Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 3, 2006: “The biggest problem our country faces today is that our rulers have become directionless. The role of Shankaracharyas and saints is to provide direction to the rulers. In fact, the Shankaracharya tradition and the maths were created for this very purpose. It is unfortunate that those forces who are pampering…
www.manager.co.th THAILAND, May 1, 2006: The restored image of the four-faced Lord Brahma will be reinstalled at its Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong Intersection in the next 10 days, said caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Culture Minister Surakiat Sathirathai yesterday morning, following an inspection of the progress of the repairs to the holy Deity, which was completely destroyed by a mentally…
www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 2, 2006: (HPI note: The significance of this discovery is unclear. Additional links are given at the end for more technical information.) A Neolithic stone celt with the Indus Valley script has been discovered by a school teacher, V. Shanmuganathan, in a village called Sembian-Kandiyur near Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. The celt, a polished…
campaigns@farmusa.org FLORIDA, USA, May 2, 2006: On April 25, the Florida House of Representatives enacted the Florida Healthy School Lunch Resolution (HR 9095) recommending a daily vegetarian school lunch option. (HPI note: A legislative resolution carries no weight of law, rather is advice or a recommendation from the legislators.) HR 9095 states in part: “Whereas school children who identify themselves…
www.harvarddharma.org MASSACHUSETTS, USA, May 1, 2006: The Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, announces the launch of Swadharma on their website (url above): “Swadharma is a semi-annual publication dedicated to the presentation of Hinduism and Indian philosophy. Swadharma seeks to broaden the knowledge and understanding of Hinduism by serving as a medium of intellectual exchange between scholars, academics, and the global community.…
www.freep.com TROY, MICHIGAN, April 20, 2006: The Hindu community in south-east Michigan has been served well since 1981 by religious ceremonies in a utilitarian brick facility. Through the years the congregation has grown and the 1,000 members now want to build a 35,000-square-foot addition in traditional Hindu style with domed shikars. The news release explains, “The new temple is being…
www.kripalu.org LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, April 29, 2006: The Honoring Our Ancestor Conference, presented by Mother Maya (Sri Swamini Mayatitananda), will be held on September 17 – 19, 2006 at the Kripalu Center for Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. These two days of meditation, celebration and nurturing of the spirit will be held during the auspicious time of Pitri Paksha — when we…
www.zeenews.com AJMER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, April 25, 2006: Pushkar, the famous Hindu pilgrimage center near here, is all set for a facelift with the removal of encroachments around the holy lake. Pushkar Clean Operation was launched last week and 26 hotels and restaurants on the bank of the lake have been identified for removal, official sources said here today. Union Tourism…
www.thenorthwestern.com OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, USA, April 30, 2006: Colorful garbs, Indian music and dancing livened otherwise quiet streets near the Grand Opera House Saturday in festive celebration of another Roy family traditional Hindu wedding. Groom Raj Dhanasekaran, 28, arrived by horse and carriage in a procession that briefly closed down a stretch from the Park Plaza to the Grand. Horns welcomed…
news.webindia123.com BEIJING, CHINA, April 22, 2006: In honor of their famous predecessor, Xuanzang (602-664 AD), two chinese monks are retracing the journey that their brother Buddhist monk made over 1300 years ago. The news release explained, “Xuanzang travelled from the city of Chang’an, which is now called Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province, to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures and study, returning…