Source: Religion News Service [HPI note: This is interesting to Hindus as representative of the developments of allowing ¬†religious identity in European classroom. Not long ago, a Hindu girl had problems for expressing her religion in the form of a nose ring.] BERLIN, GERMANY, September 29, 2009: German religious freedom laws require a school to let a devout Muslim student…
Source: Religion News Service [HPI note: This is interesting to Hindus as representative of the developments of allowing ¬†religious identity in European classroom. Not long ago, a Hindu girl had problems for expressing her religion in the form of a nose ring.] BERLIN, GERMANY, September 29, 2009: German religious freedom laws require a school to let a devout Muslim student…
Source: www.ptinews.com MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, October 6, 2009: In an unprecedented move, Australia’s Victorian state will this year light up major installations including its parliament, airport and Indian consulate during Diwali. Under a seven-day long lighting competition being organized by Celebrate India Inc. and beginning from October 10, prime buildings in Melbourne will be lit up, event coordinator of the organization…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 28, 2009: The ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This, despite India’s opposition and following Nepal’s breaking ranks on the culturally sensitive issue. Nepal has emerged as the first country from South Asia — the region where untouchability has…
Source: www.forumforhinduawakening.org NEW JERSEY, USA, October 4, 2009: The first-ever Hinduism Summit (Hindu Dharma Sabha) in the NJ-NY-PA tristate area will be held by the Forum for Hindu Awakening and the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), with support from Hindu and spiritual organizations. The Hinduism Summit will be held on October 24 at the Marathi Vishwa Community Center. The Hinduism Summit…
Source: wii.ign.com TORONTO, CANADA, September 24, 2009: The new game “Yoga” for Wii incorporates specialized hatha yoga routines for health. “In designing Yoga for Wii, we wanted to make sure that players are walking away with not only a great workout for the body but also for the mind,” says Markus Reutner, Marketing manager JoWood Productions. “We’ve done extensive research…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Children, love can accomplish anything and everything. Love can cure diseases. Love can heal wounded hearts and transform human minds. Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, or Ammachi, founder of many social, educational and medical charities
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. Rabindranath Tagore, (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Source: Religion News Service BERLIN, GERMANY, September 29, 2009: German religious freedom laws require a school to let a devout Muslim student set aside some time during the school day for prayers, a Berlin court ruled. The 16-year old student had argued that he had already compromised with the school by limiting the number of prayers during the school day…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk LEICESTER, UK, October 5, 2009: Thousands of people visited Leicester for the turning on of the Belgrave Road Diwali lights, one of the biggest such celebrations outside India. Lord Mayor Roger Blackmore performed the ceremony on Sunday evening, which was followed by a fireworks display. The city’s celebrations of the Hindu festival of light are thought to be…