GO TO SOURCE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Aug. 17, 2001: It is because of the efforts of the Siva Gnana Sabay that Saivism thrives in the mainly Indian residential area of Lenasia, the township south of Johannesburg that was created under apartheid to forcibly resettle the Indians of the Greater Johannesburg area. Today the organization that started out in a small…
GO TO SOURCE SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, August 19, 2001: This descriptive article details the challenges facing restorers at the massive temples of Angkor, one of the world’s great cities between the 9th and 15th centuries, and one of history’s architectural glories. Consecrated in 1191 by Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan served as a monastery and teaching complex, its walls carved with…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, USA, August 18, 2001: In a new survey of Americans’ attitudes about Hindus, 666 people — two-thirds of those surveyed — said they have no familiarity with Hindu beliefs and practices. When asked if they wanted to learn more about the religion, 59 percent said no. Members of the Hindu Leaders Forum, a global network that…
GO TO SOURCE HYDERABAD, INDIA, Aug, 17, 2001: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that medical doctors and nurses would be trained in the system of Pranic healing to supplement the medicare system in the rural areas of the state. Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, an international expert, was asked by Naidu to start a Pranic healing centre at the…
GO TO SOURCE SANATA ANA, CALIFORNIA, August 21, 2001: Roman Catholic leaders in Orange and Los Angeles counties agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle a lawsuit accusing a once-popular priest of molestation. Church leaders also agreed to a code of conduct, which would be enforced by a judge, to crack down on Catholic clergymen who prey on children. The…
Source: Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 19, 2001: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Saturday said there was a “conversion motive” behind the welfare activities being carried out by some Christian missionaries in the country’s backward areas and that it was “not proper,” though conversion was permissible under the law. Speaking at a function here to release…
GO TO SOURCE ZIMBABWE, AFRICA, February, 24, 2001: Whites were not the only race coming under attack in the racially-motivated parliamentary election campaign currently ravaging Zimbabwe. Asians, in particular, are being targeted, through a hate-filled document sent to prominent businessmen in the community and believed to have originated from the offices of black economic empowerment organization, the Affirmative Action Group…
Source: The Sunday Times UNITED KINGDOM, June 17, 2001: Several British institutions are to make the study of astrology mainstream again. Southampton University has formed a research group for the critical study of astrology and three students are to investigate links between the planets and various aspects of human behavior. Researchers from universities in Manchester and Plymouth are testing data…
GO TO SOURCE WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND, August 13, 2001: Interested HPI readers may find the entire interview of V.S. Naipual at the above website. A short summary appeared in the August 17 issue of HPI. Our thanks to Ashok Chowgule for finding this site.
Source: The Hindu LONDON UK AUG. 12, 2001: “The full text of Mr. V.S. Naipaul’s interview to the Literary Review is now available and Indian writers are not likely to be amused by what Sir Vidia thinks of them. In short, he says Indian writing exists in a historical vacuum. R.K. Narayan is singled out for “lacking a sense of…