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Coke won the World Cup, but is losing in India

The eﬃciency of Mumbai’s Dabbawalas

PublicPrivate partnerships for Global Health

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Punjab, India’s Cancer Belt

Shri Shantadurga Temple, Goa.

Shantadurga Temple is a large temple complex 33 km (21 mi) from Panaji at the foothill of Kavalem village in Ponda Taluka, Goa. A small laterite mud shrine was built and the deity was installed here. The mud-shrine was converted into a temple whose foundation stone was laid in 1730 and the temple was completed in 1738 and renovated in 1966. Photo: Dreamstime.com

Hello Readers! Summertime is slowly winding down. Schools will reopen before the end of the month. As families take in final travels of the summer and prep for the world of academia, the politicians are also warming up. The 2014 mid-term elections are just about four months away and as the lazy days of summer wind down, the saber rattling and politicking will begin. Saathee will keep readers updated on candidates and details about Carolinas’ elections in the upcoming editions. As we continue to update Saathee magazine and our website, we welcome readers' comments, suggestions and critiques to help make the community's information source better. Get daily updates about our community as well as news and videos at our website: Catch up on what all the local and regional community organizations are up to as well as their upcoming events in our Community Organizations section on pg. 90. Festivals and holidays are listed on pg. 118. Find your astrological predictions for the month in the AstroScope on pg. 120. Until next month, we will see you online.

In THIs Issue Coke Declining in India . . . . . . . . . .pg. 08 Mumbai’s Dabbawalas . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 14 Upcoming Movie Releases . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 20 Sangeet and Evergreen Film Lyrics pg. 24 Teatime in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 26 Public-Private Partnerships . . . . . . .pg. 30 Amercian Dance Festival Review . .pg. 36 Punjab, India’s Cancer Belt . . . . . . .pg. 40 Children’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Marketing Turnaround . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 It Takes a Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 52 Thinking About Thinking . . . . . . . .pg. 54 The Chai Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 58 Innovation in New Delhi . . . . . . . . .pg. 62 News Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 68 Recipes of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 78 Community Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 84 Community Organizations . . . . . . .pg. 90 Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes . . . . . . . . .pg. 116 FYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 Puzzle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 AstroScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 120 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 122 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 124

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Coca-Cola’s appeal is heard on August 5, although it cannot use the new extended areas of the plant. They claim improved manufacturing processes mean they can make the same amount of soda with less water — roughly 2.5 liters of water for every liter of Coca-Cola. “We use water very responsibly and judiciously. We recognize that water is critical to our business as integral to community needs and therefore we have a shared interest is the sustainability of water resources,” a Coke statement said. Coke’s claims have not impressed local farmers and environmentalists. They have campaigned against the factory since 2002. Father Anand Mathew helped lead the campaign. “For this struggle I was imprisoned in 2004 and 2005,” he said. “Our movement has been made with women and marginalized farmers. Nowhere in India there is such a platform where people of different denomination come together.” Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was also at the forefront of the campaign, Amit Srivastava of the campaign group India Resource Center told GlobalPost. “People have talked about how the new government is probusiness but I don’t think they will get a free ride,” he said. “The [new prime minister’s] party workers had a campaign against Coca-Cola, seeking its closure.”

By James Tapper, GlobalPost.com NEW DELHI, India — With sales falling and profits shrinking, Coca-Cola is hoping the recently concluded FIFA World Cup will help boost its fortunes. The soft drinks company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on sponsorship and advertising for Brazil 2014, as part of a push to increase demand. So the last thing Coke needs is to be stopped from making its most famous fizzy drink, in the place it hopes will become its biggest future market. Indian pollution officials have ordered the company to shut down operations at its bottling plant in Varanasi — the district where India’s new prime minister ran for office in May’s general election. The local Pollution Control Board says aquifer levels at the factory are critically low and claimed that Coke had failed to get permission to use groundwater in the area. It also said the company had increased production from 20,000 cases per day to 36,000 cases, and that pollution levels had also shot up. Coca-Cola told GlobalPost the board’s decision was “an unprecedented move.” Executives have challenged the ban and on Friday June 20 won a temporary stay of the decision until Saathee.com

Officials have shuttered a cola plant in the district of the new ‘pro-business’ prime minister — another defeat in Coke’s campaign to tame India.

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India’s enormous, growing population and development have placed a major strain on its water resources. Shortages are common in many parts of north India. “Coca-Cola’s business strategy has put its plants near its big markets: the cities. That means it’s putting itself in competition with local people and farmers,” Srivastava said. This is not the first time that Coca-Cola has faced problems in India. In 1977, it was forced to pull out of the country when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government insisted that Coca-Cola could only do business in partnership with an Indian company. The company returned in 1993 as India began to reform its economy, with a cavalcade of delivery trucks arriving at the Taj Mahal. But groups in several states have opposed its expansion. In 2004 it was forced to shut down a plant in Kerala, and the state government introduced legislation making it liable for $47 million in damages. Campaigners in Rajasthan want to close a bottling plant they say is depleting water supplies. A similar campaign in Uttarakhand fought off plans for a new Coca-Cola factory within a year of the proposal being made public, Srivastava said. “I think they were shocked by the amount of opposition they have faced,” Srivastava said. “Coca-Cola is facing its greatest challenges in India, certainly. They have changed their business practices and become much more aware of how they use groundwater because of their experiences in India.” India is a particularly important market for Coca-Cola because it is seeing shrinking demand for its products in the United States and Europe. In April 2014, it announced that global sales of fizzy drinks had fallen — by one percent — for the first time in 15 years. Far from wanting to open new factories, Coca-Cola has closed down plants in St Louis, Greece, Spain and Russia in the last two years, often citing shrinking demand. Profits and its share price have also fallen, although in 2013 the Atlanta, Ga., company still managed to draw revenues of $46.8 billion, with a net income of $10.2 billion. People in the West drink far more fizzy drinks than Indians or Chinese. The average earthling consumes 92 Cokes a year. Indians drink only 12. Eyeing the opportunity for growth, Coke announced in 2012 that it planned to spend $5 billion developing its India business in the eight years until 2020. By comparison, it had spent $2 billion in 19 years after returning to the subcontinent in 1993. Coca-Cola’s Indian executives were not prepared to discuss the potential impact of opposition to its activities but released a lengthy statement to GlobalPost. It said its Varanasi bottling plant had been in operation for 15 years within all regulations and laws and described the authorities’ decision to close down the factory by withdrawing consent for operation as “an unprecedented move,” which Coke challenged at a tribunal on June 20. “As part of the withdrawal of the consent, we were not allowed or even asked to present any facts or explain our position — in essence, being denied due course,” the company said, adding that it was “a responsible and law abiding corporate citizen that has always complied with all regulatory norms both in letter and spirit.” The company said that Indian government officials from the Central Ground Water Board did not believe declining water levels in Varanasi were due to the Coca-Cola plant.

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MUMBAI’S Dabbawalas This Indian meal service is so efficient it’s the envy of FedEx In a country not exactly known for promptness, 6 million meals each day get delivered through Mumbai traffic with flawless precision. By Sumi Somaskanda and Mandakini Gahlot, GlobalPost.com

For many Mumbai residents, this is the only way to lunch — on a feast, made with the love of a mother or wife. “It’s expensive to eat outside every day, besides it’s not healthy,” said 36-year-old Naina Bhonsle in Mumbai’s Versova neighborhood. “I know what my husband likes eating, and so I prefer to send him a tiffin every day.” The dabbawalas sort the various lunches according to where they came from, and where they are intended to go, labeling each tiffin with an alpha numeric code. The tins are then loaded onto city trains, transported through the city’s maze and handed off to local dabbawalas who complete the last leg of the route. At lunchtime, the sharp aromas of turmeric, cumin and chili fill the office as workers deftly mop up their curries with bread. After the food is eaten and the tiffins packed back in their bags, the dabbawalas return the boxes to their respective homes, their loads a bit lighter. “It’s hard work, no doubt about it,” said Pawan Agarwal, who heads an association called The Mumbai Dabbawala, noting that the crates of tiffins often weigh 100 lbs or more. “But they feel that serving food is serving God so they feel happy to do this business.” Adding to the physical demands and challenge of precision, the large majority of the dabbawalas are semiliterate or illiterate, mostly hailing from small villages near the city of Pune in Maharashtra state. Their trade first started 125 years ago, in much simpler times. But as Mumbai has grown and transformed rapidly, adding new districts and train lines, the dabbawalas have adapted. “Even though many of us are only semi-literate, we have learned to read the code,” said Vitthal Sawant. “We don’t have any need for computers — the code is imprinted in our minds.” So deeply imprinted that the dabbawalas rarely, if ever,

In Lower Manhattan, a busy banker stuffs herself with overly rich restaurant fare ordered off Seemless.com. In Frankfurt, a manager slops generous portions of the canteen’s stew onto his lunch plate. In Mumbai, an insurance analyst sits down to a healthy home-cooked meal, still warm from the stove where it was prepared by his wife or mother. India’s commercial capital is a teeming metropolis of nearly 20 million, boasting a sparkling international air terminal and a sleek new metro system, swanky furniture stores and Bollywood starlets. It’s a city constantly striving, yearning for the future. Remarkably, its age-old tradition of home-cooked meals — delivered on wheels — has resisted the momentum of change. The dabbawalas, as they’re known, are the men who make it possible. They have cemented their place in Mumbai’s colorful tapestry. They deliver lunch from home to the office or school every day, monsoon or shine. “We take great pride in ensuring delivery even against great odds: We worked through the floods in 2005 and the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008 when most of the city had come to a standstill,” said Vitthal Sawant, a 34-year-old dabbawala who has delivered lunches for more than 15 years. The dabbawalas are a common sight in Mumbai: men clad in white kurtas, weaving their bikes through impossible traffic and swarming throngs, juggling multiple tiffins — circular silver tins with four to five compartments, each packed with food — that are destined for office buildings and school courtyards. Transporting lunches may sound simple but what the dabbawalas do every day is a remarkable feat — one so impressive, in fact, that professors from Harvard Business School have traveled to India to study it. Some 5,000 men dole out over 200,000 meals a day, picking up the tiffins in the morning from women, typically, who have packed steaming, spicy dishes into each compartment: a curry, vegetables, dal (lentils), and flatbread (with some variations). Saathee.com

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The Hundred-Foot Journey

The Hundred-Foot Journey presents a story centered on an Indian family who moves to France and opens an eatery across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant run by Madame Mallory. The film, starring Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Helen Mirren, Rohan Chand, and Charlotte Le Bon, releases on August 8. It is directed by Lasse Hallström.

Zohra Sehgal passes away The Indian film industry lost a gem last month when actress and dancer Zohra Seghal passed away in a New Delhi hospital. The smiling and much loved actress celebrated her 102nd birthday in April this year. Born as Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan, she captured moviegoers hearts with her warm and gentle performances in numerous films. She made her film debut in 1946 with Dharti Ke Lal, which was followed by Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar, a film that won the top prize at the first Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Over the last couple of decades she appeared in many films including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Dil Se, and Veer-Zaara.

Mad About dance The Saahil Prem and Amrit Maghera starrer M.A.D- Mad about Dance, releases on August 22 in theaters. Prem wrote, directed, and stars in the film that was made 4 years ago and is finally being released. Prem has been working to make and release the film for the last several years. Bollywood veteran Farah Khan has been a supporter of the film since the beginning and she recently helped launch the poster and trailer. The film is about a young couple that joins forces to compete in a dance competition.

Akshay Kumar Named Among TIME’s “50 Smartest Celebrities On Twitter” Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has added another feather to his illustrious cap by being named among the “50 Smartest Celebrities on Twitter” by Time Magazine. The star of such box office smash hits as Holiday and OMG: Oh My God is ranked in 25th position, and is the only Bollywood actor to be featured on the list. Joining Akshay Kumar on the list is Indian composer, A.R Rahman, Oprah Winfrey, Lord Sugar, Ricky Martin and Willow Smith. Topping the list is actor Leonardo DiCaprio. TIME explained that they came up with the list using a reading comprehension test known as Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG). “The SMOG test measures the number of three syllable words used in a text to calculate the years of education required to understand it. An environmental activist, DiCaprio often tweets about ‘conservation’ and ‘global warming’, which may have helped him earn the top spot,” TIME said in an article published last month. The instrument, according to TIME, is intended to process English words only. Akshay Kumar is preparing for the release of his upcoming film, Entertainment releasing on August 8.

Bang Bang to Release in Three Languages

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is ready to make her screen comeback in Sanjay Gupta film Jazbaa. The producers have now signed John Abraham as the lead opposite Rai Bachchan. Confirming the news, Sanjay Gupta told Bollywood Hungama, “Yes we have roped in John for the film. However, I cannot comment on it right now.” Apparently, the role John will be playing in the film has been modeled on gangster Abu Salem after he was extradited to India. According to reports Abraham’s character is crucial but he may not appear in too many scenes. The film is said to be an action drama and is expected to go on the floor in early 2015. 20

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Tribute to Hindustani Lyricists Bankimchandra Chattopādhyāy (1838 – 1894) Bankimchandra Chattopādhyāy, (or Chattergee), the writer of the National song of India, Vande Mātaram, was born on June 27, 1838 in Kanthalparā town, in Bengal, India. He was a Bengali writer, poet, journalist and an activist during India’s freedom movement. His family was orthodox Brahmins. He was the youngest of three sons of Yadav, the deputy collector and Durgādebi. He graduated from Calcutta University in 1858 and commenced a brilliant career. He married at a very young of age of eleven. He had a son with his first wife, who died in 1859. He worked as a Deputy collector after getting his law degree in 1869. He later married Rājalakshmi Devi and they had three daughters. His first novel in Bengali was a romantic novel “Durgeshnondini,” written in 1865. He was the editor and founder of the monthly literary magazine Bangadarshan where he published his own writings. He wrote about 27 novels in Bengali, some are listed below. The song Vande Mātaram played an important role through the Indian Independence Movement. The first two verses of the lyrics were declared India’s “National Song” at the time of independence in 1947. This song has been sung by many singers in Indian movies as well as in albums, in many different ragas and rhythms. It is not possible to describe all his literary works in this short column. There are several wonderful biographies available. He died on April 8, 1894 in Kolkata. Some of the novels he wrote: 1865 - Durgeshnondini; 1866 Kapālkundalā; 1873 - Indira; 1874 - Jugalanguriya; 1875- Bijnān Rahasya; 1876- Bichitra Prabandha Vol 1; 1879 - Samya; 1882Vande Mātaram, Anandamath; 1884- Devi Chaudhurāni; 1887– Chandrashakhar, Rajani; 1888- Dharmatattva; 1892- Bichitra Prabandha Vol 2 ; Commentary on Shrimad Bhagvad Gita, published after his death and many more notable essays. His famous National song’s lyrics (first 2 verses only, out of the entire poem, written in 1882 in Bengali) “Vande mātaram …” are given in this issue of Saathee on this page.

(Note: The contents of this article are compiled from news, books, internet and my knowledge & love for Hindustani music.)

