Source: Telegraph India KUKUDAKHANDI, INDIA, October 2, 2001: To honor Mahatma Gandi, the spinning of cotton on charkhas, the small hand spinning wheel popularized by Gandhi, has been recognized by the Olympic Association of Berhampur as a sport. Ranging in age from 11 to 99 years of age, over 70 women gathered in the village of Kukudakhandi to participate in…
GO TO SOURCE DHARMASALA, INDIA, October 4, 2001: In his first-ever reaction to media reports about the Dalai Lama planning to convert a million Hindus to Buddhism, Tibetan in-exile Prime Minister Samdhong Lobsang Tenzin today said the Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate had never converted any Hindu and did not intend to do so in the future. “In fact,…
Source: Press Release AMRITAPURI, INDIA, October 1, 2001: A group of devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi have instituted an award, “Amritakeertti Puraskar” in the name of Her Holiness, on distinguished persons who have made significant contributions in diverse fields. At present, two types of persons are chosen for the above award: those engaged in writing original, in-depth studies of great Indian…
GO TO SOURCE HOUSTON, TEXAS, September 29, 2001: The Dharma Life Project was launched by Hindu Students Council (HSC) with a ceremony in the Hindu Worship Society temple blessed by Pundit Rajendra Sharma. Dharma Life is a year-long effort to bring the powerful messages of the sages of Sanatana Hindu Dharma to students and youth all across the world, especially…
Source: The Statesman KOLKATA, INDIA, October 2, 2001: The state forest department has stopped recruiting villagers to drive away elephants, after some of the animals went on a rampage in Bankura as a fall-out of an operation to catch them. The forest department believes that the hulla or driving parties, drive away the elephants only to drive them back again…
GO TO SOURCE DALLAS, TEXAS, October 4, 2001: The Honorable Sam A. Lindsay, Judge of the United States District Court in Dallas, in a decision filed September 28, has permanently dismissed a lawsuit seeking $400 million dollars in damages from several dozen temples, entities and individuals affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known as the Hare…
GO TO SOURCE NAGPUR, INDIA, July 19,2001: A Nagpur-based historian and an activist of Bahujan Samaj Party, M M Deshmukh, was arrested from his residence on Monday by Umari police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Hindu God Brahmadev and Goddess Saraswati. According to reports, Deshmukh delivered a public speech on April 23 at Umari on the occasion of…
Source: Times of India DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 4, 2001: A new dress code to be enforced in the Sharjah Emirate under the “decency law” frowns upon the sari for women and shortpants for men. The local order, No. 1 for 2001, enunciating the code came into effect on September 26 and thousands of multi-lingual leaflets in Malayalam, Urdu,…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2001: More than a hundred military chaplains may be called up to active duty along with reserve units, according to this report. US military chaplains for more than 200 years have conducted worship services, provided pastoral counseling and religious and moral education, as well as support in family services. They are also active…
GO TO SOURCE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, October 4, 2001: A new effort called the Presidential Prayer Team is registering tens of thousands of Americans of all religions to pray for President Bush and the nation in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “We have 140,000 people that have come over the Internet, signing up their commitment to pray daily…