WASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A., April 27, 2005: The Hindu Students Council (HSC) organized a Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia Regional Meet at the University of Maryland-College Park on Saturday April 2, 2005. Numerous members from UMBC, George Mason University, and Johns Hopkins University participated in the conference. Also in attendance were young professionals and HSC coordinators from Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Texas. The event started with an introductory session in yoga and meditation led by Kanchan Banerjee, cofounder of HSC. The HSC regional team gave a presentation introducing the NetSEVA service project and its recent fundraisers for victims of the Tsunami disaster. This was followed by a segment on the Network of Hindu Minds (NetOHM), a new project designed to provide support and networking opportunities for young professionals.
Among the many lectures, Banerjee lectured on the “Contributions of Hindus” throughout time. He touched on the involvement of Hindus in the development of the numeric system, astronomy and music as well as in many other areas. Professor Amita Sarin from the University of Maryland delivered a presentation on the Vedic period of Hindu history. Throughout the Regional Meet, participants had the chance to attend interactive discussions on different topics. HSC regional coordinator Pratyaksh Pai led “Inquiries into Avatarism,” while later there was a discussion about ‘Vegetarianism in Hinduism.”
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