Hindus have backed the idea of a multi-faith center at the new $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital in Australia, opening next year. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that having a multi-faith center at the children’s hospital; a neutral place for meditation-prayer-worship-reflection by diverse faith communities of Western […]
Hinduism in Australia
Hindus urge PM Abbott to restore confidence among Indo-Australians after techie’s murder
Hindus have urged Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to restore confidence among the Australians of India descent who were shocked at 41-year old mother Prabha Arun Kumar’s alleged brutal murder on March seven evening in a Sydney suburb. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Abbott should immediately […]
Australia Government agency funding employees’ yoga classes
Hindus have commended IP Australia, an agency within Australia Government Department of Industry, for reportedly subsidizing its employees’ yoga classes. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, calling it a step in the positive direction, urged other Australia Government departments/agencies to do the same, thus incorporating yoga in the lives […]
Australian brewery continuing with Ganesh-Lakshmi beer labels
Australian brewery continuing with Ganesh-Lakshmi beer labels…. Despite apologizing and promising to re-design their bottles and packaging and removing the objectionable images from the website in 2013, Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery’s ginger beer is still carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi; upsetting Hindus worldwide again. Distinguished Hindu […]
Hindus critical of Yoga ban in Austria school
Hindus have condemned reported ban on yoga in a school in Austria. Calling it a “step in the backward direction”, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, stressed that instead of ban, Austria should introduce yoga in all the schools of the country. Yoga, referred as “a living fossil”, was […]
Hindus ask Australian museums re-examine procurement process of Hindu collections
Hindus are asking all the museums and art galleries of Australia to exhaustively re-examine the procurement process and the provenance of their Hindu art collections, and if proved stolen, return to Hindu temples these originally belonged. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, welcomed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s gesture of […]
Australia returns stolen Lord Shiva idols to India
Hindus have welcomed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s gesture of returning back to India on September five about 900-years-old bronze Shiva Nataraja and granulite Ardhanarishvara statues stolen from temples in India, which were worth millions of dollars. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, called it a “step in the […]
Hindus seek Heinz Australia apology for not divulging beef usage in drinks
Hindus are urging Heinz Australia to publicly apologize for hurting their feelings by not being open about the usage of beef in their juice/drinks production in the past. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that cow was held sacred by Hindus and was considered the seat of many […]
Hindus want ‘Yoga Room’ at Sydney’s second airport
Hindus have asked for including “Yoga Room” in the plan for $2.4 billion Sydney’s second international airport, which was recently approved by Australia government. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that this new airport in Badgerys Creek should seriously consider providing yoga space for the passengers if it […]
Hindus welcome return of stolen Shiva statue by Australia to India
Hindus have welcomed Australia’s reported indication to return about 900-years-old bronze Shiva Nataraja statue stolen from a temple in India and sold to National Gallery of Australia (NGA) for $5 million. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, called it a “step in the right direction”. Zed, who is President […]
Designated Hindu prayer room sought in all Australian universities
Hindus have asked for a permanent and dedicated prayer room at all the university campuses in Australia. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Australian universities, both public and private, should respond to the requirements of its Hindu students to provide designated prayer-meditation hall for rituals, quiet reflection, […]
Upset Hindus thank Australian brewery for apology & redesigning Ganesh-Lakshmi beer
Hindus worldwide, perturbed over Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery’s ginger beer carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi, have thanked it for apologizing and focusing on redesigning the beer. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, calling juxtaposed images of Ganesh and Lakshmi on a beer bottle […]
Withdraw images of Ganesh-Lakshmi on Australian beer, Hindus urge
Upset Hindus have urged Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery to apologize and withdraw its ginger beer carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi, calling it highly inappropriate. Label at this ginger beer bottle juxtaposes image of Lord Ganesh’s face and Goddess Lakshmi’s body, besides displaying various other Hindu religious […]
Australian Broadcasting called Holi a ‘mess’
Hindus have criticized Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia for labeling Hindu festival of Holi as “mess”. SBS posted a newsitem including a video under “WORLD NEWS AUSTRALIA” dated April four about Holi celebrations this weekend in Sydney and titled it as “Sydney prepares for a Holi mess”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a […]
Trivialization of Lord Ganesh in Australia’s Fairfax Media, Hindus upset
Hindus are upset at the depiction of Australian cricketer Shane Warne as Lord Ganesh in many Fairfax Media publications dated March third, including Sydney Morning Herald, calling it trivialization of their highly revered deity. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was inappropriate depiction of Lord Ganesh […]
Shocked at Fernandez bus incident, Hindus ask Australia for soul searching on racism
Expressing shock at the reported racism taunts in a Sydney bus at Australia’s broadcasting star Jeremy Fernandez recently, Hindus have urged Australia to do serious soul searching on prevalent racism in the country. Hindus want Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to publicly apologize over the underlying racist attitudes in Australia against “others” as exhibited in […]
Melbourne yoga competition unsettling
Hindus are critical of turning yoga into a competitive sport as “2013 Australian National Yoga Asana Championship” was held at Melbourne on February 10, and find the idea “particularly unsettling”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that yoga, a reportedly pre-Indus Valley civilization practice, was a mental and […]
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Opens in Perth, Australia
Western Australia has a new Hindu temple now. Shree Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir) Perth opened in Bennett Springs after six days of Murti Pratistha Mahotsav, which ended on January 14, 2013. These celebrations included hawan, poojas, kathas, aartis, kirtan, Rang Utsav, etc. Colin Barnett, Western Australia Premier, reportedly presided over the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman […]
Hindus welcome Australia’s plan to introduce Hindi in schools
Hindus have welcomed Australian plans to introduce Hindi in country’s schools as outlined in the recently released “Australia in the Asian Century White Paper”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, termed this development as a “step in the right direction” for Australia. This White Paper states: “All Australian students […]
Australian Prime Minister Gillard’s racist job ad: Hindus want apology
Upset Hindus want Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to publicly apologize over the underlying racist attitudes in Australia against “others” as exhibited in the recent “no Indians” offensive job ad in Tasmania. An advertisement, reportedly appearing on Gumtree website, announced about “Positions available for experienced cleaners in supermarket” at a Coles supermarket in Hobart, but […]