Pooja Bastodkar has held many leadership positions on the Executive Committee Board at the Hindu Society of Minnesota, including taking the role of President during 2020-2021. Pooja’s interests include engaging and maintaining the interest in Hinduism among second-generation Hindu Americans, through religious, educational, and social events. Pooja has served as a multi-religious fellow at the Collegeville Institute from 2017-2019, and is on its Advisory Committee. She continues to find opportunities where she can bring her experience in Hinduism into various interfaith settings.