{"id":18059,"date":"2025-07-21T21:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/uncategorized\/mahajans-award-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T03:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:03:54","slug":"mahajans-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/press-releases\/mahajans-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Honors Mr. Devinder and Dr. Sushma Mahajan with the \u201cSpirit of Respect\u201d Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo.jpeg 998w, https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mahajans-award-photo.jpeg 770w\" alt=\"\" width=\"998\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Houston, Texas \u2013 October 28, 2024 \u2013 Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston is delighted to congratulate Mr. Devinder Mahajan and Dr. Sushma Mahajan on being awarded the prestigious \u201cSpirit of Respect\u201d Award by the Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston at the 2024 Tapestry Gala held on October 26, 2024. This accolade is a testament to their unwavering commitment to fostering mutual respect and understanding across diverse communities.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSpirit of Respect\u201d Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting interfaith dialogue, compassion, and social harmony. Mahajans\u2019 dedication to these values is evident in their tireless efforts to bridge cultural and religious divides, fostering an environment of mutual respect and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Sushma and Devinder Mahajan have been residents of Houston since 1976 and have dedicated their lives to community service. Devinder is the founding president of Arya Samaj Greater Houston and has led multiple charitable initiatives including co-founding the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston. Together he and Sushma have worked to give back to the country that welcomed them and are guided by values of nonviolence, truth, love, and peace. Their involvement in these initiatives has been particularly impactful, showcasing their commitment to fostering a spirit of unity and respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply humbled and grateful for this recognition,\u201d said Devinder Mahajan. \u201cIt reflects the collective efforts of many individuals who believe in the power of respect and understanding. We are fortunate to be part of a community that values these principles so highly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Devinder and Dr. Sushma Mahajan for this recognition and looks forward to continuing to collaborate with them to promote peace, understanding, and mutual respect within the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston, Texas \u2013 October 28, 2024 \u2013 Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston is delighted to congratulate Mr. Devinder Mahajan and Dr. Sushma Mahajan on being awarded the prestigious \u201cSpirit of Respect\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18059"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18370,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18059\/revisions\/18370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmh.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}