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June 2011

Sunshine Vitamin Dharavi: a Self-Sustaining Ecosystem

Elephant Festival, Jaipur

In this issue:

Hello Readers! Dharavi is one of the biggest slums in the world. It is also a selfcontained ecosystem. Learn how so many people exist with so little on pg. 8. India is on the frontline in the fight against Somali pirates. See how the Indian navy is assisting with fighting the menace in the story on pg. 16. One of the largest modern dance festivals takes place in Durham, NC this month. Read about the American Dance Festival on pg. 32. Are you running your business while unconscious? Do you make financial decisions while your brain is overloaded? Take a deep breath and find out what we mean by that on pg. 62. Most people make detailed plans before starting a new business. But how do you close a business? Find out about legal and tax implications of shutting down a business on pg. 66. The updated festivals and holidays are listed on pg. 118. Catch up on all the local and regional community news and events on pg. 94 and keep up to the minute updates at our regularly updated website: saathee.com.

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June 2011 – Issue # 158 Editor: Samir Shukla (saatheemag@hotmail.com) Publisher: Divakar Shukla (rakavid@aol.com) Community News Editor: Rajesh Ganatra Ad Design / Layout: Nate “Nageshwar” Andrews Consultant: Himanshu Desai Executive Assistant: Suzie Tanis Contributors: Pradip Bulsara, Kirit Shukla, Dilip Barman, Rajesh Ganatra, Judith L. Bergman, Chandan Sen, Smitha Prasad, Dr. Maha Gingrich, Amanda Sodhi, Krutika Chheda, Gail Z. Martin, Anjana Agarwal, Yash Garg, Anita Kulkarni, Manzoor Cheema, Jay Cohen, Jai Rangappa, Ritu Bhat and Jalendu Vaidya.

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All contents © 2011 Shukla Entertainment, Inc. Dharavi, a functioning slum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 08 News on the cellphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 12 The Fight Against Pirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 16 Saathee Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 22 Sangeet, Popular Music of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 24 Evergreen Film Lyrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 26 Indian Classical Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 28 Dances of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 30 American Dance Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 32 Tending to a Bruised Knee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 34 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 38 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Children’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Astride three Continents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 48 Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 Healthwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 52 The Stock Tickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 56 Immigration Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 60 Marketing Turnaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 62 Business Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 66 Personal Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 70 Cricket Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 74 Recipes of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 78 The Chai Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Community Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 88 Community News & Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 94 Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 116 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 AstroScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 120 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 122 Puzzle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 124 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 124 Saathee.com

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And yet, the government has not provided enough jobs or housing in the formal sector for these people. Dharavi and slums like it serve India’s large population of urban poor by providing them affordable housing, skilled and unskilled jobs and low-cost services and entertainment, say those who research and work in the community.

In many ways, Dharavi is a self-sustaining ecosystem that serves needs not being met elsewhere. By Hanna Ingber Win - GlobalPost.com

A place of business Barefoot children chase each other around large brick kilns While Dharavi has a reputation for having shacks of every billowing out smoke. In another area of Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, girls in oversized dresses wander onto piles of size and shape piled on top of one another, the area is also a garbage. And in a third, a boy chases a goat with a cricket bat, thriving place of business. Stroll through the winding alleyways or along one of the near an open sewer. main thoroughfares and one finds scenes of robust businesses and small enterprises. In one area, called Kumbharwada, a woman sits on a mat on the ground beating a slab of clay with her hands and then rolling it into a large ovular sphere. Barefoot men walk around her, carrying clay pots from inside their homes and placing them to dry outside in the sun. In another area, a woman with a straw basket balanced on her head walks past shops selling paan, cold drinks and metal pots as a man drives by on a Dominos delivery-motorbike. “It’s a humming, thriving place,” said Shirish Patel, a civil engineer and urban planner based in Mumbai. “Everyone’s busy, no one’s begging. They’re all up to something or the other. They live there. They work there. They build enterprises.” A study by the Center for Environmental Planning & Technology found that Dharavi has close to 5,000 informal businesses, which produce goods worth about $600 million a year, as stated in a report by the Harvard Business School. What is particularly remarkable about Dharavi is that its residents have managed to build themselves homes and find or create jobs that support them and their families with virtually no support from the state. “They don’t survive because of the state; they survive in spite of it,” said Kalpana Sharma, an independent journalist in Mumbai who wrote a book on the area, “Rediscovering Dharavi.” “Any redevelopment must appreciate the spirit of resilience and self-help and build upon it.”

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Developers and some political figures look at Dharavi, centrally located in the increasingly congested city of Mumbai, and see a goldmine. They want to tear down the eyesore, move the current population into high-rises with electricity, water and sanitation and turn the bulk of the area into profitable housing and commercial property. The architect who is behind the latest redevelopment plans, Mukesh Mehta, says the new Dharavi will benefit the current population as well as India’s economy as a whole. “If 33 percent of [the] urban population lives in slums — they may live in sub-human conditions, but still, they are a drain on the economy,” he told CNN. “Tomorrow they start becoming contributors to the economy.” Many of Dharavi’s residents along with activists, journalists and urban planners agree that the area needs redevelopment. They welcome the idea of bringing proper infrastructure like water and sanitation to the shanties and other informal homes there. But they also say that Dharavi is much more than merely an unhealthy, polluting, trash-strewn slum. It is a self-sustaining ecosystem that in many ways operates quite well and serves needs not being met elsewhere. Dharavi offers important economic, development, environmental and social lessons for Mumbai and India at large. India has a nearly nine percent growth rate a year, and the country has pulled millions out of poverty over the past two decades. But the country still has a massive population of poor people. About half of India’s children aged 5 or younger are malnourished, and the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day is expected to remain close to 300 million by 2015, according to the World Bank. India’s poor have been streaming out of rural areas and into cities like Mumbai, leading to a larger and larger concentration of the country’s poor in urban settings. India’s urban population grew from 290 million in 2001 to about 340 million in 2008. Saathee.com

A unique market The slum’s massive population — upward of 1 million people live on its 550 acres — has enabled it to be both a consumer and a producer of goods and services. “Dharavi has become a market to itself,” said Vinod Shetty, the director of ACORN Foundation India, which runs the Dharavi Project, an initiative working with 100,000 so-called ragpickers who segregate waste in and around landfills in Mumbai. An advantage of having such a large population living and working in a small area, Shetty explained, is that workers are producing goods that not only get sent out but are also consumed by the local population. This enables Dharavi to have a self-sustaining economy with manufacturing, service and food sectors that serve its residents. Dharavi’s population can thereby do everything from shop and eat to have their clothes ironed and go to the movies, all without leaving the community. On a recent public holiday, a group of men, most of whom cannot afford Mumbai’s air-conditioned multiplexes, gathered inside a local video parlor, grabbed a seat on a wooden bench or a spot on the floor up front, and watched a Tamil movie. Tickets cost 20 rupees, about 45 cents. continued on page 84 8

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Radio? Pioneering broadcasters use mobile phones and creative programming to push the limits of India’s ban on news radio. By Jason Overdorf – GlobalPost.com Even in Asia’s supposed bastion of free speech, India, news radio is illegal. Newspapers are allowed, and so are television stations. But those media reach mainly the rich. For the bulk of India’s more than 1 billion people, radio is all they have. Restricting radio, then, is a powerful way to keep information from the masses. “We call ourselves the world’s biggest democracy,” said Shubhranshu Choudhary, formerly a producer with the BBC. “[But the ban on news radio] tells a lot about our country. It’s a democracy for the rich.” Last year, Choudhary set out to change that. He launched the world’s first mobile phone-based radio news network in Chhattisgarh, a remote state in the middle of India at the center of the battle against Maoist insurgents. His network, CG Net Swara (Voice of Chhattisgarh), offers audio broadcasts in the guise of “messages” to listeners who call into a central server. CG New Swara isn’t a news network in the traditional sense and operates without a broadcast license, skirting India’s strict laws banning conventional radio news broadcasts. Some say that in the age of the smart phones and the internet, those laws are becoming outdated. Until 2006, when the government began allowing commercial FM stations and community radio, state-owned All India Radio enjoyed a monopoly on the dial — its only competition coming from international shortwave broadcasts from the BBC and Voice of America. Today, pioneers like Thane Richard — a 23-year-old American from Bozeman, Mont., who hopes to turn Mumbai-based Dabba Radio into India’s NPR — are introducing internet radio to the market. Richard has developed a show made by residents of Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, designed to tell their stories to the rest of India. The station is working with Boston-based former NPR host Chris Lydon on an international chat show intended to be a meeting of the minds between the two democracies. Even though internet penetration remains low — according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, internet penetration is just 24 percent in urban India, which accounts for about a quarter of the population, and fewer than 1 percent of rural Indians — Richard says that smart phones and technical solutions that can push voice messages out to simpler mobile phones are fast making a conventional broadcast license obsolete. “We don’t have standard FM, but I’m not worried about that,” Richard said. “Internet is growing and we’re working on getting up on cell phones. So that can be overcome.” Saathee.com

Meanwhile, along with Choudhary’s mobile phone-based CG Net Swara, community radio stations like Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik (Gurgaon’s Community Voice) and Kumaon Vaani (Kumaon Voice) are pushing the limits on the content they’re allowed to broadcast. And by harnessing the power of information to mobilize listeners these grassroots radio stations — some 111 in all, according to the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia — have already made an impact. Using call-in shows, radio plays and even folk songs to skirt the ban on outright news, local stations have exposed corrupt practices and drawn national media attention to issues that vested interests had prevented from coming to light. “The thing is that news is undefined, so the government is opposing anything in a news format, with a news reader saying this happened today or that happened today,” said 29-year-old Aaditeshwar Seth, whose free, open-source Grameen Radio Internetworking System software makes it easy to get a station up and running. So far, though, no conventional community radio station has harnessed the power of citizen journalists as effectively as Choudhary’s CG Net Swara, which allows users to call into the system and record or listen to voicemail “broadcasts.” For the last 18 months, the network has broken numerous stories of human rights violations in India’s jungle war against the Maoists, including the alleged burning of some 300 villagers’ homes by the government’s paramilitary forces in March. “Chhattisgarh was a complete black hole [as far as news],” said Choudhary, who started the network with a Knight International Journalism Fellowship. “Nothing came out of that place. Almost all the human rights violations of the last five years, this citizen journalism platform has played a big role in getting that out.” Choudhary calls the mobile phone “the most democratic tool” for gathering and disseminating news. He aims to link tribes like the Gonds, spread across three states, to a single news portal focused on issues they define themselves. That’s something he could never accomplish with a conventional community radio license — partly because a government monopoly keeps broadcasting equipment prices artificially high and partly because regulations limit the reach of community stations to a range of 15 kilometers (9 miles). But his mobile network also has limitations. It still costs users money to call in and listen to broadcasts, and even though some 70 percent of Indians now have mobile phones, many of the remote poor who are his target audience still do not. Choudhary is already plotting solutions for that problem, however. “What we are suggesting is a mixture or a linkage between internet, radio and mobile phone: a voice-based platform where news gathering happens through mobile phone,” he said. “Then in the middle the internet connects one to many on the phone, and thirdly that population without mobile phones has to be served by a short-wave radio station, because it has to have reach.” Of course, for now, despite India’s cherished freedom of speech, a station like the one Choudhary describes would have to be hosted in Nepal, perhaps, or Sri Lanka. Opening it in India would make him a criminal. June 2011

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Acclaimed director and writer Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, The Recruit) has announced his next film. The project titled, Cities, will star Clive Owen and will feature Anil Kapoor in a role as a cop. This is Kapoor’s third big Hollywood role, after Slumdog Millionaire and Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Cities is a tale of ambition and greed with the stock market as a backdrop. Fortunes, both big and small are put at risk as people around the globe gamble that the financial market’s meteoric rise will continue. Three stories, taking place in New York, London, and Mumbai intermingle and the fortunes of the characters are interwoven. Donaldson just finished filming the thriller Hungry Rabbit Jumps, which stars Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce and January Jones.

Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close on May 8, 2011 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh’s powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival’s annual awards ceremony. Created in 2001 in the wake of the September 11 attacks on New York City, the film festival was started to create a better understanding of the people and stories from the Indian subcontinent by bringing the most acclaimed feature films, shorts, and documentaries from that region and its Diaspora to NYC. The 2011 winners are listed below. Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson) Best Short Film - Just That Sort of a Day (Abhay Kumar)

Mahima Returns in Gangster Film Mahima Chaudhary, who made her debut opposite SRK in Pardes, and after a few more films, dropped from the film industry. Now she is slated to make a comeback of sorts in the upcoming film Mumbhaai-The Gangsters. The movie, directed by Wilfred Lobo and produced by Pahel Entertainment, is inspired by the 2001 fake encounter of gangster Chhota Rajan’s right-hand man Avinash. The film also stars Sanjay Kapoor, Om Puri, and Arya Babbar.

Twenty Onwards Media Initiates Comic Con Express Twenty Onwards Media’s “Comic Con” - the national comic convention has initiated “Comic Con Express,” a traveling version of the Indian Comic Con. The Comic Con Express will take place at the World Trade Center, Cuffe Parade in Mumbai on Oct 22 – 23, 2011. Jatin Varma, Comic Con organizer, told India FM, “We are expanding the Comic Con brand and taking it to different cities. Though the main event shall be annually held in Delhi, Comic Con Express starting this year will bring the same atmosphere of the main convention to new fans in different cities.” He said one of the aims of Comic Con India is to support and boost the comics industry. The 2nd annual Indian Comic Con will take place at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, on February 10 – 12, 2012.

