SourceAYODHYA, INDIA, April 23, 2003: A bank was founded in 1971 by Mahant Nritya Gopal Das in the Ram Janam Bhoomi temple. However, money is the last requisite for opening an account in this bank because the lockers safeguard deposits in the form of the name of Lord Rama written on various media. Currently the bank holds 3,500 billion deposits…
The PioneerNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 27, 2003: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued a demolition notice to Shri Sanatan Dharam temple for having allegedly constructed area in excess than the authorized “Floor Area Ratio” — the allowable area for building construction on a given lot size. The notice requires the temple authorities to demolish almost the whole temple complex, spread…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 26, 2003: Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Rajya Sabha and Chairman of the “Temple of Understanding,” a global interfaith association, recently released “Education for a Global Society: Interfaith Dimensions.” Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said that the Temple of Understanding was an attempt to foster harmony among various religions of the world and that the…
SourceNEW JERSEY, U.S.A., April 4, 2003: Stepping through the hand-carved marble arches in Arvind and Bhagwati Amin’s home in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is like being transported to a palace in their native India. The Amins have a suite on the main floor while their two sons and families occupy separate wings of the house. Each day everyone gathers to pray…
Reader’s DigestUNITED STATES, April 26, 2003: President John F. Kennedy appreciated this proverb which he believed originated from Ireland, but actually was from India’s epic, the Ramayana. “There are three things which are real: God, human folly and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension, so we must do what we can with the third.”
SourceMAURITIUS, April 25, 2003: The Century Foundation and Bangalore University are organizing a Global Summit on Medicinal Plants to be held on the island of Mauritius, September 25-30, 2003. The main Theme of the Conference will be “Recent Trends in Cultivation, Conservation, Phytomedicine and Other Alternative Therapies for Human Welfare.” The Island of Mauritius, venue of the conference, is unique…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 19, 2003: While indipop, bhangra, rap and remix albums come and go in popularity, Indians listen to devotional music morning after morning without getting tired. Believing in God seems the safest bet in the music industry, industry insiders say. While there may be many reasons for the perpetual popularity of devotional songs, a spokeswoman of Music…
SourceALLAHABAD, INDIA, April 21, 2003: Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Byron, Blake, Southey and Walter Scott were influenced by the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, according to a 20-year study undertaken by a scholar of English Literature. “Bhagavad Gita and the English Romantic Movement, a Study in Influence,” authored by Dr. Krishan Gopal Srivastava and published by Macmillan…