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Buddhists seek control over Mahabodhi temple management
www.thaindian.com PATNA, INDIA, March 28, 2008: Buddhist monks are upset with the Bihar government for “deliberately” delaying the formation of a panel for running the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Buddhism’s holiest shrine, and want control to be vested with Buddhists. The Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BGTMC) has been without a head for more than six months. Monks say…
Holi Celebrated with Fervor in Utah
deseretnews.com UTAH, USA: March 30, 2008: A fusion of colors exploded on the east side of the majestic white Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork Saturday evening as thousands celebrated the Festival of Colors, one of the most important Hindu holidays of the year. To rejoice in the coming of spring and the victory of good over evil, natives of India,…
Hindu Leaders Question Yoga for Christians
www.thetimes.co.za JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, March 31, 2008: It’s hypocrisy, says Maha Sabha head, but Catholic teacher says it has helped her draw closer to Christ. A Catholic spiritual teacher who encourages her pupils to find God through yoga has been criticized by Hindu leaders. Winnie Young, 96, has spent most of her life teaching yoga after studying under one of…
Elephants’ Skilled Trunks and Giant Artistic Genius
www.elephantartgallery.com THAILAND, March 31, 2008: Elephants at the National Elephant Institute, Thailand, can express their artistic genius more than anywhere else. There they get a blank canvas, paint, a brush and freedom to express themselves in surprising art. Many of the National Elephant Institute’s artists were rescued from mistreatment in captivity, and the proceedings help keep support the artists and…
Hindu Freelance Priests Do Well in America
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25, 2008: As the the Washington D.C. area’s Indian population swells, so soars the demand for Hindu ceremonies — baby-naming services, engagements, blessings for new cars — that are traditionally performed outside the many priest-staffed temples that dot the area. So, for eight years, Sastry has kept busy as one of the region’s few freelance Hindu…
New Video Reveals Christian Missionary Misdeeds in India
www.youtube.com INDIA, March 28, 2008: Bad Manna is a three-part YouTube video subtitled “A first hand report on the effects of missionary activity in India.” HPI highly recommends all concerned Hindus view this well-made in-depth look at the nefarious activities of Christian missionaries that continue to this day in India.
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him. Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
Judge Allows California School Textbook Lawsuit to Proceed
www.capeem.org LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, March 26, 2008: California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) scored a major victory on Tuesday when Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr. of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of California rejected the defendants’ motion to dismiss CAPEEM’s lawsuit to correct inaccuracies in sixth grade history textbooks. CAPEEM’s complaint contends that…
United States Schools Hunt for Hindi Teachers
timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, March 23, 2008: Little would Jagdish Prasad Sharma have dreamed that his proficiency in Hindi would one day take him from the quiet holy town of Mathura to the bright lights of the US. Earlier this month, Sharma was one among the 100-odd Hindi teachers who travelled to Noida to be interviewed by a delegation from Connecticut…