Hindus urge Belk to withdraw insensitive “Brahmin” cow leather handbags

Hindus feel that associating luxury handbags made of cow leather with “Brahmin” was very inappropriate; and are urging the Charlotte (North Carolina) headquartered department store chain Belk to withdraw these “Brahmin” leather bags from its nearly 300 stores and website. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that cow, the … Read more

Hindus urge Dillard’s to withdraw insensitive “Brahmin” cow leather handbags

Hindus feel that associating luxury handbags made of cow leather with “Brahmin” was very inappropriate; and are urging the Little Rock (Arkansas) headquartered upscale fashion retailer Dillard’s to withdraw these “Brahmin” leather bags from its stores and website. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that cow, the seat of … Read more

Hindu prayers from Rigveda-Upanishads-Gita to open Utah’s Tremonton City Council 1st time in 115 years

For the first time since its incorporation in 1906, Tremonton City Council (Utah) will start its meeting on June 15 with Hindu prayers, containing hymns from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Tremonton City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read … Read more

Evangelical mayor of Billings to recite Hindu opening-prayer in Sanskrit at City Council next Monday

In a remarkable gesture of inclusion and diversity, William A. Cole, Mayor of Montana’s largest city Billings and an Evangelical Christian, plans to read ancient Hindu mantras in Sanskrit to start the day of Billings City Council on June 14. This reportedly historic first Hindu invocation of Billings City Council since its founding in 1882, … Read more