Bridging America and the Indian Subcontinent
Saathee.com
May 2019
21st
Anniversary Issue IN THIS ISSUE
Is the DREAM Act Back? IN PERFORMANCE Sukhwinder Singh Richa Sharma Dances of India Kaajal Oza
May 2019 Issue # 252 Editor
Samir Shukla
(Samir@Saathee.com)
page 14 Is Knee Replacement Worth it?
page 18 Upcoming Events in the Region
Hello ReadeRs!
Up to a third of knee replacements pack pain and regret. See page 14 for the story. A slew of new spring and early summer events can be found in our section beginning on page 18. Is there untapped potential in Bollywood Cosplay? Read our column on page 36. Indian summer monsoons amplified global warming 130,000 years ago. Read about its effects now on page 46. Too early to start thinking about 2019 taxes? Not really. Go to page 76. Catch up on several immigration topics and analyses in our column beginning on page 82. Pop’s world famous puzzles and jokes are on page 118. The AstroScope, our exclusive monthly horoscope is on page 122. There are many new classifieds in our section on page 124, find everything from nannies to a new job or business opportunities. As always, we welcome your comments.
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"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." - Agatha Christie
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The Editor’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 12 Knee Replacement Problems . . . . . .pg. 14 Community Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Upcoming Movie Releases . . . . . . . .pg. 24 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 28 Subcontinental Divide . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 32 Mirror Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 36 Namaskar Y’all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Full Frame 2019 Review . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Indian Monsoons and Climate . . . . .pg. 46 Spot the Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 College Admissions Insider . . . . . . .pg. 52 Increase Your India Knowledge . . . .pg. 54 Raajeev’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 58 Thinking About Thinking . . . . . . . . .pg. 62 Kismuth and the Way . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 64 My Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 70 Nutrition for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 72 Personal Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 76 Buy Right, Sit Tight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 80 Immigration Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Read Watch Listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 86 News Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 88 Community Organizations . . . . . . .pg. 100 Youth Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 116 Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 120 Puzzle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 120 AstroScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 122 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 124 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 128
Cover: Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
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Road Rage 2020: Volume 3
sounds Good
Mueller Reports, Bernie rides a Fox, India’s election Rolls
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As springtime blooms around us and summer emerges, nature’s symphony is making its presence known. It is in high fidelity, surround sound, if you will. This cacophony of singing birds, chatty bugs, light preludes of drizzled rain leading to the booming drum rolls of thunderstorms, the winds making the trees dance, the annoying neighbor mowing his yard at 7am on Sunday morning, this orchestra is a composition of pure, analog sound. This audible feast makes me miss the analog sounds of human music that is digitized into a shadow of its former self. I don’t mean the music itself, which is everywhere and accessible at all times, but the actual sound that reaches my ears. It seems to be missing subtleties, the sound was warmer with less technology, and this is made worse when it is not heard in a proper setting. We have access to so much instant music, but most people wind up listening to music via crappy little computer and cell phone speakers, via condensed digital music formats. It is an injustice to the music. Granted, not everyone can afford recording studio equipment, but listening to music on laptop speakers, tinny car speakers, and especially those hideous earbuds leaves me hungry for a fuller sound. Listening to music via earbuds is akin to buying the cheapest taco at Taco Bell, dipping it in water, tossing it into a blender and then drinking the sludge. Yeah, you are eating something, but can you delineate the flavors and the ingredients? It’s a travesty. Save earbuds for those conference calls and phone calls while driving. Even the expensive branded headphones out there leave much to be desired. Music should be heard in a proper room where the sound can expand. Even in the confines of a car, with proper speakers, the music sounds better than with earbuds or headphones. Musical sound is best when it fills the air, the room, or the concert hall. You should feel the music, not just listen to it. I don’t mean that the bass should thump so hard as to make you want to eject your lunch or rattle the eardrums at massive levels. It’s all about the full sound. When you are at a concert, when the sound is just right, not too loud or soft, but powerful, where the musical frequencies twirl around and in and out your body and return to the ether, there’s nothing like it. After over 40 years of listening to music, attending concerts, at all levels of volume, my hearing has actually become more attuned. That is the dilemma. I’ve become pickier. When I go to concerts, the lights, the clothes, the props, dancers, effects, all are secondary to the sound. When the sound gels and hits all the right buttons, there’s nothing like it. So do the music you love a favor. Buy decent speakers, set them up in a proper room and, unless you are out for a jog and must have music playing, toss those earbuds into a drawer in your desk at work. Sound good? Saathee.com
It’s the slow thickening of summer. The soft spring is rapidly dissolving. The road to the 2020 American election is also hardening month by month. Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report in April, and reset the political parameters. I’ll let you make up your mind, and, sure, there’s no smoking gun pointing to President Trump on matters of collusion. But there are layers of untruths, most of them unnecessary for governing, surrounding this most amoral of a president. The ball will continue its roll, history will judge. Bernie Sanders did a townhall on Fox News and it was a hit for him, he is on a roll and already making other candidates as well as the general Democratic political establishment nervous. By the time this magazine hits the streets, it is likely that Joe Biden will have announced his candidacy, further shaking up the Democratic tree. This historically diverse slate of candidates is now gathering money, chatting up talk shows, and will go into next month ready to prep for the first two Democratic debates…slated for late June on NBC and late July on CNN. Each will be spread over two days. It is yet to be determined how the Democratic National Commitee will mix up the batch of candidates to make the debates fair to all. Each of them will have shorter times to explain their agendas. Trump was the “way off the grid” outlier in 2016, Bernie is already emerging as the expected outlier of 2020. Will the new generation of Democrats elbow their way upfront and take the reins or will the old guard tamp down the youngsters and emerge as frontrunners saying, “Not so fast young’uns.” The first order of business is the tug of war between the young squad and the “we’re saving these seats” squad of grizzled political veterans, namely Biden, Warren, and Bernie. There are many intriguing characters in the young squad. Finding the balance between exciting the activists and partisans and getting noticed by the wider mainstream is the challenge for all here. In the meantime, India is in the midst of its massive election. The voting will wrap around the third week of May and the Commission will announce victors a few days later. Ahhh, democracy. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions.
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Up to A Third of Knee Replacements Pack Pain and Regret
By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early 40s, brought on largely by the pressure of unwanted weight. Lake managed to lose 200 pounds through dieting and exercise, but the pain in her knees persisted. A sexual assault two years ago left Lake with physical and psychological trauma. She damaged her knees while fighting off her attacker, who had broken into her home. Although she managed to escape, her knees never recovered. At times, the sharp pain drove her to the emergency room. Lake’s job, which involved loading luggage onto airplanes often left her in misery. When a doctor said that knee replacement would reduce her arthritis pain by 75 percent, Lake was overjoyed. “I thought the knee replacement was going to be a cure,” said Lake, now 52 and living in rural Iowa. “I got all excited, thinking, ‘Finally, the pain is going to end and I will have some quality of life.’” But one year after surgery on her right knee, Lake said she’s still suffering. “I’m in constant pain, 24/7,” said Lake, who is too disabled to work. “There are times when I can’t even sleep.” Most knee replacements are considered successful, and the procedure is known for being safe and cost-effective. Rates of the surgery doubled from 1999 to 2008, with 3.5 million procedures a year expected by 2030. But Lake’s ordeal illustrates the surgery’s risks and Saathee.com
limitations. Doctors are increasingly concerned that the procedure is overused and that its benefits have been oversold. Danette Lake walks her dogs, Zoe and Chloe, in her rural Iowa neighborhood in early December. One year after having knee replacement surgery to treat arthritis, she says she’s “in constant pain.”(Rachel Mummey for KHN) Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis. One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology. “We do too many knee replacements,” said Dr. James Rickert, president of the Society for Patient Centered Orthopedics, which advocates for affordable health care, in an interview. “People will argue about the exact amount. But hardly anyone would argue that we don’t do too many.” Although Americans are aging and getting heavier, those factors alone don’t explain the explosive growth in knee replacement. The increase may be fueled by a higher rate of injuries among younger patients and doctors’ greater willingness to operate on younger people, such as those in their 50s and early 60s, said Rickert, an orthopedic surgeon in continued on page 114 14
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Community Events Sunder Be Baydiwalo (Gujarati Natak): Charlotte, NC (May 3, 2019)
Catch the hilarious Gujarati Natak (play) “Sunder Be Baydiwalo” featuring Sanjay Goradia on Friday, May 3, 2019 beginning at 6:30pm at The Oasis Shriners Club, 604 Doug Mayes Place in Charlotte. Seating is limited and tickets range from $30-$50. Food will be available for purchase. For more details, call 704-313-8445 or 704-915-2939. Tickets available at www.hungamacity.com, and sulekha.com
Bandhan, an Eternal Bond Dance Recital: Charlotte, NC (May 4, 2019)
Nrityangan Dance Academy presents its annual dance recital “Bandhan, An Eternal Bond” on Saturday, May 4, 2019 (4pm) at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte. The theme this year is sisterhood. “A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.” The recital celebrates eternal and magical bond of sisterhood and experience the various emotions that come with it. It will be a performance with the richness of Indian culture, woven into a dance drama poignant and touching while exploring the many facets of this complex relationship. There will be over two hundred dancers, jewelry, clothing vendors and food options. This is a fundraiser for Maiti Nepal and The Tree House Children’s Advocacy Center. For more details, call 704840-5495 or write to ritusdance@gmail.com.
Kiran Heroes for Hope Walkathon: Morrisville, NC (May 5, 2019)
Kiran is hosting the 4th annual Kiran Walkathon 2019: Heroes for Hope on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The Kiran Walkathon will be taking place from 10am - 12pm at Lake Crabtree County Park in Morrisville, NC. This year’s superhero theme is to honor not only the heroic qualities present in all victims and survivors of abuse, but to also honor the heroism present in supporters - who make it possible for Kiran to do what they do best. Various activities will also be available for all ages. Proceeds raised from the Walkathon will go towards empowering South Asian victims of domestic violence across North Carolina. Registration is open through May 3 at bit.ly/2JlrIY0
Black Mountain Spring LEAF Festival: (May 9-12, 2019)
The Black Mountain Spring LEAF Festival will be held from May 9-12, 2019 at 377 Lake Eden Road. There will be arts and crafts, live music, yoga and meditation, healing arts workshops, kids’ activities, mask and costume making, circus arts, juggling, games, puppet show, demonstrations, sports, and much more. International artists will be on-site all weekend to provide once in a lifetime experiences. See more info including performance schedules and ticket prices at www.theleaf.org/the-festival/
Artisphere: Greenville, SC: (May 10-12, 2019)
Spartanburg Earth Day Festival: (May 4, 2019) Whether you’re a Greenville native or looking to visit for the first time, the 15th annual Artisphere offers a one-of-a-kind experience. From awardwinning restaurants to some of the most talented artists gathered on one of the quaintest main streets in the south, Artisphere is for all. This mixture of visual, performing and culinary art will be on display along the streets of downtown Greenville from May 10-12, 2019. More info can be found at www.artisphere.org. The 3rd annual Earth Day Festival will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 10am to 3pm. Attend the educational workshops, demos, and enjoy children’s activities, live entertainment, performances, dance, singing, short informational films and plenty of great food. There will also be exhibitors and vendors selling green themed products and a variety of other items. Further info can be found at www.spartanburgearthday.org
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North Carolina Brewers & Music Festival: Huntersville, NC (May 10-11, 2019)
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The North Carolina Brewers & Music Festival (NCBMF) is a celebration of music, North Carolina, and its craft brewing traditions. The festival will be host to 11 bands over two days as well as over 40 NC brewers on Saturday, serving free tastings of their finest brews for over three hours, all in the confines of one of the most beautiful and historic properties in Mecklenburg County. Come by between May 10 & 11, 2019 at 4431 Neck Road in Huntersville, NC to enjoy the fun! Tickets and other info are available at www.ncbrewsmusic.com.
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BAPS Charities Walk Green: Charlotte, NC (May 11, 2019)
Mayfest on Main Festival: Myrtle Beach, SC (May 11, 2019)
The 14th annual Mayfest on Main Festival will be held on Main Street, Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 10am until 6pm. Along Main Street, approximately 100 crafters will display their crafts, food vendors will serve a variety of treats and children will be entertained with a kid’s area. A community stage will offer live music and performances from 10am until 4pm. At 12pm the main stage will begin and feature musical talents around until 6pm. Info: parks.nmb.us/festivalsevents/festivals
Charlotte SHOUT!: Through May 11, 2019
Blumenthal Performing Arts will present a variety of both free and ticketed events Charlotte SHOUT!; a celebration of art, music, food and ideas in the heart of Uptown Charlotte from April 29 to May 11, 2019. Kicking off with the Charlotte Jazz Festival and culminating with a three-day creative convergence, this festival will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world. This year’s celebration is distinguished as the grand finale of CLT250, the year-long celebration of Charlotte’s 250th anniversary. Info: www.charlotteshout.com
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BAPS Charities Walk Green 2019 is an event to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy, Bright Blessings and other BAPS Charities activities. This year, BAPS Charities will support The Nature Conservancy’s continuing efforts to plant one billion trees by 2025 through their Plant a Billion Trees initiative. Walk Green 2019 will help The Nature Conservancy plant 61,000 additional trees in 2019. During the last four years, from 2016 to 2019, BAPS Charities Walkathons will have helped plant a total of 361,000 trees. The Walk will begin on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Crestdale Middle School in Matthews, NC at 9:30am with registration starting at 8:30am. To learn more, visit www.bapscharities.org/usa/charlotte/walk19charlotte/
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Community Events Sukhwinder Singh in Concert: Charlotte, NC (May 17, 2019)
The Greater Charlotte Association of Physicians of Indian Origin presents the Jai Ho Tour with Sukhwinder Singh and special guest, Amruta Fadnavis at the Grady Cole Center on Friday, May 17, 2019 starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are available now through Sulekha.com ranging from $50-$150. For other information including sponsorships and VIP packages, call or text 704-661-5554 or 704-770-5822.
Speed Street: Charlotte, NC (May 23-25, 2019)
Got to Be NC Festival: Raleigh, NC (May 17-19, 2019)
Join your friends and family for a down-home celebration. The Got to be NC Festival will be held on May 17-19, 2019 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. It’ll feature a carnival, kid’s activities, music, rides, games, contests and competitions, racing pigs, grandstand shows, boat show, parade, magic show, cooking show, agricultural magic show, horse show, flea market, food and wine expo, and much more. See all the info including vendors, attractions, and tickets at www.gottobencfestival.com
Charlotte Asian & Dragon Boat Festival: (May 18, 2019)
The festival celebrates Asian cultures, diversity, ethnicity, roots and history. A large part of the festival is the Dragon Boat Festival Race, an exciting team competition. The Charlotte race is an open competition to anyone 15 years of age or older. The Asian Music and Dance Fest is a competitive showcase of Asian talents. It encompasses all categories of the performing arts: traditional and contemporary vocal and instrumental music performances and folk and modern dance. This will be held in Cornelius, NC at 18441 Nantz Road on Saturday, May 18, 2019. For more information, visit www.charlottedragonboat.com
Art & Craft Exhibition: Charlotte, NC (May 18-19, 2019)
The Hindu Center of Charlotte presents its 6th annual Art & Craft Exhibition on May 18-19, 2019 (12 - 5pm) at the Vihar Hall, 7400 City View Drive. There will be exhibits of paintings, sculpture, crafts, textile art, jewelry, and more. There will be art, henna, and rangoli contests as well. Children’s art and activities will also be on hand. Food stalls by local Indian chefs. For more details, call 704-620-4503 or visit www.hcclt.org.
Lake Norman Festival of the Arts: Huntersville, NC (May 18-19, 2019)
The Lake Norman Festival of the Arts will provide an opportunity to experience a range of creations ranging from sculptures, photography, glass, paintings, ceramics, one-of-a-kind jewelry, and mixed media. Visit more than 60 retailers and purchase original artwork from the artists, as you enjoy this weekend of visual inspiration. See all these artists have to offer between May 18 & 19, 2019 from 10am to 5pm both days. Admission is free. See more information at www.artfestival.com
Ramakrishnan Murthy Vocal Concert: Charlotte, NC (May 19, 2019)
Classical Music Association of Charlotte presents a Carnatic vocal concert by Ramakrishnan Murthy and Party on Sunday May 19, 2019 beginning at 3:30pm at Hindu Center Gandhi Bhavan in Charlotte. Tickets are $30. For more details, call 704-8149355 or visit www.onlinecmac.org.
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Coca Cola Speed Street is an outdoor multi-day music and entertainment festival with spectacular family-oriented events each day from noon to 8pm along Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte. This includes a series of concerts with Corey Smith, Brothers Osborne and Styx among others at Romare Bearden Park. All of this leads up to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Memorial Day weekend. To learn more, visit www.600festival.com
Godavari Residential Camp: Stockbridge, GA (May 24-27, 2019)
This is a camp featuring interactive instructional sessions on spoken Sanskrit, yoga, meditation, indoor games, and informal evening meetings. The camp takes place from May 24-27, 2019 at Indian Springs State Park, 2600 Highway 155 SW Stockbridge, GA. Adults: $100 per person, Children: $75 (Ages 5 to 18), kids under five are free. For more details call 470-499-4170, write to godavari@sbusa.org or visit www.samskritabharatiusa.org and search for the event.
