Diaspora Hindu parents are saddled with the unenviable task of raising their children in what qualifies as near hostile environments. According to a recent study from the UK 51% of parents of Hindu school students reported that their children experienced anti-Hindu hate in schools, though only 1% was reported. A whopping 81% of parents reported that schools fall short of identifying anti-Hindu hate. Though the report is based on data from the UK, anecdotal evidence from many Hindu parents in the USA strongly suggests the prevalence of the very same problems. 

In addition, American academia has taken a turn for the worse with many universities supporting or tolerating anti-Hindu bias targeting their students. Mainstream media and social media too are replete with anti-Hindu hate as is American politics. A lot of anti-Hindu hate can be traced back to the school curriculum and the way Hinduism is presented and taught to children. Typically the complex metaphysics of Hinduism is reduced to  ‘caste’, ‘idol worship’, ‘polytheism’, and such stereotypes. 

Not surprisingly Hindu children are so traumatized by the time they graduate from universities that many disown their heritage and religion. While this phenomenon is very common in the diaspora, very few parents are courageous enough to make their heartbreaking ordeal public. 

The problem is exacerbated by the absence of an evidence-based presentation of Dharmic history, thought and understanding of the actual lived reality of Hindus.

Hindu Parents Network presents The Beautiful Tree program in order to address these shortfalls. The program covers a wide range of topics related to Dharmic worldview beginning with the introduction of Hindu Dharma, latest research on the rich history of the Indian subcontinent, the essentials of a Hindu way of life and ensuring that posterity inherits our precious civilizational memory. The program is fashioned in a way that is simple and diaspora Hindu kids find relatable.