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Hindus Overwhelmingly Lead in University Education in US Due to Strong Culture in Education

November 13, 2016 by Editor

Attention to Higher Education is a major focus in Hinduism and therefore steeped in Indian culture

Hindus have the largest share of those with a college degree in USA as compared to any other major religious group, per an analysis by Pew Research Center (PRC), a nonpartisan fact tank headquartered in Washington DC. As more and more Hindus are born in the US, it is expected that this rate of education […]

Hindus Globally Concerned of Latest Ongoing Anti-Hindu Pogroms in Bangladesh

November 6, 2016 by Editor

Mobs of thousands of angry Muslims destroyed Hindu temples and homes starting on Oct 31 2016 after rumours of a Hindu teen 'liking' a Islamophobic post

Hindus globally are highly concerned and fearful of more attacks regarding official reports of attempted genocide of the Hindu minorities of Bangladesh. Reports suggest that over a dozen Hindu temples and hundreds of Hindu-owned houses were looted and destroyed; hundreds of Hindus were beaten, resulting in injuries to dozens of kids and elderly women; and […]

Days After Hindu American Trump Charity Event, Over 25 Hindu Temples & 300 Homes Attacked

November 5, 2016 by Editor

Days after Hindu-American Trump Rally, Spike in Violence Against Hindus

In mid-October, the Republican Hindu Coalition held a charity event that hosted thousands of attendees under the theme of Humanity United Against Terror. US presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on how the US and India, along with other nations need to work together to defeat ideologically rooted terrorism. He also mentioned how Hindu-American community have shown themselves to […]

On Diwali, Over 15 Hindu Temples and 200 Hindu-Owned Houses Attacked by Extremist Mob

October 30, 2016 by Editor

In 2013, over 50 Hindu temples and hundreds of homes were destroyed by an extremist Muslim mob

Diwali (aka Deepavali) is the most globally celebrated and well-known festival in Hinduism. Diwali symbolizes the fight of good and light over evil and darkness and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains around the World. On Diwali 2016, Bangladesh newspapers reported that ‘Nasirnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Chowdhury Muazzam Ahmed the rampage began around […]

Australia-Indian Launches New Card Game Project on Kickstarter with Hindu Symbolism

October 16, 2016 by Editor

Card game with Hindu symbolism - Divine Art Playing Cards

Australian-based Sunish Chabba  has begun a new project to help promote Hindu symbolism and narratives around popular card games. Divine Art Playing Cards is the second project by Sunish from the stables of GPCC. It is inspired from Hindu Mythology. Wikipedia defines it as a large body of mythical narratives found in Hindu texts such as the […]

J&K Govt Indulging in Human Rights Violations Against Minority Hindu Employees

October 16, 2016 by Editor

All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC)

Kashmiri Pandit leadership once again came out in open support of the agitating Kashmiri Migrant Employees of Kashmir alleging violation of their human rights by state government and demanded justice for them with immediate appointment of a nodal officer at Jammu to redress their grievances by releasing their timely salaries till conducive atmosphere is created […]

Florida Cancer Center launches a Mindfulness Program Leveraging Hindu-Based Yoga

October 16, 2016 by Editor

It is common in Hindu majority India for all types of kids to perform Yoga in School

The popular Cancer Center of Martin Health System (MHS) headquartered in the US state of Florida is offering a six-week “Mindfulness Yoga for Cancer” program that started September 2016. This free program uses techniques such as mindfulness meditation, yoga and stretching, breath awareness and body awareness. Kim Romer and Nancy Aldrich are the facilitators. Hindus […]

Bangladesh Union Leader Slaps Minority Hindu Women School Principal Over Political Differences

September 18, 2016 by Editor

Hindu voices are constantly attacked by Extremist groups in Bangladesh while ignored by the Government

The Hindu headmistress of Kadial Nawrail Government Primary School in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon on September 17th, 2016 filed a case with the Mohadevpur Police Station in Bangladesh against the township’s Union parishad chairman on charge of assaulting her in mid-September. The accused, Monjurul Alam Monju, 40, is the chairman of Raigaon UP in the upazila. According to […]

Critical Video Review of Bollywood’s Mohenjo-Daro Goes Viral with Clear Examples of Bias & Contradictions

August 21, 2016 by Editor

An official poster of the Bollywood movie Mohenjo-Daro starring Hritik Roshan

Recently another Bollywood has come under controversy, but this time it’s not over rumours around an its actors or about the taxes it paid. This time, the controversy is being led by a group of intellectuals who want to correct the clear biases and historic contradictions contained in the new movie Mohenjo-daro. Acclaimed Bollywood personality […]

An Essential Guide to Understanding P-Secs, Sepoys, and Other Colonized Indian Minds

August 19, 2016 by Editor

Thinks ‘Kalidasa’ is the concluding saga to the Bollywood Film trilogy consisting of ‘Kala-Pani’ and ‘Kala-Patthar’, while ‘Shakuntala’ refers to someone’s house-maid.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The references to other religions and their traditions are not meant to be derogatory, only indicative of the double-standards employed by P-Secs when dealing with different communities and their perceived absurdities- actual or otherwise, which I believe should either be addressed uniformly, or not at all.  I hold that adherents of all religious […]

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Music is an Expression of Faith and Culture for Young Caribbean Hindus

Christian Missionaries use methods around cultural appropriation to target Hindus for conversion

Hinduism Under Assault: Appropriation and a New Model for Religious Conversion

Lord Shiva ji, credited for developing Hatha Yoga

Bhagwan Shiva’s 7 Indicators of Yoga Siddhi

Meena Harris Insensitive Modification of Hindu Goddess Deity and Symbols

Niece of Kamala Harris Criticized for Belittling Hindu Sentiments While Normalizing Hinduphobia during US Elections

Islamic Supremacy and Discrimination runs Deep in Canadian Social Equity Circles But Rarely Confronted

The Indian city of Ayodhya lit with lights and diyas on Diwali 2017

A few things made Diwali celebrations in 2017 a bit more special. Happy Diwali

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