Hindu americans

Chhath songs echoed through the air of Virginia, USA where over 500 American Hindus gathered at the Potomac River to celebrate Chhath Puja. As part of Hindu nature worship in the land of the Great Spirit – Wakan Tanka, Gitchi Manitou of Native American cultures, Hindus performed Chhath Puja showing gratitude as they participated in [...]

In a powerful appeal to the global community, Hindu American groups flew a massive airline banner, calling for urgent global action to stop the ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh. The large banner flew over the Hudson River and circled the Statue of Liberty, a global symbol of human dignity, freedom, and equality. [...]

Pushpita here publically does a much better job within a few minutes articulating the Hinduphobic war against Hindus in the US  than all the Hindu orgs and leaders with their millions of donations have done in decades. And as she points out further the Hindu community goes into some sort of hibernation when under attack [...]

Vamsee Juluri, a professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco, provides a thought-provoking review of the significance and influence of the Indian diaspora in US politics. This analysis takes place against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s highly-anticipated visit to the USA from June 21-24, which garnered an immense response. Prof. [...]

While Fremont in California passes a historic proclamation recognising Hindu American contribution and condemning #Hinduphobia, Hinduphobic Fascists called out by the fraudulent Dalit Diva and #EqualityLabs  turn up to protest at the event to give evidence that Hinduphobia does exist by claiming it doesn’t by also shouting ‘Hinduphobia Down Down’ and harassing Hindu women and [...]

At age 13 I had decided to leave the religion of my birth, Christianity, in search of something. At the time I had no idea what I was looking for, or where I would find it. I was simply spurred on by an internal, unquestionable knowing that the relationship between man, God, and the world [...]

WASHINGTON: Close on the heels of the spectacular BJP win in the general election, Hindu-American activists in the United States have for the first time, under the banner of a political action committee, publicly endorsed a slate of congressional candidates in the 2014 US primaries. Leading the list of candidates winning support from the Hindu [...]

Narendra Modi’s victory needs to be understood beyond the two commonly heard positions we have heard these past few months leading up to the election. Critics of Mr. Modi’s saw his rise as the march of Hindu nationalist fascism and the inevitable death of secularism in India. Supporters of Mr. Modi saw his rise as [...]

On a Wednesday night, Arshya Gurbani reaches into a white cabinet and wakes a couple Hindu gods from their slumber. She carefully lays out statues of Ganesh and Shiva on a table in preparation for aarti, a worship ritual that reminds Hindus to stay humble and give thanks for good fortune. But Gurbani, 21, and [...]

Jyoti Sharma fondly remembers Diwali festivities from her childhood in India. The Hindu festival of lights is observed every autumn with prayers, fireworks and feasts. But one thing that made Diwali really special, Sharma said, is that she had five days off from school to observe the holiday. Sharma now lives in Millburn, N.J., with [...]