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In this issue: Which countries own most U.S. debt?

Stashing Money in Swiss Bank Accounts

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March 2015 Issue # 203 Editor Samir Shukla

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(saatheemag@hotmail.com)

Is the NFL Who has Which Modern Day Slavery and countries own money stashed Looking for a Rescued most US Debt? in Swiss Bank London Team?

Accounts?

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Publisher Divakar Shukla (rakavid@aol.com)

Ad Design / Layout Nageshwar “Nate” Andrews

HeLLo ReADeRS! Aslam began working at age 9 to pay off his parents’ debt. He was rescued at age 13. Here’s his story. pg. 8.

These Charts Show You Which Countries Own Most of the United States’ Foreign Debt. pg. 14.

Thanks to ‘Swiss Leaks’ we know how much money rich people are hiding from the world. pg. 26.

Is NFL moving to London? American football mulls a franchise abroad. pg. 30 We welcome all readers' comments, suggestions and critiques to help make the community's information source better.

Catch up on what the city and regional community organizations are up to in our Community Organizations section pg. 88.

Upcoming festivals and holidays are listed on pg. 118.

Get daily updates about our community as well as news and videos at saathee.com Until next month, we will see you online.

IN THIS ISSUe Modern Day Slavery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 08 US Foreign Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 14 Upcoming Movie Releases . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 20 Sangeet and Evergreen Film Lyrics . . . .pg. 24 Is NFL Moving to London? . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 30 Noise Bliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 32 Tax Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 36 Dances of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Children’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Marketing Turnaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 Thinking About Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 52 The Chai Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 54 Test your India Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 60 Teatime in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 62 News Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 70 Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 80 Community Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Community Organizations . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 88 FYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 118

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rest of the world walks out.”

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Contributors: Kirit Shukla, Judith L. Bergman, Gail Z. Martin, Neal Patel, Dr. Maha Gingrich, Vinita Singh, Anand Kothari, Balaji Prasad, and Jalendu Vaidya.

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Modern Day

Aslam began working at age 9 to pay off his parents’ debt.

He was rescued at age 13.

Here’s his story.

SLAVERY

children are disproportionately affected. And it added that the issue is not being adequately tackled by the government.

That Aslam was afraid of the police arresting him is a reflection of how little the children had come to expect from the state. That day, Aslam and 11 other children (the rest had “escaped”) were taken to a judicial magistrate, where they told their stories for the first time. Their stories were nearly identical — except for a few details.

By Mandakini Gahlot, GlobalPost.com Editor’s note: GlobalPost has changed Alsam’s name in accordance with Indian law requiring that rescued minors remain anonymous.

NEW DELHI — On Nov. 11, 13-year-old Aslam woke up at 6 a.m. Fifteen minutes later, he was at his table at a New Delhi garment factory. He had only gone to bed at midnight, and was drowsy and irritable. But with the holiday season just around the corner, there was much work to be done. And there was no point in complaining.

His job was particularly tedious, and required extreme precision — sewing tiny sequins onto women’s garments. In fact, all 30 children in the unit were working 16-hour shifts in order to meet holiday demand. They usually put in 10 to 12 hours a day. The work was relentless, interrupted only by short breaks for tea and lunch.

Just before noon, a few hours after a basic breakfast of lentils and flatbread, Aslam heard his owner shout from outside the unit: “Run quickly! Hide! The police are coming.” The children began running — some left the unit, others hid behind the numerous cupboards. Aslam crouched under a table.

“My heart was pounding — I really did not want the police to arrest me, and put me in jail,” the boy recalls.

“I was crying when they came in,” he says. “There were some people with them who were not wearing uniforms; they spoke to me kindly, but I knew they would take me to jail.”

In fact, the police were at the factory that day to rescue the children. Accompanying them were members of Bachpan Bachao Andolan — the organization founded by 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi — which has helped rescue more than 80,000 children from the clutches of modernday slavery over the past 30 years.

That is still a drop in the bucket according to a report released Nov. 17 by an Australian human rights group, the Walk Free Foundation. In their report, India emerged as the country with the highest number of people living in enslaved conditions: 14.3 million. The report said that women and Saathee.com

At 9, a slave Aslam was born in a tiny village in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to a tailor and a housewife. The eldest of five siblings, he knew from a young age that he would have to contribute to the family’s income.

“When I was 9, I stopped going to school,” he said. “A few months later, my parents borrowed 30,000 rupees ($484) from a man in Delhi. In exchange, I was sent to Delhi to work in his factory until we repaid the debt. My parents also thought that it will be useful for me to pick up a skill.”

For the next year and a half, Aslam worked up to 16 hours daily, for 100 rupees per month (about $1.5). The wages were used to pay off the debt — slowly. He worked and slept in the factory along with the other children, and was provided three meals a day by the owner. Sometimes, he was allowed to go outside to buy food. Once, he was given leave for a week to go back home for Eid, a Muslim holiday.

“We worked all the time, we worked even when we were ill. My master would give us medicine, and insist we continue working,” he said. “Once I got tuberculosis. That time he took me to the hospital. But otherwise I worked every single day.”

“If the work was not done properly, master would scream at us, and sometime he would hit the children as well,” he added. “I was good at my work, so I was never beaten, but I saw at least three to four children being hit by master.”

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“I didn’t know where we were being taken,” he recalled. “I had two pairs of clothes with me, and nothing else.”

Center officials say his reaction is completely normal.

“When the children first come here, they are frightened and anxious, they don’t trust anyone,” said Aditya Mishra, project officer and manager at the Mukti Ashram.

“We usually counsel them right away, and tell them exactly what has happened, we assure them that they will soon be back with their families, and we make sure to speak to them with respect.”

“They have been [so] let down by everyone, by their parents, by the person who employs, in some cases the person who trafficked them — that they can no longer believe that someone wants to genuinely help them,” he added. “On day one certainly, they don’t trust us at all. It takes time.”

The Indian courts mandate that rescued children must spend at least 30 days at a rehabilitation center like Mukti Ashram before returning to their families. They are divided into groups, and given clothing and assigned living quarters. They participate in counseling sessions, non-formal educational activities and are encouraged to participate in activities involving sports and arts. Every evening they are allowed to watch television, a favorite activity.

The children, many of whom have never even set foot in a school, are also taught basic writing and math skills. Unlike most children their age, Aslam and his friends are excited to be in a classroom.

It’s not unusual for children like Aslam to end up working again after being rescued, something Mukti Ashram works hard to prevent.

“We have a strict follow-up system, which means we keep going back to the villages and following up on the cases of rescued children to make sure they are not working again,” explained Aditya Mishra. “It’s important that they learn how to be children again.”

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At one point in GlobalPost’s interview, Aslam decided he no longer wanted to dwell on the past. His face lit up, though, after being asked about what he is doing now.

“I have been learning how to write. I can now write my name in Hindi and English,” he said, taking this reporter’s notebook and meticulously writing his name and address in it.

“My teacher said that today we will learn how to write longer sentences. I want to surprise my mother by showing her I can write now.”

When asked what he wants to do when he goes back to his village, he shrugged. “I would like to go to school but I have brothers and sisters,” he said. “And most importantly, I want to make sure they don’t have to experience the things that I have. I want to make sure they get an education.”

“My teacher told us about the rights of children in India,” he added. “So now I understand also that working before I am 18 is against the law.”

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These Charts Show You Which Countries Own Most of the United States’ Foreign Debt

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The Treasury Department doesn’t keep track of every nation that holds Treasury securities, but it does have numbers on the top 35 foreign holders. The top ten shed some light on the big players when it comes to US foreign debt; but the list arguably gets more interesting as you go further down. Who knew $13.7 billion of US debt is owned by Vietnam? Or that the US owes Kazakhstan $35.1 billion?

US President Barack Obama unveiled his proposed 2016 budget last month, and from its plans for student debt relief to raising taxes on banks, it’s already generating buzz.

Obama’s $4-trillion budget expands on the goals laid out in his latest State of the Union address. It aims to widen the middle class, help “hard-working” citizens get ahead, and replace “mindless austerity” with “smart reforms” that allow Here’s a chart with the full list: the government to spend and invest in the future.

Republicans, who now control both the House and Senate, have responded as you’d probably expect, given the ongoing gridlock in Washington DC. They want less spending, lower taxes, and smaller government, and another thing they want less of is national debt.

(The percentage increase in national debt was higher under both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush than Obama) Currently, US public debt sits around $18 trillion.

Who owns it? One common misconception among Americans is that our largest debt-holder is China.

False.

Nearly two-thirds of US debt is held by domestic entities (65.6 percent) and the rest is held by foreign owners (34.4 percent). The biggest shares are owned by Social Security (16 percent), other federal government entities (13 percent), and Federal Reserve banks (12 percent).

That leaves around $6.1 trillion in foreign-owned debt.

Latest numbers from the US Treasury Department break it down, and while some of the top owners aren’t surprising (China) — others might be. Belgium? Taiwan?

Here are the top 10 foreign holders of US national debt:

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Harivansh Rai Bacchan (1907 – 2003) Harivansh Rai Shrivāstav Bachchan, a noted poet and father of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, was born in a Kāyastha family on Nov. 27, 1907, in Allahabad, U.P. India. He was the eldest son of Pratāp Narayan Shrivāstav and Saraswati Devi. In 1926 he married his first wife, Shyāmā, who died in 1936 due to TB and he again married to Teji in 1941. From 1941 to 1952, he taught English literature at Allahabad University, where he had studied before. He received a Ph. D. from Cambridge University and wrote his thesis on Irish poet “W. B. Yeats and Occultism.” He was influenced by the Congress movement against the British Raj. One of his poetry collections is Madhushālā (A tavern). Its theme is social unity. It was published in 1935 and gave him instant popularity. It is one of the most enduring works of Hindi literature and is translated into English and other Indian languages. It was set to music, choreographed and performed on stage. He used to introduce himself in a very simple way as: (मिट्टी का तन, मस्ती का मन, क्षण भर जीवन, मेरा परिचय). “Mitti kā tan, masti kā man, kshan-bhar jivan, merā parichay.” It means: a body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment in life – that’s me. In 1955, he served the External Affairs Ministry in Delhi for ten years and he worked hard for the evolution of Hindi as the official language. He enriched Hindi through his translations of major writings. He translated Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Othello and the Bhagwat Gita into Hindi. It is not feasible to list all his numerous poetries and Hindi literary works. He passed away on Jan. 18, 2003 in Mumbai. The mourners included many Bollywood stars, top industrialists and politicians.

Rang barase bhige chunaravāli Lyrics in English: Rang barase bhige chunaravāli, rang barase, are kaine māri pichakāri tori bhigi angiyā, o rangarasiyā rangarasiyā, ho rang barase bhige chunaravāli, rang barase ...Sone ki thāli men jonā parosā, are, sone ki thāli men, jonā parosāHān, sone ki thāli men jonā parosā, are khāye gori kā yāra, balam tarase rang barase, Holi hai! o rang barase bhige chunaravāli, rang barase ...Laungā ilāyachi kā, are laungā ilāyachi kā laungā ilāyachi kā? hān! are laungā ilāyachi kā bidā lagāyā, hān laungā ilāyachi kā bidā lagāyā, chābe gori kā yār, balam tarase rang baraseHoli hai! o rang barase bhige chunaravāli, rang barase ...Are belā chameli kā sej bichhāyā, belā chameli kā, sej bichhāyāAre belā chameli kā sej bichhāyā, hān belā chameli kā sej bichhāyāSoye gori kā yāra, balam tarase rang baraseHoli hai! o rang barase bhige chunaravāli, rang barase ...

Meaning (Summary): Colors are showering, the girl with the ‘Dupattā’ (scarf) gets wet.Colors are showering, who has hit you with the water-jet.

Your body is wet with colors of passion. The lunch was served in the plate of gold. The beloved of the beautiful ate it, while her fiancé was left craving. Colors are showering … It’s Holi She made a pān adding cloves & cardamom. Her beloved ate it, while her fiancé was left craving. Colors are showering... It’s Holi Awards She made a bed made of jasmine. The beloved of the beautiful slept on it, while her fiancé was left craving. Holi hai!

1969 - Sāhitya Akademy by Govt. of India Colors are showering. Your body is wet with colors of passion.... 1976 - Padma Bhushan for contribution to Hindi 1991 - Saraswati Sammān for his autobiography Lyrics in Hindi: Also, Sāhitya Vāchaspati, Soviet land Nehru prize, etc.

His famous Hindi “Holi” song lyrics to “O Rang barase bhige chunaravāli...” are given in this issue of Saathee on the column on this page.

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

Kirit Shukla Contact him at kiritsshukla@hotmail.com

You can watch and hear this song on YouTube.

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dealers, politicians, sports figures, corporate executives, and celebrities — a pretty diverse crew of people who share one thing in common. They are super rich.

Read “People” carefully, though. Not every person with an HSBC Swiss account is evading taxes and laundering money, as ICIJ notes. Several people responded to ICIJ’s request for comment with compelling explanations.

Take British musician Phil Collins. He’s listed. Bad look, right?

Not when you ask Collins’ manager, who explained to ICIJ that the singer actually lives in Switzerland and that “It is entirely appropriate for him to have a bank account where he lives.”

Another example: Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson.

She’s been the beneficial owner of several client accounts linked to over two dozen bank accounts. In 2006/2007 those accounts held $12.2 million. Tax dodger? Maybe not. “Ms. MacPherson is an Australian citizen,” her lawyers told ICIJ, and she has “accounted for UK tax on the basis of full disclosure in accordance with UK law.”

One lesson from Swiss Leaks is that each HSBC account is a story worth investigating.

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By Timothy McGrath and Simran Khosla, GlobalPost.com Everybody knows what a “Swiss bank account” is. Hollywood tells us they’re top-secret safety deposit boxes for the world’s elite — places where drug kingpins and bankers and politicians and heirs hide their fortunes from government investigations and taxation. They’re how the super rich do banking.

Now, thanks to one whistleblower and a team of 140 journalists from around the world, we know a lot more about these accounts and the people who hold them.

We know more about how Swiss banking has helped the richest people in the world to accumulate and protect their ever growing share of the world’s total wealth. We know how banks have helped drug traffickers, arms dealers, and terrorists to launder money and create financial infrastructures that have made them less like criminal gangs operating in dirty cash and more like global criminal enterprises earning interest, making investments, and sending wire transfers. And we know more about how corrupt governments, government officials, and political leaders have embezzled money and robbed the people they’re meant to serve.

Here’s how we know all this.

In 2009, Hervé Falciani, an IT worker at the British bank HSBC leaked information to French tax investigators that showed HSBC had been stashing clients’ funds in its Swiss subsidiary, HSBC Private Bank. French newspaper Le Monde got ahold of the information in 2014 and set up a collaboration with the the Washington DC-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The new partners recruited a team of investigative journalists from over 45 countries to mine the data, which relates to over 100,000 banking clients in 200 countries, and find the stories.

On Feb. 8, the ICIJ launched its interactive report: “Swiss Leaks.”

“Swiss Leaks” has three main sections: Countries, People, and Stories. Each does something different, and each is deeply troubling in its own way.

Stories ICIJ’s international team of journalists is telling those stories, and “Stories” is where you can read them.

There are (at least) two things you’ll take away from “Stories.”

First, these reporters have dug deep into a now familiar story about widening global inequality and shown how one part of it works.

Last month, Oxfam reported that the 80 richest people in the world now control as much money as the 3.5 billion poorest people. By 2016, if current trends continue, the richest 1 percent will own more than half of the world’s total wealth. (Currently, they own 48 percent.)

Reporting based on Swiss Leaks data reveals more than just the FACT of massive wealth accumulation by the already massively wealth — it reveals the PROCESS. It’s not inevitable that 80 people in the world should have as much money as the 3.5 billion poorest people. It’s the result of many factors, policies, decisions, and behaviors. Among them is the willingness of banks like HSBC to hide their clients’ money from tax collectors and law enforcement Second, “Swiss Leaks” reporting suggests that this familiar, global story is really a collection of local stories about greed and graft — about super rich individuals and institutions that maximize their financial gain, minimize tax contributions, and engage in illegal activities ranging from said tax evasion to arms dealing.

That’s why the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on the 6,500 Israelis who held $10 billion in HSBC accounts between 1988 and 20007. It’s why the Guardian called attention to HSBC accounts linked to high-profile British politicians and donors.

And it’s why the CBC named and shamed Canadian billionaires Frank Giustra, Joseph Kruger II, and Marcel Adams.

The “Swiss Leaks” story and the stories it’s revealed are developing, so follow along. The Swiss government has just opened a criminal investigation against the Geneva-based HSBC for “aggravated money laundering.”