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During my travels this past summer, I spent an afternoon at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland with family. It was instructive to stroll through the multiple floors of the hall with my kids and nephews, the digital music generation, and chat about the history and evolution of rock & roll. Walking through the maze of exhibitions, with guitars, posters, photos, cars of rockers, clothes of rockers, and the history of American music, my thoughts turned to my own love affair with music, all types of music, including of course rock & roll. The world of rock has become so vast now, so embedded in the Earth’s musical history that many melded musical forms now fall under the category. As a scrawny pre-teen Indian kid, who landed in the States with his family in 1974, I began to soak in all the rockers on the radio. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Queen, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, and many others were the staples that later blossomed into the Ramones, Blondie, the Clash, and Bob Marley. It was the double whammy of raging hormones and an awakening disdain for the status quo that set me on a path and fueled a mushrooming obsession for music. The rock rollercoaster left its bay clanking skyward for a dive into the musical whirlwind. In the mid 70’s, it was all about rock & roll. It was all about what was played on the radio, which in the 70’s also meant AM radio stations. They had huge reach. Some New York City stations could be heard up and down the East Coast. Then in the late 70’s the confines of rock once again began to shift, as it has done every few years since rock’s beginnings in the early 50’s. Punk rock exploded on the scene in Britain with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and others while the Ramones, Blondie, and myriad noisemakers heated up the American stages. The short reign of disco was ending and rock was on the move. Fast forward to 1981. It was the first year of college and the beginning of serious record buying. The Cure would sideswipe Tom Waits and Elvis Costello would nudge away Ted Nugent before the motor city madman could reload his bow and arrow. The listening frenzy went on as the Buzzcocks, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Black Flag and Hank Williams Sr. began to fill the record crates. All manner of musical labels have emerged, merged, evolved and produced mighty fine music over the decades. Classic rock, rockabilly, punk, new wave, alternative, triphop, shoegazer, hardcore, metal, metalcore, Americana, blues rock, jazz rock, well, the list goes on. It was Springsteen singing into the night with “Ties that Bind” and Hüsker Dü’s entire album Zen Arcade and practically the whole of Bob Marley catalog that helped temper the distractions of youth. When I first heard The Who’s, “Won’t get Fooled Again,” years earlier, I knew I not only wanted to listen to music but push it, write about it, and bring it into conversations. Like every kid on the block I also bought a guitar and mimicked my favorite riffs. So the 80’s rolled on. I frequented a hole-in-the wall club called Milestone in Charlotte where the two friends who’d been running the joint were starting an indie store called Milestone Records. So, in 1987, a handshake and a small wad of cash Saathee.com

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of Public Health who has studied health-related PPPs for over 20 years and participated in several through D-Tree International, a nonprofit he founded. “Rather than looking at what do we do to address real problems with real tools that are available, we make up this world: If only we let the private sector do things, the problems will take care of themselves.” “In the past there’s been some relatively magical thinking about how to bring the private sector to the table,” said Gregory Adams, director of aid effectiveness at Oxfam America. “One of the most important things that US Agency for International Development USAID can do is bring Administrator Rajiv Shah in Washington, some discipline to publicD.C. on June 25, 2014, where he private partnerships and announced more than $600 million in ensure that there’s some partnerships with private organizations accountability to private including corporations Coca-Cola sector delivering on their and Johnson & Johnson. (Courtesy: USAID) commitment.” Beginning this summer, a team of global health correspondents will produce a Special Report for GlobalPost that examines how US-backed PPPs are impacting global health and how they became a premier strategy for USAID and other government agencies. The reporters are poring over publicly available evaluations, documents, and audits, along with internal records from the US government, in order to gauge the transparency and accountability of recent global health PPPs. The review, which is ongoing, has found that such public information is limited, and often difficult to track down. A public online database of USAID PPPs has not been updated since 2009. A Freedom of Information Act request filed to USAID two months ago for more comprehensive information about PPPs — including the locations of, and planned and actual financial commitments to such projects — has been only partially answered, a month past the date it was due.

WASHINGTON — When USAID administrator Rajiv Shah announced more than $600 million in new partnerships with private organizations last month, including giant multinationals Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson, the news was heralded in Washington as another stride in the agency’s path to ending preventable child and maternal mortality. Shah’s June 25 announcement was another dramatic example of the administration’s signature embrace of private enterprise to help solve some of the most pressing global health crises. As Shah put it in remarks published on the agency’s website, “We cannot go at it alone.”“These partnerships do more than mobilize more resources,” wrote Shah, 41, a Wharton School of Business graduate who has been a rising star in the White House. “They guarantee that American tax dollars are delivering extraordinary outcomes in challenging places.” As government cuts have threatened foreign aid budgets, Shah’s more than four-year tenure at USAID, the US Agency for International Development, has been sharply defined by such collaboration with the private sector through arrangements known as public-private partnerships, or PPPs. As he said in a speech last fall, PPPs “form the foundation of a more strategic and smarter approach to development.” The definition of a PPP differs greatly across sectors, countries, and even US government agencies. Broadly speaking, such a partnership involves financial and in-kind commitments from private players such as corporations or foundations to enhance public projects. Ideally, the partners share common goals. And while PPPs have existed for decades, Shah has sought to leverage the private sector perhaps more than any other administrator of the sprawling agency. Between 2012 and 2013 alone, USAID increased its investment in PPPs by almost 40 percent, allowing it to leverage more than $380 million from private sources. And there’s reason to believe PPPs have been effective. Child mortality, for example, has fallen to 6.6 million deaths in 2012 from more than 10 million in 2001, when USAID first formalized such partnerships. But in dozens of interviews conducted over the last few months with experts, questions emerge about whether there are enough precise data to justify the level of confidence Shah & Obama administration have placed in PPPs. The reality is that quantifying the impact of PPPs on health is difficult. Many who have studied partnerships and aid effectiveness say that though the private sector can play an important role in development, to date, comprehensive and transparent metrics justifying increased investments in PPPs do not yet exist. “What’s new is the nomenclature and the romanticism of partnerships,” said Marc Mitchell, a professor at Harvard School Saathee.com

The rise of the private sector and PPPs in global health Work with the private sector on health and development issues, even through PPPs, certainly is not new. A widely praised partnership between the World Bank, World Health Organization, and the pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. to address river blindness began in 1974, for instance. Over the last several decades, however, the landscape for aid to health and development has changed dramatically. In 1970, over 70 percent of financial flows from the US to the developing world came from donor aid, said Chris Jurgens, the division 30

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chief for global partnerships in the Global Development Lab’s Center for Transformational Partnerships at USAID. The remainder came from the private sector. “Today, that’s completely switched,” he said, explaining that now over 90 percent comes from private sources. Globally, the shift from public to private flows is similar. As World Bank president Jim Yong Kim pointed out last fall, whereas official development assistance from donor countries and multilateral institutions now totals $125 billion a year, private investment flows dwarf that amount at roughly $1 trillion. This broad shift reflects several factors, said Robert Calderisi, a former World Bank economist who wrote a critique of aid in his 2006 book, “The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn’t Working.” Private companies and organizations are increasingly willing to invest in developing countries as they have grown and matured and become less risky. “Foreign aid has been the tail trying to wag the dog for at least 20 years now,” Calderisi wrote in an email. USAID has worked with the private sector for decades, starting with contract relationships dating back to the 1960s. In the mid-1970s, according to a 2013 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on foreign assistance and PPPs, USAID began working with nonprofit NGOs to implement programs as an alternative to government staffing. And in 1989, USAID began investing in small and medium-sized private businesses as well as pursuing microenterprise initiatives. George Ingram, a former deputy assistant administrator at USAID under President Bill Clinton, said that in 2000, senior staff at the agency introduced a new concept of working collaboratively with the private sector through a formal structure called the Global Development Alliance, whose partnerships adhere to at least a 1:1 leverage of USAID cash and in-kind resources, among other criteria. “The Obama administration has built on that Bush legacy and more aggressively integrated public-private partnerships into the normal A-I-D process,” said Ingram, now a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at The Brookings Institution and co-chair of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, a coalition that seeks more accountability and efficacy for US foreign assistance. USAID has been the US government leader on PPPs for development ever since, according to the 2013 CRS report. Non-governmental organizations, too, are increasingly relying on private sources for funding. InterAction, a coalition of more than 180 such groups, estimates that US government contributions account for fewer than 25 percent of resources to NGOs. The rest comes from private sources, with a significant percentage from corporations, said InterAction’s chief executive officer Sam Worthington.In a poll of its members conducted in early 2009, InterAction found that more than 80 percent were involved in some way with the private sector. “A critical dimension of effective development assistance is now the role of the private sector as it works with traditional aid donors and the NGO community,” Worthington said. “There’s been a significant change over the last 15 years from NGOs and civil society largely critiquing the role the private sector plays to one of both critiquing but also looking where to partner and ultimately, to where there may be some shared value projects that might also benefit the private sector.” Within a year after taking over the reins of USAID, Shah announced in late 2010 a bold plan to reform US foreign aid and dramatically transform the way the world’s premier health and development agency operates. Fundamental to the changes put forth by the new administrator was to increase partnerships with private businesses and organizations. Nearly four years into Shah’s reform, USAID boasts of more Saathee.com

Is the PPP model improving global health? As part of the more than $600 million commitment to partnerships USAID announced last month around child and maternal health, the agency trumpeted a $21 million expanded partnership with Coca-Cola to provide medicines and medical supplies in the most hard-to-reach places in Africa, a $30 million arrangement with Johnson & Johnson to promote newborn survival, and an overall commitment to “partnering with engines of innovation,” listing corporations at the top of the list. “If a child has access to Coca-Cola,” they should also have access to amoxicillin, oral rehydration solutions, vaccinations, and insecticide-treated bed nets, Shah said in a live speech on June 25 that at times varied from the remarks published on USAID’s website. “Thankfully the leadership at Coca-Cola is willing to lead this fight.” The partnerships, which also include those with universities and NGOs, come on top of $2.9 billion the agency said it was “realigning” from its budget to save the millions of children and mothers who die each year from preventable causes. The resources give teeth to an unprecedented global campaign on the issue USAID spearheaded in 2012. For USAID, the PPP model affords a more sustainable alternative to “the paradigm where we fund a program for three years and it ends,” said Chris Jurgens. Achieving the agency’s vision of ending extreme poverty by 2030, he explained, requires partnerships— including those with the private sector where USAID can leverage not only its financial resources, but also its core capabilities and expertise. Such partners can keep efforts going even after USAID’s involvement comes to a close. The agency is not alone, with the State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also partnering with corporations to improve health. More broadly, there is consensus from proponents that PPPs provide enhanced efficiency, efficacy, and innovation through work with the private sector. Robert Calderisi, the economist and author, noted that “proper” PPPs “introduce discipline and incentives for efficiency which no all-public initiative can match.” But that does not mean that PPPs are necessarily the ideal solution. “The public system is failing grotesquely in delivering health care to the poor,” said Thomas Pogge, a professor of philosophy and international affairs at Yale University. Pogge has proposed a model for incentivizing drug companies to provide new medicines at lower costs, but sees PPPs as “a kind of Band-Aid” to help overcome the shortcomings of social injustices and unfairnesses wrought by the wide economic gulfs between countries that impact their ability to provide health care to all. But private organizations may come to this work with their own commercial interests and public relations efforts in mind, and because they tend to focus on specific diseases or groups of people, certain groups in need could fall through the cracks, Pogge said. Private players also might not pay attention the negative impact of their work, such as hiring away employees from the public system. Key to a successful public-private partnership, he said, was that the non-commercial partner “has to be in charge of the targeting of how the money is spent.” continued on page 82 32

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American Dance Festival 2014 Review Part II By Dilip Barman I have been covering in my column American Dance Festival (ADF), held primarily at Durham Performing Arts Center and Duke, but also at a few other venues in Durham, NC. By the time this issue of Saathee gets to you, the Festival will be over. Here is a recap of some of the June and early-mid July performances. Pilobolus and Paul Taylor Dance Company regularly appear at ADF annually, and for good reason. They are well established internationally and certainly have earned their place as guaranteed crowd pleasers with large, diverse repertoires. Paul Taylor was to perform just a few days after this review was written, and were commissioned by ADF on the Company’s 60th anniversary for a new work, Marathon Cadenzas, about a dance marathon. Pilobolus is one of the most accessible of modern dance troupes, using collaborative choreography, humor, strength, and grace to create pieces that are often utterly delightful and fun. Each of their five (yes, five!) dances this year was preceded by a fascinating short video, such as Danielle (Anthony Cerniello, Director) that shows an almost unmoving face aging from an infant to an old woman in less than five minutes; or Explosions (Durnt & Farligt, Directors), with strange explosions in slow motion (both can easily be found on YouTube). Pilobolus premiered The Inconsistent Pedaler, where a bicyclist could apparently alter time. Ballet Hispanico, founded in 1970 in New York City, features Latino culture with a contemporary treatment. Their late June performance was a treat with four dances presented with two intermissions. While their more traditional Danzón (2009) Cuban dance was lovely, I was most impressed with Sombrerisimo (2013), featuring six dancers with their tossed bowler hats, and Show.Girl. (2014), choreographed by Rosie Herrera (who made a splash at ADF two years ago) and exploring Latino female identity. The latter included over the top hero worship of a showgirl, essentially entrapping her, which reminded me of the Satyajit Ray film Devi (1960). Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet presented three dances, two of which I found particularly interesting. In Ten Duets on a Saathee.com

Theme of Rescue (2008), stark lighting is used to exemplify the conflict that a duo has for each other. It was a bit short and gave me the sense that the piece has not yet blossomed into full maturity, but certainly provides a framework for expansion. Violet Kid (2011) was my favorite dance of theirs. In it, the choreographer also created the music, a space-age heavy industrial score that was the perfect dehumanized aural backdrop to the pessimistic dance that explores “man’s struggle for harmony within a complex and sometimes horrifying universe”. Jodee Nimrichter, ADF’s director, has clearly been moving the Festival into more actively promoting rising artists, as well as less obviously popular dances. Several groups seemed to create a theme in this year’s ADF of relationships presented in rather intellectually demanding works. Love gone wrong, humanity’s relationship with the universe, and human progress in the context of a relativistic universe were all probed. My own attitude towards the arts is that if I always enjoy what I see, perhaps I am not pushing my boundaries and comfort enough. One of the troupes this year, Ishmael Houston-Jones & emily Wexler (performing the 2014 work, 13 Love Songs: dot dot dot), perhaps pushed my boundaries too far. The duo seemed to begin and end the open-curtain dance almost arbitrarily. They clearly were expressing perspectives on love, but, and perhaps this summarizes it best, the high point for me was when the dancers cut, then rubbed into their eyes, onions on stage to force crying, presumably about love lost. John Jasperse Projects presented the single dance, Within Between (2014). This dance was centrally concerned with the relationship between artist and audience. Beginning with a strange big “finger” wielded by a dancer and cautiously poking several audience members, the dance proceeded with house lights on. Not infrequently in contemporary dance, a choreographer will describe “layered music”; John Jasperse truly layered sounds with quite diverse music superimposed with each other. The post-performance discussion was quite insightful and allowed the audience to get a glimpse into the creativity of Jasperse. Many are familiar with avant-garde music theorist John Cage and his Indian philosophy-inspired chance-controlled music. In 1977, Cage gave a 3-hour solo vocal performance in Milano (Northern Italy). He abstracted pure sound from a Thoreau monologue and created what certainly would be a very difficult piece for an audience to sit through, watching Cage mainly silent and then episodically spouting off strange sounds and occasionally recognizable but disjointed words. Initially patient, the audience grew more and more angry about having paid for tickets to such a performance but even their angry jeers and chants didn’t deter Cage from calmly and quietly continuing totally undeterred. continued on page 88 36

