Desh-Videsh October 2022

Prince of Garba and Bollywood Actor in South Florida 16

Parth Oza, a Prince of Traditional Garba, versatile bollywood actor/singer, super talented, charming, energetic, handsome, electrifying performer is coming to South Florida. This will be the first and largest event of its kind in South Florida.

Cover Editor’s View 10

First, let me wish a Happy Diwali to all of our Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddist readers and supporters. I would also like to wish all of our Gujarati readers a Happy Hindu New Year!

Genesis of Hinduphobia 24

Distortion & Denigration of Hinduism & Indian History by British Colonialists & Missionaries - George Orwell has rightly said: “The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”

Is a Caribbean medical school worth it, and do you get a return on investment?

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It’s been 10 years since I graduated from medical school in the Caribbean. Although much has happened since then, I still remember all the wonderful feelings surrounding my acceptance to the school.

What Diwali Means to Me 36

About 10 years back, Aruna and I started this tradition at Diwali time that we will do Diwali pooja at our home and invite parents with young children. It had multiple reasons — first and foremost, our kids and grandkids live in California.

Must Read Books 42

Reform Nation - On 24 July 2021, India completed three decades of continuing economic reforms. From P.V. Narasimha Rao to Narendra Modi, this period has seen six successive governments under five Prime Ministers across nine terms, all of whom have added to and collectively transformed the country.

Cap Exempt H-1B visas… What to do if your current or prospective employee was not selected in the H-1B lottery? 50

I recently had a South Florida-based Financial Services company reach out to me concerning an international student employee of theirs. “David” is a very promising young man from South America who graduated last year with a master’s degree from a top Florida University.

Happy Diwali! By Chahna Tailor 54

Diwali, the Hindu New Year, is a time of renewal. We want to bring in light, positivity, and kindness. We want to remove darkness, negativity, and anything that drains our energy.

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First, let me wish a Happy Diwali to all of our Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddist readers and supporters. I would also like to wish all of our Gujarati readers a Happy Hindu New Year! May Lord Rama and Devi Laxmi ji bless you and your family with happiness and prosperity!

In this issue, we are covering various articles starting with “What Diwali Means to Me.” There are volumes upon volumes written about Diwali. Therefore, in this article, I am not writing anything new, but I am talking about a tradition which we have started to educate our children about — Diwali, our religion and heritage.

About 10 years ago, Aruna and I started this tradition at Diwali time that we would do Diwali pooja at our home and invite parents with children, and the children will be the ones who will do pooja. This tradition has picked up steam. We started with four people and now there are over 50+ people enjoying this tradition. In this issue, under “What Diwali Means to Me,” we have included short articles written by children and adults. It is very satisfying that Indian children take a keen interest in our heritage and couture.

Speaking of our Hindu heritage and culture, Dhirubhai Shah has written an excellent article on the “Genesis of Hinduphobia.” At the time when so-called liberal academia experts and mid-stream media here in the US and worldwide including India are denying Hinduphobia, this article takes us step by step through its emergence, revealing how it started and where it is going. It’s high time that every Hindu knows about it and does what is needed. In everyday life, we see so many incidents that can be very easily identified as Hindu hate or Hindu discrimination, but there are many times it is hidden where you cannot see it unless your really look into it. Let me give one small example. While writing an article on “What Diwali Means to Me,” I was conducting some research on the internet and did a Google search with the term “diwali message in hindu scripture.” And guess what all the results I got on the first page were directed to? — They pointed to Christian websites such as eplocalnews.org, stcuthberts. com, and catholicnewsagency.com with the article titled “Diwali, Light and Christian Love” or “Vatican in Diwali message.” I know this is not the case of Hindu hate, but I am not sure what I would call it. One thing for sure, there was no mention of Hindu scripture.

Now, let me turn to a little lighter side. As you know, since 1993, Desh-Videsh has brought you a listing of events and activities happening in our community through an e-newsletter, website, and the monthly print version of Desh-Videsh magazine in our community news section. Beginning with this issue, we will include a brief write-up along with pictures of past events. If your organization has just completed an event, we would love to see brief write-ups along with a few high-resolution pictures. Please send it to info@deshvidesh.com. Make sure you include your name and contact phone number in the email.

Now, let me talk about something that I am very fond of and get very excited by — just listening to music, Raas Garba. It has been my wish for so many years to bring a famous Raas Garba artist from Gujarat to South Florida. I am sure you must have seen our emails and announcements of Live Raas Garba by a young dynamic, versatile singer and Bollywood actor Parth Oza. Desh-Videsh Media Group has partnered with ACE DJ, and we are hosting Live Raas Garba on October 22, 2022, at Rick Case Arena at Nova University. This is going to be one of the largest Live Raas Garbas in South Florida. Make sure you do not miss it!

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Oza, a Prince of Traditional Garba, versatile bollywood actor/ singer, super talented, charming, energetic, handsome, electrifying performer is coming to South Florida. This will be the first and largest event of its kind in South Florida.

Parth Oza has given his voice to various ads, films, documentaries, serials, and albums. He believes in spreading our Indian culture through music. Within a short time, Oza has performed more than 1,000 shows in India and abroad.

He has attained training in music from his father Sanjay Oza, a renowned playback singer/live show performer/music composer. He also learned music from eminent guru Pandit Shri Krishnakant Parikh, Niraj Parikh, and Aniket Khandekar. He is a powerful singer, a live show performer of bollywood songs, Garba raas, and semiclassical fusion. His mesmerizing persona has grown as a powerful vocalist and an electrifying live show performer.

As an actor, he initiated his journey at the very tender age of 12 in a musical act that included both acting and singing. Gradually, his journey began. His smart roles in various plays made him a popular name regionally. He also aided various social movements in Gujarat as an artist performing in street plays and creating awareness amongst the masses.

After he received an M.B.B.S. degree and became a doctor, he explored diversified aspects of life, which made him enter into the field of research on music therapy. He explored this new subject with the help of the Medical Music Therapy Department at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.

He has won the GIFA award for Best Male Playback Singer for the title track of the film Divaswpana. He made his debut as a producer with the movie Vachan..I Promise. The movie was also selected for the International Gujarati Film Festival.

In a recent interview, he said, “I consider myself truly blessed that I am a Gujarati. I feel proud to take a slice of Gujarat’s music and culture during my various performances abroad. We Gujaratis have shown the world how to live honestly, fearlessly, and believe in ourselves.”

When he was chosen “Most Desirable Man on Television” by Ahmedabad Times, he said, ``It indeed came as a surprise that my work on the small screen was noticed and appreciated. I am thankful to Ahmedabad Times for this huge honor. It is an awesome feeling, and I feel proud and honored to represent Gujarati television, which is one of the biggest mediums of entertainment.”

When he was asked about the most desirable man and woman in the country, instantly he said, For me, Amitabh Bachchan is the most desirable man in India. Even at this age, his hard work and his professionalism remains unmatched. He is completely ageless. And Priyanka Chopra is yet another actor I feel has proved herself on the global stage. What makes her the most desirable woman according to me is that she is a multitasker. From working on various projects to producing films to her singing projects, she is one globetrotting star who has made an impact globally. And to be able to still look stunningly beautiful and give amazing performances is simply incredible.

Getting a bit personal, he was asked what qualities make a woman desirable to him. He was not ready for a personal question like this, so after a long pause, he replied, “I find someone who has great intellect, a definite goal in life and balances her family and professional life equally, desirable. Indeed a woman’s graceful persona is important, but more than that, the qualities I mentioned are equally important too.”

Parth Oza was born and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and he is very much attached to his hometown. He thinks Ahmedabad has contributed a lot to his life — not just professionally,

but personally as well! He feels whatever he has achieved today is because of this city and all those amazing people from the city who have supported and encouraged him throughout his journey so far.

Looking at the bigger picture, he summed up his journey by saying that, It has been interesting, and I feel I am blessed to have been given

As a playback singer for the films such as Gujjubhai the Great, Always Rahishu Saathe, Aapne To Che Bindaas, Devang, Pela Adhi Akshar, Boss have to Dhamaal, Love Ni Bhavai, Ishq no Rang, Gujarati Wedding in Goa, Bau Na Vichar and Armaan, Oza has given us many memorable songs.

so many good opportunities. Every time I explore a new medium, it is a learning process and that freshness in the journey makes me a better per son. I love to challenge myself and look at implementing all my learnings in the right direction with a positive energy.

