Basics of Indian Dance Video Posted to YouTube

Source UNITED STATES, January 27, 2017 (YouTube): Introduction to Indian Dance is a nine-minute video developed by the Editors of Hinduism Today Magazine in collaboration with Bharatanatyam dancer Shivani Thakkar of Los Angeles and Dr. Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus of History, California State University Northridge, Los Angeles. It was funded by a grant from Uberoi Foundation and filmed at the…

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Maoists Blamed for Destruction of 1100-Year-Old Ganesha Statue on Bastar Hilltop

Source RAIPUR, INDIA, January 28, 2017 (Times of India): A 1,100-year-old Ganesha statue located atop Dholkal hill in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, fell from a height of 13,000 feet and broke into pieces in the dense forest area dominated by the Maoists. Experts and conservationists term this a major blow to archaeology. Bastar police believe Maoists pushed the statue off…

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How to Eat Like a Hindu God

Source QUEENS, NEW YORK, January 26, 2017 (Yahoo): The Ganesha Temple in Queens, New York, has been a cultural hub for Hindus in the United States since the 1970s. But this temple isn’t just dedicated to religious practice. The canteen in the temple’s basement is a bonafide restaurant, serving up more than 100 traditional vegetarian Indian dishes. What started as…

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Rhode Island Hindu Society Buys Jewish Temple

Source WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, August 25, 2016 (Providence Journal): Temple Am David, which has been in receivership since November, is expected to soon turn over to new owners – and a new faith. Theodore Orson, the temple’s temporary receiver, said Wednesday that the Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society Inc. signed a purchase-and-sale agreement in June for $400,001. Kent County Superior…

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Hindu American Foundation Executive Director Named “Faith Leader to Watch in 2017”

Source WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2017(HAF): Suhag Shukla, Executive Director, Legal Counsel, and co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), has been named one of twelve “faith leaders to watch in 2017” by the Center for American Progress (CAP). CAP says, “Shukla has positioned HAF as a strong voice in the national debate about the separation of church and state,…

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Study: Canada to be 2.5% to 2.9% Hindu in 2036

Source CANADA, January 25, 2017 (Statistics Canada): If recent trends in the composition of immigration remain the same throughout the projection, in 2036 between 55.7% and 57.9% of Canada’s immigrant population [not the total population] would be Asian-born, up from 44.8% in 2011. Conversely, the proportion of European immigrants [again, of total immigrants, not the total population] would decrease from…

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Two Scholars from Varanasi Get Padma Awards

Source VARANASI, INDIA, January 25, 2017 (Times of India): Two distinguished persons of the city are among the recipients of this year’s Padma awards in the field of literature and education. Noted Sanskrit scholar Professor Devi Prasad Dwivedi has been felicitated with Padma Bhushan, while another scholar, Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, has been honoured with Padma Shri award. “It is the…

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