This new section of Hindu Voice UK is a resource on the Hanuman Chalisa, one of the most widely recited Hindu prayers. It will provide commentary and explanations on various verses from the Hanuman Chalisa, and will be regularly updated until the entire Hanuman Chalisa is covered. We hope to compile and publish these as a book in the future.

There is more to the Hanuman Chalisa than meets the eye with an initial reading. There are many layers of meanings; mystical, rational and devotional, which shall be explained on our articles…

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At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a series of 19 low intensity blasts which shook the Indian city of Ahmedabad on 26th July 2008. The bombs were planted in tiffins, usually used for food, hanging on bicycles stationed in various parts of the city.

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Religious unrest in the troubled Indian state of Jammu &  Kashmir rose to levels not seen since the late 1980’s, after the state government’s decision to grant the use of approximately 40 hectares of land to the Sri Amarnathji Shrine Board for provision of overnight housing and food for the millions of Hindu pilgrims who visit the site every year.

After several days of protests and rioting by Muslims in the state, the Jammu & Kashmir State Government revoked the decision to …

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Many of the most famous holy shrines in India have emerged as leading centers in the implementation of green technology, with dozens switching to the use of sustainable energy sources. The enthusiastic uptake of green energy by the country’s spiritual institutions offers a glimmer of hope in rescuing the otherwise fast deteriorating Indian environment …

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As part of a research project into the British Hindu community’s perception of the role of Hindu temples in Britain, we asked a series of questions to find people’s views on the kind of services and activities that Hindus would like to see their temples offering in the future. The Survey was carried out from 8th May 2008 to July 8th 2008 …

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Recently the subject of knife crime in Britain has caught the national attention more than ever before after a series of stabbing incidents, many of which have been fatal.

A very long time ago, I used to carry a knife around. It was pretty stupid, and in hindsight I regret it. The question is: what was it that made me, a little Indian boy from a religious family, think it was a good idea to carry a knife around …

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On Monday 7th July, the Indian embassy in Kabul was targeted in the bloodiest suicide attack seen in Afghanistan for over three years. At least 44 people were killed, including four Indian nationals, and many Afghan civilians. The embassy premises were totally blown up. The blast could be heard all across the city centre and sent a cloud of smoke which could be seen for many miles.

Afghanistan has seen a regrouping and resurgent Taliban, which has increasingly put the new pro-west regime under pressure. However a Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, denied Taliban involvement …

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In my second year at university (King’s College London), a few friends and I started up a Hindu society. There had previously been a Hindu society at my university, but it had ceased to function by my freshers year.

There were many challenges in setting up and developing the society and things didn’t always do as planned. But we stuck at it and over time the society done quite well, growing consistently. By the time I left university three years later it was a large and well recognized society that had made significant achievements in raising awareness about Hinduism on campus …

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Hinduism says that the four main aims of life are Kama, Artha, Dharma and Moksha. While I understand the first three, I have never quite been comfortable with the fourth one - or even how it affects us. I understand that we have kama, that we are at some level animals, driven by our desires, to lust, to procreate; I understand that we desire artha, to amass wealth or worldly material objects to satisfy us; I also understand that both kama and artha ought to be guided by Dharma, sense of righteousness, duty to ourselves, our fellow beings to Mother Nature, a sense of purpose, to guide our desires and control them they run amok and become insatiable. But moksha or liberation - how does that work? Is it even desirable …

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Seeing the exploitation brought on by some so-called gurus (many of whom have been outside any real tradition), there has been a tendency to want to reject gurus altogether. Some people have thought that the modern age will allow people to teach themselves or follow inner guides and that gurus are a thing of the past.

However, if we examine the matter deeply we see that teachers are as important in the spiritual field as in other domains of life …

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