Spoleto Festival USA: Charleston, SC (May 24-June 9, 2019)
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera; theater; dance; and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music. Now approaching its 43rd season, Spoleto Festival USA is internationally recognized as America’s premier performing arts festival. In the decades since its inception in 1977, Spoleto Festival USA has presented more than 200 world or American premieres. This year’s festivities will take place between May 24 & June 9, 2019. See more info, including performance schedules and tickets at spoletousa.org May 2019
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Keep Pounding 5k Stadium Run: Charlotte, NC (June 1, 2019)
Prana Pratishtapana Mahotsav: Clemmons, NC (June 6-9, 2019)
Join the Keep Pounding 5K on June 1, 2019 to fight cancer. One hundred percent of net proceeds stay local, benefiting adult and pediatric cancer research programs at Atrium Health Foundation’s Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s Hospital. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome, as well as “virtual fundraisers” who wish to support this great cause through online donations. Registration for participation is now open through May 29, 2019. Learn more at events.carolinashealthcarefoundation.org/site/TR/Events/2019 KeepPounding
Sri Mata Hindu Temple of WintonSalem invites all to utilize this unique opportunity to create a legacy of service for this and future generations. Prana Pratishtapana is a rare opportunity to participate in the ceremony of instilling the Divine Spirit into a Vigraha that gets transformed into a Deity. This event occurs only once for each Vigraha. The ceremony is the only opportunity to be up close with the vigrahas inside the garbhagriha. This celebration will be held with daily morning pujas from 7am to 12 noon, daily evening pujas from 4pm to 7pm, and daily cultural programs (devotional music or dance) starting at 7:30pm at the Sri Mata Hindu Temple of Winton-Salem in Clemmons, NC. To learn more, contact 336287-0378 or visit www.tinyurl.com-mata-prana.
Dances of India: Mint Hill, NC (June 1, 2019)
Internationally acclaimed performer and choreographer Dr. Maha Gingrich presents the 17th Annual Dances of India Performance on June 1, 2019. Experience the stunning 3000 year-old classical dances and dance dramas of India and witness world dances in their purest form. Over 30 performers will bring age-old stories to life through vibrant traditional costumes. The signature “Unity in Diversity” dance presents unforgettable international dance styles along with a live international orchestra. It will take place beginning at 4pm at Kerr Recreation Center of the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in Mint Hill, NC. Admission is free.
Taste of Charlotte Festival: (June 7-9, 2019)
Taste of Charlotte is a 3-day festival featuring over 100 samples from area restaurants along with Live Music and Entertainment, Interactive Children’s Activities, Cooking Demos, Street Performances, Unique Shopping and a large variety of local, regional and national partners interacting with festival goers, providing information, coupons and free stuff! Admission is free. Purchase festival coins to use for restaurant samples, beverages and kid’s activities. The festival will run from June 7 to 9, 2019 along Tryon Street in downtown Charlotte. To learn more, visit www.tasteofcharlotte.com
Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry Show: Raleigh, NC (June 1-2, 2019)
Asheville Vegan Fest: (June 9, 2019)
A celebration of compassionate living in one of the top veganfriendly cities in the country, the Asheville VeganFest will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2019, from 11am-6pm. Come enjoy an outdoor festival with lots of vendors showcasing vegan food, beer, and lifestyle products. The VeganFest is free, open to the public and takes place in the heart of downtown. See more information at veganfest.bwar.org
The Intergalactic Bead and Jewelry Show will be held on June 1-2, 2019 from 10am-5pm both days at the DoubleTree by Hilton: Brownstone University in Raleigh. Browse an incredible selection to take home some great items. There will be precious and semi-precious gemstone beads, gold and silver beads, brass beads, findings and chain, copper, charms, pendants, lamp work glass beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, exclusive handmade jewelry and much more. Admission is $5. Learn more at beadshows.com/events/raleigh-nc-june-1-2-2019/
Kaajal Vaidya Oza: Charlotte, NC (June 14, 2019)
Gujarati motivational speaker Kaajal Vaidya Oza presents Face to Face “Ek Saanj maari Saathe” (an evening with me) on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Hindu Center of Charlotte, 7400 City View Dr. The evening begins at 7pm. Tea and food will be available for purchase. For more details call 704.313.8445 or visit Ticket Hungama.
Wilmington Women’s Day: (June 2, 2019)
Come out to the Coastline Conference & Event Center on Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 12-4pm to get pampered, do some shopping, and have fun with the women in your life. This event features dozens of vendors with local products, services, and information for women, photo booth, chair massages, makeovers, manicures, self-defense classes, health screenings, and more. Admission is free. For more information, email contact@touchofmagicsc.com.
Richa Sharma Live: Raleigh, NC (June 28, 2019)
Livespectrum presents vocalist Richa Sharma live in concert with live musicians on Friday, June 28, 2019 beginning at 8:15pm. The venue is Duke Energy Center, 2 E. South St, Raleigh, NC. She will perform many of her hits along with Sufi and unplugged performances. The event is also a fundraiser and book drive for Bonnie Book Foundation. For more details call 877-222-9324 or visit www.livespectrum.com.
OBX Food Truck Showdown: Nags Head, NC (June 2, 2019)
The OBX Food Truck Showdown is back with more trucks for shorter lines and festivities kicking off on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11 am. The event is guaranteed to be a tummy-tempting, toetapping good time as food trucks, breweries and local performers show off their stuff at the Soundside Event Site. Learn more at www.outerbanks.org/ Saathee.com
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Veteran director Ali Abbas Zafar is back with Bharat, featuring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover, Tabu, and Jackie Shroff. It is a story and adaptation of 2014 Korean film, Ode to My Father. Look for it to release worldwide on June 5.
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Subcontinental Divide An Indian Subcontinent & America Dialogue By Ahsen Jillani
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“Confirm safety. Jillani. Bangkok,” read this telegram stuck to my apartment door on a winter evening in 1980. I still had no phone my fifth month in America. I would go to the nearest Burger King where there was an enclosed Southern Bell booth, and make a collect call to my parents in Asia. For two weeks, I hadn’t checked in. About five years out, I was within a couple of semesters of finishing grad school and decided to take on quite a task – a novel. At the college newspaper, which I had been managing for over four years then, we had boxes of folded, continuous light yellow paper that we fed into IBM Selectric typewriters. All news reporting and editing took place on that paper, which we simply tore off the roll as needed. I hijacked a box, put it under my desk, and that was the novel I wrote most evenings for a semester. The professor rejected the continuous sheet format, in addition to the fact that I submitted it a day late. Over the years I ran into it here and there during the myriad moves and the hundreds of relationships that You don’t grow looking at a kept whittling my worldly thousand memes.You just possessions down to nothing but jeans and shirts. In 2008, I stay where you are. saw it again, soaked and bug infested, packed roughly with magazines, poetry, and a few photos from bygone days. I sat next to the box on a warm summer evening and drank a beer; then threw it all in the trash can and went inside. It was a good novel for someone 25. It talked frankly about the strangeness of the expat experience—and the changing world of the 1980s. My mother more than once had commented on the phone and during my infrequent visits home to Pakistan that I was just slumming it in America. She wanted me to have money, she wanted me to smile more, she wanted women of quality in my life—like the desi kind she would have found me if I had returned home like normal people. I wasn’t normal. I went from editing newspapers to operating typesetting, photo-developing, and print machinery. When I wasn’t doing that, I was constantly working on my Italian sports car. The computer age was starting to creep up on the world by 1990. I dropped seamlessly from changing car clutches to rotating opened up failed hard drives by hand to retrieve data onto floppy disks. For decades, the computer age made sense to me. It seemed like the new mechanics of this era. I mastered networking, starting with Novell coaxial networks, set up servers during freelance hours, got into politics and started photoshopping unflattering pics of opposition candidates for MySpace, where I set up some of the earliest social media accounts for politicians. I thought all this technology would be heading somewhere. It didn’t. About 15 years ago, Charlotte had a major ice storm and we lost power for 10 days in the brutal cold. Within one day, the family and I changed tracks completely, had soup on the charcoal grill and a steady fire in the fireplace. The world did not collapse. Things just got simpler and more pleasant. Saathee.com
Looking back at the 80,000 words I had written on a typewriter over three decades ago, I can only laugh. Shakespeare may have written 20 million words with a quill and an inkwell. I was in 1985 in a high-tech world comparatively, just like I am sitting on my laptop today talking about an IBM Selectric. Today, I can only snicker at the new generation whose first question upon entering your house is what your Wi-Fi password is. Without exaggeration, since I purchased one of the first cell phones in this region in 1995, I have had about zero reason to ever absolutely require it. Before cell phones, every shopping center and convenience store had a pay phone. If you were ever stuck on the highway, people then stopped and helped, and if you had a CB radio, truckers could probably send the national guard to assist if you needed it. No, we were not crippled. And no, the world was not collapsing because your boss or your client couldn’t talk to you right then and there while you were stuck in traffic. Things got done just fine, and on schedule, back then too. There is about zero relevance in getting your Amazon pasta strainer delivered rush via UPS, or a politician wanting a fundraising letter out in two hours. You learn to prepare and plan, if greed and money are not the only gods you now worship. Yes, I can go to work, use a typewriter and send a hardcopy of this article in the mail. Someone like me (and other old timey typists), who can type 120 words a minute, can key this in faster than most modern techno types can fire up their latte machines, pop their nerve pills, and roll up the yoga mats. And this goes on and on. I can drive to the bank. I can bring farm produce to the market in a horse carriage and ride the carriage to the bank. I’m not on Jeff Bezos’s hamster wheel, or flying on two wheels to deliver Uber Eats, but things really, really, got done before iPhones and iPads. I swear. I can assure and reassure the younger generation that if all technology ceases tomorrow, they can fall back on this unique experience—being human. We are extremely resilient. Save the Kids, Save the Whales, Save the Dogs, the ACLU, the NAACP, PETA, UNICEF, they all existed way before the iPhone or Facebook. Literature existed, great art existed, porn existed, encyclopedias existed way before search engines. There’s just this slight difference: people interacted directly then, and through that you build relationships, a culture, a society; you learn about norms not from Big Media or Fortune 100 agendas but from people around you—the people who are your community. You see, there’s a difference between a meme and a conversation or a piece of writing. Witty as some memes are, they are not intellectually complex like writing or verbal engagement. You don’t grow looking at a thousand memes. You just stay where you are. Humans grow through engaging thought and dialogue. The infinite possibilities in language make you more complex and vibrant. We are not the Zuckerberg clan. We are the human race. We can go back to being social animals, not binary code.
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There are so many movies and shows from South Asia that could be inspiration for such beautiful costumes, especially for women who (until recently) didn’t have nearly as many Bollywood Cosplay: choices for outfits as men. Yet there is hardly any to be seen in the untapped Potential the mainstream. The Bollywood film industry has had many decades of inspiration. Just about any Desi film you can think of has at “Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.” ~ least one or more performance numbers with brightly colored dancers. A lot of them also have beautiful wedding sequences Bob Ross with both bride and groom dressed so exquisitely. Some even have a plot set within a fantasy setting with even more I’ve mentioned a few times elaborate set pieces and costumes that would be before that one of many facets of my perfect to duplicate. Geekdom is that I love to Cosplay I’ve seen Spartans from 300 at various Cons. (short for Costume Play). In truth, Wouldn’t it also be fair to see someone dressed as I’ve enjoyed dressing up in costumes of one form or another since I was Shivudu from Baahubali? You see several dressed as very young. I loved to try on my Batman, Deadpool, Wonder Woman or Captain grandmother’s old flapper dresses or Marvel. Why can’t more Cosplayers instead find some of my aunt’s old stage inspiration to dress up as Desi superheroes like costumes as a way to channel a Ajooba, Ra.One, Drona or Krrish? completely different character upon I think the potential is certainly there. I’ve seen myself. plenty of Cosplayers who chose to dress as a less I thought that only entertainers recognizable character or pull off a hybrid costume were into wearing costumes. But that from multiple genres. I’ve seen small number of all changed when I went to my first costumes inspired by Bollywood, but also tied with Star Trek Convention at the age of something else. Most often I see it paired with 14. Star Trek: The Next Generation was Steampunk like Ariel Dixon’s (also known as in its second season at the time and I MakeUpSiren) work or Suna Dasi’s (also known as heard from a friend of a friend that there was Steampunk India). I do love me a con in town. Once we arrived, I was some Steampunk, so seeing it completely surprised by the sheer amount of meshed so perfectly with South people in costume. Besides all of those in Asian clothing just looks so various styles of Starfleet uniforms from over awesome. the years, I saw Klingons, and even saw one So, will we ever see more person dressed in a very impressive Borg Bollywood Cosplay? costume. I think we will as the films My first thought of Cosplaying was that I gradually gain more popularity with liked it, but could never feasibly do it. This non-Desi audiences around the was due to a few reasons which included world. Who knows? You may be everything from to lack of money to not walking along near the next Fantasy having a sewing machine to “my parents convention and see someone dressed would never understand it”. Over time, as one of the Sikh British Indian however, the urge to dress up from my Army Soldiers from Kesari. younger days sparked something in me, and If you do spot someone, stop and I started dressing up mainly at annual not only ask to take a picture, but Renaissance Fairs to start with before also thank them for representing the gradually adding Conventions to my Bollywood culture in a way that repertoire. should be better appreciated by At this point, I love seeing all of the everyone. creativity that goes into every single outfit I see and appreciate each one, no matter how off the wall, crazy or unique it may be. Now, a majority of Cosplay revolves around a few major Jennifer Allen categories: Comic Books, Sci-Fi, Anime, or Fantasy being just some of them. In all of my observations, I gradually realized works at Saathee and is also that there is another category that has been severely a Podcaster, Blogger, Photographer underutilized: Bollywood. & Graphic Artist . Seriously, why is there not more Bollywood Cosplay? By Jennifer Allen
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“We have a rich culture.” “We are very cultured, but look at them; compared to us they have no culture at all.” Whether you were deliberately eavesdropping or not, you might have overheard such remarks and observed heated debates about this complex C word, called culture. I am not alone in wondering if people pause to think about what culture truly means. In fact, Joshua Rothman dedicated an entire article about the complexity of this term, in his 2014 article “The Meaning of ‘Culture’”, published in The New Yorker magazine.
At a minimum, culture is a compilation of customs and fine arts in addition to belief systems and values. An exceptionally broad term, experts from the field of Sociology and Anthropology see culture as a series of behaviors that one generation passes on to the next. The legacy we inherit shapes the way we define our way of life, or who we are as a group. Our culture creates many artifacts that we preserve and nurture, so that we can pass the baton to our children. As Indians, we take great pride in our cultural heritage and rightly so. Dance, music, art, and literature are all forms of cultural manifestation, but culture is more than art or symbolism. How we treat each other as well as those outside our definition of “us” represents our cultural beliefs, too. What we choose or feel obliged to follow become the customs, traditions, rituals of a community and, in time, represent culture. None of these occur in isolation. Let’s take cuisines, for example. Traditional dishes unique to certain cultures come from the geographic location. The climate and growing conditions affect what people eat and how the food is cooked. Just like geography, historical milestones influence the stories and poems recited around bonfires. In the true sense of the word, culture is not a commodity to own nor is it a synonym for formal education. In Saathee.com
fact, it would be unfair to limit this multifaceted concept with one definition. Honoring your own culture should be encouraged just as we are urged to cheer or chant for our favorite sports team at stadiums creating that electric atmosphere to charge the players. Ethnocentrism takes that positive feeling to the dark side. A community that assumes a sense of superiority and wants to forcibly impose their culture on other groups begins to brew problems. There is historical evidence of how the ethnocentric mindset of the colonists or religious extremists resulted in destruction of works of art and symbols along with suppression of certain languages. And these are only a few of the transgressions recorded. In milder forms, ethnocentric behavior may stem from regional groups in India thinking that their sub-culture should be held in higher esteem than others. At an individual level, even if we do not wish to compare and compete with others from a cultural standpoint, we don’t want to tarnish the image of our community either. We might be quick to associate with famous and successful persons, if they are say from your hometown, but quickly disassociate with those who have gained notoriety. There is hesitation to accept someone who distorts the picture of your community or sub-culture. Writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s works come to mind. Although a work of fiction, the novel titled The Namesake was embraced by Indians both in India and around the world and subsequently made into a movie. Bengali Americans across generations identified with the characters and Lahiri’s work was discussed over numerous cups of tea. Contrast that with her newer novel, The Lowland which effectively portrays characters who are less than perfect humans, and in a way that imperfection makes them more human. But they are hardly the poster child for Bengali success. There was neither a movie version nor heavy “Lowland” discussions around the coffee table. This probably says something about our tendency to idolize our culture and an aversion to anything that fails to put our cultural image on a pedestal. For the same reason, the history of a nation is published after carefully filtering out unpleasant details. Social problems such as gun violence, racism, gender bias, or dowry demands, are harder to erase when the culture implicitly or explicitly supports it. Immigrants constantly face the push and pull of dueling cultures, one for their motherland and the other for their adopted land. First generation members worry about the loss of their language and way of life as they attempt to assimilate, whereas the second generation members are keen to blend in. To me an individual does not have to sacrifice their uniqueness to be a part of a culture. Similarly, a shared culture does not mean that every person thinks and behaves uniformly. Our human attributes make that virtually impossible. Culture by definition is dynamic. It would be a mistake to lock it up and merely display it as a prized museum piece. Instead, we should allow it to evolve and thrive by permitting newer generations to cultivate novel ways of expression.
