Indian Religious Leaders Join Hands To Address Global Warming and Nuclear Weapons

Source: fore.research.yale.edu NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 19, 2009: Apprehending the threats posed by global warming and nuclear armament, religious leaders of different faiths on Thursday came together to voice their concern over these issues which, they said, were pushing the world to the path of destruction. Addressing a conference on ‘Global Warming and Nuclear Disarmament’ in the national capital, Swami…

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Hinduism Today Launches New Issue Online

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, December 29, 2009: Hinduism Today has released its latest edition online. You can read in two formats, in easily accessible html or enjoying the gorgeous layouts of the pdf version. Just click here to go to Hinduism Today’s website. The January-February-March 2010 issue is unusually rich and , full of compelling articles. So, what’s inside…

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Alert: Hindu Bhutanese Refugees Are Targets for Conversion

Source: www.baptiststandard.com HOUSTON, TX, USA, December 29, 2009: [HPI note: After a long series of tribulations, including expulsion from their home country and long nineteen years in provisory refugee camps as citizens of nowhere, Hindus originally from Bhutan are coming to Armerica (read the article about it on Hinduism Today here). But, unfamiliar with the new country and western ways,…

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Sacred Saraswati River Existed “Beyond Doubt”

Source: www.dailypioneer.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 2009: In a significant shift from its earlier stand that probes conducted so far showed no trace of the mythical river, the Indian government has recently admitted that scientists have discovered water channels indicating “beyond doubt” the existence of the “Vedic Saraswati.” The Union Water Resources Ministry quoted in writing the conclusion of a…

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A Question for Hindus In America

Source: HPI KAUAI, HI, December 29, 2009: Which festivals do you celebrate? Hinduism Today would like to know which celebrations American Hindus and their communities observe. Please tell us by clicking here. Thank you.

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Daily Inspiration

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

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Alert: Hindu Bhutanese Refugees Are Targets for Conversion

Source: www.baptiststandard.com HOUSTON, TX, USA, December 29, 2009: [HPI note: After a long series of tribulations, including expulsion from their home country and long nineteen years in provisory refugee camps as citizens of nowhere, Hindus originally from Bhutan are coming to Armerica (read the article about it on Hinduism Today here). But, unfamiliar with the new country and western ways,…

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Second International Yoga Festival in Bali

Source: www.antara.co.id DENPASAR, BALI, December 25, 2009: Bali-India Foundation will hold its second International Yoga Festival in Bali from March 3-10, 2010. The theme of the festival is “Yoga and Global Warming Issues.” Half of the expected 1,500 participants will come from India, European countries, the USA and Asian regions, and the others from Oceania. The festival will take place…

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A Postscript on Hinduism at Copenhagen

Source: blogs.abc.net.au MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 13, 2009: (by Margaret Coffey) I think back on the Hindu Convocation and its production of a Hindu Statement for Copenhagen. Key people in the organization and management of that final “Om” [chanted to mark that those present were in agreement with the Hindu Manifesto on Climate Change] are associated with the journal [magazine] Hinduism…

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New Hindu Temple Announced In Tobago

Source: guardian.co.tt TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, December 24, 2009: The Tobago House of Assembly’s executive council gave the final approval to hand over a parcel of land for the construction of a Hindu Temple on the sister island. This announcement was made by Orville London, the Chief Secretary, when he opened classes in drumming, Indian dance and vocals on Friday. London said the…

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