HSNC CONNECTION. The Hindu Society of North Carolina Volume 40, Issue 10, October Mark Your Calendars

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1 HSNC CONNECTION The Hindu Society of North Carolina Volume 40, Issue 10, October 2015 May all be happy, May all be free from disease May all look to good of others, May none suffer from sorrow. Temple Hours and Aarti Schedule Temple Hrs Morning Aarti Evening Aarti Website Phone Help Line 7:00 AM -9:00 PM. Everyday 10:00 AM Saturday 10:30 AM All other days 6:00 PM Sat & Sun 8:00 PM All other days Information HSNConline.org Contacts Pooja & Priest Services Religious Programs Cultural Programs Youth Events Membership Advertising Rental Communications Senior Events Mark Your Calendars 13 Oct - Navratri Starts 16 Oct - Garba in Raleigh Convention 17 Oct Center 23 Oct - Dusseraa 25 Oct - Ravan Dahan 6 Nov - HSNC Gala Dinner 15 Nov Annakut Dear Friends, Thirty nine years ago a few adventurous families showed courage and established a society in North Carolina to hold Hindu and allied religious activities and to promote the practice of the various aspects of the Hindu religion. It was not easy back then to proudly and openly name it as Hindu Society and proclaim the mandir as Hindu Bhavan. We salute these visionaries who forged a union of people who came from different regions and cultures. Our task now is to maintain, nurture and to grow this fabulous institution. In this context let me share with you some news which will surely bring you happiness. First, the most fabulous news which is long awaited after performing bhoomi puja, work was initiated to build turning lanes on aviation parkway in front of the temple. The construction committee worked hard to make this possible. Weather permitting this should get completed in the next few months. The addition of turning lanes will add greatly to safety and convenience of devotees. Please forgive any inconvenience this may cause while the construction is being completed. I wish to thank all the members who sent in their vote on the membership fee proposal. The response was unprecedented and overwhelming. Though the by-laws state that the dues cannot be changed without a membership vote, this was the only time in memory that members were given an opportunity to vote on a change in membership fees. For security reasons the secretary of HSNC had generated a unique code which was printed on each vote envelope to be matched with your name. For further safety and to comply with the by-laws, we had the members write their names on the ballot. All three things were cross checked before the ballot count. This was clearly the safest ballot count in the history of this institution. The members spoke 606 for, 357 against, a difference of 249 votes. A team is working on implementing all aspects of this proposal properly and methodically. Prasad Satghare ji and Viral Chokshi ji have worked very hard to explore ways to renew our temple interior so it will feel more like a traditional Hindu temple. We spoke with many experts iand even made trip to other temples to get ideas. An artist from Bengaluru was brought in and models were created to install gold coated copper carved chhatras on each deity. We spoke with engineers and construction experts about feasibility. We also had extensive conversations with Mr. Sunny Surana ji about upgrading the deity platforms with granite tops. Finally the discussions are in the final phase to have a do sthapana of Shri Jagannath and Subhadra Mata in our temple. There are many other exciting things happening Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated by thousands who visited the temple. Navratri is around the corner and this year we will hold the Garba weekend downtown at the Raleigh Convention Center. A career day will be held on Saturday October 17 in the afternoon in which different professionals from our community will represented and we will invite kids from all communities to ask questions and explore career choices. It is a way to build positive bridges and to give back to the wider community. I wish I had more space on this page to write about the 20/20 summit and the work of the constitution committee. Perhaps next time. Finally the annual fundraising Gala will be on November 6 th. We decided to hold it earlier, during the traditional Hindu festival season. Other issues considered were the upcoming temple renovation and the construction project, both of which will need community support and donations. A special issue is being sent to you detailing these projects. Lastly I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of the volunteers who continue to give countless hours to humbly serve God and community. Sincerely, Neeraj Agrawal, MD HSNC, 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, North Carolina, 27560, USA.., Ph: (Temple), (Cultural Hall), homepage: hsnc@hsnconline.org. The Hindu Society of North Carolina is a registered 501(C)(3)non-profit organization. Fed. Tax ID #

2 Ganapati Bappa Moraya!! RTP Community s favorite Ganesh Festival was celebrated again in full fervor and enthusiasm in HSNC for ten days. It s our eighth year now since we started it with inspiration from Dr. Dhruv Kumar and the then board. We do Ganesh Sthapana from Ganesh Chaturthi to Anant Chaturdashi of Shalivahan Hindu Calendar along with very pleasant religious functions like Daily Pujas, Aratis and Abhishek, Annual Ganesh Yaag we also did a grand Maha-Abhishek with thousand times recitation of Atharvashirsh this year. We celebrate Ganesh Festival as a community festival to encourage various talents within community and bring all closer as a family. Last couple of years we have made local Nepali community as an integral part of Ganesh Festival with Hartalika teej celebrations. South Indian and other regional languages Bhakti Sangeet is yet another program which has become integral part of the festival. This year s Forteen Feet high illuminated Shree representing Shree Vishnu and Shree Lakshmi was attraction of the community. Dozens of volunteers build this wooden structure over two-three weeks working day and night to make strong platform structure. People appreciated the beauty of the Shree and décor. A grand procession by local band of Dhol and Tasha was a grand addition to processions this year. Educational : We did a fantastic debut for Explorer 2015 with great presentations on new sciences which are being evolved in recent times like Big Data, 3 D Printing, Genetic Medicine. Arts: We had great artists like Abhilasha Chellam, Pt Bapat and Kaushiki Chakrobarti perform this year and all the three programs were very well received. The high point of the festival was meet and greet event with Dr. Prakash and Mandatai Amte a real life hero of the modern world. RTP Ganesh Festival Chess Championship had enthusiastic participation from all over North Carolina people driving for three hours to join the championship. Over 100 students competed in the day long championship and fought for cash prizes. This year we did the first group Abhishek with 100 people reciting Atharvashirsh at the same time and doing a grand Maha Abhishek. It was followed by a sumptuous Peshavai Lunch for MahaPrasad. Devotees are still remembering the beautiful flute by Pandit Rajendra Bhat which completed the Puja that day. His fluent mantras added divine touch to the atmosphere. We will highly appreciate if you can continue your usual annual support to Ganesh festival as it proves your approval for what we are doing. If you would like to contribute towards Ganesh Festival, please write the check in name of HSNC and in Memo type Ganesh Fetsival. 2

3 Learning committee The new year for many learning classes offered by various affiliated organizations have begun with enrollment over 500 of our community children and youth. Hindi language, Bal Mukund, Sanskar Gurukul and Vaishnav Education just to name a few. Talks are on-going with a few more organizations and hope to accommodate more classes within limited space and time slots. With contract for the turning lanes on the Aviation Parkway for entrance to and exit from the HSNC has been signed in late Sept and with site work already begun, there is a lot of excitement among the learning community as this mark a significant milestone towards the Learning Center project. However, we would like to remind and request all parents to take extra time and caution around the construction zone/area as you come to drop off and pick up your students. Children safety is up most concern during this new year as construction is expected to last for several months (turning lanes followed by the learning center building). Girish Amin SevaNC Committee The committee met via conference call on Sept 29th. Thanks to Pragna Thacker for a successful IFFS Farm Day event on Sept. 12th (see picture attached). The committee plans to hold 6 events in Two events will focus on the Living Will, two will be for the entire family to participate in and two may have some age restrictions. With the popularity of the food bank and farm day events, they will be repeated next year. We are actively seeking interested committee members who are willing to take part in planning and execution of volunteer events. If interested please contact Manju Karkare at manjukarkare@gmail.com. Annakut th November - Temple hall and main hall 4pm-6pm- Govardhan puja, maha arti Manoraths- $ 51 6pm- Mahaprasad - Main hall Contact persons : Harsha Shah, Viral chokshi, Arivindbhai Shah,Saroj Sharma, Trilok Pillai 3