As a Bollywood — or should I say Dhollywood (movies made in Guja rat) — actor, Oza has acted in feature films like HUTUTUTU, Aavi Raman ni Rhutu, Pela Adhi Akshar, Backbench ers, and Midnights with Menka.

As a playback singer for the films such as Gujjubhai the Great, Al ways Rahishu Saathe, Aapne To Che Bindaas, Devang, Pela Adhi Akshar, Boss have to Dhamaal, Love Ni Bhavai, Ishq no Rang, Gujarati Wedding in Goa, Bau Na Vichar and Armaan, Oza has given us many memorable songs.

His popular music CDs include Mukaam, Prem Bhina Sambandhm, Aavo to Ramiye Raas, and Khudaya, and most watched music video sin gles are “Khudaya,” “BEHNI, MARA BHOLA DIL NO,” “Banjaara,” “Channa mereya,” “Har kisi ko,” and “Bas Have.”

The first ever and the largest of its kind, Parth Oza will dazzle you with his traditional garba, raas and bol lywood music performance in South Florida on October 22, 2022, at Nova University.

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GENESIS OF HINDUPHOBIA

By Dhiru Shah

of Psychoanalysis. The Western “ex perts on Hinduism” seem to be in a league with the Christian evangelists to subvert and demonize Hinduism, as well as its traditions and culture, thereby, destroying the only surviv ing ancient civilization in the world. Some American and Western busi nesses have also ventured out in us ing symbols and pictures of Hindu gods and goddesses in clothing, such as bikinis, shoes, and sandals.

Distortion & Denigration of Hinduism & Indian History by British Colonialists & Mission aries

George Orwell has rightly said: “The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” The British colonialists mastered that practice after the conquest of India so as to govern their crown jewel with minimum challenge! They fund ed the departments of Indology and Sanskrit to rewrite the Indian histori cal narrative primarily from a victor’s perspective by erasing the rich heri tage, traditions, culture, and history of India and Hinduism. The East India Company went to the extent of hiring the German missionary, Max Muller, with rudimentary knowledge of San skrit, to translate Hindu scriptures in a manner that would uproot Hindu ism from India and spread Christian ity in its place. It is no secret that the missionary work to convert Hindus

to Christianity by the Evangelists and Churches continues unabated in In dia by fraudulent methods used ear lier by Francis Xavier (16th century), Robert Nobili (17th), William Carey, the Baptist, and Max Muller even now over 75 years after the departure of the British colonialists.

The British employed native Indian “sepoys” in the British army to rule and carry out Her Majesty’s nefarious and most barbaric policies in India. These sepoys fought on the side of the British colonial rulers to subju gate their own fellow people for pit tance rewards from their masters.

Nexus of Western Academia & Missionaries Promoting Neocolonialism in India

Western academia has stepped in from where the British rulers left India and has continued in modern times to follow the tested old mo dus operandi under the new garb of academic freedom and failed theories

It almost appears as if the Ameri can academia in the field of religious studies is a very close-knit ideologi cally driven cartel, which emphasizes only distortion, denigration, and be littling of Hinduism and forbids any dissent against their one-track scan dalous motives. The adversarial schol ars in this case are extremely power ful, entrenched groups which occupy tenured positions in academia, the American Academy of Religion, and its journals. Some examples of such misdirected but calculated endeavors are Paul Courtright’s (Emory Univer sity) book: Ganesa-Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings (Oxford University Press), Jeffery Kripal -Kali’s Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna (Chicago 1995), and Wendy Doniger’s 750-page book, The Hindu: An Alternative His tory.

Prof. Paul Courtright’s book: Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles

In 2004, a group of Hindu Ameri can scholars and community leaders in Atlanta challenged the distortions in the book by Emory University Pro fessor Paul Courtright whose book Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles went over board with offensive interpretations of the physique of the most revered

deity of Hindus, Lord Ganesha. Some examples of pornography being ped aled in Courtright’s book:

“Although there seems to be no myths or folktales in which Ganesa performs oral sex; his insatiable ap petite for sweets may be interpreted as an effort to satisfy a hunger that seems inappropriate in an otherwise ascetic disposition, a hunger having clear erotic overtones” (Page 111).

“Ganesa’s broken tusk, his guardian’s staff and displaced head can be inter preted as symbols of castration” (page 111).

“He (Ganesa) remains celibate so as not to compete erotically with his fa ther, a notorious womanizer, either incestuously for his mother or for any other woman for that matter” (Page 110).

“That a baby elephant’s trunk is a metaphor for a limp phallus, that sweets are metaphors for oral sex, that a mango is a metaphor for asking children to have sexual intercourse with their (Hindu) mothers.”

It is universally known that Wendy Doniger is a long-time mentor and a guide for Courtright, and in fact, she provided the foreword/introduction of his ill-conceived book.

The Atlanta based Concerned

Community challenged the shoddy scholarship of Courtright’s book and asked the Dean of Emory College to investigate what they were teaching in their Hinduism courses. Initially, our endeavor was met with unbe lievable arrogance bordering on rac ist bigotry. After the online petition and comments in the leading Indian American newspapers, Emory agreed to meet the committee members at the university hall. However, Cour tright, who was supposed to defend his book, cleverly absented himself from that meeting with the Emory administration. By the time the meet ing had finished, one could see the embarrassment that Courtright had landed Emory University into, the in sult as peddled by Courtright’s book to the practicing Hindus. As for the self-proclaimed Indology/Hinduism scholars, they got a taste of what they deserved. The book was sidelined in the USA, pulled off the markets in India, and Courtright was switched to teaching Islam at Emory until the passions subsided.

Wendy Doniger’s Erotic 750page book, The Hindu: An Alternative History, Published by Viking Penguin in 2009

The book was written with a bi ased and agenda-driven scholarship. By sexualizing and eroticizing every

aspect of Hinduism, the book reads like a semi-pornographic novel rath er than a scholarly history of Hindus — pretty much on the expected lines and as she has trained her graduate students researching under her guid ance and assistantship.

Her book is also full of factual in accuracies, innuendoes, distortions, and selective use of primary texts of Hinduism. Her racial profiling of Hin dus and denigration of Hindu gods and goddesses transgress all the universal codes of ethics and moral ity. Had Mahatma Gandhi been alive in present times, he would not have hesitated to also label it as a “drain inspector report” as he did then to Katherine Mayo’s book Mother India.

Here are just a few of the many of pornographic & erotic gems (smut) from her book:

• Depiction of Krishna on the cover jacket of the book as rid ing a horse made of bodies of naked women is the epitome of vulgarity and misuse of the holy symbol with ulterior mo tives to denigrate Hindu faith.

• Doniger denies that the im ages in the Indus-Saraswati Civilization were sacred or “the source of Hindu images.” Mother goddesses are just bigbreasted women — “Big breasts are as useful to courtesans as to goddesses.” — once again with the malicious intent of sexualizing our goddesses!

• “But Kunti already had one son secretly out of wedlock. When she was still a young girl, she had decided to try out her mantra, just fooling around. The sun god, Surya, took her seriously; despite her vigor ous protests and entreaties, he raped her and afterward restored her virginity” (1.104; 3.290-94; 5.144.1-9) (p.295).

• Another example of the per version and sexual mindset of the author: “Dasharatha’s son is certainly lustful” is a key

• phrase. Rama knows all too well what people said about Dasharatha; when Lakshmana learns that Rama has been ex iled, he says, “The king is per verse, old, and addicted to sex, driven by lust (2.18.3)”. (P.225).

She says that “Ramayana teaches incest.”

It is surprising that the fevered mind of Wendy Doniger sees incest in a sacred scripture, which has de fined Hinduism for generations. Ra mayana has been the guiding light for almost every Hindu. Even in the Islamic countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, Ramayana is adored and re spected. It is a sacred text. Even the state is expected to follow the path of Rama by establishing Ramarajya, a state of justice and social and moral responsibility bound by dharma, the inexorable ethic.

Withdrawal of Book & AntiHindu Propaganda

held in Hawaii, but she declined it and made comments to one Hindu academic that “I have moved beyond the Hindus.” Neither fatwas nor any crusades were undertaken as char acteristics of disagreements by other faiths. A scholarly letter campaign by Hindu intellectuals bore fruit when the NBCC refrained from giving her the NBCC award for her book. Earlier, the now defunct Microsoft Encarta, pulled her article on Hinduism after investigating complaints that the ar ticle had a racist tone.

