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Navratri Festival Brings Traditional Indian Dance And Song To Jersey City

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Source: hudsonreporter.com
JERSEY CITY, U.S., September 30, 2010: For two weekends in October, the block of Newark Avenue in Jersey City known as “Little India” is be the center of one big religious and cultural get-together. The 2010 Navratri in Jersey City is a street festival of singing and dancing performances, worship services and appearances by …

Tamil Nadu Sculptors Renovate Delhi Temple

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Source: www.thehindu.com
NEW DELHI, October 11, 2010: A group of artisans from Tamil Nadu is trying to rebuild the Sri Lakshminrisimha temple in Karol Bagh, Delhi. A team of 10 artisans is in the Capital to reconstruct and rebuild the structure. The objective of the temple’s managing committee is to bring to the city one more …

Hindus want launching of “comparative religion” subject in American schools

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Hindus want launching of “comparative religion” subject in American schools
Hindus are asking for introduction of “comparative religion” subject in American high schools, teaching basics of major world religions, including the viewpoint of non-believers.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it appeared that we as Americans should do a …

Hindus want world to take water insecurity risk more seriously

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Hindus want the worldwide risk of water insecurity to be taken seriously.
According to a recent study, water threats include scarcity and pollution and about 3.4 billion people worldwide fall under the most severe threat category. Areas of the world inhabited by about 80 percent of world population lack secure fresh water supply. Prospect of …

Jews & Hindus critical of Swiss campaign maligning Roma

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Hindus and Jews have strongly criticized the advertising campaign in Switzerland reportedly likening Roma migrants to rats and thieves, calling it racist and xenophobic.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA, in a joint statement in USA today, demanded that this campaign should be …

Yogathon: Stretching Bodies, Stretching Minds Across America

Monday, September 27th, 2010

UNITED STATES, August 31, 2010: Anju Bhargava, the White House Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Council’s first Hindu member, launched the country’s first Yogathon on Sunday. The Yogathon was created in the spirit of President Obama’s United We Serve campaign and Active Lifestyle Challenge, by Bhargava’s Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC).
HASC, along with many volunteers, …

Louis Vuitton’s Diwali Fashion

Monday, September 27th, 2010

August 27 2010: Louis Vuitton’s holiday windows worldwide will have an Indian flavor this year. Starting November 5, displays will pay tribute to Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, an ancient and joyous occasion to light oil lamps, wear new clothes and distribute sweets.
The French luxury brand’s ties to India stretch back almost a century. …

Pathshalas Seek Exemption From Education Act

Monday, September 27th, 2010

NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 31, 2010: Some of Hinduism’s most revered institutions are seeking exemption for traditional Sanskrit schools called Veda Pathshalas from the Right to Education (RTE) Act, arguing that the law could kill the ancient practice of orally rendering texts.
On Tuesday, a delegation of representatives of the Vedic Schools will meet HRD minister …

Gita In Samba Land

Monday, September 27th, 2010

KOCHI, INDIA, September 8, 2010: Gloria Arieira, a Brazilian and an authority in Sanskrit has translated the Bhagawad Gita and parts of the Vedas to Portuguese, enabling her students across Brazil and Portugal to access the depths of this great philosophy. If you are seeking spirituality in the holiday resort of Copacabana, Rio, then you …

Sikkim Hopes To Become The First ‘Fully Organic State’

Monday, September 27th, 2010

INDIA, September 2010: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said he hopes to make the state a fully organic state. “Though the task ahead is challenging, we are absolutely committed to go totally organic by 2015,” Chamling told Director of FIBL Institute of Organic Research Centre of Switzerland, Urs Niggli.
The Chief Minister hoped to receive all …