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| Abbreviation | HAF |
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| Formation | September 22, 2003 |
| Founders | Sanjay Garg, Nikhil Joshi, Mihir Meghani, Nagendra Rao, Aseem Shukla |
| 68-0551525[1] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
| Purpose | Hindu American advocacy |
| Headquarters | 910 17th St NW Washington, D.C. |
Region served | United States |
Official language | American English |
Executive Director | Suhag Shukla |
| Website | Official website |
The Hindu American Foundation (abbr. HAF) is an American Hindu non-profit advocacy group founded in 2003. The organisation has its roots in the Hindu nationalist organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad America and its student wing Hindu Students Council.
HAF's areas of activism include protecting Hindu rights in the United States, highlighting Hindu persecution in other countries, pushing back against the cultural appropriation of yoga, and opposition to legislation of anti-caste discrimination laws. Scholars argue that HAF's activism aligns with Hindu nationalism and impinges on academic freedom.
- ^ "Hindu American Foundation Guidestar Profile". Guidestar. Retrieved 6 January 2019.