Desert Morning NewsUTAH, U.S.A., April 10, 2004: Utah’s Hindu Community welcomed spring with a 15-day celebration of Gudipadwa which the article describes as a common Hindu festival that celebrates new life and new beginnings. Hindu New Year also falls during the festival. Shyamala Chivukula, chairwoman of the religious committee for the Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple in South Jordon, explains, “Even…
SourceKWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, April 18, 2004) A dance group from KwaZulu-Natal has been invited to perform at the presidential inauguration on April 27. The Surialanga Dance Company left for Pretoria today to begin rehearsals for the prestigious event. Suria Govender, professor of languages at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and director of the company, said it was wonderful to be asked…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, April 17, 2004: Author James Laine yesterday submitted a fresh apology to the Bombay High Court, in what appears to signal the end of the controversy over his book Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India. The state government informed the court that it would consider withdrawing the first information report (FIR, a police charge) against the publishers, Oxford…
SourceJAMMU, INDIA, April 16, 2004: The 98th birth anniversary of Swami Lakshman Joo, the 20th century saint of Kashmir Saivism, was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety at the Ishwar Ashram, Mohinder Nagar, here today. Large number of devotees of Swami Ji drawn from different corners of Jammu thronged the ashram to participate in the function. It may be recalled…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, April 17, 2004: The Bali Post is regularly published on the web at “source” above. Unfortunately, none of our helpers can read Balinese in order to pick articles on Hinduism and send us an English summary. If you can read Balinese, and would like to help, please e-mail ar@hindu.org.
Indo-Asian News ServiceMARLBORO, SOUTH AFRICA, April 15, 2004: More than 8,000 people attended the recital of Hanuman Chalisa, a 40-verse salutation to the Lord Hanuman, organized by a Hindu youth organization in South Africa. The Shri 108 Hanuman Chalisa recital was hosted by the Sandton Yuvak Mandal in Marlboro. Initiated by Hindu Youth South Africa (HYSA), a group aimed at…
SourceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, April 14, 2004: Setting aside concerns caused by grim drought conditions gripping the state, Keralites on Wednesday celebrated Vishu with traditional fervor looking ahead to a season of prosperity, plenty and progress. People in Hindu homes woke up in the wee hours to see Vishukkani, the custom of looking at auspicious articles like rice, fruits, gold and…
SourceHYDERBAD, INDIA, April 14, 2004: The Sanskrit Academy and Research Institute continues to be neglected even after the Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan, a wing of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, took over its management. The institute, which is one of its kind in south India, has not received any grants for the past four years. With no financial support…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, April 16, 2004: The Oxford Printing Press on Friday told the Bombay high court that US-based author James Laine was ready to apologize for making derogatory references to Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji in his book Shivaji: Hindu king in Islamic India. It also said that it was ready to withdraw the objectionable portion from the publication. Senior counsel…
SourceINDIA, April 9, 2004: Recently Christian zealots have begun claiming that various Vedic Sanskrit slogans were in praise of Jesus and not Hindu Gods. Christian propaganda pamphlets and booklets in circulation especially in and around Madurai district in Tamil Nadu also make the suggestion that the revered Swami Vivekananda had asked the people to worship Jesus. The pamphlets, which have…