Earlier this month, CoHNA (the Coalition of Hindus of North America) announced via its official social media platform that an American university had achieved a historic feat to combat rising Hinduphobia.
As per CoHNA’s news flash, University of California, Berkeley (aka UC Berkeley) has become the first ever US university to recognise Hindu Heritage Month, which is celebration in October, primarily in America and Canada. Some regions also extend the celebration of Hindu culture and its elements to the month of November.
UC Berkeley becomes 1st US university to recognise Hindu Heritage Month
“After a year of perseverance, advocacy and negotiation, UC Berkeley’s Student Senate has approved the passage of the new Hindu Heritage Month proclamation, making it the FIRST EVER US university to recognize Hindu Heritage Month!” CoHNA wrote in a post on X.
CoHNA further praised the university for the decision, which highlighted its “acknowledgement of the vandalism attacks on our temples and rising Hinduphobia.”
Additionally, the Hindu community patted their CoHNA Youth Action Network (CYAN) team at Berkeley along with Hindu YUVA and students leaders Aryan Shinde and Arya Kulkarni for standing by the cause. “The CYAN UC Berkeley chapter has done us proud in showing what Hindu advocacy on campus can look like,” CoHNA added in its X statement.
As per a screenshot of the bill database shared by CoHNA, this particular legislation went by the title, “SR 2025/2026-030: Recognition of Hindu Heritage Month in October.’ The picture also confirmed that its final status stood as ‘Passed,’ listing it date of final action as December 3, 2025.
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