DATE: August 6, 2005

NEW YORK, NY: Swaminathan Venkataraman and Mihir Meghani, M.D., spoke at HAF’s Hindu Awareness Campaign presentations over the weekend of July 30-31, 2005 at the Hindu Temple Society of North America, in Queens, N.Y. and at the home of Drs. Urmila Shivaram and Dr. Subrahmanya Bhat in Long Island, N.Y. Highlighting the problems facing Hindus in America to youth, parents, and community leaders at 3 different programs, Mr. Venkatraman and Dr. Meghani encouraged Hindus to become aware and to get involved in promoting a positive and accurate perspective of Hinduism and Hindu issues.

At the Hindu Temple Society of North America, Mr. Venkataraman presented the President of the Temple the HAF Guide for Hindu Organizations to Faith Based and Community Initiative Funding, and thanked Dr. Mysorekar for her leadership with the oldest Hindu temple in North America and offered to work with her to get funding.

ATLANTA, GA: HAF brought its Hindu Awareness Campaign to Atlanta, GA on August 6, 2005 at The Palace Restaurant in Norcross, GA. HAF President Mihir Meghani, M.D., Board member Aseem Shukla, M.D., and Legal Counsel Suhag Shukla, Esq. each spoke to the audience of Atlanta community leaders regarding the problems facing Hindus in America and HAF's role in facing these problems. HAF Executive Council members, Sheetal Shah and Rajan Patel, encouraged the Atlanta community to stay involved and informed after its successful stand against Paul Courtright of Emory University.