www.uic.edu CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 16, 2007: Hinduism is a vast, deep, ancient, inexhaustible, timeless and yet ever-adapting reservoir of wisdom that is brought together in narratives and practices that Hindus have diffuse access to in India, where, it is said, one becomes Hindu “by osmosis.” Our first thought was that of all the immigrant religions, Hinduism, for its very particularity,…
www.hindu.com PALANI, INDIA, December 17, 2007: The administration of the Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple has made elaborate arrangements for the 30-day Margazhi festival to commence on the hill temple starting Monday. The temple will be open from 4 a.m. on all festival days. To mark the beginning of the festival, a Ganapati homa will be performed at Sri Anandha Vinayagar Sannadhi,…
HPI GUADELOUPE ISLANDS, December 16: On Saturday, December 22, five murtis will be installed in a Temple recently built in Guadeloupe, a French territory in Central America. It is a rare event in the local community, that has been experiencing a Hindu Renaissance. The ceremony will begin at 8am, and a 2 km procession will leave the Shingam family house…
www.capeem.org Los Angeles, California, December 15, 2007: Michael Newdow, the nation’s leading attorney on Establishment Clause cases, has joined CAPEEM’s legal team and will argue CAPEEM’s lawsuit against California’s officials. CAPEEM stands for California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials. The lawsuit objects to the derogatory descriptions of Hinduism and overwhelming doses of biblical indoctrination in history textbooks for…
www.indianmuslims.info SINGAPORE, December 11 2007: Craftsmen from India came to carve the tower of an 82-year-old Hindu temple with Deities as part of an elaborate makeover. The Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple, in the heart of Singapore’s Chinatown, still retains the main sanctuary and coloured glass, but the walls were knocked down to create more space and better ventilation. The…
www.hinduonnet.com NETHERLANDS, October 22, 2007: The Netherlands has been looking beyond its borders for a viable international market to export to and a country to import skilled and educated workers from. India has been the central focus where both these options are prevalent. The Dutch Trade Board’s “India Action Plan” and the Social and Economic Council of Netherlands’ advisory report…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LONDON, UK, December 14, 2007: Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school has been forced to take a U-turn on its strict ‘vegetarian-only’ admissions policy following widespread criticism from the local Indian community. In its admissions policy document, the Krishna-Avanti School at Harrow in north-west London had stated that only those who subscribed to its definition of a practising Hindu would…
www.tamilnet.com JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, December 12, 2007: The World Religious Conference organized by the National Peace Council (NPC) began Wednesday in Jaffna’s Public library. It is attended by international religious dignitaries of various faiths and local representaives of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. Participants in the conference are laying emphasis on peace through negotiation instead of war, in a unanimous…
sify.com LONDON, UK, December 14, 2007: The Hindu community in Britain expressed shock at the killing of Gangotri, a sacred cow at the largest Hindu temple at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, on Thursday morning. “The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), aided by a vet and escorted by police officers, secretly killed a cow at the Bhaktivedanta…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, December 9, 2007: On November 3, 2007, San Francisco Odissi dancer Asako Takami passed away after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Takami was born in Nigata, Japan, and became involved in Odissi dance at the age of 20. She was a college student studying art and Japanese design when she was first exposed to Indian dance.…