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…
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.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 &…
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…
From Press Reports KAUAI, HAWAII, November 26, 2005: HPI doesn’t know what it all means but 2005 has been a most inspired year for the creators of Hindu themed theatre worldwide. For example: In February the dance drama called Lord Ganesha ran at The Johannesburg Civic Theatre’s Tesson Theatre from February 22 to February 27 according to iafrica.com. The story,…
www.int.iol.co.za NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 23, 2005: Thousands of couples in New Delhi were tying the knot on Wednesday, a day considered auspicious in the Hindu calendar, news reports said. Newspapers said 15,000 to 25,000 weddings were taking place, causing a shortage of priests and venues in the Indian capital. Such is the hurry to get married on Wednesday that…
www.abc.net.au FIJI, November 15, 2005: Continuing desecration of Hindu temples in Fiji have been highlighted in an American government report. The US State Department’s annual report on worldwide religious freedom says generally the situation in the Pacific is good, with almost all countries allowing freedom of worship. But the new US Ambassador to Fiji, Larry Dinger, says there are one…