GO TO SOURCE NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, April 28, 2002: Strathfield Library Service is conducting an oral history project on the Tamil community to document the experiences of this migrant group. The “Tamils And Their Neighbors Oral History Project” has been funded by a Library Development Grant from the Library Council of New South Wales. The population of the Strathfield…
GO TO SOURCE FIJI, May 2, 2002: Suicide, mainly by ethnic Indian women, has become Fiji’s biggest killer, a mental health expert here said. The principal medical officer at the Saint Giles Psychiatric Hospital here, Dr Odille Chan, presented the latest official statistics to a youth conference and a statement was issued by the government outlining her findings. Indians make…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 29, 2002: Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, the Kanchi Shankaracharya, says that by imposing President’s rule in Gujarat, peace could be restored to the disturbed state. He spoke to Narayani Ganesh of the Times of India in New Delhi, fresh from a trip to Ayodhya. Here are excerpts from the interview: “I went to Ayodhya…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, May 2, 2002: Hinduism Today is seeking the Tamil alphabet in elegant hand-drawn calligraphy for use as a display font for book titles and like applications. We are familiar with all the computer fonts on the market, but are looking for something with a more graceful, organic and traditional sense to it. If you are…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, May 2, 2002: An HPI reader has requested a traditional recipe to make kumkum, the red powder or paste offered to the Diety in temple ceremonies and put on the forehead of the devotees. If you know how to make it in the traditional fashion with lime and tumeric, kindly contact “source” above.
Source: Hinduism Today OKEMOS, MICHIGAN, May 2, 2002: The International Service Society founded by Shrikumar Poddar is actively raising funds to help all victims of the Gujarat riots. They have set up a matching fund program where each donation over $250 will be matched with an equal amount, all forwarded for relief efforts in Gujarat without deducting any overhead expense.…
Source: Francois Gautier ATLANTA, GEORGIA, April 29, 2002: On a whirlwind tour of the United States, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the world renowned founder of the Art of Living Movement, represented in 140 countries, has just been given the Phoenix award, one of the highest honors to be bestowed by the State of Georgia. The President of the Georgia Senate,…
GO TO SOURCE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, April 30, 2002: Indra Devi, the daughter of European nobility who introduced the ancient discipline of yoga to the Kremlin leadership and Hollywood stars, passed away on Thursday in Buenos Aires. She was 102. Known to her followers as Mataji, she was a student of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, the legendary guru who gained worldwide…
Source: Hindustan Times UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, April 27, 2002: If the uncommonness of Pandit Syed Husain Shastri’s name is not enough to surprise you, his activities certainly will. For a devout Muslim, he has an unusual routine. Every morning as the bell chimes 8 at the RSS-run Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Husain begins the day with his soulful Vedic chants. It…
GO TO SOURCE MOSCOW, RUSSIA, April 25, 2002: Russia is facing a demographic crisis so dire that its population could shrink by half within 50 years. The obvious solution, to encourage young immigrants from overpopulated Asian neighbors such as China or India, is so politically sensitive that Russian leaders refuse to even discuss it, reported The Christian Science Monitor recently.…