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As of 25 March 2020, more than 416 916 cases of COVID-19 were reported worldwide by more than 150 countries. An increasing proportion of global cases are from EU/EEA countries and the UK. As of 25 March, 204 930 cases and 11 810 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK. The number of reported COVID-19 cases is rapidly increasing in all EU/EEA countries and the UK, and the notification rate is increasing at similar trajectory as was ...

On behalf of everyone at Hindu Forum of Europe,  I would like to express our most sincere sadness at the passing of  Shri Srutidharma Dasji who was our spiritual leader. In this time of great sorrow, please know that HFE is with Bhaktivedanta Manor  and our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Srutidharma Dasji  was the Temple president at Bhaktivedanta Manor and  has been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer couples of months ago. The news was unexpected as there ...

With the European Parliament set to debate and vote on a motion tabled by a large chunk of its members against the Citizenship Act (CAA), India has issued a warning. Official sources in New Delhi told PTI that the EU Parliament should not take actions that call into question the rights and authority of democratically elected legislatures. “The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a matter entirely internal to India and the law was adopted through democratic means after a public ...

The NEW year brings some good News:
Dr Lakshmi Vyas has been ELECTED Exe. Member of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CO-COORDINATING COMMITTEE of RfP International. (Religion for Peace).
Dr Vyas will represent Europe at the Head Office, New York.
The first meeting was held in December 2019 in New York.

Hindu Forum of Europe, MEP Neena Gill along with other Parliamentarians and Indian Embassy, hosted the Diwali celebrations in European Parliament for the fifth time amidst a lot of jubilation and cheers from the estimated hundred and more audience present in the Member’s Restaurant on 9th October 2019.

The Hindu Forum Luxembourg (HFL) opened the doors to its new centre at 219 Rue de Beggen in June.

The HFL was created by 21 members of the Hindu community in Luxembourg from India, Nepal, Mauritius and Sri Lanka last September, and the centre hopes to welcome new European members in the Grand Duchy and the Greater Region.

The premises contain a Pooja Room designated for prayers and meditation, but the centre will also teach children about Vedanta (Hindu philosophy) and be ...

The Hindu Forum of Europe congratulates Lakshmi Vyas for the award Woman of the Year given to
her on 16th of July 2018 by the British Indian Awards.

The awards acknowledged and rewarded the efforts of the British Indian community across sectors ranging from Entrepreneur of the Year to Best in Creative Industries.

The event is run yearly by Oceanic Consulting an ethnic consulting and promotions organisation in the UK, who were shortlisted at the Asian Media Awards 2017 for their work in the Marketing and ...

On Friday 16th February Mahaprabhu dasa, Director of MOSA, met with Prime Minister Modi in his Residency. Mahaprabhu dasa, General Secretary of the Hindu Forum of Belgium together with the author of the book Sushma Bahl and the Co-Curator of the Show presented the PM a copy of Forms of Devotion- The Spiritual in Indian Art a two-volume set book published by MOSA.
He spoke with the PM about the possibility of presenting the Exhibit Forms of Devotion in a ...

Hindu Forum of Europe and Golden Tours Foundation, wish to thank you for being a part of the  Diwali celebrations at European Parliament on 11^th October and 12^th October 2017, making the programme doubly successful.

A robust  220 persons were present including, Vice President, MEPs, Ambassadors, NGOs, Spiritual Leaders, Academicians, professors and each one of you. The delegates and dignitaries present expressed their good wishes and appreciated the efforts put in by HFE and GTF.  List attached.

Geoffrey Van Orden set the ...

Here you can download Diwali Magazines from 2015 – 2017:

Diwali at European Parliament 2015 (4,2 Mb)

Diwali at European Parliament 2016 (9 Mb)

Diwali at European Parliament 2017 (12 Mb)