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Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj, HPI Correspondent DELHI, INDIA, December 19, 2005: The Second International Conference on Religion and Cultures in the Indic Civilization is being held at the India Habitat Centre at New Delhi, India, from December 17-20, 2005. Dr. Karan Singh, President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations inaugurated the Conference. It has been jointly organized by the Indic Studies Network…

www.hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, December 19, 2005: HPI note: The Hindu Council UK sends the following press release. The problem this new program solves is that all priests of all religions need to pass a high level English competency exam to get a visa to England. Unfortunately, many Hindu priests, while experts in Sanskrit as well as at least one other…

www.hindu-university.edu FLORIDA, USA, December 19, 2005: To march forward to the next stage, Hindu University (HU) of America is soliciting nominations (including self-nominations) for the position of President from qualified candidates with relevant experience in developing an institution of higher education and research. This is the top position carrying the principal responsibilities including fund raising, resource development, and building the…

www.eveningtimes.co.uk KELVINGROVE, ENGLAND, December 16, 2005: A burger van owner who feared she’d be shut after complaints from Hindus about the smell of beef has been allowed to stay put. Elsie McLean, whose snack bar sits outside the the Hindu Mandir temple in Kelvingrove, launched a fight – including a 1,500-name petition – to keep her trading licence. Hindus, many…

www.deccan.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, December 14, 2005: Temple priests from all parts of the State will undertake a 48-hour “sarpa digbandhanam” (laying siege, a kind of “sit in”) of the endowments department officer in the city on January 20 and 21, demanding amendment to the AP Endowments Act to take more than 32,000 temples out of the department’s purview. A delegation…

news.webindia123.com MITAWALI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, December 11, 2005: An eighth century temple in Madhya Pradesh which bears a striking resemblance to the India’s Parliament House in Delhi has been lying in a state of utter neglect for a number of years. Located in the nondescript Mitawali village of Morena district, the magnificent circular structure lies in a radius of 170…

thevedicfoundation.org AUSTIN, TEXAS, December 17, 2005: The Vedic Foundation issued the following press release: Dear Hindu Community Members: At the request of some individuals we are forwarding the below sample letter that can put on your letterhead and e-mail or faxed to all of the individuals on the attached contact list. Please note that the email for Alan Bersin has…

www.projecthope-tsunami.com TAMIL NADU, INDIA, December 16, 2005: On December 13, the first tsunami reconstructed village built by Project Hope in Pondicherry was officially inaugurated by the Hon. Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, the Hon. Governor of Tamil Nadu and the Hon. Governor of Uttranchal together with the founders and leaders of Project Hope, H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth…

hindustantimes.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, December 15, 2005: Another controversy over temple entry has hit Orissa. In Keraragard village in Kendrapara district, four Dalit women who entered a temple were beaten and later fined US$22.24 (a considerable sum) by the village panchayat. Sebati Muduli, Annapurna Mahali, Jharana Jena and Sakuntala Muduli had entered the Jagannath temple in Keraragard as a matter of…

www.kantipuronline.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 12, 2005: Haridwar, the holy city in Uttar Anchal, North India, witnessed a different Arati (offering of lights) in Harki Paidi, the central bathing ghat, offered by thousands of devout Nepali and Indians on the November 18, 2005. They had traveled to Haridwar at the behest of their Guru, Ananta Shree Bhibhushit Muktinath Pithdiswor Swami Kamal…