Countries “Countries” gives you the meta-level picture of where the money was coming from — how much money from each country and how many banking clients per country. (You can see that information in graphic form throughout this article.)

But Swiss Leaks is about much more than just the numbers.

It’s about the stories behind them.

People The “People” section of the report includes profiles of 65 public figures connected to HSBC Swiss accounts. (It’s a sample of the larger data. In its written report, ICIJ discusses many other people.)

You’ll learn, for example, that Mexican billionaire Carlos Hank Rohn was the beneficial owner of 10 bank accounts listed to “Hmex Pte. Ltd” that held a total of around $158 million in 2006/2007.

You’ll also learn that King of Jordan, Abdullah II ibn alHussein, was connected to an account opened in the name of a person ICIJ identifies as a “senior palace official.” It held $41.8 billion in 2006/2007.

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Here’s the kickoff to that Dolphins-Giants game, which one sports writer said was “not pretty at all.”

Just like at home, the Wembley games are part sport and part spectacle, with cheerleaders, rock music and fireworks to entertain fans who don’t know a tackle from a touchdown.

“If you’re going to watch an American sport, you might as well do the tailgate. You might as well have the fireworks and the cheerleaders and all that,” said Alex Cassidy, a Londonbased writer for Gridiron Magazine with a forthcoming book on the London Monarchs. “You need that a bit. It’s alienating to go watch a three-hour game like that.”

Since 2007, American football has gone from the 18th mostwatched sport on Britain’s Sky Sports channel to the sixth, according to the NFL’s own research. Cameron McKay, owner of the online merchandise retailer UK American Sports Store, said his business has more than tripled in the last three years, with growth driven by NFL-related sales.

Even for a business as shrewdly managed as the NFL, the International Series’ success took everyone by surprise.

Turnouts at the Wembley games surpass average home attendance for all NFL teams but Dallas. (Then again, with 90,000 seats, the UK’s biggest stadium seats more than any of the NFL arenas.)

“We actually couldn’t be more surprised by the tremendous demand for NFL football in London and the UK in general,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in July.

The games injected nearly $50 million to the London economy in 2013, according to an NFL-commissioned study from the consulting firm Deloitte published in October.

A permanent London team, the firm concluded, could bring the UK 102 million pounds (upwards of $155 million) each season.

For approximately 155 million reasons, the UK government thinks this is a fantastic idea.

“I’ve said to the NFL that anything the government can do to make this happen we will do, because I think it would be a

American football mulls a franchise abroad

By Corinne Purtill, GlobalPost.com LONDON, UK — It will be almost Monday morning here when Super Bowl XLIX kicks off this weekend, but thousands of fans around the UK will still be watching in pubs and at home. And the NFL is watching them.

The United States National Football League is seriously considering a permanent UK team, after the unexpected success of its exhibition games in London’s Wembley Stadium. NFL officials keen on the plan have said a London franchise could start up as early as the 2022 season.

Spreading the regular season schedule across two countries and eight time zones would present logistical hurdles as formidable as the Houston Texans’ defensive line. Fans are split on the idea, and players haven’t even had a chance to raise their concerns.

But American football’s growing popularity in this sportsmad country isn’t lost on the NFL’s marketing juggernaut.

“There’s a lot of balls in the air, but I do believe there will be an NFL team in London,” said Will Gavin, host of the NFLfocused UK podcast Tuesday Morning Football. “It’s too obvious of an opportunity.”

There have been NFL exhibition games in London as far back as the 1980s, when slickly produced TV broadcasts of US “gridiron” contests earned a devoted British fan base raised on the Cowboys-49ers rivalry and Mike Ditka’s moustache.

There was even a team here — the London Monarchs — from the short-lived NFL Europe developmental league, which played off and on under different names between 1991 and 2007.

The Monarchs played their last game in 1998, years after satellite television crowded out the NFL with more popular sports. But a lot of those old fans held on, joined later by a new generation introduced to the sport via internet live streaming and Madden NFL video games.

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By Samir Shukla Red Baraat Gaadi of Truth (SinJ Records) It was wedding season during my recent visit to India.

Everywhere the colorful baraat party (wedding processions) gathered singing songs and dancing along to the live hornsfueled music of the band. It was a mishmash of Bollywood songs and folk tunes. The Brooklyn-based dhol ‘n’ brass band Red Baraat began playing baraat music over six years ago and has since spun traditional music into their unique and pioneering sound. Bandleader Sunny Jain is the dhol player and singer who clutches the sticks, plays the backbeat and coaxes the band into unison of joyful music. The dhol is a double-sided barrel shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder and played with thin and thick sticks. The band has been weaving the percussion (drums also play a big role); blasting the horns and creating feisty dance music since their inception. Their latest recording, Gaadi of Truth, fits the bill while further expanding their sound. The eclectic, playful interplay among band members continues to evolve and become seamless. Jain’s dhol sounds massive while the horns weave in and out of percussive beats. There are 13 tracks on the album (including two remixes) and they range from folk to Bollywood covers, electronicatouched instrumentals to Latin shuffles (“Se Hace Camino”).

Scats, unexpected change ups, and forays into diverse musical alleys mark their explorations. The band is a blast to watch live.

There’s no need to goad the crowd to get up and dance. They’re already swaying with the first few beats of the dhol. Red Baraat breaks traditional barriers while creating something new.

Guests on Gaadi of Truth include “Delicate” Steve Marion playing guitar on “Bhangale” and Mandeep Sethi rapping on the track “Zindabad,” mixing Punjabi folk with hip-hop toasting. “Bhangra Pirates” is a funky blender of beats sparring with classic Bollywood mashups. The recording is produced by Sunny Jain and released on his Sinj Records. The band is on the road in support of Gaadi of Truth. Visit www.redbaraat.com for upcoming tour dates.

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Read about my 2014 coverage and see a sample of images from SXSW at my blog: www.noisebliss.com/meditations/archives/03-2014 Find complete details on this year’s performers, showcases, and scheduled sessions at sxsw.com.

An interesting show coming up: A musical evening of soulful Sufi songs will be presented by Padmashree Hans Raj Hans on Friday, March 20 at Memorial Hall, on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. This show replaces the previously scheduled Sanam Marvi performance on the same day. Hans is a top-notch and sought after performer in the Sufi tradition, Punjabi folk music as well Indian classical music. He is very active in social endeavors and is involved with various charitable fundraising activities in India. This concert is presented by Carolina Performing Arts. For tickets and further details about the performance, parking and more visit cpatix.org or call 919-843-3333.

I invite readers to visit my music blog noisebliss.com.

I welcome your comments and suggestions.

SXSW 2015 It’s an annual overload of music, film and interactive madness. South by SouthWest (SXSW), began over a quarter century ago as a small, regional music festival, has since become one of the largest and most important music gatherings on the planet. The music section of the 2015 SXSW takes place in Austin, TX from March 17 – 22. It began as a music festival but has evolved over the years to include a highly respected film festival as well as a segment dealing with all things interactive.

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“I urge taxpayers to be wary of clicking on strange emails and websites,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “They may be scams to steal your personal information.”

Specifically, the bogus email asks tax professionals to update their IRS e-services portal information and Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs). The links that are provided in the bogus email to access IRS e-services appear to be a phishing scheme designed to capture your username and password. This email was not generated by the IRS e-services program. Disregard this email and do not click on the links provided.

Phishing made this year’s Dirty Dozen list of IRS tax scams.

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Phishing is a scam typically carried out with the help of unsolicited email or a fake website that poses as a legitimate site to lure in potential victims and prompt them to provide valuable personal and financial information. Armed with this information, a criminal can commit identity theft or financial theft.

If you receive an unsolicited email that appears to be from either the IRS or an organization closely linked to the IRS, such as the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, report it by sending it to phishing@irs.gov.

In general, the IRS has added and strengthened protections in our processing systems this filing season to protect the nation’s taxpayers. For this Phishing is a scam tax season, we continue to make important progress in typically carried out with stopping identity theft and the help of unsolicited other fraudulent refunds. email or a fake website...

It is important to keep in mind the IRS generally does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS has information online that can help you protect yourself from email scams.

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The directory is a searchable, sortable listing featuring: the name, city, state and zip code of attorneys, CPAs, enrolled agents and those who have completed the requirements for the voluntary IRS Annual Filing Season Program. All preparers listed also have valid 2015 Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN).

Taxpayers may search the directory using the preferred credentials or qualifications they seek in a preparer, or by a preparer’s location, including professionals who practice abroad. Tax return preparers with PTINs who are not attorneys, CPAs, enrolled agents or Annual Filing Season Program participants are not included in the directory, nor are volunteer tax return preparers who offer free services.

The directory can also be a resource for taxpayers who may want to get help from tax professionals on the Affordable Care Act tax provisions that affect returns filed this year.

The vast majority of people will only have to check a box on their federal income tax returns to indicate they had health coverage. Others may have Marketplace coverage with tax credits, have exemptions or need them, or may have to make a payment because they could afford to buy health insurance but chose not to.

The IRS provides extensive information on IRS.gov/aca to help taxpayers better understand the details of the new health care law. Many tax professionals, including those listed on the new directory, will be able to help taxpayers understand these changes.

More than 140 million individual tax returns were filed last year, and more than half of them were prepared with the help of a paid return preparer. To help taxpayers navigate the different types of professional tax help available, last December, the IRS unveiled IRS.gov/chooseataxpro, a page that explains the different categories of professionals. Taxpayers can also use a new partner page available on IRS.gov that provides links to the web sites of national non-profit tax professional groups, which can help provide additional information for taxpayers seeking the right type of qualified help.

The IRS also offers free tax return preparation for eligible taxpayers. But whether using a paid tax professional, relying on the help of a volunteer or preparing their own returns, taxpayers should consider preparing and filing their returns electronically. Electronic filing is the easiest way to file a complete and accurate tax return. There are a variety of electronic filing options, including IRS Free File for qualified taxpayers, commercial software and professional assistance.

In 2010, the IRS launched the Tax Return Preparer Initiative that generally requires anyone who prepares federal tax returns for compensation to obtain a PTIN from the IRS. As of the start of the filing season, more than 666,000 tax return preparers have active PTINs for 2015. Currently, anyone with a valid PTIN can prepare federal tax returns for compensation. At a minimum, taxpayers should make sure their tax preparer has a valid PTIN and includes it on the tax return.

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By Dr. Maha Gingrich Folk Dances of Gujarat-a quick overview

Folk dances always have a marvelous way of lifting our spirits with their rhythms and brilliant costumes. These dances are usually performed in groups to showcase the social nature of such dance forms.

Displaying no inclination towards a rigid form, the whole depiction of Gujarati folk art is guided more by the subject of the songs that glorify nature and its seasons, or express traditional occupations or in praise of deities. This untutored quality is very refreshing and charming.

In Gujarati folk dance tradition we find the true urge of the people in general that has come down through the ages by way of actual performance and remembrance of song and motif.

These traditions maintained oral traditions. Its survival was unsupported by the written word, and was stabilized because of its tremendous sociological impact and basis. Through these arts, customs and traditions have been established. People were brought together to celebrate life in its many forms. I will give a brief description of three most famous folk dances from Gujarat.

Garba: Garba dance has originated in Surashatra, in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is believed that they can trace the origin of Garba back to the time of Lord Krishna, who has ruled in this part of the country for nearly 100 years. Traditionally, as people celebrate the festival called Dasera, preceded by a nineday celebration called Navaratri, villagers express their gratitude at the end of the monsoon rains with song and dance in which women, men, girls and boys join in joyfulness. Village girls carry decorated pitchers and pots of clay and they go from house to house, dancing “Garbi.” The ornamented pot containing offerings is hung at the doorways.

It looks beautiful, as the women worship Amba Mata, giver of plenty and prosperity move in circular direction, singing at the same time measure by clapping their palms or snapping their fingers, to the accompaniment of folk instruments.

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Raas: There are several forms of Raas, but “Dandiya Raas” performed during Navaratri in Gujarat is the most popular form. In Dandiya Raas men and women dance in two circles, with short sticks in their hands.

The Dandiya Raas dance originated in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demonking. This dance is also nicknamed “The Sword Dance.” The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.

The origin of these dances can also be traced back to the life of Lord Krishna where he danced with his beloved Radha and many of his devotees or Gopikas in the gardens of Brindavan.

I will attempt to describe the actual dance movements.

Forming into squares or circles, hitting their sticks crisscross, they advance and move round and round, clapping their sticks up in front and below, as they bend to the right and left.

Suddenly they move backwards and forwards, turning towards the other and beating their stick side ways and in the center.

Then they leap forward on the toes, stepping back and thus making many attractive and complicated patterns.

There are different styles of executing dandiya steps like Dodhiyu, simple five, simple seven, popatiyu, Trikoniya (hand movement which forms an imagery triangle), Lehree, three claps, butterfly, hudo, two claps and many more. This is a very high energy dance requiring talent to handle sticks while dancing, twirling, hopping and so on.

Popularity of this folk dance has spread all over the world.

Many young men and women love to dance for hours to this music during festivals. I know that for sure as my students come to the classes with blisters on their feet.

With national consciousness of the arts growing from day to day, many of these beautiful expressive dances are coming to urban and international audiences and being received with enthusiasm and success they deserve. Now there is more demand for precise movements, coordination among dancers, formations, costume color combinations, exotic jewelry, music with heavy drumming and other percussions etc. Many local organizations host local, regional, state and national competitions of these dance forms. These dancers look beautiful as they sing and sway in their wide sweeping ghagras (skirts), and brightly decorated cholis (blouses) and odhnis (scarves).

I am not sure if we are just taking these folk dances to another level or are we losing the freedom these dances provide to enjoy and participate without any formal training. However, I do see communities coming together to just have fun. It is wonderful to see that these dance forms are still a large part of our social interaction among all ages.

For the upcoming 13th Anniversary of Dances of India on April 25 at CPCC’s Halton Theater in Charlotte, we will celebrate the richness of Gujarati community and culture by performing many of these dance styles. We will also tell folk stories through other international dance traditions. Please join us as we explore the richness of our cultural traditions.

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Why didn’t the sun go to college?

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What kind of plates do they use in space?

Flying saucers.

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Where do astronauts keep their sandwiches?

In a launch box.

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What do you get if you cross Santa Claus with a space ship?

A u-f-ho-ho-ho.

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How do you organize a space party?

You planet.

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Which hand is it better to write with?

Neither, you should use a pen.

Make words using 4 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Letters cannot be used more than once per word.

Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below) 16+ words = Excellent; 11 to 15 words = Good; 10 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.

Why didn’t the sun go to college?

Because it already had a million degrees.

What is the smartest state?

Alabama, it has four A’s and one B. What animal cheats at exams?

The cheetah.

Riddles Riddles Riddles

Why was the math book sad?

Because it had too many problems.

Why did the teacher turn the lights on?

Because her class was so dim.

What kind of meals do math teachers eat?

Square meals.

What building has the most stories?

The library.

Why did the student do multiplication problems on the floor?

The teacher told her not to use tables.

What is a math teacher’s favorite dessert?

Pi.

Why did the teacher write on the window?

To make the lesson very clear.

Why did the cyclops stop teaching?

Because he only had one pupil.

What do you do if a teacher rolls her eyes at you?

Pick them up and roll them back to her.

What is an owl’s favorite subject?

Owl-gebra.

Why did the teacher turn the lights on?

Because her class was so dim.

What did Mars say to Saturn?

Give me a ring sometime.

Why did the clock in the cafeteria run slow?

It always went back four seconds.

What type of songs do the planets sing?

Nep-tunes.

What vegetables do librarians like?

Quiet peas.

What do you call an alien with three eyes?

An aliiien!!

What did the computer do at lunchtime?

It had a byte!

How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep?

You rocket.

What do you call a monkey with a banana in each ear?

Anything you want, it can't hear you.

Have you heard about the cow astronaut?

He landed on the mooooooon.

When is the moon the heaviest?

When it’s full.

Word World (Solution): ADVERSE, ARSE, AVER, AVERSE, DARE, DEAR, DEER, EARED, EARS, EASE, EAVES, ERAS, ERASE, EVADE, EVER, EVES, RASE, RAVE, READ, REAVE, REDE, REED, SADE, SAREE, SAVE, SEED, SERE, SERVE, SEVER, VASE, VEER, VERA, VERSE

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13. The two teams will face off in the tournament next Saturday. ___ 14. in the face of clear medical evidence, people still avoid exercise and make poor food choices. ____ 15. That comedian fell flat on his face. ___ a. Was an embarrassing failure b. When they are confronted with c. Play against each other

It has been awhile since a clever newspaper headline has “grabbed” my attention by using an idiom with a perfectly suited double meaning.

