www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 12, 2008: (HPI note: this is the summary of an interview given by Malaysia Hindu Sangam’s President, Datuk A. Vaithilingam.) “Practicing Hinduism, or any other faith for that matter, is no problem in Malaysia. I don’t see it being a problem now and also in the future. Despite the differences in our belief system, Malaysians…
www.hinduonnet.com SABARIMALA, INDIA, USA, January 13, 2008: Security has been stepped up at Sabarimala two days ahead of the Makaravilakku, marking the finale of the pilgrimage season as devotees in thousands kept thronging the hill-shrine of Lord Ayyappa. About 3000 police personnel have been deployed around the temple complex with high-tech equipment to keep a close watch on the uninterrupted…
www.hinduamericanfoundation.org KENSINGTON, MARYLAND, USA, January 12, 2008: The Hindu American Foundation is seeking information about online and correspondence courses on Hinduism from accredited institutions. This will be used in evaluating potential educational curriculum for upcoming projects from the foundation. Please e-mail the course name and curriculum as well as contact information to HAF Working Group member Arvind Chandrakantan, chandrakantan@gmail.com.
indiamediabias@gmail.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 10, 2008: Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, Hindu leader of Orissa, was attacked in his car on December 24th by a group of locals who allegedly were religious extremists. Lakshmananda has been leading an anti-conversion movement in the area and several clashes followed his hospitalization. What follows is an interview where Swami explains his view of the…
www.hinduonnet.com CHENNAI, INDIA, January 11, 2008: A four-day international symposium on “Tamil as a Classical Language” will be held in Chennai from January 17, which will deliberate on topics like translation of Tamil classics into Dravidian, Asian and European languages. Jointly organized by the Mysore-based Center for Excellence of Classical Tamil (CECT) and the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), the…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 9, 2008: The President of Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Datuk A. Vaithilingam, met senior officials of the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss the work permits of Hindu temple workers, because their visas are being renewed to a shorter period than the normal schedule. A senior official of the Ministry En. Mat Sor Udin, Senior…
www.hinduismtoday.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 5, 2008: The four and last day of the World Congress no Psycology and Spirituality ended with a speech celebrating the connection between the human psyche and yoga. Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar called yoga “a guiding pole star in enlightening the future generations” The conference was organized by Shruti Foundation, Infinity Foundation and The Association…
www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…
www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, January 5, 2008: The Ramakrishna Math is publishing a concise encyclopedia of Hinduism in April, the head of Bangalore’s branch Swami Harshananda said on Saturday. The encyclopedia will be in three volumes of 1000 pages, priced at Rs 1,000 each. However, as a pre-publication offer, all the three editions will be sold for Rs 1,000 and the…
www.hinduonnet.com BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, January 9, 2008: Police and fire officials are investigating “suspicious” fires at a Bloomingdale home and at a Hindu temple that has been vandalized in the past. The Shree Radhey Shyam Temple temple was ablaze Monday morning. Both fires caused exterior, but not interior, damage, officials said. No one was hurt in either blaze. Bloomingdale Police Chief…