Ghai to Make Documentary on Anand Bakshi Legendary Bollywood lyricist Anand Bakshi wrote more than 4500 songs during a career spanning 40 years. It is widely believed that at least 3000 songs were huge hits. Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who was Bakshi’s friend and collaborator on many projects, is slated to make a documentary of the famed songwriter. Ghai’s associates are currently conducting thorough research for the project. Ghai told Bollywood Hungama, “At the moment I am in the process of putting together the pieces of Bakshi Saab’s life. But yes, I don’t want to make a dry boring staccato documentary that no one would watch. This was a man who wrote some of the most entertaining songs for our films. I want the documentary on Bakshi Saab to be seen by generations that have not grown up with Bakshi’s Saab’s words in the mouth, as we have.” Ghai wants to expose Bakshi’s far-reaching impact on Hindi film music. No date is set for the documentary release.

Shaan Appointed Brand Ambassador for Anti-tobacco Campaign Singer Shaan has been signed as the brand ambassador for an anti-tobacco campaign launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The playback singer also recorded a special track called “Life Se Panga Mat Le Yaar,” which aims to inspire the youth to quit smoking. Rekha Nigam wrote the song. Bollywood Hungama reports that at an event held at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Shaan said that he really felt attached to the cause of eradicating smoking habits and consumption of tobacco. He also expressed grief on losing his father to the evil that also causes almost 1.6 million global deaths every year.

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en on As se rlotte’s Cha NBC y Show TodA By Kirit Shukla Tribute to past Hindustani Classical Singers and Instrument players Ali Akbar Khan: (1922-2009) The sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan was born in Shibpur, West Bengal, India on April 14, 1922. His father Allauddin Khan was a court musician as well his music teacher. Ali Akbar Khan learned vocal music and various instruments like sarod, tabla and pakhavaj at an early age and strictly practiced everyday for long hours. It is said that during his training on the sarod he wrote: “If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please the audience, after 30 years you may please your guru, but you must practice for many more years before you finally become a true artist—then you may please even God.” In 1938 he gave his first recital on All India Radio, Bombay. He taught and composed music along with giving recitals. His sister Annapurna Devi, a player of surbahar, was a student of a sitar maestro Pundit Ravi Shankar, whom she married in 1941. Khan toured extensively for music concerts and played “Jugalbandhi” (duet) with Ravi Shankar, for which Ustad Alla Rakha played tabla. Khan came to America in 1955 when he was invited by violinist Yehudi Menuhin. He then settled in California. He composed music for several films, including Aandhian, Devi, The Householder, and Kshudhita Pashan. He made many recordings at the famous HMV studio in Mumbai. He composed a new Raga called “Chandranandan,” based on four evening ragas: Malkauns, Chandrakauns, Kaushi Kanada and Nandakauns, that became famous worldwide. He married thrice and had seven sons and four daughters. His eldest son Aasish Khan is also a reputable sarod player today. Ali Akbar Khan founded music schools in Kolkata, California and Switzerland. He passed away due to renal failure on June 18, 2009.

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By Kirit Shukla Song: Suno chhotisi gudiyaa ki ... Film: Seema Year: 1955 Music: Shankar Jaikishan Singers: Lata Mangeshkar Lyric: Hasrat Jaipuri Based on Indian Classical Raga: Bhairavi Taal/Rhythm: Kaharavaa Starring: Nutan, Balraj Sahani, Shobha Khote

The story ended but still it was unfinished. I had no idea of the results. Listen to the long story of a tiny doll… (Part 2) All the happiness returned on the path of love and the clouds of unhappiness had vanished with the rolling winds. The spring had bloomed in full and the stars were smiling in the lap (of the sky) and the spring had returned. Finally the dreams came true. The songs and all others became mine. In the world of unknowns, all became mine. This is the motion of the life and the heart of youth. Listen to the long story of a tiny doll….

Suno chhotisi gudiyaa ki ... (Part 1): Suno chhoti si gudiyaa ki lambi kahaani -2Jaise taaron ki baata sune raata suhaani; Suno chhoti si ...O, jisaki qismata men gam ke bichhaune the, Aansu hi khilaune theDarda ki Kushiyaa thi, dukh bhari ankhiyaan thi,Ghar bhi na thaa koi aur dar bhi na thaa koi, –2 hoBhare aanchala men gam chhipaaye aankhon men paaniSuno chhoti si ...Dil men ye aramaana the ik chhotaasaa bangalaa hoChaandi ki dharati pe sone kaa jangalaa hoKhela ho jivan ke yahaan mela ho jivana ke -2 hoGayaa bachapan to aansu bhari aai javaani; Suno chhoti si ...Chaand kaa dolaa ho aur bijali kaa baajaa hoDole men raani ho aur ghode pe raajaa hoPyaara ke raste ho aur phula barasate hon -2 hoBananaa chaahati thi ik din vo taaron ki raani; Suno chhoti si ...O, Tute pal bhar men sapanon ke moti bhi, Lut gayi jyoti bhi Rah gaye andhere ujade huye savereBaata yah puri thi aur phir bhi adhuri thi -2 hoHogaa anjaama kyaa Khabar kuchha bhi na jaani; Suno chhoti si .. (Part 2): Aai Kushiyaan bhi pyaara ki raaton parIthalaati havaaon par, Gam ke hate baadal chaand bani paayalJam ke bahaaren aain aur jhuma ke laharaayin -2 hoHanse aanchal men taare rut aayi suhaani; Suno chhoti si ...Sach huey aakhir aramaan bhare sapaneGita bani aahen aur ban gaye sab apaneGaira ki duniyaa aur ban gaye sab apaneYeh hai jivana ki gati aur dil ki javaani; Suno chhoti si ...Suno chhoti si gudiyaa ki kahaani Meaning (Summary): (Part 1) Listen to the long story of a tiny doll, as if the beautiful night hears the conversation of the stars. In some ones luck, there were beds of miseries, tears were the toys, miseries also were the happiness, the eyes were full of sadness, there was no one in the house and had no fear; hiding the unhappiness and there were tears in the eyes. I had desires in my heart that I might have a small house on the land of silver in the forest of gold where I can play the drama of life and reunion of lives. The childhood had gone and came the tearful youth. There may be a “Dola (Palanqin; Doli)” of the Moon and the musical instruments of the lightning; I , the queen, be on the “Doli” & a king be on the horse; The roads be of love and the showers be of the flowers! I wanted to be the queen of the stars for a day. All the pearls of these dreams were broken and the flame was looted. The darkness remained and the morning was deserted.

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The tradition of Jugalbandi in the Carnatic and Hindustani styles of music is an age old one, where two skilled musicians perform together. This duet could be instrumental or vocal. Partnership in vocal or instrumental music has been in vogue since the day of Dhrupad. At Emperor Akbar’s court and historian Faqirullah at Emperor Aurangzeb’s court have written that Baiju defeated Tansen in a singing competition at the court of Akbar. Khayal is usually sung as a solo, but there have also been numerous cases of male duo singers, usually family members who learned music together. Even when two soloists perform together, they divide the improvisation between them so that there is still only one vocal part. Their music making is co-operative, not competitive and it takes considerable skill and intimacy to create a performance to which each contributes equally. What defines Jugalbandi is that the performance of two instrumentalists or vocalist be on an equal level of skill. While any Indian music performance may feature two musicians, whether vocalists or instrumentalists, a performance can only be deemed a Jugalbandi if neither is clearly the soloist and neither clearly an accompanist. In Jugalbandi, both musicians act as lead players, and a playful competition often ensues between the two performers. It is common knowledge that the popularity of Jugalbandi concerts owes much to virtuosos Pt Ravi Shankar and the late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Indian concert stages, which had been dominated by only soloists, assumed a new dimension around the sixties when the great musical pairs started playing Jugalbandi. However, this form was very much in existence in the decades preceding the sixties. Jugalbandi performances are available online (free) like Pt Bhimsen Joshi and Dr Balmurali Krishnan, Smt Kishori Amonkar and Dr Balmurali Krishnan, Zakir Hussain Alla Rakha Tabla Jugalbandi, Mridangam/Tabla Jugalbandhi and many others.

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First, I want to thank the community for an outstanding support during the stage production of Dances of India show we presented in Charlotte on April 30. Because of the community support we were sold out, 10th year in a row. As that excitement settles, it is also time for arangetrams or Rangapravesha or as we call it here, dance graduation. Every few years I write about this topic, as it is time for graduation from high schools as well as from dance classes. Children are being challenged to perform in front of their family and friends during the Arangetram. Sometimes, they rather perform before the people they do not know than their close acquaintances. It is also time for the parents to get nervous about their children going away to colleges and at the same time preparing for arangetrams. Therefore, this is the appropriate time to give you some background on the history of what is this all about. It was only after ten to twelve years of training that the dancer gave her first performance, which was called as it is today, the “arangetram.” On this occasion the dancer was presented with a bamboo stick, this gave her the title of “Thalaikol.” There is a charming story about the origin of the “Thalaikol”. Urvashi, a beautiful angel in heaven was dancing in God Indra’s court. She saw Jayanta, the son of Indra, and was enchanted by his beauty. This attraction made her to stop dancing for a moment. The interruption rouses the anger of Sage Agatsya, who was watching the performance. He cursed Urvashi to be born as a dancing girl (Devar Kannigai) on earth and Jayanta in Vindhya Mountains. However, when they both begged for forgiveness, the sage said that the curse would seize when Urvashi completes her arangetram and only then she will be presented with the “Thalaikol,” which was Jayanta himself. Madhavi, the dancing heroin in the “Seelapadikaram” is a descendant of Urvashi, the divine dancer, and her first performance is described in detail. The “Thalaikol” was first bathed in the scared waters and then taken in a procession through the city to the dance hall in the temple car. Madhavi was presented after her arangetram with a green leaf garland and one thousand and eight Kalanjus of gold (dear students, please do not expect this! You may get an iPad!!). It was customary to present “Thalaikol” to the dancers who exhibited their talents for the first time. Starting at a young age, the dancers would study in a small room in the Nattuvanar’s (Guru’s) house. The floor was made of mud, which is still the best surface for dancing. In the beginning, a ceremony called Thandiam Pidital, literally meaning

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By Dilip Barman The seventy-eighth annual American Dance Festival (ADF) takes place this summer in Durham. After a June 9th gala that includes works by five choreographers and companies, over a dozen dance troupes will perform, including eight world premiere dances. There is a performance most nights from June 9July 23, along with some daytime matinees and an international screendance festival of dance films. If you have not experienced a modern dance performance, consider taking advantage of ADF, one of the country’s largest modern dance festivals and, luckily for Saathee readers here in the Southeast United States, held in the Carolinas. If you think that you might see ballet, well, you might. If you think that you might see something much more modern and theatrical, you will. If you think that you might see amazingly strong athletic performances conveyed apparently effortlessly, with grace and beauty, that you definitely will see. Perhaps the easiest troupe to initially see to get a flavor of modern dance is Pilobolus (performing Thursday-Saturday June 30-July 2; children’s matinee July 2). You may very well have seen their seemingly impossible configurations of bodies on a commercial or performing at the 2007 Oscar Award ceremony. Their dance is full of humor and excitement, and they always have an afternoon matinee specifically for children. Another great company is Paul Taylor Dance Company (Thursday-Saturday July 21-23; children’s matinee July 23). You may have seen them on television (e.g., the Oscar-nominated documentary Dancemaker about founder Paul Taylor) or at one of their performances over the past 55 years in 500 cities in 62 countries. Flawless choreography often with strong ballet influence makes for classic performances. For those who savor thought-provoking and strong dance, Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company (ThursdaySaturday June 16-18) should be considered. Jones, 1994 MacArthur Genius award recipient, has choreographed compelling pieces about topics such as the life of Abraham Lincoln (A Good Man was a film about Jones which appeared at the Full Frame Film Festival this year), Latin American cultural influences on the United States, and a 1989 piece with ADF-supported reconstruction that will be presented this Saathee.com

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By Hanna Ingber Win - GlobalPost.com No large city in India offers all its residents a constant supply of water, and most provide water at unreliable times. The wealthy manage this by paying for tanks, pumping systems and filters, as this chart by Professor Srinivas Chary, the director of urban government at the Administrative Staff College of India, shows. The poor must spend their own precious resource: time. Among families across India and much of South Asia who receive piped water, the women spend a significant chunk of their days waiting — and waiting — for the water to arrive. They often have to delay or miss going to work or the market or performing other obligations while they wait. Once the water comes, they rush to fill every bucket and container they have. If the women choose to leave and the water comes during their absence, they may have to wait another five or six days until they get another chance. A group of graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley, decided to tackle this problem of unreliable water supply by creating a system that harnesses the ubiquity of mobile phones in India and dependability of crowd-sourcing to provide accurate information on water availability. The students launched a pilot project, called NextDrop, with 200 families in six areas in Hubli, a city in southern India in July 2010. The project was initially funded with $5,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has since received other grants, according to Emily Kumpel, a Berkeley PhD candidate in civil and environmental engineering who helped conceive of the project idea. The initiative encourages each group of participating households, who all live in a particular geographic area and receive water at the same time, to send a text message to a central control board as soon as water begins flowing from the faucet. NextDrop verifies that the water has begun flowing and then sends a message to the rest of the group, alerting them of the water supply. NextDrop ensures that the information is as fast and accurate as possible by using a modest monetary incentive to encourage participants to be the first to send in information on the water supply. “This is really a very interesting innovation,” said Emmanuel D’Silva, a Mumbaibased environmental scientist and former World Bank economist who has worked on water projects around the world. He said that combining the use of mobile technology and people’s participation makes for a promising project idea. So far, the project has been working, and the families have said they no longer have to sit at home waiting for the water to begin flowing, said Hubli-based program officer Madhusudhan B. Saathee.com

