Bihar, India (CHAKRA) – The Mundeshwari Temple in Kaimur District is in trouble due to the lack of security and safety measures set up to protect the oldest monuments in India which reside within the temple. The Maoist hit Kaimur district is not safe and thus the centrally protected monuments are not receiving the care and […]
Hindus Not Happy with Maltreatment of Gypsies In Slovakia
(CHAKRA) Hindus have expressed shock at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights report on Roma (Gypsies) human rights in Slovakia. Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg, in this report prepared after his recent visit to Slovakia, wrote: “…racist and notably anti-Roma discourse, sometimes of a distinctively aggressive nature, is still common among mainstream politicians in Slovakia. Anti-Gypsyism […]
Thousands of Youths Participate in Worldwide Bhagavad Gita Reading Program
(CHAKRA) International Gita Society launched it’s a month long program—31 days of Science and Spirituality for the Bhagavad Gita on Gita Jayanti Day “December 5, 20110.” The program was aimed to connect youths to understand the Bhagavad Gita for daily life and to remember world known great Yogis, scientists, philosophers, and literates. Around 500,000 youths joined this program through social […]
Firebombs Targeting a Mandir and the Hindu Community in New York
(CHAKRA) A group representing American Hindus (Hindu American Foundation) condemned a series of firebomb attacks that occurred at five separate locations late Sunday night in New York. Four of the firebombs targeted locations in Jamaica, Queens, including a Hindu temple housed within a residential property. This event was broadly ignored by mainstream media outlets and […]
Possible Future Expansion of Bhagavad Gita Schools Outside of India
California, USA (CHAKRA) – The International Gita Society (IGS) opened a school for poor Hindu Children named ” Vishwa Niketan” on December 21, 2011 in Subidhat Village of Dinajpur District. The function was started with reciting the Bhagavad Gita slokas. The occasion was graced by the IGS, Bangladesh President Mr. Bishwanath Roy and other local […]
Catholic Priest States Yoga is from the Devil and Satanic
(CHAKRA) Yoga, an exercise meant for calming ones sense of being to reach inner peace, has recently been disapproved by a Vatican Priest who claims that Yoga is a work of the devil. The chief exorcist of the Vatican, Father Gabriele Amorth who is 86-years-old said he has cleansed hundreds of people from evil spirits. […]
New Jain Temple in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
(CHAKRA) A new Jain temple has been built in the city of Kuala Lampur to cater to approximately 5,000 Jains in the community. A consecration ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of the latest Jain temple in the country. The temple was built using 4,000 kg of marble which was imported from India. Dr. […]
American Hindus to Raise Funds for Flood Victims in Pakistan
(CHAKRA) The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined a multi-group effort led by Sewa International (USA), a non-profit charitable organization, to raise funds for Hindu flood victims in Pakistan. After the floods of 2010 devastated much of Pakistan’s Sindh province, recent monsoon rains have once again caused extensive damage in Sindh, resulting in more than 400 […]
Hindu’s in Sindh, Pakistan Continue to Face Extreme Discrimination
(CHAKRA) In the recent killings of four Hindu doctors of whom three were brothers, members of the Hindu community from the Citizens for Democracy (CFD), have condemned the act, classifying it as a serious hate crime. According to the CFD, this crime is not an isolated case and is one more act of hatred towards […]
Four Hindu Doctors Gunned Down in Pakistan
(CHAKRA) The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) condemned the brutal attack on four Hindus earlier this week in a small town in Sindh province, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the deaths of three doctors: Drs. Ajit Kumar, Naresh Kumar, and Ashok Kumar, while a fourth, Dr. Satia Pal, received serious injuries and is currently in intensive […]
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