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Class of 2019 Valedictorians/Salutatorians 28 Nihar Janga: 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Champion

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Photo Credit: Mark Bowen / Scripps National Spelling Bee Indian-Americans Dominate the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee: 7 of the 8 Winners are of Indian Origin

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Do you know what the common link is for these individuals - Rohan Raja, Karthik Nemmani, Ananya Vinay, Jairam Hathwar, Gokul Venkatachalam, and Sukanya Roy? All are names of Indian-origin, but there is an even greater commonality.

Nihar Janga: 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Champion

Photo by Mark Thiessen/National Geographic

Nihar Janga, an 8th grader at Canyon Ridge Middle School in Austin, Texas, earned top honors at the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee National Championship.

Florida’s Kaylan Patel Places in Top 10 at 2019 National Geographic GeoBee

Photo by Mark Thiessen/National Geographic

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2019 marks the 2nd year in a row that Kaylan Patel has earned the title of being one of the best minds at the Florida State Geography Bee. As a first place winner, Patel, a 7th grader from Windermere Preparatory School in Lake Butler, Florida.

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Florida’s Kaylan Patel Places in Top 10 at 2019 National Geographic GeoBee 36 Gandhi’s Greatest Guru of Nonviolence: His Wife Kasturba

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Virat Kohli’s Record 11,000 Runs in ODI Cricket

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The World goes “Yogamay” on International Yoga Day’s 5th Anniversary

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Poetry Corner

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Edito r’s V iew Dear Readers, Once again, it’s time for celebrations and proud moments for all Indian Americans.

It’s summer, that time of year when we report about the success of Indian Americans kids across the United States. These hard working kids are achieving new heights every year.

For the first time in the 94-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, more than two co-champions were named. Of the 16 spellers participating in the championship round, 11 were Indian-American. Seven of the eight winners this year are of Indian descent. As CNN reports, “They’re not born great - they’re made great through a culture that instills a drive for achievement and mastery of the English language.” Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Bee’s official pronouncer even told the “champion spellers,” “We’re throwing the dictionary at you, and you’re showing the dictionary who’s the boss.”

The success story of Indian American kids does not stop at spelling bees. Nihar Janga, 14, of Texas became the new National Geographic GeoBee champion this year some three years after he was declared co-winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He is the only student in America to win both prestigious competitions – an incredible success! Moreover, nine of the 10 finalists in the National Geographic GeoBee competition are Indian-American. The most interesting fact is that one of the top 10 finalists is Kaylan Patel from Orlando, Florida. Read a short article about Kaylan in this issue and a detailed interview in an upcoming issue of Desh-Videsh.

Of course, Indian American students continue to earn high marks in high school with several on the growing list of Valedictorians/Salutatorians. Be sure to read our Q and A with some local students.

In discussing these champions, I do not want to forget the talented Vanaja Raju, an eight-year-old girl from Davie, Florida, who contributed her poems in this issue.

As you may have noticed, over the last year, we began including poems in DeshVidesh. To inspire our young kids, we are restricting these sections only for young and young adult students. If you or your child would like to submit poems, please email us at editor@deshvidesh.com.

Now let me turn to another topic which is very dear and near my heart. It is my mentor, my role model, idol and hero Gandhi ji. As I have said in previous DeshVidesh issues this year is the 150th birth anniversary of our beloved, Father of Nation, Gandhi ji and on behalf of the Desh-Videsh team, I have promised to include one article about Gandhi ji in every issue. Professor McGetchin from Florida Atlantic University has written an informative and inspiring article on one of Gandhi ji’s teachers, his wife Kasturba. This shows modesty and humility in the person who single handedly united all Indians against the British and gave us independence.

In our last issue, we announced our upcoming MyShadi Bridal Expos! You’ll find us next in Charlotte on August 4, Fort Lauderdale on August 25, and at our flagship Expo in Orlando on September 15!

Booths are going fast! If you provide products or services for young brides, grooms and their family members, you do not want to miss this show. If you are getting married, or planning any event party, you definitely do not want to miss an opportunity to plan your entire wedding in one afternoon.

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Indian-Americans Dominate the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee: 7 of the 8 Winners are of Indian Origin

Indian-American students have been dominating the grueling competition since 2008.

This year, not one or two, but eight students were announced co-champions, seven of which are of Indian origin!

Indian-American students have been dominating the grueling competition since 2008.

This year, not one or two, but eight students were announced co-champions, seven of which are of Indian origin!

The 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee began on May 26,

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o you know what the common link is for these individuals - Rohan Raja, Karthik Nemmani, Ananya Vinay, Jairam Hathwar, Gokul Venkatachalam, and Sukanya Roy? All are names of Indian-origin, but there is an even greater commonality.

Each of these are young students who have won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee competition over the years.

2019, with 565 contestants. The students came from across the United States, Ghana, Jamaica, and Canada. The final round of the competition consisted of 16 spellers. After over three hours and 20 rounds, eight students stood so strong that the competition’s pronouncer Jacques

Bailly said, “We’re throwing the dictionary at you, and, so far, you are showing the dictionary who’s boss!”

In the end, Rohan Raja, Rishik Gandhasri, Shruthika Padhy, Saketh Sundar, Sohum Sukhatankar, Abhijay Kodali, Christopher Serrao, and Erin Howard took home the honor of being Bee champions. The winners also took home a cash prize of $50,000, along with $2,500 in savings bond and reference books.

out words that were challenging enough for the remaining spellers.

It is a special moment for the Indian-American community as seven of the eight winners are

of Indian descent. Furthermore, this is the 12th year in a row that this high-profile, highpressure competition has been won by children of Indianorigin.

There have been co-champions before, but an eight-way tie is a first in the competition’s 94-year history. The organizers themselves agreed that they were in uncharted territory and were running 18

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line is, the 1985 winner was the first Indian-American winner, so as soon as people saw that he could do it, that told everyone else, ‘If he can succeed, I can succeed.’”

This domination of IndianAmericans over the Bee is certainly impressive. It is something that the community should be proud of and continue to encourage.

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In 2018, Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old from Texas won the National Spelling Bee. He was the 14th Indian-American champion of the competition.

The year before that, Ananya Vinay of California won the title by beating another IndianAmerican Rohan Rajeev. In 2019, 25 of the 50 finalists were Indian-American.

This streak of Indian-origin students winning the Spelling Bee competition has been much talked about and analyzed over the years, especially in documentaries such as Spellbound (2002) and Breaking The Bee (2018). In an interview, Sam Rega, the filmmaker behind Breaking the Bee said, “We were wondering if there was more to this trend than just numbers. And what we found was, it was from 1965 when there was a change in immigration laws and that allowed highly educated individuals to come into this country. So we brought in a big wave of Indian-Americans and that really set the foundation. Then the rest of the time-

Photo Credit: Mark Bowen/ Scripps National Spelling Bee

2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champions Rishik Gandhasri

Saketh Sundar

School Name: Chaboya Middle School City/State: San Jose, CA Grade: 7 Age: 13 Accomplishments: Rishik has played 3 different instruments, but his favorite one is the saxophone. He is an active participant in his school band.

Sponsering Organization: Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee Bio: My favorite subjects are math, science, reading and STEAM. I love building LEGOs and can spend days on a build. I also thoroughly enjoy helping my dad with growing organic fruits and vegetables. Planting seeds and watching them grow helps me learn about the growth process, the environment and the food I eat. I love to water the plants and get some physical exercise at the same time. During my free time, I love to play on my saxophone. I also love to hang out with my young toddler cousin whenever I can.

My family is very adventurous; we go hiking and biking whenever we can. For example, we have hiked in coal and mercury mines. We also biked all around San Francisco, including the Golden Gate Bridge

School Name: Clarksville Middle School City/State: Clarksville, MD Grade: 8 Age: 13 Accomplishments: Saketh enjoy watching Mythbusters and Shark Tank TV Shows.

Sponsering Organization: Howard County Library System Bio: Saketh has been good at math from a young age and attends an accelerated gifted and talented math program.He received an award for high honors from the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University. He plays the violin and is part of his school’s orchestra.In his free time , he listen to TED talks to learn new things from the experts. Saketh likes watching football, especially his favorite team, the Baltimore Ravens. Justin Tucker is his favorite player because he is very accurate. He wants to be a gastroenterologist when he grows up because he wants to cure people with stomach disorders. Saketh participated in the 2018 (19th place), 2017 (12th place) and 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Abhijay Kodali School Name: McKamy Middle School City/State: Flower Mound, TX Grade: 6 Age: 12 Accomplishments: Abhijay has a pet German Shepherd named Zeus that he got as a gift for getting third in Scripps last year.

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Bio: Abhijay has been competing in spelling bees since second grade. He likes spelling bees because they allow him to learn new words but also make new friends. In addition to spelling, Abhijay likes to read, play tennis, and watch superhero TV shows and sports. Abhijay's favorite sport to watch is basketball, and his favorite team is his hometown Dallas Mavericks JULY 2019 - WWW.DESHVIDESH.COM

Shruthika Padhy

Sohum Sukhatankar

School Name: Rosa International Middle School City/State: Cherry Hill, NJ

City/State: Dallas, TX

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Accomplishments: Shruthika played in the National Indoor Tournament for Field Hockey this year and also got to meet Olympians from the US National Field Hockey team.

Sponsering Organization: Middle School

School Name: St. Mark's School of Texas

Accomplishments: Sohum taught himself Origami at the age of 8 by watching YouTube videos. He's made over 50 unique pieces to date.

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Bio: Shruthika's love of reading and languages propelled her to participate in spelling bees at age of 5. She sings in her school's chorus and has been playing the flute for five years. She played for the Cherry Hill High School West Marching Band as an 8th grader. She has also been learning Indian Classical music and is a part of a musical group that performs for seniors in care centers.

She enjoys playing and watching sports. She plays on her school's field hockey team and also plays for her local club, who she went to nationals with. Besides working on the tech team on her school's broadcast TV, she was a member of her school Mathcounts team that competed at the state level this year. Shruthika is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the fourth time, and placed 22nd, 7th and 10th in 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively

Sponsering Organization: Dallas Sports Commission Bio: Sohum is a 7th grade student at St. Mark's school of Texas. He loves reading and coding. He's also part of the quiz bowl team at his school and loves increasing his general knowledge. He enjoys travelling.

Some of the countries he's visited include Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Belize, Honduras, India and Bahamas. Some of his major spelling accomplishments include - Dallas Regional Spelling Bee Champion 2017 - 23rd at Scripps National Spelling Bee 2017 - 1st place (Champion) at North South Foundation's Senior Spelling Bee 2017 - 25th at Scripps National Spelling Bee 2018 - 1st place (Champion) at South Asian Spelling Bee 2018 - Dallas Regional Spelling Bee Runner Up 2019

Christopher Serrao School Name: Readington Middle School City/State: Readington, NJ Grade: 7 Age: 13 Accomplishments: Christopher likes to travel and try new cuisines. Last summer, he visited Lisbon, Portugal and Houston, TX and loved the food there.

Sponsering Organization: Discover Lehigh Valley Bio: Christopher has been musically inclined from a young age. He plays the acoustic guitar and likes playing classical music. His favorite 24

group is Imagine Dragons. As a member of the church choir, he sings liturgical music at mass services. Christopher loves to read. He has read the entire Harry Potter series, several times. Last year, Christopher watched 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' on Broadway. He also enjoys mysteries by Agatha Christie. He considers 'And Then There Were None' among his favorite books. He enjoys swimming and playing tennis and soccer. He likes painting. He enjoys visits to zoos and museums. His favorite museums are The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The American Museum of Natural History.

He is fascinated by prehistoric creatures and his favorite is the dimetrodon

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Rohan Raja School Name: Coppell Middle School West City/State: Irving, TX Grade: 7 Age: 13 Accomplishments: I have been participating in spelling bee since I was in 2nd grade Sponsering Organization: Dallas Sports Commission Favorite: With a keen knack to remember words in sequence from his weekly class spelling list right from his kindergarten days, Rohan has

a natural flair for spelling and a photographic memory to go with it. His interest and curiosity in exploring things around him, has gravitated his passion for words and in understanding their relevance to people,places and cultures . He is a big time foodie and loves extra spicy food. When is he not cracking jokes and pulling odd tricks with his doting young brother, he is busy cajoling his father for an umpteenth game of ping pong.

Rohan follows and plays tennis and cricket. He loves watching superhero movies and is also a big anime buff

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Pooja Ghay - Valedictorian School: Olympia High School GPA: 5.55 College: University of Florida Parents: Neetu Ghay Sudheer Ghay Academic Awards: • Received the Super S c h o l a r s Awa rd f o r admission into Johns Ho p k i n s U n i v e r s i t y • The AP Scholar Award for an average score of 4 or higher on all AP exams, and the Valedictorian Award.

Extracurricular: • Was a research assistant for a psycholog y lab, created a substance abuse intervention model for adolescents • Was a bhangra dancer; president of Key Club for multiple years, raised money for UNICEF • placed 3rd at States for Science Olympiad in 'Rocks and Minerals;' volunteered at Orlando Health.

