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Hindu Women Dead & Many Hindus Injured by Muslim Mobs in Meerut for Playing Music in Temple During Ramadan

Hindu Women Dead & Many Hindus Injured by Muslim Mobs in Meerut for Playing Music in Temple During Ramadan

On Friday July 26, 2013, Many Hindus were injured and 2 people were killed, including a Hindu women who died when Muslim mobs rioted on late Friday. Friday is the day that Muslims hold congregational prayer called Jumu’ah, usually preceded by sermons. The violent clashes occurred in the Nagla Mal area of Meerut, a city […]

July 28 2013 | Posted in Hindu Related, Ignored, World News | Read More »

World Hindu Council of America Donates Ration & Tents to Pakistan Hindu Refugees in Rajasthan

World Hindu Council of America Donates Ration & Tents to Pakistan Hindu Refugees in Rajasthan

(CHAKRA) It was scorching heat of 105 Degree Fahrenheit when a tempo load of daily sustenance grocery items ( Flour, Cereals, Oil, Soaps, Sugar, tea) arrived at Mandor (an area) based government shelter house where around 240 Pakistani Hindu refugees (a total of 35 Hindu families) are settled. Groceries & tents were distributed to Pakistani […]

July 27 2013 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

Refuting the False Islamic Argument Against Idol Worship

Refuting the False Islamic Argument Against Idol Worship

 (CHAKRA Blogs) Harih Om. It is not uncommon to be faced with the ageless, boring question: “If Bhagavan is formless why go to a temple and worship idols”. Ever so often, these are the queries posed by zealous Islamists on the internet, who make it their business to style themselves after a Wahabi mindset. 1) Because a […]

July 27 2013 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Guru Purnima Day (Vyas Purnima), aka Teacher’s Day – July 2013

Guru Purnima Day (Vyas Purnima), aka Teacher’s Day – July 2013

(CHAKRA) Guru Purnima is a festival most commonly celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists around the world, mainly in India. On July 22nd 2013, disciples and students offer worship and pay their respects to their spiritual teachers or educators, who are also referred as Gurus. It falls on the day of full moon, Purnima, which is […]

July 21 2013 | Posted in In This Month | Read More »

Opinion: Hindu Monotheism

Opinion: Hindu Monotheism

By Ajay Nemade Hindu monotheism is very interesting and attractive subject. Hindu Monotheism is far different from Judaist (abrahmic) monotheism ( i.e. monotheism of Jew, Christen and Islam). It is not ideology or any dogmatism, it is just common belief of all Hindu that the God of mankind is one. As per Hindu philosophy, monotheism […]

July 17 2013 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

American Hindu Community Unites to Prevent Bullying of Students

American Hindu Community Unites to Prevent Bullying of Students

By Kavita Pallod When the parents of two young Hindu American boys contacted community leaders for help in getting answers from school authorities about the incessant bullying their children were facing at their Humble district school, the Hindu community rallied quickly to support the family and help find solutions to prevent such suffering from occurring […]

July 13 2013 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

Picture of the Week: Gau Puja

Picture of the Week: Gau Puja

One of our readers named Lalita sent this picture from Florida. This picture shows the inauguration of Gau puja, when the cow is worshiped. This is done in the Kartik month on the day after Diwali, particularly in Mathura region. The guru Haridas Shastri Maharaj who is the president of our Gauseva is opening the […]

July 13 2013 | Posted in Photos | Read More »

Brutal Women Abuse and Rape Hits India Hard – Just Another Case of Love Jihad?

Brutal Women Abuse and Rape Hits India Hard – Just Another Case of Love Jihad?

By Thomas Cherian In a single week there have been two high profile cases where girls were brutally raped, stabbed as even set on fire. The first case occurred in Uttar Pradesh (UP) where a college student of a specific religion was invited over by a Muslim boy named Irfan where him and his friends […]

July 13 2013 | Posted in Blog | Read More »

Hindus Urge The Church of England to Approve Women Bishops

Hindus Urge The Church of England to Approve Women Bishops

A Hindu community leader Rajan Zed has urged General Synod of Church of England to endorse introduction of women bishops in its debate and vote on the issue on Monday in University of York (United Kingdom). It would be a “step in the right direction”, Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed […]

July 7 2013 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »