Karan Vir Wants To Take Indian Gods To The Oscars

Source: getahead.rediff.com INDIA, February, 24, 2010: Karan Vir is 27 years old. In an interview, the young entrepreneur explains how he plans to change the face of the India comic book industry forever and, somewhat ostentatiously, declares that he wants to get an Oscar for India sometime soon. “I grew up listening to a lot of stories from the Indian…

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Jews, Muslims Worry Body Scanners Violate Religious Laws

Source: Religion News Service UNITED STATES, March 2010: Canadian lawyer Kerry Gearin is planning to fly to Washington, D.C., this summer for a conference on Islamic family law, but the full-body scanners being deployed in some U.S. airports make her wonder if she’ll be forced to leave her modesty at home. “When I saw the pictures, I thought, it’s too…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Oh, if you only knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I call you man.    Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

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Reflections on the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009

Source: www.interreligiousinsight.org MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, March 12, 2010 (By Kusumita Petersen): The Parliament of the World’s Religions, held every five years, took place in Melbourne, Australia on December 3-9, 2009. For seven days participants thronged the brand new and dramatically modern Melbourne Convention Center on the east bank of Yarra River, which flows through the center of the city. At the…

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Hindu American Foundation Calls for New Staff

Source: Press Release WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 12, 2010 (by Sheetal Shah): Have you ever wanted to be a full-time Hindu American advocate? Or do you know someone who does? If so, now is your chance! HAF is accepting applications from energetic and highly motivated individuals for its full-time Associate Director (AD) position. Working closely with both Suhag and myself…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in life is to help others. And if we can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.    Dalai Lama

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Reflections on the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009

Source: www.interreligiousinsight.org MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, March 12, 2010 (By Kusumita Petersen): The Parliament of the World’s Religions, held every five years, took place in Melbourne, Australia on December 3-9, 2009. For seven days participants thronged the brand new and dramatically modern Melbourne Convention Center on the east bank of Yarra River, which flows through the center of the city. At the…

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Record Crowds Flock to Holi 2010 in Houston

Source: www.indoamerican-news.com HOUSTON, TX, USA, March 9, 2010: For the last 40 years, Indian-born parents have told the next generation stories of what Holi grand mela was like in India. This year’s Holi in Houston gives them a good idea. “Over 11,000 people gathered at the Festival of Colors this year” said Lt. Hines of Sugar Land Police. Vijay Pallod…

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Divinity Tattooed on One’s Skin

Source: www.nj.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 28, 2010: After a year spent researching and clicking images of Indian street tattoos for his new book, French writer Stephane Guillerme found Lord Hanuman easily the commonest tattoo in all of India. “Hanuman represents absolute physical power. So I guess it matches the male subconscious mind,” he said. But tattoos of all the…

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Hindu Temple In Malaysia Adopts School

Source: www.thaindian.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, March 3, 2010: Arulmigu Veera Muniswarar temple committee in Gunung Hijau, Batu Gajah, Perak state, has adopted a Tamil school. Students will be provided with textbooks and school material, and the committee will help with transport for the poor pupils, committee adviser R. Damodaran said. Malaysia Namban newspaper urged other temple committees to emulate this…

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