Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 From HPI on April 4 HINDU PRESS INTERNATIONAL A daily news summary for breaking news sent via e-mail and posted on the web for media, educators, researchers, writers, religious leaders worldwide and Hinduism Today magazine rs, courtesy of Hinduism Today editorial staff 3. Hindu Radio Station To Go On Air Source: Leicester Mercury LEICESTER, ENGLAND, March 28, 2003: Utsav radio has been granted a license and will be on the air for four weeks from March 31. It will be broadcast on 97.5FM, 18 hours a day from 6 a.m. until 12 a.m. The station, supported by Leicester Hindu temples organization, will celebrate Ram Navami, Shree Swaminarayan Jayanti, Shree Mahavir Jayanti and Shree Hanuman Jayanti. Broadcasts will be from Sabras radio house on Melton Road. Any students interested in participating should contact Shree Sanatana Mandir at 0116 2661402 or Sabras radio house at 0116 2610666. 4. Young Indian American Hindu Joins Marines Source: http://www.rediff.com/us/2003/apr/04iraq1.htm CAMP LEJEUNE, U.S.A., April 4, 2003: Nishkam Gupta, 21, is not like others of his age, his parents will tell you. He is currently at Camp Lejeune, serving in the Marines, and in a few days he will leave to serve in Iraq. Nishkam attended a Marine boot "summer" camp while in high school and later made a 6-year commitment with the US military as a Marine reservist. While at Camp Lejeune, Nishkam's mother said her son refused to go with other soldiers to the Christian Sunday services. "He demanded to be given his own place so he could follow his own religion," she said. At his request, his mother sent him pictures of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses. "So every Sunday, when other Marines would go to the church, he and 2 or 3 other Indians would pray at this special location given to them. He made sure that Indians kept their identity even in the US military," she said. At the time his reserve unit was called up he was studying mechanical engineering at the University of Cincinnati, where he founded the local chapter of Hindu Students Council. When packing his bags for going to Iraq he took only four books with him -- the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, The Hindu Mind by Bansi Pandit and The Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. His parents, who had expressed reluctance at their son's decision, have now adjusted. "Nobody likes their son to go to war," said his father, "but we have no choice but to support him because this is what he really wants." OM Peace, Peace, Peace Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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