info@hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 22, 2005: The World Hindu Federation (WHF) will be holding its 17th Executive Committee Meeting at Hotel Grand Seasons, Kuala Lumpur, on August 27 and 28, 2005. About 200 participants representing about 15 nations are expected to attend this meeting which is being held for the first time in Malaysia. This Federation was established 25…
www.newkerala.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 20, 2005: An unusually large group of Rhesus macaque monkeys, who seem to share the space with ministers and bureaucrats in New Delhi, are causing havoc at government offices. The increasingly aggressive animals swing effortlessly between the offices of the defence, finance and external affairs ministries, and have even been spotted in the Prime Minister’s…
www.amritapuri.org AMRITAPURI, KERALA, INDIA, August 21, 2005: (HPI note: The ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi issued the following report) The large hall was full as Amma began the program for the first Devi Bhava darshan after the US tour. Over 15,000 tokens were distributed for darshan. After Amma’s satsang, during the 3rd song of the evening bhajans at around 6.15 pm,…
www.fijitimes.com SUVA, FIJI, August 15, 2005: The festival of lights, Deepavali, has not lost its beauty, joy and auspiciousness for people of Fiji, says the Opposition Leader Mahendra Chaudhry. “This is because Diwali has become an integral part of our culture and traditions and its religious significance far transcends the events that may have led to its creation in the…
www.montrealmurugan.org MONTREAL, CANADA, August 22, 2005: With the blessings of Lord Murugan (Karthikeya) the Hindu community in Montreal has accomplished the mission towards building an authentic temple to Lord Murugan with Dravidian architecture (the oldest living architecture). The new Murugan temple has two majestic towers (the Raja Gopuram over the entrance and the Vimanam over the main sanctum sanctorum), attractive…
www.hssus.org BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, August 10, 2005: (HPI note: Neha Shah provided the following report.) The setting: a beautiful Indian summer day. The air: warm and fragrant, that evoked memories for many of beautiful Indian festivals full of enthusiasm, energy and anticipation. Such was scene at Locke Middle School in Billerica on August 7, 2005. “Pradeepadarshini” (meaning one who guides to…
www.guardian.co.uk LONDON, UK, August 15, 2005: Nearly 40 years after he first turned the Beatles on to transcendental meditation at his Indian ashram – sparking an upsurge of interest in his philosophy across the world – the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has ordered his followers to stop teaching his advanced meditation and levitation techniques in Britain. Disgusted at Tony Blair’s support…
www.nepalitimes.com MORANG, NEPAL, July 21, 2005: It has been over 20 years since a French Jesuit named Fr. Henri de Laulanie discovered a new way of rice farming in Madagascar that increased yield while utilizing less seed. After the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development in the United States adopted the Jesuit’s methods and started promoting the new…
Press Report SRINIGAR, INDIA, August 19, 2005: The two-month-long Hindu pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir came to an end on Friday afternoon. This year’s annual yatra remained free of any militant attacks. During the annual yatra, nearly 400,000 pilgrims visited the cave. A stream of devotees chanting hymns, accompanying the Charri Mubarik led by…
www.indolink.com U.S., August 14, 2005: A number of recent studies have focused on the role that Indian-American philanthropic organizations play in promoting social development and goodwill both in America as well as in India. For example, Priya Anand’s study, presented last year at the International Society for Third Sector Research, concludes that while temples in the United States help preserve…