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Formation | 2010 |
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Type | Nonprofit organization |
Purpose | Economic |
Headquarters | Delhi, India |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
Founder | Swami Vigyananand |
Website | www |
The World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) is a nonprofit based in Delhi, India. It describes itself as an independent international organization committed to the prosperity of Hindu society through the creation and sharing of surplus wealth. The forum brings together eminent Hindu intellectuals and businesses for the purposes of collaboration. The organization holds an annual international conference and several regional conferences in different parts of the world. [1] Dr. Sriprakash Kothari was named as the chairperson of the second World Hindu Congress [2]
The WHEF seeks to bring together financially successful individuals from the Hindu Society, such as traders, bankers, technocrats, investors, industrialists, businessmen, professionals, economists, and thinkers under one roof so that each group can share their business knowledge, experience, and expertise with their fellow brethren to make them understand the principles of surplus wealth generation to make society prosperous. [3]
The forum was founded by Shri Swami Vigyananand, [4] an Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He says "We are now living in the 21st century, equipped with all the advanced technologies like airplane, internet, mobiles, and other modern facilities. When we go back in time to recollect the age of torture, destruction, suppression, and humiliation that our forefathers underwent, we should derive inspiration from the fact that when our ancestors worked and survived in such difficult times and conditions, so what stops us from excelling in these technologically advanced times?"
Third Annual conference of World Hindu Economic Forum was held in New Delhi with the theme "Thriving Economy, Prospering Economy". WHEF 2014 was one of the 7 parallel conferences of the first-ever World Hindu Congress being organized in New Delhi from 21–23 November 2014. Around 1800 delegates from 53 countries joined the 3-day event. As per newspapers, top government officials including ministers addressed the event showing full support for this event [5]
Prominent speakers expected are the Dalai Lama, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Dr. Mohanrao Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak, Hon’ble Ministers: Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Smt. Smriti Irani, Minister of Human Resources Development, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, [6] Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance, Republic of Guyana; Eminent Scientists: G.Madhavan Nair, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, leading educationists: Prof. S.B. Majumdar, Dr. G. Visvanthan, Prof. Kapil Kapoor, filmmakers Priyadarshan and Major Ravi, Popular film actress from South Smt. Sukanya Ramesh also joined and spoke at the event. [7]
The conference was inaugurated by Shri D. Devadas, Member Organising Committee WHEF Bangkok, 2013; Shri Susheel Saraff, Chairman, Organising Committee WHEF 2013, Bangkok; Shri Arun Kumar Bajaj, Convener, WHEF Steering Committee; Dr. Gautam Sen, Member, WHEF Steering Committee, Retired Lecturer of London School of Economics & Political Science; H. E. Shri Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of Bharat of Thailand; H. E. Dr. Olarn Chaipravat, President of the Thailand Trade Representative & Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. H. E. Dr. Olarn Chaipravat welcomed all the delegates on behalf of the Prime Minister of Thailand and the Royal Thai Government. 7 different sessions were conducted. The sessions included discussions on topics like Emerging opportunities & challenges from free trade agreements, regional economic communities & new geographical areas, Keynote Speeches from Businesses and industries, Enormous opportunities of business in alternative energy, and so on. The sessions were chaired by genius minds like Prof. (Dr.) R. Vaidyanathan, Shri Suresh Prabhu , Prof. (Dr.) Guna Magesan. One session was chaired by young and vibrant Kritika Bajaj. This underlined the greater involvement of youth in WHEF and many of its activities. Another such session was conducted by Liza Bhansali, Pritika Sharma & Nitika Sharma [8] which focused on entrepreneurship among today's youth. Amit Srivastava presented the report at the World Hindu and Student Conference organized in Bali in 2012. Shri S.V. Anand handed over the first copy of the book 'Global Handbook on Flooring' to Shri L. Gopakumar and Shri Vinod Kumar to mark the book's release. The conference united most of the influential personalities in the field of economy and business and led to a lot of knowledge exchange. This catalyzed the efforts to strengthen the economy.
The World Hindu Economic Forum for South East Asia was conducted in Hong Kong, in the year 2012. Over 250 prominent businesspersons, industrialists, economists, bankers, international traders, and business association leaders attended the meeting from different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region. Four panels, namely: successful models: Making small & medium-sized enterprise successful in Global Marketplace, Developing Hindu Economy, Mega trends in global economy and Prospects of Bharat's economy and Mantra for Successful Business Enterprise, were designed to discuss nuances of economy & business. The conference was inaugurated by Hon. Shri Anil Kumar Bachoo, Dr Subramanian Swamy , Dr. Gautam Sen, Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Prof. (Dr.) R. Vaidyanathan, Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar, Shri Subhash Thakrar, Dr. Dilip N. Kulkarni. All that is crucial for a progressive economy ranging from Infrastructure, Transport, and Natural Resources, Global Challenges and opportunities, Development of Aerospace Technology & Economic Opportunity, research & development in the field of science & technology, and social entrepreneurship were discussed. The Discussion covered the welfare of a farmer as well as that of an industrialist. There was a unanimous agreement on the urgent need of importance to give back to the roots of the traditional economy.