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6 Committee Reports Trustees Corner Construction. The contract for the turning lanes on the Aviation Parkway for entrance to and exit from the Society grounds was finalized and approved, and a Bhumi puja conducted to initiate the project. The management of the project has been entrusted to the able hands of Mr. Satpal Rathie, a long time member and Trustee of the Society. Ballots, Membership Dues. The concern over the recent ballots connected with new membership criteria, initiated by the Directors, continues and is still in the talks between the boards. Constitution. Work towards revising the constitution of the Society has been initiated. Many weaknesses exist in the current document that must be corrected. Few of the areas that have been mentioned and require discussion of and incorporation/revision in the constitution are as follows: Integration of the clauses of the Addendum (Article 4A) into the main constitution Protection of the liquid and capital assets from possible abuse Qualifications of a voting member Qualifications of officers: directors, elected trustees, donor trustees Creating congenial atmosphere at programs and meetings Minimization of the abuse of power and polarization within boards Review of the structure, membership and stability of the society s committees Dr. Bhupendra Gupta Membership Committee It was overwhelming to see the support for the membership reformatting and approval of the transformational changes we are bringing to the organization from the membership base. The process was very transparent and most safe voting process with secret number on envelops and names which were verified during vote counting in presence of four trustees and third party volunteers. HSNC secretary was completely satisfied to declare the results with full confidence and answering all the issues raised by handful of concerned members. We are now in process of implementation and with such a overwhelming mandate, our confidence has been boosted. Big THANK YOU to all who participated! This month we are also preparing for the elections for 2016 open positions and are announcing elections. HSNC Secretary is coordinating with Election Committee for the requirements. The Members Vote YES 606 NO 357 Yes have it by 249 TOTAL VOTE 963 More than 15% of members voted on the issue. In-line with constitution and legal advise all requirements were met to approve and implement. the proposal. The membership structure as in the by-laws remains the same. The fees schedule will be updated for 2016 members. The membership database has been validated and updated to make sure the membership status is updated (including updates to the member mailing addresses) based on the information available. The membership committee met on Thursday, Oct 1 st to identify In Active members and decided to publish the list of these Inactive members in the Newsletter as per the requirements. Members who have either deceased, or do not have a valid address on file are marked as inactive. The active members are either the life members or 2015 annual members who have taken the membership before October 1 st The summary of HSNC membership and list of in active members is provided. HSNC Secretary Mr. Parag Dighe has been coordinating these efforts with various other parties. Lalit Mahadeshwar Construction Committee We are pleased to announce construction work for the Aviation Parkway improvements to add Turning Lanes has started. We have received 5 bids for construction of Learning Center Building. We would like to thank our community for their support and patience. Satpal Rathie Construction Committee Chairperson 6

