HCA (Vic) participates in the Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra)
By: Makarand Bhagwat, Victoria Chapter of Hindu Council. A team of devoted volunteers from Hindu Council of Australia (Vic) participated ...
History – Hindus protect Polish Christian refugees from Nazi
During World War II when Hitler invaded Poland and started the war, 500 Polish women and 200 Polish children sought ...
The Unconventional Groom
Author: Jiten Damudre. The sight of Shiva riding a bull, his mount Nandi, smeared in ashes, bedecked with a garland ...
Sonam Kapoor Lambasted for anti-Hindu sentiment on her social media
Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan, Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor-Ahuja has come under fire for promoting allegedly 'anti-Hindu' sentiments ...
Third brewery in six months forced to apologise for naming beer after Hindu god
A man folds his hand in reverence at a statue of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman ( AP ) A brewery ...
Juror’s ‘passion’ over Bible
An appeals court on Friday ordered a new trial for a Camden County doctor over a juror’s comment noting the ...
This Shivratri, Support Kashmiri Pandits
On this auspicious day of Shivaratri, we are reinvigorating our advocacy efforts for Kashmiri Pandits. We are working closely with ...
Java Hindus celebrate Hindu Festival Melasti
By:Aman Rochman. Thousands of members of the Hindu Tengger community, who live on the slopes of Mount Bromo, carried offerings, ...
Half a million cows to be buried in Australia
During recent floods in the northern state of Queensland many towns were devastated. The state of Queensland also known as ...
Bangladesh Govt to develop 1,812 Hindu establishments
During the Liberation War in 1971, Pakistan army men destroyed many temples in different parts of the country, it added ...
Finding himself in festivals – Book review
Blogger-turned-author Chithiraveethikaran talks about his fascination for festivals and his first book Thiruvizhakkalin Thalainagaram Madurai It was the night before ...
Australians celebrate Maha Shivratri in Sydney
By: Anmol Puri. Art of Living in Sydney celebrated Mahashivratri with a soulful satsang at Dundas Community Centre followed by ...
Hindu holy festival Kumbh Mela attracts 150 million visitors
A Naga Sadhu or a Hindu holy man is covered in ashes as he participates in a procession before the ...
Book Review – Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples
This book ought to be part of every Indian’s library, not in order to embarrass present-day Muslims who had nothing ...
Hare Krishna Community and Cultural Centre coming up
His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Hare Krishna Community and Cultural ...
Gargi Woman Manju Jain Verma, NSW
Winner of Gargi Woman Award 2019 – Community Service Manju Jain Verma, NSW A scientist, academic and clinician, Dr. Manju ...
Nepalese Peace Pagoda, Brisbane, Australia
By: Chetan Pant Short Video on Nepalese temple built by Nepal in World Expo 88', situated in the South bank ...
Gargi Woman Dr. Chandrika Subramaniyan, NSW
Winner of Gargi Woman Award 2019 – Language & Culture Dr. Chandrika Subramaniyan, NSW A multi-faceted personality, who is a ...
Gargi Woman Mittu Gopalan, NSW
Winner of Gargi Woman Award 2019 – Performing Arts Mittu Gopalan, NSW A successful lawyer, managing a business and legal ...
Indonesian President greets Indonesian Hindus on their new year Day
Hindu Council of Australia : Thank you Joko Widodo for greeting Indonesian Hindus on Hindu new year festival called Hari ...
Hindu Symbols vandalized during Nyepi religious celebrations in East Java
Translation from Indonesian to English of Jelang Nyepi, Tiga Ornamen Simbol Umat Hindu Dirusak Orang tak Dikenal by Google Translate ...
Hindu Council submission on treatment of Hindu students in Catholic schools
Hindu Council of Australia has made a submission to Western Australian Education Minister MLC Sue Ellery on their concerns about ...
Shivaratri Celebration at Vedanta Hall – Sunday 3 March
Shivaratri Celebration At Vedanta Hall, 15 Liverpool Rd, Croydon on Sunday 3 March. As an offering to Shiva the Celebration ...
Gargi Woman Kamala (Nayni) Sharma-Wing
Winner of Gargi Woman Award 2019 - Defence Police Fire Emergency services Kamala (Nayni) Sharma-Wing, ACT Kamala is an impressive ...