Some serious Yamuna cleaning going on
Vrindavan, 2016.02.25 (DJ): In order to expedite the cleaning of sewer lines, the Water Corporation in Vrindavan has increased the number of workers. Corporation personnel say that within three or four...
View Article20,000 youths to attend BJYM convention; PM expected
Vrindavan, 2016.02.25 (DJ: Preparations are underway for the all-India convention of youth from the Bhartiya Janta Party in Vrindavan. The three-day convention of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha...
View ArticleLive darshan of Vrindavan Temples soon on mobile app
Vrindavan, 2016.02.16 (VT): The day is not far off when a mobile app will connect devotees to the temples of Vrindavan. Devotees from around the world will soon be able to get information about the...
View ArticleRadha and Partha Sarathi
Vrindavan is, I have taken to repeating, the de facto spiritual capital of India. The main reason for this is the proximity of Vrindavan to Delhi and the increasing ease of access through modern...
View ArticleDirector of Jesuit Humanitarian Network report on Vrindavan widows
Julie Mughal, Fairfield University Director, Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN), Assistant Director, Center for Faith & Public Life =============== India, home to over 1.3...
View ArticleBhaktivedanta Marg and the Three Vrindavans
Much of the talk about Vrindavan on this site is meant to serve as a partial archive of Vrindavan’s changes as it enters this period of intense development. Older persons like myself have a great deal...
View ArticleFifty shades of Braj
2016.03.05, Written by “Geetanjali Krishna”, (Source): Spring has come early to north India, and, as the silk cotton tree outside my window bursts into crimson bloom, the changing season puts me in the...
View ArticleMaa Amritanandamayee to visit Vrindavan in April
Vrindavan, 2016.03.09 (V.T.): Maa Amritanandamayee, fondly known as Amma among her devotees, will visit Vraja for the first time in April. Amma will be visiting Vrindavan as a part of her 2016 India...
View ArticleLand Mafias attempt to grab the ancient ‘Khapatia Kunj’
Vrindavan, 2016.03.10 (VT): It has been merely five months since the attack on the ‘Bhajan Kuti’ of the Nepalese samaj, when it was razed to ground by the unscrupulous real estate speculators. Another...
View ArticleHema Malini to perform in Vrindaban Rasotsav
Vrindavan, 2013.03.12 (PTI): Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini and artist from her dance school perform in Virndaban Rasotsav, which is starting tomorrow. Malini, who also an MP from Mathura, said...
View ArticleGovernment cancels Holi program after villagers threaten to boycott ‘Lathmaar...
Mathura, 2016.03.14 (IBN): “The minister has ordered to cancel Holi Mahotsava which was supposed to be held on March 16,” District Tourism officer Anupam Srivastava said. Goswami and residents of...
View ArticleSome Holi Dhamar and Rasiya
by Krishnaa Kinkari The Vasant – Holi – season is well underway. The familiar beats of the dhamar and the rasiya ring out! Many poets, especially the ashta-chaap, the famous eulogists most logged...
View ArticleGreen Court appoints a local Commissioner to visit Vrindavan
New Delhi / Vrindavan, 2016.03.23 (V.T): The Green Court has appointed a local commissioner, Shri Rahul Khurana to visit Vrindavan and submit a report on the current status on the Municipal Solid Waste...
View ArticleLathmar Holi of Braj
Vrindavan, 2016.03.25 (Bhaskar Thakur): All of us in India must have celebrated Holi – the very joyful, energetic festival of colour. Holi – Popularly known as “Phagwah” in Assam, “Dol jatra” in West...
View ArticleInspired by India
Vrindavan, 2106.03.25 (Judy Abel, Malibu Times): A young Malibu artist is taking inspiration from her friendships with children in India and Malibu to launch a new business she hopes will inspire...
View ArticleFirst installment released for the Peacock Conservation Center
Vrindavan / Mathura, 2016.03.27: Considering the significance of the peacocks in Vraja, the U.P. Government has approved a proposal of the Peacock Conservation Centre in Vrindavan. The centre be...
View ArticleGreen Court representative finds garbage management system collapsing in...
Vrindavan, 2016.03.26 (VT): Poor state of garbage management was found in Vrindavan during the surprise visit of the representative of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday. The Municipality...
View ArticleGreen Activist threatened for raising his voice against garbage menace
Vrindavan, 2016.03.31 (VT): In a bizarre move which may set a bad precedent, the Vrindavan Municipal Council has passed a resolution to file an FIR against a green activist Madhumangal Shukla, who has...
View ArticleManeka Gandhi lays foundation for largest widow shelter in India
Vrindavan, 2016.03.30 (TOI): Union Women and Child development minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday laid foundation stones for construction of one of the largest homes for widows in Vrindavan. The home...
View ArticleISKCON annual boat festival underway
Vrindavan, 2016.04.02 (AU, Dandavats): The Krishna Balaram boat festival, which is celebrated after Gaura Purnima, began yesterday in great joy. The sunken courtyard of Krishna Balaram Mandir is...
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