Source: www.dnaindia.com PAKISTAN, August 9, 2010: The body of a woman, who died in Lahore in June 2006, had to be kept in a mortuary for five days due to the absence of a cremation ground for Hindus in Pakistan. She was laid to rest in the Miani Sahib’s graveyard for the Muslims as a last resort. The case generated…
Source: www.zeenews.com JAMMU, INDIA, August 2, 2010: The naturally-formed ice lingam of Lord Shiva in Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir has totally melted, official sources revealed. “The holy ice lingam does not exist any more for this year,” official sources said. The pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine, situated at a height of 13,500 feet, started July 1 and…
Source: www.straitstimes.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 28, 2010: A Malaysian court on Tuesday fined 12 Muslims and sentenced one of them to a week in prison for illegally protesting the construction of a Hindu temple by parading a severed cow’s head. The 12 men were among scores of Muslims who marched with a bloodied cow’s head from a mosque to…
Source: www.lotussculpture.com/huge-22-foot-bronze-nataraja-statue.html SWAMIMALAI, TAMIL NADU, August 1, 2010: For years, metal sculptor Varadaraj dreamed of making the largest-ever bronze statue of Lord Nataraja. The work started this year, and it is shaping up to be a magnificent piece. Scheduled to be cast in late 2010, it will be 22-23 feet tall and weigh nearly ten tons. The base will display…
Source: www.nytimes.com CALCUTTA, INDIA, August 14, 2010: Before 1947, when the British left India, Anglo-Indians — also known at the time as half-castes, blacky-whites and eight annas (there were 16 annas in a rupee, the official currency of India) — formed a distinct community of 300,000 to 500,000 people. Most were employed in the railroads and other government services, and…
Source: www.nytimes.com TOKYO, JAPAN, August 14, 2010: Japan has long boasted of having many of the world’s oldest people — testament, many here say, to a society with a superior diet and a commitment to its elderly that is unrivaled in the West. That was before the police found the body of a man thought to be one of Japan’s…
Source: mailto:ar@hindu.org KAUAI, HAWAII, August 14, 2010: Hinduism Today is working on its fifth lesson on Indian and Hindu history, covering 1947 to the present. As part of the lesson, we intend to include the major Hindu religious places of pilgrimage within each state (and the larger union territories) of India. We’d appreciate some help from our readers to list…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time. George Orwell
Source: Press release PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, August 11, 2010: The 2010 World Association of Vedic Studies — WAVES — conference held in Trinidad last week attracted over 100 scholars from all over the world. Participants shared their insights on the inner meanings in the Vedic literature and discussed the future of Vedic knowledge systems such as yoga and Ayurveda. Dr. Surujrattan…
Source: Press Release EASTON, PA, August 11, 2010: Sri Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a dynamic voice for dharma and Hinduism in the world, is being honored by his devotees on the occasion of his 80th birthday. From August 12 to August 15, a series of events at the Arshavidya Gurukulam in Pensilvannya will bring together his American followers. For more…