Highly respected Dr. Mahesh Mehta known as Maheshbhai is gone. This is very disheartening news. Like thousands of others, we are sad and will immensely miss him. In consonance with the Sanskrit sloka ‘Vasansi Jeernani Yathaa Vihaya…’ we have to accept the fact. We offer our heartfelt condolences. Maheshbhai was the founder of VHPA, he…
An appropriate question to ask is what set Maheshbhai apart from other men[1] of intellect and vision? Practically, all people have some vision of what they would like to see accomplished in their lifetime. So why does a simple unassuming son of Bharat succeed while other viewpoints evaporate at some point. With few economic resources,…
Every life comes with joys as well as trials and tribulations. Every day is full of pleasure as well as pain. Every person has good and bad inside them. There is no such thing as a ‘perfect life,’ ‘a perfect person’ or a ‘perfect day.’ The onus is on you to actively seek something great…
This article shows how the early Indo-European language speakers in Europe like the Celts, Germans, Greeks and Scythians, were possibly based upon a Vedic people called the Danavas or Sudanavas (good Danavas) and connected to Vedic culture and its influences at a deep level back to the most ancient period. Many ancient European peoples, particularly…
The Genesis of God as Mother The Hindus of India look upon God not only as Father but as Mother as well. They also view God as pure impersonal spirit, Brahman. God as Mother was also recognized by many cults of the Mediterranean region that existed in ancient times. Karen Armstrong, once a Catholic nun,…
HOW EVERYONE CAN ADVANCE The proper observance of the Vedic system of Varnashrama-dharma is to help one’s growth and self-development. The great sages have explained that this system of division into varnas is the stepping-stone to civilization, providing a means so one can rise higher and higher in proportion to one’s learning and culture. Such…
About 30 Hindu activists from the Tampa Bay area converged on a busy intersection in Tampa on September 18, a warm Saturday to register their protest against the kidnapping, enslavement, rape, forcible conversion to Islam, and marrying off of hapless Hindu girls to older men in Pakistan. The situation for girls belonging to minority religions…
World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) regretfully announces the passing away of Dr. Mahesh Mehta (Maheshbhai), its founder and former President in Karnavati (Amdavad), India on December 14, 2021. He was eighty-six years old. He passed away on the pious day of Mokshda Ekadashi and Geeta Jayanti. In the late 1960s, when Hindus started to…
Providence, Rhode Island: August 15, 2021. On this beautiful sunny day, His Excellency the Governor of the state of Rhode Island Daniel McKee raised the Indian Flag alongside the American flag in front of the majestic State House to honor a sister democracy on the 75th anniversary of her Independence. A huge backdrop of Indian…
She ran through the dewy grass, her white dress trailing behind her like rushing fog in the breeze. The blades tickled her feet in greeting, happy that she was back again. The sweet smell of the champa flowers enveloped her, and she slowed down to grab one from its stem. The tree waved its leaves,…
