Hindu Forum of Britain
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The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) is an umbrella organization that represents over 275 Hindu groups throughout Great Britain. The HFB provides member organizations an opportunity to mobilize their efforts in informing public policy and assists in the development of community projects. HFB organises many high profile events every year including Diwali at the House of Commons and dinners with Leaders of the three parties.
HFB advises many Government Departments and bodies including the Home Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, London Criminal Justice Board, Race Hate Crime Forum, London 2012 Forum, Commission for Integration and Cohesion and many others to put forward a Hindu perspective in public affairs.
HFB launched the Connecting British Hindus report by the Runnymede Trust in June 2006 which established a structured platform for the identity of British Hindus and their access to public services. The report established that over 80% of Hindus in Britain did not want to be called Asians but preferred to be called Hindu or Indian.
HFB has increasingly become an important connector between the Government, media and the Hindu community in Britain. It has emerged as one of the most politically savvy and emerging Hindu voices in the UK, and has built excellecent relationships with leaders of all three political parties. Some of the high-profile campaigns that HFB have launched include safegaurding the use of Hindu images and icons in commerce and arts, the Defend Russian Hindus campaign, persecution of Hindu rights in Bangladesh, changes to immigration laws for Hindu priests entering Britain, Save the Hindu Swastika campaign and many others.
The successful penetration of Government and media by HFB in the short time from its creation in 2004 is often attributed to its Executive Committee comprised of young and professional Hindus from the second and third generation, who are as 'British' as they are 'Hindu'. This is seen by many as a crucial differntiator between HFB and many other 'older' Hindu organisations that have been in existence for many years but may not have become as successful as HFB.
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