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So, in soccer, opportunities have to be created. The players go knocking at the opposite team’s goal. And what a knocking tHiNkiNg the Belgians did! Life is not that different from soccer. Sales people need to make cold call after cold call, until a rare opportunity shows up. Business entrepreneurs have to keep hacking away at their ideas and reshape them continually to fit the reality as it shifts and moves. By Balaji Prasad Students who want to improve their SAT or ACT scores need to keep at making convoluted concepts collapse, simplify May you be a High scorer … Gooooal!! and lock in, inside their heads. And, when it does …. It’s a Gooooooooal!! That kind of soccer is what stokes my fire – I’m “A goal is not always meant to be reached. way older than Tim; they wouldn’t even consider me alive It often serves simply as something to aim at.” enough to be in a real soccer match. But fortunately, much as it ― Bruce Lee is with soccer coaches, I, too, get to coach the younger ones to Life is compared to many things, sometimes yielding go out there, play and score. insights that guide us. Maybe we can draw some life lessons no Ball? Then, no Goal! from soccer too. Why soccer? “Because Fútbol!”, as the Hyundai ads screamed during the recent World Cup. Or maybe, “just Legal eagles often say that possession is nine-tenths of the cuz”. The World Cup came swiftly; it also departed as quickly as law. This means that once you have ownership of something, it arrived. But during the few weeks in which skilled people it is not easy to dislodge you, unless a claimant has compelling pitted their wits against each other, it gripped some of us. We proof that can be brought to bear. In the soccer field too, this simply could not tear our eyes away from the televisions that holds true. For most of the game between Germany and Brazil, we saw the ball with the men in white. Could the Brazilians put provided us a window into the “battlefields” in Brazil. the ball into the German goal, if they never got the ball? Clearly We saw the United States ascend the soccer stage as equals not, as the brutal 7-1 score testifies. with countries where the sport is practically a religion. We As with soccer, so with life. If we do not keep dribbling and watched the Costa Ricans play a chess match on the fútbol field, working diligently toward their best chance – a stalemate – by lavishing our attention on the thing that is a means to a goal, building an impenetrable fortress against the formidable Dutch. we will not score. If we desire to succeed in business, we must pay attention And Brazil!? Watching the 800-pound Gorilla get eviscerated by the goal-oriented Germans felt almost like being at an to the little things that seem like grunt work. If learning concepts that are critical to SAT performance is a goal, our execution. brains must keep engaging with the subject matter even though We saw heroes emerge during these games too. Tim the accomplishment – the satisfying “click” – may not occur in Howard, US’s goalie, fought valiantly against an incessant onslaught by the young and restless Belgians – one of the a predictable manner. Patience and discipline are required, especially when there youngest teams in the game. There were also legends, whose is no clear feedback that something is being accomplished. Faith reputations preceded them, challenging them to live up to their helps – faith that things will eventually happen if you keep at larger-than-life images. We can consider Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal as an the grindstone. Some people are better at keeping themselves example of this, but it may not be completely fair – having three “on task”. 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Friday, 22nd August 6 pm: 7 pm:

Dwajarohanam: Hoisting the flag of garuda and invitation to the celestials Chandra Prabhotsavam: The Lord is taken in the Chandraprabha Vahana (moon-shaped vehicle) around the temple. According to mythology, Chandra is the commander of the mind and the king of aushadha (medicine). It is also said that riding on the Chandraprabha Vahana is a soothing experience for the Lord that brings peace to devotees.

Saturday, 23rd August 11 am:

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Saturday with a bagel in Manhattan, blast off to China and have dumplings for lunch in Hong Kong. Silicon Valley tech billionaires might start buying up Tuscan villas or remote Pacific islands en masse. The flight time would be cut from 15 hours to roughly two. Flying into the thermosphere won’t melt your brain and pop your lungs. You wouldn’t even have to be in great shape, said Stephen Collicott, a professor at Purdue University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. “You definitely won’t have to be a Navy test pilot or Olympic athlete. The [gravity loads] aren’t enough to make you black out,” he said. “With liquid-fueled rockets, it’ll be pretty smooth. It’s still by no means the amount of power needed to get into orbit. So you won’t have the massive rumblings and thundering noises of a space shuttle launch.” Commercial sub-orbital flights are already on sale. But the current iteration of flights will only launch passengers up and down — into the thermosphere and back down to the same launch site — and not from one location to another. There are two major players: X-Cor, which charges $95,000 for single-passenger flights, and Virgin Galactic, which will charge $250,000 per person on a six-passenger aircraft. Both are expected to launch within the next two years. That may seem like a prohibitively pricey airfare, until you consider that anyone with a billion dollars can earn a more than $30 million in interest each year just by stashing that money in safe, boring US government bonds. Though there are no explicit plans for these aircraft to begin traveling “point-to-point” — launching on one continent, landing on another — this development is almost inevitable, Collicott said. Richard Branson, the aeronautics-obsessed British billionaire behind Virgin Galactic, has spoken of a “future version of our current spaceship which will make transcontinental travel clean and fast — London to Sydney in a couple of hours.” “Going up and down is one thing,” Collicott said. “Going from LA to Tokyo, or Chicago to Frankfurt, you’d need to ascend higher and have much more horizontal speed.” “You need more materials, more technology, and therefore more money,” he said. “But there is no terribly physical boundary we can’t cross. It’s an economics problem. Not a physics problem.” The ultra-wealthy are already drooling over the possibilities. The “Wealth Report” notes that elite Arabs, Africans and Russians buy up London property simply because it’s closer to their homelands than, say, New York or Los Angeles. But sub-orbital flight erases these rules. Anyone with gobs of cash could conceivably fly anywhere they please in just two hours — and nearly one in ten Americans spend two hours just getting back and forth to work each day. Like today’s commuter jets, sub-orbital aircraft will take off and land from runways. But they’ll likely require dedicated “space ports” to avoid disrupting the constant flow of commuter jets into major airports. Sub-orbital flight’s impact on humanity will be limited, the report said, if this is “technology for billionaires only.” But if the ticket price “drops to allow the merely wealthy to access sub-orbital flights, then we have to reconsider everything.” Collicott notes that sub-orbital flights are already within the reach of the merely wealthy open to a one-time splurge. “X-Cor charges $95,000,” he said. “Compare that to a pack or two of cigarettes per day and you’ll see it’s a number a lot of people can afford.” He’s optimistic that ticket prices will eventually drop to levels the upper-middle class can pay for.

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The ups and downs of India’s employment-based cutoff dates By Meredith Ritchie, Challa Law Offices For many foreign nationals, being sponsored by an employer is the ideal path to permanent residence, and eventual citizenship, in the U.S. This employment-based route to U.S. permanent residence is limited—only a certain number of immigrant visas are available to employment-based immigrants each year. During the 2013 fiscal year, more than 17,000 of these were issued to Indian nationals in the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category. Still, demand for these visas continues to exceed supply and many employees spend years in limbo waiting to apply for permanent residence. After the EB-2 category went unavailable in 2012, the category spent the majority of fiscal year 2013 retrogressed, with cut-off dates holding steady at September, 1, 2004. The cutoff dates, which are published by the U.S. Department of State each month in their Visa Bulletin, reflect which applications are being processed by the agency for immigrant visas. Every employment-based immigrant visa application is assigned a priority date when the application is filed; this date controls when the employee is able to apply for their green card. A cutoff date of 01 SEP 2004 means that only applicants with priority dates earlier than the cutoff date may apply. Last month, the cutoff date jumped forward sharply to September 1, 2008, and will move forward to January 22, 2009 in the beginning of August. This is good news for many beneficiaries who have been stuck in a holding pattern since the 2012 retrogression which placed many pending green card applications on hold, forcing employees to rely on temporary work and travel authorization. Those whose green card applications have already been filed will not need to take any additional action; their applications will resume being processed automatically. However, if the application has been pending for more than one year, USCIS will issue a request for additional evidence (RFE) asking for a new civil surgeon medical exam. This is a result of a new policy that went into effect in June of this year. Those who have priority dates that will be current in August should reach out to their employer or attorney to begin the application process, as it is projected to retrogress again in the next few months. unCC Cyber Defense Research Receives national Designation, Again The National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have re-designated UNC Charlotte as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research. In 2008, the University was one of the first in the country to receive this designation. “This is an incredible honor, as this recognition reflects upon the outstanding research accomplishments of our faculty and staff,” said Bill Chu, a professor in the College of Computing and Informatics’ Department of Software and Information Systems. The College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) is home to the Cyber Defense and Network Assurability (CyberDNA) Center, which is the focal point of cyber security research at the University. The CyberDNA Center promotes automated Saathee.com

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Demonstrating a Driverless Future

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University demonstrate the autonomous vehicle they developed with NSF support at an event in September 2013. Their driverless car arrived in Wash, D.C., in June 2014 for a demo at the Capitol. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University In the coming decades, we will likely commute to work and explore the countryside in autonomous, or driverless, cars capable of communicating with the roads they are traveling on. A convergence of technological innovations in embedded sensors, computer vision, artificial intelligence, control and automation, and computer processing power is making this feat a reality. Last month, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University marked a significant milestone, demonstrating one of the most advanced autonomous vehicles ever designed, capable of navigating on roads and highways without human intervention. The car was brought to Washington, D.C., at the request of Congressman Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, who participated in a 33-mile drive in the autonomous vehicle between a Pittsburgh suburb and the city’s airport last September. Developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Dept of Transportation, and General Motors, the car is the result of more than a decade of research and development by scientists and engineers at CMU and elsewhere. Their work has advanced the underlying technologies—sensors, software, wireless communications and network integration— required to make sure a vehicle on the road is as safe—and ultimately safer—without a driver than with one. (In the case of the Washington, D.C., demonstration, an engineer was on hand to take the wheel if required.) “This technology has been enabled by remarkable advances in the seamless blend of computation, networking and control into physical objects—a field known as cyber-physical systems,” said Cora Marrett, NSF deputy director. “The National Science Foundation has long supported fundamental research that has built a strong foundation to enable cyber-physical systems to become a reality—like Dr. Raj Rajkumar’s autonomous car.” Raj Rajkumar, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and robotics at CMU, is a leader not just in autonomous vehicles, but in the broader field of cyber-physical systems, or CPS. Such systems are already in use in sectors such as agriculture, energy, healthcare and advanced manufacturing, and they are poised to make an impact in transportation as well. “Federal funding has been critical to our work in dealing with the uncertainties of real-world operating conditions, making efficient real-time usage of on-board computers, enabling vehicular communications and ensuring safe driving behaviors,” Rajkumar said. Saathee.com

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USAID’s Chris Jurgens takes such observations seriously. “We’re working on getting better data out there on who we’re partnering with and why and what some of the preliminary results have been,” he said, noting that the agency plans to update the currently outdated online database of PPPs later this year. “We at USAID as well as other players working in the partnership space acknowledge the need for better evidence on the business case for partnerships.” The present limited public accountability around US government-backed PPPs may be, at best, a missed opportunity to share and scale-up effective work initiated by coordinated teams of public and private partners. But at worst, the opaqueness of this work may create inefficiencies, corporate profiteering, or corruption – ultimately, with a heavy cost to the health of the most poor and vulnerable populations around the globe. Our reporting this summer and fall will seek to explore the spectrum of reality. “One of the challenges with anything new is it either gets sold as a panacea for everything or a new way to find resources,” said InterAction’s Worthington, adding that partnerships with the private sector introduce funding but also complexity. “What is the overlap between global business and development? There clearly is an overlap, but let’s not overstate that overlap.” To Marc Mitchell, such partnerships sound good but can be more window dressing than substance. “My biggest concern is that they are being held up as a way to privatize the delivery of health care in poor countries and used as an excuse by government, and by some extent donors, to not commit to long-term funding,” he said. Then there are the concerns about the potential conflicts of interest that arise when profit-minded businesses enter the public health arena. Speaking at a global conference on health promotion last year, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan said it was “dangerous” when industry gets “involved in policy-making.” In her speech, Chan pointed a finger at corporate groups such as Big Food and Big Soda that are contributing to the rise of non-communicable diseases around the world, but her message was a direct shot at businesses of all kinds. “In the view of WHO, the formulation of health policies must be protected from distortion by commercial or vested interests,” she said. Katia Savchuk, a GroundTruth-Kaiser global health reporting fellow, contributed reporting for this article, which is part of a Special Report for GlobalPost on the role of the private sector in global health in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Charlotte. Bhanubhai Vora and Tripti Chhaya will be the lead singers leading the Swar Kinnari Group from Mumbai. Tickets are $20 and $50 for limited front row. For more details call 704488-8145 or 704-277-2468.

Rudrakshya Dance ensemble Indian Classical Music & Dance Society (ICMDS) presents Rudrakshya Dance Ensemble, 10 dancers from Odisha, India, on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 3pm at Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave., Cary, NC. Experience the ancient Odissi dance, led by Guru Bichitrananda Swain. Tickets are $20 (general admission) and $50 (VIP). Free admission for ICMDS members. Details: Prasad Kommaraju: 919-971-7118, or Sakti Singh: 919-321-0301. For details on ICMDS visit www.icmds.org.

India Independence Day Celebration Hindi Vikas Mandal along with several Triangle area organizations will present a celebration of India’s Independence Day. The event will take place on Sat, August 16, 2014 at the Hindu Bhavan, Morrisville, NC beginning at 10 am. There will be a parade, flag hoisting, exhibition, mela, and performances. Invited guests include Roy Cooper (NC Attorney General), Mark Stohlman (Mayor of Morrisville), and Harold Weinbrecht (Mayor of Cary). Admission is free. For more details call 919-460-7830 or 919-949-0398. new Goloka Janmastami There will be Janmastami maha celebration at the new Goloka Temple, 1032 Dimmocks Mill Rd., Hillsborough, NC on Sunday, August 17, 2014 beginning at 7pm. Event features kalash maha abhishek, dandiya raas, dance and drama, bhajans, kirtan, midnight arti and maha prasadam.For more details call 919732-6492 or visit www.newgoloka.com.

