Hindu statesman Zed urges Iceland to allow its citizens to freely choose their names

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed is urging Iceland to grant its citizens the basic human right of naming their child as they wish. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that continuance of Icelandic institutions...

Upset Hindus urge Philadelphia online retailer to withdraw Hindu deity bedspreads & apologize

Upset Hindus are urging Wayne (a Philadelphia suburb) based online retailer “4Rissa” to apologize and withdraw bedspreads carrying images of Hindu deities, calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said...

Hindus seek Diwali holiday in Carroll School District of Texas, starting 2021

Hindus want schools in Carroll Independent School District (CISD) headquartered in Southlake (Texas) to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Michelle Moore and Dr. David J. Faltys, Trustees President and...

Hindus seek Diwali holiday in New Jersey’s Cherry Hill Public Schools, starting 2021

Hindus want schools in Cherry Hill Public Schools (CHPS) in New Jersey to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Lisa Saidel and Dr. Joseph Meloche, Board President and Superintendent respectively of CHPS...

Hindus seek Diwali holiday in New York’s NHP-GCP School District, starting 2021

Hindus want schools in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park (NHP-GCP) School District in New York to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Jennifer Kerrane and Dr. Jennifer Morrison, Board President and...

Hindus urge Houston Ballet to drop culturally insensitive ballet “La Bayadère”

Hindus are urging Houston Ballet to withdraw “La Bayadère” from its “2020-2021 Season”, which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Houston Ballet, nation’s fifth...

Canton City Council in Illinois to open with Hindu mantras on September 15

Hindu prayer will open the meeting of Canton City Council (Illinois) on September 15, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures via Zoom before Canton City Council....

Spain brewers association apologizes & recalls poster trivializing Lord Ganesh after Hindu protest

Association of Spanish Home Brewers (ACCE) has apologized and recalled the poster carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh to promote its “IPA Day 2020” event to be held in Burgos (Spain) on September 19; which protesting Hindus had called “highly inappropriate”....

Hindus welcome Alabama Education Dept. for softening-up on yoga despite ban

Hindus have welcomed Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) for its apparent softening-up on the subject of yoga, despite it being “prohibited” from state’s public schools. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, called it a step in the...

Upset Hindus seek apology & recall of Spain beer event poster trivializing Lord Ganesh

Upset Hindus are urging Association of Spanish Home Brewers (ACCE) to apologize and immediately withdraw poster carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh to promote its “IPA Day 2020” event to be held in Burgos (Spain) on September 19; calling it highly inappropriate....