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New Leaders for ‘NAMAM’

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US Malayalee’s own social and cultural organization NAMAM has announced new leadership elects for the year 2023. Dr. Asha Menon – President Elect Suja Nair Shirodhkar – Secretary Elect NamithManath – Treasurer Elect The new leadership team will assume their roles in February 2023. A doctor by her profession, Asha has a fellowship in Neuro Ophthalmology and has been very active in the social activities within New Jersey. Suja is an IT Engineer and Namith is a senior engineer in the pharmaceutical industry. They have been very active in various…

O Come, All Ye Debit Card Holders, Joyful and Triumphant! – (A Reflection for Advent and Christmas)

The Rev. Dr. John T. Mathew

Once again, we are in that time of the year, as Andy Williams sang: ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you be of good cheer It’s the most wonderful time of the year’. Ideally, we would be singing “O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth” However, we do not live in an ideal world of Mister Rogers’ neighborhood any more. And we stopped singing ‘It’s a beautiful day in the…

UST Announces Winners of D3code Hackathon; Set to Host its Annual Global Technology Conference D3 in Thiruvananthapuram

Press Release

Each member of the Top 5 finalist teams received a job offer to join UST, apart from 7 lakhs INR for the first prize, 5 lakhs INR for the second prize, 3 lakhs INR for the third prize winning team, and 2 lakhs INR for the other two teams Thiruvananthapuram, India; December 14, 2022: UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, today announced the winners of the second edition of its ‘D3code’, hackathon for college and university students across India. The participants were tasked with diving into the metaverse to…

Dattatreya and His 24 Gurus (A detailed Analysis)

Thodupuzha K Shankar, Mumbai

INTRODUCTION: From the readings and sapthahams and Navahams I attended in Mumbai, I could gather some knowledge which I would like to share with my readers who have always evinced and expressed great interest and inquisitiveness to acquire the knowledge potential. I too strongly believe that the knowledge we gather from books and discourses and even discussions with knowledgeable souls should be shared with others from time to time. Otherwise, it remains futile like the wealth with a miser which is of no use. I am sure these stories and…

Victoria Parliament turns down Hindu prayer request

Universal Society of Hinduism

Both the houses of the Victoria Parliament in Australia, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in an upcoming session. On taking the chair at each sitting, Victoria Legislative Council President and Legislative Assembly Speaker read the Lord’s Prayer, a well-known prayer in Christianity. Lord’s Prayer has been read in the Legislative Council since 1857, and in the Legislative Assembly since 1928, reports suggest. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who wrote to then Legislative Council President and Legislative Assembly Speaker requesting that he be…

Australian Human Rights Commission accepts Parliament Hindu prayer issue after 3 denials

Universal Society of Hinduism

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has finally confirmed the acceptance of a complaint regarding refusal of Hindu opening-prayer in the Australian Parliament, after rebuffing the issue three times. In an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded this issue, AHRC Senior Executive Rachel Holt, wrote that the “Commission confirms acceptance of your complaint(s)”, against Commonwealth of Australia. “Please note that due to a large increase in complaints received and resource constraints, there may be a delay in actioning the complaint(s) of more than 6 months”, she added.…

Edison Public Library and GOPIO-Edison organize a successful Diwali and Thanksgiving Celebration

GOPIO Press Release

Global Organization of People of Indian Origin Edison NJ Chapter (GOPIO-Edison, NJ) hosted the “Diwali & Thanksgiving” celebration at North Branch of Library in Edison, NJ. The event was fully subscribed, and the audience came with family and children to participate. This was the third successful event organized by GOPIO-Edison since it was relaunched in March 2022.  The program started with lightening of lamps by dignitaries including Edison Councilman Ajay Patil, GOPIO Edison Chapter President Pallavi Verma Belwariar and GOPIO Life member Dr. Ramesh Pandey. GOPIO-Edison Team members also joined to light the lamp. The Library Hall was beautifully decorated…

Upset Hindus urge Kempinski Hotels to remove Lord Hanuman’s name from Bangkok bar & apologize

Universal Society of Hinduism

Upset Hindus are urging luxury Kempinski Hotels to remove Hindu deity Lord Hanuman’s name and symbols from the bar in its Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Hanuman was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not for selling liquor and beef. Inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu deities or concepts or symbols or icons for mercantile greed or other agenda was not okay, as it…

Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham hosted ALARM 2022

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Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham hosted ALARM 2022 (Amrita Legion for Antimicrobial Resistance Management), a two-day hybrid Symposium entitled “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance – Together We Can” at Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala. The event was held in connection with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, an initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO). The symposium aimed to spread awareness of the burgeoning antibiotic resistance crisis that threatens humanity worldwide. Dr Bipin Nair, Dean, Life Sciences, Amrita School of Biotechnology, has been recently appointed as the vice…

CBCI Laity Council Observes December 18 as National Minority Rights Day

CBCI Laity Council

New Delhi: The Laity Council of the Catholic Bishops of Conference of India will observe December 18 as National Minority Rights Day and organize Minority Rights observance programmes across the country. These programmes will be organized under the auspices of the 14 Regional Councils of the CBCI and various laity organizations, said Chev. Adv V C Sebastian, Secretary, CBCI Laity Council. It was in 1992 that the United Nations declared December 18 as International Minority Rights Day. On the same day seminars and awareness programs will be organized with a…