GO TO SOURCE KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 12, 2001: In early autumn this year, the new king of Nepal, Gyanendra, will go before Goddess Taleju Bhawani, the living goddess of Nepal, in Her incarnation as a young girl. The Kumari, or virgin, as she is called, is selected periodically and reigns until puberty. The king can only be crowned following her…
Source: New York Times CHICAGO, USA June 9, 2001: Despite persistent concerns, genetically modified crops are spreading so rapidly that it has become almost impossible for consumers to avoid them. Wind-blown pollen, commingled seeds and black-market plantings have extended these products of biotechnology into the far corners of the global food supply — perhaps irreversibly. Some agriculture experts say that…
GO TO SOURCE NAGPUR, INDIA, MAY 29, 2001: Six year-old Shantanu Khardenvis is the youngest tabla player in the world. In a recent performance at the Nagpur Doordarshan he performed with the efficiency of a fifteen-year-old. Shantanu, who started learning tabla at the age of two, practices four hours daily. “I gave my first performance when I was in nursery,”…
GO TO SOURCE YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, June 11, 2001: Early Sikh immigrants from India planted their seeds of success in the rich agricultural community in this American city located in Sutter County. Of Yuba City’s 36,758 residents, 2,360 are Indians. Sutter County boasts of the highest percentage of Indians in any US county. Nearly nine percent of its 79,000 residents…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA, June 10, 2001: With the population increasing in the state of Gujarat year after year, the government has chosen to form a committee to draw up a proposal introducing legislation to limit family size to that of two children per couple. The proposal, which will become law one year after approval has been received…
Source: Hinduism Today SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, June 10, 2001: On Sunday, June 10th, a new Laxmi-Ganesha Temple opened in Sacramento, California. Hindus from northern California gathered to offer milk abishekam to the Deities, Ganesha, Lakshmi and Saraswati. The temple is located at 4679 Aldona Way, conveniently nearby Interstate 80. For puja times and more information call 925-202-7494.
Source: Punjab Kesari (translated from Hindi) PURI, INDIA, June 11, 2001: One of the holiest cities of India, Puri, has turned gloomy due to the death of Nepal’s King Birendra and his family. The king of the only Hindu Kingdom in the world had special right for personally performing puja in the holy Jagannath Temple of Puri. According to the…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, June 8, 2001: The world’s poor may be sinking deeper into poverty, according to a new report that turns traditional insights into poverty reduction upside down. This is in stark contrast to the widely used — and potentially misleading — data based on Gross National Product (GNP) and the Human Development Index. The measure of…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, USA, June 11, 2001: In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court ruled for a Christian youth group and lowered the figurative wall of separation between church and state. The justices said a New York public school district must let the Good News Club hold after-school meetings for grade-school children to pray and study the Bible. The…
GO TO SOURCE NORTH JERSEY, USA, June 5, 2001: Hindu Samaj, an Indian cultural and religious organization in North Jersey, has taken a key step to help face the challenge that older generations of Indians in the United States often face in conveying to their children and grandchildren the importance of cultural and religious traditions. The group celebrated the renovation…