The CHN hosted the first in a series of talks in conjunction with the City friends of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS) on Thursday 3 March 2011 at Accenture’s offices. The event was attended by 100 guests from nearly 50 different organisations and was possible due to the generosity of the Accenture Diversity Networks. Please see below for an overview of the event. “Hinduism and Science: Conflict, Co-existence or Cooperation?” Presented by Gopal Gupta, OCHS Science and technology are rapidly advancing. Are our religious views incompatible with our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Or are they tools to guide us through the uncertainties of  [ Read More ]

It’s past midnight as I’m typing this. ‘Work’ work has finished, and ‘CHN’ work has started. It’s difficult to imagine the wide range of activities CHN are involved in without having the first-hand experience. We’ve spent a lot of time and effort trying to slowly move the CHN to a more professional, formalised footing. It starts with this website and continues with attaining charity status. This will enable us to market ourselves better and have more flexibility in organising events without needing to always rely on the incredible generosity of our friends at City firms, respectively. We get a lot  [ Read More ]