www.ndtv.com KOLKATA, INDIA, October 1, 2006: NDTV caught up with several foreigners in the city who had never seen anything like India’s Navaratri celebration before. They thought Christmas in the US and London was the most beautiful thing there could be, but that was before they came to Kolkata during the festival season. Meet Julie, David, Tyson and Marjorie. When…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, September 30, 2006: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam launched their e-mail edition of Sangam news on the first day of Navaratri. The first edition summarizes Sangam news, but does not link to their website. To sign up to have their e-mail newsletter delivered to your computer, e-mail: info@hindusangam.org.my.
Detroit Free Press HAMTRAMCK, MICHIGAN, August 22, 2006: (HPI note: Our thanks to a reader who pointed out this story, which had been missed at the time.) Members are still in shock and left scrambling for a place to worship after a fire burned the Hamtramck Bangladesh Hindu Temple to the ground. A steady stream of worshippers flocked to the…
www.thestar.com TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 23, 2006: A 10-day festival featuring Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Chhau started on September 22 at the Harbourfront. “Troupes from India, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., as well as Canada, will present dance based on modern interpretations of the Indian epics or blend traditional Indian styles…
vivekajyoti.blogspot.com MONTREAL, CANADA, October 1, 2006: The talk, “You are committing violence through conversion” given by Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati at the World Religions After 9/11 Congress is available at URL above.
www.beliefnet.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 18, 2006: Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations, Shashi Tharoor, is running for secretary general of this world body. If he wins, he would be the first practicing Hindu to lead the organization. In a straw pole taking of those who vote for the Secretary General, Tharoo came in…
www.ndtv.com KARAMSAD, INDIA, September 23, 2006: Every afternoon after classes, the grounds of the Swaminarayan Vidyapeeth come alive with color and music at the special Garba rehearsal sessions. More than half the girls here are Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Lisha Hira’s parents settled in California when she was just a child. But now she’s back to get an Indian education…
Montreal Gazette MONTREAL, CANADA, September 23, 2006: As Jews all over the world celebrate their New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and more than one billion Muslims begin to observe Ramadan, a month of fasting – and as the Catholic pope mulls over the furor he has unleashed with his curiously provocative comments on Islam – a group of scholars meeting in…
www.ydr.com PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., September 26, 2006: Hundreds of bare feet moved in step to a thunderous drum beat. Every color imaginable could be found on ornate gowns worn by women and girls dancing at Navaratri, a 9-day celebration that devotes three days of worship each to the Goddesses of valor, wealth and knowledge. The celebration is of happiness and worship…
cities.expressindia.com CHANDIGARGH, INDIA, September 27, 2006: The Seetha Eliya Temple (Ashok Vatika), where Goddess Sita was kept in captivity by Ravana located in the Central Province in Sri Lanka, will soon have Deities of Hindu Gods from the Punjab. The Sri Lankan Central Province Minister, V. Radhakrishnan, says both countries are currently in discussions to promote religious tourism to the…