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April 15, 2007
India-Based Chinmaya Mission to Train Pandits In Trinidad
Islamic Officials Take Baby From Mother Living As A Hindu
Muniji to Speak at California Conference
1. India-Based Chinmaya Mission to Train Pandits In Trinidad Paras Ramoutar
TRINIDAD TOBAGO, April 15, 2007: India-based Chinmaya Mission is breaking
barriers here with the commencement of a program to train both male and female
as pandits. The Mission's spiritual leader, Trinidad-born, but India-trained,
Swami Prakashananda, said that the training is organized for social work, not
for people to use the Pandit's knowledge as an income earner. "Although most of
what Chinmaya Mission does in areas of training is not accepted by the
traditional orthodox organizations, we do not foresee any problems. Whatever
problems we have had before, we have dealt with in an honorable way. This would
be in no way different," he said.
Swami Prakashananda contended that while the women have more responsibilities
at home, "We feel that it is through the mothers and families in the home that
we can really filter Sanatan Dharma down to the younger ones, thus it is
important for the women to learn about the rituals." The program starts on
April 16 for a six-month period, and participants will attend the lectures on a
part-time basis.
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2. Islamic Officials Take Baby From Mother Living As A Hindu
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KAULA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 7, 2007: Islamic authorities took away the baby
of a Muslim woman who is living as a Hindu in defiance of the law in the latest
case of religious conflict straining ties in multiethnic Malaysia, officials
said Friday. Revathi Masoosai's 15-month-old daughter was taken by the Islamic
Religious Department in southern Malacca state on March 26 and handed to
Revathi's Muslim mother, said department enforcement officer Mohamad Imran
Ahmad. "The baby's grandmother has custody of her for now," Mohamad Imran told
The Associated Press. Revathi, an ethnic Indian, is being held in a
rehabilitation center run by Islamic authorities for her religious
transgression. The baby was with Revathi's husband when she was seized. He has
filed a police complaint, but it was not clear if he plans to take the case to
court. Meanwhile, the baby will stay with her grandmother. "When the baby's
mother is released, she can try to regain custody if she wants to," said
Mohamad Imran without elaborating.
The case, which was made public by the opposition Democratic Action Party on
Thursday, highlights an increasing number of spats affecting the religious and
family rights of the ethnic Indian and Chinese minorities. Indians, who form
about 8 percent of Malaysia's 26 million people, are mostly Hindus while some
are Christians, Muslims and Sikhs. Activists say a string of recent disputes
have ended in favor of Muslims -- who comprise nearly 60 percent of the
population -- and strained ethnic relations in this multicultural nation, which
has enjoyed racial peace for nearly four decades. Revathi, 29, was born to
Indian Muslim parents who gave her a Muslim name, Siti Fatimah. However,
Revathi claims she was raised as a Hindu by her grandmother and changed her
name in 2001, said Chong Eng, an opposition member of Parliament. Revathi
married Suresh Veerappan in 2004 according to Hindu rites. The marriage has not
been legally registered because Suresh would have had to convert to
Islam first.
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3. Muniji to Speak at California Conference www.ions.org
RISHIKESH, INDIA, April 14, 2007: (HPI note: The following press
release is from Parmarth Niketan.) Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
(Muniji), President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram,
Rishikesh (Himalayas), India is a highlighted speaker at the major
conference organized by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, called
Consciousness in Action, from the August 9 to 12, 2007 in Palm Springs,
California. The conference brings together dozens of scientists,
visionaries and yogis. Pujya Swamiji will discuss the most important
foundation of global transformation: becoming the change we want to see
in the world. See URL above for details and registration information.
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