7 HSNC Secretary Membership Report - Parag Dighe Life Annual Total Members Active Inactive List of Members with incorrect address who would be considered inactive unless address corrected. Last Name First Name Ahuja Ajay Ahuja Yog & Shakuntala Alexander Sudha & Alex Anand Vineeta & Sameer Arasu Prema Arunachalam Vaidhyanathan & Mythili Balachandran Kumar & Jayanthi Balay Rajesh & Manisha Basavappa Prakash & Nandini Bharucha Ranjit & Sharda Bhatt Jitendra & Daksha Bhatt Snehal & Alpa Bhattacharya Bibhuti & Helen Bommakanti Radha & Rajitha Chakraborty Mihir & Ketaki Chauhan Kamal & Paroo Chhabra Ajinder & Sujata Chhabra Punit & Pushpendra K Chintapalli Lavanya & Srinivas Choudhary Ashok & Meena Dakshinamoorthy Subramanyan & Gita Darbha Subramanyam Desai Mitesh & Nisha Desai Vinod & Jayshree Deshpande Sudheer & Chinmoyee Dhawan Surinder & Harsha Dogra Sunil & Ranju Farrow Penny & John Ghosh Sujoy & Debjani Gombar Madhu & Vijay Gottipati Sridhar & Kalpana Gowda Krishna & Sharada Gupta Ajaya & Kristine Lanning Iyer Sudha Jain Subodh & Richa Jha Satyendra & Neeta Khambatta Noshir M. Khanna Nitin & Vinita Lanka Prasad & Anupama Linga Rao N. Manian Radha Mehta Madhukar & Pragna Mehta Shyam & Vimala Mehta Tarak & Eva Those who know these folks please members@hsnconline.org with address correction. Muppirala Gopal & Krishna Murthy Yerramilli & Mahalakshmi Murty Surya N. Naik Vivek & Kashmira Nakhre Amrut & Rashmi Narayan Rakesh & Swati Nataraja H.N. & Vijayalakshmi Okoro Chukwu Pantula Sastry G. & Sobha Rani Parmar Atul & Daxa Arvind & Ranjanbala Ashok & Vikoo Bhanuben S Brijesh & Dipali Hetal & Dipti Jyoti Dhar & Ashwin Milan Niranjan & Surya Sandhya Sandip & Sonali Surendra & Sheila Suryakant & Shakuntla Peddireddy Sudhir & Rupa Prakash Shimoga & Rajini Prasad Ramesh & Gita Pulicherla Nagesh & Suparna Das Choudhuri Pyati Radha Raheja Surinder & Vanita Rajagopalan Rukmini & N.S. Ramanathan Kumar & Lakshmi Ramesh K.S. & Manjula Rathore Raj & Sachi Raval Shishir & Asmita Reddy Uttam & Anupama Rohatgi Nishith & Yojna Roy Arup & Anindita Sen Sanjeev Raghunandan & Ashvini Sarla Renu Sethi Satinder & Madhu Shah Himanshu H & Parul Shah Mihir & Minal Shah Nikhil & Bijal Shah Ramnik B. Sharma Bal Krishna & Radha Sharma Ramesh & Kalyani Sharma Rashmi Shonek Romesh & Santosh Shrivastava Satyendra & Sudha Singh Suraj B. & Siddhesh Sinhababu Achintya & Pranati Soi Yash Pal Tambe Anant Govind & Prabha A. Tiwari Deepesh & Prerna Varma Ashok & Vinita Venkatraman Parthasarathy & Gowri Bhargav Wilkins Anthony Tyrone 7

8 Contacts Services and Contacts Pooja & Priest Services Poornima Bhat Rental and Facility Trilok Pillai Advertising Parag Dighe Communication Lalit Mahadeshwar HSNC Om Squad /Youths Pinky Tapiawala Membership Lalit Mahadeshwar HSNC Events Lalit Mahadeshwar Vibha Goel Grievance Mansukh Wani Cultural Programs Lalit Mahadeshwar Religious Programs Prasad Satghare Day (s) Day (s) Time Contact Grades 1-12 Time Contact Sanskar Gurukul Class Every Sunday 9:15 AM - 1:00 PM Shirish Amin Phone Website Every Sunday Hindi Class 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Mrs. Saroj Sharma Phone Hospitality Naresh Giri Senior Events Ramesh Vora Time Jain Pathsala Class 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (Ist Sunday) 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (3rd Sunday) Contact Harshad Shah Phone Day (s) Time Contact Balmukund Class Every Saturday (Learn Hindi too) 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Alka C. Singh Phone Time Contact Yoga 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM (Sunday) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Wednesday) Mukund Saraiya Phone Elections for the Board of Directors and Trustees HSNC needs volunteers to manage and execute ever growing activities in the organization. There are many changes which are happening and we need much larger involvement from all the strata of our community. This is your organization and if you want to have impact on its functioning, you need to get actively involved in it. This is great opportunity for the active participation in the two very important bodies of the organization namely, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees. Please check the form in the newsletter. Open Positions: Four (4) Board of Director positions to serve until December 31, 2017 (2 years term) One (1) Board of Trustee position to serve until December 31, 2017 (2 years term) Last date to receive - Oct 31st, Saturday Last date for withdrawal - Nov 4, Wednesday - By 6 PM as per Election Process Details EC to inform Board Liaison - Nov 4, Wednesday - As per Election Process Details - HSNC Election Committee

