www.rediff.com INDIA, March 14, 2008: As many Hindu parents in America and Canada know too well, you just cannot be prepared for all the questions your child has to face in the school. Questions like: Why do Hindus worship the cow? Are Hindu Gods always married to many women? Why do Hindus worship icons? The parents’ answers and explanations are…
online.wsj.com SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, January 25, 2008: Cambodia’s most famous temple may be 900 years old, but the message it sets out to convey is timeless: Angkor Wat is all about glory. The temple stands out from the rest — in artistry, in scale and in popular imagery. One of the largest religious structures in the world, and the only…
www.hinduismtoday.com TAMIL NADU, INDIA, March 4, 2008: (HPI Note: this article was sent by HPI on March 4, but the contact e-mail was incorrect. The correct one is cvpacrhsrjpm@dataone.in) New books. Used books. All books are welcomed by two institutions in the deep south of India. When Hinduism Today editorial staff was traveling in Tamil Nadu in February, we were…
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www.trinidadexpress.com TRINIDAD, March 15, 2008: An order to remove rakshas (sacred threads) from the wrists of Hindu pupils at the Cunupia High School has provoked the wrath of the Hindu Students Council of Trinidad and Tobago (HCSTT). Earlier this week the school refused entry to those pupils wearing the rakshas, which is tied on by a Hindu priest during a…
www.newindpress.com CUDDALORE, INDIA, March 13, 2008: A meeting held in Chidambaram on Tuesday decided to allow oduvars to recite Tamil devotional hymns at Lord Nataraja temple on a regular basis. As per the resolution, the oduvars recited Tamil hymns at the temple from 7.30 am to 8 am on Wednesdays. The resolution was adopted in the meeting between the dikshitars,…
www.chinapost.com.tw DENPASAR, INDONISIA, March 8, 2008: The normally vibrant Indonesian tourist destination of Bali came to a standstill Friday as the island’s Hindu majority celebrated the start of the Hindu new year. The Day of Silence, known here as Nyepi, saw Balinese confined to their homes, unable to work, play and — for some — even talk or eat. The…
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www.hinduismtoday.com If the chimney is full of smoke, how can the light be seen? If the mind is full of dirt, how can the soul shine? Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
www.speaksanskrit.org U.S.A, March 15, 2008: A group of students of Indian origin from various US Universities, meeting at an online forum, decided to create an online Sanskrit magazine. Under the name “Campus Samskritam Network” (CSN), faculty and alumni from MIT, UMD, CMU, UPitt, PSU, UPenn, Caltech, Purdue and other prestigious universities have been working on an eletronic publication, hosted on…