GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI,INDIA, December 2, 2000: Spare the rod and spoil the child. Even in this, the 21st century, the Christian slogan still has many champions among school teachers, school administrators and even parents. But the Delhi High Court on Friday may have forced them to rethink. In a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court struck down the…
Source: Hindustan Times, November 23, 2000 PATNA, INDIA: Lord Vishnu’s beloved is now down to the path of obscurity. Falling victim to neglect and the coming up of concrete jungles all around the city, the plant species with the richest cultural heritage is vanishing from sight. Tulsi, the plant which once enjoyed a high position in the flora of Bihar…
GO TO SOURCE WASHINGTON, DC: When James Dusel, 16, announced that he was becoming a vegan — shunning not only meat but dairy products–his father Jim Dusel, a Baltimore teacher was concerned whether he’d be getting adequate protein. In a past generation, parents might have refused to accommodate such pronouncements, but not in today’s more tolerant times, according to this…
Source: Hinduism Today, Shibani Khanna, December 1, 2000 HOUSTON, TEXAS: Endeavoring to promote Hindu Solidarity among the youth, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Student’s Council, and NetOhm held a “Lock-in” at a Texas Rock Gym. A “Lock-in” is when a group of students (with chaperones) book a venue and stay up the entire night engaged in various activities, in this…
GO TO SOURCE A Ramayana play featuring actors from the popular TV serial, including Arun Govil are touring with “Glimpses of the Ramayana” during the summer of 2001. The organizers are looking for sponsors in various cities. Contact kbharrat@sympatico.ca for all additional information including show availability and sponsorship costs per program.
GO TO SOURCE NORTHAMPTON SOUTH, ENGLAND: In a crude and desperate attempt to sidetrack a political campaign, Mr. Tony Clarke, a Labour MP running for the seat of Northampton South, has been accused of bringing race issues into the election. His off-handed comments suggested that Mr. Vara, his Tory opponent, was an Ugandan Hindu who could not rely on the…
Source: Punjab Kesari [Hindi], November 17, 2000 DEHRADUN, INDIA: Uttranchal’s chief minister Nityananda Swami denied the possibility of the construction of a Jain Temple in Badrinath and said that the sanctity/purity of this religious place would be maintained. He said, “We cannot permit the construction of a Jain temple in Badrinath. By this the purity of this religious place would…
Source: The Hindu, November 21, 2000 BHOPAL, INDIA: The Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Mr. Digvijay Singh, has announced the setting up of a Sanskrit Board by January, 2001, to promote the language. Mr Singh said this at a function organized by the Avdhesh Pratap Singh University in Rewa the other day. A task force, comprising Sanskrit scholars, would be set…
Source: The Hindustan Times 29- 11-2000 External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh’s idea of retracing the path that India’s ancient cultural links with South East Asia had carved was given an aesthetic shape by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the dancer Madhvi Mudgal. The one-hour presentation “Ganga to Mekong Swarnabhumi,” [the Ganga River to the Mekong River’s “Land of…
Source: The Hindustan Times, November 29, 2000 DELHI, INDIA: The United Nations Information Centre organized a ceremony today to recognize the unique effort of Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vidyalaya in collecting 35 million signatures for the Culture of Peace Manifesto.