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10 Temple Worship Regularly Scheduled Monthly HSNC Events (Religious) Days Time Event Location Contact Phone Every Sunday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Gayatri Bhajans, Prayer & Aarti Temple Jayanti (919) Every Sunday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sathya Sai Baba Bhajans Temple Radu Atri (919) Every Monday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Jain Swadhyay Group Meeting Library Harshad Shah (919) Every Monday 700: PM - 8:00 PM Shiv Abhishek Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Every Monday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Meditation Class Sai Room Madhu Sharma (919) Every Tuesday 11:00 AM - Noon Sunder Kand Recitation Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Every Tuesday 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Lalitha Shasranama Parayanam Temple Krishna Bhat (919) Every Tuesday 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM. Hanuman Chalisa Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Every Wednesday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Ganesh Pooja Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Every Thursday 11:00 AM - Noon Bhagvatum Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Every Thursday 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bhagwat Gita Study Group Temple Mrs. Shobha Saraiya (919) Every Thursday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Vishnu Sahasranama Temple Harshad Shah (919) Every Thursday 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans Sai Room Mrs. Saroj Sharma Mr. Vijay (919) (919) Every Friday 10:45 AM - 12 Noon Shloka Chanting Temple Shanthi Chandran (919) Every Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Lalitha Shasranamam Temple Krishna Bhat (919) Every Saturday AM Jain Pooja - Mahavir Pooja Temple Harshad Shah (919) First Sunday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Recitation of Ramayan Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) First Tuesday 6:00 PM Skanda Shasti Kavacham Temple V J Balachandran (919) Second Sunday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Devi Havan Temple Narayan Deo (919) Second Sunday 4:00 AM - 6 AM. Vaishnav Bhajans Temple Arvind Shah (919) nd & 4th Monday 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Hinduism A Way of Life (Lecture) Mini Hall Madhu Sharma (919) Third Sunday 10:45 AM - 2:00 PM Jain Monthly Meeting Temple Harshad Shah (919) Third Sunday 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Vedic Havan Temple B. S. Gupta (919) Third Friday 7:00 PM - 9 PM. Vishnu Sahasranama Temple Venu Ravi (919) Fourth Sunday 11:30 AM Bhajan Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Fourth Sunday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Gujrati Bhajans Temple Dhananjay (919) times a month Date & time varies Pradosham Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) times a month Date & time varies Ekadashi Temple Mrs. Saroj Sharma (919) Meditation Practice Introducing Shanti Yog Please join us for weekly meditation practice at the Sai Baba room of the HSNC hall. It will help you with the following: 1. Physical well being - become healthier, lower your heart rate, and improve your immune system, 2. Emotional well being- become happier and confident. 3. Spiritual well being - peaceful 4. Become more focused Mondays 6:30-7:30 PM in the Sai baba (meditation room) room at the HSNC hall. Please bring your yoga mat or blanket. Benefits of HSNC Membership Become member of HSNC and enjoy the following benefits: - 1) 10% discount on hall rental, 2) Cheaper show tickets at HSNC events, 3) Monthly Newsletter, 4) Free Parking at HSNC events, 5) 10% discount in 'Friends of HSNC' businesses, 6) Eligibility to be a board member after 2 years, 7) Cheaper class room fee for children classes and discount for Summer Camps and 8) Name in the HSNC directory (It was last printed in December 2013). 10

11 Updated HSNC Membership Form Membership effective Jan 1, 2016 for all applications submitted after October-1, 2015 Date: Member s Name: First: Last: Spouse s Name: First: Last: Address: Spouse s Address: Children: Name(s) 1. Address: 2. Address: 3. Address: 4. Address: Check here if you will like to receive our newsletter electronically. We send notifications when the newsletter is available for download on our web site. Please visit our website and click on Subscribe to mailing list link to start getting regular s. For any queries about your membership, send to membership@hsnconline.org For New Membership (Make check payable to HSNC) Membership Type Family * Single Membership Duration Annual - $75 Life -- $100 Yearly Donation of minimum $25 is required to keep your Life Membership active. If this minimum donation is not paid before Sep 30 of the year, membership will be inactive and will not be eligible for contesting or voting in the election for that year. Payment details: Membership $ + Donation $ = Total $ Paid by Check # (payable to HSNC) Annual Draft for Automatic Withdrawal Amount: (Minimum $25/Year) I here by authorize HINDU SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA hereinafter called HINDU TEMPLE, to intiate debit entries to my (our) Checking/Savings (one) account indicated below and the financial institution named below to debit the same to such account. ALL MEMBERS TAKING LIFE MEMBERSHIP HAVE TO FILL THE ACH FORM FOR AUTOMATIC ANNUAL $25 CONTRIBUTION. The application is invalid without an ACH agreement in place. ACH form is available on the website and can be dropped in the Hundi or submitted in office. 11

