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San Francisco: Before the newly elected US President Donald Trump takes power, a big good news has come for the Hindu students living there. In Ohio, America, it has been announced that Hindu students will be given Diwali holiday every year and two other Hindu holidays. This has created a wave of happiness among Hindu students. An Indian American senator has informed about this decision of America.
It is being told that a bill sponsored by Indian American Senator Neeraj Antani was passed by the Ohio Senate, which has now been approved by Governor Mike Devine. Antani said, “Due to this bill co-sponsored by me, every Hindu student in Ohio will be able to take a holiday on Diwali every year from 2025. This is an incredible moment for the Hindus of Ohio.” Antani said that Ohio has become the first state in America to give every student a holiday on Diwali.
Hindu students will also get holidays on these festivals
Antani is the first Hindu American senator in the history of Ohio. He said that apart from this, Hindu students will be able to take two other religious holidays. For this, they will have many options. Under this, Gujarati Hindu students will be able to take leave for Navratri (Annakoot), BAPS devotees Pramukh Swami Maharaj Jayanti, Swaminarayan devotees Hari Jayanti, Telugu students Ugadi, Tamil students Pongal, Bengali Hindu students Durga Puja, Punjabi Hindu students Lohri and ISKCON devotees Krishna Janmashtami. According to the Ohio Department of Education, October 20 and 21 have been fixed as the dates for Diwali in 2025.
