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Hindu Students Council (also known as HSC) is an organization of Hindu students in the United States of America and Canada. According to its website, it serves as an "international forum that provides opportunities to learn about Hindu heritage through various activities, events and projects." 〔(Hindu Students Council - Registration for Annual Camp now Open )〕 It is an independent non-profit organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). The HSC was set up in 1990 with support from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, a constituent member of the right-wing 〔''Performative Politics And The Cultures Of Hinduism: Public Uses of Religion in Western India'', Raminder Kaur, Permanent Black, London, 2003〕 Indian Sangh Parivar; its current association with that body is a matter of some debate,〔"Contemporary American Religion", Wade Clark Roof, Macmillan, p305.〕〔(Hinduism Today | University | September/October 2001 )〕 though it says that it became fully independent in 2003.〔〔(welcome to hsc )〕 Prior to its separation from its parent organization, it was considered to be the student-wing of the VHP.〔〔"Politics After Television: Religious Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Indian Public", Arvind Rajagopal, Cambridge University Press, 2001, p. 257,〕〔(2003 Yearbook, the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics )〕〔"The Struggle for India's Soul", Mira Kamdar, ''World Policy Journal.''〕〔"Negotiating Hindu Identities in America", by Diana Eck, in ''The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States'' Raymond Brady Williams, Harold G. Coward, John Russell Hinnells eds., State University of New York Press, 2001, p.234.〕 It maintains cordial relations with temples and organizations in America including the Chinmaya Mission, BAPS, Gayatri Parivar, Barsana Dham, Ramakrishna Mission, Art of Living, Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Indian Temple and Cultural Society of North America, ISKCON, Arya Samaj, Hindu Students Association, (www.hinduamericanseva.org ) etc. The organization also has good relations with many Buddhist, Jain and Sikh organizations. Besides relations with Hindu/Indian organizations in America, HSC also maintain relations with youth organizations in Europe, Malaysia, and South Africa.〔 ==Vision and goals== HSC describes itself as deriving its inspiration from the Sanatana Dharma, quoting the Rigveda. It describes its goals as: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hindu Students Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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