Educational Material on Hinduism

Download slides for your upcoming presentation:

  1. Introduction to Hinduism (download slides and edit for your presentation)
  2. Video Hinduism Basics (30 min) and downloadable slides
  3. A teenager speaker: A video presentation (20 min) and downloadable PowerPoint slides.

Diwali 2024 preparations

300Qs to Hindus (book download)

General Information on Hinduism:

Hindu American Foundation: Hinduism 101 (good photos, nicely laid out)

Understanding Hinduism: basic questions answered. By D.C. Rao (HAF, 64 pages)

Hinduism Today QAs

Vedanta in Pictures

What is Hindu Dharma? (small downloadable book)

History of Hindu India (Hinduism Today)

What is Hindu Dharma? (40 page online book)

Understanding Hindu Dharma (D. K. Hari)

Hindupedia (excellent collection of information)

How to Formally Enter Hinduism

Courses offered on Hinduism

Hindu University of America: Courses offered on Hinduism

Hindu American Foundation: Dharma Ambassador Program

Hindu Community Institute: Counsellor Course

Videos on overview of Hinduism:

Dr. Jay Mehta

Elton TLT A scholarly presentation

Dr. Tank: Which Major Religion is the Oldest?

Hindu Holidays:

Dharmic Days & Holidays (HAF)

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Holy Gita:

Seven minutes introduction video: It is not a religious book but a guide for a way to live

The Holy Geeta by Chinmayananda (book)

Bhagavad Gita as it is by Prabhupada (you can read Gita here)

Essential Concepts in Bhagavadgita by Swami Bhoomananda Teertha (6 volumes)

The Bhagavad Gita (3 pages introduction by HAF)

Gita Supersite (in different languages, search by verse)

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Support material for a presentation:

A short video on A Spiritual Journey | The India 100

A short video of Hindu’s way of praying in a temple: Joy of Hinduism

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Learn Sanskrit:

Hindu University of America

Central Sanskrit University, Government of India

Sanskrit Bharati USA/India

Spoken Sanskrit by Prof. Anuradha Choudhry (IIT). BasicIntermediate

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Diwali teaching material:

Diwali 2022 preparations

Hindu American Foundation Diwali Toolkit

CoHNA Diwali Day

History and Significance of Diwali, the Festival of Lights

How to present on Diwali at a local school? (letter, slides and other instructions)

Presentation to little children by Mudita Tiwary

Hindu Festivals – Hinduism Today, Hindu American Foundation

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Hindu weddings, matrimonial and vivaha officiants:

HinduMatrimonial.org for Hindu singles

HinduVivah.org for Hindu singles

Hindu Vivaha book (HMEC)

Getting married? (Hindu Spiritual Care Institute)

Wedding officiant (conduct Hindu weddings): Fred Stella, Madhu Anant (NJ),

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Final Rites Antyeshti:

Hindu Antyeshti Samskara (Final rites-Antyeshti-Book-022709)

Hindu last rites (Hindu Community Institute)

Good Death Auspicious Rebirth. Narrated by Fred Stella

Center of Expertises at HSB

(Write to HinduSpeakers@gmail.com to get connected)

Gita study: Manju Gupta, Sandeep Tiwari, Angajan, Geetha Ravula, Nikhilanand,

Vedanta: Angajan,

Upanishads: Nikhilanand,

Meditation: Gaurav Rastogi, Sanmay Mukhopadhyay, Sandeep Tiwari, Geetha Ravula, Easan Katir, Swamini VishwaPratibha,

Yoga/Wellness teachers: Gaurav Rastogi, Swamini VishwaPratibha, Saurabh Srivastava,

Acupressure: Saurabh Srivastava,

Youth focused speakers: Nikhilanand, Swamini VishwaPratibha,

Sanskrit teacher: Vandana Mishra,

Energy healing: Mona Rawal,

Interfaith Marriage Consultancy: Dilip Amin,

Astrology: Dr. Rohan Kulur,

Jyotish: Saurabh Srivastava,

Hospital staff coaching on Hindu practices: Dr. Raman Khanna, Manju Gupta,

Business and Life Decisions: Angajan, Gaurav Rastogi, Sandeep Tiwari,

Presentation techniques: Easan Katir,

Radio station hosts: PBS: Common Threads by Fred Stella, Short Takes by Vibhuti Jha, Radio Nyra, Geetha Ravula Houston,

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