Welcoming Champlain Valley, Essex Westford, Burlington, Winooski school districts and Hinesburg Community School declaring Diwali holiday during 2025-26 school year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in Vermont to close on their most popular festival Diwali. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that holiday on […]
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Prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures to open Corpus Christi City Council in Texas
Prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures to open Corpus Christi City Council in Texas… Hindu prayers will open the Corpus Christi City Council (Texas) meeting on 15 July 2025, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Corpus Christi City Council. After […]
Ashada Masam begins, 26 June 2025
On 26 June 2025 Ashada Masam begins in Telugu, Kannada, Marathi & Gujarati calendars. According to North Indian Hindi calendars, Ashada Month begins on 12 June and will end on July 10. Ashada Masam is considered inauspicious and be omitted for auspicious events like marriage, gruhapravesham, shankhusthapana, bhumipuja, upanayanam, engagement ceremony (Nischithartham), etc.. It is […]
Hindu mantras to open both Nevada Senate & Assembly daily for the whole week
Both Nevada State Senate and Assembly sessions in capital Carson City are scheduled to start their day with ancient Hindu prayers for the entire week of May 26-30 in 2025, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the daily invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Senate and […]
Hindu mantras to start the day of Minnesota House of Representatives
Hindu prayers will open the Minnesota House of Representatives in Saint Paul on April three, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Minnesota House of Representatives. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit […]
Candlelight vigil & multi-faith prayers to honor those who died homeless in Washoe County in 2024
Candlelight vigil & multi-faith prayers to honor those who died homeless in Washoe County in 2024… In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish religious leaders of the area are joining together with other concerned citizens at Reno City Plaza on February 10, starting at 05:30 pm, to remember homeless Nevadans who […]
Hindus upset as Neiman Marcus resells $940 Lord Ganesha cufflinks after 2021 removal
Dallas (Texas) headquartered luxury fashion retailer “Neiman Marcus”, which removed Hindu deity Ganesha shaped cufflinks in April 2021 after Hindus protested calling these “highly inappropriate”, is again selling these cufflinks. These $940 Made in USA “Ganesha Cufflinks” were available for purchase at “Neiman Marcus” website, when searched today. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded […]
Hindus urge Dubai Opera to drop culturally insensitive ballet “La Bayadère”
Hindus are urging the Dubai Opera to withdraw “La Bayadère” ballet; scheduled for February 14-16, 2025; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Dubai Opera, which “aims to build a more vibrant and inclusive society” and whose mission […]
Upset Hindus seek apology from Kraft Heinz for non-disclosure of beef in its various food products
Hindus are asking for an official apology from Chicago and Pittsburgh co-headquartered Kraft Heinz for non-disclosure of beef in its various food products; and their immediate recall. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was shocking for Hindus to learn that many popular Kraft Heinz products like JELL-O, […]
Perth City Council, which opens with Christian prayer, rebuffs Hindu prayer request
The City Council of Perth (Australia), which has been opening its monthly meetings with a “non-denominational Christian” prayer since at least 1997, has turned down request to have Hindu opening-prayer in an upcoming session. Amy, Quality & Stakeholder Officer of the City of Perth, (responding to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed’s request to Lord Mayor […]
Walmart quickly removes 74 varieties of Lord Ganesh underwear after Hindu protest
Bentonville (Arkansas, USA) headquartered multinational retail corporation Walmart removed all 74 varieties of underwear carrying the image of Hindu deity Ganesh, after Hindus protested calling these “highly inappropriate”. When searched for “Ganesh underwear” at Walmart.com today, it said: There were no search results for Ganesh underwear. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, […]
Upset Hindus urge Walmart to withdraw 74 varieties of Lord Ganesh underwear & apologize
Upset Hindus are urging Bentonville (Arkansas, USA) headquartered multinational retail corporation Walmart for immediate withdrawal of all 74 varieties of underwear carrying the image of Hindu deity Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant […]
UK’s Antrim Newtownabbey Borough, which opens with Bible reading, rebuffs Hindu prayer request
UK’s Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, which has been opening its monthly meetings with “Bible Reading and Prayer”, has turned down request to have Hindu opening-prayer in an upcoming session. Richard Baker, Chief Executive of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, in an email response to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed (who requested to be scheduled […]
Incorporate Gita wisdom in Texas schools, Hindus urge
Incorporate Gita wisdom in Texas schools, Hindus urge…Hindus feel that it is fine to incorporate Bible teachings in Texas elementary public schools as long as wisdom from ancient Sanskrit scripture Bhagavad-Gita is also included. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has read invocations in Fort Worth City Council and US Senate and US House of […]
NAACP announces Religious Leadership Award for Hindu statesman Rajan Zed
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) of Reno Sparks has announced the Religious Leadership Award for distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. Patricia Y. Gallimore, President Reno Sparks NAACP and NAACP National Board Director, in an email to Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, wrote: “Your work in Northern Nevada […]
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed to open 3 legislative bodies of Utah with their 1st Hindu prayers
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has read invocations (opening prayers) in 116 legislative bodies of Utah, containing Sanskrit hymns from world’s oldest extant scripture. Besides the Utah State Senate and Utah House of Representatives; Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, has read opening-prayers in 17 county commissions/councils, and 97 city/town councils. These […]
Hindus seek incorporation of Gita instruction along with Bible in Oklahoma schools
Hindus feel that it is fine to incorporate Bible lessons in Oklahoma public schools as long as lessons from ancient Sanskrit scripture Bhagavad-Gita are also included. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has read invocation in Oklahoma Senate in the past, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Bhagavad-Gita was a historically significant document, […]
Hindus seek display of Gita verses along with Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools
Hindus feel that it is fine to display Ten Commandments in Louisiana public school classrooms, as long as posters carrying verses from ancient Sanskrit scripture Bhagavad-Gita ((Song of the Lord) are also displayed. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Bhagavad-Gita was a “historically significant document”, “recognized throughout the […]
Hindu mantras to start the day of California’s Corning City Council 1st time in 116 years
Hindu invocation (opening-prayer) is scheduled to be read on June 25 in Corning City Council meeting in California; containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures in Corning City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. […]
Hindu mantras to start the day of Bonneville County Commissioners Board in Idaho 1st time in 113 years
Hindu invocation (opening-prayer) is scheduled to be read on May 14 in Bonneville County Commissioners Board in Idaho Falls (Idaho); containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures in Bonneville County Commissioners Board. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation […]