PBS Modifies Program on Gujarat Riots
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USA, September 18, 2002: IndiaCause issued a press release today which states in part, "Major plans of Anti-Hindu propaganda using PBS program defeated. The program projected the Gujarat riots as genocide and is to be aired tomorrow throughout USA. Last Thursday IndiaCause launched a campaign of protest with PBS. As a result, in two days PBS has considerably diluted the description about this documentary. In fact, they removed all misleading objectionable propaganda information from their website. We have received an assurance from PBS Executive Director that the show will not be anti-India propaganda." For example, the statement on the PBS website, "Will the nation be split -- by a Hindu fundamentalist movement hoping to rise to power by fanning the winds of religious extremism?" Was changed to "Will the nation be split by an increasingly powerful Hindu nationalist movement?" For details, click "source" above.

Annual Ganesha Festival Good for Business
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PUNE, INDIA, September 15, 2002: The 10-day long Ganesha celebrations in Maharashtra are known to affect industrial production in and around Pune due to lack of worker attendance. But, for small businessmen, Ganapati may be another form of Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) as they do more business during the ten days than the rest of the year. A 50-year-old sweet shop in a busy Pune market gets nearly 2,500 customers during the 10-day Ganapati festival each year as compared to just over 500 on other days. The booming business is evident with high sales in sweets, flowers, decorations, religious books, cassettes and extravagant jewellery. "While, I earn US$10 on a regular day, during Ganesha festival, it goes up to $100 a day," says a local florist. "The sale of imitation gold jewellery is very important during this period. And I earn my entire year's profit in these four days," adds a local jeweller. While efforts are on to make Pune a city of festivals, with the kind of business being generated during the Ganesha festival, it may be possible sooner than expected.

Puranic Encyclopedia CD Issued
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ORISSA, INDIA, September 18, 2002: An exhaustive work covering ancient Indian culture in all aspects: history, geography, religion, myths, beliefs and practices as depicted in the epics and puranas. Based on Motilal Banarsidass' "The Puranic Encyclopedia," with thousands of pages of searchable data, stories, definitions and descriptions. The CD contains information on virtually every person, place, or thing mentioned in the Puranas, a category of secondary Hindu scripture. The complete reference source for students of Vedic and Hindu thought. Introductory price of $9.95. To order, go to "source" above.

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