in.reuters.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 16, 2008: HINDRAF, a now outlawed Malaysian Hindu rights group, vowed on Thursday to continue its fight. Hindraf chairman Waytha Moorthy, who is living in exile in Britain, said that Hindraf “will continue its struggle against the UMNO regime in Malaysia, as we can no longer be cowed nor are we any longer afraid.” Last…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com JAGATSINGHPUR, INDIA, October 20, 2008: A group of Hindu sadhus has demanded increased security at temples and for priests in Orissa, fearing further attacks against the community after the killing of Swami Laxamananda Saraswati and four of his aides last August. The gunmen remain unidentified, and Hindus want protection for themselves and their temples. Swami Arupananda, president of the…
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Common family names of Hindus, Jains and Sikhs (followers of Dharma traditions) were picked from the Macys marriage registry for our data analysis. Though individuals religious preferences were not verified, the consistency of results across these common family names, gives validity to our conclusions. The results clearly show that at least a third of these young Dharmics have selected an…
www.southasianfocus.ca SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, October 22, 2008: The Indian diaspora worldwide were in celebratory mood for Diwali, and that stands true for Australians. Thousands of people gathered in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend to usher in Diwali festivities that coincided with the flowering of jacarandas and ripening of mangoes in Australia. While over 20,000 people celebrated Diwali at Olympic Park…
www.harekrsna.com JAGANNATHA PURI, ORISSA, October 18, 2008: The protracted debate regarding who can and cannot enter the world-famous Jagannath Temple has hit a roadblock. The temple is off limits to non-Hindus; but there is also contention about which “categories” of Hindus may worship there. On two occasions, police claim (after verifying identity cards), Hindu pilgrims from Indonesia have been driven…
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www.iht.com MASSENA, NEW YORK, October 15, 2008: A high school in the state of New York has won approval to offer students a voluntary yoga program–as long as it’s not called yoga. Some local parents had voiced fears that a “yoga program” would promote Hinduism and thereby violate the doctrine separating church and state; but they have agreed to let…
www.aol.in AHMEDABAD, INDIA, October 15, 2008: Pounds sterling, dollars, euros, dirhams — Gujarat’s revered Ambaji temple is flush with cash offerings in foreign currency after every Navratri. For the shrine in Banaskantha district, about 110 miles from here, which is visited by millions, true prosperity is measured not in gold but cash offerings, especially in foreign currency, made by Gujaratis…