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Swadeshi Indology 3 – Debunking the Spurious Aryan Invasion Theory
As part of the Infinity Foundation’s efforts to promote Indic thought and consciousness from a Dharmic perspective, the third edition of Swadeshi Indology conference series…
Read MoreDivya Desam temples in Kanchipuram
The Story This past October I was blessed to start my quest to visit all 108 (106 on Earth) Divya Desams by completing fifteen in…
Read MoreDemystifying Krishna as “The Player”
Many readers may be familiar with the #MeToo campaign, a social media innovation that was meant to encourage those who have experienced sexual assault and…
Read MoreHindu Students Council goes to HMEC
Several members of Hindu Students Council’s National Leadership team attended and spoke at the recently concluded Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMEC), in Indianapolis. The annual…
Read MoreMaking Janmastami Personal
Earlier this week, Hindus around the world celebrated the appearance of Lord Sri Krishna on Janmastami, meaning the eighth day of the lunar month. Janmastami…
Read MoreBook Review: “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India”
Book Review by HSC Leadership Team Member Abhishek Desikan "An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India" Shashi Tharoor, 2016, Aleph Book Company "The…
Read MoreHindu students express strong opposition to CNN’s ‘Believer’ episode that casts Hinduism as an oppressive and exotic religion with cannibalistic practices
March 13, 2017. New Jersey. Hindu students from all over the United States have expressed strong disappointment and opposition towards CNN’s ‘Believer’ Episode on Hinduism,…
Read MoreMisleading and Sensational, CNN’s ‘Believer’ Pilot Amounts to ‘Fake News’
March 6, 2017. By Parth Parihar, General Secretary of HSC Growing up as a Hindu in America, I was often my friends’ only readily available resource…
Read MoreHSC Responds to CNN’s ‘Believer’ Episode’s Depiction of Hinduism
March 7, 2017. On Sunday evening, March 5, CNN screened an episode as part of a documentary series, 'Believer,' produced by religious scholar Reza Aslan that…
Read MoreAhimsa: Protecting Our Sacred Waters
Allegra Lovejoy. — In June, I had the honor of joining fifty-five other young religious leaders in a GreenFaith Climate Convergence to learn about challenges presented…
Read MoreThe Month of Janmashtami
Rishika Dewan. — Janmashtami. It was one of those words that my phone had learned to recognize so well that it autocompleted “Jan” to Janmashtami rather…
Read MoreNalanda University Included as UNESCO World Heritage Site
-- Devyani Sultania.* The UNESCO on Monday included in its list of World Heritage Sites the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh and a national park in…
Read MoreVedic-Harrapan Legacy of the Word ‘Hindu’
Aravindan Neelakandan* -- Introduction Many often object to using the word "Hindu" because it is a term given to us by outsiders. This supposition about…
Read MoreStudents and Alumni from Eleven Universities Focus on “Goals of Life” at HSC’s 25th Annual Camp
May 31, 2016. Walden, NY: Over 25 students and alumni from eleven universities, including four Ivy League schools, gathered on Memorial Day Weekend to discuss…
Read MorePreserving Hinduism in the U.S: A Reflection on HSC’s Camp at Shanti Mandir
Mahika Jhangiani. -- Culture is a way of life of a group of people. The behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking…
Read MoreFinding Camp, Lost in the Woods: A Reflection on HSC’s Camp at Shanti Mandir
Parth Parihar. -- By this point, we’d been wandering dry, dirt-clod fields for nearly an hour, Surya Dev shooting down piercing rays of sunlight on backs that…
Read MoreGlobal Dharma Conference: Saints, Scientists, Yogis & Experts Convene to Discuss Global Harmony, Yoga’s Ancient Roots as well as Social Issues
September 13: Edison, NJ. Attendees representing 13 countries now have greater insight into the philosophy of “Dharma” for a conflict free and pluralistic world as…
Read MoreHindu Student Leaders from Across America Deepen Ties to Sanatana Dharma at the HSC Annual Leadership Meet
February 7-9, 2014. New Brunswick, NJ - The Hindu Students Council held its Annual Leadership Meet to educate college students from around the country about…
Read MoreOver 55 Students Celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s Teachings at Hindu Students Council’s 23rd Annual Camp
May 24-27, 2013, Schuylkill Haven, PA - Hindu Students Council celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at HSC’s 23rd Annual Camp. Over 55…
Read MoreChapter Officers Learn Leadership Skills at HSC Annual Leadership Meet
“This is my first time at an HSC event, and I am really happy I came,” said Lakshmi Chandrashekar, an alumni of Emory University. “I…
Read MoreOver 50 Youth Engage in Hindu Dharma at HSC’s 22nd Annual Camp
May 25-28, 2012, Schuylkill Haven, PA - Memorial Day Weekend brought together over 50 Hindu youth from over ten universities across the country for the…
Read MoreFuture of Hindu Dharma Discussed at the 6th Annual Hindu Mandir Executive Conference
Columbus, Ohio, Sept 24 - 27, 2011 - Ravindra Jaishankar, HSC General Secretary, spoke passionately to over 200 Hindu Temple leaders and executives on what…
Read MoreHSC Attends the 2011 WAVES Academic Conference on the Caste System
July 29, 2011: Various academicians, scholars, public intellectuals, and organizational heads attended this conference, meant to dig up different Hindu perspectives on caste and clarify…
Read MoreHindu Youth Explore Plurality of and Challenges to Hindu Dharma at 21st Annual HSC Camp
Schuylkill Haven, PA—Hindu Students Council celebrated its 21st Annual Youth Camp at VRAJ Bhoomi Temple this past Memorial Day Weekend. More than 50 students across…
Read MoreSoutheast Regional Retreat
Tampa, Florida, March 25th, 2011 – After much anticipation, the First Annual Southeast Regional Retreat took place this past weekend at the University of South…
Read MoreHSC Honored with 2011 About.Com Readers’ Choice Award for Best Hindu Organization
March 15, 2011: Today, popular New York Times-owned website About.com announced the winner of its 2011 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Hindu Organization: Hindu Students…
Read MoreHSC Discusses Stronger Collaboration Between Youth and Temples at the Fifth Annual Hindu Mandir Executive Conference