What job/position do you plan to pursue and why? I hope to be a dermatologist one day. I've always loved the field of dermatology and the 28

idea that topical creams and procedures could completely change your appearance. People only visit most fields of medicine because of a serious problem or because they have to.

However, people scouts dermatologists because they want to feel and look better. I want to be able to do that for people.

What is your favorite quote? "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ”Anais Nin. Which issue (global or local) is close to your heart, and why? Solving the alcoholism and substance abuse epidemic is very dear to my heart. Growing up, many of my close family members were alcoholics and could not quit even if they tried. According to the World Health Organization, roughly 30% of India consume alcohol regularly. This is just one country out of 195 and my family is just one of many. I don't want any more lives to be in shambles just because of one simple drink.

What is your little-known talent ? I'm a great baker, especially chocolate cakes.

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Philip Parel - Valedictorian services to the community that raised me and target those that wouldn't have been able to afford surgery otherwise. Then, if all goes well, I think I might like to be named surgeon general way, way down the road.

School: Suncoast High School GPA: 5.6025 College: George Washington University Parents: Mathew Parel & Christy Parel Academic Awards: • National Merit Scholar Finalist AP Scholar Award • AP Scholar With Distinction Award • AP National Scholar Award 2x Student of the Month Palm Beach State College Presidential Award Received the 2018 Kovner Opportunity Scholarship Academic Games Placed 3rd in the State for Equations in 2018 Extracurricular: • Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society. President in 2019, Vice-President in 2018, and Treasurer in 2017. • Spanish Honor Society.

President since 2018. National Honor Society.

Treasurer in 2018 What job/position do you plan to pursue and why? I know that my ultimate goal is to come back to Riviera Beach and offer orthopedic

What is your favorite quote? The happiest people in the world are those who make others happy.

Which issue (global or local) is close to your heart, and why? The signing of the Declaration of Independence because I respect the concept Founding Fathers who risked their lives for a greater good.

W hat is your little-known talent ? I am a huge DC Comics fan and Superman is my favorite superhero. DC is probably not the most popular, most people seem to like Marvel and they would say Superman is overpowered.

My main argument is the fact (that) he is so powerful is (what) makes him so relatable. His is a moral dilemma because he must limit his own power in order to benefit others.

Shriya Patel - Valedictorian School: Deerfield Beach High School GPA: 5.5197 College: University of Miami Parents: Mintu and Hemant Patel Academic Awards: • National Merit Scholar, Sunshine State STEM Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, IB Diploma Candidate, Pompano Beach Exchange Club Student of the Month Extracurricular: National Speech and Debate Association, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society What job/position do you plan to pursue and why? I want to be a pediatric emergency room physician because I am passionate about 30

the biological sciences, I love kids, and I have always wanted to help families in their times of need.

What is your favorite quote? "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty..." -Theodore Roosevelt Which issue (global or local) is close to your heart, and why? One issue I believe needs to be addressed urgently is the financial accessibility of healthcare within the United States. I believe that no one should ever have to make the decision to avoid seeking medical help because they are afraid of the bills that they will have to pay if they do.

What is your little-known talent ? I am a saxophonist.

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Athitheya Sai - Valedictorian School: Coral Springs High School GPA: 5.28 College: University of Florida Parents: Suganya Gobinathan and Sathiamoorthy Gobinathan

What job/position do you plan to pursue and why? Dermatologist because of the specific nature of the occupation What is your favorite quote? "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax" by Abraham Lincoln

Academic Awards: Coral Springs High Top STEM Student, National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, District Literary Fair Award Winner, Perfect FSA scores 9th and 10th grade

W hich issue (global or local) is close to your heart, and why? Gun control is an issue that's very personal because of the tragedy that occured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, a school that numerous friends attend and a school that is in close proximity to where I live

Extracurricular: Debate, Chess CLub, Mu Alpha Theta, Brain Brawl, School Duel, National Honor Society

What is your little-known talent ? I make hip-hop instrumentals. You can check out my work at soundcloud.com/k9beatsff

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Nihar Janga: 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Champion

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ihar Janga, an 8th grader at Canyon Ridge Middle School in Austin, Texas, earned top honors at the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee National Championship.

The annual geography contest was held on May 22, 2019, at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The competition saw the best of young talent answering intense questions based on world knowledge and ideas.

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The National Geographic GeoBee conducts the competition on three levels: school, state and national. School champions qualify via an online test to proceed to the state level. The state champions then travel to National Geographic headquarters to compete on a national level.

The mental battle in Washington, D.C., was among 100 young brains with Janga finally winning the prestigious competition by answering to host Mo Rocca’s final question. Janga fell to his knees after being declared the champion of this year’s National Geographic GeoBee National Champion.

Photo by Mark Thiessen/National Geographic

Nihar Janga placed first by surviving five tiebreaker question rounds. He gained an edge over Attreya Mallana, a 6th grader from William Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts, by correctly answering “Finnmark Plateau” in response to the question “More than one-third of Norway’s northernmost county is located on what plateau?”

Nihar has also received a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership to National Geographic Society, and a Lindblad expedition to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavor II. Photo by Mark Thiessen/National Geographic

This wasn’t Janga’s first time participating in the competition. Last year, he made it to the finals round. Janga also won the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship.

For the last 30 years, National Geographic has held this annual competition, and Janga is a fresh entry on the list of winners. We congratulate Janga for the honors and wish him good luck for his studies and upcoming endeavors with National Geographic!

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Florida’s Kaylan Patel Places in Top 10 at 2019 National Geographic GeoBee

To promote the geographic knowledge among young students in the United States, National Geographic organizes annual competitions at school, state, and national levels. This year, the competition began 36

with more than 2 million students participating, and Patel earned a spot to compete on the national level. The winners are honored with the respective titles, scholarships, and membership to many events managed by National Geographic.

Indians students are performing well across the US, and this year is no exception.

Patel won back-to-back championships in 2019 and 2018 previously in the Florida State Geographic Bee. He beat more than 600,000 students across the Sunshine state to qualify for the National GeoBee rounds.

Patel has earned a long list of awards and recognitions at the school, national and even International levels of geographic knowledge. Congratulations to Florida’s own Kaylan Patel!

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019 marks the 2nd year in a row that Kaylan Patel has earned the title of being one of the best minds at the Florida State Geography Bee. As a first place winner, Patel, a 7th grader from Windermere Preparatory School in Lake Butler, Florida, represented the state at the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee competition held in Washington, D.C. Patel placed among the top 10 finalists at this prestigious competition.

