It has been more than seven years after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis but the world has not forgotten the disaster that had everyone worried. Even now, when we speak of Fukushima, we remember it with pain. From Iran with love: Farsi Panchtantra and Mahabharat So when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosted a summit […]
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First ever Afghan Hindu Temple opens in Maryland (Pics)
On the festive occasion of Baisakhi, the Afghan Hindu community also had another reason to rejoice; they now have their own Temple, the first of its kind in Maryland, United States. For the total 300 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, this was a reason to rejoice. The Temple name is AsaMai Hindu Temple and its opening […]
Now, fire destroys Hindu homes in Myanmar
Myanmarese Hindus continue to face more hardships. Radio Free Asia has reported that now more than “60 houses in a predominantly Hindu village in the Maungdaw district of Myanmar’s Rakhine state were gutted by fire on Thursday” This is being called an act of negligence. Radio Free Asia has quoted a Hindu social worker named Ni […]
Mauritius: Hotel tells employees not to wear ‘Tika’, stirs up protest
One of Mauritius’ finest 5 start hotel, The Residence Mauritius, is in a soup for asking an employee to not sport a ‘Tika’ for hygienic purposes. The staffer, however, received support from Hindu groups who plan to hold a prayer session on the beach near The Residence Mauritius on April 15th. As people woke up […]
Pakistan: Hindu boy gangraped, news goes viral, culprits apprehended
Thatta, Sindh, was simmering ever since the gangrape video of a 19-year-old Hindu boy surfaced. Half a dozen men, with many, connected to the late Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), gangraped a Hindu boy named Prakash, shot the assault and circulated the video online to further browbeat the survivor’s family. In […]
India accepts the demand of Sri Lankan Lord Shiva devotees
India has stated that the Shri Lankan Lord Shiva devotees will now be allowed to travel to the Chidambaram Temple in Tamil Nadu for pilgrimage on a ferry. A Hindu group Siva Senai led by Maravanpulavu K.Sachithananthan was working to get this approval since last year on behalf of Lord Shiva devotees. Explaining the reason behind demanding […]
Indonesia: Why did the Princess of Java become a Hindu?
Kanjeng Raden Ayu Mahindrani Kooswidyanthi Paramasi is the Princess of Java, Indonesia, who is known for her love for music and is also an avid pianist and composer. The Princess of Java went through a Sudhi Wadani Ritual on July 17, 2017, in the Pura Luhur Catur Kanda Pat Sari of Bali. This ritual can […]
Myanmar: Buddhist neighbors get pre-Christmas prayers banned
Magway region of Myanmar will not see the pre-Christmas celebrations after the Buddhist neighbors complained to their local administrator about it. Kan Thar village tract administrator Pyone Lwin sent a letter to resident Kyaw Myint on Dec. 9 saying: “I have decided to ban the pre-Christmas prayer that is scheduled to take place at the […]
Myanmar’s top Buddhist Monk justifies violence against Rohingyas with this shocking tale
Myanmar which is presenting Hindu massacre as being done by the Rohingyas was left embarrassed when its top Buddhist Monk used an ancient Buddhist tale which speaks of Hindu massacre. On October 30th, 2017, Monk Sitagu Sayadaw, founder of the Sitagu Buddhist Academies, was at the military base in Kayin State and his sermon was […]
April: The month when the Hindu Temples were targeted across the world
April was a terrible month for the Hindus as they witnessed desecration of their Temples across the world. India, a Hindu-majority country witnessed two major Temple desecrations. We reported the Temple desecration in Manipur but there was also a Temple ‘desecration’ in Kashmir. Bhargshikha Devi located in Anantnag district of South Kashmir was found vandalized. […]