www.hinduamericanfoundation.org WASHINGTON, D.C., October 29, 2007: Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) were jubilant late today as a bill recognizing “the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali” passed in the full House of Representatives by a mammoth margin of 358 to 0. House resolution 747 was introduced jointly by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jim McDermott…
info@hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 30, 2007: Datuk A.Vaithilingam, President of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam issued this press release today: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam is gravely shocked at the sudden demolition of Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Taman Karuppiah, Shah Alam. This has happened suddenly when the Mayor of Shah Alam ordered the temple to be demolished today because of a…
www.nytimes.com NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, October 29, 2007: It was 6:30 p.m. The lights were still on at Needham High School, here in the affluent Boston suburbs. Paul Richards, the principal, was meeting with the Stress Reduction Committee. On the agenda: finding the right time to bring in experts to train students in relaxation techniques. Don’t try to have them teach relaxation…
biz.yahoo.com USA, October 17, 2007: Market research can be full of surprises. Sometimes, in seeking to find out one thing, researchers turn up a whole different set of unexpected conclusions. Consider: A few months ago, online pearl merchants The Pearl Outlet noticed that a growing number of customers, when asked the reason for their pearl purchases, replied that the baubles…
epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 27, 2007: The Central Market in Lajpat Nagar on Saturday saw a curious sight–a number of women were weaving their way through the thick crowd, their hands held aloft and a look of intense concentration on their faces. They were in fact busy trying to keep the freshly applied mehndi on their hands intact. With…
inhome.rediff.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2007: Das Kapital is coming to Kolkata at a Puja-stall near you. Amid the scores of kiosks selling a variety of goods from Made-in-China torches to water purifiers, jostled by hoardings announcing “heavy discounts,” peeping out insistently from the glittering spectrum of colors, you will notice a “red corner” the CPI(M)’s bookstore at the…
Religion News Service VATICAN CITY, October 18, 2007: Twenty-one years ago this month, Pope John Paul II met in Assisi, Italy, with more than 150 leaders of different religions to pray for peace. Images of the pontiff worshipping in the Basilica of St. Francis alongside colorfully garbed Tibetan Buddhists, Japanese Shintoists and representatives of traditional African and American faiths captivated…
ibnlive.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 27, 2007: Liberalization and a free market economy have not changed traditional biases in companies. A study conducted by American and Indian scholars shows that there is a caste bias in the country’s private sector with companies preferring to recruit upper-caste candidates even if they are less qualified. Two Princeton University researchers, who are studying…
Vivekananda Centre London LONDON, ENGLAND, October 15, 2007: (HPI received the following report from Jay Lakhani of the Vivekananda Centre, London.) Every year we present Hindu teachings to the postgraduate students at the Muslim college in London. These encounters are very interesting because they reflect the mood of Muslim youngsters and the way they view Hinduism. Over the past many…
www.nytimes.com USA, October 11, 2007: In any controversy it can be helpful to consider the views of disinterested parties. So, on the subject of agricultural policy and practice, it’s worth noting that an unimpeachably neutral group has joined the ranks of those who prefer organic foods over foods produced with the help of synthetic chemicals. That group is 40 Swiss…