Source MALAYSIA, October 17, 2011 (Times of India): In an interview with B. Sivakumar, Carl Vadivella Belle, former Australian diplomat and a devotee of Murugan, talks about his first visit to a Hindu temple and his interest in Hinduism: “I was posted in Kuala Lumpur in the ’70s. Shortly after my arrival, we were taken to a Murugan temple in…
Source COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, October 17, 2011 (zeenews.india.com): India agreed Sunday to provide nearly USD 3 million to help restore the Thirukatheeswaram temple. This temple, located in the northeastern district of Mannar, is one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Sri Lanka and an important symbol of the island’s Tamil cultural heritage. A memorandum of understanding was signed between India…
hinduamerican.org WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2011 (Press Release from the Hindu American Foundation): The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) strongly condemned a “blatant attack” by Kentucky legislator David Williams (R-KY) against the state’s Governor, Steve Beshear (D-KY), for participating in a Hindu religious ceremony last week at an area business. State Senate President David Williams claimed that Gov. Beshear’s participation in…
Source USA, October 31, 2011 (NYT) Feeling claustrophobic? You’re not alone. According to United Nations demographers, 6,999,999,999 other Earthlings potentially felt the same way on Monday when the world’s population topped seven billion. But if you’d rather go by the United States Census Bureau’s projections, you’ve got some breathing room. The bureau estimates that even with the world’s population increasing…
Source USA, October 31, 2011 (CNN): The global population is expected to reach 7 billion today — just 12 years after hitting 6 billion — and the milestone has many pondering the complex challenges associated with billions more people on Earth in the coming years. Some are also pondering something else: Just how big is 7 billion really? It’s a…
Source COIMBATORE, INDIA, October 13, 2011 (cadalyst.com): This may be a first: a Nandi created with laser scanning and a computer-aided design (CAD) model. Nandi is Lord Siva’s mount, a great bull who is installed in front of every Siva temple, gaze fixed unwaveringly on the image of God in the inner sanctum, one leg extended as if just rising…
Source You are a being that has unlimited power within.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
RNS WASHINGTON, DC, USA, October 31, 2011 (RNS): The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not reopen a case in which a lower court ruled that highway crosses memorializing Utah state troopers are unconstitutional. The court’s decision was harshly criticized by Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone dissenter, who said it “rejects an opportunity to provide clarity” to an area…
Source UNITED STATES, October 21, 2011 (CNN): Niki Gianni was 11 or 12 when she found a video on YouTube called “Meet Your Meat.” Saddened and disgusted by the footage from a slaughterhouse, the Chicago girl announced she was no longer going to eat meat. Her parents were less than thrilled. While many parents worry whether their vegetarian or vegan…
Source MALAYSIA, October 22, 2011 (The Star): Two small bombs exploded in a Bhutanese border town just three days ahead of the royal wedding on October 13. Responsibility for the blasts was claimed by the United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan (URFB), an insurgent group based in Nepal, which said it had timed the explosions to draw attention to the “gross…