SourceSRI LANKA, May 23, 2004: It’s a small sign that life may eventually return to normal in this war-ravaged region. When Sri Lankan born Jey Surier left Sri Lanka in 1982, before the civil war started, to attend an electrical engineering school in North Dakota, he did not know that he would not return to his country until the year…
SourceFATIMA, PORTUGAL, June 15, 2004: HPI received a couple of reports regarding the visit of a group of Hindus from Lisbon to the famed Catholic shrine to Mother Mary at Fatima. The first, dated May 22, reads in part: “Last October The Portugal News reported on the Interfaith Congress held at Fatima, one of Catholicism’s most sacred sites, where representatives…
SourceNEW YORK, U.S.A., May 14, 2004: When a lonely steer wandered into Judy Borsellino’s Triangle Towing Service establishment, his good fortune began. Having escaped from the slaughterhouse across the street, the young 8-9 month old steer found refuge at the towing service where the mechanics built him a pen and tended to his needs. Judy Borsellino calls herself a semi-vegetarian…
SourceFIJI, May 15, 2004: In an act of honor, Ratu Epeli, on behalf of the Great Council of Chiefs, publicly apologized for the events of racial tension in 1987 and 2000 against Indian residents. Ratu Epeli says, ” I am not claiming perfection and unfailing wisdom in the administration of the Great Council of Chiefs for the past 130 years…
SourceTRIPLICANE, INDIA, May 22, 2004: The Sri Parthasarathy Perumal Temple has been receiving a good dose of tender loving care. Situated near the Bay of Bengal coast, the 2,000-year-old temple, whose presiding deity Venkatakrishan was installed by Sage Athreya, has inscriptions from the 8th century. An air conditioner has been installed near the sanctum sanctorum and pillars have been given…
SourceDALLAS, TEXAS, April 30, 2004: In the 1960’s and 1970’s, an individual from outside the U.S.A could immigrate to America if they were able to invest $10,000 to run a business. It was during this time that the Gujarati community from India established itself in the hotel industry. From humble beginnings, as the hotels purchased initially were often in run-down…
SourceBANGALORE, INDIA, May 10, 2004: Air Sahara may be the first airlines to incorporate meditation sessions on flights in the Bombay-Delhi sector. Right after takeoff, passengers may learn the Art of Living techniques which calm the mind, promote relaxation and bring stress under control. Prashanth Nair of the Art of Living Foundation says, “Passengers are reacting to it positively. It…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, May 23, 2004: Twenty-four students from Shri Ram School began a fifteen-day mission recently to figure out how to save the Yamuna River from pollution. These 12-year-olds are part of a project initiated by We for Yamuna and Development Alliance. The group will stop at thirteen destinations on the River Yamuna so that water purification tests can…
SourceINDIA, June 14, 2004: Tavleen Singh writes in the Indian Express: One of our new “secular” ministers talks of making the Sindhu Darshan festival less communal. The new HRD Minister, the venerable Arjun Singh, constantly talks of detoxifying textbooks. Excuse me? My inner voice has been giving me a hard time again. In this new dawn of shining secularism, when…