Musical evening Rhy-Dhun presents a musical evening of golden melodies and dance masti on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 5 – 7:30 at the Vihar Hall, Hindu Center of Charlotte. Tickets are $10 and kids are free. Snacks and tea will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go to the Center’s expansion project. For more details write to rhydhun.charlotte@gmail.com or call 515-4735032 or 704-807-8277. Mudra 2014 The Laasya School of Dance and Music presents Mudra 2014 on Sat, August 9, 2014 at East Chapel Hill H.S. at 4:30 pm. The event focuses on Women of India – A thematic presentation paying tribute to great women of India, and is directed and choreographed by Sridevi Jagannath. The evening will feature drama and dance personalities from the Triangle with delightful music, exquisite costumes and top notch choreography. This is a fundraising event for Pratham RTP. For tickets and more details contact: Sridevi Jaganath: 919-672-5359 or Rajeev Thalla: 919-345-1560 or write to: rajeev.thalla@gmail.com.

om squad summer Camps The youth group of the Hindu Society of NC presents its annual summer camps programs in five sessions. They will continue through the summer and end on August 22, 2014. The weekly camps are spread out over the summer and activities include yoga, slokas, arts, crafts, music, heritage traditions and more. All camps are held at Hindu Society of NC in Morrisville, NC. For more details on specific camps and registration, visit www.hsnconline.org. Kumar sanu and Alka Yagnik Raleigh Popular Bollywood playback singers Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu will perform in the Raleigh area on Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Durham Performing Arts Center at 8:30pm. They have sung 100s of romantic duets and solo songs in 1980s and 1990s. The duo have sung songs in some of the most popular films including DDLJ, Kuch Kuch Hota hai, 1942-A Love story, Tezaab, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aaye, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Sadak, Fida, No Entry, and Ghulam. Tickets are $49, $69, $89, $99, and VIP. Children under 4 are free and child care will be provided by the Goddard School, Morrisville NC. For more details call 855-660-5483 or www.livespectrum.com.

sourwood Festival If seeking a family-oriented weekend, head for downtown Black Mountain, NC from August 9-10, 2014 for the annual Sourwood Festival, which features music, dancing, mountain cooking, arts, and crafts. The event is free. For more details call 800-669-2301 or visit www.sourwoodfestival.com. Charleston Pirate Festival The 2nd annual Charleston Pirate Festival will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside Street Charleston, SC from 11 am – 3pm. The mission of the fest is free family fun. Come out and learn about pirates, as well as colonial and maritime history, in a safe alcohol-free environment. For more details visit www.charlestonpiratefestival.com

Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts The annual festival in the Triangle area features artist demonstrations, a chainsaw sculpting competition, Kasumbal Dairo Friends of Greater Charlotte will present an evening of dairo entertainment, food vendors, and more. The event to be held in (lok geet, bhakti geet, sugam sangeet, and more) on Fiday, downtown Cary, NC is free to attend. For more details call 919August 15, 2014 in the Vihar Hall of the Hindu Center in 469-4061 or visit www.townofcary.org. Saathee.com

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Asheville Wine & Food Festival The annual Asheville Wine and Food festival takes place at several venues in the beautiful city of Asheville from August 21 – 23, 2014. Lots of food, libations, tastings, deserts, music, and culture of the Asheville area will converge over the three-day weekend. For full details visit www.ashevillewineandfood.com. summerFest The 31st annual SummerFest, celebration of summer will be held in downtown York, SC on Sat, August 23, 2014. The all day family event features sports, cars, crafts, music, food, and fun for kids of all ages. For more information call the Greater York Chamber of Commerce at 803-684-2590 or visit www.yorksummerfest.com. Gokul Bhajan and Vedic studies In collaboration with the Ganesh Festival there will be a celebration of Janmastami and Radhashtami on Sunday, August 31, 2014 from 5:30 - 9pm at HSNC, Morrisville NC. There be bhajans, dancing, prasadam and more. The event is free. For more details visit www.gokulbhajan.com.

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Kids Art Competition The Festival of India Charlotte has organized a kids’ art competition on Saturday, September 6, 2016 from 10:30 am – 12:30pm at the Vivek Hall, Hindu Center of Charlotte. There will be four groups broken down by age and ranging from 9 to 19 years. Participants should register by Sat, August 24, 2014. For registration form and further details visit www.indiafestival.net or write to foikidartcomp@gmail.com nC Apple Festival Calling all apple lovers. The annual North Carolina Apple Festival in downtown Henderson, NC includes the King Apple Parade, mountain music jamboree, food, vendors, artists, and Longtime Charlotte resident and community activist Nimish family fun. There is no cost to attend the festival. For more Bhatt has announced the opening of the “Shantiniketan Senior Center of Carolinas” (SSCC) located at 5104 Reagan Dr., details call 828-697-4557 or visit www.ncapplefestival.org. Charlotte, NC 28206. The Center is open from 10am – 3pm. Bhatt said, thirty five members are already enrolled and Meghadootam currently there are 5 more spots open. He is working to expand Aim for Seva presents the fundraiser program “Meghadootam, the Cloud Messenger” by an operatic classical dance ballet by the capacity of the Center as the logistics and legal requirements Kalidasa on Sat, August 30, 2014 at 6pm at Cary Arts Center, are worked out and funds become available. The Center will be 101 Dry Ave., Cary NC. The ballet’s music director is oscar- open and present members with activities, outings, access to nominated artist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath. Script adaptation physical care and mental wellbeing and care. The Center is and choreography is by Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy organized as a nonprofit and donations are accepted to help Menon.Aim for Seva works to educate children of rural India facilitate the needs of the seniors. For more details contact via free student homes. For more details call 919-342-7047 or Nimish Bhatt at 704-491-1186 or write to him at nimishbhatt@bellsouth.net. visit www.afsevents.org. Festival of India The 20 annual Festival of India will take place from September 13 - 14, 2014 at the Belk Theater in downtown Charlotte. The two-day festival features arts, crafts, vendors, and food, informative exhibits, and a diverse selection of dance performances. The Indian Idol singing competition will also take place at the festival. For more details visit www.indiafestival.net. th

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Art and Music Lovers Celebrate Classical Indian Music with the sounds of Colors Concert Lovers of Indian classical music were given a treat at UNC Charlotte June 21st with the “Sounds of Colors” classical music concert featuring Shafaat Khan. Rajiv Saddy, who helped promote the event, spoke more about it. “The ‘Sounds of Colors’ was an event that brought together creativity in music and visual art,” said Saddy. “An accomplished musician - well known for his expertise in Sitar and Tabla performed at this event. A few local artists with passion in painting and art created some very attractive paintings on a theme - music.” “Local school kids 86

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Life. Life gets hard when it does. You sort out any new relationship only through trial and error, and the things that get you going aren’t the ones you think will, I noticed. My grandfather had said marriage was about adjustment. And it checked with what Tommy Barry had said, over there in West Cork, when I’d interviewed him at his front headline-attracting age of 106. “Ireland’s Oldest Man,” the Cork paper ran. I’d put my feelings into it, about how he reminded me of my own grandfather, though this time, translated into a white man with whiter hair. “Always, always, always,” Mr. Barry had said, “Always say your prayers.” Gratitude starts with noticing what we have, right around us. Maybe the air pollution’s not my favorite thing about Phnom Penh, but I see people acknowledging my cracks at speaking their language, just a bit. They see I’m doing my best to go an inch at a time in their direction, and when they smile, they are the world’s most heavenly, because sunshine cuts the clouds and places a warm circle on solid ground. When that happens, this feels like the most precisely right place in the world to be, exactly now. If you think that way about things, from your heart and gut, that is, maybe, just maybe, it is. Dipika writes Kismuth. Read more about her project, It Takes a Village, at this page: http://kismuth.wordpress.com/it-takes-a-village.

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Ballet Preljocaj from France completed part III of their Empty Moves (Parts I, II, & III) this year, starting with the first part in 2004. As Angelin Preljocaj described in the postperformance discussion, enduring such a Cage performance can be a marathon, and the choreographer referred to the oftcited quote of persevering through boredom (bored for 20m? continue with the same setting for 40m – and then 60m, and so forth). As difficult the soundtrack was to both the Italian audience and the ADF one, the non-stop 75-minute performance of the four dancers (dressed in random “chance” non-matching costumes) was remarkable, as was the notion of the dance itself, set to random vocalizations and jeers. Adele Myers and Dancers presented Einstein’s Happiest Thought (2013). The piece was about an hour long and featured a ladder; a dancer who, with accompanying occasional ratcheting noises, slowly moved toward and then atop the ladder; Philip Glass-like music (attributed to a composer named Josh Quillen); and a percussive dance floor that the dancers used to add to the soundtrack. There was a sense of a non-linear march of time and, according to the program notes and discussion after the dance, risk-taking and anticipation. “The title refers to a thought experiment that Einstein claimed was the happiest thought of his life … about the different ways we experience the same amount of time and space in relation to gravity”. Intense and inviting – as this ADF season has been. Note: American Dance Festival logo and all photographs courtesy of American Dance Festival. All images by Grant Halverson © ADF, and are used with permission.

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Community Organizations Dada Bhagwan Group What is Gnan Vidhi? It is scientific process of attaining Self Realization in the presence of Atmagnani. It is the gracing of real knowledge that separates the real Self from the non-self. The benefits of Gnan Vidhi are many like attaining awareness of the soul, getting solution through right understanding, removing wrong beliefs and destroying past sins. For further details contact 877 505 Dada (3232). www.dadabhagwan.org

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ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was established to help in the overall development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA along with EVFI is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to self-esteem, self-sustenance, economic well being and happiness. The Carolinas Region of the EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareness programs in North and South Carolina. For Further Details: Ekal Charlotte Chapter: Kameswar Tulasi himadeeps@yahoo.com Ekal Columbia: Janak Dalal / jaydalalcolumbia@gmail.com

Charlotte Tamil sangam Charlotte Tamil Sangam works to bring together the vibrant Tamil community in the Charlotte area and strives to promote the Tamil language, arts and culture. For Further Details: Lakshmanan Krishnan (lakshmanank@hotmail.com) or visit www.cltts.org Charlotte Telangana Association Charlotte Telangana Assoc was formed to promote Telangana cultural activities within greater Charlotte area and also bring together all the Telangana people living in the area to discuss, plan, and take action around the development of Telangana focusing both on rural and urban Telangana areas. For Further Details: www.charlottetelangana.com

Gurdwara sahib - Charlotte The Sikh Heritage Society strives to unite and enrich the lives of the Sikh & Punjabi communities of Charlotte and surrounding areas. “Gurdwara” address: 1760 Stoney Creek Lane, Charlotte, NC 28262. Regular Program: Every Sunday: 10 - 11am, Asa Di War by Bhai Satnam Singh Jee, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Keertan by Children, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm, Keertan by Bhai Satnam Singh Jee, 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm, Ardaas, followed by Guru Ka Langar. For Further Details: Gurdwara: 704.509.2828704.509.2828 704.541.0350 (Sajjan Dhaliwal), sajjan@carolina.rr.com, 704.948.8091 (Inderjeet Rajpal), irajpal@aol.com

Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. The Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group holds weekly group sits and monthly all day sits for established students (those who have taken at least one ten day course from S. N. Goenka or one of his assistant teachers). Ten-day courses are also available for all students. There is never a charge for a course. To apply for a 10 day retreat visit www.patapa.dhamma.org For Further Details: 704.277.5013, rbddesai@gmail.com 704.563.5440, dspranger@gmail.com www.dhamma.org

Hindu Center of Charlotte The temple holds many regular events and religious ceremonies. The temple library is stocked with books, CDs, DVDs and other materials on varied genre such as religion, culture, history, philosophy, yoga and health. The Hindu Center is located at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212. Upcoming Events: Sat, Aug 16: India Independence Day celebrations Sun, Aug 17: Janmastami Aug 22 - 24: Balaji’s Brahmotatsava Aug 26 - Sept 4: Ganesh Chaturthi For Further Details: 704.535.3440 or 704.607.8412 (facility manager) admin@hcclt.org or www.hcclt.org

Classical Music Association of Charlotte (CMAC) CMAC sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte. Membership forms are available at concerts. Upcoming Events: Sunday, Sept 21: Vocal concert by Dr. Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam at CPCC Tate Hall, 3:30 pm Sunday, Oct 12: Violin Duo Concert by Nagaraj & Manjunath at CPCC Tate Hall, 3:30 pm For Further Details: 704.541.3361 (Rama Rachakonda), 704.814.9355 (Lakshmi Muthukrishnan) lakshmi7778@yahoo.com cmacmusic@yahoo.com / www.onlinecmac.com Saathee.com

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Charlotte to join efforts to promote Peace and Social Justice for all, and to strive for Inter-Faith, Inter-Community understanding particular focus on Indian Diaspora. For Further Details: Ashfaq Mehdi 704.904.5778 Afzal Syed 704.770.1103 iamc-charlotte@yahoogroups.com India Association of Charlotte (Festival of India) The organization works to foster fostering better understanding of the rich diversity of Indian culture by the larger community in and around Charlotte. The annual Festival of India will be held on Sept 13 – 14, 2014 at the Belk Theater in downtown Charlotte. For Further Details: Toni Sawhney 704-604-2133 Lal Vishin 704-545-3727 www.indiafestival.net

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Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte (IPAAC) IPAAC (Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte) promotes classical Hindustani music by inviting well-known artists from India. IPAAC is offering music classes at various locations in Charlotte. For details send an email to musicschool@ipaac.org. For Further Details: Chaula Jain 704.364.0984 Jyoti Kulkarni 704.804.1275 contact@ipaac.org / www.ipaac.org

Pratham - Charlotte Area Pratham organizes grassroots programs in the area of primary education. Pratham has made an impact on the learning levels of several million children through its Read India campaign. Pratham has developed an accelerated learning technique which helps children to read and write in two months. With nearly half the children in India who attend schools are not learning to read and write at the required level, Pratham is trying to fill an important gap in the area of primary education. For Further Details: Anju Desai (ajdesai66@gmail.com or 980-622-0125) and Shubhra Chakraborty (shubhra.chakraborty1@gmail.com) or 704-942-4798). www.prathamusa.org.

Jain Center of Greater Charlotte (JCGC) The JCGC serves the spiritual, cultural, social, and community needs of Jain families in and around metropolitan Charlotte area. JCGC is dedicated to the practice, understanding, promotion, and preservation of the Jain faith. Activities include celebrating major religious festivals such as Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan, and Diwali, and routine programs like Swadhyay, Poojas and children’s Pathshaala. The Jain Center is located at 7631 Mallard Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28262. Upcoming Events: Saturday, Aug 09, 2014 (Shravan Sud Chaudas) Sunday, Aug 10, 2014 (Shravan Sud Poonam) Friday, Aug 22, 2014 (Shravan Vad Baras) to Friday, Aug 29, 2014 (Bhadarvo Sud Choth): Paryushan Maha Parva Monday, Aug 25, 2014 (Shravan Vad Amas) Friday, Aug 29, 2014 (Bhadarvo Sud Choth) Saturday, Aug 30, 2014 (Bhadarvo Sud Pancham) Saturday, Aug 31, 2014 (Bhadarvo Sud Chhath) All Other Weekdays: 9:30am - Mon-Friday - Prakshal and Pooja, 7:30pm - Aarti and Mangal Divo Weekends: 10:30am - Prakshal and Pooja,7:30pm – Aarti and Mangal Divo For Further Details: JCGC President – Vibhakar Modi: 704.258.4507 info@jaincenter.us www.jaincenter.us

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sangamithra Foundation Sangamithra Foundation is a Charlotte based charity organization formed by a group of people who thrive to make a difference in the society. The team has taken the path of identifying the needs of underprivileged communities in India and provides support to meet those needs. Sangamithra has made its presence known in the Charlotte community by its participation in the 2013 Festival of India, as part of its fund raising activity. In addition, with liaisons in both the UK and the UAE, Sangamithra is reaching out on a global scale and working collectively towards realizing its vision. If you would like to be a part of this noble cause, please touch base with Sangamithra Foundation. For Futher Details: www.sangamithra.org; www.facebook.com/SangamithraFoundation info@sangamithra.org;

srishti of Charlotte Srishti works to fulfill the NC community’s need for togetherness and the desire to showcase Bengali culture, heritage, literature, theatre, music and popular arts. Literally, the word Srishti means an act of creation. Though established and coordinated by a group of Bengali families, Srishti welcomes and brings together people of varied cultures, ethnicity, languages, background and nationalities who are interested in East Indian traditions. For Further Details: Samiksha Bose: 704-321-1964 Santanu Sarkar : 704-541-3451 http://srishticharlotte.org/

shree swaminarayan satsang Mandal Vadtal On the 1st Saturday of every month, Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal Vadtal has kirtans and bhajans at the Hindu Center of Charlotte at 5 pm. After the bhajans, there is Aarti and Mahaprasad. In addition, on the 3rd Sunday of every month, an additional Satsang Sabha is held at sponsor’s house at 3 - 5 pm. For Further Details: 704.392.4488 - Ramesh Dhanani admin@issvcharlotte.org

