GO TO SOURCE MADRAS, INDIA, February 4, 2002: R. Madhavan, a popular South Indian movie actor, crammed himself into a tiny cage and gripped its wire mesh to appeal for compassion for chickens as part of a campaign by an international animal rights group. He was posing for the campaign, “Compassion, Not Cages — Go Veg!” out of personal faith…
GO TO SOURCE MALAYSIA, February 8, 2002: In August 2001, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam in collaboration with M.I.C.’s Yayasan Strategik Sosial and other organizations launched a community service project known as “Action To Mobilize All Hindus” (“ATMAH”). The project has been initially based in and around the Sri Ganggai Aman Temple, Kampung Medan off Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuala Lumpur. About…
GO TO SOURCE ROSEHILL, AUSTRALIA, FEBRUARY 3, 2002: The head of the Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), Pragat Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj (Swamiji, for short) attended the consecration ceremonies of the newly-installed marble deities at the Rosehill, Australia Temple. Devotees from Britain, the United States and India, joined the estimated 2,000 Sydney-based BAPS followers in worship. The 81-year-old…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, USA, February 8, 2002: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America has protested to the American Museum of National History here for exhibiting two documentaries. They say the films distort the history of Hinduism and India and have asked for their withdrawal. In a letter to Director of Public Affairs of the museum, Elaine Charnov, General…
GO TO SOURCE ENGLAND, February 7, 2002: The National Hindu Students Forum UK is requesting Hindus all over the world to submit articles for their magazine “Hum.” Articles should be 800-1,500 words long and should be related to Hindu philosophy or issues relevant especially to Hindu youth. Please send all articles in Microsoft Word “source” above
GO TO SOURCE PUNE, INDIA, January 31, 2002: The famous Tirupati temple in Andra Pradesh now has a replica near the city of Pune. Pilgrims unable to make it to Tirupati to worship Lord Balaji have built the 7,000-square-foot temple in a 19,000 square foot plot on a site near Pashan Lake. Nestled among green hills, the temple formally installed…
Source: Hindu Press International KOPAY, SRI LANKA, February 7, 2002: Friends and relatives in this village near Jaffna, Sri Lanka, announced today the passing on of Tiru A. V. Mylvaganam on January 19, 2002, at age 89. His passing is especially noted by Hinduism Today. The association of Tiru A.V. Mylvaganam and our late publisher, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, which endured…
Source: HPI Correspondent, Anil Mahabir TRINIDAD, February 7, 2002: The University of the West Indies together with the Hindi Foundation of Trinidad & Tobago and the High Commission for the Republic of India are hosting a conference, which will take place from May 17 to 19, 2002. The title of the conference is “Hindi Language, Literature and Culture: A Caribbean…
GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU, NEPAL, JANUARY 31, 2002: The Nepali government will give high priority to religious tourism and make it one of the major components for the tourist attraction campaign, the Kathmandu Post said Thursday. The Nepali government will concentrate its programs mainly at Pashupatinath where a large number of Hindus will come for worship during the Maha Sivaratri…
Source: Afternoon Despatch & Courier MUMBAI, INDIA, JANUARY 31, 2002: Veteran artists and performers are upset about the unfairness of the 10 p.m. deadline for the use of loudspeakers enforced by India’s Supreme Court. The law states that any activity involving the use of loudspeakers or exceeding a decibel level that could be considered disruptive to residents of the area…