Hindu University of America February 2015 Newsletter

Hindu University of America A Unique Dimension of Hindu Thought & Traditions   Newsletter Issue: #2 February 2015 Highlights Vibrant Gujarat Summit International Yoga Conference HUA South FL The New Edition of Hindu Deities Book – “Significance of Hindu Deities” an excellent booklet of 20 colorful pages is available in English & Hindi versions. CLICK HERE to see the PDF copy of the book Temples, schools, Bal-vihars, Bal-gokulams, Churches and all are invited to contact HUA and get their copy for $2.00 + shipping For bulk order send an email to info@hua.edu The more we come out & do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them. – Swami Vivekananda Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from our own actions. – Dalai Lama Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial & moral leadership among students & become their role model. – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam “Hindu Temples in North America – A Celebration of Life”   A beautiful book dedicated to all those who so valiantly left the shores of India to start a new life in a land that was foreign to them. All these magnificent temples stand as a monument to them. The book is written by Mahalingum Kolapen. Photography by Sanjay Kolapen. It is a Hardback copy with Dust Jacket. Glossy finish. Photos on every page.  Temples, schools, Bal-vihars and Bal-gokulams, Churches and all are invited to contact HUA and get their copy for $20 + Shipping For bulk order send an email to info@hua.edu HUA is very pleased to welcome our new Master’s & Doctoral Students.  We appreciate all the intellectual and creative vitality each student brings with them. We look forward for a great academic year! A Warm Welcome  to  – Mr. Shivakumar B. (India) Ms. Shekhawat Gulshan Jit (USA) Mr. Gaurab Subedi (Nepal) Mr. Vijay Singh (Singapore) From Ramakrishna Center of South Africa – Dr. Hasmukh Parbhoo HUA’s most essential element is it’s faculty. A group of strong, highly skilled scholars who have years of experience in their chosen field.   We extend our warm welcome to our Honorary Adjunct Faculty – Dr. Ujjwala Jha (Pune, India) Dr. Shashiprabha Kumar (Bhopal, India) Dr. Ayesha Kidwani (New Delhi, India) Dr. Upendra Rao (New Delhi, India) Dr. T.S. Girishkumar (Baroda, India) HUA Booth at Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015    The 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit (The Global Business Hub) was held between Jan 11 – 13, 2015 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is an ideal platform for knowledge sharing, social and business transformation. It also provides platform to interact with policy makers, industry leaders, and renowned academicians from all around the world.     This year, Hindu University of America was blessed to be a part of Vibrant Gujarat by putting up a booth for HUA. Mr. Abhinav Dwivedi (Vice President, HUA), Mr. Braham Agrawal (Chairman, HUA) and Mr. Keshav Patel represented HUA at the booth. Several thousand visitors passed through the booth; many were pleasantly surprised to learn about the mission and the work of HUA in the US. Excellent planning and execution was carried out by a team of volunteers headed by Ravin Vyas and Hiral Mehta. 3rd International Yoga Conference Hindu University of America, Paramanand University Trust and Paramanand Institute of Yoga Sciences & Research jointly organized the 3rd International Yoga Therapy Conference & Festival on February 7 – 8, 2015 at Nehru Stadium, Indore, India. The event was a success with participants from over 20 countries and more than 50 research scholars. Over 37 research papers were read whose topics were related to – cure from yoga and how yoga helps to reduce mental tensions.  For more news about the event click on following links – Patrika (e-paper Edition) Nai Dunia (e-paper) News from HUA South Florida Hindu University of South Florida will soon be starting 5-10 new courses which will be offered online. A Three-Day Yoga Certification course will be held in April under the leadership of Chair of Board Rajni Shah.  Onsite courses in Music will start soon under the guidance of Mr. Sanjay Chandran & Mr. Mahesh Bhutta. For updates on these upcomping events please visit HUA South Florida website www.huasouthflorida.org Hindu University of America | info@hua.edu | www.hua.edu | 407-275-0013