{"id":4273,"date":"2014-11-28T15:23:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T15:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/?p=4273"},"modified":"2020-07-15T16:39:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:39:33","slug":"world-hindu-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/?p=4273","title":{"rendered":"World Hindu Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yajur Shah<\/strong><\/em>
\nNHSF (UK) National President<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There could be no better setting than the grand 5-star Ashok hotel, Delhi, for the first-ever World Hindu Congress, a culmination of 7 global conferences focusing on Economics, Media, Women, Youth, Organisations, Education and Politics. The scale of the congress was further heightened by the presence of global Dharmic leaders, including His Holiness Dalai Lama, Param Pujya Dr Mohanraoji Bhagwat and respected members of Indian Parliament. 45 sessions, 200 of the best speakers from around the globe and 1,800 delegates were to ensure that this was to be a congress of Hindus for the history books.<\/p>\n

NHSF (UK) played a pivotal role at the World Hindu Youth Conference, where discussions focused on intellectual development of Dharmic terminology, the role of media in the development of Dharmic work and a call to action for human rights for Hindu communities such as the Yezidis, Kashmiri pandits, Indonesian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi residents. This all culminated in a plenary session for the Hindu Student and Youth Network, a global network of Hindu Youth organisations that will work for the betterment of Hindu Samaj across the globe. A momentous achievement was reached with the formation of the international committee, comprising of representatives from each of the 23 countries present with NHSF (UK) taking on a key role for the UK.<\/p>\n

NHSF resolved to expand its humanitarian work, with potential to bridge ties with its Human Boundaries project and the GHRD (Global Human Rights Defence) in The Hague, Netherlands. Strong bonds were also formed between NHSF (UK) and respective organisations in New Zealand, Australia and the US with the hope that NHSF could provide advice to the expansion of the Hindu student movements in those countries.<\/p>\n

Two things have become clear from the World Hindu Youth Conference:
\n1) We must engage across borders to ensure Hindus remain safe and continue to thrive around the world. Experiences and resources must be shared so that we may move forward with utmost efficiency.
\n2) Dialogue will be one of the greatest challenges that we will face. With 23 countries currently represented and the hope of further expansion, each with their own thoughts, experiences and needs, we must ensure that communication remains fair but direct and efficient. Decisions must be honoured and not continuously revisited. We know all too well that when dialogue is not managed, everyone’s precious time could be wasted. NHSF has full faith in all representatives to ensure that the dialogue will remain meaningful and that respective action will be positive.<\/p>\n

Beyond this, it was understood that all 7 conferences were successful and formed a solid platform for the 5th World Hindu Economic Forum to be held in London next year. For more details of WHEF London, visit www.wheflondon.com.<\/p>\n

The World Hindu Congress brought together the greatest congregation of Hindu thinkers I have ever seen and that must not be underestimated. We must now ensure that the networks formed work towards action in the 4 years before the next WHC to be held in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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