Report on HMEC - 2010

About

• Presentation to ASPA: Nourishing Hindu Dharma through Mandirs

Agenda

• Call For Papers
• Program Details
• Yoga, Meditation and Bhajan Sessions
• Hindu Seva Divas (Hindu Service Day)
• Hindu Seva Divas Flyer
• Youth Flyer: Youth Paving the Future
• Invited Speakers
• Saturday Evening Program

Articles

• Sharing Space, Sharing Faith - Houston Chronicle article by Kate Shellnut
• A Huge Success
• HMEC Projects
• Trip Report for Canada Visit By Vipul Patel and Abhaya Asthana
• India Abroad Coverage
• India Herald Coverage on Page 2
• India Herald Coverage on Front Page
• Press Release

CHY Youth Group

• Open Letter
• Summary of Youth Retreat

Forms

• Feedback Form
• Session Evaluation
• Session Recorder Notes

Letters and Brochure

• Brochure
• Convener Invitation Letter
• Registration Form
• Host Invitation Letter

Newsletter

• HMEC Newsletter 2010-04-01
• HMEC Newsletter 2010-07-01
• Mandir Samachar 2010-01-01

Sanatan Dharma Scholarship

• Sanatan Dharma Scholarship Flyer

Session 1

• Inaugural Session: Moderated by Dr. Rama M.Belagaje
• Sree Meenakshi Temple Welcomes HMEC Delegates By Dr. Sharma Tadepalli and Dr. Gopalakrishna
• * Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Barsana Dham
• Vallabh Priti Seva Samaj By Raseshbhai Dalal
• Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir By Chandra Gannavarapu
• Inaugural Session: Hindu Temple of the Woodlands
• DFW Hindu Temple, Irving, TX
• Sant Overview
• Bringing the Missing Generations back to the Mandirs By Vishal Agarwal
• Role of Mandir by Dr. Jignesh Patel
• All Religions are not the same By Swami Nikhilanand
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Session 2

• Welcome Session Moderated By Dharmendra Dargan
• Welcome Session Opening Remarks by Jyotish Parekh
• Welcome Session Keynote Address By Swami Tattvavidanandaji
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Session 3

• HMEC Updates and Reports Moderated by Umesh Shukla
• HMEC Update By Umesh Shukla
• The Vivaha Samskara: Book Project By Deepak Kotwal and Kumar Dave
• Ramnarine Sahadeo
• BhagavadGita for Hotels and Motels By Manish Puri
• Text Books Supplements Project By Ravi Shetkar
• Prayer Book for the Hospitals Project By Bhakti Mehta
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Session 4

• Sharing Hindu Community Presence thru Festivals and Seva Moderated by Nainan Desai
• Plenary Session: Community Outreach through Festivals By Paramacharya Palaniswami
• The Hindu Mandir By Dr. Nangali Srinivasa
• Bal Vihar and Youth Programs: Small Steps, Big Impact
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Session 5

• It's All about Collaboration By Arjun Pradeep
• The Next Generation Hindu Movemment
• Supply Chain Management for Mandirs: Providing Economies of Scale
• Supply Chain Management for Mandirs: Providing Economies of Scale
• CHYld's Play: Building the Coalition of Hindu Youth By Samir Asthana and Preya Dave
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Session 6A

• Coordinating Hindu Seva Activities Moderated by Dr. Animesh Sinha
• A Report on Activities of Annual Hindu Seva Diwas by Dr. Sudershan Pasupuleti
• Organizing Charitable Feeding Programs by Craig Sastry
• Hindu Charities for America By Harish Kotecha
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Session 6B

• Education and Integration Moderated By Rishi Bhutada
• The Role of Pracharak in US Temples By Fred Stella
• Series on Accurate Hindu HistoryLessons #4 and #5 By Sannyasin Senthilinathaswami
• Hindu identity: preserving and strengthening it By Kamlesh Kapur
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Session 6C

• Expanding the Youth Portfolio: Creating opportunities for youth participation in temples By Keya Bhatt and Samir Asthana
• Senior Youth Mentoring the Younger Students By Priya Radhakrishnan
• Finding a creative niche for students and youth By Hirsh Shukla
• THE NEED OF THE MOMENT By Ashutosh
• THE NEED OF THE MOMENT By Ashutosh
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Session 7A

