Source: www.hafsite.org MINNEAPOLIS, MN, November 5, 2009 (by Dr. Aseem Shukla): The mandate for health care reform is writ large on our national landscape and few issues are more pressing than universal access from my vantage as a practicing physician. But when I witnessed the surreal protests about the so-called “death panels,” in many ways, I saw a drift into…
Source: www.theage.com.au MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 5, 2009: Smacking children should be made illegal throughout the world, a British child rights activist told the Parliament of the World’s Religions yesterday. Christine Dodd said corporal punishment infringed children’s rights and dignity, taught them that violence was a proper way to solve conflict and was on the same continuum as serious abuse. Ms…
Source: www.voxy.co.nz WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, December 5, 2009: The Hindu Council of New Zealand (HCNZ) will organize the Wellington Regional Hindu Conference on Saturday, February 27, 2010, in Lower Hutt, Wellington. The theme of the conference is “Community Development – A Hindu Perspective”. HCNZ believes in the ideal of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one big family). Hindu New Zealanders…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 30, 2009: When 7-year-old Shiva Ayyadurai left Mumbai with his family nearly 40 years ago, he promised himself he would return toIndia someday to help his country. In June, Mr. Ayyadurai, now 45, moved from Boston to New Delhi hoping to make good on that promise. An entrepreneur and lecturer at theMassachusetts Institute of…
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, November 30, 2009: BBC Radio 4 is reviewing its programming in an attempt to increase its appeal to ethnic minorities following criticism that it is ‘too white’. Managers at the station are preparing to introduce a range of measures to address the lack of black and Asian listeners. These include commissioning more material with a distinctly…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com O Mother! Let all my speech be your prayer; let all my crafts and technology be your worship and be the mystic gestures of my hand, adorning you. May all my movements become your devotional circumambulations. May everything I eat or drink be oblations to you. Let my lying down in rest and sleep be prostrations to you.…
Source: www.theage.com.au AUSTRALIA, December 4, 2009: Counting their blessings was an important part of the opening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne last night. Religious leaders presided in their respective religion’s fullest ceremonial richness and color. Delegates had their week-long meeting blessed by Zoroastrians, Jains, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Baha’is, Aborigines, Shintos and in song.…
Source: beta.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 22, 2009: Khadi, the hand spun fabric that was backed by Mahatma Gandhi has undergone a major change to attract the customers with its new stylish look. The fabric now caters to the needs of today’s fashion conscious age group. Popularized by many fashion designers, it has gained international recognition and is now in…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, November 2009: India has the most climate-change aware population among major global players, according to the BBC. 81% of Indians think the matter is “Serious/Very serious,” an index that is higher than China (33%), US (64%), Europe (62%) or Japan (75%). Only states struck hard by climate woes, such as impoverished African countries and small island…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Never do anything which you would not wish to do during the last hour of your life. Dada J.P. Vaswani