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Vivekananda's dream temple to come true by 2005
New York: More than a Century after Swami Vivekananda expressed a desire to build a "Temple Universal", to promote harmony among religions in America, the 'Ramakrishna Math and Mission' has drawn up a $ 6.5 million plan to fulfill his dream.
Return of the Aryans – Tracing the roots of Hinduism
Bhagwan S Gidwani's bestseller 'Return of the Aryans' presents drama of birth and beginnings of the roots of Hinduism (Sanatana-Dharma) prior to 8,000 BC. The book's other main themes are:
Sholay tops UK Film Institute poll on Indian cinema
London: Bollywood blockbuster 'Sholay' has topped the British Film Institute's poll on Indian cinema while ace filmmaker Satyajit Ray has been voted as the top Director in the category.
'Lagaan' set to break Hollywood's monopoly in China
Beijing: Bollywood blockbuster and Oscar best foreign film nominee 'Lagaan' will have its China debut next month (November) paving way for Hindi film industry to break Hollywood's monopoly in the world's most populous nation, industry sources said on October 13.
Kolkata reverberates to celebrations of Durga 'puja'
Kolkata: The reverberating roll of 'dhaks' ushered in 'Mahasaptami' on October 12
with Goddess Durga and her children resplendent in 'pandals' in the metropolis and across West Bengal thronged by worshipers in thousands.
Tablas, gunghroos: A gift to Beijing from India
Beijing: India on October 12 gifted 10 pairs of 'tablas' and 30 pairs of 'gunghroos' to China's famous Beijing Dance Academy where the first batch of students learning 'Bharatnatyam' completed their training recently.
Lights, camera, action…Belawadi's Quantum Physics!
Bangalore: We reach 2Streams on a hot sunny afternoon. 2Streams is better known for its exceptional Kannada serial- GARVA aired on E-TV Kannada a few months ago. A 40-something man walks in and we know it is Prakash Belawadi, founder of 2Streams.
UK film curriculum likely to include Bollywood
London: Bollywood may be one of the subjects for about 30,000 'A' level students, equivalent of secondary school leaving certificate, in Britain who opt for film and media as one of their topics.
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