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Indian Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle in France
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An invitation was received from the Prince of Wales office to the Hindu council to send a delegation to participate in a memorial service to pay tribute to the contribution of the Indian soldiers in the First World War at the Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial on 19 July 2010.
The Hindu delegation was led by Major(Retired) Suryaparsad Upadhya with two other gurkha soldiers. We felt honoured to be able to stand in places where Sikh, Indian Hindus, Gurkhas and muslim soldiers had actually fought in the Great War as Indian Corps troops during period 10 to 13 March 1915.
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Emergency Ayurveda Meeting with HH Swamiji
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HH Swami Ramdevji and Lord King were guests of honour at a gathering of the UK’s leading Ayurvedic Doctors and Yoga Practitioners called to discuss the challenges faced by Ayurvedic and Herbal medicinal community especially in the light of the forthcoming EU legislation. Also participating were representatives of the major Ayurveda and Indian and Hindu organisations in the UK. The meeting had been called by Amarjeet Singh Bhamra of the saveherbalmedicine.com Campaign group to apprise Swami Ramdevji of the forthcoming legislative threat to Herbal Traditions and to seek his blessings for the formation of an All Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Sciences at Wembley on 10th July 2010.
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Debate in the House of Lords on 7th April 2010 on Gilgit and Baltistan
Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne as the European Parliament Rapporteur of the Kashmir report 2007 ,held a meeting on 7th April in the House of Lords to debate the proposed changes to the status of Gilgit and Baltistan and the wider implications for the region and internationally .
The meeting was attended by the representatives of the various Muslim Organizations, the Hindu Council UK, the Indo-European Kashmir Forum, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Democracy Forum, the Journalists of the Observer, the Nation, the CNN, the Times, the Press Trust of India, the Conflict Resolution Expert, Councillor Chuni Chavda, the Political Conusellor of the Indian High Commission and the Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan.
In August 2009 the Pakistan cabinet approved the Gilgit- Baltistan, formerly the Northern Areas, Empowerment and Self Governance Order.
Krishna Bhan, President Indo-European Kashmir Forum, stated that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan controlled Gilgit-Baltistan are an integral part of India by virtue of its' accession to India in 1947.Any action taken to alter the status of any part of the territory under the Illegal occupation of Pakistan has no legal basis and is totally unacceptable. The Self Governance Order of 2009 will weaken the Kashmir issue and will distract the International Community from the real cause of dead lock in the settlement of the Kashmir issue.
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Doyen of Indian Freedom Movement - Satguru Ram Singh
Glowing homage was paid to the Founder of the Freedom Movement of India, Satguru Ram Singh at an event held here at the House of Lords. Chaired by Lord King, the Holy Incarnation Celebration of Satguru Ram Singh was supported by Hindu Council UK on Monday 22nd March 2010.
The speakers eulogised him for his political sagacity and dynamic personality. They recalled that Satguru Ram Singh laid the foundation of the freedom movement in 1857 upon which Gandhi based his political philosophy and in the following years came into being Indian independence and nationalist movement.
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Puja for the Gurkhas going to Afghanistan April 2010
The Royal Gurkha Rifles shall be departing to Afghanistan in April where they will be deployed to combat the Taliban. In total there are over 3000 Gurkhas in the British Army but 600 of them will be deployed in harsh regions like the Helmand province. Their commander Lt Col Gerald Strickland MBE, who speaks fluent Napalese, held a puja, a prayer ceremony, for a pre-deployment blessing.
The Gurkha Pandits performed the Vedic fire ceremony under the auspices of the Commander and Major Khusiman Gurung MVO, together with the soldiers and their families.
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The Proceedings of the IEKF Seminar on Tuesday 12th January 2010 in the House of Commons
The Indo-European Kashmir seminar on 12th January was attended by the British Parliamentarians and the representatives of the following Organisations:-
The Hindu Council UK, the Hindu Forum of Britain, the Hindu Swayamserak Sangh, the National Hindu Students Forum, the Kashmir Bhawan Centre, the IEKF , the Labour Councillors, the Nepalese Hindus UK and the Second Secretary of the Indian High Commission.
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HINDUISM FOR HINDU YOUTH ON TV EVERYDAY
HINDUISM FOR HINDU YOUTH ON TV EVERYDAY
Hindu parents often complain that their youngsters struggle with Hinduism. Help is at hand during the summer break.
Hindu Faith Channel: Aastha International broadcast on SKY 807 in UK
(and on Direct TV in USA and Rogers Cable in Canada) are launching a new series of programmes specially aimed at Hindu youth in the West.
These broadcasts present Hinduism in a structured and rational format and consists of talks by our director of education Sri Jay Lakhani.
These talks are being broadcast a daily basis on Aastha International on SKY 807 at following times (BST or EST).
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The Swaminarayan Temple in Golders Green is proud to announce that it is authorised and approved by Sports Relief to organise North West London’s event in Golders Green
The Swaminarayan Temple in Golders Green is proud to announce that it is authorised and approved by Sports Relief to organise North West London’s event in Golders Green.
The event has been promoted as North West London’s very own and only Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is THE GOLDERS GREEN SHREE SWAMINARAYN GADI TEMPLE INTERFAITH MILE.
With several Synagogues, Mosques, Greek .Methodist and catholic churches, are supporting the run. Aim to make the 2010 event THE BIGGEST INTER FAITH RUN IN THE COUNTRY it is already oversubscribed!!
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Metropolitan Police & Fire Officer in Brent training session on Hinduism
This training session was attended by 20 officers who spent a day at the Hindu temple in Cricklewood. They were given a brief introduction to Hinduism and were encouraged to ask questions on issues they may have to face when dealing with interacting with Hindu families as well as Hindu temples.
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SHIVRATRI CELEBRATED WITH THE SARVODAYA HINDU ASSOCIATION AT TOLWORTH ON 12TH FEBRUARY 2010
- Shiva literally means ‘God combined with God’s Grace ’ – two for the price of one.
- HE is Hara from Sanskrit Harati meaning one who comes with the power to demolish our delusions regarding nature of reality
- HE is Asuthosh – meaning easy to appease. Hence some call him Bholanath
- HE is Ardhanarishwar – God and God’s manifesting power as one as Shiva & Shakti
- HE is also Natraj – lord of the dance - Lord active in the dance of creation, preservation and destruction
- HE is the only God of the Hindus that allow the devotee to proclaim his oneness with God ~ ‘Shivoham Shivoham’
These ideas were shared with the devotees of Shiva at Sarvyodya Hindu Association Tolworth Surrey
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