mangalorean.com UDUPI, INDIA, November 25, 2008: Pejawar mutt Pontiff Shree Vishveshatheertha Sripada said at an event that conversion must be restrained to conserve and protect the rich cultural and spiritual treasure of ancient Hindu civilization. “Conversion is ravaging Hinduism’s ancient cultural legacy and threatening its very survival here. Ancient Hindu religion comprises the intricacies of all forms of art and…
www.thehindu.com TIRUMALA, INDIA, November 28, 2008: The TTD management has dispensed with the system of VIP darshan passes both on January 1 and on the auspicious Vaikunta Ekadasi festival day falling on January 7 according to the almanac. The decision was taken to provide for longer darshan hours to common devotees. TTD Executive Officer K.V. Ramanachary said that the management…
www.terra.cl SANTIAGO, CHILE, November 28, 2008: The year was 1976. A Hindu woman called Shantala caressed and massaged her newborn while the French doctor Frederick Leboyer and recorded a video. She performed a technique which has been passed from generation to generation in India, but to the doctor, it was entirely new. Such was his amazement that he wrote a…
www.hinduismtoday.com The root of all bliss is God. And to forget God is the root of all problems. His Divine Holiness, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Puroshottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
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www.hinduamericanfoundation.org FREMONT, CA, USA, November 26, 2008: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expresses outrage over the savage terror attacks ongoing in Mumbai and offers its condolences to the victims and their families. The Foundation calls for calm and restraint while demanding that the Maharashtra state government and India’s central governments take emergency measures to halt further attacks and bring the…
en.wikipedia.org KAUAI, HI, USA, November 28, 2008: When looking for news about the situation in Mumbai, the HPI was surprised to find that the most organized summary of the events can be found on Wikipedia, on the link above. News organizations have been dumbfounded by the speed of the free encyclopedia in keeping up with current events.
www.nydailynews.com NEW YORK, USA, November 28, 2008: Mayor Bloomberg and New Yorkers from all faiths joined Hindus at a special prayer service held at the Hindu Temple Soceity of North America for the victims of the terrorist attack in Mumbai. More than 100 attended the temple in Flushing, NY. Mayor Bloomberg told worshipers at a Hindu prayer service in Queens…
www.ddinews.gov.in INDIA, November 28, 2008: The flow of students from the US to India has increased by 24 percent in 2006-07 over the previous year, according to an official survey. The number of students from the US pursuing higher studies in India was 2627, according to the Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education with support from…
www.indianexpress.com JUNAGARDH, PAKISTAN, November 22, 2008: The two-decade long wait of the people of Madhavpura for the lost chariot belonging to Madhavrai Temple finally ended on Friday. The chariot was installed in its original place in the temple with great pomp. The chariot was built almost 150 years ago and was donated to Madhavrai Temple by a Mumbai businessman. In…