GO TO SOURCE BETHESDA, U.S.A., February 22, 2003: The Executive and Religious Committees of the Murugan Temple here are seeking input for rewriting their employment agreement for priests. Their goal is to have a contract that is positive for their priests, fairly ensuring their rights and responsibilities and protection for the temple. If any temple committees have contracts they are…
GO TO SOURCE LISBON, PORTUGAL, February 21, 2003: The World Philosophical Order Vidya Yoga Ashram inaugurated its international headquarters in Lisbon February 10, 2003. The Ordem Filosofica Mundial Vidya Yoga Ashram is a philosophical-spiritual, cultural, educational and assistance congregation. Established by H.H. Shri Swami Vyaghrananda Pashup·¥© Bhagwan, Master Shri Uberto Gamma and others, their focus is serving as an instrument…
GO TO SOURCE CHICAGO, U.S.A., December 2, 2002: Hours of playing violent video games can affect the way the brain works on a cellular level, causing misfiring of signals between nerve cells or slowing brain activity, researchers have discovered. The adverse effects are most apparent among teens that are diagnosed with a condition called disruptive behavior disorder or DBD. These…
GO TO SOURCE ZIMBABWE, AFRICA, February 15, 2003: President Robert Mugabe’s “war veteran” militia is changing its land-grabbing campaign in Zimbabwe from white-owned farms to Asian-owned businesses. The move has echoes of the policy pursued by Idi Amin in Uganda 30 years ago, which saw 60,000 Asians expelled while their land, money and businesses were seized. Last week, the veterans…
Source: The Daily Post, Fiji SUVA, FIJI, February 18, 2003: The beach along Queen Elizabeth Drive, on the Suva foreshore, is designated to the Hindu community to be used to dispose of the ashes of their loved ones following cremation, Multi-Ethnic Affairs Minister George Raj said. Mr. Raj yesterday said he would make a detailed statement on the matter today…
GO TO SOURCE EUGENE, U.S.A., February 21, 2003: Arun N. Toke, executive editor of Skipping Stones Magazine, has been honored by The Writer magazine with the 2002 Writer Award. The Writer Awards celebrate and recognize writers who, through their work, contribute to the community of writers, bring about changes in the publishing field, or use their writing to make a…
GO TO SOURCE JAIPUR, INDIA, February 14, 2003: In a unique Valentine’s Day celebration, eleven couples married for more than 50 years renewed their marriage vows in front of the holy fire, reaffirming their love for each other. Brain child of Mitroday Gandhi, President Rashtriya Yuva Chetna Parishad, the decision to celebrate these couples was taken to motivate the younger…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED STATES, February 21, 2003: This very extensive website offers insight into India’s secular constitution and what it means to be a secular nation as compared to a nation where religion and government power reside in the same hand. The authors comment that “the word Secular has not been defined or explained under the Constitution in 1950…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 30, 2003: An historical meeting of the mind and heart took place between His Excellency Abdul Kalam, President of the Republic of India, and His Holiness, Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. The President welcomed Swamiji by reciting the Peace Mantra from the Vedas and commending Swamiji’s worldwide service to humanity in order to bring…
Source: The Morning Call HANOVER TOWNSHIP, USA, February 11, 2003: At the Hindu Temple on N. Airport Road, the icon of Goddess Saraswati was given Her own gold altar. Devotees placed offerings around the icon and a special priest, Mohan Bhattacharya of New Jersey, versed in the Bengali language and imbued with the rites of the Saraswati celebration, led the…