Hindu mantras to start the day of Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1st time

Hindu invocation is scheduled to be read for the first time in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife on August 21, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient...

Upset Hindus seek apology from Baskin-Robbins for non-disclosure of beef in ice cream

Hindus are asking for an official apology from Baskin-Robbins for non-disclosure of beef in its “Rocky Road” ice cream; and its immediate recall. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was shocking for Hindus to learn that popular...

Hindus upset at disrespectful treatment of Hindu text in movie “Oppenheimer”

Hindus are upset at the disrespectful handling of highly venerated ancient Hindu scripture “The Bhagavad Gita” in the film “Oppenheimer”, released on July 21. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that such irreverence and trivialization of...

After Hindu protest, Latvia Culture Ministry asks National Opera of possibility of “La Bayadère” exclusion

Latvia Culture Ministry has addressed the Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) in Riga to look into the possibility of the exclusion of “La Bayadère” ballet from repertoire, after Hindus protested urging LNOB to drop this “culturally insensitive” ballet. Elina...

Hindus welcome nation’s 1st taxpayer funded religious school: opening door for ‘other’ religions

Hindus have welcomed reports of Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approving the first publicly funded religious school in the nation, and hope that the Board will be receptive to such proposals from ‘other’ religions also. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who...

Hindus urge Latvian National Opera & Ballet to drop culturally insensitive ballet “La Bayadère”

Hindus are urging prestigious Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) in Riga to withdraw “La Bayadère” ballet; scheduled for October 13; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada...