Prasāda, prasadam or prasad is a religious offering in Hinduism. Prasad is cooked in large quantities during major festivals. Deepavali is one such festival during which Prasad is cooked for thousands of devotees and requires […]
Recipe corner – Stir Fry Tofu
October 30, 2021 by ·
STIR FRY TOFU WITH SEASONAL VEGETABLES Ingredients 250 GMS Hard/Firm Tofu , Red Cabbage, Tri coloured capsicums, baby corn, Cornflour & Plain flour Preparations Dust the Tofu & fresh […]
Recipe Corner – How to make Eggless Blue Berry Muffins
October 19, 2021 by ·
Berries are in season and fresh blue berries are always inviting ,so let us make something special for all day self-indulgence light and succulent Eggless Blue Berries Muffins. Six Serves […]
Saatvik Food webinar
February 24, 2021 by ·
Dont miss this webinar. Meeting link : https://meet.google.com/ajv-wqoh-qmp Hindu Council of Australia is not hosting this event and is not responsible for the views expressed therein. The participants in this […]
Why Hindus don’t eat NON-VEG food?
October 29, 2020 by ·
There are three qualities in food; सत्व, रजस् & तमस्। In our body too there are these three qualities & powers. Lets see what does these qualities do, 1. सत्व […]
Food – a Hindu Perspective
October 19, 2020 by ·
Food that we eat and how we eat it has a very deep connection with our health, wellbeing and spiritual growth. Hindu literature has great reverence and significance of food […]
Vegetarian and veganism is on the rise, so why isn’t this lifestyle being supported in our children’s schools?
October 19, 2020 by ·
By: Emma Hurst, MLC, your representative for animal rights in NSW Parliament. A growing number of Australian children are not eating meat or animal products. Many now follow a vegan […]
Emma Hurst – Protecting animals
September 7, 2020 by ·
By: Surinder Jain. Emma Hurst, member of Animal Justice Party of Australia gave a talk to “Religions for Peace” interfaith group. The group has representative from all major faiths in […]
Indian aprigrah and vegetarianism to save the world from climate change
September 30, 2019 by ·
By: Karolina Goswami. Karolina is asking Sweden’s Greta Thunberg – How Dare You? Watch the video. Related Images:
A NSW MP goes Vegan
April 27, 2019 by ·
By: Sydney Morning Herald. “The chicken was purring and I realised chickens purr the same way as my cat,” she said. “I realised if I can’t eat my cat then […]
Are you a vegetarian? Yes Yes No No May be Don’t Know
April 12, 2019 by ·
By: Surinder Jain. Many of us including some of the most powerful men of the world are either blind or skeptic to the impending doom known in popular folklore as […]
Plant-Based Eating In Canada: The Future Is Bright
March 16, 2019 by ·
A team of Canadian researchers recently set off to explore Canadian consumer attachment to meat consumption and their willingness to adopt a plant-based diet. The study consisted of an online […]
Eat less beef says the latest health and environment study
January 20, 2019 by ·
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brings together more than 30 world-leading scientists from across the globe to reach a scientific consensus. In addition to focusing on what consumers […]
Beef tallow in Australian currency notes
January 13, 2019 by ·
WHILE Australia was the first country in the world to produce banknotes made from plastic (polymer), what many people don’t realise is that our currency uses tallow — rendered animal […]
Addressing Global Warming through reducing meat consumption
December 9, 2018 by ·
By : Vijai Singhal. An Open letter to MPs and Senators. 3rd December, 2018 Dear Senators and MPs, As you already know, addressing Climate Change is the most important issue […]
Selling Burgers to eliminate world hunger and save the earth
December 4, 2018 by ·
By : Surinder Jain. Amit Tiwari, founder of Soul Burgers fast food chain of restaurants in Australia, prides on selling tasty burgers with no animal meat in them. A burger […]
Australia’s first Hare Krishna schoolies: No sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling or meat
November 30, 2018 by ·
By : Samantha Turnbull , ABC North Coast Australia’s first all-Hare Krishna Year 12 class is shunning traditional Schoolies Week celebrations in favour of a trip to India, while […]
Giving Tuesday promoting vegetarian diet in New York schools
November 28, 2018 by ·
By : Kelley Wind, Giving Tuesday. I didn’t think it could happen. I didn’t believe that a New York City public school would adopt a vegetarian menu… and then […]
Meat produced from plants – is it OK for Hindus?
November 24, 2018 by ·
By : Surinder Jain. Hindus are vegetarians primarily because of cruelty involved in producing meat which is done by killing a live animal. Inflicting pain on a living beings binds […]
ARRCC members pledge for eating less Meat
October 13, 2018 by ·
By : Surinder Jain. ARRCC – Australian Religious Response to Climate Change is a multi faith network committed to action on Climate Change. Hindu Council of Australia has been a […]
Breaking Bread with Indian Chapati in Sydney Food Festival
October 9, 2018 by ·
By:Surinder Jain. Hindu Council of Australia participated in Breaking Bread with other Australian communities as an initiative of Food Faith during the ongoing Sydney Food Festival at Hyde Park Palms […]
Meat Free campaign promoted by Radio Sur Sangam
October 7, 2018 by ·
Mr Vijai Singhal, director of Hindu Council of Australia was interviewed at Radio Sur Sangam 99.9 FM by Nitin Madan on the topic of 10th Anniversary of the launch of […]
10th Anniversary of Eat less Meat campaign by Hindu Council
October 1, 2018 by ·
By:Vijai Singhal. The Hindu Council was the 1st in Australia to launch the “Meat-free Day” campaign on 2nd Oct. 2008 to reduce Greenhouse gas emission. We took this campaign to […]
Hindus have more at stake on Climate change than many others
July 18, 2018 by ·
By:Surinder Jain. Most other religions than Hinduism believe in one life and a judgement day thereafter. Hindus believe that we will be born again and again to inhabit the earth […]
PM of New Zealand and MPs stop those trying to help save the environment
July 6, 2018 by ·
Beef lobby of New Zealand, if it has its way, wants to deny people choice of their food including food free of beef and free of animal products. Hindus avoid […]
Take a Quiz on Hindu Society and Institutions
June 30, 2018 by ·
Take a Quiz on Hindu Society and Institutions Please enter your email: 1. Hindu society is categorized into classes, called Varna. How many Varna categories are there? 1 2 4 […]
Jewish Veg group promotes vegan lifestyle
June 28, 2018 by ·
If you live in a part of the world where there is plenty of fruits and vegetables…then I don’t think there is any ethical justification today not to live a […]
Hindu Council puts a definition to Pure Vegetarian Food
May 23, 2018 by ·
Given a wide variety of definitions prevalent to what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in a vegetarian diet, Hindu Council of Australia has defined a Pure Vegetarian […]
Breaking Bread at Blacktown Harmony Day
March 21, 2018 by ·
Hindu Council of Australia participated in Breaking Bread (having a meal together, or starting a meal) initiative as part of western Sydney’s large Harmony Day celebrations in Blacktown on Wednesday […]
Half In U.S. Want An End To Slaughterhouses
February 16, 2018 by ·
The Sentience Institute recently conducted a survey of 1,094 United States adults to determine how people in the United States feel about animal agriculture. What they found was surprising. For […]
Suspect Foods not for Pure Vegetarians
January 26, 2018 by ·
Hindu Council lists foods which may appear to be vegetarians but may actually contain animal ingredients. To know more, please click here to visit our web page click here to […]
Vegetarian Blogs
January 25, 2018 by ·
Welcome to Hindu Council of Australia blogs on Vegetarianism. If you would like to write an article on Vegetarianism and want us to post it here, please send it via […]
