SourceSRI LANKA, February 5, 2004: Originally founded in 1953 by the late Srimath Mathaji Sachchithananda Saraswathy and later completely destroyed by Sri Lankan government forces in 1984, the Trincomalee Sivananda Thabovanam (Spiritual Orphanage) commenced a rebuilding process in 1998 under the supervision of Mr. Kuralamutham K. Vinayagasothy, managing trustee. The orphanage now houses two hundred children orphaned due to the…
United News of IndiaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, February 14, 2004: While some 1.38 million people working in the Gulf region, mostly men, have made Kerala prosperous, it has also spawned a piquant problem of the “Gulf wives” — women who have been left behind to often single-handedly shoulder family responsibilities. Studies on the impact of Gulf migration show that the common complaints…
SourceNEW YORK, USA, February 12, 2004: A Hindu couple in the US have been permitted to fly a religious flag in front of their home as long as it is hidden behind some foliage. Florida residents, Chola and Leila Persaud had been slapped a notice of violation by the association in December 2003, asking them to remove the tricolored flag…
SourceEPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE, February 01, 2004: The aftermath of a New Year’s Eve fire that gutted the Saraswati Manidram Hindu Temple has Pandit Ramadheen Ramsamooj, the church’s leader, feeling both devastated by the loss and uplifted by the outpouring of community support–a support he did not realize was there until he and his congregation were struck by this tragedy. The…
SourceINDIA, February 9, 2004: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake a six-phased conservation work spread over a span of 10 years with the estimated cost of US$5 million. This was announced by Shri Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary of Culture, inaugurating the first round table about Ta Prohm Temple at Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The project will incorporate conservation of not…
SourceUSA, January 31, 2004: This informative article in the Globe and Mail is a long report on the state of acceptance or nonacceptance of corporal punishment among various cultures and nations of the world. It reads in part: Child behavior experts and the United Nations are questioning the practise of spanking or any other form of physical punishment and many…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, February 15, 2003: Dr. Karan Singh announced the launching of his website. It is quite comprehensive, with publications, video and audio. According to the introductory page (“source”) the site “contains several sections dealing with my special interests — Hinduism, the Environment, Education, Interfaith harmony, Travelogues, Essays, Literature and Music, Trusts and Forums and my personal biography.” Dr. Singh…
SourceKANCHI, INDIA, February 15, 2004: The 35th Jayanthi (birthday) of Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamiji of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam will be celebrated on 18 February, 2004, on Sivaratri day, in Chennai at Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, T. Nagar. Trikala Chandramouleeswara Puja will be performed at the Temple. Several fire ceremonies and pujas will be performed at Sri Sankara…
SourceKOLKATA, INDIA, February 10, 2004: The Mahalakshmi temple in Kolkata will open to the public on February 12, 2004. It is designed by the same architect who designed the Swaminathan temple in Akshardham. It is modelled on ancient North Indian temple architecture and stands at an imposing 75 feet on 25,000 sq. ft. area. The central deity of the temple,…
SourceANN ARBOR, U.S.A., February 4, 2004: 2004 is the centenary year of Rukmini Devi, a luminary in Indian dance. She was born in Pudukotthai in South India 100 years ago and this month, two programs at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan, celebrate Rukmini Devi’s contributions to bringing the South Indian temple dance known as…