The First Amendment to the Constitution reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of any religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or restricting freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people to assemble peacefully and seek redress from the government for their grievances. Simple enough, right? Well […]
Month: July 2022
My education in Indian culture
Vinita Gupta – Vinita Gupta Vinita Gupta is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and was the first Indian-American woman to take her company public. Since retiring, she has propelled herself through her journalism, mentoring women entrepreneurs and playing competitive bridge at the highest level. She won several national bridge titles. Who shapes who we become… My […]
Photos: Potawatomi Gathering 2022 on the Hannahville Indian Reservation
HANNAHVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION – More than 2,000 people from 11 Potawatomi nations are gathering this week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at the Hannahville Indian Reservation near Escanaba, Michigan for the 2022 Potawatomi Gathering. Organized by the Hannahville Indian Community, the Potawatomi rally has resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Never miss […]
Photos: Potawatomi Gathering 2022 on the Hannahville Indian Reservation
HANNAHVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION – More than 2,000 people from 11 Potawatomi nations are gathering in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this week at the Hannahville Indian Reservation near Escanaba, Michigan for the 2022 Potawatomi Gathering. Organized by the Hannahville Indian Community, the Potawatomi rally has resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday […]
Unlike the West, religion in India has never been anti-science: BJP leader
On Friday, top BJP leader P Muralidhar Rao said there had never been a conflict “between religion and science” in India like there is in the West, because religion in the country is not has “never been anti-science”. Addressing a session of the state BJP’s three-day program held at the Nanaji Deshmukh Auditorium in Chitrakoot, […]
Streetwear inspired by Indian culture M’sian
When her car skidded and crashed alongside the Penang Bridge in August 2017, Lobhini escaped with just 15 thigh stitches. His car, however, did not suffer the same fate since it was destroyed. The accident took a toll on Lobhini’s mental health and she struggled to return to her then job as an HR operations […]
Christian mission evicted from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after distribution of hate material
Details By Darren Thompson July 25, 2022 On Friday, July 22, the Oglala Sioux Tribe and its president, Kevin Killer, issued a statement demanding that the Jesus is King mission leave the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after the distribution of pamphlets promoting that Jesus, not Tunkasila (a Lakota word for creator), is the “true god”. […]
A celebration of India in Pearland
The culture of India will be showcased at this fourth annual Puranava Indian Culture Festival on August 13 at the Pearland downtown pavilion. Through dance performances, music, art and food, the Puranava celebrates India in an open-air atmosphere across the mall and pavilion. “We (Global Organization for Divinity) are always looking for opportunities to give […]
A celebration of India in Pearland
The culture of India will be showcased at this fourth annual Puranava Indian Culture Festival on August 13 at the Pearland Downtown Pavilion. Through dance performances, music, art and food, the Puranava celebrates India in an open-air atmosphere across the mall and pavilion. “We (Global Organization for Divinity) are always looking for opportunities to give […]
Kindness knows no religion – Times of India
Written by Sripriya Satish “I learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This touching quote has a lot to do with the incident I am about to relate. Kindness is a very powerful quality a human being can […]
The Booming Payday Loan Services Market Globally with Top Key Players
Payday Loan Services Market The research report of the report is a wide-ranging analysis and Impact of COVID19 in the global market and detailed information with segmentation has been added in this intelligence report. In this report, a comprehensive analysis of the current global market of the Global Payday Loan Services Market in terms of […]
East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on South Ute Indian Reservation – The Durango Herald
Courtesy of Southern Ute Indian Tribe The cause of the fire is under investigation A fire called the East Round Top Fire ignited and engulfed 5 acres of land in the northeast of the South Ute Indian Reservation on Saturday, prompting a response from multiple agencies in the area. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern […]
THE HOLY KANWAR YATRA | Religion
The arrival of the monsoon season marks the beginning of “The Kanwar Yatrawhich takes place during the auspicious month of “Shravan” from July to August. It is a decades-old practice which was only practiced by a few sages and devotees of Lord Shiva in the 1960s. 1990, the local people also started to participate in […]
Notes on Religion: July 21, 2022
Outdoor Celtic music concert The Wilbraham-Sarah The Fiddler Outdoor Celtic Music Concert will be held Saturday, July 23 from 1-3:45 p.m. on the lawn of Christ the King Epiphany Church, 758 Main St., across from Rice’s Farm. Bring your garden chair and/or blanket. Admission is free, donations are accepted to support the Minnechaug Land Trust. […]
Advocates call for restrictions on ‘predatory’ payday loans | Local News
Local nonprofit advocates plan to ask the Mankato City Council to impose interest rate caps on what they call “predatory” payday lenders. Payday loans, which are typically $500 or less, give borrowers quick cash to pay off in full at a high interest rate on their next paycheck. Critics say the loans target people in […]
5 South Indian actresses who embraced another religion
Last update: July 19, 2022, 5:40 p.m. HST Hailed as the Lady Superstar of South Indian cinema, Nayanthara was born to Syrian Christian Malayali parents. Many celebrities in the Indian film fraternity have embraced different religions. Over the years, several Indian celebrities have converted or practiced different religions due to personal beliefs or reasons. Speaking […]
Satanic verses in Kaali – the religion-arts binary is not real. Hurt feelings staged in 3 ways
