www.indianexpress.com MUMBAI, INDIA, October 9: Dhakleshwar, one of the city’s oldest temples has received a makeover of a different kind. The trust that runs it managed to secure an International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) certificate. The renovation work on this 174-year-old temple, also a heritage structure, is almost over and its doors will be reopen to the devotees on Friday. As…
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“On behalf of the Temple of Understanding” (an international interfaith organization of which Singh is chairman) “and on my own behalf, I strongly condemn the recent incidents of violence by organizations that claim a Muslim or Hindu name but act in a barbaric fashion,” Singh said. “Attacks upon defenseless churches, burning and raping are a disgrace to religion that prides…
www.ndtv.com KOLKATA, INDIA, October 9, 2008: Durga Puja is on the fast track to becoming a branded affair. Corporate sponsorships of Durga Puja in West Bengal have increased by 30 per cent in 2008–at rates ranging from five to ten million rupees, depending on the locality. Corporations are taking over the entire marketing rights of the puja event, and sponsors…
www.thestatesman.net NEW DELHI, INDIA: Tibetan refugees born in India face a tough decision. As refugees, they do not get good jobs. The Indian government offers citizenship to the 600,000 Tibetan refugees living here, but for many the fear of losing their Tibetan identity and culture is stronger than the lure of better paying jobs, even among the second- and third-generation…
164.100.52.41 UK, September 30, 2008: Fashion expert Prof. Simon Lewis, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University of Britain and the head of its College of Art and Design, said there is a huge market for Indian fashion designers and their products in western countries. India is perceived as the land of cultural pluralism, with a rich civilizational history–rich, exotic, mysterious,…
www.hinduismtoday.com Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
www.HAFsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, October 8, 2008: Suhag Shukla, Esq., managing director of the Hindu American Foundation, condemned the recent inter-religious riots in India, saying, “Religious violence is contrary to the India’s long history of pluralism and co-existence that threatens the fabric of the country. We unequivocally condemn the violence and demand justice for the aggrieved as we mourn for…
www.kantipuronline.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 8, 2008: Mahanavami, the ninth day of Dashain, is being celebrated by followers of Hinduism around the globe. Devotees throng the temples of Durga on this day which marks the last day of Navaratri festival that started with Ghatasthapana. Thousands of people have queued up to worship the Goddess Taleju at the historic temple of Taleju…
sify.com RANCHI, JHARKHAND, INDIA, October 6, 2008: An elephant attacked houses of people allegedly involved in damaging a temple of Lord Ganesha in Jharkhand and ensured their arrest. According to media reports on Saturday, a wild elephant attacked houses of around 10 people who on August 16 had damaged the temple situated in Mahudi hills of Hazaribagh district, around 120…