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…
www.newindpress.com KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, October 10, 2005: West Bengal is alive with festivities in honor of Goddess Durga in October. The news release explains, “The festivities begin from Mahasashthi (the sixth day from the day after Mahalaya), when the priest unveils the Goddess Durga during a puja known as bodhan. This is followed by the three main days of Mahasaptami,…
www.newkerala.com DHAKA, BANGLADESH, October 18, 2005: Insecurity and panic gripped local Hindu and Christian communities after their places of worship came under attack by suspected militant Muslim youths in northern Bangladesh, media reports said Sunday. Five people were injured in an attack Saturday on a Hindu temple in the farming town of Peergacha some 380 km north of here, the…
www.nchtuk.org LONDON, ENGLAND, October 17, 2005: Bimal Krishna das, their general secretary, announces that the National Council of Hindu temples (UK) has launched its website. For more information on news and views of the British Hindu community please visit them at “source” above.
www.orlandosentinel.com CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, October 9, 2005: Hundreds of local Hindus with roots from all corners of India and across the world have been coming together at the Hindu Temple of Greater Orlando to celebrate the female side of divinity in a 10-day community festival of color, folk music, song, dance and worship. The annual fall festival, which began Tuesday, honors…
www.newindpress.com September 22, 2005: In this news release Ratna Rajaiah expounds about the many uses for bamboo. Rajaiah proposes that this well-known plant may one day be prized as a precious commodity. Rajaiah says, “In May of this year, Newsweek magazine featured 12 of the most exciting designs of the year — everything from the new Sony Portable Music Player…
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2005: The Air Force, facing a lawsuit over alleged proselytizing, has withdrawn a document that permitted chaplains to evangelize military personnel who were not affiliated with any faith, Pentagon officials said yesterday. The document was circulated at the Air Force Chaplain School until eight weeks ago. It was a “code of ethics” for chaplains that…