YOGA FOR DUMMIES IS ON ITS WAY
George Fueurstein, world renowned scholar of yoga traditions, author and dear friend of Hinduism Today staff relates in a recent conversation, that he is now working on the manuscript of " A Dummies Guide to Yoga" which will be published as part of the well known Dummie series. He says it's been quite a task simplifying everything down ...as well as being overseen by a committee of four editors!

YOUNG LADY IN MAURITIUS INTO A BIG ADVENTURE!
Another success story for one of Gurudeva's devotees 16-year old Komadhi Mardemootoo says: "I am very happy to tell you that the United Nations conference in which i was participating ended yesterday and it was indeed once of the best moments of my life.I am also glad to tell you that I have been awarded "best delegate " and was invited to participate in the East and West African model united nations conference held at Kenya next February.

SUCCESS STORY FOR OF GURUDEVA'S DEVOTEES
Kulapati Deva Rajan owner of Canyon Construction in California says: "A TV crew is descending on our offices today to do a "short" on Canyon Construction, a mini-success story type thing that gets sold to TV stations, airlines, and countries abroad who enjoy seeing what is being done in the U.S. Within various industries, they select a small business that is doing well with a new idea or simply doing normal stuff really well and then create a little story about it. We'll send you over a copy of it....if we turn out lookin good.

KARMA CLUB AGREES TO REMOVE DEITIES
The American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) is proud to announce a successful outcome in its efforts to negotiate with the owners of the Karma nightclub in Chicago, Illinois. This club had raised the attention of many Hindus and non-Hindus alike when it opened in August of 1997. Karma's extravagant decor included many pictures, statues, and other depictions of Hindu deities. This depiction of sacred religious art in a nightclub was the subject of much protest. As a result, the owners, Srinivas Reddy, Rakesh Thakkar, and Carson, agreed to remove all icons of Hindu deities from the club. In place of these deities, the owners will be placing other statues, pictures, and decorations of Indian origin to complement the fine decor of the club.

Such an agreement would not have been achieved without the consideration of the owners, and without the support of the more than 500 people who signed an online protest at the AHAD website (http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/karma_club). Many other people responded to articles in all the major Indian newspapers, and supported this effort in other ways. The protest of the use of Hindu icons in the Karma club by the AHAD (formerly known as the AHADC, or American Hindu Anti-Defamantion Coalition) was organized by members of the Community Action Network of the Hindu Students Council (HSC-CAN). These efforts were supported as well by the Chicago chapter of the FIA (Federation of Indian Associations), VHP of America (Vishwa Hindu Parishad), and various other Indian organizations and Hindu temples. In the past year, the AHAD gained recognition nationally when it protested the disfigured depiction of Lord Krishna on an album cover of the rock band Aerosmith. Sony Music, the producer of the album, subsequently issued a public apology for its action and changed the album cover.

Mr. Thakkar reports that the Karma club has already removed most of its statues of Hindu deities on the main floor. Over the next several weeks, the AHAD will be working with the Karma owners to help find suitable alternatives to the Hindu icons. If anyone is interested in helping with this effort, the Karma owners can be contacted at (312) 321-1331; fax (312) 321-1115; 318 W. Grand Ave.; Chicago, IL 60610; email club-karma@uss.net. If you have any questions for the AHAD, you can contact Rahul Pandit at (708) 386-9464 or via email at rpandit@aya.yale.edu.

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