Hindus For Human Rights
@hfhr.bsky.social
We advocate for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia and North America, rooted in the values of shanti (peace), nyaya (justice) and satya (truth).
Honored to join the Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple anniversary in Ozone Park and share Know Your Rights cards with the community.
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Honored to join the Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple anniversary in Ozone Park and share Know Your Rights cards with the community.
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and gender-expansive people whose lives were taken by hate, neglect, and systems built to deny their dignity.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and gender-expansive people whose lives were taken by hate, neglect, and systems built to deny their dignity.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
Our Portland Chapter meets on Nov 22 for a community conversation on how Hindu nationalism and caste show up in our everyday spaces.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Our Portland Chapter meets on Nov 22 for a community conversation on how Hindu nationalism and caste show up in our everyday spaces.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
Rajna Swaminathan brings her groundbreaking mridangam artistry to the #HFHRGala2025 — weaving tradition and experimentation into a sound unlike anything else today.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Rajna Swaminathan brings her groundbreaking mridangam artistry to the #HFHRGala2025 — weaving tradition and experimentation into a sound unlike anything else today.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
Vaibu Mohan & Zachary Catron bring their bold new Carnatic–Western collaboration Sati: Goddess Incarnate to the #HFHRGala2025 — reimagining divine rebellion through sound.
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vaibu Mohan & Zachary Catron bring their bold new Carnatic–Western collaboration Sati: Goddess Incarnate to the #HFHRGala2025 — reimagining divine rebellion through sound.
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
Amritarupa Laha is bringing something truly extraordinary to our #HFHRGala2025 — a fusion of Bharatanatyam, waacking, and jazz that bends tradition into something breathtakingly new.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Amritarupa Laha is bringing something truly extraordinary to our #HFHRGala2025 — a fusion of Bharatanatyam, waacking, and jazz that bends tradition into something breathtakingly new.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You’re invited to A Celebration of Hope 🌿
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You’re invited to A Celebration of Hope 🌿
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
This weekend at Shree Krishna Mandir, our own Rohan Narine joined a special puja and shared important Know Your Rights resources with the community — building awareness, protection, and solidarity from within. 🕉️✊ #KnowYourRights #CommunityPower
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This weekend at Shree Krishna Mandir, our own Rohan Narine joined a special puja and shared important Know Your Rights resources with the community — building awareness, protection, and solidarity from within. 🕉️✊ #KnowYourRights #CommunityPower
@nandinisenmehra represented Hindus for Human Rights ANZ at the Symposium on Understanding Caste Discrimination in the Diaspora — moderating a powerful panel on Intersections of Caste, Class & Identity in Womxn’s Liberation Movements.
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
@nandinisenmehra represented Hindus for Human Rights ANZ at the Symposium on Understanding Caste Discrimination in the Diaspora — moderating a powerful panel on Intersections of Caste, Class & Identity in Womxn’s Liberation Movements.
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
This weekend in Chicago, our Executive Director Sunita Viswanath met with local community members for Coffee & Conversation at Summer House Santa Monica ☕
✨It was a warm and engaging morning/afternoon of connection, reflection, and shared purpose.
✨It was a warm and engaging morning/afternoon of connection, reflection, and shared purpose.
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This weekend in Chicago, our Executive Director Sunita Viswanath met with local community members for Coffee & Conversation at Summer House Santa Monica ☕
✨It was a warm and engaging morning/afternoon of connection, reflection, and shared purpose.
✨It was a warm and engaging morning/afternoon of connection, reflection, and shared purpose.
A powerful night at UC Berkeley exploring Hindu-Muslim unity through film, story, & dialogue
Screenings included Jung-e-Azadi, Basant by Yousef Saed, and videos featuring Zohran & Nair.
Students are starting a @Hindus4HR chapter! #HinduMuslimUnity
@asucsenatormemon
@asucsouthasianoffice
Screenings included Jung-e-Azadi, Basant by Yousef Saed, and videos featuring Zohran & Nair.
