www.elfaroceutamelilla.com CEUTA, SPAIN, September 12, 2007: (HPI note: Ceuta is located on the southern coast of the Strait of Gilbraltar.) The Hindus love celebrations. To the festival of Sri Krishna Janmasthami, which took place four days ago, add the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesha’s birthday), which will be carried out next Saturday. Juan Carlos Ramchandani, the local Hindu priest, says,…
www.chron.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 9, 2007: Nittish Bharadwaj has acted in Arthur Miller dramas, Oscar Wilde comedies and Moti Roti, a London musical extravaganza spoofing Indian cinema. To millions around the world, however, Bharadwaj will always be Lord Krishna, the Hindu manifestation of God in the world that he portrayed in the Indian TV serial adaptation of the Mahabharata, the…
www.hscnet.org USA, September 12, 2007: (HPI note: following is a press release.) The Hindu Students Council (HSC) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Varun (Sonny) Mehta to the full-time post of Executive Director of HSC. The position was officially created on August 1, 2007 in light of fulfilling new organizational needs. As the new executive director, Varun will…
www.rediff.com UNITED STATES, September 4, 2007: For his 12th novel The Indian Clerk, David Leavitt, one of America’s distinguished writers, chose to work on the relationship between mathematicians G. H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan. Leavitt, a National Endowment for the Arts fellow and professor of literature, offers a complicated and intriguing story starting with Hardy receiving a letter filled with…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA, September 3, 2007: Age-old Hindu wisdom is now dressing up women in Islamic Saudi Arabia. Burqas made the Ayurvedic way are the latest export from Balaramapuram, a tiny village on the city outskirts made famous by its handloom weavers whose struggle for survival has led to rediscovery of the ancient art of weaving organic clothes. “In Ayurveda, these…
www.galluppoll.com PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, September 4, 2007: Even if they were “free to do either,” most Americans say they would prefer to work outside the home rather than stay at home to take care of their house and family. The allure of holding down the domestic fort is stronger for women than men; but, in a switch from recent years,…
www.thedailystar.net PABNA, BANGLADESH, September 8, 2007: A case has been filed against 10 Jamaat leaders and activists at Bera Pora in Santhia upazila for attacking a Hindu temple on September 5. President of Siddheshwari Puja Mandir Committee Pradip Kumar De filed the case with the local police station Wednesday. The accused are Bera Pora unit Jamaat ameer and superintendent of…
www.hinduonnet.com BIJBEHARA, INDIA, August 28, 2007: After a period of eighteen years, worship has commenced again at an ancient Siva temple. The news release explains, “The Pandits arrived at the temple located on a hillock at Thajwara, overlooking Srinagar-Jammu national highway, from Jammu and other parts of the country where they had migrated after eruption of militancy in the state…
www.svtsydney.org SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, SVT, September 9, 2007: The Hindu temple here in Helensburgh celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Hundreds of devotees participated, chanting Bhagavad Gita Chapters 2 & 15 and Vishnu Sahasranama, kathak dancing, children’s skit (Krishna, the Butter Thief) and bhajans. The temple will celebrate Ganesha Visarjana on September 16 with the usual festival (Mela) attracting thousands to enjoy the…
www.thehindubusinessline.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 5, 2007: Indian immigrants in the United States are making a strong mark for themselves with an ever-increasing number turning into inventors in the country, a recent study says. According to a report prepared by a team of researchers from Harvard, Duke and New York Universities, the number of Indian nationals contributing to US international…