www.topnews.in JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA, March 30, 2009: According to official sources, around 60,000 devotees from all over India visited the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi to seek the blessings of the Divine Mother in her three manifestations during the first two days of the Chaitra Navratras that started on March 27. The shrine board has provided better…
www.HAFsite.org FREEMONT, CA, USA, March 31, 2009 (Press Release): The Hindu American Foundation’s (HAF) national staff meeting took on a festive atmosphere in Northern California this week as the group became the first organization to receive the “Hindu Renaissance Award” on March 28. Annually presented by Hinduism Today magazine for nearly two decades, the award’s inscription recognizes the Foundation “for…
HPI KAPAA, HAWAII, March 25, 2009: Hindus in the West are sometimes invited to give a talk explaining their religion at a local college, schoolroom, interfaith group or even a Christian church. Some have confided to Hinduism Today magazine publisher Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami that they do not feel qualified to give such a presentation. There is clearly a need for…
www.hinduismtoday.com The mystery is no mystery to the mystic. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
HPI CHIDAMBARAM, INDIA, March 29th, 2009: Over 6,000 devotees participated in a protest march and rally on Wednesday, March 25, demanding that the government return the control of Chidambaram Temple to the Dikshitar community, who have managed the temple since time immemorial. Over six thousand devotees including thousands of women and children belonging to around several Hindu organizations of Tamil…
www.police.govt.nz [HPI note: We previously reported on a similar guide produced by the Police Dept. of Chicago. Respecting religious groups is increasingly the norm in government-related services of many countries.] NEW ZEALAND, March 29, 2009: HPI reports on this useful resource from the New Zealand Police. ‘A Practical Reference to Religious Diversity’ covers seven major religious faiths including Maori spirituality,…
www.hinduismtoday.com When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual-political leader in exile
www.washingtonpost.com CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, INDIA, March 29, 2009: [HPI note: This decision affects decision on quotas, a form of affirmative action which involves, among other things, a number of seats reserved fo rminorities in universities.] A court case about college admission quotas for Sikhs is threatening to alienate hundreds of thousands of short-haired, un-turbaned youths. In August, four students petitioned the…
www.expressbuzz.com USA, March 16, 2009: Although immensely popular in the U.S., the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” has generated a great deal of controversy for its no-holds-barred depiction of terrible poverty and exploitation, its treatment of violence between Hindus and Muslims, and its departures from the book on which it was based. The article linked above relates the film to the strategy…
www.ecodisicilia.com PALERMO, ITALY, March 27, 2009: A Hindu temple housed in a garage in Palermo will be consacrated and named after Sri Muthtu Vinajegar Sita. The celebrations for the inauguration will be held from today until Sunday, March 29. The Aciroim Association, which brings together the community of Tamil Hindu religion, aims to provide the faithful with a place of…