News Category: General
Category: General
Diwali – Lighting a lamp of knowledge within oneself
October 19, 2011 Ashwin Krushna Saptami , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Diwali – The Festival of Lights not only is one of the most important Hindu festivals but also a very auspicious time to celebrate the gift of light and life. … Continue reading
Late M. F. Husain paintings’ exhibition at Hema Malini’s New York dance performance canceled after Hindus’ protests !
Oct 04, 2011 Ashwin Shukla Navami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 USA, 4 October 2011. Forum for Hindu Awakening has learned from the organizers (SAMAA) of Late M. F. Husain’s paintings’ exhibition at Hema Malini’s 1st October New York dance concert … Continue reading
The Hindu festival of triumph of Righteousness (Dharma) – Vijayadashmi
October 2, 2011 Ashwin Shukla Shashti, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Hindus worldwide are getting ready to celebrate Vijayadashmi, literally translated as the “victorious tenth day”, which falls on 6th October this year. Celebration of Vijayadashami, also known as Dassera, follows nine … Continue reading
Hindu’s deity Shree Ganesh trivialised in a play at Melbourne Festival !
September 24, 2011 Bhadrapad Krushna Dwadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Melbourne, Australia: Recently, Forum for Hindu Awakening, a non-profit Hindu organisation, received a complaint from a Hindu about a play “Ganesh versus the Third Reich.” The play by ‘Back to … Continue reading
‘Sita Sings the Blues’ show in Starlight Pavilion in New York cancelled after protests !
July 19, 2011 Ashadh Krushna Chaturthi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 New York, USA. The 21st July showing of ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ in Starlight Pavilion has been cancelled after growing protests from the Hindu community, spearheaded by Patanjali Rambrich, an alert … Continue reading
Growing protests by Hindus against ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ show in New York
July 17, 2011 Ashadh Krushna Dwitiya, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 New Jersey, USA. Recently Forum for Hindu Awakening, a nonprofit Hindu organization in USA, has received complaints from several Hindus about a showing of an animation film ‘Sita Sings the Blues’. … Continue reading
Hindu new year (4th April) – the spiritually purest day of the year for Hindus !
April 05, 2011 Shukla Dwitiya , Kaliyug Varsha 5112 This year, close to a billion Hindus will celebrate Hindu New Year on 4th April and welcome the Kaliyug (current era) year 2013. The holy festival which marks the beginning of … Continue reading
Nude painting of Goddess Saraswati taken down from website after educative protests
A few days ago, Forum for Hindu Awakening (FHA) received an email from a Hindu, who was looking for an image of Goddess Saraswati on the Internet. At the time, he came across a nude painting of Saraswati on a … Continue reading
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