What Were the Ten Most Important Events in Hinduism and Yoga in the Last Fifteen Years?
GO TO SOURCE June 1, 2002: Researcher Stuart Sovatsky requests HPI readers to e-mail him at “source” with their list of the ten most important events related to Yoga or Hinduism in the US over the past 10-15 years. They are for his article on Hinduism in the US which will appear in the Columbia University Desk Reference on Eastern…
Correction on Schedule of Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami’s Canada Visit
GO TO SOURCE June 1, 2002: On Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, 2002, Sri Swamiji will visit Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada–not Toronto, as previously reported in HPI of May 30. Swamiji will be at the Yoga in Daily Life Center, 2245 West Broadway, Vancouver, 604-608-8734. Reservations required.
Two More People Killed in India
GO TO SOURCE AHMADABAD, INDIA, May 30, 2002: A Muslim bus driver was dragged out of his bus and burned alive, and a Hindu man was killed in a bomb blast, police said Thursday, as violence resumed in western India, where nearly 1,000 people have died in three months of Hindu-Muslim clashes. Both men were killed Wednesday night in Kadi,…
Puttige Seer Visits “Tirupati of America”
GO TO SOURCE MANGALORE, INDIA, May 25, 2002: Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji of Puttige Mutt will participate in the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvani. It is popularly known as “Tirupathi of America” after the famed Venkateshwara temple to Lord Vishnu in Tirupathi, South India. According to a press release from Puttige Mutt, the festival, which…
Trio Leads Enchanted Evening
GO TO SOURCE MIAMI, FLORIDA, May 30, 2002: World renowned Yoga master T. K. V. Desikachar and his two students/children, Mekhala and Kausthub, are traveling through the United States from India on a six-concert Vedic chanting tour. On Tuesday, the trio led a crowd of more than 60 in the ancient art of chanting at the Yamaha Concert Hall inside…
Scotland Goes Atheist
GO TO SOURCE UNITED KINGDOM, May 30, 2001: Scotland is losing its religion, according to research published in the Church of England Newspaper. The paper says that 30 years ago almost everyone claimed a religious identity, but now over one-third have no religious affiliations. In 1972, 43% of Scots said they rarely or never attended church. The paper states, “This…
Muslims Refuse to Meet with VHP Leaders in Gujarat
GO TO SOURCE GANDHINAGAR, INDIA, May 27, 2002: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) efforts to broker a peace deal between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat have run into rough weather, according to this report in the Hindustan Times, with the minorities’ delegation refusing to hold talks with VHP and Bajrang Dal representatives. A meeting between representatives of the two…
Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda Visits North America
GO TO SOURCE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, USA, May 30, 2002, In May, 2002, one of the world’s most loved and respected spiritual Masters, Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda (Swamiji) will visit North America with the message that “World Peace is in Your Hands.” Sri Swamiji kicks off his North American tour with a seminar and retreat in Alexandria, VA, on May 30-June 2.…
Salman Rushdie on India and Pakistan in New York Times
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, May 30, 2001: Author Salman Rushdie offers his analysis and approach to tensions between India and Pakistan in this New York Times editorial, which is, at least in comparison to a lot of editorials on the situation, relatively well-informed on the ground realities. An excerpt, “This time President Musharraf is the one being…