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Full Frame Festival 2019 Review By Dilip Barman
The 22nd annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival came and went too quickly as always, taking place at multiple venues in Durham April 4 – 8, 2019. In the April issue of Saathee, I had written about two films that I had been able to preview, The Watson’s Hotel (2019, thewatsonshotel.movie), a portrait of India’s oldest surviving cast iron building in the midst of Mumbai, and Giants and the Morning After (2018, facebook.com/GiantsandtheMorningAfter), about a small village in rural Sweden. I was able to see over a dozen films – and wish that I could have seen more. Some of my favorites included some science films like Breakthrough (2019, breakthrough.movie) about 2018 Nobel Prize winner Jim Allison who has dedicated his life to fighting cancer. He found promising strategies using immunotherapy but didn’t get a lot of support initially in turning his ideas into clinical solutions. Human Nature (2019, wondercollaborative.org/human-nature-documentary-film) was remarkable in how clearly it presented its exciting science through simple explanations and excellent graphics and animations; I had taught my fourth grade daughter some basics about DNA and genetics, and that was ample background for her to understand and love this film. This film explains gene editing and CRISPR (repeated DNA sequences that can be used to find and excise target sequences) technology, including both scientific and ethical concerns. Some well received films include, Knock Down the House (2019, knockdownthehouse.com) about women like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others who ran for Congress in 2018. One of the candidates, Amy Vilela (who ran in Nevada but didn’t win a seat), was part of the film’s question-andanswer session. Hail Satan? (2019, hailsatanfilm.com) was a funny and provocative film addressing the separation of church and state through the guise of a satanic group suggesting, for example, that religious displays in government buildings should offer equal access to other faiths/approaches. I was stunned by The Infiltrators (2019) about a group that infiltrates ICE detention facilities to help those unjustly detained. Their work is dangerous and puts themselves at personal risk in order to help others for whom the light of justice may be blocked. Sure enough, one of the infiltrators was in attendance and took questions after the film. Decade of Fire (2018, decadeoffire.com) was another favorite of mine. The film describes a happy melting pot of neighborly Bronx living in the 1950s and 1960s. Gross neglect by landlords led to arson so that they could collect insurance and then abandon the properties. The Bronx suffered with lack of public Saathee.com
support and ended up in a downward spiral. The film documents the seemingly decade-long 1970s fires that burned and, inspirationally, describes how residents have been taking matters in their own hands and rebuilding in spite of lack of support. There were upsetting politics that I wish could have been covered in Decade of Fire but which had to be cut. The Carter administration at the end of the 1970s was intent on funding redevelopment for the Bronx, but the New York Mayor blocked this. Along with films like Owned, a Tale of Two Americas (2018, ownedfilm.com), which was shown at Full Frame 2018, more films need to be made to analyze varying perspectives and expectations of the social contract especially in terms of housing and orchestrating vibrant, diverse communities. It was a treat to introduce my daughter to the groundbreaking film critiquing the pace and modernity, of direction (1982, Koyaanisqatsi koyaanisqatsi.org). It was my first time taking in the stunning film on a large screen. Filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar were honored at the Festival. I was thrilled to get to talk with them and enjoy a number of their films, many of labor about are which movements. There was also a film, Personal Belongings (1996), which Steve had made about his father, a fascinating portrait of a man who fought in the Hungarian Revolution before fleeing for America. The opening night film was their American Factory (2019) about a Chinese company taking over from a General Motors plant that had closed. The story of hard working and proud workers trying to navigate the mores of a very different culture was continued in the post-film discussion that included not only the filmmakers, but also one of the factory workers. I got to see Bognar and Reichert’s The Last Truck (2009), which made a nice prequel to American Factory; Union Maids (1976), a retrospective of Depression era women labor organizers; and a work-in-progress, Raises not Roses. For this current effort, Reichert and Bognar document the “9 to 5” movement of the 1970s, when secretaries and other administrative staff organized for fair treatment and better working conditions. It was particularly interesting because, after the screening, the filmmakers asked the audience what we thought about different parts of the film and got input to help them in completing the film. I met many other filmmakers, including Aparna Agrawal, (2018, Ends Pavement the Where of producer janegillooly.com/where-the-pavement-ends). The director, Jane Gillooly, grew up in Ferguson, MO, and thought that the adjacent towns of Ferguson, historically with no African American population, and Kinloch, which had been AfricanAmerican and was physically separated by a road blockade, continued on page 98 44
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The past may be a surprisingly useful guide for predicting responses to future climate change. This is especially important for places where extreme weather has been the norm for a long time, such as the Indian subcontinent. Being able to reliably predict summer monsoon rainfall is critical to plan for the devastating impact it can have on the 1.7 billion people who live in the region. The onset of India’s summer monsoon is linked to heat differences between the warmer land and cooler ocean, which causes a shift in prevailing wind direction. Winds blow over the Indian Ocean, picking up moisture, which falls as rain over the subcontinent from June to September. The monsoon season can bring drought and food shortages or severe flooding, depending on how much rain falls and in what duration. Understanding how the monsoon responded to an abrupt climate transition in the past can therefore help scientists better understand its behavior in the future. When we researched this weather system’s ancient past, we found it was highly sensitive to climate warming 130,000 years ago. Our new study published in Nature Geoscience showed that the Indian summer monsoon pulled heat and moisture into the northern hemisphere when Earth was entering a warmer climate around 130,000 years ago. This caused tropical wetlands to expand northwards – habitats that act as sources of methane, a greenhouse gas. This amplified global warming further and helped end the ice age. The rate at which today’s climate is changing is unprecedented in the geological record, but our study shows how sensitive the Indian summer monsoon was during a global transition into warming in the past and may still be.
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in its orbit. The last transition from an ice age into the warm climate of the present interglacial – known as the Holocene – occurred around 18,000 years ago. This period of Earth’s history is relatively well understood, but how Earth system processes responded to these climate changes deeper in time is still something of a mystery. A recent expedition to drill deep into the ocean floor of the Bay of Bengal gave an opportunity to reconstruct past Indian monsoon behavior over hundreds of years before the last ice age. Our study used these deep sea sediments from the northern Bay of Bengal to capture a direct signal of the Indian summer monsoon from 140,000 to 128,000 years ago, hidden in the fossilized shells of tiny microscopic creatures called foraminifera. These plankton species once lived in the upper ocean water column and captured the environmental conditions of the surrounding seawater in the chemical makeup of their shells. We detected the ocean surface water freshening from river discharge induced by the rains of the Indian summer monsoon from 140,000 to 128,000 years ago – a sign of the strengthening monsoon system. This occurred when the Earth was coming out of a glacial state and into the interglacial which occurred before the one we live in, separated by a single ice age. During this period – which we’ll refer to as the penultimate deglaciation – sea levels rose from six to nine meters worldwide. Ice-core records show that Antarctica began to warm first during the penultimate deglaciation. Southern Hemisphere warming provided a source of heat and moisture which fuelled the strengthening of the Indian summer monsoon, as seen in our records of surface freshening and river runoff from the northern Bay of Bengal. During this warming period around 130,000 years ago, the Indian summer monsoon responded to southern hemisphere warming while the northern hemisphere and other monsoon systems, such as the East Asian summer monsoon – which continued on page 98
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Traditionally, students have transitioned directly from high school into their first year of undergraduate. While some students follow this path and excel, other students might have trouble adjusting. Moving to a new environment, taking classes, and studying for exams - all without having their parents monitoring their behavior and grades. Some students are just not ready to go to jump right into college, and that is okay. Many are now taking a gap year between high school and college to gain life experiences to better prepare for university. Students can use the gap years to travel, volunteer, or further their knowledge in a particular subject. Gap years have started to gain in popularity within the last few decades. Malia Obama, Prince William, and Prince Harry all took a year off before attending college. Luckily, you don’t have to be a member of the elite to take a gap year. More students are starting to take advantage of gap years as universities are allowing students to defer their admission for one year. Schools like Harvard University, Princeton, and Middlebury College often look positively on gap years and frequently give students the opportunity to defer enrollment for one year to pursue this opportunity. One option is to attend a gap year program, like the ones listed below, that give students a structured and transformational experience.
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After listening to her second round of complaints about Neil’s immaturity, poor performance in school and his happygo-lucky behavior, I tried to defend my son. “I understand your concerns but this is only first grade.” There was a pause. “Second,” she said. “Pardon me?” I said. “Second. This is second grade.” I scanned her face hoping to see a smile. It was expressionless and businesslike. I rested my case and let her patiently insult me for the remaining 12 minutes of the conference. I am sure Neil must have been happy that his teacher’s focus shifted away from him to me. I came home wondering why my kid was not a high performer like most IndianAmerican kids; maybe he had ADD or maybe we were just bad parents. I don’t know if we took any extraordinary measures after that but somehow Neil completed the year, laying low on Mrs. Oscar’s radar screen. The following year we rented another house in a cul-de-sac. The kids were much happier. Neil was not held back and attended a new school that had equally good test scores. He completed second grade, oops, third grade with an overall rank of “outstanding.” Sometimes you just get stuck with the wrong teacher. Fast forward ten years later. Neil is 17 now. At 6 ft. he would tower over Mrs. Oscar if he met her again. He has had guest spots on network television and has booked a couple of commercials. His agent and manager recommended upping his game by taking some advanced acting classes. I find myself sitting in front of another teacher; in this case at a premier acting school in Hollywood. The class is competitive and Neil has to go through an audition to be selected. He decides to do the monologue in front of the teacher and the peers. I am not allowed in the class so I wait patiently outside. I call my wife again to verify that Neil is a senior and not a junior in high school. The teacher, Caitlin, a young woman in her early 30s, is about the same height as Mrs. Oscar but a lot friendlier. I am sure the warm weather in Los Angeles makes her smile more genuine. I am also glad I don’t have to be so formal with her as in a regular school. Still, I am nervous. Caitlin explains that Neil did well in the audition. She says, “He is a natural and is able to project his emotions seamlessly.” She continues, “He must have had a happy childhood.” I feel relieved. “So, is he in?” With that same 100 watts smile she tells me, “Yes, but he would have to work really hard to make up for some impediments … some disadvantages he has had.” I am lost. Is she referring to what I am thinking? I thought race and cultural diversity were being promoted in Hollywood. I gather the courage to ask, “You mean about being IndianAmerican?” “No, no. That is an advantage.”
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When we moved to Lexington, Massachusetts from Virginia, we had a hard time finding a decent rental. We ended up leasing a house on a busy street which the kids hated. Still, they were thrilled with the idea of walking just two blocks to school. The elementary school in Lexington was similar to the elementary school in Fairfax, Virginia where our kids went the previous year. It had modern facilities, a strong academic program and high test scores. Like many parents wishing the best for their children, our assumption was that if the test scores of the schools were good, our kids would get a better education. This new school was a little less diverse than what we were used to in Virginia. The population was so homogenous that they instituted a program to bring in a handful of innercity kids to artificially induce diversity. A couple of months after the start of the academic year, my wife mentioned that Mrs. Oscar, our youngest son’s teacher, was concerned about his progress. She felt that he was immature. I am sure if Neil were a girl, her opinion may have been different. When my wife had brought up this topic, I had told her, “Well he’s the youngest kid in the class. He is supposed to be less mature.” However, Neil was a bit more problematic as he was more carefree, extroverted and friendly. In fact, Mrs. Oscar complained to my wife that, “Neil is so happy, he is not even aware of what he doesn’t know.” I was not looking forward to the first parents-teacher’s conference. In Virginia, I had accompanied my wife to such meetings but this time I had to go alone, as she was busy at work. Mrs. Oscar, a short stout woman, was sitting at the desk when I entered the class room. She reminded me of Kathy Bates in Misery which added to my anxiety. After the quick pleasantries, she started reciting the problematic areas: lack of attention span, disorganization, inability to follow instructions. “He does not even know the algorithms to do the math problems.” She used the word “algorithm” three times. “Interesting choice of word,” I thought. As a Computer Science undergraduate at Berkeley, I always used the term algorithm to define a series of steps to solve complex problems like airline reservations, student enrollment or an optimal route for stressed-out young mothers for their weekend shopping. Saathee.com
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Some of the things that human beings have accomplished are absolutely mind-blowing! It’s not the moon-landings or the conquest of Mount Everest that I’m speaking of. It’s the accomplishments that are far more extraordinary – so extraordinary, in fact, that they have become all but invisible.
Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary How often do we pause to reflect on the fact that we are able to walk and talk – things that the infant that was us, once upon a time, would have sworn that it would never be able to accomplish? But infants don’t “think”. For, unlike most of us, they have not been indoctrinated into this dark art, at least not quite yet. Toddlers simply put one baby foot in front of the other, wobble a bit, fall, pick themselves up again, and do the cute three-step shuffle all over again. And again. Then one day, the activity that had appeared clumsy, error-prone, tedious and, The adults walk and talk perhaps, even comical with ease, grace and poise, became a native pattern – as the wide-eyed child something that was executed with ease, skill and grace. An fumbles, tumbles and flails. “expert” mysteriously appeared on the scene, at some point in this rather wobbly progression. The interesting thing is that unlike an adult, the child never needed to be admonished to “walk the talk”. Children do not talk; they simply walk.
From extraordinary to ordinary And then … everything changes. How does a child who learns so effortlessly to do impossibly complex deeds suddenly lose what would seem to be an extraordinary ability? Could it be that our brains fundamentally change and somehow get rewired, making us mere shadows of the learning machines we once used to be? Or, could it be that it is not that the “hardware” of our brains ossifies, but that it is the “software” layer that somehow gets mis-programmed with a number of “bugs”? Maybe there is not a whole lot that we can do about the hardware – the neurons, the synapses, and the trillions of weighted connections among these. At least not in any direct manner. But perhaps the software layer is a bit more accessible to us? There has to be a smidgen of doubt in our minds that we may be part of a team of programmers that writes the code that makes things inside our heads hum. “No, no!” you say, shrinking away from me, “There is no ‘team’. There is only me! I am the one that owns this thing. I am the programmer! To which I might be inclined to say, as Shakespeare’s spirit unceremoniously enters my writing soul, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Saathee.com
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From copycat to albatross Could it be that the very thing that helps us learn at blinding speed when we are little ones be the albatross around our necks at later points in our lives? Is it possible to have learned more than we should have? Could the infant’s extraordinary ability to learn through mimicry become the adult’s source of gimmickry? Copy me? That adults copy? And copy! Copiously. Perhaps when we are younger, our abilities are so far below that of the giant beings that tower over us, that a simple, blind copying technique works like magic. The adults walk and talk with ease, grace and poise, as the wide-eyed child fumbles, tumbles and flails. Maybe we have wonderful role models at that stage in our lives. We had so much to learn then. However, as the toddler metamorphoses into a little girl or boy and beyond, the gap with potential role models starts to narrow. They become more like us, as we become more like them. But the one thing we got habituated to, in this process, is to being programmed. To copying. The word “copying” doesn’t do justice to what actually occurs. Nor does “programming”. Both words indicate a directionality of flow – one that is effluent from us, and the other from those around us. The reality is probably that it is a blend of both. It is collaborative – true teamwork. Things flow from this side to that, and from that side to this, as the copier and the copied shift their roles from this to that.
an addiction to “uniqueness” The net of all this copying is that you look like me, and I look like you. It’s not just fifty shades of grey; it’s billions of shades of grey. We are all cast from the same grey cloth, and we collaborate fast and furiously to make sure that it all stays as grey as grey can be. “But I am a unique individual!” you exclaim, with more than just a little rancor. “I am not like everyone else!” To this I say in a rather professorial manner, “Well, yes and no! Yes, there are seeds of uniqueness in all of us. But “unique” is a fuzzy word that can mean different things to different people. Just because you wear a tattoo on your left shoulder, and I don’t, doesn’t make either of us unique.” It is often trivial, and – ironically – copied things that people often view as ways of differentiating from one another. Even more ironically, it is these kinds of attempts at being “unique” that thrust an individual deeper into the morass of gray goo that is the mindless mainstream, There is a different kind of uniqueness though! Perhaps if we tried a bit less to be unique, we would actually be that in a more organic way. Then we would be true to the one entity that we actually are. You would be you, and I would be me. And suddenly there are a billion points of light streaming from every direction, where there once was a dull greyness that cast an unbearable haze over the universe. So, let there be light! From you.
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Japanese language teacher, Kyoko Murakami, showing us how to draw them, in high school in Durham. She’d had immaculate calligraphy. That kind of attentiveness to detail: where to apply pressure with a brush, how to move the hand, the formality and order... learning from here these things opened my eyes to a place very far from North Carolina where aesthetics are... important. And not just in an academic or throwaway kind of way. They’re built into the whole thing. This past week I saw some Edo-era buildings, and more, and was reminded all over again of the great care taken in the arrangements of things there, and at the Tokyo National Museum with its many sutras, bowls and scrolls. On the train up from the Izu Peninsula this morning, there was a transfer at Tokyo Station. The Yamanote Line. Many of the stops on the familiar circular line are places I’ve been before in years past, and spent good chunks of time in. Memories. A very late night once, with a missed last train from Ueno, for example, had led to a wander underground with a friend born and raised in Hiroshima whom I’d first met in North Carolina; on that particular day, I had met her to return a borrowed coffee maker, so after dinner, I think we missed the train, and then, stuffed the machine into a coin locker and ducked into a crazy disco that used to be in Roppongi, I think, called Velfarre. Recounting this story often in the years since, I always talk about the weird experience of taking an elevator down, down, down, after handing over Y4,000 for admission (which came, I remember, with a free mini-deodorant.) Gosh, I still remember that. I mean, it was one of those all-time crazy explorations that push your edges, and confirm there is way, way more out there than you ever dreamed. Legend’s in Raleigh back in the days when my girlfriends dragged me to a drag show once, or Limelight when it was there in Manhattan: similar. Art can be a moment. Shared experiences of seeing and learning, together. With comfort and familiarity. Japan: where I first heard jazz, where I first saw major skyscrapers, where I tried my first beer at a dear friend’s family home. Fear of other melted a bit when I got closer towards uchi from soto. Inside from outside. Inches, but still. It makes a difference. “That’s just you, though,” said a friend in Tokyo, whom I met after more than a decade of not seeing one another. Last Tuesday we shared lunch. “Other people are doing something, the group, but then there’s you, off somewhere, walking around, alone...” (I’m translating, and sometimes things get lost, of course... Add some air, here. A pause, lots of space, between the words...) “Really?” (Me.) “Yes. You haven’t changed.” “I have, surely.” “No. You haven’t. Exactly the same. And, well. You’re just an adult now. Naturally.” “Um—wait, I can’t have not changed at—-.”