Having exhausted all conciliatory efforts to persuade Penguin and Do niger, Hindu scholars/leaders were left with no other alternative but to take recourse to the Indian law. The right of academic freedom also de mands acceptance of academic re sponsibility of not misusing that freedom, just as the journalists (and other professionals) are encouraged to refrain from yellow and sensation al journalism. Academic “freedom” exercised without responsibility or accountability is tyranny and should have no place in a civilized society.

scholars/academics (challengers) of India and overseas. Though the book is not banned in India, ever-obliging anti-Hindu media in the Western world and India has been ranting a doomsday scenario of India becom ing a fascist state without the right of freedom of speech. Surprisingly, the same Indian Penal Code was ac ceptable to the Western academics when the British were ruling in India, but now these votaries of freedom of speech are damaging it.

Doniger and her clan would not dare to denigrate and sexualize the scriptures and prophets of Islam and Judaism, because they are fully aware of the brutal consequences thereof. However, Western academics know that Hindus are a soft target and easy game, because most Hindus are tol erant and peaceful and try to keep away from controversies.

Audrey Truschke, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey

Several Hindu academics and scholars suggested a dialogue with Penguin and Doniger (through direct letters to Doniger and the President of University of Chicago) to apologize and to rectify the factual errors and remove the unwarranted sexuality and distortions from the book. Even an online petition was submitted to Penguin and another one to AAR (American Academy of Religion). Let ters were also written to the White House interfaith section headed by Rev. Dubois. Doniger was also invit ed to a round table panel to discuss her book during the annual confer ence of Association of Asian Studies (AAS) from March 31 - April 2, 2012,

After deliberation for nearly four years, Penguin India compromised on February 4, 2014, in an out-of-court settlement to withdraw and pulp within the next six months the re maining copies of US Chicago profes sor, Wendy Doniger’s book, The Hin dus: An Alternative History. Failure to settle with the litigants Dinanath Ba tra of Shiksha Bachao Andolan, India (supported by Atlanta based Hindu leaders) could have led to the arrest of the Western author, Wendy Doni ger, of the Chief Executive of Penguin India, the publisher, and/or a ban from entering India per Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Notwithstanding the moral and legal defeat, the powerful propa ganda machine of Doniger and Pen guin had unleashed one of the most vicious, abusive, and negative cam paigns against India’s Dinanath Ba tra, Indian Penal Code, and Hindu

Audrey Truschke has followed the path of Prof. Paul Courtright and Wendy Doniger in spewing venom against Hindus and Hinduism. She refuses to accept the evidence and writings of Islamic historians and chroniclers about cruelty, torture, slavery, destruction of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples, and the big gest genocide of Hindus by the Is lamic invaders and rulers from 8th to 17th century.

Truschke has been making sev eral unsubstantiated and false state ments against Hindus and Hinduism. She claims that the Bhagavad Gita promotes murder, and Hindus were

associated with the Nazis because they used the swastika (symbol used by Jains, Buddhists, and indig enous American tribes without dis tinguishing between the Nazi Hakenkreuz and the swastika). She claims that Hindus want to commit genocide against Mus lims in India even though Muslims in India have more rights than Hindus. One of her favorite topics is the Hindu caste system which was imposed by the British to divide Hindus and Muslims for ruling In dia.

Hinduphobic Truschke is employed by Rutgers University de spite officials knowing fully well that not only is she a racist with a Chris tian superiority complex, but also devoid of any historical knowledge of India and Hinduism. Any historian of repute could debate with her and prove that she has no credentials to be a professor teaching Hinduism. She is fully aware of her complete ig norance of Indian history, and hence, she will never agree to debate open ly with any historian. Rutgers Uni versity’s own July 2022 report finds that there has been a sharp increase in Hinduphobic messages in social media which could lead to violence against Hindus.

Devastating Impact on Hindu Students, Future Generations & Hindu Civilization

Negative portrayal and stereotypes about Hinduism and India originat ing from the anti-Hindu perverted Western academics such as Doniger, Courtright, and Truschke in the In dian and American classrooms have already wreaked havoc on Hindu stu dents by lowering their self-esteem and pride in their own faith, tradi tions, and culture. Young Hindu chil dren/teenagers are tormented every day because of the negative and dis torted picture of Hinduism and In

dia as presented by their teachers in classrooms. How will a young Hindu child feel when the teacher quotes from the textbook: “The monkey king

erally non-practitioners of Hinduism with limited knowledge of Sanskrit, the language of Hindu scriptures, but they still claim themselves to be ex perts on Hinduism — a religion/faith flourish ing over centuries even before the birth of the Abrahamic religions and Indology.

Hanuman loved Rama so much that it is said that he is present every time the Ramayana is told. So look aroundsee any monkeys?” or “However, Hin duism also taught that women are inferior to men. As a result, Hindu women were not allowed to read Ve das or other sacred texts.” (Fact: there were more than 20 sage women).

As the amount of denigration, dis tortion, and negative portrayal of Hinduism by the western academia started rising alarmingly, the Hindu academics and scholars (in India and elsewhere, especially USA) have been raising objections to the unfair and callous treatment of the faith of over a billion Hindus. The majority of these Western scholars of Indology are gen

With the rising tide of Hinduphobia, Hin dus across America are becoming awakened and trying to put up a common front against several anti-Hinduism entities which include American academia, Indian and American Marxist/leftists writers/academics, Christian and Is lamic organizations, media, and sev eral politicians. Amongst the most vocal and prominent fighters against Hinduphobia is Rajeev Malhotra, a great intellectual and scholar who, for many years, has single-handed ly been taking on some of the most powerful anti-Hinduism academ ics from Harvard, Chicago, Berke ley, etc. without fear. He has written several books and articles on Hindu ism, Indian history, and Hinduphobic topics and has been training young Hindu students and activists using his Infinity Foundation on how to defend Hindu Dharma against these racist Hinduism hater academics.

Hindu leaders and activists throughout America are also set ting up Hindu organizations, political pacts to make the politicians aware of what Hinduism is and the contribu tions that Hindu Americans are mak ing to the American society in every field of human endeavors, and online educational classes for young Hindu students to create awareness about what Hinduism is and how to fight Hinduphobia. Seeing the tremen dous negative psychological impact on their children, CAPEEM (California Parents for the Equalization of Edu cational Materials) and HAF (Hindu American Foundation) had filed two separate lawsuits against the Cali fornia State Board of Education to amend and rectify the middle-class textbooks by providing equal oppor tunities and representation to every religion and culture. The court ruled in favor of both litigants and asked the Board to strictly follow the guide lines of the California Education Act.

Recently, CoHNA (Coalition of Hin dus of North America) has been very active in fighting Hinduphobia at various levels. It has been organizing briefing meetings at Capitol Hill with US Congress and senate representa tives to make them aware of the ris ing tide of Hinduphobia and resulting violence against Hindus in the coun try. It is also conducting Hinduism awareness classes for school-going Hindu students.

Such distorted and negative por trayals of Hindus and Hinduism from the Western academics also influ ences the US foreign policy decision makers who can use this material to interfere in the internal affairs of In dia under the pretext of violation of human rights by the Indian govern ment.

What can save Hinduism and In dia from these neo-colonialists is to defend with all vigor and hold fast our age-old culture, values, and tra ditions without any element of fancy and distortion.

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Is a Caribbean Medical School worth it, and do you get a return on investment?

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been 10 years since I graduated from medical school in the Caribbean. Although much has happened since then, I still remember all the wonderful feelings surrounding my acceptance to the school. I was excited at the time to learn about the world and be around smart people.

I was eager to see where I stood, competing against the best. I also felt comfortable attending a Caribbean medical school since other Indian American girls had already traveled there before me from my town. One person I remember who influenced me to attend a Caribbean medical school was my Indian dance teacher’s

daughter who went to St. George’s Medical School. A second friend of mine attended the same Caribbean medical school. Both of her parents were physicians in private practice together in Massachusetts.

I remember applying to medical school on my computer on an evening off work in December 2008.

