www.sabcnews.com SOUTH AFRICA, October 5, 2007: (HPI note: It is a remarkable coincidence that this South Africa decision on a nose stud came on the same day at the Heathrow worker was reinstated. In this case, however, the girl’s community followed the tradition of giving a nose stud to the girl when she entered her teens, long prior to her…
www.telegraph.co.uk LONDON, UK, October 5, 2007: Amrit Lalji, 40, had worked in the VIP lounge of Terminal One for more than a year before she was fired for wearing the tiny stud. But yesterday her union said that she would resume work at the airport on Sunday. The speed with which she has won back her job contrasts with the…
Press Release LONDON, UK, October 5, 2007: Amrit Lalji, the Hindu woman sacked from her job for wearing a tiny nose stud, has thanked the Hindu Council UK (HCUK) for helping her get her job back. HCUK has also received a letter of thanks from Ian Griffiths, the London Region Branch Secretary for the GMB union who supported her in…
indiapost.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 1, 2007: The long-awaited Prana Pratistha Mahotsavam (installation of the Deities) at the first Hindu Temple “Shree Ram Mandir” built in Staten Island was held on August 24-27. During the three-day holy ceremony, the Deities of Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman made of white marble in Rajasthan were installed per Hindu ritual and…
ibnlive.com STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, October 2, 2007: Mahatma Gandhi taught the world a new method of struggle and redefined diplomacy. But the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century was never selected for the Nobel Prize. The denial of the prize to Gandhi invited worldwide controversy that is still being debated today. Gandhi was nominated five times for the Nobel…
www.hinduonnet.com RAMESHWARAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, September 30, 2007: With Ram Sethu (Adam’s Bridge) issue in the eye of a political storm, the 48-km bridge has become a tourist attraction and a must see destination for those who coming to the island. Visitors engage four wheelers to reach Dhanushkodi from here as road connectivity was lost in the 1964 cyclone. From…
www.clicanoo.com REUNION, FRANCE, September 28, 2007: The kumbhabhishekam (dedication) of the Chinmaya Mission temple occurred on Sunday, September 9, at the Vedanta Studies Center (Centre D’Etudes Vedantiques) of Quartier Francais, in Sainte-Suzanne. The ceremony to “infuse the vital breath into the temple’s new Deities began on the 7th. Construction of the temple dedicated to Ganesha and Siva started on May…
www.ncicj.com JAMAICA, September 30, 2007: Indian culture is one of the oldest cultures. It came to Jamaica with Indians after the abolition of Slavery. Indians were brought as indentured laborers by British plantation owners between 1845 and 1917 to work on sugar estates and banana plantations. The first ship, SS Blundell, carrying 261 Indians arrived at Old Harbour Bay on…
Press Report JAMAICA, March 6, 2005: The recent occasion of the first-ever Roti Festival offered pause to reflect on the Indian presence in Jamaica and its impact. In 1845, in the wake of Emancipation, the first Indian nationals arrived on Jamaican shores to take up their positions as indentured laborers, with subsequent waves bringing in largely professional and merchant groups.…
news.bbc.co.uk BURMA, October 1, 2007: Thousands of Buddhist monks detained in Burma’s main city of Rangoon will be sent to prisons in the far north of the country, sources have told the BBC. About 4,000 monks have been rounded up in the past week as the military government has tried to stamp out pro-democracy protests. They are being held at…