Wikipedia:Hindu Dharma Samudaya of Bhutan

Hindu Dharma Samudaya (हिन्दू धर्म समुदय; abbr HDSN), or Hindu Dharma Samudaya of Bhutan is a Bhutanese Hindus rights advocacy group founded in the year 2009. It is based in Thimphu, Bhutan and has over all significant approach among Hindus in Bhutan.

Background
The three-quarters of the Bhutanese population follow Vajrayana Buddhism, which is also the state religion. About one-quarter to one-third are followers of Hinduism. In the 1990s, the supreme leader of Bhutan, Druk Gyalpo started an Ethnic cleansing of Lhotshampa people, who are mainly Hindus of Nepalese-descent. At that time there was a need for protection of Hindus in Bhutan.

Formation
Hindu Dharam Samudaya was founded and registered in Bhutan in the year 2009 and was given legal rights by the Government in the same year. It was founded by Ram Chandra Bhandari and his other few mates in the Capital city of Thimphu and Bhandari was also the first chairman of the organisation, till 2019. It was the first legally organised non-Buddhist organisation in Bhutan. Most of the Indians and Bhutanese refugees also contributed in formation and financing of the organisation.

Activism

 * The organisation had put effort on the revivalism of Hindu identity among the Bhutanese Hindus and profess them about their religion, culture and rituals.
 * The organisation had efforted in construction of first Hindu temple in Bhutan.
 * The organisation celebrates Hindu festivals t regular intervals in Bhutan and has also worked to get Hindu festivals as national recognition by Government of Bhutan.