Author: Universal Society of Hinduism

Upset Hindus are urging Salt Spring Island (British Columbia, Canada) based firm Hannah Stone Apparel for immediate withdrawal of leggings carrying images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Lord Ganesh and goddess Lakshmi were highly revered in Hinduism and were meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s legs, thighs, calves, knees, groin, genitals, waist, crotch, pelvis. Inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu deities or concepts or symbols or icons…

“By 2025, the KSUM-incubated startup foresees more than 1000 premium homestay villa owners coming on board as partners, providing a much-needed boost to tourism in India.”     Kozhikode: StartupcompanyVoye Homes opened its first office at Kinfra Techno Industrial Park in Kozhikode. Within two years, Voye Homes, which began operations in 2020, has established itself in over 11 destinations with 50-plus private holiday homes, and more than 268 villas and rooms. Voye Homes manages homestays and villas in partnership with corporate companies and celebrities. The inauguration was attended by popular actors…

‘’Thiruvananthapuram-based Accovet has branches in Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Thrissur’’ Thiruvananthapuram: Accovet, a business consultancy firm that provides end-to-end solutions for enterprises and entrepreneurs, completed three years of operations. Providing all the services that a business needs, the Thiruvananthapuram-based company assists its clients through various stages from startup registration, to creating a business project plan, business budget, bookkeeping, auditing, tax-related services and more. “In the last three years, we have worked with and successfully provided our services to more than 1000 entrepreneurs and enterprises,” said Arundas Haridas, MD & CFO, Accovet.…

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…