Author: Hari Bansh Jha

Source: EKantipur.com

http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/01/07/oped/samskara-in-action/327641/

US President Barack Obama had made an historic appeal on June 22, 2009 under the United We Serve Campaign to extend support to Americans engulfed in the economic crisis. Not much is known about the response made by different groups to that call. It is known, however, that Hindu Americans responded with great zeal.

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Author: Padma Kuppa

Source: Patheos

http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Communion-and-the-Human-Community-Padma-Kuppa.html

As we come upon Epiphany, I thought I would reflect on my Hindu-Christian Christmas experience at the end of a season. I was happy to see other Hindu American perspectives at the beginning of the season—by Aseem Shukla in A (Hindu) Christmas Carol?,...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: WCVB TV

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/education/26363185/detail.html

Now that Cambridge Public Schools have added the Muslim holiday of Eid to their calendar of official school holidays, a nationally known Hindu leader is calling for recognition of his faith's most important holy day.

"Cambridge is very diverse," said Rajan Zed. "Religion is much more than one person's belief."

Author: Steve Gehlbach

Source: Fox 35 News

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/faith_news/010411hindu-temple-denied-in-lake-county

A Hindu temple in the city of Minneola cant move into a residential neighborhood. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to deny the re-zoning request from the Shri Ganesh Mandir Temple.

The small congregation of about 30 members wanted to worship in a...

Author: Ron Cassie

Source: The Dundalk Patch

http://dundalk.patch.com/articles/where-rooting-for-the-ravens-means-wearing-a-purple-turban

Fall and winter Sundays are hectic at Dundalk's North Point Liquor & Bar. Fans come early to buy carry out beer and other supplies when the Baltimore Ravens are playing on television, loading up for home parties.

Others duck into the bar to watch the game on the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sify News

Wire Service: ANI

http://www.sify.com/news/world-s-1st-major-exhibition-on-lord-vishnu-set-to-open-in-nashville-news-international-kmyrkefbaed.html

"Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior", said to be the first major museum exhibition to focus on the Hindu deity Vishnu, is ready to open at Frist Center...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Ahlul Bayt News Agency

http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=217911

Kalpana Bhanja, a Hindu, and Saira, a Muslim, swapped their kidneys to save their husbands’ lives. This is said to be first ever inter-religion cross-donor kidney transplantation in India.

Author: Wendy Stueck

Source: The Globe and Mail

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/highway-to-heavens-many-paths-to-salvation/article587274/...

Author: Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7115308.cms?frm=mailtofriend

Headlines around the world often announce the arrival of Muharram with stories of bloodshed. Iraq and Pakistan are two particularly dangerous places where participating in processions to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain is tantamount to walking into a battle zone. Yet, people still come...

Author: Nikhil Bumb

Source: The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikhil-bumb/jain-or-hindu-finding-a-d_b_794001.html

On the first day of college we were handed an optional Religious Identification Form to complete. Very simply, the form asked if we chose to identify with any of the listed religions or "Other," with a place to fill in what "Other" meant to us, and whether we wished to be contacted by campus...

Author: Pankaj Jain

Source: The Washington Post

http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/12/irony_and_the_yoga_wars.html

Over last several months the pages on Washington Post "On Faith" Forum, Newsweek, and now New York Times and Huffington Post have been abuzz with the "Great Yoga Debate." One of question being debated is "Is Yoga Hindu or Secular"? Several people have rejected the claim...

Author: Shyam Murali

Source: Forestlaneshul News

http://www.forestlaneshul.com/trinidad-tobago-to-build-one-of-a-kind-lakshmi-narayan-hindu-temple-13740.html

A $14-million Hindu temple and community center has been planned for Freeport in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports.

Construction of this proposed Lakshmi Narayan Temple will reportedly begin...

Author: Emily Wax

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/07/AR2010120701908.html

A bomb blast in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, during the height of the daily sunset prayer ceremony Tuesday, injured at least 32 people and killed a 2-year-old child, officials said. Authorities said the blast was a terrorist attack.

Author: Lisa Wangsness

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/06/hindu_temple_in_ashland_set_to_expand/?rss_id=Top+Stories

New England’s oldest Hindu temple is planning a $2 million addition that will provide its burgeoning community of devotees with more room for religious and cultural programs, as well as space to...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: NewsTrack India

Wire Service: ANI

http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/194046

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Buddhists welcomed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed to their Bodhi Day commemoration at Reno Buddhist Church (Nevada, USA) on December five.

 Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, talked about some important events in Gautama Buddha's life and briefed...