SourceTORONTO, CANADA, April 26, 2003: Adam Tankarvi, popular poet from England and Adil and Bismil Mansuri, prominent American-Gujarati couple of New Jersey, USA, entertained a Toronto-Gujarati crowd at a “GujLish” Evening in Toronto. Canada’s Gujarati literary group, Shabdasetu, organized a three-hour program of ghazals in Gujarati where these three guest-poets and seven local poets impressed an admiring crowd of more…
SourceDURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, May 3, 2003: Radio Rasa is a new community radio broadcasting service for the Durban metropolitan area. One of their goals is to provide programming in Tamil in order to “reinforce the Tamil language” in South Africa, however programing will also be delivered in English. They plan to offer programing reflecting today’s taste in music along with…
SourceEDMONTON, CANADA, May 2, 2003: H.H. Srimath Sri Viswamatha, visiting from India, will give two talks in the Temple this month. “The Scientific Significance of Homa and Puja,” is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, at 11:30 a.m. and “Modern Science and Religious Rituals” is the topic for Friday, May 9, at 8:30 p.m. A question and answer session will follow…
SourceHYDE PARK, U.S.A., May 2, 2003: For years, suburban Hindus have made a 45- to 60-minute trek to the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Hyde Park, only to then spend another 20 minutes searching for places to park. That may soon end if the society meets its ambitious goal of raising several million dollars for the construction of a new temple…
SourceWASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., May 2, 2003: The Pew Research Center surveyed 44 nations from around the world and discovered religion is much more important to Americans than to people living in other wealthy nations. 59% of people in the U.S. say religion plays a very important role in their lives. This is roughly twice the percentage of self-avowed religious people…
Associated PressWASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A., April 29, 2003: The health benefits of sharply cutting calories may occur after periodic fasting, even if the fast does not result in eating less overall, a new report indicates. Scientists are now planning a study to see if fasting, which seems to benefit mice, will also be good for people, too. Benefits ranging from longer…
SourceCHENNAI, INDIA, April 26,2003: In a move against female feticide, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) declared today that it would come down heavily against doctors participating in discriminatory abortions of girls, and will prevent them from practicing medicine if necessary. Speakers attending a meeting on the “Role of Doctors in Halting the Declining Sex Ratio and Implementation of the…
SourceKAUAI, U.S.A., May 2, 2003: Mr. R.K. Mehrotra is the present manager of Ramramapatri Bank located at 5/35 Tripura Bhairvi, Dasaswamedh, Varanasi, India. Readers may mail “deposits” to the above address and log onto “source” above for additional information.
SourcePARAMARIBO, SURINAM, April 29, 2003: The World Hindi Conference is to be held in Paramaribo, Surinam, June 5-9, 2003. Five hundred scholars and experts are expected to attend the conference in the South American country, which has a Hindi-speaking population of more than 150,000, around 30 percent of its total population. The decision to hold the conference in Surinam, which…
SourceMEGHALAYA, INDIA, April 29, 2003: Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, located in a remote part of northeast India, usually experience torrential rains. Increases in pollution and deforestation have been blamed for the environmental changes. Meghalaya, which means “Home of the Clouds” in Sanskrit and Hindi, enjoyed the distinction of having two of the world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, but Cherrapunji is…