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Swami Chidananda of The Divine Life Society Attains Mahasamadhi
www.sivanandaonline.org RISHIKESH, INDIA, August 30, 2008: One of the prominent saints of contemporary times, and the President of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, established by Swami Sivananda, Swami Chidananda Saraswati, passed away on August 28th, 2008 at the age of 92 . He was a great Yogi and was a Loyola College, Chennai alumni in his pre-monastic days. He was…
“Daily Pioneer” Newspaper Reports Three Christians Arrested in Swami’s Murder
www.dailypioneer.com ORISSA, INDIA, August 25, 2008: The police have arrested Pradesh Kumar Das, an employee of the World Vision, a Christian Charity, from Khadagpur while escaping from the district at Buguda. In another drive, two other persons Vikram Digal and William Digal have been arrested from the house of Lal Digal, a local militant Christian, from Nuasahi at Gunjibadi, Nuagaan.…
Indian Anthropological Study of a Danish Village Available On-Line
multiversitylibrary.com AUGUST 28, 2008: The fascinating book, “Danes Are Like That!,” is available for free at the URL above. This 106 page study is by an Indian anthropologist, G. Prakash Reddy, who spent time living with the people of Hvilsager village in Denmark. His objective was to study the Danes therein just as Western anthropologists studied the villagers of India…
Global Hindu Population Counter
www.hinduyouth.net USA, August 28, 2008: An HPI reader sent the link above with a counter displaying the number of Hindus on Earth, updated continuously using Hinduism’s current growth rates. The website was created by the Hindu Youth Network, a very active Toronto-base group of young Hindus. As of the writing of this news summary we are 1 billion 36 million…
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Five Christians Detained Over Murder of Orissa Swami
www.cnn.com ORISSA, INDIA, August 27, 2008: The remote east Indian state of Orissa — historically a tinderbox of Hindu-Christian tensions — erupted in violence this week after gunmen killed a Hindu leader and mobs burned churches in retaliation. Police have been deployed in the state in the past to quell protests and violence between religious groups. Four days of communal…
Krishna Janmasthami Preparations In Full Gear
mangalorean.com MANGALORE, INDIA, August 22, 2008: Several organizations, temples and cultural bodies of Mangalore and Udupi have planned several cultural activities and competitions, particularly the ‘Mosaru Kudike’, on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmasthami on Sunday. Several Hindu associations have erected wooden towers to hang decorated earthen pots from top at various places in the city. Pots of various colors…
In a Generation, Minorities May Be the U.S. Majority
www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, August 13, 2008: Ethnic and racial minorities will comprise a majority of the United States’ population in a little more than a generation, according to new Census Bureau projections. The transformation is occurring faster than anticipated just a few years ago. The census calculates that by 2042, Americans who identify themselves as Hispanic, black, Asian (including…
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