
Vasthu Sastra by T. Selva Hindus throughout the world will celebrate Deepavali soon and it means so much to the community because it is the coming of light into the world. This is also the day when revellers, young and old, look forward to being blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity. All the tales related to […]

By T. SELVA Yantras (mystical diagrams) are powerful mystical products used in Vasthu Sastra to enhance energy flow and correction of a negative environment. The proper placement of the yantras has been found to provide a cure for the negativity that afflicts the property and protect the dwellers residing on such a property. On August 4, I […]

By Sudha Kumar Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was in Sydney in July. He addressed a huge gathering of about 4800 people at the Dome, Sydney Olympic Park. His last visit was about seven years ago. The gathering was an eclectic mix of all hues of humans. There was a music ensemble that rendered live soulful music […]

A study authored by three Australian National University (ANU) researchers have reportedly concluded that some Australian Capital Territory prisoners who participated in the yoga program “attained statistically and clinically significant benefit from the program, demonstrated by improvements in their levels of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, goal-direction, negative affect, and non-acceptance”. This recently published study in the “International […]

By Vijay Badhwar Thanks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Yoga has now gained recognition worldwide with June 21 now internationally observed for getting together for Yoga to bring a universal awareness for its physical and mental benefits for practitioners. Now in its 5th year, the Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the Indian Consulate in […]

In the past several years we’ve seen Ganesh toilet seats, Kali underwear, Krishna bathmats, Om flip flops, and countless other items displaying Hindu sacred imagery in ways that many Hindus find disrespectful at best or downright offensive at worst. Though Hindu imagery is regularly used in a commercial context to market many domestic items, both […]

By T. SELVA, Vastu Shastra Column MOVED by its architecture and much talked about magnificence, I made atrip to the Taj Mahal recently, a masterpiece of the world’s legacy.It is dubbed as the most photographed monument of love and anyonesteep foot there will be mesmerised by its beauty and the peacefulenergy it exudes.My recent visit to the […]

By Sudha Kumar Spirit of India (NSW) Inc. (http://www.spiritofindia.org/) is a not for profit organisation that was established in Sydney, Australia in May 2004 under the able guidance and inspiration of Mr. Vijay Patankar of Shri Ambika Yog Kutir, Thane, India. The organisation was conceived with a vision to make every person take responsibility of their well-being […]

5th International Yoga Day workshops and events by the Indian Consulate General, Sydney International Yoga Day Celebrations by the Indian Consulate General, Sydney has been organizing various Yoga, Mindfulness, Heartfulness Meditation, Holistic Wellness Workshop Sessions leading to the final celebration on June 21 when Consul General, Sydney invites all to a free event on June […]

By Manju Mittal Tamil Woman’s Development Group ( TWDG ) in collaboration with ‘Haathi in the Room’ (HIR) hosted a ‘Journey to Wellbeing’ afternoon tea at Parramatta RSL Club on Saturday May 4, 2019, with a focus on mental health. While the winter sun was shining outside, inside the club all the ladies from TWDG […]