GO TO SOURCE INTERNET, EARTH, January 23, 2001: Jharkhandstate.com has started a Hindi section. It is totally based on the Dynamic Font Mechanism that eliminates the need to download a font. Those interested in creating their own webpage are invited to go to the address given above where a set of complete tools, backgrounds, lines, icons are available. The mother…
GO TO SOURCE EAST JAVA, BALI, INDONESIA, January 22, 2001: An organization in East Java called the Santana Dharm Trama Foundation is appealing for funds to start a priest training program. They say training for suitable candidates is needed in the country and the community feels that trained priests are vital to uphold the tradition. HPI recommends that contributors research…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, MARYLAND, January 24, 2001: Temple construction may come to a standstill unless an additional US$1.8 million is collected. The North Indian style complex in Metropolitan Washington will include a 25,000 square foot temple, library, multipurpose hall, classrooms, and kitchens. Temple trustee, Shusheal Gupta, is confident that the affluent Hindu community will proceed as they have already…
GO TO SOURCE ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 24, 2001: The pilgrims had come to share in the spiritual experience of a lifetime: a mass ritual bath on the peak holy day of perhaps the largest religious gathering in history — the Maha Kumbh Mela, a 41-day festival. This one is considered the most sacred in 144 years because of a unique…
GO TO SOURCE KERALA, INDIA, January 14, 2001: A division bench of the Kerala High Court declined to order an inquiry into the secrecy of makara jyoti (celestial light) appearing at Ponnambalamedu on the makara sankranti day during the Sabarimal pilgrimage. The bench stated, “To find out whether makaravilakku is natural or artificial is not the duty of this court…
Source: Hinduism Today, Paras Ramoutar TRINIDAD, January 26, 2001: Members of the Satya Kabir Nidhi Organization hosted the 6th Centenary International Conference at the Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Centre, Couva in January 2001. The conference lasted for three days. Countries represented at this annual event included India, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Suriname and Romania. The Satya…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, January 15, 2001: Natural therapies are hugely popular in Britain and an estimated 20 million people use them every year. An increasing body of evidence shows these therapies can help the battle against stress. A 15-minute massage session can reduce tension and improve mood and relaxation while yoga breathing techniques (pranayama) can affect a wide…
GO TO SOURCE ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 21, 2001: Environmentalists are monitoring the Ganga’s source, the Gangotri glacier. Receding at a rate of 6 to 12 meters every year and thinning in depth, the glacier is the primary source of water feeding the Ganga River. Information for a UN-sponsored study on snow and ice collected by satellite imagery predicts that, “If…
GO TO SOURCE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, January 25, 2001: This website maintained by the Vegetarian Resource Group is an amazing summary of ingredients in many fast food restaurants, which are aggressively researched by the group. For example, in 1997, McDonalds confirmed to the group that the natural flavor in their french fries came “from an animal source.” This information comes after…
Source: The Hindu MADURAI, INDIA, January 20, 2001: A digital version of an English-Tamil dictionary is making waves in the fast expanding sphere of Tamil computing. With meaning and related information for 22,000 main words and 35,000 derived words, the Pals e-Dictionary CD-Rom packs all that’s available in a conventional version 1,160 page dictionary.