GO TO SOURCE UNITED KINGDOM, March 19, 2002: A row has broken out over public access to the complete DNA sequence of the rice plant. Scientists fear there will be restrictions over who can use the data when it is published in an academic journal. Leading geneticists, including two British Nobel Prize winners, have written to the journal Science to…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, INDIA, March 19, 2002: In a fresh outbreak of violence in Bharuch and Modasa towns of Gujarat, four persons were killed and five injured on Tuesday when police opened fire to disperse a rioting mob. Trouble began when a mob gathered at Dandia Bazar and other old city area and indulged in rioting at around1.30 pm.…
GO TO SOURCE AHMEDABAD, INDIA, March 17, 2002: Recent riots in Ahmedabad have affected Hindus as well as Muslims. It is estimated that more then 10,000 people in the Hindu community have also become homeless. “There seems to be some confusion about the people affected in recent riots. You will not find them in government rolls because they never registered…
Source: The Hindu LATVIA, March 8, 2002: Hindu literature has found an unlikely niche in the Northern European country of Latvia. As far back as the middle of the 19th century, scholars of Latvia discovered that their native language and Sanskrit had commonalities, and that their traditional folklore was similar to Indian mythology. A special interest was cultivated in the…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 19, 2002: For Bazee.com, it was probably just another item. But a tiger skin under the hammer at this e-auction website signalled a chain reaction which has made the site modify its terms and conditions to specifically exclude any trading in animal skins. The issue blew up when the Wildlife Trust of India,…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 18, 2002: The inspired works of contemporary Hindu swamis is often regarded as sacred texts by millions of Hindus around the world. Among the newest of such books is “Living with Siva, Hinduism’s Contemporary Culture” by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (who’s known to his devotees as Gurudeva.) The final book of a trilogy, Living with…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 18, 2002: Hinduism Today is searching for a copy of “Ancient Indian Medicine,” published about 1947 by Orient Longman Publications, Madras, and written by Prof. Kutumbiah. The book is needed for an article on Indian medical ethics. Any suggestions on where to locate a copy may be e-mailed to “source” above.
Source: Fiji Times LABASA, FIJI, March 18, 2002: A group of youth has been blamed for an attack on Hindu temples here March 14. One temple said six statues of Deities worth US$1,300 were stolen by thugs who also dismantled prayer items. The temple manager said the priests went to the temple and found it a mess with the statues…
GO TO SOURCE MENTAKAB, MALAYSIA, March 17, 2002: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam should not restrict itself to religious activities alone but also be involved in social oriented work, Pahang MIC vice-chairman M.Davendran said Sunday. He said the association could for instance raise funds from Hindus to help the poor, victims of natural disasters and children from broken families. Opening a…
GO TO SOURCE KOBE, JAPAN, March 17, 2002: The port city of Kobe, with the largest concentration of Americans and Europeans in the Kansai region, a few of whom have lived in Japan since the Taisho Era (1912-1926), has long been known as one of Japan’s most Westernized cities. But what is little known is that it is also home…