Hindu Press International June 28, 2008

June 28, 2008

Hindu Human Rights Forum in San Francisco Bay Area
Protest Against School Textbook in Kerala
Does Anyone Know About the "Dancing with Shiva" Movie Set for Filming?
Daily Inspiration

1. Hindu Human Rights Forum in San Francisco Bay Area

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MILPITAS, CA, USA, Jun 25, 2008: The Hindu American Foundation is planning an evening with speakers from Kashmir, Malaysia and Fiji to discuss Hindu rights worldwide. The event also will focus on the group's annual survey, "Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights 2007," as well as the foundation's first supplement on federal funding for those countries.

The Hindu Human Rights Forum will be from 4 to 6 p.m. July 20, at the Vaishnav Mandir, second floor hall, 25 Corning Ave, Milpitas, in the San Francisco Bay area. You can contact Samir Kalra with the foundation at sami@hafsite.org.

2. Protest Against School Textbook in Kerala

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, June 24, 2008: In Kerala, a controversy hauls over a seventh standard social studies text. The chapter "Life without religion" has raised staunch opposition from religious leaders in Kerala, both Hindu and Muslim. Religious groups and opposition parties allege that the chapter undermines the role of religion and had been deliberately included to propagate the Marxist ideology.

"Not only this particular chapter but the entire text book should be banned," said a Muslim leader.

The Kerala government says the text book has been prepared based on the National Curriculum Frame Work 2005 formulated by the UPA Govt. It is meant to inculcate secular ideas among students.

3. Does Anyone Know About the "Dancing with Shiva" Movie Set for Filming?

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KAUAI, HAWAII, June 27, 2008: HPI has learned of a new movie,ÊÊ"Dancing with Shiva," written by Jenny Lumet, directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and starring Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, etc.) and Debra Winger. The meagre information available says it will start filming in September in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.Ê

The simple plot summary available on the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084950/plotsummary)Êstates:

"Dancing With Shiva" is a contemporary "drama with an aggressive sense of humor" about the return of an estranged daughter to the family home for her sister's wedding. Kym's (Hathaway) reemergence throws a wrench into the family dynamics, forcing long-simmering tensions to surface in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking. "Dancing With Shiva" paints a colorful, nuanced family portrait and is filled with the rich characters that have always been a hallmark of Jonathan Demme's films.

If anyone knows anything about this movie, kindly e-mail ar@hindu.org.

4. Daily Inspiration

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Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hurls it down. The more we rub sandalwood against a stone, the more its fragrance spreads. Burn it, and it wafts its glory through the entire neighborhood. Such is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness in life.
Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993)

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