Telugu Association of Greater Charlotte Area (TAGCA) The organization’s mission is to bring together Telugu speaking people and to promote Telugu Culture. TAGCA organizes regular events and programs. Upcoming Events: Sun, Aug 10: 9th annual picnic, Frank Liske Park, 11am-4pm. Sat, Sun August 16 - 17: Volleyball tournament be held for the community. (for more info and participation write to: volleyball@tagca.org) For Further Details: www.tagca.org

shri Rang Avadhut Parivar (Parspar Devo Bhav) The group meets Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm in Charlotte. The group recites Datta-Bavani, singing devotional Dattatraya Bhajans and reading Guru-Lilamrut. Detailed information about Charlotte meetings, literature, Videos, Nareshwar Ashram and Shri Avadhut’s life is available. For Further Details: Bharat Shah - 704.724.6247 Nagesh Patel - 704.399.7805

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Indo-American society of nC (IAsnC) The objectives of IASNC are to support the Indian, South Asian and American community residing 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 school based volunteering activities. IASNC presents “Cultural Fall Fest & Dandiya Night” on Saturday September 20, 2014 at Downtown City Festival Park, 200, N. Davie Street, Greensboro from 3 - 9 pm. Program includes cultural performances, Ramleela by Kids, Gabra and Dandia, Indian catered Food and other vendors, Free Entry. For further information for program or vendors contact Gauri: 336-684-5833, Kinshuka: 919-949-8996 or Amritha 336-255-6451. For Further Details: Krishna Balu336-292-9462, balu4428@infionline.net www.iasofnc.org

Art of Living (Greensboro) The Art of Living Foundation offers programs to uncover the strength, peace, and joy that lie at the core of every human being. Part I courses are offered regularly in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Charlotte and now Greensboro. The Part I course covers breathing techniques to eliminate stress & tension; skills for improving relationships at home & at work; practical wisdom to get the most out of life; insight into the laws that govern the mind & emotions; low-impact yoga and the masterpiece of the Art of Living Course is a powerful breathing-based technique called Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath. For Further Details: Nirupama Shankar @ shankar.nirupama@gmail.com Puja Verma @ puja_usa@yahoo.com http://us.artofliving.org/greensboro

Indo-us Cultural Association of Winston-salem The Indo-US Cultural Association’s primary mission is to increase awareness of the cultural heritage of India which is tremendously rich in its diversity and history. The Association seeks to reach out to the thriving Indian-American community within the Piedmont and Triad areas to share the vibrant Indian culture and promote cross-cultural understanding. For Further Details: Subba Reddy Meka, President, 336.577.5285 http://indouswinston.org/contact.aspx

BAPs Greensboro BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is located at 922 Gallimore Dairy Road, High Point, NC 27265. Every Sunday sabha times: Shishu (Toddlers) sabha: 4 pm to 5 pm. Bal/Balika sabha: 4:15 pm to 5:30 pm Kishore sabha: 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Main sabha: 4 pm to 6 pm. Gujarati classes: 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Arti at 6 pm followed by Mahaprasad. Fresh Shayona snacks available on Sundays. For Further Details: bapsgreensboro@gmail.com

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Community Organizations Temple of the Holy name Prabhupada Village is a rural Hare Krishna community situated in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Puja/Worship of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai/Sri Pancha Tattva starts at 5:00 am every day. Every Sunday at 3 pm there is chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophy. The temple is located at 1283 Prabhupada Rd, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046. For Further Details: 336.593.2322 or 336.793.7138 prabhupadavillage@gmail.com www.prabhupadavillage.com

Raleigh AAnC - Assamese Association of north Carolina AANC is a Socio Cultural organization with the objective of promoting and providing understanding of Assamese Culture and Language. AANC celebrates Assamese festivals and organizes cultural activities like Bihu Dance, music, songs and social get-togethers with essential touch of Assamese culture. Everyone from Assam as well as anyone with any connection to or interest in Assam or Assamese culture is most welcomed. For Further Details: 919.200.4020 assameseassociation.nc@gmail.com Academic Foundation for International Cultural exchange (AFICe) Interested in exploring the diverse cultures of the world? Become a host family for a high school exchange student! All the students will come from various countries around the world, and all students speak fluent English. They are of high school age (15-18) and will attend local high school in their respective communities. Each student will live as member of their American host family, sharing household duties and responsibilities. AFICE is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to bringing cultural gaps by allowing foreign students the opportunity to live as part of an American community. For Further Details: lathapamarthi@earthlink.net www.afice.org Art of Living Foundation The new Happiness Program from Art of Living gives practical knowledge and techniques to unlock deepest potential and bring fullness to life. The techniques are effective in reducing stress levels and increase health, physical energy, enthusiasm, self-esteem, awareness, and clarity of mind. Advance courses are also available once every few months. Art of Living founded by Sri Sri Ravishankar’s mission is to create a violence free, stress free society and One World Family. Art of Living center holds follow up sessions on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Kirtan Satsang every Friday evening. Art of Living Center 4000 Bear Cat Way Suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560 For Further Details: 919-793-8490 rdu@us.artofliving.org www.behappytriangle.org Saathee.com

Association for India’s Development (AID) Duke university Chapter: AID’s mission is effect social change in India, by supporting projects with grassroots non-governmental organization in India in the areas of literacy, health care, rural credit, women’s empowerment etc. For Further Details: http://www.duke.edu/web/aid/ Atlantic Coast sikh Association This is one of the oldest Sikh associations in the Southeastern USA. It meets every Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at its gurdwara, located at 3108 Sparger Road, Durham, NC 27705. Kirtan is done by Bhai Dyal Singh Jatha. Classes for Punjabi and religious studies are held for children at the same time. For Further Details: 919.309.1045 - Bhai Dyal Singh www.acsagurdwara.org Balagokulam Gokulam is where Lord Krishna’s magical childhood days were spent. It was here that his divine powers came to light. Every child has that spark of divinity within. Balagokulam is a forum for children (4-15 years age) to discover and manifest that divinity. It will enable Hindu children in the US to appreciate their cultural roots and learn values. This is done through games, yoga, stories, songs, shlokas, arts/crafts, and Seva (selfless service) in the community. Balagokulam sessions are free for all and are held on Saturdays. For Further Details: balagokulam.rtp@gmail.com hss.charlotte@hssus.org (Charlotte region) www.balagokulam.org BAPs shri swaminarayan Mandir BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir invites everyone to the regularly scheduled events: Ravi sabha - every Sunday at 4 - 6 pm followed by Aarti and Maha Prasad. Mahapuja – every Purnima at 7 pm. Many classes are conducted. Fresh Indian snacks and sweets available at Shayona. 1020 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560. For Further Details: 919.469.6605 www.swaminarayan.org 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 INDO-American community within North Carolina and adjacent states. The association is organized exclusively for charitable, cultural, social and educational purposes. For Further Details: 919.461.2386 (Ratan Ray), ratanray@hotmail.com 919.510.7943 (Swaty Sen), swaty_sen@yahoo.com banc_members@googlegroups.com www.banc-online.org Bharatiya senior Citizens of nC The Bharatiya Senior Citizens of NC (BSCNC) is organized for 100

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Community Organizations folks of Indian origin aged 60 and above. The BSCNC members meet second Saturday of every month from 10am - 3pm. The next meeting will be on Sat, August 9 at Cary Senior Center in Bond Park, Cary. For Further Details: Kusumben Desai (919.677.8513919.677.8513) Raojibhai Patel (252.236.4391252.236.4391) Carolina Rajasthani Association The group organizes several events throughout the year. For Further Details: Sushma Maheshwari - 919-880-8529, sushmaofnc@yahoo.com Shruti Singhi - 919-412-4819, mshruti@yahoo.com www.carolinarajasthanis.org Chinmaya Mission Chinmaya Mission is a worldwide organization promoting spiritual growth, started by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. The Chinmaya Mission Raleigh Durham (CMRDU) chapter conducts Balavihar classes from 3 year old to youth on Sunday from 10 am to 11:30 am at Reedy Creek Middle School, Cary. The classes are tailored to each age group by special curriculum created by experienced Swamijis and Acharyas exclusively for CM Balavihar. Trained teachers conduct the classes. Curriculum includes learning to chant the Bhagavad-Gita verses, shlokas, singing devotional bhajans, stories from scriptures, family pujas, meditation, and fun activities like overnight lock-ins, picnics, and competitions. Introduction to Hindi and Sanskrit is also included. All festivals are celebrated. A regular adult study group is conducted for adults on Sunday mornings at Reedy Creek Middle School, as well as other locations in the Triangle. For Further Details: www.chinmaya-RDU.org Dada Bhagwan Foundation The Foundation was formed with the goal of spreading peace and harmony to the world through the science of Akram Vignan - the science of Self Realization as expounded by the Shree A.M. Patel, known as Dadashri or Dada Bhagwan. DBF organizes Spiritual Satsangs /Gnanvidhi (2 hour scientific process of self-realization) of Pujya Deepakbhai around the world. There are no formal lectures here, but it’s in the format of questions and answers on various topics. This is a practical spiritual science. Dada Bhagwan Satsang on Harmony in Life: VCD Satsang of Pujya Deepakbhai and Pujya Dr. Niruma, various character building activities for Kids and Youth. Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday of each month from 5 to 7 pm followed by Prasad at the HSNC Hall, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC. For Further Details: 877.505.3232 ext 1003 rabhatt@yahoo.com www.dadabhagwan.org | www.kids.dadabhagwan.org Datta Yoga Center - Raleigh Mission: Spread the teachings of Sadguru Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore. Activities: Namasankeertana - Bhajans written, composed and sung by Pujya Sri Swamiji. Future projects: Kriya yoga classes by Pujya Saathee.com

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Sri Swamiji-trained teachers from India. The group meets on the first Saturday of every month and every major festival day for Satsang and Namasankeertana (divine singing). Everyone is invited to attend the satsang with family and friends and receive divine blessings. For Further Details: 919.484.1993 (Srinivas Chittineni) 919.461.0843 (Suresh Kota) Duke Diya Duke Diya is a Duke University student organization that is committed to providing a forum for interaction through political, cultural, community service, and social events relating to South Asian Americans. For Further Details: 732.865.3173 www.dukediya.com ekal Vidyalaya Foundation RTP Chapter Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was established to help in the overall development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA along with EVFI is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to self-esteem, self-sustenance, economic well being and happiness. The Raleigh Chapter EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareness programs in the Triangle area. For further details: Ekal/RTP: raginiusa@yahoo.com eKTAA south Asian student organization EKTAA (meaning unity) is the South Asian Student Organization at North Carolina State University (NCSU). The organization was founded in 1970. The motto is “unity within diversity.” EKTAA strives to spread culture and heritage of South Asia all over the campus as well as the local community and the organization 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: www.ektaa.org Geet Bazaar Radio Program Every Sunday morning from 10 am - 12 noon on WKNC 88.1 FM, join hosts Afroz Taj and John Caldwell, for a wide variety of music from India, Pakistan, and other countries and languages of South Asia. Geet Bazaar will also publicize community events free of charge. For Further Details: 919.851.1119919.851.1119 (Dr. Afroz Taj) taj@unc.edu GeM - Raleigh Church of God Attend worship services, prayer meetings or Sunday School. For Further Details: 919.395.6208 (Pastor Thankachan M.) globalem@gmail.com Gokul Bhajan and Vedic studies Weekly satsang of parents and children singing bhajans and August 2014

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Community Organizations glorifying past times of Lord Krishna. There are multimedia assisted programs every Friday 7 to 9 pm at the Hindu Bhavan Main Hall (309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560). Children learn slokas, learn presentation skills, manage and lead various projects such as book distribution, charity for cow protection, food for poor, prison seva, igokulam, and many more. Classes are conducted on a semester basis, with tests and scores. For Further Details: bkdasa@gmail.com Phone: 919-491-9536 www.gokulbhajan.com Heritage India Association of north Carolina (HIAnC) Heritage India Association of NC aims at providing Indian cultural experience through performing arts, cultural arts, fine arts & crafts of India. Its mission is “to preserve and promote Indian heritage and culture.” During the year, Heritage India Association of North Carolina presents several events and also coordinates Indian dances for the main stage performances for the Raleigh International Festival. For Further Details: yashcgarg@gmail.com Hindi Vikas Mandal of nC Hindi Vikas Mandal (HVM), based in the RTP area, promotes study and appreciation of Hindi language and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi. HVM has a special focus on the youths for the preservation of Indian Culture and heritage. For Further Details: Saroj Sharma 919.851.0225 V.P. Tiwari 919.423.0365 Hindu society of north Carolina - Morrisville, nC The Hindu Society of NC is located at 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC and serves the greater Triangle area. Temple Timings: Sunday to Monday - 7am-9pm (all day open). Morning Aarti: Mon-Friday-10.30am, Saturday-10am, Sunday 10am. Evening Aarti: Mon-Friday- 8pm, Saturday-Sunday 6pm. Regular religious events: Ramayan recital, Sunderkand, Hanumanchalisa, Shiva abishek, Gayatri Bhajans, Vaishnav Bhajans , Vedic havan, Jain Pooja, Bhagvatam, Vishnu sastranam, Ekadashi Bal Krishna abishek, Lalitha sastrnamam, Skananda shasti Kavacham, and Sholaka chanting. All major religious celebrations are observed throughout the year. Activities: Yoga Classes(twice a week), 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, craft and arts, music, shlokas. Priest services are available at your home and/or at the Temple at a nominal charge. For Further Details: Saroj Sharma at 919.654.5224 Trilok Pillai (manager) at 919.599.9567 hsnc@hsnconline.org www.hsnconline.org

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Community Organizations Indian American Forum for Political education (IAFPe) IAFPE, known as the FORUM, is the oldest and largest Indian American organization for political education in the country. This is a non-profit organization with numerous chapters throughout the United States. The North Carolina Chapter is in Raleigh and has just established a new committee for a 2year term. IAFPE is excited and motivated to educate the community on political issues and help the community with various services. Support is needed from the community and members to help us grow and provide relevant services and informative events. For Further Details: Nilesh - 919.656.4361 www.forum-nc.org Indian Classical Music & Dance society (ICMDs) ICMDS is dedicated to the task of promoting Indian classical music and dance in the Triangle area. ICMDS invites the top artists from all over the world to perform in the Triangle area. For Further Details: www.icmds.org Indian Talent Discovery Foundation Indian Talent Discovery Foundation (ITDF) is established to promote any form of art that has originated in India by any individual. The primary objective of Indian Talent Discovery Foundation is to encourage local talent to excel in the chosen art to become professionals. The art can be in any form such as Indian Classical and Bollywood dance, Indian music, Astrology, Numerology, Palmistry, traditional medicine, Vaasthu Shasra, and so on. For Further Details: Supriya Goli (919-342-8678) contactus@itdfoundation.org www.itdfoundation.org Indo-American Friendship Foundation Did you know that about 90 percent of rural orphans are female and most of them are abandoned at birth due to their gender? Not one of them gets the opportunity to become a doctor, engineer, or even receive basic education. Because they cannot live in the orphanage when they turn 18, many of them fall victim to different types of exploitation, including sex trade. IAFF has created an orphanage education fund to help qualified orphans to rise as high as they can climb in the educational/professional ladder. For Further Details: 919.362.7653 (Dr. Subhas C. Mohapatra) www.iaff1.org Instepp InStepp is located in Durham and its mission is to create a vibrant community by empowering women who’ve come up against some challenges in their lives to rise above those challenges and succeed personally and professionally through innovative, gender-responsive training, educational and prevention services. If you need assistance transitioning into the workforce after losing your primary source of income from a significant other due to divorce, separation, death or disability, ask about eligibility to participate in New Choices, an economic self-sufficiency program for women. Services Saathee.com

