SourceNEW JERSEY, U.S.A., October 21, 2003: Scholars of the Indian and Romuva (ancient indigenous Lithuanian religion) civilizations took a step towards understanding each other. The first conference in a series planned to increase understanding of the ancient traditions of Indo-Romuvan civilizations was held in New Jersey last week. The conference brought together about forty-five eminent scholars belonging to Indian and…
SourceJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, October 22, 2003: It’s not just India that is revving up for Diwali. An estimated 800,000 Hindus in South Africa too, are! While it means booming business for dealers of Indian goods, seniors look forward to the food hampers they receive from Hindu organizations. The biggest Diwali event in South Africa will take place in Durham with…
Press ReportsKAUAI, HAWAII, October 26, 2003: HPI’s received so many Diwali news reports that we’ve decided to just list them all at once (the links all worked today…): London: click here Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: click here Washington, D.C., at the White House, no less… click here Surinam: click here Guyana: click here A Diwali US Post Stamp is issued (HPI…
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,…