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Gandhi’s Greatest Guru of Nonviolence: His Wife Kasturba

By Doug McGetchin, Associate Professor of History, Florida Atlantic University As promised earlier this year, in honor of the 150th birth anniversary of our beloved Father of Nation and my mentor, Mahatma Gandhi ji, we will feature one article about him in every issue.

Given this month is the Education issue, it is only fitting we discuss Gandhi’s greatest guru and teacher, his wife Kasturba.

Raj Shah Managing Editor, Desh-Videsh

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Marriages promise happiness and a rich journey that can be both harmonious and stormy. The marriage of Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi lasted over 62 years, and the couple showed both remarkable common vision as well as an epic battle of wills in which Mahatma conceded she was his master, although it was their partnership that provided a solid grounding for the couple’s shared commitment to public service through nonviolent struggle. Kasturba often fades into the background of an imbalanced historical record. It is difficult to get her point of view as one needs to filter it largely through her husband’s writings. Gandhi left behind ninety-eight volumes of writings in his collected works. Kasturba was illiterate. Nevertheless, she left an important impact and played a central role in the nonviolent

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campaigns of Gandhi. One can find her voice and her willpower, which Gandhi encountered headon when he tried to bend her to his own will as a young couple. British viceroys later found Gandhi to be frustratingly stubborn, but Gandhi learned these techniques when he met his match, confronting his own guru in nonviolence: his wife Kasturba.

The young Gandhi was very different from the elderly freedom fighter with whom the world became familiar later. As a teenager, Gandhi was an Anglophile, a sharp dresser, jealous, and passionate. Married at age thirteen, he was extremely suspicious and possessive of his wife Kasturba.

Although she was loyal, he set down strict guidelines, as he related in his Autobiography: “she could not go anywhere without my permission.

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us” (9). Rather than submit, however, Kasturba rose up to the challenge by invoking her own volition. Exasperated, Gandhi wrote, “She made it a point to go out whenever and wherever she liked.

More restraint on my part resulted in more liberty being taken by her and in my getting more and more cross” (9). A half a century later, even Gandhi himself admitted, I used to be a tyrant at home…I used to let loose my anger at Kasturba. But she bore it all meekly and uncomplainingly…her unresisting meekness opened my eyes and slowly it began to dawn upon me that I had no such prescriptive right over her. If I wanted her obedience, I had first to persuade her by patient argument. She thus became my teacher in nonviolence…I literally used to make life a hell for her. Every other day I would… prescribe what dress she was wearing…She was not educated…[yet] Her guileless simplicity conquered me.” (Rajmohan Gandhi, Gandhi, 397-8; Gandhi CW Vol. 74, p. 147 [statement by Gandhi Oct 23, 1938]).

Gandhi made the mistake of thinking he could improve his wife by educating her, and once again they wrestled with conflicting goals and

willpower. Gandhi wrote, “Kasturba was illiterate.

I was very anxious to teach her, but…the teaching had to be done against her will” (Gandhi Autobiography 10). As his grandson Arun Gandhi writes, “He was going to teach his illiterate wife to read and write…keeping her awake late into the night outlining his course of instruction starting with the alphabet, and expecting her enthusiastic acceptance of the project. Instead, she seemed

wary, unresponsive” (Arun and Sunanda Gandhi, The Forgotten Woman, 23). Instead of staying up to study, the couple usually ended up going to bed. Once again Kasturba proved the master of the Mahatma, who was unable to overcome the determination of his wife.

Despite years apart, Gandhi thought of himself as a good father. Gandhi spent years away from his family, three years pursuing legal studies in London and several more years in South Africa.

Once his family joined him in South Africa, Gandhi did spend time as a father directly caring for his children.

He had a guidebook called Advice to a Mother, and he “nursed both my children according to the instructions given in the book.” The Gandhis did employ a nurse as well, but she helped Kastur, as she was “not for taking care of the babies, which I did myself.” He also delivered his last child, Devadas, himself, as the doctor was unavailable (Gandhi,Autobiography, Part III Chap VI, p. 178).

Kasturba does not have a voice in the historical record, but it appears Gandhi was compensating here for not being around for years at a time, so he took pains here to show that he himself was contributing. His taking advice from a book rath

Florida Atlantic University® /FAU Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative & International Hindu University Present

INTERDISCIPLINARY and INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On

150 year celebration of the birth of Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi

150 Years of Gandhi: Impacts and Appraisals

October 18, 2019 - October 27, 2019 www.gandhi150celebrations.org

Venues

Florida Atlantic University® Boca Raton & Davie Campus Conference Directors Dr. Doug McGetchin

Raj Shah

Associate Director Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative Florida Atlantic University®

Chairman, Board of Directors

The Display Display of replicas of rare memorabilia Display and distribution of books & literature by Gandhi and on Gandhi Screening footage of Gandhiji’s life and his public addresses Documentary Movie “Gandhi Man of God”

By Eknath Eswaran

International Hindu University

“Nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak. It is a Weapon of the Strongest and The Bravest” - Mahatma Gandhi, Mahtama Vol, 4, p 235

Book Launch Gandhi@150: A Century and a Half of Gandhi and Nonviolence

By Dr. Doug McGetchin and Bhagyesh Jha

Cultural Program

Exhibition of Khadi, handicrafts as well as Gandhi souvenirs

Patriotic & cultural programs by leading artists in music and dance

Exhibiting Dr. Martin Luther King’s work and his contribution to American society

Mock Debate “ Gandhi and Bose”

Play by FAU students Favorite Gandhi’s Bhajans by local artist

About the Conference Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi (1869-1948) is an international figure best known for leading resistance to the British Empire in India, achieving the independence of India through his method of Satyagraha, or nonviolent resistance. Born in Gujarat in western India, educated in law in London, developing his ●

Gandhi’s religious views and their interaction with communalism (the mixing of religion and politics)

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Gandhi’s legacy in South Asia and abroad

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Gandhi’s idea of democracy and Nationalism

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Analysis of Gandhi’s skill of writing using simple language

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Gandhi as a Lawyer and reflection on his South African Experiences

This conference will analyses these various aspects of Gandhi in this year of the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Seminars and Conferences:

Keynote Speaker Mrs. Ela Gandhi Grand Daughter of Gandhi ji Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, is a peace activist and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994 to 2004

Some possible topics include, but are not limited to: ● Gandhi’s role in the application of Satyagraha and techniques of nonviolent resistance in South Asia, South Africa, and elsewhere ● Gandhi’s leadership in the environment, sustainability, and economic and social justice ● Gandhi’s interests and transformations throughout his life ● Gandhi’s interaction with Dalits and views of caste ● Gandhi’s views and actions on family, women, gender, and sexuality ● Critiques of Gandhi and his interactions with independence fighters advocating violence

About the Organizers Florida Atlantic University® / FAU Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative Florida Atlantic University® was founded in 1961, in Boca Raton on an 850-acre site located near the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is conveniently located halfway between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale and offers a broad range of academic programs, activities, and services.

