New Delhi, October 27, 2020: Dussehra is over and, now, the Swedish Hindus are busy working towards making their Deepavali grand. The Swedish Hindus are planning a traditional Deepavali event at Kornhamnstorg, Gamla Stan, in the capital Stockholm on November 13, 2020. The event will have embassy officials of several countries as well as senior […]
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Here is how Swedish Hindus will celebrate Diwali this year!
Swedish Hindus are ready to celebrate Diwali. The program will take place on November 2nd, 2019, at ABF Huddinge, Kommunalvägen at 26, Huddinge, Sweden. This program would begin at 6 pm and would get over by 9 pm. It would also have the presence of several senior politicians from across Sweden as well as foreign […]
Fiji: Hindu Temples broken into, valuables stolen
Hindu Temples of Fiji are again on the target. In July a break-in at the Sita Ram Mandir of Calia, Navua angered the Hindu community. The money box was found damaged and in festival season, such thefts are a huge set back for the community. Another Hindu Temple at Malolo, Nadi was also targeted and […]
200-year old Mansa Devi Temple attacked, attacker caught, beaten up
On January 13, a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Mansa Devi was attacked. The 200-year old Temple is the pride of the community and lies in the house of Late Horipada Das’s house situated at Mahakal village of Abhaynagar sub-district of Jessore district, Bangladesh, was ransacked by a preparator named Yasin. The man tried to […]
Bangladesh Minister hurts Hindus with his rants against Ram Rajya
SM Rezaul Karim is the Minister of Housing and Public Works in the Sheikh Hasina government. The Supreme Court lawyer SM Rezaul Karim recently made outrageous remarks against Ram Rajya when he equated ‘mischief’ and ‘abuse of power’ done by some Bangladesh nationals and Ministers to the happenings in the ‘Ram Rajya.’ The Minister while […]
Swedish Forum for Human Rights discusses terrible situation of Hindus in Pak and Bangladesh (Video)
Swedish Forum for Human Rights discusses silent ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Bangladesh and forced conversion of Hindus in Pakistan On November 17th, 2018, Hindu Forum Sweden raised the vice for persecuted minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Swedish Forum for Human Rights. Hindu Forum Sweden, headed by Chitra Paul, initiated a mini-seminar on […]
First ever large-scale Diwali celebration in Sweden brings the spotlight on Hindus! (Pics)
Hindu community in Sweden recently stole the limelight after it celebrated the Diwali Festival in Stockholm in front of the Parliament of Sweden on 9th November 2018. The event was organized by the organizations namely, Hindu Forum Sweden (HFS) and Hindus In Sweden. The program began at 15:45 with blowing of conch to welcome Chitra Paul, […]
Sweden: The colorful “Rath Yatra” of the country!
Marie Mandakini Spennare of Hindu Forum Sweden shared some pictures of this year’s Rath Yatra that took place in Stockholm Sweden on July 8th. Rath Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The pictures show the happy and Bhakti-filled atmosphere of the gathering which had little children […]
Situation of Hindus in Bangladesh is horrible: HFS President
As the situation turns worst for the Bangladesh Hindus, we at Currentriggers.com reached out to Hindu Forum Sweden President Ms Chitra Paul to know what solution does she foresee for the Hindu community of Bangladesh. Here are the excerpts from the interview: What is the current situation in Bangladesh Ms Chitra Paul? One word. Horrible! Religious persecution […]
Hindus, other minorities facing survival crisis in Bangladesh: HFS President
Mrs. Chitra Paul is the President of Hindu Forum Sweden (HFS), a not-for-profit organization based in Sweden which strives to see a continued existence of the Hindu religion and cultural in Sweden, Europe and other places in the world, wherever Hinduism (also called Sanatana Dharma), is being practised. Currently this organization did a conference on […]