GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 23, 2002: The following is a recent article from a Christian group sending missionaries into Nepal: “On December 2, twelve mothers and I left for Nepal to visit four branch churches in the Himalaya Mountain area. We went as far as we could by vehicle; then we walked from church to church. I taught…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA: December 23, 2002: The leader of a vigorous evangelistic Christian church-planting ministry in India spoke recently among hill tribe people in the North Indian state of Meghalaya. According to the article, which may be exaggerated, thousands of people attended the revival sessions, with a night meeting attended by 5,000 people and “over 1,200 people…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 23, 2002: He has a degree in forensic science, but at the age of 23, it is as the fastest mehndi artist that Ash Kumar’s name appears in the Guinness Book of World Records. If that isn’t enough, this London-born counts the likes of Julia Roberts, Madonna, couturier Calvin Klein and British super…
GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 28, 2002: FM Adhyatma Jyoti 104.80 MHz is the only one full time (12 Hours) spiritual FM radio station from Nepal. Its purpose is to preserve and promote cultural, religious and spiritual norms and values in turn contributing what they can to make the world more peaceful and better to live in. Their programs…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 24, 2002: Recently removed from the Cabinet after a public disagreement with former Health Minister C. P. Thakur over the use of animals in medical research, Maneka Gandhi has now been relieved as chairperson of the government committee for control and supervision of experimentation on animals. “Her activism had caused problems for medical…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, December 22, 2002: It was dubbed Britain’s Indian summer, a period when all things touched by the Indian subcontinent were deemed to be in vogue, from “Bombay Dreams” and Bollywood, to sari-inspired fashion shows. Now, as winter approaches, the trend shows no signs of abating, thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of Indian cuisine. Kerala restaurants…
GO TO SOURCE MUMBAI, INDIA, December 21, 2002: After a gap of seven years since his last visit, Michael Jackson is coming once again to Mumbai. Confirming the news, Raju Patel announced that Mr. Jackson would come to India in February or March for the launching of “Hanuman,” a film produced by Mr. Patel under the banner of Film Club.…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 11, 2002: The Indic Journalists Association International has recently been founded by Francois Gautier and Rajeev Srinivasan. The association is open to any journalist or writer who is dedicated to the promotion and defense of India. The charter of the association states it is, “An Association of Journalists and Writers friendly to India.”…
GO TO SOURCE New York, U.S.A., December 18, 2002: There has always been confusion on how exactly to describe the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Tim Giago, editor and publisher of The Lakota Journal, in a recent article writes that the term Native American as opposed to Indian happened during the age of “political correctness.” It was at the time…