SourceNEW YORK, U.S.A., October 14, 2004: Twenty years ago, 74th street in Jackson Heights featured only a few Indian-owned shops. Today this same street has over 200 businesses that are Indian. For the sixth year in a row, the Hindu community has decorated the street with full fanfare to celebrate the Hindu festival of Deepavali. The merchants plan on leaving…
SourceHONOLULU, HAWAII, October 11, 2004: An exhibit of stone, marble, bronze, wood, clay and painted images from across India that depict the Goddess Durga will be on display at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. “Durga: The Great Goddess Revealed,” an exhibit of Durga images runs through December 5. The academy is also holding various music, film, lecture and festival events…
SourceKANPUR, INDIA, October 14, 2004: Jagat Guru Shankarachrya of Puri Math, Swami Nishchalanand, has alleged that various political parties were misusing the name of Shakaracharya by appointing people of their interest. Talking to reporters here Shakaracharya said that there were three recognized Shankaracharyas working in four peeths in the country —Gobardhan Peeth, Puri Peeth’s Nischalanand; in Karnataka south, Sringeri Math…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, October 4, 2004: When 53-year-old Kuchipudi maestro Jayarama Rao and his wife Vanashree traveled to China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia to perform, they were amazed at the appreciation shown towards them for their art form in these countries. Rao says, “What beautiful expressions, what costumes, and what rhythm, they said at all the places we performed. All…
SourceAHMEDABAD, INDIA, October 11, 2004: Innovation is the name of the game when it comes to wooing the crowds during Navratri. The traditional garba-raas is improvised with new themes and swanky sets each year so much so that a Mumbai-based event manager Niraj Damanwala was in for a shock when he planned a garba on the traditional lines in Ahmedabad.…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, October 14, 2004: Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has been voted the “hottest vegetarian alive” for the third consecutive year in an online poll conducted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone was adjudged the “hottest vegetarian alive” in the women’s category. The 62-year-old Bachchan edged out actors Dev Anand and…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, October 11, 2004: The Supreme Court today declined to stay the ongoing construction activities at the Akshardham Temple Complex being built on the banks of river Yamuna even as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said that all necessary permissions for the temple was obtained. A Bench comprising Justice N. Santosh Hegde and Justice S. B. Sinha declined…
SourceTRINIDAD, TOBAGO, October 15, 2004: Not many can afford to journey to the sacred pilgrims of India so for this year’s Divali celebration, the PRIDE Foundation in collaboration with the Sri Dattatreya Yoga Center will create a pilgrimage site–Jyoti Mahotsav (the festival of lights) where devotees can visit and discover their light within. This initiative is under the patronage of…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, October 15, 2004: The Hindu Council UK is spearheading a campaign for people to sign an anti-conversion petition to be presented to the UN High Commission for Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly. The petition will request that proselytization must be eliminated in the interest of promoting world peace and harmony and respectful coexistence of all…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, October 14, 2004: For the first time in 32 years, the Durga Puja and Navaratri celebrations will coincide with the month of Ramzaan. As a result, the traffic situation in the already congested Walled City area is expected to worsen in the coming week. In and around Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, several Ramlilas (programs recounting the story…