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Community Organizations IsKCon new Goloka Temple of north Carolina New Goloka temple is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, also known as the Hare Krishna Movement. The Radha-Krishna temple is in a rural, peaceful setting at 1032 Dimmocks Mill Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278. Visitors are welcome any day of the week. Every Sunday at 4pm, there is a special program consisting of arati, kirtan, Bhagavad-gita discourse, and a sumptuous prasadam feast. From 4:30-5:30pm, there is a Sunday School program for children ages 3-7 and 8-12. Children take part in learning Bhagavad-gita slokas and bhajans, understanding the basic philosophy, reciting and hearing stories from the Vedas, enacting dramas and other fun activities. New Goloka also provides educational classes, seminars and programs for adults. New Goloka Daily Darshan Times 4:30 – 5 am, 7:15 am1:00 pm, 4:15 - 5:45 pm, 7 - 8 pm. Saturday and Sunday Darshan open from 7:15 am to 8 pm. For Further Details: 919.593.6827, golokanandapriya@hotmail.com www.newgoloka.com Kiran Kiran, Inc. is a community based South Asian organization promoting self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women and men who are in domestic violence through crisis counseling and intervention, language assistance and translation and resource referrals in a confidential manner. Kiran operates a 24/7 hotline service. Services offered at Kiran are confidential and free of charge. The organization spreads awareness about causes and effects of domestic violence in the community and cooperates and collaborates with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives. Kiran assists and provides information on referrals to professional and community services regarding legal issues, health care, short-term child care, psychological counseling, and temporary shelter and housing. For Further Details call or visit website: 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1877- NC-KIRAN or 1-877-625-4726 Phone: 919-839-6203 Email: kiran@kiraninc.org www.kiraninc.org Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat is a secluded resort in Caswell County, located at 8136 N.C. Highway 119 South, Mebane, NC 27302. It is a place of natural beauty that stimulates a spirit of detachment and inspires and uplifts visitors. This resort is hallowed by a Yogi, a Sannyasi who ensures that the true practice of Dharm and Yoga flourishes here, offering the North Carolina community and visitors an ongoing program of free Yoga Classes. The classes are offered each Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm, and each Saturday from 11 am - 1 pm. For Further Details: 336.421.0690 lifemisionusa@gmail.com www.lifemissionusa.org nuv Yug Nuv Yug is a cultural organization with a mission to promote Saathee.com

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Community Organizations Chanting etc. during the 4-5 pm slot depending on the week, followed by bhajans from 5:00 - 6:00. The center carries out several service activities as well. The Human Values Education (SSE) classes for the children of different age group will be from 3:30 - 5:00. All are invited to participate in the Satsangh and service activities. For Further Details: Rakesh Huria, President, Raleigh Sai Center at 919-244-1263 E-mail rsc.president@yahoo.com. Ramakrishna Vedanta society of north Carolina The Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of NC draws inspiration from the timeless, philosophical wisdom of the Vedanta as practiced and preached in the modern day by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Perhaps you know a great deal about Practical Vedanta and the message of the harmony of religions and the spiritual oneness of Existence or perhaps you are just curious and want to learn more. Regardless of background and/or knowledge the organization welcomes participants. For Further Details: www.vedantanc.org RTP Maharashtra Mandal RTP Maharashtra Mandal is a home away from home for Marathi-speaking people. The goal of the Mandal is to advocate the vibrant culture, the rich heritage as well as the wellendowed language of Maharashtra. The Mandal is dedicated to showcase the cultural, social and traditional attributes of Maharashtra to the local community through variety of entertaining programs, events and get-togethers. All aficionados are warmly invited to join. For Further Details: Mohana Dighe: 919.378.1947 Sameer Mohile: 919.851.8799 www.rtpmm.org s. V. Temple of north Carolina S.V. Temple of North Carolina is built on over nine acres of centrally connected triangle area. This grand tribute to Lord Venkateswara and his consorts is designed to exacting standards of shilpa shasthra and features the only shrine in North 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: 919.468.0040 comm@svtemplenc.org www.svtemplenc.org sahaj Marg Meditation - Triangle Area Sahaj Marg translates to “The Natural Path.” It is a natural, simple system of Raja Yoga meditation and spiritual practice that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself. Regular spiritual practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives. Sahaj Marg system of meditation is freely offered to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In Triangle area, group meditations are held Saathee.com

on Sundays and Wednesdays of every week. All are invited to attend the meditations. For Further Details: (919) 303-7447 (Raj Solanki) (919) 493-6180 (Devi Sekar) raleigh.center@gmail.com> www.srcm.org, www.sahajmarg.org sahaja Meditation Ongoing meetings, seminars and workshops are available in Raleigh. There is never any charge for Sahaja Meditation instruction or for receiving one’s self realization which is the birthright of every human being. Anyone can do it. Sahaja Mediation is free and without obligation. RSVP in meetup: Sahaja-Meditation-Triangle-Group Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. 9308 Fairbanks Drive Raleigh, NC, 27613 More information: http://www.sahajamediation.com http:///www.coolcheck.org For Further Details: balaram.krishna@gmail.com 919.757.3135 sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa Yoga Sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa yoga benefits include Longevity, Wellness and Stress Management. Triangle Sky Meditation group holds weekly group meditation and simplified physical exercises every Friday in Cary for those who have attended Shri Vethathiri Maharishi’s Kaya Kalpa Yoga course. Kaya Kalpa Yoga Courses are held several times a year for anyone 14 years and above. For more details about the course visit www.vethathiri.edu.in For Further Details: 919-830-9764 vikram.renganathan@gmail.com south Indian Fine Arts Academy (sIFAA) SIFAA is a non-profit organization that works to arrange and promote concerts and performances in the Triangle and Triad areas, concentrating on Carnatic music. For Further Details: 919.773.1580 www.sifaa.org 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 Tamil sangam of Carolina The Tamil Sangam is an organization that promotes understanding of Tamil culture and provides a medium for people of Tamil culture to get together. The activities include music, drama, lectures, Tamil movies, etc. For Further Details: 919.461.3057 - Alli Dass (President) www.tamilsangamofcarolina.org

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Community Organizations Telugu Christian Fellowship of nC (TCFnC) The Telugu Christian Fellowship of North Carolina (TCFNC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to reach out to Telugu Christians living in North Carolina, to be united and bonded together as a Telugu Christian family of God and encourage and pray for each other. TCFNC provides a place for Telugu Christians for time of worship, prayer and fellowship. The group organizes, each year, an Annual Telugu Christian Family Conference. For further details: www.tcfnc.org / Phone: 919-43-TCFNC(82362) Triangle Area Telugu Association (TATA) The Triangle Area Telugu Association (TATA) is a non-profit organization (started in 1983) committed to building a vibrant Telugu Community and promoting Telugu culture and language in the Triangle area of North Carolina. For Further Details: committee@tataonline.org www.tataonline.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: 919.741.9343 (Ishtiaque Mohiuddin) Ishtiaquem@gmail.com www.tbsnc.org Triangle Chapter-India Development & Relief Fund (IDRF) IDRF is a registered, tax-exempt non-profit organization that supports volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, childcare, healthcare, women empowerment and tribal welfare, as well as relief and rehabilitation in times of natural disasters. For Further Details: www.idrf.org. Triangle Gujarati Association (TGA) TGA’ s mission is to promote and serve Gujarati culture in the Triangle area by organizing various events throughout the year and impart Gujarati culture and language on the youth. The association sponsors events throughout the year. For Further Details: nctga00@gmail.com www.nctga.org Triangle Rang Mandal Devotees of Pujya Sri Rang Avdhoot Maharaj meet every Saturday in Cary or Raleigh from 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM to sing devotional Dattatreya Bhajans and Datta-Bavani in a spiritual atmosphere. Special programs organised on Guru Purnima and Rang Jayanti and on the occasion of Pujya Sri Prem Avdhoot Bapji’s annual visit to the US. For Further Details: rangmandal@gmail.com Triangle Vegetarian society (TVs) The mission of TVS is to build a sense of community between current vegetarians and people who are interested in vegetarianism and have a forum for a discussion of issues. For Further Details: barman@cs.unc.edu www.trianglevegsociety.org Saathee.com

Triangle Vipassana Vipassana, which means to see things as they are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques and was taught 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. The Triangle Vipassana meditation group holds weekly group sittings in Cary, Raleigh on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday and 3-hour sitting on 3rd Sunday each month, and one day sitting once every few months for established students (those who have taken at least one ten day course from S.N.Goenka or one of his Assistant teachers). Ten day courses are available for all. There is no charge for the course. To apply for a retreat visit www.patapa.dhamma.org. For Further Details: 732-213-9660 carync.sittings@gmail.com Hitesh & Vaibhavi Parekh www.dhamma.org urdu Majlis Urdu Majlis, the Triangle’s Urdu Literary Society, meets monthly in the FedEx Global Education Center on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. Meetings include discussions of the life and works of major South Asian poets as well as opportunities to share original poetry and other writing. All meetings are free and open to the public. Urdu Majlis is co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the South Asia Section of the UNC Dept. of Asian Studies. Urdu Majlis is an intellectual endeavor with no political or religious affiliations. For Further Details: Afroz Taj (taj@unc.edu or 919-851-1119) Ashraf Faruqi (pasbaan@hotmail.com or 919-596-4792) Vaishnav samaj of Triangle Area The Vaishnav Samaj is a group of like-minded devotees who meet for religious worship and understand Pushti Marg Principles at large. Recently, a sub-chapter of Vallabh Youth Organization (VYO) was formed under the leadership of Mrs. Harsha Shah. Regular Bhajan recitations are held 2nd Sunday of the month from 4-6 pm and Seniors are requested to encourage youngsters to participate in the activities. For Further Details: Arvindbhai Shah 919.233.7677 Vithalbhai Shah 919.467.4254 Navinbhai Parikh 919.387.8808 Vibha Vibha is a volunteer driven non-profit organization dedicated to creating a brighter future for underprivileged children. The Raleigh Action Center has a group of energetic and enthusiastic volunteers from varied backgrounds, including working professionals and students. This group came together through a strong belief in Vibha’s mission and a resolve that we can create a positive societal impact in India – even from half way around the world. The group works to organize social events that spread awareness and raise funds to further the organization’s mission. For Further Details: raleigh@vibha.org http://raleigh.vibha.org.

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Community Organizations Regional Hindu society of eastern nC (Greenville, nC) The temple celebrates major festivals and holds regular bhajan seesions and Geeta study. For Further Details: Temple 252.752.2670 B.S. Srivatsa 508.654.0360 Hindutemplenc@gmail.com sri somesvara Temple Sri Somesvara Temple is located near Asheville, NC. Temple hours are 8 am - 7:30pm. Regularly scheduled pujas: Subrabhath Aarti - 8 am, Rudrabhishek Nityapuja - 9 am - 12 noon, Pradoshakala puja and mangala aarti - 6 pm - 7:30pm. The temple also hosts special events. Contact the temple: 828.476.4073828.476.4073. It is located at 95 Mount Soma Blvd., Clyde, NC 2872. For Further Details: www.srisomesvara.org.

south Carolina American south Asian Cultural Association of Columbia, sC The Association’s goal is to increase cultural awareness and develop cultural understanding among American Southeast Asian Community. A monthly Lunch meeting is held on the Second Sunday between 1 to 3 pm. There will be $7.00 Per Person charge for Lunch (Kids Ages 6-10 pay half price) at Delhi Palace, 542 Saint Andrew Road, Columbia, 29210. Contact in the evenings: (803) 233-7042 OR (803) 233-3995. Bethel Christian Fellowship Bethel Christian Fellowship offers services in various Indian languages (i.e. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, etc.) and Sunday Worship services are at 11:30 a.m. Address: Fort Mill Church of God, Student Life Center Building, 216 Academy Street, Room 102. Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715 For Further Details: 803.792.7223 Pastor Rajan Samuel @ pastorofbcf@gmail.com www.bethelchristianfellowship.org Carolina Buddhist Vihara (Greenville, sC) Regular beginner meditation program conducted by a Buddhist Monk. Activities are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings: 6:30 pm (puja), 7 pm (meditation), and 8 pm (“Dhamma” talk or discussion). A “youth program” is also held once a month. For Further Details: dhammasc@hotmail.com Hanahan TableTennis Training Center There are no membership fees of any kind to play at HTTTC. Free open play and training. Free USATT league. Informal free coaching as time permits. Open to all levels of players from recreational to competitive. The center is located at City of Hanahan Gym, 1255 Yeamans Hall Rd., Hanahan, SC 29410 For Further Details: www.ttHanahan.com Hindu society of Greater spartanburg The daily Aarti is at 7:00 p.m., Balvihar classes are conducted Saathee.com

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from 10 - 11:45 am on scheduled Sundays, and Satsang is on second Sunday every month from 5 - 7 pm. Temple is located on 1130 Fairview Church Road in Boiling Springs, SC 29303. For Further Details: 864.599.7048 Hindu Temple and Center (Columbia, sC) The temple is located at 5704 Kiawah Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29212. It is open on weekdays between 8:30 am to 12 noon and between 5 pm and 8:30 pm. On weekends, the temple is open between 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and 5 pm to 8:30 pm. Bal Gokulam (Sunday School) classes are held every Sunday from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Classes are designed to help children build physical, mental, cultural, social & spiritual lives. Contact: 803.772.6940 or www.hindutemplesc.org Hindu Temple of south Carolina The Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina was established with an objective to fill the need for thousands of Hindus in the State of South Carolina to worship and pray together, perform sacraments and rituals, to observe and celebrate festivals, and to perform and engage in humanitarian and educational activities. For Further Details: www.hindutemplesc.org/index.php International Fellowship Church of Greenville, sC International Fellowship Church offers Sunday worship services and other weekly activities for people of Indian origin. For Further Details: 864.234.1256 (Pastor Suhas Raiborde) www.internationalfellowshipchurch.org Kannada Association of Greater Greenville (KAGG) An organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Kannada culture in the Greater Greenville area. KAGG is a primarily run by volunteers and invites Kannadigas living in and around Greater Greenville area to participate in the organization. For Further Details: 864.430.4973 www.kagg-sc.org spartanburg Buddhist Center The center’s resident monks seek to preserve Theravada Buddhist traditions and welcomes all who are interested in Buddhism or meditation. The regular English group meets at 6pm on Thursdays for meditation, a brief dhamma talk, and short discussion. The center is located at 770 Bryant Rd., Spartanburg SC 29303. For Further Details: 864-279-7546 www.patsc.org Telugu Association of Greater Greenville The Telugu Association of Greater Greenville, SC, serves the Telugu community of the Greenville/Spartanburg area of South Carolina. The group sponsors several events throughout the year. For Further Details: www.taggsc.org Vedic Center of Greenville The Center is located at 499 Bethel Road in Mauldin, S.C. 29662. Daily Aarti is conducted Monday to Friday at 8 pm. Bal Vihar classes are conducted Sundays from 11:15 am - 12:30 pm. Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam is held on 2nd Sat of month at 9 am. For Further Details: 864.967.2852 August 2014