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Bijou Roy Author: Ronica Dhar (St. Martin’s Press) After the death of her father, Bijoya Roy (nicknamed “Bijou”) must fulfill his last rites and place his ashes on the Ganges River in India. Though this is usually performed by the eldest son, because her father had only daughters, the duty falls to Bijou. She leaves her boyfriend in Washington, DC and travels with her family to India, feeling all the pressure and responsibility of being a dutiful daughter. Once there, Bijou meets some old friends of her father’s and realizes how much she didn’t even know him. “Bijou Roy” is the story of a woman caught between two worlds - the comfort of her home in the United States, and this foreign world in India that her father belonged to. When she first arrives in India, she fights with everything she has against accepting what is around her. All she wants to do is hide in her grief, yet so much is being asked of her and expected of her. When she learns that there is more to her father than she knew, it makes Bijou feel even worse, that there was such an important part of him hidden from her. However, as she explores her father’s past through Naveen, the son of her father’s close friend, she begins to understand her father more than she ever did while he was alive. A constant theme running through “Bijou Roy” is that of pressure. Bijou feels pressure from all sides - her boyfriend wanting to be there for her during this difficult time, but Bijou wanting space, her mother expecting her to complete the last rites of her father even though they aren’t traditional and she has no idea what to do, questions about her future, especially marriage - and she doesn’t know how to cope with all these people asking something of her. In some ways, she finds peace in her father’s past, even though what she uncovers disturbs her. There, she can just be herself, her father’s daughter, as she tries to understand the man she thought she knew and try to come to terms with his death. By doing so, she begins to understand crucial things about herself and about the clash between tradition and modernity going on around her. Much of Bijou Roy and Bijou’s father’s past has to do with the Naxalite movement in India. I know next to nothing about this movement going into the book, so it was nice to learn something about Indian history while reading this novel. Dhar does a solid job giving the reader a brief Indian history lesson, so it’s not necessary to have an intimate knowledge of the region before reading this book. “Bijou Roy” was a beautiful story about the search for an identity in the midst of grief and loss. It’s wonderfully written; Dhar’s luminous prose really brings the character of Bijou to Saathee.com

In this book, Sam Miller, a BBC correspondent based in Delhi, walks around his beloved adopted city and relates stories and history, giving the reader a sense of the unique personality of this vast metropolis. I absolutely love travel books, so when I first heard about “Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity,” I immediately knew I wanted to read it. I’ve visited Delhi just once, but it left a striking impression upon my brain, so I was eager to see whether what I remembered actually was the truth. Delhi is a travelogue of the best kind. Miller’s passion is to walk, so he tackles the city by walking in circles, in order to ensure he doesn’t miss anything. He takes the reader by such famous landmarks as the Qutb Minar and the place where Mahatma Gandhi was killed, but also stops at the nameless ruins that have been forgotten by history. Each section in the book includes a map so the reader can see exactly where different buildings and temples that Miller discusses are. What I really enjoyed about “Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity,” though, is that Miller takes those beautiful, incredible ruins and structures and juxtaposes them against everyday life in the city. While he’s walking from one landmark to another, he might stop and have a conversation with a photographer trying to make a living by selling silly pictures. As a result, the reader gets a real sense of the dual nature of this city. Delhi is beautiful and majestic at the same time it is poor and its people are struggling. Miller also gives the reader the modern history of the city and visits places that are rarely touched by tourism. Some of his experiences are funny, others are stomach wrenching. All are honest and told with a deft hand and experienced eye. Miller’s love for Delhi is clear on every page, even when he’s discussing difficult subjects that are usually swept under the rug. I cannot recommend “Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity” highly enough. It’s well-written, fascinating, and Miller’s descriptions are such that the reader can hear the sounds of the bustling city. It’s a must for any armchair traveler, or anyone interested in learning more about India.

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What is the opposite of Antibiotics? UNCLEbiotics! Which is used only when broken? An egg!

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Make words using 4 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Use all letters for the subject word. 20 words = Excellent; 14 to 19 words = Good; 13 or less needs to improve. (Solution at bottom of page)

What kind of can never needs a can-opener? A Pelican! What have a preacher and a tennis player got in common? Their service! What did the older chimney say to the younger one? You are too young to smoke!

The Dog and the Pig A folktale from the hills of the Northeast India

Word World (Solution): AMUSE, EARS, ERASE, MARE, MASER, MEASURE, MERE, MESA, REAM, RESUME, SAME, SEAM, SEAR, SEEM, SEER, SERE, SERUM, SMEAR, SURE, UREA, USER

A man kept two animals near his house, a dog and a pig. He kept them in the hope that they would help him in his work. But he was sorely disappointed. All they did was eat, sleep, eat, sleep, and eat again. They did nothing else. Finally, the man decided to get strict. He told the animals to go and work on his fields. His command had some affect on the pig. The next day he worked hard all day, digging up the soil with its snout. The dog was shameless; he just chose a nice shady spot for himself and slept all the time. Tired after a day’s work, the pig staggered home. The dog stayed back and started his work. He took a round of the field and rubbed out all the footprints of the pig. He made sure to leave his own footprints in their place. Then he went back home. Later that evening, the man asked both animals how hard they had worked. The pig squealed and told his owner that he had ploughed the entire field. “This dog is lazy. All he did was sleep in the shade,” the pig said excitedly. It was the cunning dog’s turn to speak and he did a fine job. “The pig is lying. I ploughed the field, not him,” he said. The man was confused. Moreover, he did not believe either of them. “I will go and look at the field tomorrow,” he said. The next day dawned bright and the man set off for his field. All he saw there were the dog’s footprints. He returned to his house and let loose his anger on the poor pig. “You liar, you did not do any work,” he yelled. Since then, the clever dog has been man’s best friend, and has stayed inside the house ever since. He is addressed as “Koko,” which means, “Yes, you did work.” But the unfortunate pig has had to live outside the house. And, whenever he is called for food, he is addressed as “‘Momo.” It means, “No, you did not do any work.” He is still waiting for the day when man realizes that he did work.

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(Leaf) 12___He’s turned over a new leaf.2 13___Maybe I should take a leaf out of Mary’s book. 14___I leafed through a magazine while I waited. 15___She shook like a leaf. l. Was very, very nervous m. Started behaving in a better way. n. Copy someone’s behavior to your advantage o. Turned pages, briefly looking at them.

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Suggested strategies to increase your word power this month: (1) Look for the idioms that were in this quiz when you read the newspaper or read news articles on line. (2) Compose your own remarks using one of the idioms and ask a native speaker of English if your usage was appropriate. Some expressions are very informal and should not be used at the office. References: 1 http://www.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/home 2 The Idioms Workbook, 2nd Edition by Myra Shulman Auslin, Pro-Ed www.proedinc.com 2003, pp. 91, 147, 369.

Trees got you stumped? This was a News & Observer headline on Saturday May 7. The article, in the Home and Garden section is a guide to “what, when and where to plant” especially “tough trees” that could possibly replace those toppled by the recent tornados. Do you understand the double meaning of “stump?” This month we will explore the multiple meanings and/or idioms related to “stump” “tree”, “branch” and “leaf.” 1 In the N & O article, the pun referred to a tree stump which is the part of the trunk left standing in the ground after a tree has fallen or been cut down. Stump is also an active verb that describes a political candidate’s travels through an area with frequent stops to make speeches. The candidate stumped the West. Those readers who are familiar with cricket will know that a stump is any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket.

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An Industrial Ecosystem Mind you, I’m not saying that Tiljala, Picnic Gardens, or the road that runs through it, Girindra Sekhar Bose Road, are or were ideal industrial ecosystems. I don’t wish to romanticize the fact that the area provided the livelihood for a lot of people from all strata of Calcutta society, and beyond. Indeed, some workers came from as far away as Naihati and Garia, thirty miles distant. And the mill and factory owners often had their residences in respectable localities like Ballygunge, Jodhpur Park, and even New Alipur, which is a posh, upper-class locality. Most people went to work around 8 am and stayed till 5 pm, unless the order books were full and they were working overtime. Naresh Kaku, a friend of Sen Babu’s, for example, often had his workers do the night shift, so that work went on round the clock and order deadlines were met. Inside Naresh Kaku’s walled factory were machines, tools, and raw materials. I remember the order he was once executing – he’d bagged the job of fabricating the seats in a gallery at Eden Gardens, which occupies pride of place in Calcutta as the venue where cricket test matches are played. I remember Naresh Kaku once lecturing me on the finer points of running a factory. “All iron works are eventually painted,” he pontificated knowledgeably. There were tea stalls at strategic street corners where you could buy a cigarette or paan. Most such tea stalls employed young children whose job it was to periodically – say every four hours – take a tray full of small glasses of piping hot tea, to the people working in the factory. Likewise, there were sweetmeat shops selling giant-sized rossogollas, a Bengali favorite, and other sweets, too numerous to mention here. As a teacher of sorts, I’d like to assert that these kids belonged in school, but that’s a different story. Yes, as a place to work, Tiljala was good, but it was no paradise. During the monsoons, flood water collected in many streets and you could see people wading about in knee-deep rain water, in which only God knows what else was there! There were a few remaining residential homes, from bygone days, and Sen Babu had, over the years, made friends with some of these residents. Tiljala could arguably be called an Industrial Age locality, just as was Howrah, and some areas of Tollygunge. Indeed, Howrah had the reputation of being the best place in India for precision work, before other areas like Punjab and Haryana, took over the lead. The newer industrial estates center around Information Technology. The reclaimed Salt Lake city, a few miles from Calcutta, boasts of modern buildings, like the SDF building, in which I worked in a firm called Mishanti, and the TCS and Price Waterhouse buildings, the latter recently acquired by IBM. Naresh Kaku has long since passed away. His son sold the land on which the factory stood, and there is now a modern, high-rise residential complex at that spot. Saathee.com

Naresh Kaku was an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, just as I am, but of course from a much earlier time. I don’t quite remember how he and my dad – whom everyone referred to as Sen Babu – became friends, because dad was an alumnus of Ashutosh College, not SXC. Occasionally, the two of them socialized at local restaurants, of which I recall the names of three: Kwality, Saptarshi and Hatari. The food in all three was unsurpassed in delicacy and affordability. Other famous restaurants of Calcutta are Chung Wah and Peiping. The really upscale ones are Moulin Rouge and the recently opened one of Marco Polo. Calcutta is a place for both the rich and the poor. Whatever your budget, you can have a good time there. And I’m not writing this because I want to promote it in any way. It cannot be denied that the city was once the capital of British India, and the second most important city of the Empire, after London. Like many institutions in India, the industrial base of Calcutta provides bread and butter for people of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and Tiljala is a typical, vibrant part of that base. Hari and Hara It was August 1973 and the beginning of a new phase of life for Sen Babu. Some people follow the pattern learn- do-teach but for whatever reasons, for Sen Babu it was student-executive-entrepreneur. Armed with a loan of one lakh of rupees from the State Bank of India, Ballygunge Branch, Sen Babu was poised to break on the business scene of Calcutta. He rented a large, modern, fullyequipped shed in Tiljala, hired a few workers who had been similarly displaced from his previous company, Premier Irrigation, and he was in business. But not quite! Where were the customers? How was he to secure the first order? Sen Babu was totally at a loss as to how to shore up his nascent business skills to match his obvious engineering prowess. It never rains but it pours. Along came a danger disguised as an opportunity. There is a saying, “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Mr. Laha appeared, as if from nowhere, urging Sen Babu to make a “rolling up machine.” Sen Babu protested that it would take up all his working capital, and besides, shouldn’t he first have an order to begin manufacturing? But Laha was insistent. “Build a better mousetrap and they will come,” he urged. And so the huge twenty-four feet by six feet behemoth got built to perfection, without a customer to buy it. I wish I could say, of INTEC, that the “order books were full,” but the truth of the matter is that the rolling up machine served as a demonstration unit, showing Sen Babu’s skills and his ability to get the job done. Granted, Sen Babu got help from an old friend, Uncle Narain, who sent his head mistry, Biman, to measure out the work and lead the team. But Sen Babu had only Hari and Hara, two brothers who happened to be unemployed and were looking for a job. continued on page 118