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It’s so quiet here, right before I go, and I’ve found a moment to quickly jot impressions before going to meet the high school friend of my college friend, both of whom are waiting at a station a bus ride away. It’ll be good. Stern drinks this time instead of the sodas we used to share in rounds over in Kyoto and Washington D. C. at karaoke boxes years ago. We’ve all done a lot of growing up. Of course. Lucky to have longitudinal friendships, I realize, in these last few days: I’ve been catching up with some, here and there, these last few weeks. After all, it’s been eight years since I was last in Kantō, which is this side of Japan. Studied abroad in Kyoto, got handy enough with Japanese to land an internship in an architect’s office, and kept coming back. Nine times, ten? Often. Opportunity, as they say, is an admixture of preparedness and luck. Or was it another permutation of those words? I’ve forgotten exactly, but it sounds good, right? Say it like you know what you’re quoting and people believe you. A little too readily, if you ask me. Better to trust, instead, the Book of You. Guess that’s what I’m doing here, checking in with the past, re-examining that which I think I remember, seeing where ideas have shifted shape, or revisit the spots that taught me to soak in, when you can, the things that are right in front of you, in the moment. A week ago in Mito, the ume were in full bloom, for example, at the Kairakuen, which calls itself the world’s second biggest city park. After the plum tree’s flowers, the cherry, or sakura, came out, too. But let me back up. A couple of weeks ago I was in Hà Nội: taking the desperately important time that one needs to simply pore through gobs of paper, typing some lines into a computer, then dumping the rest. Wish I could say that this processing had opened a plateau, from which point I could visit Japan with new eyes. How best to approach this old-and-yet-new-again conversation? (But honestly, all the revisiting with my old lines had just left me very tired. What used to matter no longer does: why hold on to obsolete records?) Here in Japan again, weirdly, I started seeing ideograms, or kanji, when people spoke to me. I remembered my very first Saathee.com
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Research has shown that people with a high level of cardiovascular fitness have low blood pressure and decreased levels of LDL or “bad” cholesterol. Furthermore, the aforementioned demographic possesses a higher level of HDL or “good” cholesterol. This grants them more energy, more stamina, and an endorphin release that helps regulate their overall mood. There are many different forms of cardio and the benefits of each are well documented. However, I personally prefer high intensity interval training or HIIT as opposed to running around my neighborhood for 30-45 minutes. You can execute HIIT on either the treadmill or you can do it outside, weather permitting. More often than not, I perform HIIT on the treadmill. The way it works is I sprint all-out or as fast as I can for 30 seconds making sure I really push it. For me, the speed I start sprinting at the on the treadmill is 10.2. After that, you recover by jogging or walking for a minute to two minutes until your heart rate returns to almost normal. I walk at a speed of four on the treadmill to recover. Then you do another set and I usually do 8-10 repetitions of this. The speed that one utilizes for sprinting on the treadmill is going to vary by fitness level. As a result, it is important to start at lower speeds to get your body somewhat accustomed and then you can gradually build up over time. I prefer HIIT because it really engages you and you really feel the intensity as your heart rate is going to reach higher levels than normal. Furthermore, it is convenient as you can do it just about anywhere without any equipment and it burns more calories in a shorter amount of time. With that being said, I have learned that in relation to fitness, everyone finds their niche, so to speak. Therefore, some people are proponents of long-distance runs and steady state cardio for a prolonged period of time. The point is to get out there and do something even if it’s walking around your neighborhood. I think it’s best to have a mixture of both as the redundancy can get to you at times. It is not always easy to find time for exercise as one’s problems and responsibilities often take up a lot of the time; however, this is not an excuse to neglect one’s health. Just like many things in life, there has to be an effort and one has to have the bigger picture in mind. With consistent exercise, one’s life quality can greatly improve and that energy is transferred to other areas of life as well. There is only one Usain Bolt, but even you can take steps to ensure your health, and, in essence, your future.
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When I was in the army, specifically the Infantry, much to my chagrin we would go on long distance runs and/or alternate with sprints for physical training. It was a rare occurrence when we were authorized to go to the gym as a squad or platoon for PT. As a result of the aforementioned redundancy, I began to develop an intense hatred for running of any kind. Most of the people in leadership positions were lean in build and looked like the poster boys for any cover of any running magazine. Even though seasoned vets of multiple combat deployments would point out the benefits of switching up the training, a lot of those suggestions would fall by the wayside and the physical training program essentially became a runner’s dream. The schedule would be something along the lines of running 5-8 miles on Monday, doing sprints on Tuesday, running 3-5 miles on Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday would be a variation of something related to running. After I finished my contract and left the Army; more often than not, I would go to the gym and proceed to lift weights. Over time, I became quite consistent in that regard; however, my routine was devoid of a cardio workout as the Army had simply filled me with an intense and deep-seated hatred at the very thought of cardio. The turning point would come one evening at my parents’ house. I was helping my sister move boxes upstairs to their bedroom. After I had reached the top of the stairs, I was breathing similar to someone who had just finished running a few miles at a decent pace. As a former soldier and as someone who values fitness, it was quite embarrassing that climbing up a flight of stairs had left me so winded. My sister even made a remark about how my breathing was rather labored for just having gone up a flight of stairs. Needless to say, this sparked something inside of me and I decided it was time to get my cardiovascular fitness back on track. Cardiovascular fitness is often called aerobic fitness and it is distinguishable in comparison to other forms of fitness due to two factors. The first being that it increases the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen-rich blood to one’s working muscles. Moreover, it enhances the aforementioned muscles’ ability to provide adequate energy for movement. Aerobic exercise is used to describe any rhythmic and continuous activity that includes the simultaneous use of multiple large muscle groups. The main thing this does is that it challenges the heart and lungs making them work harder than when they’re at rest. Pertinent examples of aerobic fitness include running, jogging, cycling, swimming, brisk walking and aerobic dancing. Saathee.com
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Nutrition for Life By Parul Kharod
dietary Guidelines of america
This time we will move away from the topic of food and talk a little about food policy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) jointly publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) every five years. Public health agencies, health care providers, and educational institutions all rely on Dietary Guidelines recommendations.
The Dietary Guidelines have a significant impact on nutrition in the United States because they: • Form the basis of federal nutrition policy and programs • Help guide local, state, and national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives • Inform various organizations and industries (e.g., products developed and marketed by the food and beverage industry)
In short, all the major decisions regarding food – manufacturing, regulations for food companies, agriculture, and price, how companies label the food, and what foods are approved for school lunches, food distribution, food stamps, etc are based on the Dietary Guidelines. So, if you live in the United States, it is important for you to know how the Dietary Guidelines are updated and what the influencing factors that shape the food and health policies in this country are.
about the dietary Guidelines The Dietary Guidelines were first released in 1980. In 1990, Congress passed the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, which states that HHS and USDA jointly review, update, and publish the Dietary Guidelines every five years. The current guideline term is 2015-2020, which means that next year we will get an update.
How are the dietary Guidelines updated? • The HHS and the USDA appoint an Expert Advisory Committee. The application and selection process began last year and the final committee members were selected in February 2019. The Advisory Committee is comprised of nationally recognized nutrition and medical researchers, physicians, dietitians, and science experts. • The Advisory Committee hosts a series of open hearings where the general public and speak – sort of like an open town hall meeting. This will begin sometime in May. • The Advisory Committee reviews the latest research, and makes a list of recommendations. • After the Advisory Committee Report is submitted, the general public is allowed to submit comment. The public has opportunities to respond with written comments on health.gov/dietaryguidelines • HHS and USDA use information in the Advisory Report, along with comments from the public and federal agencies, to form the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines. Saathee.com
Technically this is how the process is supposed to work. However, as you may have guessed, this is not what happens! • Who gets selected to the Advisory Committee as always been controversial • The public is not engaged enough to influence any decisions • There are strong political lobbyists that have more influence
For example, research shows that excess salt and sugar is bad for health. So the Advisory Committee in 2015 made the recommendation that Americans should reduce the intake of salt and sugar in their diets. However, the final published guidelines ignored this advice. Also, even though the Advisory Committee said a healthy diet should be lower in red and processed meats, the new guidelines made no mention of red meats. Do you remember the Food Pyramid? Introduced in 1992, the pyramid was supposed to represent a healthy balanced diet. However, the pyramid did not completely reflect the health of the consumers. It was shaped by agreements with big food companies and their lobbyists to produce something that was mutually beneficial for them all.
In 2011, the Food Pyramid was replaced by the MyPlate, which has sections for grains, protein (meat), fruits and vegetables. Next to the plate, is a glass of milk. There were questions from nutrition experts, including the Harvard School of Public Health, as to why milk was needed at every meal. Well, it was the influence of the lobbying from the dairy industry! All food companies employ lobbyists or belong to trade associations that employ lobbyists. Some of the biggest employers of lobbyists are the National Restaurant Association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the American Beverage Association, Coca-Cola, and Monsanto. There is also McDonald’s Corporation and PepsiCo. Then there is the National Corn Growers Association and the Beef Association and many such other groups that influence public food policy.
What can we do? The best thing the public can do is be involved. Just like we can change the outcome of an election by voting for the right candidate, we have to voice our opinion in large numbers to actually make a difference. When the public comment section opens up in the next couple of months, write your comments! Go to health.gov/dietaryguidelines and fill out your responses.
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will focus on the individual tax returns first and then we will look at the small business side. The main point here is to start planning for all these moves that are suggested now and don’t wait till December. Even though we tend to ignore it, tax planning is a big part of your financial strategy, so give it the attention it deserves and demands.
tax Prep for 2019 It is not too early!
You just finished your filing of tax return for 2018 last month with a sense of immense pride that you managed the tax preparation without any problems even though many tax laws were relatively new. And you are thinking that now you don’t have to look at it again or worry about it till at least early next year. I can almost hear the big sigh of relief like some heavy burden is taken off your shoulders for at least eleven months or so.
Individual Returns:
adjustments to income If you are an educator, like a teacher or teacher’s assistant then you can still deduct expenses that you incur out of pocket. There is an upper limit as to how much you can deduct but this is a good feature to have. Almost all teachers spend their own money out of compassion for the profession they are in and also for the students and at least the Government is still recognizing that. Many Businesses go for HSA as their health insurance model which has a high deductible but it reduces the premium. Your contributions towards the HSA are deductible. HSA is a good way to satisfy your needs for health insurance. The money accumulated in that account is portable and you can use it for medical expenses till way after you are 65. There are many other benefits, too. I will talk more about self-employed SEP and other qualified plans, self-employed health insurance deduction and business tax later in the Business section. If you open your own traditional IRA or if you have student loan interests that you are making payments on regularly then that is also deductible.
Itemized deductions This has been a much-talked about and lamented subject. So many of the deductions that were previously possible are taken away. I am going to focus here on how can we counter that since you already know what is taken away. Clearly, now it is difficult for many to accumulate enough every year through just medical expenses over 10 percent of AGI, property taxes and state income taxes (with an upper limit of $10,000), mortgage interests to a limit and donations since that is all that is left. But a strategy of taking Itemized deductions every alternate year (as against every year) by accumulating some of these deductibles judiciously could work wonders. Donations can wait for a year and be done in the chosen alternate years. For mortgage payments and property taxes we can arrange so that December and January payments can be adjusted to fall in the same year we are planning to take deductions. The idea is that if you cannot exceed the enhanced limit of Standard deduction every year then maybe you should look at
Well, enjoy if you wish to, but I have some news for you. Take time off from thinking about taxes for a month or two but the real work, behind the scenes so to speak, is to be done now while there is still time this year and not when the year is over or almost over. It is too late then because once the New Year starts every thing is frozen for this year (with one or two exceptions) and there is nothing you can do about it. Let us review what I am thinking. While it is fresh in your mind let us take a second look at the tax forms you just filed for 2018. It was touted by the Administration that the new law is going to cut taxes for all the middle class. Did it happen to you? Did you pay fewer taxes than last year for comparative income? Were you able to take all the deductions that you have taken in the past years, especially for those who Itemized? Did the fact that the personal exemption was taken away, without much hoopla, affect you? There are many such questions that can be asked but you know your own personal tax situation much better than anyone else and you can compare and decide. The general reaction I am hearing is that most are paying slightly more taxes for 2018. So given what we have, and unless Congress passes new laws, we are stuck with it, and we have to do the best we can. Granted, the way the law is written right now, this new law would expire by end of 2025 and the old 2017 law would come back with all the bells and whistles that came with it. But there is always a big slip between the cup and the lip and many things can happen in between now and 2025. So let us review what we can do with what we are served. I Saathee.com
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Few months back I came across a very profound study by Wesley Gray, PhD founder of Alpha Architect, an asset management firm. Gray’s study looks into performance of portfolios with perfect foresight as compared to S&P 500. He calls this portfolio with perfect foresight as “God’s Portfolio.” He was curious to find if god is omnipotent, could he create a long-term active investment strategy portfolio that was so good that he could never get fired? Let’s look into how he structured his test and its remarkable findings.
long and short side, it wasn’t able to decrease the volatility. When we look at the 1-year relative annual return over time between God’s Hedge Fund Portfolio and the S&P500 – there were multiple occasions when God’s hedge fund was beaten by S&P500 by 50 percentage points – or more! So not only this portfolio with perfect foresight on both long and short sight was more volatile than S&P500, but had underperformed the market on multiple occasions. Not many money managers in today’s era would have their job, if they underperform benchmark by 50 percentage points. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a medical test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat. A normal ECG pattern looks like below picture:
the design of Gray’s “God” study #1 Study computed 5-year “look ahead” return for all common stocks for the 500 largest NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX firms starting on 1/1/1927 till 12/31/2016. God’s portfolio is constructed on 1/1/1927 with 500 stocks which had best five year returns and was held passively for five years until 12/31/1931. The second portfolio would be formed on 1/1/1932 with 500 top performing stocks and held until 12/31/1936. This pattern repeats at the end of every fifth year. We would have had 18 of such “God’s Portfolios” between 1927 and 2016. Now it’s time to look at the findings.
As expected, God’s best portfolio has outperformed S&P500 by big margin given god had perfect foresight. But the interesting part is that the God’s portfolio had higher standard deviation than S&P500. Standard deviation is also a measure of volatility in the stock market and the study results shows us that even with perfect foresight; God’s portfolio had to live through higher volatility compared to S&P500.
It closely resembles with a stock chart of any normal stock traded in the market. It goes up, goes down, bounces from low, falls from peak, but never moves in a straight horizontal line. A straight horizontal line in an ECG would mean that a person’s heart has stopped beating and is dead. Similarly, the stock market would die if there is no volatility. Volatility is the heartbeat of the stock market and we have to live with it. It’s just how this beast works. Gray’s study also confirms that even God’s portfolio with perfect foresight can’t beat the market when compared to its volatility. Buying right and sitting tight through the volatility is the no brainer concept to tackle stock market volatility. Wesley’s Gray’s article with his study findings can be accessed through alphaarchitect.com/2016/02/02/even-godwould-get-fired-as-an-active-investor/
the design of Gray’s “God” study #2 For the second study Gray created “God’s Hedge Fund Portfolio.” He leveraged God’s perfect foresight and went long (buy) the known winners and short sell the known losers. Why not make money on both sides? Same portfolio construction pattern – buy five year winners and short sell five year losers which are rebalanced every month. Let’s look at the findings. Happy Investing!
Amit Rupani, CFA
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Is the dReaM act Back?
By Nam Douglass
While much talk surrounding the topic of immigration has focused on President Trump’s insistence on a border wall with Mexico, Democrats in the House of Representatives have revived a major piece of legislation – an immigrant overhaul that would permit approximately 2.5 million people to apply for lawful status in the United States and provide them with a pathway to US citizenship. HR 6, also called the Dream and Promise Act, combines many of the proposals from the DREAM Act that was proposed under President Obama, with additional protections for immigrants granted Temporary Protected Status (also known as “TPS”) and other humanitarian-based programs. If passed, which is hardly a given, the Dream and Promise Act would mark a major accomplishment for President Trump in address many of the existing problems currently facing millions of individuals. Up until this point, millions of individuals in the United States have been caught in a legal limbo, crunched between some pre-Obama/Obama-era programs and Trump Administration initiatives to roll or extinguish these initiatives. Two primary categories have driven much of the conversation, DACA recipients and those that have qualified for TPS, both of which the Trump Administration has attempted to terminate. The Obama initiative known as DACA has helped to protect millions of individuals brought to the United States as youths, but served as a band-aid-style remedy, providing recipients with work authorization cards and therefore, access to Social Security cards and higher education opportunities; however, the core criticism of DACA has always been that it amounts to a massive executive-branch overreach, as the President cannot create laws, but can only execute those that have been passed by Congress. A review of the Immigration and Nationality Act will provide not a single mention of “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” and so states have argued (somewhat successfully) that DACA cannot stand as the President must enact laws created by Congress, but not create laws on his own. Similarly, TPS is granted to individuals from specified countries which the US government has determined are unsafe for return, due to war, natural disasters or other calamities. Currently, USCIS estimates that over 300,000 individuals from ten countries are legally in the United States through the TPS program, some of whom have had TPS for over 20 years. The Dream and Promise Act would provide DACA and TPS recipients with statutory authority to remain in the United States as conditional permanent residents, as well as an eventual pathway to obtaining US citizenship. DACA recipients continued on page 94
Recognizing the Invisible Wall Policy Changes to Restrict legal Immigration
Since 2017, numerous polices have limited legal immigration and constricted benefits to nonimmigrant visa holders, such as H-1Bs, and their families. These efforts intensified with the July 1, 2017 issuance of the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order aimed at protecting US workers. the H1-B Hurdle
As of April 1, 2019, the H-1B visa program for temporary foreign workers in specialty occupations is subject to new rules modifying the lottery process and requiring employer registration. The lottery is a result of US employers petitioning for more than the annually allotted number of H-1B visas. In fact, more than double the number of available visas have been submitted every year for the last five years. The new lottery process is designed to give an advantage to persons eligible for the advanced degree exemption, meaning they hold a US master’s degree or higher. USCIS estimates this will result in a 16 percent increase in the number of H-1B workers with graduate degrees from US colleges and universities. The new electronic registration requirement that goes into effect in FY 2021 requires all employers to register online to participate in the lottery and only selected applicants will submit full H-1B petitions. While USCIS believes this will make the H-1B process more efficient and cost-effective, it will not alleviate the limitations created by the numerical cap, the uncertainty of the lottery, and the hiring constraints imposed by the annual April 1 deadline.
the Requests for evidence Barrier
Selection in the H-1B lottery is no sense of relief. The issuance of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and denials of H-1B petitions over the last two years are at an all time high. In the 4th quarter of FY 2017, the RFE rate for H-1Bs reached 69 percnet as compared to 23 percent the previous quarter, and the denial rate rose from 16 percent to 22 percent. These rates are even higher for Indian citizens. During that same quarter, 72 percent of H-1B cases received RFEs compared to 61 percent for all others countries. These challenges come in addition to the new employer
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Is Brexit an opportunity to Revive the eu-India trade deal?
