By Karishma Patel
Trinidad has a Vibrant Hindu Community
Mississauga, Canada (CHAKRA) – An important leader and pioneer of the Hindu religion, Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma has died. He was a prominent leader for Hindus in both Trinidad an Tabago and Canada. He was the one to start celebrating Diwali in Trinidad in addition to building temples, [...]
By Sukhdharshan Rustagi
New Delhi, India (CHAKRA) – Forbes Asia enlisted four women in their 48 Heroes of Philanthropy. Out of 48 people, only four made Indians made it to the list and all four of them were women.
The four heroes are as follows:
Anu Aga, 67, director of Thermax, donates 1% of Thermax’s profits towards charity. [...]
By Karishma Patel
Texas, USA (CHAKRA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the University of Houston in Texas (USA) and the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. They have signed this memorandum for cooperation in academic instruction and exchange.
The new relationship will consist of the collaboration of faculty at [...]
By Karishma Patel
Wendy Doniger – The author of Hindus An Alternative History
New Jersey, US (CHAKRA) – Temples and a Hindu organization in New York and New Jersey organized a protest against the National Book Critics Circle, when they made the decision to honour Dr. Wendy Doniger for her book: Hindus: An Alternative History.
The protestors argued [...]
By Arun Shanghvi
A Religious Cremation site used by Sikhs and Hindus
Srinagar, India (CHAKRA) – Upon arriving to his home, Rakesh, one of few pundits returning to a small village in Northern Kashmir did not expect things to be the same after sixteen years. However, what he found was far worse than he had ever expected.
The [...]
By Tan Ong
Minorities are regularly persecuted in the Islamic State of Pakistan
Jaisalmer, India (CHAKRA) – Pakistani Hindus are petrified after the recent chain of kidnappings of Sikhs and Hindus by the Pakistani-based Taliban group.
Many Pakistani Hindus are now applying for visa’s to escape to India to flee the chaotic Islamic state of Pakistan. However, since [...]
By Arun Shanghvi
Christians converted from Hinduism attend Church in Mumbai
Mumbai, India (CHAKRA) – A tight-knit Sindhi community in Ulhasnagar on the north-east side of Mumbai is facing social problems due to many recent refugees converting from Hinduism to Christianity. The township was made for Sindhi refugees who came from Pakistan after partition. The conversions have [...]
By Antony Thomas
There have been thousands of kidnappings and murders of Hindus by Islamic extremists since 1947
Peshawar, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Days after the abduction and beheading of two Sikh men in the lawless tribal area of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, a Hindu man has now reportedly been kidnapped for a ransom of ten million rupees.
A local [...]
By Karishma Patel
President Obama is Praised by many Sikhs and Hindus around the World
Washington D.C. (CHAKRA) – On February 4th, President Obama acknowledged the contributions of Hindus and Sikhs in the US along with other faiths, underlining the compassion and civility of Americans.
During a National Prayer Meeting Obama discussed the compassion and decency that numerous [...]
Gouranadi, Bangladesh (CHAKRA) – During the late hours of February 10th 2010 a heavy loaded truck suddenly hit the boundary of a historic 200 year old. In this destructive accident, a notable portion of the historic Hindu temple was demolished.
Afther the Dhaka metor Da-11-1896 suddenly hit the boundary of the holy temple and demolished the historic hindu temple [...]
