Times of India NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2005: Encouraged by an impressive turnout of Hindu Dalits from across the country at the show of neo-Buddhist strength at Nagpur last week, Dalit activists plan to organise a mega-conversion event next year to coincide with B. R. Ambedkar’s embrace of Buddhism 50 years ago at the same venue. Not many noticed…
Terra Actualidad – Vocento/VMT MELILLA, NORTH AFRICA, October 12, 2005: The Vice Advisor of Tourism, Javier Mateo, announced that a “Route of Temples” will be created in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa of just 20 square kilometers and 69,000 people. It will connect the temples of the four traditional cultures of the city, the mosques, synagogues, churches and…
Press Release MUMBAI, INDIA, October 23, 2005: Thanks to the special invitation by H.H. Sri Dayananda Saraswati Swamiji of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam to Dr. Subramanian Swamy to attend and deliver a special speech on Hindu Unity at Mumbai on October 17, 2005, Hindus across the world are able to realize the awareness and need for the Hindu Unity. Please click…
ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, October 23, 2005: As part of an on-going research project, Hinduism Today magazine is seeking copies of the Pancharatra and Vaikhansa Agamas in English. If you can assist, kindly e-mail “source.”
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…