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A schools community within a national movement
NHSF (UK) Schools launched in 2024 for secondary school students aged 13 to 18. It is part of NHSF (UK), the National Hindu Students' Forum, which Hindu university students founded in London in 1991.
Students connect with their heritage, explore Hindu Dharma and ask questions, through culture, sport, leadership and sewa.
Our purpose
Our vision is a peaceful, harmonious, equitable, compassionate and sustainable community where dialogue, respect, collaboration and diversity are valued.
Preserve
Keep Hindu culture, festivals and heritage alive in school and at home.
Promote
Share Hindu Dharma with confidence in daily life, school and the community.
Practice
Live Dharma through culture, dialogue, sport, leadership and sewa.
Protect
A safe, welcoming space to ask questions, explore identity and stand with Dharma.
Culture and festivals
Diwali, Navratri, Aarti and Garba
Learning and dialogue
Hindu Horizons sessions, identity talks, guest speakers and discussion.
Sewa
Temple visits, food collections, litter picks and charity.
Sport and community
Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, netball, badminton, cricket and football.
What does a Hindu club or forum do?
In schools it is a Hindu club or forum. At university it is a Hindu society. Students leaving Year 13 for university or an apprenticeship join a society.
Examples of what a club or forum may offer. Activities vary by school and community.
Hindu Horizons
Hindu Horizons is an interactive discussion series run by the NHSF (UK) School Team, with each session led by a member of the Sanskaar team. Sessions explore Hindu scriptures, history, festivals and Dharma (moral duty) through real-life dilemmas and everyday choices.
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Start a Hindu club or forum at your school
A club or forum gives students a place to explore their heritage, ask questions and take on leadership before university, with the backing of a national network. NHSF (UK) can help from the first meeting through to the Hindu society students join at university or alongside an apprenticeship.
A secondary-school initiative of the National Hindu Students' Forum (UK), launched in 2024 for students aged 13 to 18. NHSF (UK) itself began on university campuses in 1991.
NHSF (UK) can help a club or forum grow, from the first meeting through to the Hindu society students join at university or alongside an apprenticeship. Send us a message.
In a school it is a Hindu club or forum. At university it is a Hindu society. Students leaving Year 13 for university or an apprenticeship join a society.
An online discussion series run by the NHSF (UK) School Team, with sessions led by the Sanskaar team, for young people typically aged 11 to 18. Sessions cover Hindu scriptures, history, festivals and Dharma.