17th February 2022 – The name of the capital city of Thailand is now being changed from Bangkok to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”. The announcement was made by the Office of the Royal Society (ORST) after the Thai Cabinet approved the name change in principle. Most Thais call the city as “Krung Thep” which is […]
Religion
Hindu organizations across provinces protest against vandalism at temples, cultural appropriation
16th February 2022 – Last weekend, Hindus from different organizations in Surrey and Calgary staged their protest against cultural appropriation and recent vandalism and robberies that shook the Hindu community in Greater Toronto Area. United Hindu Forum which is a coalition of local temples and other Hindu organizations in Vancouver/Surrey area of British Columbia has […]
5th February 2022 – Last Thursday, NDP House Leader Peter Julian had tabled Bill C-229 as a private member bill that aims to prevent Canadians from selling, promoting and displaying symbols that resemble or promote hatred in the society. Although, the bill has been tabled with all the good intentions, but it surely falls short […]
24th January 2022 – Were the Mundari tribe be in India, they would have been called as ‘cow-vigilantes’ by the mainstream media. They would have been the targets of misinformation and stories of Mundaris killing people in the name of ‘cow-worship’ would have probably been discussed in the United Nations. Luckily, they are not in […]
6th January 2022 – A well researched documentary named ‘The Silence of Swastika’ was released on 30th December 2021 and it has already left the internet audience in awe. With over 600K views on YouTube in a week of its release and a 9.9 ranking on IMDb, the documentary is definitely making an impact on […]
6th January 2022 – We are in the first week of the New Year and like every new beginning, this one is exciting and opens an ocean of opportunities for all. We published the Canadian Hindu Community Report for 2021. Now, we wish to offer our own 2 cents on what Canadian Hindus could do […]
31st December 2021 – This year like the previous one has been challenging for the world. COVID-19 pandemic is leading the world to a new world order. Other things that ruled the news this year were changes in geo-political situations and climate change. Among all this, we wanted to prepare a report which talks about […]
15th December 2021 – The festival of Durga Puja, which is celebrated in India and many other parts of the world by Hindus, is the latest addition on the list of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This decision was made during the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural […]
1st December 2021 – In a recent attack on minorities in Pakistan, some unknown miscreants are being alleged to have vandalized a Sikh Gurudwara on 27th November 2021 in Kashmore district of Sindh, Pakistan. The attack took place in Shri Guru Harikishen Sahib Gurudwara where pages from the sacred book of Sikhs, Shri Guru Granth […]
23rd November 2021 – International Hindu Foundation (IHF), a Calgary based Hindu organization, conducted a special food donation drive last Friday on the auspicious occasion of Gurpurab and Dev Deepawali. The drive ran in collaboration with Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre Society. “With the objective of serving a warm meal to our local community, we […]