The prestigious University of Chicago in USA has a dedicated "Hindu Prayer Room".
Located in Rockefeller Chapel, this "Hindu Prayer Room" in Room 021 is accessible to any member of University community from seven am to 11 pm. Hindu students reportedly say daily prayers in this room. Yoga takes place every Tuesday evening in Chancel area of the Chapel. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is ceremonial and spiritual center of the University of Chicago.
Applauding University of Chicago for provision of dedicated "Hindu Prayer Room", Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, described it as "a step in the right direction". Zed commended University of Chicago for recognizing the intersection of spirituality and education.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged other USA universities, both public and private, to respond to the needs of diverse student body and follow University of Chicago's action to provide prayer/meditation rooms for quiet reflection and spiritual exercise which would help in their personal growth.
University of Chicago, whose history goes back to 1892 and whose motto is "Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched", claims 85 Nobel Prize winners, including eight in current faculty. Spread over 211 acres, it has about 16,000 students and over 154,000 alumni spread worldwide. Andrew M. Alper is Chair of the Board of Trustees, while Robert J. Zimmer is President
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Rajan Zed is a religious statesman who has taken up Hindu, interfaith, religion, Roma and other causes all over the world.
He was invited by President of European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pottering, in December 2008 in Brussels (Belgium) for a meeting to promote interfaith dialogue. He has read opening prayers in United States Senate in Washington DC, various state senates and assemblies/houses-of- representatives, city councils, etc., across the country.
Zed is one of the panelists for “On Faith”, a prestigious interactive conversation on religion produced by The Washington Post. He has been bestowed with “World Interfaith Leader Award”, “Nevada Religious Unity Award”, “Positive Pluralism & Unity Prize”, & other awards for interfaith dialogue.
He is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, Senior Fellow and Religious Advisor to New York headquartered Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy, Director of Interfaith Relations of Nevada Clergy Association, Spiritual Advisor to National Association of Interchurch & Interfaith Families, etc.
Rajan Zed is on the Governing Board of Directors of Northern Nevada International Center, on the Board of Directors of Nevada World Trade Council, member Citizens Advisory Committee of Regional Transportation Commission, member Reno Police Chief Advisory Board, etc.
He possesses Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from University of Nevada-Reno and Master of Science in Mass Communications from San Jose State University, California.
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