www.stabroeknews.com GUYANA, November 4, 2005: The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has called for an investigation, followed by the necessary steps, into the squib-throwing incident in Alexander Village on Tuesday night. (HPI note: a squib is a kind of firecracker which makes a hissing noise before it goes off.) The Dharmic Sabha said it strongly condemned and shared the concern of…
thestar.com.my KUALA LUMPUR, INDIA, November 11, 2005: In a rare scene, an elephant guided by a mahout climbed the 273 steps of Batu Caves to take part in the Uthama Patcha (Grand Prayers) consecration ceremony being carried out at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at the hilltop. Chief priest Ravinatha Gurukkal said the elephant was taken there to perform the…
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, November 9, 2005: A Christmas stamp which many Hindus said was “disrespectful” to their religion has been partially withdrawn (see illustration at “source.”) The Royal Mail has agreed not to replace the 68 pence stamp, which depicts a Hindu couple worshipping the baby Jesus, when current stocks run out. And the stamp, one of six depicting images…
Hindustan Times MUMBAI, INDIA, October 5, 2005: Vegetarians only want to be informed about the ingredients in foods so that they can make a choice about what they eat. Sounds simple but as the news release explains it can be rather daunting at times, “Unless you carefully read the fine print, you could be eating eggs, animal fat and insect…
www.jamaicaobserver.com JAMAICA, March 6, 2005: (HPI note: This is an old but still interesting report.) East Indians first arrived in Jamaica in 1845. The majority of this first wave of immigrants were indentured labourers followed by both professional and merchant groups in later years. Professionally, Indians are prominent in the medical professions as well as in the jewellery and appliance…
www.newindpress.com KARNATAKA, INDIA, September 26, 2005: An official statement was issued by Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash that the government was committed to taking over the administration of the Krishna mutt in Udupi. Apparently an official of the Law Ministry had made an attempt to thwart the take over by stating in a letter that the government needed to…
www.nepalitimes.com PASHUPATI, NEPAL, September 6, 2005: Hindu midhill women in Pashupati, Nepal have been congregating together for generations to celebrate a three-day festival. Until recently the festivities centered around the story of Shiva and Parvathi and the fast that Parvathi observed in order to obtain Shiva as her husband. On the first day the women feasted on sweets followed by…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com UJJAIN, INDIA, September 5, 2005: Rising at 4 a.m. each day and following a rigorous schedule, young boys eight to twelve years of age at the Navi Mandal Veda Vidya Mandir in the heart of Ujjain are preparing to become the priests of tomorrow. Hailing mostly from traditional priest families, the gurukul students are from both Madhya Pradesh and…
www.delawareonline.com DELAWARE, U.S.A., October 1, 2005: When organizers from the Indo-American Association of Delaware gathered together to organize this year’s festival, they decided to focus on Indian dance forms (classical, folk and contemporary Bollywood-style). The news release explains, “Dances will be presented by dozens of professional and amateur dancers. Through narration, costume and the highly expressive and mimelike dances, audiences…
www.vedamu.org INDIA, October 24, 2005: K.R. Paramahamsa, Managing Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Veda Pratishtan sends the following press release: I am glad to inform you that our website Sri Sathya Sai Veda Pratishtan http://www.vedamu.org is posted on this UNESCO website here. This is in the nature of a nomination for inscription of Sri Sathya Sai Veda Pratishtan in…