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Hindus urge Europe to end “statelessness”
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus stress that Europe should work aggressively to end statelessness, thus improving the plight of stateless who suffer rejection day after day.
According to reports, hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many children, do not have citizenship of any of its countries. Statelessness
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 February 2013 12:17
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Hindus welcome women swearing on Saudi Arabia Shura Council
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus have welcomed Saudi Arabia’s reported historic swearing in of 30 women for the first time on February 19 to the previously all-male influential advisory 150-member Shura Council.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, termed it as a “step in
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 February 2013 08:05
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Hindus laud Massachusetts school for offering yoga to toddlers
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus have applauded prestigious Pine Cobble School in Williamstown (Massachusetts, USA) for reportedly offering yoga to toddlers and have urged all schools in USA to do the same for their pupils.
According to reports, preschoolers are learning breathing techniques and movement through yoga
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 11:53
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Shocked at Fernandez bus incident, Hindus ask Australia for soul searching on racism
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Expressing shock at the reported racism taunts in a Sydney bus at Australia’s broadcasting star Jeremy Fernandez recently, Hindus have urged Australia to do serious soul searching on prevalent racism in the country.
Hindus want Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to publicly apologize
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 09:21
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Hindus laud University of Missouri for accommodation on Hindu holy days
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus have commended prestigious University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) for recommending academic and other accommodations to its faculty, staff and student leaders regarding Hindu students and staff observing six religious days.
The Hindu holidays suggesting accommodations listed on
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 09:20
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Brussels Hindu Temple celebrating 1st Anniversary
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Brussels Mandir & Indian Cultural Centre in Belgium is celebrating its first anniversary on February 17.
Celebrations include classical Bharatnatyam dance performance by Belgian professional dancers to offer pushpanjali to Lord Shiva, which will be followed by community vegetarian lunch.
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2013 15:21
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Hindu god Indra’s statue to be installed in front of Bangkok City Hall
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Statue of Hindu deity Indra, riding his elephant Airavata, will reportedly be placed in front of new headquarters of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Thailand.
Reports suggest that some of the Thailand’s finest artists will create this elegant bronze sculpture of vraja wielding
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2013 15:20
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