Source TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, April 14, 2013 (Newsday by Vishnu Bisram): I write to pay tribute to Guyanese Pundit Reepu Daman Persaud who passed away on April 7 and was cremated last Thursday. He is well known throughout Trinidad for his expertise in Hinduism and for conducting yagnas in several parts of the island. He was one of the longest serving Members…
Source “Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child, the whole world is your own.”— Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) wife of Sri Ramakrishna
Source SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, April 19,2013 (Deseret News): Preeya Prakash is difficult to define — even for Preeya Prakash. “I consider myself an American,” she said during a recent break in classes at the University of Utah, where she is a 24-year-old graduate student with a BA in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. “And I’m a Utahn.…
Source MIDLAND, TEXAS, April 18, 2013 (My West Texas): In an effort to promote peace and tolerance, leaders from different religious backgrounds met in Midland on Wednesday night for an interfaith discussion. St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church played host to leaders of the Baptist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Mormon faiths, and more than a hundred listeners. The Muslim faith was represented…
Source Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh
Bharti Tailor UNITED KINGDOM, April 20, 2013: (HPI Note: This report was sent in by Bharti Tailor, bharti@rgenterprises.co.uk). The groups who are considered ‘Low caste’ on whose name the legislation on case is being brought in spoke out today to say that they do not want the legislation (being proposed in the British Parliament). “All the groups enjoy protected status…
Source RUSSIA, April 18, 2013 (Elena Krovvidi,RIR): This week, the Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Moscow, the Ramakrishna Society – Vedanta Centre and the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, jointly commemorated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Academics, Indologists and religious leaders speak of the relevance of the great Indian sage’s teachings…
Source BANGLADESH, April 20, 2013 (the Daily Star): Unidentified criminals set a 200-year-old Hindu temple ablaze at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur in the wee hours yesterday. Police and locals said miscreants torched the Kali Mandir at Mahendradi village sometime after midnight. Dadon Kanta, chairman of Haridashdi-Mahendradi upazila, suspects that Jamaat or BNP men are behind the attack. Police, meanwhile, arrested…
Source Respect, don’t suspect.— Swami Tejomayananda, head of Chinmaya Mission
Source WALES, April 15, 2013 (BBC): An organisation to promote Hindu culture, religion and values in Wales has been officially launched. The Hindu Council of Wales (HCW) was established to give Hindu communities “one voice” and to promote better understanding of the culture. The council will also aim to work with other faiths to promote “mutual understanding.” There are more…