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The Gurkhas Latest Victory
By Chirag Patel
Current Affairs Correspondent, NHSF PR Team




NHSF (UK) are proud to announce that, after much deliberation, all Gurkha soldiers who have served in the British Army for more than four years have gained the right to stay in the UK, as well as full pension benefits.
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Update on NHSF Queen Mary Multi-Faith Centre Issue
By NHSF PR Team




It has been over 2 months since members of Queen Mary’s Hindu Society (QMHS) were denied access to the multi-faith centre (MFC) to conduct Hanuman Chalisa sessions as part of National Hindu Students Forum’s (NHSF) annual Sewa Week.

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Phew...! What A Year!
by Kajal Valani
NHSF President




It's nearly been a year since I took the role of President of the National Hindu Students Forum (UK). As President one of my responsibilities is to over-look all areas of the organisation and analyse how every area has progressed. Up 'til now, it has been an interesting experience and I would like to share that with you….

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Hindu Students Denied Access to Multi-Faith Centre for Prayers
by Kajal Valani
NHSF President




One in six people in the world are Hindu. In the UK, when it comes to educational, economic or work sectors, the contributions made by Hindus to place individuals, groups and the government into categories of excellence far surpasses the contribution made by very many other faith groups. With all this in mind, one would think that Hindus would be treated just as equally as any other faith groups in a diverse and multi-cultural Britain today.

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Ram Navami
by NHSF Learning Team


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Ram Navami is celebrated on the ninth day in the bright half of Chaitra and represents the birth anniversary of Rama. The occasion is also used to perform SEETHA KALYAN or VIVAH at the Temple.

Kalyan means auspicious wedding. It is believed that performance of Seetha Kalyan bestows peace and prosperity to all the devotees. A short extract of Ramayana is given below for the younger generation. Ramayana is a celebrated epic of Hindu mythology composed by Sage Valmiki and contains 24,000 verses in seven kandas (Balakanda, Ayodhyakanda, Aranyakanda, Kishkindha Kanda, Sundara Kanda, Yuddha Kanda or Lanka kanda, Uttara Kanda).

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Gudi Padva / Varsha Pratipada
by NHSF Learning Team




According to the national calendar of India, Varsha Pratipada is the first day of the national calendar. Varsha Pratipada is also known as Gudi Padvo or Ugadi and falls at the beginning of spring on the first day of the month of Chaitra, which falls in April.

Spring or Vasanta Ritu traditionally brings optimism, hope and assurance to people about the future as it represents renewal. As Varsha Pratipada represents the beginning of a new year, it is also a time for self-reflection.

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Holi
by NHSF Learning Team




Holi is the most colourful festival in the Hindu calendar and falls on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which this year is Saturday 3rd March 2007. This festival of joy, mirth and buoyancy is celebrated when both man and nature cast off their winter gloom. Holi heralds the arrival of spring, the season of hope and new beginnings and marks the rekindling of the spirit of life. After staying indoors during the cold months of winter, people emerge out to see a new sparkling world of colour and life.

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NHSF Hold Epic Sports Competition featuring The Gurkhas
by Kishan Bhatt
NHSF PR Officer




National Hindu Student’s Forum (UK) recently held their annual NHSF Sports Competition on the 22nd February at Loughborough University. Over 600 students attended the day and around 30 different NHSF chapters (Hindu societies) were represented ranging from the North Zone such as NHSF Manchester, the Central Zone such as NHSF Birmingham and the South Zone such as NHSF Portsmouth.
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