GO TO SOURCE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, August 4, 2002: The July 27 Kumarakom boat tragedy in which 29 people were killed has resulted in Kerala Chief Minister A .K. Antony announcing that this year’s Onam celebrations — August 18-24 — would be simple and without the usual revelry. The pageantry that takes place on the main street of capital Thiruvananthapuram in…
Source: The Toronto Star TORONTO, CANADA, June 29, 2002: At a recent event at the popular downtown yoga studio Downward Dog, local musicians performed their unique blend of ancient Sanskrit prayers and modern Western music to a small crowd of yoga enthusiasts who sat cross-legged on the floor singing along in the ancient Hindu call-and-response tradition. While most Westerners know…
Source: South China Morning Post INDIA, July 27, 2002: One of the country’s richest and oldest Hindu temples is planning a global hair tender in a move to cut out middlemen and get the best price for thousands of pounds of shorn locks donated daily by devotees. Authorities from the Tirupati temple, in Andhra Pradesh, said notices would be published…
GO TO SOURCE PARIS, FRANCE, August 10, 2002: The Annual Chariot Festival of Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam, will be held for the seventh year in succession on September 8, 2002, under the able guidance of the founder & president. The chariot festival, an ancient Hindu tradition followed through the ages in their motherland, has not been forgotten by the thousands…
Source: The St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, June 29, 2002: In the classrooms of a small Episcopal church here, children are learning a philosophy that emphasizes respect for others, the virtue of looking beyond appearances and the importance of expressing gratitude to God. These children are not Episcopalian. They are Hindu, and are members of the Swadhyaya movement, a…
GO TO SOURCE CHENNAI, INDIA, July 27, 2002: Despite strict government regulations and a public interest petition appealing to the government to put a stop to animal and bird sacrifice, it stills continues at some temples in the state. However, a recent order by the Madras High Court to the Home Secretary and the DGP to enforce the Tamil Nadu…
Source: Hindu Press International MUMBAI, INDIA, August 5, 2002: A recent BBC report by their correspondent, Sanjeev Srivastava, begins, “One of the oldest languages in the world, Sanskrit, is in danger of becoming extinct in India, the country of its origin. Although most Indian languages still use the basic grammar of Sanskrit, no more than a few thousand people in…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 26, 2002: Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Is the curriculum too much for schoolchildren to bear? Why should children be deprived of the five-day week which their parents enjoy? National Human Rights Commission chairman, Justice (Retired) J. S. Verma, has decided to interact with school-goers at four regional schools run by…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 31, 2002: Precious folk and tribal art from the Punjab and Himachal Pradesh is being preserved and cared for at the House of Folk Art. Originally started by K. C. Aryan, well-known art historian, sculptor and art painter, the museum is now cared for by Mr. Aryan’s son and daughter. According to the…