Happy Birthday, Swami Vivekananda!
Relay for Life
This year, HSC at Tufts has decided to participate in the annual Relay for Life event at Tufts. We hope you will be able to join our team or help our efforts for this great cause by donating a few bucks to our team. More info can be found here.
Welcome to HSC!
The Hindu Students Council is an organization dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Hindu culture and ideology at Tufts. For the past few years we have been bringing the campus together with various pujas and celebrations.
HSC aspires to take advantage of the three "S's": Seva (community service), Sadhana (practice), and Satsang (community). The two biggest events of the year are Diwali and Holi, but we are constantly expanding our events to include other auspicious occasions like the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, Shraddha, and many more.
Weekly meetings are on Wednesdays at 9 PM in the Crane Room of Paige Hall. During these meetings, we do an Aarti and then take turns presenting, exploring, and discussing different aspects of Hinduism. For example, we have discussed topics ranging from the different ways Tufts students practice Hinduism, the origins of Holi, and exploring a bit of Hindu history by exploring the Ajanta and Ellora Caves. We're always considering members' special interests and have organized and incorporated a Rangoli competition, Bhajan night, Navratri Pujas, and much more into our weekly events.
Some of the seva events we have planned for the upcoming year include volunteering and giving our seva at a nearby temple called Ramkrishna Vedanta Society a few times throughout the semester. In addition to all the fun we have helping out together, it gives us college students an excellent platform to put the concept of selfless service into practice. In addition to helping others, this leads to our overall development. We will have more information as the semester progresses. Join our eList to get all the info about upcoming seva events.
HSC attracts people of all faiths because Hinduism believes not in tolerance of all religions but in acceptance of all religions. Whether you are interested in Hinduism or just a student majoring in religion and writing a paper, please reach out to us. To add variety to our meetings, we invite special guests to our meetings including Professor Harriotte Hurie, specialist in Hindustani music and language, and Professor Joseph Walser, professor of Introduction to Hinduism. The purpose of this club is to adapt Hinduism to college life and make it accessible to our generation as we are the heir of this wonderful heritage and also because, let's face it, this just doesn't happen in real life:
As we strive to better understand and practice Hindu ideals as college students, we also have a lot of fun as a group, through celebrating festivals like Holi or by sharing our viewpoints and learning from and with each other. Ultimately, through our regular meetings and our special events, we have formed a community where everyone can feel welcome, and we encourage anyone who is interested to join us at HSC!
Getting Involved
Shoot us an email at HSCTufts@gmail.com for any questions, concerns, suggestions or comments anytime! Check out other resources too!
Join our Mailing List!
Stay updated and in the loop with HSC by joining our eList! Just shoot us an email [above] or talk to an eBoard member. You can also join our Facebook group and stay updated with regular messages.