Hindu YUVA, University of Washington » Events http://students.washington.edu/hyuva Hindu Youth for Unity, Virtues and Action Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:58:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Dandiya Dance Night 09 http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/10/dandiya-dance-night-09/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/10/dandiya-dance-night-09/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:20:16 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=457

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Hindu Yuva’s Dandiya Dance Night is back in its biggest avatar ever!

Dandiya is an ancient Indian cultural dance form performed in large groups with decorated wooden sticks. Today, it is usually performed during the festive season of Navratri. Everybody is invited and you are welcome to sport your own cultural dress to make the atmosphere more eclectic and diverse!

It does not get better than this!

  • Live Dandiya music by band Dholida.
  • Dance lessons for first timers.
  • Dandiya sticks provided.
  • Lots of prizes to be won.
  • Awesome Indian snacks (2 samosa and a mango lassi) included in the ticket.
  • Coupon for free Indian dessert + tea provided by  Garam Masala with advance tickets.

Date: Saturday, 7th November

Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Venue: Room 316, South Campus Center

Click here for directions

Tickets:

UW students General
Advance $8 $10
Door Purchase $10 $12

Tickets available at HUB ticket office or buy online below. RSVP on facebook event page.

Prizes and food sponsored by:

  • Garam Masala [4537 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105]
  • University Bookstore
  • Shalimar

    • Buy Tickets Online (Online ticket sales have been closed. Buy the tickets at the door):

    • Remember to exchange your online ticket for your free food coupon on the day of the event upon entry.
    • Remember to bring your Husky Card if buying a student ticket.
    • Online tickets sales will close a day before the event.
    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/10/dandiya-dance-night-09/feed/ 0     HY Socials – Break Dancing! http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/03/hy-socials-break-dancing/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/03/hy-socials-break-dancing/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:48 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=150 This year, we introduced HY Socials, with the ice-skating event in Jan 2009. And, it was a lot of fun!

    This time around, we learn break-dancing from Jeromeskee. This would be a introduction to break dancing and you don’t need to worry if you haven’t break-danced (or even danced at all) before. It’s a beginner level class but it will be challenging for sure!

    When – March 25, Wednesday – 7:45pm to 8:45pm

    Venue – Velocity Dance Center, 915 East Pine Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98122

    How much? $10 per person

    Break-Dance

    Our instructor, Jeromeskee has participated successfully in several b-boy titles throughout the world and has worked with and taught at many corporations and universities and holds workshop classes in Seattle every Wednesday to teach break-dance.

    The Facebook page for the event can be found here.

    Let us know if you need or can provide car pools.

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2009/03/hy-socials-break-dancing/feed/ 0     Spoken Sanskrit Workshop in January 2009 http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/spoken-sanskrit-workshop-in-january-2009/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/spoken-sanskrit-workshop-in-january-2009/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:12:42 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=87

    Samskrita Bharati (Seattle) is happy to announce that we will be conducting a spoken Sanskrit shibiram (workshop) at the University of Washington Seattle campus in January 2009. Please see the poster for more information. If you are unable to see the poster, or to register for this shibiram, please contact samskrita.bharati.seattle@gmail.com.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/spoken-sanskrit-workshop-in-january-2009/feed/ 0     Candlelight Vigil for Mumbai Victims in University of Washington http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/candlelight-vigil-for-mumbai-victims-in-university-of-washington/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/candlelight-vigil-for-mumbai-victims-in-university-of-washington/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:16:14 +0000 ankit http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=76 December 3, 2008

    University of Washington, Seattle

     

     

    Over 250 people gathered for a candlelight vigil held at the Red Square in the University of Washington campus to pay condolences to the victims of Mumbai attacks in India. The terrorist attacks happened last week at various locations in Mumbai, the financial hub of India, and the authorities have confirmed 171 deaths and 294 injured victims so far.

    The vigil, titled “Together Against Terrorism”, was organized by students groups in University of Washington (UW) namely HinduYUVA, Indian Students’ Association and South Asian Students Association, and saw a strong participation from many Indian organizations, religious and ethnic groups in the Greater Seattle region. These included Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh, Indian Association of Western Washington, Art of Living, Seattle Maharashtra Mandal, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, Sanatan Dharma Temple – Maple Valley, Orthodox Christian Church and Jewish Groups.

     

    For more photos, please click on above photo

    For more photos from the vigil, please click on the above photo.

     

    Everybody lit candles and paid condolences to the victims by observing silence for a few minutes and reciting a prayer together for the spread of peace, happiness and unity in the world. The event saw short speeches from different representatives of the community. David Longnecker, an Art of Living Foundation volunteer, focused on the need of outreach and dialogue to prevent such events. Rabbi Elie Estrin, from Chabad Jewish Center, implored the people to respond to such acts with the acts of kindness. Ankit Gupta, President of HinduYUVA students’ group in University emphasized on the need for students to direct their enthusiasm and energy to the cause of uniting the society and caring for each other. The attacks were also condemned by Mr. George Moore from International Students Office, University of Washington.