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13 HSNC Free Archana Request Form for Life Members Please Mail or Submit to Office or put in Hundi Date: Deity: Shree Member s Name: First: Last: Spouse s Name: First: Last: Address: Spouse s Address: Gotra (Optional): Children: Name(s) 1. Nakshatra (if known): 2. Nakshatra (if known): 3. Nakshatra (if known): 4. Nakshatra(if known): Current Address : City: State: Zip: Contact Phone Number: ( ) - - Preferred Archana Dates Archana 1 : Date : Occasion* (if any) Archana 2 : Date : Occasion* (if any) Optional Donation : Paid by- Check # (payable to HSNC) OR Direct Debit / ACH Details : Routing # Check No. Bank Name: 13

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17 A FORMAL REQUEST TO ALL HSNC MEMBERS, GUESTS & VISITORS We go to our beloved Temple to worship & pray to our GOD. However, we need to respect events & other fellow worshipper s rights /privilege to have the environment of peace & tranquility. The serene environment that HSNC Temple provides needs to be respected with dignity. For example: On last Monday, August 24, 2015, we were listening to Ramayan Katha narrated by distinguished Punditji visiting from India. The tranquility was shattered by Children screaming at the top of their lungs & running around without Parental Supervision. The audience was visibly distracted from listening to the Swamiji narration. Mrs. Saroj Sharma requested the visitors repeatedly to be silent. But it fell on deaf Ears. Swamiji was very gracious & did not get distracted from his narration. Mrs. Saroj Sharma requested me as member of the Senior Center to intervene & asked for assistance. Luckily, Tuesday, Aug 25, 2015, was a perfect environment with the visitors. However, we need to have some sense & sensibility to provide an peaceful environment for everyone to pray. My Father, Late Dr. P.K. Sanyal, taught me that Temple is a sanctuary for God. We need to respect the Holy place. For example, We (INDIANS) follow & respect Churches protocol with SILENCE & RESPECT. However, when we come to HSNC Temple, we forget all the respect/ protocol of maintaining of SILENCE. We are all baffled that why there is a double standard? Therefore, as a Life Member of HSNC & a resident of Raleigh, NC for 40 years, I respectfully urge our fellow devotees to control your children, kindly do your talking outside the building & respect our SANCTUARY. I know we can improve. I will be observing & provide periodic update on our temple Etiquettes. I pray that you will listen to the request of Mrs. Saroj Sharma for being SILENT once you enter the Temple! God Bless! Proud to be Indian American. Respectfully Submitted by, Arunava (Ron) Sanyal Life Member HSNC Active Member, Senior Center Dated, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 The BhumiPujan Ceremony for Turning Lanes and Learning Center in auspicious hands of Pujya Swamiji during Ganapati Utsav 17

18 Ordinary Income/Expense - Year to date as of Aug 31,2015 Income $$ Expenses $$ Priest Income $ 24, Interest and Bank Charges $ 33, Donation $ 226, Religious/Cultural Program $ 46, Fund Raising Income $ 54, Facility Maintanance and Utilities $ 244, Religious/Cultural Program $ 18, Office Expense $ 4, Project Income $ 10, Printing and Postage $ 12, Rental Income $ 68, Salaries $ 73, Rental - Classes $ 7, Professional Fees $ 2, Income-Other $ 26, Other Misc Expense $ 12, Summer Camp Income $ 12, Liability Insurance $ 7, Total Income $ 450, Total Expense $ 439, Net Balance $ 11, Tuesday 18

