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Celebrating Hindu Heritage Month: November 2024

Oct 29, 2024 - Waterloo Public Library
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Special Day or Month of Significance

November is Hindu Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by Hindu Canadians, in Canada and beyond. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about Hinduism and Hindu customs and rituals.

Discover Hindu Heritage Month reading suggestions and resources below.

Reading List

Navya Sings for Navarathri
Lakshmi Thamizhmani
The four-way path : a guide to Purushartha and India's spiritual traditions for a life of happiness, success, and purpose
Héctor García
Blue-Skinned Gods
SJ Sindu
Archie celebrates an Indian wedding
Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Why I Am a Hindu
Shashi Tharoor
A Bindi Can Be...
Suma Subramaniam
American Betiya
Anuradha D. Rajurkar
The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi
Raashi's Rakhis: a New Celebration of Raksha Bandhan
Sheetal Sheth
A Hindu Life
Cath Senker
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Hinduism
It's Holi!
Sanyukta Mathur
What a Happy Family
Saumya Dave
Ghee Happy Gods: a Little Board Book of Hindu Deities
Sanjay Patel
The Bhagavad Gita: a New Translation
Gavin Flood & Charles Martin
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
Once Upon a Diwali
Anita Mishra
Honor: a Novel
Thrity N. Umrigar
Ganesha Goes Green
Lakshmi Thamizhmani
American as Paneer Pie
Supriya Kelkar
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Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region

The Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region is a community organization promoting Tamil arts, culture, language and community services in the region.
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What is Hinduism? Video

Host Tevya begins his spiritual quest by investigating Hinduism, a faith with some 900 million followers worldwide.

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Gujarati Cultural Association of the Golden Triangle

The Gujarati Cultural Association of the Golden Triangle aims to promote and maintain the language and culture of Gujarat, a prominent state of India.

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