Hindu Student Who Helped Organize Princeton’s Hinduism Week Is Honored

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PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, USA, April 27, 2009: Eight students have been named winners of the 2009 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors Princeton University undergraduates for their positive contributions to campus life. One of this year’s winners is Manav Lalwani of Secaucus, N.J., a politics major and a candidate for certificates in political economy, East Asian studies and South Asian studies. Lalwani helped organize the University’s first Hinduism Week as co-president of the Princeton Hindu Satsangam and helped lead a multi-faith event in fall 2008 titled “Performing the Sacred” as a member of the Religious Life Council. This year’s winners will be honored with a book prize at a dinner on May 6.