     

    In the end, those present at the vigil read out a common resolution adopted against such cowardly terrorist attacks, the exact text of which is given below.

     

     Resolution of ‘Together Against Terrorism’ 

    December 3, 2008

    University of Washington, Seattle                                                                                           

    Last week the world witnessed yet another senseless act of terrorism in Mumbai, India.  The terrorists’ prime targets were citizens of India, United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. Around 180 innocent lives were lost and more than 300 people injured in this heinous act against peaceful civilians. We, the undersigned organizations from UW and the Greater Seattle area strongly condemn these coordinated terrorist attacks in India.  

     

    We offer our deepest condolences to the families, who lost their loved ones. May their souls rest in peace! We also pray for the rapid recovery of those injured, and offer our support to them and their near ones in every way we can. 

     

    The scourge of terrorism knows no borders. Inaction or indifference to such acts will only aid the negative forces. To effectively address this global menace, we require unity, resolution, and response from the civil society across all borders and faiths. And hence, 

     

    1. We resolve to stand united and fight together against terrorism anywhere and everywhere in the world.

    2. We demand that the Indian Government establish strong systems to protect our sisters and brothers staying in India.

    3. We urge the international community to fully co-operate in pursuing the conspirators and perpetrators of these violence acts to the end, and bring them to justice.

     

    Together Against Terrorism –   

    Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, Seattle

    Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Seattle

    Hindu YUVA, UW

    Indian Association of Western Washington

    Indian Students Association, UW

    NWShare, Seattle

    Samskrita Bharati, Seattle

    Sanatan Dharma Temple, Maple Valley

    Seattle Maharashtra Mandal

    South Asian Students Association, UW

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    For further details and questions regarding the event, please send email to hyuva@u.washington.edu or call Ankit at 206-883-5016.

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/12/candlelight-vigil-for-mumbai-victims-in-university-of-washington/feed/ 0     Dandiya Nite 2008 http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/10/dandiya-nite-2008/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/10/dandiya-nite-2008/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:13:56 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=65

    The wait is finally over! After successfully conducting Dandiya Nite for three years in a row, Hindu YUVA is back with a bigger Dandiya Nite. Be there or wait for a year more!

    Dandiya is an ancient Indian cultural dance form performed in large groups with decorated wooden sticks. Today, it is usually performed during the festive season of Navratri. Everybody is invited and you are welcome to sport your own cultural dress to make the atmosphere more eclectic and diverse! Dont worry if you don’t know the steps, our volunteers will be there to help you out!

    • $100 worth of prizes by Bombay Grill!
    • Bombay Grill 15% discount coupon with advance tickets!

    Date: Saturday, 8th November

    Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

    Venue: Room 316, South Campus Center (Directions)

    Tickets:

    Advance Purchase: $5 for UW students and $8 for non-UW students

    Door Purchase: $7 for UW students and $10 for non-UW students

    Tickets available at the HUB ticket office or buy online below:

    Online ticket sales have been closed. You can still buy tickets at the door.

    - Online ticket prices include a small transaction charge.
    - Online ticket sales will run till 4:30 pm on 11/8/2008 unless the tickets are sold out before.
    - Husky Card required with student ticket for entry.
    - Bombay Grill Discount Coupon will be provided on the day of the event.
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    Namaste,

    HSS Seattle will be celebrating the Vijaya Dashami on Sunday, Oct 19th.

    Every year Sangh celebrates Vijayadashami (Dussera) publicly with great enthusiasm. This ancient and traditional festival not only symbolizes the victory of good over evil, but also reminds us the ’shakti’ or positive power of unity that can be used for the welfare of humanity. Vijayadashami is also Sangh’s foundation day.

    This year too, we have planned a program that will showcase physical and cultural group presentations by kids, youth and adults on this day. Please save the date and time, and join in the celebrations.

    Date: Sunday, Oct 19th
    Time: 4:00PM – 6:00PM (followed by dinner)

    Venue: Crossroads Community Center (1600 NE 10th St. Bellevue, WA 98008)

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/09/vijaya-dashami-2008/feed/ 1     Raksha Bandhan on August 24th http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/08/raksha-bandhan-on-august-24th/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/08/raksha-bandhan-on-august-24th/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:18:12 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=49 raksha On 24th August, we are celebrating Raksha Bandhan in shakha. Traditionally Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon(purnima) of the month of Shravana and signifies the bond of protection between brother and sister. In shakha we extend this concept to the entire community, protecting each other and protecting dharma.


    It is a great experience to celebrate this traditional festival in the morning atmosphere. Rakhis will be provided. Everybody is invited.


    Venue: HUB lawns, University of Washington
    Time: 9 am to 10:30 am

    Join us with friends for this event that emphasizes universal brotherhood. Hope to see you all then.

