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By Editor On Saturday, March 12th, 2016
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Hindus fear attack during UP polls | Dhaka Tribune

  Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote yesterday said it was fearing attacks on Hindus across the country during and after the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) elections, and urged the government to ensure their More...

By Editor On Saturday, March 12th, 2016
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Media bias against Sri Sri’s World Culture Festival is shocking

As an American visiting India to participate in Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s WCF, I have been shocked at the way the media has covered the controversy over the event. I find it deplorable that in the reporting of the More...

By Editor On Friday, March 11th, 2016
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Hindus of Bangladesh fear communal attacks sparked by the UP polls

It has also demanded appropriate government measures to ensure the safety of the minorities. “The UP elections are to be held on party lines. Like in the past, this time, too, Hindus fear attacks on their houses, More...

By Editor On Thursday, March 10th, 2016
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silent service to the Vedas – The Hindu

Students of the Raja Veda Kavya Patasala at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. Photo: M. Srinath The Hindu On Sunday, a unique felicitation is happening in the city. “I wished to study the Vedas and make it my More...

By Editor On Thursday, March 10th, 2016
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What would a Hindu justice mean for the Supreme Court? – The Washington Post

President Obama has narrowed his list of potential Supreme Court nominees to about six names, our colleagues on The Post politics staff report. One jurist in the running, whose name has been floated for the Supreme More...

By Editor On Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
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India Pride Project – Bringing Stolen Artefacts Back to India

 Valuable artefacts like idols and sculptures used to be stolen, and are still smuggled out, from Indian temples, other monuments. It is important they be returned to their rightful owners and communities. Some More...

By Editor On Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
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हस्तलिपि/ MANUSCRIPT

ManuScript – Scripts written manually, whose fonts were/are as good as any machine language, paper made out of wood & ink obtained naturally from flowers & other ingredients. To compile one book it took More...

By Editor On Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
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Even While Calling Out Hinduphobia, It’s Important to Develop A Hinduism Lite – Swarajya

What connects the murder of Mohammed Akhlaq (killed over beef in Dadri, UP), the lawyer violence against JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, the posters in Delhi to kill or maim the latter, the Godse worship More...

By Editor On Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
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Mahashivaratri marked with fervour – The Himalayan Times

A Sadhu smokes marijuana placed in a chillum in the Pashupati area in Kathmandu on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Photo: Skanda Gautam Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country as well as from India, More...

By Editor On Monday, March 7th, 2016
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A Look at the Hindu Maha Shivaratri Festival – World Religion News

The Hindu Customs and Traditions of Maha Shivaratri. On March 7, 2016, Hindus around the world will celebrate the Maha Shivaratri Festival. It’s an occasion celebrated in honor of Shiva, part of the Hindu Trinity More...