www.dailyindia.com JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN, March 23, 2007: Hindus in Jodhpur, who claim King Ravana, villian of the epic Ramayana, as an ancestor, are constructing a temple in his honor. About 200 Hindu families of the Mudgal Gotrahere (community) here, have decided to construct the temple. They believe that Ravana should be worshipped as he was superhuman, a brahmin and also the…
www.adherents.com UNITED STATES, March 23, 2007: If you have ever wondered how many Hindus live in the state of Wisconsin, the religious affiliations of the United States Supreme court or your favorite actor, here’s a website with answers to your questions. The site asserts they host “a growing collection of over 43,870 adherent statistics and religious geography citations: references to…
summer.rutgers.edu NEW JERSEY, USA, March 23, 20077: Perhaps for the first time in summer, Rutgers University is including four new credit courses under religion department about Hindu culture and religion: 1. Hinduism through its Narrative Tradition; 2. Hindu Rituals, Festivals and Symbols; 3. Hindu Philosophy; and 4. Hinduism and Modernity. In addition, Sanskrit, the ancient Indian classical language is also…
www.clicanoo.com REUNION ISLAND, FRANCE, March 19, 2007: A newly founded association, Jay Saraswati, based at the Chinmaya Vedantic Center in Saint-Suzanne on the northeast side of the island, will strive to promote Indian culture. “Our aim is to boost a cultural revival,” explains Swami Pranavananda. “If you feel too old to learn Sanskrit or Tamil, then enroll your children at…
www.hafsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2007: Under court order, the California State Board of Education (SBE) received comments and proposed changes to its textbook adoption process last week. The legal mandate resulted from the recent victory of the Hindu American Foundation’s (HAF) lawsuit against the SBE. The foundation had held that illegal procedures were being used in the adoption of…
www.princeton.edu PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, March 20, 2007: Princeton Hindu Satsangam and The Princeton University Office of Religious Life invites interested individuals to a discussion entitled “Peace or Perish – There is No Other Choice” with The Revered Dada J. P. Vaswani, world-renowned Hindu leader and humanitarian from Pune, India. Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary General, United Nations, will be a guest…
mangalorean.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, March 12, 2007: At a meeting held in Lucknow on March 12, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) discussed the issue of religious conversions in India. Speaking to over 1,400 delegates RSS national deputy chief Mohan Bhagwat said, “I do not deny that conversions had also taken place on account of ills in Hindu society, and that is…
HPI CHENNAI, INDIA: S. Kalyanaraman of Chennai writes to HPI that the four dots that are part of the “voided cross” (see yesterday’s HPI) on the latest Indian two-rupee coin are seen in some forms of the “Jerusalem cross.” This is a solid cross with equal arms (ie, a “plus” sign) with four smaller crosses set around the arms, and…
Press Release CARSON CITY, NEVADA, March 20, 2007: Rajan Zed, Director of Public Affairs of Hindu Temple of Northern Nevada, Public Relations Officer of India Association of Northern Nevada, and a Hindu chaplain, read ancient Hindu prayer/blessing in Sanskrit at the opening of the Nevada State Assembly session here. This is the first time any Hindu prayer is delivered in…
sify.com LONDON, ENGLAND, March 15, 2007: A report produced by Demos, which the news release calls one of Britain’s influential think-tanks, has suggested that the English language curriculum should be modified to include Hinglish, a mix of English and Hindi words, and Chinglish, a mix of Chinese and English. Sam Jones, co-author of the report, said, “English can no longer…