Coinciding with the national Teacher Appreciation Week celebrated during the month of May, the Hindu Education Foundation held the fifth annual Teacher’s Appreciation program called ‘Guru Vandana’ throughout the USA to highlight the importance of the Teachers in shaping the future citizens of the country.
Guru Vandana means “Reverence for the Teacher” – it is the thanksgiving from a student to a teacher, expressing his/her gratitude.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA offers our deepest condolences to our Sikh sisters and brothers in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. With our common heritage and history, American Sikhs and Hindus share a unique bond unlike any other two religious communities. We pray that the souls of the deceased find peace. We commend the bravery and heroism of the members of the congregation and the Oak Creek first responders. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and the families of all the victims, and we hold our hands out to our sisters and brothers in their time of need.
August 10, 2012
Wisconsin Sikh Temple
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Re: Condolence Message.
Sat Sri Akal!
On behalf of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, I am writing to express our profound shock and sadness at the tragic events at the Oak Creek gurudwara on August 5 and to convey our condolences.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. (“HSS”) pays homage to the memory of Pujaneeya K. Sudarshan ji, the fifth Sar-Sanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (“RSS”), who died on Saturday, September 15, 2012, in Raipur, India, of heart attack. He was 81 years old.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. (HSS) concluded its inaugural event for its year-long “SV150” celebration of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary on January 12, 2013.
The Dharma Bee contest, organized by the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, (HSS) received enthusiastic response of 3300 children across the United States at the time of closing of registration on March 10, 2013. Children in grades Kindergarten to Eighth are eligible to participate. There are 4 groups.
More than 2400 children in grades K-8 enthusiastically participated in the Level 1 exam at local test centers for the Dharma Bee national competition. This exam was conducted in 37 states and 629 cities, at 156 test centers across the United States. Built upon the past success of the national competition “Kaun Banega Ramayan Expert,” or KBRE as it was popularly known, HSS has developed the Dharma Bee to provide a fun avenue for children to learn about Hindu culture and heritage.
Dharma Bee competition - Level 2 round concluded successfully in the last week of April, in 35 places across the United States. Total 1108 students between grades K-8 participated in this round. 3,308 kids spread across 37 states are taking part in this unique competition organized by the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) as a part of the yearlong celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a 19th century Hindu monk who brought the concepts of Dharma and Yoga to the West.
