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Why Not Diwali Holiday? Hindus Ask Valley Stream School District

eHezi 9:36pm • January 8, 2020 Asia, Community, Culture, Ethnicity, History, Holidays, House of Worship, International, Law, New York State, People, Politics, Religion Leave a Comment

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Diwali holiday in VSCHSD would be a step in the positive direction in view of presence of a substantial number of Hindu students in the District; as it was important to meet the religious and spiritual needs of Hindu pupils. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of …

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