Source: Press Reports INDIA, February 4, 2002: His Holiness, Sri Swami Dayanandaji Maharaj attained Mahasamadhi today. Born in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, in 1923 to prosperous parents, he was known as Ramalinga Raju. When he was studying in college he felt an urge to renounce the world and found himself at the feet of Swami Sivananda. He was initiated into the…
GO TO SOURCE HOUSTON, TEXAS, February 7, 2002: Dr. David Courtney, prominent musicologist and author has released his masterful technical and practical treatise, “Manufacture And Repair Of Tabla.” It is his third book in the series “The Complete Reference For Tabla” following the success of “Fundamentals Of Tabla” and “Advanced Theory Of Tabla.” The latest covers a wide range of…
Source: Times of India ALLAHABAD, INDIA, February 7, 2002: Resentment has been brewing amongst saints and devotees attending the Magh Mela over the rising levels of pollution in the Ganga. Reports said some sadhus of a particular sect refused to take a dip in the river, besides threatening legal action, if requisite action was not taken to clear the river…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED KINGDOM, JANUARY 20, 2002: Speaking of the bright reds and purples painted in a abstract design on the walls in the hydrotherapy room at a London hospital, Jane Duncan, artist in residence at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, said: “I wanted to use color to achieve a dynamic environment for the patients in the hydrotherapy room, to…
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…