Over 2000 delegates to attend World Hindu Congress in Chicago

Washington, Jul 12: Over two thousand delegates from across the world would be participating in the World Hindu Congress to be held in Chicago, USA and the response is so overwhelming that the registration for this is closed, the organisers said.

Held once in four years, this second edition of WHC at Chicago scheduled from September 7-9, 2018, will also witness the participation of 250 thought leaders. The first WHC was organised in India in 2014.

The moving spirit behind this global event is Swami Vigyanananda, an IIT-Kharagpur graduate who heads the World Hindu Foundation that organiser of this event. The three-day conference will commemorate 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s historic address to World Parliament of Religions at Chicago on September 11, 1893.

This will be biggest congregation of Hindu leaders and thinkers of the day, said the organisers of the event. Besides Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Art Of Living head Sri Sri Ravishankar, and Swami Swaroopananda of Chimnaya Mission, top level corporate heads from India and the US, dynamic Hindu leaders and media personalities will be participating in this gala event displaying Hindu solidarity worldwide.

 

The conference is aimed at highlighting the importance of boosting the profile of Hindus on the world stage, said event convener Abhaya Asthana in a statement as he emphasised that Hindus need to come together collectively establish their presence, and only then can they wield their clout to make a positive difference.

The goal is to make the world understand the Hindu way and view of life not just at the spiritual and social level but also at the economic and educational level, said WHC Chairman S P Kothari.

 

WHC Vice Chairman Raju Reddy said that Hindus are viewed as great doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs, as positive role models but they need to become change makers. This requires them to be organised.

The theme of WHC 2018 is “Sumantrite Suvikrante” or “Think collectively, achieve valiantly”.

WHC registration coordinator Amitabh Mittal said there has been tremendous response to the conference. Registration is now closed, he said.

During the three-day conference, the participants will gather to connect, discuss, energise and push awareness about critical issues facing Hindus worldwide and figure out ways on how the community can be globally significant and impactful. (Additional inputs from agency)