Hinduism in USA

Hindus have welcomed the reports of including a Meditation Room in the $40.5 million expansion and renovation plan of Culp Center at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) campus in Johnson City (Tennessee), whose completion is projected in December 2019. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that a Meditation Room […]

Top-ranked Roman Catholic “Loyola Marymount University” (LMU), rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, is hosting Project “Om” yoga worldwide event on May 13, said to be “a mindful movement”. In Hinduism, “Om”, considered a mystical syllable containing the universe, is used to introduce and conclude religious work. Project “Om” is billed as the world’s […]

Hindus have welcomed Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse (Wisconsin), sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration—Catholic sisters “engaged in furthering the work of the Catholic Church and the Gospel”, for hosting various yoga programs. This Center is hosting a yoga retreat, “designed to nourish the divine woman within”, from June 8-11. It also […]

Hindus are urging Ivy League Cornell University in Ithaca (New York) for a chaplain and permanent-designated prayer room for Hindu students. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Cornell should respond to the requirements of Hindu students by providing a Hindu chaplain for their spiritual care and designated prayer-meditation […]

The Hindu altar in the Dharmic Prayer Space in Brandeis University (BU) in Waltham (Massachusetts) has images of deities Ganesh, Krishna, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ram parivar and Saraswati. Welcoming the existence of Hindu altar in a shared space on the third floor of Shapiro Campus Center, Hindus are still insisting on a permanent designated Hindu Prayer […]

Hindus have commended America’s seventh largest city San Antonio (Texas) for sponsoring Om Festival, a free and open to the public event on April 22, regarding which the City announcement says: “come spread your Om with us!” “Om” is the mystical syllable containing the universe, which in Hinduism is used to introduce and conclude religious […]

Six percent of Americans say the world’s largest religious group is currently Hindus, according to a demographic study “The Changing Global Religious Landscape” posted by fact tank Pew Research Center on April five. Projected population of Hindus will grow from about 1.1 billion in 2015 to nearly 1.4 billion in 2060, with 2015-2060 growth of […]

Hindus would seek erecting monuments with verses from ancient Sanskrit scripture Bhagavad-Gita ((Song of the Lord) in public buildings and on public grounds in Oklahoma, if House Bill 2177 becomes the law. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Bhagavad-Gita was a “historically significant document”, “recognized throughout the world” […]

Hindus have welcomed Pennsylvania State University (Penn State, PSU), a major public research-intensive university, for supporting the Hindu “festival of color” Holi, reportedly celebrated with gusto in University Park campus on March 25, with an elephant present. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, describing PSU celebrating Holi as a step […]

Catholic Jesuit research university Boston College (BC) organized “On Devi” (On Goddess), a song-dance-drama event, on March 26 which reportedly sang about Hindu gods and goddesses. According to reports; “On Devi: A Kuchipudi Dance Performance” included songs about Hindu gods and goddesses and it started with invocation to Saraswati; Hindu goddess of knowledge/learning, music, art, […]

Both Nevada State Senate and Nevada Assembly in Carson City will open with Hindu mantras on April 7, 2017, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Senate and Assembly. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English translation of […]

A weekly arti is reportedly held at Harvard University (HU), one of the world’s top and United States’ oldest institution of higher education established in 1636. Organized by Harvard Dharma (Harvard’s Hindu Students Association), it is held in Dharma Prayer Space at Canaday Basement in Harvard Yard of HU in Cambridge (Massachusetts) on Fridays at […]

Hindus have welcomed East Liberty Presbyterian Church (ELPC) in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), whose history goes back to 1819, for offering free yoga classes. Besides five different services during upcoming Holy Week, ELPC, also known as “The Cathedral of Hope”, is also offering free yoga classes titled “Cathedral Yoga” on Wednesday evenings in its Gothic Sanctuary, which […]

Hindus have welcomed reports of performance by students of some elementary schools of Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) in Montana, involving a chant linked to Hindu text Ramayana in February. According to reports, this performance, part of a project which received grant from state agency Montana Arts Council; included pupils from Lewis and Clark Elementary, […]

Hindus are commending public research institution Texas A&M University (TAMU) in College Station (Texas) for reported launching of designated Prayer and Meditation Room in its Sterling C. Evans Library; said to be an all-inclusive worship area. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today; called this dedication of a quiet calming space […]

Hindus have welcomed inclusion of various Hindu deities in the recently reopened South Asian Galleries after major transformation and comprehensive renovation at Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). These newly reinstalled and reimagined galleries, with new oak and terrazzo flooring, showcase granite Pillared Hindu Temple Hall dating to around 1550 CE from Madurai (India) with 12 […]

After the deadly shooting at an Olathe (Kansas) sports bar, Hindus are urging Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to ensure safety of reportedly devastated Hindu community spread across Kansas. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was shocking and saddening for the hard-working, harmonious and peaceful US Hindu community […]

Because of significant physical changes and construction projects at Grinnell College Iowa, Hindus are worried about the fate of existing dedicated “Hindu Prayer Room” with 24-hour access. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged College President Dr. Raynard S. Kington and Trustees Chair Patricia Finkelman to ensure that spirituality and […]

Hindus are urging all the 21 counties in New Jersey to offer free yoga classes, on the same pattern as being offered by the Union County. Union County is presenting a free yoga event titled “Empowering Union County Women…” on March third evening to celebrate “Women’s History Month”. Open to all, this yoga-meditation event is […]