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…
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…
www.timesonline.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 8, 2008: When Attri was interviewed at the Ministry of Defense for the job of Britain’s first Hindu chaplain, he was asked what he would say if a soldier did not want to go to war. Hindu teachings, he responded, offer good guidance: “Duty is our priority. It’s our karma, and we have to face it.”…
www.hindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 15, 2008:: The faithful thronged temples to offer prayers as Ram Navmi, the birthday of Lord Rama, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the country on Monday. Thousands of people made a beeline to temples in places such as Ayodhya Ujjain and Rameswaram. In the Kashmir valley, Hurriyat leaders visited a temple and…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, April 11, 2008: An imaginative restaging of “Satyagraha,” a Philip Glass opera about the early life of Gandhi, has premiered at the New York Metropolitan Opera on April 11. “Satyagraha” is the middle work in Mr. Glass’s trilogy of operatic portraits, between “Einstein on the Beach” and “Akhnaten.” Written in 1979, the libretto is drawn from…
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www.hinduonnet.com Jammu (PTI): A large number of Pakistani Hindus hailing from the Sindh province on Tuesday began their trek to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi to pay their obeisance, official sources said here. The Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan numbering 52 had reached Katra, the base camp to the holy shrine, on the night of April 6 and 7 and…
www.hindu.com MADURAI: Thousands of sculptures in the towers of the famous Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here are being documented for posterity. Each and every sculpture in the towers has been photographed using digital cameras to ensure that the ongoing renovation works do not alter its pristine beauty or heritage. “Sculptures in nine of the 14 towers are being documented. Each sculpture…
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, March 31, 2008: UK scientists are proving meditation based psychological therapies are effective. A popular course called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), which primarily consists of meditation is currently available in every county across the UK, and can be prescribed on the NHS. One of the pioneers of MBCT is Professor Mark Williams, from the Department of…
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