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November 9, 2005: A Christmas stamp which many Hindus said was “disrespectful” to their religion has been partially withdrawn (see illustration at “source.”)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.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.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…
in.rediff.com KASHMIR, INDIA, October 26, 2005: Forced to flee their homeland by the outbreak of terror, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits residing in the national capital have also lost what were their homes with the October 8 killer earthquake having razed their ancestral houses in the affected zones. “We will return home some day” was the thought that crossed the minds…
www.chennaionline.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 26, 2005: Shifting the Sankararaman murder case to Pondicherry, the Supreme Court today observed that there was a case for “reasonable apprehension” that the accused will not get justice in Tamil Nadu. A Bench comprising Chief Justice R. C. Lahoti and Justice G. P. Mathur also felt that the Tamil Nadu government was showing “interest…
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…