GO TO SOURCE SRI LANKA, July 5, 2001: Elephants are everywhere on the island of Sri Lanka just south of India and this abundant resource has found an unique niche. After reading about the success a Kenyan game ranger had with the process of making paper from elephant dung, Thusitha Ramsinghe decided to give it a try. Finding out that…
GO TO SOURCE LONDON, ENGLAND, June 7, 2001: At least one man was stabbed and five others were arrested in the northern English city of Bradford on Saturday as Asians and whites clashed before a planned demonstration by right-wing extremists. Political marches had been banned in Bradford earlier this week in hopes of preventing another of the race riots seen…
GO TO SOURCE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, July 2, 2001: Dr. Ramesh Manocha, head of the meditation research program at The Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, has collected preliminary data on the effects of meditation among patients. Successfully used to treat migraines, asthma, hot flushes, and occupational stress, meditation has been intuitively recommended by GP’s to help their patients. Dr. Ramesh’s…
GO TO SOURCE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, July 9, 2001: A campaign launched by Chicago radio and TV talk-show host Tony Brown purports to “inform” the American public about Hinduism. Brown’s show aired on WLS 890 AM between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, on Saturday, June 30, and a similar television show aired 6 a.m. on Sunday, dedicating its time allotment to…
GO TO SOURCE SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, July 06, 2001: Temple membership has grown from 380 families to 4,800 as the Silicon Valley’s Asian Indian population has surged in the last decade, part of an international high-tech migration changing California’s demographics. The children of these skilled and educated immigrants have raised the academic bar in public schools. A study published in 1999…
GO TO SOURCE AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, July 6, 2001: A new study on Asian migrants by the Auckland City Council’s policy researchers reported yesterday that many recent Asian migrants to New Zealand are returning home or trying to move to Australia or the United States to escape high unemployment. According to the report, all groups among more than 110,000 Asians…
GO TO SOURCE HOUSTON, TEXAS, JULY 5, 2001: Three hundred families in Jivapar village in Gujarat will soon have strong, earthquake-resistant homes. The India Development and Relief Fund – Houston has decided to adopt the village in Morbi taluka of Rajkot district and rebuilding work is expected to start early next year. The IDRF is building 204 new houses at…
Source: Sandhya Times (Hindi) MATHURA, INDIA, July 5, 2001: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have assembled at Giriraj to walk the 23-kilometer circumabulation route of Mathura. Five hundred buses and a number of special trains have proven insufficient to keep up with the influx of pilgrims. The circumabulation route, parikrama marg, is described as “a sea of heads.” District Magistrate…
Source: Sandhya Times (Hindi) DELHI, INDIA, July 6, 2001: The ancient Hanuman Temple in Yamuna Bazaar is to be redeveloped improved. This temple is one of the ancient and popular worship centers of Delhi. A large number of people from different parts of Delhi flock here every Tuesday and Saturday for worship purposes. Plans announced today call for additional buildings…
GO TO SOURCE KATRA, INDIA, June 29, 2001: While several thousand pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi outside Jammu fume and fret, a majority of the porters and ponywalas remain on strike, protesting the pre-paid fare system. Representatives of the Shrine Board, the Notified Area Committee and the pony contractor regulate the fare system. The prepaid system was introduced recently…