www.thestar.com TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 23, 2006: A 10-day festival featuring Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Chhau started on September 22 at the Harbourfront. “Troupes from India, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., as well as Canada, will present dance based on modern interpretations of the Indian epics or blend traditional Indian styles…
vivekajyoti.blogspot.com MONTREAL, CANADA, October 1, 2006: The talk, “You are committing violence through conversion” given by Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati at the World Religions After 9/11 Congress is available at URL above.
www.beliefnet.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 18, 2006: Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations, Shashi Tharoor, is running for secretary general of this world body. If he wins, he would be the first practicing Hindu to lead the organization. In a straw pole taking of those who vote for the Secretary General, Tharoo came in…
www.ndtv.com KARAMSAD, INDIA, September 23, 2006: Every afternoon after classes, the grounds of the Swaminarayan Vidyapeeth come alive with color and music at the special Garba rehearsal sessions. More than half the girls here are Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Lisha Hira’s parents settled in California when she was just a child. But now she’s back to get an Indian education…
Montreal Gazette MONTREAL, CANADA, September 23, 2006: As Jews all over the world celebrate their New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and more than one billion Muslims begin to observe Ramadan, a month of fasting – and as the Catholic pope mulls over the furor he has unleashed with his curiously provocative comments on Islam – a group of scholars meeting in…
cities.expressindia.com CHANDIGARGH, INDIA, September 27, 2006: The Seetha Eliya Temple (Ashok Vatika), where Goddess Sita was kept in captivity by Ravana located in the Central Province in Sri Lanka, will soon have Deities of Hindu Gods from the Punjab. The Sri Lankan Central Province Minister, V. Radhakrishnan, says both countries are currently in discussions to promote religious tourism to the…
www.hinduvoice.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, September 27, 2006: The September edition of the Hindu Voice is available online and you won’t be disappointed with their coverage of Hindu life in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Editorials focus on Navaratri, an analysis surrounding the issues of meat eating in the Hindu tradition, a response to a recent Hindu-bashing article in The Times entitled…
www.asianews.it KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, September 27, 2006: The bishops of Malaysia have voiced concern about the increased Islamization of Malaysian society. On August 14, 2006, the Catholic bishops of Malaysia published a document in the weekly Catholic Herald entitled “The legal implications of conversions to Islam”. The bishops were attempting to educate Catholics against possible conversions to Islam as means…
www.ydr.com PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., September 26, 2006: Hundreds of bare feet moved in step to a thunderous drum beat. Every color imaginable could be found on ornate gowns worn by women and girls dancing at Navaratri, a 9-day celebration that devotes three days of worship each to the Goddesses of valor, wealth and knowledge. The celebration is of happiness and worship…
www.jaia-bharati.org INDIA, September 25, 2006: A documentary on the Muslim insurgency in Kashmir and subsequent attacks upon the Hindu Kashmir Pundit community is posted at URL above. Be advised that parts of it are quite graphic.