GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, December 22, 2002: It was dubbed Britain’s Indian summer, a period when all things touched by the Indian subcontinent were deemed to be in vogue, from “Bombay Dreams” and Bollywood, to sari-inspired fashion shows. Now, as winter approaches, the trend shows no signs of abating, thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of Indian cuisine. Kerala restaurants…
GO TO SOURCE MUMBAI, INDIA, December 21, 2002: After a gap of seven years since his last visit, Michael Jackson is coming once again to Mumbai. Confirming the news, Raju Patel announced that Mr. Jackson would come to India in February or March for the launching of “Hanuman,” a film produced by Mr. Patel under the banner of Film Club.…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 11, 2002: The Indic Journalists Association International has recently been founded by Francois Gautier and Rajeev Srinivasan. The association is open to any journalist or writer who is dedicated to the promotion and defense of India. The charter of the association states it is, “An Association of Journalists and Writers friendly to India.”…
GO TO SOURCE New York, U.S.A., December 18, 2002: There has always been confusion on how exactly to describe the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Tim Giago, editor and publisher of The Lakota Journal, in a recent article writes that the term Native American as opposed to Indian happened during the age of “political correctness.” It was at the time…
Source: Press Reports KOLLAM, INDIA, December 17, 2002: At an age when most children play house, five school children in Kollam have built a temple and even manage its day-to-day affairs entirely on their own. In a profession where geriatrics rule, the head priest is a 14-year-old and the manager is all of 13. Initially, the people of Kollam shooed…
Source: The Richmond Times-Dispatch RICHMOND, USA, December 10, 2002: Seven-year-old Alana Amrose stood entranced, looking at the fruits, animals, faces, symbols and writing of the Hindu calendar — a Nakara Chaturdasi. She glowed with excitement at the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s “Our Community, One World in Celebration” exhibit featuring six miniature houses decorated with symbols of holidays observed around the…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED STATES, December 21, 2002: The following letter appeared in “Dear Abby,” a syndicated column published in hundreds of U.S. newspapers: “Dear Abby, I am a Hindu woman living in the ‘Bible Belt’ [southern USA]. Many of my friends and acquaintances are Christian, and they are all wonderful — except for one thing. Some try in small,…
GO TO SOURCE NASIK, INDIA, December 22, 2002: The dates for “Shahi Snan” (royal bath) during the Kumbha Mela of 2003, to be held at Trimbakeshwar, will take place on August 12. The auspicious dates for the second and third bathing will be August 27 and September 7 respectively, Swami Sagaranand and Mahant Govindananda Bramhachari announced. An estimated 1.1 million…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 24, 2002: A recent New York Times article describes Hindus in India taking to the Christian holiday of Christmas. While devout Hindus never start their day without lighting at least an incense stick and offering prayers to their chosen Hindu deity, come December many begin planning for Christmas. “It doesn’t matter if I’m…
GO TO SOURCE KERALA, INDIA, December 11, 2002: Mini Thapar, who studied yoga at Kerala’s Sivananda Ashram, has teamed up with TV actress, Nisha Singh, to develop a creative way of teaching both hatha and ashtanga yoga to young children. Thapar says, “Children have to be taught in a fun way, with stories interlaced and by presenting the experience as…