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US school celebrates Bindi and Tilak day in honor of Lord Ram
It is the only middle school in the country with a Hindi and Culture of India credit program
Students sport tilaks and Bindis to celebrate the ocassion of Ayodhya's Ram Temple / Arun Prakash
The nation's only Hindi and Culture of India club at the Pin Oak Middle School of the Houston Independent School District observed January 22, the day of the Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya, as Blessings Day (Bindi and Tilak day) .
The school's principal, Lindsey Vela, participated in the festivities along with all 160 students who learned about the significance of the day. HISD Hindi teacher Arun Prakash explained the importance and significance of Tilak and Bindi in all of his classes while the world culture teacher discussed it in her class.
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"I wish this could be a scene in every school, " Prakash who was instrumental in bring the program to the school said. Regarded as the most experienced Hindi and Culture of India teacher in the state of Texas, he started and taught three Hindi programs in Houston. Bellaire High School of HISD in 1988, Rice University in 1992, and University of Houston main campus in 2006.
"The Indian diaspora is very influential and a number of organizations are actively working towards making changes the way the American education system teaches about India. Starting a Hindi and Culture of India class in schools requires very little initial investment, a proper approach and well trained teachers who can teach for very little initial renumeration. Many programs started but failed because of untrained teachers or reluctance to teach, " he asserted.
The Hindi and Culture of India credit program enables 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to learn Hindi and Culture of India in a formal classroom setting and receive credit.
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