www.hinduonnet.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, July 16, 2008: Nepal’s main royal palace will soon open as a public museum offering a glimpse of centuries of royal life, including a jewel-studded crown, a king’s throne, royal attires and a vintage car with a peculiar history, the government said on Monday. Home Secretary Umesh Mainali said the target was to complete work in a…
www.hinduismtoday.com JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, July 16, 2008: Dr. Thangamma Appakutti passed away on Sunday noon, at the age of 84 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Her contributions toward the Tamil Hindu community of Sri Lanka in the areas of social services and education made her one of the most outstanding Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu leaders of the last decades. In 2007,…
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www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, D.C. June 14, 2008: [HPI note: We were surprised to see this negative report on the “Speak Sanskrit” movement in India and Sanskrit in general, which includes statements including, “Such camps, run by volunteers from Hindu nationalist groups, are designed to promote a language long dismissed as dead….” “Dismissed as dead” is an inaccurate statement given that Sanskrit…
www.hinduonnet.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, June 10, 2008: The sacred laddu “prasadam,” popularly known as “Tirupati Laddu” at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here, would soon get patent rights under Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act. The sources said the famous Tirupati laddu was introduced at the hill temple some eight decades ago. Over 25…
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www.business-standard.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 12, 2008: Close on the heels of its animated feature film The Return of Hanuman, the Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation is readying an animated television series on Shiva. In an exclusive chat with Business Standard, Toonz Animation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), P Jayakumar, said: “We are venturing into a different format, which would be close to…
www.telegraphindia.com CUTTACK, INDIA, June 13, 2008: Thirty-two black granite statues, believed to be more than 800 years old, have been found from a well inside the precincts of the 12th century Chateswar-Bateswar Temple in Choudwar. “We stumbled upon the exquisite pieces when we were clearing the well. The work began from Sunday,” said Gagan Bihari Raul, the head of the…
uk.youtube.com ENGLAND, June 13, 2008: A one-hour program on Hinduism narrated by Ben Kingsley has been posted on YouTube in five segments. The show is part of the “Religions of the World” produced in the UK. While one can find fault with the show, especially in its presentation of the impact of Buddhism and Islam on Hinduism, it is overall…
www.sambodh.com KALAMAZOO, MI, USA, June 13, 2008: The Sambodh Center for Human Excellence (SCHE) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, celebrated the 1st Anniversary of their Ashrama on Saturday, June 7, 2008 in a ceremony honoring those who helped establish the Ashrama. The program included an outdoor ritual, worship of Lord Shiva and vegetarian refreshments. The Shiva Lingam was donated to SCHE…