Hinduism Summit to bring prominent Hindu leaders together in California
("Asia News International," August 27, 2010)
San Francisco, USA - Prominent Hindu leaders and activists from various
parts of USA and Canada will gather in Sunnyvale Hindu Temple in California
(USA) on August 28 to discuss current issues facing the worldwide Hindu
community.
Starting with conch blowing, California Hinduism Summit, first such
gathering in the western USA, will also confer on topics like Hinduism
preservation and unity, science behind Hinduism, Hindu living and concepts and
spirituality, maintaining Hindu identity, clearing misconceptions, etc.
Exhibition of Hindu living and spiritual practices will also be organized
on the occasion and the Summit will end with question-answer session.
Noted religious statesman Rajan Zed will be honored with "Vishwa Nagrik
Adhikar Hindu Shiromani Puraskar" (Global Civil Rights Hindu Jewel Award) on
the occasion. According to Forum for Hindu Awakening, one of the Summit
coordinators, Zed has been chosen for this special honor "for consistently,
bravely and selflessly taking-up human/civil rights and religious
freedom/equality issues worldwide in the spirit of Hinduism". Zed, who is
President of
Universal Society of Hinduism and Senior Fellow of Foundation for
Interreligious Diplomacy, has undertaken Hindu, interfaith, religion,
environment,
Roma and other causes all over the world.
The Summit has received blessings of various prominent Hindu saints of
India. It will also honor Dr. Mihir Meghani and Easan Katir with Vishwa Hindu
Ratna awards on the occasion.
Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one
billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.
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