Kumbha Mela’s Lost and Found Champion
GO TO SOURCE ALLAHABAD, INDIA, Kumbha Mela, 2001. The place is packed with nearly four million people. Stranded in the crowd, eight-year-old Subodh holds out a 10-rupee note (US$0.21) and sobs, “Please take this and help me find my father.” The milling crowd has separated the two. After wandering around for a few hours, the boy finds himself before the…
India’s Construction Industry May Be Required to Use Fly Ash
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 5, 2003: Use of fly ash in construction laying of roads and reclamation of low lying areas may soon become mandatory as the statutory period of 60 days for raising objections and making suggestions in this regard will soon expire. “Fly ash” is the environmentally hazardous byproduct of coal-burning power plants. The draft…
Mauritius to Run Ramayana Center
GO TO SOURCE LUCKNOW, INDIA, December 30, 2002: To promote and propagate the Ramayana and the spiritual, social and cultural values that the epic holds, the government of Mauritius has taken the responsibility to run The Ramayana Center. Rajendra Arun, chairman of the center, briefed the press here on Saturday about plans to provide guidance and support for intellectual and…
Sri Lankan Refugees Eager to Return Home From India
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA January 11, 2003: “The mood is upbeat among Sri Lankan refugees in various Tamil Nadu camps and they are all eager to return home,” Union Minister of State for Home, C.H. Vidyasagar Rao, said here today. The Minister, who visited some of the camps, said the on-going peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government and…
Sri Tukaram Ganapathi to Tour USA
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, January 11, 2003: Sri Tukaram Ganapathi , a versatile abhang singer in the typical Maharastrian varakari style, is to be featured for a three-hour program at the Cleveland Music Festival on April 24, 2003, as part of a USA tour. All proceeds from the program go to the maintenance of his go-shala (cow protection place).…
Cultural Events Held at U.K. Prison
Source: Nottingham Evening Post NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND, January 2, 2003: The strains of soul and reggae music are not what you would expect to hear emanating from the gym at Nottingham Prison. And even less, to find among the basketball hoops and badminton courts, about 40 prisoners milling around eating Caribbean food and reading about the development of the Hindu religion.…
Traditional Indian Dress for Men Has a Revival
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 6, 2003: Sharbari Datta is giving a sartorial flare by reviving the traditional Indian men’s garment. She is the first to introduce the concept of colored silk dhotis, angarakhas, achkans, bandhgalas, sherwanis and kurtas and has successfully created a revolution in men’s fashion. Datta says, “I sell my designs and not my label.…
Kiran Bedi Appointed to United Nations
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, January 11, 2003: After making a mark in India, the country’s first lady IPS officer, Kiran Bedi has been appointed Civilian Police Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping at the U.N. The first woman to hold the post, her appointment was made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. “I am happy while being grateful to…
New Delhi’s Parliamentary Library Based on Hindu Temple Design
Source: Manchester Guardian Weekly NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 6, 2003 : The New Delhi’s Parliamentary Library designed by Raj Rewal, takes its inspiration from a Hindu temple. The library is the first major addition to the old capital since independence and Mr. Rewals’ design appears to be adapted from the style and symbolism of the Hindu temple. The Hindu temple,…