Source SOUTH AFRICA, April 23, 2014 (The Media Online): The recent decision issued by the Press Appeal Panel in a complaint lodged by the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha against the Sunday Times raises important questions regarding the intersection between freedom of expression and religion. The complaint concerned a Zapiro cartoon depicting officials of Cricket South Africa (CSA) sacrificing their…
Source MARKHAM, CANADA, April 6, 2014 (Weekly Voice): Keeping in line with the principles of Arya Samaj to disseminate and propagate Aryan values as propounded by the Vedas, Arya Samaj of Markham and Arya Samaj of Toronto jointly launched an English translation of the Four Vedas in eight volumes covering eight thousand pages, flown directly from India for this most…
Source CAMBODIA, April 22, 2014: Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, head of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, is pleased to announce the company’s upcoming tour of Theatre of Shadows. The show, featuring 23 dancers and ten musicians, combines elements of the Ream Ker, the Cambodian Ramayana, with Sbek Thom, traditional Khmer shadow theater. Renowned for its graceful hand…
Source To enter into the spiritual life is a rare blessedness, it is a great good: to take it seriously and engage in active spiritual Sadhana is a second blessedness and a still greater good: but to persevere in the spiritual life, to be ever progressive and ceaseless in one’s spiritual life, is the greatest good, the crowning blessedness.— Swami…
Source UNITED STATES, April 24, 2014 (HAF): The Hindu American Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of The Bhutanese American Community Grant Program. This grant program is specifically intended to support Bhutanese Hindus struggling to maintain their religion, culture, and traditions through their resettlement in America. Through the Grant Program, a total of $5,000 has been made available for…
Source THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, November 6, 2013 (The Hindu): Russia has expressed its keenness to take Ayurveda to new realms and to work with Kerala to see how best they can integrate the age-old system of medicine with theirs. The intention to popularize Ayurveda in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries was conveyed by the Russian delegation to Chief…
Source The biggest sorrow is poverty. The greatest happiness is that of meeting with a saint, which is beyond compare.— Tulsidas in the Ramacharitamanasa, 16th century
Source REUNION ISLAND, April, 16 2014 (Zinfos): The Reunion Tamil Federation, the Reunion Vaikoundam Association and the insurance company, Assurances Australes, have teamed up to offer the population of Reunion the possibility of organizing a funeral according to Hindu rites. It is a first for the island. This funeral agreement is a turnkey product to avoid financial and administrative burdens…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8IYtyVKHQ MIDLANDS,TEXAS, Feb 19, 2014 ( Kauai Aadheenam, Hawaii): On February 19, 2014, one Hindu, one Jew and three Christians sat together to answer questions submitted by the moderator and the local community before an audience of mixed faiths at First Baptist Church in Midland, Texas. This was the fourth such interfaith panel held in the Permian Basin. The five…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 19, 2014 (Times Of India): [HPI note: this report should be taken with a grain of salt. Ever since the discovery of the temple’s wealth, the state government has been trying to take control of the temple’s finances, something they can do only if mismanagement is proven. The temple’s present management has challenged this amicus…