Source: HPI GANDHINAGAR, INDIA, September 25, 2002: In response to our urgent inquiry, HPI received the following message from the Swaminarayan Center in Gandhinagar, “We thank you for your concern. You would already know that the incident has ended and the two terrorists have been killed by the army. Pramukh Swami Maharaj has prayed for the souls of the dead…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2002: Hours after the massacre of some 30 devotees in Gujarat, hundreds of disciples gathered for prayers at Swaminarayan temples across the United States, where the group has a wide following, while President Bush and his administration strongly condemned the murderous attack. The most prominent meeting was at the Swaminarayan Sanstha Temple in…
Source: Press Release NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 25, 2002: Some Hindus have expressed concern about the screening of the film, “Saffron Warriors,” scheduled for Barnard College of Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, Room 304, Barnard Hall, at 6:00 pm on September 27. The 23-minute film by Elizabeth Jones is described by the college: “The documentary is on…
GO TO SOURCE SUVA, FIJI, September 20, 2002: High school students and teachers have called on the Ministry of Education to incorporate Fiji Hindi into the curriculum. The teachers said the use of pure Hindi by radio stations at times raises a number of questions one, of which being, “Is every Indo-Fijian here able to understand the use of pure…
Source: gomemphis.com MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, September 19, 2002: For more than a year, Loganathan Chinnasamy and his crew have labored at the Indian Cultural Center’s temple in Eads, Tennessee. The nine men left their homes in India to decorate a Hindu house of worship modeled after one of their homeland’s most revered temples, Sri Venkateswara in Thirumala. While the Hindu Temple…
GO TO SOURCE GANDHINAGAR, INDIA, September 25, 2002: Forty-four people, including men, women and children, were killed and another 100 seriously injured in a deadly attack by terrorists on the Akshardham temple complex here on Tuesday evening. Two terrorists are presently engaged in a gun battle with security forces joined by NSG commandos flown in from Delhi. The two terrorists,…
GO TO SOURCE MUMBAI, INDIA, September 21, 2002: Hundreds of thousands of devotees bid farewell to their favorite Lord Ganesha on Friday, immersing icons of the Deity amidst shouts of “Ganapati bappa morya, pudchya varshi lavkar yaa,” a ritual that marks the end of the 10-day festival. Huge icons of the lord smiled at the devotees as they were taken…
GO TO SOURCE USA, September 24, 2002: Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge, clearly visible in the NASA photos, is made of a chain of underwater shoals 18 miles long. This article claims the bridge appears “manmade,” but does not say how that…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, INDIA, September 20, 2002: Signs of religious revival are evident, especially with regard to Ganesha festivities. The trend is especially evident in areas affected by the riots earlier this year. Ahmedabad, the Panchmahals, Dahod, Vadodara and areas of North Gujarat, which saw large-scale disturbances earlier this year, have also witnessed a significant rise in the number…
Source: Hindustan Times SHIMLA, INDIA, September 17, 2002: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad yesterday criticized the remarks of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New York that Gujarat riots were a “shame” for the country and said what had happened in the State after the Godhra killings was “not a matter of shame, but a matter of pride.” There were other…