www.fsumonitor.com PENZA, RUSSIA, May 22, 2008: A bill in the parliament of the Penza region in Russia envisions increasing government control over proselytizing in the region. According to a May 20, 2008, report by the Interfax news agency, missionaries would need documents declaring their missionary status issued by officially registered religious organizations. Missionary activity can take place only in religious…
www.hinduismtoday.com India conquered and dominated China culturally [through Buddhism] for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to the United States
www.hinduismtoday.com WHAKAREWAREWA, ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND, May 23, 2006: Maori King Tuheitia inaugurates Hindu Conference His Highness Te Arikinui King Tuheitia, the Maori King, inaugurated the 2nd New Zealand Hindu Conference on 16 May 2008 at the Hindu Heritage Centre, Auckland by lighting the lamp in the traditional Hindu way for the auspicious beginning of the conference. This is an important…
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, May 24, 2008: Hinduism Today is seeking either the original Tamil or a good English translation of the poem “Garland of Madurai” written in the second century ce. It contains an excellent description of celebrations at the Madurai Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu. If you can provide this, please e-mail ar@hindu.org.
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, May 23, 2008: Our server upgrade went flawlessly and HPI is back without missing a beat thanks to our IT team.
www.thaindian.com CHIDAMBARAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, May 23, 2008: (HPI note: This report is to be taken with a grain of salt. The Tamil Nadu government has long coveted gaining control of Chidambaram temple, which is in the hands of the Dikshitar priests. This dispute, like the one in 2006 over the singing of hymns, appears to be part of the…
www.hinduismtoday.com FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, May 23, 2008: (HPI note: We applaud the Fremont temple for this excellent program for school teachers and hope it serves as a model for other temples to reach out to their community schools.) Fremont Hindu Temple invites educators, particularly history and social studies teachers in grades six to 12, to participate in a free seminar about…
www.hinduismtoday.com Prayer is not asking, it is yearning of the soul for communion with God. Swami Sivananda (1887-1963)
www.hinduismtoday.org KAUAI, HAWAII, May 22, 2008: Our Hinduism Today web server is undergoing an upgrade. As a result, Hindu Press International will be on hiatus until Monday, May 26–at the latest. We’ll catch up all the news as soon as we are back on-line. We include a few extra items in today’s HPI.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au JAIPUR, INDIA, May 19, 2008: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi migrants were last night earmarked for expulsion from India following the terror bomb blasts in the tourist city of Jaipur, while startling new evidence emerged about the motives behind the jihadi attack. Details of a five-page “manifesto for jihad” were attached to an email from a previously little-known organization…