Je debate on the poster of the new documentary film by Leena Manimekalai Kali, depicting the Hindu goddess Kali smoking a cigarette, underlines a “politics of hurt feelings” specific to India. This version of politics relies heavily on the collective victimization of a religious community and gives the impression that faith does not allow for […]
Why has religion become a concern in politics? Latest news of 2022
The Holy Bible says, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and instructing in righteousness”, and “Those who consider themselves religious and do not keep a tight rein on their tongue are deceiving themselves , and their religion is worth nothing. Our Constitution states that “all persons are equally […]
Not Indian culture to denigrate a religion: VP Naidu
NNA | Updated: Jul 16, 2022 06:29 STI New Delhi [India]July 16 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday warned against forces and vested interests threatening the peace and integrity of the nation through a divisive agenda.Emphasizing that “it is not Indian culture to denigrate any culture, religion or language”, he called on every […]
Killings in the name of religion
Killings in the name of religion Omkar Dattatray It is the irony of this country and it is very sad that the dance of death and chaos continues unabated. Bloodshed and the spilling of innocent human blood is taking place in different parts of the country ostensibly in the name of religion as if religions […]
University Drive mural links Fargo businesses to Indian culture for artist – InForum
FARGO — Artist Anna Johnson is known as a printmaker, but she’s currently making her mark on a much larger and harder surface. Over the past week, she has created a mural on the south side of Bernie’s Wines and Liquors, at the corner of University Drive and 16th Avenue South, Fargo. It is the […]
University Drive mural links Fargo businesses to Indian culture for artist – InForum
FARGO — Artist Anna Johnson is known as a printmaker, but she’s currently making her mark on a much larger and harder surface. Over the past week, she has created a mural on the south side of Bernie’s Wines and Liquors, at the corner of University Drive and 16th Avenue South, Fargo. It is the […]
Dupree man charged with June murder on Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
July 13 – STONE – A Dupree man faces life in prison after allegedly murdering a man in late June. Stuart Cochran, Sr., 48, of Dupree, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of first-degree murder and one count of use of a firearm in a violent crime . The indictment alleges […]
Pryor woman admits assaulting BIA officer on Crow Indian Reservation | USAO-MT
BILLINGS – A Pryor woman today admitted to accosting and slapping a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer, who shot and injured the woman’s co-defendant after a vehicle chase at Lodge Grass, the court said. American lawyer Jesse Laslovich. Darwyna Caylynn Catherine Bullshows, 25, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer. Bullshows faces a maximum […]
The population explosion is the problem of the whole country, not of one caste or one religion, says Naqvi | India News
NEW DELHI: Mukhtar Abbas, senior BJP leader and former union minister for minority affairs Naqvi joined the ongoing debate on population control, warning that “population explosion” is a problem that affects the whole country and does not affect any caste or religion. He added that the problem must be addressed through awareness raising. Naqvi in […]
Government is not against any religion, says MP Stalin – The New Indian Express
By Express press service TIRUVANNAMALAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin here on Saturday said the “Dravidian model” meant ensuring equal growth of all districts and boosting industrial and social development; it is the motto of the DMK government. Speaking at a government meeting here, the CM said he was giving this clarification to those who ask […]
Practice your religion, don’t denigrate the beliefs of others: VP Naidu
VP Naidu reminded that religion is a personal matter and while one can be proud and practice one’s religion, no one has the right to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Vice President Mr. Venkaiah Naidu. Image courtesy: @VPSecretariat/Twitter New Delhi: Stating that religion is a personal matter, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on […]
Tharoor responds to ‘Kali’ remark
Without making a reference, Tharoor tweeted: “Two points, everything I tweet is my personal opinion. I have no other and those who stand for nothing fall in love with anything (Alexander Hamilton). “ Tharoor called his tweets a ‘personal opinion’ Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that “Everything I tweet is my personal opinion”, […]
Language journalism has played a key role in the struggle for freedom and the development of Indian culture PM
“A well-informed and better-informed society should be our common goal, let’s all work together for that,” Prime Minister Modi said. Amid global criticism and allegations of media silencing in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Indian-language journalism has played a key role in tradition, culture, the struggle for freedom and the […]
Religion is too serious to be left to politicians
The most threatened person in India today is neither the President of India nor the Prime Minister. This is Nupur Sharma. Sharma has always been an incendiary personality. She got explosive on TV, spoke insultingly and used a bad word. For this, his head is on the chopping block. Asaduddin Owaisi wants her in jail. […]
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Kishore Kumar was Hindu, did not change religion to marry Madhubala: his sister
Madhubala’s sister Madhur Bhushan spoke again about the late superstar. Madhubala is one of the finest and most successful actors India has ever seen but the Mughal-E-Azam actor has died at the age of just 36 due to heart disease. A few years before her death, she had married the legendary singer Kishore Kumar, who […]
With the appointment of Draupadi Murmu, a boost for the religious demand of Sarna
This is seen as opposition to the ideological framework of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a pushback against its agenda of subsuming Adivasis within the larger Hindu identity. Tribal community leaders and parties, including the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), have advocated the need for a separate Sarna religion code in the next census. Followers […]