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Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. NFL Super Bowl winner: 1998, 1999. 8. Drinks a little at a time. 11. Largest of Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. 13. Offensive tackle. (*) (Football) 14. Having similar qualities. 15. The anatomy or dissection of animals other than humans. 17. A sandwich with a slice of cheese melted on a beef patty. 19. Related as by blood. 20. An advertisement. (Informal) 21. A basic unit of an absorbed dose of radiation. 22. A refreshing beverage, like coffee. (chiefly India & China) 24. The basic unit of electric current intensity. 27. Refers to power exerted in pulling, esp. by a machine. 30. In no manner; a word used for negation. (Adverb) 31. Hello or goodbye. (In Hawaii) 32. Trademark. (*) 34. Tantalum. (*) (Chemical element symbol)35. VicePresident. (*) 36. Lightening Electromagnetic Pulse (*) 38. The first man. (Bible) 39. Covered with black and white patches or spots. 41. A syllable for the 7th note on the diatonic (music) scale. 42. Usual or expected life span. 44. (Food) not having been consumed; leftover. 46. The birthday of Lord Krishna, the 8th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shrāvan. (Aug.17, 2014)

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Hee Hee Teacher: “Which tense is this: I am dead.” Student: “Sir, this is a wrong tense.” Teacher: “Why?” Student: “Sir, you are still here.” •••••••••••••• Wife: “Honey, I was very delighted to see your name printed in a very popular book.” Husband: “Really! Wow! Which book was that?” Wife: “The telephone directory.” •••••••••••••• Booddhoo comes back to his parked car and found a parking ticket on the windshield, saying: “Parking Fine.” He wrote a note on the ticket: “Thanks for the compliments” and stuck it back on the parking meter. •••••••••••••• Man: “Having 1 child makes me a parent. What about two?” Guru: “Having 2 makes you a referee.” 116

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YOUTH CORNER (Created By Kirit Shukla) (Find & circle the words in the puzzle). (Subject: “Home Repairs”)

Math Magic Use these numbers only once: [2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] 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. (solution on next page)

AWL AXE BIT BRUSH CAULKINGGUN CHISEL CRAWBAR CUTTER DRILL EARPLUGS FILE FLASHLIGHT GLOVES HACKSAW HAMMER

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eZ-BZ TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “CI” - Fill in the blanks 1. Occurrence, happening. _ _ CI _ _ _ _ 2. A perfect round plane figure. CI _ _ _ _ 3. To cut off. _ _ _ CI _ _ 4. A sac or the cluster of cells like many-lobbed berry, that is the termination of exocrine glands. _ CI _ _ _ 5. Antibiotic compound. (C5H11N2O4SR). _ _ _ _ CI _ _ _ _ 6. To make up one’s mind. _ _ CI _ _ 7. Polite or courteous in a formal way. CI _ _ _ 8. The amount of space that can be filled. _ _ _ _ CI _ _ 9. To remove (a tumor) by cutting out or away. _ _ CI _ _ 10. Central Intelligence Agency. (*) CI _ 11. A plant that grows in calcium rich soils. _ _ _ CI _ _ _ _ 12. Draw public attention to. _ _ _ _ _ CI _ _ 13. The two fixed points used to determine an ellipse. _ _ CI 14. A native of any place. CI _ _ _ _ _ 15. A happening that is not expected or foreseen. _ _CI _ _ _ _ 16. The rule of right conduct; uprightness. _ _ _ _ CI _ _ _ 17. A compound that reacts with a base to form a salt. _ CI _ 18. A cosmetic stick used for darkening eyebrows. _ _ _ CI _ 19. An escort or lover of a married woman. CICI _ _ _ _ 20. Not hard to do; easy to perform. _ _ CI _ _ 21. A needlelike part. _ CI _ _ _ _ 22. A center of population larger than a town. CI _ _ 23. Of a peaceful nature or disposition. _ _ CI _ _ _ 24. Of or holding a position of authority. _ _ _ _ CI _ _ 25. Frosting, as on a cake. _ CI _ _ (Puzzle solutions are on next page. NO peeking!)

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FYI: Facts and figures about India 2014

Festivals & Holidays August 2014 Aug. 1 - Kalki Jayanti Aug. 3 - Tulsidas Jayanti Aug. 7 - Putradā Ekādasi Aug. 8 - Pavitrā Bāras Aug. 10 - Rakshābandhan / Balev Aug. 10 - Nāriyeli / Shrāvani Purnimā (Full Moon) Aug. 14 - Nāga Panchami Aug. 14 - Independence Day (Pakistan) Aug. 15 - Independence Day (India) Aug. 15 - Rāndhan Chhatha Aug. 16 - Shitalā Saptami Aug. 17 - Janmāstami / Shri Krishna Jayanti Aug. 18 - Pateti (Pārsi New Year 1384 begins) Aug. 21 - Ajā Ekādasi Aug. 21 - Senior Citizen Day Aug. 25 - Pithori / Darsha Amās (No Moon) Aug. 26 - Haritālikā/ Kevadā Trij Aug. 26 - Varāha Jayanti Aug. 29 - Ganesh Chaturthi Aug. 30 - Rishi Panchami/ Samvatsari september 2014 Sep. 1 - Labor Day Sep. 4 - Swāmi Dayānand Jayanti Sep. 5 - Parivartini Ekādasi Sep. 6 - Vāman Jayanti Sep. 7 - Grandparents Day Sep. 7 - Onam Sep. 8 - Anant Chaturshi (Ganesh Visarjan) Sep. 8 - Praustapadi Purnimā (Full Moon) Sep. 10 thru Sep. 24 - Shrāddha Paksha Sep. 11 - Patriots Day Sep. 19 - Indirā Ekādasi Sep. 23 - Sarva Pitri/Darsha Amās (No Moon) Sep. 25 - Rosh Hashanah Sep. 25 - Navarātri begins Sep. 25 thru Oct. 2 - Navarātri nights.

Official name: Republic of India (Bharat Ganrājya) Area: 12.7 million Sq. Miles Coast line: 4500 miles Population: 1.27 Billion and growing (50 births /minute) Capital: New Delhi Largest City: Mumbai States: 29 Union Territories: 7 Flag: Tricolor (Saffron, White with Asoka Chakra, Green.) Emblem: Sārnāth Lion Capital Independence Day: Aug. 15 Motto: Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone Triumphs) Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (You are the ruler of our minds) Song: Vande Mātaram (I Bow to Thee, Mother) Official languages: Hindi and English President: Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister: Narendra Modi Bird: Peacock Animal: Tiger Flower: Lotus Fruit: Mango Tree: Banyan River: Ganga (Ganges) Game: Hockey Universities: 570 Currency: ₹ Indian Rupee (INR) (= 100 Paisa) Calling Code: +91 Time Zone: IST = GMT+05:30 Navy’s biggest warship: INS Vikramāditya Roads network: 3 million miles Railway Tracks: Total 70000+ Miles (14000+ Miles electrified) Railway stations: 7500 Trains: 11000 /day Per capita Income: ₹ 75000 (Note: Some of the above compiled figures are approximate numbers.)

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month may get more exciting, be prepared for minor setbacks and avoid confusion with your spouse. LIBRA (sep 23 - oct 23) - The stars are favoring you, so enjoy that first place medal this month. Sensing some déjà vu this month? Don’t forget your spiritual side though. However, feeling like you may be a psychic doesn’t make you one for real Libra. Be careful while driving or definitely stay very alert. You may ponder the idea of making some changes in your career. Take a step back and analyze the matter. You may need to put your stubbornness aside and calm down a bit. All in all, before the month ends, you may enjoy rise in status and financial success.

General Predictions for August 2014 ARIes (Mar 20- Apr 20) - You can thank your spouse for the understanding and support you will receive from them this month. You may feel very happy because of your success, but don’t overlook the need to maintain a practical approach. Time is good for family-related matters and you may benefit through real estate in order to support finances. Be prepared for unexpected matters concerning your health. Unexpected expenses may also sneak up on you.

sCoRPIo (oct 23 - nov 22) - Always follow your intuition especially when it’s telling you to be cautious. Unexpected expenses may lead you towards temporary disaster. Don’t fear, networking may bring you in contact with some valuable players. Your social circle will widen, but don’t let that stray your focus from career-related activities. A religious event may boost your confidence. Income flow will remain normal, but there may not be any savings. Don’t rush into making major financial decisions; go over details one more time.

TAuRus (Apr 20 - May 21) - Plan a trip with your friends and sibling; they will bring you happiness. Be prepared to take on a new, commendable status in society. Be careful of your differences with the opposite sex, it is best to avoid hostility. Conflicts at workplace and health issues may affect your performance; don’t take risks in business. Destiny may force you to change your line of action. Perhaps a spiritual experience may influence your decision this month.

sAGITTARIus (nov 22 - Dec 21) - Those mixed messages destiny sends your way may be a better idea to focus on things you can control instead; starting with your diet. It’s time to hit the gym or go for the walk you always plan, since there may be some major health concerns looking you in the face. This is a great month to make a business investment. If you are on the verge of a promotion, you may be very delighted. Students will also see unexpected good results. Be prepared to get busy in new career-related activities!

GeMInI (May 21 - Jun 21) - After a slow and negative start, time will reboot after first week of the month. Be prepared for unexpected problem in your mission. Keep your cool as there are chances you may get stuck between two strong personalities and lose the hold in a situation. This is going to be one action filled month for you. Brace yourself though you may add some fame and honor to yourself before the month ends. You may just be calling the final shots.

CAPRICoRn (Dec 21 - Jan 20) - Actions speak louder than words? Perhaps not always. Your speech and ideology will help you in delighting and acting with confidence this month. Your associates and spouse will also gain from this. Keep up the good words and good news will follow. Get on that plane and take a trip. There are chances of promotion, although a change of place or profession is not ruled out. Success is truly yours this month! Try to get best out of it.

CAnCeR (Jun 21 - Jul 22) - A steady progress is clearly indicated during this month. Your friends and family will also share their support in your success; work as a team member this month. You will undertake journeys in connection to your career, which could be very rewarding. Though you enjoy those festive gatherings dear Crab, hold off on religious and social events this month. Use that hard shell of yours and focus on working hard. You will need the clarity of mind to make intelligent decisions.

AQuARIus (Jan 20 - Feb 19) - Your competitor may try to create problems for you and you could face several awkward situations as a result of this. Unfortunately your opponents will hold the baton this month. Pay close attention to your health as some pre-existing issues may resurface. You’ll want to reorganize your inner peace to get back in tune with those who matter. You will maintain a normal flow of money. However, it is better to wait for now in making any investment decisions.

Leo (Jul 22 - Aug 23) - Sometimes having good intentions doesn’t lead to good results. You may set yourself up for a major loss during the first half of the month just for trying to help out. Instead, try to be practical. Even though your income may rise, a sort of anxiety will keep you from enjoying this month. No matter how you feel, get up, get dressed and show up; that is the only way to do it. If it gets real hard, ask a family member to join, their support may be exactly what you need this month. Just stay close to the home front. Wait for second half of the month to make important decisions.

PIsCes (Feb 19 - Mar 20) - You may develop specific interest in religious or occult / para-psychological activities. A very happy family life is indicated though don’t expect too much from the materialistic world. Don’t make any major investments this month, things may not turn up according to your expectations. Take advice from a family member before making any major decision. Spend some time with the toddlers and avoid long journeys.

VIRGo (Aug 23 - sep 23) - You know what they say, those who cut corners, go around in circles. Don’t do it. Yes, the time is very confusing, and nothing makes sense, but perhaps this is the best time to ask for some advice. Spend some time with your parents or a mentor and see what they have to say. Retail therapy may also come of some assistance. Go ahead, live a little; may be even look into that dream project of yours. Just don’t plan any trips during the second week. Though the second half of the Saathee.com

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C-store for sale in Southeast Charlotte. 704-877-7712. Convenience store for sale: busy highway near Clemson, SC. Inside 35k, gas 15k, 800/month lottery. Potential to add food, EBT, check cashing. Rent 1900/month. 65k +inv. 803-410-0185. C-store/gas station for sale or lease in Greenville SC vicinity. GR 1.3 M plus room to grow and expand. Call 864-516-9806, email - vigna2014@yahoo.com Motel For sale: in NC. 50 rooms. Interstate location. Owner retiring. For info call Harry 336-314-4101. Motel Auction: 50 room interstate motel, I-85, Exit 4, Bracey, Virginia. Nice 22 year old building on 2.9 acres. High traffic, good location. Will be auctioned on site Friday August 8th at 6pm. Call owner 434-953-8794, or visit www.tranzon.com Motel for sale / Investment: 32 units, nonfranchise, up and going, near major interstate in SC. 803-230-4900. Discreet Business Brokers., Inc. WinstonSalem, NC – closed C-Store location w/excellent curb appeal, lease with option. Southern Va. – C-Store w/branded gas $45-55K inside sales/month. 336-297-4000 or discreet@bellsouth.net Motel for sale in Jonesville, NC. 41 Units and apartment. National Franchise. Asking price $800k. For more info call RK at 704224-6130. C-store and gas station for sale with property near Raleigh. Owner wants to retire. Asking $350,000 plus inventory. Steady income and low overhead. Call for details: 919-239-0678. C-store & Liquor store for sale or lease near Myrtle Beach, SC. Monthly 50k inside, 40k lotto, 5k other income. Good neighborhood location. Fairly new metal building. Call Jay 843-855-3555. Convenience stores/Gas stations for Lease or sale in NC. Great opportunities with upside potential. Only serious inquiries; must have capital for goodwill / inventory. Please call 803-789-3133. Motel For sale: 53 unit independent motel in Gastonia - Charlotte, NC. With manager apartment, $320K Gross, Asking price $775K. Need quick closing and serious inquiry only. Contact: 270-366-3626. Convenience store with Gas: Asking $175,000 plus inv. in 65k, out 80k, lotto 3000. With options to buy property. Near Columbia, SC. call Jim 912-337-1311. Motels For sale: in Richburg, SC (47 Rooms). Nick Patel 704-905-7945. Saathee.com

Liquor store for sale in Greer SC. Same owner for 10 years. Low rent and good location. 20,000 plus inventory. Call Alka Patel on 336-466-3630. C-store & Gas station for sale/lease in SC near Augusta. The store is near the lake. Has high margin and very profitable. For more info call Jujhar 706-513-7702. Tobacco store For sale: Excellent and high visibility. North Carolina. Store volume 25K. Asking price only $40K Plus Inv. Please call Jitu Patel 704-743-6719. Liquor and c-store for sale: Clover, SC. Gross sales yearly $380,000-$400,000 from both stores, monthly expenses only $1,000 (or less)+ $1600 rent; Asking $69,000 + inv. ($80k-$100K). Owner finance available. Call Rocky 803-810-5105. Motel For sale: Wyndham Franchise with 73 units, in Eastern North Carolina, with 2 BR manager apartment. Attractive property for a motivated owner-operator. For more information call 919-701-9853 or email dhiranmp@gmail.com C-store/Gas station for lease in SC. $120K+ Inventory. Inside 50K+, lotto $2500/mo Comm, Gas 45K gal. Serious inquiries only. Option for purchase available. Call Ravi 864-529-6473. Two highly profitable c-stores in SC for lease (in package) with option to buy property. Total inside 100 k / month. Lottery income 8k / month, gas 60 k gallon / month, other income 2k / month (ATM / phone cards / Money gram), can add EBT, cash checking. Two store easy to manage. Expense 7k/month rent for both stores, 2k/month utility, 1500 / month property tax / insurance / license. Asking 285 k+ inv. for both.Call Sam at 803-410-0185. C-stores: C-Store & Gas: Oakboro, NC $429K + Inv, Leased; Truck Stop/Travel Ctr: Blacksburg, SC $299K + Inv, GR $4.4M; Automotive Repair Shop: S Charlotte, NC $159K + Inv, GR $293K, Make offer; 704-821-8888 or www.Countysouth.biz

