GO TO SOURCE MASSACHUSETTS, USA, February 13, 2003: Mahatma Gandhi preached and practiced nonviolence which is now emulated by others. A two-week tour across North and West India is departing the United States on September 30, 2003, for India to walk “In the Footsteps of the Mahatma.” The tour begins in Porbander, Gandhi’s birthplace, on October 2, his birthday day,…
GO TO SOURCE CALGARY, ALBERT, CANADA, February 15, 2003: Dr Brijendra Sood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been named to The Order of Canada, the highest and the most prestigious honor bestowed on a Canadian Citizen by Canada. He will be receiving the insignia of this high honor from the Governor General of Canada at an investiture in Ottawa. The…
Source: Brahmachari Dhyanamrita Chaitanya BANGALORE, INDIA, February 14, 2003: At 8:30 today, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), installed the murthi at her newest Brahmasthanam Temple. Bells, traditional drums and horns accompanied the continuous chanting of the mantra “Om Sivasaktyaikya Rupinyai Namah” by the thousands of devotees present. Amma performed abhisheka to the idol, using water from kalashas presented to her by…
Source: www.srdm.org/ska KERALA, INDIA, February 13, 2003: This press release states, “Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathy Thiruvadikal, Madathipathi,Sree Rama Dasa Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is conducting Sahasrakoti Lalita Sahasranama Archana, hitherto unparalleled, for the peace and well being of the universe. The recitation of the names of the Goddess is planned to involve 10,000 priests, 5,000 assistants and 3,000 volunteer helpers on…
GO TO SOURCE PATNA, INDIA, February 12, 2003: Sujeet Jha, a post-graduate from Hindu College in Delhi University, is opening a unique institution, Sanskar, in Patna. It will offer a course for expectant mothers, from pregnancy through the first five months of infancy, aimed at helping the child in the womb to absorb good “sanskar” (values) through Vedic chants. The…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 12, 2003 : Following a recent controversy where a NGO, the Center for Science and Environment, found detectable levels of pesticide residues in some of India’s leading brands of packaged water, India’s health ministry has decided to bring amendments to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA). The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)…
GO TO SOURCE KOCHI, INDIA, February 12, 2003: Traditional Hindu marriage rituals are fast becoming popular among Westerners who crisscross continents and fly to Kerala to take their wedding vows. The former Dutch palace at Bolghatty, now a hotel of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, was the venue of one such wedding on Monday. For the bride, Nicola Pauling, a…
GO TO SOURCE ORISSA, INDIA, February 12, 2003: This report from The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada, a Christian watchdog group, states, “Four years after the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, India’s Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has claimed that none of the suspects are members of the militant Hindu group, Bajrang Dal. Graham Staines…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, USA, February 12, 2003: While researching an article on the Oduvars, the traditional temple singers of Tamil Nadu, Hinduism Today’s staff has unexpectedly not been able to determine the literal meaning of the term “oduvar,” or its origin. Anyone with information on the term itself may e-mail “source” above.
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, USA, February 12, 2003: Hinduism Today is researching the vratyastoma ceremony, the re-entrance to Hinduism, which is mentioned in the Vedas. Such ceremonies are being performed today by the Arya Samaj, the VHP and others. Hinduism Today wishes to document the forms of these ceremonies, as well as their scriptural basis. Anyone with information on the…