Source: news.bbc.co.uk RAWALPINDI, INDIA, August 11, 2009: For the last five decades, 80-year-old Indu Mitha has been teaching the beautiful and deeply religious Bharatanatyam dance to Pakistanis. Dance, it seems, can cross cultural and religious boundaries. Teaching traditional Indian dance in Pakistan required a delicate balancing act, which she successfully performed along her dance steps. Dance was considered “haraam” –…
Source: www.scribd.com KAUAI, HAWAII, August 16, 2009: In our effort to improve the teaching of Hindu and Indian history, Hinduism Today magazine has posted on the free site, scribd.com, a series of history books used in India. Clicking on the URL above will take you to the page where each can be read, or downloaded as a PDF file. They…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Culture without religion is tourism. Anonymous
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist, philosopher and writer
Source: news.bbc.co.uk INDIA, August 14, 2009: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) decision to put India on a list of states which failed to protect religious minorities is “regrettable”, India’s foreign ministry says. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom says India was added to the list because of a “disturbing increase” in religious violence. Other countries on…
Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, August 14, 2009 (By Aseem Shukla): [HPI note: this summary, edited for brevity, tries to bring you the most important points of this issue. We encourage you to read the original at source above.] This week, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) placed India on its “watch list.” By this designation, India,…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com BHUBANESHWAR, ORISSA, INDIA, August 14, 2009: Taking exception to a report by a US panel on global religious freedom placing India on the “Watch List” for violence, Christian leaders in Orissa on Friday said the majority community has been “extremely cordial” to them. “The civil society of the majority community has been extremely cordial and supportive of the…
Source: www.telegraphnepal.com NEPAL, August 11, 2009: Reports coming from Taulihawa have it that the signature campaign initiated by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal have so far failed to garner support in favor of re-declaration of the country as a Hindu State and referendum on Monarchy and Federalism. The local coordinator of the campaign, Mr. Bed Prasad Burma, told the Rajdhani Daily,…
Source: www.cnet.ngo.net.au HELENSBURGH, AUSTRALIA, August 10, 2009: Over thirty cultural, spiritual and religious organizations are coming together for Celebration of Ganesha Visarjana, the biggest festival of Hindus in Australia. It is also one of the biggest celebrations of Visarjana outside of India. The program starts at 9am on August 30 at the Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Temple Rd, Helensburgh. It includes…
Source: www.geocities.com SAN JUAN, TRINIDAD&TOBAGO, August 8, 2009: Though many immigrants lose their accents and their cultural roots, it seems the last thing they are willing to give up is their food. Kumar Mahabir, author of “Caribbean East Indian Recipes,” provides a comprehensive background to the ingredients, mores, folkways and history of East Indian foods in the Caribbean. The directions…