www.youngindianvegetarians.co.uk. ENGLAND, May 11, 2006: Nitin Mehta of Young Indian Vegetarians writes HPI that they have a web site, URL above, and are a “campaigning vegetarian group.” Their home page states their mission: “We hereby pledge to bring about a 21st century in which the human race will finally make peace with the animal kingdom. Human beings will no longer…
www.religionwatch.com UK, May 10, 2006: (HPI note: The following two reports appear in the latest newsletter of Religion Watch.) Even significantly reducing membership losses may not be enough to prevent the extinction of liberal Protestant denominations in England, reports Quadrant (May), the newsletter of the Christian Research Association. Mathematician John Hayward writes that if a church’s reproduction potential falls below…
www.detnews.com TROY, MICHIGAN, USA, May 9, 2006: Dhinesh Raj, 6, clasped his hands in prayer before placing his mom’s check in the offering box. Moments later, he was scampering around the spacious prayer room at the Bharatiya Hindu Temple and Cultural Center, like any other precocious 6-year-old. But his mom couldn’t scold too sternly, because it was his birthday. “We…
ems.gmnews.com EDISON, NEW JERSEY, USA, May 10, 2006: Senior Patrolman Allen Sabo has been serving the 100,000 citizens of Edison, and primarily his patrol area of North Edison, since 1977. To Edison police officer Allen Sabo, it’s not about the color of your skin or the religion you choose to practice; he just wants to help. And he’s been doing…
www.nytimes.com MISKOLC, HUNGARY, May 7, 2006: For the Gypsies of Eastern Europe, like Agnes Krappai, life never seems to improve. She lives in an impoverished section of this Hungarian town, in a house with no running water. But now, some leaders of the Gypsies, or Roma, are looking to a new model to try to achieve equality: the civil rights…
www.ibnlive.com MUMBAI, INDIA, May 8, 2006: The film version of Dan Brown’s controversial bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, was all set to hit Indian theatres on the May 19, simultaneously along with its worldwide release. But according to reports, Sony Pictures, the Indian distributors of the film, have now decided to wait for the reaction the film receives in other…
www.nytimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 7, 2006: Wild banana species are disappearing in India, the world’s biggest producer of the fruit, due to shrinking forests and rapid urbanization, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has said. India is the world’s biggest banana grower, with an annual production of 18.52 tons, or more than 20 percent of the total world output…
news.webindia123.com PANAJI, GOA, INDIA, May 3, 1006: The day-long festival that honors the Goddess Lairai Mata, is a night when Goa does not sleep. After offering prayers to the Goddess, devotees walk over smouldering embers to wash away their sins. And it is said that only those who are pure have no burnt feet. The 700-year-old temple, dedicated to the…
Sadhana Rajamoorthi KEDAR, PENNSYLVANIA, May 7, 2006: The Chinmaya Mission Members celebrated “Mother’s Day and Seva Day” on Sunday, May 7, 2006. About 100 families gathered to celebrate Chinmaya Jayanthi in commemoration of Swami Chinmayanandaji’s 90th Birthday, and the children honored their mothers in a grand Mathru Puja for Mother’s Day. The program began at 10 am with a Paduka…
HPI LAUTOKA, FIJI, May 8, 2006: N.K. Naidu, a leading light of the Fiji’s Then India Ikya Sangam, passed away today in Auckland, New Zealand. He was instrumental in the success of the Subramaniam Temple of Nadi, Fiji’s first traditional Agamic temple. He was a friend of Hinduism Today and will be missed.