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.
NDTV.comKONARK, INDIA, November 30, 2003: Restoration work is on at the famous Sun Temple at Konark in India but conserving heritage and keeping the old look alive doesn’t seem too easy. Broken pieces of carved stones that once formed part of the temple have been ignored since the conservation work on the 13th century temple began 100 years ago. They…
SourceCHENNAI, INDIA, September 24, 2003: The Hindu community has been looking at the way Hinduism is presented in Microsoft Corporation’s free on-line Encarta Encyclopedia. The original Encarta article is here. Sanskrant Sanu outlines the different approach that Encarta takes when explaining Hinduism as opposed to the approach taken when explaining Islam and Christianity. Sanu explains, “Encarta is widely used as…
SourceCALGARY, ALBERTA, December 2, 2003: The Centre for Faith and the Media (“source”) will be formally launched at 10:00 am, December 10, 2003, Room T107, Mount Royal College, Calgary. Mr. Pablo Sobrino, Regional Executive Director for the Department of Canadian Heritage is expected to attend to give remarks. The Centre for Faith and the Media is an independent, non-profit organization…