In the Life, etc. section of Thursday, February 5, 2015 Raleigh News & Observer the feature story by Christina Bolling was headlined, “About Face.” The subtitle read, “If you’ve been slathering the same products on your skin for years, it could be time to give your skin care routine a makeover.” So the article was “about caring for your face” and the author interviewed two dermatologists (physicians specializing in treating skin conditions) and a licensed medical aesthetician and make-up artist. The idiom about face was originally a military command to make a 180° turn and is commonly used to mean making a complete change in position, direction or attitude.

As we have seen in previous articles, those things that are closest to us –our five senses, our hands, feet, back, and face, lend themselves to many idioms and metaphors commonly used by native speakers of American English. There were 175 different idioms and metaphors incorporating face in The FreeDictionary.com. 1

16. It’s always better to face up to one’s mistakes. ___ 17.She was completely wrong and now she has egg on her face. ___ 18. Watching cute cat videos put a smile on his face. ___ a. To please someone and make him happy b. Confront or accept a difficult situation c. Is embarrassed by something she has done that makes her look stupid 19. We worked so hard that we didn’t see that the solution was staring us in the face. ___ 20. He told his son to slow down and stop filling his face with food. ___ 21. I think bungee jumping is flying into the face of danger. ___ a. Very obvious b. Taking a great risk c. Stuffing his mouth

Match the idioms with face with the correct meaning (a,b,c) of within each group: 1. My son had such a long face when his friend got the flu and couldn’t play with him. _____ 2. He is good at keeping a poker face during negotiations. ___ 3. The actor was made-up to have a face only a mother could love! ___ a. A very ugly face (Usually used humorously) b. Looked so sad c. Not revealing one’s feelings through facial expressions

Suggested strategies to increase your mastery of meaning this month: See how many uses of face you can find in your local newspaper and in articles in your favorite magazines (including Saathee).

References: 1, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/face Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-c, 5-a, 6-b 7-a 8-c, 9-b, 10-b, 11-a 12-c, 13-c 14-b, 15-a 16-b, 17-c 18-a, 19-a, 20-c, 21-b

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I recently caught up with a former marketing colleague of mine who is now a personal chef. She and I had worked for large corporations, been downsized, and started our own consulting firms. My mental picture of her (branding) was of a polished corporate professional, someone with whom I had collaborated with on PR projects for an organization to which we used to belong. As it turned out, cooking had always been her passion, but she had relegated it to a hobby. When the recession reduced the budgets of her client base, my friend found herself spending more and more time in the kitchen and realized that she had a new opportunity to pursue. The trick was how to get people to make the switch from ‘PR pro’ to ‘pro chef’.

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“Know Thyself.” ― Inscribed at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi Do you have any goals? Why do you have any goals at all?

You set goals for yourself, probably because certain things will not just happen all by themselves. These are things you care about, things that are meangingful in your life. For example, it is unlikely that you would set a goal of brushing your teeth 45 seconds faster, or one for making sure that you eat your dinner every day. However, you may set a goal, say, of moving from an individual performer role to a management role at your company. Or your goal may be to get into a certain tier of college – perhaps an ivy-league school – if you are a high-school student.

Does it help to set goals for ourselves? Or will these simply shackle us and curb our desire to fly around freely as butterflies do?

Some Goals are Gold; some are Dust Some would say that if you are not attached to any goals, you might find more peace and contentment. This is certainly true, in principle, but it could be an idealistic view. You might daydream about being in an “in the zone”, zen-like mode of a Forrest Gump, floating through life like a feather wafting in a gentle breeze, winning awards and encomiums while being barely aware that you are achieving things of great significance.

But can you really be like this? Is that not merely the stuff of movies? Maybe it is, and maybe it is not. Some of the so-called goals we have may be questionable and mere illusions of vanity and self-delusion that persist until the end of our lives. Well, almost until the end. People on their deathbeds have been reported to have regretted not achieving – often, not even recognizing – goals that were far worthier of their attention than the ones they frittered their lives away on. So, it may not be so much whether we are entirely goalless or goal-happy as whether we are wise in our choice of goals. It is not about letting everything go, not “detachment” from life itself, as some would have it; it is about making the right trade-offs that enhance our lives.

Three Things That a Good Goal Miner Thinks About So, accepting that life is, at least to some degree, a goalseeking, goal-achieving pursuit puts us in the right frame of mind to derive benefit from goal setting. Once we have the appropriate mind-set, we need to wrap our mind around a few things: on what to bet; what we get; and, what we net.

Look Within Before You Bet If only we knew what we wanted, how badly we want something and how much of what we want we want, that would be a great start! Then we we would be able to array things out in front of us, and get a sense for where to devote our time, energy and attention. We could then figure out, consciously, that certain things are way more valuable to us than certain other things. Then maybe we would be able to Saathee.com

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Don’t Bet on What You Can’t Get So you have come to terms with what matters and what does not. But even if something matters, it doesn’t mean that you can achieve the goals associated with it. Some things are inherently less achievable than other things. For example, one may wish to remain young forever, and while it is possible to do that in a manner of speaking, basic laws of the universe cannot be glossed over. People have chased “fountains of youth,” “perpetual machines” and all such manners of things in vain. An important question you’ll want to ask yourself is whether you really want to chase rainbows, or pursue things that are of the stuff of this world. Some people may choose to chase something that feels like a will-o’-the-wisp to the rest of us. However, if the journey is satisfying, even though it doesn’t yield anything tangible, maybe you do get something from it after all.

What You Net Spins What You Bet We also need to acknowledge that the minute we create a goal for ourselves, obstacles and challenges come along on the ride – these are an inescapable part of the package. If there were no obstacles, you would not even need to have a goal, right?

And, difficulties are okay, but they need to be worth the trouble.

There needs to be a net gain after deducting the pain from the equation. Pain, of course, is subjective, and lies in the eye of the beholder. For example, I am not big on job-related international travel because the pain of the travel often weighs heavier on me than the things I get out of it. Therefore, I will likely not set my sights on being the leader of a globally distributed organization that requires me to go to many places. But you may be different.

The draw of being a jet-setting exec may be more powerful for you; plus you may be a better traveler than I am.

So, the bottom line is what counts, and it is specific to each individual. If you see yourself netting something positive by pursuing a goal, you decide to go after it; otherwise, not. And, since resources and time are always constraints, you may have to let other goals go. It’s always a balancing act.

A Goal With no “Go” is Just a Hole Just having a goal is insufficient, because it is only an intent.

The real world does not care about intent; it yields only to action. So, we need to bring our goals down to earth, get dirty, and really start digging with our hands and fingernails inside our chosen goal mines to unearth the gold that we seek.

Ultimately, what one accompllishes is tied to what one attends to and what one engages with. A deeper understanding of oneself helps in knowing what matters. A practical mindset helps in formulating the right set of goals. But action is what it is all about. It is easy to set a 700+ goal on one of the SAT sections, or to say that you have a goal of being promoted to the next level in your company, but taking specifc actions in line with such goals is what will get you to where you would like to go.

Put the “go” in your goals! Don’t let them become black holes that suck in your dreams.

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Gratitude is what I find with friends singing to her with such lovely soft voice, Or laughing with her making jokes.

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Gratitude is what I find, with an editor Mentoring me with words of sentences to Paragraphs and more.

Gratitude is what I find with a dance teacher Guiding me as if a five year old starting to walk And flowing gently from walking to dancing In circles gently making expressions with eyes and hands and feet.

Gratitude is what I find in a father who makes her daughter laugh And jokes with her as if she is still a child at heart.

Gratitude is what I find with a husband taking care of his children With so much love and giving his wife the greatest shelter and comfort She needs.

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Gratitude is what I find with a brother who speaks to his sister Straight forward and speaks his mind quite calmly and helps her to be strong.

Gratitude is what I find in friends encouraging a women, to be the best At whatever she is and helping her to have her confidence in her talents.

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Indians in the USA have settled in for more than generation but it was only in the last decade that America saw India as a partner, an ally. Thanks to the Nehruvian ideology of nonalignment yet reality was that the Indian government saw friend in the Russians since independence, while the Indian youth adored America to fulfill their dreams. The bridges for the two countries to forge close ties were cemented by the friendship between the people, cultivated during the vast Indian immigration. In its early days after emerging from British colonialism, India was still extremely poor. Now there is the confidence of being a mature economy ready to move to the next level at the international stage. The new found confidence is owed to Narendra Modi as none of the previous generations could do to enhance the image of the country often portrayed with slum kids in filthy streets and the government seen as corrupt bureaucratic mess.

What is important from the recent overtures by both sides is the acceptance for each other as the most logical allies. It is commendable how both leaders identified the common grounds, their admiration for democratic values, Gandhian philosophy and progressive thinking with strong emphasis on social equality. There really is a lot common in their backgrounds too; President Obama rose from practicing attorney to first time senator to becoming President. He drew millions to believe in his social and economic agenda. Several thousand miles away Modi rose in the ranks from local then continued on page 58 54

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Now as the Obama-era is seeing dusk in Washington DC while Modi-era is seeing a new dawn in New Delhi. The expectations are high to get the Indian economic engine cranking by good governance and business-friendly policies. If Modi wants to take a page or two from Obama’s book from 2009, he could surely find relevant tips on reinvigorating the economy, rebuild the trust among investors and get optimism back on streets. With jobless rate reaching double-digit, biggest financial crisis since 1930s and ever increasing debt, the job was really tough for Obama to change the course in as he took charge of the country. Similar desperation exists in India now albeit someone could argue the situation is not all that dire.

Well, the street reality is quite stark as paradoxically as the stats themselves; India claims to be home to third highest number of billionaires but also home to 300 million people who cannot afford more than one meal a day. India made news by sending Martian satellite while thousands of farmers commit suicide because they could not pay back loans of a few hundred dollars.

Modi has stimulated the vigor to attract multinationals with famous “Make in India” initiative and Vibrant Gujarat summits.

Interestingly Obama has been promising to bring back manufacturing jobs in the States and help the middle class. It will be interesting to do a checkpoint which of these two leaders can fulfill the dream of increasing their manufacturing base.

Both countries can probably help each other by letting export of American technologies to India to improve roads and ports, power stations, food processing units, and defense equipment.

In return, America can also improve its own 21st century infrastructure, improve talent pool at universities, hospitals and research agencies by skilled professionals from India.

Much has been written about the great personal chemistry between Prime Minister Modi and President Obama. Some experts say, in relations between nation states, there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Let’s hope that the interest remains for generations to come and the friendship between two leaders will improve the image of once a third-world country in the American media to the status of rapidly-developing country with a lot of synergies with American values. And in time to come, may both societies develop mutual respect and protect each other’s interests like true friends!

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By Samir Shukla India, ever seeking completeness It was a short trip and, as with every trip to the land of my birth, quite meditative. Twenty days away from the chill of February in Charlotte, into the winter warmth of Western India.

An India visit is a convergence of sun, colors, dust and heat, charm imbued with cacophony of sounds, material poverty and the richness of soul. There’s of course the ever-present mass of humanity at every turn.

India requires patience. For those who arrive with a clean slate, pre-conceptions left at the gates, she delivers a rainbow of human behavior and endeavors in high definition. The perseverance of people in the throes of daily hardships and lack of resources is remarkable. It’s a world of wants and haves. The congested cities jolt the senses while the surrounding farms and countryside instill calm.

The current synergy in India is palpable, with its forwardgazing state and national leadership, youthful exuberance, improving infrastructure and access to technology. The common man and the businessman seek to improve fortunes, create a collective narrative. People are striving to build where they used to scrape, seeking to complete the idea of India.

It’s an ancient country striving to become modern while holding on to its heritage. India is a maddening web of stone and dirt, a palette of colorful fabrics strewn across dry, scrublands; it is among the driest of places, and wettest of places, of hardbound traditions, woven together by patches of incompleteness.

Buildings and roads seem in a constant form of incomplete.

People live in buildings that look like they will fall apart any minute while next door a massive, modern skyscraper casts its shadow onto the streets. Stone palaces give shade to patched, tin-roofed abodes. It’s a land of stark contrasts and simple beauty. There are people surviving on what would seem like nickels and dimes to us. But they persevere.

Even during the short visits, connections with family members and childhood friends are rekindled. They embrace with joy and natural warmth, creating a sense of belonging. I also cherished the few days I spent with my parents traveling around Gujarat. It was the first time in 40 years that I spent some time with my father in India. We left India in 1974 and we have both returned there at different times, but this time we were able to spend a few days together. It was an unplanned convergence that added to the wholeness of the trip.

The steadiness of resolve of this timeless civilization, along with the awakening global foresight of the younger generations will help India brightly tread future paths. In my many trips back since my first visit in 1984, I have seen marked improvements in infrastructure and even efficiency, albeit much work remains, but it’s when people’s attitude and sense of ownership evolve, real change happens. Of course, the country and its denizens have a long way to go in making all lives matter and alleviate extreme poverty. But social change and evolution don’t happen overnight, it takes time, it takes generations. Slow and steady as she goes, better days always beckon. I look forward to the next visit and further contemplation and connection.

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A few weeks ago I ventured into Starbucks, something I don’t do often, and took a chance on Oprah’s Chai Tea Latte. It’s her attempt to bring Indian chai to these shores. Alas, I don’t think I’ve had a more disappointing tasting hot drink. It was a sweet mess. Attaching the word chai to that undrinkable froth is an affront to real tea. Real chai is simple. Take loose black tea and splash it into boiling water. Toss in few shreds of fresh ginger or some chai masala, maybe a pinch of cardamom, a sprig of mint if preferred, a bit of sugar to help combine the flavors and let it steep in the heat for a minute. Add appropriate amount of milk, hit boil again, strain and drink. There’s no need for steam machines or ungodly amounts of sweeteners. I have now forsaken all lattes. From now on real chai only, please.

Worth reading: The Bhagavad Gita - A Biography Author: Richard H. Davis Readers of the Bhagavad Gita know that it opens on the eve of an impending mighty battle. The Warrior Arjuna is shaken by despair of fighting his own brethren and refuses to fight. His charioteer, Krishna, counsels on why he must go on and fight.

The Gita unfolds into a spiritual discourse that has been studied and debated for centuries.

The Bhagavad Gita, a Biography explores the life and evolution of this ancient masterpiece and its meaning to various interpreters thorough its long history.

Davis is a Gita and Sanskrit scholar, so he has a firm grip on the subject. He follows a timeline of scholarly research, including visits to current Gita interpreters in Maharashtra and elsewhere.

Davis elaborates on Gandhi’s interpretation of the Gita as a fight of light against darkness to Swami Vivekananda’s use of it as a spiritual shield against colonialism, while contemporary nationalists tap into its verses to rouse the masses. Medieval interpreters differed in its meaning, but the universal philosophy contained in it created many admirers in the West including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Aldous Huxley.

Davis gives the book a biographical feel, a sequence of its birth and teachings via ancient interpreters to contemporary teachers. This book serves as an introduction to the Gita, and a way to look at the life of the ancient text in various settings and contexts over the centuries along with its contemporary mooring in everyday life of Hindus. Davis writes, “Translations of the Gita also reembody the Sanskrit source in new forms, each one striving to retain some essential aspect of the original.

But unlike a soul reincarnating in one new body, a new translation does not require the death of old ones. It simply adds to the expansive life of the original text. We live in a world containing many diverse embodiments of the Bhagavad Gita, a large closetful of Gitas. Each translation results from a series of choices. These choices reflect the translator’s own premises, aims, and conception of what that work most essentially is.”

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Soil moisture 30 cm below ground projected through 2100 for moderate emissions scenario RCP 4.5. The soil moisture data are standardized to the Palmer Drought Severity Index and are deviations from the 20th century average.

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According to Cook, the current likelihood of a NASA Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically megadrought, a drought lasting more than three decades, is 12 Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those regions in the last 1,000 years, according to a new NASA study.

The study, published Thursday in the journal Science Advances, is based on projections from several climate models, including one sponsored by NASA. The research found continued increases in human-produced greenhouse gas emissions drives up the risk of severe droughts in these regions.

Image 1: North American map of estimated ground moisture in 2095 based on a high emissions scenario Soil moisture 30 cm below ground projected through 2100 for high emissions scenario RCP 8.5. The soil moisture data are standardized to the Palmer Drought Severity Index and are deviations from the 20th century average.

Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center “Natural droughts like the 1930s Dust Bowl and the current drought in the Southwest have historically lasted maybe a decade or a little less,” said Ben Cook, climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the LamontDoherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University in New York City, and lead author of the study. “What these results are saying is we’re going to get a drought similar to those events, but it is probably going to last at least 30 to 35 years.”

