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.
Category: Activities
2021-08-15 Belgium’s Iconic Building Lights Up In Tricolour, Marks India’s 75th Independence Day
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.
2021-05-26 Meeting in the HFB head office
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,...
2021-04-07 Request for official recognition of Hinduism in Belgium
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.
2020-09-06 Annual General Assembly
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.
2018-11-11 Trip to Delhi, India
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...
2018-07-07 General Assembly of the Hindu Forum of Belgium
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...
2018-07-23 Opening of the new centre of Hindu Forum of Luxembourg
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...
2018-06-27 Meeting with Mr Peumans
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.
2018-06-16 General Assembly of the Hindu Forum Europe
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...