The Peace, Justice and Human Rights (PJHR) Initiative grew out of the Peace Studies Program which was established at Florida Atlantic University® approximately twenty years ago. The commitment of the University to the themes of the Initiative is profound and led to PJHR being included as one of nine key platforms in the University’s current strategic plan. PJHR is a multidisciplinary effort that brings together scholars, practitioners, students and community leaders that are invested in the themes of human rights, peace and social justice. This is a University-wide commitment to issues of global importance that affects the South Florida area

International Hindu University International Hindu University is a not-for-profit, post-secondary degree-granting institution recognized by the Florida Department of Education and Florida Commission on Independent Education under the authority of Florida State Statutes, Section 1005.06.

Uniting ancient spiritual and religious wisdom of the East with the curiosity of the West, IHU is dedicated to the emergence of Hindu Dharma in a world in need of peace, co-existence, and mutual respect. We welcome students of all ages, faiths, disciplines, and degrees to join us in exploring the modern legacy of the oldest religion on earth.

er than Kasturba herself, however is a sign of his continuing determination to show he knew best.

She had already had plenty of experience raising four sons, so could have been a better source of information than the book.

Another point of contention was a divide between loyalty to family and commitment to public service. Although he refused to receive payment for his organizing work, the Indian community in South Africa nevertheless gave gifts to Gandhi and wife Kasturba as they were preparing to return to India. Gandhi had been insisting on simplifying their lifestyle, and even their children agreed to return the gifts. But Kasturba resisted, wanting to have gifts to give her own relatives and insurance in case of emergency.

She fought back against Gandhi’s austerity, arguing he was trying to impoverish their children, and asked him, “what right have you to my necklace?” This argument Gandhi was able to win, eventually persuading her to relent. “I was determined to return the ornaments. I somehow succeeded in extorting a consent from her” (Gandhi,Autobiography, 193-194).

Kasturba played a crucial role as Gandhi’s partner. She actively joined Gandhi in what became their political struggles, leading Indian women

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in South Africa into the nonviolent fight in 1913, and into jail (Gandhi/Fischer, Essential Gandhi, 93). A vital element in Gandhi’s nonviolent movement was the involvement of a wide population in the struggle, with women playing a crucial part of the struggle. After having four sons together, in their mid-30s, Gandhi unilaterally decided to take a vow of celibacy. “After full discussion and mature deliberation I took the vow in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of taking the vow. She had no objection” (Gandhi, Autobiography 182).

At the end of her life, Gandhi acknowledged the critical role she had played in his life. In 1944 while in prison, “Kasturba died in her husband’s arms” (R. Gandhi, Gandhi, 490). He wrote, “She was a woman always of very strong will which, in our early days, I used to mistake for obstinacy. But that strong will enabled her to become quite unwittingly my teacher in the art and practice of non-violent non-cooperation” (R. Gandhi, Empire, 491). Their son Harilal had told him, “All the greatness you have achieved is only because of [Kastur]Ba” (R. Gandhi, Gandhi, 376). Gandhi himself recognized this truth, saying, “It is because of her that I am what I am” (R. Gandhi, Gandhi, 492). He honored her by affirming, “If I had to choose a companion for myself life after life, I would choose only Ba” (R. Gandhi, Gandhi, 492).

About the Author

Doug McGetchin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History specializes in the history of connections between modern Europe and South Asia. He is the author of Indology, Indomania, Orientalism: Ancient India's Rebirth in Modern Germany (2009) and several edited volumes. His history courses include world, Germany, India, Gandhi, WW2, and Peace Studies. He is the Associate Director of the FAU Peace, Justice, and Human Rights (PJHR) Initiative for the Jupiter campus and holds the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Professorship in Arts and Humanities, 2018-19.

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Operating Expenses Operating expenses are the costs associated with operating and maintaining a commercial property such as an office building, multi-family building or retail center.

Depending on the lease structure, you will either pay operating expenses as a component of gross rent or in addition to base rent. In the South Florida market, triple net (NNN) leases are typical for most commercial properties, and operating expenses are paid in addition to the quoted NNN rental rate.

In a multi-tenant building, each tenant typically pays their prorata share of operating expenses based on the size of their space relative to the building, whereas in a single-tenant building, the tenant is typically responsible for 100% of total operating expenses.

By far, one of most discussed issues in commercial real estate is operating expenses. There are several methods to estimate operating expenses for a commercial property-Percentage basis, estimated, and actual. The preferred method for anyone seeking to make an investment in commercial real estate is to use the actual expenses supported by documentation and adjust those expenses for the future holding period.

For example, property taxes for someone that has owned the property for the past ten years could be $10,000.00 annually. But if that property traded today for $2,000,000 the property taxes would be based on market value as deemed justified by the property appraiser department of the county.

Therefore, one should always use actual expenses to determine the current operating expenses of the property and estimate the future operating expenses to calculate the actual cash flow and projected cash

f low. Estimating future property expenses is an art and I could not emphasize enough the importance of utilizing a commercial real estate professional to assist you through this phase.

So, what are some of the expenses that could be qualified as operating expenses? Property taxes, property insurance, liability insurance, flood insur-

ance, security, utilities, legal fees, professional fees, administration fees, management fees, construction management fees, leasing expenses, reserves and many others depending on the type of the property. To have a meaningful discussion on operating expenses we will use a commercial shopping plaza as an example today.

In a commercial shopping plaza, it would be very common to have all of the expenses mentioned above. If the leases are triple net leases, the landlord will add all actual expenses incurred on an annual basis and invoice tenant as per the lease agreement. Most of the expenses are foreseeable such as property expenses, insurance expenses and security expenses.

However, some expenses have to be budgeted such as legal fees, professional fees, leasing expenses and reserves. The reason being unless the expenses are accounted for in the annual budget they cannot be paid without disrupting the cash flow for the property.

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Or if there is a lawsuit and the landlord has to defend the lawsuit in court at an expense of $100,000, chances are that unless those funds are set aside the legal expense could cause a strain on cash flow.

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Virat Kohli’s Record 11,000 Runs in ODI Cricket

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ndia’s heartthrob batsman Virat Kohli created history by scoring the fastest 11,000 ODI runs in the cricket world, beating Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 11,000 runs in 276 innings. Kohli achieved this hit-mark in less than 11 years of his ODI debut, beating Tendulkar’s record of more than 12 years to reach the same.

