Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 18, 2010: [HPI note: There are some religious sides to the movement to promote Tamil in South India. While some efforts are strictly secular, like this one, others meddle with religious affairs and the power of Hindu rituals when, for example, the sacred Saskrit is substituded by Tamil during pujas. ] A Tamil Nadu…
Source: www.jsonline.com MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, June 21, 2010: The leader of a Hindu group in Milwaukee has been charged with illegally bringing people into the U.S. purportedly as religious workers and then extracting money from them in exchange for his help, according to federal court documents. Sagarsen Haldar, 30, leader of the Gaudiya Vaisnava Society, is being held by federal authorities.…
Source: Religion News Service June 27, 2010: The Raelians have designated June 27 as “World Swastika Rehabilitation Day,” saying the ancient symbol should no longer be damned by its ties to Nazism. The swastika was adopted by the Nazi Party in the 1920s. A version of the swastika dates to ancient India, where it is still used as a religious…
Source: HPI (by G.K. Nair, correspondent) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, INDIA, June 30: Mr P. Parameswaran, Hinduism Today’s Hindu of the Year 2010, has received the award from the magazine’s correspondent in Kerala, G.K. Nair. Speaking on behalf of Hinduism Today, Nair said, “to raise India to the heights Vivekananda spoke of is no easy task, but that is the defining thread…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, July 1, 2010: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir kicked off on Thursday with over 15,000 pilgrims beginning the climb to the cave shrine dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. “More than 7,000 yatris began their uphill 14-km trek at 8 am on Thursday from Baltal to the cave. Another batch of 1,100 yatris…
Source: www.ptinews.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, June 10, 2010: To give more prominence to Sanskrit, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today sanctioned the creation of 113 posts on government grant basis in 11 non-government Sanskrit institutions in the state. The posts include 11 principals, 39 lecturers, 30 assistant teachers, 11 clerks and 22 peons. As the government has already extended the…
Source: www.google.com UNITED STATES, June 19, 2020: Meet the new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina. Indian heritage is where Haley’s…
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 5, 2010: (RNS) What does it mean when the two best-known Indian-American politicians in American politics are converts to Christianity? In South Carolina, Nikki Haley won the Republican nomination for governor despite a whisper campaign that criticized her name and religion. Many questioned the validity of Haley’s Christian faith. Some, including Republican…
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Source: www.cathnewsindia.com SRI LANKA, June 23, 2010: An Indian Hindu delegation has met senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monks to discuss post civil war recovery assistance, such as national conciliation, interfaith unity and repairing Hindu temples. The Hindu delegation, which included several priests, dignitaries and intellectuals, met the monks at the Mahabodhi Maha Viharaya, a Buddhist temple in Colombo on June…