GO TO SOURCE VATICAN CITY, January 18, 2002: According to the website at “source,” the Pope has called for a meeting of several religions, including Hindus, at Assisi January 24 to pray and fast for world peace. According to the website, Shri Krishnarajav Vanavarayar, Mrs. Karuna Vanavarayar, Mrs. Dhanashree Srinivas Talwalkar, Swami Agnivesh, Prof. Raj Krishan Srivastava, all of India,…
Source: Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, INDIA, JANUARY 16, 2002: The suicide of an eight-year-old boy in Delhi on Sunday brings to light the rising levels of stress and depression among young children in urban India. Huge parental expectations, rising levels of competition, examination pressure and a break down of traditional family structures, are some of the contributing factors affecting children…
GO TO SOURCE ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, JANUARY 8, 2002: Boy genius Gregory Smith finished high school in two years with an A+ average. He was 10 years old. His IQ is “off the chart.” According to parents Bob and Janet Smith, Greg began speaking simple words at three months old and full sentences quickly followed. He could recite memorized books before…
GO TO SOURCE DELHI, INDIA, January 18, 2002: Param Poojya Gurudeo Pragyapeethadheeshwar Jagadguru Dharmasamrat, His Holiness Swami Pragyanandji Maharaj, the founder patron of Vishwamata Gayatri Trust, Pragya Sailok Kalayan Nyas, Pragya Mission International, Sai Pragya Dham, Saket New Delhi and President, Delhi Sant Maha Mandal. Swamiji will be presiding over Sai Surya Gayatri Mahayagyas, Gyan Yagas and traveling to Hawaii…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 16, 2002: Indian scientists have made an archaeological find dating back to 7500 bce suggesting the world’s oldest cities came up about 4,000 years earlier than is currently believed. The revelation comes about 8 months after acoustic images from the sea-bed suggested the presence of built-up structures resembling the ancient Harappan civilization, which…
Source: Hinduism Today, Anil Mahabir, Trinidad Correspondent TRINIDAD, January 17, 2002: The non-Christian community in Trinidad, including the nation’s Hindus and Muslims, have come out strongly against the appointment of a “Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs” by the predominantly Afro-Christian government of new Prime Minister, Patrick Manning. But Manning, a publicly declared “born-again Christian,” who was hugged and rated highly by…
GO TO SOURCE SINGAPORE, Jan 16, 2002: Singapore Hindus of South Indian origin started celebrating the Pongal harvest festival on Monday, thanking the Sun god, Surya, for a good harvest. Celebrations here usually last for four days. On the first day, Pongal rice, a sweet dish of rice boiled with milk, ghee and raw cane sugar, is prepared. Letting it…
GO TO SOURCE UNITED KINGDOM, January 5, 2002: After 20 years of running a family Asian corner store in the U.K., Gurdip Sumal is selling the business. In the last ten years the number of corner shops has declined by 25%, greatly impacting a common and family-oriented way of making a living for Hindus here. Competition from 24-hour supermarkets, market…
Source: Sandhya Times (Hindi) BADRINATH, HIMALAYAS, INDIA, January 16, 2002: Badri Kedar Nath Temple’s chief priest, Vishnu Nambutri, has been suspended. This information has been provided by the president of the committees of these temples Sri Vinod Prasad Nautiyal. Sri Nautiyal said that Rawal [chief priest] Nambutri was doing his own will for the last many years and that he…
Source: Religion New Service WASHINGTON, D.C., January 16, 2002: A U.S. District Court judge has determined that two suits by chaplains alleging religious discrimination in the U.S. Navy should continue. Judge Ricardo M. Urbina has denied in part the Navy’s motion to dismiss the cases, which accuse the military service of discriminating against evangelical Christian groups. The chaplains allege second-class…