GO TO SOURCE JAHLAKA, INDIA, April 10, 2002: April 4, 2002 was a special day in the life of Swami Gokulanandaji, secretary of Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi. The day marked the inauguration of his “cherished dream project” — Vivekananda International School at the school campus, Ramakrishna Palli, in Jahlaka village outside Delhi. In his welcome note Debasis Bagchi, president, Vivekananda Trust,…
GO TO SOURCE USA, April 10, 2002: S N Goenka, the internationally known teacher of meditation, will conduct a four-month tour of North America, April to August, 2002. He will teach and speak about the ancient Buddhist meditation practice of Vipassana throughout the United States and Canada. During the tour, Mr. Goenka will give public talks in 35 cities; participate…
GO TO SOURCE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, April 13, 2002: The International Forum for India’s Heritage was formed in Delhi last November with 151 founding members. One project of the Forum is to collect information on games of Indian origins. It is considered of great importance to recording and preservation of Bhaaratiya culture and history. If you’d like to help with…
GO TO SOURCE JAMMU, INDIA, April 8, 2002: Heavily armed terrorists shot dead seven Hindus, including two women and their daughters, and lobbed grenades on some houses in a village in Udhampur district on Sunday night after a fierce gun battle with the members of the Village Defence Committee (VDC), official sources said on Monday. The slain Hindus have been…
Source: Press Release KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 7, 2002: The National Hindu Advisory board will be drafting guidelines on proper religious practices during the annual Thaipusam festival, Malaysia Hindu Sangam president A Vaithilingam stated. He said the Malaysia Hindu Sangam had received numerous complaints that the festival, celebrated during the full moon in the month of Thai in the Hindu…
GO TO SOURCE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, April 7, 2002: Member of Parliament Ela Gandhi will walk in the footsteps of her famous grandfather when she becomes the ninth recipient of a prestigious international prize on Friday. Gandhi, a Hindu, was named as the recipient of the Community of Christ International Peace Award in December last year by the church group,…
GO TO SOURCE EDISON, NEW JERSEY, April 10, 2002: The Edison Balagokulam (children’s school) is celebrating second anniversary of monthly Ramayan paat by Ramayan Mahilaa Samiti, New Jersey, on April 20, according to this announcement by Ramachandra Kamath (“source” above). During this celebration there will be a Ramayan play by 33 children, aged between 10 months and 11 years, with…
GO TO SOURCE HOUSTON, TEXAS, April, 5, 2002: A Houston Clear Lake High School student from the South Asian community has been recognized for her “outstanding public service” and has won the Jefferson Award for Community Service for the year 2002. Shruti Iyer was nominated for this prestigious award, considered the Nobel Prize of Volunteering, by the Scoliosis Association Inc.…
Source: New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 4, 2002: Trained in the classical dance art forms of Manipuri, Bharatanatyam and Kathakali from a very young age, Dr. Ananya Chatterjea now uses the dance form of Odissi to express strong woman characters with integrity and high self-esteem. ” I think societies are generally afraid of women who are confident, intelligent…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, April 7, 2002: A section of nonresident Indians in the UK are up in arms against the use of the image of Lord Ganesha as a carrier and advertiser of beers. The objectionable photograph appeared under the title “Indian Summer Food and Drink” depicted in the Sunday Observer today shows Lord Ganesha carrying a glass…