Source: www.guardian.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, June 4, 2010: Those of the older generation want to go home; the younger are seeking a new life in the West. “Look how happy we used to be,” says Harka Jung Subba, pointing to a family photograph hanging on the wall of his hut. It shows him, his wife and their six sons and daughters…
Source: www.dailypioneer.com LUCKNOW, PAKISTAN, June 2010: Rituals in many Hindu temples in Pakistan, including famous Prahlad temple and Sun temple in Multan, have been suspended. Visiting Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi has said since all the important Hindu temples were facing an acute shortage of priests, the Government had no option but to suspend religious functions…
Source: www.dnaindia.com POLAND, May 31, 2010: The Indian Association of Poland (IAP), a group behind the project to build the first Hindu Temple in Poland, requested the authorities to register the temple there. The Indian Association of Poland hopes to open the temple in August and call it the Hindu Bhavan. Built on a 3,300 sq. m. plot of land,…
Source: Religion News Service KOCHI, INDIA: The Presbyterian church in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram has said it will “discipline” homosexuals by preventing them from taking part in important church rituals because their lifestyle is incompatible with Christianity. The executive committee of the synod of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church, the largest church in the Christian-majority state, said the church…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In silence, we can know ourselves. In silence, we observe better. A reacting mind is noisy. In silence, we come upon right action. A noisy mind leads to distorted action. In silence, we understand others. Otherwise we are in our own world. When we are silent, we hear God. Anonymous
Source: www.hafsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 2010 (Press release): In a busy week of interactions with Obama Administration officials, on May 24, Hindu American Foundation (HAF) co-founder and member of the Board of Directors, Nikhil N. Joshi, Esq., attended an invitation-only White House Reception recognizing Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. President Barack Obama made brief remarks to the approximately 200…
Source: religion.blogs.cnn.com UNITED STATES, June 8, 2010: [HPI note: this is another report on the White House’s latest interfaith meeting, and, more broadly, is a commentary on the American government’s new policies.] One key to President Obama’s 2008 election victory was his willingness to speak openly about his personal faith and to connect the dots between his public policies and…
Source: www.youtube.com KAPAA, USA, June 30, 2010: The Hinduism Today staff was fascinated, but far from surprised, to hear that new research has proven that money is not the best motivator. As you might recall, the magazine is produced by penniless monks who love what they do. In the video linked at the “source” above, Daniel H. Pink, the author…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com KOLKATA, INDIA, June 19, 2010: After La Martiniere for Boys principal Sunirmal Chakravarthi publicly admitted to caning Rouvanjit Rawla, a young man who later committed suicide, the school management altered its service rules and laid down stricter penalties for those who break it. Teachers found guilty of corporal punishment will, henceforth, be suspended or even sacked without warning,…
Source: travel.nytimes.com NEW YORK, U.S., May 26, 2010: Pokhara is about 2,900 feet above sea level and a thousand miles from the nearest ocean, it’s a city of 200,000 smack in the middle of Nepal. It has a busy downtown strip where, for years, trekkers and thrifty backpackers have come, many to pick up supplies before heading out on the…