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Motel Help: Housekeeping needed. Individual or couple for motel in NC, prefer English speaking. Accommodations provided. Call 336-267-9826. Hotel General Manager needed: Greensboro/ Winston Salem NC. Looking for an experienced individual. Must be fluent in English and have Computer Skills. Send resume to hotelmanager101@gmail.com. Refulgent Technologies Inc.: IT staffing company is currently recruiting Java, .Net, SQL Server and QA candidates. We also do Training & Placement. Contact Anu: e-mail: recruiter@refulgent-tech.com or 704-405-4238. 122

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sales Manager / Associate wanted for Retail Store (Concord Mills Mall). Fluent in English and possess pleasant personality. Base Salary PLUS Commission. Flexible hours with great earning potential. FT or PT! Call 704-537-0664 or email resume: shehzad1975@hotmail.com Motel Help Wanted: Quality Inn, Rock hill, SC is looking for front desk clerk and housekeepers. Please call 803-361-1013. nanny needed: Full Time in Morrisville NC for 7 month old baby. Please call 919434-4160. experienced Threading Practitioners or Licensed esthetician in Charlotte & Raleigh. New locations now open. Full or part-time with great pay and flexibility. Experience required. Good English skills. Please call 980322-1110. Manage subway & store in Greensboro, NC area. Couple preferred. Must speak fluent English, have legal status and computer knowledge. Please call: 704-737-1555. Couple needed for 45 unit motel in Asheville for front desk, laundry and some maintenance. Must work for 6 months before considering lease. English speaking with legal status. Call 828-713-2294. nanny needed immediately: Full Time in Cary NC. Must be caring and dependable. Please call 919-744-5109. Hotel Management Firm now Hiring: House keepers, front desk (must speak fluent English), and General Manager/s of franchise hotels. Experience required. Email resumes to abcone@abcinns.com OR call 704-649-6833 (M-F, 9AM-5PM). Motel Help wanted: Housekeeping couple for Franchise Motel in Richburg SC (30 miles south of Charlotte). Accommodations provided. Call 803-230-4402. Domestic help needed for Gujarati family in Rock Hill SC. Excellent cooking and cleaning skills required. Benefits include competitive salary and allowance for rent.Must be legal US resident and able to drive. Call 803-448-4820. August 2014

Gas station Help Wanted: full-time in McCormick, SC (near Greenwood & Augusta). Must speak fluent English & have legal status. Good pay. Please call 704-299-8535. Live-in nanny needed to help with three children in Charlotte, NC. Light housework and cooking required. Competitive pay. Please call 980-938-0340. night Audit / Front desk help wanted for Franchise motel, Charlotte, NC. Full-time / Part-time. Must have experience, be honest, reliable, and fluent in English. Call Nina 704-299-3364. Retail sales Associate in Columbia SC. Male / Female / Couple. Full or part time . Opportunity to advance quickly into management. Contact 706-877-0315. Help Wanted: Sales Associate wanted for Retail Store in mall. Opportunity for partnership with little investment. Call 336-554-1377 or email perfume_gallery1@yahoo.com Full / Part time sales positions. Ambitious and hard working person needed in men’s clothing store in Columbia, Camden or Orangeburg, SC. Handsome salary & commission. Call Mr. Manoj 803-427-1681. nanny needed for 8 month old in Huntersville, NC. Would require light housework & cooking. Start ASAP. Live- in. Excellent monthly salary. Call 704-724-3993 or 704-230-7304. Hotel Help Wanted: Charlotte, NC. Competitive salary and accommodations provided. All shifts. Experienced front desk, night auditor & housekeeping. Fulltime positions available. Must be fluent in English. Email 123nash@gmail.com Motel Help wanted: Single or Couple for front desk. Accommodations provided. Experience preferred but will train. Must be fluent in English, computer skill & legal status. Call 919-208-3513. Part-time/Full-time single or Couple: Needed ASAP for a convenience store / gas station in Gaffney, SC. Must speak English & have legal status & previous experience preferred. Call 704-726-7544 or 864-487-4939. Hotel Help Wanted: Housekeepers and front desk clerk. Accommodations provided. Charlotte near Airport. Call 704-488-0102 or 704-968-1731. nanny needed: for 18 month old boy near Concord Mills mall. Mon - Fri. Please call: 203-727-9540. Convenience / Gas station Help Wanted: couple or single. Full-Time. Near Charlotte. Accommodations can be Provided! 704701-9975. Photographer / reporter wanted: Entry level part-time position. Weekend and evenings to cover community events. Send resume to: rakavid@aol.com. Saathee.com

MATRIMONIAL Hindu Indian family seeking alliance for daughter in age 34, Indian Citizen, never married, 5'4" tall, slim, Post Graduate in IRPM & ADST, residing in Gujarat, India. Respond with bio-data to pnm34432@gmail.com Hindu Pujabi parents invite matrimonial proposals for their daughter 23 yrs old, 5’4”, 110 lb, fair complexioned and very pretty, smart with exuberant personality, associate degree in office administration. Reply with details to matdaak@yahoo.com

SERVICES sweety's beauty parlor in Concord area. Threading, Waxing, Facials & much more! Special deals. For appointment call 704450-2900. Astrologer With Gold Medals - Jayanti Lad- Contact for Health, Wealth, Relationship, Child, Enemies, Court Cases, Marriage, Job, Business, Vastu Problems, Preparing & Matching Horoscope. Call 919-463-5180 or Jayantinlad@yahoo.com Alyssas Garlands: Unique fresh flower garlands. Boutonnieres, Bouquets, flower ornaments, Exotic Flowers available on special Request. We ship nationwide. Ila Amin. email: ilaamin49@gmail.com; www.Alyssasgarlands.com; 803-627-4239. Hindu Priest: All kinds of puja. Including: havan, katha, weddings, graha pravesh, funeral services & Shraadh. In Hindi, English & Tamil. Call Balaji 704-877-6320 or 704-545-7220 or e-mail: priestbalaji@gmail.com Pari Beauty In Matthews, nC: Threading, Waxing, Facials, Bleaching & Much More! 23 years of experience. Special Deals & Great Service. For Appointment Call: 704846-7912. Gujarati Priest: Devendra Dave Independent priest. Ganesh, Randal, Navratri, Diwali’s Laxmi & Sharda Pujas, Satyanarayan Katha, Weddings, Vastu, Baby Shower, Funeral Seva. Call Daveji 704-780-3563. God Blessings to All south Indian Priest: Sastriji is an independent priest Call for Pujas, Gruhapravesh, Weddings, Multi-lingual, Vedic traditional priestly services, etc. Call 704-625-7578 or 704-231-0751. E-mail: sastrigal2003@yahoo.com. Mehandi (Henna): Award-winning artist in the Chapel Hill/Durham, NC area specializes in Mehandi (Henna) parties. Perfect for weddings, birthdays & get-togethers. Creative & beautiful art! Krishna Priya Dasi Phone: 919-824-7734 E-mail: krsnapriyad96@gmail.com Web: www.lotuslyrics.com/henna.html Facebook: Krishna Priya Dasi 123

Ribald Farms nursery & Florist: Specializes in Indian wedding reception design and floral arrangements. For more info contact Shawna Turner at 803-328-2266 or www.rockhillflowers.com Priest Available for: Shree Satya narayan katha, Shanti hawan, Vastu shanty, Weddings, Baby shower, Bhumi pujan, Mata ki chowki pujan, Funeral, all types of karmakand. Please call Viral Bhatt 704438-6334. neeta’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte area open 7 days a week. Full service. Please call for appointment. 704-968-0270. Pretty Face - Indian beauty parlour. Threading, facials, waxing etc conveniently located at Ballantyne /South Charlotte area. Please call for appointment 704-726-8928. Dholi For Hire: Plays the Dhol (drum) for any occasion! Classes Available! Barat, Doli, Graduation, Birthdays, Baby Showers & any other festivity. Affordable rates! Call Arpan Bhandari 704-843-7202 or email: arpandholi@yahoo.com Beauty Parlor in Columbia and Charlotte area: Waxing, Threading, Bridal Henna, Facial. Call for appointment: 704-526-8707. Vedic Astrologer, acupuncturist and Healer: For advice on Career, Finance, Marriage, Health and Healing services "Ask Dr.Ajay", Wellness Guru. visit www.astrouniverse.com. or E-mail: astrouniverseindia@yahoo.com 919-3427169 (6 to 9 PM) or (+91) 9444052660 Vaibhavi’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte Ballantyne area in Stone Creek Ranch. Offering Waxing, Facials, and Threading. Please call or text for appointment at 843465-6048. Gujarati Priest in nC & sC for Ganesh, Randal, Laxmi, Sharda Pujan, Satyanarayan Katha, Wedding, Vastu, Baby Shower, Hawan, Grah Shanti. Kishor Trivedi Home: 336-774-0597 Cell: 336-4867925 E-Mail: kishor7@juno.com

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Advertisers Index A & V Satellites ....................................................19

DJ Don (David Pandoria) .....................................62

OM Jewelers.......................................................23

Abacus Math.......................................................10

DJ Lalit ...............................................................97

OM Tech Training ..............................................105

Access Realty & Funding (Chandravadan Shah)....99

Dulhan Doli Rental...............................................97

Paracha Ent. (Shreya Ghoshal Concert Atlanta) .......7

Accounting Solutions (Muhammad Kamran Awan)43

Elegant Designz...................................................43

Pardasani, Kamlesh (Real Estate) .........................51

AIM for Seva North Carolina.................................49

Eshaan Jewelers .................................................27

Passage To India - Fine Indian Cuisine ...............111

Ali and Sons Car Care (formerly Rapid Car Care) .72

Eye Level Learning Centers..................................71

Patel Brothers (Charlotte) .....................................11

All Car Care.........................................................38

Fairview Home Mortgage...................................101

Patel, Champa (Real Estate)...............................121

Anand, Versha (Real Estate) .................................91

Festival Of India Charlotte ....................................13

Patel, Mrugesh (Law Offices)................................12

Anil Bedi & Associates PC (CPA & Consultants) ....91

Friends Travel ......................................................27

Patel, Tony (Real Estate) .......................................53

Apna Travels (Morrisville)......................................55

Fu Lin..................................................................77

Payal Groceries .................................................107

Aristotle Preparatory Academy ...........................105

Gandhi International Market.................................79

Persis Indian Grill.................................................16

Around The World Market Charlotte........................6

Geological Resources, Inc. ...................................97

Puja Boutique (Charlotte) ...................................115

Art of Living Retreat Center .................................85

Global Mall / Legacy Jewels ..............................127

Qureshi (Eyebrow Threading Help Wanted) .........122

Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy..........................56

Gujarati Natak .....................................................21

Rajbhog Foods ....................................................17

Asiana Fusion.Sushi ..........................................107

H2 Laser & Skin ................................................105

Rajdeep Video & Photography (Ramesh Panjabi)...95

Aura And More... Boutique (Ladies Fashions)........61

Hadoop training / Provish Consulting....................77

Religious Ceremonies (Swminath Sastrigal)........109

BallantyneTech Academy .....................................53

Halal Yafa Market & CafĂŠ ...................................119

Robert Brown LLC (Oza, Rishi: Immigration Law) ..55

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Charlotte).....28-29

Hindu Center Charlotte (Events) ......................63-67

Roop Beauty (Pooja Patel) ......................................9

Barot, Tushar (Statefarm) .....................................91

Holy Joes Meats and More ................................115

S S Event Services (Event planning, Photo, Video) .109

Bashyam & Spiro LLP (Immigration Law)..............37

India Grocers (Charlotte) ......................................59

Saathee.com ............................................................4

Bhavini Patel (Henna / Mehendi Artist)................121

International Community Church .........................99

Saffron Restaurant and Catering ..........................41

Bhindi Jewellers ................................................2

Jag Insurance Group ..........................................53

Shah, Anish (Real Estate)...............................34-35

Bipin & Smita Parekh (Real Estate).......................71

Jaipur Indian Restaurant (Charlotte) ...................109

Shah, Kirti (CPA - Sepa Consulting) ....................62

Blooming Buds..................................................101

K & M Accountant................................................77

Shining Star Academy..........................................42

Bombay Grille (Charlotte) .....................................78

K.B. Zaveree..........................................................5

Shukla, Kirit (Music Lession & Band) ..................121

British American School of Charlotte ....................87

Kabab Je Rotisserie & Grille...............................121

SJ Iyer Reatly ......................................................10

Carolina Law Group (Monty Desai) .......................33

KD Financial & KMD Realty ..................................83

Sleep Inn (Charlotte) .........................................103

Carolina Wedding Belle (Event Design & DĂŠcor) ....93

KD Photographics................................................22

Smart Energy Solutions......................................126

CaroMont Medical Group (Dr. Manu Patel)..........121

Khanna & Sons Jewelers...................................125

S. Charlotte Endocrinology (K. Narasimhan, MD)...56

Chai Pani (Restaurant - Ashville, NC) ....................93

Kirti Shah CPA .....................................................46

Spice South.........................................................89

Challa Law Offices, PLC (Immigration)..................17

Kumar, Kokila (Real Estate - Allen Tate).................21

Suravali Music Group.........................................101

Charlotte Chess Club ...........................................9

LAFP - Kids Talent Contest 2014 .........................69

Taaza (Fresh) Indina Bistro ...................................25

Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat .........................76

Live Spetrum (Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik)..............3

Thakkar, Beena (Realty)..................................80-81

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Mahabazar.com Travels Maha Travel ....................95

The Blue Taj.........................................................75

Concha, David - Immigration Attorney ..................21

Maharani Restaurant ...........................................48

Travel Universe ....................................................47

Copper................................................................75

Malani Jewelers ................................................128

Travelinks ............................................................22

County South Realty & Business Brokers............103

Malaya Kitchen (Charlotte) .................................113

Triangle Business Law .........................................31

Curry and Cakes (Charlotte) .................................61

Mathur, Gitanjali (Allen Tate Realtors)....................41

Ttravel Guru ........................................................62

Deccan Dental Lab ................................................9

MyTripFare (Travel agent).....................................99

Tulips Multi Cuisine Restaurant ............................45

Dentist (Dr. Prashant Rao - Cedar Walk Dentistry)113

Nationwide Ins. (Maqsood Khan) ..........................12

Tyagi, Rita (Real Estate)........................................69

Dentist (Pineville Dentistry - Lina V. Mistry, DDS) ...48

Neeta's Beauty Parlor ..........................................82

Uni World Travel...................................................43

Desai Desai Accounting ......................................58

New Goloka Temple ISKCON (Janmastami) ..........57

Vyas Travels ......................................................101

Desai, Rajarshi (CPA, PLLC) .................................87

New York Life Insurance Co. (Rasheed Ulhaq).......15

White Horse Weddings.........................................55

Digital Room Photography .....................................9

NRI Collections ..................................................119

Woodlands .........................................................73

DJ Desi (Amit Vasi) ..............................................95

Nucell Wholesale .................................................39

Worldwide travels ...............................................93

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