29th July 2023 – Members of the Hindu Canadian community are concerned over rising Hinduphobic incidents in Canada. Recent attacks on Hindu temples in various parts of the country including Greater Toronto Area are a testimony to the concerns shown by the community. Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE), a Hindu Canadian group which […]
Politics
How TDSB’s caste motion is attack on basic human rights, encroaches personal liberties and is purely racist?
15th March 2023 – Last week, the Toronto District School Board passed an amended ‘caste oppression’ motion 16-5 after a series of heavy debates both inside and outside the council. Five dissenting trustees magnified the dissenting voices of the parents and several other community groups, especially CoHHE (Coalition of Hindu Heritage Education), who found the […]
6th March 2023 – Last month, the Governance and Policy Committee of Toronto District School Board approved a motion called ‘caste oppression’ targeting the South Asian communities. The motion is on the agenda for an upcoming board meeting on 8th March 2023. According to the motion, there is a rise in documented caste-based discrimination in […]
30th November 2022 – The celebrations for the Hindu Heritage Month for 2022 have concluded with a bang. Yesterday, the City of Toronto lit the iconic ‘Toronto’ sign at Nathan Philips square near Downtown Toronto in ‘Bhagwa’ color. The community event was organized by the Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education (COHHE) organization in collaboration […]
11th October 2022 – Well, it is that time of the year when one can easily find unique display Halloween articles in several stores across Canada. However, ‘Yoga’ posed Halloween articles selling at Costco Canada are something new and are not going well with the Hindu community. It was a regular shopping day for a […]