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By Rajesh Ganatra As we approach mid-year 2011, here’s a synopsis of what’s going on in the world of stock markets and finance. During May 2011, the Sensex slid into the 18,300-18,500 range - the inflation readings (especially for energy and food) continued to be extremely high and as a result, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates again during early May 2011. The RBI has enacted a string of rate increases going back to last year to try to counter the inflation. The Indian Rupee traded in a relatively quiet range of 44.80-45.20 to the US dollar. The Mumbai-based mega realtor Hiranandani Group plans to invest INR 2,000-INR 3,000 Crore over the next year to construct residential and commercial properties within various markets - Ahmedabad, Nasik and Pune are key cities for the Group’s endeavors. The Group also plans to spend over INR 10,000 Crore in order to construct a 2,500 MW power project, which would be located near Pune. Credit Information Bureau India Limited (CIBIL) is currently India’s only credit bureau and TransUnion (one of the USA’s “big three” bureaus) is a shareholder in CIBIL and their technical partner as well. Recently, the CIBIL TransUnion score has come out for Indian consumers and the credit scores possible range between 300-900, with 900 being the best and 300 being the worst. An Indian consumer can purchase a full credit report and associated score for INR 450 (US $10) and just like the USA, consumers can dispute incorrect information on their reports with CIBIL. To read more about this, visit http://www.cibil.com/ During the first half of May 2011, the Karachi KSE-100 moved in a range from 11,700 to 12,150 but could not consistently hold above 12,000. The Pakistani Rupee was in a steady trading band against the U.S. Dollar, moving between 84.9085.50 PKR to the $. Pakistan will soon be announcing its budget for FY2011-2012 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) and here are some key figures to watch for: a) the Pakistani economy is expected to grow 4.2 percent in FY11/12 vs. a growth reading of 2.4 percent in FY10/11. b) tax revenue in FY11/12 is estimated at PKR 1.95 trillion (US $23 billion) vs. collections of PKR 1.59 trillion (US $18.7 billion) —- however, some analysts are indicating that next year’s collection estimates are unrealistic. c) it will be extremely difficult to cut expenses because nearly 75 percent of tax revenues go towards debt servicing/interest re-payments and defense expenditures, which are expected to be PKR 495 billion (US $5.8 billion), which would represent an 11 percent increase over FY10/11. d) Inflation is expected to register a reading of 12 percent next year and the fiscal deficit is expected to be approximately 4.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). e) In order to increase the revenue base, there could be a ‘gross asset tax’ or ‘wealth tax’, a general sales tax, removal of some exemptions/deductions and a tax on agricultural income. Despite all of the conflicting and concerning economic data that cast doubts on the quality and length of the economic recovery, Wall Street managed to stay in a positive tone during May 2011 - the Dow stood above 12,500, the NASDAQ surSaathee.com

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Player JHB Waite (SA) GO Jones (Eng) Rashid Latif (Pak) KS More (India) WAS Oldfield (Aus) D Ramdin (WI) BJ Haddin (Aus) MJ Prior (Eng) RS Kaluwitharana (SL) JM Parks (Eng) NR Mongia (India) Saleem Yousuf (Pak) JR Murray (WI)

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Hello cricket fans. IPL 4 has ended and the league is already making preparations for IPL 5. The cricket action around the world continues. Here are some match-ups coming up. Below there’s a table of historical stats about some top-notch wicket keepers. India visits West Indies: June 4, 2011 - 20 over match @ Queens Park Oval, Trinidad June 6, 2011 - 1st ODI @ Queens Park Oval, Trinidad June 8, 2011 - 2nd ODI @ Queens Park Oval, Trinidad June 11, 2011 - 3rd ODI @ Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua June 13, 2011 - 4th ODI @ Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua June 16, 2011 - 5th ODI @ Sabina Park, Jamaica June 20-24, 2011 - 1st Test @ Sabina Park, Jamaica June 28-July 2, 2011 - 2nd Test @ Kensington Oval, Barbados July 6-10, 2011 - 3rd Test @ Windsor Park, Dominica

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Mat 50 34 37 49 54 42 32 40 49 46 44 32 33

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LikeAnother signature aspect of Dharavi that enables residents wise, the residents of Dharavi do not want to buy those goods to make money off small margins — and could be jeopardized because they are too expensive and because they live and work by the redevelopment plans — is that many homes double as in Dharavi and therefore would rather shop there as well. workspaces. “What has happened,” Shetty said, “is that a unique market In the Kumbharwada pottery community, Dhansukh Bhimji has been created which depends on its own population, which Rathod finishes his lunch in his 200-square-foot room and then buys the services and also works in those manufacturing sec- sits on a wooden bench spinning a clay pot on a wheel. As his tors. So, by depending on their own consumption, they are now hands wrap around the clay, crafting the material into the perbecoming a self-sufficient township.” fect shape, his brother squats on the floor in the back, pounding away at hardened pieces. Rathod’s aunt sleeps on a makeshift Cost efficiency bed nearby, and his children play outside. Dharavi’s high level of congestion — it is one of the most After Rathod spins each pot, he steps outside his home and densely populated settlements in the world — helps businesses places it to dry in the sun. He will then cook the pots in the large because they can sell in volume. kilns outside his door. This also enables individual entrepreneurs to make profits Rathod, 33, wearing a clay-splattered T-shirt and shorts, says using a small contribution of capital and a large use of labor. A his father and grandfather were born in this same house and vendor sitting on the pavement in a Dharavi alley may only be also worked as potters. If his neighborhood is redeveloped, selling slices of watermelon, but the high foot traffic enables Rathod and his family would likely be moved into a 300- to 400him to earn at least a little money. square-foot high-rise apartment. Furthermore, the congestion enables businesses to quickly “This is where I live. This is my grandfather’s land, I’m not and easily find anything they need, whether it is raw materials ready to leave it,” he said through a translator. or skilled or unskilled labor, said Shaikh Mobin, who was born He also says he has been working as a potter since he was 14 and raised in Dharavi and now runs his family’s successful re- and has no other skills. If he is moved to a high-rise, he won’t cycling business. Dharavi’s recycling industry collectively em- be able to continue his work, which requires both indoor and ploys about 200,000 people, mostly day laborers, women and outdoor space. children, according to a 2009 report by the Harvard Business “If we get a building, how will we eat?” he said. “We can’t School. work; we can’t get money. Then how will we eat? There won’t However, there is also a fear among some urban planners be work, so only sleeping in the building.” that the plan to redevelop Dharavi would push what is already Other residents earn income by renting out their bottom a congested area over the edge. floor. This extra money would also be lost by the redevelopThe redevelopment that is expected would squeeze Dharavi’s ment plans. residents onto less than half of the land in order to free up the Only giving someone a free apartment in a high rise will not rest of the area for commercial property and housing. Such a be enough to address their needs and will in effect destroy the high density of people would not leave enough circulating area system they have created to survive, said Sharma. The redevelon the ground to accommodate the community, said Patel the opment plan must take into consideration the fact that housing urban planner. and livelihood in Dharavi is interlinked, she said. “It’s physically unworkable,” he said. Being able to sell in volume and easily find labor and mateDiversity of jobs rials are some of the many ways entrepreneurs can cut costs by Another aspect of Dharavi’s economy that works well is the doing business in Dharavi. great diversity in industries and the kind of jobs available. This Businesses have low overhead because rent is cheaper than enables people with varying education levels and skill sets to in more formal areas of Mumbai. Its central location within the find employment, gain training and work up the ladder. city keeps transportation costs down. Deals can be processed Razing Dharavi and replacing it with a few large companies and businesses opened and closed quickly because there is less would not be as socially sustainable because it would eliminate bureaucracy than what comes with doing formal business in the rich diversity of jobs and only provide employment for a India. certain type of person, said Paul, who has worked on a book Employers can pay laborers less because the workers’ have that provides an alternative possibility for redeveloping Dharlower living costs thanks to residing in Dharavi. The workers avi. do not have to pay to commute and have cheaper housing, food The current system also enables many to be entrepreneurs, and services. which leads to a higher level of security, satisfaction and stabilAnd while one could argue it is unethical, businesses can also ity than working for someone else, Paul said. pay their workers less because labor laws are difficult to enforce “In a city where the government has not fulfilled the responfor informal jobs. This has led to much of Mumbai’s manufac- sibility of giving people jobs, [entrepreneurialism] is a very imturing industry moving to slums like Dharavi and becoming portant aspect to maintaining that stability,” he said. informal, said Aneerudha Paul, the director of the Kamla Raheja And while many of the jobs done in Dharavi may entail danVidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies gerous and unsanitary working conditions, the very nature of in Mumbai. them means they could not be done in other parts of the city. Affordable housing and cheap services in slums also enables continued on page 92 wealthier Indians living in other parts of the city to employ

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Health Fair 2011 Triangle area Hindu temples (BAPS, HSNC, and SV Temple) and the Triangle Indian American Physician Society will jointly present a Health Fair on June 18, 2011 from 9 am – 1pm at the HSNC, located at 309 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, NC. The joint effort features health awareness. Blood draw for lab will take place on June 11, 2011 from 8 – 11 am. The lab report will be available at the health fair. For proper results for the blood test, do not drink (except water) or eat after midnight. A $10 donation or more per person will help offset expenses. A team of volunteer physicians and staff will answer questions for the following areas: asthma, allergies, colorectal cancer, cardiac wellbeing, drug addiction, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, pain and stress management, women’s health and more. There will also be eye check-ups. Other highlights include learning about living wills and getting CPR certified. For further details call Dr. Jaylan Parikh (919.745.7070), Dr. Vandana Devalapalli (919.413.1318), Kanu patel (919.247.9820) or visit www.tahts.org.

Free Medical Clinic Builds Interfaith Bridge By Dr. Manzoor Cheema What started as an effort to address medical needs of Muslim women in the North Carolina’s Triangle Area, quickly transformed into an interfaith free medical clinic catering to both genders. Founded by Muslim physicians and volunteers in 2007, Mariam Clinic has offered its services to the medically uninsured people in Wake and Durham Counties. In the process, Mariam Clinic has broken many negative stereotypes associated with Muslims and portrayed a balanced and accurate depiction of many Muslim community members. This is especially significant in the context of rising Islamophobia in the nation, which is not helped by the fact that a large number of people, up to 69 percent Americans according to Pew Research Center, have never met a Muslim. The Mariam Clinic achieves the objective of interfaith understanding in two ways. Mariam Clinic provides fee medical services to patients of all faith, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, whose experience at the clinic also enriches their understanding about Muslims. Secondly, Mariam Clinic has recruited physicians and volunteers exhibiting similar diversity. Mariam Clinic also provides interpreting services in multiple languages, and their staff of physicians and volunteers has served approximately one thousand patients to date. This interfaith clinic was featured by local media organizations. Learn more at www.MariamClinic.org.

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ADF is active in the community, including hosting free workshops at public schools. It has a strong international program, including, for example, ADF/India in 1990. Historically, iconic modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham and others established the Bennington Festival in Vermont in 1934 for dance instruction and performance. It became the American Dance Festival and moved to Connecticut College in New London in 1948. In 1978, ADF moved to Duke University’s campus in Durham, NC. Partially designed with the needs of ADF in mind, The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) opened in 2009 as one of the largest regional theatres, boasting 2700 seats. Since then, ADF has split its shows with some companies performing at Duke and some at DPAC. For full details about the American Dance Festival call 919684-6402 or visit www.americandancefestival.org. Sample video clips, ticketing information, schedule (including select performances that include a post-performance discussion with the dancers – highly recommended!), and more are readily available in an easily navigable website. American Dance Festival is a treat for the eyes, mind, and soul.

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Community News & Events Charlotte Art of Living (Healing with the Breath) Art of Living is dedicated to serving society by strengthening the individual. This is done through self development programs that recharge the body, mind and spirit and allow people to function at their optimum potential. People from all backgrounds, religions and cultural traditions come together in service and celebration. For further details: 704.248.2647 charlotte@us.artofliving.org www.artofliving.org BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Regularly scheduled activities include a daily Aarti at 6:30 am and 7 pm. Darshan: Mon-Fri 6:30 am-12:30 pm and 4 8:30 pm, Sat/Sun 6:30 am-8:30 pm. Gujarati classes are held every Sunday from 3 - 4 pm and “Satsang Sabha” is held every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The Swaminarayan Temple is located at 4100 Margaret Wallace Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28105. For further details: 704.573.0805 704.573.0820 (fax) Carolina Sanskrutik Maharashtra Mandal CSMM promotes Maharashtrian culture and language. Maharashtra mandal is committed to serve Carolina Marathi community with various cultural, social and traditional Marathi programs and events. For further details: Abhay Khanore, terasahara2000@yahoo.com, 803.554.1234 Manish Khot, manish.khot@gmail.com, 215.380.8722 Sangeeta Korde, sangeet_k@yahoo.com, 704.421.4279 Visit CSMM on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carolina-Sanskrutik-Maharashtra-MandalCSMM/170222269661096?sk=info Carolinas Christian Assembly - Charlotte Everyone is cordially invited to join for Sunday worship, Bible class, Sunday school: Sundays from 9 am - 12 pm. English and various Indian languages are Saathee.com

used in the Sunday services. Contact for further details Rev. Dr. K.C. Paul (704.771.1414), Rajan Mathew (704.756.4969), Jose Varughese (704.453.6177), Varughese K. Thomas (803.322.9549). Charlotte Gita Study Group Info: Rajesh Venky and Savitha Mathur, 704.845.0464, rvenky@aol.com Shridhar and Kruti Dave, 704.844.9567, skdave@hotmail.com Charlotte Indian Christian Fellowship The group meets the third Saturday of every month at 6:30 pm for Bible Study, Prayer and Fellowship. Everyone is welcome to join the fellowship along with family and friends. For further details: Hema at 704.841.7060 hadhopper@hotmail.com. Charlotte Kannada Koota The Charlotte Kannada Koota is an organization that promotes understanding of Karnataka culture and provides a medium for people of Karnataka (Kannadigas) to get together. The activities include social get-togethers, music, and drama. For further details: 704.526.9990 (Appan Patil), agm_patil@hotmail.com 704.281.8732 (Raj Kulgod), kraj7@yahoo.com Charlotte Table Tennis Club Charlotte Table Tennis Club is located at 345 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204 (Corner of East 7th St. & Hawthorne Lane). Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 6-10 pm, Saturday 2-6 pm Sunday 1-5 pm. For further details: www.charlottetabletennis.org Charlotte Telangana Association Charlotte Telangana Association is a nonprofit organization formed to promote two different aspects —- to promote not only the Telangana cultural activities within greater Charlotte area, but also to bring together all the Telangana people living in the greater Charlotte area and also to discuss, plan, and take action around the development of Telangana focusing both on rural and urban Telangana areas. “CTA” will also actively engage in educating private, public and 94

non-profit organizations about the great resources that Telangana has for business activities, political climate of Telangana reason, and the need for non-profit across telangana region. Info & Pictures: www.charlottetelangana.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. New center now open in Jesup, GA. To apply for a 10 day retreat visit the website www.patapa.dhamma.org For further details: 704.277.5013, rbddesai@gmail.com 704.563.5440, dspranger@gmail.com www.dhamma.org Classical Music Association of Charlotte (CMAC) CMAC sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte. Membership forms are available at concerts. Info: 704.541.3361 (Rama Rachakonda), 704.814.9355 (Lakshmi Muthukrishnan), lakshmi7778@yahoo.com cmacmusic@yahoo.com www.onlinecmac.com 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, selfsustenance, economic well being and happiness. Ekal Vidyalya (One School One Teacher in one village) plans to establish 100,000 schools in tribal areas by 2012. This will cover all the villages in tribal areas where there are no schools today. The Carolinas Region of the EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareJune 2011

