Source: Reuters NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 7, 2002: With his “don’t worry, be happy” slogan and a breathing technique to reduce stress, His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar is known as the laughing guru in India. Appealing to India’s Westernized urban elite who have lost contact with their religious roots and priests, Ravishankar’s message has given this group back their sense…
GO TO SOURCE USA, February 9, 2002: About 12 of the nearly 50 Hare Krishna temples in the United States will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month because of a $400 million lawsuit over child abuse at Hare Krishna boarding schools, a spokesman for the movement said yesterday. The plaintiffs are 91 former students from around the world…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 8, 2002: The $600-million Chinese health care firm Tiangin Tianshi Biological Dev Co Ltd is introducing a range of Chinese herb-based food supplement health products in India. Tianshi’s foray is an outcome of Chinese premier Zhu Rongji’s recent visit to India, promising greater business between the two countries. In the first phase, Tianshi’s…
GO TO SOURCE BANGALORE, INDIA, February 7, 2002: Primary and Secondary Education Minister H Vishwanath today said the State government had given permission for opening of 300 English medium schools, including 150 schools in Bangalore City alone, in the current academic year. The schools would have classes from standard 5 to 10. Speaking to reporters here, the Minister said the…
Source: Press Release HYDERABAD, INDIA, February 10, 2002: Andhra Pradesh Tourism is planning to construct an aerial ropeway between Tirupati and Tirumala for travellers to the famous Sri Venkateswara temple. The 3.8-mile-long ropeway would pass through seven hills, and have a capacity of 1,000 passengers per hour and subsequently it will be doubled to 2,000 per hour. The project will…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 29, 2002: In an effort to promote the cause of girl child, leading exponents of various classical dance forms including Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharj and Kuchipudi exponents Radha and Raja Reddy performed in Delhi on January 30. The event Kaladarpanam, organized by an NGO Kalahetu was scheduled to have three generations of…
Source: Globe and Mail, England COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 1, 2002: As the world watches to see how Afghanistan recovers after being ruled by a fanatical Islam regime, Paul Knox of the Globe and Mail reveals a similar situation that may have been going on in Sri Lanka since 1983. Buddhism or rather some Buddhist leaders may have been influenced…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, February 10, 2002: The American Museum of Natural History here has postponed two controversial films on India because of protests from the Hindu community. The films are described on the museum web site at “source” above. The first, “We Are Not Your Monkeys” by Anand Patwardhan, is a five minute video. “The song…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, FEBRUARY 5, 2002: Archies Greetings and Gifts Ltd. has filed a suit in the Delhi High Court for a permanent injunction to restrain the Shiv Sena and some other organizations from “interfering in the Valentine’s Day celebrations and sales promotions.” Justice Sharda Aggarwan on Tuesday issued notices to the Shiv Sena and other Hindu…