GO TO SOURCE FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, June 10, 2002: Some organizers of the annual Festival of India (India’s independence day) celebration in Fremont suggested that the city’s reluctance to grant a permit for this year’s event may reflect a hint of racial discrimination. But when the dust settled, it was pretty clear to both sides that the festival’s biggest problem was…
GO TO SOURCE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, June 12, 2002: The Hindu Students Council and NetOHM- Boston announces that Francois Gautier will discuss “Misrepresentations of India by Indian and Western Media” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 6. Francois Gautier, who has lived in India for 30 years, is a French journalist, the correspondent in South Asia for Le Figaro, France’s…
GO TO SOURCE DELHI, INDIA, June 11, 2002: India’s governing coalition, the National Democratic Alliance, has chosen a leading defense scientist and a Muslim, A P J Abdul Kalam, as its new presidential candidate. The selection of the man who headed India’s guided missile program and nuclear weapons tests four years ago follows days of intense deliberations by coalition leaders.…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 2, 2002: A recent study conducted by a team from the Department of Medicine at the Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences would seem to indicate that Hindus are more likely to develop coronary heart disease than Muslims. Upon closer scrutiny of the subjects used to determine these results, it was determined…
GO TO SOURCE DEHRADUN, INDIA, June 2, 2002: A pilgrim visiting the famous Badrinath shrine will now take prasad, blessed food, home in an environmentally friendly basket made of bamboo. The temple committee has ordered 5,000 baskets from the Rooria community. Anil Joshi, director of a NGO associated with the project said, “The idea behind this step is to create…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, INDIA, June 9, 2002: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in a change of policy, has said that the government would provide no funds for rebuilding the shrines that were damaged in the post-Godhra riots. Contrary to his assurances to the Minorities Commission and Muslim leaders last month, the Chief Minister has now claimed that giving money…
GO TO SOURCE USA, June 11, 2002: On October 5, 2002, your organization can join the Foruth Annual National Gandi Day of Service. To register send an email to “source” above. The goal of the day of service is for the prosperous South Asian Community in America to give back to their community, to integrate themselves into the community, to…
GO TO SOURCE SRINAGAR, INDIA, June 6, 2002: The state government is thinking of allowing those who want to undertake the Amarnath pilgrimage to register their names through any of the branches of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank spread all over the country. Besides registration, there is a move to insure pilgrims for US$1,042 against death or physical disability suffered…
GO TO SOURCE BANGKOK, June 8, 2002: Religious leaders from all major faiths will assemble in the Thai capital next week to shape a program of community initiatives aimed at solving some of the world’s pressing problems. The agenda for this summit has already singled out three broad global themes that demand the attention of heads of faiths: conflict resolution,…
Source: Religion News Service NEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 5, 2002: A recent study by the group Religion Counts says religious organizations are becoming more prominent at the United Nations and will continue to have a “potent” role in shaping future international public policy. “Religion has been a critical part of the UN since its inception and continues to offer…