I got my interview relatively quickly and met the admission committee member from the school at a trendy South Station train station located in Boston. Honestly, I really just felt cool for merely attending the interview. It definitely was a bucket list item for me! I remember looking fit in a

black New York and Company suit for the interview. I was accepted into the medical school about two weeks later, left my job, bought my books, and raced to the island to start my passion in learning and public service. I was excited to start the journey of being the best Indian girl I could be.

I thought my journey attending a Caribbean medical school would start when classes began on the island, but to my surprise, my journey started on the flight from Miami to Antigua where I started to meet a large bunch of astute students waiting to board their flight. I had never been on a flight with so many cool, good-

looking Indian people before. It was exciting, exhilarating, and maybe even a little liberating. All those students were ready to literally kill those exams with stellar scores while totally making it look easy. And yes, the culture is to make it look easy, and I was on board to join that club if I could!

When I applied to the Caribbean for medical school, my tuition was $5,000 - $12,000 per semester. I don’t remember the exact price, but it was somewhere in that range. It is more expensive now to attend a Caribbean medical school, closer to the $17,000 - $20,000 range for tuition, maybe even more. When I attended, it was a new school that was being set up. We had classes in large rooms. There were farm animals that sometimes traveled near our campus door. It wasn’t as luxurious as it is now, but I didn’t believe that was necessary for my success. Completing medical school in a cost effective way was in line with my life philosophy, so I was okay with making some sacrifices to my personal comfort to do this.

My two years on the island were great. I laughed with so many cool Indian teachers and met the most exotic people from all over the world. I competed against US and international gunners. My last two years of medical school were in the United States where I was able to travel to many different hospitals. I was super excited by this traveling experience. I thought it was valuable to see how different places practice medicine throughout the United States.

Obtaining a residency was tough coming out of a new Caribbean medical school. Caribbean schools are not networked the best with US residencies like US schools. You can

consider residency outside the US if needed with your degree from the Caribbean. It was difficult to match, but I kept trying and I was in receipt of three positions upon graduation from my medical school. I had a choice of positions at Duke University, a community hospital in New York, and a fellowship position in Florida.

I ultimately chose to attain my medical license in the state of Florida, in part, because I wanted to live in a warm place. For the medical license application, I answered an array of questions and received the license within about a month. Now, I work from home for a large telehealth company. For this position, all I needed was my computer which I already had. I enjoy the flexibility of making my own schedule with the job. I work mostly at night and spend all day with my beautiful daughter. I feel this type of work-life balance is

a holistic experience for me and makes me a wellrounded clinician.

For me, the return on investment for attending a Caribbean medical school was net positive. Again, these days the price of attending a Caribbean medical school is much higher. There were some challenges with obtaining a residency, but I ultimately stuck with it and completed the residency needed for my medical license. I am not considering sending my children to the Caribbean unless my kids want to do an accelerated track, start medical school at age 16/17 years old, and finish both pre-med and medical school there. I also would want to work at the school at the same time to get some kind of discount tuition for them. A Caribbean medical school is not for everyone; it does have its pros and cons, but it’s worth consideration.

About the Author

Dr. Bhartiben Patel is a 2012 graduate from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. She is a Board Certified

Psychiatrist practicing Psychiatry on a telehealth platform in Florida. She resides in Florida with her husband Vipul Patel and two children Sia and Dev.

What Diwali Means to Me

by Raj Shah

About10 years back, Aruna and I started this tradition at Diwali time that we will do Diwali pooja at our home and invite parents with young chil dren. It had multiple reasons — first and foremost, our kids and grandkids live in California. Obviously, we miss them. Inviting parents with young children who remind us of our own kids fills that void. The second reason was that I wanted our children to learn about Diwali on a firsthand basis, and the best way to teach anything to anybody is to get them involved. At this Diwali pooja, we made a rule that all young children will do pooja and parents will only ob serve — no advice, no comments, no back seat driving instructions. I’m happy to report that our Diwali pooja became a very successful festival! We started this tradition with 8 to 10 close friends, and today it has grown to over 60 people. It is still a small group but we want to do this pooja at our home, and of course,

there is some limit when you do it at home. One of the most important things I noticed is that not only do the parents look forward to it, but all kids are also looking forward to this event every year… at least that is what they are telling me. In the past, we have been blessed to welcome Vinodbhai Mehta and his wife to our home to participate in our pooja. Vinodbhai, being an engineer as his profession, always explains to us some scientific and practical meaning behind each step of the pooja as we perform. He also makes it fun by asking ques tions to the kids. Every year kids will come prepared with the answers, but then Vinodbhai will have a new set of questions, so this tradition becomes fun combined with education on our Hindu, Jain, and Sikh heritage.

Now, let me explain my choice of titles for this article, “What Diwali Means to Me.” For me, one of the most remarkable things about Diwali is the sheer scale of its reach and the universal appeal of its message. In In dia and now all over the world, when Hindu, Jain, and Sikh celebrate Diwali, they remember the history and the facts behind it. The message of victo ry of good over evil is universal. Look at India — over a billion people, speak ing hundreds of different languages, following various faiths — united by this festival of light.

For me, Diwali is that time to con nect with everyone, to share happi ness with families, friends, and our extended family members. It’s a time to bring back that child in you, for get the ill feeling, and spread happi ness around. It’s the time to remem ber sweet memories when you spend a great time with parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends.

When we analyze the true mean ing of Diwali, its relevance extends beyond India, beyond the Indian di aspora, and even beyond the Hindus, Jains, Sikh, and Buddists, who, in dif ferent ways, mark the festival. Diwali’s messages apply to every single one of

us, whatever our background, what ever our faith. The values Lord Rama embodied are values which we can all heed — values of charity, sacrifice, and responsibility. Gandhiji gave us the same message — losing ourselves in the services of others.

We celebrate values of good con duct — Dharma — taking the right path and ensuring that good tri umphs over evil. We celebrate values of hope, of optimism, of forgiveness, of the new beginnings, and of clean slates represented by the Hindu New Year as people wear new clothes and say prayers for the year ahead.

I think these are the values we need more than ever as we forge a

new positive, ambitious role in the world today.

Diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals cel ebrated around the world. It’s the festival of lights which literally illu minates homes with its brilliance, and brightness and dazzles us with its joy.

We have all read volume after vol ume on Diwali: its significance, the story behind it, and its main message. In this article, let me point out some spiritual or philosophical aspects of Diwali.

A Brand New Beginning

In several states in India, including Gujarat, Diwali marks the beginning of a new Hindu New Year. It rejuve nates us with a sense of freshness and renewed enthusiasm.

Family Bonding

It is the time when the whole fam ily gets together for the festival. We work together, pray together, and ap preciate each other.

Good over Evil

We remind ourselves that no mat ter how difficult things might seem, the forces of good will always be tri umphant in the end.

Spiritual Wealth

We pray to Devi Laxmi who blesses us with wealth throughout the whole year and especially on a Diwali day. The greatest wealth one can possess is spiritual wealth, sincerity, and faith.

Cleanse our Hearts

It is also a time to cleanse our minds by dropping all negative bag gage from the past. We can choose to cleanse our hearts and fill them with love and compassion that will drive away the darkness of hatred and ig norance.

Forget and Forgive

All the festivals bring joy, enthusi asm, and friendliness. Diwali brings much more. It brings a special feel

What does Diwali mean to me?

By Ridhaan Joshi

Diwali is a fes tival celebrated by Hindus around the world every year, including my fam ily and me. Diwali is referred to as the festival of lights because people of Ayodhya put out “Diyas,” or clay lamps, to welcome Rama back to his home after 14 years Of exile and the killing of Ravana. The festival occurs on a no-moon night of Kartik month of the Hindu calen dar. It is celebrated by worshipping Laxmi, Goddess of Wealth. There are a total of five days in Diwali during which all Hindus celebrate by lighting clay lamps every night.

• Day 1 is Dhanteras, celebrated in the honor of Dhanvantari, God of Medicine.

• Day 2 is known as Chhoti Diwa li or Narak Chaturdashi or Roop Chaudas. Lord Krishna killed Asura named Narakasura while Roop Chaudas is celebrated by cleansing of body and house.

ing of forgetting and forgiving the wrongs done by others and a positive outlook to move forward in your life. It is a unifying event, and it can mend a relationship that may have been broken for a long time.

