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.…
Press release CALIFORNIA, U.S., November 29, 2006: Hindu University of America (HUA) and The California College of Ayurveda (CCA) are pleased to offer Master’s Degrees in Ayurvedic Science. Sharing the unique dimension of Hindu thought and traditions in the U.S. is the vision of Dr. T.R.N. Rao, president of HUA. Bringing the Ayurvedic wisdom of the East to the healing…
www.ibnlive.com INDORE, INDIA, November 29, 2006: Baba Ramdev has courted the wrath of followers of the father of the nation, Mahamta Gandhi, for his comment that Gandhi’s non-violence alone did not achieve freedom for the country. Ramdev, hugely popular for propagating the healing of diseases through yoga, said the country should not ignore the contributions of revolutionaries in its fight…
www.hindu.com COIMBATORE, INDIA, November 27, 2006: Law graduate and industrialist B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar believes holistic education alone can bring about the change needed to manifest the enormous potentials of human excellence that India has. “It is unfortunate that despite almost 60 years of independence, nothing worthwhile has happened in education, mainly due to lack of political will,” says Mr. Vanavarayar.…
www.contracostatimes.com LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, USA, November 30, 2006: The Shiva-Vishnu Temple in Livermore is holding a open house and a celebration on Saturday — the Geeta Jayanti Celebration –, and is inviting the whole community. Prabha Duneja, one of the organizers, also sees it as a retreat. She will lead a guided meditation, which she described as a “journey to the…
www.canada.com VANCOUVER, CANADA, November 30, 2066: Sri Lankan-born Anusha Fernando has studied bharata natyam for 18 years. Now, she is performing her art in Vancouver in a play called Gods, Demons & Yogis. Bharata natyam is arguably the most popular of all the ancient, temple-based dance arts of the Indian subcontinent. First the domain of female deva-dasis (servants of the…