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Infused Creates Movie on Stage
BY VANSHIKA VIPIN STAFFORD: Infused Performing Arts Bollywood Dance School and Dance company presented their fourth annual in-house production “Infusion 2014” - The Making of a Bollywood movie at the Stafford Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 4 at 7 pm. Stafford Center was packed for this entertaining and yet a free event. Founded by husband and wife duo Tina Bose-Kumar and Kiron Kumar in 2009, the company was born out of their love and dedication to the arts and promoting the rich Indian culture to students and audiences around USA. Currently, they have three locations in Houston and three in Dallas area. They have been featured on ABC 13, Fox 26 and CW39 news. Their shows have a unique trademark of combining magic and dance on stage. The show started by Tina and Kiron thanking the sponsors, followed by the first magic trick of the evening – Kiron’s costume change in 10 seconds in a magic cloth cylinder. As the title suggests, the show is a journey from start to finish of the production of a Bollywood movie. The show opens with the scriptwriter and his assistant entering the stage discussing the movie they plan on making. Their discussion turns to key players involved in making of a movie like the Hero, the director, the producer, music director and many others. The songs start unfolding beginning with a Kathak dance on “Mein radha tu shyaam” and “Unnai Kaanadhu” choreographed by Shalu PurohitBajaj. Peppy numbers followed including “Tattad Tattad” and “Ram Chahe” from Ram Leela. Every song that followed had a different element about it along
Tina Bose-Kumar and Kiron Kumar (front center) with the group of dancers from the Infused Professional Dance company who perfomed “Infusion 2014” - The Making of a Bollywood movie at the Stafford Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 4. Photos: Ruchi Sinha and George Paul
with participants of various age groups (from 4 years old to 30+ adults). Songs were well choreographed with excellent use of props like umbrellas for “Zoobi Doobi” and the popular angel-wings. The show was conceived, directed and choreographed by Tina Bose and husband-and-magician Kiron Kumar. Through out the show as the songs rolled by there were magic tricks lined up to liven up the proceedings. A noteworthy illusion was the one in which Kiron Karthik Chander (left, who also co-scripted impaled Akhila Kuthe show with Kiron) played the role of the mar with a sword and scriptwriter with Arun Kumar, who played his apparently nothing happened to her. Beassistant Dinku.
sides magic, Infused 2014 also had a heady mix of comedy, romance, fight sequences and sudden appearance of zombies from the front row of the audience. Special shout out to the actors including Karthik
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Crowds Pack in Colorful Dussehra Diwali Celebration at Skeeter’s Stadium
SUGAR LAND: The forecast for Saturday was for bright and sunny skies, as if Lord Ram himself wished his glory to be sung , demonstrated and displayed by all his devotees in the Houston area. The main team of organizers received good omens once again when the huge 10 foot large statue of Lord Ganpati from the Shiv Shakti temple was the first deity they saw the first dwhen they entered Skeeter’s Stadium 5 minutes. All day long, the crowds that streamed in walked by Lord Ganesh, stopped in awe and posed for a picture. The stadium was abuzz two days prior to 4 October to celebrate the largest Dusserah and Diwali event ever in the Metroplex. Various crews for stage construction, light and sound started the work on the 2 October and worked feverously for the next two days to build one of the largest three tiered stages (60 ft x 40 ft) at Skeeters to get the preparations right. On Saturday morning at 6 am, the work crew was up and working again to complete everything by 2 pm. Actually, preparations for this third Dusserah/Diwali event in the past three years at the stadium had been going on at the main offices of Shri Sita Ram Foundation for many months. Volunteers had been busy constructing floats and religious icons and symbols to be displayed on behalf of the Foundation, under the direction of a community religious activist and Mata Bhakt, Ravi Puri. Many area organizations and temples participated in the Dusserah parade and other activities. The Foundation’s teams of volunteers and staff began their work at the stadium the day before, setting up the multicolored booths, draped with red and white satin, lots of cheerful Diwali lights and professionally printed signs, and draping even the columns in the stadium. The entire stadium fluttered with streamers and numerous blazing Sun flags (Surya Patakas) of Lord Ram. The Concourse was adorned with banners of Lord Hanuman and the rafters with hangings brought especially from the Indian state of Orrisa. Prasad especially brought in from Ayodhya was distributed along with sweets ordered from ISKCON temple. Two Ram Temples were set up at the stadium; one in the breezeway of the Stadium where the deities from Sri Rama Jaya Niketan temple of Katy were brought attended to by Hanuman Swami. The other temple was erected in the field with huge pictures of Shri Ram, decorated by Lalita Srivastava and Beena Vempati. These two temples in-
The center stage in the middle of the ball field had professional lighting rigging and layout. Photos: Jawahar Malhotra
A gigantic statue of Ganesh met the people entering the stadium
all free of charge while they soaked up the rich and ancient cultural experience. A free Health Clinic organized by Dr. Jignesh Shah, offered checkups of vital signs. The traditional pre-event recitation of Sunder Kaand from Ram Charit Manas recited by Ishvar Bhai and his group of devotees began the program, followed by an opening Aarti of Lord Ram and Hanuman. The Stadium gates opened at 4 pm and allowed entrance till about 8 pm, when the Fire Marshall determined that the stadium capacity had been exceeded substantially and ordered the entrances shut. As in last year, several hundred disappointed people arriving late were turned back. The concourse was a scene which brought memories of the hustle and bustle of Chandni Chowk with people jostling for position and bargaining to buy the special items for Dussehra and Diwali over 40 booths. Nine food booths (ISKCON, Udipi Cafe, Madras One of the more than 60 floats and performers in the parade that went by the crowd
side the stadium as well as the main entrance were decorated by Mandap Creations which also decorated the main stage. Outside the stadium marquee lights proclaimed the Dussehra & Diwali Festival event and the major sponsors and the entire side of the stadium facing Highway 6 was illuminated with multicolored lights to add a festive atmosphere.
