Source: www.bakersfield.com USA, August 20, 2010 (by Stafford Betty, professor of religious studies at Cal State Bakersfield): A recent poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life revealed that 28 percent of American Catholic adults believe in reincarnation. Why have so many adopted the belief? What attracts them to it? In the course of teaching Asian religions…
Source: www.deccanherald.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 8, 2010: Over 100-odd captive elephants kept in various famous temples of Tamil Nadu are plagued by one ill-health or the other. Woken up by a recent study by researchers of the Wildlife Science Department of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University here that found nearly 90 per cent of the temple elephants…
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, August 2010: Pramila Jayapal locks arms with other protesters in a Seattle skyscraper to block access to federal immigration courts. Jayapal is a strong voice, says U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, in the national immigration debate — a long way from her days as a Wall Street investment banker. Now Jayapal is leading the state’s largest immigrant-advocacy…
Source: www.todotvnews.com ARGENTINA, June 5, 2010: Georgia, Serbia, Russia, Colombia, Argentina and many more. The number of countries where the Brazilian soap opera “India, a Love Story” is broadcast is growing rapidly. The telenovela is one of the most successful internationally distributed tv products, sold to approximately 130 countries, as confirmed by the Brazilian company. Globo TV International concluded its…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com We all love animals. Why do we call some pets and others dinner? K.D. Lang, pop singer
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com No fruit is too heavy for the tender creeper. Similarly, a mother will always find some means to support her child. Tamil Proverb
Source: goparis.about.com PARIS, FRANCE, August 19, 2010: As the last summer festivals in Paris trickle away, one upcoming event promises more color than usual: the Ganesha Festival, held in the tiny stretch of northeast Paris that has come to be known as “Little Jaffna.” Every year, the local Sri Lankan community gathers to honor the Hindu God of prosperity in…
Source: ibnlive.in.com INDIA, July 25, 2010: Sanskrit scholars in M. S. University, Vadodara, are coming up with a Sanskrit daily. The newspaper, which is the third Sanskrit newspaper in the country, aims to take the language of vedas to the readers. The other two Sanskrit newspapers are published in Mysore and Kanpur. The first copy of the newspaper — Sanskrit…
Source: www.demotix.com LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 8, 2010: Thousands attended the annual Chariot Festival from the Tamil Hindu Temple in West Ealing this morning, a colorful event in the streets around the temple. The celebration comes close to the end of their Mahotsavam festival which lasts for around four weeks. Around ten thousand people were expected to attend for the…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 6, 2010: Weddings are all about compromise. City or country? June or November? My religion or yours? For Chelsea Clinton, a vegetarian, it was the decision to serve meat to the guests at her July 31 wedding. By choosing to have meat, she re-ignited a sensitive wedding-season debate among ethical eaters and the…