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.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.…
www.thisislondon.co.uk LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 7, 2006: The Royal Academy is honored to host more than 40 sculptural Indian art pieces on display until February 25, 2007. Loaned from international institutions such as India’s National Museum in Delhi and the Government Museum in Chennai as well as from private collections, the exhibition features bronze sculptures from the Chola Dynasty. “The…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, November 14, 2006: At the southern end of Madagascar lie four enormous wedge-shaped sediment deposits, called chevrons, that are composed of material from the ocean floor. Each covers twice the area of Manhattan – approximately 23 square miles – with sediment as deep as the Chrysler Building is high – 319 meters. On close inspection,…
www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, November 11, 2006: The UK Hindu Council is active with various efforts to correct misinformation and educate people about Hinduism, according to this report from the Council. They have been helping a London Film School produce a documentary on the Swastika. In the documentary they had to comment on the issue of the European parliament debating banning…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, November 11, 2006: The Sangam’s latest e-newsletter is available with a variety of Malaysian Hindu news. Their lead story is entitled “Another Hindu Buried as a Muslim” and details a 28-year-old man’s burial in a Muslim cemetery by officials of the Islamic Religious Affairs Department despite protest by the family. Documents claiming to show the man’s…
subhas@hindu-university.edu ORLANDO, FLORIDA, November 10, 2006: The Hindu University of America, in partnership with the University of Central Florida Philosophy department, the Ethics Center, The Women’s Research Center and the Orlando Regional Health Care spiritual Care council held a successful Bioethics Workshop – Hindu and Buddhist Perspectives on November 3. Philosophers, scientists, ethicists, health care professionals, spiritual care advisors and…
www.indiapost.com SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, November 8, 2006: Over 20,000 people attended the three-day Diwali Mela at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple between October 20-22. The Mela was so successful that people were turned away. Women in colorful saris, giggling children, mouth watering food from local Indian restaurants, the latest Bollywood music, a bazaar, and moving religious rituals–the mela had it all. The…
www.speakingoffaith.org ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, November 10, 2006: “The Heart’s Reason: Hinduism and Science, with V.V. Raman” airs on the Speaking of Faith via National Public Radio across the United States from November 9 through the 15th. The program is a rich global dialogue between religious thinkers and scientists of many disciplines that is often obscured by headlines of a science/religion…
www.gulf-daily-news.com BAHRAIN, November 9, 2006: Sri Sri Keshavananda Bharathi Swamiji of Edneer Mutt in Kasargod, on the border of Karnataka and neighboring Kerala, will be the chief guest during the Vishwa Kannada Samskruti Sammelan (World Kannada Cultural Conference) at the Al Raja School, Manama, on December 15 and 16. More than 100 leading authors, actors, religious and spiritual leaders, politicians,…