India (CHAKRA) – Ram Navami (also pronounced Nomi) is the birthday of Lord Rama. This year Ram Navami will be celebrated on March 24. It is the 9th day of the Hindu calender and coincides with the last day of Navaratras. The day begins with the prayers dedictated to Sun. It is celebrated with the procession of […]

By Jagmit Singh Harley Grove, Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Racist driven Arson London, UK (CHAKRA) – It has been a year after the arson attack in east London, on a Sikh temple.  A trustee has said that the Sikh community is very disappointed with the level of police inquiry. The Gurdwara Sikh Sangat, a Grade II […]

By Jagmit Singh The cutting of hair was a popular tactic used by Islamic invaders to destroy Sikh men’s morale Chandighar, Punjab (CHAKRA) – Two Sikhs kidnapped in Pakistan revealed that within their 42-day captivity they were forced to convert to Islam.  Immediately after being kidnapped, Gurbinder Singh and Sarjeet Singh were forced to drop […]

Vegetarianism is the key to good health and happiness.  The Hindu view is multi-dimensional, including the ecological, medical and spiritual, as is evident in the following excerpts from Hinduism Today: Besides being an expression of compassion for animals, vegetarianism is followed for ecological and health rationales Reasons In the past fifty years, millions of meat-eaters […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Antony Thomas Taliban Fighters in Pakistan Toronto, Canada (CHAKRA) – Toronto-based Bishan Dass, is desperate for the release of his 32-year-old son, Robin Singh from the rein of Pakistani-based Taliban, who kidnapped him and are forcing him to convert to Islam. For a ransom of 10 million rupees, Robin Singh, an IT graduate from […]

By Arun Shanghvi 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 increased drastically within the last two […]