    Dhanyawaad,

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/08/raksha-bandhan-on-august-24th/feed/ 0     Volunteering at SeaFair Marathon for Ekal Vidyalaya http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/07/volunteering-at-seafair-marathon-for-ekal-vidyalaya/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/07/volunteering-at-seafair-marathon-for-ekal-vidyalaya/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:31:17 +0000 neeraj http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=38 Run Forrest Run!Run Forrest Run! (Click for album) Around half a dozen volunteers from HY went to help organise the SeaFair marathon. The marathon is a huge operation. Around 26 miles of course that needs to kept safe for the runners. The WA-520 bridge was closed too for the marathon.

    We were stationed at different intersections as ‘course marshalls’. Course marshalls keep the course safe by preventing vehicles to run in the same lane as the runners and also encourage the runners. We reached our positions around 7 am. We were given a bag with some water, a fruit, some instructions and posters with the words ‘Run, Run’.After about half an hour we could see the red and blue flashing lights or a couple of police bikes slowly coming towards us. They were escorting the leading pack of runners, about half a dozen Kenyans and one caucasian. I showed my ‘Run, Run’ sign enthusuastically but the runners were too busy concentraing on te race. Only the police stared at me. After another 13 mins a trickle of runners started and it grew slowly.

    People have different ways of running. Some stride with long steps while others take rapid small steps like chihuahua dogs. Some jog without showing any strain whatsoever while some seem to fear that they may melt away into the road. I had taken my cowboy hat along to protect myself from the sun and that earned me some special looks from the runners. Some looked at me in disgust, probably cause cowboy hats don’t go well with flip-flops. Others seemed to smile at this strange combination. Most runners seemed to appreciate our presence with a small nod of the head while some did a mini salute with the first two fingers of the right hand. A couple of them actually high fived with us. The runners seem to be well equipped. Some had these small bottles around their waist like Batman. Some had water bottles in a small backpack connected to the mouth with pipes(got to be a techie) but all were drenched in sweat. Rama Yannam, an HY member was in the marathon too. He had been training for a while now. He remarked to us as he crossed us ‘Phat rahi hai yaar!’. I couldn’t do anything for him except show him my ‘Run, Run’ sign and holler for him. After some time came the round of runners who had mastered the art of socialising in a marathon. They were plain walking and chatting with one another. I tried to make my ‘Run, Run’ poster as visible as possible to them but that didn’t change anything. Some of them started chatting with us.

    We were surprised to see runners of all ages. Teenagers to octogenerians. In fact the majority of the runners would belong to the elder age group. The people past their prime, had the capability to run 26 miles, which is twice the length of the entire WA-520 !! I felt our presence to encourage them was worthwhile. Finally at the end, the last runner was spotted again followed by a car with flashy lights.

    It was a nice experience to see all sorts of people taking part in the marathon. Rama did complete it.  If you are interested in running for marathons, contact Rama Yannam – yannam at gmail dot com. He coordinates the practise sessions for marathon training around here and also raise money for the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation. Ekal is a great organisation, which runs children’s schools at the cost of $1 a day. do check it out. Maybe next year I will be there too, running on 520 besides the rising sun.

    ]]>     http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/07/volunteering-at-seafair-marathon-for-ekal-vidyalaya/feed/ 0     Potluck with Ramesh Shah – VP of Ekal Vidyalaya US http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/06/potluck-with-ramesh-shah-vp-of-ekal-vidyalaya-us/ http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/2008/06/potluck-with-ramesh-shah-vp-of-ekal-vidyalaya-us/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:55:30 +0000 admin http://students.washington.edu/hyuva/?p=17 Coming Saturday, June 7, we all will have a wonderful opportunity to meet Ramesh Shah ji,
    the vice president of Ekal Vidyalaya    , US. For more information about Ekal see http://ekal.org

    Date: Saturday June 7
    Time: 6pm to 8pm
    Venue: 4250 Aurora Ave N Apt # A305 Seattle WA 98103 (Please note, venue changed)

    6 to 7 will be presentation about ekal/discussion with Ramesh ji. This will be followed by
    potluck dinner (If you can bring something for potluck, please mail me back).

    Ramesh ji’s brief bio:

    Ramesh Shah is a member of the Executive Management Team at Ekal Vidhyala Foundation of the USA. He has been working tirelessly as a volunteer with Ekal for the last 5 years, helping them set up the financial and governance structure in the US, fundraising for schools and educating various communities about the need to support education in the rural and tribal areas in India, where there is nothing. He is passionate about education because coming from a rural village himself, he has benefited from the educational opportunities he has received. Besides his personal passion with Ekal, Ramesh Shah is also a Vice President at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter where he is financial adviser. Prior to join Morgan Stanley, Rameshji worked as an engineer with Bechtel and MW Kellogg. His personal passion however is building community. He helped start the Gujarati Samaj of Houston, the India Culture Center, Bal Vihars, Hindu Heritage Camps, and has been the driving force for community events in Houston, always looking for ways to bring the community together. Rameshji is originally from Gabat in Gujarat, received his BS degree from Baroda University, has a masters in Economic from University of Houston and an MBA from Pace University in New York.

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