About the Author Raj Shah

A software engineer by profession, Indian culture enthusiast, ardent promoter of Hinduism, and a cancer survivor, Raj Shah is a managing editor of Desh-Videsh Magazine and co-founder of Desh Videsh Media Group. Promoting the rich culture and heritage of India and

• Day 3 is marked as the main Diwali day celebrated by lighting lots of Diyas, and worshipping Goddess Laxmi and sources of income fol lowed by fireworks in the evening. Everyone wears their new and best clothes and jewelry. On this day, family and friends get together to celebrate festivities together by ex changing gifts, spending time with loved ones, eating, and praying.

• Day 4 is celebrated as Anna kuta. In our home, we cook a spe cial mix of vegetables (11 or more) to offer to God. In our temples, it is celebrated by offer ing a variety of foods to God.

Illuminate your Inner Self

Diwali, the festival of lights, also signifies a time of inner illumination. Sitting quietly and focusing the mind on the positi ve aspect of life illuminates the soul. It is an opportunity to acquire and enjoy eternal bliss

Hinduism has been his motto ever since he arrived in the US in 1969.

He has been instrumental in starting and promoting several community organizations such as the Indian Religious and Cultural Center and International Hindu University. Raj has written two books on Hinduism titled Chronology of Hinduism and Understanding Hinduism. He has also written several children books focusing on Hindu culture and religion.

• Day 5, the last day of Diwali is called Bhai-duj where sisters invite the brothers of the family to have a scrumptious meal with their favor ite dishes and sweets and exchange gifts. Overall, it is a very fun-filled festival where we get gifts from family and get to eat a variety of sweets. I look forward to Diwali all year long. Wish Everyone Happy Diwali!

What does Diwali mean to me?

By Akash Deo

It’s time for cleansing. I think the symbolism that underwrites Diwali poojas is the following: We’re trying to make our homes and our hearts as welcoming to Maa Lakshmi as possible. Not only does that involve washing the feet of Maa Lakshmi, but it also requires purifying everything around and within us, such as our workspaces, our minds, and our hearts. I see Diwali as an opportunity to take stock of what is impure and improper about me and commit to cleansing it, so I can lead a better life in the days that follow.

Akash Deo is a sophomore at Northwestern University, actively pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in computer science. He is passionate about debate, computer science, and law. He has participated in and won numerous national awards in the university-level policy debate circuit.

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Reform Nation

by Gautam Chikermane

On 24 July 2021, India completed three decades of continuing economic reforms. From P.V. Narasimha Rao to Narendra Modi, this period has seen six successive governments under five Prime Ministers across nine terms, all of whom have added to and collectively transformed the country. They have shifted the political narrative from coercive controls to economic freedom.

This book tracks India’s economic journey that got a reboot on 24 July 1991 with the unveil ing of the Statement on Industrial Policy 1991 and the Union Budget 1991, and celebrates the path of India as the world’s sixth-largest economy, with all indicators pointing to it becoming the world’s third-largest within this decade. It captures and analyses each aspect of this journey, the constraints and convictions of each government as it treaded the challenging path of reforms.

Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda

by Ruth Harris

From the Wolfson History Prize–winning author of The Man on Devil’s Island, the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East and West.

Few thinkers have had such an enduring impact on both Eastern and Western life as Swami Vivekananda, the Indian monk who inspired the likes of Freud, Gandhi, and Tagore. Blending science, religion, and politics, Vivekananda introduced Westerners to yoga and the universalist school of Hinduism called Vedanta. His teachings fostered a more tolerant form of mainstream spirituality in Europe and North America and forever changed the Western relationship to meditation and spirituality.

Guru to the World traces Vivekananda’s transformation from son of a Calcutta-based attorney into saffron-robed ascetic. At the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, he fascinated audiences with teachings from Hinduism, Western esoteric spirituality, physics, and the sciences of the mind, in the process advocating a more inclusive conception of religion and expounding the evils of colonialism. Vivekananda won many disciples, most prominently the Irish activist Margaret Noble, who disseminated his ideas in the face of much disdain for the wisdom of a “subject race.” At home, he challenged the notion that religion was antithetical to nationalist goals, arguing that Hinduism was intimately connected with Indian identity.

Ruth Harris offers an arresting biography, showing how Vivekananda’s thought spawned a global anticolonial movement and became a touchstone of Hindu nationalist politics a century after his death. The iconic monk emerges as a counterargument to Orientalist critiques, which interpret East-West interactions as primarily instances of Western borrowing. As Vivekananda demonstrates, we must not underestimate Eastern agency in the global circulation of ideas.

Namaste Is a Greeting

by Suma Subramaniam Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)

Discover namaste’s many meanings in a simple, lyrical text, paired with a charmingly detailed visual nar rative about a little girl’s kindness.

Namaste calms your heart when things aren’t going right. Namaste is saying “You matter.”

What is namaste? It’s found in a smile, a friendship, a celebration. It exists in silence; it can be said when you’re happy or when you’re feeling low. For one small girl in a bustling city, namaste (“I bow to you”) is all around her as she and her mother navigate a busy marketplace—and when she returns with a little plant and chooses to give it to an elderly neighbor, it can be seen in the caring bond between them. In a sweet, universal text, debut author Suma Subramaniam shines a light on a word with significance far beyond yoga class, while artist Sandhya Prabhat makes the concept of mindfulness come alive in delightful illustrations likely to draw children in again and again.

Kautilyanomics: For Modern Times

by Sriram Balasubramanian

India was an economic power to reckon with until its economic decline in the 18th century. What explains this long period of prosperity? The answer might lie in a framework of social and economic thought that lies buried in our ancient heritage, says Sriram Balasubramanian, of which Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a major example.

Kautilyanomics for Modern Times seeks to do three things-first, to provide a structure and a context for Kautilya’s economic thoughts; second, to examine his work’s relevance today; and third, to do it in a way that a lay reader can follow and grasp easily. Kautilya’s thought is mainly articulated through the prism of dhar mic capitalism and its components-some examples include his views on global economic outlook, statemarket dynamics, and sustainable growth through observance of environmental, societal and familial responsibilities.

Fathoming India’s rich economic and philosophical heritage and making use of it, Balasubramanian argues, would prove to be a great asset in India’s/the country’s/the nation’s ascent again.

History of India: A Concise Introduction to Indian History, Culture, Mythology, Religion, Gandhi, Characters, Empires, Achievements & More Throughout The Ages by History Brought Alive

India Has a Rich History Covering Thousands of Years, Civilizations, The Rise of Religions & Empires, British Rule, Revolution, Independence and much more…

In this book we explore the magnificent history of India from it’s ancient origins to its renaissance and concluding to its independence as a free nation.

While there are many books that explore India’s unique history, few are enjoyable. Most books are hopelessly dry, overly academic, and just downright difficult to follow.

Fortunately, this isn’t one of those books.

In the pages that follow, you’ll find well written and accurate information without bias. This concise history will respect your time by getting right to the point and giving you what you came to learn. We strive to offer you a refreshing read with reliable, well-referenced information.

Ask the Monk: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Mind Kindle Edition by Nityanand Charan Das

Asking questions is an important part of learning as it provides a unique framework for thinking and opens doors to unexpected revelations for us. Digging into how or why things are the way they are, paves the way for enlightenment.

On the contrary, keeping the doubts to ourselves can keep us from truth, thus depriving us from valu able opportunities life has to offer. As human beings, we must enquire and keep doing so. But what kind of enquiries are we supposed to make?

In Ask the Monk, celebrated monk Nityanand Charan Das lucidly answers over seventy frequently asked questions-by young and the old alike-on topics such as karma, religion versus spirituality, mind, God, destiny, purpose of life, suffering, rituals, religion, wars and so on. These answers are extremely crucial to help you, the reader, embark on the journey of self-discovery and self-realization.

Super Easy Ayurvedic Cleansing: A Beginner’s Guide to Ayurveda for Natural Healing and Balance

by Kimberly Larson

Cleanse your mind and body for health and balance without deprivation or extreme measures using the traditional practice of healing Ayurveda.

Cleanses can promise everything from clear skin, to zero belly fat, to increased energy, to absolute nirvana. But really—what most people need is self-care and the right nourishment, not extreme care and deprivation. Super Easy Ayurvedic Cleansing—adapted from The Simple, Healing Cleanse—is your essen tial guide to a traditional and accessible four-week cleanse derived from the ancient practice of Ayurve da, the sister science of yoga and an ancient medicine from India, that will restore a sense of calm to your mind and body.

