news.scotsman.com EDINBURGH, Scotland, UK, October 15, 2007: A spectacular display of fireworks and giant flaming effigies brought thousands of people as more than 2500 revellers attended the a show held to mark the Hindu festival of Dusshera in Edinburgh.Three giant effigies – representing the evil king Ravana and his two henchmen – were set ablaze, sparking calls to the fire…
sify.com KOLKATA, INDIA, October 11, 2007: Last year, they made a replica of Swami Vivekananda’s residence, before that it was the Titanic. But a puja committee in Kolkata seems to have hit a bad spell this year with their Hogwarts Castle pandal attracting a US$50,800 fine for copyright violations. Just when they were getting into the swing of the Durga…
www.sanatanfiji.com FIJI ISLANDS, November 15, 2007: The second ever Diwali Edition of Sanatan Samachaar, a registered newspaper of Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji. According to Editor Shalendra Prasad, the print edition is now rolling in the press and will be released on Friday October 20. “Since the electronic file was complete, we thought it would be wise for…
www.nytimes.com ROME, ITALY, October 11, 2007: A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, suggesting that outlawing the procedure does little to deter women seeking it. Moreover, the researchers found that abortion was safe in countries where it was legal, but dangerous in…
news.webindia123.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 13, 2007: Spain’s autonomous Andalucia region is to assist Unesco in preserving the cultural heritage of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi and to ensure the development of its urban areas on scientific lines. “Andalucia is famous for its Islamic heritage cities of Seville and Granada and the collaboration is good way of bringing us…
sify.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 10, 2007: Maura Harty, U.S. assistant secretary of state for consular and visa affairs, said the overall demand for U.S. visas by Indians was up by 61 percent this year–“one of the highest visa growth rates in the world. Harty is in India for a series of meetings with government officials on ways to improve…
www.indiawest.com MILPITAS, California, October 13, 2007: A rallying cry for Hindus, complete with articulate speeches from an academic of Hinduism who is a Caucasian convert, a high tech entrepreneur and a final impromptu appeal from its founder Mihir Meghani, netted the Hindu American Foundation a whopping $500,000 in pledges at the Hindu American Foundation’s 4th Annual Northern California Hindu Awareness…
www.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 13, 2007: The festive season is well and truly here. Friday marks the beginning of the ten-day-long Navratri celebrations which willculminate with Dussehra. Literally meaning nine nights, Navratri celebrates the nine forms of Shakti–Durga, Amba, Chandi, Latika, Bhairavi, Mookambika,Sarvamangala, Bhadrakali and Annapurna. In Delhi sand most parts of north India, devotees throng temples dedicated to…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, October 9, 2007: The Constitutional Court last Friday ruled that Durban High School had violated the right of 19-year-old Sunali Pillay by refusing her permission to wear her nose stud when she was a student at the school three years ago. The court ordered that the school should amend its code of conduct to take into…
HPI EADS, TENNESSEE, October 12, 2007: The publisher of the international magazine, Hinduism Today, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami (affectionately referred to as “Bodhinatha”) will be visiting the India Cultural Center and Temple of Eads, Tennessee, on October 20, 2007, bringing with him two monastics. Successor to Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Bodhinatha and his monastic order are carrying on the dynamic work started…