GO TO SOURCE TRINIDAD, May 1, 2002: Anantanand Rambachan, professor of religion at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, USA, and a native of Trinidad, wrote in the Trinidad Express recently, “The current violence between Hindus and Muslims in India must stir pain, sadness and outrage among the followers of Hinduism everywhere and be unequivocally denounced.” Another part of his article…
GO TO SOURCE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, May 1, 2002: For anyone who loves Ayurveda, the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine presents a symposium of Ayurvedic teachers and practioners this weekend at the Pauley Ballroom of the University of California at Berkeley, California. A truly impressive line up of speakers from India, UK, Australia and USA will be presenting panel discussions, research…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 30, 2002: A New York-based human rights group has launched a strong attack on the government of India’s western state of Gujarat, alleging that state officials were directly involved in the killings of hundreds of Muslims, according to this report on the BBC. What happened in Gujarat was not a spontaneous uprising,…
GO TO SOURCE KHAGRACHHARI, BANGLADESH, April 30, 2002: Two persons, one of them a Hindu priest, were killed and another person was injured in separate incidents in the Khagrachhari hill district in last two days. Madan Gopal, 45, priest of Radha Madan Ashram in Manikchhari Upazila was stabbed to death by a gang of criminals at the temple Sunday night,…
Source: Deccan Chronicle HYDERABAD, INDIA, April 29, 2002: Recent studies suggests a link between Indus Valley and Mayans of Central America. The studies focused on the calendars of the two advanced civilizations. The Indus Valley inhabitants followed a calender based on the movements of Jupiter, and the Mayans followed one based on the Venus. In the Puranas, a secondary Hindu…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, U.S.A., April 15, 2002: With an increase of 30% in participation from 1998 to 2000, 7.4 million people now do yoga in America. Along with its increased popularity, is a reported increase of injuries. Tyler Cymet, an osteopathic physician and assistant professor of medicine at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore says, “We’re…
GO TO SOURCE NEPAL, April 27, 2002: The bodies of the Maoist rebels were still scattered across parched lentil fields almost a week after thousands of their comrades swarmed a police garrison here. “When one Maoist was killed, another came forward,” said Deepak Hamal, a young policeman who survived the battle in mid-April. “They were there to kill or to…
GO TO SOURCE KOLHAPUR, INDIA, April 14, 2002: Due to lack of funding by the state government, five ancient temples in the city are in dire need of attention. The Vitthal Mandir that was constructed around the 5th century ce is a fine example of Jain art. With an intricate carved door frame, carvings on the outer walls, and ornate…
Source: INDIA WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, April 29, 2002: An exhibit celebrating East Indian-Mexican heritage will open in Sacramento this summer, reports India-West. In the early 1900s, many laborers and farmers from Punjab settled in the United States and, in the absence of Indian women, married women from Mexico. Approximately 50 Mexican-Hindu families remain in Yuba City, all apparently Catholics. “Once…
GO TO SOURCE STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, April 29, 2002: Swedish furniture maker Ikea has apologized for an advertisement showing a glittering toilet seat adorned with a meditating Buddha. The figure, incorrectly identified as the Hindu God Siva, appeared in a section with decoration tips in the latest issue of Ikea Family Magazine, sent to 700,000 households in Sweden. The article, headlined…