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STATEMENT FROM THE HINDU COUNCIL UK
KILLINGS IN THE INDIAN STATE OF ORISSA
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The Hindu Council UK (HCUK) heard with horror news of the killing of Hindu priest Swami Laxshmananda and four of his colleagues, allegedly by Christian fundamentalists, on the evening of August 23rd, and the subsequent reprisal attacks made by local Hindus on members of the Christian community in the area, attacks which left 16 dead and many displaced from their homes.
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Indology X - Mahabharata VI
Yuga Confusion in Indian History
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This 'Confusion of Yugas' document is a compilation of articles and emails I brought together to explain why the commonly used "traditional date" of 3102 BCE for the Mahabharata is actually not traditional at all and that the tradition of our scriptures/literature, royal chronologies, astrology and archaeology all actually support a timeframe of the 15th century BCE for this post-Vedic Epic.
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GCSE and Advanced level Hinduism results
The students who study Hinduism at GCSE as well as Advanced level have done well in recent examinations. Some GCSE candidates have managed to gain 100 percent marks.
Half the A level candidates obtained A grade (this is twice the national average) and one Advanced level candidate manged to gain 100 percent marks in the difficult synoptic module at Advanced level.
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Indo-European Kashmir Forum’s (IEKF) and the UK Hindu Organizations’ Demonstration on 14th August 2008 in London , outside the Indian High Commission
Indo-European Kashmir Forum members and the members from the various Hindu Organizations held a protest demonstration in London ,outside the Indian High Commission on Thursday 14th August,2008. The demonstration was held against the revocation of land transfer order to Shri Ammarnath Shrine and the atrocities committed on the peaceful protesters and the media in Jammu.
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PRESS RELEASE YOGA DEVOTEES FLOCK TO HEAR SWAMI RAMDEVJI
Sunday 10th August 2008:
His Holiness Swami Ramdevji, the worlds leading exponent of Yoga returned to the UK this summer to host another series of inspirational yoga events across the country. Following the amazing success of his visits to the UK in 2006 & 2007, when he attracted over 10,000 attendees to his unique yoga camps in London, Bolton, Glasgow and Coventry, he set about to bring his popular method of teaching to Leicester.
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Demonstration against religious cleansing by Kashmiri Islamists
Venue: High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych
Time: 2pm on Thursday 14th August
Kashmiri Pandits have been ethnically cleansed from their homeland by an evil ideology of Islamists and to which the Government of India has bowed out of fear for the last 60 years.
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Indology IX - Mahabharata V
The Ancient (now underwater) Harbor of Dvaraka
The Ancient (now underwater) Harbor of Dvaraka This article by Gaur, Sundaresh and Tripati reviews their marine archaeological findings as it relates to the location and material evidence for the harbor of Dwarka as it existed during the timeframe of the Mahabharata and ideas around how it sank into the sea afterwards (after Krshna's death). The article includes some nice underwater photos.
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Indology VIII - Mahabharata IV
The Legend of Dwaraka
This lengthy article reviews all the history of Krshna's city of Dwarka and presents evidence from different sources. Numerous images and drawings help the reader visualize what the city was actually like during its heyday. At the end of the article, I've added in a Dvaraka Timeline to put a chronology to the evidence and this is followed by some additional postings, articles and images/maps of Dvaraka.
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GITA YAJNA, LAUNCH OF BHAGAVAD GITA & JANAMASHTMI CELEBRATION
Swami Nirliptananda and the devotees of the Sangha cordially invite you to participate in celebrating the event of Janamashtmi, the birth of Lord Krishna and will very much appreciate your presence on this very special occasion.
GITA YAJNA, LAUNCH OF BHAGAVAD GITA
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JANAMASHTMI CELEBRATION
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Press Release: Indo-European Kashmir Forum (IEKF)
August 8th 2008
For immediate Release
IEKF and the European Hindu Communities are deeply shocked at the Government’s attack on the non-violent protesters and media persons in Jammu. The Forum and the Hindus strongly condemn the Government’s action in manhandling of the media persons and attacking them with tear gas shells.
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