Trinidad to Host Hindu Global Conference on Lord Hanuman
March 24th, 2008TRINIDAD, March 22, 2008: (By Paras Ramoutar, HPI Correspondent, Trinidad
) Trinidad will host the first ever Hindu Global Conference in the Western Hemisphere on Lord Hanuman during the The Hanuman heritage Festival, April 10 to 20,2008 at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Carapichaima, Central Trinidad. Attorney-at-Law and President of the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Ramesh Persad Maharaj, said, in an interview, that T&T is Ramayana Country and equally as well Lord Hanuman Country. Persad-Maharaj convenor of the Conference said that Lord Hanuman is an important personality,”in the civilization of the people of Hindu Heritage.” “His Life and Times serve as a message not only to those of the Indian Diaspora but, also to the world at large,” he said.
Persad-Maharaj said that noted speakers from across the Indian Diaspora, including India, will present dynamic and enlightening papers, which will excite and spur participants, and will be complimented with discussions and conclusions. The seminar will be held from April 17 to 19 at the same venue, and it will form an integral part of the overall heritage Festival.
