www.sanmarcosrecord.com AUSTIN, TX, USA, May 05, 2009: A mela was held Saturday, April 25th at Barsana Dham. Plenty of attractions kept the 6,000 attendees entertained at the only authentic Indian Fair in the area. There was something for everyone to enjoy such as Mehndi hand painting, Indian dance and music performances, an open-air bazaar selling a variety of Indian clothes…
www.nytimes.com CHARLESTON, SC, USA, April 27, 2009: More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking out. They are connecting on the Internet, holding meet-ups in bars, advertising on billboards and buses, volunteering at food pantries and picking up roadside trash, earning atheist groups recognition on adopt-a-highway signs. Polls show that the ranks of atheists are growing. The American…
RNS [HPI note: The first paragraph of this HPI item was missing yesterday. We run it again in full.] LONDON, ENGLAND, May 15, 2009: In a controversial move, the British Broadcasting Corp. has appointed Muslim television executive Aaqil Ahmed to head its religious programming–a position viewed by some as one of the most influential religious positions in the country. The…
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www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 9, 2009: National Book Trust, India, and United Nations Children’s Fund have come together to start a project titled “Documenting Oral Storytelling Tradition” to scientifically present India’s vast oral tradition of children’s stories, puzzles, legends, folk and traditional games as supplementary reading material in an enjoyable, attractively designed format. The idea is to connect children…
www.youtube.com HPI note: Some HPI readers could not see this video about India’s ancient achievements, which was announced recently. HPI suggests watching this video by copying and pasting this url in your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgf86k8C62g
www.hinduismtoday.com When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual-political leader in exile
The BBC has been criticized by both Church of England’s Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and his No. 2 prelate, Archbishop of York John Sentamu. Both have characterized the network as being indifferent, and sometimes openly hostile, to Christianity. Christina Rees, a member of the Church of England’s Archbishops’ Council, described Ahmed as “a respected professional” with a solid record…
www.freep.com CANTON, MI, USA, May 12, 2009: Hundreds of people celebrated the ground-breaking of a $7.8-million expansion of the Canton Hindu Temple with special prayers and ceremonies. “We all prayed for happiness, to be free from distress and to see auspiciousness everywhere,” said the temple’s head priest, Shiv Kumar Bhat. “Nobody should be unhappy.” Several Hindu priests conducted Vedic rites…
HPI KAPAA, HAWAII, May 15, 2009: After a detailed letter exposed the flaws of their article on Hinduism, Encyclopeadia Britannica announced it will revise it while “strives for balance in all subjects.” The letter was written by Amit Raj Dhawan, an electrical engineer by profession and a Hindu. In his expose, Dhawan wrote, “Britannica has misrepresented the concept and message…