By Sangeeta Khorana, theconversation.com
The European Union and India have been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) since 2007. Despite growing trade between the EU and India, talks stalled in 2013 after 16 rounds, only resuming in 2018. There has been talk in Brussels that Brexit might help remove some of the hurdles to an agreement. But this is unlikely to be the case. If anything, the UK is better positioned to secure a trade deal with India than the EU, although this will not be straightforward. The UK’s desire to curb immigration is likely to lead to tough negotiations. But future UK-India FTA talks may well be an opportunity to negotiate a manageable set of strategic priorities. The EU is India’s largest trading partner, accounting for around 13% of India’s total trade in goods in 2017. India contributes around 2.3 percent of total EU trade and is the EU’s ninth biggest trade partner. Trade in goods between the EU and India grew by three times over 2002-18, from €28 billion to €91 billion. Services are also an important component of EU-India trade. Eurostat data shows that Indian services exports to the EU were €16.6 billion in 2018, while imports were €17.1 billion. The sector has also attracted foreign direct investment from the EU, including Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Belgium, as well as the UK. Saathee.com
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sticking points Talks between the EU and India broke down in 2013, after it became clear that reaching an agreement on the demands for tariff reductions and market access, as well as the inclusion of social, environmental and human rights clauses would be impossible. Discussions resumed in 2018, which led to the declaration of an EU-India strategic partnership. While this agreement helped to resume the talks, it mainly reaffirmed current ties rather than tackling any of the issues that caused the trade agreement discussions to stall initially. From the EU’s perspective, the main sticking points were drug patents, tariffs for second-hand cars, agriculture, services, rules of origin and an unacceptable list of sensitive items. The EU is adamant about negotiating a stronger intellectual property regime and a sustainable development chapter with social and environmental clauses, which India is unwilling to include in the trade agreement. Plus, the EU wants detailed provisions for investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) after India cancelled 20 bilateral investment protection treaties with individual EU countries in 2016. The ISDS demand is not acceptable to India and current regulations require foreign investors to resolve their problems in Indian courts for a period of five years before pursuing a claim under international law. May 2019
India views the proposed trade deal as an opportunity to address issues it has with the way the two sides trade in services. In particular, India wants more visas to be granted to its skilled workers in the services industry. This has been a longstanding demand. After Brexit, this demand is unlikely to fade. But, at a time when all EU member states are grappling with a “migration crisis” any loosening of visa rules is highly unlikely. India has also been demanding status as a “data-secure nation”, which will reduce compliance costs for Indian software providers. But, given EU concerns over regulatory norms and data-privacy standards it is unlikely that the EU will agree to this demand.
opportunity for a uK trade deal? The UK is among India’s main trading partners from the EU bloc. Trade totalled €13.6 billion in 2018, accounting for 17 percent of India’s overall trade with the EU. Moreover, trade between India and the UK increased at an average rate of 8.8 percent a year between 2002 and 2018. Machinery and transport equipment constitute 40 percent of India’s exports, and accounts for nearly 20 percent of total UK’s trade with India. The UK’s exports of alcoholic beverages also registered a significant increase, from €14m to €162m from 2002-18. The lack of progress in EU-India trade talks might just be an opportunity for the UK to launch its own negotiations for a trade deal with India. From an economic perspective, India is an attractive trade partner. It is projected to be the world’s fastest growing economy, with an annual GDP growth rate of around 6.5 percent. In the United Kingdom, GDP is predicted to grow by a mere 1.5 percent in 2019. India is also home to almost one-fifth of the world’s population. It could be a strategic partner for the UK in Asia, presenting an opportunity to increase Britain’s soft power in the region. From India’s perspective, a trade deal with the UK could be an opportunity to increase pressure on other Asian countries, especially China, to liberalize their trade. This will also help India’s geopolitical considerations in the region given the history of tense diplomatic relations with Pakistan. And it could help strengthen India’s Commonwealth ties. But other issues remain. The UK and India would still have to agree on reducing tariffs on their respective imports. Visa numbers and intellectual property would also be issues for the UK, as they were with the EU, and could yet prove contentious. So free trade talks between the UK and India could still be long and drawn out. Recent political developments, however – including Brexit, eurozone uncertainty, sluggish global growth rates and trade tensions from the Trump administration’s pursuit of a protectionist agenda – all have serious implications for future trade talks. These could well nudge the partners to review their red lines and return to the negotiating table. Sangeeta Khorana is Professor of Economics, Bournemouth University Article reprinted with permission from www.TheConversation.com. Saathee.com
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Read • Watch • Listen By Samir Shukla
Sanya Malhotra and Nawazuddin Siddiqui appear in Photograph by Ritesh Batra -- Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios Photograph Directed by Ritesh Batra Cast: Nawazzudin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Farrukh Jaffar
In our video-driven world, a still photograph can still impact lives. The film Photograph is a quiet tale of friendship and romance opened by a single photograph. A very subtle entanglement of the characters guides the film, written and directed by Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox). He takes time unfolding the story. Rafi (Nawazzudin Siddiqui), a struggling photographer, and Miloni (Sanya Malhotra), a shy middle-class student, cross paths at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. Rafi convinces a hesitant Miloni to take her photo and prints it out on a portable printer in his backpack while she waits. He loses track of her when she is called away by a family member, taking the photo without getting a chance to pay Rafi. Rafi is working in Mumbai to help pay off family debt back in his native village. He lives in a dark, grungy room with several male roommates while saving money to send back home. His grandmother, dadi (Farrukh Jaffar), meanwhile writes to him that she refuses to take her medicine unless he finally finds a wife. Rafi decides to track Miloni down and asks her to play along and pretend she is his fiancée, so dadi will resume her meds. Miloni goes along with Rafi’s scheme while living out her life, even meeting potential suitors her parents arrange for her, in her comfortable middle class home. In the meantime, feisty dadi decides to visit her grandson and meet his future bride. No, the film doesn’t turn into a comedic farce at that point. Batra deftly guides the story and characters further into a study of friendship, longing, class and caste differences that inform people’s lives. Both Rafi and Miloni keep up the charade to please dadi, who of course in no amateur in such matters. Rafi and Miloni begin to develop a friendship that slowly suggests a budding romance. Photograph is a nuanced, slow strolling film. It’s the space between the silence and subdued conversations that make it tender without being coy or corny. Interspersed with Hindi and Gujarati dialogue, the film unfolds ever so gently, while navigating cultural differences, societal expectations and the invisible forces that attract two people. Saathee.com
The film gives nods to classic Bollywood while Batra and the cinematographers capture the daily lives of street denizens of Mumbai - the taxi drivers, chai sellers, vendors, small shopkeepers. The densely packed lives of Mumbai streets come alive where the different inhabitants in Rafi’s local street market all have heard that his grandmother wants him to find a wife or she will not take her medicine. Somewhere along the way I was expecting tense moments, conflict between the two protagonists, maybe harsh words being exchanged, some physical action even, but Batra sticks with a serene mood. Both Siddiqui and Malhotra, respectively playing middle aged man and young student, work their parts with subtle warmth. Jaffar steals more than one scene as the world weary grandmother. Photograph premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will release in North American theaters starting May 17. My Write to Right a flight to freedom from India to america Author: Purnima (Mital) Gupta (Page Publishing)
This book is essentially a huge collection (nearly 550 pages) of diary entries. Gupta, who is based in Raleigh, NC, has collected decades of entries, dated and annotated, about her deeply personal revelations of struggles, and recollections expanded into a huge word count while pursuing a lifelong quest to find personal happiness. Interspersed flashbacks and photographs marking different points of her life add to the book. Gupta writes, “I write my biography that I have no right to write and even after writing not to assume it is right. I have been wronged from birth by my own family. Yet I find my life to be exemplary as an educated female, brought up in a chauvinist culture and struggling to get validated as an individual…..The first-generation immigrants have struggled to establish themselves in the midst of interracial conflicts and little family support. Their children started out with an incomplete family picture, were raised in dual cultures and ended up split between wrongs and rights. Their relationships with their children are need-based or lost. Many of them don’t get to see their grandchildren, let alone get to bond with them.” This is memoir switches back and forth between her life in India and later in America, stitched with the dynamics of an Indian-American family. Gupta has also written several books of Hindi poetry, short stories, and biographical sketches.
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Heritage India Festival 2019 Review By Yash Garg
The Heritage India Association of North Carolina held its annual Heritage India Festival on April 13, 2019 at HSNC Cultural Hall, Morrisville. Chief Guest Govind Chandak cut the ribbon and gave the inaugural address. Dr. G. D. Sharma, Saroj Sharma, Morrisville Mayor TJ Cawley, Council Members Steve Rao and Satish Garimella, and Ron Sanyal performed the Lamp Lighting Ceremony. Morrisville Mayor TJ Cawley and Cary Mayor representative, Jerry McCormick read out the Proclamation declaring April 13 as Heritage India Day in Morrisville and Cary, respectively. The invocatory Bharatnatyam dance “Pushpanjali” was presented by the 10-12 age group students of Sridevi Jagannath, choreographer for Lassya Music & Dance Academy. Yash Garg, HIANC President welcomed the audience and introduced the Program Chair, Sangeeta Nayak. Emcees Subhadra Pati, and Shreya Sahoo, conducted the Program which consisted of a variety of folk fusion dances, from regional folk to Bollywood and classical dances. A special solo classical Bharatnatyam dance was Ekal Vidyalaya, RTP Chapter held its annual fundraiser and performed by Prabha Aditaya. Aruna Bhatnagar compiled the awareness event “Surili Shaam Ekal Ke Naam” on March 22, music for the entire show. 2019 in Cary, NC. The highlight of the event was a musical performance presented by the Kolkata-based Heartbeat Group. The lead singers Dipayan Banerjee and Madhuraa Bhattacharya took the audience on a journey through time by crooning melodious tunes dating back to the 1960s and concluding on a high note with the latest faster tracks. The event was a hit with 240 attendees participating enthusiastically by clapping to the slower tunes and kicking off their shoes and doing “Bhangra” or “Raas” steps in response to the faster ones. The event was successful in attracting new donors who pledged school sponsorships as well as new volunteers who expressed interest in joining the Movement. Overall, the event helped with sustaining the sponsorship of approximately 180 schools that are renewed annually as well as a handful of lifetime schools. As part of a new Community Outreach effort, Ekal RTP Dance competitions were held in four age categories, and Chapter is actively working with local artists and dance/music schools in order to collaborate and present events beyond the winning teams were given Heritage trophies. Winning musical shows (e.g., Kathak or Bharatanatyam presentations) Teams were: 5-8 (choreographed by Rohini Thakkar Joshi), 9and thus reach additional potential Ekal supporters. 12 (choreographed by Vandana Ranjan); Teens (choreographed The same group also performed at fundraisers in Charlotte, by Rohini Thakkar Joshi); Adults (choreographed by Sunita Fayetteville, NC, and Columbia SC during March. Dave & Shraddha Nagar). Naresh Giri served as Floor manager Ekal Vidyalaya is a Movement involved in integrated & and Ruchika did stage decorations. Manisha Rath, Vandana holistic development of rural & tribal India and Nepal. The Ekal Ranjan and Gauri Singh were the judges for the dance Movement was visualized in 1985 and began with rural competitions. Madhumita Saha, Director, Sur Sangam education as the goal and has since blossomed into Academy, sang a number of songs with her students, and teen “empowerment of rural lives.” Ekal Vidyalaya was awarded the students of arshna Zaveri, Director, Sur Sumiran School of 2017 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize for its singular dedication Music entertained the audience with popular songs. for its contributions to providing education to rural and tribal At the recognition ceremony, Dr. Ponugoti Vasantha Rao children and for furthering gender and social equality in remote received the “2019 Heritage Award for Excellence in Medical parts of India. Science”; Ramesh Vora, received the “2019 Heritage Award for Ekal Chapters around the Carolinas’ efforts are focused on Outstanding Community Services”; and Valarmathi Manickam obtaining sponsorship of single-teacher schools; the stepping received the “2019 Heritage Award for excellence in Performing stone towards eradication of rural illiteracy. For further Arts.” Duke Eye Center specialists, led by Dr. Pratap Challa, information about Ekal Vidyalaya, visit www.ekal.org. offered a free Eye Camp. Saathee.com
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International Day of Yoga 2019
The International Day of Yoga is an event organized by Embassy of India, Washington DC in Partnership with Friends of Yoga to raise awareness of benefits of Yoga on mental health and celebrate Yoga. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2019 from 8:30 to 11:00am at the Washington Monument, 1600 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC. There is no cost to participate but registration is requested. Rain or shine, the event will proceed as planned. Bring your yoga mats. There is some street parking and the closest metro station is Smithsonian Station. The United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on December 11, 2014. Addressing the UN General Assembly in September 2014, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had said: “Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change.” His efforts led to the creation of International Yoga Day. For full details, visit www.indianembassy.org/dcyogaday
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• Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (Richmond, Va.)
As part of a 3-year commitment, the five new consortium medical schools will work with the existing 32 member medical schools to reimagine medical education and develop new—and expand upon existing—education innovations that can be shared among medical schools nationwide. The projects announced today include curricular innovations focused on equipping physicians to help patients better navigate digital health technology, improving student well-being, using virtual reality technology to address social determinants of health and improve the quality of patient care. The five new consortium schools also received AMA grants through the inaugural Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation Grant Program. That award aims to stimulate research, new innovations or dissemination of existing innovations in medical education to train future physicians to succeed in the rapidly evolving health care system. During a two-day meeting held in Atlanta in April, the consortium schools worked toward developing a roadmap that medical schools can use to make sure they are providing an environment where physicians-in-training from diverse backgrounds will thrive. This is part of the larger effort to ensure medical schools are building a diverse pipeline of physicians whose racial and ethnic backgrounds reflect the actual needs of patients. For more info: visit www.amaassn.org
AMA Expansion of National Effort Creating Medical School of the Future
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced last month five additional medical schools are joining its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, bringing the total number of medical schools in the consortium to 37. These added schools join top U.S. medical schools, including the Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine, as part of the AMA’s work to drive the future of medicine by reimagining medical education and transforming the way future physicians are trained in Georgia and nationwide. “For nearly six years, the AMA has been working with some of the nation’s leading medical schools to create the medical schools of the future. Working together, we have already made significant progress toward preparing future physicians to provide care in the modern, technology-driven health care environment,” said AMA President-elect Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. “Knowing that our work is far from complete, we are excited to welcome five additional medical schools to our community as we promote innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health care. This work will directly impact the way that health care will soon be delivered to patients in Georgia and across the country.”
DoD Announces Award for STEM Education and Outreach Efforts
The five new consortium member medical schools include: • Stanford University School of Medicine (Stanford, Calif.)
• Univ of California, Irvine School of Medicine (Irvine.) Saathee.com
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Officials from NASA and the private space company Blue Origin have signed an agreement that grants the company use of a historic test stand as the agency focuses on returning to the Moon and on to Mars, and America’s commercial space industry continues to grow. Under a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement, Blue Origin will upgrade and refurbish Test Stand 4670, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to support testing of their BE-3U and BE-4 rocket engines. The BE4 engine was selected to power United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle – both being developed to serve the expanding civil, commercial and national security space markets. “This test stand once helped power NASA’s first launches to the Moon, which eventually led to the emergence of an entirely new economic sector – commercial space,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. “Now, it will have a role in our ongoing commitment to facilitate growth in this sector.” Constructed in 1965, Test Stand 4670 served as the backbone for Saturn V propulsion testing for the Apollo program, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Later, it was modified to support testing of the space shuttle external tank and main engine systems. The facility has been inactive since 1998. “We’re excited to welcome Blue Origin to our growing universe of commercial partners,” said Marshall Center Director Jody Singer. “This agreement ensures the test stand will be used for the purpose it was built.” Saathee.com
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NASA identified the 300-foot-tall, vertical firing test stand at Marshall as an underutilized facility and posted a notice of availability in 2017 to gauge commercial interest in its use. Blue Origin responded and a team was commissioned to begin exploring the proposed partnership. “I am thrilled about this partnership with NASA to acceptance test both BE-4 and BE-3U engines at Test Stand 4670, the historic site for testing the Saturn V first stage and the space shuttle main engines,” said Bob Smith, chief executive officer of Blue Origin. “Through this agreement, we’ll provide for the refurbishment, restoration and modernization of this piece of American history – and bring the sounds of rocket engines firing back to Huntsville.” Under the agreement, Blue Origin will pay for the investments it makes to prepare the test stand for use, as well as any direct costs NASA incurs as a result of Blue Origin use of the stand, maximizing the value derived from taxpayer investment in government facilities. To learn more about NASA’s strategic partnerships to advance America’s space exploration goals and commercial space industry, visit: www.nasa.gov/partnerships.html
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formed an interesting subject. The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2014 made the film’s addressing of racial discrimination even more urgent. Unfortunately, many of these films only tour the festival circuit. However, some do have or are working on distribution plans; for example, Decade of Fire will be broadcast on PBS this or next year, and Knock Down the House is scheduled to be released by Netflix on May 1. More details at www.FullFrameFest.org.
