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By Francois Gautier (CHAKRA Blogs) I have fought for the Kashmir Pandits ever since I covered Kashmir in the nineties and saw them flee helpless and terrified. In 2005, I received the Natchiketa Award of Excellence in Journalism at the hand of the PM in Lok Sabha and with the prize money, I started a Foundation […]
In the Indian state of Kerala the biggest festival is called Onam, which is also referred to Kerala’s harvest festival. Most commonly celebrated by Hindus and Malayalees based around the state of Kerala and signifies the home-coming of King Mahabali. Onam is also celebrated as the day of advent of Vamana and Bali. It marks the […]
(CHAKRA) On August 25th, 2012, the Hindu Human Rights (HHR) organization’s website was hacked and taken down. A day earlier HHR had published a press release indicating that London-based Hindu groups would perform a marathon series of protests and prayers across London. These protest sites included Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia embassies due to these nations high involvement […]
Varaha is the 3rd Avatar of Lord Vishnu, taking the form of a Boar. Legends imply that Varaha appeared in order to defeat a demon named Hiranyaksha, who had taken the Earth and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean.
On 16 September 2012 HHR will join with other Hindus and Hindu organisations in what will prove to be a marathon series of protests and prayers across London. Not one but five are planned one after another to highlight issues that should be of concern to Hindus worldwide.We request all Hindus to attend INDIAN HIGH […]
Maya Khan is being targeted by former Expert Advisor to the United Nations on Human Rights, Ansar Burney for using his worker Sunil on a television show without consent. He feels that Maya has created more drama for the public media by inviting his worker to her show without his permission. His next step was […]
The Indian Home Minister said that Pakistan was responsible for creating disturbance at various places like Mumbai, Lucknow and Kashmir by way of riots under the pretext of riots caused by Bangla Deshi infiltrators in Assam; spreading false propaganda and sending sms causing unrest in the country. Proofs of the same are being handed over […]
Mauritian Vice-Prime Minister, Hon’ble Anil Kumar Bachoo inaugurated the First World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF), which was held in Hong Kong on June 30-July 1, 2012. During his inaugural address, he emphasized on the need to develop new economic models which are sustainable and will generate wealth for eradicating poverty, creating employment, and reducing environmental […]
Hindus have welcomed High Court of Australia’s August 15 landmark ruling on plain tobacco packaging, thus prohibiting tobacco company logos on cigarette packs and instead displaying graphic health warnings. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, hailing Australia for taking on big tobacco and winning, urged other countries of the […]
Swami Ramdev is a spiritual leader of Hindu origin known for his contributions in yoga, ayurveda and agriculture products. Baba Ramdev is best known for popularizing yoga among health conscious Indians and NRIs through his mass yoga camps & TV shows. He also leads the fight against the Indian Congress Government for corruption and has […]