Students are starting a @Hindus4HR chapter! #HinduMuslimUnity
@asucsenatormemon
@asucsouthasianoffice
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A powerful night at UC Berkeley exploring Hindu-Muslim unity through film, story, & dialogue
Screenings included Jung-e-Azadi, Basant by Yousef Saed, and videos featuring Zohran & Nair.
Students are starting a @Hindus4HR chapter! #HinduMuslimUnity
@asucsenatormemon
@asucsouthasianoffice
Screenings included Jung-e-Azadi, Basant by Yousef Saed, and videos featuring Zohran & Nair.
Students are starting a @Hindus4HR chapter! #HinduMuslimUnity
@asucsenatormemon
@asucsouthasianoffice
New #GoingSouth Podcast🎙️
We speak with journalist Anuradha Bhasin about Indian-administered #Kashmir: the crackdown on dissent after the Pahalgam attack, Kashmir’s syncretic traditions, and the ongoing human rights crisis.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2nTj...
We speak with journalist Anuradha Bhasin about Indian-administered #Kashmir: the crackdown on dissent after the Pahalgam attack, Kashmir’s syncretic traditions, and the ongoing human rights crisis.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2nTj...
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New #GoingSouth Podcast🎙️
We speak with journalist Anuradha Bhasin about Indian-administered #Kashmir: the crackdown on dissent after the Pahalgam attack, Kashmir’s syncretic traditions, and the ongoing human rights crisis.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2nTj...
We speak with journalist Anuradha Bhasin about Indian-administered #Kashmir: the crackdown on dissent after the Pahalgam attack, Kashmir’s syncretic traditions, and the ongoing human rights crisis.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2nTj...
Tomorrow! Join us for a conversation with Raja Gopal Bhattar on their new memoir Queering Constellations.
🗓️ Thu, Nov 6 • 6:30pm
📍 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY (refreshments served)
RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
Hosted by @Hindu4HR & @SQWomensMarch, with @SadhanaCPH @ShrideviArts
#Queens
🗓️ Thu, Nov 6 • 6:30pm
📍 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY (refreshments served)
RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
Hosted by @Hindu4HR & @SQWomensMarch, with @SadhanaCPH @ShrideviArts
#Queens
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tomorrow! Join us for a conversation with Raja Gopal Bhattar on their new memoir Queering Constellations.
🗓️ Thu, Nov 6 • 6:30pm
📍 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY (refreshments served)
RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
Hosted by @Hindu4HR & @SQWomensMarch, with @SadhanaCPH @ShrideviArts
#Queens
🗓️ Thu, Nov 6 • 6:30pm
📍 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY (refreshments served)
RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
Hosted by @Hindu4HR & @SQWomensMarch, with @SadhanaCPH @ShrideviArts
#Queens
Wishing our friends and family a joyful Guru Nanak Gurpurab.
May the Guru’s teachings—remembering the Divine, honest work, and sharing with one another—root us in seva, humility, and the welfare of all. Today and every day, may we show up for each other with courage and care. 💛
#Seva #SarbatDaBhala
May the Guru’s teachings—remembering the Divine, honest work, and sharing with one another—root us in seva, humility, and the welfare of all. Today and every day, may we show up for each other with courage and care. 💛
#Seva #SarbatDaBhala
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wishing our friends and family a joyful Guru Nanak Gurpurab.
