Press Release from Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, September 11, 2006: More than 16,000 people poured into De Anza College, Cupertino, on Saturday, September 9, to be part of an exciting day to celebrate the Hindu way of life. Hindu Sangam, a one-day grand cultural program aimed at displaying the various Hindu intellectual, cultural and spiritual contributions made over thousands…
Hari Bansh Jha, Hinduism Today Correspondent, Kathmandu KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 11, 2006: Nepal is passing through the most critical phase in its history of 238 years. Ever since the internal conflict erupted in the country in 1996, 15,000 people have been killed. Nearly 270,000 people are believed to have been displaced and 1.5 million youth have been forced to migrate…
www.alertnet.org RAIPUR, INDIA, September 12, 2006: A Hindu nationalist-led government in central India said on Monday it will proceed with a plan to impose strict punishment on anyone found guilty of forcing religious conversions. The decision by the government of Chhattisgarh state to give more teeth to a law banning conversions by force or allurement comes despite protests by Christian…
COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN, September 14, 2006: The Hindu Temple of Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol near Malaga, Spain, recently celebrated Krishna Janmastami. The temple is located by the Parque de la Paloma (Park of the Dove). The temple has a total area of 1,993 square meters and is single story with five domes. Photos of the temple can…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, September 15, 2006: The Kalaa Mandir was founded in 1998 to promote Hinduism in Australia came to be known as “Hindu Heritage Society” to reflect its aims and objectives more accurately. HHS organizes various cultural and educational programs for both children and adults and has organised religious and cultural activities for the local community which includes Kumbh Milan…
Archana Dongre, Hinduism Today Los Angeles Correspondent IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, September 12, 2006: What crystallized the positively charged message of the Hindu Sangam Kumbha Mela here September 10, were the impassioned speeches by the Hindu leaders of diverse sects, empowered words that aimed at quelling the dark shadows of negativity looming heavily on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the…
www.canada.com MONTREAL, CANADA, September 12, 2006: About 40 people took a symbolic walk for peace last night from Montreal’s city hall to the Palais des congres, where they were greeted by keynote speakers at the opening event of a conference on religion. Muslim activist Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and theologian Karen Armstrong spoke at last night’s plenary…
This down-to-earth presentation begins with an explanation of the nature of the media as we find it today, what is and isn’t considered “news,” how the media regards religion and the constraints journalists work under. The media, he will point out, isn’t likely to change, and it is up to religious organizations to learn how to work effectively within its…
www.latimes.com IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, September 11, 2006: Thousands of Hindus gathered Sunday at UC Irvine during a rare Kumbha Mela religious festival to help bring spiritual peace to devotees and to the world on the eve of Sept. 11. “We hope today’s celebration, held on the day before 9/11, can bring positive energy and peace to the Earth,” said Rama Kumar…
www.hindujagruti.org DHARASHIV, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, September 11, 2006: On the day of Ganesh Chaturdashi, there was a heavy stone pelting on the procession taken out for immersion of Ganesh Deities damaging the Ganesh Deity. The situation became very tense. Muslims also burnt one shop. There was stone pelting even on a mosque. Police had to call for additional contingent of Reserve…