1. Hindu Students Council Report 2005-2006

2. http://hindu.stanford.edu

3. Science and Spirituality Modern religion must incorporate science and must be open to questioning Create opportunities for scientific exploration of spirituality and religion

4. Universalism We accept all – right, left, middle, center, etc.. We focus on spiritual events that bring people closer

5. Interfaith Leadership role in organizing interfaith events

6. GANDHI JAYANTI Oct 2, 2005 Interfaith event. We presented a montage on Gandhi’s life and times, followed by songs, dances, talks on Gandhi and Social Reform, Gandhi and Buddhism, Gandhi and Baha’i, Gandhi and Christianity, Gandhi and Non-Coercive Societies (Prof Ron Howard) and Gandhi’s Legacy. Program Slides: http://www.stanford.edu/group/hsc/gandhi/Gandhi%20Jayanti%20- %20Sunday%20-%20final.ppthttp://www.stanford.edu/group/hsc/gandhi/Gandhi%20Jayanti%20- %20Sunday%20-%20final.ppt Stanford Daily covered the event http://daily.stanford.org/tempo?page=content&id=17937&repository=0001_article

7. Gandhi Jayanti 2006

9. Coverage by Stanford Daily Swami from SF’s Vendanta Society speaks on forging unity among faiths April 17, 2006 By Amna AzizAmna Aziz “Mankind ought to be taught that religions are but the varied expressions of The Religion, which is Oneness, so that each may choose the path that suits him best.” These words, thundered by Swami Vivekananda at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, paralleled the atmosphere of a multi-faith event at Stanford on Saturday celebrating his life. Swami Vivekananda is universally regarded as a patriot saint of modern India.

10. Coverage by Stanford Daily Swami from SF’s Vendanta Society speaks on forging unity among faiths April 17, 2006 By Amna AzizAmna Aziz Saturday’s event featured music, dancing and lectures to promote awareness about Swami Vivekananda’s life. The speakers, including Swami Vedananda from the Vedanta Society of San Francisco, focused mainly on the concepts of detachment and unity within faith. Religions represented include the Baha’i faith, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism.

11. Diwali Puja Oct 7, 2005 Prabha Durneja, a scholar in Hinduism, led the community through Diwali Puja. The worship was inclusive with the audience participating, and the scholar explained each step in English. A Bharatnatyam dance specially choreographed for the festival was performed.

12. Overhaul of HSC Activities Brainstorm on our relevance to the community 1. Started Satsangs – regular weekly community worship sessions at the Prayer Room (each Saturday) 2. Redesigned our website to be simple and easily navigable – http://hindu.stanford.eduhttp://hindu.stanford.edu 3. Continued and redesigned classes on i. Practical Spirituality ii. Hatha Yoga

13. SHIVRATRI SATSANG Mar 05, 2006

18. VIVEKANANDA JAYANTI Apr 15, 2006

19. Vivekananda Jayanti Interfaith event to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s contribution at the World Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 Speakers from most major traditions – Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Baha’i and Buddhism – on the theme “How does spirituality translate into action in our tradition?” Song and Dance performance Swami Vedananda from the Vedanta society gave the keynote address Coverage in the Stanford Daily http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=20065&r epository=0001_article

20. OLEMA RETREAT @ Vedanta Society Organized by the Stanford Hindu Students Council Apr 28-Apr 30, 2006

24. SPRING SPEAKER SERIES

28. Lessons from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata Chinna Jeeyar Swami, head of the Vishishtadvaita tradition of Hinduism, gave us a talk. Format provided for an hour of Q&A.

32. Our Classes The HSC now offers two classes regularly each quarter. Practical Spirituality focuses on one yoga each quarter – Karma, Gyana and Raja. Swami Vedananda of the Vedanta Society leads us in a group study and discussion. Ashtanga Yoga used to be a part of Practical Spirituality and has been extracted into it’s own class due to popular demand. We now have two experienced instructors and a growing community of practitioners, and are indebted to the Jewish community for giving us a space.