Source UNITED STATES, April 2013 (The Atlantic): Jai Subedi still doesn’t know why Mitra Mishra killed himself. Subedi, a case manager for Bhutanese refugees at Interfaith Works Center for New Americans in Syracuse, NY, was with the 20-year-old Mishra at Schiller Park the evening of July 3, 2010. “We played soccer just the previous day until 6 p.m. and he…
Source I have heard that man can acquire superhuman powers through it and perform miracles. What shall I do with superhuman powers? Can one realize God through them? If God is not realized then everything becomes false.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source THRISSUR, INDIA, April 14, 2013 (Times of India): A Sanskrit grammar written by German born grammarian, lexicographer and philologist Jesuit missionary Fr. Johann Ernst Hanxleden, popularly known as Arnos Padre, was released in Belgium. The over 300-year-old work, considered one of the earliest missionary grammars in Sanskrit, was released on April 10, Fr. Roy Thottathil SJ, Director of Arnos…
Source CANADA, April 6, 2013 (The Globe And Mail): Mr. Benisasia runs a South Asian-focused funeral home on Derry Road in Malton and wants to open a crematorium beside it. The land, money and demand is there, he says. For more than three years, he’s waited for his rezoning application to be approved by the City of Mississauga. But a…
Source BOLIVIA, March 23, 2013 (La Patria): The Grand National Festival of Indian Dance will be held today, displaying the best of that culture, in terms of dance and dress, which will be shown by dance groups coming from La Paz, Cochabamba, Potosi, and Oruro. The Hamesha Hindu Cultural Center, celebrating its fifth anniversary, has coordinated the event which will…
Source NEPAL, April 11, 2013 (BBC): The police force in Nepal has introduced yoga lessons in an effort to slim down some of its heavier members. Officers at the Kathmandu HQ said they were concerned some staff were becoming too fat to carry out their duties. Obesity is an issue for many of Nepal’s male and female officers who, once…
Hindu American Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2013 (HAF): “We want justice, we want justice,” was the chant heard from a crowd of over 300 demonstrators, mostly of Bengali origin, on Wednesday in front of the White House. The rally, organized by the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) and the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), urged the United States…
Source CALAIS, FRANCE, April 8, 2013 (La Voix du Nord): In agreement with the City of Calais, the Opal Coast Trail organization will launch a new race called Holi Run on May 19 in Calais. The concept is quite simple: as the runners reach every succeeding kilometer mark, they’ll pass through coloring areas where colored starch powder color is projected…
Source SINGAPORE, April 8, 2013 (Straits Times): About 10,000 worshippers thronged the Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple on Sunday to bear witness to the consecration ceremony and receive blessings. The temple with a 150-year-old history has undergone a $2.5 million refurbishment and is now equipped with a new glass panel roof to shelter devotees plus other improvements to the entrance and…
Source UNITED STATES, April 4, 2013 (Harvard): The Maha Kumbh Mela, an eight-week Hindu festival held every 12 years in India and the largest human gathering on the planet, ended three weeks ago. Already, the tent city that had sprung up to accommodate millions of pilgrims is beginning to disappear from the sandy banks of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers,…