Pankaj Udhas, the famous ghazal singer, was once rushing to the airport in New York. Anxiously he urged the taxi driver in English, "Can you please push the speed a little, because I'm very late for my flight?"Carolyn Lengel, a textbook editor in New York with her daughter Harriet are avid Bollywood fans."Zara Ahista Chal" (Go a little slow) came the retort in Hindi, playing on one of Udhas's most...
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Hindi can't exactly put many of us to shame but the choice of words and the way she uses them impresses nevertheless. Russian Opera singer Larissa Rai, in fact, tries to speak in Hindi as much as possible and can't fathom the fact that “Indians living in their own country, with their own people don't converse in their mother tongue”. “Russians can learn Hindi faster and likewise Indians can grasp Russian...
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ancient science of Hatha Yoga could be used as a tool for bringing good health and improving the condition of the mind, if practised sincerely, said Assistant Professor of the Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University K. Ramesh Babu.Delivering a talk on ‘Hatha Yoga for human well being’ here on Monday at T.L.N. Sabha Hall of AU with the aid of a Power Point presentation, he said that...
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Yoga was one of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy whose traces went back to around 2000 BCE. Yoga was the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche and regulating it was kind of a religious infringement, Zed added.HINDUS HAVE strongly criticised attempts to regulate yoga by various states in USA, including recent Missouri sales tax.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement...
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you sit and perform complicated yoga postures day after day at home with only TV as your instructor? It may be time to turn the idiot box off, Practising yoga through mass media can do more harm than good."Yoga needs very close concentration and two-way communication is essential; so the best way to perform yoga is with an instructor. The asanas (postures) and prakriyas (processes) somebody is imitating...
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seven-day naturopathy and yoga treatment-cum-awareness camp will begin at the Integral Yoga Institute, 139\80, West Sambandam Road, RS Puram,...
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BELLARY: H.G. Shalini, who topped in the 17-21 years category for the third year in succession, and V. Jagadish, both representing Sri Raghavendra Yoga Shikshana Kendra, Kadur, were adjudged “Champion of Champions” in women and men category, respectively, in the 29th Karnataka State Yoga Championship - 2009 which concluded here on Sunday.The championship was organised by the Bellary unit of Arya Vysya...
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competitors stood nervously on stage, awaiting the judges' decisions. As each name was called the crowd cheered, and the winner stepped forward to claim a prize, bowing his or her head to accept a medal."Wow, that was a miracle," said Kyoko Katsura, the winner in the women's division of the New York Regional Yoga Championship.Yoga enthusiasts like to talk about the many benefits of their practice -...
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Gorgeous model-turned-actress Andie MacDowell reportedly credits yoga for her youthful appearance at age 51.“Yoga is a big part of my life. It is really good for your spirit and your bones. (Yoga keeps you) strong and flexible at the same time”, she reportedly said, and discussing future plans, was quoted as mentioning: “I'll do more yoga and grow spiritually”.Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has...
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More than 25 blind students(including two girls' school) of Shivasharan Haralaiah Blind School in Bijapurunderwent tough yoga training for over a month. The trainers, Shivanand Kelurand Bailappa Kabberahalli of a Hubli-based Uttara Karnataka Yoga SamshodhanaSamshte, trained the blind students for free."After the rigoroustraining, the students have been able to compete with other students and winprizes....
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