Special attention was given to keep the hundreds of children of all ages engaged by providing a petting zoo, bringing a Sugar Land fire engine, face painting, balloons, a moonwalk, merry-go-round in a play zone,
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Sugar Land Marriott at Town Square Hosts a Sweet Bridal Show
SUGAR LAND: DesiWeds. com is the newest resource in South Asian Wedding Planning and have already made a name for themselves. It is a major feat for a family to plan a South Asian wedding and in understanding this, the bridal show was an opportunity for families to come and meet the best vendors under one roof. The vendors showcased the latest trends and upcoming styles for the 2015 wedding season. From Sari Sapne who adorned the entry showcasing their eye catching collection of bridal dresses to the amazing decor presented by Events in Bloom, Prashe Decor, and River
Oaks Flower House. There was so much to see and brides drew inspiration from the elaborate setups for their own wedding. One of the brides, Ritika said “I’m so glad that I came out to the show, it really let me see some great ideas that I could incorporate for my own wedding, I loved seeing what all was possible!” We all know that wedding festivities are not complete without food, the teams from Tempura Halal Restaurant, Bombay Brasserie and Dawaat Catering (Madras Pavilion) truly showed off their chefs talents! Traditional dishes served in non-traditional ways (spinach
chaat in martini glasses) made you realize that you can think outside of the box and you are not limited. Who stops with just dinner? There were other offerings like coffee and chocolate fountains that gave couples the option to create unique offerings at their own wedding. Stunning pictures were displayed by some of the top photographers in Houston, such as Tomas Ramos, John Ly, Joey T and Blink Film Images. Brides were able to register on site for their gift registries with Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn and Dillard’s. Brides along with there families were able to consult with experts in South Asian Wed-
ding Planning from the team with Design Wedding Consultants. There was everything from a live baraat with the horse and carriage set up and a groom to the welcoming of the bride and groom into the reception hall, the DJs really illustrated their skills and showcased the best of their equipment. The intention was that a family planning their wedding really could come to the DesiWeds Bridal Show and leave with resources and tools to plan the wedding. The DesiWeds team thought of everything, from giving grooms and dads the option to escape
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Hindu Heritage Youth Camp
BY RESHAM HEMLANI HOUSTON: Being born and raised on the remote island of Guam, my resources, when it came to my Hindu culture, were limited. We had weekly mandir prayers sprinkled with religious and cultural events every now and again, but for the most part there was no set institution that taught me of my Hindu heritage. Instead, it was dependent upon the parents in the Indian community and their willingness to educate future generations. Occasionally, a family friend of the community would make a trip from off-island and carve out some time to teach us children slokas, bhajans, and even mantras; however, moments like those were short-lived. When I moved to Houston for college in 2010, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the Hindu Heritage Youth Camp. For those who don’t know, for the past thirty years, VHP has held this annual camp and invited kids from ages 7 to 17 to join in on a wide variety of fun, Hindu activities. During this six-day camp, the children are given educations on various topics that relate to Hinduism, while also participating in cultural activities like Holi and Garba. In the past, the HHYC would be held for one week but this year was extremely exceptional as camp was split into two weeks. The first week, held from August 5-11, was focused on high
school students; while the second camp, held from August 12-18, was dedicated to the elementary and middle school children. With two camps, the counselors were able to spend more time with the kids and provide each and every child with the attention and time that they deserved. Veli Shah, a veteran counselor, explains, “Although we, as counselors, teach educations, [the kids] never fail to make their curiosity known. Through heated discussions, I get to facilitate true learning, as they are always eager to have their opinions and observations heard and debated. In the end, not only do I get to teach them, but they teach me, and I love that.” This year’s camp would not have been possible without the dedication and tireless efforts done by our directors: Bharat Pallod and Sagar Patel. With their help, along with the dedicated counselors and devoted volunteers, this year’s camp experience was one of the best. This immersive experience allows the children to not only gain a better understanding of their culture but also find a balance between the Hindu heritage they’re born with and the American culture they are brought up with. When asked what the goals of camp were, Bharat Pallod said it best, “Our goal isn’t to teach campers the book, we know that 6 days is too little time for even one topic in Hinduism. Our goal is to
inspire them, to show them how vast and beautiful their religion is, and hope, when they go home, they open a book themselves.” Co-Director Sagar Patel adds, “One of the most fulfilling and rewarding parts of camp is watching the growth in our campers every summer and seeing how eager they are to come back as counselors to help make an impact on future generations.” The objectives of a Hindu youth camp are simple: educate the
children about our Hindu morals and values in a fun, learning environment. Here at camp, the kids are given the opportunity to create relationships with other people that share their culture and understand the obstacles that come with being brought up with two identities. Thanks to camp, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to create a home away from home. It’s been a privilege, to say the least, to be a part of the VHP community and help give back by
influencing and shaping the minds of future generations. It’s been two years since I’ve been a part of the HHYC family and HHYC has made such a profound impact in my life, to the point where I could not imagine not being a part of this enlightening, educational and dynamic experience. Resham Hemlani has been a part of HHYC for two years. She is currently a senior on the Pre-Dental track pursing a B.S. Degree in Anthropology at the University of Houston.
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Among Houston’s 30 Top Influential Women is HCC’s Neeta Sane
Neeta Sane (center) after receiving an award as one of Houston’s 30 Most Influential Women last Thursday, October 3 with Attorney Kim Ogg (who was also an award recipient), the Democratic Candidate for Harris County Distric Attorney; Texas Congressman Al Green and two other guests of the gala. Photo: Jawahar Malhotra
BY JAWAHAR MALHOTRA HOUSTON: It was glitzy and enticing reception and dinner that brought together nearly 300 people to fete and applaud the top influential women from the Bayou City, according to the selection made by the d-mars.com company and its founder and President Keith J. Davis, Sr. The function was held in the ballroom of the Houstonian Hotel in the Post Oak area on the evening of Friday, October 3. The majority of the women selected are highly regarded professionals, many of them of color, and were announced after a sitdown dinner and music by a local saxophonist. A video tribute entitled “One Woman” and featuring different female artists singing solo, intertwined with video clips of women across the world, emphasized the message of the evening of empowered and successful women. The founder and guiding light behind the d-mars.com marketing, publishing and website company, Davis, known affectionately by most of his staff as Mr. D-Mars, spoke about his own tough person-
al journey growing up in the city’s 5th Ward without his biological mother (who died as a teenager) and learning to raise himself up by the bootstraps. Speaking easily in the drawl of the neighborhood he grew up in, Davis welcomed many in the crowd, whom he knew personally, as he counted his good fortune and implored everyone to help others along the road of Life. The evening continued on with an impassioned speech by Congressman Al Green and closing speeches by women labeled as Icons – State senator Sylvia Garcia and Founder and CEO of Sisters Network, Karen Eubanks Jackson - lauding the work that d-mars.com and Davis have done in the community. The 30 women who were honored were then announced, and as they walked to the stage to get their picture taken and pickup their award, the emcee for the night read a brief version of their accomplishments. A souvenir brochure handed out for the event also featured all 30 women and the Icons in a tantalizing portrait with a more descriptive biography. Among those who were honored was an Indian-American, Neeta
Sane, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College. She was accompanied at her table with others from the HCC system, and her husband Deepak. Also picking up an award was Kim Ogg, who is running in the November election for Harris County District Attorney. Ogg has recently made inroads into the IndoAmerican community by emceeing the Indo American Charity Foundation Gala last month and also attending another one of its functions earlier this year.
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Week Long Durga Puja Festivities at Houston Durga Bari
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BY SANCHALI BASU HOUSTON: It started with the Mahalaya celebration on Sunday, September 28 morning with the full re-rendition of the popular hour-and-a-half musical montage Mahishasur Mardini. It is synonymous with the ushering in of the Debipaksha lunar fortnight and the Durga Puja, when the goddess comes to visit her parents. This program which never loses its charm, brought back the memories of childhood growing up in Kolkata when we used to be woken up at daybreak to the sounds of Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s Chandipath resonating through the air waves. Ananda Mela, more so than the previous years brought in huge crowds who got a taste of phuchka to egg rolls to fish chop to mangsho bhaat-ghugni, patishapta and so on. The mouth watering delicacies cooked by the outstanding chefs in the Bengali community helped in raising funds for HDBS. The afternoon concluded with a niftily put together kids fashion show, Pujor shaaje, which ended up being a huge hit and so was Aampanna with Aparna a la Kofee with Karan where Aparna got to interview celebrity impersonators. From the next day onward, to coincide with the tithi (Bengali calendar) celebrations, Shashthi to Navami pujas were conducted with tremendous sincerity and dedication by head priest Dr. Bishnupada Goswami. Ashtami puja on Wednesday morning drew an unprecedented number of people considering it was a weekday morning. Sandhi Puja was carried out meticulously with 108 lotuses and 108 lamps. Thursday evening, the cultural program kick off was by Hindustani classical singer Rajyashree Ghosh accompanied by Samir Chatterjee on the tabla. They were successful in captivating the audience with their range of song selections from Aagomani to Tappa to Puratoni, Nazrul Geeti, Dadra, Thumri and Khayal. From Friday, the whole cycle started all
over again with Maha Saptami for folks who cannot take time off during the week and yet do not want to miss the flavor of the 5 day Puja. Chandipath, Balidaan, Pushpanjali, Aarati and Sandhyarati were part of the daily Puja and fruit prasad, lunch and dinner were served every day. Somchhanda Bhattacharya and Trijoy Deb wrapped up the evening with their karaoke medley of popular Bollywood numbers. Saturday is normally the day when one can never be prepared for, since a large number of out-of-towners drive in just for a day to join in the festivities as Durga Puja is the biggest yearly celebration for the Bengalis. In anticipation, the organizers were proactive and had arranged for satellite parking and shuttle bus services. Volunteers provided tremendous crowd control and let devotees into the temple in batches to offer puja and pushpanjali. The arati performed by the three priests to the ringing of the ghanta, kansor ghanta, beat of the dhaak and the blowing of the shankh was a treat to watch. The temple got filled to capacity four times in a row and the balmy weather made it pleasant for devotees to stand in line for prasad. The stalls in the Kala Bhavan ranged from music, video, book, sari, jewelry, shoes to Metlife, bone marrow donation and Vedanta Society. The mood was festive and while some were busy reuniting with friends who they had lost touch with in the food tent, kids were treated to clowns and magic shows in the kids tent, ladies were busy shopping, volunteers were selling the Puja souvenir Sharod Arghya while the NABC registration booth was getting people to register for the upcoming North American Bengali Conference to be held in Houston July 1012, 2015. Kinjal Chatterjee, the evening’s performer with his versatile flexibility in moving from Rabindra Sangeet to Sachin Dev-Rahul Dev Burman, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Manabendra, Bengali, Hindi, Sufi, Punjabi Kalaam and Ghazals was able to keep the audience till 2 in the morning. Everyone just loved him and his incredible voice quality and singing prowess. Sunday is always a bittersweet day when one thinks that the festivities are coming to an end with the Bisarjan of the Kala Bou in the adjacent lake and the Sindoor Khela of married women signifying the departure of the Goddess to her in laws abode. But with chants of Aashchhe bochhor aabar hobey (next year it shall be repeated), dancing to popular pujo songs and exchange of pranaam and kolakuli the sense of camaraderie uplifts the spirits. Yet again, entire credit goes to the organizers and volunteers with Jayati Banerjee at its lead in carrying out this monumental task very smoothly.
