After a year of protesting and lobbying by Hindu campaigners, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) have issued an official apology for the killing of a cow known as Gangotri on 13th December 2007 at a Hindu temple in Watford. As a reconciliatory token, they donated a cow to the temple.
A description of the incident reads somewhat like an assassination; RSPCA…..
2008 was an unusual year in which scarcely a month went by without a conflict or controversy involving Hindus in some part of the world.
In the mountain ranges of the Himalayas millions spontaneously took to the streets in Jammu. In the dense forests of Eastern India the killing of a local Swami set of a retaliatory spiral of violence that has yet to fully subside. In the plush studios of South Delhi angry activists are attacking perceived insults to their religion and culture.
This month marked the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, who first proposed the theory of evolution. The theory of evolution caused deep controversy with the predominant religious authorities of the time. This article of David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) discusses the Hindu perspective on evolution.
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When talking about India’s terrorism woes, the country that is often praised and held up by many Hindus as an example of a country which India should learn from is Israel. Israel is seen as a country surrounded by a sea of hostile neighbours, with populations far greater than Israel’s, some of which don’t formally recognize the right of Israel to even exist.
Israel is being criticized left right and centre for its recent military……
Had the revered Hindu sage Veda Vyasa, accredited with compiling the Vedas, Mahabharata and Brahma Sutras, lived in later day Hindu society, he may have been denied access to the scriptures he himself produced. The irony is tragic…
The greatest charge that predominant Western religions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism have made against other religions, particularly Hinduism, is that of idolatry - that they worship a God other than the One God and are therefore committing a great sin or error. Idolatry charges people with regarding as Divine some material thing like a stone, a piece of wood, or a picture.
As a universal tradition, Hinduism contains within itself a place for all forms…
Controlling ones mind, repetition of mantras (sacred words) and meditation requires focus. To help focus our minds, the ancient Hindu Rishis found that external aids can be very useful, the “japa mala” being one such example. A traditional Hindu japa mala always contains 108 beads
So how does the mala help? There are two main advantages of the mala. Firstly…
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is spearheading a much needed campaign against the practice of female feticide in Gujarat. He embarked on a “Save the girl child” yatra (procession) from Surat to Somnath, covering a distance of about 640km, hoping to educate people and raise awareness about the inhuman phenomenon. The procession took place in October and November. Both parents and children from thousands of families were encouraged to take…..
Recently, a group of Hindus were arrested on suspicion of being involved in bomb blasts which took place in Malegaon, a town in the Indian state of Maharashtra in September 2008. The blasts claimed the lives of 4 victims, and took place in a Muslim locality. It has been the first bomb blasts in India of this scale attributed to Hindus.
Amongst eleven Hindus who have been charged with plotting the incident, one is a young Hindu nun, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (right) and another is a serving Indian army officer….
Nepal was until recently the only country in the world which had Hinduism as the official state religion. This is no more. In May 2006, Nepal was officially declared a secular country after the overthrow of the monarchy.
Later, in April 2008, the Maoists (communists who have as their figurehead Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-Tung), emerged as the largest party, and formed a coalition government with several others. The Maoists had been particularly staunch proponents …..
