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Anju Bhargava is a retired American federal executive, former senior banker, ordained Hindu minister, and civic leader. She is the founder of Hindu American Seva Communities (HASC), a national nonprofit advancing Hindu and Dharmic faith-based community service and social justice. She was the only Hindu American appointed to President Barack Obama's inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (2009), and subsequently to the Department of Homeland Security's Faith-Based Security and Communications Advisory Committee.