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The crowd in the concourse was thick as it made its way past the vendor booths
Pavilion, Bawarchi, Rani’s World Food, Vishala, Maharaja Bhog, Tasty Bites and Mirch Masala) had long lines all evening. The stage event was started by Kalasudha of ISKCON, who was one of the emcees, promptly at 4:30 pm with a Kirtan by the Iskcon Youth Group and a bhajan by Surender Talwar. The entire stage and other events were projected on the stadium’s Jumbotron screen with fixed and two roving cameras. The other emcee was Dr. Nik Nikam, who came in his customary red sherwani and pearlstringed turban. This was followed by lovely dances by the following four dance schools: the Abhinaya School of Performing Arts of Indrani Parthasarathy; Sreepadam School of Arts of Divya Unni; Sunanda’s School of Performers and Lakshmi Dance Academy of Lakshmi Peter. A children’s costume contest came next, organized by Kiran Verma, for children from ages 3 to 12 dressed up as various characters
from Ramayan. Several politicians sent their representatives who presented greetings on stage: Robert Quarles for Congressman Pete Olson, Sam Merchant for Congressman Al Green and Councilman Harish Jajoo for Sugar Land Mayor Thompson. The sponsors of the event, area priests and all the 400 volunteers were appreciated for their unwavering support and untiring work. Sri and Geetha Ravuala of Ashirwad A Blessing temple from Katy, presented a Ramayan Live multi-media competition with prizes distributed to the winners. Abha Dwivedi the third emcee introduced the Ram Leela stage play (Yuddha Kaand), directed by Dr. Rathna Kumar and assisted by Kiron Kumar. She gave a brief narration describing the story of Ramayan for those not familiar with it. The first scene started with Angad (Bali’s son) landing in Ravan’s court and depicted by the cast Venu Joysula (Ram), Divansh (Lachsmann), Madhukar (Ravan), Dr. Dipesh Batra (Hanuman), Dr. K.B. Singh (Meghnath), Dushyant Baweja (Sushen Vaidy), Prem Baweja (Sugreev), Ashok Baweja (Kumbhkaran), Shiv Kumar (demon king), Rajeshwar (demon king), Puneet Gupta (demon king), Ajay Gupta (Angad), Bhushan Vaidya (Vibhishan), Vinay (demon king), Sanjay Aggrawal (Vanar), Smiriti Ramchandran (Sita) and Tanish (Vanar). As soon as Ravan was killed on stage a huge cheer went up from the audience and the other highlight of the event started: the multi float parade to with floats made by many organizations and temples. This hour long parade was led by a Color Guard, marching with fluttering flags and drawn naked swords ahead of a horse drawn buggy of Lord Ram and his entourage. There were several marching groups, three marching bands with cheerleaders, Lord Jagannath’s majestic Rath, with an Ismaili bagpipe band bringing up the rear. This was followed by Chanting of Vedic Mantras (Mantra Pushpam) by priests of the Meenakshi Temple in mid field temple. The Maha Aarti was a sight to see with several thousand people rising to their feet in the stand, singing Om Jai Jagdish Hare, waving tiny LED lamps.. Loud cheers of delight and resounding shouts of Jai Shri Ram went up as the effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath were lit in a bonfire and a long, spectacular fireworks display that culminated the with huge concluding burst before 10pm. This culminated the most colorful and spectacular event of 2014. It was a family affair with young couples and children in tow along with grandparents comparing notes of the Dussehra Diwali festivals in India with what they saw that night at Skeeters and saying this one was better. The Foundation’s next event is the Ram Leela 2014, its 5 year anniversary, which will be a world class play at the Cullen Performance Hall at University of Houston from 3 to 6 pm on Sunday, 12 October, free to the public by registering at www.ShriSitaRam.org. Tickets will be available on-site on a first come first served basis.
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18 October 10, 2014 Sweeping Changes It’s the start of a new broomance. The Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Mission aims to get people to rediscover their roots, and leaves, and other discarded matter so they can make a clean break with the past. With ministers and bureaucrats and those who wield clout now wielding a broom, we are in for some sweeping changes. Yet, there is literally a mountain to climb and there clearly need to be specific targets. Here are some obvious targets. The spitter: That slimiest of species, the spitter only breeds in the subcontinent and can be identified by the sound ‘swachh’, which is heard when spit hits the road, wall or nearest object. It seems to be connected to an affliction of the salivary glands, since Indians spit with alarming frequency and velocity with no regard for the mess they are leaving behind or any disease they may be spreading, much to the disgust of non-spitters who are clearly a minority community and unprotected against ugly spats. The paan Indian: A species similar to the spitter, except with a more colourful background, or foreground, since that is where he/she usually squirts the spittle collected by eating paan, leaving blood-like stains on walls and sidewalks. Again, a filthy habit perfected in the subcontinent, it has spread far and wide, on every available surface. In Indian cities, to locate a paan shop, just follow the stains. If the Clean India campaign is to succeed, these need to be segregated and put in enclosures, much like the zoo. The urinator: We Indians have passed the urine test with flying colors, or, more appropriately, with the fly open. Not a very pretty sight, but it also shows why we have such a piss-poor record in sanitation, with most Indian men preferring the nearest wall to the nearest toilet to soak the atmosphere. Pee shooters run a muck in India and, sadly, it’s not for lack of toilets; in every Indian city, if you see a car, motorbike or scooter parked by the side of the road, you can be sure the owner is up against the nearest wall, adding to the malodorous graffiti already inscribed there. We cannot kiss in public, but it’s fine to piss in public. What the urinators need is urine therapy, as prescribed by an earlier prime minister. The squatters: Not the ones unlawfully grabbing real estate, but those we see in a real state from passing trains very early in the morning, which is why we peculiarly refer to it as ‘night soil’. It’s such a human waste, but we are told that 600 million Indians defecate in the open. Unfortunately, there’s no solution in sight, just ablution. The litterati: If we can take a walk without something squishing, squelching, crackling, snapping or crumbling under our feet, we must be in a foreign country. We love to litter and are the litterati of the world, which is why we produce over one million metric tonnes of garbage each day. It’s also why 13 of the 20 dirtiest cities in the world are in India. The Aam Aadmi Party’s choice of a broom as party symbol was not random, even if our choice of where to dump our garbage often is. A majority of the population in India seems to believe that waste disposal means a slimming diet. Dilip Bobb in Indian Express
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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY India’s Aggrieved Nationalism?
