THE WOODLANDS, June 27, 2013: Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) aka Hindu Congress of America Houston chapter conducted its third annual Hindu Sports Day (HSD) at Hindu Temple of Woodland (HTW). The event was hosted and supported by Hindu Temple of Woodland.

The idea was to engage Hindu youth in fun activities around the spiritual and moral guidance that is provided by the temples. It was also aimed at providing youngsters with the chance to meet, interact and connect with others of similar cultural background.

This year Hindu Sports Day had six games categories including Spell Bee, Carrom, Chess, Table Tennis, Arts.

Below are the winners in each category: Arts (Elementary) : Amoga Prahalad (Gold), Minakshi Reddy (Silver), Anchita Shukla (Bronze) . Arts (Middle School): Adarsha Prahalad (Gold)

Chess (Under 18): Aryan Shenoy (Gold), Monica Balkrishnan (Silver), Anchita Shukla (Bronze), Amrita Gorthi (Bronze). Chess (Above 18): Amit Banerjee (Gold), Fabian Fer-nandez (Gold)

Carrom (Senior): Amit Banerjee (Gold), Murthy Gorthi (Gold), Carrom (Junior): Nitika Veludandi (Gold)

Spell Bee : Adarshia Prahalad (Gold), Amrutha Gorthi (Silver), Aaryan Shenoy (Bronze), Anchita Shukla (Bronze), Amoga Prahlad (Bronze), Arush (Gold), Smriti (Silver), Monica (Bronze)

Dilip Mehta, President of HMSA along with Rajendher Reddy, President of Hindu Tem-ple of Woodland congratulated and awarded the medals. Kiran Patel, one of the participants mother said “such events like Hindu Sports Day enable Hindu youth to enjoy and keep updated with traditional Hindu sports and also motivate and inspire Hindu youth.”

HMSA would like to thank Hindu Temple of Woodland for the excellent coordination and assistance they provided for Hindu Sports Day. HTW management also acknowledged and appreciated the efforts of HMSA for their work towards Hindu unity, awareness and empowerment.

Source: Indo- American News, DT, June 27, 2013.