Source Over the last few years, American universities have had to adjust their cafeteria menus to reflect the fact that ten to fifteen percent of their incoming students are vegetarians. Now the US federal prison system is doing the same, perhaps a dubious distinction for the advocates of vegetarianism. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals see an up side,…
Source INDIA, March 30, 2011 (FT): Indians are almost as crazy about silver as they are about gold and the country ranks as the third largest consumer of the bullion, according to the most recent research on silver from Deutsche Bank. But unlike India’s recent gold craze when Indians did their bit to to drive global prices higher, the rising…
www.HinduStudentsAssociation.org [HPI note: a late but noteworthy report about Holi in American campuses.] USA, April 7, 2011 (Press Release): Over the past weekend, the Hindu Students Association (HSA) celebrated Holi at several of its branches. Though some branches of the organization are quite new, they all drew very impressive turnouts. The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and University of…
Source In one stroke, one can destroy a rock but not a pillow, even so a humble man can never be destroyed, though the man with ego can be! — Swami Sadananda Saraswati
Source PEGOGNAGA, ITALY, April 4 ,2011 (Gazzetta di Mantova): Yesterday was a day of celebration for the Indian community living in Pegognaga and Suzzara. At a site on Martin Luther King street in Polesine, the first stone of a new Hindu temple was laid by the Shri Hari Om Mandir association. Thousands of people attended; including the mayors of Pegognaga…
Source INDIA, April, 2011: Sabrimala, in Kerala, is a Hindu pilgrimage center dedicated to Ayyapan. The temple is situated on a hilltop 1500 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and dense forests. The annual pilgrimage is estimated to attract 45-50 million devotees a year. For a panoramic video of the temple and surrounding area, see source above.
Source NEPAL, April 7, 2011 (Spero News): With a petition, the authorities of the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath (Kathmandu) challenge the right of Christians and other religious minorities to bury the dead in the area around the holy place, as laid down by a Supreme Court ruling. The move is likely to fuel new tensions between Hindu and Protestant Christian…
Source PAKISTAN, April 1, 2011 (The Tribune): Calling for an end to institutionalised discrimination going back 62 years, the Scheduled Caste Rights Movement of Pakistan (SCRM) demanded quick passage of a law pertaining to Hindu marriage registration. In a press conference held here on Thursday, the SCRM pleaded with parliamentarians and concerned citizens to give Hindus the same treatment as…
Source Youth are blamed for being careless and useless, but in reality I feel that they are cared for less and are used less, and as a result the costliest resources of the society are getting wasted. — Brahmachari Atma Chaitanya of Chinmaya Mission, Kerala
Source WASHINGTON, DC, April 6, 2011 (The New York Times): America’s population of white children, a majority now, will be in the minority during this decade, sooner than previously expected, according to a new report. As a result, America’s future will include a far more diverse young population, and a largely white older generation. The Census Bureau had originally forecast…