Source: www.fijitimes.com SUVA, FIJI, April 3, 2010: South Indians jam-packed the National Stadium in Suva yesterday to attend the inaugural 84th convention of one of the biggest Hindu religious and charitable organisations in Fiji. The ‘Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam (TISI Sangam) started its four-day convention with cultural dance items. TISI Sangam Convention chairman Sadasivan Naicker said an estimated 12,000…
Source: www.fijitimes.com SUVA, FIJI, April 3, 2010: South Indians jam-packed the National Stadium in Suva yesterday to attend the inaugural 84th convention of one of the biggest Hindu religious and charitable organisations in Fiji. The Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam (TISI Sangam) started its four-day convention with cultural dance items. TISI Sangam Convention chairman Sadasivan Naicker said an estimated 12,000…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA, INDIA, April 4, 2010: Union minister of state environment and forest Jairam Ramesh attraced criticism for opposing the wearing of the traditional ceremonial robes at university events. “The practice of wearing a traditional colored gown during a convocation ceremony at any university is a barbaric colonial practice. Why can’t we wear simple dress instead of these…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 4, 2010: Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed nearly 700 lives in the past eight years. At least 63 people were killed and 15 injured recently when a gate at Kripalu Maharaj’s ashram at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh collapsed during distribution of food on the occasion of a ritual,…
Source: HPI KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, April 1, 2010: After several weeks of intense negotiations, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced today that it has acquired Hinduism Today Magazine, whose editorial staff produces Hindu Press International. In a $10.8 million deal, the purchase of Hinduism Today represents the conservative media magnate’s first foray into Eastern religious news media. Paramacharya Palaniswami, the magazine’s…
Spoiler Alert! Not to worry, the following, along with all our posts on April 1, 2010, is tongue in cheek, an April Fools joke. Source: HPI KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, April 1, 2010: After several weeks of intense negotiations, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced today that it has acquired Hinduism Today Magazine, whose editorial staff produces Hindu Press International. In a…
Source: www.youtube.com KAPAA, HI, USA, April 3, 2010: Hinduism Today carries on the tradition of bringing its readers timeless wisdom through modern channels. In our most recent video, available at the link above in high-definition, the latest issue of Hinduism Today comes alive. Join our Editor-in-Chief in a compelling journey around the globe, starting in Australia for the largest-ever gathering…
Source: www.timesnow.tv HARIDWAR, INDIA, March 30, 2010: Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims and sadhus took a holy dip in the river Ganga on the occasion of third royal bath of the ongoing Mahakumbh in Haridwar on Tuesday (March 30). Twenty-eight representative Sadhus and seers, belonging to seven sanyasi (Shaiv) akharas (Hindu orders) of Juna, Niranjani, Atal, Aahwan, Anand, Mahanirvani and Agni…
Source: www.youtube.com UNITED STATES, March 10, 2010: [HPI note: Alamed by the eccentricities and idiosyncrasies of some American states’ decisions about the school curriculum, many educators support federal standards for education. It was an elusive goal, however, during the last administration, but the Obama White House has carefully crafted a compromise for english and math that many states will adopt,…
Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON D.C., March 2010, (by Dr. Aseem Shukla): Article 18 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), is often held up as the rationale–the green light for proselytization. That every individual “has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone…