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American Brewery Planning to Release Beer Using Hindu Goddess Name

American Brewery Planning to Release Beer Using Hindu Goddess Name

(CHAKRA) Upset Hindus have urged Portland (Oregon, USA) based Burnside Brewing Company not to release its “Kali-Ma” beer proposed for May 15, calling it inappropriate. Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it […]

May 11 2012 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

Hindu & Buddhist Groups Growing in the United States

Hindu & Buddhist Groups Growing in the United States

(CHAKRA) Buddhist and Hindu groups have grown steadily in United States of America (USA) since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, with particularly high concentrations in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and Georgia; according to a Baylor University (Waco, Texas, USA) release quoting its professor who helped compile the recently […]

May 10 2012 | Posted in Buddhist Related, Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

Press Conference Held in California to Discuss Prevention of Job Discrimination for Sikhs

Press Conference Held in California to Discuss Prevention of Job Discrimination for Sikhs

A press conference was held at the West Sacramento Gurdwara to discuss legislation for the protection of Sikhs and others in the workplace. California state Assemblywoman, Mariko Yamada held the press conference surrounded by members of the interfaith community. The purpose of the conference was to bring to light discrimination that Sikhs and other faiths […]

May 10 2012 | Posted in Sikh Related, World News | Read More »

Celebrating Buddhism Culture in Andhra Pradesh, India

Celebrating Buddhism Culture in Andhra Pradesh, India

Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda are two world famous Buddhist centers and both are located within the borders of Andhra Pradesh, which is known for its deep roots in the rich Buddhist culture. These are only two sites of 150, which have been identified and located in the state. Out of all the states in India, Andhra […]

May 7 2012 | Posted in Buddhism, Insight & Analysis | Read More »

Where Are NGO Foreign Contribution Funds Really Going in India?

Where Are NGO Foreign Contribution Funds Really Going in India?

By Professor Vaidyanathan Normally reticent and mild mannered Manmohan Singh in an interview to Science magazine during February mentioned that American NGO’s are funding the protests against Kudankulam nuclear plant. He also blamed protests against genetically modified crops on groups which were funded from the US and Scandinavian countries. He said that “they are not […]

May 6 2012 | Posted in Featured, Insight & Analysis, Other | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Sri Durga Amman at Sri Murugan Mandir

Picture of the Week: Sri Durga Amman at Sri Murugan Mandir

Sri Durga Amman at Sri Murugan Mandir,Manor Park,London (Submitted by Maharaj Varatharajah)

May 5 2012 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Wesleyan University Posters Banned Holi Celebrants’ From Entering Student Center

Wesleyan University Posters Banned Holi Celebrants’ From Entering Student Center

(CHAKRA) Hindus are upset at the offensive posters which appeared on the campus of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Connecticut, USA) suggesting that students who have been celebrating Hindu festival of Holi were not allowed in Usdan, “a focal point of activity” on the campus. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said […]

May 1 2012 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »