Source: www.hafsite.org MINNEAPOLIS, MN, March 30, 2010: The annual Hindu human rights report was released by the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) earlier today. The 194 page report, now in its sixth year, entitled “Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora, A Survey of Human Rights 2009,” is the only such report released internationally. Censuring eleven countries for either targeting Hindus…
Source: forumforhinduawakening.org CHICAGO, IL, April 9, 2010 (Press Release): The Hinduism Summit (Hindu Dharmasabha) in the Greater Chicago area, USA, will be held on the auspicious occasion of Kamala Ekadashi, 5112 (24 April 2010) at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL. The Hinduism Summit will be held by the Forum for Hindu Awakening (FHA) and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti…
Source: www.thedailystar.net DHAKA, BANGLADESH, March 29, 2010: Archaeologists of Jahan-girnagar University in Dhaka have recently dug out the first Hindu temple from the early Pala period in Bengal at Chandipur village in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur district, tentatively dating back to the 8th century. No other Hindu temple of any kind dates from Pala period (eighth-eleventh century) was found in…
Source: beta.thehindu.com INDIA, April 2, 2010: With the Right to Education Act coming into force, India has joined the league of over 130 countries which have legal guarantees to provide free and compulsory education to children. According to the UNESCO’s “Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010,” about 135 countries have constitutional provisions for free and non-discriminatory education for all.…
Source: www.thejakartapost.com JAKARTA, INDONESIA, April 3, 2010: The Center of Documentation of World Theater in Vitre, France is featuring shadow puppets as part of the Festival de l’Imaginaire this year. The first exhibition displays shadow puppets from India and Java, Indonesia. The second features the work of Indonesian contemporary wayang beber painter Dani Iswardani from Solo, Java. The first, Shadows…
Source: www.independent.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 2010: Junk food may be addictive in the same way as heroin or cocaine, according to a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, showing that laboratory rats will endure painful electric shocks to satisfy their craving for high-calorie snacks made from sausages, bacon and cheesecake. The researchers found that rats offered junk food quickly…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Anger is one letter away from danger. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source: www.thaindian.com ALLAHABAD, INDIA, March 30, 2010: They are called “maharajin buas.” Hindu women from several families have defied tradition in Maniaya village of Uttar Pradesh to take up the profession of priests who perform the last rites. The women priests of Maniaya village in Allahabad can be seen lighting pyres and performing other Vedic rites along the banks of…
Source: www.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 2010: India, a country of a billion-plus people, has launched its 15th census. Although China may have the biggest head count in the world, India, say demographers, carries out the most comprehensive census – it has been doing one regularly since 1872. The logistics are mind-boggling and the process usually works without glitches. This time,…
Source: beta.thehindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, April 2010: Tamil film music, which is the prime factor to determine the success of a movie, has taken to digitization of music in a big way. In fact, it is now a step ahead of Bollywood film albums by stamping its place in the celebrated Apple iStore. iPhone or iPod users in the country can…