Source: Press Release CATATONIA, SPAIN, June 6, 2002: The UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue and UNESCO Centre of Catatonia organized an international experts’ conference from May 23 to 25, 2002, at Barcelona in collaboration with UNESCO. The general title of the conference was Mystical Traditions and Interreligious Dialogue. Discussions were held on The Worth of Diversity of Mystical Traditions, Interreligious…
Source: HPI SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, June 4, 2002: The Financial Review’s editor, Glenn Burge, issued a formal apology today for a cartoon which ran in his newspaper. The cartoon (see HPI, May 29, 2009) showed a caricature of Lord Ganesha with four arms standing on a map of India. One hand juggled an atomic bomb, another sticks of dynamite, a third…
Source: The Hindu SIDDAVATAM, CUDDAPAH DISTRICT, June 2, 2002: The surfacing of five ancient Siva temples partly in sand dunes along the Pennar river in Jyothi village in Siddhavatam mandal has led to the discovery that as many as 108 Siva temples have been buried under sand at the place. Besides the rare presence of 108 Siva temples dating back…
GO TO SOURCE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2, 2002: A group of Durban Tamil teachers left for Chennai, India, yesterday to take part in an intensive cultural and linguistic program being hosted by the Tamil University in Thanjavur. The 10-day course is being funded by the South African Tamil Federation, which has embarked on a drive to promote and preserve…
Source: L’Express PALMAR, MAURITIUS, May 31, 2002: The dedication ceremony of the Siva-Dakshinamurti temple on the grounds of the Arsha Vidya Ashram in Palmar will continue until June 6. Eminent religious heads of India, including Swami Dayananda Saraswati are taking part in the Kumbhabhishekam (dedication) ceremony. This new temple required investments of US$67,000. Two traditional craftsmen from India took part…
GO TO SOURCE JAMMU, INDIA, June 2, 2002: Ever since their forced exodus from the Kashmir Valley as a result of terrorism, Kashmiri Pandits have been subjected to psychological and metabolic stress, leading to rises in diseases and deaths as well as low birth rates in the refugee camps at Jammu, Kathua and Udhampur. Diabetes and hypertension have almost assumed…
GO TO SOURCE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2, 2002: Concerned members of the Indian community have banded together to consider issues raised in Mbongeni Ngema’s controversial song, “Amandiya,” and look at ways of improving Indo-African relations. The committee was formed at a closed-doors meeting in Durban this week facilitated by the 1860 Heritage Foundation. The committee said there are problems…
Source: Malaysian Hindu Sangam MALAYSIA, May 26, 2002: Over 600 Malaysian youth leaders from different states in Malaysia congregated at the Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple Hall on May 26, 2002 to discuss the future of Hindu youth in Malaysia. Organized by the Malaysia Hindu Sangam’s Youth Services Committee, the conference centered around the effect globalization has on today’s youth. Opening…
Source: The Hindu MYSORE, INDIA, May 18, 2002: Farming in Mysore has changed in the last 30 years. Favoring the use of chemical fertilizers, monoculture farming and hybrid varieties, the younger generation has lost sight of many of the benefits of traditional farming. As a result, many varieties of crops have either become extinct or they have changed in their…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2002: Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, was interviewed on the Public Broadcasting System on the subject on India and Pakistan. An excerpt of this very informative statement of US position: “Moderator Jim Lehrer asks, ‘How close are India and Pakistan to a war?’ Powell replies, ‘I am afraid that it is…