Mahalingum Kolapen Passes Away
Source: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/5/31#2.shtml
WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, May 31, 2008: HPI was informed by Mala Pillay (bz0117@yahoo.com) of South Africa that Mahalingum Kolapen had passed away unexpectedly at his home here within the last few days. He was author of “Hindu Temples of North America,” a staunch Hindu activist in both his home country of South Africa and in America and always a friend and promoter of Hinduism Today magazine and its founder, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 11, 1951, Mahalingum Kolapen has had a long and distinguished career in the field of arts and culture. A graduate of Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chennai, India, he founded in 1975 what has become South Africa’s largest Indian fine arts institute. After moving to the United States in 1997, he established Titan Graphics and Publications, and has since completed a book entitled Chinmaya Mission: Transforming Lives. He will be missed. He is survived by his son, Sanjay Kolapen.
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