Each year, the Hindu Spiritual Care Institute (formerly Hindu Community Institute) publishes a graduation souvenir celebrating the accomplishments of its CHT and HCP scholars. These souvenirs document the growth of a unique service-learning institution — from its inaugural class of 20 in 2019 to over 200 graduates across six countries by 2024.
2025 • Cohort 7
HSCI 7th Graduation & Kutumba Vol. 5
Kutumba Vol. 5 • 2025 Karma Yoga Honorees • CHT Reimagined • TrayaCare Launch • AI in Chaplaincy • Corporate Chaplaincy • Psychedelics & Chaplaincy
2024 • Cohort 6
HSCI Sixth Graduation & Kutumba Vol. 4
Kutumba Vol. 4 • 37 CHT & HCP graduates • 8 Chaplaincy Pioneers • Launch of HCRC & TrayaCare • 200 total graduates in 6 countries
2023 • Cohort 5 + HCP 1
Graduation and Annual Celebration
First HCP cohort graduates • HCI becomes HSCI • First two Hindu Interreligious Chaplains • 52,000 volunteer hours
2022 • Cohort 4
HCI Annual Celebration and Graduation
Record 46 graduates • Five-country CHT cohort • MJF-HCI Fellowships • Launch of Kutumba Journal • Pathway 108 Pioneers
2021 • Cohort 3
CHT Graduate Certificate Course
22 graduates completing course amid COVID-19 • HCI-GTU chaplaincy pathway established • David Frawley & Ro Khanna speak
2020 • Cohort 2
CHT Class of 2020
First virtual graduation • 26 graduates • Community For Immunity wellness program launched • 16,900 volunteer hours
2019 • Inaugural Class
CHT Inaugural Class of 2018–19
20 trail-blazing graduates • First CHT Oath of Service • In-person ceremony at Milpitas, CA • The beginning of a movement
From its founding in 2018 in Silicon Valley, HSCI (formerly HCI) has grown into a global institution training Hindu counselors and chaplains across the US, Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, and the UK. The CHT and HCP courses, combined with GTU's Interreligious Chaplaincy Program, represent the first clear pathway to Hindu chaplaincy education worldwide.