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'Om Swastiastu' – The Bali Connection
Hindu University of America celebrates Hindu Awareness Month with ‘Om Swastiastu’, a musical tribute to the vibrant Hindu culture in Bali, created by Cincinnati based composer and HUA faculty Dr....
HUA@16th HMEC, New Jersey
Hindu University of America proudly stood as a sponsor for the transformative 16th Hindu Mandir Empowerment Council (HMEC) Conference in New Jersey, with a cumulative participation of more than 500...
Exploring Adhikari Sadhaka – Part 1
This is the first part of a two-part blog on the qualities of an Adhikāri Sādhaka—an aspirant for the knowledge of Brahman. A close reading of the Praṣna and Katha Upaniṣads reveals the ethical and...
Tamil Nadu - Intertwined with Vedic History
Around 1500 BCE, a band of fair-skinned people called the Aryans, already living a Vedic culture with European origins, invaded the peaceful Indian subcontinent in droves and caused the...
HUA@The Next Gen Hindu Youth Convention,...
Hindu University of America is proud to have been a sponsor of the inaugural Next Gen Hindu Youth Convention. Hosted by the Meenakshi Temple of Pearland near Houston, over 400 people participated in...
The Flawed Portrayal of Caste in Modern...
In American classrooms, the study of World Cultures or World History, which is typically done in middle school and high school, is intended to give students an appreciation of how other cultures and...
Necessity for Hindu Studies in Academic...
Abstract
Academic studies of Hinduism is a necessity, as it can shape the current and future generations' understanding and appraisal of Hinduism. Academia has larger scale influence and...
Friends of HUA Gala in Bay Area on April...
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...
A Compelling Case for Hindu Studies
From the first time I saw the course listed on the Hindu University of America (“HUA”) website, I was intrigued. What did “Orientation to Hindu Studies” mean? Was it a fancy way of referring to...
Is Para a transcendental entity?
Para and Apara are two terms that we often come across while reading or learning things related to Indian philosophy. Para is said to be Brahman, the Absolute Truth or Reality. Even though Para is...