telegraphindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 24, 2008: A mammoth effort to analyze genetic variations across Indian populations has blurred the lines that separate caste and religious groups. The Indian Genome Variation (IGV) project analyzed 75 genes from 1,871 people drawn from 55 diverse caste, religious and tribal communities. Scientists also expect the project to throw light on how genes influence…
www.hindu.com MADURAI: A sea of devotees poured into the four Masi streets in the vicinity of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here on Saturday to witness the car festival on the 11th day of the annual Chithirai festival of the temple. The aesthetically decorated cars were drawn around the streets by devotees who pulled them with the help of thick ropes. Lord…
www.hinduismtoday.com Make your life very exciting, but always think of it as fun. Adversities as well as the harmony should be enjoyable. Don’t become sober and morose and have a castor oil face in the name of spirituality. Just be happy. Even if you make a mistake, say, “Hey, I did this? Great! What a wonderful lesson I learned!” Renowned…
www.nj.com READINGTON, NJ, USA, April 17, 2008: Readington officials will not vote on a controversial plan to build a 30,000-square-foot Hindu temple on Coddington Road until June. The proposed CharDham Hindu Temple has been before the local board of adjustment for a conditional-use variance for more than two years. At a meeting tonight, the board closed the public comment period…
www.hinduonnet.com KARACHI, PAKISTAN, APril 17, 2008: One of Pakistan’s most revered Hindu shrines, a centuries-old Hanuman temple in this southern port city, is set to be renovated thanks to the efforts of the community. The aesthetically designed Shri Panch Mukhi Hanuman temple is a heritage landmark of Karachi with to its unique five-headed statue of Lord Hanuman, an ancient murti.…
deshika.wordpress.com ENGLAND, April 17, 2008: HPI note: We received the following searing criticism by Kripamoya Das of the “Story of India” by Michael Wood now being shown on the Discovery Channel in India. The entire text is available at the URL above. I watched a television documentary on the ancient history of India today. Presented by Michael Wood and made…
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archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, April 13, 2008: (HPI note: this long article, available at URL above, explains the experiences of Hindus who come to the USA from India on temporary workers and then end up settling here.) The American Dream can sneak up on people. Take Naresh Bhatt and his wife, Bansri, who moved to the United States from India 15…
MP Mohanty PURI, INDIA, April 1, 2008: The Puri temple administration has decided to have facility for the visiting disabled devotees. So far all such devotees have difficulty in getting darshan of the Trinity and other Parswa Deities on account of the “Baisi Pahach,” or 22 steps. Four specially trained persons will be employed for the purpose, and there will…
HPI SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008: Madhu Kishwar is the founder editor of Manushi, Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). She has written numerous books and articles on gender issues, human rights, advocacy and policy issues etc. Currently, she is working for im- proving the quality of street vendors/stalls in urban areas so that…