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Book – Sarasvati – Vedic River and Hindu Civilization

River Saraswati, or Sarasvati, played an important part in the Vedic civilization. The roots of Hindu culture was nourished by River Sarasvati, which went underground thousands of years ago. Modern day research has proved the existence of River Saraswati and the civilization that existed around the basin. The book Sarasvati – Vedic River and Hindu Civilization by Dr. S .Kalyanraman talks in detail about the past, present and future of River Saraswati. An international conference on ‘Vedic River Sarasvati and the Hindu Civilization’ was held in New Delhi from 24th to 26th October 2008, sponsored by AIM for Seva and organized by Saraswati research and Educational trust. The book was released in this function. The book is published by AIM for Seva , which is an NGO in special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Sarasvati – Vedic River and Hindu Civilization Dr. S .Kalyanraman AIM for Seva 2nd Floor, Sri Nidhi Apartments 32/4,

Patent for Tirupati Laddoo

To stop hawkers from selling fake Tirupati Laddoos , Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), a trust that manages the temple, plans to get a geographical indication (GI) tag. If patent is granted to Tirupati Laddoo by the Registrar of Geographical Indications as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 then it could be the first Hindu Temple offering to be recognized as an intellectual property (IP). C R Sukumar writes in Livemint.com Hawkers in Tirupati have been selling fake laddus and after several futile attempts to curb this practice, including repeated raids by its security and vigilance wings, TTD finally decided to seek legal protection for its laddu. The GI Act imposes a penalty of Rs50,000 along with six months of imprisonment for people infringing a GI. Claiming that its laddu is unique in quality and reputation, TTD submitted details to the GI registrar. But already there are differences of opinion in granting geogr