Source [HPI note: The New York Times ran two stories recently about how delicious Veggie Burgers have become in the last few years.] They were the four syllables that used to have the power to make both carnivores and vegetarians cringe: veggie burger. If that has been your mental framework, it might be time to take another bite. Across the…
Source INDIA, April 07, 2011 (rediff.com): Is Sathya Sai Baba recovering? That’s the question which has triggered anger and anxiety among devotees at both ashrams at Puttaparthi and Whitefield. According to this report here from four days ago, “Sai Baba, the 85-year-old wild-haired spiritual leader with a following of millions across the world, is in a critical state suffering from…
Source PANCHKULA, HARYANA, INDIA, April 5, 2011 (Times of India): With Chaitra Navaratra commencing on Monday, a number of devotees from across the region visited Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula. On the first day of the festival, about 60,000 devotees paid obeisance here. Many could be seen performing rituals early in the morning. From children to newly-married couples and…
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 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 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…