Tag: Hinduism

Categories
Android Featured General Life Hinduism Technology

Hinduism, the Open Source Faith

Android Open Source Yoga Hindu
Open Source Google Android analogy of being Hindu

As a Computer Scientist and being brought up as a Hindu I believe I can put the two unrelated subjects together to explain the beauty of Hinduism. This article is not intended to preach however it is more of an analogy.

Android Open Source Yoga Hindu
Open Source Google Android™ analogy of being Hindu

I am a programmer and whilst being in this field of work in this day and age, I deal with many open source softwares such as Magento, Android™, WordPress, Linux and OpenOffice to say the few. The meaning of open source softwares is that it allows ‘users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software’. Open source software is proving to be the largest source of technical innovation providing opportunity to the least established of developers make something great or be part of something big.

Continue reading “Hinduism, the Open Source Faith”
Categories
General Life Hinduism

SewaDay 2011 – Bolton

Sewa Day Bolton
Collage of Sewa Day Bolton 2011

For the first time on Sunday 25th September 2011, Bolton took part in its first ever Sewaday project. What was a little project in London two years ago has now become an international phenomenon spanning across the globe. The local hindu community decided to create their own project to mass clean up the local hindu community temple (Veda Mandir, Bolton).

Sewa Day Bolton
Collage of Sewa Day Bolton 2011
Continue reading “SewaDay 2011 – Bolton”
Categories
General Life Hinduism

Adhik Month – That extra month

Hey guys,

Just a few days ago on 15th April 2010, in the Hindu Calendar, Vikram Samvat Year 2066, the holy month called Adhik commenced. But why is it holy? Well, this month isn’t usually part of the standard Hindu Calendar, however this year it has been added due to the different transitions of the Sun relative to the earth. I don’t know the exact in’s and out’s of it but all I know is that based on the lunar calendar principles, sort of similar to how the western calendar has 29th February every 4 years. Nevertheless this month is very auspicious and my mother is a great believer that this month is a very important month therefore she has decided that this month she is going to fast.

Continue reading “Adhik Month – That extra month”