Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, October 3, 2010: A 22-year-old Muslim woman from an unlettered family of weavers is translating Ramcharitmanas into Urdu, setting a fine example of inter-community accord in this communally sensitive city. Said Nazneen, “The court’s verdict should be respected by all. But one can’t deny that Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram,” said the Muslim. This…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com KANCHEEPURAM, INDIA, September 29, 2010: Every day at 6am, the seers at the world-famous Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham in Kancheepuram are up and about, getting ready for their gaja puja — prayers for the elephants housed on the premises. Around the same time, the muezzin at the Sunnath Jamaath Jumma Masjid next door can be heard calling to…
Source: vimeo.com KAPAA, HI, USA, October 4, 2010: [HPI note: This video is now also available on YouTube here ] It was a few years ago that Hinduism Today raised the bar for Hindu publications with the release of “What Is Hinduism?”, a richly illustrated book with more than forty chapters exploring our religion, drawn from the well-polished Insight Sections…
Source: www.battlecreekenquirer.com USA, October 3, 2010 (by Linda Jo Scott): During my year of teaching English in South Korea back in the mid 70s, I was able to visit various other countries, including Singapore. While walking downtown in that city, I came upon the ancient outdoor Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple. Though this holy building is now located in the midst…
Source: HPI KAUAI, HI, USA, October 4, 2010: In the upcoming edition of Hinduism Today, the educational Insight will be about on Sadhana. HPI readers are invited to sent quotes or passages from scripture and from Hindu spiritual leaders on this central concept. Please contact us here . Thank you.
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com One party says thought is caused by matter, and the other says matter is caused by thought. Both statements are wrong; matter and thought are coexistent. There is a third something of which both matter and thought are products. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DEHI, October 4, 2010: One of the eight Muslim litigants in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit, Mohammad Hashim Ansari, took a personal initiative to untangle the Ayodhya issue after the Allahabad High Court verdict on Thursday. He met Mahant Gyan Das, the president of the Akhara Parishad and sought mediation to resolve the issue before it…
Source: indiatoday.intoday.in INDIA, October 1, 2010: [HPI note: Before and after the Ayodhya verdict, the Indian media published a flood of articles about the peaceful, positive coexistence of Hindus and Muslims. To give the HPI reader the feel of the county’s attempt to bring to the media this less loud, but more prevalent and benign, side of religious relations, HPI…
Source: www.statesman.com AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 2, 2010: Hundreds of volunteers joined members of the local South Asian community Saturday for the city’s second annual Be the Change Day, a day of service and celebration modeled after observances marking the birthday of leader Mohandas Gandhi. The day is named for Gandhi’s famous quote urging individuals to embody the change they wish…
Source: www.helium.com USA, September 2010, (by Suzanne Rose): Restaurants have much to benefit from offering vegetarian meals. Why? Because vegetarians have friends. And family. The logic is compelling: Let’s say there is a big family of ten people that includes only one vegetarian, a person the other nine hold dear. If the restaurant has nothing for him or her, the…