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affects modern day China, Japan and the Far East – remained in a glacial state. The Indian summer monsoon pulled heat and moisture northwards, driving glacial melting in the northern hemisphere and helping tropical wetlands expand their range. These expanding tropical wetlands resulted in more methane release into the atmosphere which caused even more warming, setting changes in motion which ended the global ice age. The Indian summer monsoon is an incredibly dynamic system. Though confined to the tropics, the system is sensitive to climatic conditions in both hemispheres. Due to its role in contributing to methane emissions, the Indian summer monsoon also has an outsize impact on the global climate. Monsoons should not be viewed in isolation, just as the polar ice sheets shouldn’t. Earth’s internal climate system is intrinsically linked and abrupt changes at one place can have significant consequences over time elsewhere.
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She explains that they use techniques to draw upon your own life’s experiences to create the complex emotions of the characters. She shares the background of other young adults in the class; how most of them have experienced pain, depression or tragedy in their lives. They may come from an abusive family background, broken homes, dealing with an alcoholic father or being born to a teenage mother. They may have had a drug addiction when they were in school. I begin to feel a slight panic that I am putting my son at risk surrounding him with derelicts. It brings to mind horror stories of Southcentral gangs. “Your child has had a very happy childhood. You and your wife have provided a loving, caring environment for him. That’s great but do you see the problem?” I realize what she is saying. Neil’s reservoir of painful memories is shallow. So, he would have to work extra hard to accentuate or magnify smaller moments. I sit in the car with Neil. He is happy that he did well in the audition and is accepted in the class. He smiles and says, “How could you, Dad? If you had disappeared on us for some time or fought with Mom a lot harder, I would have been a better actor.” I say, “Neil, I am so sorry. I should have punished you right after that meeting with Mrs. Oscar. That may have been a better.” He said, “Let’s not worry about some Oscar from the past; let’s focus on the future.” I think Neil has mastered the algorithm for a successful life.
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Canada’s 2019 Food Guide is a very “And one more thing.” pretty plate with fruits and “What?” vegetables. The protein section does “Your brother. Call him. I still remember when we hung not have just meat, but also includes out together, with your cousin, and...” beans, nuts, and tofu. The grains “...I can’t...” section shows a variety of whole “Don’t make excuses for the things that are important. Like intact grains, and then there’s the this conversation. I’m sorry it took me so long...” glass of water. There are also very I have to stop taking so many notes, now, or dreaming up useful suggestions such as: books-to-be. Must make a space. Let go. Nature. Shifts. • Be mindful of your eating habits Goodbye to the old post-it notes that never inspired a piece with • Cook more often real substance. Goodbye index cards large and small with a • Enjoy your food smeared pencil obscuring words that probably don’t matter • Eat meals with others now and which, anyway, I can no longer read. Writing this • Use food labels today with a 4B pressure-proofed pencil, made, of course, in • Limit foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat Japan. Hello, new page. Hello, writing without even writing. • Be aware of food marketing Compositions in dream-form, waking up with a brightness that comes from the same motion of moving a pen on a page, that We can only take inspiration from Canada in revising our wondrous, ‘Yeah, that’s it, maybe now we’re getting guidelines. So get involved, do your part, and hopefully we can somewhere. Let’s keep going, there.’ Where did I learn these change the course for better food and nutrition policy for the things, first?... Ah yes. Japan. And here we are again: a curious next generation. rapprochement. Saathee.com
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Community Organizations Greensboro
art of living (Greensboro) Uncover the strength, peace, and joy at the core of every human being. Courses are offered in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Greensboro which cover breathing techniques to eliminate stress; skills for improving relationships; practical wisdom; insight into the laws that govern the emotions; low-impact yoga and the breathingbased technique called Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath. For Further Details: Sonal Chhawchharia - sonal.chhawchharia@gmail.com Puja Verma - puja_usa@yahoo.com www.artofliving.org/us-en/greensboro
BaPs shri swaminarayan Mandir Greensboro Features Sunday Sabhas: Shishu (Toddlers) sabha: 4 - 5pm; Bal/Balika sabha: 4:15 - 5:30pm; Kishore sabha: 2 - 3:30pm; Main sabha: 4 - 6pm; Gujarati classes: 2:30 - 3:45pm and Arti at 6pm followed by Mahaprasad. Shayona snacks available on Sundays. For Further Details: 336.355.9798 bapsgreensboro@gmail.com 922 Gallimore Dairy Road, High Point, NC www.baps.org/Greensboro
Gujarati Cultural association of Piedmont (GCaP) The Gujarati Cultural Association of Piedmont serves the Asian Indian community through sponsored events, cultural, educational and social programs. For Further Details: Janak Patel - 919.799.1603 127 Landmark Drive, Greensboro, NC www.gcap.us
India association of the triad (IatnC) Promotes social, cultural and educational interests, develops understanding between members of the Indian community and other residents of the Triad area, and make the latter aware of issues of concern to the Indian community. For Further Details: committee@iatnc.org www.iatnc.org
Indian association of the Carolinas (IaC) IAC promotes Indian culture by hosting community events, Diwali and Garba and similar celebration and sports events. Their Center is located in Winston-Salem. For Further Details: Gopal - 336.509.5943 Hasmukh - 336.971.5594 (Membership Help) indianac14@gmail.com www.indianac.org
Indo-american society of nC (IasnC) Supports Indian and South Asian communities in Greensboro, NC and vicinity and other individuals interested in learning the culture, traditions, and arts of India. Specifically, IASNC promotes Indo-American cultural, arts and sports events and also schoolbased volunteering activities. For Further Details: Krishna Balu - balu4428@infionline.net - 336.292.9462 www.iasofnc.org Saathee.com
Indo-us Cultural association of Winston-salem Increase awareness of the cultural heritage of India which is tremendously rich in its diversity and history. Association seeks to reach out to the Indian-American community within the Piedmont and Triad areas to share the vibrant Indian culture and promote cross-cultural understanding. For Further Details: indouswinston@gmail.com 336.575.5348 www.indouswinston.org
life Mission, usa This ashram has been established to provide physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits. All these benefits can be achieved through the natural remedies of yoga therapy, Ayurveda, naturopathy and diet. For Further Details: 336.421.0690 Dr. Manoj - 848.459.7401 lifemissionusa@gmail.com 8136 NC Highway 119, South Mebane, NC www.lifemissionusa.org
sri Mata Hindu temple of north Carolina Working to meet the community’s religious, spiritual, and cultural Needs. Panchayatana Puja is the system of worship in the Smarta Sampradaya of Hinduism. It is said to have been introduced by Sri Adi Shankara. Weekdays: 6:30 - 7:30pm; Sat & Sun: 10:30am 12:30pm. For Further Details 336.LOK.MATA (565.6282) 8535 Lasater Road, Clemmons, NC www.matahindutemple.org sri sathya sai Baba Center (Greensboro) The Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center regularly conducts Sai Bhajans, Study Circles, various service activities and SSE classes (for students) every Sunday from 9:45am - 12:15pm. For Further Details: Swami Rajendran - 908.875.6964 Dr. Varatharajah - 336.851.9150 www.sathyasaicentergso.org
Winston-Greensboro Cricket Club (WGCC) Everyone from Triad Area in NC are welcome. The goals are fun, fitness, and friendship. WGCC is also a member of the Carolina Cricket League. Practice Sessions during the regular season are held every Wednesday at 5:30pm in Weston Park, Winston-Salem. For Further Details: www.wgcricketclub.com
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aaBaJ (american association of Bihar and Jharkhand) Organized to bring together the Indian diaspora connected with Bihar and Jharkhand. AABAJ celebrates Holi, Diwali, Chatth and other festivities while promoting and sensitizing the unique culture, music and cuisine from Bihar and Jharkhand. . For Further Details: Pragyan Shrivas 919-371-2800 Samarendra Kishore 919-438-0009 aabajmail@gmail.com 100
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Community Organizations art of living (Raleigh) Art of Living gives practical knowledge and techniques to unlock deepest potential and bring fullness to life. The techniques are effective in reducing stress and increase health, physical energy, enthusiasm, self-esteem, and clarity of mind. Advance courses are also available. Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar’s mission is to create a stress-free society. For Further Details: 919.659.5939 rdu@us.artofliving.org 4000 Bear Cat Way, Suite 102, Morrisville, NC www.artofliving.org/us-en/raleigh
assamese association of north Carolina AANC promotes understanding of Assamese culture and language. AANC celebrates festivals and organizes cultural activities like Bihu Dance, music, songs and social events with Assamese culture. Everyone from Assam as well as anyone with interest in Assamese culture are welcome. For Further Details: Nilaskhi Phukan - 919.949.1618 - nilakshi_phukan@yahoo.com 919.200.4020 assameseassociation.nc@gmail.com BaPs shri swaminarayan Mandir (Raleigh) Dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. Daily Arti - 7am & 6:30 pm; Weekly Satsang Sabha held every Sunday which includes Bhajans and spiritual discourses: Adults: 4pm, Young Men (Ages 23-36) - 3pm, Young Women (Ages 23-36) - 4pm, Teens - 4:30pm, and Children - 5pm. For Further Details: 1020 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC www.saathee.com/baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandir-morrisvillenc
Bengali association of north Carolina (BanC) BANC seeks to promote Bengali culture, language, music, arts and social activities by offering varieties of programs for members of Indian-American community within North Carolina and adjacent states. The association is organized exclusively for charitable, cultural, social and educational purposes. For Further Details: exec@banc-online.org www.banc-online.org Bhartiya senior Citizens of nC (BsCnC) The organization for seniors of Indian origin that are age 60 years and over. Members meet on 2nd Sat of each month at Cary senior center in Bond park in Cary NC from 10 am to 3 pm. The next meeting is cancelled due to unavailability of the hall. Next meeting will be on Saturday, May 11, 2019. For Further Details: mahenlata@gmail.com
Chinmaya Mission Raleigh-durham (CM Rdu) Founded by Swami Chinmayananda and dedicated to spreading the knowledge of Vedanta and other Hindu scriptures and to provide individuals with the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness. CM RDU conducts weekly discourses (Satsanga-s) and study groups for adults, and classes for youth (Yuvakendra) and children (Bala Vihar). For Further Details: www.chinmaya-RDU.org Saathee.com
dada Bhagwan Foundation (Raleigh) Every living being seeks happiness. This search ends only when the source of eternal happiness is found. It can be attained through realizing your true Self. A path to eternal happiness was discovered by Gnani Purush A. M. Patel, also known as Dada Bhagwan and revealed to the world as Akram Vignan, a spiritual science. This is based on the foundation of Self Realization. Satsangs at HSNC, Sat 5 - 7pm, followed by Aarti and Prasad. For Further Details: 877.505.3232 x 1003 wcraleigh@us.dadabhagwan.org 309 Aviation Pkwy, Rooms 5 & 6, Morrisville, NC www.dadabhagwan.org
datta Yoga Center (Raleigh) Spreads the teachings of Sadguru Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji. Activities: Namasankeertana - Bhajans written, composed and sung by Pujya Sri Swamiji. Kriya yoga classes conducted by trained teachers from India. The group meets on the first Sat of every month and every major festival for Satsang and Namasankeertana. For Further Details: Suresh and Madhavi Kota - 919.434.1604 www.dycusa.org
duke diya A student organization and forum for interaction through events relating to South Asian Americans and anyone interested in South Asian culture, politics or economics. Duke Diya represents the six major nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Social events like mixers and semiformals, especially with other Duke cultural groups and S. Asian organizations at UNC and NC State, are organized. For Further Details: diya.duke@gmail.com www.dukediya.com
eKtaa student organization (nCsu) EKTAA (meaning unity) is the South Asian Student Organization at NC State. The motto is “unity within diversity.” EKTAA strives to spread culture and heritage of South Asia on campus as well as the local community and works hand-in-hand with many organizations on and off the NCSU campus, as well as South Asian organizations from area universities. For Further Details: ektaaexec@ektaa.org www.ektaa.org
Geet Bazaar Radio (nCsu) Sundays from 10am - 12pm on WKNC 88.1 FM, join hosts Afroz Taj and John Caldwell, for a variety of music from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and beyond. They specialize in the music of the Indian film industry including ghazals, qawwalis, bhajans, and Indi-Pop. Listen worldwide using the NC State Student Media App or live streaming on wknc.org. For Further Details: Dr. Afroz Taj & John Caldwell - 919.851.1119 geetbazaar@wknc.org GeM Raleigh Church of God Come and join in every Sunday from 10:45am to 1pm. They have worship services, prayer meetings, Sunday school, and much more.
