Entries Tagged as ‘Hinduism’

June 9, 2008

Mother Earth honoured at new Hindu state school

I went along to the Bhumi Puja for the new Krishna-Avanti school in Harrow the other day. The ceremony to mark the UK’s first ever government-funded Hindu faith school generated quite a bit of media interest and a short television news report can be viewed here:
Bhumi Puja for new school
Faith schools are regarded by the [...]

December 9, 2007

No Hindus in Vaikuntha

I’d like to thank Bhakta Eric - whose writings I enjoy - for his submission of Srila Prabhupada’s conversation with Harikesh. But before everybody sends me their favourite “We are not Hindus…” quote, and we begin what might easily become a downward spiral, may I just say a few things?
First is that there are no [...]

December 8, 2007

What’s in a name?

My last piece about the Hindu school has been attracting more hits than normal. And more than a few comments. The people at Hinduism Today - American converts living in Hawaii - wrote online to say that ISKCON is not Hindu at all.
I suppose I should have been prepared for that. Years ago, when they [...]

December 6, 2007

‘Vegetarianism is not OK’ say some Hindus

Some Hindus have a problem with vegetarian policy at new Hindu school
There’s been a kerfuffle in the media in the past few days over the entrance policy for the new Hindu school in Harrow. Various parties have submitted statements to newspapers and been interviewed on the radio.
The Krishna-Avanti Hindu School is to be built and [...]