Board Of Directors

Shri. Ramesh Panchal

Mrs. Kiran Gupta

Smt.Kiran Gupta, chief finance officer of the te4mple has been serving on the board of the Hindu Samaj temple for a long time and has maintained the temple accounts for more than 10 years. She has shown great resilience during COVID-19 and executing under adverse circumstances. She applied for several grants to keep the temple in working order during 2020-2022 pandemic. She is well versed in all aspect of running the temple including managing finances, the temple property and sequence of festivals. More recently, she has worked tirelessly to get the temple renovations done in an aesthetic manner. She has worked in the finance industry before she retired . She speaks multiple languages including Hindi, Punjabi and English. She has done liaison with several government agencies during her tenure on the board. She has organized kids to study Srimad Bhagavat Gita and yoga. She has also organized key board lessons, vocal music classes and exercise dance classes for children. She also manages Senior Seva Mandal and organizes Yoga for seniors. She also served as chair person for Hindu Samaj Women’s Outreach group and presented an excellent program about Diwali on 150 Canada birthday celebrations that included multiple the ethnic communities of Hamilton at city hall. It was a smashing hit with every one.

Smt. Uma Sharma

Smt.Uma Sharma is the Religious secretary of the Hindu Samaj Temple. She has been holding voluntary positions at the temple for many years. She is currently the religious secretary and is responsible for scheduling religious festivals and Mata Ki Chownki with other elders in the temple. She looks after Bala Vihar, Piano Classes and children’s programs. She screens candidates who apply for priests, music teachers, tabla players. She invariably selects the best talent to serve the temple. She speaks Punjabi, Hindi and English. out.

Mr. Jagjit Nayya

Mr.Jagjit Nayyar is the kitchen secretary and has a penchant in preparing satvic dishes at the temple for large number of devotees. He meticulously plans every priti bhoj, several days in advance. His cooking expertise is sought by other temples and he voluntarily helps many restaurants both in Hamilton and GTA. Mr.Nayyar makes sure that the temple adheres to all fire regulations and standards for hyegine, set by the government. He invites volunteers to help him to prepare exquisite curries when festive season arrives . Mr. Nayyar keeps the kitchen spotlessly clean. If you volunteer in the kitchen, Mr. Nayyarji is eager to help you learn as to how to cook from 100-1000 people.

Markad V. Kamath

Markad V. Kamath retired as a senior academic from McMaster University recently and has many years research experience in biomedical engineering. He teaches Sanskrit Mantras to children. He has volunteered for the temple since 2002. He serves as the secretary of the current temple board. He was the vice president during 2008-201. He is currently looking for volunteers to help with temple activities. He has successfully written grants along with another senior member of the temple. Recently, a grant written by both of them helped fund the security arrangement at the temple. He speaks Konkani, Kannada, Tulu, Hindi, English and Tamil.

Mr.Ram Kamath

Mr.Ram Kamath serves the director of the Samaj and has served in several service organizations. Mr.Kamath has served as the president of the temple and also maintained accounts during his tenure as president. He has served liaison with the government organizations . Mr.Kamath has advanced qualifications in management which enabled him to serve the Canadian government at senior levels for more than 3 decades. When he was working for the government, he helped many recent immigrants from the Indian Subcontinent by training them in processes of the government. He speaks Konkani, Marathi, Hindi and English. He is not related to Markad V.Kamath.