PITTSBURGH, USA, March 21, 2002: From February 22 through 24, 2002, the University of Pittsburgh chapter of Hindu Students Council hosted the annual HSC Lower Midwest Regional Retreat. The Retreat was attended by 84 people representing seven regional schools: University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University, University of Michigan, Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, West Virginia University and Thomas Jefferson College of Medicine. There were a variety of workshops, cultural and religious programs all geared toward strengthening Hindu unity. Hinduism 101: Dharma, Domestic Violence in Hindu Society, Kashmir is Bleeding, Modern Physics and Classical Hinduism and Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? were some of the workshops. Classical art forms were also performed in the workshops: Nadh Brahma: Indian Music and Spirituality and Kuchipudi Dancing. It is the goal of HSC to promote and foster a Hindu family.
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