May the Guru’s teachings—remembering the Divine, honest work, and sharing with one another—root us in seva, humility, and the welfare of all. Today and every day, may we show up for each other with courage and care. 💛
#Seva #SarbatDaBhala
May the Guru’s teachings—remembering the Divine, honest work, and sharing with one another—root us in seva, humility, and the welfare of all. Today and every day, may we show up for each other with courage and care. 💛
#Seva #SarbatDaBhala
On Dev Deepawali, we light lamps for those who came before us— May their radiance expose illuminate a path of ahimsa, care, and solidarity. 🪔
#DevDeepawali #Ahimsa #HinduEthics
#DevDeepawali #Ahimsa #HinduEthics
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
On Dev Deepawali, we light lamps for those who came before us— May their radiance expose illuminate a path of ahimsa, care, and solidarity. 🪔
#DevDeepawali #Ahimsa #HinduEthics
#DevDeepawali #Ahimsa #HinduEthics
Queens! 📚✨ Nov 6, 6:30pm — join @Hindus4HR, South Queens Women’s March, @SadhanaHindus + Shridevi Arts for a convo with Raja Gopal Bhattar on Queering Constellations. SQWM Office, 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY. Refreshments. RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Queens! 📚✨ Nov 6, 6:30pm — join @Hindus4HR, South Queens Women’s March, @SadhanaHindus + Shridevi Arts for a convo with Raja Gopal Bhattar on Queering Constellations. SQWM Office, 130-01 Liberty Ave Unit 1R, Jamaica, NY. Refreshments. RSVP: tinyurl.com/RGBhattar
Masked protesters in Texas called Hindu deities “foreign demons” & Diwali “garbage.” This isn’t protest—it’s hate. HfHR condemns this attack on faith & pluralism. Religious freedom in America protects all traditions.
Read our statement: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/stat...
Read our statement: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/stat...
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Masked protesters in Texas called Hindu deities “foreign demons” & Diwali “garbage.” This isn’t protest—it’s hate. HfHR condemns this attack on faith & pluralism. Religious freedom in America protects all traditions.
Read our statement: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/stat...
Read our statement: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/stat...
As millions celebrate #ChhathPuja, devotees fast and offer prayers to the rising and setting sun—honoring the light that sustains all life.
Rooted in women’s leadership and gratitude to nature, Chhath reminds us that divinity lives in water, sunlight, and shared community. 🌅
#HfHR #SuryaPuja
Rooted in women’s leadership and gratitude to nature, Chhath reminds us that divinity lives in water, sunlight, and shared community. 🌅
#HfHR #SuryaPuja
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
As millions celebrate #ChhathPuja, devotees fast and offer prayers to the rising and setting sun—honoring the light that sustains all life.
Rooted in women’s leadership and gratitude to nature, Chhath reminds us that divinity lives in water, sunlight, and shared community. 🌅
#HfHR #SuryaPuja
Rooted in women’s leadership and gratitude to nature, Chhath reminds us that divinity lives in water, sunlight, and shared community. 🌅
#HfHR #SuryaPuja
This #Diwali, we share a message of light and harmony from our friend Swami Raghavendra, Convenor of Satya Dharam Samvad:
“Let us make this Diwali an inspiration to ignite everlasting illuminations of Love and Knowledge—and an example of harmony for the world.”
“Let us make this Diwali an inspiration to ignite everlasting illuminations of Love and Knowledge—and an example of harmony for the world.”
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This #Diwali, we share a message of light and harmony from our friend Swami Raghavendra, Convenor of Satya Dharam Samvad:
“Let us make this Diwali an inspiration to ignite everlasting illuminations of Love and Knowledge—and an example of harmony for the world.”
“Let us make this Diwali an inspiration to ignite everlasting illuminations of Love and Knowledge—and an example of harmony for the world.”
Wishing our friends and family a joyful Bandi Chor Diwas.
May Guru Hargobind Singh Ji’s light guide us toward justice, courage, and collective freedom.
May Guru Hargobind Singh Ji’s light guide us toward justice, courage, and collective freedom.
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Wishing our friends and family a joyful Bandi Chor Diwas.
May Guru Hargobind Singh Ji’s light guide us toward justice, courage, and collective freedom.
May Guru Hargobind Singh Ji’s light guide us toward justice, courage, and collective freedom.