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percent. If greenhouse gas emissions stop increasing in the mid21st century, Cook and his colleagues project the likelihood of megadrought to reach more than 60 percent.

However, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase along current trajectories throughout the 21st century, there is an 80 percent likelihood of a decades-long megadrought in the Southwest and Central Plains between the years 2050 and 2099.

The scientists analyzed a drought severity index and two soil moisture data sets from 17 climate models that were run for both emissions scenarios. The high emissions scenario projects the equivalent of an atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration of 1,370 parts per million (ppm) by 2100, while the moderate emissions scenario projects the equivalent of 650 ppm by 2100. Currently, the atmosphere contains 400 ppm of CO2.

In the Southwest, climate change would likely cause reduced rainfall and increased temperatures that will evaporate more water from the soil. In the Central Plains, drying would largely be caused by the same temperature-driven increase in evaporation.

The Fifth Assessment Report, issued by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, synthesized the available scientific studies and reported that increases in evaporation over arid lands are likely throughout the 21st century. But the IPCC report had low confidence in projected changes to soil moisture, one of the main indicators of drought.

Until this study, much of the previous research included analysis of only one drought indicator and results from fewer climate models, Cook said, making this a more robust drought projection than any previously published.

“What I think really stands out in the paper is the consistency between different metrics of soil moisture and the findings across all the different climate models,” said Kevin Anchukaitis, a climate scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, who was not involved in the study. “It is rare to see all signs pointing so unwaveringly toward the same result, in this case a highly elevated risk of future megadroughts in the United States.”

This study also is the first to compare future drought projections directly to drought records from the last 1,000 years.

“We can’t really understand the full variability and the full dynamics of drought over western North America by focusing only on the last century or so,” Cook said. “We have to go to the paleoclimate record, looking at these much longer timescales, when much more extreme and extensive drought events happened, to really come up with an appreciation for the full potential drought dynamics in the system.”

Modern measurements of drought indicators go back about 150 years. Cook and his colleagues used a well-established treering database to study older droughts. Centuries-old trees allow a look back into the distant past. Tree species like oak and bristle cone pines grow more in wet years, leaving wider rings, and vice versa for drought years. By comparing the modern drought measurements to tree rings in the 20th century for a baseline, the tree rings can be used to establish moisture

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The scientists were interested in megadroughts that took place between 1100 and 1300 in North America. These medieval-period droughts, on a year-to-year basis, were no worse than droughts seen in the recent past. But they lasted, in some cases, 30 to 50 years.

When these past megadroughts are compared side-by-side with computer model projections of the 21st century, both the moderate and business-as-usual emissions scenarios are drier, and the risk of droughts lasting 30 years or longer increases significantly.

Connecting the past, present and future in this way shows that 21st century droughts in the region are likely to be even worse than those seen in medieval times, according to Anchukaitis.

“Those droughts had profound ramifications for societies living in North America at the time. These findings require us to think about how we would adapt if even more severe droughts lasting over a decade were to occur in our future,” Anchukaitis said.

NASA monitors Earth’s vital signs from land, air and space with a fleet of satellites and ambitious airborne and groundbased observation campaigns. NASA develops new ways to observe and study Earth’s interconnected natural systems with long-term data records and computer analysis tools to better see how our planet is changing. The agency shares this unique knowledge with the global community and works with institutions in the United States and around the world that contribute to understanding and protecting our home planet.

In recent years, Indonesian scientists have tested pills synthesized from gendarussa on hundreds of male subjects.

The results? “It’s 99 percent effective,” says Bambang Prajogo, the research project’s lead scientist. He heads a team comprised of researchers from the government’s National Family Planning Coordination Board and Airlangga University, one of Indonesia’s top colleges.

GlobalPost first reported on Indonesia’s male birth control pill nearly four years ago. Since then, hopes for the pill have been buoyed by several successful clinical trials. We spoke to the research team to find out how men might actually use the pill once it’s released on the Indonesian market in 2016.

How does it work?

The pill weakens enzymes in sperm that allow them to squirm into a woman’s ovum. Unlike female birth control pills, it doesn’t tinker with hormones, which causes so many unpleasant side effects.

How often will men have to take it?

Probably once a day. Tribesmen in Papua, who boil gendarussa in tea, drink a cup just 30 minutes before sex. The pill’s researchers are still perfecting the dosage, Bambang said, and may eventually develop a version that can be swallowed just one hour before sex.

Any side effects?

Very few. Some guys have gained weight on the pill. Some guys are endowed with a supercharged libido. At least one participant saw an increase in two types of enzymes (SGOT and SGPT) that can indicate a poorly functioning heart or liver (although it’s unclear whether this was related to the pill or some other health issue). But overall, researchers haven’t seen anything that remotely rivals the zits, nausea, sporadic bleeding and other effects many women endure on hormone-based birth control pills.

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Indonesia’s new male birth control pill is ‘99 percent effective’

How long do men on the pill have to wait before they’re fertile again?

Just 30 days after they stop taking the pill, test subjects’ sperm returns to normal.

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Are the results trustworthy?

Bambang and his university are well regarded in Indonesia. But ultimately this work must be legitimized through a much larger clinical study. The largest trial so far included 350 men.

Indonesia’s version of the Federal Drug Administration wants a bigger trial to verify the findings.

Won’t some giant pharmaceutical firm try to get a piece of the action?

Of course. Bambang said he received an offer worth billions in Tests show it works as well as women’s birth control pills, with funding and lab facilities from a major US firm, which he declined to name. The corporation, he said, also wanted his far fewer nasty side effects. patent on the pill, which Bambang and his university secured in Indonesia. The offer was declined. So far, the team has

By Patrick Winn, GlobalPost.com operated on an incredibly low budget: only about $600,000.

BANGKOK — At first glance, it’s a dinky little shrub. Its leaves, however, are endowed with properties that could transform human sexuality.

Called “gendarussa,” the plant provides the crucial ingredient in a long-awaited drug: birth control pills for men.

Tribesmen in Indonesia’s jungly island of Papua have long known this shrub prevents their wives from getting pregnant.

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essential back-up power during major electricity disruptions such as the 2003 blackout that affected the northeastern states and southern Canada. Read a recent report about other services hydropower can provide to the electric grid.

3. Another type of hydropower called pumped storage works like a battery, storing the electricity generated by other power sources like solar, wind, and nuclear for later use. It stores energy by pumping water uphill to a reservoir at higher elevation from a second reservoir at a lower elevation. When the power is needed, the water is released and turns a turbine, generating electricity.

2. Devices at dams can help fish and other wildlife move freely around dams and between sections of rivers. Fish ladders and fish elevators are just some of the techniques used to help fish migrate.

10. Hydropower is one of the oldest power sources on the planet, generating power when flowing water spins a wheel or turbine. It was used by farmers as far back as ancient Greece for mechanical tasks like grinding grain. Hydropower is also a renewable energy source and produces no air pollution or toxic byproducts. Learn more about the history of hydropower.

1. Dams are built for a number of uses in addition to producing electricity, such as irrigation, shipping and navigation, flood control or to create reservoirs for recreational activities. In fact, only 3 percent of the nation’s 80,000 dams currently generate power. An Energy Department-funded study found that 12 GW of hydroelectric generating capacity could be added to existing dams around the country. View the full report and the interactive map on the energy potential of non-powered dams.

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The competition is open to early-stage companies from the 8. Niagara Falls was the site of the country’s first hydroelectric Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Washington, D.C. generating facility — built in 1881 when Charles Brush Commercial companies compete in one of four categories 1) connected a generator to turbines powered by the falls and used new energy and high tech; 2) IT and informatics; 3) health IT the electricity to power nighttime lighting for visiting tourists. and biotech sciences; and 4) general, which includes consumer America’s first commercial hydropower facility was built in products. Student teams will compete in either graduate 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin — powering lighting for a paper student ventures or undergraduate student ventures. mill and multiple homes.

Organized by UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte Research Institute and Ventureprise, the competition has offered the region’s most 7. Every state uses hydropower for electricity, and some states promising early-stage companies a venue to connect with use a lot of it. About 66 percent of Washington State’s electricity mentors, investors, and corporate strategic partners. More than comes from hydropower. America’s hydropower industry has 600 companies have participated since the competition began more than 100 gigawatts of hydropower capacity and employs with five teams in 2001. Since the competition expanded in an estimated 200,000-300,000 people.

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Robert Wilhelm, vice chancellor for research and economic 6. Hydropower costs less than most energy sources. States that development, stated “UNC Charlotte is committed to get the majority of their electricity from hydropower, like Idaho, supporting the region’s most promising ventures while Washington, and Oregon, have energy bills that are lower than showcasing Charlotte as an entrepreneur-friendly community. the rest of the country.

This new partnership between the Charlotte Venture Challenge and the Southeast Venture Capital Conference is a wonderful 5. Over the last decade, hydroelectricity provided about seven example of Charlotte’s forward-looking spirit.” percent of the electricity generated in the United States and 63 “This will be the first time that our region’s emerging percent of the electricity from all renewable sources, finds the companies will have a chance to present to and connect with Energy Information Administration. such a large audience of investors and potential first customers” said Devin Collins, assistant director of business and 4. Some hydropower facilities can quickly go from zero power entrepreneurial development at UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte to maximum output, making them ideal for meeting sudden Research Institute. changes in demand for electricity. Because hydropower plants continued on page 78 can dispatch power to the grid immediately, they provide Saathee.com

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The NFL could also find itself a victim of its own success.

The most committed fans here already have their favorite teams and may not be willing to switch allegiance to a UK franchise, especially one not even in their hometown.

McKay, the sports store owner, flew to London from his home in Belfast in November to watch the Cowboys beat the Jaguars 31-17. He loved it enough to buy a season ticket to the three games this fall. But there’s no way he’s rooting for anyone beside the team he’s supported for the last 30 years.

“The experience is good, but no — my local team would still be the Dallas Cowboys,” said McKay from Belfast, a mere 4,500 miles away from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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huge boost to London,” Chancellor George Osborne said in October after meeting with NFL executives.

“We could have not just the Star Spangled Banner at the beginning of NFL games but also ‘God Save the Queen,’” he continued. (Patriotic US fans horrified by this can just tell themselves it’s a bonus round of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.”)

In October, the NFL’s UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood said a London expansion or relocation could get underway in as little as three years.

He backed away from that timetable in a conversation this week. But the NFL is stepping up its investment in the UK market, where it’s committed to games through 2016.

In October, owners agreed that teams must play a home game in London to be considered for a Super Bowl bid. The league announced on Wednesday a charitable partnership with six inner-city London schools, similar to those taken on by English soccer’s premier league teams.

It’s also trying to get American fans used to the idea of watching football that’s happening on someone else’s soil. All three London games this fall will kick off at 2:30 p.m. local time.

The early start (6:30 a.m. on the US West Coast, 9:30 a.m. on the East) gives the games a competition-free window, and armchair quarterbacks a shot at the mythical “quadruple-header” of four televised games in a single day.

But fan interest is hardly the only factor in the deal. Moving one of the NFL’s 32 teams to the UK would pose daunting logistical issues.

There’s the travel, first of all (though proponents point to the University of Hawaii’s football program as a model for a team navigating distance). Taxes would be a headache.

Player reaction to the International Series so far has been mixed, said George Atallah, spokesman for the NFL Players Association, with some excited by the opportunity and others frustrated by what is essentially an overseas business trip.

Fifty-five percent of players so far have had to apply for a passport just to come on the trip. The fields lent by London pro soccer teams for practice have not always been up to standard, Atallah said, leaving some teams unable to practice before the game.

“Some NFL fans forget that this is a job for the players,” Atallah said. “This is their job, and if there’s anything that’s going to hinder their ability to do their job, that’s going to be something the players take very seriously.”

Those worries go both ways. Wembley is home to the English national soccer team. American football tears up a field — or pitch, as they say here — in a way that soccer doesn’t.

England manager Roy Hodgson has grumbled publicly about the condition of Wembley’s field after American football has had its way with it. When markings from the Nov. 9 Dallas Cowboys-Jacksonville Jaguars game were still faintly visible during an England-Slovenia soccer match six days later, some spectators on Twitter took it as a national insult.

The home stadium of a hypothetical team is still up for grabs, but Wembley seems the most likely contender. The England team would almost certainly be displaced at times.

The team went on a popular seven-year tour of the nation’s arenas from 2000 to 2007 when Wembley was being rebuilt. But would fans resent the team being booted by what’s still regarded as a foreign sport?

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The Big Council, led by Terry Cox, helped bring the ninth annual Southeast Venture Conference back to Charlotte after being held in Atlanta in 2014. “The combination of the Charlotte Venture Challenge and the Southeast Venture Conference is a natural fit to bring together the complete ecosystem of earlystage companies, growth-stage companies and investment firms” said Scott Hedrick the founding organizer of SEVC. The event promises to be the largest venture capital and entrepreneurial gathering in the region.

Charlotte Venture Challenge includes a series of workshops for registered startups beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 3. During the course of two months, participants will be prepped for the finals scheduled for Tuesday, March 31.

“The Charlotte Venture Challenge offers innovation-driven entrepreneurs a complete experience of substantive workshops, actionable feedback and the opportunity for tremendous exposure,” said Paul Wetenhall, president of Ventureprise Inc., a venture development organization affiliated with UNC Charlotte. “The challenge is the one competition that exposes emerging companies to potential corporate partners as well as startup investors and mentors.”

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“About 80 million Americans live in multiunit housing, where secondhand smoke can seep into smoke-free units and shared areas from units where smoking occurs,” said Brian King, Ph.D., acting deputy director for research translation in CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. “The potential of exposure in subsidized housing is especially concerning because many of the residents -- including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities -- are particularly sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke.”

The report credits the overall decline in SHS exposure to several factors. To date, 26 states, the District of Columbia, and almost 700 cities have passed comprehensive smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in worksites, restaurants, and bars. These state and local laws currently cover almost half the US population. In addition, a growing number of households have adopted voluntary smoke-free home rules, increasing from 43 percent in 1992-1993 to 83 percent in 2010-2011. Also, cigarette smoking has declined significantly in the last two decades and smoking around nonsmokers has become much less socially acceptable.

The Surgeon General has concluded that there is no safe level of exposure to SHS, which contains over 7,000 chemicals including about 70 that can cause cancer. It is a known cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children, as well as heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adult nonsmokers.

Each year exposure to SHS causes more than 41,000 deaths from lung cancer and heart disease among non-smoking adults and 400 deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, as well as about $5.6 billion annually in lost productivity.

58 Million Nonsmokers in US are Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke Two of every five children -- including seven in 10 black children -- are exposed

Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United Vital Signs is a report that appears on the first Tuesday of States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, the month as part of the CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers Weekly Report. The report provides the latest data and information on key health indicators. These include cancer for Disease Control and Prevention. prevention, obesity, tobacco use, motor vehicle passenger Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination safety, prescription drug overdose, HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, Survey (NHANES) show that declines in exposure to SHS have health care-associated infections, cardiovascular health, teen been slower and exposure remains higher among children, pregnancy, and food safety. blacks, those who live in poverty, and those who live in rental - Courtesy of US Dept of Health and Human Services housing. The report finds two in every five children aged three to 11 years are still exposed to SHS. The study assessed exposure using cotinine, a marker of SHS found in the blood.

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Community Focus Events of Note Nuvyug India Fest After successfully producing Indian cultural arts festivals in North Carolina for over a decade, the organization Nuv Yug embarks on a journey to assist communities in other major cities to start similar festivals based on the organization’s processes and system. The inaugural Charlotte India Fest will take place from March 14 - 15, 2015. The festival features dance performances, visual arts, crafts, food, vendors, fashion, and exhibits of India’s culture. There will be an India Fest in Atlanta on March 28, 2015 as well as in Raleigh, NC from April 11 – 12, 2015. The Fest in Charlotte will be held at The Park Expo and Conference Center. For details visit www.indiafestusa.net.

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Zakir Hussain Celtic Connections Tabla virtuoso and composer Zakir Hussain returns to Washington, D.C., with the U.S. tour debut of his latest exploration of diverse cultures and sounds, Celtic Connections.

Washington Performing Arts and GW Lisner co-present this fusion of the lively, flowing melodies and rhythms of Celtic music—represented by the bodhran (frame drum), violin, pipes, flutes and voice—with the tabla, bamboo flute, and Carnatic violin at GW Lisner Auditorium on Tuesday, March 17 at 8pm. The players include Zakir Hussain, Tabla; Rakesh Chaurasia, Bamboo Flute; Fraser Fifield, Flute/Pipes; JeanMichel Veillon, Flute; Ganesh Rajagopalan, Violin; Charlie McKerron, Fiddle; Patsy Reid, Fiddle; Tony Byrne, Guitar; John Joe Kelly, Bodhran. “Musicians are the same the world over,” Hussain said.

