Hindu Students Break the Ice at Afrikaans Varsity

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>"Ashwini Kumar"

>Hindu Students Break the Ice at Afrikaans Varsity >Sat, 11 May

2002 10:47:53 -0400 > > > >. Hindu Students Break the Ice at Afrikaans Varsity

>Source: >http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2002/05/05/news/durban/ndbn10.asp

>JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, May 8, 2002: Deshanya Thambi has founded >the

>first Hindu Student Society at Rand Afrikaans University, dispelling >the

>perception that you need to be a white Afrikaner to feel at home on >campus.

>The 22-year-old BCom student says Hindus have always wanted a >society of

>their own, but complacently accepted that they were not legitimate >enough to

>be recognized. "But there is such a need for such an organization," >says

>Thambi. "It is not, as most people believe, restricted to Indian >students or

>Hindus. Anyone can join. Our aims are to interact with other student

>communities and to keep students informed. As Hindus, it is >important for us

>to maintain our identity and, in doing that, we also want to create >a

>consciousness of striving towards solidarity, peace and tolerance. >If we

>cannot live harmoniously with each other when we are essentially of >the same

>religion, then we will not be able to live harmoniously with the >rest of

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