www.washingtonpost.com KOCHI, INDIA, August 27, 2007: Down a narrow, stone-paved road in a quarter known here as “Jew Town”, a woman with salt-and-pepper hair was sewing glittery beads onto the rim of a Jewish prayer cap. It was just after 3 p.m. and Sarah Cohen, wearing a house dress and flip-flops, sat in the sunny doorway of her shop, waiting…
www.vivekanandacentre.com LONDON, UK, August 24, 2007: The Vivekananda Centre reports from London: “Anglo-Indian Friendship Society’s bid to reinstate open-air burning of human corpses in the UK may go to the European court. Jay Lakhani from the Vivekananda Centre, a Hindu Academy, was invited to participate in a debate with Andrew from the Anglo-Indian Friendship Society on BBC Asianet this morning…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LONDON, UK, September 1, 2007: Two local churches have banned a group from conducting yoga classes because the ancient practice is allegedly “un-Christian.” The yoga class for children was to be run by Louise Woodstock at the Silver Street Baptist Church and St James’ Church of England in Taunton, Somerset. But church ministers this week banned it and branded…
www.capeem.org CALIFORNIA, August 30, 2007: The California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) reports on their lawsuit against the California State Board of Education over the adoption of school textbooks which deal with ancient India and Hinduism. They contend the process was unfair and contrary to California and federal law. Arvind Kumar, Director CAPEEM, writes, “The lawsuit is…
shitalou.iguavie@orange.fr GUADELOUPE, FRANCE, August 31, 2008: HPI received the following press release: “We regret to inform you of the passing of Sri Mahesh. He was one of the first to bring Yoga and particularly Hatha Yoga to France. Shri Mahesh Ghatradyal has been teaching us traditional yoga and Indian culture since 1956. He Created the Centre Franco-Indien; the Federation Francaise…
www.gilroydispatch.com KAPAA, HAWAII, August 19, 2007: (HPI note: This story is on our own monastery in Kauai.) The Hawaiian island of Kauai is known throughout the world for its great natural beauty. Tourists flock to its sunny beaches, rugged coastline and resort hotels. And this island paradise is familiar to many who have only watched the many Hollywood movies filmed…
www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, August 31, 2007: Ever since “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore has been the darling of environmentalists, but that movie hardly endeared him to the animal rights folks. According to them, the most inconvenient truth of all is that raising animals for meat contributes more to global warming than all the sport utility vehicles combined. The biggest animal…
www.cnn.com LILBUM, GEORGIA, August 27, 2007: BAPS has opened the “largest temple of its kind in North America” in a suburb of Atlanta with consecration ceremonies that were broadcast live on three Indian TV channels. BAPS opened the temple for the press, giving guided tours and answering questions on the details of the construction and the enormous force of volunteers…
infinityfoundation.com PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, August 31, 2007: Infinity Foundation seeks scholars to help research, review, prepare manuscripts and coordinate in various phases of publishing. The scope of the subject matter of interest is broad, and covers the study of Indic civilization/culture across the humanities and social sciences. For example, topics of interest include but are not limited to: history of…
mccbchst@yahoo.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 28, 2007: The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism is distressed at the statements made by the Chief Justice and the Attorney General of Malaysia which seem to advocate the wholesale replacement of 50 years of legal tradition in Malaysia. On August 22, 2007, The Star reported that the Chief Justice…