www.chinmaya.org PIERCY, CALIFORNIA, May 25, 2007: Swami Ishwarananda will be conducting a “Dharma Sevak Course” at Chinmaya Mission West headquarters at Krishnalaya, Piercy, California, June 15-29, 2007. This intensive course enhances the participant’s understanding of the essence of Hinduism, as well as enables him/her to conduct classes and study groups on Vedanta. His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya Mission,…
www.cnn.com UNITED STATES, May 25, 2007: Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the survey in 2003, said it was the first study to offer a state-by-state…
By Rajiv Malik, Principal Correspondent, HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 22, 2007. “Hinduism is a way of life and an art of living. This is what we are going to teach these 23 young children, many of whom are from Kashmir and have lost their parents due to the problem of terrorism in the state. I am sure a lot…
www.ndtv.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, May 22, 2007: A faction within the Thantiri Samajam is supporting reforms and plans to demand entry for non-Hindus at Kerala’s Guruvayur and other temples. The development comes in the wake of a purification ceremony held at the Guruvayur temple after a non-Hindu minister’s family made offerings there. Rahul Easwer, the grandson of the chief thanthri…
www.cafepress.com KAUAI, HAWAII, May 22, 2007: The Iraivan Temple project here at the headquarters of Hinduism Today and HPI has discovered a new fundraising method: Cafepress.com. On the website are available for purchase custom mugs and mouse pads, tote bags and stickers, buttons and magnets and posters, each with Iraivan Temple art printed on them. The items are custom printed…
hindustantimes.com MYSORE, INDIA, May 21, 2007: At least 800,000 books and manuscripts, including India’s first political treaties the “Arthasastra” written in the 4th century BC by Kautilya, that are lying in Mysore University in Karnataka, will be digitized by Google, the world’s leading internet search engine. “Written in both papers and palm leaves, there are around 100,000 manuscripts in our…
news.bbc.co.uk DOLAKHA, NEPAL, May 21, 2007: Hundreds of Hindus in Nepal are flocking to see a statue of a Deity which is said to be “sweating.” Devotees believe the apparent perspiration is a sign of impending turmoil or natural disaster. The statue of Bhimeshwor, who is worshipped as the Hindu God of trade and commerce in Nepal, has reportedly been…
Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, May 20, 2007: Hinduism Today Magazine is looking for art depicting Lord Krishna in the sacred city of Dvaraka to accompany a story on the underwater archeological exploration of what might be the actual city. If you know of or have images of good art depicting this period of Lord Krishna’s life, or specific information about…
alka@parmarth.com RISHIKESH, INDIA, May 19, 2007: (HPI: Parmarth Niketan Ashram and India Heritage Research Foundation sent a press release on the opening of their joint sponsored tsunami relief operation.) An orphanage for the tsunami orphans has been constructed in Cuddalore by Project Hope, the organization founded by H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh and…
news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, May 20, 2007: Mars has abandoned plans to use animal products in its chocolate, and has apologized to “upset” vegetrians. The firm had said it would change the whey used in some of its products from a vegetarian source to one with traces of the animal enzyme, rennet. The Vegetarian Society organized a campaign against the move,…