Source:http://blog.beliefnet.com/omsweetom/2009/10/halloween.html USA, October 30, 2009 (By Vineet Chander): Growing up, I always experienced Halloween as a clashing of cultures. More than any other American holiday, Halloween seemed to draw a line in the sand between the world that my Hindu immigrant parents resided in and the American suburban world around me. Since Halloween usually tends to coincide with a number…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chided for my singularity, but with this lighter repast I made the greater progress, from greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), inventor and a founding father of America, on his vegetarianism
Source: We are sad to inform you that Pandit N. R. BHATT, aged 88, passed away on 19th July 2009 at his residence in Mandavalli, Mylapore, Chennai, at around 9 am.Dr. N. R. BHATT was born on 24th July 1920, in the State of Karnataka. He studied Vyakarana Siromani at the Venkateshvara Sanskrit College in Tirupati.Member of the EFEO and…
Source: And then there was the issue of costumes. Recently I was asked what I thought about having kids dress up as Hindu Deities. I have to admit, his question caught me off guard. A bindi-wearing Indian Princess is one thing, but dressing up like a Goddess…? The more I thought about it, though, the less sure I became of…
Source: en.travelweb.com.tw HUALIEN COUNTY, TAIWAN, October 14, 2009: Cambodia and Myanmar Traditional Puppet Show was proudly presented on October 14 – 16, at the Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau in Taiwan. After years of hard work, the Shadow Puppet Show was listed by UNESCO as part of the “Oral and Intangible Heritage” of the world. The shadow-puppet stories are most…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, October 27, 2009: When it comes to majestic grandeur, few monarchies in the world matched the opulence of India’s royal courts in their heyday. The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London has brought some of that splendor to life in a new exhibition featuring more than 250 rarely seen objects, including thrones, gem-encrusted weapons and…
Source: www.courierpress.com NEWBURGH, INDIANA, October 30, 2009: The Tri-State Hindu Temple in Newburgh, Indiana, will celebrate a three-day installation ceremony for Lord Ganesha this weekend. The program begins Friday, October 30 and runs through Sunday. The public is invited to attend on Sunday. For more information, visit http://www.tristatehindutemple.org/events.php
Source: www.parliamentofreligions.org KAPAA, HAWAII, USA, October 30, 2009: The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions has announced Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami as a featured program presenter at the 2009 Parliament. As the world’s largest interfaith gathering, representatives and leaders from all faith traditions will gather in Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 3-9, to work together to create a more peaceful, just…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Children, we must first plant the seeds of love, peace and patience within ourselves. The key to world peace is within every individual residing on this planet. Peace is not just the absence of war and conflict; it goes well beyond that. Simply transferring the world’s nuclear weapons to a museum will not in itself bring about world…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com NAGAPATTINAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, October 28, 2009: For the first time in a hundred years, dalits of Chettipulam village stepped inside the local Shiva temple on Tuesday, in a historic moment brought about by government and political intervention. Escorted by revenue and police officers, nearly 70 dalits of the village situated near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district entered the…