Source WASHINGTON, U.S., June 2, 2011 (Stripes.com): As a child in New Delhi and other cities of India’s northern Plains, Pratima Dharm moved easily through a kaleidoscopic swirl of religions and cultures. “My close friends in school represented all the different faith groups, and it never occurred to me then that we were different or there was anything strange about…
Source Enquire: ‘Who am I?’ and you will find the answer. Look at a tree: from one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the…
Source U.S., June 11, 2011 (YouTube): In a 2008 video, Senator Barack Obama responds to a question from vegan, Nikki Benoit, during a public meeting at Gibbs High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida. The question was “There’s 10 billion land animals that we are funneling our precious water and grain through when 70 per cent of all of our grain could…
Source ROTTERDAM, May 23, 2011 (Times of India): The Iceman’s students look wary as they watch him dump bag after bag of ice into the tub of water where they will soon be taking a dip. The plan is to try to overcome the normal human reaction to immersion in freezing slush. Instead, under the direction of ” Iceman” Wim…
Source TRINADAD/TOBAGO, May 30, 2011 (newsday.com.tt): The Vishwanath Hindu temple hosted one of the biggest Indian Arrival Day celebrations on Saturday evening as passers-by, on foot and by car, stopped and took pictures of the event. The event began with a street parade from the Recreation Ground in Sangre Chiquito to the temple’s ground in Sangre Grande. The parade highlighted…
Source SALMON, IDAHO, June 11, 2011 (Reuters): A group of self-described constitutionalists protested on Friday a northern Idaho city’s dedication of a sculpture depicting a Hindu Deity, Lord Ganesha. On its website, the Kootenai County Constitution Party called on Christians to vent their dismay about the “abomination” on a street in Coeur d’Alene and lashed out at local arts officials…
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www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, July 10, 2011: The July-August-September, 2011 edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue takes you on a wondrous adventure through time as well as culture showcasing nine historic sites of ancient India. Get ready for an awe inspiring…
Source TEXAS, U.S., May 2011 (Religion Dispatches): A vote away from the desk of Texas Governor Rick Perry is a bill that has ignited a debate over the so-called “soul of yoga” and who, if anybody, is entitled to regulate it. SB 1176, which recently passed both the Senate and the House committee on Economic & Small Business Development, would…
Source RAJKOT, INDIA, May 29, 2011 (Times of India): The Somnath temple on the Saurashtra coast will be brought under electronic surveillance and more watch towers will be added to the already existing one. This comes after a terror alert and admission of David Colemen Headley during his testimony before a Chicago court that the temple was on Lashkar-e-Toiba’s terrorist…