On February 09 1924- 1st Shaheedhi Jatha of 500 Akali Sikhs, under the command of Jathedar Udham Singh of village Verpal, marched from Sri Akal Takhat for Gangsar, Jaito. It reached Jaito on Feb 20-21, the third anniversary of Nankana tradegy. JAITO – village under Nabha, which falls on the Bathinda-Ferozpur railway line. It is 96 […]

By Karishma Patel Hindus are allowed to have an open cremation in the UK United Kingdom (CHAKRA) — A devout Hindu of Indian-origin who is a social and spiritual leader in the UK won the right to be cremated in an open air funeral pyre in accordance with the Hindu faith, ending a lengthy legal […]

By Sukhdharshan  Buddhist Monks participate in the organized meeting Thailand — (CHAKRA) The ordination of 100 000 monks was organized on Friday February 6, 2010, as part of the Morality Revival Project by the abbot of the Dhammakaya temple in Thailand. One hundred men are to be authentic monks for 49 days with an objective […]

By Karishma Patel Zen Buddhist monk leader Thich Nhat Hanh speaks in Bangkok Hanoi, Vietnam (CHAKRA) — Followers of an influential Buddhist Monk were forced from two temples causing French-based Zen master and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh to make a plea for religious freedom. Devotees of Nhat Hanh have gone underground since last month, […]

By Sukhdharshan Rohtas Haiti Earthquake Relief Surrey, British Columbia (CHAKRA) – Ramandeep Singh Khaira, has experienced a few sleepless nights, after being selected as a relief volunteer for Haiti. Mr. Khaira, a 29-year-old sales and marketing employee from Surrey B.C., has been selected to be a part of team Kitsilano—a group of 5 Sikh volunteers selected […]

A Typical Sikh Knife London, UK (CHAKRA) – Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers to school—this has been brought into the courts by the first Asian Judge in Britain. After numerous cases of Sikhs being banned from wearing their ceremonial daggers, known as kirpans, to school, Sir Mota Singh, QC, has commented regarding […]

By: Lisa Miller America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that’s the lowest percentage in American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu—or Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan—nation, either. […]

By: David Nichtern Lately I’ve been having an ongoing discussion with students regarding the Buddhist idea of karma. It’s a complex and multi-faceted subject. I’ve found that using the analogy of a game of billiards can be a useful way to describe the process of karma — the table is set up, you hit the […]

Washington, US (CHAKRA) – Famous cartoon characters such as Calvin and Hobbes and Archie are what we think of in reference to unique postage stamps.  Hindu Gods, have now made their way into the US postal department as well. United States Postal Services (USPS), is known for its line of stamps featuring cartoon characters branded as […]

Vadodara, Gujarat (CHAKRA) – Buddhism was born in this country, which makes me a son of India, born to Tibetian parents” is how the Dalai Lama described himself as he inaugurated the three-day International Seminar on Buddhist Heritage here on Friday. On the occasion, Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced to start a centre for religion studies […]