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    1. The Untold Story of Pakistani Hindu Refugees (Video)

      The Hindu American Foundation has written various reports highlighting the atrocities and human rights violations of non-muslim minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Christians) in Pakistan. Recently many human rights reports by NGOs and Governments around the world have also began to vocalize these atrocities on non-muslims. With mounting discrimination and violence in Pakistan, large numbers of Hindus, such as Ram, have migrated to India in recent years.  It is estimated that 1 ...

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    2. Anti-Hindu Forces Uncovered Behind the Narendra Modi and Wharton School Fiasco (Video)

      The below video describes who opposed Modi’s invite and caused pressure on Wharton’s WIEF organizers via their ‘furious’ petition.  Some of the names indicated in the video are Ania Loomba, Toorjo Ghosh, Anjali Arondekar,  who all have connections to Anjana Chatterji, a key player in the opposition of Modi’s 2005 USA visit. The video also highlights how some of the anti-Modi petitioners have links to the Pakistani ...

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    3. Over 1500 Hindu Temples & Homes Damaged by Muslim Mobs in Bangladesh During January to March of 2013

      Upon receiving continued reports of widespread anti-Hinduviolence, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) called upon the U.S. State Department and international community to urgently address the escalating crisis in Bangladesh. According to local Hindu community leaders, over 50 temples and 1,500 Hindu homes have been either damaged or destroyed by Muslim mobs since late January. The latest violence began when the first of three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders was ...

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    4. Hindus Welcome New Pope, But Hope for Improved Dialogue

      The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) welcomed the appointment of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy, following the sudden and unprecedented resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Foundation leaders expressed hope that the Catholic Church, under Pope Francis I, as he will be called, will respect and privilege pluralism and interfaith relations, based on earlier efforts [...]
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    5. Muslims Torch and Loot 200 Hindu Homes in West Bengal

      By Sandhya Jain (Niti Central) Amidst a near-complete media blackout and distressing silence from statutory bodies like the National Human Rights Commission, a serious communal flare up has taken place in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, with more than 200 Hindu homes torched and looted in four villages — Naliakhali, Herobhanga, Gopalpur and [...]
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    6. Pakistani Hindu Refugees Feel Fear 24 hours a Day

      “There is fear 24 hours a day…Hindus see themselves as helpless,” recounted Chetan Ram, while describing life in Pakistan to the Hindu American Foundation’s Director & Senior Human Rights Fellow, Samir Kalra, Esq., at the Chopasni refugee camp in Jodhpur, India. Ram was part of a contingent of 204 Hindu refugees that fled Pakistan’s southern Sindh [...]

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    7. Statue of Lord Indra to be Installed in Front of Bangkok City Hall

      Statue of Hindu deity Indra, riding his elephant Airavata, will reportedly be placed in front of new headquarters of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Thailand. Reports suggest that some of the Thailand’s finest artists will create this elegant bronze sculpture of vraja wielding Indra riding the white elephant with four ivory tusks. When the BMA [...]
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    8. A Lesson on History: The Himalayan Valley of Kashmir

      By Francois Gautier -- For two thousand years, the Himalayan valley of Kashmir in Northern India has been the home of Learning and Wisdom. From this small valley have issued masterpieces of history, poetry, romance, fable, and philosophy and many of the greatest Sanskrit scholars and poets were born and wrote in the valley. Kashmir flourished under some [...]

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    9. Happy Diwali (Shubh Deepavali) – Festival of Lights & Good vs Evil – November 2012

      (CHAKRA) Deepavali (better known as Diwali) is one of the largest festivals and celebrations in the Hindu religion, with major festivities in all parts of  India, as well as in nations such as Canada, Trinidad, Guyana, United Kingdom (UK), Fiji, United States (USA), Mauritius, Australia, Nepal and other countries around the world. It is one of [...]
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    10. 1st Hindu in United States Congress Elected and Hails from Hawaii

      The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) celebrated a historic election day as Tulsi Gabbard overwhelmingly prevailed to claim a congressional seat in the Second Congressional District of Hawaii. A Democrat, Gabbard will enter the U.S. House of Representatives as the first Hindu-American legislator nearly a half-century after Dalip Singh Saund, a Sikh, served in the same [...]
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    11. 12th National Diwali Celebrations on Canadian Parliament Hill with Prime Minister & Dignitaries

      (CHAKRA) On November 1st, 2012, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs invited various politicians, temples and organizations to the 12th National Diwali Celebrations on Parliament Hill. Diwali is a major festival in India and around the world celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. This year Diwali will be celebrated on [...]

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    12. Picture of the Week: KalpaSutra

      The KalpaSutra is an important text in Jainism and contains the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, including Parshvanath and Mahavira. The spiritual and important texts are read and illustrated in an 8 day long festival of Paryushan by Jain monks for general followers. Only Monks can read these scriptures as in olden days regular people [...]
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    13. HJS Condemns Anti-Hindu Conspiracy by Indian National Congress (INC) Political Party

      The Indian Home Minister said that Pakistan was responsible for creating disturbance at various places like Mumbai, Lucknow and Kashmir by way of riots under the pretext of riots caused by Bangla Deshi infiltrators in Assam; spreading false propaganda and sending sms causing unrest in the country. Proofs of the same are being handed over [...]

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    14. Happy Krishna Janmashtami (Krishna’s Birthday) – August 10 2012

      Krishna Janmashtami, Lord Krishna’s birthday, also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti,Sree Jayanti or sometimes just Janmashtami, is one of most important festivals for many Hindus celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. This year in 2012, Janmaashtami is celebrated on August 10th and has large celebrations [...]

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