Remembering Dr. Prasad Dhurjati

We regret to inform you about the sad demise of Dr. Prasad Dhurjati, a very knowledgeable professor, a great scientist and a brilliant researcher at the University of Delaware, on July 1, 2020. He was a wonderful human being and a very helpful mentor for HSC and the...

The Journey of the Atman

By Mansa Devaki, High School Student in Hawaii The world contains numerous religions with various approaches to addressing the problem of human suffering. Hinduism’s idea of the Atman, or soul, its karma cycle, and Moksha, which is the path out of suffering...

HSC Statement on Hinduphobic Press Coverage

HSC’s Hindu Commencement on June 7 went better than we could have imagined. Students from all over the country listened eagerly to Tulsi ji, Professor Kak, and all of the addresses made by HSC students. Young Hindu students who want to get involved have overflown us...

Ninda Stutis: Praising the Divine through Scolding

When I was an innocent nine-year-old watching the devotional Telugu movie Ramadasu, which is about a great bhakta (devotee) of Lord Rama and a Carnatic composer named Ramadasu, I was stunned at the song Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka. I vividly remember holding my hand to my...

Nature of Happiness, Part 3

This is Part Three of a series. Part One can be found at http://www.hindustudentscouncil.org/2020/04/13/nature-of-happiness/. Part Two can be found at http://www.hindustudentscouncil.org/2020/05/03/nature-of-happiness-part-2/. All glories to Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji...

HSC on the Murder of George Floyd – Black Lives Matter

This moment of trauma for the African American community, culminating in the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, calls upon each and every one of us to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our black brothers and sisters in demanding both accountability...

Nature of Happiness, Part 2

All glories to Jagadgru Shree Kirpaluji Maharaj I never appreciated Hindu Dharma as a boy. I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, and I never really had any other Hindu friends. To me, Hindu Dharma was going to temple before a new semester started, putting my...