Swami Lakshamananda Is Interviewed About Recent Religious Clashes in Orissa

indiamediabias@gmail.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 10, 2008: Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, Hindu leader of Orissa, was attacked in his car on December 24th by a group of locals who allegedly were religious extremists. Lakshmananda has been leading an anti-conversion movement in the area and several clashes followed his hospitalization. What follows is an interview where Swami explains his view of the…

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International Symposium on Tamil As A Classical Language

www.hinduonnet.com CHENNAI, INDIA, January 11, 2008: A four-day international symposium on “Tamil as a Classical Language” will be held in Chennai from January 17, which will deliberate on topics like translation of Tamil classics into Dravidian, Asian and European languages. Jointly organized by the Mysore-based Center for Excellence of Classical Tamil (CECT) and the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), the…

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Malaysia Hindu Sangam Appeals on Temple Worker Visas

www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 9, 2008: The President of Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Datuk A. Vaithilingam, met senior officials of the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss the work permits of Hindu temple workers, because their visas are being renewed to a shorter period than the normal schedule. A senior official of the Ministry En. Mat Sor Udin, Senior…

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World Congress on Psychology and Spirituality Concludes

www.hinduismtoday.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 5, 2008: The four and last day of the World Congress no Psycology and Spirituality ended with a speech celebrating the connection between the human psyche and yoga. Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar called yoga “a guiding pole star in enlightening the future generations” The conference was organized by Shruti Foundation, Infinity Foundation and The Association…

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HPI E-mail List Change and New Look (3rd Announcement)

www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…

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Ramakrishna Math to Publish Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism

www.hindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, January 5, 2008: The Ramakrishna Math is publishing a concise encyclopedia of Hinduism in April, the head of Bangalore’s branch Swami Harshananda said on Saturday. The encyclopedia will be in three volumes of 1000 pages, priced at Rs 1,000 each. However, as a pre-publication offer, all the three editions will be sold for Rs 1,000 and the…

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Fire at Hindu Temple in Illinos ‘Suspicious’

www.hinduonnet.com BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, January 9, 2008: Police and fire officials are investigating “suspicious” fires at a Bloomingdale home and at a Hindu temple that has been vandalized in the past. The Shree Radhey Shyam Temple temple was ablaze Monday morning. Both fires caused exterior, but not interior, damage, officials said. No one was hurt in either blaze. Bloomingdale Police Chief…

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Hindu Dharma Summit Releases Videos

www.hcina.org ORLANDO, FLORIDA, January 6, 2008: The Hindu Dharma Summit, held on December 14-16, 2007 in Orlando by the Hindu Collective Initiative of North America, is releasing videos of the event. The links are: Hindu Dharma Summit video 1 Hindu Dharma Summit video 2 Hindu Dharma Summit video 3 Hindu Dharma Summit video 4

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Vedic sciences make debut at Science Congress

www.hinduonnet.com VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, January 6, 2008:Visakhapatnam (PTI): The Indian Science Congress had another first to its credit as physicists and Vedic pundits came together to explore an interface between physics and Vedanta. Vedic pundits from the Sanskrit University in the temple town of Tirupati, Hyderabad and this port city exchanged views at a sessions on Vedic Sciences at the ongoing…

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HPI E-mail List Change and New Look (2nd Announcement)

www.feedblitz.com KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, January 5, 2008: After sending the Hindu Press International news feed from its own in-house e-mail server for almost ten years, Hinduism Today has switched to a professionally managed e-mail feed provider called FeedBlitz. Beginning with the January 5 edition, your daily HPI e-mails are coming from this new system and have a new look. Existing…

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