Condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry, the decision mentioned Hinduism is among the world’s largest and oldest religions with over 1.2 billion adherents in over 100 nations and encompasses an array of various traditions and perception methods with values of acceptance, mutual respect and peace.

The decision was launched by Representatives Lauren McDonald and Todd Jones from Forsyth County within the suburbs of Atlanta, dwelling to one of many largest Hindu and Indian-American diaspora communities in Georgia.

The decision noticed that the American-Hindu neighborhood has been a serious contributor to various sectors equivalent to medication, science and engineering, info expertise, hospitality, finance, academia, manufacturing, power, retail commerce, amongst others It additionally famous that the neighborhood’s contributions of Yoga, ayurveda, meditation, meals, music, arts have enriched the cultural cloth and have been broadly adopted in American society and enhanced the lives of tens of millions.

Stating that there have been documented cases of hate crimes towards Hindu-Americans over the previous couple of many years in lots of components of the nation, the decision mentioned Hinduphobia is exacerbated and institutionalised by some in academia who help the dismantling of Hinduism and accuse its sacred texts and cultural practices of violence and oppression.

A transfer on this regard was spearheaded by the Atlanta chapter of the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), which organised the first-ever Hindu Advocacy Day held on March 22 on the Georgia State Capitol. It was attended by round 25 lawmakers — each Republicans and Democrats — who joined the Hindu neighborhood to know its considerations, pledge to create methods to guard the neighborhood towards discrimination and facilitate the inclusion of Hindu voices in necessary decision-making processes within the state.

“It was a true honor to work with Rep McDonald and Rep Jones as well as other lawmakers who guided us through the whole process of getting this County Resolution passed,” mentioned Rajeev Menon, CoHNA vice chairman.
“We also heard that all the lawmakers had been working really long hours given the amount of legislative items on the agenda, but still decided to join us at the Advocacy Day to show how much they value the Hindu community,” he mentioned.

CoHNA common secretary Shobha Swamy mentioned, “The issues faced by Hindu Americans in Georgia and the rest of the country via false, Hinduphobic narratives are negatively impacting a community that has been hardworking, law-abiding and enriching the fabric of America.” “We urged for their help in combating such bigotry which advances hatred and creates the idea that Hindus and people of Indian-origin need special laws and monitoring due to allegations around some inherent propensity to discriminate,” she mentioned.