Shimla: Books on Indian spiritualism are in great demand in foreign countries, and even the Chinese are impressed, said the National Book Trust (NBT) director MA Sikander. "Books on spiritualism have become the USP (unique selling proposition) of Indian publishing houses. These books are selling like hot cakes in foreign countries," he said here. Sikander, here for a six-day book fair that began Saturday, said visitors evinced keen interest in...
01:31 PM, May 14, 2012
Washington: Apple's visionary co-founder Steve Jobs had a spiritual side too shaped by a "spiritual retreat to India" and "traversing through the country had sparked Jobs' conversion to Buddhism." Like the Beatles, Jobs took a spiritual retreat to India and regularly walked around his neighbourhood and the office barefoot, according to various media reports. Traversing India sparked Jobs' conversion to Buddhism. Kobun Chino, a monk, presided over his wedding to...
09:31 AM, Oct 07, 2011
New Delhi : India's ancient wisdom, culture and knowledge will be documented in Ananda, a new imprint of books on spirituality and heritage by the publisher, Penguin-India. Ananda was launched this week with three books – "A Treasury of Indian Wisdom", a selection of writings edited by Karan Singh, "Fingers Pointing to the Moon", a series of talks on Adhyatma Upanishad by Osho, and a biography of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev,...
04:50 PM, Dec 07, 2010
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Face the Nation Sagarika Ghose asks experts whether modern spiritual movements lacked credibility. ...
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Mumbai: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is under investigation for violating the country's foreign exchange laws, sports minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday. The government was looking into alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act amounting to some 10.77 billion rupees ($206.7 million), Maken told parliament. He said the investigation covered the ownership of franchises and fund transfers without the permission of the Reserve Bank of India and the...
10:23 PM, Mar 25, 2008
Mohali: Tickets for the much-anticipated India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal have been sold out days ago but the mad scramble for them continues with desperate fans flocking the PCA stadium. Scores of fans could be seen moving around the stadium hoping desperately to grab a ticket from somewhere. On Tuesday itself, the PCA had announced that 14,000 tickets at its disposal had been sold to the public through the designated bank...
01:01 AM, Jan 08, 2008
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03:09 PM, Jan 18, 2007
The Kumbh is not just a celebration for the Sadhus, but also for pilgrims many of who come from India’s poorest poor. ...
01:44 AM, Jan 16, 2007
Deepak Chopra is in India to promote his own version of that trove of Indian exotica, the
Kama Sutra. ...
03:14 PM, Jan 11, 2007
Who says religion has to be boring and bland? A church shows how a religious discourse can be interesting. ...
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Watch the spiritual teacher teach you about how to harmonise your life and remain happy in all situations. ...
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