Step into the vibrant world of Hinduism in Belgium! The Hindu Forum of Belgium proudly presents its 92-page magazine, packed with inspiring stories, cultural highlights, and historic milestones. What’s Inside? Martin Gurvich / Mahaprabhu Dasa Articles: The Road to Recognition and The Significance of Hinduism in Belgium: Vision and Future Dr. Rembert LutjeharmsArticles: Hinduism: A...
Author: Todd DeWitt On Friday, November 22, the Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB) celebrated a milestone on the journey toward government recognition of Hinduism by holding an event at the Royal Library of Belgium. A hundred and fifty VIPs attended, including His Excellency Saurabh Kumar, the Indian Ambassador, and Herve Cornille from the Belgian Parliament....
Join us for a memorable evening celebrating a historic milestone—the first step towards the recognition of Hinduism in Belgium. Hosted by the Hindu Forum of Belgium, this gathering will bring together the beauty of Indian culture, dance, music, and flavors, showcasing the diversity and inclusivity at the heart of Belgian society.
We are happy to announce that eleven years after introducing a formal request for Hinduism to be recognized by the Belgian Government and eight years after our formal request for a subsidy for Hindu Forum of Belgium, the Belgian Parliament has voted on 11 January, 2024, to grant the Hindu Forum of Belgium a subsidy, which is the first step towards recognition of Hinduism in Belgium.
The General Assembly meeting of the Forum Hindu de Belgique asbl took place at 10:00 am on July 1 at the Centre of the Brahma Kumaris, Luxemburgstraat 20, 1000 Brussel. -Present:Vedisch Cultureel Centrum Govinda vzwBrahma KumarisNamaskar asblRadhadesh asblCentre de Bhakti Yoga asblIndian Cultural Centre BelgiqueBhaktivedanta CollegeVzw Vrienden van Shiva -Guests:ICC BXLSanatan Dharma BelgiumShiva forum Europe...
Belgian law currently offers official recognition to Catholicism, Protestantism, Anglicanism, Islam, Judaism, and Eastern-Orthodoxy, as well as several non-religious philosophical organisations.
The Board of Directors of the Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB) and the Executive Team express their heartfelt condolences to the family members of Mr. Ravinder Singh, the President of the HFB, who passed away peacefully on Friday 20th January 2023 at the age of 55 years.Prayer meet in silence at Brussels Mandir on Sunday...
This year’s General Assembly was hosted by Bhaktivedanta College in the tranquillity of the Ardennes. Their premises are adjacent to the spiritual oasis that is sometimes named ‘India in the Ardennes’: Radhadesh. This year’s General Assembly was hosted by Bhaktivedanta College in the tranquillity of the Ardennes. Their premises are adjacent to the spiritual oasis...
The Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB), ISKCON Belgium, and Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) held two protests and prayer vigils to demand justice and security for Hindus in Bangladesh who have been subject to repeated violent attacks in Bangladesh.
The delegation expressed their concern about the lack of protection for Hindus in Bangladesh and handed over several letters from different organizations to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh requesting the Government to give proper protection to Hindu Temples, Businesses, and Community Centers, impart Justice to the perpetrators of the attacks and help rebuild the Temples destroyed. As well as help the families that lost members in the attacks.
Two protests against the recent spate of violence against innocent Hindus in Bangladesh will be held: (1) Friday, 29 October in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Brussels and (2) Sunday 31 October at Schumann Square in Brussels.
On the 8th of September, the board members of the Hindu Forum of Belgium were received by his excellency Mr. Santosh Jha, ambassador of India to Belgium. Ravinder Singh, president of HFB, started by thanking the ambassador for his prompt action regarding a picture of Ganesh on the label of a bottle of a beverage containing alcohol.
Brussels, Belgium: Belgium’s iconic building “Chateau de Petite Somme” also known as “Radhadesh” illuminated in Tricolour on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day. Chateau de Petite Somme is situated in Belgium’s hills of Ardennes and houses the Krishna temple.
On Wednesday the 16th of September the new Board of Directors of the HFB and the Executive team had their first meeting in the HFB head office at Avenue d’Auderghem 197, Etterbeek-Brussels. Topics such as criteria for new members, benefits of being part of the HFB, benefits of being recognized as a religion, a newsletter,...
In February 2013 Hindu Forum of Belgium officially applied for recognition of Hinduism in Belgium, by introducing a request with an extensive file to the minister of Justice. You can view that file here in three languages, as well as letters of support that the Hindu Forum of Belgium received afterward.
We want to congratulate the newly elected, re-elected members and the executive team, wishing them all the best of carrying out this very important task of representing the various member-Hindu organisations to the Belgian Government, media, Religious leaders, as well as to the public in general.
Mahaprabhu dasa, General Secretary of the Hindu Forum of Belgium, Malati dasi, Member of the Board of Directors of the HFB and Kanta Odido donor of HFB spent a week in Delhi meeting politicians. They presented a report of the recognition of Hinduism in Belgium and got support from important politicians. They met with Minister...
Below you can read the message by Mr. Sadeo Chunivan, the president of the HFB, delivered during the general assembly which was held on 1st of July 2018. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, it is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you today. It is gratifying to look around and see...
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...