BY GAUTAM ADHIKARI WASHINGTON: On his first US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to speak in Hindi on public platforms. He used interpreters in dialogues and appearances with President Barack Obama, although he spoke, perhaps even joked, in English with the US president in private chats, as we could see in TV vignettes. It was a good move. I have long wondered during past years of work as a foreign correspondent covering or analyzing public interactions of Indian dignitaries abroad, why so many of them would choose to speak in inadequate English when they were capable of expressing themselves far better in Hindi or some other Indian language. Modi broke the trend. In the early years of the republic, Nehru and Rajaji, Radhakrishnan and Krishna Menon spoke in soaring English in international forums not because they weren’t masters of any or several Indian languages but because English was for each of them the primary language of serious discourse. Not so in the case of later Indian leaders. How this turned out to be so could be the subject of a future conversation. Suffice it to say that the change indicates a success of mass-based democracy. Today’s leaders come from backgrounds that wouldn’t have let them ascend to positions of public authority in the early years. Modi is an apt example but he’s not the only one. Modi’s use of Hindi abroad was appropriate because of at least three reasons. One is that he is highly adept at using Hindi to impress mass audiences. He showed as much on the Red Fort ramparts and in Madison Square Garden. Two, Hindi may not in the formal sense be the ‘national’ language of India, but it’s the one that a plurality of Indians speaks and is readily understood by most of the rest. And, three, his use of Hindi etches a distinct cultural identity for India in the manner that leaders of other non-English-speaking nations, like China or Japan or France, have done for decades. Now, here’s the caveat. Far too often
in India a strident promotion of Hindi, particularly a heavily Sanskritised version, has moved in tandem with a kind of extreme and unthinkingly uniform nationalism that in fact is a defensive crouch. Many of Modi’s fellow travelers belong to this fanatical club that sees India as ‘we-are-superior-to-all-other-civilizations’. We can only hope that as prime minster he can wean himself off such irrational infantilism. It’s a sense of aggrieved nationalism. It comes with an anti-Western righteousness that prevails not just among nuts on the far right, who want to rewrite history texts to claim in effect that Arjun and Krishna were actually driving around Kurukshetra in a primordial Rolls Royce convertible, it shows up also in the anticolonial left. Take the instance of Mangalyaan orbiting Mars. It is a splendid example of Indian rocket science. But does it disprove any alleged assertion that science and technology are the “prerogative of advanced capitalist Western nations”, as an academician of Indian origin has written in a British newspaper? I don’t think so. Besides, no serious Western scholar or commentator has probably ever claimed that scientific achievement is a ‘prerogative’ of the West. In fact, the Chinese seem to have invented rocketry in the 14th century as a weapon against Mongol invaders. Tipu Sultan of Mysore used it in war in the 1780s. In the modern era,
rocket science took a leap upwards in dismal circumstances when Nazi Germany advanced the technology immensely in World War II. Space rocketry during the Cold War through decades of trial and error in the US and the former Soviet Union led to missiles, satellites and Mars orbiters like Mangalyaan, which is a long story of war and exploration that in our era is primarily Western. Civilizations have their ups and downs. China, India, Greece, Rome each played prime roles in the march of humanity along with Arabs, Persians and others.Today, the EuropeanAmerican civilization, loosely called the West, dominates. Much of what we debate and practise in modern life, including abstract concepts like nations and nationalism, democracy and republicanism, colonialism and anti-colonialism, emerged from ideas that sprouted from circumstances in the West. That’s how it is, to put it simply. You can, of course, keep aggrieved nationalism alive if you want in a world that’s becoming a global civilization with diverse identities. ToI Gautam Adhikari is a Washingtonbased journalist, author and television commentator. He has been Executive Editor of The Times of India. He was the founding Editor of DNA (Daily News & Analysis), Mumbai, and has served in the World Bank in Washington DC as a Senior Consultant.
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HOUSTON: Sewa Day is a project of Sewa International. It is an international day of volunteering where thousands of good-hearted people across the world come together to perform service and experience the joy of giving. By participating in this collective endeavor, we hope that the seeds of Sewa (Sanskrit for ‘selfless service’) are watered so that acts of kindness and public service are performed more often. UK Prime Minister David Cameron is among many celebrities and dignitaries who endorsed Sewa Day. At the awards ceremony, he said: “I think Sewa Day is something really, really, special and valuable. As Prime Minister you see amazing things and get to meet amazing people but I think the thing that gives me greater pleasure than anything else I do is seeing these amazing examples of social action in our communities”. Vivek Oberoi, famous Bollywood star and brand ambassador for Sewa Day 2014 said, “I try to reach out and tell people that this (Sewa) is incredible. I think Sewa Day is a great platform and that it should be a celebration of humanity”.Sewa Day www.sewaday.org is being celebrated in over 20 locations in the US, as well as in UK, Australia, India and many other countries. It is a day of pure service and no fund-raising is allowed to take place. We invite the community to join us again next year and be part of the movement! Sewa International USA is proud to be a part of this worldwide initiative to give back to our communities, and we thank all our volunteers, sponsors and participating organizations. The objective was to bring together a diverse group of volunteers representing professional bodies, associations, linguistic, temple, spiritual, social and cultural organizations for a day of community service. Hundreds of volunteers of different ages and backgrounds from Sewa International and partner organizations worked on a variety of projects at locations across the country to make a difference in their communities. Sewa day event was celebrated in a lot of cities across America. In San Diego 80 volunteers gave their time
and efforts at Feeding America. Bay generate public support for state, naarea volunteers helped out at the local tional, and international action action to clean up coastal waters. They hold food Bank. Volunteers at Portland Oregon several beach cleanups throughout helped out at the Scappoose retreat at the year - and by helping in this cause, the Vedanta society, while volunteers our volunteers were able to help furin Denver Colorado helped clean ther the effort towards pollution-free the temple in Brighton.Chicago area beaches. Sewa International volunteers volvolunteers helped senor citizens in Bhutanese refugee community also unteer every month through the Sewa organized free workshops on medita- Local Events, but this event was different because of tion.Bloomingits scale and also ton Illinoi volthe fact we were unteers helped part of a much in Food Banks. bigger event Volunteers in Sewa Day! Atlanta, GeorOur 45 volungia cleaned up teers’ arrived at and maintained a starting point a neighborhood to receive their roads in Cobb instructions upon County. where to go. Sewa volunThen, they travteers in Cleveeled to Jamaica land, Ohio cleaned up a Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi speaks Beach - their asabout Sewa Day signed location community vegwhere gloves and etable garden at Oxcart Pantry . In Akron, Ohio, Sewa trash bags were distributed. After volunteers distributed boxes of warm nearly 3 hours of picking up plastic, clothing and accessories to a home- glass shards, and other debris off the less shelter and to the Bhutanese beach, the volunteers all finally came to a stopping point and took a small refugee community. Among the many projects held in lunch of bhel puri and milk. Through the accumulation of their New Jersey this year, volunteers at New Brunswick delivered lunches hardwork and spirit, the volunteers for a local food shelter (Elijah’s Prom- were able to collaboratively rid the ise).Sewa volunteers at Boston, MA beach of bagful loads of garbage, and cooked dinner for 300 hungry people thus made it a cleaner, safer, and hapat the Cor Unam Meal Center in pier place for people to enjoy. In all Lawrence. In Delaware, volunteers Sewa Volunteers put in 135 hours of prepared and served food for a couple work together to clean their beach. About Sewa International of homeless shelters. Sewa International www.sewausa. Sewa Day Event in Houston Sewa Houston celebrated the Sewa org is a 501 (c)(3) Hindu faith-based Day with the cleaning the Galves- charitable nonprofit service organizaton Beach in association with Adopt tion that works in the areas of disaster relief/rehab and development (educaa Beach foundation. Started in 1986, Adopt a Beach is tion, healthcare, women’s empowera state-wide coastal beach clean up ment, child welfare, rural and tribal program which has allowed more welfare, and refugee support). Sewa than 465,000 volunteers to clean up serves regardless of race, color, relimore than 8,900 tons of trash upon gion, sex, age, disability or national origin. The Sewa movement works the Texas beaches. Their motto? “Everybody loves with communities in need, and is acthe beach but not everybody respects tive in 20 countries including USA, Canada, India, and the UK. For furthe beach.” Their mission is to raise public ther information, contact sewaday@ awareness, educate citizens, and sewausa.org or 708-USA-SEWA.
