TORONTO, CANADA, December 23, 2008: A group of devotees are launching a new quarterly journal, Canadian Hindu Link, in January, 2009. According to founder Ajit Adhopia, “Our entire focus will be on educating our new generation about their cultural and spiritual heritage; it will also offer a forum to our youths to discuss issues that interest them.”
Adhopia explains that although there are approximately two dozen temples in the Greater Toronto Area, only a few have a regular, structured program for children or youths. “I fear that our Dharma may not survive in Canada after 2-3 generations… Our young generation is growing with a very skewed image of their culture and religion as portrayed by the mainstream.” Because youth have a strong interest in social issues, he sees a youth forum as a very effective way to generate involvement.
Contributing their energies to this task are Shri Kumar Agarwal and Shri Prabhat Kapur, both well- known Hindu community activists, and youth Punit Bakshi, who is handling the computer work. For further information or advertising, contact adhopia@hotmail.com
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