Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com PANAJI, GOA, April, 19, 2010: A Hindu organization, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, on Monday condemned Goa government for declaring some of the centuries-old temples in the state as illegal in a recent survey and has planned a massive rally on April 22 to make people aware about government’s “plans to target Hindu structures.” “There are some temples which…
Source: sify.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 3, 2010: As millions of religious-minded are visiting the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ or, the biggest religious bathing fair in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand, many holy men have drawn the devotee’s attention. One of such holy men is Swami Vijayananda. Everyday he hangs himself upside-down for eight hours on bonfire, his way of performing penance…
Source: www.organiser.org INDIA, April 4, 2010, (an opinion piece by Shachi Rarikar): For decades the Indian media in English, both inprint and electronic, has been dominated by an elite who by virtue of their education, articulate speech and degrees, scholarships and awards from abroad face little or no competition at home. A handful of such people occupy most of the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Nothing ever will be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome. Samuel Johnson
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com PANAJI, GOA, April, 19, 2010: A Hindu organization, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, on Monday condemned Goa government for declaring some of the centuries-old temples in the state as illegal in a recent survey and has planned a massive rally on April 22 to make people aware about government’s “plans to target Hindu structures.” “There are some temples which…
Source: www.hafsite.org USA, April 19, 2010: [HPI note: this note follows the HPI article on the same theme published two days ago. This time, details on how to act are included.] The Hindu American Foundation needs you to speak up about healthy meals in public schools. In conjunction with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and Federation of Jain Associations…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 2010: About 40 mainly Palestinian protesters face off with a line of armed Israeli soldiers over coils of razor wire. They calmly explain they want access to land Israel has confiscated to build its West Bank barrier. Chanting begins, followed by impassioned speeches in Hebrew, English and Arabic. “You soldiers standing here, blocking Palestinians from…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Religion offered nothing to the point. When I discovered reincarnation … time was no longer limited. I was no longer a slave to the hands of the clock. American auto industrialist Henry Ford
Source: www.mandir.org UNITED KINGDOM, April 11, 2010: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) observed International Women’s Day 2010 in the UK with a month-long initiative, culminating on the weekend of 10-11 April with an inspirational conference entitled Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future. The key objective of the conference was to celebrate the achievements of women and inspire them to fulfill their…
Source: www.indianexpress.com HARDWAR, INDIA, April 4, 2010: The eleven-volume “Encyclopedia of Hinduism” was launched in a grand ceremony at the Kumbha Mela. The ambitious project was conceptualized by Swami Chidanand Saraswati over two decades ago and some 10,000 people are believed to have pitched in, directly or indirectly, towards completion of this magnum opus. L. K. Advani, who last week…