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Asian Supporters Find Their Choice in Gubernatorial Candidate Wendy Davis
Senator Wendy Davis with (from left) organizers Gordon Quan and Mini Timmaraju accompanied by guest speaker State Rep. Gee Woo at the fundraiser for Davis’ Gubernatorial race. Photos: Jawahar Malhotra
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immigration attorney and former Houston City Councilman Gordon Quan and Mimi Timmiaraju who was coincidentally visiting the city to be with her mom for the weekend. There was a good mix of Indians, Pakistanis, Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipinos among the crowd who came to listen to Davis expand on her campaign platform and also enjoy a late afternoon lunch. The guest speaker was State Representative Gee Wu who hammered in the point that “Asians have built up this area” referring to Alief. He emphasized that Asians were contributing significantly to the Houston economy, as evident by the growing number of Asian airlines flying into Intercontinental Airport now; and that Asians valued their kids. “We want someone who values everyone”, he said, adding that when State Senator and Democratic Gubernatorial he came here, as candidate Wendy Davis with Indo-American News many other Asians PublisherJawahar Malhotra and a recent copy of did, “we were dirt the newspaper at a fundraiser in Houston last poor”. HOUSTON: Even though the function was hastily put together to coincide with a brief campaign trip to the Bayou City by State Senator Wendy Davis, there was a respectable crowd of Asians of all persuasions from across the city who came for the afternoon fundraiser for her at the Houston By Nite restaurant on Wilcrest near Harwin Drive in Alief. The fundraiser was arranged by
Davis opened by saying that her campaign had done a lot in communities across the state by registering thousands of voters, young and old. “Education is the most important infrastructure you can build”, she exclaimed, harking back to how she had last year filibustered a proposal to take dollars from the Rainy Day fund away from education. Even though the house passed the education bill to allocate the money, it was stripped off during an amendment. She then explained the repercussions that had on school education. A record number of classrooms filed for size waivers as many teachers were let go and some schools even closed down. “The Republican platform is to defund education at every level’, she concluded, “and Attorney General Greg Abbott has been in court for 3 years to keep these cuts”. Davis got huge applause when she stated that every 4 year-old should have quality daycare and that teachers should be paid more. She vowed to create more college access for students, declaring that Abbott would continue the policy to degrade education. Davis also reiterated her position to fight for equal pay for equal work for women and attacked Abbott’s stance to decline federal assistance for Medicare, which she declared would create jobs and insurance for more Texans. She concluded by noting that her campaign had registered 30,000 people to vote and invested $6 million in “ground troops” to knock on doors and make phone calls. “In January, we were 23 points behind, now we are only in single digits”, she noted of the strides her campaign has made. Davis took a question on funding for water infrastructure and conservation and declared that the $2 billion that had been allocated from the Rainy Day Fund was inadequate and that more investments were needed. To another impassioned and tearful question on legalizing Gay Rights in Texas she offered a sympathetic ear. “The Gold Ole Boy network has taken us about as far as they can go”, she said, “now it’s time for change”, she added noting her support for the Dream Act and that, if elected, she would not repeal it.
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BY SUMMER SINGH HOUSTON: My name is Summer Singh, and I have begun a non-profit called Wishful Crafts. Wishful Crafts makes dreamcatchers and employs help from my peers in school and others. With every dreamcatcher made, Wishful Crafts continues to donate all the proceeds towards the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, Texas. Dreamcatchers, or the beautiful crafts of the Native Americans, were woven for the children of the tribe. Crafted in intricate patterns and decorated with beads and feathers, they are designed to protect the children from terrifying nightmares. The stories tell that all dreams of the child swirl above the head, and when the dreamcatcher is placed nearby, the dreams will pass through, and the negative dreams will get tangled in the intricate webs tied, resulting in only the positive dreams reaching the child. It broke my heart that all these children have to undergo such severe therapy. I sat down with a
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couple of the children in the Ronald McDonald House and helped them make a couple of dreamcatchers. After the first day they seemed to be pros! The non-profit organization will forward all proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House, located in Houston, Texas. Additional donations along with the purchases are more than welcome as well. However, it is the story surrounding the dreamcatchers that the kids enjoy the most. I have also released a CD of some meditation chants called Atman Mantra Chants under Sai Samarchita Singh, and gave it a test run at the Ronald McDonald House, and they love it! I just started last month, and my goal is to raise at least $550 by the end of the school year. I’m selling both my CDs and the dreamcatchers, and we are accepting donations as well! The website for the nonprofit is www. wishfularts.com and the meditation chants are available on iTunes and Amazon; there will be more CDs coming out soon!
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Grand Navarathri Festival at Sri Meenakshi Temple
Navarathri daily alankaram of Siva Parvathi and Vishnu Lakshmi on either side of Sri Meenakshi Sannadhi featured at MTS.
BY M.K.SRIRAM, MALA GOPAL AND BHAVANI IYER PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple celebrated Navarathri in a grand manner this year, from Sept. 25 till Oct. 3. Worshipping the Divine Mother in Her three magnificent forms, Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswathi is the main significance of Sarada Navarathri, which uniquely emphasis the importance to the mother aspect of God. Pearland’s Meenakshi temple (MTS) was decked most beautifully in a festive atmosphere with special morning and evening abhishekams and pujas. Every day, the Divine Mother was adorned with exquisite vasthrams (clothes) and abharanams (Jewelries). A unique feature during the MTS Navarathri is the daily decorating (alankaram) of the utsava murthys which the Priests did in amazingly creative way based on special significance and puranic associated story. The Saiva deities’ alankarams included depiction of Goddess Meenakshi as Sri Rajarajeswari, Sri Chandikeswarar, Sri Kannappa Nayannar, Sri Kala
Samhara Moorthy, Sri Puttukku Man Sumantha Thiruvilayadal, Sri Ashta Dasha Bhuja Durga, Sri Mahishasura Mardhini and Sri Siva Puja. Similarly Sri Perumal was adorned with alankarams to depict Sri Vaikunta Nathan, Sri Lakshmi Narayanan, Sri Venugopalan, Sri Navaneetha Krishnan, Sri Rama Pattabhishekam, Sri Vamana Avataram, Sri Nachyar Thirukkolam and Sri Saraswathy. These alankarams were a truly indescribable sight to see, especially the evening puja with simultaneous aarthi for the Utsava murthys of Sri Meenakshi and Sri Venkateswara. The grandest event of the nine day festival was the Suvasinis Puja, on Friday Oct 26. The auspicious puja performed by sumangalis (married woman) for the welfare of their husbands and their families had 200 ladies attend the puja. Saris’ blessed at Sri Ambal’s feet were distributed to all pooja sponsors, along with Manjal Kumkum followed by a dinner. Golu, the display of dolls, is one of the main attractions of the Navarathri festival. Volunteers with the help of
the silpis tirelessly worked to put up a spectacular golu display in the new Ganesh temple. This year’s special display was the scaled model of the Ayyappan Sabari Malai, superbly put together by the MTS Ayyappa bhaktas, covering even the minute details of the landscape which captivated all. There was a rich variety of cultural programs of slokas and bhajans by VHS students, music, dance and discourses (including Sundara Kandam recital), every day at the Ganesh Temple beside the golu display that was enjoyed by the visitors. This brought an unparalleled ambience to the temple and all the devotees felt they were transported to a festival in Madurai or Chennai in India. Thus the Navarathri festival was a phenomenal success. Kudos to all the MTS Board members, staff and volunteers, in particular the Priests and staff of MTS, RAC committee, cultural and education committee for organizing and sustaining a highly successful Navarathri celebration at the Meenakshi Temple.