With 50 basic, cleansing recipes and meal-planning tips, it is easy for even those with no extra time to spend in the kitchen to commit and succeed at this 4-week cleanse. Learn how to determine your Ayurvedic type (dosha) and establish the right habits for yours; build a foundation for healthy, life-long dietary choices; bring balance to the body and mind; and cultivate vibrant health. Super Easy Ayurvedic Cleansing will guide you through simple ways to give your digestive system a break, simplify your diet without crazy, unhealthy restrictions, and find lightness, clarity, and ease in your everyday.

Hindu Religion& Educational Books for Kids

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We Love Diwali

Written by Raj Shah Illustrated by Kamlesh M. & Natasha S.

America

their own

Holi Hai!

Hindus, Jain

children

turns

by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs during Diwali.

Written by Raj Shah Illustrated by Kamlesh M. & Natasha S.

Holi Hai, explains why Hindus celebrate Holi, the festival of colors all around the world in the spring season. This colorful book teaches children living in America the universal message of the victory of good over evil. It also explains the ancient story of Radha and Krishna and why they celebrated Holi. The Holi celebration consists of traditions such as lighting a bonfire and burning Holika, the evil sister of Prahalad.

Welcome to our Beautiful Mandir!

Written by Raj Shah Illustrated by Kamlesh M. & Natasha S.

The mandir or the temple is not just a sacred place for the Hindus, but is also a ground for learning. While children find great joy in visiting the mandir, they also learn about the principles of Hinduism in simple ways. This story helps us all understand the basic ideals of Hinduism through the eyes of children.

ISBN: 978-0-9642962-6-8

The Complete Ramayana in 100 Tweets

Written by Raj Shah

Illustrated by Kamlesh M. & Natasha S.

The Ramayana is among the greatest of Hindu epics. However, it is also a wonderful story for all children as it is interesting and filled with events, and also has plenty of lessons to teach. In keeping with the times and the trends of the millennium, we bring the story of Rama in a simplified form for children to understand, presented as 100 tweets that encapsulate the most important moments of the story. ISBN: 978-0-9642962-5-1

The Complete Mahabharata in 100 Tweets

Written by Raj Shah Illustrated by Kamlesh M. & Natasha S.

The Mahabharat is among the greatest of Hindu epics. However, it is also a wonderful story for all chil dren as it is interesting and filled with events, and also has plenty of lessons to learn. In keeping with the times and the trends of the millennium, we bring the story of the Mahabharat in a simplified form for chil dren to understand, presented as 100 tweets that encapsulate the most important moments of the story.

978-0-9642962-9-9

Cap Exempt H-1B visas… What to do if your current or prospective employee was not selected in the H-1B lottery?

I recently had a South Floridabased Financial Services company reach out to me concerning an international student employee of theirs. “David” is a very promising young man from South America who graduated last year with a master’s degree from a top Florida University. Over the past year, while on postcompletion F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training), David became a rising star in their company’s jobtraining program and developed into a key piece for their Latin American Strategy. They realized he was someone they wanted to hire permanently but with his F-1 visa and OPT expiring. He would soon no longer have immigration status or work authorization. So they entered David into the March H-1B lottery, but unfortunately, he was not selected. Even though David’s chances of selection increased with a U.S. master’s degree, he was still not one of the 20,000 H-1B registrants in the advanced degree exemption.

Every year there is an annual cap for H-1B visas set at 85,000 and this past Spring, we had a record number of lottery registrants. Normally when companies enter employees or prospective employees into the H-1B lottery, most are not selected and those that are not selected either have to explore other options or wait for the next H-1B season. Employers usually hire a law firm and complete the H-1B petition process for selected employees. What if you were not selected? Every year creative immigration attorneys explore various alternative routes to achieve the visa goals for their clients

whose H-1B dice did not roll a lucky “7”. The Cap-Exempt H-1B visa is another less-known immigration solution for such clients.

How does this work? Since the Cap-Exempt H-1B is very complicated, explaining the entire process is quite difficult and best reserved for a consultation. However, I will do my best to briefly break it down.

Advantages of the Cap-Exempt H-1B visa:

1. There is no lottery or annual cap

2. A Cap-Exempt H-1B visa can be filed at any time (there is no 90day deadline)

3. Once you are in Cap-Exempt H-1B status, you can then file for a concurrent H-1B visa from your company and soon start working for your chosen employer. (This essentially means the employee can get an H-1B visa once they are currently working with a CapExempt H-1B visa)

4. You get to mentor U.S. college students, work on innovative

educational/research projects in your field, and your company can find a direct source of future employees that you already know.

5. This fellowship can be used to build up your qualifications for a green card or another visa.

How do you qualify for a Cap-Exempt H-1B? My law firm collaborates with several educational nonprofit organizations that offer part-time fellowships as CapExempt employers. After a consultation and screening, if my client is deemed a good fit, I will have the employer nominate their employee to apply for one of these fellowships. If they are accepted into the program(s), we collaborate together on a CapExempt H-1B petition. Once the H-1B is approved and he starts his fellowship a) David will work parttime (at least 5 hours per week) for the foundation and get paid the prevailing wage according to his job level and b) David’s fulltime private employer can then petition for his concurrent H-1B visa.

Remember

1. You still must meet the same H-1B qualifications (the job must be a specialty occupation, you must be offered/paid the prevailing wage, and the U.S-based company must be able to pay the prevailing wage)

2. You can work with your concurrent H-1B as long as you are still employed in Cap-Exempt H-1B status but you then have to

plan to register for future H-1B lotteries or find other visa options once you are no longer employed in cap-exempt H-1B status.

3. Not all H-1B candidates are good fits for a cap-exempt H-1 visa and your employer has to really want “you”. Your employer has to be willing to spend the additional time, resources, and money (filing fees, legal fees, premium processing fees, foundation fees) to get your cap-exempt H-1B.

We are fortunate that the USCIS is forward thinking to allow us this unique ability to team up employees with non-profit educational and government research institutions. As employment-based Immigration Attorneys, we serve several important functions. 1) we help U.S. employers hire and retain foreign talent, 2) we help innovative foreign employees come to the

U.S. to start their careers and build their American Dream, and most importantly,3) we directly help the U.S. economy innovate and grow with this international influx. Let’s not forget the complicated Cap-Exempt H-1B visa process and requirements really need to be fully understood by both the employee and the employer. It is best to contact an experienced immigration attorney who handles such cases and can explain and

About the Author

U.S. Immigration Attorney Seth Finberg is a 2005 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. Seth is a member of the Georgia Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and serves on the Business and Investment Committee for the South Florida chapter of AILA. Mr. Finberg is the owner and founder of South Florida based

analyze your options and propose appropriate immigration solutions.

This article does not constitute a solicitation or provision of legal ad vice and does not establish an attor ney-client relationship. The answers provided should not be used as a sub stitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. You should always consult a suitably qual ified attorney regarding any specific legal problem or matter on time.

Finberg Firm PLLC and he represents clients nationwide and internationally in business, employment, and family-based immigration. He can be reached by phone at (954)-843-3568 / (954) 249-6603 or by email at seth@finbergfirm.com or www.finbergfirm.com.

Happy Diwali!

By Chahna Tailor

Diwali,

the Hindu New Year, is a time of renewal.

We want to bring in light, positivity, and kindness.

We want to remove darkness, neg ativity, and anything that drains our energy.

Darkness could be seen as exter nal, but what about internal? Have you ever experienced intrusive thoughts? Intrusive thoughts are re curring thoughts that are unwanted and cause distress. They can lead you down a tunnel of darkness. When the darkness is in your mind, it can be very hard to escape.

Breathing is automatic for us. However, you can take advantage of

manual, conscious breathing to take control of the present moment and learn to breathe with intention.

We can employ a pranayama tech nique as a way to still the mind so that it does not get carried away by the darkness.

A great pranayama technique is Ujjayi breathing. Also known as Life Extension Breathing, Ujjayi is the dia phragmatic breathing practice that is used while practicing yoga asana. It helps a yogi/yogini to focus in the moment and breathe through all of the mental or physical emotions and feelings that pop up when the body is required to maintain stillness in tough positions.

Here is the way to practice Ujjayi:

Close your mouth and start to in hale and exhale through your nose.

When taking/releasing a breath, constrict the throat so that each breath sounds like the ocean or the breathing of a scuba diver.Use your diaphragm to lead your breathing.

