Source: The Telegraph KOLKATA, INDIA, April 9, 2001: Religious leaders and followers of Ramakrishna Mission are appalled by the manner in which the famous words spoken by the sage to actress Nati Binodini have been portrayed in cartoons plastered all over city walls of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). The cartoon’s sage, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, with an Ajit Panja look and the devotee:…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 5, 2001: “Wouldn’t it be better if we simply began chatting in it?” quipped Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee at the World Sanskrit Conference held last Thursday. A well-attended conference of Sanskrit lovers and scholars met to discuss music, art, yoga, history and philosophy. The Prime Minister’s appeal to popularize the ancient language brought…
GO TO SOURCE MUMBAI, INDIA, April 6, 2001: His reputation proceeding him, former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be feasting on curry when he visits Mumbai. Featuring curries from every region of India, the executive chef of the hotel Taj Mahal has planned and supervised the menu. Even though several of the normal menu entrees have meat in them, the…
GO TO SOURCE UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, April 5, 2001: Before, no father wanted to marry his daughter to a boy in water-starved Raj Samadhiyala. Motivated by various non-governmental groups, however, Raj Samadhiyala and like villagers throughout India are now producing an undreamt-of bounty by “water harvesting.” The construction of thousands of earthen check dams, the recharging of tanks (reservoirs) and…
GO TO SOURCE MOSCOW, RUSSIA, April 9, 2001: Russia is perhaps the only European country where the Valmiki Ramayana, the story of Lord Rama written by the Hindu sage Valmiki, has sold tens of thousands of copies in Russian. More than a thousand people offered prayers and tributes to the Hindu God Ram in the first ever Ramnavami celebrations, at…
GO TO SOURCE BANGALORE, INDIA, April 3, 2001: Bangalore could very well be called the City of Temples with at least four to five temples on every other road. Many of these houses of worship have been built on government land. With no apparent patrons or upkeep, many have fallen into disrepair. Chief Minister S.M. Krishna has warned the populace…
GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 06, 2001: After 100 years of the renovation of the Sun Temple of Konark, near Orissa capital Bhubaneswar, the state’s tourism department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) are jointly planning year-long activities to boost tourist traffic to the state. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said due to financial constraints, tourism potential of…
GO TO SOURCE MIAMI, FLORIDA, April 3, 2001: After a boycott by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals three months ago, Burger King has been convinced to adopt more stringent humane guidelines for their suppliers in the treatment of animals. One such goal that the new company guidelines will enforce is that animals are stunned before they are…
GO TO SOURCE KANSAS, USA, April 8, 2001: When Kansas school officials restored the theory of evolution to statewide education standards a few weeks ago, biologists might have wanted to declare victory over creationism — the belief of some Christians that the world was created by God 4,000 years ago in one week. Instead, some evolutionists say that the issue…
Source: Pradip Jain ONTARIO, CANADA, April 6, 2001: Vegetarian Chaula Tolia, an intern dietician student at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, became the founder-manager of the Vegetarian Cafe at the University of Toronto in 1999-2000, a non-profit, student run food service at the International Students Centre. With a menu offering low-cost, healthy vegan lunches and snacks, and items…