USA: Florida’s Broward County acknowledges November as Hindu Heritage Month

Diwali celebrations simply obtained grander for the Hindu neighborhood in Florida, USA. In one other large win for the neighborhood, Broward County in Florida has acknowledged November as Hindu Heritage Month. A decision was adopted by Broward County additionally recognizing the contributions of Hinduism within the type of Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, meals, music, arts, and far more.

#BREAKING: Broward County, Florida acknowledges November as Hindu Heritage Month, together with Hindu contributions of Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, meals, music, arts and far more. It additionally acknowledges how Hindu philosophy has impressed and awed famend Americans reminiscent of President John… pic.twitter.com/bjwrMAKcCO

— CoHNA (Coalition of Hindus of North America) (@CoHNAOfficial) September 12, 2023

The decision was shared by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) on social media platform X, previously Twitter. CoHNA is a grassroots advocacy group representing the Hindu neighborhood of North America and seeks to guard the collective pursuits of the Hindu neighborhood.

The decision reads: “Hinduism is one of the world’s largest and oldest religions with over 1.2 billion adherents in over 100 countries and which encompasses an array of diverse traditions and belief systems, also known as “Sanatana Dharma,” with core values of acceptance, mutual respect, freedom and peace.”

It additional goes on to speak in regards to the contributions of Hinduism to the world and that of Hindu Americans to the United States. The decision doc concludes by declaring that “the School Board of Broward County, Florida declares November as Hindu Heritage Month to recognize and celebrate the importance and valuable contributions of the Hindu community in Broward County.”

The decision additionally talked about the importance of Diwali in Hinduism. This comes following a petition referred to as by the CoHNA in search of to declare Diwali as a faculty vacation in Broward County.

“We thank our volunteers who worked with our partners such as Networking for Hindu Professionals and local community leaders to make this happen,” the CoHNA posted on their X account.

In April this yr, Georgia grew to become the primary American state to cross a decision condemning Hinduphobia. The ordinance learn, “In July 2022, a report released by Rutgers University titled “Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media” detailed how hate messages in social media translate into real-life threats for folks of the Hindu religion.”

Just final month, Georgia additionally handed a decision declaring October as Hindu Heritage Month. On 18th May 2023, the primary Hindu and Indian American Ohio State Senator Niraj Antani adopted go well with and launched a decision to sentence Hinduphobia. Antani had in February launched one other decision to declare October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month.

TODAY: As the first Hindu & Indian American State Senator in Ohio historical past & the youngest Hindu & Indian American elected official within the nation, I’m proud to have launched Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 to sentence Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry. READ: pic.twitter.com/MKqIKUMip7

— Niraj Antani (@NirajAntani) May 17, 2023

The improvement exhibits the repeated triumphs of the Hindu neighborhood dwelling overseas in upholding their spiritual rights within the face of the anti-Hindu lobbyists which might be concentrating on the Hindu religion from all fronts.