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My Lifestyle Is My Protest

By Satyam Kaswala for ISKCON News on 24 Dec 2010

One needn’t retreat to the foreign woods to find truth, for most people, the farthest and most foreign place in the universe is within their own selves, within their own souls, “forever new and unprofaned.”

ISKCON Member Appointed Chaplain to Oxford University

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 18 Dec 2010

Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Shaunaka Rishi Dasa, also an ISKCON devotee, has recently been appointed Hindu Chaplain to Oxford University, the first to take on such a role in the history of the famous 900-year-old school.

Spiritual Care Tour to Bhaktivedanta Hospital

By Sukanti Radha dasi for ISKCON News on 18 Dec 2010

The Intensive care staff of the NHS Ealing hospital in London decided to open their heart and minds to Vedic culture.On my way back I kept asking Krsna why this tour was so extra special compared to any other we had conducted in the past. The answers came in many ways. We were serving the hands that heal.

An Opportunity for Devotee Videographers

By Krishna-lila Dasi for ISKCON News on 17 Dec 2010

ISKCON News invites videographers to contribute a once-off video material or to become a regular reporter for ISKCON News.

Countdown to Kulimela Australia

By ISKCON News Staff for ISKCON News on 17 Dec 2010

Kulimela Australia will be drug and alcohol free and will be packed with productive seminars focusing on Health and Medicine, Business and Management, Spiritual and Community Development, and Arts and Entertainment.

A Tale Of Two Herds

By Juliette Jowitt for The Guardian on 17 Dec 2010

The British newspaper The Guardian held a "taste contest" in which the New Gokula ahimsa milk contested against regular shop milk. The outcome has been pretty self-explanatory.

Sri Mayapur International School Sports Day

By Gunacuda Dasi for ISKCON News on 17 Dec 2010

The students of Sri Mayapur International School held their Annual Sports Day on December 16th. The event was well attended by parents, community members and special guests.

Serbian Krishna Devotee Wins In The European Court of Human Rights

By Krishna-lila Dasi for ISKCON News on 17 Dec 2010

On December 14th the European Court of Human Rights ruled against the Republic of Serbia and in favor of Zivota Milanovic, a Krishna devotee, who was attacked five times between 2001 and 2007 because of his religion. The assailants beat him with baseball bats, stabbed him, cut his sikha off and engraved a cross onto his head with a knife.

A Simple Way To Reduce Stress

By Mary Marsh for Natural News on 16 Dec 2010

Many people consider stress to be the underlying cause for all health issues. One simple way to reduce stress is to take a hot mineral bath one to three times a week. Mineral baths have long been considered a way to deal with stress, inflammation, aches, and pain.

Argentine Archbishop Slams Santa Claus

By Staff writer for AFP on 16 Dec 2010

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa of the northern city of Resistencia, Argentina said in mass, insisting that children should not confuse celebrating the birth of Christ "with a fat man dressed in red."

"Proof of the Afterlife—The Conversation Continues": A New Book

By Staff writer for RNS News Service on 16 Dec 2010

It's a true story about one man's crossing over to the Other Side in September of 2005, when, after an out of control heart arrhythmia at 1:15am, he wakes up dead in the afterlife, and comes back thirty minutes later to tell about it.

Vegan Compassion Is in The Bag

By Eva Friede for The Gazette on 16 Dec 2010

Inder Bedi has often told the story of how he built a handbag empire on compassion. The 37-year-old founder of Matt & Nat vegan accessories was asked at age 18 by a Hare Krishna priest to go vegetarian for 30 days: "And it changed my whole life," he says.

The Dwaraka Discovery: Drutakarma Das on the History Channel


ISKCON scholar and popular author Drutakarma Das recently gave an interview for the History Channel`s new show Ancient Aliens. The episode "Underwater Worlds" presented the story of Krishna`s sunken city Dwaraka.


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City of Dwaraka Featured on History Channel Show

By Staff writer for The History Channel on 16 Dec 2010

Ancient underwater cities can be found around the globe, but could these aquatic worlds be the ruins of unknown civilizations--or even proof of extraterrestrial visitations? The infamous tale of the long lost city of Atlantis may be a preserved memory of an ancient alien metropolis. One of the most interesting recent underwater discoveries is that of Krishna`s sunken city Dwaraka.

Teaching Vacancies at Sri Mayapur International School

By Gunacuda Dasi for ISKCON News on 16 Dec 2010

There are vacant positions for Grade 6 primary school teacher (start by March 2011) and high school English teacher (to start January/February 2011).