Source: BBC UNITED KINGDOM, February 27, 2002: This BBC news report brings to light some of the insights about prayer. Dr. David Laws of the University of Manchester, who has studied the effects of prayer on sick patients said, “For me it’s not a matter of persuading God to do something, but of people praying for peace looking to become…
GO TO SOURCE QUEBEC, CANADA, March 10, 2002: Dorra Skander, a researcher at Laval University, Quebec, seeks assistance from fellow Canadians for her project on Indian methods of business negotiation. If you can help with her project, kindly e-mail her at “source” above.
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 10, 2002: Hinduism Today is running an article on the experiences of famed American author and lecturer Mark Twain in India in the 1890s. We are looking for photos of him taken in India, and would be delighted to consult with anyone who is knowledgeable in any way about his visit there.
GO TO SOURCE CALCUTTA, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Hindu activists on Sunday fought police trying to enforce a ban on large gatherings imposed after India’s worst religious violence in a decade. One activist was killed and 32 people, mostly police, were injured. Police and paramilitary forces were attacked when they tried to break up the crowd at a train station…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Muslim leaders in India have rejected a proposal which was meant to ease tensions over a disputed holy site in the northern town of Ayodhya. The proposal was made by one of India’s top Hindu religious leaders who is mediating with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Jayendra Saraswati,…
GO TO SOURCE PATNA, INDIA, March 8, 2002: The Bharat Sadhu Samaj on Friday accused the VHP of abject surrender on the issue of temple construction at Ayodhya by committing itself to adhere to the Court’s verdict. ”The VHP’s abject surrender on the Ayodhya issue is under political pressure…..The VHP leaders should desist from misguiding the Hindus any further,” the…
GO TO SOURCE BANGLADESH, March 1, 2002: United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Mary Ann Peters presented a check from the US government amounting to $10,800 US to Dr Faisul Islam Farouqui, Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University and Dr Sayefuddin Chowdhury, Director, Varendra Museum at the US Embassy yesterday, says a US Embassy press release. The money, from the Ambassador’s Fund for…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 3, 2002: A senior psychiatrist at Columbia University, New York, Dr. Richard P Brown, says certain yogic breathing techniques may help people connect better with each other and regulate their dietary intake and thereby help lose weight. In New Delhi to participate in a two-day international symposium on Sudarshan Kriya, Pranayam and consciousness,…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 9, 2002: Hinduism Today is doing a major story on the famed Sabarimala pilgrimage of Kerala in its next issue. The editors are seeking high quality photos of the temple and its surroundings during the height of the pilgrimage. If you can supply these, or know someone who can, please e-mail “source” above.
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2002: Fast food behemoth McDonald’s has agreed to publicly apologize to “Hindus, vegetarians and others” for failing to disclose the use of animal products in foods it identified as vegetarian. The company will also donate $10 million to concerns supported by these groups as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit initiated…