“There’s no meter that hasn’t been played, no rhythm that hasn’t been composed. It’s the musicians’ own qualities that allow them to make music different – that’s what’s exciting about this project [Celtic Connections] to me. It’s fresh music sparked by the humanity of those involved.” The performance is on Tues, March 17 at 8pm, at GW Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.). For more details call 202-785-9727 or visit washingtonperformingarts.org.

Ekal Vidyalaya will present the musical concert “Ek Sham Ekal Ke Naam,” at several venues in the Carolinas during March.

The show features singers Rana Chatterjee and Sangeeta Melekar along with live musicians. The show is a fundraiser for Ekal Vidyalaya. The dates and contact info are: Sun, March 8: Charlotte, NC (Kamesh Tulasi 704-787-3349) Fri, March 13: Raleigh, NC (Venu Rao 919-324-2958) Sat, March 14: Columbia, SC (Parul Dalal 803-261-0595) Sun, March 15: Charleston, SC (Dr. Shashi Pai 843-860-3801) Fri, March 20: Fayetteville, NC (Dr. Sumdeha Dalvi 910-8224-0095) For general information about Ekal’s work visit www.ekal.org.

New Roots in the old North State Anthropologist Hannah Gill’s “The impact of Latino migration into North Carolina – on both the immigrants and the state” is the topic of the annual Levine Lecture presented on Monday, March 9, 2015,

by UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South in partnership with Levine Museum of the New South. Join the discussion with anthropologist Gill at Levine Hans Raj Hans Museum of the New South (200 E. A musical evening of Seventh St. Charlotte 28202). The lecture begins at 6 p.m. with soulful Sufi songs will be a reception and book signing to follow at 7 p.m. The event is presented by Padmashree open to the public without charge, but RSVPs are required at Hans Raj Hans on Friday, anwillia@uncc.edu or 704.687.0015. Complimentary parking is March 20 at Memorial available in the 7th Street Station parking deck. Bring your Hall, UNC Chapel Hill. A parking ticket to the museum for validation. Hannah Gill national treasure in India specializes in Latin American and Caribbean migration studies. and renowned across the She directs the Latino Migration Project at UNC Chapel Hill, a globe, Hans Raj Hans is public educational program on Latin American immigration among the finest and integration in North Carolina. Gill’s book, North Carolina performers in the Sufi and the Latino Migration Experience: New Roots in the Old North State (UNC Press 2010) is considered a must-read by policy- tradition, presenting this genre of music in its truest form. His significant contributions to the field of music extend to Punjabi makers and scholars as well the general public.

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TGA Holi The 2015 theme of Triangle Gujarati Association’s Holi cultural festival is “Navdurga.” Many participants are preparing for the event to present songs and dances on Saturday, March 14, 2015.

The schedule is as follows, 5 – 5:30pm - Holi Dahan and from 5.30pm onwards the performances begin. Food will be available for purchase from 4:30 onwards. Venue: HSNC Cultural Hall, Morrisville, NC. Tickets prices are: Children (5 to 12) and senior citizens $5, Adults $7, Non Members $10. For further details contact: tgaholi@gmail.com or (919) 561-3153 (Weekday after 6:00pm and all day for the weekend). Visit the website www.nctga.org.

Gujarati Natak Gujjubhai Banya Dabang The Triangle Gujarati Association will present the Gujarati Natak Gujjubhai Banya Dabang on Thu, March 26, 2015 beginning at 6pm in HSNC Cultural Hall, Morrisville, NC. The comedy natak stars Siddharth Randhelia. Tickets begin at $20.

For ticket booking and further details contact: nctga00@gmail.com or call (919) 561-3153 (Weekday after 6:00pm and all day for the weekend). Visit the website www.nctga.org.

CMAC Spring Concerts The Classical Music Association of Charlotte (CMAC) sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte.

Membership forms are available at concerts. The upcoming concerts in spring are, Sun, March 15: Flute concert by Mrs. Shantala Subramanyam and party; Sun, April 19: Vocal concert

by OS Thiagarajan and party. For more details on the venues, timings and ticket prices call 704.442.1186 (Jayashree Panduranga), 704.814.9355 (Lakshmi Muthukrishnan), or write to lakshmi7778@yahoo.com, cmacmusic@yahoo.com or visit www.onlinecmac.com.

Charlotte Dance Festival The 9th annual Charlotte Dance Festival (CDF) will be on March 21 & 22, 2015 and will present 13 professional dance companies, 12 youth dance programs and over 150 dancers will participate in performances and classes. With the largest amount of participants, the festival is growing locally and nationally. The festival consists of 3 professional shows at the Booth Playhouse on Saturday, March 21 followed by the youth dance event CEDA at the Patricia McBride and Jean Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance in which Charlotte Ballet is the Venue Sponsor. The venue is Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte. Tickets range from $10-20. For details and showtimes call 704.348.5836 or charlottedancefestival.org.

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Sarod master Gaurang Doshi will present the “Peace 2015” concert on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7pm in Brendle Recital Hall on the campus of Wake Forest University, Winston Salem NC. Accompanying Doshi are tabla players Sandeep Hattangady and Rajen Sukhadia. It will be an evening of pure classical music and there will also be the Pandit Dr. Laxmikant S. Doshi award presentation ceremony. Other artists performing are Richard Coley, Molishree Joshi, Sumana Ramayanam, and Anusha Doshi on the Sitar. Jim Robertson (Sarod) along with child artists Meet Doshi (Sarod) and Ali Sekandari (Tabla) will also perform. Tickets: (At the door) $3 WFU Students, $5 Children & Seniors, $7 General admission.

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BAPS Charities Walkathon The BAPS Charities organization will hold its annual walkathon on Sat, April 11 beginning at 9am at Cedar Fork Community Center, 1050 Town Hall Dr., Morrisville, NC. This year’s beneficiary is Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. The organization’s other charity work includes health fairs, disaster relief, and health lectures. In 2014 over 50 walkathons were held across North America that features over 16,000 walkers.

Annual Art exhibition The Hindu Center of Charlotte organizes an annual Art Exhibition to encourage local Indian artists. Visit the exhibition for an artful afternoon in the spacious venue of Vihar Hall.

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Community Organizations Carolina Khadayata Samaj Istdav Shree Kotyark Prabhu’s Mahotsav was celebrated at Jaswant & Usha Mehta’s residence in Huntersville, NC on November 7, 2014. All Khadayata families of NC and SC are welcome to be part of the Carolina Khadayata Samaj.

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Charlotte Agaram Tamil Palli Agaram Tamil Palli serves the Tamil speaking community in Greater Charlotte area by conducting Tamil language classes.

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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 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).

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.

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Charlotte Gita Study Group Beginners and advanced students of the Gita are welcome. The group meets the second and fourth Sunday of each month from 3 - 5 pm. This course is based on the Home Study Course of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburg, PA. Each session starts with a meditation followed by a recorded lecture in English, supplemented by discussion among the group.

For further details: Rishi and Shikha Bhatnagar, rishi@solveron.com, 513.518.5300 Shridhar and Kruti Dave, skdave@hotmail.com, 704.844.9567 Naras and Beena Eechambadi, narasee@gmail.com www.freewebs.com/gitastudy

Association for India’s Development - Charlotte A volunteer movement committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just-development. AID Charlotte supports grassroots organizations in India and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women’s empowerment and social justice.

For further details: Kiran Uppalapati 704.307.6450; Venkata Ramana Duddu 662.231.2350.

Charlotte Hindu Center Table Tennis The group meets every Wednesday from 6.30 - 10 pm. New players come after 7.30 pm for orientation. The TT action takes place at the Vihar Hall of Charlotte’s Hindu Center, 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28134. All levels and types of play.

Free coaching and lessons. For further details: 704.607.8412.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir A spiritual, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. Activities include: Daily Arti - 6:30am & 6:30pm; Weekly Satsang Sabha held every Sunday which includes Bhajans and Spiritual Discourses: Adults: 4pm, Young Men (Ages 23-36) - 3pm, Young Women (Ages 23-36) – 4pm, Teenagers - 4:30pm, and Children - 5pm. The Temple is located at 4100 Margaret Wallace Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28105.

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Charlotte Indian Christian Fellowship We meet on the third Saturday of every month at 6:30 PM for Prayer, Bible Study and Fellowship. Anyone who is interested to spend an evening with us is welcome to come with your family and friends.

For Further Details: Hema at 704.841.7060 hadhopper@hotmail.com Charlotte Kriya Yoga Group Charlotte Kriya Yoga Group Promotes Kriya Yoga Meditation practice as taught by lineage of realized masters such as Mahaavatar Baba Ji, Lahri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Hariharananda, and Prajanananada. A sincere seeker who follows the path of Kriya Yoga with love and devotion and a desire for spiritual growth can attain Self-realization- even in one lifetime. Center hosts two annual initiation programs and a weekly Sunday meditation for initiates.

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Bethel Christian Fellowship Bethel Christian Fellowship offers services in various Indian languages (i.e. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, etc.) .Sunday School Time - 11:15 - 11:45 am; Sunday Worship Service time : 11:45 - 1:15 pm. Sunday Service Location: Fort Mill Church of God, Student Life Center Building, 216 Academy Street, Room 102. Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715. Saturday Service Location: Life Builders Church - 730 Oak Dale Rd, Charlotte NC 28216.

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Community Organizations of the soul, getting solution through right understanding, removing wrong beliefs and destroying past sins. For further details contact 877 505 Dada (3232). www.dadabhagwan.org

Charlotte Malayalee Association The purpose of this association is to promote and facilitate the cultural, educational, social and economic welfare of the Charlotte Malayalee community. For Further Details: Sunu Sebastian (sunu@email.com) or www.cltma.org.

ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was established to help in the overall development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA along with EVFI is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to self-esteem, self-sustenance, economic wellbeing and happiness. The Carolinas Region of the EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareness programs in North and South Carolina.

For Further Details: Ekal Charlotte Chapter: Kameswar Tulasi himadeeps@yahoo.com Ekal Columbia: Janak Dalal / jaydalalcolumbia@gmail.com

Charlotte Marathi 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: csmmonline@gmail.com www.charlottemarathimandal.com Charlotte Telangana Association Charlotte Telangana Assoc was formed to promote Telangana cultural activities within greater Charlotte area and also bring together all the Telangana people living in the area to discuss, plan, and take action around the development of Telangana focusing both on rural and urban Telangana areas.

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Gurdwara Sahib - Charlotte The Sikh Heritage Society strives to unite and enrich the lives of the Sikh & Punjabi communities of Charlotte and surrounding areas. “Gurdwara” address: 1760 Stoney Creek Lane, Charlotte, NC 28262. Regular Program: Every Sunday: 10 - 11am, Asa Di War by Bhai Satnam Singh Jee, 11:00 am 12:00 pm, Keertan by Children, 12:00 pm — 1:15 pm, Keertan

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

Hindu Center of Charlotte The temple holds many regular events and religious ceremonies. The temple library is stocked with books, CDs, DVDs and other materials on varied genre such as religion, culture, history, philosophy, yoga and health. The Hindu Center is located at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212.

Upcoming Events: Thu, Mar 5: Holika Dahan Sat, Mar 7: Holi cultural show Sun, Mar 8: Dhuleti Sun, Mar 22: Chati Chand March 28: Ram Navami Sun, April 19: Annual Art Exhibition to encourage local Indian artists. Visit the exhibition for an artful afternoon in the spacious venue of Vihar Hall. Stroll from one artist’s wall to another, snack on some finger foods while you contemplate a particular piece, meet the artists and fellow art admirers, or buy something for that blank wall at home. There will be a kids’ corner to create their own art and get tips from the professionals. The event is on April 19 from noon to 4pm at the Hindu Center, 7400 City View Dr., Charlotte. There is no entry charge. For further details contact Santvana at 704.620.4503 (Santvanajain@gmail.com and Chidaabha@richa.com).

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Classical Music Association of Charlotte (CMAC) CMAC sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte. Membership forms are available at concerts.

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Community Organizations Pooja, 7:30pm - Aarti and Mangal Divo Weekends: 10:30am - Prakshal and Pooja, 7:30pm - Aarti and Mangal Divo For Further Details: JCGC President Vibhakar Modi: 704.258.4507704.258.4507 info@jaincenter.us www.jaincenter.us

IAMC (Indian American Muslim Council) Charlotte Chapter IAMC is an independent organization committed to promoting peace, pluralism and social justice for all through advocacy.

The organization is also committed to promote and protect human rights and human dignity in India as they are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace. IAMC-Charlotte seeks to reach out to Indian Muslims living in and around Charlotte to strive for Inter-Faith, Inter-Community understanding particular focus on Indian Diaspora.

For Further Details: Ashfaq Mehdi 704.904.5778 Afzal Syed 704.770.1103 iamc-charlotte@yahoogroups.com

Kiran Kiran, Inc. is a community based South Asian organization promoting self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women and men who are in domestic violence through crisis counseling and intervention, language assistance and translation and resource referrals in a confidential manner.

Kiran operates a 24/7 hotline service. Services offered at Kiran are confidential and free of charge. The organization spreads awareness about causes and effects of domestic violence in the community and cooperates and collaborates with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives. Kiran assists and provides information on referrals to professional and community services regarding legal issues, health care, short-term child care, psychological counseling, and temporary shelter and housing.

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India Association of Charlotte (Festival of India) The organization works to foster fostering better understanding of the rich diversity of Indian culture by the larger community in and around Charlotte. A key activity is the annual Festival of India, which will be held every September in uptown Charlotte.

For Further Details: Toni Sawhney 704-604-2133 Lal Vishin 704-545-3727 www.indiafestival.net Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte (IPAAC) IPAAC (Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte) promotes classical Hindustani music by inviting well-known artists from India. IPAAC is offering music classes at various locations in Charlotte. For details send an email to musicschool@ipaac.org.

Upcoming Events: Sun, April 19: Vocal recital by Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Gandhi Bhavan, Hindu Center Fri, May 29: Instrumental recital by Toufique Qureshi, Ramdas Palsule and Milind Tulankar, Tate Recital Hall, CPCC For Further Details: Chaula Jain 704.364.0984704.364.0984 Jyoti Kulkarni 704.804.1275704.804.1275 contact@ipaac.org www.ipaac.org

Life Bliss Charlotte Meditation Center The Charlotte chapter of Life Bliss organization is run by volunteers who are trying to spread the knowledge of Yoga and Meditation by letting people experience the teachings of Vedic Science in its purest form delivered by the enlightened master Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda. Life Bliss Foundation is part of a worldwide movement for meditation and healing.

Paramahamsa Nithyananda is a global leader in the science of enlightenment. Nithyananda is revered as a living avatar (divine incarnation) by millions worldwide. He is the author of more than 300 books published in 27 languages.

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Jain Center of Greater Charlotte (JCGC) The JCGC serves the spiritual, cultural, social, and community needs of Jain families in and around metropolitan Charlotte area. JCGC is dedicated to the practice, understanding, promotion, and preservation of the Jain faith. Activities include celebrating major religious festivals such as Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan, and Diwali, and routine programs like Swadhyay, Poojas and children’s Pathshaala. The Jain Center is located at 7631 Mallard Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28262.

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Community Organizations of several million children through its Read India campaign.

Pratham has developed an accelerated learning technique which helps children to read and write in two months. With nearly half the children in India who attend schools are not learning to read and write at the required level, Pratham is trying to fill an important gap in the area of primary education.

For Further Details: Anju Desai (ajdesai66@gmail.com or 980-622-0125) and Shubhra Chakraborty (shubhra.chakraborty1@gmail.com) or 704-942-4798). www.prathamusa.org.

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.

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Probasi of Charlotte Probasi’s goal is to organize cultural and educational program related to Bengal in the Charlotte area, to increase Bengali cultural awareness, and to provide community service in the area. For Further Details: www.probasi.org

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

For Further Details: Bharat Shah - 704.724.6247 Nagesh Patel - 704.399.7805

Sahaj Marg Meditation Sahaj Marg, which means Simple or Natural path, is a Raj Yoga system of spiritual training based on the heart centered meditation. The 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 Unity of Charlotte on Sundays and Wednesdays.

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Sindhi Association of the Carolinas The Sindhi Association of the Carolinas (SAC) is organizes religious, cultural, community, and social events in Charlotte.

SAC also sends donations for the needy to the schools in India for Scholarship and also sends donations to refugees in camps in India. The association will celebrate Cheti Chand at the Hindu Center in March.

For Further Details: contact, soniahassani1@gmail.com or 704.779.2396.

