Source: www.southasiamail.com LONDON, UK, February 15, 2010: The Scotland Yard has joined forces with London’s Hindu community to “discuss the safety concerns of Hindus in the UK”. Over 100 people representing London’s Hindus joined Scotland Yard officers and members of parliament last week to mark the inauguration of the Hindu Consultation Forum. The meeting, held in Northwest London, home to…
Source: www.organiser.org SABARIMALA, INDIA, February 16, 2012: Along the banks of the Pampa River, where lies the famous Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, annualy massive gathering of Hindus happens for the week long Hindu Maha Sammelan at Ayroor. This year the Sammelan was inaugurated by H.H. Jagadguru Sri Sivarathri Desikendra Swamiji of Suttur Mutt, Mysore. Swamiji organizes many Hindu activities in Karnataka…
Source: www.hinduacademy.org LONDON, ENGLAND, February 14, 2010: (Following is an editorial comment by Jay Lakhani of the hindu Academy, UK). The court of appeal has ruled in favor of a Hindu man in that it is his right to insist on an open air cremation. It is one thing to insist that the individual should have the full right to…
Source: beta.thehindu.com ORISSA, INDIA, February 15, 2010: They are an indigenous people struggling to defend their land against mining interests who threaten their homes, culture and sacred Deity. Sounds familiar? No, they are not blue-skinned aliens and this is not the plot for the blockbuster film Avatar. Instead, it is the real life story of the Dongria Kondhs, a tribe…
Source: beta.thehindu.com INDIA, February 12, 2010: The Hindu newspaper has prepared a slideshow in honor of S. Rajam, the extraordinarily talented artist who collaborated with Hinduism Today and Himalayan Academy over the years. You can see it by clicking on the source link, above.
Source: www.hssus.org USA, January 31, 2010: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, Inc. (HSS) concluded its Fourth Annual Health for Humanity Yogathon on January 31, 2010. During the two-week Yogathon, over 9,000 participants completed nearly 950,000 repetitions of the yoga routine known as the Sun Salutation, or Surya Namaskar. HSS launched the Health for Humanity Yogathon as an annual event in 2007…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the greatest teachings of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climes and nationalities and the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist,…
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, February 10, 2010: Hindus and Sikhs in Britain won a landmark court victory yesterday that will allow mourners to cremate their dead on funeral pyres. The Court of Appeal ruling follows a lengthy battle waged by a devout 71-year-old Hindu for the right to be cremated by “sacred fire” according to the ancient diktats of his…
Source: www.hindu.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, February 13, 2010: Over 5 million devotees, along with sages and ash-smeared Naga sadhus, took a holy dip in the Ganga here on Friday on the first ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) of the Maha Kumbh on Mahashivaratri. The day was marked by a grand procession of the ‘akharas’ or religious orders. The procession, which witnessed thousands…
Source: www.voxy.co.nz NEW ZEALAND, February 11, 2010: The Hindu Council of New Zealand is now introducing the Festival of Colors (Holi) to the public for the first time on Sunday, 28 February 2010. After Deepawali, Holi is the second most important festival of India. Observed since ancient times, Holi festival – a spring festival in India – glorifies good harvest…