www.bellinghamherald.com BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, September 3, 2007: Tuesday marks the 100-year anniversary of Bellingham’s “Hindu” riots, when a mob rounded up the city’s East Indian mill workers and ordered them out of town. Bellingham is a major town in Washington State, which sits on the US Pacific coast next to Canada’s province of British Columbia. On Sept. 4, 1907, roving gangs…
HPI JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, September 5, 2007: Dr. Thangamma Appakutti received the Hindu Renaissance Award. Rishi Thondunathan handed over to Dr. Thangamma Appakutti the Hindu Renaissance Award plaque in front of the Sri Thurgai Amman Temple in Thellippalai, Jaffna, on August 13. The Award was presented by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami from Hinduism Today and Kauai Aadheenam for her five decades…
www.hindu.com MATHURA, INDIA, September 3, 2007: With just one day left for Janamashtami, the festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the city considered to be His birthplace is teeming with His devotees. As Mathura prepares for a huge influx of tourists, an estimated 700,000 to 800,000 on Janamashtami, the hustle and bustle in markets and temples has already…
www.chron.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 1, 2007: Hindus of Greater Houston will host a citywide Janmashtami celebration on Saturday, September 8, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, that will include dance, art and food. The birth of Lord Krishna, one of the most recognized and celebrated incarnations of the Hindu protector God Vishnu, is a holiday observed by many Hindus.…
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, September 1, 2007: Hinduism Today’s newest issue is especially rich, with several important articles and features. Publisher Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami makes two major contributions to this issue. In the editorial, he offers a potent key to success, the art of planning. He shows how to plan, as far ahead as six years, by carefully composing goals for…
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…