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Hindu Council UK White Paper on Caste
www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, June 9, 2008: An informative paper has been produced by Raj Pandit Sharma for the Hindu Council UK. It is available as a PDF file at the URL above. Following is the introduction. The caste system or varnashram has been one of the most distorted, perplexing, misunderstood, exploited and maligned aspects of Hinduism. This report is not…
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Hinduism Today Digital Edition July 2008 Issue Now Available!
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, June 8, 2008: The July-August-September edition of Hinduism Today magazine has been released in digital form and is now available for FREE on your desktop. Enjoy the new “View Multi-Media” option, an easy way to navigate though audio, videos and slide shows from all issues of the Digital Edition. In this issue, we feature a rare video…
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Ancient Thai Hindu Temples Vandalized
www.southeastasianarchaeology.com BURI RAM, THAILAND, May 22, 2008: Ancient statues at the Phanom Rung stone temple ruins in Buri Ram have been badly damaged and the Shiva Linga stone has been moved off its plinth. Dusit Thummaporn, chief of the Phanom Rung Historical Park in Chalerm Phrakiat district, said the heads of eleven statues of Nagas, mythical serpent-like animals, at the…
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Human Rights Leader Facing False Charges in Delhi Street Vendor Campaign
www.manushi-india.org NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 6, 2008: The prominent human rights organization, Manushi, issued the following press release call for protests against false charges lodged against its founder, Madhu Kishwar: “Manushi, a nationally acclaimed women’s rights and human rights organization, led by Madhu Kishwar, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Developing Societies, has been engaged for…
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For Hindus, New Temples Are a Sign of Having Arrived
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, June 4, 2008: Rather than making long distance pilgrimages to bow at the feet of Ganesh or Vishnu, many of the Staten Island’s Hindu residents are practicing their faith a bit closer to home. About 100 families worship at the Prem Prakash Temple on Burgher Avenue, while several hundred more attend the Staten Island Hindu Temple…