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Saturday September 25 &
Sunday September 26, 2021
​NAHCA Inaugural Conference videos
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2021 NAHCA Conference Saturday Opening Prayer
Dr. Asha Shipman, Director of Hindu Life, Yale University
Shaanti mantra from the Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad
2021 NAHCA Conference Saturday Keynote - Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy
Saturday September 25, 2021 Keynote “Caring for the Caregiver: A Dharmic” Perspective 
Speaker: Dr. Aparna Ramaswamy, Ed.D, Ph.D, Johns Hopkins University School of Education and Founding Director of the DhIA Foundation, Interim Director of Dharmic Life, Georgetown University
Moderator: Ms. Shamā Mehtā, BCC, Certified Educator Candidate and Staff Chaplain, University of Michigan Health System
2021 NAHCA Conference Saturday Healthcare Panel session: Why CPE?
Panel Speakers: 
Ms. Aarti Ahuja, Hospital Chaplain, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ms. Allegra Lovejoy, MDiv/MEM candidate at Yale Divinity School and Yale School of the Environment
Ms. Deepti Scharf, MACM candidate, St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute
Moderator: Ms. Shamā Mehtā, BCC, Certified Educator Candidate and Staff Chaplain, University of Michigan Health System
2021 NAHCA Conference Sunday Keynote - Dr. Raja Bhattar
Sunday September 26, 2021 Keynote “(Re)Queering Hinduism: Embracing the Presence and Possibility within our Dharmic Traditions and Teachings”
Speaker: Dr. Raja Bhattar, Higher education strategist, advocate, and artist
Moderator: Dr. Preeta Banerjee, Hindu Advisor, Tufts University
2021 NAHCA Conference Sunday Social Justice Roundtable - Mr. Reggie Hubbard
"Serving Community with Authenticity"
A discussion about compassion for self and others rooted in the notion of alleviating suffering in the world. As we each do our part, there is a need for boldness, authenticity, and humility in serving our respective communities. Together we can re-imagine our relation toward issues of social justice.
Leader: Mr. Reggie Hubbard, Founder/Chief Serving Officer of Active Peace Yoga 
Moderator: Dr. Preeta Banerjee, Hindu Advisor, Tufts University
2021 NAHCA Conference Sunday Closing Prayer
Mr. Vineet Chander, Assistant Dean for Hindu Life at Princeton University
Shaanti mantra from the Isha Upanishad

Saturday May 23 & Sunday May 24, 2020 NAHCA Inaugural Conference videos
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2020 NAHCA Conference Saturday Worship Service  
Dr. Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, Director for Dharmic Life & Hindu Spiritual Advisor, Georgetown University
2020 NAHCA Inaugural Conference Saturday Opening Remarks and Information on NAHCA
Introductions/conference overview/announcement of formation of North American Hindu Chaplains Association (NAHCA)
Dr. Asha Shipman, NAHCA Chair and Founding Board members:
Dr. Preeta Banerjee, Treasurer
Mr. Vineet Chander, Resources Co-Chair
Ms. Sangeetha Kowsik, Secretary Ms. Shama Mehta, Vice Chair
Mr. Sanjay Mathur, Membership Chair
Dr. Brahmachari Sharan, Resources Co-Chair
Dr. Cody Nielsen, Convergence on Campus, Conference Co-Sponsor and Conference Technical Director
2020 NAHCA Conference Saturday Keynote - Vineet Chander
Saturday May 23, 2020 Keynote: “Not Quite Gurus_ Why We Need Hindu Chaplaincy”
Speaker: Mr. Vineet Chander, Coordinator for Hindu Life, Princeton University
Moderator: Dr. Asha Shipman, Director of Hindu Life, Yale University
2020 NAHCA Conference Saturday Panel:
​Perspectives on Hindu Chaplaincy with the Authors of 'Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care' 
Speakers: Dr. Asha Shipman, Director of Hindu Life, Yale University
Dr. Jeffery Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, Elizabethtown College
Swami Tyagananda, Head monk, Boston Vedanta Society, Hindu Chaplain, MIT and Harvard University
Dr. Varun Khanna, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Swarthmore College
Moderator: Dr. Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies, Hartford Seminary, co-editor of Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care
2020 NAHCA Conference Saturday Roundtable on Healthcare Chaplaincy 
Roundtable on Healthcare Chaplaincy
Speakers: Ms. Shama Mehta, Board Certified Hindu Chaplain, Beaumont Health
Mr. Sunil Yadav, MDiv., Board Certified Hindu-Buddhist Chaplain, Rush University Medical Center
Moderator: Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee, Faculty, Wellesley College and ORSEL Fellow, MIT
2020 NAHCA Conference Saturday Roundtable on Higher Education Chaplaincy
Speakers:
Mr. Vineet Chander, Coordinator for Hindu Life, Princeton University
Dr. Brahmachariji Vrajvihari Sharan, Director for Dharmic Life & Hindu Spiritual Advisor, Georgetown University
Moderator: Dr. Asha Shipman, Director of Hindu Life, Yale University
NAHCA Conference Saturday Evening Presentation on Hindu-Muslim Interfaith Dialogue through the Art of Arabic Calligraphy
Ms. Sangeetha Kowsik, Hindu Chaplain at NYU and Columbia University and Founder of Ihsanishan Design
2020 NAHCA Conference Sunday Worship Service
Dr. Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, Director for Dharmic Life & Hindu Spiritual Advisor, Georgetown University
2020 NAHCA Conference Sunday Opening Remarks
Dr. Asha Shipman, Check in/Introductions/Overview of the day
Dr. Cody Nielsen, Founder and Executive Director, Convergence on Campus, An introduction to the mission of Convergence
2020 NAHCA Conference Sunday Keynote - Shaunaka Rishi Das
Sunday May 24, 2020 Keynote: “Spiritual Accompaniment from a Hindu Lens”
Speaker: Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS)
Moderator: Dr. Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, Director for Dharmic Life & Hindu Spiritual Advisor, Georgetown University
2020 NAHCA Conference Sunday Roundtable Discussion, "Dialogue: How does it look in practice?"
Speakers:
Ms. Sangeetha Kowsik, Hindu Chaplain, NYU and Columbia University
Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee, Faculty, Wellesley College and ORSEL Fellow, MIT
2020 NAHCA Conference Sunday Closing Remarks
NAHCA plans moving forward; thanks, comments, and closing prayers from the NAHCA Founding Board


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