Hindu families have settled in Central Alberta for more than 30 years. However, the growth in number of families of Hindu faith has been very recent. The families settled in this region have been travelling to either Calgary or Edmonton to fulfill their religious aspirations and to participate in cultural activities based on Hindu faith. A proposal to establish a Society for the Hindu community started in summer of 2012 with a main focus to build a place of worship or temple in Red Deer area. Prior to this, a group of families were getting together regularly on a monthly basis to perform pooja and sing bhajans at a community hall or in one of the residences of the group. Since its inception in 2012 we have made significant progress towards our goal. The Society got its registration under the Alberta Societies Act and has its own legal standing effective December 5, 2012. This process involved drafting the Objectives of the Society, its Bylaw etc., and have the documents reviewed & approved by the Government of Alberta. Society has also been successful in getting recognized as Charitable Organization under the Federal government regulations. This is allowing us to collect donations and provide tax deductible receipts to donors.
Membership Information
Membership Type |
Membership Fees |
Family |
$ 40.00 |
Individual |
$ 30.00 |
Board Members
President |
Shyam Kansal |
Vice President |
Samit Shah |
General Secretary |
Sheelendra Singh |
Treasurer |
Rajkamal Patel |
Cultural and Publication Secretary |
Rahul Purswani |
Pooja Secretary |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
Property Co-ordinator |
Divyang Solanki |
Sponsorship Coordinator and Past Immediate President |
Abhay Sonigara |
Special Operations Director |
Dharmesh Goradia |
President |
Abhay Sonigara |
Vice President |
Samit Shah |
General Secretary |
Sheelendra Singh |
Treasurer |
Rajkamal Patel |
Cultural and Publication Secretary |
Rahul Purswani |
Pooja Secretary |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
Property Co-ordinator |
Divyang Solanki |
A/R Coordinator |
Shyam Kansal |
Sponsorship Coordinator |
Neeraj Marwaha |
Director |
Dharmesh Goradia |
Director |
Avinash Kurupati |
President |
Abhay Sonigara |
Vice President |
Samit Shah |
General Secretary |
Sanjay Desai |
Treasurer |
Shyam Kansal |
Cultural Secretary |
Krutisha Patel |
Pooja Secretary |
Lipika Mazumdar |
Membership Co-ordinator |
Pankhuri Sharma |
A/R Coordinator |
Neeraj Marwaha |
Cultural Coordinator |
Rajkamal Patel |
Past Immediate President |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
Sponsorship Management |
Dharmesh Goradia |
Sponsorship Management |
Avinash Kurupati |
President |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
Vice President |
Abhay Sonigara |
General Secretary |
Sanjay Desai |
Treasurer |
Shyam Kansal |
Cultural Secretary |
Jitender Kalra |
Publication Secretary |
Krutisha Patel |
New Members Co-ordinator |
Samit Shah |
Prasad Secretary |
Lipika Mazumdar |
Pooja Secretary |
Mira Parai |
Property Manager |
Chandresh Patel |
Past Immediate President |
Dharmesh Goradia |
Director |
Srinivas Ragavan |
Director |
Avinash Kurupati |
President |
Dharmesh Goradia |
Vice President |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
General Secretary |
Abhay Sonigara |
Treasurer |
Harish Ratra & Shyam Kansal |
Pooja Secretary |
Mira Parai |
Cultural and Publication Secretary |
Jitender Kalra |
New Members Co-ordinator |
Samit Shah |
Director |
Chandresh Patel |
President |
Dharmesh Goradia |
Vice President |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
General Secretary |
Abhay Sonigara |
Treasurer |
Harish Ratra |
Pooja Secretary |
Mira Parai |
Cultural and Publication Secretary |
Poonam Goyal |
New Members Co-ordinator |
Samit Shah |
Director |
Chandresh Patel, Mayur Shah & Hari Sadhan Sarkar |
Past Immediate President |
Shyam Kansal |
President |
Shyam Kansal |
Vice President |
Chandresh Patel |
General Secretary |
Lalit Vadbheru |
Treasurer |
Harish Ratra |
Pooja Secretary |
Anindita Bhattacharya |
Cultural and Publication Secretary |
Poonam Goyal |
Prasad Management Secretary |
Lipika Mazumder |
Director |
Mira Parai, Ashwani Awasthi & Dharmesh Goradia |