By Mayuri Parmar
National Hindu Students Forum (UK) Alumni

UK election results in the past few years have increasingly been about galvanising the vote of smaller ethnic, religious or immigrant communities. The reason for this is quite simple. Most of these communities are grouped densely within particular constituencies and present an increasingly significant proportion of marginal votes. On this basis, I would expect the Mayoral candidates to reach out to as many communities within London to ensure that they get their voice heard. More importantly, I would expect them to reach out so that they can understand their electorate and be truly representative of this great city.

Are you aged between 18-35 and have a particular talent that you want to showcase at the prestigious Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) this year? If yes, we want to hear from you! Asian Voice, are looking for individuals / groups that possess hidden talents which can be showcased at the AAA event. The event will be talking place on 14th September 2012 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane in central London and will attract an esteemed audience of over 1,000 business leaders, politicians and city professionals; as well as extensive media coverage.

Ekatva is an experiment to touch the lives and spirits of 16 underprivileged children from India, through the mediums of dance, music, performance and most importantly, love. On this journey, we hope to spread seeds of goodness and compassion throughout the world. After one year of training and development, the children are gearing up to tour the show across India, the US, and the UK between now and July 2012.

By Sanjay Parekh
NHSF Learning Team

6^th April 2012 (Chaitra Sud 15 in the Hindu calendar)

Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Rama's most ardent devotee, Hanumanji. It is celebrated every year on the full moon day of the month of Chaitra.