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Thriprayar: Janachithra film Society Thriprayar invites entries for the Kishore Kumar Award for Debut Director in Malayalam. The award is constituted in memory of K V Kishore kumar, film society organizer and cultural activist.The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, citation and a sculpture designed by renowned sculptor T P Premji. Last year, ‘Aarkkariyam’ director Sanu John Varghese bagged the first Kishore Kumar award. Jury comprises three eminent personalities from the filmdom. Films that have been censored or completed between January 1 and December 31, 2022 will be…

(Hackensack, New Jersey; November 21, 2022)— The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) celebration of National Community Foundation Week from November 12 through November 18 and National Philanthropy Day on November 15 highlighted the escalation of food insecurity in the region.  The NNJCF collaborated for a third year with community leader Randy Glover and donated frozen turkeys to All Access Community Development Corporation (All Access CDC), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Hackensack, to help people struggling to put food on the table.  All Access CDC distributed the frozen turkeys at the Majestic Lodge and Temple (Elks), located…

Whitstable (Kent, England) based online sporting goods store, Water Polo Shop, withdrew the water polo swimsuit carrying the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; after Hindus protested calling these “highly inappropriate”. Pauline of Water Polo Shop, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: We have removed the sale of this product from our website. Meanwhile, Bbosi, the sportswear company in Spain, which reportedly owned this design, also seems to have removed this and all other Ganesh products, as “Ganesh” search on its website yielded…

Eastern Bergen County (New Jersey) — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County is accepting applications for its sixth annual High School Young Women’s Leadership Awards.  This year, three awards will be given to outstanding students identifying as female, enrolled in their junior or senior years, and residing and/or attending a public or private a high school in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey. Applicants living in and/or attending a school in any of these towns may apply: Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale,…

Both the houses of the Tasmania Parliament (in Australia), the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. On taking the Chair each day, Tasmania House of Assembly Speaker and Legislative Council President recite/read the prayers. Lord’s Prayer, a well-known prayer in Christianity, has reportedly been read in the House of Assembly since 1930. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed had email exchanges on the prayer request with Leonie Hiscutt, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council; and…

Ferguson Library, Stamford in coordination with The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) celebrated Diwali the Festival of Lights, on Sunday, Nov. 13th 2022. The program started with a welcome address by the Library President Ms. Alice Knapp, who thanked GOPIO for initiating this celebrationand all the attendees for their show of support by their participation.Ms.Knapp also said that the library looked bright and very colorful with all the decorations and was thrilled to hear that therewere more than 80 performers at this year’s cultural…

Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) seems to think that Australian Parliament’s denial of Hindu opening-prayer request does not appear to be covered by the Commission’s complaint handling powers. Responding to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who had raised this issue, Ms. Tallulah, AHRC Complaint Information Officer, wrote in an email: …it does not appear that the Commission’s Investigation and Conciliation Section can help you with this matter. It does not appear to be covered by the Commission’s complaint handling powers. Email further adds: It appears the most appropriate body with…

Hindu prayer started the day of Albany Town Council (Louisiana) on November 14, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Albany Town Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines from Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita (Song of…

Upset Hindus are urging Whitstable (Kent, England) based online sporting goods store, Water Polo Shop, for immediate withdrawal of water polo swimsuit carrying the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesh was greatly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to be tightly wrapped around your body as a fashion statement or facilitate your perspiration or catch your body fluids, etc. Inappropriate usage…

A public health initiative to raise awareness about the Non-Communicable Disease Kochi: Over the years, diabetes has become a growing challenge in India as India hosts the second-highest prevalence of the disease in the world. With an aim to raise awareness and educate the community on diabetes and the importance of regular screening, Neuberg Diagnostics,one of the top 4 Pathology laboratory chains in Indiain association with Indian Medical Association (IMA) Cochin organized a walk-a-thon today. The event was flagged off byDr. S. Srinivasa Kamath, President, IMA Cochin. The walkathon which…