www.dnaindia.com BANGALORE, INDIA, November 28, 2007: A section of the brahmin community across India believes Sugunendra Teertha of Puttige mutt cannot “ascend to the Paryaya” (take his turn) since he has committed the offense of sagarollanghana (crossing the sea) and thus has to be disqualified from the rights. Says the pontiff of Pejawar mutt in Udupi, Vishweshara Teertha, “There is…
www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, November 28, 2007: Britain’s first state-funded Hindu Primary school, set to open in Harrow, north London, in September 2008, has outlined an admissions policy the Hindu Council UK (HCUK) says may rule out applications from the vast majority of British Hindu children in the area. HCUK is also concerned the policy may cause division within the local…
Press Release KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, November 27, 2007: (HPI note: Following is a statement by the Malaysia Hindu Sangam President, Datuk A. Vaithilingam: The HINDRAF Rally this Sunday is a wake up call for all Malaysians. It is clear that there are tens of thousands of disaffected Indians in Malaysia who feel the Government is not protecting their best interests.…
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, November 27, 2007: Hinduism Today magazine is proud to announce the release of its 24 minute video documentary of the 2007 celebration of Thai Pusam at Batu Caves, Malaysia. The Hindu festival was attended by over one million people. The documentary has been produced and directed by Rohini Kumar Nair of Malaysia. It is an excellent production!…
ems.gmnews.com EDISON, NEW JERSEY, November 27, 2007: Organizers for Edison’s open-air Navratri festival will need to find a new venue next year. Responding to a large number of noise complaints from neighbors, Edison Township has declined to give its permission to hold the multiweekend cultural festival outdoors next year. Navratri, a Hindu religious festival involving copious amounts of music and…
www.hindustantimes.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, november 26, 2007: (HPI note: See video news report here.) Unprecedented street protests by ethnic Indians have opened up a new fault line in Malaysia’s tense race relations, posing a major problem for the government as it faces elections, analysts said on Monday. Political observers in the multicultural nation, where minority Indians and ethnic Chinese live…
www.twincities.com ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, November 18, 2007: Ishanaa Rambachan can talk the talk with the best of them. So not surprisingly, the former national high school speech champion and current St. Olaf College senior was confident going into a final interview with Rhodes Scholar selection committee members Saturday morning at Macalester College in St. Paul. “I was a little nervous,…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, November 26, 2007: The Hinduism Today editorial team is looking for a skilled screenwriter for a film project. The project consists of turning 47 chapters of the book “What Is Hinduism?” into 47 15-minute films. A good Hindu background would be helpful. No additional research would be needed, as all of the screenplay will be taken from…
www.cbsnews.com KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 24, 2007: Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon Sunday to disperse thousands of ethnic Indians who tried to stage a rally that had been banned amid government accusations that its organizers were stirring racial hatred, activists said. Witnesses claimed dozens of demonstrators were beaten and arrested. At least 5,000 people gathered before dawn…
www.hinduonnet.com KAUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, November 23, 2007: The ethnic Indians in Malaysia on Saturday rejected Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi’s appeal not to go ahead with their planned protest tomorrow which has been declared “illegal” by the government. The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), an influential nongovernmental group of ethnic Indians, said it will go ahead with its gathering aimed at…