NDTVMUMBAI, INDIA, October 25, 2003: Well-known social reformer and winner of the 1997 Magsasay award winner for community leadership, Sri Pandurang Shastri Athavale, died at around 2 pm in Mumbai today. Athavale was 83 years old. He died of a massive cardiac arrest at his residence. He had also been awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Athavale was founder of the Swadhyaya…
SourceREUNION, FRANCE, October 23, 2003: Four Hindu groups will come together to host an all-night celebration of Deepavali at the temple of Piton Saint-Leu beginning Friday evening October 24 and ending on Saturday morning. There will be feasting, viewing of a religious film and discussions on Hinduism throughout the night. It’s hoped that one thousand participants will turn out to…
SourceKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 23, 2003: Datuk A.Vaithilingam, President of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, issued the following statement today: “The Malaysia Hindu Sangam takes great pleasure in wishing all Hindus in Malaysia a very Happy Deepavali. Deepavali is a festival of lights which brings hope to all those who have experienced turmoil in every part of the world. We in…
SourceKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 23, 2003: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam is disturbed and concerned over the recent series of unethical and false advertisements in local media, including electronic media, frequently in the Tamil language. Unbelievable fast cure of illnesses have been advertised in Tamil language using Hindu religious and cultural symbols and personalities (e.g. Sithars) to promote the sales of…
SourceCOLOMBO, SRI LANKA, October 20, 2003: “The Hindu religion opposes the use of drugs. Families have been destroyed by drugs. There are quarrels and fights. Some people are wounded, some murdered and in some cases marriages end in divorce. What will happen to the children of such families?” asked Hindu Vidyanethi Brahma Sri S. Kuhanantha Sarma during a lecture on…
SourceBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, October 17, 2003: Ramakrishna Ashrama Argentina was founded by Swami Vijoyanandaji on March 18, 1933, in Buenos Aires City. During the last 70 years the monks and devotees of Sri Ramakrishna have been continuing to practice the ideals of Ramakrishna Vedanta in South America. In 1941 the Ashram was moved to Bella Vista, a suburb to the…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2003: India Today published a book review of “Ayodhya, the Finale” by Koenraad Elst. It reads in part, “Although his academic credentials are quite impressive, Belgian historian Koenraad Elst is known to his Indian readers largely as a polemicist. In his 58-page booklet, Ayodhya, The Finale, he doesn’t disappoint those who have come to expect hearty,…
Hinduism TodayDELHI, INDIA, October 17, 2003: At the request of a reader for clarity on the upcoming Kumbha Mela in Ujjain, our Delhi correspondent, Mr. Rajiv Malik, writes that according to information from the Madhya Pradesh government, this is the twelve-year mela, known as Simhastha Kumbha 2004. The question arises because the Melas at other sites, particularly Prayag, are attracting…
Kadhiravan Tamil DailyTHUTHUKUDI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, May 3, 2003: Village Kottamadaikadu in Kayalpattinam block of Thuthukkudi district in Tamilnadu is situated on the sea shore of Bay of Bengal. A major industrial unit, M/s Dharangadhara Chemical Works (DCW), manufacturing caustic soda, was the pride of the village, providing job opportunities to locals. But it rendered itself an eyesore to the…
SourceDURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, October 19, 2003: A school clerk will take orchestral music to new heights when she blends it with Indian classical songs. Singer, dancer and choreographer Nirmala Govender, 39, of Malvern, Durban, will be performing with the Gateway Philharmonic Orchestra at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping’s Palm Court today. She will be singing Indian devotional songs at a…