HSS honored teachers across the US During the Month of May 2014,  ​​ Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA (HSS) honored teachers across the US, during month long events of Guru Vandana. Each year, US celebrates first week of May as  “teachers appreciation week” and Tuesday of the same week as “National Teachers Day”.  Hindu philosophy and culture considers Guru as “Supreme Being” who invokes and sustains light of knowledge while eliminating the darkness of ignorance. Our lives are touched and inspired by countless teachers in schools, colleges and many other activities that we participate and excel in. To acknowledge and appreciate these Gurus  who silently shape our lives, HSS volunteers across the nation held Guru Vandana during their weekend activities in the Month of May and at some places in June. (Read more…)

HSS North East Hindu Yuva Conference – 2014

From April 5th-6th 2013, 29 Yuvas from the northeast area gathered at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania for a two-day Hindu Youth Conference. The goal of this conference was to provide a platform for young people between the ages of 18-35 to socialize, share ideas, and get more in touch with their identity as Hindu Youth. Participants included some young working professionals, and students from Pennsylvania State University, Drexel University, Rutgers University, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, Northeastern University, and Columbia University. In total, there were 11 Yuva who were attending an HSS event for the first time. There was one new participant from New Jersey, two from New York, three from Pennsylvania, and five from Massachusetts.
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workshops on Public Speaking, 7 habits of highly effective teens, Finance/stock market, investment, Sewa activity at Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, Bauddhiks, Shakha paddhati, games, team building, leadership development programs along with some important life values by various innovative ways…..will conclude on Sunday at the shakha….19 Kishors (teens), 3 full time teachers, 5 teachers for vaious topics and for field activities such as sampark workshop and so on…..(more photos) 

HSS volunteers  from New York, New Jersey, Boston participated in Times square solstice program on the longest day in Northern Hemisphere

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