New Delhi, Feb 18, 2023: Hindus feel that it is hugely insensitive for a Lausanne (Switzerland) headquartered restaurant chain selling beef burgers and naming itself “Holy Cow”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that the cow, the seat of many deities, was sacred and had long been venerated […]
New Delhi, Feb 17, 2023: Hindus very much like the idea of prayer in Redding (California) headquartered Gateway Unified School District (GUSD) Board of Trustees meetings, as long as it includes the prayers of diverse religions and denominations practiced in California and the nation and the expression of non-believers. Talking about prayer; distinguished Hindu statesman […]
New Delhi, Feb 06, 2023: Hindus very much like the idea of daily prayer in Nebraska public schools as long as it includes the prayers of diverse religions and denominations practiced in Nebraska schools and the nation and the expression of non-believers. Talking about prayer; distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement today, said that […]
New Delhi, January 31, 2023: Upset Hindus and Buddhists are urging Cooperstown (New York) based Brewery Ommegang to apologize and withdraw its “Nirvana” (India Pale Ale) beer; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed and renowned Buddhist minister Reverend Matthew T. Fisher, in a joint statement in Nevada today, said that “Nirvana” was […]
New Delhi, January 27, 2023: Luxury hotel chain Kempinski Hotel has offered “most sincere apologies” and “deepest regrets” and renamed its bar carrying the name of Hindu deity Hanuman in its Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok after Hindus protested calling it “highly inappropriate”. Richard Schestak, General Manager at Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, in an email today […]
New Delhi, January 21, 2023: Hindus worldwide have welcomed the Israel Museum, “largest cultural institution in the State of Israel”, exhibiting various Hindu gods in the holy city of Jerusalem; calling it a remarkable interfaith gesture. The exhibition, titled “Body of Faith”, which will run through June 10, displays 14 sculptures of Hindu deities; including […]
New Delhi, January 17, 2023: Religious leaders belonging to diverse traditions have urged the Augustana University in Sioux Falls (South Dakota) to urgently restore the campus interfaith space to the same status as it stood before December 30, when it was reportedly discovered as moved. Greek-Orthodox clergyman in Nevada Father Stephen R. Karcher, distinguished Hindu […]
New Delhi, January 10, 2023: Ventura (California) based clothing company “Zen Fuego” has admitted “mistake” and withdrew the yoga towel carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha after Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Zen Fuego, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: It was our mistake to […]
New Delhi, January 04, 2023: Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, belonging to luxury hotel chain Kempinski, has reportedly renamed its bar carrying the name of Hindu deity Hanuman; after Hindus protested calling it “highly inappropriate”. Its “Hanuman Bar” is now called “1897 Lounge”. A martini concoction of Hanuman Bar called “Hanumantini”, which included Vodka and which Hindus […]