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Gokul Bhajan & Vedic studies (Raleigh) Weekly satsang singing bhajans and glorifying Lord Krishna are held Fridays 7pm - 9pm at the HSNC in Morrisville, NC with a dinner afterwards. Gokulam Learning Center in Durham every 1st & 3rd Saturday from 5pm - 9pm. Children learn slokas, skills, manage and lead projects such as book distribution, charity for cow protection, food for the poor, and prison seva. For Further Details: bkdasa@gmail.com 919.491.9536 www.gokulbhajan.com
Gurdwara atlantic Coast sikh association Meets Sundays for Diwans along with Akhand Paths celebrated on appropriate dates. Classes for Punjabi and religious studies are held for children at the same time. For Further Details: Yadvinder Singh - 919.477.7035 3108 Sparger Road, Durham, NC acsikhassociation.org
Heartfulness Meditation (triangle) A simple, heart-based system of meditation centered on the supremacy of heart that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself. Regular practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives. It is offered free to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In the Triangle area, group meditations are held on Sun at 8:30am & Wed at 7pm. For Further Details: Raj Solanki - raj_solanki@yahoo.com www.heartfulness.org
Heritage India association of nC (HIanC) HIANC provides Indian cultural experience through performing and cultural arts, fine arts & crafts of India. Its mission is “to preserve and promote Indian heritage and culture.” HIANC presents several annual events such as Heritage India Festival in April, Gandhi Jayanti in October, Children’s Day in November, and participates in the International Festival of Raleigh in October. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/heritage-india-association
Hindi Vikas Mandal of nC The Mandal, based in the Raleigh-Triangle area, promotes study and appreciation of Hindi and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi. HVM has special focus on the youth for the preservation of heritage. Every year HVM organizes Kavisammelan (Poetry Reading); Independence Day, Dushera and a members’ picnic. HVM also conducts weekly Hindi classes (10:30 - 11:30am on Saturdays) at HSNC for children. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/hindi-vikas-mandal Hindu society of north Carolina The temple is open daily from 7am - 9pm. Morning Aarti: Mon-Fri 10.30am, Sat-Sun 10am. Evening Aarti: Mon-Fri 7pm, Sat-Sun 6pm. All major religious celebrations are observed. Facility rentals are Saathee.com
also available. Activities: Yoga, Hinduism and Meditation classes; Weekend Community Classes: Jain pathshala, Hindi classes, Sanskar Gurkul Classes, Tamil classes, Balmukund classes; Youth Affairs: Ohm Squad is the youth wing of HSNC involved in the youth activities like camp, games, and arts. For Further Details: 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC www.saathee.com/hsnc Humsub HumSub is dedicated to sharing the social and cultural traditions of India with the residents of the Research Triangle Park and North Carolina. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/hum-sub
Immanuel assembly of God A full Gospel Christian church serving the Indian / South Asian community in the Raleigh. Service is offered Sundays at 10:30am & Bible Study is Wednesdays at 7pm. For Further Details: Pastor Sam Daniel (919.442.8537) thechurch@immanuelassembly.org samimmanuelag@gmail.com 5419 S. Alston Ave, Durham, NC www.immanuelassembly.org
Indian Classical Music & dance society (ICMds) ICMDS is dedicated to promoting Indian classical music and dance in the Triangle area by inviting top artists from all over the world to perform. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/icmds
Instepp Located in Durham, the organization has served women residing in the Triangle area and offers long-term support and training to women who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking; women who are transitioning back into the workforce following separation or divorce; women transitioning from prison or jail, and immigrant women, including women from South Asian cultures. For Further Details: 919.680.8000 / info@instepp.org www.instepp.org
International Community Church ICC is a worship center for people from India and neighboring countries. Church services at Reedy Creek Baptist Church. For Further Details: 919.233.2900 Pastor: Joseph B. Jesudason 1524 N. Harrison Avenue Cary, NC www.icc-nc.org
International Hindi association IHA promotes Hindi language and literature and has chapters all over the United States. The Raleigh Chapter periodically organizes Kavi Sammelans with local and indigenous talents. Open to those interested in listening to poetry or in reciting poetry. For Further Details: Saroj Sharma - 919.460.7830 / 919.656.5224 www.hindi.org
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Community Organizations IsKCon of nC (Hillsborough) New Goloka temple is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Visitors are welcome have darshan of Sri Sri Radha Golokananda. Every Sun at 4pm, there is a special program consisting of arati, kirtan, Bhagavad-gita discourse, and a prasadam feast. Also provides educational classes and programs for children and adults. Daily Darshan at 4:30 - 5am, 7:15am - 1pm, 4:15 - 5:45pm, 7 - 8pm. Sat and Sun Darshan from 7:15am - 8pm. For Further Details: 919.732.6492 newgoloka108@gmail.com iskconnc@gmail.com 1032 Dimmocks Mill Rd. Hillsborough, NC www.newgoloka.com
Jain study Center of north Carolina (JsCnC) The JSCNC was organized to study and understand Jain religion, philosophy, rituals, and literature and to educate children. The center participates in many activities for youths and adults, where an environment is created making members feel like a part of the family. Jain pathshala and swadhyay are held routinely for children and adults. For Further Details: jscnc101@gmail.com / jscnc.org
Kiran, Inc. Kiran serves and empowers South Asian victims of domestic violence in NC by helping them rebuild their lives and ending the cycle of violence. Although domestic violence is rarely talked about, it is a rampant and preventable public health problem. Kiran promotes healthy family relationships and raises awareness on the prevalence of domestic violence through outreach and advocacy. Core services comprise of a 24-hour free and confidential hotline, crisis counseling, legal advocacy, translation assistance, resource referrals, development and culturally sensitive support services. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/kiran-inc www.kiraninc.org 24 hours Crisis line: 877-NC-KIRAN (877-625-4726) kiran@kiraninc.org Office: 919.831.4203
Krishnadham usa The mission is to foster richness of Hindu heritage in children and to provide experiences on cultural values to visitors and residents alike under the guidance of Vaishnavacharya Shri Dwarkeshlalji Mahoday. Satsangs and monthly manoraths celebrate various Pushtimargiya festivals. They meet at 4000 Bearcat Way, Suite 102 in Morrisville, NC on Sat from 5:30pm to 7:00pm for Satsang. For Further Details: Hemant Sura - 919.608.2412 krishnadham.nc@gmail.com 795 Beaver Creek Road in Apex, North Carolina
Maitri (nCsu) A student organization at NC State that aims at unifying various cultures at university while working to help and support Indian students at NC State, but also creates opportunities for them to immerse in the global culture while retaining their rich Indian identity. For Further Details: maitri.ncsu@gmail.com www.maitrincsu.org Saathee.com
nC tamil Christian Fellowship Meets in Triangle area of NC twice a month for worship, study, and prayer. For Further Details: 919.747.4115 (Prasanth) nctamilchristian@gmail.com
north Carolina Pakistani-american anjuman The NCPAA is a non-political, cultural and social organization that strives to promote the presence of the people from Pakistan living in the Triangle area. Their mission is to provide cultural and social interaction for the families and individuals of the Pakistani community and to offer a variety of programs and services to its members. For Further Details: www.ncpaa.org
Pratham - triangle area Pratham works towards universalizing primary education in India. It continues to evolve, grow and works to meet the continually changing needs of the children it educates. The NC chapter actively aims to collaborate with individuals, local organizations and community associations and seeks ideas, volunteers and resources to deliver the vision of “Every Child in School and Learning Well.” For Further Details: Sri Rajgopalan - rajagoph@yahoo.com Ravi Sundarajan- ravisrajan@yahoo.com www.prathamusa.org
Radha Krishna temple of nC Organizes keertans/chantings, havan, pooja, abshik, bhog, aratis, and all-day festivities. For Further Details: 919.685.0447 or 919.306.3175 635 Hollands Chapel Road, Apex NC
Raleigh sai Center Parthi Sai devotees meet Sundays from 4 - 6:15pm in the Mini-Hall of Hindu Bhavan in Morrisville. There is also a study circle, Bhajan Practice, Veda Chanting between 4 - 5pm depending on the week, followed by bhajans from 5 - 6:15pm. The center carries out several service activities as well, including Human Values Education (SSE) classes for children. For Further Details: rsc.president@yahoo.com raleighsaicenter.org Ramakrishna Vedanta society of nC The Society draws inspiration from the philosophical wisdom of the Vedanta as practiced and preached in the modern day by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Practical Vedanta and the message of the harmony of religions and the spiritual oneness are studied. For Further Details: 919.412.8304 vedantanc@gmail.com 3109 Globe Road Morrisville, NC www.vedantanc.org
RtP Maharashtra Mandal The goal of the Mandal is to advocate the vibrant culture, the rich heritage and the language of Maharashtra. The Mandal is dedicated to showcase the cultural, social and traditional attributes of Maharashtra to the local community through variety of
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Community Organizations For Further Details: 919.386.1085 info@shirdisaimandirnc.org 1150 NW Maynard Road, Cary, NC www.shirdisaimandirnc.org
programs and events such as Makar Sankrant, Shiv Jayanti, Gudi Padwa, Ganesh Festival and Diwali. For Further Details: mail@rtpmm.org www.rtpmm.org
sV temple of north Carolina The temple, a tribute to Lord Venkateswara and his consorts, is designed to exacting standards of shilpa shasthra and features the only shrine in N. America to incorporate abodes to Lord Viswaksena and Lord Sudarshana/Lord Narasimha as part of Srinivasa Parivaram. The temple rituals are performed in accordance with Pancharathra Agama Shastra. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/sv-temple-nc
RtP tamil Catholic association Formed by Catholics hailing from Tamil Nadu, the objectives are to support Tamil Catholics in worship through regular Roman Catholic mass and prayer, celebration of religious feasts and festivals and to pass on this tradition to future generations. Also active with religious instructions in Tamil, support for Tamil heritage and charitable causes. Meets the 3rd Sunday every month at St. Lourdes Matha Church to recite the rosary and celebrate the holy mass. For Further Details: rtptamilcatholic@gmail.com 1400 Vision Drive, Apex, NC www.rtptamilcatholic.org sahaja Meditation Meetings, seminars and workshops are available in Raleigh. There is never a charge for Sahaja Meditation instruction. RSVP in meetup: Sahaja-Meditation-Triangle-Group Thursdays at 7:30pm. For Further Details: balaram.krishna@gmail.com 919.757.3135 www.sahajamediation.com
tamil Cultural association of north Carolina (tCa nC) TCA NC was formed for the purpose of providing youths with exposure to Tamil culture. Everyone is invited to join TCA and become part of the organization promoting Tamil culture in the Triangle area. For Further Details: tca_nc@yahoo.com www.tcanc.org
shree swaminarayan Hindu temple (Isso) ISSO’s objective is to advance the Sanatan Dharma in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Original Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya. A weekly “Satsang Sabha” is held every Saturday (5-8pm), which includes Kirtan bhakti, Katha, Aarti and Mahaprasad. Open daily 8am to 12pm and 4pm to 9pm; Daily Sandhya Aarti: 7pm. For Further Details: 500 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC www.saathee.com/issonc
sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa Yoga Benefits include longevity, wellness and stress management. The group holds weekly group meditation and Simplified Physical Exercises every Friday. SKY Meditation initiation and SKY Kaya Kalpa Yoga Courses are held several times a year. For Further Details: Rajendran Kailasam - 919.824.8429 sky.cary@yahoo.com www.vethathiri.edu.in
south Indian Fine arts academy (sIFaa) SIFAA works to arrange and promote concerts and performances in the Triangle and Triad areas, concentrating on Carnatic music. For Further Details: sifaa.music@gmail.com www.sifaa.org
sri shirdi saibaba Mandir of nC The Mandir promotes Sai philosophy and facilitates worship and services similar to Shirdi SaiBaba Temple, located in Shirdi-India. This organization is dedicated to sponsoring and supporting religious, spiritual, cultural, educational and charitable activities in the US and abroad. Saathee.com
triangle area telugu association (tata) TATA is committed to building a vibrant Telugu Community and promoting Telugu culture and language in the Triangle area of North Carolina. For Further Details: www.triangletelugu.org
triangle Bangladesh society (tBsnC) TBSNC strives to arrange musical programs by artists who have captured the hearts and minds of millions of Bengali, Urdu and Hindi-speaking music fans all around the globe. For Further Details: Ishtiaquem@gmail.com www.tbsnc.org
triangle Gujarati association (tGa) TGA’s mission is to promote and serve Gujarati culture in the Triangle area by organizing various events and programs throughout the year and impart Gujarati culture and language on the youth. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/triangle-gujarati-association
triangle Vegetarian society (tVs) The mission of TVS is to build a sense of community between current vegetarians and those interested in vegetarianism and have a forum for a discussion of issues. TVS was formed promote the nutritional, ethical, environmental, and other aspects of vegetarianism. Build a sense of community among people of varying interests in plant-based diets, encouraging healthy and sustainable. For Further Details: barman@cs.unc.edu / www.trianglevegsociety.org triangle Vipassana Meditation Vipassana, which means to see things as they are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques. Group sittings are held every Saturday and are only meant for students who have completed 10-day
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urdu Majlis Meets monthly on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill and the life and works of major South Asian poets are discussed as well as opportunities to share original poetry and writing. Urdu Majlis is co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the South Asia Section of the UNC Department of Asian Studies. For Further Details: Afroz Taj - taj@unc.edu - 919.851.1119 Seema & Ashraf Faruqi - seemafaruqi@hotmail.com - 919.596.4792
Vaishnav samaj of triangle area A group of like-minded devotees who meet for religious worship and understand Pushti Marg Principles at large. Bhajan recitations are held 2nd Sunday of the month from 4-6pm and Seniors are requested to encourage youngsters to participate. For Further Details: Arvindbhai Shah - 919.233.7677
Vraj education Raleigh Kendra The Kendra is conductis weekly teaching of Hinduism and Pushtibhakti Marg backed by Vraj Temple Pennsylvania. Raleigh Vaishnav children get an opportunity to recognize, learn, and exercise Pushtimarg guidelines and leverage rich Shri Vallabh Mahaprabhuji heritage to improve lives. For Further Details: vraj.raleigh@gmail.com www.facebook.com/VrajEducationCenter/
Won Buddhism Meditation temple A modern, simplified expression of Buddhism that stresses equality between the sexes, the ordained and laity and teaches practical spirituality of mind and body. Join on Saturdays and Sundays from 10-11:30am for meditation, chanting, Qi-gong exercise and practical dharma talks. Teacher is Rev. Wow-Gong. For More Details: 919.933.6946 / ncwonbuddhism@gmail.com 8021 Old NC 86, Chapel Hill, NC www.WonBuddhismNC.org
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ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India Ekal was established to help in the development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to self-esteem, self-sustenance, and economic freedom. The Carolinas Region of the EVFI USA conducts fundraising programs in Raleigh & Columbia. For Further Details: Southeast Regional President: Chander M. Aggarwal cmaggarwal44@gmail.com - 407.454.3739 Carolinas Regional President: Janak Dalal jaydalalcolumbia@gmail.com - 803.665.4050
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IsKCon temple of the Holy name in Prabhupada Village The Temple, situated in a peaceful, rural area, is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Come and take darshan of Sri Sri Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurasundara from 5am-7:30pm, 7 days a week and special program held every Sunday at 3pm with arati and kirtan, bhajans, discourse on the Bhagavad-gita, As It Is, and a pure vegetarian feast - all free. Festivals are celebrated year-round. For Further Details: 336.593.2322 / tothn@iskconpv.org 1283 Prabhupada Rd. Sandy Ridge, NC www.iskconpv.org
nuv Yug Nuv Yug is a cultural organization with a mission to promote awareness of Indian cultural arts and heritage while striving to create synergy among various cultural groups from the South Asian region. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/nuv-yug
Prabhupada Village Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Inspiration and guidance are derived from the books, letters, and lectures of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the FounderAcharya of ISKCON, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Following Srila Prabhupada’s personal example, spiritual values in order to achieve true happiness, prosperity and spiritual fulfillment are taught. Serving Hindu communities, visiting homes for fellowship, worship, scriptural study, and kirtan. Also spiritual festivals, puja, and vegetarian cooking. For Further Details: 336.593.8108 or 336.593.3031 sarvadrik@gmail.com www.prabhupadavillage.com
sacred River Cow sanctuary The sanctuary is a goshala in the foothills near Iskcon’s Temple of the Holy Name. Connect with nature, discover the joy of cow seva, and introduce your children to the importance of cows in Vedic culture. To arrange a visit or Pooja, call 336-339-3070. For Further Details: Find Sacred River Cow Sanctuary on Facebook.
sri somesvara temple (asheville) The temple is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC. It is a Vedic Shiva temple at the center of Mount Soma, a community commonly referred to as “Mount Kailash of the West.” People travel great distances to experience Sri Somesvara’s powerful Linga, profound silence, and timeless vibrations. The temple is open every day from 9:30am to 6:30pm. Aarti is at 6pm. For Further Details: 828.476.4073 www.srisomesvara.org For Full Community organizations listings, visit www.saathee.com/community.asp
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if we could do it every other year. Otherwise the increased standard deduction is always there. For those who are drawing an RMD (required minimum distribution) from their retirement account, there is another neat method possible. If you give donations anyway but cannot itemize every year then instruct the retirement account manager to take that same amount from your RMD in the form of QCD (qualified charitable donations). By doing this, you reduce your income, pay less taxes, donate to your charities and still get the enhanced standard deduction.
Credits Credits are always much better than deductions because they reduce taxes directly, dollar for dollar, and not by reducing taxable income. By far the biggest one that many miss, or are totally oblivious to, is the foreign tax credit. When you own foreign stock and get dividends on that stock you pay taxes on that dividend to the foreign country where the Corp. is located. This foreign tax paid by you is given full credit for in your taxes, which means it reduces your tax liability dollar for dollar. The Child Tax Credit is now worth $2,000 per child, two times what it was before. The tax law also expanded the number of families who are eligible. The credit begins to phase out for couples with an Adjusted Gross Income of more than $400,000 (up from $110,000 in 2017) If you or somebody in the family is taking educational classes then credits are possible there. If you are working full time and have a need to have child or dependent care or if you started retirement savings you can get credit for all of those. Just keep records and your paperwork handy in case it gets questioned by IRS. For residential energy credits you can only take credits for solar and wind power sources. Business:
American tax laws have always leaned favorably towards the businesses ever since the tax laws came into existence. But with the new laws in place they have made it even more palatable. Having a small secondary business is a thought that has always resided in the back of our heads. Some people act on it but many don’t. However, it does not hurt to know what the law allows us to do and how it helps us. I have always advocated to many clients, young and old, to utilize their special skills they may have and run their own business on a small scale. In addition to opening an IT business, accounting or real estate business for yourself, some of the ideas that have worked well in this regard are jewelry making, sewing prom and key dresses, special fruit baskets, making cakes and cake decorations, flower basket arrangements, special food preparation, special soap making, and tutoring. I am sure you can think of many others. So how does the new tax law help? For one it has lots of breaks for businesses but there are, still, some pitfalls you want to avoid. Making the right moves before the end of the year can save you and your business plenty of taxes. You can, of course, claim all expenses towards the business, profits are taxed if you have them, but now there is a special provision in the new law to slash 20 percent deduction for passSaathee.com
through income. The self-employed and owners of LLCs, Scorporations and other pass-through entities can deduct 20 percent of their qualified business income; it is subject to limitations for individuals with taxable income in excess of $315,000 for couples and $157,500 for all others. If you are close to or just above the income limits, consider accelerating deductions or deferring income so that you come in under the dollar thresholds for this year. Pay attention to your asset purchases. Very generous writeoffs are in place now. Many small tools and small equipment can be fully expensed. For one, 100 percent bonus depreciation is back. Firms can write off the full cost of qualifying assets, both new and used, with lives of 20 years or less that they buy and place in service after September 27, 2017. Expensing is also available. For 2018 Firms could have expensed up to $1 million of new or used business assets. This limit phases out once more than $2.5 million are placed in service during the year. The amount expensed can’t exceed the taxable income of the business. Buying a new or used business vehicle can generate big tax breaks. The annual depreciation caps for passenger autos have risen sharply also. Business owners can shift income and expenses between 2019 and 2020. Professionals can postpone their yearend billings to collect less revenue in 2019 or they can speed up if they expect to be in a higher tax bracket next year. You can deduct 50 percent of the cost of the client meals as long as they are not lavish or extravagant. The taxpayer or an employee needs to be present with the meal furnished to the current or potential customers, clients or similar contacts. Meals and entertainment expenses need to be kept separate if both are provided. More businesses can use the cash method of accounting. Under the prior law, C corporations with average gross receipts of $5 million or more over three years could not use cash method. Tax reforms raised the threshold to $25 million. The new law sheds brighter light on deducting business interest expense also. Tax reform caps net business interest write-offs generally at 30 percent of adjusted taxable income, with disallowed interest carried forward. General
It is clear to me, as it should be to you after reading this article, that much planning is needed both for individual taxes as well as business taxes. More planning means more time which suggests we should start looking at our tax situation now so that if there is a need for major change, then it can be started now and be ready before the year is over. Last minute rush does not work, is not necessary and should not be contemplated. Best place to start is to create “estimated tax form for 2019” using last year’s filed forms. For individuals start thinking in terms of which year you are going to have Itemized deductions; is it 2019 or 2020? Accordingly, plan on shifting the Dec/Jan payments for medical, mortgage interests, property taxes and donations. If you are going for QCD then sooner you inform your IRA manager about who the donees are, what you amount is and start filling the appropriate forms, better off you are. For business, be cognizant of the thresholds of the different areas of concern so that you can insure that you don’t cross them. If you do all this within the framework established by the new law and IRS, then you are safe and you do not have to worry about getting on the wrong side of the law.