Community News & Events ness programs in North and South Carolina. Look for a table tennis tournament to be held in Charlotte in June. For further details: Ekal Charlotte Chapter: Neena Narumanchi / neena.narumanchi@gmail.com Ekal Columbia: Janak Dalal / jaydalalcolumbia@gmail.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: 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 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: 704.948.7664 (Roshan Attrey), rattrey@aol.com, 704.541.0350 (Sajjan Dhaliwal), sajjan@carolina.rr.com, 704.948.8091 (Inderjeet Rajpal), irajpal@aol.com www.gurdwaracharlotte.com Hindu Center of Charlotte The center is located at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212. Temple Phone: 704.535.3440. The library is stocked with books, CDs, DVDs and other materials on varied genre such as religion, culture, history, philosophy, yoga and health. Library info: 704.554.0765. Children’s Religious Oriented Program (C.R.O.P.) is for children Kindergarten through 12th grade to educate them in culture and understand religious practices. A glimpse on understanding The Bhagvad Gita provides children with an opportunity to learn about the GITA with simplicity, ease and in an inclusive discussion format. Info on CROP 704.547.1676 (Chetna Patel) patel4260@bellsouth.net. The Senior Citizens Group meets on the 1st Sunday of every month at 4 pm and followed by Satyanarayan Katha at 5 pm. Future trips and activities are in the planning stages. Info on the group: 704.334.2462 (Gobind Bhojwani). The sloka class teaches children above the age of five different Hindu hymns, their meaning and significance. The class meets Sundays at 9:30 am. Info on the class: 704.814.9355 (LakSaathee.com

shmi Muthukrishnan). Info on the Social Welfare Committee: 704.372.1265 (Narain Amar) or 704.948.5609 (Dhinakaran Pillai). The Vedic Havan is held at the vedant hall on second Sunday of every month at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm noon followed by Prasadam. Info: 704.825.9223 (Swadesh Sawhney). The Pranayam classes are held Saturdays from 9:30 - 11 am in the Vivek Hall. Info: 704.649.5374 (Kajal Jain), 704.554.0765 (Manisha Naik), or 281.304.5597 (Sanjay Vyas) pranayamclt@aol.com. Yoga classes are held Sundays at 9 am. Info: 704.864.8212 pradip_bulsara@hotmail.com. Free Table Tennis Open Play & Coaching is available for Members and their families (especially children 10 years and over). The hours are from 6.30pm to 10:00pm every Wednesday in the Vihar Hall. No prior registration is necessary. We have 5 good tables and can add more as necessary. Free coaching is also available from Srinivas Janardhan (SJ) and 3 other experienced certified coaches from Charlotte Table Tennis Club (CTTC). For further details visit www.TTCLT.com or contact SJ (s_jan@yahoo.com), Hemant Amin (hvamin@hotmail.com) or Chetan Thakker (chetanthakker@yahoo.com). Upcoming Events: Fri Jun 3 - Thu Jun 9 - Shrimad Bhagwat Katha by Pujya Pad Goswami Yadunathji Mahoday Tue Jun 14 - “Pravachan” by Param Pujya Shri Rameshbhai V. Oza (“Pujya BhaishrI”) @ Vihar Hall, 7 pm. Sat Jul 23 - Hindu Center anniversary and health fair. Fri Jul 29 - Mon Aug 2: Vachnamrut Katha by Vrajraj Mahoday with 108 Purusotam Yagna. Fri Aug 19 - Thu Aug 25: Krishna Katha by Pujya Pad Yogeshbhai Shastriji Info: www.hcclt.org Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte (IPAAC) IPAAC (Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte) promotes classical Hindustani music by inviting wellknown artists from India. Info: Sarla Kumar 704.846.4423 Chaula Jain 704.364.0984 contact@ipaac.org www.ipaac.org Indian Visual Artists Association of Charlotte (IVAAC) IVAAC was founded by artists of Indian 96

origin living in the Charlotte, NC area in their pursuit of a creative outlet, stemming from an urge to express the flow of their innate artistic moods and ideas. The vision is to promote the enigmatic and intriguing Indian culture into meaningful forms of expression that exposes the rich traditions and diversity of one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, in today’s fast blending global culture and to create an organization that provides planning and funding required to ensure and support a vibrant and culturally diverse Indian art community. For further details: www.ivaac.org 704.540.8799 (Amit Shah), 704.688.5387 (Kinshuk Agarwal) Kiran KIRAN is a multi-cultural, non-religious, community based, South Asian organization. Promoting the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women who are in crisis through outreach, peer support, and referrals in a confidential manner. The group spreads awareness of South Asian women’s issues in the community and we cooperate and collaborate with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives. Countries in South Asia include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Though there are differences in language, customs, and religions across these countries, these regions share many basic cultural and historical similarities. KIRAN operates a crisis phone line Monday- Friday from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. For help or info regarding domestic violence call. Services offered are confidential and free of charge: • Information in a culture- and contextsensitive manner • Non-judgmental help and support to women who are experiencing oppressive/crisis situations • Emotional support • Referrals to professional and community services regarding legal issues, health care, short-term child care, psychological counseling, and temporary shelter and housing • KIRAN’s services are completely confidential. Translators and crisis counselors do not disclose any information provided by our clients. Info: Crisis Hotline: 1877- NC-KIRAN or 1877-625-4726 Kiran@Kiraninc.org http://www.kiraninc.org June 2011

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Community News & Events Net IP Charlotte NetIP Charlotte is the only official Carolinas chapter of North America’s Largest Network of Indian Professionals. NetIP Charlotte provides a forum for ongoing Career Developmental and Professional Networking activities. It arranges various events and maintains deeper ties with Businesses & the community. It provides various effective ways for Carolinas’ Indian Professionals to connect with other successful professionals. Info: www.netIPnc.org Pratham - Charlotte Area Pratham is India’s largest non-profit organization with grass roots 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 which reached 31 million children across India. Pratham has developed an accelerated learning technique which helps children to read & 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. Info: Anju Desai (ajdesai66@gmail.com or 980-622-0125) and Shubhra Chakraborty (shubhra.chakraborty1@gmail.com) or 704-942-4798). www.prathamusa.org. Probasi of Charlotte Probasi is the Bengali community based in Charlotte and surrounding areas. The community’s goal is to organize cultural and educational program related to Bengal in the Greater Charlotte area, to increase Bengali cultural awareness, and to provide community service in the area. Info: www.probasi.org Sahaj Marg Meditation- Charlotte Area Sahaj Marg , which means Simple or Natural path, is a Raj Yoga system of spiritual training based on the heart centered meditation. The unique features of this meditation include transmission of divine energy into the heart of the practitioner and cleaning of deep impressions, thereby regulating the mind. Regular practice of this system of meditation integrates the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of human being, while still encouraging people to maintain a normal family and working life. In the Charlotte area, group meditation is held at the Saathee.com

Unity of Charlotte on Sundays and Wednesdays. www.ivaac.org: Arun and Promila Sehra 704.844.0147 Srikanth Katakam 704.496.4411 naturalpath.nc@gmail.com www.srcm.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. www.ivaac.org: 704.392.4488 - Ramesh Dhanani admin@issvcharlotte.org Shri Rang Avadhut Parivar (Parspar Devo Bhav) Soul devotees of Guru Dattatraya Rang Avadhut and Shri Prem Avadhut meet every Thursday evening in Charlotte, NC from 7 - 8 pm. for recital of 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 SouthPark Cricket Club South Park Cricket Club is based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it has been an active member of the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference since 2002. The club’s home ground is located at the Reedy Creek Park, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC. For further details: 847.722.9865 (Baseet Ahmed), baseer_11@yahoo.com www.southparkcc.org Srishti of Charlotte Srishti based in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the past 6+ years has emerged to fulfill the North Carolina 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 co98

ordinated 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. Members include not only Bengalis but also Indians from other parts of the country and a few foreign nationals too. For further details: Samiksha Bose: 704-321-1964 Santanu Sarkar : 704-541-3451 Rituparna Mukherjee: 704-844-9505 Steele Creek Cricket Club Cricket is played every Sunday morning at the Steele Creek Athletic Association complex at 13530 Choate Circle, (weather permitting) from 8 - 11 am. This group is dedicated to playing cricket with a hard tennis ball and/or soft baseball (also known as T-Ball) for fun in the Steele Creek Area of Charlotte. If you would like to stay informed about this club or would like to play or watch cricket, feel free to join and share your ideas. For information on current hours of play, location, and contacts. For further details: http://www.geocities.com/steelecreekcricketclub Tamil Catholics of Charlotte Tamil Catholics living in the CharlotteGreensboro area interested in attending monthly mass in Tamil contact pravben@gmail.com. United Cricket Club Forming a team this March of experienced as well as beginners that love cricket. Team will play in the Atlantic League. Practice is every Sunday at Reedy Creek Park (11 to 4pm). Sunday and Monday evenings for ages 15 and up. Join the fun. For further details: 704.905.9127(Captain-Syed) 704.493.7629(Vice Captain-Mohsan)

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mary 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: Manjunath C Shamanna, 336.413.5090 http://indouswinston.org/contact.aspx

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Greensboro Cricket Club (GCC) Good news for cricket lovers! There are several teams that play cricket in Greensboro. The goals of GCC are fun, fitness, and friendship. For info on play and location contact below players. For further details: 336.501.3566 (9:00 am - 9:00 pm, S&S) Dev, Greensboro Warriors, happy4mehta@yahoo.com; Venky, Triad Tigers, venkyhot@hotmail.com.

Life Bliss Foundation The NC Chapter offers workshops, books, CD’s, and DVD’s on spirituality and enlightenment from living enlightened master Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Many videos are available on YouTube. Satsang in Greensboro is held the first Wednesday of each month. The meeting includes meditation, video discourse, and Q&A. Satsang Location: First Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Integrative Therapies, 7-E Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro NC 27407. Meditation workshops are taught on a regular basis. Info: 336.644.1111 www.lifebliss.org

Temple of the Holy Name Prabhupada Village is a rural Hare Krishna community situated in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Every Sunday @ 1 p.m. —- chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophy. Temple is located at 1283 Prabhupada Rd, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046 Info: 336.593.9888 www.nckrishnas.com

Gujarati Cultural Association of Piedmont (GCAP) The Gujarati Cultural Association of Piedmont serves the Asian Indian community through sponsored events, cultural, educational and social programs. GCAP, 127 Landmark Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410. For further details: Hirabhai Zaver 336-375-5350 Paresh Patel 336-609-3014 www.gcap.us India Association of the Triad The objective of the Association is to promote social, cultural and educational interests of its members, develop understanding between members of the Indian community and other residents of the Triad, and make the latter aware of issues of concern to the Indian community. Hindi Language classes are being taught by Mrs. Punjabi. 2011 committee members: Anu Sharma, President Punita Ahuja, Vice President Ruby Singh, Secretary Krishna Balu, Treasurer Indu Kaur, Youth Representative Kumar Vansh Bhardwaj, Webmaster Info: 336.656.0203 (Dhananjay Kumar) www.iatnc.org Indo-US Cultural Association of Winston-Salem The Indo-US Cultural Association’s priSaathee.com

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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

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/

Bharatiya Senior Citizens of North Carolina (BSCNC) BSCNC is a nonprofit organization for senior citizens of Indian origin that are age 60 years and above. The BSCNC members meet on the second Saturday of each month at Cary Senior Center in Bond Park in Cary, NC from 10 am - 4 pm. Sat Jun 11 - Picnic at North Cary Park at 10 am – 4 pm. For further details: Harish Shah 919.387.1629, bhavin_shah@hotmail.com Mahendra Patel 919.793.6588, mahenlata@gmail.com Bhartiben Patel / Raojibhai Patel 919.866.4391, familyinn2@gmail.com Mulchand Patel 252.446.7891, mpatel393@hotmail.com

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. Info: 919.469.6605 www.swaminarayan.org 102

