India

Khajuraho Phase Two

Happy Holidays to Ishan and the HI India team who are leading the construction in Khajuraho. Enjoy this update just in... "On Friday, 16th December, 9:45am we officially broke ground on the Main Building at HI Khajuraho! We had a small ceremonial groundbreaking, breaking of a coconut on the foundation level, and the ceremonial first [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:22-04:00 December 25th, 2011|India|

Bhoomi Puja, Groundbreaking Ceremony, at HI Khajuraho

We had a wonderful bhoomi puja (groundbreaking ceremony) on October 6 at the Himalayan Institute Khajuraho campus in India. Construction began in April 2012. Progress on the site continues to move along well, as we approach completion of the first construction phase in the next month. The main gate, guard rooms, staff quarters, electrical and utility [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:22-04:00 October 27th, 2011|India|

Meet the HI India Outreach Office

While the spiritual home of Himalayan Institute India is in Allahabad and a new meditation center is under construction in Khajuraho, the business and outreach efforts of HI India are located in Noida. To better serve all of India, the administrative offices were recently relocated from Hyderabad to Noida, a town 30 minutes outside of [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:23-04:00 July 8th, 2011|India|

Breaking Ground in Khajuraho

Work has officially begun at the newest Himalayan Institute location in Khajuraho, located in north central India. Himalayan Institute Khajuraho will be inaugurated as a meditative retreat center and educational facility during the pilgrimage to the Kumbha Mela in 2013. The 30-acre campus is located only seven miles from the main temple complex, which is a World [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:23-04:00 April 19th, 2011|India|

HI Members Plant Pongamia in Bylakuppe Settlement

As part of a larger spiritual excursion to some of India’s holiest sites, Himalayan Institute members traveled to the Bylakuppe Tibetan refugee settlement in southern Karnataka. There, in the Institute’s pongamia nursery, they volunteered and strengthened the partnership between the HI and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tibet’s government-in-exile. The group toured the settlement’s Energy [...]

By | 2018-04-25T13:26:51-04:00 June 7th, 2010|India, Tibetan Settlements|

Acclaimed Indian Film Star Rajinikanth Welcomes Yoga+ Magazine India Edition

Indian film star Rajinikanth has given his warm support to the new Yoga+ magazine India Edition. He joined Pandit Rajmani Tigunait at an event in Chennai to officially unveil the inaugural issue of the magazine. Known throughout India as the “Superstar” of Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth could be considered the ‘George Clooney of India,’ and has [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:27-04:00 April 6th, 2010|India|

HI India Scholarship Recipient

Born and raised in the interior of North India, Arun Kumar Mishra went to one of the humblest schools in the region, which did not even have the most basic amenities. Through his hard work he was able to attend a traditional Sanskrit school in Allahabad. However, this school, like so many traditional Sanskrit schools [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:27-04:00 March 22nd, 2010|India|

New Projects and Areas of Expansion in India

Over the last year, the Himalayan Institute’s work in India has been growing rapidly. Yoga+, the institute’s magazine, will be launched in India this spring, to coincide with a 6-city tour and lectures from Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. The humanitarian projects at the Tibetan Settlements in South India are expanding to include three more settlements. In [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:28-04:00 February 8th, 2010|India|

Mahua Trees in Allahabad, India

The Himalayan Institute campus in Allahabad, India has been used to test different techniques and crops for the Energy Farming program since 2006 when the first pongamia trees were planted on its land. The most recent addition to the Allahabad campus is the Mahua tree (Madhuca longifolia). Widely found throughout North India, Mahua is a [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:28-04:00 January 21st, 2010|India|

2009 Major Activities and Timeline

For the Himalayan Institute Humanitarian Initiatives, 2009 was an exciting and very busy year. Here is a timeline of major events: HI Cameroon Himalayan Institute Cameroon HI Tibetan Settlements Himalayan Institute & Tibetan Partnership HI India Himalayan Institute India HI Mexico Himalayan Institute Mexico January HI Tibetan Settlements An in-depth planning trip is made to [...]

By | 2018-06-12T05:22:28-04:00 January 4th, 2010|Cameroon, India, Mexico, Tibetan Settlements|