SourceCHENNAI, INDIA, June 1, 2004: Discipline, going ahead with whatever planned undeterred by external disturbances, patriotic fervor – these qualities of members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, India’s largest volunteer organization) came to the fore at the concluding session of the Sangh’s annual training camp. The valedictory function of the camp, which began on 12 May at Tambaram, came…
SourcePURI, ORISSA, June 4, 2004: The Snan Yatra or bathing festival of the Deities of the Jagannath temple in Puri was held on Thursday. The Snan Yatra marks the end of the hot and humid Hindu month of Jyestha. The icons of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are brought in a ceremonial procession to a high altar called the Snan…
SourceLEICESTER, ENGLAND, June 5, 2004: Police are to create a multi-faith prayer room at force headquarters for officers, staff and visitors. The force hopes to open the room – suitable for Christians, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs – at its headquarters in Enderby later this year. It is the latest large organization in Leicestershire to provide a space where people of…
SourceUSA, June 6, 2004: This is an old article, available in full at “source,” originally published in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, April, 1994. It’s on the subject of “friendship evangelism,” that is, the method of making friends with a prospective convert as a method of gaining access and trust sufficient to begin the actual conversion attempt. The original article has a…
SourceALLAHABAD, June 4, 2004: Swami Ramnaresh Das widely known as ‘Mauni Baba’ died here on Thursday at an age of 102 years, his disciple and successor said. He died on Wednesday night at the Hanuman temple in Sangam, where he had been living since 1936, his follower Mahant Vishambhar Das said. An ardent devotee of Hanuman, he had observed silence…
The Commercial Appeal, IncMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, May 30, 2004: Rajiv Heda was awarded the Dharma Award, a Hindu medal of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), in a ceremony at India Cultural Center and Temple (ICCT) in Eads on May 18. Click here to see the award. Rajiv is a fourth-grader at Chimneyrock Elementary School. Ken Kimble, district director of Chickasaw…
SourceKERALA, INDIA, May 31, 2004: Kashayam, choornam and lehyam are some of the more popular names by which people identify ayurveda medicines. While most of these formulas are considered good for health, people generally are hesitant to make use of such a treatment procedure, says this article. One reason is the taste. That may change as ayurveda medicines are now…
SourceCANADA, June 5, 2004: The following report appeared on a Canada-based Christian Missionary Support Organization: “The Voice of the Martyrs was delighted to learn this week that India’s new Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has appointed P.R. Kyndiah from northeast India to become his Minister of Tribal Affairs. Kyndiah is known to be a strong Christian and his appointment, it is…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, May 31, 2004: Well over a century after their ancestors left Indian shores to work in Trinidad and Tobago, a group of people of Indian origin are here to trace their roots and cultural ties with a country some of them have only heard of. “It’s brilliant to be in India,” said 17-year-old Vijay Ramkissoon, a singer…
SourceCHENNAI, INDIA, May 29, 2004: Not many know that Tamil, states this report, which is to be accorded classical language status by the Indian government, is even older than Sanskrit, often dubbed the language of the Gods. However, it is unique in that it is a living language spoken by around 66 million people all over the world, mostly in…