Carolina Rajasthani Association For further details: www.carolinarajasthanis.org Sushma Maheshwari - 919-880-8529, sushmaofnc@yahoo.com Shruti Singhi - 919-412-4819, mshruti@yahoo.com Chinmaya Mission Chinmaya Mission is a worldwide nonprofit 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 June 2011

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Community News & Events 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. This year’s theme being Rama - My Brother, the children will learn to incorporate helpful virtues throughout their life. All festivals are celebrated with families and Prasad. Parents wishing to enroll their children in Balavihar can register through the website. 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: Venkat Mandavilli at 919.387.8434 Srinivas Andhavarapu at 919.439.4444 http://www.chinmaya-rdu.org Dada Bhagwan Satsang Don’t miss on the lifetime event of “Gnan Vidhi” which opens up the path to “Moksha” - everyone is encouraged to procure details of the “Gnan Vidhi” at their nearest location. Meanwhile, download some spiritual books and enrich the spiritual foundation. Subscriptions for monthly spiritual magazine “Dadavani” are also available. When in India, don’t miss opportunity to visit Tri Mandir at Adalaj near Ahmedabad. Visit www.dadabhagwan.org and watch Satsang on Web TV. For children - visit www.kids.dadabhagwan.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: 919.851.1119 (Dr. Afroj Taj) taj@unity.ncsu.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 Heritage India Association of North Carolina (HIANC) Heritage India Association of North CarSaathee.com

olina 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.” It organizes colorful events annually. Info: Yash Garg at 919-870-5222 or Harsha Shah at 919-362-0520. Email: chander@bellsouth.net 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 North Carolina, located at 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, N.C. serves the Indian community in the Triangle area and its vicinity. Temple timings are: Mon. - Fri. 8 - 11 am and 5 - 9 pm, Sat. - Sun. 8 am 7 pm. Daily Aarti and Puja is also conducted by the Priest. Other regular religious and cultural programs: Monthly Vedic Havan, Tuesday Hauman Chalisa recitation, Sri Ramakrishna Study Group, Sri Sai Baba Group, Gita Study Group, Devi Puja, Vaishnav Bhajan Group, Akhand Ramayana Recitation, Weekend Language and Spiritual Knowledge Classes, and Sloka classes for Children. Yoga classes are also offered twice a week (Sunday at 8:00 a.m.and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.) at the Cultural Hall. Priest services are available at your home and/or at the Temple at a nominal charge. Upcoming Events: Sat Jun 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. HSNC Health Fair. Blood Draw - Sat Jun 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Registration: http://www.hsnconline.org/hsnchealth-fair-2011/ Summer camps: 1) June 27-July 1, 2) July 11-July 15, 3) July 18-July 22 and 4) August 15-August 19. Registration: www.hsnconline.org/summer-camp/ Info: Saroj Sharma at 919.654.5224 or 919.851.1225 Arvind Shah 919.434.8021 hsnc@hsncweb.org www.hsncweb.org 104

Hindu Students Council (HSC) NC State University HSC-NCSU is a chapter of the national organization Hindu Students Council (HSC). HSC-NCSU is a cultural and religious student organization. It aims to provide opportunities to learn about Hindu philosophy, spirituality and cultural heritage through various activities, events and projects and is dedicated to provide “seva” (service) to the greater community. For further details: 919.676.0298 (Mrinmoyee Sanyal) msanyal@ncsu.edu www.hsc-ncsu.org Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) The HSS conducts weekly activities to develop character and leadership skills in participants, emphasizing values such as self-discipline, self-confidence and a spirit of selfless service (seva) for humanity while maintaining Hindu cultural identity in harmony with the larger society. HSS is inspired by the idea that the whole world is one family. HSS started in 1989 in the United States and currently has over 100 chapters (shakhas) across the country. The Research Triangle Park chapter meets every Saturday. Activities are tailored to include yoga, games, songs, lectures and discussions on Hindu dharma and culture. For further details: hss.rtp@hssus.org - Triangle area hss.charlotte@hssus.org Charlotte region. Hum Sub Hum Sub is dedicated to sharing the social and cultural traditions of India with the residents of the Research Triangle Park and North Carolina. For further details: 919.367.0461 (Sonali Luniya) 919.851.5959 (Poonam Gupta) contactus@humsub.net www.humsub.net 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 2-year term. IAFPE is excited and motivated to eduJune 2011

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International Community Church CC is a worship center for people from India and neighboring countries. The pastor is Joseph B. Jesudason and the church office is located at 1215 Franklin Jones Road, Suite #204, Raleigh, NC 27606. Info: 919.233.2900 internationalcommunitychurch.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. Upcoming Events: Info: www.icmds.org

International Hindi Association International Hindi Association (IHA) promotes Hindi language and literature and has chapters all over the United States. The Raleigh Chapter periodically organizes Kavi Sammelans with local and indigenous talents. Open to those interested in listening to poetry or in reciting poetry. For further details: 919.656.5224 (Saroj Sharma) 919.678.9056 (Sudha Om Dhingra) www.hindi.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. Info: 919.362.7653 (Dr. Subhas C. Mohapatra) www.iaff1.org Indus Foundation Indus Foundation was founded in NC by a group of professionals with the sole purpose of giving back to the community and the country that has helped members achieve success. Every dollar is wisely spent back into the community without any overheads. Current major projects: Indian Cancer Society rehabilitation Center in Mumbai, Mental Healthcare Center for socially rejected Women in Indore, and three Educational Centers in Gurgaon. Adopt an on-going project or launch an new project under specific guidelines. Make a commitment today to build a better tomorrow. For further details: 919.461.0001 (Dr. Vinnie Goel, Chairman) 919.467.0598 (Dr. Shri Kulkarni, President) 919.319.7294 (Dr. Vijaya Bapat, Vice-President) www.indusfoundation.info Saathee.com

International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization (ISSO) Primary objective of ISSO is “To advance the Sanatan Dharma in accordance with the principles and teachings of Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya, founded and ordained by Lord Shree Swaminarayan (Shree Sahajanand Swami),” enabling His devotees from both the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad) and Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal) to practice their religious duties in harmony. The Raleigh-Durham chapter organizes a “Satsang Sabha” every two weeks, typically on Friday or Saturday evenings, which includes Kirtan bhakti, Katha, Aarti and Mahaprasad. For further details: 919.363.2356 (Niraj Joshi) niraj_joshi@yahoo.com www.swaminarayan.info Kiran KIRAN is a multi-cultural, non-religious, community based, South Asian organization. Promoting the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women who are in crisis through outreach, peer support, and referrals in a confidential manner. The group spreads awareness of South Asian women’s issues in the community and we cooperate and collaborate with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives. Countries in South Asia include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Though there 106

are differences in language, customs, and religions across these countries, these regions share many basic cultural and historical similarities. KIRAN operates a crisis phone line Monday- Friday from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. For help or information regarding domestic violence call an advocate. Services offered are confidential and free of charge: • Information in a culture- and contextsensitive manner • Non-judgmental help and support to women who are experiencing oppressive/crisis situations • Emotional support • Referrals to professional and community services regarding legal issues, health care, short-term child care, psychological counseling, and temporary shelter and housing • KIRAN’s services are completely confidential. Translators and crisis counselors do not disclose any information provided by our clients. Info: Crisis Hotline: 1877- NC-KIRAN or 1877-625-4726 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. Info: 336.421.0690 lifemisionusa@gmail.com www.lifemissionusa.org Nuv Yug Nuv Yug is a cultural organization with a mission to promote awareness of Indian cultural arts and heritage. Striving to create synergy among various cultural groups from the South Asian region. Info: www.nuvyug.net Pakistani American Association The Pakistani-American Association (NCPAA) is a non-political, non-sectarian, cultural and social organization that June 2011

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Community News & Events promotes Pakistani culture to all the communities living in the Triangle Area of North Carolina. Several events are presented during the year. A family dinner is held on the second Friday of every month. For further details: payamber@ncpaa.org http://ncpaa.org Pratham - Triangle Area Founded as a UNICEF initiative, Pratham is a grass-roots organization that works towards universalizing primary education in India. With a goal of reaching 20 million children, Pratham is one of the largest NGOs in field of literacy movement in India. Pratham continues to evolve, grow and works to meet the continually changing needs of the children it educates. Pratham’s North Carolina chapter actively aims to collaborate with individuals, local organizations and community associations and seeks ideas, volunteers and resources to deliver the vision of “Every Child in School and Learning Well.” For details: Gunvant Bhakta, 919-488-8975; Punit Chhabra, 919-380-9569; Sudha Rathie, 919-481-4451; Harshad Shah, 919-3418894. Info: www.prathamusa.org Priyadarshini Arts Known for their unique dance drama pieces, is a non-profit, duo sister team, promoting India’s Vedic and modern heritage through the various forms of dance and acting. For further details: Varshana at priyadarshini.arts@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/user/Priyadars hiniArts Professional Indians’ Association (PIA) PIA is a meetup that serves young South Asian professionals in the Triangle Community. The group is made of Indian professionals and grad students interested in cultural events, socializing and meeting/making friends with likeminded people around the Triangle. Monthly events include meeting at bars/restaurants, Bollywood movie nights, potlucks, Indian concerts/performances, outdoor activities, community service and volunteering. This will also be an opportunity for professionals to share their thoughts on respective industries, social causes, economy and politics. For further details: http://www.meetup.com/PIATriangle/ Saathee.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. Info: www.vedantanc.org RTP Maharashtra Mandal RTP Maharashtra Mandal promotes Maharashtrian culture and language. Maharashtra mandal is committed to serve RTP community with various cultural, social and traditional Marathi programs and events. For further details: 919.468.8824 (Jayant Yete) 919.757.7300 (Neeraj Shikarkhane) 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. Info: 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 on Sundays and Wednesdays. 108

For further details contact: (919) 303-7447 (Raj Solanki) (919) 493-6180 (Devi Sekar) raleigh.center@gmail.com> www.srcm.org, www.sahajmarg.org SAMPIGE Triangle Kannada Association The Triangle Kannada Association is a cultural association for people residing in the Triangle area from Karnataka, India. Sampige organizes Kannada (the language spoken in the Karnataka area) activities in music, dance and drama as well as social activities. For further details: sampigeeditor@yahoo.com www.sampige.org Share and Care Foundation (SCF) Share and Care Foundation (SCF), a charitable organization focused on several projects in India and the USA, is launching a new chapter for the Carolinas - this represents the first chapter outside the New Jersey headquarters of SCF. SCF has been working with the Triangle’s Indian community for more than 15 years. For further details: 919.425.5299 (Manu Patel) 919.469.1258 (Rajeev Kamath) www.shareandcare.org Sikh Gurdwara of North Carolina The Sikh Gurudwara of North Carolina welcomes visitors of all backgrounds regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or gender. All peoples, regardless of their origin or orientation, are welcome to attend our services and share in the blessings of God. Religious services are held every Saturday evening and Sunday morning, followed by a community meal (langar). In addition to religious services, we offer educational programs for children and young adults. Adults participate in religious discourse during monthly study circles. Members of the Sangat (congregation) regularly participate in community service projects in the Triangle area. The Sikh Gurdwara at North Carolina is located at 3214 Banner Street in Durham, NC 27704. Info: 919.220.9917 www.sgncweb.org South Indian Fine Arts Academy [SIFAA] SIFAA is a non-profit organization that works to arrange and promote concerts June 2011

Community News & Events and performances in the Triangle and Triad areas, concentrating on Carnatic music for the present. For further details: 919.773.1580 www.sifaa.org St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Holy Qurbana and Sunday School are held in Malayalam/English, led by Reverend Dr. M. K. Thomas at 225 Bashford Road, Raleigh, NC. Info: 919.461.1773 sec@stgregoriosnc.org www.stgregoriosnc.org Tamil Cultural Association of North Carolina (TCA NC) TCA NC is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of providing youths with exposure to Tamil culture. Everyone is invited to join TCA and become part of a wonderful organization promoting Tamil culture in the Triangle area of NC. 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. Info: (919)-465-1606 - Ravi Shanmugam (President) http://members.fortunecity.com/tamilsangamofcarolina

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. Saathee.com

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 nonprofit organization that supports volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental 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. Info: www.idrf.org. Triangle Gujarati Association (TGA) Triangle Gujarati Organization is a nonprofit Organization with a mission to promote Gujarati culture in the Triangle area. The goals are to serve the Gujarati community by organizing various events throughout the year and impart Gujarati culture and language on the youth. Upcoming events: Sat Jun 11 – Picnic Sat Oct 8 – Sharad Purnima Sat Nov 5 – Diwali For further details: President: Ms. Harsha Shah 919.362.0520 Vice President: Ms. Hemini Patel 919.387.2900 www.nctga.org Triangle Indian Youth Organization (TIYO) This organization has been created with the purpose of encouraging youths of Indian origin aged between 12-18 years to develop skills for leadership, to organize team-oriented efforts, understand and participate in community services, understand and develop individual potential. There will be activities that will fall into the broad categories of education, arts, cultural, charity, religious and community services. For further details: 919.363.7339 (Latha Pamarthi [Director of TIYO]) triangleindianyouth@yahoo.com

