Help HfHR Share Our Immigrant Justice Guide With Mandirs In Your Community! |
Across the country, immigrant communities are facing increasing fear, uncertainty, and hostility as the U.S. government pursues a cruel and inhumane anti-immigrant crackdown. As Hindus, it's within our teachings to show up for those in times of crises; practicing Atithi Devo Bhava, "be one for whom the stranger is God". That's why we're launching this campaign, calling on Hindu mandirs across the country to stand with immigrants and take meaningful steps to keep their mandir congregations and communities safe. Will you join us? |
HfHR Calls on Hanuman Temple of Greater Chicago to Cancel Event with Sadhvi Ritambhara |
As Hindus deeply committed to justice, nonviolence, and the dignity of all people, we are alarmed by the Hanuman Temple of Greater Chicago’s decision to host Sadhvi Rithambara, a figure with a long record of hate speech and communal incitement, to give a spiritual talk to temple devotees.
While Sadhvi Rithambara is regarded in some circles as a spiritual teacher, she is widely known for spreading inflammatory and dangerous rhetoric as a leader in India’s Hindu supremacist movement. This goes beyond basic rhetoric— her language catalyzes tangible instances of division, fear, and communal violence. |
Come Out to Our Meetup on April 27th! |
Join the Los Angeles Chapter of Hindus for Human Rights for our April meeting! At this meeting we'll be discussing how the Hindu American Foundation operates as part of a broader multiracial right wing and how we as HfHR can be part of combatting both. |
Celebrating National Transgender Day in India |
On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgment: NALSA v. Union of India. For the first time in Indian legal history, transgender people were officially recognized as the “third gender,” and the court affirmed their fundamental rights to equality, dignity, and freedom of self-identification. It was a seismic moment — a legal recognition of what the transgender community had always known: their humanity is not up for debate.
Every year since, April 15th is commemorated as National Transgenders Day — a day to celebrate hard-won victories and to reflect on the road ahead.
Watch our new video marking this important moment. |
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April 18th, 2025: Zara Chowdhary The Lucky Ones Book Talk: If you're in Berkeley, join friend of HfHR and acclaimed author Zara Chowdhary as she discusses The Lucky Ones, a deeply moving reflection of her family's survival during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Learn more here. April 24th, 2025: Standing Up: Your Rights with ICE & Law Enforcement!: Part of the Engaged Communities Series, this session empowers South Asians with essential knowledge on interacting with ICE and law enforcement. Learn more here.
April 26th, 2025: April Liberation Baithak - Can Hindus Annihilate Caste?: Join us for the third installment of HfHR’s Baithaks for Liberation series, held in honor of Dalit History Month. This discussion will bring together Dr. Anand Teltumbde and Dr. Anantanand Rambachan to explore Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s critique of Hinduism as being inextricably tied up with the violence of caste oppression. Learn more here.
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Join JVP's Palestine & Zionism 101 Workshop! |
Jewish Voice for Peace's Palestine & Zionism 101 course is an opportunity to deeply engage with the history of the colonization of Palestine as well as the history of Palestinian resistance to Zionism.
This 7-week course, beginning on April 16th, 2025, will be held in person every Wednesday at Laney College in Oakland, California. |
Ambedkar King Study Circle Launch Anti-Caste Support Helpline |
Do you feel compelled to hide your caste identity due to the fear of being excluded?
Have you experienced the violation of a stranger dissecting your background with calculated questions, all to fulfill their fixation on labeling you with your caste identity?
Do you live in fear of your caste being ‘outed’ to your dominant caste peers and supervisors? You don't have to go through these experiences alone -- our anti-caste community is with you. Ambedkar King Study Circle (AKSC)'s new anti-caste hotline provides peer support and a space for open, honest, and confidential dialogue, as well as referrals to outside resources. |
Building Communal Harmony: |
A Visit from Shri Balak Nath Maharaj to Sabka Ghar |
At a time when efforts at communal harmony are too often reduced to symbolic gestures or one-time events, our partners at Khudai Khidmatgar remind us that true peacebuilding is a sustained, lived practice. In his reflection, our Advisory Board Member Faisal Khan shares a moving account of a visit by Shri Balak Nath Maharaj, a Sant of the Nath Sampradaya and Mahant of the Gorakhnath Math in Himachal Pradesh, to Sabka Ghar—a shared space dedicated to unity, dialogue, and fellowship. The encounter—marked by open conversation, mutual respect, and shared tea—challenges the growing climate of fear and division in India, while affirming the deep power of sitting together, breaking bread, and speaking across difference with honesty and love. |
Know Your Rights, Protect Your Future: |
Check Out Our Know Your Rights Guide Today! |
As the state of American democracy rapidly shifts and ICE deportations rise across the nation, it is key for all individuals, especially those from immigrant communities, to know their rights under the law. Our Know Your Rights Resource Guide serves as a compilation of resources providing a thorough, comprehensive understanding of human rights and legal rights as it concerns immigration, deportation, and arrests. Don't wait -- make sure to learn your rights today. |
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A Closer Look at India’s Global Influence on Human Rights
Our Senior Policy Director, Ria Chakrabarty, writes for the Diplomat on India's human rights track record and how it's impacted politics globally. |
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Our UK Director, Rajiv Sinha, writes for FORSEA on the recent leaked government documents that identify Hindutva as a 'breeding grounds for extremism' in the UK, and explains the ties between the growing Hindutva movement and white supremacy. |
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One Spring, Many Stories: UgadiEidSter Brings Oregon’s South Asian Communities Together in Joy and Solidarity
More than 100 people gathered on Sunday, April 13th in Beaverton, Oregon for UgadiEidSter, a first-of-its-kind spring celebration blending traditions from Ugadi, Eid al-Fitr, and Easter. The event brought together Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and others from across the diaspora to share food, music, dance, and—most importantly—community. | |
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