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BY PARTH DWIVEDI Recapping last week’s installment, there are multiple species of Ebolavirus that are each slightly different and thus have different effects. Fruit bats are the natural carrier for the virus and it is dangerous to humans because its relative isolation prevented us from adapting to it. Infection occurs through bodily �luids. Ebolavirus binds to proteins on the surface of its host cell, which triggers a signal in the cell telling it to allow viral contents in. In other words, the virus tricks the host cell into thinking it is not harmful. Once in, the viral RNA gets to work hijacking the cell to produce more viruses. Ebola Virus Disease is a hemorrhagic fever, which means that it eventually causes hemorrhaging (bleeding) throughout the body. The bleeding itself is not fatal, although it certainly gives Ebola victims the characteristically gruesome appearance. The first symptoms seen are usually fever, intense weakness, muscle pains, headache and sore throat. A host of other diseases meet these criteria, though, including malaria, typhoid fever, cholera, meningitis and hepatitis to name a small fraction. Thus, it is very difficult even to diagnose Ebola until the disease progresses considerably. “When was the last time you wore gloves, eye protection, and [a mask] when your child had diarrhea?” wrote Dr. William Fischer II, who documented his experiences combatting Ebola in Guinea from May 2014 through June 2014. Additionally, the uncertain diagnosis increases the spread of the disease, as isolating someone without knowing for certain that they have Ebola is highly questionable. Eventually kidney and liver function decline and the characteristic rashes appear. Vomiting and diarrhea contribute to significant water loss, which largely contribute to death. Ebolavirus directly attacks the body’s immune system as well, which enhances its effects. As the body continues to secrete fluids after death, Dr Fischer notes that Ebola makes participating in a funeral a danger to loved ones. He sadly writes, “This virus has transformed tradition into transmission.” No reliable cure or vaccine for Ebola exists, although laboratories across the world are scrambling to produce something. Historially, about 90% of those infected die, but in the ongoing outbreak about 50% have died. Survival is possible and Dr. Fischer recommends aggressive fluid replacement and hydration as a treatment—not a cure. Dr. Fischer’s journal is published at news. unchealthcare.org as, “Dispatch from Guinea: Containing Ebola.” Join us next week when we discuss largescale implications of the most recent Ebola outbreak. Parth Dwivedi has a B.A. in Neuroscience and an M.S. in Biomedical Sciences. He likes reading non-fiction and still watches I Love Lucy.
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Stable Growth Likely for IT Services Firms on Higher Demand BY BERYL MENEZES Mumbai: The top five Indian information technology (IT) services providers are likely to post stable dollar revenue growth in the seasonally strong September quarter, following a rise in demand for software services from the US and continental Europe that jointly account for more than 60% of the revenue of most IT firms. Infosys Ltd, the country’s second largest software exporter, will kick-start the results season on 10 October. It is expected to post a 2.54.4% dollar revenue growth in the September quarter over the year ago besides maintaining its full-year revenue guidance of 7-9%, even as the company’s first non-founder chief executive Vishal Sikka presides over his first earnings review, having joined on 1 August. Analysts are expecting Infosys to report volume growth of 3.4% in the September quarter but have forecast net profit growth to be anywhere between 0.2% lower from the June quarter range and 3.1% higher. “We expect Infosys to report 2.7% revenue growth in dollar terms and 3.4% in constant currency terms. Seasonal improvement in the September quarter and the recent deal wins will help improve constant currency growth. We do not expect the company to change its full-year guidance of 7-9%. Reported operating margin for the quarter is expected to increase by 50 bps to 25.6%. Margin improvement will be driven by lower visa expenses,
rupee depreciation and offset to some extent by a decline in utilization rate,” Kawaljeet Saluja, Rohit Chordia and Shyam M., analysts with Kotak Institutional Equities, said in a 1 October note. India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), is forecast to post the highest revenue growth of 5.6-7.7% on average among the top software exporters. Analysts on average expect the firm to report a volume growth of 5-5.5% and a net profit growth of 4.9-8.8% in the September quarter. “We expect TCS to report USD revenue growth at 7.7%, quarter-on-quarter, with nearly 2.7% of the growth contributed by the integration of the Mitsubishi joint venture. Cross currency headwind is expected to be 50-60 bps. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Infosys, the country’s second largest software exporter, will kick-start the results season on 10 October.
Mitsubishi owns the rest. Despite a positive dollar revenue guidance of 2-4% for the September quarter, analysts on average believe Wipro Ltd, India’s third largest software services provider will lag behind its peers to report the slowest dollar revenue growth of 2.1-3% in the September quarter. One reason for this is the acquisition of the IT arm of Canadian utilities and logistics firm, ATCO for $195 million on 18 July. However, analysts estimate that Wipro will see a 50 bps addition to its operating margin on account of a 10-year deal win from the parent ATCO—signed on the same day as the acquisition, which is expected to rake in an annual revenue of $112 million for the full fiscal 2015.
Top five IT firms may post stable revenue growth on rise in demand for software services from US and EU, say analysts and amortization (Ebitda) margin is expected to grow by 27 bps, driven by rupee depreciation and the absence of one-time visa costs,” said Ankita Somani, an analyst with MSFL Research, part of the Marwadi Group, in a 1 October note. On 21 April, TCS had signed agreements with Mitsubishi to merge TCS Japan, Nippon TCS Solution Center Ltd (NTSC) and IT Frontier Corp. (ITF)—a unit of Mitsubishi. TCS holds 51% in the merged entity that became operational in July, while
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Analysts on average expect Wipro to report volume growth of 2.7-2.9% and net profit to remain flat or decline by 6.4%, compared with the preceding quarter. Wipro’s margins, say analysts, will also be hit by wage hikes given out in June, as well as a 60-80 bps forex impact. “Wipro’s first half of fiscal 2015 has been soft and, thus, third-quarter (December) guidance will be closely monitored. We believe Wipro needs to guide for at least 2-4% quarter-on-quarter growth in the third quarter to drive upgrades,” Rumit Dugar and Karan Taurani, analysts with Religare Institutional Research, said in a 1 October note. HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth largest software services provider, is expected to report dollar revenue growth of 3.3-3.9% on average in the September quarter. Analysts have pegged volume growth at 3.5% in the same period but have forecast
net profit growth to be lower by 4.6% to a mere 0.4% growth from the preceding quarter. Tech Mahindra Ltd, India’s fifth largest software services provider, however, is expected to surprise with analysts on average expecting the firm to beat Infosys and Wipro to report 3.3-4.5% dollar revenue on average, with no wage hike impact or visa costs. On average, analysts are expecting Tech Mahindra to report volume growth of 3.9-4.5% and net profit growth between 7% and 11.4%. “With its deal pipeline up 30-40% year-on-year, management is positive concerning fiscal 2015 outlook and expects fiscal 2015 margins to be stable with priority of growth to margins,” said Mohit Jain and Princy Bhansali , research analysts with Anand Rathi India Equities in a note last week. -Livemint.com
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Mama’s Punjabi Recipes Chawal di Kheer (Rice Pudding) Kheer has become a staple dessert in so many Indian restaurants South Asian restaurants, just like the equally popular ras malai (cottage cheese in creamed milk) that you can almost predict what’s on the menu. Part of the reason is that kheer is a simple and inexpensive dessert to make. But this does not mean that all restaurants make it equally well. Far too many make kheer with boiled rice soaked in a thin milky syrup, which does not do justice to this dessert and only a few make it properly: thick and with nuts. The term “kheer” comes from the Sanskrit word ksheeram (which means milk), but the dish is also known as payasam in South India or payesh in Bengal. The recipe for the popular English rice pudding is believed to have originated from kheer. Kheer is found all over India, though the true North Indian version is made with ghee, rice, sugar, cardamom, raisins, kesar (saffron) and dried fruit in thickened milk. It is prepared for festivals, in temples and many special Hindu occasions though it is equally popular – especially the one made with vermicelli – among Muslims for Islamic celebrations. Kheer has made a comeback as a chic dessert at wedding where the thickened variety is presented in small earthen dishes, garnished with strands of saffron, chopped almonds and pistachios and with a small piece of sona ka varak (gold film). Ingredients: • 1.4 cup doodh (milk) – whole is best, but low-fat will do too • 2.1 cup chawal (rice) • 3.¼ cup chinni (sugar) • 4.2 tbsp condensed milk (if used, you can reduce the sugar) • 5.¼ tsp ilachi powder (cardamom powder) • 6.Dry fruits to your taste: kishmish (raisans); badam (almonds – peeld and silvered); piste (pistachios – halved or pieces)
Directions: 1. Pour the milk in a saucepan or small pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. 2. Meanwhile, wash the rice in cold water and let it soak in the water. 3. Once the milk has come to boil, pour the rice through a strainer, then pour the rice into the milk. Stir occasionally to make sure the milk does not stick to the pot. 4. In a little while the milk will get thicker and the rice will mix well. Now, add the sugar (condensed milk if you like too) and throw in the dry fruits. The peeled, silvered almonds taste best.
