Surya Academy, a Canadian school of Indian Philosophy and Culture based in the GTA marks its first anniversary this summer 2008. Since opening on the Summer Solstice in June 2007, the Academy has held a number of activities on a variety of subjects across the GTA.

Lectures, workshops and storytelling events have been held as ways to promote the culture and heritage of the ancient South Asian land. The year, according to Surya Academy Director Anil Persaud, has been a fast and eventful one. Partnerships with organizations such as Richmond Hill’s Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization (CMOHC), Toronto’s Vaastu.net and Devi Mandir in Pickering have helped Surya to establish a solid foundation in its first year of operations.