Kohli’s record 11,000 runs came in his innings against the India-Pakistan World Cup match on June 16, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Coincidentally, the Indian captain also scored his 51st half-century with a combination of this record-breaking 50

success. He is the third Indian to score at the impressive 11,000 mark, after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.

Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record, who previously completed 11K runs in 276 innings. Cricket fanatics from all over the world have greeted Virat with appreciation and love.

Kohli had added yet another feather in his much-decorated cap by hitting this exemplary success mark.

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runs against the rival team. He had completed the mark in 222 innings, beating Tendulkar’s 17year record of 276 innings.

The talented 30-year-old Indian skipper already holds scoring fastest 10,000, 9000 and 8000 One-Day International runs previously. Kohli also sur-

just 57 runs less than the 11,000 mark. The Indian skipper joined the elite list in the super Sunday match when he completed 57

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passed Yuvvraj Singh to score the most runs by an Indian in the World Cup. Now Kohli stands first on the magnificent list of only nine cricketers to complete the 11,000 runs mark. On that list, Virat Kohli is the only active cricketer, as the other names have retired from their individual careers.

The World goes “Yogamay” on International Yoga Day’s 5th Anniversary On yet another June 21, the world has again observed the power of Yoga! The 5th annual International Yoga Day was celebrated with even more people worldwide. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as 52

World Yoga Day on December 11, 2014.

June 21st marks the birthday of India’s most decorated Maharishi, Patanjali. Yoga was his infinite contribution to the world more than 5000 years ago. The world has always been keen to know the Indian side of every-

thing, and Yoga has emerged as the Mother of all health practices as it not only impacts an individual physically, but also mentally and spiritually.

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ularity and acceptance worldwide. Let’s hope we can create a better world by empowering all with Yoga and promoting a disease-free, healthy life!

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Previously, the UN Assembly also organized an event named “Yoga with Gurus” followed by a panel discussion on the Yoga day.

Prime Minister Modi chose Ranchi this year to make India Yoga power felt. At an event where thousands of people were present, Prime Minister Modi did basic-to-specific Yoga poses and urged the world to participate in a festival of healthy mind and life on this special day. Many Yoga teaching sessions were also organized across the world to spread Yoga awareness among people of all age groups.

Yoga has always been a favorite of health enthusiasts, and it can be easily done without using any equipment. With each passing year, Yoga gains in pop-

Poetry Corner If you are a student age 21 or younger, we want to hear from you! To submit a poem for inclusion in the next issue, please email us at editor@deshvidesh.com.

- This month's poems are by Vanaja Raju

School Friends Friends make it fun for everyone to get their schoolwork done.

They talk and talk and walk and walk, they never get some rest.

They run and jump and try to find little birdies in their nest.

And when these friends go to school, they feel brave and cool, for once a group of friends hid their teacher’s pretty stool!

I wish we could celebrate friendships in second grade, We could eat good food and drink sweet lemonade, We could exchange arts and crafts we made.

But there is one thing that we would never trade, And that is…OUR FRIENDSHIP!

Late Night

If I had a Pool

The night, the late, late night.

If I had a pool,

When not even a candle can show its light.

It would have warm heaters inside, A long and winding water slide.

When the moon hides behind a cloud,

There would be a food and drink machine,

When not even an elephant

And in the night robots would scrub it clean.

can trumpet loud.

My arms won’t need to work like a fish’s fin,

You can't say anything, you are sound asleep,

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I would make it really cool.

There’d be floating devices for me to lay in.

There would be a wobbly water bed, Massages for my body and head,

When it's so quiet,

And an underwater school,

a meteor's crash sounds like a peep.

That’s if I had a pool.

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Lost I couldn’t find my way back home, I only found a silver dome.

I only found a bright blue egg, And I only badly scraped my leg.

I couldn’t find my father or mother, I couldn’t even find my little brother.

Perhaps I needed to look some more, So through the quiet woods I tore.

First came out a bear, Who said, “Get outta my lair!”

Then came out a fox, Who was followed by an ox, Pretty soon the animals were there, “Why are you here, we really care!”

So I said, “I can’t find my way back home, I only found a silver dome.

I only found a bright blue egg, And I only badly scraped my leg.

So I don’t mean to intrude, I really don’t, I won’t ever disturb you, I really won’t.

Out of the crowd came a little man.

He said, “I can help you, I really can.”

“Open the silver dome, It’s a cap.

And within, you will find A very old map.

The map will guide you all the way home, And that’s thanks to the silver dome!”

“Thank you, sir, I don’t know how to thank you!”

“Oh, it’s fine - I’m Lank, you?”

“I am Trevor,” I happily said.

And back to my home, The map lead.

So from that day onward, I always visited the kind man, If you’re lost in that forest, reach him, you really can.

About Vanaja Vanaja Raju is an eight-year-old who enjoys writing, reading, music, and tennis. She will be a rising third grader at Country Isles Elementary School.

Vanaja lives in Davie, Florida, with her parents and her little brother.

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Words to Live By...

Compiled by Raj Shah, Managing Editor

Inspiring Commencement Speeches

What better time to discuss commencement speeches than in the Desh-Videsh Education special edition. Enjoy these quotable quotes from a few timeless commencement speeches by notable Indians to help you define your own success.

Raghuram Rajan 23rd Reserve Bank of India Governor “You are rarely happy simply because you are successful, but you are much more likely to be successful if you are happy, doing work you enjoy.”

Ratan Tata The world’s most notable industrialist and Former Chairman of Tata Sons “View this moment as moving from protected environment to an environment where you have to learn and listen because your whole world is going to be learning and listening. Your success is going to be your humility.”

Shikha Sharma World Renowned Indian Banker and current CEO of Axis Bank “The choice of a life partner is the single most important choice you’ll make in your life, much of the joy you derive in your life, does hark back to who you choose to share this journey with. A lot of what I am today are a function of the life partner I was lucky to have alongside my journey. “When you are out there looking for a partner, look beyond their looks, their success, their style. The durability and strength of your relationship if not going to come from your partner’s personality. It is going to come from their character, so remember to look well beneath the surface.”

Rahul Dravid Legendary Cricketer “The Chinese Bamboo. You can take a Chinese bamboo seed and plant it in the ground, water and nurture the seed for an entire year & not even see a single sprout.

In fact, you’ll not see a sprout for 5 years. But suddenly, a tiny shoot will spring from the ground. And over the next 6 weeks, the plant can grow as tall as 90 feet. It can grow as fast as 39 inches every 24 hours. You can literally watch the plant grow.

