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Hindu Collective Initiative of North America and FACT

Courtesy : India Post News Service December 14, 15, 16 at the University of Central Florida ORLANDO: A conference of Hindu leaders was held recently at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando by the Hindu Collective Initiative of North America, a collaborative body of Hindu organizations and temples across North America. The conference brought together more than one hundred eminent religious scholars, academicians, authors, intellectual thought leaders and activists from across the US and a number of delegates from the UK, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago. The conference was hosted by the Hindu University of America The conference opened with a thought provoking discussion on the current situation in India where the central government, and state governments, while loudly proclaiming themselves as secular, exercises total control on Hindu temples, as though they are government properties. This is even more egregious where the heads of the states and majority of legislators are Ch

Kenya Riots and Human rights

Kenya has nearly 100,000 Gujaratis, mostly businessmen, who've been there for generations. And as the country continues to be on the boil with people being killed, shops being looted and burnt, the Gujarati diaspora is on the edge.''We are highly concerned, anxiety has touched an all-time high. The poor Indians, mainly Gujaratis, who went there to earn some money doing odd jobs etc, need to be airlifted by Indian government, they want to come back home,'' said Jitendra Patel, Businessman, Nairobi. Many of the Gujaratis are in Kisumi, the town that is one of the worst affected by the clashes. There are reports that Gujarati businesses have been targeted and shops are being burned down. Many of the Indians have been holed up in temples for the past two days and are gradually running out of food. The clashes, mostly between rival tribes, were triggered after Thursday's disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki. More than 300 people have been killed and an estim

बेनजीर और भारत : सांच को आंच क्या

http://www.epaper.jagran.com/main.aspx?edate=12/31/2007&editioncode=2&pageno=11 # बेनजीर की हत्या के बाद भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह ने कहा कि वह हमारे उपमहाद्वीप की प्रमुख नेता थीं, जिन्होंने भारत-पाक संबंधों को सुधारने का प्रयास किया। यह दुखद है कि तीन बच्चों की मां की निर्मम हत्या हुई। हम सभी दुखी हैं। इसके बावजूद सत्य सामने लाना होगा। प्रेस द्वारा कही गई बात हमेशा सच नहीं होती। कश्मीर में भारत विरोधी आतंकवाद भुट्टो के संरक्षण में ही पनपा। वहां हिंदुओं का सफाया करवाने में उनका हाथ था। ध्यान देने की बात है कि जिस जिस ने आतंकवाद को बढ़ावा दिया, वही उसका शिकार भी हुआ। नई दिल्ली स्थित इंस्टीट्यूट फार कांफ्लिक्ट मैनेजमेंट के इक्जिक्यूटिव डायरेक्टर अजय साहनी कहते हैं कि वह जिहाद को बढ़ावा देने की कड़ी थीं। उन्होंने खुलेआम उग्रवादियों को उकसाया। भारत से उनके संबंधों के बाबत एक भी सकारात्मक पहलू नहीं मिला है। वह कश्मीरी जनता को जगमोहन और फिर वहां के गवर्नर को टुकड़े-टुकड़े करने की राय दे रही थीं। बेनजीर की देखरेख में तालिबान बना और पाकिस्तान की इंटेलिजेंस सर्विस की मदद से अफगानि