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History of the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj [Part 2]

Sep 03 ,2021
History of the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj Part 2: 1980 – 2021 BackgroundPart One of the History of the Samaj covers the period 1932, when the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samajwas officially formed, to 1980 when many of the older generation of Samaj leaders gave way to theyounger generation. The ...
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Passive Resistance fighters 1946

Jun 17 ,2021
  This photo was taken just before the Pretoria group left for Durban, where they were subsequently jailed-en route-for 1 month in Greytown. The group was with Nana Sita. PASSIVE RESISTANCE FIGHTERS 1946 - A Selection of Documents is a record of the second resistance movements waged by Indians in the ...
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About the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj

Jul 03 ,2019
body.kc-css-system .kc-css-731510 ,body.kc-css-system .kc-css-731510 p{text-align: justify;}The first Indians to set foot on South African soil were the so-called indentured labourers who were brought to South Africa from 1860 onwards to establish the hugely successful sugar cane industry in Kwa-Zulu Natal.  The Gujarati-speaking community followed this initial wave from around ...
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Am I a Hindu

Jul 03 ,2019
Am I a Hindu?  by Uday Pai  Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey , CA An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey - it would take nearly ...
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Essentials of Hinduism

Jul 03 ,2019
The Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmsutras and the Bhagavad Gita form the basis of Hindu dharma and philosophy. These are jointly considered the authoritative scriptures for Hindus and are written in the ancient language of Sanskrit. Many religious works, including literature and hymns or bhajans have been written over the centuries in many other commonly spoken Indian languages which ...
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Father of Hindi

Jul 03 ,2019
'Father of Hindi' in South Africa to be honoured with bronze statue JOHANNESBURG: Pandit Nardevji Vedalankar, widely regarded as the "Father of Hindi" in South Africa, will be honoured by India at the World Hindi Conference here next month by unveiling his bronze statue. The proposal by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh of ...
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Gandhi Jayanti

Jul 03 ,2019
Gandhi Jayanti Today is Gandhi Jayanti - the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the lives of many and has certainly inspired millions to live by his principles of Ahimsa i.e living a life by following non-violence. Mahatma Gandhi has many wise sayings and quotes, but for some this ...
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