SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, September 24, 2004: Spectacular spins, rhythmic footwork, graceful detailed movements, this Kathak dancer has it all. Meet Masako Sato, a Japanese chemical engineer, who has dedicated herself to Indian classical dance, her passion and now her life. “Since childhood I was interested in dance, but my family couldn’t afford it. My mother taught me Japanese classical dance…
The Toronto StarBRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 13, 2004: When Sat Malik arrived in Canada over 30 years ago, he decided to settle in the province of Ontario. Malik recalls this time, “When I arrived in the early 1970’s, I could hardly find another South Asian man on the street, never mind a Hindu temple.” Wanting to connect with his religious…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, September 21, 2004: A Mumbai-based non-governmental organization, the Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Trust, headed by Dr. Aniruddha Joshi, is spreading awareness about environment-friendly Ganesh icons. “One-and-a-half months back we decided to encourage people to make Ganesh icons using paper pulp, which will reduce pollution and won’t harm fish,” said Sandhyaveera Jaykar, a member of the trust. Earlier Jaykar…
SourceMALAYSIA, September 15, 2004: Datuk A. Vaithilingam, President of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, spoke at a recent press conference to give more information on the Hindu Dharmic Son/Hindu Dharmic Daughter Award to be held on January 16, 2005. “This award, is in our opinion, a very timely one, and we hope that this will go further in encouraging our youths…
SourceKOLKATA, INDIA, September 23, 2004: Mauritius has scrapped the visa system for Indian tourists from next month to give a fillip to tourism. “We have taken this very important decision to abolish the visa system for all bona fide Indian nationals willing to visit Mauritius, and this law will be effective from October,” Mauritius Tourism and Leisure Minister Anil K.…
SourceHOUSTON, TEXAS, September 20, 2004: To propagate Samskrit, Samskrita Bharati recently organized Mandakini, a Samskritam Sambhasan Shibharam, residential samskritam conversation camps in Boston, San Jose and Houston. There were various sessions with emphasis on spoken Samskritam. Through activities such as conversation, singing, enacting small skits, chanting and writing, the camp provides opportunities to connect to the roots of all Indian…
SourceNEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 23, 2004: A federal court ruled against the board of the Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing, concluding that the state court did have authority to restructure the temple’s governing body. Judge Raymond Dearie issued the decision late last Wednesday night, two weeks later than originally anticipated. What began as an internal dispute…
The Pakistan NewswireLARKANA, PAKISTAN, August 28, 2004: A meeting of the Hindu leaders, hailing from eight Districts of Sukkur Region including Larkana, was held here on Friday in the Hindu Dharamshala and reviewed impact of the kidnapping of Santosh Kumar, President Hindu Punchayat District Larkana, abduction of 13-years-old Kapil Dev s/o Ramesh Kumar President Hindu Punchayat Shahdadkot, torturing of Dr.…
Florida Times-UnionJACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, September 1, 2004: (HPI note: This is a small item carried in a local newspaper giving an account of a Hindu sacred thread ceremony. These are useful reports in educating the local community about Hindu customs and traditions.) Tushar Chakravarty has a unique experience to share with his classmates at The Bolles School. Over the summer, the…
SourceGWALIOR, INDIA, September 19, 2004: A unique world record was created when around 15,000 children from 180 schools gathered in Gwalior and performed surya namaskar, “sun salutation,” the famous hatha yoga sequence of postures or asanas. The children performed all the 12 asanas of the surya namaskar taking the salutation count to an astronomical 180,000. The event was organized by…