SourceBELGIUM, December 4, 2003: Noted Indologist Koenraad Elst of Belgium wrote an excellent biography of Sita Ram Goel, who passed away yesterday at age 82. Following are excerpts from the biography, “India’s Only Communalist,” which is available in full at “source.” Elst writes: There is only one man in India whom I have ever known to say: “I am a…
SourceBEIJING, CHINA, December 3, 2003: Chinese television has started airing a series of special programmes featuring a mythical monkey king, believed to be partly based on the Hindu God Hanuman. The producers of the programs hope that the 10 television specials, which run for 20 minutes each, will promote the monkey king character as a potential mascot for the Beijing…
News ReportKUALA KUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 17, 2003. More than 1,000 women devotees, clad in red attire with garlands carried a “Sembu” of milk and walked a distance of 5km from the Sri Nageswari Amman Temple in Bangsar to the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The devotees left the Nageswari Amman Temple at 7.00 am…
Religion News ServiceNEW DELHI, INDIA, December 3, 2003: The report by Religion News Service says, in part, “John Paul told Roman Catholic bishops from India making their periodic visit to the Vatican to reject divisions based on caste. ‘At all times, you must continue to make certain that special attention is given to those belonging to the lowest castes, especially…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, December 4, 2003: Hinduism Today magazine is planning a story on the occurrence of Hindu philosophy, concepts, ideas and traditional stories in the context of popular movies from Hollywood and Europe. Readers are encouraged to write to us with the names of movies which they felt had a significant influence from Hinduism, or nicely made use of a…
HPIDELHI, INDIA, December 3, 2003: Sri Sita Ram Goel, one of the foremost Hindu renaissance writers and thinkers of his generation, passed away in his sleep today following a long illness. Working with Sri Ram Swarup to form the “Voice of India,” the two produced hundreds of books, article and pamphlets advancing the Hindu renaissance over half a century. We…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, December 3, 2003: In its special 18-24 october 2003, issue of The Information magazine The Independent newspaper in UK published a world wide list of the 50 Best Modern Buildings to visit. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden — inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj — is ranked second in the list. The magazine says, “It’s difficult to imagine, but the…
Indo-Asian News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, December 1, 2003: Seventy-four percent of teenage girls in Kerala think that a boyfriend is a good idea but 98 percent prefer an arranged marriage, according to a recent survey conducted by Vanita, a leading women’s magazine in the state. The survey covered women between the ages of 17 and 20 in college campuses in the…
SourceBANGALORE, INDIA, December 2, 2003: Vijnana Bharati–Swadeshi Science Movement of Bharat–will hold the first World Congress on Vedic Sciences from August 9-13, 2004 in Bangalore. The conference is being organized in collaboration with Maharishi Sandipani Veda Vidya Pratishthan and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. Topics for discussion include: The origin of Vedas and Vedic Language, Aryan Invasion, the…
HPIKAUAI, HAWAII, December 3, 2003: Several HPI readers point out that the Sulekha article mentioned in yesterday’s HPI was written in response to the previous entry on Hinduism in the Encarta Encylopedia. As a result of Sulekha’s complaint, Encarta replaced the Hinduism article with a more satisfactory one by Dr. Arvind Sharma.