The World Hindu Economic Forum – Regional Forum for Europe took place at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 4 November 2012. It was conducted at the heart of the European Business Center. Along with scores of bright young Hindu professionals and businessmen, many prominent Hindu professionals and businessmen also attended the forum. Shri Subhash Thakrar (Member of WHYC Steering Committee), and Shri Anil Puri (Member of Steering Committee), Prof. (Dr.) R. Vaidyanathan, Dr. Gautam Sen, S. V. Anand, Shri Arun Bajaj, and Shri Anil Puri shared their thoughts at the conference.
The World Hindu Economic Forum – Regional Forum for South-East and East Asia was organized in Malaysia from 6–7 January 2013 at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel. Delegates from the ASEAN Countries, Bharat, UK, and Fiji graced the conference.
Speakers included Shri Dato J. Jegathesan, Dr. Gautam Sen, Shri S.V. Anand, Shri Arun Bajaj, Prof. (Dr.) R. Vaidyanathan, Prof. (Dr.) Mahendhiran Nair, Shri Shubash Thakrar, Shri Datuk Ramesh Kodammal, Shri Datuk V. Nadarajan, Ms. Suseela Menon, Shri M.S. Subramaniam. A special session was held on strengthening the Hindu economy in Sri Lanka. The session was organized by Shri Datuk B. Sahadevan, Shri V.K. Regu, and other volunteers.
The World Hindu Economic Forum for North America took place on 28 April 2013 in Dallas, Texas, known as the financial hub of Southern USA. It was the first forum of its kind in North America where Hindu entrepreneurs from across various business domains came together on one platform. Many prominent Hindu businessmen and venture capitalists from Texas and other parts of The USA were at the forum. Shri S.V. Anand, Shri Sashi Kejriwal, Shri Nitin Anand, Shri Dayakar Pushkar, Dr. Prakasarao Velagapudi, and Shri Rahul Chandra shared their views on this occasion. [9]
The Dallas-based World Hindu Foundation team joined via virtual meeting and provided key inputs on integrating Canadian-based businessmen with the World Hindu Economic Forum. WHEF looks forward to expanding and integrating more and more Hindu entrepreneurs in the North American Regional chapter into its global fold and plans to conduct more conferences within the US and Canada in the near future. [10]
The World Hindu Economic Forum for Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Oceania) was organized in Fiji on 4 May 2013 at The Sheraton Hotel Nadi, with the theme "Making the South Pacific Community Prosperous". [11] The forum was attended by a good number of prominent Hindu Businessmen from Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand. The forum was inaugurated by Dr. Neil Sharma, Minister for Health, Government of Fiji. Shri Vinod Kumar, Bharat's High Commissioner to Fiji, emphasized on the potential to increase trade between Bharat and Fiji and lauded the effort of WHEF. Shr Jay Dayall emphasized making the Pacific Hindu Community prosperous in all respects. Other key people who presented papers at this Forum included the Vice-chancellor of Fiji National University, Dr. Ganesh Chand, Chairperson of Fiji Commerce Commission, Dr. Mahendra Reddy, Chair of the Oceania Development Network and Professor of Economics at the University of South Pacific, Prof. Biman Prasad.
Workshops on the following topics were organized at the forum:
Shri Noel Lal and Prof Guna Magesan chaired these sessions.
The World Hindu Economic Forum for South Africa was hosted by the Lotus Chamber of Commerce. The theme of the conference was Making Africa Prosperous. The event was attended by several reputed businessmen and intellectuals from South Africa and neighboring countries.
Speakers for the events were Shri S.V. Anand, Cllr. James Nxumalo, MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu, Mr. Akash Singh, Shri. Ashok Chowgule, Shri. Sujit S Nair, FRSA, Shri. Arvinda Rao, Shri MK Angajan, Ms. Prasheen Singh, Ms. Fawzia Peer, Dr. Suren Pillay, Ms. Sulosh Pillay, and Dr. Anil Sooklal.
Members discussed Trading opportunities in Africa and how it can be used to make overall Africa prosperous.
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