vivekajyoti.blogspot.com VARODA, INDIA, May 7, 2006: HPI note: Yesterday we ran an item on the destruction of Hindu temples as part of a road-widening project. Protests arose when an Islamic structure was similarly slated for demolition. At the URL above are photos of several Hindu temple demolished in the process so far.
www.journalofastrology.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 26, 2006: By K.N. Rao: I had written in my annual predictions for the year 2006 based on the Hindu New Year horoscope about problems India would face from its neighbors. Saturn in the 12th house shows conspiracies against India which could be manifested in large scale terrorist activities. Saturn in Karka brings about major…
www.bernama.com.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 26, 2006: An 82-year-old Hindu priest who lived alone in a thick jungle in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with wild animals acting as his “guards” will be here next month to meet his devotees. Sri Ramachandra Swamigal who hails from Madurai will celebrate his 83rd birthday on May 1 at the Kalamandapam,…
news.webindia123.com VARODA, INDIA, May 6, 2006: Hindus in violence-hit Vadodara on Saturday criticized a Supreme Courts order putting a stay on the demolition of a Muslim shrine encroaching public place. The demolition was stalled by an order of the Supreme Court yesterday, which nullified an earlier order of a top provincial court. The High Court of Gujarat had asked the…
www.thehindubusinessline.com INDIA, April 29, 2006: In his new book Wisdom for the New Millennium, His Holiness, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar describes four pillars of knowledge and six types of wealth. The final chapter discusses the four pillars. The first is viveka. Though ‘grossly translated as discrimination’ this is more: it is “the understanding or observation that everything is changing.” Changes,…
mahab@tstt.net.tt TRINIDAD, May 3, 2006: Located near the famous Temple in the Sea at Waterloo, Trinidad, the Indian Caribbean Museum is the only one of its kind in the world. No other museum is dedicated to the preservation of the material history of over one million descendants of East Indians/South Asians in the Caribbean. The first Indian immigrants came to…
www.hscnet.org NEW JERSEY, USA, May 3, 2006: This year’s Hindu Student Councils’ camp will be in New Jersey, May 26 to 29, 2006. The weekend’s activities include lecture sessions by guest speakers, games, yoga, cultural activities and much more. For information contact Rashi Jawade, rashkoshbgosh@gmail.com.
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 3, 2006: “The biggest problem our country faces today is that our rulers have become directionless. The role of Shankaracharyas and saints is to provide direction to the rulers. In fact, the Shankaracharya tradition and the maths were created for this very purpose. It is unfortunate that those forces who are pampering…
www.manager.co.th THAILAND, May 1, 2006: The restored image of the four-faced Lord Brahma will be reinstalled at its Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong Intersection in the next 10 days, said caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Culture Minister Surakiat Sathirathai yesterday morning, following an inspection of the progress of the repairs to the holy Deity, which was completely destroyed by a mentally…
www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 2, 2006: (HPI note: The significance of this discovery is unclear. Additional links are given at the end for more technical information.) A Neolithic stone celt with the Indus Valley script has been discovered by a school teacher, V. Shanmuganathan, in a village called Sembian-Kandiyur near Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. The celt, a polished…