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pSource: /pbr /The Indus Valley civilization covered an area of Pakistan and northwest India about a quarter the size of Europe. At its peak, between 2500 and 1900 bce, its major cities were among the world’s biggest, along with those of Mesopotamia and Egypt.br /br /Although the language of the Indus civilization may have died out altogether, some scholars speculate…

Source: Hindu Council UK BRITAIN, Tuesday, 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: www.iheu.org 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 and Ethical Union (IHEU) to explore a problem that afflicts nearly 250 million people in…

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA. June 6, 2009: None of the temple officials have ever seen her, but Rameswaram temple’s largest benefactor, Swiss national Elizabeth Ziegler, has been donating around US$8,000 to $10,000 every year to the Ramanathaswamy temple. Most recently she sent nearly US$440,000 in a single massive donation. Soon after Bhanumathi Nachair became chairperson of the board of trustees…

Source: www.hinducouncil.com.au AUSTRALIA, June 2, 2009 (press release): Hindus have lived in Australia for many decades, enjoying full religious freedom, and most Australians have been friendly. But recent attacks have targeted students of Indian origin. Originally, most victims were male; but recently, increasing numbers of female Indian students have been robbed. This problem has become prevalent in all major cities.…

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Hinduism gave itself no name, because it set itself no sectarian limits; it claimed no universal adhesion, asserted no sole infallible dogma, set up no single narrow path or gate of salvation; it was less a creed or cult than a continuously enlarging tradition of the Godward endeavor of the human spirit. An immense, many-sided and many staged…

Source: www.sacbee.com SACRAMENTO, CA, June 8, 2008: The controversy over how Hinduism is taught in California’s secondary public schools has apparently come to a conclusion. California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) alleged that board members had discriminated against Hindus and their supporters during the 2005-06 adoption process for sixth-grade history and social science textbooks, and that the…

Source: www.capeem.org [HPI note: This is CAPEEM’s official press release] LOS ANGELES, CA, June 8, 2009: California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) and officials of the California Department of Education and the State Board of Education came to an agreement to settle the lawsuit that was filed in the United States District Court of Eastern District of…

Source: www.hinduonnet.com RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA, June 4, 2009: In the first phase of a survey conducted by the National Mission for Manuscripts and assisted by locals, around 2,000 manuscripts have been collected from various archaeological and remote sites in Chhattisgarh, officials said. Written mostly on palm leaves and paper, these manuscripts contain texts in Sanskrit, Oriya and Devnagiri with scriptures…

Source: www.divyajivan.org AHMEDABAD, INDIA, June 5, 2009 (Press release): The Sivananda Ashram of Ahmedabad announces the “Divya Tour 2009” of Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandji Maharaj. Swamiji’s USA tour starts on June 7, 2009. All across the USA and Canada, morning yoga sessions and evening spiritual discourses are being organized. Swamiji’s itinerary takes him to USA, Canada, UK, Scotland and Germany before…