30th January 2023 – Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir in Brampton Ontario has been vandalized by unknown assailants. On the outer walls of the temple, the attackers wrote “Khalistan Zindabad” and “Hindustan Murdabad”. Indian Consulate in Toronto was quick to raise the concern with the Canadian law and order authorities. In a tweet, it said, “The […]
5th January 2023 – While the year might have changed, what has not changed is the growing Hinduphobia in Canada. On 16th December 2022, The Pointer published an article titled “‘Us Canadians are not a threat to you’: Are old world conflicts behind the ugly outcry against a new Mosque proposal in Brampton? | The […]
19th December 2022 – The last month was a special one for Hindus in Canada. CoHNA celebrated the first federally recognized Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) in Canada. While (HHM) has been celebrated provincially in Ontario in the month of November since 2016, this is the first time that the entire country was a part of […]
30th November 2022 – The celebrations for the Hindu Heritage Month for 2022 have concluded with a bang. Yesterday, the City of Toronto lit the iconic ‘Toronto’ sign at Nathan Philips square near Downtown Toronto in ‘Bhagwa’ color. The community event was organized by the Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE) organization in collaboration […]
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26th November 2022 – About a fortnight back, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a plea against journalists Jonathan Kay and Barbara Kay which was brought forth to the court by Richard Warman, who himself is a lawyer and member of the board at Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN). Warman had accused the Kays for […]
7th November 2022 – Last Saturday, Hindu Heritage Month was celebrated with full fervor and festivities at the Bharat Mata Mandir in Brampton. Several politicians including city and regional councilors, provincial MPPs and federal MPs participated in the grand event. The event was graced by the presence of globally-acclaimed Vedic scholar and author, Jeffrey Armstrong. […]
1st November 2022 – It is officially that time of the year. November is the HINDU HERITAGE MONTH (HHM) in Ontario and the festivities have already begun in a very positive way. Hindu Forum Canada (HFC), a Toronto based non-profit organization, has donated over dozen books namely Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagvat Gita to Brampton and […]
21st October 2022 – The City of New York has announced that, beginning 2023, Diwali will be a holiday in all public schools in the city. In a press conference (see the full video here), Mayor Eric Adams, Chancellor David Banks and New York Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar made this announcement. Ms. Rajkumar said, “Today, […]
11th October 2022 – Well, it is that time of the year when one can easily find unique display Halloween articles in several stores across Canada. However, ‘Yoga’ posed Halloween articles selling at Costco Canada are something new and are not going well with the Hindu community. It was a regular shopping day for a […]
29th September 2022 – House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion to recognize November as the Hindu Heritage Month (HHM) across Canada. Technically known as Private Member’s Business Motion M-42 (Hindu Heritage Month) was tabled by Canadian MP, Chandra Arya. The motion was supported by all MPs and received 324 ‘Yeas’ and 0 ‘Nays’. […]