GO TO SOURCE KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, June 10, 2002: Afghanistan’s tiny Hindu and Sikh communities, forced to the brink of extinction by the Taleban regime, are hoping to make a social and political re-emergence at the Loya Jirga Assembly from June 10 to 16. Community leaders said their presence at the assembly was a reassertion of the rights of the nation’s…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, U.K., May 3, 2002: The appearance of an image of Lord Ganesha, Lord Siva, Lord Krishna or Goddess Lakshmi on iced fruit cakes, sold by Selfridges on Oxford Street, has caused alarm with some Hindus in the United Kingdom. Bimal Krishna Das of the UK Council of Hindu Temples said, “I think this is depicting the…
GO TO SOURCE USA, June 3, 2002: Scientists have long depended on animals to help them understand and explain the human condition. Nearly one-half of all grants awarded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) fund animal experiments. This amounts to several billion US dollars a year. This lengthy article offers debates of those who support in-vitro biomedical research,…
GO TO SOURCE VARANASI, INDIA, June 15, 2002: The local administration has responded to an offer from Italy seeking collaboration between the two ancient cities of Venice and Varanasi to fight against pollution and all other agents that destroy the quality of human life as well as environment. Divisional commissioner Manoj Kumar is likely to visit Venice soon to finalize…
Source: San Francisco Chronicle BERENIKE, EGYPT, June 12, 2002: Excavation of an ancient seaport on Egypt’s Red Sea found spices, gems and other exotic cargo showing that sea trade linking the Roman Empire and India 2,000 years ago rivaled the legendary Silk Road at times, archaeologists say. Co-directors of the dig, Willeke Wendrich, of the University of California, Los Angeles…
GO TO SOURCE BANGKOK, THAILAND, June 13, 2002: More than 100 religious leaders of major faiths launched a world peace council on Wednesday, pledging to work toward reducing sectarian conflicts, especially in Asia and the Middle East. The council was established at the start of a three-day meeting in Bangkok of Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Jain, Muslim and Hindu clerics with…
GO TO SOURCE KASHMIR, INDIA, June 15, 2002: Muslim militants attacked a procession of pilgrims, firing indiscriminately and lobbing grenades, killing two of them and injuring two others in Khora-Kanthwara area of Kishtwar Tehsil in Doda district on Saturday afternoon. The area is about 300 miles north of Jammu. The militants fired from a hilltop in the area when the…
GO TO SOURCE TORONTO, CANADA, May 18, 2002: Many religious North Americans believe the idea of cloning amounts to scientists playing God in a way that’s dangerous and sinful. According to this article, such concerns are based on the Biblical concept of God and Creation. The advaita or non-dualism philosophy of Hinduism does not separate God from man. Instead, man…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, June 15, 2002: The ground-breaking book, “How to Become a Hindu” by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, has been posted in its entirety at “source” above. The press release reads, “What is it like to enter an Asian religion fully? And how does a Hindu recharge his faith with deeper meaning and life-guidance? Stories from Americans, Canadians…
Source: Jakarta Post BALI, INDONESIA, June 13, 02: The Balinese consider the sea a holy place that plays a crucial role in their lives, either through religion or culture. They consider the sea as the beginning and the end of one’s life cycle. They take tirtha (holy waters) from the sea to be used for purification and rituals. The Balinese…