Press Release DELHI, INDIA, September 17, 2005: Ganesh – The Elephant God (video; 53 min; English) by the Bedi Brothers will be shown at the India International Centre, phone 2461 9431. The press release reads, “Indian elephants, small eared cousins of the African, play an integral part in the art, sport, literature and ceremonies of this country. Ganesh – The…
movies2.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, September 14, 2005: The heroes and villains in “The Future of Food,” Deborah Koons Garcia’s sober, far-reaching attack against genetically modified foods, are clearly identified. The good guys, acknowledged in the film’s cursory final segment, are organic farmers along with a growing network of farmers’ markets around the United States that constitute a grass-roots resistance to the…
web.mid-day.com BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA, INDIA, September 13, 2005: Lord Ganesha is no longer just a Hindu deity in Orissa. A mosque-like structure has been constructed as a marquee at a puja pandal and the Quran has been chanted during the procession for immersion of the icon. This particular Ganesha puja was celebrated for 20 days! The Orissa Muslims have been celebrating…
202.131.142.25 MUMBAI, INDIA, September 11,2005: It’s the festival season, and it’s time for the rangolis. The beautiful drawings and motifs, made of flower petals and gulaal, are going to be adding brilliant color to our lives till at least Deepavali now. The art of rangoli is old, but it hasn’t remained unchanged. Gone are the days when the word evoked…
www.homeoffice.gov.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, September 5, 2005: Anil Bhanot, General Secretary of the Hindu Council UK, sends the following note: “A new document on forced marriages is available at ‘source.’ I would like to draw your attention to the case studies illustrated and, although I have not heard of such cases among Hindus, I thought it best to circulate the consultation…
www.ndtv.com HARYANA, INDIA, August 31, 2005: In one of the worst ever instances of caste violence in Haryana, upper caste villagers belonging to the Jat community in Gohana village near Sonepat burnt down 60 houses of Dalits (“Untouchables”) today. The officials, however, say about 40 houses were burnt. The attack was apparently in retaliation for the murder of a Jat…
www.tennessean.com NASHVILLE, USA, September 12, 2005: Local Hindus, joined by hundreds traveling from around the Southeast, yesterday concluded a festive celebration of Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of one of the most revered Hindu deities. Celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesh or Ganesha is the reason for one of India’s most elaborate festivals. It lasts 10 days, and rituals among…
www.uai.edu.ar ARGENTINA, September 14, 2005: Prof. Dr. Sergio Lais-Suarez informs us that Universidad Abierta Interamericana will hold a “Week of India,” September 19 to 23. He writes, “The main goal of the Week of India it is spread the knowledge of India, their actuality, the amazing past, the variety of their peoples, their intelligence, art, spirituality and also their economic,…
Press Release ARIZONA, USA, September 12, 2005: The birthday of Lord Ganesha was recently celebrated in many temples across the USA. For example, more than 500 people attended celebrations at the Maha Ganapathi Temple of Arizona on September 10. The ceremonies were performed by the temple priest, Viswanatha Gurukkal, assisted by Ramesha Natarajan. Fire worship was followed by a 108…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, September 13, 2005: Following are the responses Hinduism Today received regarding the deposition of 500 pairs of shoes manufactured by the Minelli company in France with a picture of Lord Rama. I would think that just like when deities are installed we do a Pran-Pratishtha celebration, we can do the reverse ceremony on the shoes and then…