GO TO SOURCE CAMPAL, GOA, INDIA, May 15, 2002: Percussionist Shivamani is recognized as “Shiva” in the world of South Indian percussion in the present day, for he becomes the epitome of Shakti on stage with his assortment of percussion instruments. Shivamani creates magic with just about anything from his conventional cymbals to the timbale to the batajon to the…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, INDIA, May 12, 2002: The state government will help pilgrims from Gujarat who have been selected by the Ministry of External Affairs for the June 2002 Kailas-Mansarovar Yatra. Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board chairman, Bhupendra Khatri said that the ministry conducted a drawing to select the participants for the pilgrimage. He said pilgrims from the state should…
GO TO SOURCE LUCKNOW, INDIA, May 13, 2002: An Astrology-Mela, organized at Sanatam Ashram on Sunday to mark its 42nd foundation day, drew people from all walks of life to enquire about their health, career and marriage with renowned astrologers of the country who had assembled there for the two-day conference. As one entered the Sanatan Ashram, stalls full of…
Source: Hinduism Today HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 13, 2002: Hinduism Today magazine’s Houston-based correspondent, Kalyani Giri, was one of fifteen Asian women journalists honored at a luncheon held on May 13 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. The event was initiated for the first time by the newly-devised Asia Houston Network, a nonprofit organization affiliated to the Mayor’s office created to help…
GO TO SOURCE AFGHANISTAN, May 9, 2002: They no longer have to wear yellow badges like the Jews under Nazi rule, but little else has changed for Afghanistan’s religious minorities, the Hindus and Sikhs. Four months ago, a new government took office, promising equal rights for all Afghans. Yet many Hindus and Sikhs say that life is no better —…
GO TO SOURCE HOLLAND, May 13, 2002: Twenty Hindu organizations here were greatly alarmed at the receipt of threatening letters containing a yellow powder (harmless, as it turned out). The obscenity-laced letter read in part, “Death to all Hindu dogs. We demand the following from you: 1. Stop your Hindu organizations and cancel all organization activity. 2. Deposit within three…
GO TO SOURCE INDIA, May 13, 2002: Francois Gautier’s latest essay, “Hinduism is India,” is available at “source” above. It begins, “Since the Gujarat riots, it looks as if a battle between two radically different Indias is happening right now, under our own eyes; and the outcome of this battle will decide what kind of India we will have in…
GO TO SOURCE TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2002: Ramachandra Tantry of Japan kindly informs us that Toshio Yamanouchi’s book on Hindu Gods in Japan is available by contacting Mr. Yamanouchi at “source” above. The book is in Japanese. It has beautiful photographs, and is priced at Yen 4,800 plus tax, about US$50. There is presently a display of his work…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 22, 2002: “Globally obesity has become a problem as more individuals consume vegetable oil and refined sugar in their diets,” so says the medical journal, Lancet. While Coca-Cola and McDonalds hamburgers have contributed to the problem in some countries, K. Srinath Reddy, a Professor of Cardiology at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences,…
GO TO SOURCE ALLAHABAD, INDIA, May 9, 2002: An Indian court has urged state authorities to prevent the persecution of couples from different communities. The Allahabad High Court dismissed a private prosecution for kidnapping brought by a father against the young man his daughter had eloped with. The young couple — from different communities within India’s caste system — told…