Source: Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2002: The RSS, ideological mentor of India’s ruling nationalist BJP party, Monday rejected calls by a radical leader for Hindu suicide squads, according to a report in Agence France Presse, the French wire service. Shiv Sena party leader, Bal Thackeray, leading political power of Gujarat, last week said Hindus must make…
Source: Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 18, 2002: The VHP is upset with the United States Embassy for ordering T-shirts for its security personnel which portray a caricature of Hindu Goddess Durga with the Taj Mahal in the backdrop. The Embassy had ordered the T-Shirts from a local supplier and upon receiving the shirts with the controversial designs, was…
GO TO SOURCE PATNA, INDIA, October 21, 2002: Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church said Monday they were considering adding a Sanskrit word to liturgical prayers to make Christianity more acceptable to Hindi speakers. A synod of archbishops and bishops from India and Philippines, which began Sunday in Patina, was studying a proposal to include the word “Sachidanand” in liturgical…
Source: UK Newsquest Regional Press UNITED KINGDOM, October 17, 2002: A huge Hindu celebration of the Navaratri Festival took place over the last two weekends at Tolworth Recreation Center. There was dancing, eating, praying and dressing in traditional clothing every evening for nine nights, in keeping with the festival’s tradition. The event in Fullers Way North celebrated the victory of…
GO TO SOURCE JADAN, INDIA, October 17, 2002: The Sri Vishwa Deep Gurukul Swami Maheshwarananda Ashram Education & Research Center in Jadan, Pali district, Rajasthan is sending a humanitarian appeal on behalf of the people living in the drought areas of Pali, Rajasthan. At present, many parts of India are suffering a severe drought and sufficient rain has not fallen,…
Source: Sify.com MUMBAI, INDIA, October 9, 2002: The Japanese Government has approved funding amounting to US$88 million to further preserve and develop the famous Ajanta-Ellora Caves. Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal says, “They were impressed with the development work at the caves completed under the first phase of the project, which has been completed with the Japan aid. Under the…
Source: The Press Trust of India HYDERABAD, INDIA, October 1, 2002: The popular Hindu temple, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, has set up a cooking system that is reputed to be the largest solar powered stove in the world. Deepak Gadhia, managing director of Gujarat-based Gadhia Solar Energy System Pvt Ltd which installed the system, says, “The system has been designed to…
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI,INDIA, October 17, 2002: According to this article, some Tamil Nadu Education rules are out of step with reality, including one that deals with corporal punishment. Never mind the campaign against corporal punishment for children in schools, it says, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children. As far as the law is concerned, in…
Source: Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 13, 2002: Since the beginning of this new millennium Queen Elizabeth ll, head of state of the United Kingdom, Canada and 14 other realms, has made several public gestures that support religious faiths in general. Her most recent expression of good will towards the multi-faith community was at a Thanksgiving service on Parliament…
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, October 20, 2002: First inspired by the words of Adi Sankara, that once upon a time temples were the focal point of village life and that all social activities in a village revolved around the temple, B. Rajesh, his wife Rajani, their family and friends drove to a remote village where they stayed for a…