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…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, December 2, 2003: The January/February/March 2004 issue of Hinduism Today just off the press. The feature article is on the Kumbha Mela in Nashik, attended by hundreds of thousands of sadhus and six million Hindus. The issue is full of personal testimonies, pictures, interviews with sadhus on the current issues of today, history of the Kumbha mela and…
SourceBANGALORE, INDIA, November 28, 2003: Thousands of people in the southern Indian city of Bangalore have staged a march and rally against the system of dowry. The women protesters were joined by many men. Female and male students from across the city marched through the streets, yelling “Down, Down, Dowry,” and holding starkly worded banners — “Brides are not for…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, November 2003: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs was created with the objective of placing more focused attention on integrated socioeconomic development of the most underprivileged section of Indian society, the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in a coordinated and planned manner. India has the largest concentration of tribal people anywhere in the world except perhaps in Africa. The tribals…