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

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

Srishti of Charlotte Srishti works to fulfill the NC community’s need for togetherness and the desire to showcase Bengali culture, heritage, literature, theatre, music and popular arts. Literally, the word Srishti means an act of creation. Though established and coordinated by a group of Bengali families, Srishti welcomes and brings together people of varied cultures, ethnicity, languages, background and nationalities who are interested in East Indian traditions.

For Further Details: Samiksha Bose: 704-321-1964 Santanu Sarkar : 704-541-3451 http://srishticharlotte.org/

Shantiniketan Senior Center of Carolinas The Shantiniketan Senior Center of Carolinas (SSCC) is located at Melange Health Solutions, 145 Scaleybark Rd., Charlotte, NC. The Center is open from 10am - 3pm. The Center presents members with activities, outings, access to physical care and mental wellbeing and care.

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Telugu Association of Greater Charlotte Area (TAGCA) The organization’s mission is to bring together Telugu speaking people and to promote Telugu Culture. TAGCA organizes regular events and programs.

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Community Organizations 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.

Trimurti Temple Charlotte, NC Trimurti Temple is open daily, morning puja (10am) and evening puja (7pm). Sunday abhisekhams (11am) and other special pujas. Temple is located at 6441/6519 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216.

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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: Jack Dhekar: 336.254.1727 Manubhai Patel: 336.253.7182 www.gcap.us

Vallabh Pushti Samaj of Carolinas (VPSC) VPSC has announced Shrinathji Haveli – “Shrinath Dham” in Charlotte with support of all Vaishnav families of Carolinas.

VPSC is starting construction in the near future of “Shrinath Dham Haveli” for benefit of entire Vaishnav Samaj and Pushtimargiya devotional activities. VPSC is moving forward with objective to fill devotional need for hundreds of Vaishnavs in Carolinas to worship and pray together, perform “seva and rituals” and to observe and celebrate festivals and to perform and engage in humanitarian and educational activities. Regular “Paath and Bhajan” recitations are held on 2nd Sunday of each month from 4-6 pm at Shrinath Dham Haveli Address - 1006 Vickie Lane, Stallings, NC 28104.

For Further Details: vsccarolinas@gmail.com Prathmesh Shah: 704.763.3059

India Association of the Triad (IATNC) Greensboro 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.

For Further Details: Kumar Bhardwaj: 336-601-0567, kumar.vansh@gmail.com Ruby Singh: 336.430.9068, rs7227@gmail.com www.iatnc.org

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Indo-American Society of NC (IASNC) The objectives of IASNC are to support the Indian, South Asian and American community residing in Greensboro, NC and vicinity and other individuals interested in learning the culture, traditions, and arts of India. Specifically, IASNC promotes Indo-American cultural, arts and sports events and also school based volunteering activities.

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Art of Living (Greensboro) The Art of Living Foundation offers programs to uncover the strength, peace, and joy that lie at the core of every human being. Part I courses are offered regularly in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Charlotte and now Greensboro. The Part I course covers breathing techniques to eliminate stress & tension; skills for improving relationships at home & at work; practical wisdom to get the most out of life; insight into the laws that govern the mind & emotions; low-impact yoga and the masterpiece of the Art of Living Course is a powerful breathing-based technique called Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath.

For Further Details: Nirupama Shankar @ shankar.nirupama@gmail.com Puja Verma @ puja_usa@yahoo.com http://us.artofliving.org/greensboro

Indo-US Cultural Association of Winston-Salem The Indo-US Cultural Association’s primary mission is to increase awareness of the cultural heritage of India which is tremendously rich in its diversity and history. The Association seeks to reach out to the thriving Indian-American community within the Piedmont and Triad areas to share the vibrant Indian culture and promote cross-cultural understanding.

For Further Details: Subba Reddy Meka, President, 336.577.5285 http://indouswinston.org/contact.aspx

BAPS Greensboro BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is located at 922 Gallimore Dairy Road, High Point, NC 27265.

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Community Organizations center holds Follow-up sessions on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Kirtan Satsang every Friday evening. Art of Living Center 4000 Bear Cat Way Suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560 For Further Details: 919-793-8490 rdu@us.artofliving.org www.behappytriangle.org

848.459.7401 (Dr. Manoj) lifemissionusa@gmail.com www.lifemissionusa.com Quan Am Buddhist Temple All interested in Buddhism are welcome. The temple is located at 1410 Glendale Dr. Greensboro, NC 27407.

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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.

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Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Greensboro, NC The Center regularly conducting Sai Bhajans, Study Circle, various service activities and SSE class (for students) in Greensboro, NC all Sundays — 9:45 am to 12:15 pm For Further Details: Swami Rajendran 908-875-6964 Dr. Varatharajah 336-851-9150

Atlantic Coast Sikh Association This is one of the oldest Sikh associations in the Southeastern USA. It meets every Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at its gurdwara, located at 3108 Sparger Road, Durham, NC 27705.

Kirtan is done by Bhai Dyal Singh Jatha. Classes for Punjabi and religious studies are held for children at the same time.

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Temple of the Holy Name Prabhupada Village is a rural Hare Krishna community situated in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Puja/Worship of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai/Sri Pancha Tattva starts at 5:00 am every day. Every Sunday at 3 pm there is chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophy. The temple is located at 1283 Prabhupada Rd, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046.

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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

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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.

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For Further Details: Kusumben Desai (919.677.8513) Carolina Rajasthani Association The group organizes several events throughout the year.

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Datta Yoga Center - Raleigh Mission: Spread the teachings of Sadguru Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore.

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Community Organizations Gokul Bhajan and Vedic Studies Weekly satsang of parents and children singing bhajans and glorifying past times of Lord Krishna. There are multimedia assisted programs every Friday 7 to 9 pm at the Hindu Bhavan Main Hall (309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560).

Children learn slokas, learn presentation skills, manage and lead various projects such as book distribution, charity for cow protection, food for poor, prison seva, igokulam, and many more. Classes are conducted on a semester basis, with tests and scores. Children and parents also have unique opportunities for learning and developing software for ios, android and web applications. Example: Gokul Darsan (See Apple Store) For Further Details: bkdasa@gmail.com Phone: 919-491-9536 www.gokulbhajan.com Heritage India Association of North Carolina (HIANC) Heritage India Association of NC aims at providing Indian cultural experience through performing arts, cultural arts, fine arts & crafts of India. Its mission is “to preserve and promote Indian heritage and culture.” During the year, Heritage India Association of North Carolina presents several events and also coordinates Indian dances for the main stage performances for the Raleigh International Festival.

For Further Details: yashcgarg@gmail.com Hindi Vikas Mandal of NC Hindi Vikas Mandal (HVM), based in the RTP area, promotes study and appreciation of Hindi language and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi. HVM has a special focus on the youths for the preservation of Indian Culture and heritage.

For Further Details: Saroj Sharma 919.851.0225 V.P. Tiwari 919.423.0365 Hindu Society of North Carolina - Morrisville, NC The Hindu Society of NC is located at 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC and serves the greater Triangle area. Temple Timings: Sunday to Monday - 7am-9pm (all day open) Morning Aarti: Mon-Friday-10.30am, Saturday-10am, Sunday 10am. Evening Aarti: Mon-Friday- 8pm, Saturday-Sunday 6pm. Regular religious events: Ramayan recital, Sunderkand, Hanumanchalisa, Shiva abishek, Gayatri Bhajans, Vaishnav Bhajans , Vedic havan, Jain Pooja, Bhagvatam, Vishnu sastranam, Ekadashi Bal Krishna abishek, Lalitha sastrnamam, Skananda shasti Kavacham, and Sholaka chanting. All major religious celebrations are observed throughout the year.

Facility rentals are also available. Activities: Yoga Classes(twice a week), Hinduism and Meditation classes; Weekend Community Classes: Jain pathshala, Hindi classes, Sanskar Gurkul Classes,Tamil classes, Balmukund classes; Youth Affairs: Ohm Squad is the youth wing of HSNC involved in the youth activities like camp, games, craft and arts, music, shlokas. Regular pooja services are done in the temple. Priest services are available at your home and/or at the Temple at a nominal charge.

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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: 919.371.4470919.371.4470 www.humsub.net Immanuel Assembly of God Immanuel Assembly of God is a Full Gospel Christian church serving the Indian / South Asian community in Raleigh and RTP area of North Carolina. The church is located in Morrisville.

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Community Organizations informative events. For Further Details on the Indian American Forum for Political Education contact: Nilesh - 919.656.4361 www.forum-nc.org Indian Classical Music & Dance Society (ICMDS) ICMDS is dedicated to the task of promoting Indian classical music and dance in the Triangle area. ICMDS invites the top artists from all over the world to perform in the Triangle area.

For Further Details: www.icmds.org Indian Talent Discovery Foundation Indian Talent Discovery Foundation (ITDF) is established to promote any form of art that has originated in India by any individual. The primary objective of Indian Talent Discovery Foundation is to encourage local talent to excel in the chosen art to become professionals. The art can be in any form such as Indian Classical and Bollywood dance, Indian music, Astrology, Numerology, Palmistry, traditional medicine, Vaasthu Shasra, and so on.

For Further Details: Supriya Goli (919-342-8678) contactus@itdfoundation.org www.itdfoundation.org Indo-American Friendship Foundation Did you know that about 90 percent of rural orphans are female and most of them are abandoned at birth due to their gender? Not one of them gets the opportunity to become a doctor, engineer, or even receive basic education. Because they cannot live in the orphanage when they turn 18, many of them fall victim to different types of exploitation, including sex trade.

IAFF has created an orphanage education fund to help qualified orphans to rise as high as they can climb in the educational/professional ladder.

For Further Details: 919.362.7653 (Dr. Subhas C. Mohapatra) www.iaff1.org InStepp InStepp is located in Durham and its mission is to create a vibrant community by empowering women who’ve come up against some challenges in their lives to rise above those challenges and succeed personally and professionally through innovative, gender-responsive training, educational and prevention services. If you need assistance transitioning into the workforce after losing your primary source of income from a significant other due to divorce, separation, death or disability, ask about eligibility to participate in New Choices, an economic self-sufficiency program for women. Services include employment & career counseling, resume development, employability skills training, federal and state benefits application, financial and tuition assistance, community and college referrals, computer skills training and more. InStepp welcomes all women from South Asia and understands the differences in customs and religions across South Asia and can provide services in many different South Asian Languages.

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The temple is located at 2529 Prince Drive, Raleigh NC 27606.

For Further Details: 919-816-9866 www.blianc.org 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.

For Further Details: 919.233.2900 www.internationalcommunitychurch.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 International Swaminarayan Satsang organization (ISSo) ISSO is a socio-religious organization and its primary objective is to advance the Sanatan Dharma in accordance with the principles and teachings of Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya, founded and ordained by Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan Himself. ISSO Raleigh-Durham chapter organizes a regularly scheduled biweekly “Satsang Sabha,” every other Saturday, at HSNC Cultural Hall (309 Aviation Pkwy., Morrisville, NC27560), which includes Kirtan bhakti, Katha, Aarti and Mahaprasad. Pujya Santo visit often to impart the divine knowledge of Swaminarayan Bhagwan. Devotees come together to practice their religious duties in harmony. All are welcome.

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For Further Details call or visit website: 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1877- NC-KIRAN or 1-877-625-4726 Phone: 919-839-6203 Email: kiran@kiraninc.org http://www.kiraninc.org Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat is a secluded resort in Caswell County, located at 8136 N.C. Highway 119 South, Mebane, NC 27302. It is a place of natural beauty that stimulates a spirit of detachment and inspires and uplifts visitors. This resort is hallowed by a Yogi, a Sannyasi who ensures that the true practice of Dharm and Yoga flourishes here, offering the North Carolina community and visitors an ongoing program of free Yoga Classes. The classes are offered each Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm, and each Saturday from 11 am - 1 pm.

For Further Details: 336.421.0690 lifemisionusa@gmail.com www.lifemissionusa.org Nuv Yug Nuv Yug is a cultural organization with a mission to promote awareness of Indian cultural arts and heritage. Striving to create synergy among various cultural groups from the South Asian region.

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Pakistani American Association The Pakistani-American Association (NCPAA) is a nonpolitical, non-sectarian, cultural and social organization that promotes Pakistani culture to all the communities in the Triangle Area of NC. Several events are presented during the year including a family dinner on the second Friday of every month.

For Further Details: payamber@ncpaa.org http://ncpaa.org Pratham - Triangle Area 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 Further Details: Rajeev Thalla - rajeev.thalla@gmail.com Monica Awasthi - awasthimonica@yahoo.com www.prathamusa.org 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 like-minded 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, the economy and politics.

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Community Organizations For Further Details on Raleigh Sai Center: Rakesh Huria, President, Raleigh Sai Center at 919-244-1263 E-mail rsc.president@yahoo.com.

Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina The Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of NC draws inspiration from the timeless, philosophical wisdom of the Vedanta as practiced and preached in the modern day by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Perhaps you know a great deal about Practical Vedanta and the message of the harmony of religions and the spiritual oneness of Existence or perhaps you are just curious and want to learn more.

Regardless of background and/or knowledge the organization welcomes participants.

For Further Details: www.vedantanc.org RTP Maharashtra Mandal RTP Maharashtra Mandal is a home away from home for Marathi-speaking people. The goal of the Mandal is to advocate the vibrant culture, the rich heritage as well as the wellendowed language of Maharashtra. The Mandal is dedicated to showcase the cultural, social and traditional attributes of Maharashtra to the local community through variety of entertaining programs, events and get-togethers. All aficionados are warmly invited to join.

For Further Details: Mohana Dighe: 919.378.1947 Sameer Mohile: 919.851.8799 Deepa Kardekar: 201.673.6193 www.rtpmm.org S. V. Temple of North Carolina S.V. Temple of North Carolina is built on over nine acres of centrally connected triangle area. This grand tribute to Lord Venkateswara and his consorts is designed to exacting standards of shilpa shasthra and features the only shrine in North America to incorporate abodes to Lord Viswaksena and Lord Sudarshana/Lord Narasimha as part of Srinivasa Parivaram. The temple rituals are performed in accordance with Pancharathra Agama Shastra.

For Further Details: 919.468.0040 comm@svtemplenc.org www.svtemplenc.org Sahaj Marg Meditation - Triangle Area Sahaj Marg translates to “The Natural Path.” It is a natural, simple system of Raja Yoga meditation and spiritual practice that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself.

Regular spiritual practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives. Sahaj Marg system of meditation is freely offered to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In Triangle area, group meditations are held on Sundays and Wednesdays.

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Sahaja Meditation Ongoing meetings, seminars and workshops are available in Raleigh. There is never any charge for Sahaja Meditation instruction or for receiving one’s self-realization which is the birthright of every human being. Anyone can do it. Sahaja Mediation is free and without obligation. RSVP in meetup: Sahaja-Meditation-Triangle-Group Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. 9308 Fairbanks Drive Raleigh, NC, 27613. More information: http://www.sahajamediation.com http:///www.coolcheck.org For Further Details: balaram.krishna@gmail.com 919.757.3135 Sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa Yoga Sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa yoga benefits include Longevity, Wellness and Stress Management. Triangle Sky Meditation group holds weekly group meditation and simplified physical exercises every Friday in Cary for those who have attended Shri Vethathiri Maharishi’s Kaya Kalpa Yoga course. Kaya Kalpa Yoga Courses are held several times a year for anyone 14 years and above. For more details about the course visit www.vethathiri.edu.in For Further Details: 919-830-9764 vikram.renganathan@gmail.com South Indian Fine Arts Academy (SIFAA) SIFAA is a non-profit organization that works to arrange and promote concerts and performances in the Triangle and Triad areas, concentrating on Carnatic music.

For Further Details: 919.773.1580 www.sifaa.org Tamil Cultural Association of North Carolina (TCA NC) TCA NC was formed for the purpose of providing youths with exposure to Tamil culture. Everyone is invited to join TCA and become part of the organization promoting Tamil culture in the Triangle area.

For Further Details: tca_nc@yahoo.com www.tcanc.org Tamil Sangam of Carolina The Tamil Sangam is an organization that promotes understanding of Tamil culture and provides a medium for people of Tamil culture to get together. The activities include music, drama, lectures, Tamil movies, etc.

For Further Details: 919-460-7432 - Sarulatha Guruparan (President) www.tamilsangamofcarolina.org 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.

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Community Organizations Triangle Bangladesh Society (TBSNC) TBSNC strives to arrange musical programs by artists who have captured the hearts and minds of millions of Bengali-, Urdu- and Hindi-speaking music fans all around the globe.

