Kutumba · Journal of Spiritual Care

Graduation Souvenir

CHT Cohort 3 Graduation

Volume 2021 | 2021

Class of 2021

Counselor of Hindu Tradition | CHT

Graduation Day — Sunday, August 29, 2021

The CHT Class of 2021 will be remembered for a sustained effort to complete the course in the midst of COVID-19. A significant milestone for 2021 is the HCI-GTU pathway to Hindu Chaplaincy, for which HCI has a very strong pipeline of candidates. This cohort of 22 graduates joins a growing global network of Hindu counselors.

The CHT Class of 2021 will be remembered for a sustained effort to complete the course in the midst of COVID-19. Another significant milestone is the HCI-GTU pathway to Hindu Chaplaincy.

Kailash Joshi — HCI President

Graduation Addresses & Karma Yoga Honorees

Distinguished Speakers

Graduation Addresses

Shri David Frawley — Distinguished Vedic Scholar
Shri Ro Khanna — US Congressman

Karma Yoga Honorees 2021

Recognizing Exemplary Selfless Service

Prof Rita D Sherma, PhD — Graduate Theological Union, for pioneering Hindu academic studies

Reverend Seifu Anil Singh-Molares — Spiritual Directors International, for promoting global spiritual care

From Resident Faculty Members

Dreams Take Doing

Kailash Joshi — HCI President

The CHT Class of 2021 will be remembered for a sustained effort to complete the course in the midst of COVID-19. Another significant milestone for 2021 is the HCI-GTU pathway to Hindu Chaplaincy for which we have a very strong pipeline of candidates. We wholeheartedly welcome the new CHT's to the HCI Sangha on the exciting journey of life-long community service.

Congratulations 2021 batch of CHT. You committed yourselves to a high cause of learning to serve and put in consistent effort amidst the chaotic happenings of the past year.

Punit Mahendru — Counseling, Psychology

CHT Class of 2021 — Congratulations!

Padmaja Choday
Naresh Gautam
Praveena Kala
Anitha Katragadda
Nandkishor Khidkikar
Suchitra Krishna
Anupma Mangla
Kollengode Narayanan
Uthra Natarajan
Akila Padmanabhan
Binay Pande
Pooja Parkash
Sanjay Patwardhan
Kavita Paudwal
Sandhya Prathap
Rukmini Raghunathan
Priya Soma
Neeti Soota
Manu Swamy
Aparna Uppala
Lalitha Vishwanath

Counselor of Hindu Tradition

72-Credit Course

A Culture of Selfless Service | Karma Yoga + Om Dollars

Counselors of Hindu Tradition (CHT) is a 9-month global online graduate certificate course designed to prepare working and retired professionals to provide high-quality service in their communities. CHT draws upon relevant teachings, wisdom, and traditions of the Bhagavad Gita embodying Vedanta, the spiritual philosophy of India. The curriculum includes group assignments, role play, individual research, and fieldwork.

Starting 2021, qualified CHTs are eligible for the Hindu chaplaincy pathway, in participation with the prestigious Graduate Theological Union's Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP). Om$ 1.5 Million in recognized volunteer contributions since inception.

Hindu Community Institute

Faculty Associates 2020–2021

Karma Yoga in Selfless Learn & Serve

Anil Diddi (SGS Lead) • Savita Garg • Manju Gupta • Ashis Khan • Anoop Kumar • Shobha Krishna • Usha Narasimhan • Pt Neil Persad • Minakshi Rai • Sabita Rajsekhar • Raju Rayasam • Neelam Sethi • Saurabh Srivastava • Ganapathy Swami (Registrar)

Faculty and Leadership

Partners in Selfless Service

Resident Faculty: Mukund Acharya PhD, Kailash Joshi PhD, Mangala Kumar, Punit Mahendru PhD, Gaurav Rastogi • Distinguished Lectures: Subhash Kak PhD, Chinmay Pandya PhD, Yogacharya Uma O'Brien, Rita Sherma PhD, Sw. Svatmavidyananda PhD, Amrutur Srinivasan PhD • Interfaith Speakers: Kamal Abu-Shamsieh PhD, Peter Ilgenfritz, Jessi Kaur, Hugh Seid-Valencia, Farid Senzai DPhil, Lauren Van Ham • 24,500 Volunteer Hours since inception

HCI prepares you to enrich lives, with satisfaction that money cannot buy. Starting 2021, qualified CHTs are eligible for the Hindu chaplaincy pathway with GTU's Interreligious Chaplaincy Program.

Hindu Community Institute — Let Us Put Hindu Tradition to Work

Editorial Board

Hindu Spiritual Care Institute

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