GO TO SOURCE GAYA, INDIA, May 27, 2002: Minor skirmishes on Sunday between Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists on the one hand and new Buddhists on the other marred the Buddha Purnima or birthday celebrations, the most important event of the Buddhist calendar. According to the Buddhist belief, it was on this day that rarest of the…
Source: TamilNet SRI LANKA, May 26, 2002: The Federation of Hindu Temples in Batticaloa and Amparai said Sunday that the Sri Lankan security forces in the region continue to encompass more than 15 places of worship in the two districts within the defense perimeters of their camps. The trustee boards of fourteen Hindu temples in Batticaloa and Amparai complained to…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Source: Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, March 25, 2002: With the benefits of a vegetarian diet you are less likely to have heart disease. In fact, according to this article, research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1999 found that, “Folks who eat fish but no other animal flesh and those who eat eggs and diary products…
GO TO SOURCE MADURAI, INDIA, March 20, 2002: Since March of this year, information about the Madurai Meenakshi Temple, one of the most revered temples in India, can be found online at “source.” By clicking on any one of the 26 selections, information can be found about daily pujas, temple location, religious festivals, lodging, temple lore and more. The site,…
GO TO SOURCE RISHIKESH, INDIA, April 10, 2002: Believing that what you wear should reflect how you feel on the inside spiritually, fashion designer Sunil Mehra launched his spring-summer men’s wear collection in April of this year. At one time Sunil was wrapped up in a life of parties and hangovers. However, in 1996 he took a two-year break from…
GO TO SOURCE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, May 27, 2002: Hindus in Australia have reacted angrily to the publishing of a cartoon of Lord Ganesha in the Financial Express. The cartoon shows a caricature of Lord Ganesha with four arms standing on a map of India. One hand juggles an atomic bomb, another sticks of dynamite, a third a chicken and the…