news.bbc.co.uk ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 20, 2006: (HPI note: This running coverage of the Mela here by Geeta Pandey paints a colorful picture.) Friday marks the most important day for Hindu pilgrims in the enormous Ardh Kumbh festival taking place in the northern Indian town of Allahabad. The new moon night, or Mauni Amavasya, is celebrated on Friday, making it the…
money.cnn.com NEW YORK, U.S., January 17, 2007: Most companies strive to be family-friendly. But how many are faith-friendly? Not enough, says David Miller, a minister, author and former business executive. Ford, American Express and Tyson Foods are among the better-known faith-friendly firms. More often, though, companies don’t invite their people to bring their whole selves, including their faith, to work,…
www.hindu.com THANJAVUR, INDIA, January 14, 2007: Putting an end to untouchability and establishing an egalitarian society should be the aim of people while celebrating Pongal, S.N.M. Ubayathullah, Minister for Commercial Taxes, said here on Saturday. He participated in the ‘Samathuva Pongal’ celebrated at Tamil University. There should be no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, color and religion. Every…
www.nytimes.com MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, January 11, 2007: Sleek and chic fashions are now options for the Vegan consumer in a big way in America. Defined as extreme vegetarians who strive for a diet and way of life that is noninjurious to both animals and the environment, directly or through the processing of materials like leather, wool or silk by this…
mangalorean.com KOTA, INDIA, January 15, 2007: With the demand for English-speaking Hindu priests growing both in India and abroad, a Rajasthan organization has started teaching the language to local pundits. The pundits are being specifically taught the English translation and meaning of Sanskrit Vedic mantras or chants. The exercise would help the pundits provide their services to Indians living abroad…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 15, 2007: Long before the sun’s first rays dawned, millions of Hindus on Monday started making their way to Sangam, the holy confluence of three rivers, for the much-awaited ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) at the Ardh Kumbh festival. Tens of thousands of pilgrims looked on with folded hands at Naga sadhus, the first to take the…
www.dailytimes.com.pk LAHORE, PAKISTAN, January 11, 2007: Mahasivaratri, the annual festival sacred to Lord Siva where devotees worship all through the night, will be celebrated at Katasraj Temples on February 7 for the first time in centuries. The Punjab Archeology Department will be organizing the event and the Indian Foreign Minister will be one of the devotees along with a contingent…
www.sfgate.com LOS ANGELES, USA, January 14, 2007: Alice Coltrane, the jazz performer and composer who was inextricably linked with the adventurous musical improvisations of her late husband, saxophonist John Coltrane, has died. She was 69. Coltrane died Friday at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, according to an announcement from the family’s publicist. She had been in frail health for…
By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 11, 2007: A 90-minute film on one of Tibet’s greatest saint, Milarepa, was screened in New Delhi. The screening took place as a part of one week seminar entitled- Milarepa- The Yogi Of Tibet. The seminar itself was one in a series, ” Yogis, the Mystic Masters,” organized by Foundation For…
Can West News Service BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, January 10, 2007: A program called ‘Action Schools’ was initiated in British Columbia by the Education Ministry. The purpose of the program, which includes yoga and other fitness-related activities, was to give teachers access to activities that keep children active and to be proactive in fighting the problem of obesity in Canadian children.…