Happy Diwali from @Hindus4HR! 🪔
Across traditions, light means truth, renewal, and resistance to darkness.
✨ Explore The Power of Light — our interfaith Diwali feature celebrating how communities across the world honor the light within and around us.
www.hindusforhumanrights.org/diwali-2025
Across traditions, light means truth, renewal, and resistance to darkness.
✨ Explore The Power of Light — our interfaith Diwali feature celebrating how communities across the world honor the light within and around us.
www.hindusforhumanrights.org/diwali-2025
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Happy Diwali from @Hindus4HR! 🪔
Across traditions, light means truth, renewal, and resistance to darkness.
✨ Explore The Power of Light — our interfaith Diwali feature celebrating how communities across the world honor the light within and around us.
www.hindusforhumanrights.org/diwali-2025
Across traditions, light means truth, renewal, and resistance to darkness.
✨ Explore The Power of Light — our interfaith Diwali feature celebrating how communities across the world honor the light within and around us.
www.hindusforhumanrights.org/diwali-2025
On Kali Chaudas, we honor Maa Kali’s fierce compassion—the courage to cut through fear, injustice, and hate. May we protect the most vulnerable, speak truth, and light the way to dignity for all. 🪔🖤 #KaliChaudas #Diwali #Shakti #Justice
October 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
On Kali Chaudas, we honor Maa Kali’s fierce compassion—the courage to cut through fear, injustice, and hate. May we protect the most vulnerable, speak truth, and light the way to dignity for all. 🪔🖤 #KaliChaudas #Diwali #Shakti #Justice
Happy #Dhanteras! ✨
May we find prosperity in compassion,
abundance in justice,
and wealth in the well-being of all.
🪔 — from Hindus for Human Rights @Hindus4HR
May we find prosperity in compassion,
abundance in justice,
and wealth in the well-being of all.
🪔 — from Hindus for Human Rights @Hindus4HR
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy #Dhanteras! ✨
May we find prosperity in compassion,
abundance in justice,
and wealth in the well-being of all.
🪔 — from Hindus for Human Rights @Hindus4HR
May we find prosperity in compassion,
abundance in justice,
and wealth in the well-being of all.
🪔 — from Hindus for Human Rights @Hindus4HR
Oct 14 marks Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din—the day Dr. Ambedkar & his followers embraced Buddhism, igniting a new era of equality & human rights in India.
This year, it coincides with Ashoka Vijaya Dashami.
🕊️ May the Dhamma wheel keep turning.
#JaiBhim #NamoBuddhaya #SocialJustice
This year, it coincides with Ashoka Vijaya Dashami.
🕊️ May the Dhamma wheel keep turning.
#JaiBhim #NamoBuddhaya #SocialJustice
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Oct 14 marks Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din—the day Dr. Ambedkar & his followers embraced Buddhism, igniting a new era of equality & human rights in India.
This year, it coincides with Ashoka Vijaya Dashami.
🕊️ May the Dhamma wheel keep turning.
#JaiBhim #NamoBuddhaya #SocialJustice
This year, it coincides with Ashoka Vijaya Dashami.
🕊️ May the Dhamma wheel keep turning.
#JaiBhim #NamoBuddhaya #SocialJustice
Know your rights at work! Join @SALDEF on Oct 15, 8PM ET / 5PM PT for a bilingual (English & Punjabi) webinar on H-1B visa changes, ICE visits, & worker protections.
RSVP: www.saldef.org/kyr
#WorkersRights #Immigration #H1B
RSVP: www.saldef.org/kyr
#WorkersRights #Immigration #H1B
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Know your rights at work! Join @SALDEF on Oct 15, 8PM ET / 5PM PT for a bilingual (English & Punjabi) webinar on H-1B visa changes, ICE visits, & worker protections.
RSVP: www.saldef.org/kyr
#WorkersRights #Immigration #H1B
RSVP: www.saldef.org/kyr
#WorkersRights #Immigration #H1B