www.radhamadhavsociety.org BIG ISLAND, HAWAII, November 17, 2006: The Radha Madhav Society invites everyone to attend the lectures of Siddeshvari Devi Ji on the Big Island (Hawaii) in the Hawaiian Islands from December 10 -13. She will lecture on diverse themes based on the Vedas and Shastras. For times and location go to source or contact event coordinator, Hari Saran Das,…
uh.edu HOUSTON, TEXAS, November 17, 2006: The Hindu Students Council, University of Houston, hosted their 3rd annual Diwali Dinner at the University of Houston’s Cullen Residence Banquet Hall, Friday, November 10. Over 150 UH students and friends attended the successful Diwali banquet. Young professionals and college students from all backgrounds and sub cultural groups are interested in understanding Hinduism and…
paras_ramoutar@yahoo.com TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, November 14, 2006: The 38-year wait for the Gandhi Cultural Center will soon be over, was the announcement made by India’s Vice President, Sri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at a reception hosted by India’s High Commissioner, Sri Jagit Singh Sapra, on Friday night at the Hilton Hotel. The announcement coincides with three important milestones for the people…
cities.expressindia.com KOLKATA, INDIA, November 12, 2006: At the personal initiative of the West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the government is going to acquire the house of Sister Nivedita at Bosepara Lane at Baghbazar, then hand it over to the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission. The government’s move came following a request from the Mission itself which requested the chief minister to…
www.clicanoo.com SAINT-DENIS, REUNION, November 16, 2006: On a tiny island in the Indian Ocean east of Mauritius, a memorial was dedicated to the memory of the Indian indentured laborers who came here 124 years ago. Thousands left their native India in the mid-19th century to work as indentured laborers in the sugar plantations of Reunion Island after slavery was abolished.…
www.youtube.com INDIA, November 13, 2006: The above source offers a very interesting eight-minute movie, including a puja, an offering to Devi Sarasvati, Naditame Sarasvati by Haribhau Vaze and S. Kalyanaraman. The movie is based on a series of Sarasvati Darshan Exhibition posters documenting scientific evidence of the Sarasvati River from a number of disciplines including geologists, hydrologists and ground water…
www.hindu.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, November 6, 2006: Imagine walking over seven hundred miles in thirty-eight days on a journey where at the end one is able to receive special blessings from one’s beloved Lord. Ninety-seven Ayyappa pilgrims recently commenced such a journey from Hyderabad to Sabarimala. “Such is their faith that nearly 40 debutants have joined the trip this year under…
HPI KOLHORN, THE NETHERLANDS, November 14, 2006: (HPI note: The following editorial comment is by Clive Roberts of Holland.) The European Parliament is engaged in discussions to ban the Swastika. Their awareness of its symbolism is obviously limited to Europe post 1930! May I offer some information? If you drive to Scotland, and visit the Queen’s Scottish residence at Balmoral,…
www.wtopnews.com LANHAM, MARYLAND, November 13, 2006: Eight people expected to recover after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Murugan Temple on Princess Garden Parkway Wednesday night. Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue spokesman Mark Brady says the victims were among a dozen people attending the evening puja at the temple. They were taken outside, where they started to recover.…
www.cybernoon.com MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, November 13, 2006: The Maharashtra government is proposing legislation which will empower the state to take over all religious shrines. If the legislation is enacted it will place all Hindu, Jain, Christian and Buddhist shrines under government control. The law, however, makes no mention of Aukaf land (Muslim religious bequests) which are located all over the state.…