timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 31, 2008: The 22nd Surajkund Crafts Mela, slated to begin on February 1 and carry on till February 15, will feature West Bengal as its theme state after 18 years. This time, the mela will also include international participants from Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal and other countries. The secretary for tourism, S. Banerjee, said: “The fair…
sify.com NEW YORK, USA, January 31, 2008: An religious group in Los Angeles that has had an urn of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes for over 50 years and has set up a much-venerated memorial is hesitant to part with it — for now. Tushar Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s great grandson, had asked the Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) to immerse the ashes in…
edition.cnn.com NEW YORK, USA, January 27, 2008: Whether we are actively religious or not, religious belief permeates the very fabric of our existence. Namely, it influences our legal systems; and therefore our constitutions; and therefore our nations’ policy choices, both at home and abroad. It also shapes role with regards to protecting the environment. American thinker Lynn White wrote, ”…
www.columbiaspectator.com COLUMBIA, NEW YOURK, USA, January 28, 2008: (HPI NOTE: This article was published on the internal newspaper of the University of Columbia, written by Vedant Misra, a young student of physics.) Hindus are a lot of things. There are Hindu monotheists, panentheists, and even atheists. There are Hindu monists, dualists, non-dualists, and qualified non-dualists. One thing Hindus aren’t, however,…
www.hindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, USA, January 25, 2008: The Indian government approved the setting up of an All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi, on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. It will focus on fundamental research, drug safety evaluation, standardisation, quality control, and scientific validation of Ayurvedic medicines. The meeting was chaired by Prime…
www.ndtv.com MUMBAI, INDIA, January 28, 2008: “The light that has illumined this country for these many years will illumine this country for many more years, and a thousand years later, that light will be seen in this country and the world will see it and it will give solace to innumerable hearts,” Said Jawahar Lal Nehru during Gandhi’s funeral, knowing…
inwww.rediff.com EDISON, NEW JERSEY, USA, January 21, 2008: On being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on New Year’s Day, Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagwad Gita. Dr. Prasad said he chose the Gita because he grew up believing in it, and it is “where my conscience is.” Dr.…
www.youtube.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 26, 2008: Hinduism Today releases its Keynote Video about the US R-1 Religious Worker Visa process, a controversial proposed change in U.S. law affecting the Hindu community and the future of its cultural identity. During the Second Hindu Dharma Summit in Orlando, Sannyasin Arumugaswami, Managing Editor of Hinduism Today, gave this overview of the religious…
www.newindpress.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 22, 2008: What about going to a dealer who along with freebies, offers a free puja for the car with a priest in attendance? As Indian priests hop from household to household performing pujas in the capital, they now have a new job opening, performing quick puja for the customers at showrooms before they drive…
www.religionnews.com EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA, January 23, 2008: (HPI note: This article refers to the foreclosure on a New Hampshire Hindu temple reported by HPI here on January 4, 2008) Six Hindu men and a woman huddled together on a 20 degrees Fahrenheit January morning along a dirt road beside a series of posted “NO TRESPASSING” signs. They had come…