Motilal Banarsidass Publishers GOA, INDIA, December 3, 2006: A 3-Day National Indology Conference on the contribution of ancient Indian thought to the Development of Modern Indian Society, will be held at the Kala Academy, Goa on February 8-10, 2007. The conference will be held under the auspices of Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (MLBD), a leading publisher of books on Sanskrit and…
www.rediff.com MUMBAI, INDIA, December 3, 2006: Tirupati’s resident Deity, Lord Venkateswara, tied the knot around Goddess Padmavathi in the presence of thousands of devotees from in and around Mumbai on Saturday evening. Known as the Srinivasa Kalyanam, this is the first time the ceremony was performed outside south India. The program was organized by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and the…
www.teluguportal.net HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA, November 19, 2006: The State Government of Himachal Pradesh wants to promote Sanskrit studies by using computers to enhance the learning process. This is the message delivered by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh when he addressed students and teachers at the Government Sanskrit College in Sundernagar, Mandi. Singh also said that the Central Government Sanskrit Vidyapeeth is…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 3, 2006: Highlights from the recent issue of the Malaysian Hindu Sangam e-newsletter: * An appeal to temple leaders to contact the Malaysian Hindu Sangam immediately upon notice of an impending demolition of their temple. Temple leaders should not remain silent when they receive notices, says the MHS, but contact them immediately, or at the…
today.reuters.co.uk MUMBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of low-caste Hindus attacked police, vehicles and shut shops in India’s financial hub Mumbai on Thursday to protest against the desecration of a statue of their leader and founder of the constitution. Violence also flared in several towns across the western state of Maharashtra, where protesters burnt buses and threw stones at passing traffic, injuring…
rajivhtc@gmail.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 2, 2006: “There is a pressing need today to organize and monitor the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in a better manner and provide all possible assistance to those devout Hindus who undertake this holy pilgrimage by spending a large amount of money.” These views were expressed by Shri Shashi Kant, President, Kailash Mansarovar Sewa Samiti (Regd.)…
economictimes.indiatimes.com TIRUPUR, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2006: (HPI notes that the terms ‘statue’ or ‘murthi’ are preferred to ‘idol,’ a derogatory term.) Knitwear capital Tirupur is literally carving a niche for itself in stone. It is now a familiar name in many countries for the export of stone idols of gods and goddesses from the Hindu pantheon to temples abroad. With…
www.timesonline.co.uk The world’s most famous actor and you’ve never heard of him. Amitabh Bachchan, India’s most famous Bollywood actor, is in London for the opening of his latest movie. When Bachchan falls ill, millions of Indians do penance. In 1982 he injured himself in a stunt scene and fell into a coma. “Some 80-year-old women said they ate only one…
www.hinduismtoday.com The January-February-March, 2007, edition of Hinduism Today magazine has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This Special Edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine showcases a magnificent 416-page, full-color book that the editors have been working on for months, called “What Is Hinduism?” Nine chapters from the book are excerpted to provide…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1, 2006: A 100-year-old Hindu temple in Southern Malaysia, the Sri Muthu Mariamman temple at Skudia in Johor, has been demolished following a court order. The deities will move to a new site provided by the authorities. The temple was situated at the Uniroyal Linden Estate, a rubber plantation that was home to around 1,000 families.…