BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: One of the most popular celebrations for Hindus around the world: Ganesha Chaturthi, the birthday of the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesha. Hindus honor thousands of deities, described as many manifestations of one god. They also aspire to righteousness, summed up in the word “dharma.” In Flushing, New York, as Hindus gathered to honor Ganesha, we spoke of him and dharma and Hindu worship generally with Professor S. N. Shridhar of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Professor S. N. SRIDHAR (Professor of Linguistics and India Studies and Chair,...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-12621370

To mark the centenary of International Women's Day, radio producer Safiya Sayed Baharun of the BBC World Service profiles three female religious leaders for a documentary, Conquering Holy Ground. Chandrika Joshi, a Hindu priest and special needs dentist based in Cardiff, is one of the three women featured.

This edition of the weekly...

Author: Diana Eck

Source: The Harvard Crimson

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/3/2/nonviolent-sharp-gandhi-people/

In November, I invited the eighty year old political theorist, Gene Sharp, to my seminar, “Gandhi: Then and Now.” We had reached the “now” part of our study, looking at the ways in which Gandhi’s strategic non-violent resistance had moved beyond India. Sharp spoke about why...

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Source: News Track India

Wire Service: ANI

http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/207676

A Hindu Heritage and Divine Centre has reportedly been proposed for Guelph-Eramosa in Ontario (Canada).

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Source: Bali Discovery Tours

http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=6773

The provincial government of Bali plans to equip its most sacred (Khayangan Jagat and Sad Khayangan) Hindu temples with information centers to assist visiting tourists. Chief among those temples targeted for information centers are the largest religious sites most frequented by visitors, such a Bali's Mother temple of Pura Besakih....

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Source: Hindu American Foundation

Over 2300 people from around the world gathered at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose, CA this past President’s Day weekend to attend PantheaCon 2011, an event dubbed to celebrate and honor the Pagan and Ethnic Religious Traditions. This year’s program also featured presentations by the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) on Hinduism, the Hindu American community, how Hinduism and Paganism converge and differ, pluralism, predatory proselytization, and common goals for future...

Author: Ravi Nessman

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022101822.html

One of the world's most revered schools of Islamic learning, whose strict interpretations of the Quran inspired the Taliban, is facing a revolt against its newly appointed reformist leader - an MBA with a Facebook fan page.

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Author: Anju Bhargava

Source: The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anju-bhargava/hindu-aeva-and-social-jus_b_824360.html

On the surface, emphasis in the Hindu and Dharmic (eastern) traditions appears to be primarily on inner self realization. We are encouraged to engage in community service as a transformation practice, sadhana, without personal recognition or publicity. Our underlying Vedic philosophy,...

Author: Anju Bhargava

Source: Odyssey Networks

http://www.odysseynetworks.org/video/odyssey-networks/anju-bhargava-an-interfaith-journey

Interfaith harmony requires first recognizing boundaries -- our own and those of others, says Anju Bhargava, founder of Hindu American Seva Charities, an Odyssey member. Then, harmony requires respecting differences and finding ways to support each other. Bhargava was a member...

Author: Chris Shapard

Source: The Daily Utah Chronicle

http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/mobile/news/krishna-temple-s-new-location-will-cater-to-salt-lake-community-1.2467377

Local residents and students will soon have the opportunity to partake in the festivals of the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple without leaving Salt Lake City. The addition of a new Hindu Krishna Temple will be an...

Author: Jen Richman

Source: India New England

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Source: Sify News

Wire Service: ANI

http://www.sify.com/news/hindus-laud-peabody-essex-museum-for-organizing-hindu-gods-exhibition-news-international-lcnquscjaia.html

Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem (Massachusetts, USA) is currently organizing "Faces of Devotion" exhibition showing "nearly 40 dramatic sculptures of...

Author: Sameer Gajjar

Source: Hinduism Today/Houston Belief

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/living-a-hindu-lifestyle-in-america--a-young-texan-s-perspective/10810.html

On a cold Saturday morning, I was gathered among Hindu youth from various colleges within Texas partaking in havan, a Hindu ritual that involved saying prayers...

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Source: The BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12378001

Fighting has again broken out along the border between Cambodia and Thailand in an area close to the Preah Vihear temple - a UN World Heritage site. The 11th Century Hindu temple belongs to Cambodia under a 1962 international court ruling that is disputed by many Thais.