The history of commerce in India is beautifully narrated by Sandeep Singh of Swastik (Swadeshi School for Training in Indian Knowledge) at a recent gathering held by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – Western India Regional Council. Mr Singh discusses various elements of modern day commerce that find their origin in India. Some […]
Surprise A Leadership Tool: India PM Narendra Modi & CXO Leadership
On the 25th day of December 2015, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi tweeted “Looking forward to meeting PM Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today afternoon, where I will drop by on my way back to Delhi,” shortly after announcing that he had spoken to PM Nawaz Sharif to wish him for his birthday. The […]
Rights Group Decries Ruling in Malaysian Kids Conversion Case, Demands Intervention by Government
American Human Rights and Hindu Rights Advocacy group, Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed serious concern today over a court ruling in the case of M. Indira Gandhi, a Hindu teacher in Malaysia, whose three children were unilaterally converted from Hinduism to Islam by her ex-husband, without her consent. A Court of Appeals decision found that the validity […]
Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh to Launch Yoga Amidst Artworks
The World-class Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA is launching Hindu-originated yoga sessions in its magnificent Hall of Sculpture, starting January 17, accompanied by live music by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra member. Hall of Sculpture, opened in 1907, was inspired by the Parthenon, the fifth-century BCE temple in Athens, dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena. […]
Interfaith Coalition Urges US Govt to Address Religious Persecution in Pakistan
Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the White House today, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) spearheaded a coalition letter on behalf of 28 non-governmental organizations, religious leaders, and human rights advocates to urge President Barack Obama to address religious freedom issues in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The letter’s signatories were part of […]
Bihar Elections: Will Bihar Rise to Glory Beyond the Shadow Jungle-Raj
Once a land of great scholars, philosophers, rulers and freedom fighters; Bihar has been infamous for many reasons in recent past. Most of it was attributed to Lalu Yadav’s rule. Political anarchy, lack of basic facilities in the state and rampant criminalization of politics have alienated not only the business but also the states own […]
An Open Letter to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah: Prashant Poojary’s Death Matters
I am writing this letter addressed to the honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, as a plea for justice for a grieving family. At the conclusion of Pitru Paksha 2015, a modest flower merchant family in Moodbidri, Karnataka mourned the loss of their son, Prashant Poojary. While in most families sons and daughters were offering […]
Dirty Toilet Cleaner Jobs Reserved ONLY for Pakistan’s Underprivileged Hindus, Sikhs & Christians
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is well known for it’s strict laws towards non-Muslims such as it’s popular blasphemy law, which carries a death penalty to anyone who criticizes Islam. Many activists complain that the blasphemy law is just another mechanism for the majority Muslim population to oppress and stoke fear in Pakistan’s religious minorities such as Hindus, […]
Temple Art and Pornography – A Farcical Comparison
Hari? Om. I have noticed a growing trend in many, of finding sanction for their desires by forcibly (and quite superficially) imposing it upon old, imagined norms. The discussion on Khajuraho temples were raked up last year following the misdirected and misinformed ‘Kiss of Love’ campaign, and now once again with the current topic of […]
Resolution Mourns the Hundreds of Thousands of Hindu & Buddhist Victims During the 1971 Genocide
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), introduced H.Res. 396 to recognize victims of war crimes committed by Pakistan’s military and local Islamist militias against Hindus and secular Bengalis during the 1971 Bangladesh liberation movement. The resolution, which also notes recent human rights violations against all religious minorities, was strongly […]