May 16, 2020 Respected Council Members, World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) is one of the oldest American Hindu organizations. VHPA strongly opposes St. Paul City Council Resolution 20-712. We urge you to join Vice President Biden in showing compassion ...
American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) Response to Wall Street Journal’s Article on Ankit Sharma’s Murder
American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) Response to Wall Street Journal’s Article on Ankit Sharma’s Murder March 5, 2020 On February 26, 2020, in a story, “India’s Ruling Party, Government Slammed Over Delhi Violence,” by Krishna Pokharel, Vibhut ...
USCIRF Report 2020: Whipping up Hinduphobia will Lead to Bullying and Hindu Bashing in the USA
May 1, 2020 The following statement was issued by the World Hindu Council of America (VHPA), the most prominent national American non-profit Hindu organization World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) on USCIRF “Whipping up Hinduphobia will Lead to Bullyin ...
Victory! – Papa John’s Yoga commercial is pulled
APR 30, 2020 — Due to efforts of all those who signed the petition and due to the efforts of individuals who worked in their own capacity and protested, Papa John's has pulled the commercial. Here is the statement from Papa John's "In everything ...
Ask Papa John’s to Immediately Withdraw Papadias TV Commercial “Yoga”
I support the petition by American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) and demand that Papa John's immediately withdraw the advertisement titled, "Yoga" which profoundly demeans the primordial and sacred mantra, AUM (OM) and practice of yoga.  ...
VHPA Statement on Seattle City Council Resolution 31926
February 20, 2020 The following statement was issued by the World Hindu Council of America (VHPA), the most prominent national American non-profit organization on February 2, 2019. India’s neighboring countries persecute minorities without impunity. Just ...
VHPA Position Paper on Caste
To quote a well known leader of India, “If Untouchability is not wrong, nothing is wrong in the world.” Untouchability refers to treating certain class of persons as so lowly that even to come in physical contact with them is regarded unclean. Paradoxiall ...
Threads 2019: Public Service and Advocacy
Threads 2019 – a conference to highlight achievements of Hindus in America