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(BBC Video) First Hindu chaplain in US military is 'groundbreaking

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

Until recently, the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military – and their families – lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture.

But now Captain Pratima Dharm has been appointed as the US military’s first Hindu chaplain.

Watch it all.

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2 comments on “(BBC Video) First Hindu chaplain in US military is 'groundbreaking”

  1. NewTrollObserver says:
    December 13, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    [i][url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5234]Hinduism Today[/url][/i] has an in-depth article on Chaplain Dharm.

  2. sophy0075 says:
    December 14, 2011 at 5:53 am

    I wonder if Walter Reed Army Hospital will ban copies of the Bhagavad Gita, as it did the Bible.