Breath in and out as slowly as pos sible to control the airflow.

Ujjayi can be used for when a per son is experiencing anxiety, depres sion, panic, high blood pressure, or an overall lack of balance of the nervous system.

This breathing technique can be practiced for as many rounds as you would like. The more breaths, the

This Diwali…

us not succumb to

us down.

positive

a time for light, knowledge,

to triumph over darkness,

time and breathe during

About the Author

Chahna

Tailor Gupta, an Ayurvedic Practitioner and certified yoga teacher, has a background in occupational therapy and health science with a focus in public health. Chahna was yoga trained in Rishikesh, India and had ayurvedic clinicals in Kannur, Kerala. Chahna provides yoga, pranayama, meditation, 200-hr yoga teacher training, and ayurvedic health counseling services through her company Namaskar To You. Chahna is a volunteer for Ekal Vidyalaya, American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals (AAAP), and Ayurveda Association of Florida (AAF). She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Ayurvedic Medicine while continuing her self-studies in yoga.

We

Florida

Jacksonville

The Festival of Lights Diwali

Dhamaka

When: 2022-11-13

Where: The Bolles School 585-802-2148 missindiafl@gmail.com

Host: Bollywood Dance Mania & IFC

Orlando

Navratri - Orlando

When: 2022-10-07

Where: Olympia High School 407-864-3090

info@gujaratisocietycfl.com

Host: Gujarati Society of Central Florida Inc.

4th Annual Holiday Gala

When: 2022-12-10

Where: Caribe Royale Resort 407-278-6688 info@iabausa.com

Host: Indian American Business Association & Chamber

20 Years of Shreya Ghoshal

When: 2022-11-18, 8:00 PM

Where: Addition Arena (CFE) 12777 Gemini Blvd N, Orlando,32816 Krish Patel 407-454-3334 krishpatel369@hotmail.com

Host: Krish Patel

South Florida

Deepavali Celebration

When: 2022-11-05

Where: Cooper City High School 754-323-0200 contactus@sfts.org

Host: Then Poovaga Tamil Sangam

Namaste A Grand Indian Art and Food Festival

When: 2022-12-03

Where: Pompano Beach Raj Rajgopal 781-438-3090 raj.namaste2022@gmail.com

Host: Akshaya Patra Foundation and Florida Fine Arts

Diwali – Festival of Lights

When: 2022-12-11, 10:00 PM

Where: Broward Convention Center 1950 Eisenhower Blvd,

Fort Lauderdale, 33316 954-543-1539

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When: 2022-10-15

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Memorable Hindustani Music Performance

By Shuchita Rao

On September 18, 2022, as the sunny Sunday afternoon started to gently wind down to a glorious sunset, the rich and resonant strains of raga music playing on slide guitar gripped listeners in a magical spell at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale. Renowned Mohan Veena (slide guitar) artist and Grammy award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan (VM) Bhatt accompanied by master percussionist Pandit Subhen Chatterjee regaled a diverse audience for over two hours with a powerful performance under the aegis of APAI (Association of Performing Arts of India).

Ravi Shankar is popular all over the world and especially recognized for the manner with which he establishes a warm connection with his audiences. Pandit Subhen Chatterjee, disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, is a percussionist who is equally adept at playing solo tabla, accompanying vocal as well as instrumental artists. He recently earned a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for his live performance in a 60-minute composition with over 300 musicians playing over 350 musical instruments.

After 90 minutes of playing raga “Puriya Dhanashree,” Pandit Bhatt sang and played a popular song in the Urdu language “Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo” on his instrument and also educated concert attendees on several important features of Hindustani raga music and rhythm cycles.

“We have not rehearsed what we are presenting to you today. It is spontaneous improvisation!” said Pandit Bhatt. The audience repeated phrases of Raga Yaman after him and recited sixteen beat cycle teentaal accompanied by hand movements.

Padma Bhushan Pandit VM Bhatt, trained by the legendary sitar player, Bharat Ratna, the late Pandit

Together, the artist duo engaged 80 listeners with an engaging question-and-answer session towards the end of the concert. Pandit Bhatt told the story of how during his teens, he adapted the Western guitar to create the Mohan Veena instrument with 20 strings. He used a small, steel metal door hinge to produce a gliding

sound effect known as “meend” which is very important in Indian music. He also recounted a collaboration with Western slide guitarist Ry Cooder in an album titled A Meeting by the River which went on to win a Grammy award in 1993. “The entire credit for the awards I have won in my life and the musical performances in 82 countries goes to this little steel rod,” said Pandit Bhatt with a smile, evoking laughter from a room full of listener

APAI executive committee president, Smt. Bharti, and her husband Dr. Deenbandhu Chokshi, as well as multiple supporting sponsors and a team of dedicated APAI volunteers deserve kudos for organizing a truly memorable Hindustani music concert that brought together not only music of the finest caliber, but also storytelling and gentle humor that created a warm bond between the artist and the audience

Musical talent and commitment produce excellent results!

is made of walnut wood and has twenty-five bridges on it, with four strings on each bridge, making for a total of 100 strings. The instrument has therefore been referred to as the “Shatha-tantri veena” in ancient Sanskrit texts.

By Shuchita Rao

About the Author

Eight year old Meera Gandhi, a resident of South Florida, has been impressing music lovers with her skills at playing the Santoor instrument. She recently played at public music events such as the Independence Day celebrations and APAI presentation of a Mohan Veena concert by Grammy award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

A traditional instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, the Santoor

Meera has been taking online lessons along with her father from Sri. Kunal Saha (disciple of Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya) based in Kolkatta, India. Her confidence in playing the 100 string instrument was proof that online music lessons combined with dedication from both, the teacher as well as the student can be effective in nurturing musical talent. Aspiring to be a high-caliber Santoor player and a pediatric dentist in life, it will be no surprise if Meera succeeds in achieving her dreams given her talent and determination.

Shuchita Rao is a Coral Springs, Florida based award-winning Hindustani vocalist, published author, art critic and a sought-after music educator. For more information, visit www.shuchitarao.com

India’s Independence Day Celebration

Hosted by Association of Indians in America at Fort Lauderdale

In Honor of Hon’ble Dr. Kamal Gupta, State Minister for Urban local bodies, Haryana and Hon’ble Mr. K. Lakshminarayanan, State Minister for Publich Works Depratement, Puducherry, Hon’ble Dr. Swati V Kulkarni, Consul General of India hosted “ Doing Business with India” dinner event.

Anupam Kher meets his “Hero” Hima Das in Guwahati

Veryfew people have the honest and open heart to praise a youngster and call her an idol. Ace actor Anupam Kher, however, is an exception. The talented actor exudes a loving nature full of respect for any talented person. Recently, on his visit to Guwahati, the capital of Assam, he met the sensational young sprinter Hima Das. Kher was so impressed that he referred to Das as his “hero,” recognizing both her athleticism and her nature.

Kher met Das at the race track. She was practicing when the veteran actor arrived. After that, the two of them had a long informal chat. Age was no barrier for them and the young Das discussed and shared many things with Kerr frankly. He was highly impressed by the nature and talent of Hima and called her the “track princess.” Kerr was particularly moved by her love for the nation and found it extremely inspiring and priceless.

Kerr took to his social media handle and to share the picture of himself in a casual T-shirt with Das in her tracksuit. He described this meeting as highly motivating for him, leading him to call the super-talented sprinter his “hero.” Das, too, took to her social media handles and described this meeting as a great pleasure. She was in total awe of the energy of the senior actor and said that she was motivated and inspired by meeting him.

Hima Das is a famous athlete from a village near the town of Dhing in Assam. Her speed has given her the nickname of “Dhing Express.”

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Priyanka Chopra Joins UN General Assembly Meet In New York

Priyanka Chopra and her achievements have always made us proud. Recently, she attended the United Nations General Assembly Meet in New York. She became the Global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador back in 2016 and has been working for child welfare ever since. This time, she felt extremely honored and privileged to join the UNGA meeting as a representative of UNICEF and share her thoughts. Priyanka took to her Instagram handle to share her experience, including photos and videos of the event, with her followers.

She expressed her sheer pride in walking through the UN gates for the second time as a UNICEF representative. With this year’s top priority being Sustainable Development Goals, she expressed the need for urgency in transforming the objectives of Sustainable Development into reality. She profusely thanked UN Secretary-General António Guterres for giving her the opportunity to attend the event and share her views.

