I just edited wiki profile for Rama removing the title as mythological hero as
added as Hindu's revered hero as mentioned in revered Hindu epic (removed
"folklore" tag)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rama&action=history my edits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama
Umesh
PS: I did this after I found that the page created by me of Jaipur School had
is categories removed -esp one I created "Hindu Schools in India "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindu_Schools_in_India -- there were
already ones for "Roman Catholic Schools of India " -- the person who removed
my categories had also edited Rama page earlier - he is active member of some
Baptist church in US.
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This book supposedly speaks about it.
http://invadingthesacred.com/content/view/35/52/
Umesh
Hindu Press International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Hindu Press
International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:55:42 -1000
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: HPI, August 1, 2007
Hindu Press International August 1, 2007 August 1, 2007
Sri Maha Periyachi Amman Temple Demolished
Invading the Sacred Book Review
Debate Continues on Handling of UK Infected Temple Bull
Correction: Hindu Festivals for 2008
1. Sri Maha Periyachi Amman Temple Demolished www.hindusangam.org.my
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 1, 2007: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam sent the
following press release on the demolition of the Sri Maha Periyachi Amman
Temple:
"The Malaysia Hindu Sangam is very disturbed at the demolition of the Sri Maha
Periyachi Amman Temple, Tambak Paya, Melaka, today by officials of the Melaka
State Government. It is even most disturbing when the Mayor had last night
given assurance to the MIC Secretary General that the demolition is deferred to
seek a quick solution by the community. The Malaysia Hindu Sangam had at almost
11:00 p.m. last night informed the Malacca MIC leaders of the impending
demolition this morning. The Mayor had no decency to inform the MIC Leaders of
his change of mind.
"Once again, it appears to the Hindu community that the State has arbitrarily
taken action against a Hindu temple without regard to the sensitivities of
Hindu devotees. Given that many other structures throughout Malaysia are still
standing even though they too were built without local authority permission, it
is particularly disturbing to Hindus that a place of worship is targeted in
this manner. The demolition of a place of worship is a very serious thing, and
should not be done lightly. The Sangam has previously said that any demolition
of a place of worship must be based on a Court order and should only be carried
out after the devotees of the place of worship have been given a meaningful
opportunity to be heard. We urge all State governments to carry out this
practice, and for legislation to be enacted to recognize and protect the
special status of places of worship."
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2. Invading the Sacred Book Review invadingthesacred.com
USA, August 1, 2007: (HPI note: following is a review by Dr. V. V. of
"Invading the sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America," edited by
Krishnan Ramaswamy, Antonio de Nicolas, Aditi Banerjee, Rupa & Co. New Delhi,
India. 2007.)
Roots of the book: Like the multiplicity of the authors who have contributed to
this volume, many factors have converged to create this book. These include a
growing dissatisfaction with Western images of the non-West, the application of
inappropriate methodology for understanding traditional world views, and the
continued hegemony of the West even in matters that don't concern it, such as
what Hindus think about their Puranas. Already in the first decades of the
twentieth century, many Indian thinkers declared that Indic culture cannot be
subjected to, much less analyzed, through the blurred lens of Western
rationality. Indeed, it may be said more generally that scientific probing and
cold rationality can never grasp the full significance of any living tradition.
The primary catalyst for this book is Rajiv Malhotra, a thinker, scholar,
idealist, and activist, besides having been a highly successful entrepreneur
more than a decade ago. He is a thinker in that he reflects deeply on important
issues, a scholar in that he is widely read in history and current cultural
debates, an idealist in wanting to see a world where all cultures and
civilizations receive equal and fair treatment; and an activist in that he has
been participating in conferences, organizing meetings, giving lectures,
writing provocative essays, and funding projects, all with one goal in mind: To
correct what many people perceive as distortions and misrepresentations of the
Hindu world and of Indic traditions in North America. In a single decade he has
achieved more in this endeavor than many authors who are read an d appreciated
by countless people.
The book's relevance and thesis: No matter how one reacts to it - and it is
bound to touch large numbers of people, lay and scholarly - this book is likely
to become a landmark in the history of India-related studies. It dissects a
number of cases in which scholarly commentaries on aspects of Hindu thought,
lore, and religion have been incorrect and offensive. It focuses primarily on
the writings of six authors (of whom I will mention but three), and it argues
that their callous misrepresentations are systemic to Eurocentric commentaries
on other cultures.
The book is a strong and considered response to Western Freudian scholarship on
Hinduism, which, the authors contend, has missed the mark altogether.
Essentially the thesis is this: Obsessed by the Freudian approach to life and
literature, some American scholars have transformed Puranic mythopoesis
(literally, "myth making") into pure pornography, examined a highly revered
spiritual personage's life in homo-erotic terms, and desecrated the lofty
vision of a time-honored Hindu deity by reducing it to sexual allegory.
Aside from deliberately sinister analyses of scriptures, saints and symbols,
the journalistic portrayal of Indic culture has generally been in terms of cows
and castes, superstitions and satis, daughters-in-law and dowries, monkeys and
masalas. A growing number of English-reading Hindus in the West are not willing
to tolerate such selective sketches of a dynamic civilization to which they are
heirs. Such writings have pushed many Hindus in America beyond what Eric Sharpe
called the response threshold. Put differently, that's when the target group
says, "Enough is enough!"
The chapters in the book are by different authors. They examine the
questionable, and to Hindus also objectionable, theses based on gross
psychoanalytic interpretations. The chapters are replete with examples of
unwarranted extrapolations, distorted interpretations, and ridiculous
caricatures. Such writings may be okay for Western specialists who examine
Hinduism like entomologists dissecting bees and grasshoppers. But they are
confusing and misleading, distorted and dangerous.
For the balance of the review, and more information on the book, click URL
above.
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3. Debate Continues on Handling of UK Infected Temple Bull
www.newstatesman.com
UK, August 1, 2007: The debate continues after the culling of Shambo, a bull
at the Skanda Vale monastery in Wales, UK. Two other animals have now tested
positive for bovine tuberculosis at the monastery. Jay Lakhani's editorial
piece appeared in the New Statesman of India, along with a rebuttal here, and
many comments posted by readers. See also here for an update on the newly
infected animals.
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4. Correction: Hindu Festivals for 2008 Hinduism Today
KAUAI, HAWAII, August 1, 2007: (HPI note: The dates for Raksha Bandan were
incorrectly given in the last HPI.)
The following festival calendar is for nine major festivals. The nine are
Mahasivaratri, Holi, Ram Navami, Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandan, Krishna
Janmashtami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Navaratri and Deepavali. These dates below are
calculated for Washington DC. Festival dates may differ for other areas of the
world. The descriptions below may be freely used with credit to Hinduism
Today. To download the Hindu calendar or panchangam for 197 locations
worldwide, click here.
Mahasivaratri, March 5, 2008
Holi, March 20, 2008
Ram Navami, April 13, 2008
Guru Purnima, July 17, 2008
Raksha Bandan, August 16, 2008 (15th on the west coast)
Janmashtami, August 23, 2008
Ganesha Chaturthi, September 2, 2008 (3rd on the west coast)
Navaratri (begins) September 29, 2008
Deepavali, October 26, 2008
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