Hindu
Students Council
Perhaps the most dynamic group that I met with HSC
or Hindu Students Council. HSC is an organization composed of
students and ex-students that promotes Hindu culture, values and
ideas on college campuses. It is the largest such organization in
the United States, with many branches and hundreds of members. I
attended a number of their functions, including those at
universities and their summer camps, and got to know many of their
leaders.
HSC members have set up the Hindu Universe (www.hindunet.org)
which is the largest Hindu internet site. It is an important
treasure house of information on all aspects of Hindu religion,
thought, culture, history, temples, deities, bhajans et all. They
put some of my books and articles on line, as well as those of
various Hindu thinkers.
HSC members combine Hindu
values, both spiritual and political, with success in the Western
business and the academic worlds. They realize that their Hindu
background of strong family values, spiritual principles, and
dedicated study, affords them an advantage in America. Hinduism is
not a liability but an asset to success in the modern world,
particularly for the planetary age in which we must go beyond
cultural and religious exclusivity. HSC has many brilliant and
dynamic young men and women. They will make great contributions to
Hinduism in the future and make it more acceptable in the modern
world. HSC has a loose association with VHP of America.
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