CHICAGO: It was essentially a group of non Indian American students at the Rainshadow Community Charter High school in Reno, Nevada, who wanted to know more about Hindusim that too many is shrouded in mystery.
A leadership teacher at the school, Kristin Quintana, took the lead in facilitating a talk on Hinduism by noted Indian American Hindu activist, Rajan Zed.
The talk was part of the school’s Multicultural Day, aimed at helping “to breakdown stereotypes and encourage communication between people of different cultures”.
Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, talked about the essence of Hinduism and its contribution to the world to the students on December 18. Zed also answered students’ questions on God, religion and Hinduism. He pointed out that Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal. There are about three million Hindus in USA.
Rainshadow, “Home of the Pirates” was launched in 2003. Its mission includes “Creating empowered community members through real-world education” and targets at-risk youth. Steve West and Inge Gerber are the Principal and Board Chair respectively of Rainshadow, which is known for its “art program” but also offers culinary, theater and farming. It believes that “learning is a self-directed, internal process”.
Rajan Zed is a global religious leader, who besides taking up the cause of religion worldwide, is Senior Fellow and Religious Advisor to Foundation for Religious Diplomacy, Spiritual Advisor to National Association of Interchurch & Interfaith Families, etc.
India Post News Service
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