Category Archive for: ‘Community News’
Ekal Vidyalaya South Florida Chapter raises more than $160,000
More than 450 people attended “Jagruthi” – Awakening program on Saturday December 3rd 2011 organized by Ekal Vidyalaya South Florida Chapter. The event was a fund raising event and also serve as awareness program about Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation. The overwhelming support from the audience helped …
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The Best of Both Worlds: Leading a Hindu American live
Author by Divya Srinivasan In previous issues, we featured winning essays of the Hindu American Foundation’s NextGen Essay Contest. This month, we share an essay by Divya Srinivasan, a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D in public policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, and …
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The American Satsang
Author by Sarika Persaud In earlier issues, we featured winning essays of the Hindu American Foundation’s NextGen Essay Contest. This month, we share an essay by Sarika Persaud, a student at St. John’s University in New York and the second prize winner in the 18 …
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Every day, my Hindu-ness makes me a better American
HAF Finds NextGen Essay Contest Winners You can remove a Hindu from his homeland, but you cannot get Hinduism out of his soul. Hinduism and its philosophies have a great impact on everyone, and it is only a matter of when it dawns on you. …
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Community Pride Pandit Ramsurat K. Maharaj: The Loss of a Great Soul
On May 17, 2010, the South Florida Community lost a great spiritual leader in the passing of Pandit Ramsurat K. Maharaj. Pandit Ramsurat was a pillar in our society providing leadership, guidance, comfort, encouragement and hope to the young, old, sick, and troubled individuals looking …
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Community Pride
Discovery Education and 3M announced the top 47 middle school students from across the country as semifinalists in the 12th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The semifinalists were selected based on their science communication skills exhibited in a short video explaining the science …
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Community Pride
“Most Valuable Physician” Now Chief of Staff at Broward General Medical Center Loving husband, caring father, most valuable physician and wonderful friend, Dr. Rajiv Chokshi, is now holding the leadership role, which has never been held by any Indian or by any Asian here in …
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Christ the Messenger by Swami Vivekananda
The wave rises on the ocean, and there is a hollow. Again another wave rises, perhaps bigger than the former, to fall down again, similarly, again to rise–driving onward. In the march of events, we notice the rise and fall, and we generally look towards …
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Community Pride
INDIAN American nuclear medicine technologist Tom Abraham was elected as a council member in Orange City, Florida in 2007. He was born in India on August 8, 1945, in the ancient port city known as Alleppey. His love for English Literature and Teaching led him …
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