Trinidad and Tobago to set up Vivekananda Foundation

Port of Spain, April 29 -- The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, where about 40 percent of its 1.3 million population is of Indian origin, will soon set up a Vivekananda Foundation in honour of the late Indian philosopher saint, whose 150th birth anniversary is being observed this year.

04/29/13
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Scotland’s largest gurdwara set to open Sunday

London, April 25 -- Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.

04/25/13
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Scotland’s largest gurdwara set to open Sunday

London, April 25 -- Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.

04/25/13
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Harvard to present Kumbh Mela study at South Asia meet

Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 24 -- A Harvard study of the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage in India will be presented at an annual symposium on South Asia hosted by the university's South Asia Institute (SAI) here April 25-26.

04/24/13
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Kriyananda: An American yoga guru who loved India

He was a white American born in Romania to a Christian family. He was a callow 22-year-old when he picked Paramhansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" at a New York book store. 

04/23/13
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Venezuela’s new president is a Sai Baba devotee

New Delhi, April 15 -- Nicolás Maduro, declared winner of the presidential election in Venezuela, is an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba and even has a large portrait of the late spiritual guru in his office in Caracas.

04/15/13
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Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ celebrated with enthusiasm

Telugu new year festival Ugadi being celebrated with traditional dances held at Ravindera Bharathi in Hyderabad

04/13/13
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US House resolution greets Sikh-Americans on Vaisakhi

Washington, April 13 -- Five Democratic lawmakers have introduced a Congressional resolution on the occasion of Vaisakhi, commemorating the creation of the Khalsa, a fellowship of devout Sikhs, by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

04/13/13
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14,000-capacity Sai Ashram inaugurated in Shirdi

Shirdi (Maharashtra), April 11 -- On the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa (New Year, according to Maharashtrian calendar), Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Sai Ashram near the famous Saibaba Temple here Thursday.

04/11/13
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Thousands converge at Sikh shrine for Hola Mohalla

Chandigarh, March 27 -- It was a virtual sea of humanity at the Hola Mohalla celebrations Wednesday at the Sikh shrine of Keshgarh Sahib in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib.

03/27/13
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