For Further Details: 919.741.9343 (Ishtiaque Mohiuddin) Ishtiaquem@gmail.com www.tbsnc.org Triangle Chapter-India Development & Relief Fund (IDRF) IDRF is a registered, tax-exempt non-profit organization that supports volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, childcare, healthcare, women empowerment and tribal welfare, as well as relief and rehabilitation in times of natural disasters.

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Triangle Gujarati Association (TGA) TGA’s mission is to promote and serve Gujarati culture in the Triangle area by organizing various events throughout the year and impart Gujarati culture and language on the youth. The association sponsors events throughout the year.

For Further Details: nctga00@gmail.com www.nctga.org Triangle Rang Mandal Devotees of Pujya Sri Rang Avdhoot Maharaj meet every Saturday in Cary or Raleigh from 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM to sing devotional Dattatreya Bhajans and Datta-Bavani in a spiritual atmosphere. Special programs organized 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 Triangle Vipassana Vipassana, which means to see things as they are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques and was taught 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. The Triangle Vipassana meditation group holds weekly group sittings in Cary, Raleigh on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday and 3-hour sitting on 3rd Sunday each month, and one day sitting once every few months for established students (those who have taken at least one ten day course from S.N.Goenka or one of his Assistant teachers). Ten day courses are available for all. There is no charge for the course.

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carync.sittings@gmail.com Hitesh & Vaibhavi Parekh www.dhamma.org Urdu Majlis Urdu Majlis, the Triangle’s Urdu Literary Society, meets monthly in the FedEx Global Education Center on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. Meetings include discussions of the life and works of major South Asian poets as well as opportunities to share original poetry and other writing. All meetings are free and open to the public. Urdu Majlis is co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the South Asia Section of the UNC Dept. of Asian Studies. Urdu Majlis is an intellectual endeavor with no political or religious affiliations.

For Further Details: Afroz Taj (taj@unc.edu or 919-851-1119) Ashraf Faruqi (pasbaan@hotmail.com or 919-596-4792) Vaishnav Samaj of Triangle Area The Vaishnav Samaj is a group of like-minded devotees who meet for religious worship and understand Pushti Marg Principles at large. Recently, a sub-chapter of Vallabh Youth Organization (VYO) was formed under the leadership of Mrs. Harsha Shah. Regular Bhajan recitations are held 2nd Sunday of the month from 4-6 pm and Seniors are requested to encourage youngsters to participate in the activities.

For Further Details: Arvindbhai Shah 919.233.7677 Vithalbhai Shah 919.467.4254 Navinbhai Parikh 919.387.8808 Vibha Vibha is a volunteer driven non-profit organization dedicated to creating a brighter future for underprivileged children. The Raleigh Action Center has a group of energetic and enthusiastic volunteers from varied backgrounds, including working professionals and students. This group came together through a strong belief in Vibha’s mission and a resolve that we can create a positive societal impact in India – even from half way around the world. The group works to organize social events that spread awareness and raise funds to further the organization’s mission.

For Further Details: raleigh@vibha.org http://raleigh.vibha.org.

Regional Hindu Society of eastern NC (Greenville, NC) The temple celebrates major festivals and holds regular bhajan seesions and Geeta study.

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The temple also hosts special events. Contact the temple: 828.476.4073828.476.4073. It is located at 95 Mount Soma Blvd., Clyde, NC 28721 For Further Details: www.srisomesvara.org.

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 South 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 $9 Per Person charge. This month the meeting will be held at Delhi Palace, 542 Saint Andrew Road, Columbia, 29210.

For Further Details: Contact in the evenings: (803) 233-7042 or (512) 547-7077.

Bethel Christian Fellowship Bethel Christian Fellowship offers services in various Indian languages (i.e. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, etc.) and Sunday Worship services are at 11:30 a.m.

Address: Fort Mill Church of God, Student Life Center Building, 216 Academy Street, Room 102. Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715 For Further Details: 803.792.7223 Pastor Rajan Samuel @ pastorofbcf@gmail.com www.bethelchristianfellowship.org Carolina Buddhist Vihara (Greenville, SC) Regular beginner meditation program conducted by a Buddhist Monk. Activities are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings: 6:30 pm (puja), 7 pm (meditation), and 8 pm (“Dhamma” talk or discussion). A “youth program” is also held once a month.

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from 10 - 11:45 am on scheduled Sundays, and Satsang is on second Sunday every month from 5 - 7 pm. Temple is located on 1130 Fairview Church Road in Boiling Springs, SC 29303.

For Further Details: 864.599.7048 Hindu Temple and Center (Columbia, SC) The temple is located at 5704 Kiawah Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29212. It is open on weekdays between 8:30 am to 12 noon and between 5 pm and 8:30 pm. On weekends, the temple is open between 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and 5 pm to 8:30 pm. Bal Gokulam (Sunday School) classes are held every Sunday from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Classes are designed to help children build physical, mental, cultural, social & spiritual lives.

Contact: 803.772.6940 www.hindutemplesc.org Hindu Temple of South Carolina The Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina was established with an objective to fill the need for thousands of Hindus in the State of South Carolina to worship and pray together, perform sacraments and rituals, to observe and celebrate festivals, and to perform and engage in humanitarian and educational activities.

For Further Details: http://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. For Further Details: 803.884.0859 iagcfolks@yahoo.com International Fellowship Church of Greenville, SC International Fellowship Church offers Sunday worship services and other weekly activities for people of Indian origin.

For Further Details: 864.234.1256 (Pastor Suhas Raiborde) www.internationalfellowshipchurch.org Kannada Association of Greater Greenville (KAGG) An organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Kannada culture in the Greater Greenville area of South Carolina. KAGG is a primarily run by volunteers and invites Kannadigas living in and around Greater Greenville area to participate in the organization. Kannada classes for children are being organized to meet at the Vedic Center in Mauldin every other Sunday morning.

For Further Details: 864.430.4973 www.kagg-sc.org Masjid Noor-UL-Huda The Mosque is located at 517 Winmet Dr., Columbia, S.C. On the first 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 children to these sessions.

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Regular Activities Worship Service - Sundays at 8:30 AM Child Care Available 1524, North Harrison Avenue, Cary (Next to SAS Campus) Children’s Sunday School & Adult Bible Study - Sundays at 11 AM 1215 Jones Franklin Rd Suite 204 Prayer Fellowship - Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Meet at Four Zones at host families Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Cary, Morrisville, Holly Springs & Chapel Hill

Zakar Bible Club: Character development of children through memorization of God’s powerful & redemptive word.

Please send your child and receive guaranteed life lasting blessing.

Church office: 1215 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 204 Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 233-2900 or (919) 467-4435 (Residence)

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We welcome you to come and receive a blessing through this evangelical, Christ-centered, Bible-based, non-denominational, loving, caring, mission-minded spiritual family church.

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Sepa Consulting

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Spartanburg Buddhist Center The center’s resident monks seek to preserve Theravada Buddhist traditions and welcomes all who are interested in Buddhism, Southeast Asian culture, or meditation. Since the center opened in 2010, the regular English group meets at 6pm on Thursdays for meditation, a brief dhamma talk, and short discussion. The center is located at 770 Bryant Rd., Spartanburg SC 29303.

For Further Details: 864-279-7546 www.patsc.org Telugu Association of Greater Greenville The Telugu Association of Greater Greenville, SC, serves the Telugu community of the Greenville/Spartanburg area of South Carolina. The group sponsors several events throughout the year.

For Further Details: www.taggsc.org 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.

For Further Details: 336.299.9683 runderwood@webtv.net www.avatarmeherbaba.org Vedic Center of Greenville The Center is located at 499 Bethel Road in Mauldin, S.C. 29662.

Daily Aarti is conducted Monday to Friday at 8 pm. Bal Vihar classes are conducted Sundays from 11:15 am - 12:30 pm. Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam is held on 2nd Sat of month at 9 am.

For Further Details: 864.967.2852

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Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. The state flower of Louisiana state.

8. A large, tall, evergreen coniferous tree of pine family.

11. A city in SW Uttar Pradesh in India, site of Taj Mahal.

12. Bring to life; inspire; motivate.

14. Laughing; smiling; cheerful.

16. A particle of soot; indecent language or publication.

17. A pipe or a tube for conveying water or other fluids.

19. The terminal part of legs on which the body stands.

21. Having loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp.

23. A systematically arranged collection of laws or rules.

24. The objective form of “We.” 25. Universal Resource Identifier. (*) 27. Any illicit drug. (Slang) 28. Comparatively little.

30. Lift up; to raise to a higher position.

32. The form of article “A,” used before a vowel sound.

33. A person, excessively strict in morals and religion.34.

Northeast by North. (*) 36. Upper memory area. (*) 37. Existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree.

39. Tennessee. (*) 40. International Law Commission. (*) 41. To put or apply again.

43. A station wagon.

44. The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. (π)

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Clues Down: 1. The third month of the year.

2. A fee paid to exchange depreciated money for full value.

3. A theatrical drama with scenery and series of theme, in which the whole text is set to musical orchestra.

4. The second highest mountain (25643’ high) in India.

5. Louisiana. (*) 6. A formal document, as a deed, contract etc. (Law) 7. To point (a weapon) so as to hit the target.

8. Decisiveness; the quality of being prophetic.

9. Information Technology. (*) 10. Refreshing ease or inactivity after work or exertion.

13. A failure to hold the ball when catching it. (Sports) 15. A musical composition of a song or poem; melody.

18. Idaho. (*) 20. “__ Lake”: shallow, large salt lake (AKA Kati Thanda) in South Australia, about 45 Ft. below sea level.

22. United States of America. (*) 23. Pillars.

26. The Islamic country in SW Asia; former name Persia.

27. To appoint as one’s substitute, agent etc.

28. A standing posture of a person or animal.

29. A falcon of the Mediterranean region; specif. the female.

31. In an inclined position.

35. The brief, high pitched sound of a horn, as on a car.

38. Equal Rights Amendment. (*) 40. Iowa. (*) 42. A syllable for the 7th tone of the diatonic scale. (Music) (Puzzle solutions are on page 118. NO peeking!)

Hee Hee Mafatlal: “I heard that you had a brain transplant?”

Booddhoo: “Yes. But the brain rejected me!”

•••••••••••••• Student: “Sir, can you punish someone who has not done anything?”

Teacher: “Absolutely not.”

Student: “Well, I did not do my homework.”

•••••••••••••• Mafatlal: “Why is your moustache black but hair white?”

Booddhoo: “Well, my moustache is seventeen years younger than the hair on my head.”

•••••••••••••• Booddhoo: “Guru, what is a marriage like?”

Guru: “Marriage is like a 3-ring circus - an engagement ring, wedding ring and suffering.”

•••••••••••••• Judge: “Your last wish?”

Convict: “Your Honor, give me a sentence with the word freedom in it.”

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YOUTH CORNER (Created By Kirit Shukla) (Find & circle the words in the puzzle).

(Subject: “Words starting with the letter M”)

MAGNET MAHADEV MAHARASTRA MAHATMA MAO MAR MARRIAGE MARSUPIAL MAT MAY MAYA MAYOR MC MEL MEMORY METRIC MEN MIDDLE

MILL MINI MINIMUM MITE MODI MOIRE MONDAY MONEY MONOPOLY MONTREAL MOON MOUNTAIN MULTIPLY MY MYANMAR MYSTERY MYTHOLOGY

The unused 1 letter is “The subject letter.”

Math Magic Use these numbers only once: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] in empty squares, to get = the final given answers.

Note: Follow the order of operation per basic math rule: ×,÷, +, The multiplication or division is done before addition and subtraction. (solution on next page)

eZ-BZ TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “DY” - Fill in the blanks 1. A person or a group of persons assigned to protect someone from harm. _ _ DY _ _ _ _ _ 2. A synthetic fabric made from vinyl chloride.

DY _ _ _ 3. Attempting to win favor by flattery. _ _ _ DY _ _ _ 4. Each and including all person. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DY 5. The shedding of an outer skin, as by snakes. _ _ DY _ _ _ 6. A lesbian; a term of hostility. (Slang) DY _ _ 7. Capable of relieving pain. _ _ _ DY _ _ 8. A woman of high social position. _ _ DY 9. Frequent and intense bloody diarrhea.

DY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. By or before the given or implied time. _ _ _ _ _ DY 11. An ancient Greek poem. (Ref: Fall of Troy). _ DY _ _ _ _ 12. Young bird of domestic fowl. _ _ _ DY 13. Any coloring matter used for fabric, hair etc.

DY_ 14. Occurring in the middle if the year. _ _ DY _ _ _ 15. Any treatment that cures or heals. _ _ _ _ DY 16. A short poem descriptive of pastoral life. _ DY _ _ 17. Father. (Informal) _ _ _ DY 18. Suitable for a woman; Refined; well-bred. _ _ DY _ _ _ _ 19. A succession of hereditary rulers.

DY _ _ _ _ _ 20. Not neat. _ _ _ _ DY 21. Lacking strength or vigor due to illness. _ DY _ _ _ _ _ 22. The trunk or torso of a human being or animal. _ _ DY 23. Former term for generator.

DY _ _ _ _ 24. A man skilled in odd jobs & small tasks. _ _ _ DY _ _ _ (Puzzle solutions are on next page. NO peeking!)

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get involved in any kind of new business deal, except partnership. Expenses on luxury items are possible.

Don’t dispute with your spouse.

LIBRA (Sep 23 - oct 23) You will regain your confidence and by the end of the month everything will be under control. The prospects for short-term financial status look good but be careful in planning long-term saving or investing. Avoid any form of cheating, as it will not work in your benefit.

The family atmosphere will however improve. Try to avoid travel this during this month.

General Predictions for March 2015 ARIeS (Mar 20- Apr 20) You will feel mentally relaxed during the second half of this month as it will prove to be very rewarding for you. A great positive change in your thinking will begin building a base for potential success.

Acquisition of wealth and rise in status is indicated.

Don’t get involved in legal matters and try to curb your expenses.

SCoRPIo (oct 23 - Nov 22) This month will relieve you from tensions and anxiety.

On the domestic front you will be happy and your long cherished desires will be fulfilled. You may travel a lot during this month. Short distance travels will bring good luck and will be fruitful and pleasant.

Good health is also indicated. However, be careful of accident or food poisoning. Try to make the best use of this month.

TAURUS (Apr 20 - May 21) You may be inclined to do many things at the same time and in this process you won’t reach anywhere.

Multi-tasking has its pitfalls too. Stay cautious of your health and prepare for good news from far-off place or abroad. You will also have the power of artistic expression. Don’t forget to take extra care while driving. Definitely avoid speculation and keep away from the stock market.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21) There could be a delay and obstacles in general pursuits. A sense of insecurity will prevail in you.

Family life may not be pleasant. You will receive help from your siblings or associates. You may be able to maintain flow of income, though be prepared for unexpected problems. Remember that it is always better to see the glass half full.

GeMINI (May 21 - Jun 21) You will come in contact with some influential people.

Rise in income is clearly indicated. Just be careful regarding your health in the middle of the month and keep an eye on your partner to avoid getting taken advantage of. Income through speculation is also possible. Listen to the advice of your associates/friends.

This month is going to be a blessing for those seeking love and romance.

CAPRICoRN (Dec 21 - Jan 20) You will regain your self-confidence and morals in this month. There will be an increase in your income due to your own efforts. If married, marital happiness will be there. At this point you won’t need any advice or guidance in making decisions. You may bend towards para-psychic pursuits. However some kind of family-related problems may come in your way.

Meeting with old friends is also indicated.

CANCeR (Jun 21 - Jul 22) During this month minor ups and downs are possible in your self-confidence. Your social circle will widen and expenses on social gathering are also possible. You might get support of an elderly person. Particularly the second half of the month will give you great mental relief. Observe the way destiny is playing with you and reconsider your line of action to enjoy success.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 19) Even though your income will be on rise, your will maintain good health even though you may feel lack of happiness. Curb risk-taking tendency. Your enemies will try to damage your reputation. Short distance business related travel might prove to be very fruitful and long distance journey is also possible. You will find great relief from old family-related problem.

Leo (Jul 22 - Aug 23) You are entering into a period of confusion and selfdistraction. You may have to slog as the work burden will become overwhelming. Keep on working hard, don’t think or speak too much. You will feel that the change is good, but it could also be an illusion. Avoid any major changes. Your family will help you in adverse situations. Don’t take any debt in the last week of the month.

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Classifieds C-store & Gas Station for sale: very busy through way in Matthews NC. C-store with gas pump for rent or High margin & very profitable, good purchase. Cherryville, NC. Good terms call 704-604-4506. location in town.

Lottery, ABC C-Stores: Day Care Ctr: Lenoir, NC permits and more. Call for details 803- $299K + Inv, GR $166K+; Truck Repair: 235-6672.