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devotional Dattatreya Bhajans and DattaBavani 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 Two Cents of Hope (TCH) Two Cents of Hope was started by a group of Indian students at NC State University with the belief in empowering youth via education. The goal is to uplift the weaker sections of the society through education. The foundation lies in the power of cents giving TCH its name. As J. Carney put it, “Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean, and the pleasant land.” By using coin boxes to collect loose change, the total donations result in a collection that yields considerable amount of money, enough to give education to a poor student - indeed a firm footing for the rest of his or her life. Apart from the coin collection other sources of funding includes fundraising events (Trishna, Crescendo, and Booth in Cary Diwali) and sponsors. In the last three years TCH has funded $21,689, which includes 77 projects benefitting 270 students and two schools in India. To keep a coin box at your place or to know more about Two Cents of Hope, email coordinator@nc.twocentsofhope.com. www.twocentsofhope.com Urdu Majlis Urdu Majlis is a literary organization for the promotion of Urdu language and literature and has no political, national or religious affiliations. The group has regularly scheduled monthly meetings in which enthusiasts and scholars of Urdu literature meet to discuss the life and works of a selected literary figure. For further details: 919.851.1119 (Dr. Afroz Taj) 919.596.4792 (Ashraf and Seema Faruqi) taj@unity.ncsu.edu June 2011

by Sri Saibaba’s grace, Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir of North Carolina (SSMNC) is at the final stage of pursuing a property in Cary, NC. SSMNC is seeking moral and financial support from the community to make the dream of opening Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir a reality. location: 1150 Sw Maynard rd Cary, NC 27513

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• SSMNC is pursuing a lease to own agreement for this property with a downpayment of 10% property value. Proposed closing is by 11th June, 2011.the fundraising target is $350k to meet downpayment and operating expenses for the first year. • the proposed property is comprised of 3.5 acres land with a 4000 sqft, 5 year old Class A commercial building(previously used for wedding celebrations), o&i zoning, ready to move in with religious assembly permit. • the proposed mandir building has a large hall for Sanctum sanctorum, lobby area, four offices, three meeting rooms, four restrooms, kitchenette, gallery, and storage rooms. Steeple is removable and Shikhar construction is possible. • Currently 100 car parking ability, adjacent 1.54 acres land is being pursued for additional (70-80) parking. • the donations, given exclusively for buying the property, will be kept undeposited until the closing formalities are completed. • the donors will be informed prior to depositing the check.

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Suggested Donation $5,000 or more $2,500 or more $1,000 or more $500 or more

Mailing Address for donations: Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir of North Carolina Box # 365, 1251 Nw Maynard Rd Cary, NC 27513 Phone: (919) 386-1085 Fax: (619) 924-7895 Web: www.ShirdiSaiMandirNC.org Email: info@ShirdiSaiMandirNC.org

Please join us in the fundraising efforts and if you would like to volunteer, please contact Mayura Sevala at (919)481-0640 or ramakrishna boggarapu at (919)244-9425 or send email to volunteer@shirdisaimandirnc.org.

Community News & Events Vaishnav Samaj of Triangle Area The Vaishnav Samaj is a group of likeminded devotees who meet for religious worship and understand Pushti Marg Principles at large. Regular Bhajan recitations are held 2nd Sunday of the month from 4-6 pm. For further details: Arvindbhai Shah 919.233.7677 Vithabhai Shah 919.467.4254 Navinbhai Parikh 919.387.8808

Regional Barsana Dham satsang [Greenville, NC] Info: Madhu Sharma 336.404.7047 email: madhu0sharma@yahoo.com www.barsanadham.org Cape Fear Cultural Association of India - Wilmington Cape Fear Cultural Association of India is an organization that promotes understanding of Indian culture and promotes a medium for people of Indian culture to get together. For further details: Shashin Patel, President. (910.790.9448) Sanjay Batish, Vice-President. (910.371.9860) Anjali Dashputre, Treasurer. (910.395.6633) Sukhbir Dhillon, Cultural Secretary (910.796.1965) Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) develops and promotes trade, business, commercial and professional relationships between India and the United States, especially within the state of Georgia. GIACC was formed recognizing the need for promoting bilateral activities among South Asian and mainstream communities in the United States and South Asia. For further details: 678.762.7589 AniThirdM@aol.com, ani@giacc.org. 770.840.1925 - susan@giacc.org. www.giacc.org Hindu Bhavan of Fayetteville, NC Hindu Bhavan of Fayetteville, NC is a nonprofit organization. Ceremonies and events take place regularly. Temple Address: 907 Cedar Creek Road, Fayetteville, NC 28302. For further details:

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South Carolina American South Asian Cultural Association of Columbia, SC The American South Asian Cultural Association of Columbia’s fundamental goal is to increase cultural awareness and develop cultural understanding among American Southeast Asian Community in Columbia area. A monthly Lunch meeting will be held on the Second Sunday of every month 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 Rd, 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 112

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 Hindu Society of Greater Spartanburg The daily Aarti is at 7:00 p.m., Balvihar classes are conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on scheduled Sundays, and Satsang is on second Sunday every month from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Temple is located on 1130 Fairview Church Road in Boiling Springs, S.C. 29303. For further details: 864.599.7048 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 India Assoc. of Greater Charleston (IAGC) The IAGC was founded in Charleston to bring together people who were interested in India and to provide a forum to increase the understanding of the heritage of India in US. Info: 803.884.0859 iagcfolks@yahoo.com International Fellowship Church of Greenville, SC International Fellowship Church offers Sunday worship services and other weekly activities for all people of Indian origin. For further details: 864.234.1256 (Pastor Suhas Raiborde) www.internationalfellowshipchurch.org Masjid Noor-UL-Huda The Mosque is located at 517 Winmet Drive, Columbia, S.C. On the first Saturday and third Saturday of every month from 6 – 8 pm, Islamic session is held by Hafiz Mohammed Basheer. Quranic Reading classes are conducted daily, and everyone is encouraged to send their June 2011

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Community News & Events children to these sessions. For further details: 803.749.0827 (Dr. Shami) 803.740.5127 (Qari Abdul Khader Multani) 803.754.2632 (Mosque main number) Mrudani School of Performing Arts Mrudani School of Performing Arts is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the classical arts of India. Mrudani School offers classes in Bharathanatyam (Kalakshetra style) and Kuchipudi in Columbia, Orangeburg, and Charleston, SC. For further details: Monica @ 843.849.7841 Anuradha @ 803.347.3851 classicaldance.india@gmail.com Sirigannada Sirigannada, the Kannada Association of South Carolina, a non-profit organization was created on July 18, 2004 by the interested Kannada speaking people of South Carolina. It is a voluntary organization primarily run by memberships and donations from Kannadigas of the State of South Carolina. Info: www.sirigannada.org

Telugu Association of Greater Greenville, SC 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 Triad Avatar Meher Baba Group The Meher Center is a spiritual retreat/ashram located on SC Highway 17 immediately North of the Highway 22 connection 8 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC. Meher Baba visited this place 3 times and considered it His home in the West. A small brick house built especially for Him is open for “Darshan” on Fridays and Sunday (11:00 am.) / Meher Center: (843) 272-5777. Info: 336.299.9683 runderwood@webtv.net www.avatarmeherbaba.org Send updates for your organization by the 15th of the month to: saatheemag@hotmail.com

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Tomato and Tortellini Toss Ingredients: 2 to 3 cups fresh broccoli flowerets 1 9-ounce package (about 2-1/2 to 3 cups) cheese tortellini 1/2 cup pesto 2 large tomatoes, cored, quartered, and cut into large bite-size chunks Freshly ground pepper to taste 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese for garnish Method: In a small saucepan, steam the broccoli for about 5 to 6 minutes, until it is just tender-crisp. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the tortellini and cook until done according to the package instructions. Drain and toss with the broccoli and pesto until thoroughly coated. Add the tomatoes and toss briefly. Pepper the dish and serve at once, garnish with the feta cheese. Serves 4. Tomato and Garlic Baked Stuffed Potatoes Ingredients: 8 extra-large baking potatoes, scrubbed 1 T. olive oil 2 T. unsalted butter 1 large onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced Saathee.com

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2 large fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into bite-size chunks 1 T. red wine vinegar 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Method: Bake the potatoes until the flesh is tender. Slice the potatoes lengthwise and cool briefly. When they’re cool enough to handle, spoon the flesh into a bowl, leaving a thick enough casing to support the filling. Reserve the 6 best casings. Heat the olive oil and butter in a medium-size skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat, stirring, for 10 to 12 minutes, until the onion is golden brown. Stir in the garlic, sauté for another minute, then remove from the heat and scrape into a bowl. Put the skillet back on the heat. Add the tomatoes and sauté them for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat, just until they start to soften. Stir in the vinegar, cook for a few more seconds, then transfer to the bowl with the onions. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Using a potato masher, mash the potato flesh with the sour cream, leaving it a little on the chunky side. Add the Parmesan cheese, and then fold in the reserved tomato mixture. Salt and pepper the stuffing to taste, then pack it into the reserved skins, dividing it equally. Bake the tomatoes for about 25 to 30 minutes, until heated through. Serve hot. Serves 6. All Recipes courtesy of Floridatomatoes.org We welcome recipes and suggestions for inclusion in this column every month. Send query to saatheemag@hotmail.com

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“holding the stick” was performed. The young people were initiated into dancing by holding the stick. On this day, as on all celebrations, presents were offered to the guru/teacher as a “Guru Dakshana.” In the modern world, arangetram is like achieving a milestone in Bharatha Natyam, Kuchipudi or other classical dance forms. Sometimes, we take many aspects of our lives for granted. Completing arangetram is a great challenge. Majority of dancers hope to complete this goal. Very few are fortunate and determined enough to achieve it. Those of you who aspire to complete arangetram in the near future, I wish you good luck. I congratulate those who have already completed their arangetrams. For more articles and analyses on the numerous dances of India, visit www.saathee.com and go to the articles tab and scroll down to the dances of India tab. 118

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General Predictions for June 2011 ARIES (Mar 20- Apr 20) You may need to control yourself this month. Responsibilities and entertainment both should make you very busy. You should finish your work assignment first so that the second half of the month is open for fun and celebration. If health is not the issue, the stars are very positive for success and celebration. Major changes in your religious belief are on the way, so be ready.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 - Nov 22) Now is the time to relax and enjoy family life. Your spouse may achieve good success this month. You should be able to control the situation with confidence. Your partner may also perform very well. The period is perfect for a dream vacation. It is advisable to check your diet. You may gain some weight this month. Keep away from water and get ready to spend some money and enjoy life!

TAURUS (Apr 20 - May 21) If you can compromise with your dreams and focus on your education, you may enjoy both achievement and success this month. You may need to move aggressively. Ignore other minor issues and focus on your long-term goal. Try to take maximum benefit of favors from the stars. Do not wait till the last week of the month, as the time will turn during the last days of the month.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21) You must avoid making any major move this month. Act very cautiously as any mistake may turn into a big disaster. You may survive through, but life may turn tough on you. Your workload may go up during the second half. Keep working intelligently and sincerely. You may enjoy good health and a comfortable family life. Time is good for working on selling investment properties. Though keep things steady, don’t rush.

GEMINI (May 21 - Jun 21) It is time to take care of your health. You may see minor ups and downs this month due to unexpected changes in the circumstances. The month should start positively while failures in the middle of the month may disturb your project. However, the month should end with great achievements. You will regain your confidence and your intuition will start working again during the last week. Overall, move slowly this month.

CAPRICORN (Dec 21 - Jan 20) Life may start moving forward with a new approach this month. Unexpected financial gain or new opportunity may come your way; keep moving with self-confidence. Don’t wait or look for any support or help. Try to curb your expenses and focus on earning extra revenue. However, avoid making any investments in real estate. Don’t forget to take care of your health. Be careful, as egoistic comment may put you in hot water.

CANCER (Jun 21 - Jul 22) You may have to work very hard and sincerely this month. You may not find enough time for picnicking or hanging out with your friends. You may also face uncertainty and a hectic work schedule. Don’t plan anything in advance to avoid frustration. The end of the month should clear up all confusions and help you feel comfortable. A risk-taking tendency must be curbed this month. It is very important that you give top priority to your health.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 19) You need to clear misunderstandings with your partner. Long distance journey with your family may bring results for you this month. If you’re pregnant, pay full attention to your baby’s health. Overall, it is going to be very positive period as far as monetary matters are concerned; it may also keep rising steadily through out this month. Your stars should protect you through your error, though don’t forget to keep working hard.

LEO (Jul 22 - Aug 23) Unexpected heavy workload during the first half of the month may build disappointment. Try to work slow and ask for help immediately. Don’t take too much workload on yourself. You may lose a very important opportunity during the last week. And you may damage your eyesight by putting too many hours in front of the computer. Your sincerity may receive good appreciation during the middle of the month.

