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Ankur Patel

Ankur Patel is the Advancement Director at the Hindu University of America. Born and brought up in Los Angeles, California, he is a graduate of UCLA and CSU-Northridge. A person with a variety of interests, Ankur has studied ants, sold solar panels, worked for NUHW, taught, and ran for various offices in California in 2013, 2015 and 2018. Combining his strong beliefs in public service and education, he found his way into the Dharmic path that brought him to HUA.

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Friends of HUA Gala in Bay Area on April 22nd, 2023

Friends of HUA Gala in Bay Area on April...

Ankur Patel

Friends of Hindu University of America - Bay Area hosted a HUA Awareness Gala on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at Falcon X Hall in Milpitas. Nearly 200 members of the Bay Area community attended the...

Dr. Vishwa Adluri receives the Indologist Award from the Govt of India

Dr. Vishwa Adluri receives the Indologist...

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Whose Common Era?

Whose Common Era?

Ankur Patel

Students are taught a one-sided history, no matter the school or state.

Millennia of history, written by winners of wars and purveyors of ethnocide, is unravelling. Disrespect and erasure of...

Hindu University of America's 2021 Graduation Ceremony

Hindu University of America's 2021...

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Hindu University of America awarded its very first batch of Master of Arts in Sanskrit Degrees, along with other Doctoral Degrees in Hindu Studies and Yoga, to 12 of its graduating students at a...

Dr. Madhu Sharma Receives her PHD

Dr. Madhu Sharma Receives her PHD

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Dr. Madhu Sharma, a Hindu chaplain at Duke University, received her Doctor of Philosophy in Hinduism Degree from Hindu University of America, in front of friends, family, and community leaders from...

HUA at 2019 Hindu Mandir Executive Conference

HUA at 2019 Hindu Mandir Executive Conference

Ankur Patel

The 14^th annual Hindu Mandir Executive Conference was held in New Jersey between September 20^th and 22^nd. Hindu University of America set up a booth and had a range of productive conversations with...