Yogi Tapodhana and Sadhaka Thondunatha In California

Our two mathavasis in California on mission to raise funds for Iraivan report:

We have about $50,000.00 plus in checks and that much or more in pledges that are firm. We can safely say we have raised $100,000.00 plus so far.

Lord Ganesha Making His Move on Mainland USA

Aditya Vinadhara, visiting Kauai from Utah reports on
his mission to help the community start a temple:

In the temple this morning Aditya Vinadhara says that the Hindu community in Salt Lake City has raised $25,000.00 toward the purchase of land for a Ganesha temple. Some Hindus there are pulling together, some are still holding back, but progress is being made.

High Tech Video Conferencing Between India and Sweden

Our Hinduism Today India Correspondent, Rajiv Malik, New Delhi
participated in a video conference between India and Sweden
on the subject of Ayurveda. The conference raised certain issues
which Rajiv brought to the attention of the lead presentor

Namaskar Kaviraj Partap Chauhan,

It was indeed a good experience to be at the video conference in which you addressed the Swedish people on the basics of ayurveda. I compliment you for your really good performance. You were brimming with the confidence and gave very valueable information to the people of Sweden present in their studio including the Swedish students. However I did not understand why you were shy of associating ayurveda with Hinduism when a pointed question was asked by the compere on that end regarding this. You said that Hinduism is a religion of recent origin and nowhere in the Vedas Hinduism has been mentioned. However you would appreciate that Vedas are there today because of Hinduism. And the eternal religion or Sanatan Dharma which you talked about is nothing but Hinduism. Kaviraj Ji who other than Hindus has preserved and propagated Vedas. Do you think it is Muslims and Chrisitians who have preserved and talked about Vedas? Therefore I think you should have clearly mentioned that yes Vedas are the contribution of Hinduism to this world or in other words stating that Vedas have given birth to Hinduism would not be incorrect also. I hope you would give Hinduism the due credit for what it has given to the world rather than shying away from it by giving an evasive reply. Jiva Institute is doing real good work and I pray to God for providing you with all the resources and strength to carry on this mission forward. Please do accept my thanks again for checking my pulse and declaring me absolutely fit. And do e-mail me your monthly internet magazine. With best wishes I remain Blissfully yours Rajiv Malik.

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