What was the plant doing during these 5 years, seemingly dormant period, it was growing its roots. For 5 full years, it was preparing itself for rapid, full growth. Without this root structure, the plant simply couldn’t support itself for its future growth. Some would say the plant grew 90 feet in 6 weeks, I would say it grew 90 feet in 5 years & 6 weeks.

So keep watering and nurturing yourself. One day you will sprout and grow as fast as a Chinese Bamboo tree. No one becomes a midnight success, there are years of labor and pain behind that. God’s delays are not God’s denials.”

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Review of Movie Bharat starring Salman Khan

Salman Khan stars in Bharat, a film about a man and a nation. In the film, through Salman Khan’s character (Bharat), we see a nation’s journey through some of its best and worst phases after the partition all the way to the present day. Director Ali Abbas Zafar makes good use of two and a half hours to show us the ups and downs that the man and the nation go through.

Bharat is the official adaptation of 2014 South Korean drama, Ode to My Father. After he is separated from his father and sister during the Indo-Pak partition as a child, Bharat’s entire life has been dedicated to keeping the promise he made to his father – he would always look after his mother and siblings, and keep his family together.

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The rest of the film is about Bharat’s personal and professional choices set against the backdrop of its time as he constantly reminded of that promise he made as a child.

Salman Khan once again delivers a crowdpleasing performance in Bharat, where he dons five different looks. Salman shares superb onscreen chemistry with Katrina Kaif once again.

One of the highlights of the film is comedian-actor Sunil Grover who brings lightness yet sensitivity to his role as Bharat’s best friend, Vilayti. Though many critics have commended the film for its entertainment value, a few have criticized its length saying that it’s exhausting. Though the film is an entertaining roller coaster ride, it also feels scattered at times.

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Zeenat Aman Returns with Ashutosh Gowariker’s Panipat

Deepika Padukone joins Ranveer Singh in Kabir Khan’s ’83 Veteran Bollywood star Zeenat Aman is making a comeback to movies with Ashutosh Gowarikar’s period drama Panipat. Gowarikar’s magnum opus is one of the most anticipated films of the year and already boasts of a stellar star cast. Panipat stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Kriti Sanon in pivotal roles.

The actress will be playing the role of Sakina Begum, who led the province of Hoshiyarganj, and played an important part in the battle when the Peshwas turned to her for help.

In discussing working with Zeenat Aman, director Ashutosh Gowarikar said, “It is an absolute honour and a fan moment to be directing Zeenatji.

There are many many of her films that I have loved and especially her work in them. What is most fascinating about her, is her humility despite all the stardom.”

Gowarikar worked with Zeenat Aman as her costar in Gawaahi (1989). The actress was last seen on-screen in the film Strings of Passion (2014).

The film is based on the third battle of Panipat that took place on January 14, 1761, at Panipat.

It is considered to be one of the most eventful and epic battles of the 18th century. The battle was fought between the Maratha Empire, led by Sadashiv Rao Bhau, and the invading forces of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali. Arjun is reportedly playing the role of Sadashiv Rao Bhau in the film. Panipat is slated to release on December 6 this year.

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Here’s some happy news for Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh fans! One of Bollywood’s mostloved on-screen and off-screen jodi is coming together once again for Kabir Khan’s ’83.

Deepika Padukone has been officially signed by the director to star in the upcoming sports drama, where she will be seen playing the on-screen wife of her real-life husband Ranveer Singh. Ranveer made the announcement for the same on his social media profile. He wrote, “Who better to play My Wifey than My Wifey?! @deepikapadukone plays Romi Dev in @83thefilm! Genius casting courtesy @kabirkhankk.”

This will be Ranveer and Deepika’s first film together since they tied the knot in November last year. This is also their fourth film together, after Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. ’83 is based on Indian cricket team’s 1983 World Cup victory. Ranveer plays the role of squad captain Kapil Dev; and Deepika plays his wife, Romi.

Deepika will not just be starring in the film, she is also co-producing it along with Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Madhu Mantena and Vishnu Induri.

Kabir Khan is well-known for delivering hit films like New York, Ek Tha Tiger, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

His last film Tubelight, however, did not perform well at the box office. This is the first time he is collaborating with actor Ranveer Singh. The film will also feature Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Ammy Virk, Harrdy Sandhu, and Pankaj Tripathi. The film will release in April 2020.

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Director Sanjay Gupta pulls off Casting Coup for Mumbai Saga Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, who has completed 25 years in the entertainment industry, has announced his next film, Mumbai Saga. A gangster drama, Mumbai Saga is set in the 80s and 90s. The film will trace the journey of the city from Bombay to becoming Mumbai.

Not only is Gupta back after a hiatus of two years, he is also back to the genre for which he is well-known - gangsterthriller. He has definitely pulled off a casting coup with this one. Mumbai Saga’s star cast boasts of big names like John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover, Rohit Roy, and Amol Gupte.

T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar will produce the film. Talking about the project Bhushan Kumar in an interview said, “Mumbai Saga is our first in the gangster drama genre and who better than Sanjay to direct it. The film is inspired by true events yet makes the characters so larger than life. The entire cast will bring so much to the table.”

Talking about the upcoming film, Sanjay Gupta in an interview said, “25 years, 17 films later I had to give my audience something bigger and better. Mumbai Saga is by far my most ambitious film which needed a visionary producer.” He further added, “It is one such story that needs to be said on screen.”

The director is known for films like Kaante (2002), Musafir (2004), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and Kaabil (2017).

Mumbai Saga is slated to release in 2020.

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Legendary Actor and Playwright Girish Karnad Passes Away work includes Hindi films such as Nishaant (1975), Manthan (1976), Swami (1977), Pukar (2000), Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006), Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).

He made his directorial debut in 1971 with Kannada film Vamsha Vriksha. The film won two National Film Award, one for Best Direction and other for Best Feature Film in Kannada. He also directed the Hindi movie Utsav (1984), starring Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Shankar Nag, and Shekhar Suman.

The legendary actor-director also worked on the small screen. He played a pivotal role in the Veteran Indian actor, director, playwright, and TV series Malgudi Days, which was based on R.K. activist Girish Karnad died on June 10 in Bengaluru. Narayan’s books. He also hosted a science magazine He was being treated for prolonged illness and show on Doordarshan, Turning Point. passed away due to multiple organ failure. The Apart from winning various film awards for his 81-year-old actor is known for bringing in the age acting and direction, he was also honored with a of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada in the Padma Shri (1974) and Padma Bhushan (1992) by the 1960s.

