Category: Hinduism in education
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Oxford group leads Immersive Sanskrit study trip at Jan’s Kumbh Mela
One of the world’s largest and oldest spiritual gatherings, the Kumbh Mela takes place on the banks of four sacred rivers in the Indian cities of Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain and Prayagraj. Held at each location approximately every 12 years on a rotational basis, the Kumbh Mela is a revered period of pilgrimage for Hindus across…
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Hindu in London Primary School pressurised to become Muslim
In June 2024, a Hindu schoolboy was pressurised to convert to Islam, in Springwell Junior School, Heston. The incident involved three 7-year-old children, in Year 2, who all came from Muslim backgrounds. The child expressed a desire to eat halal chicken, despite being vegetarian, and told his parents that he had changed his name to…
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British Hindu activists condemn grooming and coerced conversions
Hindu activists in the UK have raised concerns about an increase in the grooming of Hindu children. In some cases, children under the age of 16 have been coerced or peer pressured into leaving their Hindu faith. Ravi Chowdhry, a Hindu activist from East London stated, “Growing up as a Bengali Hindu in London, I…
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Hindu postgraduate student cancelled by LSE’s Students’ Union
Hindu and Indian postgraduate student Karan Kataria at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has submitted a complaint against the LSE Student Union (LSE SU) alleging that they unfairly disqualified him from running for the position of General Secretary in the union’s election. Kataria asserts that he was subjected to discrimination because…
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LSE Students’ Union accused of Hindupobia
Hindu and Indian postgraduate student Karan Kataria at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has submitted a complaint against the LSE Student Union (LSE SU) alleging that they unfairly disqualified him from running for the position of General Secretary in the union’s election. Kataria asserts that he was subjected to discrimination because…