Source: www.malaysianmirror.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 22, 2010: The Sri Maha Mariamman temple, the oldest functioning Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, has been given the honor of being the first ever temple portrayed on a postage stamp. The stamp was launched Saturday by MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu to commemorate the temple’s sixth consecration ceremony to be held tomorrow.…
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: 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…
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