Indian Government. He also won various awards for Karnad made his acting debut in a Kannada movie his contribution to literature and theatre, including Samskara (1970). He has worked in many amazing Jnanapith Award (1998), Sahitya Academy award parallel cinema movies in multiple languages. His (1994), and Kalidas Samman (1998).

Rising Star Season 3 & Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs Winners Announced

Two of the most popular singing reality shows came to an end this month with their grand finale’s revealing the winners. Color TV’s Rising Star Season 3 found its winner in Faridkot Punjab’s Aftab Singh. The trophy of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs was claimed by Sugandha Date.

the third season of the live reality show. Singeractor Aditya Narayan hosted the show this season.

12-year-old Aftab impressed viewers with his melodious performance over three months. He comes from a very humble background and learns music from his father Mahesh Singh. The youngest finalist of the season, Aftab won the prestigious trophy as well as a cash prize of $15,000. He earlier participated in Zee’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs 2017.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs 2019 winner Sugandha hails from Nagpur, Maharashtra. The 14-year-old champion won Rs. 5 lakhs along with the trophy. Sugandha was often compared to playback singer Shreya Ghoshal by judges and guests on the show. She too previously took part in another singing show, Indian Idol Junior in 2013.

In the nail-biting final showdown on Rising Star, Aftab got 89% votes, leaving behind runner-up Diwakar Sharma, who got 82% votes. Shankar Mahadevan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Neeti Mohan judged

Sugandha was one of five finalists to reach the grand finale. This year singers Richa Sharma, Amaal Malik and Shaan judged the show, while TV actor Ravi Dubey took on as its host.

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TV Star Vivan Bhathena and Nikhila Palat Blessed with Baby Girl the storm, last of her name, the untanned, pooper of Dragons, breaker of toys and Khaleesi of Jhapas and future Queen of the Puppies and sister of the White Walker Muffin, keeper of papa/mama on the nights watch, was born on June 9. Please send us your blessings,” Vivan wrote on Instagram. He also shared the first photograph of the child along with the post. Vivan married Nikhila in 2007, but only embraced parenthood recently.

TV actor Vivan Bhathena and his wife Nikhila Palat have been blessed with a baby girl. The actor, who made his TV debut with Ekta Kapoor’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, took to Instagram to share the happy news.

The new parents named their little girl Nivaya, which means sanctuary or guardian. He announced the news Game of Thrones style. “Princess Nivaya Bhathena of the house Palat born during

Vivan worked in many successful TV shows such as Kumkum, Chhoona Hai Aasmaan, and Maayka.

He also participated in the reality game show, Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2016. He started his career as a model, and was also featured in Falguani Pathak’s song video Maine payal hai. He has also worked in Bollywood movies Chak De! India, Karthik Calling Karthik, Dangal, Judwaa 2, and Hate Story 4. The actor is now seen concentrating his career in films and web series. He will next be seen in upcoming film Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.

Bigg Boss 13: What We Know About the New Season Boss House was set up in Lonavala, this season the show will be shot in Film City, Goregaon.

Bigg Boss is just months away from airing its 13th season and has already started garnering a lot of buzz. One of the most anticipated and controversial reality shows of Indian television, Bigg Boss 13 will once again see Salman Khan return as its host.

According to reports, the new season will premiere on September 29, 2019. The last few seasons of the show saw a mix of celebrities and commoners as contestants; however, the new season is reported to have an all-celebrity line-up. As for its shooting location, while in earlier seasons the Bigg 68

The makers of the show have already started approaching celebrities from different walks of life for the new season. Though no official confirmations have been made yet, a few celebrity names have come up in media reports - Chunky Panday, Karan Patel, Vivek Dahiya, Rajpal Yadav, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Ankita Lokhande, and ex-Roadie Navjyot Gurudatta. Apart from Bollywood and TV, other names that have come forward include boxer Vijender Singh and fashion designer Ritu Beri.

In other interesting news related to the show, reportedly bhajan singer Anup Jalota, who was a part of Bigg Boss 12, will be co-hosting the show along with Salman. TV actress Dipika Kakar, who will soon be seen in Star Plus’ Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum opposite Karan V Grover, won last season of the show.

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Ace Comedian and Actor Kapil Sharma’s Wife Pregnant with their First Baby come the new addition into their lives. According to a report in Indian Express, a source close to Kapil Sharma revealed, “Ginni is usually around the shoots of The Kapil Sharma Show and everyone is busy pampering her. Though, the mom-tobe was missing during the shoots last week. Her family is said to have come down from Jalandhar to be with her. Even Kapil’s mother wants to be with Ginni during her pregnancy. While the couple is overjoyed, they want to keep the news low profile as of now.”

Rumor mills have been abuzz for a while that Kapil Sharma and his wife Ginni Chatrath are expecting their first baby. What started as rumors has now been confirmed by various media sources to be true. The couple is expecting their first baby, reportedly due in December.

Kapil and Ginni tied the knot in a dual wedding ceremony in December last year. Reports indicate the couple has already started preparing to wel-

Recently Kapil Sharma also received the honor of being the most viewed stand-up comedian in the world by World Book of Records. In 2017-2018 Kapil faced a major low point in his life, leading to a fallout with his teammates as well as various health scares. He found himself surrounded by many controversies. The actor, however, came back with a bang. He is currently hosting The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony TV. The new show has been riding high on TRP charts ever since its relaunch.

Sakshi Tanwar and Mona Singh in Ekta Kapoor’s M.O.M Revealing the first look of the show, Ekta Kapoor took to Instagram and wrote, “Overwhelmed to introduce this campaign and our 4 eclectic actors who will represent the 4 Indian women scientist.

This Show is our tribute to our unsung heroes. #M-O-M The story of four women scientists, who take up the extraordinary challenge to successfully complete India’s first mission to Mars. #MissionOverMars streaming soon on@altbalaji.”

Ekta Kapoor’s new web series will see some of the most known TV actresses come together on ALTBalaji. The new show is based on a quartet of women scientists who plan the journey of Indian Space Agency’s Mission on Mars (M.O.M.) from inception to execution. The new show will bring together Sakshi Tanwar, Mona Singh, Palomi Ghosh, and Nidhi Singh. All four actresses will be playing the role of women scientists on the show.

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Sharing more details about and the idea behind the show and the idea behind it the TV Czarina further added, “I chanced upon this amazing story about women in Indian science. This show is on the women who sent the mission on Mars – partly fictional keeping in mind the sacrosanct nature of ISRO. This is by far one of the most inspirational stories I have ever heard. After millions of meetings with ISRO and a certain amount of Sacrosanct secrecy that they would like us to maintain. We are proud to present this part fiction Part real story that is based on the humongous achievement of all the women behind Indian science.”

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