Russian court rejects call to ban Hindu holybook

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
By Thomas Grove

A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna poses with a miniature
Bhagavad-Gita in Chandigarh (Ajay Verma Reuters, REUTERS / May 1, 2009)

RUSSIA - A Russian court rejected a call from prosecutors on Wednesday to ban one of Hinduism's holiest books.... Prosecutors argue that the book - a translation of the Bhagavad Gita - included a commentary that was 'hostile to other faiths'. The Bhagavad Gita takes the form of a conversation between Hindu god Krishna and a prince called Arjuna prior to a battle. The book, praised by Albert Einstein, forms the bedrock of the Hindu belief system. [link]