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Fasting is common during navratri, when only fruits, milk, potatoes, coconut flakes and root vegetables like singhaade da aata (lotus root flour), arbi (Eddoe) and sabudana (large grain or pearl tapioca) should be eaten and grains avoided as they are assumed to absorb negative energy. Spices are limited to red chillies, turmeric, cumin and sendha namak (rock salt) but onions and garlic are not allowed. The most widely followed navratri is the one just preceding Dusserah in October-November with three days of worship to Goddess Durga followed by three days devoted to Goddess Lakshmi and finally three days to Goddess Saraswati. But there is another navratri followed by the faithful, the Vasant or Chaitra Navratri which occur in the springtime around mid-to-late March, culminating in Rama Navami. Most devout people will eat the same items at both navratris and since these - coconut flakes, singhaade da aata, arbi and sabudana – are expensive, not commonly used in daily life and there are usually plenty left over, it is better to store them in the refrigerator in plastic bags and reuse them six months later.
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5. Thicker kheer tastes best. It can be served hot, but most people prefer to eat it cold, so refrigerate for an hour or two before serving. Shakuntla Malhotra is a skilled cook of Punjabi dishes made in the old-fashioned style that she learnt as a young woman in her ancestral home in Lyallpur, India before it became part of Pakistan after the Partition in 1947. People have often admired her cooking for its simplicity and taste that comes with each mouthful. Even in her mid-eighties, she continues to cook daily and agreed to share some of her delectable Punjabi recipes.
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BY SANDIPAN DALAL Vishal Bhardwaj’s interpretation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is set in the turbulent Kashmir of 1995. Haider (Shahid Kapoor), a poet and scholar from Aligarh University, has returned home upon learning of his father Dr Hilaal Meer’s (Narendra Jha) disappearance under suspicious circumstances. The house where he grew up has been reduced to ruins, and his mother Ghazala (Tabu) is living with his uncle Khurram (Kay Kay Menon), an advocate and aspiring politician, who thirsts for power. Haider is in love with Arshia (Shraddha Kapoor), a journalist and daughter of an Indian army officer. Amidst the chaos of Kashmir,
Haider then embarks on a dangerous quest to look for his father. Shahid Kapoor plays Haider splendidly, using the character’s feigned madness as a prop and leveraging the ominous setting. The film has some grandiose touches but it never quite goes over the top. Kapoor’s a tad excessive, but the overall impression he gives is that of a character fully in control of his tragic destiny. The cast is generally magnificent. Narendra is good, and Tabu is excellent (her haunting beauty and heartbreaking vulnerability especially shine in the scenes where she witnesses her son’s madness and in her exchange with him before the climax; the latter is sure to resonate with you for a long time) .. Shraddha is sublime and restrained, and some of the supporting characters, especially Irrfan Khan as Roohdaar, clock fine performances. Adding to the effect is Pankaj Kapur’s cinematography which scans the gloomy valleys of Kashmir, sometimes entering Ghazala and Khurram’s bedroom, while sometimes taking in the graveyards (watch out for the grave diggers’ scene). In the end, Bhardwaj’s ambitious approach and intelligent adaptation turn the literary text into a bold and unflinching polit .. -Econimc Times
BY SHUBHA SHETTY-SAHA In what looks like an extension of his role in ‘Dhoom 2’, Hrithik Roshan is the ‘international’ thief who steals nothing less than the Kohinoor. (Didn’t we leave the Kohinoor obsession behind in the ’60s and ’70s era?). Roshan’s Rajveer Inamdar is so agile that he can jump from anywhere, but like a cat, he always lands on his feet and also seems to have nine lives. He can even pull out bullets from his own body and a humble Band-Aid is all he needs to cover the bullet wound, and yes, he also needs someone to hold the torch for him while he does this surgery on himself.
The ‘torch bearer’ happens to be the virginal (never kissed like a good Hindi film heroine) and absolutely clueless (again, like a good Hindi film heroine) bank receptionist, Harleen, who before Rajveer happened to her, killed her time logging on to truelove.com and accepting blind dates. If that is not cheesy enough for you, she has a grandma who chides her for not hooking up with random strange men, because well, for no particular reason but the filmmaker perhaps thought a chirpy scandalous old woman would get some chuckles. Clearly the drab, yawn-inducing dialogues (written by Sujoy Ghosh
and Suresh Nair) were not expected to do that job. There is action, plenty of it. And some of the stunts are quite thrilling too, especially the one where Hrithik does this never-done-before flyboarding one on the ocean. But that’s about it. This is a remake of Hollywood film, Knight and Day and for some reason, we choose to make a dumber version of the not-so-greatto-begin-with original film. The hero, by default, doesn’t come across as terribly smart either, thanks to the dumb people everywhere (including the assorted desi and videsi villains who come gunning for him from time to time) who fall for his silliest tricks. After a point, the gorgeous looking lead pair and the backdrops of beautiful places like Prague, Shimla and Dehradun do as little to stimulate as a beautiful but witless woman would do. Even amidst this brainless situation, Hrithik Roshan does a damn good job of fighting, dancing, acting and all the works. Here’s a hero, in the real sense of the word, who deserves a far more sensible film than this jumbled up, bordering-on-retarded movie. So did Danny Denzongpa, who can make the most senseless thing credible just by his presence. On that note, someone needs to tell Jaaved Jaaferi that moving your head like you woke up from the wrong side of the bed, doesn’t really make one look intense and evil. -MId Day
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32 October 10, 2014 Why India Did Well at the Asian Games A smaller Medal Tally not Withstanding BY JOHN SAMUEL RAJA D. The magnificent MC Mary Kom once again punched her way to a gold medal. Army marksman Jitu Rai shot his way to another gold. And after 16 years, India’s hockey team was crowned Asian champions. But how exactly did India—with 516 of the country’s finest athletes representing it—do at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea? If the total number of medals won is a good measure of India’s performance at the Asian Games, then the performance has dipped marginally compared with the previous game in 2010. But that is not a fair comparison, for reasons we shall discuss shortly. But overall, when compared over the last two decades, the medals tally has increased by more than two-and-a-half times. Yet, simply looking at the medal count isn’t perhaps the best way to measure India’s success, as the total number of sports and events are decided by host cities. This time, the Korean authorities reduced the number of sports to 36 as compared to 42 in Guangzhou, China—the previous host city, back in 2010.