Houston, Texas, Oct 22, 2010 – Over 90 mandirs and organizations from all over North America gathered for the fifth annual Hindu Mandir Executive Conference…
Read MoreUIC Research Study Credits HSC with Successfully Affirming a Spiritual Hindu Identity Among American Youth
"The college years are a time when many kids cut loose from church and family, but among the Hindu youth we found almost the opposite.…
Read MoreHindu Students Lack Prayer Space on MIT Campus
December 8, 2009: When Hindu students at MIT want to hold a religious gathering, they have to plan ahead. They must book a room somewhere…
Read MoreYoga Session at North Carolina State University
Source - Bio-medicine The Hindu Students Council chapter at North Carolina State University held a prayer and yoga session during the weekend . "It's a concentrated…
Read MoreHSC Awareness Dinner in Houston Highly Successful
June 3, 2005, HOUSTON: With the Indian diaspora having such far-reaching consequences globally, the chameleon-like ability to adapt and survive in any environment, heritage intact…
Read MoreStudent Testimonials
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“I have known and worked with HSC leaders for 15 years and feel proud of their sincerity, courage and hard work. I support their efforts and encourage other community leaders to join their activities. In fact, they are shouldering many of the responsibilities of traditional gurus and kshatriyas, by making sure that Hinduism is fairly represented on the US campuses.”
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“I am delighted to participate in this Global Dharma Conference…I consider that this conference will provide us an opportunity for introspection and mid-course correction to realize the concept of Universal Brotherhood.”
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“Amma is immensely happy to learn about the activities of the Hindu Students Council (HSC) of North America…It is also heartening to know that the organization is celebrating its 25th year. To see our youth becoming more and more spiritually inclined is truly inspiring. A transformation in the younger generation, a change in their perspective can create wonders.”
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“The organizers of this Global Dharma Conference have done a great job. People will gain a lot of positive feelings from this and good work will be done. So, we congratulate the organizers. Also, we congratulate all the dignitaries who have delivered good messages and guidance and thank you all.”
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“We are very much delighted to know that HSC is stepping into 25th year of spreading the ever-relevant practices of Hindu Dharma, particularly among youth. Our mangalasasanams on the wonderful occasion of Silver Jubilee year of HSC. We need ambassadors to take these wonderful vedic practices deeper into the society. And the onus is on the youth who form the bridge to the next generation.”
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“It is indeed heartening to note that the Hindu youths of America are holding aloft and trying to spread the light of the eternal, universal spiritual truths and values of Indian culture in that part of the globe. We are sure that Swami Vivekananda’s luminous life and message would provide perennial inspiration and guidance to the youths of America in their noble endeavors.”
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“Hindu Students Council is a dynamic group of young Hindus dedicated to preserving and promoting the knowledge and values of Sanatana Dharma.”
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“Hindu Students Council is doing a wonderful job. It is imperative that dharmic principles be impressed in the minds of all Hindu youth, and you are fulfilling this admirably in colleges throughout USA. Understanding and practicing dharma, these youth will stand strong for Hinduism here in the West and make a difference.”
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“HSC is a vitally important organization with the potential to shape the consciousness of the next generation of Hindus in North America. It is something that the Hindu community needs to nurture and encourage as much as possible. Meeting with the bright and motivated young people of the HSC inspired me with hope for the future. It has been a pleasure to work with them and I hope to have more such opportunities in the years to come.”
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“My heartfelt congratulations to all those who are working very hard to spread the message of Dharma, especially to the second generation of Hindus living in this country. It is said that Dharma protects the one who practices Dharma. Our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji believed that a country or the world can change only when each individual appreciates the value of living a Dharmic life. The total individual character becomes the character of a nation. Therefore, spreading the message of Dharma is in line with our Vedic culture. I am glad to seem that our Youngsters have taken up this great task.”
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“The growth of Hinduism in the West obliges today’s Hindu youth to face a twofold challenge: to preserve the uniqueness of the Hindu Heritage and to reaffirm its universal values. HSC will undoubtedly play a vital role in meeting these challenges.”
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“I am indeed extremely happy to associate myself with the HSC movement in the West. Swami Vivekananda’s inspirational power is working through each of the students for the establishment of Hindu Dharma in its right spirit throughout the world for peace and blessedness of the entire mankind.”
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“Hindu Students Council has an amazing degree of success in promoting and disseminating the religious, cultural and spiritual values of the Hindu Dharma.”
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“Increased awareness of the glorious Hindu Heritage, greater self-confidence (and self-esteem), motivation to gain a deeper understanding of the whole of life, guidance in self-improvement, and a collective ability for social action are being promoted by the well conceived programs of HSC.”
