SourceAHMEDABAD, INDIA, April 18, 2003: The Rt. Rev. Vinodkumar Malaviya, a Protestant bishop in western India, is accustomed to providing food, cattle fodder, clothes and medical care to anyone in need. But the new Gujarat law establishes prison sentences of up to four years, along with fines, for converting someone by force, fraud or allurement. Christians say it also sets…
SourceUNITED STATES, April 19, 2003: The Mahabharata, Vol. 1, has been proofread and is currently undergoing post-processing before being released by the Gutenberg Project, which is posting public domain manuscripts on the web with public help in the form of proofreading. The Complete Valmiki Ramayana is currently being post-processed. Early releases of these maybe found at http://www.sacred-texts.com. The two books…
SourceNEW DELHI, April 18, 2003: A blend of bhakti sangeet and classical Indian music, which even youth can enjoy, is the main attraction of the three-day Bhakti Utsav at Nehru Park that began on April 18. The show, first of its kind in Delhi, is organized by the Delhi Government and the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture with support…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 18, 2003: Though he is equally proficient in most classical and light classical forms of music, it is the Ramayana Path that Pandit Chhannulal Mishra will concentrate on at Nehru Park concerts on April 18. “I have given many classical performances,” says Mishra, whose recitation is part of the Bhakti Utsav (see previous article), “but this…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 13, 2003: In a growing number of middle-class homes in the cities, the ritual of people cooking painstakingly elaborate meals is increasingly a memory. “Ready-to-eat is the future of food, with the growing number of double-income nuclear families,” says celebrity chef Jiggs Kalra. When both partners go to work, it is so much simpler to have…
SourceHOUSTON, U.S.A., April 13, 2003: An apprently deranged man drove his car into a Hindu temple in southwest Houston this morning, set a small fire and began smashing statues inside the temple. The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he is being treated for possible psychiatric disorders. The man crashed into the…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, April 18, 2003: In our April 14 request for assistance on a major article on the subject of “Hindu Hospitality,” the contact address was left out. Those interested in helping may e-mail ar@hindu.org.
SourceUNITED STATES, April 9, 2003: A Web site created by Students Improving the Lives of Animals (SILA), a University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign animal advocacy group, is providing information useful to individuals trying to convince schools to offer alternatives to dissection. The site, which provides listings of videos, CD-ROMs, books and other alternatives, is focused on classroom dissection as not only an…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, April 14, 2003: Hinduism Today magazine is working on a major article on the subject of “Hindu Hospitality.” The article will cover all aspects of traditional Hindu hospitality, including what it is, what’s expected of a host and of a guest, how to greet a guest, how to say goodbye, how the guest should behave in the home,…
SourceDHAKA, BANGLADESH, April 10, 2003: Thousands of Hindus on Wednesday took a dip in the Brahmaputra river at Langalbandh, near Dhaka, in an annual event. It was estimated around 30,000 devotees had converged to bathe in an offshoot of the Brahmaputra river. “We are taking a dip to wash away sin, and the atmosphere is festive as more and more…