• Making the Mandirs and Priests More Effective Moderated by Ganesh Ramachandran
• Priests and Temples: A Self Analysis By Acharya Surinder Shastri
• * Making the Mandirs and Priests More Effective: Experiences of a Priest from India By Pandit PV Narayanacharyulu
• Rethink Temple By Prasad Yalamanchi
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Session 7B

• Expanding Mandir Services By Dr. Surendra Nath Pandey
• Bringing Hindu Practices in Temple: Yoga and Meditationcription By Shekhar Agarwal
• Yoga for Youth By Shriram Sarvotham (NEW)
• Yoga for Youth By Shriram Sarvotham
• Samskrit and Our Mandirs:A relationship that needs to thrive By Vivek Shankar Natarajan
• Promoting your charity with Web, Mobile, Digital and Social Marketing Via Centralize Hindu Portal By Mike Doobay
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Session 7D

• Hot Topics Moderated by Suparna Salil
• Who Are We? The Real Identity of Hindus and Hinduism By Kumar S Sharma
• The Last Tasty Morsel of Official Bias in the American Melting Pot: Academic Hinduphobia By Ram Rani
• Ramjanmabhumi: The Verdict and its Implications By Kalyan Vishwanathan

Session 8A

• Hindu Public Policy Moderated By Divya L Selvakumar and Krishna Kirti Das
• Public Policy for Hindu Americans By Jay Kansara
• Role of women in creating political awareness By Surabhi Garg
• Education and Public Policy: A Hindu Perspective By Gokul Kunnath
• The Controversial American Scholar By Dr Wendy Doniger
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Session 8B

• Spirituality that Women Bring to Temple Programs and Management By Mythili Bachu
• Putting Women in Their Place By Hansa Medley
• Raising Culturally Aware Children in the Western World By Sandhya Patel
• Vision and Strength Women bring to Management: Shaping Discussions and Decisions By Padmini R Nathan
• Promoting Spiritual Science of Hinduism through Mandirs By Bhavana Shinde
• Role of Women in Increasing Spiritual Awareness in Youth By Anu Gannavarapu
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Session 8C

• Effectively Integrating Youth and Young Adults into Mandirs Moderated by Smeeta Patel
• Youth Program at VPSS By Phalguni Kikani
• Propagation of Hindu Dharma Through Pre school Education By Devinder Mahajan
• Chinmaya Yuva Kendra: Spirituality, Seva, and Social By Gaurav Khandelwal and Nehal Verma
• Youth Programs at B.A.P.S. By Sejal Patel
• Durgabari's Efforts at Outreach to the Hindu Youth By Rudranath Takuldar
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Session 8D

• Assimilating Non Hindus Into the Hindu Tradition By Vinaya Vardhana
• Sharing Vedic Knowledge with Children and Teens in Western Society By Lisa Manjari Dasi
• Welcoming Non Hindus in to the Mandir Environment By Swami Ashwini Prajna
• Preparing for the Inevitable: Interfaith Marriages By Dilip Amin
• Imbibing and Transmitting Samskaras through Practice By Satya Kalra.ppt

Evening Program: Cultural Program & Invited Speakers - "Nivedana"

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Session 9

• Summary of the Workshop Sessions
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Session 10

• Management and Administration of Mandirs By Hymavati Mikkilineni
• * Sri Guruvayurappan Temple By Shasidharan Nair
• Growth and Sustenance Problems with Temples By Harnek Bains
• Hindu Heritage Endowment By Raj Manickam
• Managing Growth: Sai Baba Temple in Houston By Chandra Gannavarapu
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Session 11

• Community Involvement Through Mandirs By Sant Gupta
• BLOOD DONATION DRIVE ACROSS HINDU MANDIRS IN NORTH AMERICA By Rahul M Jindal
• From Braj to Fiji By Dr Animesh Sinha
• Bhutan Hindu Refugees Empowerment Project in America: Case History By Venkata Subramanian
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Session 12

• Closure by Preya Dave
• VHPA and HMEC Resolutions and Next Steps By Sanjay Mehta
• HMEC2010 Resolutions and Projects By Sanjay Mehta
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Souvenir

• Souvenir

Speakers and Moderators Biographies

• Introducing the Speakers and the Session Chairs

Yoga and Meditation

• Yoga and Meditation