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Classifieds BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: BUDGET MOTEL FOR SALE 519 Main Street, Kenbridge, Virginia, 23944 14 Rooms, with 3 Bedroom House $275,000 or Best Offer Property Will Be Sold 5pm Friday July 1st, 2011 to the Highest Bidder !!! Financials and Photos available Brokers Protected! Contact John Janson for details, 434-953-8794 jmjanson@meckcom.net Two Retail Store Spaces For Sale/Lease: One already built-out for Restaurant use. Excellent Downtown Cary, NC location. Call for details 919.649.1484. Businesses For Sale: Café, restaurants, deli, coin laundry, dry cleaners, and more plus residential listings. Call for the best discounts when you buy or sell. Guaranteed Excellent Service! 704-649-9095. Broker. Liquor Store for Sale: Lancaster, SC. Gross sale $240,000, margin 28%, monthly expenses only $1,500. EST 17 yrs. Asking $79,000 plus inventory. Will finance $35,000 in inventory to qualified buyer. Bring all offers. Call Bobby Singh : 803-530-0887. Wholesale Business for Sale: Lancaster, SC. Wholesale planters, vases, etc to florists. Established retail customers. Traveling required. Owner benefits $50,000 yrly. Asking $75,000 with inventory. Call Bobby Singh : 803-530-0887. C-Stores For Sale: Greensboro, NC, $595K + Inv., GR $1.5M, Rockwell, NC, $299K + Inv., GR $4M, Denver, NC, $499K + Inv., GR $1M, Taylorsville, NC, $349K + Inv., GR $1.4M, China Grove, NC, $399K + Inv. Store Closed, 704-814-9435 www.countysouth.biz Cash Business For Sale: coin-operated car wash and coin-operated laundry with real estate ($750K) in Person County, Contact: info@entrustassociates.com or Anne at 919.803.4216. Businesses Available: 4 Blimpie Sub Shops inside Walmart in Columbia, SC. C-Store For Rent in Abbeville, SC. Sub-Sandwich Shop With Gas Station for sale in Pickens, SC. Mahesh Patel: 864-205-8777 or 304-731-5859 Tobacco Store For Sale: Excellent $ and high visibility. North Carolina. Store volume 25K & lotto. Asking price only $75K plus inv. Please call: Jitu (704) 743-6719 or (574) 540-9428. Popular Indian Grocery Store For Sale: $90K + inventory, Winston Salem, NC. Good location, well established business, loyal customers + room to grow. Serious buyers Call 336 749 2398 Gas-station/C-store In NC For Lease: on I-40 (exit 90) Nebo, NC. No gas contract, Sales $70K with Gas & Diesel ,+ cashing checks, + games, $20K for Equipment + inventory, rent $1500, need EBT. Call Rob 864-838-0310. Saathee.com

PROPERTY FOR SALE: House For Sale: Earn 8.5% guaranteed. DUKE Univ 3bed/3bath condo leased at $1750/mo with continuous rental history. HOA dues $245. Fully furnished $195K. Contact Owner: (919) 423-9035. Property For Sale: Rental property – 4 duplex package (8 units), cash flowing. Well maintained. Charlotte NC, Broker: 704.533.3074. e-mail: Rob@carolinarealtyadvisor.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Nanny Needed: Looking for a nanny in Durham (near Southpoint Mall), NC for a 2 and a 1 year old. Cooking and light housework expected. Call 919 572-2492. Hotel Management Firm in SC: hiring house keepers, front desk (must speak fluent English), and General Manager/s of franchise hotels. Experience is REQUIRED. Call Danny Patel 864-7527192.

Nanny Needed: Female live-out Nanny to take care of 9 month old in Fort Mill, SC (5 miles from Charlotte, NC). Cooking and light house-keeping preferred. Please call 216-502-7017. Help Needed: To pick up 5 year old child from school and drop to our home[10 miles] every afternoon.Please call 626-298-4277 or 917-974-3901 Nanny Wanted: Looking for a full-time care taker / Nanny who can come to our home and look after our baby (2 months old). Help with light house work also. Good Pay. Call 980-225-0658 Nanny wanted for after school care with some light cooking help from 3pm to 6pm in Highland Creek area North Charlotte. 704.674.5619. Dry Cleaners Help Wanted: Front counter help, cashier & customer service. Full or Part-time. Must speak English. Call Naru or Vinod 704-3410300 Gas Station Help Wanted: Part-Time Weekends. Off exit 82 in Rock Hill, SC (Cherry Rd.) Call Hasmukh Patel @ 704-907-5884 Nanny Needed: Gujarati speaking LIVE IN nanny needed in Cary, NC. Cooking and light housework. Excellent pay and accommodations. Call (919) 244-2457.

Refulgent Technologies Inc.: IT staffing company is currently recruiting Java, .Net, SQL Server and QA candidates. We also do Training & Placement. Please contact Anu @ 704.405.4238 or e-mail: recruiter @refulgenttech.com Live-out Nanny needed: 8 to 5 in our home. Caring for 5 month old baby & help with cooking. Call 704-706-2347 or 408-406-7656 Caring Live In/Live out NANNY needed: Cary, NC to take care of a 2 year-old, a 5 month-old plus light household duties like cooking, cleaning, laundry etc. Please call (919) 757-5010. Caring Nanny Needed: For 1 year old in South Charlotte, NC. Please contact 704-8408543 for 1 year old.

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We are hiring females who know Eyebrow Threading or henna tattoo. Traing provided. Fulltime, part-time or weekends. Cary, NC 1. Eyebrow Threaders 2. Waxing / Facial Specialists Raleigh, NC 1. Manager 2. Eyebrow Threaders 3. Waxing / Facial Specialists Fayetteville, NC 1. Eyebrow Threaders Please Call:

(773) 507-8848 (773) 981-8848 Email: apq147@yahoo.com If you wish to move out of state, we offer a great salary + commission + tips + living allowance .

Opening for licensed P&C or Life insurance agent, commission only basis. Contact 336508-4702 Need a Nanny: Live in or live out to watch 2 girls ...3 and 9 yr old. Concord, NC. Cook, clean, laundry, ironing, etc. Drivers License a plus. Call 980-328-4251 Manager Needed: Travel Agency (NC) min. 3 years experience, pref. worldspan/Sabre. High Salary plus incentive, health, travel benefits. Send Resume to Travelconsolidator2011@hotmail.com Hotel Management Firm Now Hiring: Various positions available for house keepers, front desk (must speak fluent English), and General Manager/s of franchise hotels. Experience is REQUIRED for all positions. Serious inquiries only. E-mail resumes to info@abcinns.com or abcone@abcinns.com Gujarati LIVE-IN NANNY Needed: in Gastonia, NC to take care of a 3 year old child plus household duties like cooking, cleaning, laundry etc. Please call 704-974-3501. Threading Practitioners Wanted: Full or Part-Time. In Charlotte & Raleigh Areas. Experience & Good English Skills Needed. Please call 980-322-1110 Gas Station Help Wanted: Looking for a Couple or single. Full-Time for convenience store / gas station / restaurant near Charlotte, NC. Accommodations Provided! 704-701-9975

FOR RENT: House For Rent: $795.00 plus deposit of $795.00. 3BR, Living & family room, 2 Bth, fenced yard. Appliances. Near Hindu Center. 1335 Fox Run Drive, Charlotte, NC. Call Pramod 704-942-6455.

MATRIMONIAL: Seeking A Hindu South Indian Male: around 50 to 60 yrs. For a divorced female age 55 for permanent relationship, working in NC in healthcare. For info e-mail: nkaza_crna@hotmail.com June 2011

SERVICES: Stressed? In Pain?: Relax with a Massage by Jasu Bhojani. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Hot Stones,Reflexology,& Head Massage. NC licensed & Board Certified. Phone: 704-685-1523 or 704-362-5659. Bhangra Summer Classes: Taal Dance Studio is now offering traditional Bhangra and upbeat Bollywood classes for beginners and advanced students! To enroll contact Sonia Bhandari at 704-641-4865 orsjuhib@gmail.com. Devam Orthopedic Hospital, Amedabad: Dr. Hitendra M Patel (Orthopedic fellow in USA). Specialist in orthopedic surgery, joint and knee replacements. Reasonable rates. Call for details: 07930177401 or 9698054329. WEB DESIGN: Want a new or redesigned Website? Attract new clients & more money. Internet Marketing. Reasonable price. Quality Design. www.define-web.com (980) 622-4387 - Web & Graphic Design services. Henna Artist: Fascinating Arabic, Rajasthani, Gujarati and fusion henna designs. Available for weddings, festivals, and parties. Resonable charges. Contact: Reena Jain 704-5874547 or email: reenachaplot@gmail.com Henna artist, specialist in Bridal, Arabic,Traditional and all types of Mehendi for all occasions. Call : 320-322-3341 / 980-333-8560 or e-mail: hennadesign14@gmail.com. Ribald Farms Nursery & Florist: Specializes in Indian wedding reception design and floral arrangements. For more information contact Shawna Turner at 803-328-2266 or www.rockhillflowers.com

Pari Beauty In Matthews, NC: Threading, Waxing, Facials, Bleaching & Much More! 20 years of experience with Special Deals & Great Service. For Appointment Call: 704-846-7912 ART / DRAWING CLASS: Ages 4 to 15. Learn sketches, charcoal painting, modern art , oil on canvas etc. Age appropriate curriculum. FREE TRIAL CLASS. For more details call Karli @ 704.965.3550 or email: karli@crazycrayon.us. Astrologer With Gold Medals - Jayanti LadContact for Health, Wealth, Relationship, Child, Enemies, Court Cases, Marriage, Job, Business, Vastu Problems, Preparing & Matching Horoscope. Call 919-463-5180 Jayantinlad@yahoo.com Gujarati Priest: Devendra Dave Independent priest. Ganesh, Randal, Navratri, Diwaliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Laxmi & Sharda Pujas, Satyanarayan Katha, Weddings, Vastu, Baby Showers, Funeral Seva. Call Daveji 704-780-3563. God Blessings to All. 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 Mehandi (Henna): Award winning artist from Jaipur, India specializing in wedding parties (Bride & attendants). Satisfaction guaranteed regarding design, color & price. Please call: Krishna Priya Dasi 919-824-7734 E-Mail: krsnapriyad@hotmail.com MEHANDI & SAREES: Specialist in Bridal mehandi and henna for all occasions (20Yrs of experience). We carry designer sarees, 1-2

gram jewelery, Kurtis and accessories. Contact Neena Jain (Trendz) 919-367-0746 or email: Trendz02@hotmail.com Computer Consulting: Assistance with software installation, set-up, formatting, back-up, troubleshooting and more. Very reasonable rates. 704.619.2358 Eyebrow Threading with a light touch. Charlotte area. 704.968.0270 Neetaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte area open 7 days a week. Full service. Please call for appointment. 704-968-0270. Foreign Accent Modification: Your speech is your "vocal resume." Speak English clearly and with confidence. Individual tutorials with certified speech specialists at Triangle Speech Services. www.trianglespeech.com.

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Mrithujayan, Sue (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Nagpal, Sunil (MetLife Financial Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Nationwide Ins. (Maqsood Khan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Neeta's Beauty Parlor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Niti's Beauty Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Nucell Wholesale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Oza, Rishi (Immigration Legal Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Paracha Entertainment (Atif Aslam & Sunidhi Chauhan) . . . .3 Passage To India - Fine Indian Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Patel Brothers (Charlotte) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Patel, Champa (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Patel, Mrugesh (Law Offices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Pathak, Atul (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Payal Groceries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Poplai, Deepak (White Insurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Prashant Video Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Raj D Batra (Photography-Videography) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Rajbhog Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Rajdeep Mandap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Rajdeep Video & Photography (Ramesh Panjabi) . . . . . . . . . . .9 Rapid Car Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Ravindra Dave Pandit (Religious Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Roop Beauty (Pooja Patel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Royal Kabab Hut and Grocery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 S S Photography Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Saathee Subscription Coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Saathee.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Saffron Restaurant and Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Sai Speed Math Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Sam's Mart Inc. (Paul Joseph) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 SAT Tutoring (The Hitchhiker's Guide to College) . . . . . . . . .10 Select Auto Sales (Vehicle Locator Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Shah, Anish (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 & 55 Shah, Kirti (CPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Shining Star Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Shirdi Saibaba Mandir (Cary, NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Shyama Beauty Parlour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Situl Indian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Skynet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Sleep Inn (Charlotte) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Soni Family Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Subh Laxmi Indian Groc. (Columbia, SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Swift Telecom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Tandoori Grill & Dream Of Bombay (Columbia SC) . . . . . . .99 Telugu Christian Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Thakkar, Beena (Realty) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 The Blue Taj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Toyota Of Concord (Rajan Patel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Transportation (Diamond Cab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Travel Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Travelinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Ttravel Guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Tyagi, Rita (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Usha Decor (Wedding Planning & Decor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Vedic Ctr Of Greenville, SC (Bhagavat Katha -Bhaishri) . . . .23 Vyas Travels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Weldone Beauti Parlour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 White Horse Weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Wide Screen TV (TV repair and more) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Woodlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Worldwide travels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Yogi Cash & Carry (Indian Food & Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

A & V Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A.S. Art Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 A2Z Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Abacus Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Access Realty & Funding (Chandravadan Shah) . . . . . . . . . .57 Aim Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 All Car Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Anokha Dance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 AP Architecture Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Asiana Fusion.Sushi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Aura And More... Boutique (Ladies Fashions) . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Bashyam & Spiro LLP (Immigration Law) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Bethel Christian Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Bfit Dance Bollywood Fitness (Nrityangan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Bharat Bazaar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Bhindi Jewellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover Bipin & Smita Parekh (Real Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Blooming Buds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Bollywood Bites (Restaurant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bombay Grille Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 British American School of Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Camden Pinehurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 CaroMont Medical Group (Dr. Manu Patel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Carpet & Tile Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Cary Photo & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Chai Pani (Restaurant - Ashville, NC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Challa Law Offices, PLC (Immigration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Charlotte C-Store Wholesale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Chawpaty Food (Catering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Chingari Restaurant (Charlotte) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Chiro-Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Concha, David - Immigration Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Country Inn & Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 County South Realty & Business Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 CR Communications Inc (Dish Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Deccan Dental Lab, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Delhi Palace (Columbia, SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Dentist (Dr. Prashant Rao - 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