SourceRICHMOND, VIRGINIA, September 6, 2004: Grace Kendall knew back in seventh grade that she did not want to cut open a preserved frog. Her teacher allowed her to use a computer alternative. Now a junior at Stafford High School, Grace has declined to dissect ever since. “I thought there was something really wrong with dissecting a dead animal when I…
SourceUSA, June 17, 2004: (HPI note: This article appeared in the prestigious magazine, the Economist, several months ago.) The term yoga has become mainstream in America. Americans have been trying bikram yoga and ashtanga yoga in popular classes across the land. When Patanjali, a yoga master, wrote his great works in second century BC, he probably never envisioned that the…
Rajiv Malik, HPI CorrespondentNEW DELHI, September 7, 2004: “In terms of growth of different religious communities, Hindus showed a decline over the previous decade, their population growing by 20.3% during 1991 and 2001 as compared to 25.1% during 1981-91. The Muslim population on the other hand, grew by 36.0% during 1991-2001, compared to 34.5% during 1981-91.” These statistics were revealed…
SourceMYSORE, INDIA, September 3, 2004: As Ganesha Chaturthi approaches this year, environmentalists are encouraging devotees and icon-makers to use biodegradable materials to make the icons and to paint them with natural dyes and vegetable oils. So far this call to protect the rivers, lakes and the sea from the onslaught of harmful substances during the celebration has been voluntary. However,…
SourceWINNIPEG, CANADA, August 29, 2004: Mahatma Gandhi’s long walk through history has paused in an unlikely spot, the central Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg. A life-size statue of the “father of the nation” complete with his signature walking cane, has arrived in central Canada to become the showpiece of a new Museum for Human Rights. The 500-kilo bronze statue created…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, August 30, 2004: The Department of Posts has released a postage stamp today in commemoration of India’s Heritage in Grammar and Mathematics which was influenced by the accomplishments of Panini, one of the greatest grammarians of all time whose work revolutionized the use of language not only in India but also in the rest of the world. The…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, August 30, 2004: Delhi’s Municipal Corporation has given the go-ahead to the second phase of privatization of cremation grounds in the city. The move, they expect, would put an end to the harassment that people have to put up with while performing the last rites at crematoriums. Complaints had been received about people being harassed by officials over…
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent.NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 5, 2004: “A large number of CD’s are being sold in the market today which portray the Hindu Gods and Goddesses in an extremely indecent manner, and I have appealed in writing to the President of India, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Chief Minister of Haryana and the leader of the opposition in…
SourceDELHI, INDIA, September 2, 2004: Pilgrims and regular travelers will be delighted to use the comprehensive schedule of India’s railways now posted on the Internet for the first time. Click “source” to go to the site.
SourceLENASIA, SOUTH AFRICA, September 5, 2004: The largest Swaminarayan Hindi Mission temple to be built in SA has taken more than 18 months to complete and will open next week. Nine hand-carved doors made of Burmese teak, a solid cherry-wood throne and 12 containers of imported decorative artwork have been used to decorate the US$1.2 million Hindu temple in Lenasia.…