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dailypioneer.com ORISSA, INDIA, August 24, 2008: Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, the 80-year-old monk who spearheaded the anti-conversion movement in Orissa’s tribal dominated areas for decades, was shot dead at his Jalespata Ashram under Tumudibandha block in Kandhamal district late Saturday night. Director-General of Police Gopal Nanda confirmed the murderous attack on Swami Laxmananda Saraswati’s ashram. The police suspect the killers to…

www.hafsite.org WASHINGTON, DC, USA, August 20, 2008 (Press release): Unrest and violence has gripped the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir once again over a Hindu shrine, raising grave concern among Hindu Americans. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) weighed in today as the Government of India failed to gain control of the situation and events continued to escalate. The recent…

www.guardian.co.uk KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 20, 2008: A centuries-old tradition in Nepal of worshipping a virgin girl-child in a palace as a “living goddess” has been challenged after it was condemned as outdated by the country’s supreme court, which has ruled that the deity-girl must go to school. Earlier this year, religious authorities started a search for a new Kumari, chosen…

www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, August 11, 2008: It has been described as one of the world’s biggest lexicography work, begun in 1948 and expected to be completed in another 50 years from now. The Sanskrit dictionary project undertaken by the Deccan College of Pune has already seen three generations of lexicographers at work and many more to go. The only other…

www.hinduismtoday.com There is no good and bad karma; there is self-created experience that presents opportunities for spiritual advancement. As long as we react to karma, we must repeat it. That is the law.    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

hinducentre.org.sg SINGAPORE, August 20, 2008: How does Hinduism reconcile its messages with the challenges of change facing it everyday? To address these and other questions facing Hinduism today, the Hindu Centre, an independent organization that is committed to the spiritual evolution of Hindus in Singapore, will bring together several eminent scholars and teachers from abroad for a two-day Conference. Entitled…

specials.rediff.com INDIA, August 14, 2008: [HPI note: these are the first paragraphs of a first-hand account of this year’s Amarnatha Yatra, by Swapnil Bhumkar. You can read the whole diary by clicking on the link above.] Sri Ganganagar was where we came across our first langar, where free food is distributed to anyone and everyone. We were in Jammu, six…

www.hinduismtoday.com Siva is the Life of our life.    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

ap.google.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, August 18, 2004: Tens of thousands of Muslims waving green and black protest flags planned to march through Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar. They intended to reach the U.N. offices demanding freedom from India. Security measures prevented them from reaching the U.N. offices, but demonstrators tore down barbed wire barricades that authorities had erected on roads…

www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 15, 2008: Twelve young flagbearers of Hindi from Europe chosen from among hundreds for their skill in the language are currently on a 10-day trip to India. Barring a few European students of Hindi, they are all persons of Indian origin who have learnt the language to keep alive an emotional link with their country…