St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS, U.S.A., May 1, 2003: The FBI is investigating the vandalism of the Islamic Center in Carbondale, Illinois, which took place over the weekend. The building had been defaced with painted slogans, including “Long Live Shri Rama,” and “Free Kashmir.” Such vandalism is often the work of unsophisticated youngsters, but the content of the messages in Carbondale…
SourceTIRUVARUR, INDIA, May 4, 2003: Organized by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peeta Carnatic Sangeetha Seva Trust, the six-day Jayanti festival of the famous Carnatic music trinity, Shyama Sasthrigal, Thyagaraja Swamigal and Muthuswamy Deekshitar, was inaugurated at Tiruvarur on Saturday night. Opening the festival, musicologist and secretary of Chennai-based Music Academy, Dr. V. V. Srivatsa, highlighted the contributions made by the three…
SourceUNITED STATES, April 30, 2003: An American company has apologized for introducing sandals emblazoned with Ganesha images and has promised to withdraw them from stores immediately. The sandals were cause for concern among Hindus in the U.S. and hundreds wrote in to the website of IndiaCause, an activist organization, to protest against American Eagles, the firm that produced the sandals.…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, May 4, 2003: Hinduism Today is seeking someone very familar with the writings of V.S. Naipaul to prepare an article on the famous author and the influence of Hinduism upon him and his works. Kindly contact “source” above.
Deseret NewsSOUTH JORDAN, UTAH, April 28, 2003: Nearly 200 of Utah’s Hindu community gathered at their new temple Sunday morning to welcome Lord Ganesha into His new home at the Sri Ganesha temple. The Sunday morning procession brought the Hindu Deity from the basement of a nearby home owned by Neel and Indra Neelameggham, which served as a temporary temple…
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…