www.cnn.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 24, 2006: A joint Indian-Chinese team plans to chart remote Himalayan glaciers that scientists fear are rapidly melting because of global warming, threatening the great rivers that give life to one of South Asia’s most fertile regions. The two expeditions will take scientist into some of the most remote areas of Tibet to explore the…
sify.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 26, 2006: A missing teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has reappeared in the jungles of southern Nepal months after he went missing, an official said on Tuesday. Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15, was last seen on March 11 in a forest where he had meditated for 10 months, allegedly without food and…
www.ibnlive.com AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, December 26, 2006; A large number of Christians, who were Hindus earlier, have been reconverting their religion to embrace Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh. The reconverts said they had left the Hindu fold because of the false promises made by Christian missionaries. “I was a Christian four to five years ago, but not now. They had given…
www.hindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 20, 2006: Swami Gahananandaji Maharaj, age 90, was appointed the 14th president of the Ramakrishna Mission at its 97th annual general meeting held at Belur Math in West Bengal over the weekend. The members expressed sorrow at the passing of Swami Ranganathanandaji, the 13th president of the Mission, on April 25 last year. During the…
www.armytimes.com BAGHDAD, IRAQ, December 22, 2006: Just after the Muslim evening call to prayers wafts through Baghdad, Maj. Michele Spencer and her students add their own chorus: Om. Spencer, a medic training officer with the multinational security transition command in Iraq, teaches about 20 soldiers to channel their energy in her yoga class. “I believe that I teach with more…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, December 24, 2006: An issue came up at the Hindu Mission of Canada in Quebec regarding the chanting of the famed Gayatri Mantra by the ordinary devotees. Some brahmins held the position that the mantra should chanted by everyone only when a priest is leading the chant. The chairman of the mission, Dharam Pal Verman, asked Hinduism…
www.hindustantimes.com GORAKHPUR, NEPAL, December 24, 2006: The three-day World Hindu Conference ended in Gorakhpur on Sunday with a call to “defend Hindu culture” worldwide, including in Nepal. Addressing a large rally in Gorakhpur, World Hindu Federation chief Bharat Kesar Singh alleged “large-scale conversion” was being carried out in Nepal under the present Maoist-supported regime. “Cows are being slaughtered on a…
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 24, 2006. “When I perform on stage, I am in total communion with the God. My only request to Him is to give darshan to the audience who is watching my performance. However, I have attained this stage by engaging in the sadhana of music and dance for over sixty-four years, that…
southasia.oneworld.net NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 15, 2006: (HPI note: This article is written with the intent of attracting attention to the plight of the tsunami survivors. It is not, in the process, all that realistic about what is involved in reconstructing entire villages even in the best of conditions. The most efficient Hindu organizations involved in reconstruction in Tamil Nadu…
info@hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 21, 2006: The annual December school vacation period is always the period in which numerous Hindu Religious courses are held for students and youths, and also religious teacher training courses for others. Malaysia Hindu Sangam has organized the Pre-School Teacher Training & Religious Teacher Training program. Also, the annual Awakening Camp (Elluchi Mugaam) for youths…