SourceGUJARAT, INDIA, January 30, 2004: Gujarat may still be a state deeply divided on communal lines but a small village in its Anand district is an example of communal harmony. After the post-Godhra riots broke out, 64-year-old Ismail Rehman from Petli, a Hindu-dominated village, had to flee. Now nearly two years later, Ismail has returned to Petli after the Hindus…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, January 23, 2004: Five American dancers, including an Indian American, have come to Delhi for a kathak dance performance Saturday with the Chitresh Das dance company. Chritresh Das, a renowned master of kathak dance has performed internationally, featured in India’s celebrated festivals and tours as a solo artist. Das runs five kathak schools in California with 300…
SourceNEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 27, 2002: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement (“source” above) in response to the federal appeals court ruling which deemed the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. Glen A. Tobias, ADL National Chairman, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, said: “The decision is wrong. It goes…
SourceWICHITA, KANSAS, January 24, 2004: Wichita’s only Hindu temple operates peacefully now, thanks to its priest and a satisfactory location. At Wichita’s only Hindu temple, Sriraman Kadambi makes sure the Gods are properly cared for. He is the priest for the temple at 320 N. Zelta, a modest, white building outside but elaborately decorated inside. Opened in June 2002, the…
SourceBERLIN, GERMANY, January 27, 2004: The four-month run of the Ganesha exhibit at Berlin’s Ethnology Museum at Dahlem will come to a close next week on January 31st. The final day will culminate with a puja to Ganesha performed by Berlin Hindus in the museum itself. The exhibition outlines different aspects of Ganesh worship using centuries-old stone sculptures, bronze and…
Agence France PressKATHMANDU, NEPAL, January 23, 2004: The World Hindu Federation Friday extended formal Dharmik Avinandan (Hindu religious felicitation) to King Gyanendra as the world’s only Hindu monarch, a WHF source said. According to Nepalese tradition, a Hindu monarch is revered as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the God of protection. Hindu leaders and delegates from 17 countries, including India,…
New Straits TimesSINGAPORE, January 19, 2004: (This appeared as a letter to the editor) I refer to your report “Churches celebrate Pongal festival” (NST, Jan 12) where church coordinator S. Vythilingam was quoted as saying “Pongal is not a religious festival but a traditional festival celebrated by the Tamils.” Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the month of…
SourcePHOENIX, ARIZONA, January 22, 2004: Leo Godzich tells the couples in his premarital education class at the Phoenix First Assembly of God, how important it is to enter into marriage knowing each other’s finances, sharing assets and agreeing on their budget priorities, says this New York Times article. Such classes would be useful for Hindu temples to conduct for about-to-be…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, January 26, 2004: An Ayurvedic Center was inaugurated at the Army Base Hospital and Delhi Cantonment on Sunday. The 10-bed indoor facility provided for the management of chronic diseases is based on the Panchkarma Therapy of Ayurveda. The Center was inaugurated by Shri Ajay Prasad, Defence Secretary, Lt Gen B. N. Shahi, Director General of Armed Forces…
SourceHYDERABAD, INDIA, January 24, 2004: Animals have befriended man since the dawn of creation and animal rights should be the focus of the 21st century, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani Mission Dada J. P. Vaswani said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Dada Vaswani said the importance of vegetarianism and spiritual education needs to be inculcated from the preschool level.…