Taslima Nasreen: Don’t think India is an intolerant country | The Indian Express
“I don’t think India is an intolerant country. Most of the people are quite tolerant for each other’s faith, I think”, Taslima Nasreen said. Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen does not feel that India is an “intolerant” country and wondered why secularists in the country were questioning only Hindu fundamentalists. She also said that More...
Hinduism gets rare media attention with Oscar-nominated short (+video) | Deseret News
An animated short telling the story of one boy’s faith received an Oscar nomination for animated short film on Thursday, earning a share of the spotlight surrounding one of the year’s biggest award More...
Hindu Temple in Pakistan Desecrated, Panic Grips Community – The New Indian Express
KARACHI: Three pistol-waving bearded men stormed a 60-year-old temple in Pakistan’s largest city and desecrated the idol of a Hindu deity, leading to fear among the minority community here, a media report More...
HAF Lauds Significant Improvements in Virginia Curriculum Frameworks | Hindu American Foundation (HAF)
HAF Lauds Significant Improvements in Virginia Curriculum Frameworks Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2016) – Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) applauded the Virginia Board of Education’s adoption More...
Skanda to dazzle Tongaat
THE highly-acclaimed dance drama Skanda will showcase during the auspicious observance of Thaipoosam Kavady at the Shree Veeraboga Cultural Centre on Saturday, 16 January at 5pm. The show, which has been brought More...
In absence of marriage law, Pakistani Hindus have no option but to embrace Islam – HJS
Islamabad : There is no marriage law for the millions of Hindus living in Pakistan, a leading daily said on Friday, noting that this “legal vacuum naturally creates a multitude of issues for Pakistani Hindus, More...
British Museum exhibiting “Krishna in the garden of Assam”
Source: British Museum exhibiting “Krishna in the garden of Assam” British Museum exhibiting “Krishna in the garden of Assam” The British Museum (BM) is exhibiting Lord Krishna devotional textiles in More...
Nepal launches electric cremation service to modernise Hindu practice | Daily Times
KATHMANDU: Nepal has launched an electric cremation service for the first time in its history to phase out the traditional Hindu cremation process using firewood. The electric crematorium facility was inaugurated More...
Hindu Groups Disappointed with US Court Decision for Alabama’s Sureshbhai Patel
Sureshbhai Patel was badly beaten by an Alabama police officer Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed strong disappointment after a federal judge acquitted former Madison, Alabama policeman More...
Lord Shiva was worshipped in Ancient China – Sanskriti
Civilizations of China and India have a long history of interaction. The links between these two ancient civilizations were numerous and were sustained for thousands of years. The Chinese tell of a tradition in More...