Times of India NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 14, 2005: Hindu organizations in the UK have expressed “outrage” over the Home Affairs Select Committee’s decision to accept oral evidence from only the Muslim community in its investigation into the backlash following the July terrorist attacks in London. This is despite recent figures released by the Metropolitan Police showing that more Hindus…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com MADURAI, INDIA, September 13, 2005: The most popular residents of the revered Meenakshi temple in Madurai have now found a new home — the open sky. The temple authorities have set free over 60 parrots that have been an integral part of the 1,200-year-old temple. The birds were set free following requests from animal welfare organizations and state forest…
www.al.com HARVEST, ALABAMA, September 14, 2005: A Hindu priest from Nashville, his wife and a Hindu priest from Harvest were the victims of a car-truck collision Monday in northeast Limestone County. Coroner Mike West said Tuesday that the driver of the car, Suryanaray Sharma, 40, and his wife, Nasuyamma Sharma, 43, both of Old Hickory Boulevard in Nashville, died from…
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…