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Another way to gauge success is to assess India’s share of the total number of medals that have been won at Asian Games. Here too, over the last two decades, Indian athletes have nearly doubled their share of total medals, although compared with 2010 games, the number has come down. China, in comparison, is way ahead, picking up almost one in every four medals that are presented, including a much higher share of golds. For India, though, there is some good news: its athletes are winning medals in more sports. At the Incheon, India won in 21 team events, while another 35 individual Indian athletes won medals. Any event involving more than one athlete is considered a team event. The last time an Asian Games featured 36 sports was the 1998 edition held in Bangkok. India won medals in 11 sports there—compared with 14 at Incheon. And the victories in Bangkok included gold medals for the men’s hockey and kabaddi teams, just like this time in South Korea. -quartz.com
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BANGALORE (ESPN Cricinfo): Suresh Raina bossed a Kolkata Knight Riders attack without the banned Sunil Narine for his third T20 century to lead Chennai Super Kings to their second Champions League T20 title. Raina’s relentless hitting, especially against spin, made light of a target of 181, which was built on the back of Gautam Gambhir’s 80. Knight Riders looked good for around 200 after a 91run opening partnership but left-arm spinner Pawan Negi’s 5 for 22 held them back. Given the way Raina blasted six after six, even 200
might not have been enough. The defeat also halted IPL champions Knight Riders’ winning streak at 14, an Indian record and second only to Sialkot Stallions. Super Kings lost Dwayne Smith in the first over of the chase and it was all Raina after that. Almost everything Raina attempted came off. The drives raced in the gaps through the off side. The pulls disappeared behind square. The strike was turned over as if on autopilot. But it was the sixes that stood out. Raina stepped out and lofted Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav for six straight sixes. Nearly every time he left the crease, Raina deposited the ball over the boundary. He survived a stumping chance off Kuldeep on 78 and the bowler Yusuf Pathan put down a difficult, diving chance when Raina was on 88. But both those chances came after Raina had snatched the game from Knight Riders’ grasp. Knight Riders’ spinners, led by the absent Narine, had been instrumental in their march to the final but Raina never allowed them to settle down. Kuldeep, Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav and Yusuf went for a collective 1 for 137 in 13.3 overs. Raina’s hundred came off 59 balls, and he put on 118 with Brendon McCullum in 12.2 overs. The New Zealand captain was not in great touch, but swept his way to a vital 39 off 30.
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Eid Prayers Offered at the Newly Opened Hawa Masjid HOUSTON: The Newly opened Hawa Masjid is located at 5880 Ranchester at the crossing of Harwin street. Most of the Namazis are refugees. This Masjid is located in the area populated with most of the refugee families from around the World. Daily over fifty kids come to the masjid to learn Quran. At Hawa Masjid, five times prayer is offered. In addition, Jummah prayer is also offered. On the occasion of Eid, this past weekend, over hundreds of Muslims attended the Eid Prayers.
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Krishna: Love Re-invented: Another Classy Presentation by Samskriti HOUSTON: First it was Sangamam featuring three brilliant young dancers from America, then came the magnificent and dazzling Dashavatar, followed by the hilarious comedy Go to your room, Mother! by Vinita Belani. The ever popular Bollywood Blast came next, featuring Arzan Gonda and her Rhythm India dancers, with a sublime Life of Gautama Buddha by Lushin Dubey, Bubbles Sabharwal and Theatre World, New Delhi. 2014 has been a busy and artistically fulfilling year for Samskriti thus far, and it only promises to get better with the supremely aesthetic production, Krishna, Love Re-invented, by Ramli Ibrahim and the Sutra Dance Theatre of Malaysia. This presentation is a perfect example of ‘dance without borders’, where art transcends religion and dance becomes the language of the soul rather than the body, and is another celebration of Samskriti’s 20 years of service to Houston Arts. Krishna, Love Re-Invented embodies the human spirit that has always celebrated love in its many forms. In Hinduism, Bhakti or devotion
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remains a central tenet of its teachings. Hindu saints and poets have explored love’s profound effects on the soul through the stories of the gods. The Krishna-Gopis idyll has become the all time symbol of romantic love at its sublimated best. The moods, feelings and emotions of this love affair, an embodiment of Rasa (highest emotional state) become a sublime allegory expressing and affirming the highest love the individual soul has for God. Through this concept of Krishna as God-Lover, the Other, who are the Gopis and devotees and a reflection of ourselves, can sublimate their cravings. This new love enables both God and lovers to participate in an intimate relationship with total identification. Love is able to transcend man-made restrictive morality. It finds itself ‘reconceived’ and ‘re-invented’ to accommodate
our real, imagined and fantasized desires with complete abandon Established in 1983 by Ramli Ibrahim, Sutra Dance Theatre has promoted the cultural diversity and vibrancy of Malaysian dance to national and international audiences. As artistic director of the Sutra Dance Theatre, he has choreographed stunning works and nurtured some of the brightest dance talents from Malaysia. Ramli has been instrumental in transforming the dance scenario in Malaysia by boldly charting new paths and he is known for single-handedly establishing Odissi as a widely appreciated dance form in Malaysia. He is acknowledged as a ‘Living Heritage’ by the Government of Malaysia and is the recipient of the highest and most prestigious title of Datuk from the Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is
presently Chairman of Sutra Foundation. Ramli Ibrahim besides an acknowledged dancer in Bharatanatyam and Odissi in India itself, Ramli was formerly with the Sydney Dance Company and plays important role in the interface ofAsian & Western dance in redefining modernity from an Asian perspective. Samskriti is very proud and happy to present artist extraordinaire Ramli Ibrahim and his Sutra Dance Theatre in their first major performance in Houston. Krishna, Love Re-invented will be presented at the Cullen Theater, Wortham Center (in the Downtown Theater District) at 5 PM on Sunday, October 26. Tickets are available at www.explorehouston.org/ticketing or www.sulekha.com This program is funded in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, and a generous donation from Schlumberger. Samskriti is very grateful to the Orissa Cultural Center and Kalangan School of Odissi Dance for their unstinted support for this event.
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34 October 10, 2014 INDIA CULTURE CENTER, HOUSTON (ICC) NOTICE 2014 India Culture Center, Houston (ICC) is requesting Nominations for ICC Board of Directors (7 positions for 2 year term) and Trustees (2 positions for 3 year term)
1. At-Large Board of Directors
The nomination must be proposed,seconded and signed by paid members of ICC. The candidate must be a paid member of ICC as of AUG 31, 2014. The mailing address, phone number and e-mail addresses of all three (Nominee, Nominator and Seconder) must be provided in the nomination, signed by the nominee as well which should be faxed to the Chairman of the Election Committee and also mailed along with a non refundable processing fee of $25 to the address below and should reach by November 29, 2014. Postmark will not be considered. Checks to be payable to ICC. Incomplete forms will not be considered. ICC By laws are available on www.icchouston.org
Requirements and Qualifications for Directors
A nominator can nominate only one candidate though he or she can second multiple nominations. The elections for Board of Directors will be conducted on December 7, 2014 (Sunday) at 2 pm at India House, 8888 West Bellfort Houston, TX-77031. You can download the Forms from ICC website (www.icchouston.org)
2. Nominations for Trustees
The nominations should be faxed and also should be mailed by any paid member of ICC for Trustee position and should reach the election Official no later than November 29, 2014. A simple form with your name and nominee names, address, phone number and e-mail address. The Trustee candidate should meet one of the following eligibility criteria. Person can nominate by member self, resume should be attached. a. Must be a Past President of ICC OR b. Must have had a distinguished record of past services to ICC, Partnering Organizations or Community at Large. Attach Resume to validate qualifications.
Requirements for Trustee:
* Only 4 nominees will be presented to the board of directors for consideration. Committee will consider one past president and one person with distinquished record as written in the qualifications. Election Committee has right to accept or reject any or all nominees by majority vote of Committee. Rejected nominees will be informed in advance. Please verify ICC Bylaws for strict adherence.
For further information: Charlie Patel , President 832-423-7979 Email: charliepatel211@yahoo.com Jasmeeta Singh, Secretary 713-858-8229 Email: jasmeeta_singh@yahoo.com www.icchouston.org Mail completed and signed nomination to:Jawahar Malhotra Member, Election Committee 12207 Westmere Drive, Houston, Texas 77077 Email: jawoche@yahoo.com Fax: 713-789-6399
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