www.dailyindia.com VARANASI, INDIA, November 20, 2006: Since time immemorial the Hindu culture has captivated a lot of foreigners who have been influenced with its rich history and significance in human life. While commencing his world tour, Scader Hanee Pulric, a German tourist may have hardly anticipated that this was to be his ultimate journey. While touring India he felt so…
www.religionwatch.com CHINA, November 7, 2006: (HPI note: The following report appears in the November issue of Religion Watch, URL above.) Signs of religious revival in China may reflect more complex developments than it may seem at first. An article by Graeme Lang and Lars Ragvald in the current issue of Fieldwork in Religion (Vol. 1.3, 2005) looks at the construction…
actualidad.terra.es VALLADOLID, SPAIN, November 17, 2006: The House of India, a center for the expansion and spread of Hindu culture has opened in the ancient historic city of Valladolid, Spain, 201 km northwest of Madrid. At the inauguration ceremony, India’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anand Sharma, pointed out that “With this center, Valladolid has created a permanent link with India.”…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, November 20, 2006: Hinduism Today magazine is looking for the best translations of the Shakta Tantras (Agamas). We’re aware of several translations, some of them done many years ago. We’d like someone to give us a simple but expert analysis of the translations available. Our intent is to publish excerpts on our scripture page each issue in…
news.bbc.co.uk KATHMANDU, NEPAL, November 21, 2006 (HPI note: This accord between the communist rebels and the government of Nepal is historic. The consequences for religion in Nepal have yet to unfold.): The government of Nepal and Maoist guerrillas have signed a historic peace accord, declaring a formal end to a 10-year rebel insurgency. Under the deal, the rebels will join…
www.nola.com BANGKOK, Thailand, November 17 (AP) — Thailand’s new military-appointed government has threatened to shut down an operatic version of the Hindu epic Ramayana, ostensibly over fears one of its scenes may bring bad luck. “Ayodhya” premiered Thursday night and is scheduled for repeat performances on Saturday and Sunday, albeit with the ‘offensive’ scene toned down under pressure from Culture…
wcco.com MINESSOTA, November 16 (WCCO) — Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, a practicing Hindu, was re-elected in District 50 last week on the Democratic ticket, netting 63 percent of the vote. But rather than placing a call to concede the race, his Republican opponent Rae Hart Anderson instead offered him an e-mail concession that he said read like an attempt to convert…
paras_ramoutar@yahoo.com PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, November 15, 2006 — Noted Trinidadian Kathak dancer, Satnarine Balkaransingh, has received a Government of India Orientation Grant to research the changing “dynamics of some major festivals and rituals brought here by East Indian ancestors and their counterparts in India.” His journey will take him to Benares for research on Dussehra, Divali and Siva Ratri.…
www.dnaindia.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 17, 2006: The Madras High Court has ruled that a Dalit born to Hindu parents, who had converted to Christianity, will be entitled to quota benefits provided to the scheduled castes upon reconversion to Hinduism. A division bench allowed a petition by R. Shankar, who challenged the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s rejection of his application…
www.newindpress.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 17, 2006: By meticulous research of the British sources over decades, Dharampal, a follower of Gandhi, has raised questions regarding the belief that India was backward educationally or economically when the British entered. Citing the Christian missionary William Adam’s report on indigenous education in Bengal and Bihar in 1835 and 1838, Dharampal established that at…