Ramzi Ali, Sri Lanka and Surinder Jain. The Ramayana is an ancient Hindu epic of India, the life of Lord Rama, an incarnation of God Vishnu. In the story Rama’s wife, Sita, is kidnapped by the evil demonic (Asura) king, Ravana, king of an island to the south of India, Lanka. Now known as […]
Interfaith – Scriptures as a means of Peace
March 25, 2019 by ·
By: Surinder Jain. HWPL, Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light, WARP Office organized an Interfaith meeting on Dialogue of Scripture as a means to peace. Many different faiths were represented and did an excellent job of explaining the answers according to their scripture in our 45th WARP office in Sydney. There was a question and […]
The Division of Vedic Literature
January 18, 2019 by ·
By : Pandit Rami. Charts of Sanskrit Literature. The Vedas, vedangas, dharam shastras and puranas.
An auspicious beginning of first SRE Hinduism class by Hindu Council
October 20, 2018 by ·
By : Madya Lila. On the auspicious occasion of Dusshera, Hindu Council of Australia began its first Hindu Special Religious Education (SRE) program at Sydney Girls High School. Genedine Sionillo, a volunteer teacher from the Australian School of Meditation & Yoga led the class which was very well received by all the students. They especially […]
Maharishi Sushruta, a surgeon famous in Melbourne
July 18, 2018 by ·
By:Surinder Jain. The Royal Australia College of Surgeons (RACS), trains surgeons and is responsible for maintaining surgical standards in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to foster and promote the pursuit of excellence in surgical education and actively supports innovative surgical research, aid projects in underprivileged communities, skills transfer and education programs. A statue of Surgeon Sushruta […]
Sankskrit workshop held in Sydney
June 24, 2018 by ·
By: Radhey Sharma Sydney Sanskrit School and Hindu Council of Australia arranged a two days workshop for Sanskrit lovers by Dr Jyoti Raj ji Assistant Professor Delhi University and DD Sanskrit news reader, editor and reporter. First day class was conducted at Sydney Sanskrit School in Liverpool with over 135 children, parents and other […]
Take a quiz on Hindu Rituals
June 21, 2018 by ·
Please enter your email: 1. Samskara (rites of passage) celebrate major life events? Yes/No No Yes Major life stage milestones are celebrated as sanskara (saṃskāra, rites of passage) in Hinduism.[262][263] 2. Yajna (fire-oblation) can only be performed during a marriage ceremony? Yes/No Yes No Yajna (IAST: yajña) literally means “sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering”, and refers to a ritual done in front of […]
