Hindu Society of North Carolina

Author(s): Hindu Society of North Carolina
Publisher: Hindu Society of North Carolina

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A Dream Becomes Reality.
Formation of HSNC - September 16th 1976.
The Hindu Society of North Carolina is the culmination of the efforts of a small group of Indians which congregated at the house of Dr. and Mrs. Ganga Dhar Sharma in Raleigh prior to the incorporation of the Society.
This Group consisted of about a dozen people who met informally, once or twice a month, for Gita path (study and recitation of Gita), Satyanarayan Katha (telling of didactic tales from Hindu mythology relating to Bhagavan Satyanarayan and other gods) and Kirtan (group singing of hymns). Members of the group then began to meet more frequently at each others' houses. As the number increased, they decided to form a society with the object of providing a forum for the Hindu community in the Triangle and in neighboring towns, for religious and cultural enhancement
On September 8, 1976, at the initiative of Dr. Ganga Dhar Sharma, and about twenty people gathered at his house and enthusiastically endorsed the idea of forming a society. At this meeting they also elected a working board of directors consisting of the following Dr. R.K. De, Mr. Mool Raj Mathur (Vice President), Dr. Naren Tambe, Dr. Man Mohan Sawhney, Dr. Arvind Shah, Dr Ganga Dhar Sharma (President), and Dr. Mansukh C. Wani.
Upon a petition signed jointly by Dr. Sharma and Mr. Mathur, the Hindu Society was incorporated in the State of North Carolina, on September 16, 1976 as a non-profit organization. The location of the Society during the four years between 1976 till 1980 was transitory; meetings were hosted at a variety of places. Finally, in December 1980, the Society bought its own home-Hindu Bhavan-on Ashe Avenue in Raleigh.
First Hindu Temple at Ashe Avenue in Raleigh - December 1980.
HINDU SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA CELEBERATION AND APPRILIATION (1976-2006)