News Report UDUPI, INDIA, November 29, 2005: Udupi Pejawar Mutt Seer Vishvesha Thirtha Swami today called for a consensus in evolving a uniform and single almanac for observing “ekadasi” and other Hindu festivals. Presiding over a two-day state-level seminar on the “Drigganitha” almanac, based on the movement of the sun, moon and eclipses, he pointed out that the people were…
www.hinduismtoday.com FLORIDA, USA, December 2, 2005: The letter by the Hindu American Foundation to the California State School Board is posted at “source” above as a PDF file. The letter by Suhag Shukla, HAF’s legal counsel, begins: “I am writing to you as Legal Counsel of the Hindu American Foundation, an independent, national organization that represents nearly 2 million Hindu…
HPI SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, November 29, 2005: Attempts to change California’s next set of 6th grade social studies books to put Hinduism in a better and more accurate light suffered some setback as the already approved changes to the books were reviewed by a second group of scholars. This group, led by Prof. Witzel of Harvard University, rejected 29% of the…
newstodaynet.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 26, 2005: Isha Foundation, in partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu, has launched a program to provide yoga instruction to the rural students of Tamil Nadu. The program is in line with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of eradicating poverty, malnutrition and illiteracy in the rural areas, a press release said. The 10-day Isha…
www.newindpress.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, November 25, 2005: Will January 2006 bring cheer to the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains of foreign origin by opening the doors of Shri Jagannath Temple along with several other Hindu places of worship, which have so far been out of bounds for them? Well, it just might. For, all those who have a say in the matter…
www.atmajyoti.org CALIFORNIA, USA, November 27, 2005: The Atma Jyoti Ashram in California sends the following press release: The most sacred river of India is the Ganga, which Hindus literally believe flows from heaven to earth for the purification of all whom its waters touch. To the Hindu the Ganga is divinity in the form of a river. Originating high in…
www.mercurynews.com LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, November 25, 2005: The Hindu Community & Cultural Center and a group of volunteer physicians will host a health fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 10 at the center, at 1232 Arrowhead Ave. Open to all, there will be free medical advice available on specific topics including women’s health, osteoporosis, general medicine, nutrition &…
news.webindia123.com BANGALORE, INDIA, November 13, 2005: Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam, an eight-year-old research foundation, is embarking on a five-year project to publish a bilingual, 18-volume “Encyclopedia of Mahabharata” for the global audience. To be funded by the ministry of human resources development (HRD), corporates and institutions in a public-private partnership, the epic project will include a commentary of “Mahabharata Lakshaalankara” by…
www.newkerala.com BADRINATH, UTTARANCHAL, INDIA, November 19, 2005: The ancient Hindu temple of Lord Badri Narayan, which is also known as Badrinath Dhaam, has shut down for the winter. Located at a height of 10,248 feet above sea level, Badrinath is in the Tehri-Garhwal hill tracks (Uttarakhand), the temple is visited by hundreds of thousands devotees every year. The route to…
www.dailypioneer.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 20, 2005: Mr. Sivaramakrishnan of Kerala invented a mobile crematorium. “My device is economical, at hand and extremely environment friendly. Also it is in with the times,” says this MBA from Birla Institute in Delhi who is now studying technology management from Letrobe University in Australia. The crematorium is attached to a webcam and is…