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Hindu centre receives $1M donation

Last Updated May 24 2005 02:38 PM CDT
CBC News
WINNIPEG – A man who moved to Canada from India with just $8 in his pocket is now giving $1 million to the new Hindu temple and community centre in Winnipeg.

Raj Pandey came to Canada to get his master's degree on a scholarship from the Canadian Department of Agriculture. He's now a successful mechanical design engineer.

\"When I came, everybody got $8 to travel, and that was all that was allowed by the government of India,\" he says.

Pandey says he's not a religious person, but he hopes his gift leads to a sharing of culture.

\"I see this as an opportunity where we can build something, where we can bring a lot of culture and knowledge and wisdom from the East, and hopefully we can give it to the other people – it does not have to be Hindus. Anybody who is willing to take it,\" he says.

Pandey says some eastern philosophies are already gaining popularity in Canada, such as yoga, herbal medicine and meditation.

\"Hinduism is a philosophy which is very broad. It more teaches you how to live, be a good person, and on and on and on,\" he says.

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The $4 million Hindu centre, which will be named after Pandey, is expected to open at the end of June in the South St. Vital area of Winnipeg. The centre will also have a cultural centre, sport centre, classrooms, yoga centre, and library.

About 9,000 Hindus live in Winnipeg.

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