GO TO SOURCE AYODHYA, INDIA, March 15, 2002: Hindus in India have held a peaceful ceremony in Ayodhya, as a massive security operation largely forestalled a feared eruption in religious violence. The acceptance of the stones by the authorities in Ayodhya today means that the process of establishing the temple here has begun. Up to 3,000 people — the numbers…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 15, 2002: Swami Agnivesh issued the following press release today, “In one of the worst-ever outbreaks of communal violence in the country, hundreds of lives were lost and Muslim houses and business establishments have been totally destroyed. It is not enough to denounce or feel sorry for this communal madness. Our compassion for…
GO TO SOURCE March 3, 2002: A recent article by Martin H. Teicher, in the March, 2002, issue of Scientific American, states that maltreatment at an early age can have enduring negative effects on a child’s brain development and function. Exposure to early stress generates molecular and neurobiological effects that alter neural development in an adaptive way that prepares the…
GO TO SOURCE AYODHYA, INDIA, March 14, 2002: Indian security forces have put on a massive show of strength in Ayodhya as Hindus prepare to hold special prayers at a disputed holy site in defiance of a Supreme Court ban. More than 2,000 police and paramilitary troops marched through the northern town, hours after a senior Hindu leader vowed that…
GO TO SOURCE KERALA, INDIA, March 13, 2002: The World Ayurveda Congress 2002 will be held from November 1 – 4, 2002, at Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. The Congress is being organized by Swadeshi Science Movement, a unit of Vijnana Bharati, in association with other Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations. The theme of this years conference is “World Health and Ayurveda.”…
GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 12, 2002: In this latest of what is almost a daily series of articles appearing in the New York times and other newspapers, reporter Daniel Wakin examines how the Catholic Church responded to allegations of child abuse by priests. Some excerpts: “In 1993, lawyers for Sharon See and Brian Freibott, then both…
GO TO SOURCE AYODHYA, INDIA, March 11, 2002: In a major climbdown, the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, spearheading the temple movement, on Monday virtually dropped plans for a bhoomi pujan near the disputed site in Ayodhya and announced a scaled down program for March 15. In a day of conflicting signals emanating from Nyas-VHP circles, Nyas Chief Mahant Ramchandra Das Paramhans…
GO TO SOURCE AYODHYA, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Attempting to instill confidence among residents, a 100-vehicle convoy of gun-totting paramilitary forces personnel staged a flag march of the twin towns of Ayodhya and Faizabad. Security was further beefed up following intelligence reports that a group of terrorists in the garb of kar sewaks might try to target the makeshift temple.…
GO TO SOURCE PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, March 11, 2002: A massive tourism invasion threatens to overwhelm Cambodia’s legendary Angkor Wat temples. With an airport upgrading master plan, conservationists predict that the Unesco World Heritage site will be ill-prepared for the millions of visitors expected to arrive in the next five years. Tourism has seen a dramatic take-off since 1997 when…
GO TO SOURCE TORONTO, CANADA, March 1, 2002: From March 1st to June 30th, Toronto is hosting an exhibition from ‘Scuderie del Quirinale’ showcasing diamonds estimated in worth at US$440 million. This display from the President’s palace in Rome will feature 20 world-famous diamonds, 200 diamond jewellery masterpieces, and over 150 jewels. Of special interest to Hindus is the “Idols…