Hindu Articles
Diwali: Lighting up joy and faith
October 21, 2006
Hindu festival a sweet celebration that transcends religions and cultures to brighten dull days of fall
From death threats to dazzling galas
December 18, 2005
Metha's movie, "Water", which depicts the fates of Hindu widows forced to live in penitence and confinement, has grossed $1.2 million at the Canadian box office since opening on Nov 4 and is the first Canadian film acquired by the U.S. distributor Fox Searchlight.
Perhaps Hindu leaders should lighten up
July 02, 2005
Canada is a country of free expression, even when that expression causes hurt feelings. We cannot all live up to the threshold of approval and sensitivity as determined by others, writes Rosie DiManno.
Easter for some, a Holi day for others
March 19, 2005
The annual spring festival for Hindus, celebrated the day after the first full moon during the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun, which usually falls between late February and late March, is especially popular with young people.
Indian Film Seeks Justice Over 1984 Sikh Massacre
February 15, 2005
Amu, a movie produced by Indian director Shonali Bose, deals with the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, which is said to be the worst religious violence since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Movie mogul joins maharajah on the road to enlightenment
February 10, 2005
Robert Lantos, multi-millionaire Toronto film producer and the founder of Canada's largest film and entertainment company Alliance Communications, and his cousin Sivarama Swami, one of the most senior members of the Hare Krishna movement, will go on a two-week trek to Krishna temples throughout I...
Misconceptions limit organ donations
February 05, 2005
A 2002 study conducted the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health in the U.S. shows that religious misconceptions are one of the major reasons people, particularly minorities, do not become blood or organ donors. Ajit Adhopia, a writer specialized in Hindu religion...
Give peace a chance
January 23, 2005
Deepak Chopra, a licensed medical doctor in California and the founder of an Ayurvedic health centre in the U.S., is a 'successful' new-age spiritual leader who made close to $15 million US by selling books, reports Associated Press Justin Glanville. Chopra writes in his book Peace Is the Way, "W...
Religious Leaders Say Tsunami Relief Must Continue
January 14, 2005
Religious leaders from a variety of traditions agree that relief efforts must be ongoing, and go beyond prayers. 
