Source: http://www.newscientist.com/ May 27, 2009: The ancient Indus script, as yet undeciphered, continues to intrigue scholars with the lure of new insights into humanity’s history. Some 5,000 examples of this exquisitely carved script have been found, but a definitive translation is still elusive. The Indus Valley civilization covered an area of Pakistan and northwest India about a quarter the size…
Source: www.vhp-america.org UNITED STATES, June 6, 2009 (Press Release): On behalf of the Hindu American community, The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) would like to voice its disappointment with the US Congress-backed panel “United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF)” expedition to India in June 2009, to investigate and gain perspective on Indian government’s response to recent disturbances.…
Source: worldminoritiesforum.blogspot.com ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, June 12, 2009: Professor Carl Belle Vadivella of Adelaide, President of the Adelaide Vinayagar temple, has investigated the recent attacks on ethnic Indians in various Australian cities. He says that most such attacks appear not to be motivated by racial ill will, but rather by opportunism: Indians (commonly believed to be wealthy) are easily identifiable, and…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com KOCHI, INDIA, June 9, 2009: The Arya Vaidya Nilayam Ayurvedic Healthcare group (AVN) is building a new state-of-the-art Ayurvedic hospital in Madurai, with specialities in preventive medicine, neurology, neuro-psychology and infertility. Ramesh R Varier, Managing Director, said the 65-bed hospital complex is scheduled to open in October 2009 and will offer the detoxification therapies (Panchakarma), adapted to suit…
Source: Hindu Council UK LONDON, UK, June 8, 2009: Hindus in Britain who eat chicken may have also, quite unknowingly, been eating beef and pork for at least the last two years. Tests performed by the Food Standards Authority (FSA) have confirmed that food manufacturers in three EU states have been using bulking agents made from pork and beef to…
Source: http://www.newscientist.com/ USA, May 27, 2009: The ancient Indus script, as yet undeciphered, continues to intrigue scholars with the lure of new insights into humanity’s history. Some 5,000 examples of this exquisitely carved script have been found, but a definitive translation is still elusive. The Indus Valley civilization covered an area of Pakistan and northwest India about a quarter the…
Source: www.al.com HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, May 29, 2009: Mahatma Gandhi wrote that the way we treat our women is an indicator of our barbarism. The ultimate and the only authority on the practices of Hinduism are the four Vedas. That women and men are equal in the eyes of dharma is made explicit in a beautiful verse from the Rig-Veda: “O…
Source: mailto:mediarelations@uamail.albany.edu ALBANY, NEW YORK, May 27, 2009: [HPI note: Hindu health care professionals may be inspired to implement a faith-based service for the continually growing Hindu population in the United States.] Faith community nurses (FCNs) are playing an increasingly significant role in providing better access to basic health services for under-served populations, according to the University at Albany’s Center…
Source: www.iheu.org [HPI note: due to technical problems, this article appeared truncated in yesterday’s edition of HPI.] LONDON, UK, June 10, 2006: Government representatives, activists and experts from around the world will address the first “World Conference on Untouchability” at Conway Hall Humanist Centre, London, UK, on June 9 and 10, 2009. The conference is organized by the International Humanist…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com You shine, all living things emerge. You disappear, they go to rest. Recognizing our innocence, O golden-haired Sun, arise; let each day be better than the last. Rig Veda (X, 37, 9)