tvnz.co.nz HYDERABAD, INDIA, February 13, 2008: The government of Andhra Pradesh announce its intention of subsidizing pilgrimage trips for Christians who want to travel to Israel. The subsidy is being modelled on that already offered by the central government to Muslims wanting to join the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, according to N.D. Tiwari, the state governor, who announced the…
www.metrowestdailynews.com ASHLAND, NEW ENGLAND, USA, February 11, 2008: One of New England’s largest Hindu temples will offer seven $1,000 scholarships. The Sri Lakshmi Temple, in Ashland, will also give two scholarships to local high schools to award as they see fit, said Raj Raghavan, the temple’s chairman of youth culture and education. “We just felt that we have to be…
www.iht.com ALLAHABAD, INDIA, February 11, 2008: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was cremated Monday in a tumultuous ceremony at one of Hinduism’s holiest sites. His funeral, on the banks of the Ganges in Allahabad, saw his foreign following outnumbering Indians. The funeral was a mix of ancient Vedic tradition, modern Indian chaos and Hollywood-style theatrics. Thousands of flag-waving followers beating drums, clanging…
www.hindustantimes.com TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, February 4, 2008: Hindi is getting a fillip in Trinidad and Tobago, where around 23 per cent of the million population is of Indian extraction but only about five per cent of them speak the language fluently. Satnarayan Maharaj, secretary general of Trinidad and Tobago’s Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), a major Hindu organization, has…
www.religiousintelligence.co.uk ORISSA, INDIA, February 11, 2008: A Christian organization, The Church of North India (CNI), reports that the Orissa state government will rebuild the homes of Christians burnt in the december clashes between Hindus and Christian Evangelists, pay compensation to the families of converts killed, and give grants of assistance. Last month the Church accused the Orissa state government of…
www.organiser.org KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, February 11, 2008: This HPI news summary item, issued yesterday, had the incorrect link. You can go see the review of “Saffron Surge” by clicking here or on the link above.
www.hinduismtoday Austerity is the powerful bath of fire and bright rays of showering light that washes the soul clean of the dross of its many past lives, and of the current life, which have held it in the bondage of ignorance, misgiving, unforgivingness and the self-perpetuating ignorance of the truths of the Sanatana Dharma. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of…
www.organiser.org DELHI, INDIA, February 10, 2008: Next week in Delhi, Tarun Vijay, editor of Panchjanya Magazine, is launching a book aimed at investigating a paradox: despite India being a Hindu-majority nation and the cradle of Hinduism, a Hindu in his own country can feel low and persecuted. What is missing, the author says, is leadership and a champion for their…
www.reuters.com CHENNAI, INDIA, February 8, 2008: A 1-week yoga program reduced stress and anxiety among survivors of the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean islands of Andaman and Nicobar in December 2004, researchers from India report. Dr. Shirley Telles and her team from the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation in Bengaluru conducted a stress management program for the survivors a…
mangalorean.com MANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA, February 8, 2008: Every February the night turns into a wonderland of folk rituals in Dakshina Kannada. Individuals, families, communities and societies get together to worship the Bhutas, nature spirits, with music, narratives, dances, trances and oracles, miraculous healings and interactions with the subtle worlds. This year’s festival was no different. The Bhutas are spirits which…