On 27th of June the members of the Board of Directors met with Mr. Peumans who is the President of the Flemish Parliament to discuss the recognition process of Hinduism in Belgium.
16th of June 2018, Manik Paul, Mahaprabhu and Malati participated in the General Assembly of the Hindu Forum Europe. The HFE as an umbrella organization, aims to bring matters regarding Hinduism to the attention of leaders in Europe. After representing HFB since its inception in 2007, Mahaprabhu stepped down as a member of the board...
On January 22nd Mahaprabhu dasa and Malati dasi attended the Republic Day reception organised by the Indian embassy in Brussels. The Museum of Sacred Art organised an exhibit of artworks by Om Prakash called Mandalas which was very much appreciated by the public present.
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...
Congresleider Dr. Karan Singh, een zeer geliefde en legendarische persoonlijkheid in India Een delegatie van het Hindoe Forum van België (HFB), waaronder twee ISKCON toegewijden, heeft vorige week in Delhi, India, een ontmoeting gehad met de Koning en Koningin van België, en met heel wat invloedrijke Indiase politici. Hun doel was steun te krijgen om...
Please find below the Diwali letter from the Prime minister of Belgium Mr. Charles MICHEL. Diwali congratulation letter by the Belgium PM MR. Charles Michel
Mister Dufour informed us that from HFB side we have been very diligent by filling in all the documents and by giving all the required information. This was later confirmed by Minister Geens. He suggested to us to continue to continue meeting different political parties in the autumn. Mr Dufour mentions that the HFB should become more professional and therefore they are intending to grant us the requested subsidy.
On Monday 27 of March HFB delegation met the Assistant of the Prime Minister of Belgium Mr Raedts.
On 27 March 2017 members of the board of the HFB met with the new ambassador of Nepal, Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa.
Martin Gurvich and Malati of the HFB had a meeting with Philippe Markiewicz, leader of the Jewish community in Belgium on 17 June 2016.
On the 11th of May 2016, the Hindu Forum of Belgium met with Meyrem Almaci, the chairwomen of the Flemish Green Party. Meyrem Almaci was accompanied by Gijs Ory, a policy adviser for the Green Party. Volunteer Markus Fobelets was the representative on behalf of the Hindu Forum of Belgium. It was a positive and...
For the recent visit to Brussels by the Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, we negotiated with the Indian Embassy in Belgium to meet with the Prime Minister and air issues faced by Hindus in Belgium and Europe. This we felt appropriate as over 50% of the Hindus in Europe are either...
The Hindu Forum of Europe and the Hindu Forum of Belgium express deep sorrow for the loss of life and our prayers for the speedy recovery of the victims of violent attacks in Brussels earlier today. We condemn the perpetrators of this violence and urge those who may have some idea of who they may...
Monday 16 November the Hindu Forum Europe (HFE) celebrated Diwali for the first time in the EU Parliament, Brussels. Host MEP, Neena Gill congratulated Hindus with this big success. The Ambassador of India, Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri, and the Ambassador of Mauritius, Mr. J. Koonjul, lit symbolically a dipa in the presence of other MEPs...
On Sunday 20 September 2015 HFBe had our General Assembly at Krishna Restaurant in Overijse, Brussels. attendence was down becasue it was a No Car Day in Brussels. Never-the-less a few hardy fellows and ladies did turn out for it. The committe led by Anil Chunivan was confirmed for another year. Membership fee was lowered...
International Imam Hussain Council; Syeda Fatima Interfaith Conference 8 June 2015: Recognizing women as key players in our society today Dr. Lakshmi Vyas is felicitated with an award at the Syeda Fatima Conference held at the House of Lords on 8/6/15. With Lord Avebury, Baroness Ashraf, Lord Ahmad, Yousef Al_khoei, Barrister Rubab Rizvi and others....
Our hearts go out to the people of Nepal who have lost loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods in the earthquake. We also pray with the Belgian Nepali community who may be worried about relatives back home and hope that their loved ones are safe. Our prayers for the eternal Shanti for the Atmas...
“Some faiths are more equal than others [… ] creating an unequal society and citizen,” Bharti Tailor of the Hindu Forum of Europe said last week at the EU Commission’s High-Level Religious Leaders meeting, including “indigenous people who adopt Hinduism [who are] treated as 2nd class.” 18 senior religious leaders from all over Europe met...
When Mr. Suresh Goel, Director General Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is not dealing with United Nation reforms, or international diplomacy work he is also touring the world, promoting Indian culture abroad, and it is the exceptional Indian cultural presence of the Vedic community and castle of Radhadesh that brought him to the Belgian...
The second annual World Hindu Summit event (WHS), organized by the World Hindu Federation (WHF), happened in late-June of this year in the capital city, Denpasar Bali, Indonesia. “Lokasamgraha”, means to “serve for unity, empowerment and welfare” and this saying was the theme of the event; organized by the World Hindu Parisad organization. The Hindu...
In October 2012, the HFB requested a meeting with the Ministry of Justice to formally submit the request for recognition of Hinduism in Belgium.
In the last meeting of 2012 (September), the General Assembly accepted the following new members: Bhaktivedanta College asbl Indian Cultural Center-Brussels Mandir
The Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB) was launched in 2007 at the Jolly Hotel in Brussels in the presence of many dignitaries (ambassadors, politicians, and religious leaders).
