Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, MUMBAI, INDIA, October 22, 2005: “Though Hindus are in a majority, they are being given a step-motherly treatment in India due to the politics of votebanks and minority appeasement being pursued by the politicians and the successive governments that have ruled the country since its independence. The situation is quite serious, as on the one hand,…
www.temoignages.re REUNION, FRANCE, September 29, 2005: The Tamil Sangam on Reunion island (an Overseas Departement of France, located off the coast of Africa) requests that Tamil New Year and Deepavali be made public holidays. The regional association, Tamil Sangam, wants Tamil New Year’s day and Deepavali to be included in the calendar of the public holidays, according to its president,…
www.globalsurfnews.com PORTUGAL, October 18, 2005: (HPI note: One of our researchers found this unusual report.) The Yoga Center of Costa de Caparica (here) – specialized in Yoga for Surfers and Lusa Yoga Association (here) will be present at the EUROSURF 2005 and, for the first time, Yoga and Surf will be together in a European surf championship. During the championship…
www.pluralism.org MASSACHUSETTS, USA, October 21, 2005: The Pluralism Project website at “source” has a fine display of photographs by Clare Sisisky taken of Hindu events in Mauritius. The introduction reads: “The island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean has a religious diversity that reflects its rich history. Mauritius was discovered by Dutch explorers in the 17th century as an uninhabited…
Reviewed by Jean S. Sahai, Guadeloupe TRINIDAD, October 20, 2005: Caribbean Indian Folktales was written by Kumar Mahabir and illustrated by Angali Dabideen and Preddie Partap. It is a collector’s item for personal pleasure and as a textbook for secondary schools. It is an interesting, authentic and useful book. It is the first and largest collection of its kind to…
Press Release TORONTO, CANADA, October 20, 2005: The south Asian community is joining together and hosting the very first Divali Nagar in Toronto, Canada. This is in celebration of Divali which will be celebrated worldwide on Tuesday, November 1. This Divali Nagar (city of Divali, which is a large exhibition area) will showcase Hindu Parampara (Hindu traditions) with displays and…
news.webindia123.com LONDON, ENGLAND, October 17, 2005: London’s famous Trafalgar Square was transformed over the weekend to enable all Hindus based in the British capital to celebrate the “Festival of Lights,” Deepavali. On Sunday, crowds gathered at Trafalgar Square to watch dancers perform and visited stalls set up to give out information on the festival. During Deepavali, houses, shops and public…
office@hinducounciluk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, October 17, 2005: The first Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh chaplains to the UK Armed Forces have been appointed, the Under Secretary of State for Defence, Don Touhig announced today. The appointments reflect the diverse nature of personnel serving in the Armed Forces and represent the largest of the non-Christian faith groups. The Chaplains will be fully…
Melukote K. Sridhar ORLANDO, FLORIDA, October 16, 2005: The Indological Research Foundation (IRF) based in Bangalore, India, presented a Certificate of Global Honor and Deep Appreciation to Sri Braham R. Aggarwal, Chairman, Board of Directors of Hindu University of America, Orlando, and to Professor Ram Rao Pappu, Professor of Religious Studies, Miami University, Ohio, at the 16th International Vedanta conference,…
www.deccanherald.com LONDON, ENGLAND, October 15, 2005: It was as if time stood still. Mirror-worked ghaghras in bright shades of orange, blue and purple twirled in the air as young girls danced to the tune of Mehndi Tevavi, the traditional Gujarati garbha number. Bandhni prints, rich embroidery work with Indian motifs, huge posters of Indian Gods and Goddesses, strong smell of…