Thread by @CoHNAOfficial

Today #HinduCanadians bid farewell to the first federally recognized #HinduHeritageMonth, marked by historic Canada-wide celebrations. Hon. MP @AryaCanada started it by raising the sacred Om flag at Parliament Hill, Ottawa on Nov 1st. 1/n

CoHNA kicked-off #HinduHeritageMonth celebrations with a thought-provoking session led by @rajivmessage, Vijaya Viswanathan and @jeffreyVASA at @UofT on November 4th. CoHNA gifted free books to the students as part of the event. 2/n
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On Nov 20th, CoHNA participated in the event hosted by Hon. MP @AryaCanada at Parliament Hill, Ottawa! Rishabh Sarswat from CoHNA spoke on the pluralism inherent in the Hindu tradition, and the importance of celebrating #HinduHeritage. 3/n
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The month saw many honorable MPs recognize the contributions of Hindus in Canada, including @AnitaAnandMP, Minister of @NationalDefence, @PierrePoilievre, @CPC_HQ leader, @HonAhmedHussen, Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion, @Taranvir__, VP @OntarioNDP, (continued) 4/n

@MonaFortier, President @TBS_Canada, @PascaleStOnge_, Minister of Sports, @mary_ng, Minister of Intl Trade, Export, Small Biz & Econ Dev, Yasir_Naqvi, @rubysahotalib, @Irek_K, @rechievaldez, @ScottAAitchison, @Eric_Melillo, @JudySgroMP, @ValBradfordMP, @KirstyDuncanMP. 5/n

Our thanks to all the provincial lawmakers who participated in #HinduHeritageMonth events. Many Honorable MPPs honored the spirit of month, including @MPPKerzner, Ontario's Solicitor General, @MichaelFordTO, Ontario’s Minister of Citizenship & Multiculturalism, (continued) 6/n

@RaymondChoPC, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility @JillDunlop1, Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities, @MonteMcNaughton, Ontario's Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development, @RudyCuzzetto, @SherefSabawyP, @DeepakAnandMPP, @JillDunlop1. 7/n

We were very happy to see a large number of cities and towns in Canada proclaim and recognize #HinduHeritageMonth. Our thanks to the Mayors who also shared personal greetings-@JohnTory of Toronto, @patrickbrownont of Brampton, @MariannMeedWard of Burlington, (continued) 8/n

@frankscarpitti of Markham, @CamGuthrie of Guelph, & @BonnieCrombie of Mississauga. City of Oshawa, Town of Milton, Town of Ajax, City of London, Town of Richmond Hill recognized the important contributions of #HinduCanadians.

#HinduCanadian kids were excited to see public schools across Canada honor their heritage & display messages of support via school notice boards and classroom activities. These included @tdsb, @DDSBSchools, @YRDSB, @TVDSB, @SMCDSB, @DPCDSBSchool, @wrdsb, @OCDSB, (continued) 10/n

@LimestoneDSB, @TLDSBEquity, @HaltonDSB, @HCDSB, @kprschool, @ugds. Educational councils and institutions including @OPCouncil, @Btaha, @BCIT_Journalism, @CentennialPres, @BHSS_Science and many more schools, colleges, reading clubs and departments recognized #HinduHeritageMonth.

Other key departments, libraries and dignitaries celebrating #HinduHeritageMonth in Canada included @bdootottawa, @TBS_Canad, @OPPCommissioner, @Sarah_Paquet, @RVankwani, @torontolibrary, @TPLScarbCentre, @THP_hospital. 12/n

Last but not the least, @HinduCHH, @Cif_Official1, @chcconline, @COHHE2, @canada_hindu, @HSC_utsg, @PanoramaIndia, @vhpcanada, @HSSorg, @BAPS, @ChinmayaMission, @iaolcan + several Hindu temples, faith groups, Heritage Centres and orgs helped make #HinduHeritageMonth a success🙏🏾.