Chester Co., SC $799K w/RE & Inv, GR Convenience Stores/Gas Stations for $438K; Upscale Hotel, I-85, Concord, Lease or Sale in NC. Great NC $4.35M; Upscale Hotel, I-85, opportunities with upside potential. Charlotte, NC $8.5M; 704-821-8888 or Only serious inquiries; must have www.Countysouth.biz capital for goodwill / inventory. Dry Cleaning Business for Sale, Please call 803-789-3133.

Columbia, South Carolina, $850,000 Indian Restaurant For Sale in Chapel contact GJB Associates 803-463-8735.

Hill, NC. Open for 25 years. Call 919- 86 room, Interior corridor, Holiday 923-1913.

Inn express for Sale close to Liquor store for sale in Cheraw, SC. Savannah, GA. Listed by Newmark Owner retiring after 40 years. Oldest Grubb Knight Frank (Hotel Brokerage liquor store in Chesterfield Co. Gross Division). Contact B.J. Patel at 770-552$500,000. Rent $500. Asking $50k + inv 2450 / bpatel@ngkf.com. ($125k-$150k). Call: 843-537-7535.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Prime Interstate Land on I-95. Ideal for new hotel and convenience store Convenience Store Help Wanted: locations. 1st off the ramp, utilities & North Charlotte / University area. zoning in place. Call John: 434-953-8794. Retail Experience Preferred. Speak Business opportunity: Learn about English & have legal status. Please Call land in Apex, NC area. 2015 is the 856-266-5059. time to buy land. Land expert Bob Couple needed for motel in North Atkinson www.learnaboutland.com. Charlotte, NC. Must have Legal status, or call 919-362-6999. front desk experience, computer skills speak fluent English.

Property for sale: 101 S. Main St., and Fountain Inn, SC 29644. Great location Accommodations provided. email within the heart of downtown resume: bwhospitality78@gmail.com.

Fountain Inn. $325,000 Sales Price; Night audit & front desk help wanted Contact: 864-497-0495. for franchise motel in Charlotte area near Carowinds. Hwy77 Exit 90. Must equipped restaurant for sale or lease have legal status, computer skills and in Columbia, SC. Available speak fluent English. email resume to: immediately.

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Excellent mars803@gmail.com. location. Golden opportunity with low budget start-up. Columbia needs Nanny needed: 9 month old baby. quality Indian restaurant. Owner Help with household work and financing available. Contact Mr. I. 803- cooking are requested. Live-in nanny 206-1171 or bihari.intwala@gmail.com or someone who can be here from 8am Businesses for Sale in Ohio area. Call - 6pm. Should be able to commute by herself. Please call: 484-459-0684.

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86 room, Interior corridor, Holiday Inn express for Sale close to Hotel / Motel Help Wanted: accommodation Savannah, GA. Listed by Newmark housekeepers, Grubb Knight Frank (Hotel Brokerage provided, in Charlotte near Airport.

Division). Contact B.J. Patel at 770-552- Contact VJ: 704-488-0102 or Tarun: 704968-1731.

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experienced Threading Practitioners or Licensed esthetician in Charlotte & Raleigh. New locations now open. Full or part-time. Great pay and flexibility.

Experience required. Good English skills. Please call 980-322-1110 (M-F 9-5).

Retail Sales Associate in Columbia SC. Male / Female / Couple. Full or part time. Opportunity to advance quickly into management. Contact 706-877-0315.

Refulgent Technologies Inc.: IT staffing company is currently recruiting Java, .Net, SQL Server and QA candidates. We also provide Training & Placement. e-mail: recruiter@refulgent-tech.com Night Audit / Front desk help wanted for Franchise motel, Charlotte. Fulltime / Part-time. Must have experience, be honest, reliable & fluent in English.

Call Nina 704-299-3364.

Cashier Wanted: Part time or full time for C-store/gas station in Rockhill, SC. Call Hasmukh Patel 704-907-5884.

Nanny Needed ASAP (Full time or Live in): Gujarati Preferred, for 2 kids (toddler and infant), South Charlotte (28277). Please call 317 679 5408.

Nanny Needed: Gujarati lady needed for child care and house keeping, livein or full time in Greenville, NC. Call 252-565-3563.

Nanny Needed: Looking for part time or full time nanny to come to our house in Cary NC. Driving is a must.

Competitive pay. Call 919-225-4048.

Domestic help needed for Gujarati family in Rock Hill SC. Excellent cooking & cleaning skills required. Benefits include competitive salary & allowance for rent. Must be legal US resident & able to drive. Call 803-448-4820.

Gas Station Help Wanted: Couple, full-time in McCormick, SC (near Greenwood & Augusta) & Lincolnton, GA. Must speak fluent English & have legal status. Good pay. Please call 704299-8535.

Part-time/Full-time Single or Couple: Needed ASAP for a convenience store / gas station in Gaffney, SC. Must speak English & have legal status & previous experience preferred. Call 704-726-7544 or 864-487-4939.

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Restaurant Help Wanted: Indian Restaurant in Charlotte NC looking for Waiter/Server. Must have working experience. Please Call 704-512-9177.

Full-time nanny needed: live-in or live out in Huntersville, NC (exit 23, I-77). 6 month old and 8 year old after school. Please call 704-274-9556.

Motel help wanted in Greenville, SC..Live in manager and / or housekeeping.

Salary + Accommodations + Bonus. Call 864-4147186, 704-588-1825.

Nanny/baby sitter needed in Lumberton NC for a 5 month old.

Live in Nanny preferred but not necessary. Please call 443-895-7066.

Hotel Help Wanted: Charlotte.

Competitive salary and accommodations provided. General / property manager (experience required), night auditor (experience preferred but will train). Must be fluent in English.

Email 123nash@gmail.com Help needed for cooking and household chores 2-3 hrs. a day, 5 times a week in Huntersville area (Eastfield rd.). Contact 704-968-5571 Gujarati lady needed for out of town wedding. Cooking and light house work. End of June (10 days), great pay plus flight and accommodations provided. Please call 317-490-4910.

Domestic Help Needed: Need domestic help; 3 hours daily, 5 days a week. Laundry, dishes, light cleaning, cooking.

Must have own transportation.Call 704-246-7445.

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Parents seeking alliance from Canada/US. Christian women 24-28 for Indian Christian Canadian Engineer 30, tall good looking.

Respond with details scottsinus@yahoo.com Hindu Punjabi 6'2", 35 years, software developer, working for East Carolina University and pursuing master in Software Engineering divorcee invites proposal from Hindu girl - 28 to 34 years. Contact with pictures at arjunaneja@hotmail.com Saathee.com

SERVICES Mehandi (Henna): Award-winning artist in the Chapel Hill / Durham, NC area specializes in Mehandi parties.

Perfect for weddings, birthdays & gettogethers. Creative & beautiful art!

Contact: Krishna Priya Dasi: 919-8247734; krsnapriyad96@gmail.com; www.lotuslyrics.com/henna.html; Facebook: Krishna Priya Dasi Vaibhavi’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte Ballantyne area in Stone Creek Ranch.

Offering Waxing, Facials, and Threading. Please call or text for appointment 843-465-6048.

Astrologer With Gold Medals Jayanti Lad- Contact for Health, Wealth, Relationship, Child, Enemies, Court Cases, Marriage, Job, Business, Vastu Problems, Preparing & Matching Horoscope. Call 919-4635180 or Jayantinlad@yahoo.com Pretty Face - Indian beauty parlour.

Threading, facials, waxing etc conveniently located at Ballantyne /South Charlotte area. Please call for appointment 704-726-8928.

Gujarati Priest in NC & SC for Ganesh, Randal, Laxmi, Sharda Pujan, Satyanarayan Katha, Wedding, Vastu, Baby Shower, Hawan, Grah Shanti.

Kishor Trivedi Home: 336-774-0597 Cell: 336-486-7925 E-Mail: kishor7@juno.com Hindu Priest: All kinds of puja.

Including: havan, katha, weddings, graha pravesh, funeral services & Shraadh. In Hindi, English & Tamil.

Call Balaji 704-877-6320 or 704-5457220 or e-mail: priestbalaji@gmail.com Tabla Classes for all ages in Charlotte on weekends and evenings by professional tabla player with 20 years experience. Call: 704-232-4463.

Priest Available for the following services: Shree Satya narayan katha, Shanti hawan, Vastu shanty, Weddings, Baby shower, Bhumi pujan, Mata ki chowki pujan, Funeral, all types of karmakand. Please call Viral Bhatt 704-438-6334.

Indian Tutor Grades K-12 in Charlotte. Mr. Singh specializes in SAT, GRE, ACT, PSAT and other AP Exams. Call: (646) 261-4887 or email at: singh.ricky@gmail.com.

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Gujarati Priest: Devendra Dave Independent priest. Ganesh, Randal, Navratri, Diwali’s Laxmi & Sharda Pujas, Satyanarayan Katha, Weddings, Vastu, Baby Shower, Funeral Seva.

Call Daveji 704-780-3563. God Blessings to All. Dholi For Hire: Plays the Dhol (drum) for any occasion! Classes Available!

Barat, Doli, Graduation, Birthdays, Baby Showers & any other festivity.

Affordable rates! Call Arpan Bhandari 704-843-7202 or email: arpandholi@yahoo.com Beauty Parlor in Columbia and Charlotte area: Waxing, Threading, Bridal Henna, Facial. Call for appointment: 704-526-8707.

Neeta’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte area open 7 days a week. Full service. Call for appointment. 704-968-0270.

Music Lessons and Live Band: Basic harmonium and keyboard lessons in Charlotte area. Live band for Garba / Raas, Wedding songs, bhajans, film songs and more. Call 704-568-8206.

Pari Beauty In Matthews: Threading, Waxing, Facials, massage for new born and mom & other services. 25 years of experience. Special Deals & Great Service. Call: 704-846-7912.

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March 2015

Advertisers Index Accela Range Hood ...........................................114

Elite Smiles (Cosmetic & General Dentistry) ..........63

Palika Bazaar & Jewelers.....................................22

Access Realty & Funding (Chandravadan Shah)....51

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

Patel Brothers (Cary)............................................42

Accounting Solutions (Muhammad Kamran Awan)..51

Evershine Properties............................................34

Patel, Akshat (Real Estate)....................................83

Advanced Placement Academy............................81

Fairview Home Mortgage...................................121

Patel, Mrugesh (Law Offices)................................69

Allstate (Ravi Reddy) ..........................................126

Falls Lake Dental (Chintan Patel DMD) .................72

Poornima S. Mathur, CPA, PC ..............................37

Anand, Versha (Real Estate) .................................45

Farmah, Kukhdev (Mortgage Consultant-Prime Finan)97

Proficient Accounting & Tax Services, Inc. ...........93

Anil Bedi & Associates PC (CPA & Consultants) ....41

Friends Travel ......................................................41

Property Net Reatly (Suku Pandiyattu) ..................73

Apex Math Excel Center.......................................63

Gandhi, Vandan (Keller Williams Real Estate) ........87

Raaga Restaurant (Chapel Hill, NC) ....................101

Apna Bazaar (Morrisville)......................................81

Geological Resources, Inc. ...................................12

Rajbhog Foods ....................................................12

Apna Travels (Morrisville)....................................125

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

Rajdeep Video & Photography (Ramesh Panjabi)...61

Around The World Market .................................103

Grand India Mart (Groceries) ................................38

Ramada Raleigh (Blue Ridge Rd)..........................91

Asian Divas ( Makeup Artist/ Beauty Salon)...........61

Greater Triangle Realty (Thomas John) ...............105

RB Realty Group (Ravi Bheemarao) ......................28

Aspect Commerical Realty (Prashant Parmar).......71

Heritage India Association Of NC (Festival)............67

Real Triangle Properties (Joe Mathews) ................57

Barot, Tushar (Statefarm) .....................................75

Hindu Center Charlotte ........................................66

Robert Brown LLC (Oza, Rishi: Immigration Law) ..10

Bashyam & Spiro LLP (Immigration Law)..............35

Idolize Brows & Beauty ....................................121

Rug & Home..........................................................5

BB&T Home Mortgage.........................................83

Inchin's Bamboo Garden......................................38

Rupa's Spa & Threading Morrisville

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

Indian Food & Spices (Fayetteville)........................83

S&S Accounting & Tax Services, Inc. ....................97

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Bhogal CPA, PC...................................................59

International Community Church .......................113

Sarika Agarwal CPA PLLC....................................43

Bipin & Smita Parekh (Real Estate).......................75

JEI Learning Centers ..........................................37

Shah, Kirti (CPA - Sepa Consulting) ..................114

Biryani Maxx........................................................23

Kabab & Grill (Cary, NC) .......................................15

Shah, Mihir (NY Life) ............................................77

Blooming Buds....................................................51

Kabab and Curry (Raleigh) ...................................43

Shah, Suvas (Home Loans - Angel Oak) ...............47

Bollywood Fashions (Greensboro).........................79

Kaya Designs Boutique ........................................85

Simple Pinless.......................................................9

Building Blocks Pediatrics, PLLC ........................107

KD Photographics................................................47

Singh, Manjeet (Real Estate).................................23

Care First Physical Therapy & Rehab....................56

Khanna & Sons Jewelers.....................................25

Sitar Indian Cuisine (Durham)...............................16

Carolina Performing Arts (Hans Raj Hans).............17

Kirti Shah CPA .....................................................58

Smart Energy Solutions (Hari Bol Inc) .................115

Carolina Wedding Belle (Event Design & DĂŠcor) ....71

Laziz Biryani (Raleigh) ..........................................31

Smart Properties (Real Estate - Smruti Patel)......118

Cary Internal Medicine & The Diabetes Center, PA...72

Liberty Real Estate (Sunny Sebastian).................101

Sovarimuthu, Christopher (Real Estate & Mortgages)39

Cary Medical Clinic..............................................56

Live Spectrum Ent. (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan) ............19

Sri Shirdi SaiBaba Mandir of NC (Cary, NC).........109

Carymed Primary Care (Bindit Patel, MD) .............48

Lotus Salon & Spa...............................................31

Sukhadia's Indian Cuisine....................................33

Chai Pani (Restaurant - Ashville, NC) ....................53

Maadhurya Photography......................................16

Taaza (Fresh) Indina Bistro ...................................93

Challa Law Offices, PLC (Immigration)..................45

Mahabazar.com (Travel Agent) ...........................111

Thalir Arts Academy ..........................................109

Chandni's Beauty Salon ......................................55

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

Tower Restauant (Morrisville)................................86

Coastal Federal Credit Union (Shikha Panjwani)..101

Marriott Greensboro Downtown ........................76

Travel Universe ....................................................13

County South Realty & Business Brokers............125

Maruthi Pediatrics (Dr. Badriprasad R. Donthi) ....105

Travelinks..........................................................119

Crescent Dental (Dr. Kavita Ghai)..........................48

MAS Immigrant Justice Center ..........................119

Triangle Gujarati Association (Natak and Holi)........87

Dances Of India (Dr. Maha Gingrich).....................69

Maxim Tours........................................................33

Triangle Hearing Services.....................................95

Darji, Iyer, Joshi & Patel (Accounting & Tax Serv)...79

MC Construction Co.......................................64-65

Triangle Indian Market (Cary)................................99

Define Brows & Spa.............................................59

Mishra Architecture PLLC ....................................78

Tri Women's Cntr (Haritha Nadendla, MD FACOG).....109

Delhi Darbar (Morrisville)......................................49

Montessori Children's House of Durham .............86

Ttravel Guru ......................................................114

Desai Desai Accounting ......................................61

Muhammad Akram, CPA, PLLC............................89

Tutoring (A+ Tutoring - Nirmala Koripella) .............29

Desai, Vaishali (Real Estate)..................................55

MyTripFare (Travel agent).....................................45

Udupi Cafe (Cary).................................................99

Devam Jewelers .............................................6 & 7

Nationwide Ins. (Maqsood Khan) ..........................53

Uni World Travel...................................................10

DJ Desi (Amit Vasi) ..............................................53

NC Dermatology Associates .................................80

Vyas Travels.........................................................46

DJ Don (David Pandoria) .....................................47

NexTier Academy.................................................89

West Cary Medicine (Dr. Kareem M.D.).................97

DJ Lalit .............................................................111

North American Bancard ....................................11

White Horse Weddings.........................................75

Ekal Vidyalaya (Rana Chatterjee & Sangeeta Melekar)21

Nunna Realty (Shiv Shankar Nunna) .....................89

Worldwide travels ...............................................71

Elegant Designz.................................................111

Nuv Yug India Fest (Charlotte and Raleigh)..............3

Zayka Restaurant ............................................107

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