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21 The HSNC Team Pooja Services / Priests Poornima Bhat Chetmani Rizal Krushnakant Adhryu Dwarikaprasad Trevedi Board of Directors Neeraj Agrawal (President) Manoj Pandya (V. Pres.) Harsha Shah Viral Choksi Lalit Mahadeshwar Sudha Rathie Girish Amin Treasurer Prasad Satghare Secretary Parag Dighe Facility Trilok Pillai Haresh Tanna Board of Trustees Priyavadan Shah (Chair) Bhupendra Gupta Jaylan Parikh Satpal Rathie Vasant Sejpal Anu Sud Pankaj Vyas GD Sharma/Saroj Sharma Sajjan Agarwal (Advisor) BOT Relations Committee Sudha Rathie (Chair) Communications Committee Lalit Mahadeshwar (Chair) Saurabh Agrawal Madan Goyal Atish Kataria Construction Committee Satpal Rathie (Chair) Sajjan Agarwal Shirish Amin Vibha Goel Manoj Pandya Sanjeev Nand Sachdeva Ramesh Vora Shashikant Kavde Kirit Parikh Events & Cultural Committee Lalit Mahadeshwar (Chair) Girish Amin Usha Bajpai Chetna Nair Manisha Prasad Satghare Viral Trivedi Harsha Shah HSNC Committees Facilities Committee Viral Chokshi (Chair) Sudha Rathie Trilok Pillai Haresh Tanna Finance Committee Prasad Satghare (Treasurer) Manoj Pandya (Board Liaison) Girish Amin Sarika Yogesh Harsha Shah Gopu Sheshadri Go Green Committee Amit Kulakarni (Chair) Sudha Rathie (Board Liaison) Pinky Tapiawala Ramesh Vora Manisha Kode Grievance Committee Mansukh Wani (Chair) Vijaya Bapat Om Dhingra Internal Review Committee Kris Murthy (Chair) Upamanyu Shukla Bipin P. Shah Hospitality Committee Naresh Giri (Chair) Viral Chokshi (Board Liaison) Amar Ritu Praveen Chand Madhu Gangwal Dasrath Lohar Madhur Mathur Vivek Pathak Ashish Sadhu Suresh Wachhe Advisors: Satish Laroia Shashi Malik Ramesh Vora Learning Committee Girish Amin (Chair) Membership Committee Lalit Mahadeshwar (Chair) Bhaskar Rao (Advisor) Girish Amin V. J. Balachandran Shashi Malik Harsha Shah Om Squad (Youth) Committee Pinky Tapiawala (Chair) Girish Amin Kalpana Chudasama Manisha Kalpana Shah Religious Committee Prasad Satghare (Chair) Arundhati Baba Anuradha Chivukula Viral Choksi Shashi Malik Hemini Manisha Koupin Shah Mrs. Saroj Sharma Kishore Trivedi Manoj Pandya (Chair) Prasad Satghare Rental Committee Trilok Pillai Second Generation Committee Prasad Satghare Neeraj Agrawal Senior Club Committee Ramesh Vora (Chair) Manoj Pandya (Board Liaison) Kris Krishnamurthy (V. Chair) Bhupender Gupta (Treasurer) Purmina Kotia (Secretary) Subhash Banerjee Vijaya Bapat Yash Kataria Satish Laroia Ram Ramchandra Bhasker Rao Seva NC Committee (Community Connection) Manju Karkare (Chair) Vandana Devalpalli Yogesh Ramesh Vora Geeta Chokshi Vibha Goel Harsha Shah Naresh Giri Pinky Tapiawala Anju Vyas Vision 20/20 Committee Sudha Rathie (Chair) Neeraj Agrawal Manoj Pandya Volunteering Committee Parag Dighe (Chair) Sudha Rathie (Board Liaison) Publication Information Publication Title & Number: The Hindu Society of North Carolina Newsletter, Volume 40, Issue 4 Issue Date: August, 2015 Statement of Frequency: Monthly Authorized Organization's Name & Address: The Hindu Society of North Carolina, 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC

22 APRIL 2015 Newsletter The Hindu Society of North Carolina 309 Aviation Parkway Morrisville, NC Non-Profit Organization US Postage PAID Raleigh, NC Permit No Attention Postmaster: Dated Material, please deliver promptly. Address Label < Intentionally Left Blank >