Chopra also participated in the Transforming Education Summit. It was difficult for her to believe that almost 2/3 of children across the globe cannot read and understand a simple story. In this respect, she quoted the opinions of the US Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, and poet Amanda Gorman. Both of them stressed the necessity of getting every child educated as education is everyone’s birthright.

Chopra had the opportunity to meet the Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai at this event. She shared some of her photographs of herself with Yousafzai, Gorman, and other celebrated participants on her Instagram handle.

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja Name their Son “Vayu”

“Vayu Kapoor Ahuja” is the name of the son of actor Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja. The couple was blessed with their son on August 20, 2022. After a month, on the 20th of September, they posted the first picture of the baby boy along with his parents on their social media handles and announced his name. Vayu meaning “air” is one of the five basic elements of life. It has a great significance in Hindu mythology as well as religion. Air being an important element is the source and sustaining force of life.

The couple described the arrival of their son as the spirit of force that created a new significance in their lives. They also paid respect to Bheem and Hanuman, the spiritual sons of Vayu according to Hindu Mythology, by choosing the name of their son. They further explained that Hindu mythology regards “Vayu” as the God of Breath who can give the breath of life to all and also destroy the evil forces with his power. The God Vayu is gallant, brave, and beautiful. These are primarily the reasons behind choosing the name “Vayu” for their son.

All three of them were dressed in ethnic outfits of saffron. They thanked all their followers and fans for their blessings and best wishes. Earlier, Sonam posted a photo of a cake with a “Boss Baby” theme to celebrate her son’s first month birthday. The couple also thanked all the doctors, nurses, friends, and family for their support in the birth of their son on August 20, 2022.

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Fan’s Letter Leaves Big B Emotional

Living legend Amitabh Bachchan has received a bounty of awards, accolades and admiration throughout his acting career which is very active even today. However, a note of appreciation, a letter praising his compassionate and human character left him completely drowned with emotion. It took place in one of the episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati’s current season. Big B is hosting KBC Season 14 at present and a contestant named Jyotirmayee Mallick from Odisha read aloud a letter that she wrote for him.

Kaun Banega Crorepati has been a very popular reality show that features common people participating in quizzes with host Amitabh Bachchan. His style of conducting the show, close interactions with contestants of all age groups and extremely courteous gestures have made the show popular along with showering praises on Big B. The promo of the show with Jyotirmayee Mallick in the hot seat is being shared by the channel on their Instagram handle.

Jyotirmayee Mallick is from Odisha and works in the postal department. She wrote a letter to Bachchan which she read in the show. It starts with the salutation of Respected Amitabh

Bachchanji and narrates how nice a person he is. The writer says that she doesn’t know whether she will be like him ever, but the superstar has proved that he is someone among them. All his gestures like pulling the chair for the contestants, wiping

their tears and reaching out to the contestants have proved that. She also wrote that she thinks a superstar like Big B is born once in a generation. The emotional Bachchan folded his hands in gratitude and said that this message made him emotional.

Krishna Mukherjee Got Engaged to Chirag Batliwala

Dheeraj Dhooper’s Stressbuster

TV actor Dheeraj

Dhooper famous for his portrayal of the role of Karan Luthra in the serial Kundali Bhagya is now busy with two shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 and Sherdil Shergill. In a recent interview, Dheeraj admitted that two shows

TV actor Krishna Mukherjee, famous for her roles in serials like Naagin, and Yeh Hai Mohabbatein recently got engaged with her longtime boyfriend Chirag Batliwala in an intimate ceremony. The engagement took place in the picturesque location of Manali in presence of the couple’s family members and close friends. Krishna’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein coactors Aly Goni, Jasmin Bhasin and Shireen Mirza were among the guests present. Both of them looked beautiful in their engagement attires. Krishna wore a beautiful off-shoulder white gown and Chirag, working in the Merchant Navy was dressed in his service uniform.

Krishna posted the pictures of their engagement ceremony on her Instagram handle. The pictures show that Chirag lovingly guided his fiancée to the engagement venue. After the exchange of rings

was over, the beautiful couple hugged each other. She expressed her happiness at the beginning of the new chapter of her life. They are supposed to get married next year.

Aly Goni too posted pictures using #engaged #KrishRag and wrote an emotional note saying that the ceremony brought tears of happiness to his eyes as he knew how eagerly Krishna longed for this ceremony. With high praises for Chirag, he mentioned that Krishna has got the best guy in her life.

Actor Shireen Mirza shared pictures of Krishna getting ready for the engagement. She posted some group pictures of her friends that showed their admiration for Krishna after she was ready for the engagement. It was a beautiful ceremony with the blessings and best wishes of family and friends.

simultaneously are very strenuous, especially for his health. He gets tired after the hectic schedule. However, he has his exclusive ‘stressbuster’ in the form of his newborn son Zayn, who is just a month old. Spending time with his bundle of joy at the end of a long day makes him feel stress-free. He forgets everything by hugging his son and wants to be with him.

Dheeraj and his wife Vinny Arora were blessed with the baby boy on August 10, 2022. Both of

them shared the picture of the baby on their social media handles. Dheeraj said that though the busy schedule becomes tiring for him, it is an integral part of his life as an actor. Sometimes he feels guilty for not spending much time with the newborn. However, it is he who gives him freedom from all strain and weariness and makes him feel great.

Answering a question on motivation, Dheeraj said that the love of his fans keeps him motivated. The fans were upset after he quit the show Kundali Bhagya thinking that they won’t be able to see him on the TV screen soon. However, Sherdil Shergill will release on September 26, so they don’t have to wait for much to watch him.

New Dayaben for Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah?

Mouni Roy in all Praise for the Naagin 6 Tejasswi Prakash

It seems that the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma will have another new actor in the role of Dayaben. Earlier, the role was played by Disha Vakani who is absent from the show since 2017 due to her pregnancy. Now, the creator is seriously considering bringing back Dayaben in the serial as he thinks that the viewers including him still miss the character of Dayaben. In a press conference, he wants to bring either Disha Vakani or someone else in this character.

Paying due respect to Disha, he said that he waited for her throughout the pandemic time and he still waits for her. However, a woman has many responsibilities after marriage and Disha is also fulfilling those. If she can make time for the serial,

she is welcome. Otherwise, the makers have to find a suitable actor to play Dayaben as the viewers want the character to be back in the sitcom. He also expected that the viewers will be able to accept the new actor as it is necessary to bring new faces.

Dayaben is the wife of Jethalal and Disha Vakani played the role for a long period of almost 10 years from 2008 to 2017. A few days back Sachin Shroff replaced Shailesh Lodha as Taarak Mehta. The viewers were a bit upset with the new face as their favorite ‘Mehta Saab’. And now, it is a question of acceptance if Dayaben is played by a new actor. However, the producer has decided to bring the character back and run auditions for a suitable actor.

People still remember her as the first Naagin in the supernatural thriller of the same name and Mouni Roy has travelled a long path from her Naagin days. Presently she is celebrating the success of Brahmastra, the Bollywood film, where she has played the negative character of Junoon. However, Mouni acclaimed the lead actor of Naagin 6, Tejasswi Prakash calling her an extremely bright, pretty and sweet girl. Although Mouni said that she is yet to watch any episode of Naagin 6, she has a high estimation of Tejasswi.

Mouni has portrayed the role of Shivanya and Shivangi in Season 1 and 2 of Naagin respectively. This serial is produced by the eminent producer Ekta Kapoor. Mouni began her acting career in television back in 2006 with the mega serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi followed by her

portrayal of Sati in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev. Naagin made her a household name and she took her flight to Bollywood movies. Her acting has been praised in the big-budget movie Brahmastra which was released on September 9 and running successfully. It has also been dubbed in 5 languages. She made her Bollywood debut in the film ‘Gold’ in 2018 opposite Akshay Kumar.

Tejasswi Prakash also started her acting career in Television and appeared in serials like Sanskaar - Dharohar Apnon Ki, Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur, Pehredaar Piya Ki and others. She emerged winner of the reality show Bigg Boss 15. At present, she is playing the lead role in Naagin 6 with Simba Nagpal, Mahek Chahal, Amandeep Sidhu and others in key roles.

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