GO TO SOURCE CALCUTTA, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Hindu activists on Sunday fought police trying to enforce a ban on large gatherings imposed after India’s worst religious violence in a decade. One activist was killed and 32 people, mostly police, were injured. Police and paramilitary forces were attacked when they tried to break up the crowd at a train station…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 10, 2002: Muslim leaders in India have rejected a proposal which was meant to ease tensions over a disputed holy site in the northern town of Ayodhya. The proposal was made by one of India’s top Hindu religious leaders who is mediating with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Jayendra Saraswati,…
GO TO SOURCE PATNA, INDIA, March 8, 2002: The Bharat Sadhu Samaj on Friday accused the VHP of abject surrender on the issue of temple construction at Ayodhya by committing itself to adhere to the Court’s verdict. ”The VHP’s abject surrender on the Ayodhya issue is under political pressure…..The VHP leaders should desist from misguiding the Hindus any further,” the…
GO TO SOURCE BANGLADESH, March 1, 2002: United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Mary Ann Peters presented a check from the US government amounting to $10,800 US to Dr Faisul Islam Farouqui, Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University and Dr Sayefuddin Chowdhury, Director, Varendra Museum at the US Embassy yesterday, says a US Embassy press release. The money, from the Ambassador’s Fund for…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 3, 2002: A senior psychiatrist at Columbia University, New York, Dr. Richard P Brown, says certain yogic breathing techniques may help people connect better with each other and regulate their dietary intake and thereby help lose weight. In New Delhi to participate in a two-day international symposium on Sudarshan Kriya, Pranayam and consciousness,…
GO TO SOURCE KAUAI, HAWAII, March 9, 2002: Hinduism Today is doing a major story on the famed Sabarimala pilgrimage of Kerala in its next issue. The editors are seeking high quality photos of the temple and its surroundings during the height of the pilgrimage. If you can supply these, or know someone who can, please e-mail “source” above.
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2002: Fast food behemoth McDonald’s has agreed to publicly apologize to “Hindus, vegetarians and others” for failing to disclose the use of animal products in foods it identified as vegetarian. The company will also donate $10 million to concerns supported by these groups as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit initiated…
GO TO SOURCE DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, March 6, 2002: More than 100 leaders from 15 faiths began a two-day conference considering the role religion plays in responding to HIV/AIDS. Tamil, Hindu, Zionist Christian Church, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, African Independent Churches, Church of Nazareth, Telegu and Bahal representatives as well as representatives from several Christian denominations are attending the workshop. At…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, March 7, 2002: The National Hindu Students Forum (UK) has launched a petition against the depiction of David, Victoria & Brooklyn Beckham as Lord Siva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesh. Their press release from Shrien Dewani states, “This painting caused offense to the society’s members because of the manner in which it appears to mock…
Source: Jakarta Post BALI, INDONESIA, February 22, 2002: Ni Nyoman Tjandri is one of the few female puppet masters in Indonesia. Born to an artist father, Tjandri was familiar with and fond of all forms of the Balinese performing arts, especially the arja, a Balinese traditional drama that incorporates music and dance. The talented Tjandri gradually developed superb dance and…