SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, November 13, 2003: Some 12,000 couples, taking advantage of a rare auspicious date for weddings in the midsts of months of bad ones, will get married on the same day in the Indian capital New Delhi, a report said today. The huge number of nuptials will take place on November 27, which Hindu priests have said is…
SourceUSA, November 14, 2003: The article at “source” above is called “The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business.” The ninth “dumbest moment” caught HPI’s attention. It reads: “Because nobody understands 12-year-old girls quite like a cattle rancher. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn. launches www.cool-2b-real.com, a site designed to ‘steer’ young girls away from vegetarianism. Featuring enlightening articles and insightful quizzes (‘What…
SourcePESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, November 13, 2003: This BBC report is on the same situation as our November 11 report, but with additional details: The report by BBC correspondent Haroon Rashid reads, in part, “A 150-year-old Hindu temple in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has become the focus of a property dispute involving the army. This is the most important temple for…
SourceHAGUE, March 6, 2003: This story originally appears in Dutch and just recently came to HPI’s attention. On March 5, 2003, Defence State Secretary Cees van der Knaap formally founded the Hindu Spiritual Welfare Service, by presenting the Chairman of the Hindu Council, Mr. Natoewal, with the new cap badge for the service. The ceremony took place in the Hague.…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, November 13, 2003: Hinduism Today is preparing an article on the subject of common misconceptions and mistakes about Hinduism in the Western world. For this we need quotes from text books used in US, Canadian or UK schools that misrepresent Hinduism, are outright mistakes, or present a Hindu concept in the worst possible light. Here’s one example: “By…
SourcePARIS, FRANCE, November 12, 2003: The oral tradition of Vedic chanting has been declared an intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO. In a meeting of jury members on November 7, 2003, at Paris, Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, declared the chanting of Vedas in India an outstanding example of heritage and form of cultural expressions. The proclamation says that…
SourceMUMBAI, INDIA, November 4, 2003: The ancient language of Sanskrit has become prevalent once again at schools and universities in the country. At Mumbai University, this article says that the number of students registered for courses at the University’s Sanskrit department has gone up from 175 to 260 in the last 4 years. Dr. G.P. Mahulikar, head of the University’s…
SourceBIHAR, INDIA, November 5, 2003: In an attempt to dissuade the practise of dowry in a state that has witnessed a rise in dowry death cases, the Rabri Devi government requires any of its male employees who get married to declare in writing that they never received any dowry. To back up the statement, it also has to be signed…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, November 11, 2003: The Voice of India, founded by Ram Swarup and Sita Ram Goel, has published a number of highly influential books on Hinduism. Twenty-seven have now been digitized and put on-line at “source.” They include: Ayodhya and After: Issues Before Hindu Society by Koenraad Elst; Collapsing Pakistan by N.S. Rajaram; Defence of Hindu Society by Sita…
SourceWASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2003: As a Muslim, Priscilla Martinez wanted her children to learn as much about their faith as they did about reading and math. For help, she turned to Christian resources. Martinez joined the Christian-based Home school Legal Defense Association, which helped her with the paperwork for a religious exemption allowing her to teach her children at…