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…
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…
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…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, December 2009: The Air Force Academy says religious tolerance has improved dramatically since allegations five years ago that evangelical Christians harassed cadets who didn’t share their faith. Even the school’s most vocal critic agrees. “This is the first time we feel positive about things there,” said Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The art of teaching is tolerance. And humility is the art of learning. BKS Iyengar, famed teacher instrumental in bringing hatha yoga to the West
Source: www.nationalpost.com MISSOURI, U.S., December 22, 2009: Is it a religion or a recreation? That’s the question facing yogis in Missouri, who say they offer spiritual services that are exempt from sales tax. But the state takes a different view. The tax department has written to 140 yoga and Pilates studios ordering them to start charging the 4% levy. Missouri…
Source: tamilweek.com SRI LANKA, December 15, 2009: The Iyappan temple in Vampivattan, Udappu is believed to be the first Iyappan temple to be built in Sri Lanka. The season to climb Sabarimalai and worship Lord Iyappan has just begun. Devotees in black attire have gathered in Colombo to get visa’s for travel to India during the season which ends in…
Source: www.vkendra.org INDIA, December 7, 2009: A grand ceremony which marked the inauguration of Vivekananda International Foundation. Mata Amritanandamayi was the main guest of the inauguration ceremony. Justice M.N Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India, delivered the keynote address. Shri Ajit Doval, the honourary Director of Vivekananda International Foundation gave a brief introduction of the Foundation and its objectives.…
Source: www.thaindian.com LUCKNOW, INDIA, December 21, 2009: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is starting a toll-free helpline service in India for Hindu pilgrims and tourists to help them in booking low-cost accommodation, hiring vehicles and medical services during pilgrimages. The 24-hour helpline, which would be functional from January 2010, will be part of the VHP’s “social responsibility programs”, the group’s…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com AHMEDABAD, INDIA, December 16, 2009: One of the most popular travel guides to the Kailash Mansarovar is available in Gujarati now. The Gujarati version of ‘Kailash Mansarovar’, the book authored by Swami Pranavanand, was launched by popular Ram kathakar Morari Bapu on Tuesday. More than half of the pilgrims going to Kailash, every year, are from Gujarat and…