Padma Kuppa is a Hindu American and community activist promoting pluralism and peace. Padma focuses on inter-religious cooperation as a Board member of the Hindu
American Foundation, a national advocacy organization addressing human rights, policy, education and community issues affecting Hindus in America and around the world. On the Board of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, and the Advisory Board of the women's interfaith organization WISDOM, her efforts are centered on social justice issues and developing understanding across the community. Padma is a co-founder of both the Troy-area Interfaith Group and the Bharatiya Temple of Metropolitan Detroit's Outreach Committee. Views expressed here are those of Padma Kuppa and do not necessarily represent those of any organization of which she is a part.