Who taught meditation for the first time? Indian woman. I am going to give you that history. Outside every village there is a plaza with a well. Indian women go there in the evening to fetch water, balancing vessels of water on their heads. Women like to speak to each other about their pains and … Meditation and Women
On May 25, 1994 Buddha Purnima day, a brown sandstone Buddha was inaugurated at the Himalayan Hospital by the then Finance Minister of India, Sri Manmohan Singhji. Two beautiful Buddha statues had come from Orissa – one was this that was installed here at the Himalayan Institute and the other, a beautiful jade green one, … Buddha Purnima
Chakrata and Kalsi are two mountainous blocks of Dehradun district which have the maximum tribal population of Uttarakhand. Both blocks have extreme inaccessibility to basic amenities and healthcare facilities, posing various challenges for the tribal people. Large family size and traditional practices restrict young women to adopt the modern health services hence a large number … Innovative Outreach Primary Health Care Services for Tribal Communities
As the current Covid wave engulfs the nation through encounter with large deaths, the focus rightly has come on the orphans and the need for adoption legally. Well, it takes us back the memory lane of how we strengthened our scholarship program. Our Founder had enabled set up of libraries in Universities, enabled bright individuals to … Scholarship Program
Once confident that the mother and child programs had gained a certain momentum and continuity, we began the work on the next generation viz the adolescents in the early 2000. Our first endeavour in this regard began twofold: health and lifestyle management program for 100 adolescents at micro level and at macro level through a … Reaching out to the Adolescents…
Lecture byDr. Hanumantha Rao, November 8, 2002 [Compiled by Ms.Katie Richey] In terms of the financial aspect to being a doctor…everyone wants to leave medical school and earn back the money that was spent right away. If this is done, in the short term it might be a success, but in the long term it … The Role of the Modern Doctor in the 21st Century
This Women’s Day, I am dedicating the blog to two Kritika’s – one who has finished her engineering and working for multinational in one of the major city of India and the other medical student currently studying in our university in the Himalayan Institute of Medical science. Randomly I asked what would be a key … International Women’s Day
“I WILL DO SOMETHING I have never done for anyone else…” The swami assumed a lotus position on his bed in the small, unpretentious motel room, his legs crossed and his neck, head and back forming a straight line. Then he gradually closed his eyes. When he had entered what appeared to be a deep … Science and Spirituality-3
Somebody in US after watching Swami Rama demonstrate said, “You are remarkable!” Swamiji turned and said to him, “You are insulting my work.” So how did he train himself? Let’s hear it in his own words: When I renounced and walked into the forest, people used to search for me, and I used to live … Science and Spirituality..
I called home one day and it was the first time I heard my mom say, ‘I can’t talk to you now – I’m immersed in a fantastic book called Journey Home and I haven’t been able to put the down since it has come (she was reading one translated into an Indian language).’ Not … Science and Spirituality