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Bedford, Ind. That shift has occurred because new implants can last longer — perhaps 20 years — before wearing out. Yet even the newest models don’t last forever. Over time, implants can loosen and detach from the bone, causing pain. Plastic components of the artificial knee slowly wear out, creating debris that can cause inflammation. The wear and tear can cause the knee to break. Patients who remain obese after surgery can put extra pressure on implants, further shortening their lifespan. The younger patients are, the more likely they are to “outlive” their knee implants and require a second surgery. Such “revision” procedures are more difficult to perform for many reasons, including the presence of scar tissue from the original surgery. Bone cement used in the first surgery also can be difficult to extract, and bones can fracture as the older artificial knee is removed, Rickert said. Revisions are also more likely to cause complications. Among patients younger than 60, about 35 percent of men need a revision surgery, along with 20 percent of women, according to a November article in the Lancet. Yet hospitals and surgery centers market knee replacements heavily, with ads that show patients running, bicycling, even playing basketball after the procedure, said Dr. Nicholas DiNubile, a Havertown, Pa., orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. While many people with artificial knees can return to moderate exercise — such as doubles tennis — it’s unrealistic to imagine them playing full-court basketball again, he said. “Hospitals are all competing with each other,” DiNubile said. Marketing can mislead younger patients into thinking, “‘I’ll get a new joint and go back to doing everything I did before,’” he said. To Rickert, “medical advertising is a big part of the problem. Its purpose is to sell patients on the procedures.” Rickert said that some patients are offered surgery they don’t need and that money can be a factor. Knee replacements, which cost $31,000 on average, are “really crucial to the financial health of hospitals and doctors’ practices,” he said. “The doctor earns a lot more if they do the surgery.”
clots or knee stiffness severe enough to require another medical procedure under anesthesia. In general, 1 in every 100 to 200 patients who undergo a knee replacement die within 90 days of surgery. Significantly, most of those treated with non-surgical therapies were satisfied with their progress. Although all were eligible to have knee replacement later, two-thirds chose not to do it. Tia Floyd Williams suffered from painful arthritis for 15 years before having a knee replaced in September 2017. Although the procedure seemed to go smoothly, her pain returned after about four months, spreading to her hips and lower back. She was told she needed a second, more extensive surgery to put a rod in her lower leg, said Williams, 52, of Nashville. “At this point, I thought I would be getting a second knee done, not redoing the first one,” Williams said. Other patients, such as Ellen Stutts, are happy with their results. Stutts, in Durham, N.C., had one knee replaced in 2016 and the other replaced this year. “It’s definitely better than before the surgery,” Stutts said.
Making Informed decisions Doctors and economists are increasingly concerned about inappropriate joint surgery of all types, not just knees. Inappropriate treatment doesn’t harm only patients; it harms the health care system by raising costs for everyone, said Dr. John Mafi, an assistant professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The 723,000 knee replacements performed in 2014 cost patients, insurers and taxpayers more than $40 billion. Those costs are projected to surge as the nation ages and grapples with the effects of the obesity epidemic, and an aging population. To avoid inappropriate joint replacements, some health systems are developing “decision aids,” easy-to-understand written materials and videos about the risks, benefits and limits of surgery to help patients make more informed choices. In 2009, Group Health introduced decision aids for patients considering joint replacement for hips and knees. Blue Shield of California implemented a similar “shared decision-making” initiative. Executives at the health plan have been especially concerned about the big increase in younger patients undergoing knee replacement surgery, said Henry Garlich, director of health care value solutions and enhanced clinical programs. The percentage of knee replacements performed on people 45 to 64 increased from 30 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2015, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Because the devices can wear out in as little as a few years, a younger person could outlive their knees and require a replacement, Garlich said. But “revision” surgeries are much more complicated procedures, with a higher risk of complications and failure. “Patients think after they have a knee replacement, they will be competing in the Olympics,” Garlich said. Danette Lake once planned to undergo knee replacement surgery on her other knee. Today, she’s not sure what to do. She is afraid of being disappointed by a second surgery. Sometimes, she said, “I think, ‘I might as well just stay in pain.’”
Ignoring alternatives Yet surgery isn’t the only way to treat arthritis. Patients with early disease often benefit from over-thecounter pain relievers, dietary advice, physical therapy and education about their condition, said Daniel Riddle, a physical therapy researcher and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Studies show that these approaches can even help people with more severe arthritis. In a study published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage in April, researchers compared surgical and non-surgical treatments in 100 older patients eligible for knee replacement. Over two years, all of the patients improved, whether they were offered surgery or a combination of non-surgical therapies. Patients randomly assigned to undergo immediate knee replacement did better, improving twice as much as those given combination therapy, as measured on standard medical tests of pain and functioning. But surgery also carried risks. Surgical patients developed four times as many complications, including infections, blood For more details, visit www.khn.org. Saathee.com
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Make words using 4 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Letters cannot be used more than once per word. Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below) 9 + = Excellent; 6 to 8 words = Good; 5 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.
dadaji’s Moral short stories serve Humanity
Many, many decades ago, a soldier named Bert was injured while fighting in a long battle.. His legs were injured and he was in a great deal of pain. He was brought to an unsanitary hospital and the overworked staff placed him onto a smelly, dirty bed. He lay there in anguish while a group of rats came crawling by and jumped on the bed and said: “We will make the bed filthy, give you disease to make you sick and soon you are going to die.” Bert was terrified, but he saw a light coming towards him which gave him hope to survive. A lady with a lamp showed up. She picked a rat up by its tail and threw it out. The other rats got scared and ran away. She said, “Bertie, from now on I am going to clean this place and make it safe and treat you well.” She cleaned his legs and dressed them with ointment and bandages. He felt much better and soon got well. He thanked the nurse and left the hospital. This caring woman was Florence Nightingale. She was a nurse who cared for soldiers in the 1850’s and later became the founder of modern nursing and was a social reformer. She became known as “The lady with the lamp” making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. She was born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820 and lived to be 90 years old. Many nurses today still study her works.
3. The city near the intersection of I-40 & I-25 is (a) Denver, CO (b) Albuquerque, NM (c) Amarillo, TX (d) Oklahoma City, OK
4. The red blood cells can last up to (a) 30 Days (b) 60 Days (c) 90 Days (d) 120 Days
5. “Narsimha”, was — Avatar of God Vishnu. (a) Third (b) Fourth (c) Fifth (d) Sixth
6. First issue of Saathee was released in the year? (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2001
7. In 1919, the President of United states was (a) Taft (b) Wilson (c) Harding (d) Coolidge
8. Using numbers 1,2,3,4 only once, how many 4 digits numbers are possible? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 28 9. The winner of ACC Basketball 2019 finals is (a) Duke (b) Florida State (c) UNC (d) Virginia
10. “Namaste” in Sanskrit/Hindi means (a) Greeting (b) Respectful (c) Leave taking (d) All of above
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Scholar: All correct; 1st Class: 9 Correct; 2nd Class: 8 Correct; 3rd Class: 7 Correct; Need to improve: 6 or less
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Clues down:
Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues across:
1. A western state of India; Cap. Mumbai. 11. Rub out or remove (marks or writing). 12. The optical illusion. 14. A day of celebration to honor moms in the US. (5/12/ 2019) 16. The most sacred symbol in Hindu religion. (ॐ) 17. Rural Nurse Organization. (*) 18. A glowing fragment (as a coal) from a fire. 20. The 9th month of Islamic year as sacred with fasting daily. 23. The second largest city in Maharashtra state. 24. An orange crystalline phenolic compound C15H10O5 . 26. Rochester Institute of Technology. (*) 27. Uncooked (of food). 28. A meaningless noise. 30. Poles or bars serving as support or prop. 32. Something that has actual existence. 33. For example. (*) 35. Cease to exist. 36. A facility providing a place for a particular activity. 38. Gave consent. 40. An upland reddish wild sheep of south & central Asia. 42. Youth Hostel. (*). 43. Incapable to be dissolved in a liquid. 45. A collapsible shelter of fabric stretched and sustain by poles and used for outdoor camping. 46. One who holds real or personal property under a lease. Saathee.com
1. A federal holiday for remembering the people who die while serving in the United armed forces. (5/27/2019). 2. A distinctive pleasant smell. 3. A hood covering the head for warmth or as a fashion. 4. Four age-based life stages discussed in Hinduism texts. 5. To furnish again with an income or something. 6. Short Message Service. (*) 7. Put or keep out of sight. 8. A person travelling on foot in search of work or a beggar. 9. An unincorporated community in Marshall county, AL. 10. A symbol for a chemical element ‘silver’. 13. A heron with long white plumes. 15. An open way for vehicles, persons and animals. 19. A female character in the Arthurian romantic tale. 21. The absorption by a corporation of one or more others. 22. The seventh month of civil year of Jewish calendar. 25. A large golden-brown bat, native of Eurasia. 29. A womb. 31. A cube of number two. 32. Federal Employee Defense Services. (*) 34. A jellied food. 36. A monetary unit of the US = 1/100 $ . 37. The long curved bones surrounding in the chest. 39. Employer Identification Number. (*) 41. An alcoholic malt beverage. 44. Ordered List. (*) (HTML) (Puzzle solutions are on page 120. NO peeking!)
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Chakram: “My father is a doctor. I can be sick for nothing.” Booddhoo: “My dad is a pastor. I can be good for nothing.” ••••••••••••••
Booddhoo: “Doctor, I have pain in my left leg.” Doctor: “Don’t worry. It is just because of old age.” Booddhoo: “That is strange. So far as I know, both legs are of the same age.”
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Word Find (Created By Kirit Shukla)
Find & circle the words in the puzzle. (Subject: “Hindi Films” Movies of Same Name)
Math Magic Use these numbers only once: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) in empty squares, to get = the final given answers. Note: Follow the order of operation per basic math rule: ×,÷, +, The multiplication or division is done before addition and subtraction.
AANKHEN ANDAZ BAAGHI BAAZI BADSHAH BARSAAT DEEWAR DILLAGI DILWALE DOSTANA DOSTI
DUSHMAN GOLMAAL HERAPHERI KATHPUTLI KHOOBSURAT MOTHERINDIA SAUDAGAR SHANDAAR WAQT ZIDDI
The remaining unused 16 letters spell ”The subject of his puzzle.”
There was an error in this puzzle last month, the sequence should have ended in 9 not 0, (solution on page 120) however the solution was correct.
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TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “PP” - Fill in the blanks) 1. Glad; Pleased.
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2. To have lost one’s sanity.
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3. Parts Per million. (*)
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4. Wife of Socrates.
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5. A brand of peanut butter made in USA.
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6. A tedious or difficult journey.
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7. Applications. (*).
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8. Point To Point Protocol Over Ethernet.
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9. Assume something without proof.
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10. Situated above another part .
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11. Pay Per Load. (*)
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12. A mobile application that enables users to chat with one another one-to-one or as a group free of cost.
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13. Easy and fluent without stiffness.
14. Master of Public Policy.
15. A presumptuous person.
16. Pay Per View. (*)
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17. Worthy of, to receive gratuity.
18. A gift given by way of good measure.
19. Marked by airs of superiority; Cavalier.
20. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. (*)
21. A person’s father. (Sourthern US, Informal.)
22. Cutting with short, quick strikes.
23. Circuit (book) binding
24. To crush by abuse power or authority.
25. ’David __’, American soccer player (Age 27).
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spot the differences solutions from page 42
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May 1 - Gujarat / Maharashtra Day May 1 - International Workers Day May 1 - Beltaine May 2 - Yom HaShoah May 4 - Darsha Amās (No Moon) May 5 - Cinco de Mayo May 6 - Ramadan Begins May 7 - Akha Trij / Akshaya Tritiya May 7 - Tagore Jayanti / Parshuram Jayanti May 9 - Shankaracharya Jayanti May 9 - Yom Ha'atzmaut May 11 - Ganga Saptami May 12 - Mother’s Day May 12 - Sita Navami May 14 - Mohini Ekadashi May 18 - Narsimha Jayanti/Vaisakha Poonam May 18 - Armed Forces Day May 23 - Lag BaOmer / Declaration of the Bab May 27 - Memorial Day
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aRIes (March 21 – april 19) After a slow start, life will start progressing by the last week of the month. It is better to start moving, but don’t make any abrupt decisions during the start of the month. Remember to curb any egoistical comments. You may also see improvements in your health. A friend will help you in bringing positivity to your life. Happy family life is clearly indicated. The time is very good for making property-related decisions.
tauRus (april 20 – May 20) After a very good start, the confusing situation will hurt your self-confidence. It is now time to put a brake on your expenses. You may get help from your associates, so be sure to utilize them to ensure success. You may need to strategize and work to get easy money in the next few months. Instead of your whole family trying to solve kid problems, you should handle them yourself, but with care. Avoid traveling; it may end up in disaster.
GeMInI (May 21 – June 20) After a negative start, things will start to improve during second half of the month. That is also the time to be serious and start making major long-term decisions. You may enjoy higher status as a result of your innovative ideas. Your partner could have major role in this success, and it will make you feel extremely delighted. Don’t rush to invest in real estate. Get ready to work hard for the foreseeable future.
CanCeR (June 21 – July 22) The month will start with a very busy schedule but will end with great success. Plan to spend on celebrating your achievement. Your income will also increase. You will earn a good reputation and fame this month. Avoid travel and focus on the completion of projects. Your family could prove to be a very good support. Combine the strengths of your family and associates to gain desired results.
leo (July 23 – august 22) You may enjoy full control over a situation this month. The time is appropriate for entering any new partnership deal. Go ahead with confidence and start a new venture. Move fast; don’t miss opportunities that come to you. Avoid taking on any big debt until the last week of the month. You may have to use a lot of your energy for family issues. Instead of resolving them now, take your time and wait for next month. VIRGo (august 23 – september 22) It is not advisable to make any major moves this month. Your instinct and ideologies may mislead you. Try to support and work with your partner to get some relief from recent losses. Try to curb your expenses and avoid dispute with your siblings. Uncertainty in income may also hurt you. You may feel some relief during the last week of the month. Your kid’s health could be another issue you may need to address.
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lIBRa (september 23 – october 22) Try to take advantage of the first half of the month. However, you may start losing control over circumstances afterwards. You may spend your time and energy with useless pursuits this month. Don’t invest in land property. Your income will go up; at the same time expenses may also rise. Family happiness may not be there because of arguments with your partner. Also try to watch your diet, if traveling.
sCoRPIo (october 23 – november 21) Your hardships may end during last week of the month. Continue working on your projects but wait until the end of the month to achieve the desired result. Don’t forget that your enemies are also working parallel to you and may reach success at the same time. Don’t count on your siblings or associates for help. Your family may help you in gaining financial success. Watch your health this month.
saGIttaRIus (november 22 – december 21) You should be extremely comfortable in this month. Due to your own caliber and skills, results will be positive. You will be respected, and fame will also increase. Your keen observation will pay dividend. The state of your health will improve. You will continue to yield power and authority either in government or business life. Make quick and bold decisions. Time is good for investing in real estate property.
CaPRICoRn (december 22 – January 19) You may feel like your luck is just not there this month. Setbacks from many directions may frustrate you. Try to slow down and wait for the coming months for better opportunities. Also keep watching your health and don’t ignore any symptoms for illness. You can count on your siblings or friends for help. It is advisable to travel and spend on a pilgrimage this month as it will give you new direction.
aQuaRIus (January 20 – February 18) Even though hardships and tiring work will continue, you could see a rise in bank balance and enjoy a happier family life. Unexpected financial gain may delight you. Act maturely and use your education to earn more. Eye related headache problems may develop and slow you down. Drive very carefully and control aggression as well as stubborn behavior towards any mishap. Your sixth sense may send messages this month. PIsCes (February 19 – March 20) You will do extremely well in your business or profession. An expansion of business may also occur. Friends and enemies will both surround you constantly, so be sure to use your skills to make your way through. Your family atmosphere will be quite satisfactory. Good news from a faroff place is also possible. Your partner will co-operate with you nicely. Act wisely to achieve success and work sincerely.
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Hotel Bed linens for sale. King, Queen, and Full-sized white linen sets & pillowcases from Quality Suites in Pineville. Call 704-889-7095. India Property for sale in Pune. Elegant Flat in band new building, 3 BR/3 Bath, 1325 Sqft on 10th Floor. Club House, Swimming Pool, Close to Mumbai-Pune Highway. Call Jay 862-220-1390. Hotel equipment for sale: 93 rooms of Hotel furniture in mint condition. Works well for franchise or independent hotels. Also Onity T-24 Locks in working condition. Call Rusab at 704-772-5554. Home for sale: Investor special. Home in Villa Heights / Noda area. $239,000. Check 1000 Matheson Ave. Charlotte, Realtor.com
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One2 Entertainment .................................................55
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DJ Lalit (Lalit Hemnani).............................................33
Patel Brothers (Cary)...........................................78-79
Udupi Cafe (Cary) .....................................................65
Fairview Home Mortgage .........................................33
Patel, Mrugesh (Law Offices)..................................115
Uni World Travel........................................................41
Geological Resources, Inc.........................................41
Pathak, Atul (Real Estate)..........................................89
Vaishno Bhog (Cary) .................................................95
Global Mall / Legacy Jewels ..................................131
Pramukh Mandapam ...............................................41
Vema Mortgage LLC (Sebastian George)..................47
Grand India Mart (Groceries).....................................66
Preston Corners Pediatric Dentistry (Cary) ...............95
Vyas Travels..............................................................55
Greater Triangle Realty (Thomas John) .....................43
Proficient Accounting & Tax Services, Inc. ...............31
West Cary Medicine (Dr. Kareem M.D.) ....................29
Hair Transplant Consultation (Dr. Anjali Shere)...........17
PSR CPA Mar 18 (Pasupula S. Ravindranath)...........61
Wild Cook's Indian Grill (Raleigh) ............................117
Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center........................93
Raghu Mothukuri Allstate Agent................................73
Worldwide Travels ....................................................19
Hindu Center Charlotte .......................................96-97
Raj D Batra Photography ..........................................89
Y2 Academy (SAT Prep) .........................................56
Home Decorators Of America (Sonal Furniture - Atl)130
Raj Jewels (Morrisville, NC) ..................................6 & 7
Young Hearts Concert (Atlanta).................................15
HSNC Om Squad Summer Camps...........................45
Rajbhog Foods .........................................................49
Zebra Robotics Cary.................................................35
Idolize Brows & Beauty ...........................................91
Rajdeep Video & Photography (Ramesh Panjabi)......73
Zen Triangle Dentistry (Juliya R. Vaghani, DDS).........57
Immersion Island (Spanish & French Language Camps)29
RB Realty Group (Ravi Bheemarao)...........................81
Zest of the Rest ......................................................83
Inchin's Bamboo Garden..........................................59
Real Triangle Properties (Joe Mathews) ....................67
Saathee.com
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