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“United in gratitude” : Fort Bend Interfaith Community holds Thanksgiving service

Dr. Padmini Ranganthan, president of Udavum Karangal USA, presents a plaque to Alpa Shah and Vijaya Radhakrishnan of Madras Pavilion in appreciation of their sponsorship of the fundraiser and English comedy Golmaal in aid of the Chennaibased charity Udavum Karangal (Helping Hands)at the Staﬀord Civic Center on Dec. 2. See more on Page 10.

Indian singer Mika Singh arrested in UAE Indian singer Mika Singh was arrested in UAE on Thursday, Dec. 6, for alleged harassment of a girl, Gulf News reported. The singer was arrested after a 17-year-old Brazilian model allegedly lodged a complaint for sending inappropriate pictures. Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, told Gulf News that Mika Singh had sought consular access and the embassy staff were working on his case. The Shuba Ho Na De hitmaker was last seen on stage at a Bollywood awards ceremony followed by a performance at a private party. Mika Singh Sources claim that the Brazilian teenager accused Singh of sending her indecent pictures along with promising her a job in a Bollywood film. According to industry sources, Singh was scheduled to perform at another private party at a hotel in Dubai on Thursday night. Mika Singh caused a controversy in Houston last year by performing in a joint India-Pakistan unity concert to mark the Independence Days of India and Pakistan. Houston community leaders took exception to the symbolism of the joint celebration at a time when Indian soldiers were being killed at the border and the continuing terrorism from across the border. The controversy started when Mika Singh said in a video promotion “Apna Pakistan.” The choice of these words from an Indian singer drew the ire of Indians in India and in the US and resulted in a demand for Mika Singh to drop out of the concert. The serving Presidents of the Indian-American Associations of the Greater Houston area came together under the umbrella of the Federation of Indian-American Associations, Greater Houston Area, and conveyed their sentiments by releasing a joint statement and terming the concert by artist Mika Singh as a “perfidy against the Indian nation.”

Fort Bend Interfaith Community representatives at Thanksgiving service. Hindu representative Pushpa Desai of Missouri City is at the center. — Photo by Ejaz Karmali By SESHADRI KUMAR The Fort Bend Interfaith Community held a Thanksgiving service, “United in Gratitude,” at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church on Sienna Ranch Road in Missouri City on Nov. 19. Participating faith communities included Congregation

Beth El, St. Angela Merici Catholic Church, Maryam Mosque of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, St. Laurence Catholic Church, The Baha’i Community, New Hope Lutheran Church, Brand Lane Islamic Center, The Sikh Community, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints, St. Paul Presbyterian Church, the Hindu Community, His Highness The Aga Khan Council, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Christ Church Sugar Land UMC and St. Martin Lutheran Church. See FAITH, Page 3

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Center for Excellence in Cricket holds clinic

INDIANAPOLIS: As many as 12 undergraduate students with Physical Education as their Major at the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) attended USA Center for Excellence in Cricket education program early this week. All participants, who attended practical field sessions, will be awarded Level 1 Cricket Coaching certificates by the American Cricket Federation. Indianapolis based Jatin Patel, founder USA Center for Excellence in Cricket and Pioneer in Cricket Coaching Education conducted the cricket education clinics this year in two sessions on different days. Coach Patel is certified international cricket coach and many other coaching credentials in USA, who is originally hails from Gujarat (India) IUPUI is the only college with cricket education program in USA. Primary goal is to train under graduate students, which helps future PE teacher, Sports management or tourism professionals. in the latest edition of the cricket education program at the IUPUI, more undergraduate ladies students were trained in this series of six batches. Jatin Patel said “these are our future Physical Education teachers and our goal is to give them knowledge needed to carry with them for the rest of their teaching career make them capable to train many future scholars and youths for

many years to come. “It’s all about passing the game knowledge needed to help them learn the game as well as get ready to deliver game knowledge to others in future through coaching,” hoped Jatin Patel. The first session commenced with the basic physical fitness and introduction to the game of cricket which has a world-wide following. As it was an indoor session, tennis balls and blue training balls were used for the teaching the correct throwing techniques and bowling actions. Some students have the softball and baseball background. They easily adjusted themselves to the basic cricket skills and terminology. The students were thrilled and enjoyed the game, Active students asked a number of questions as it was a new sport for them. Jatin explained each question in detail and to the satisfaction of the students who attended the camps. In the second session after a day’s off, the physical education students were introduced to the little advance training. Jatin explained the importance of running between the wickets (22-yard strip), how many ways the batsmen can get out, including hit-wicket, leg before wicket, catch, run outs, bowled etc. A batsman is allowed to hit the delivery in any part of the field without any restrictions.

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NEWS Cricket From Page 2 While running between the wickets, Jatin cautioned that a batsman must reach the batting crease or touch the line with his bat or body. In case a batsman does not meet this requirement, the run in not counted. In case of a no-ball, the bowler is penalized and a run is awarded to the batting team. Jatin Patel demonstrated the correct bowling action and distinction between the proper bowling and throwing. After the bowling and batting practice with the training balls and wickets, the students had the feel of the actual batting equipment. The students shown the wooden bats, leather balls, safety equipment, including wicket keeping gloves, pads and helmet etc. Some of the students had ﬁrsthand experience of wearing the full kit and held the actual bat (which they found heavy). They also tossed the leather balls to their colleagues to see and feel these balls. Jatin Patel also distributed CD - cricket education material to the physical education students. “If any student wants to enhance his or her cricket knowledge various websites are available for reading and the willing students can also attend various level of cricket coaching clinics,” said Jatin Patel. “I am available to help and assist any student who wants to adopt cricket coaching as his or her career,” said Jatin Patel The ACF will be awarding the certiﬁcates in due course of time to all participants. The session ended with a group photograph. Christopher Ray Rash, Faculty

Faith From Page 1 Fr. John Cahoon of St. Angela Merici Catholic Church welcomed the gathering and led with an invocation. Imam Mohammad Ahmad Khan of Maryam Mosque of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston read a verse from the Holy Quran: “As for those who say, “Our Lord is God,” and then stay ﬁrm, the angels come down to them and say, “Have no fear or grief, but rejoice in the Good News of Paradise, which you have been promised. We are your allies in this world and in the world to come, where you will have everything you desire, anq ask for as a welcoming gift from the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” .... Good and evil cannot be equal. Repel evil with what is better and your enemy will become as close as an old and valued friend, but only those with great patience, only those who are blessed with great righteousness, will attain to such goodness.” Pushpa Desai of Missouri City representing the Hindu community read from The

Indo-American Association gets highly competitive grant from the City of Houston Houston prides itself in being the most culturally diverse city in the nation. Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA), City of Houston, recently announced a highly competitive Support for Organizations grant program for cultural arts organizations serving Houston audiences. Indo-American Association (IAA) is humbled by an award at the MAXIMUM level in the grant program. A team of nineteen panelists reflecting Houston’s diversity in identities, expertise, and art forms reviewed the applications and made the recommendations for funding. IAA is humbled by the words of praise by the panelists for IAA’s artistic strength, marketing acumen, and overall management. IAA is thankful to you for believing in its mission of promoting cultural arts of India in the American context in Greater Houston. Thanking you for your kind support, Hari H. Dayal, Ph.D., F.A.C.E. Executive Director Instructor, Physical education for the Department of Kinesiology under IU PETM (Indiana University Physical Education and Tourism management) was the Instructor who has taken over from Sandra Barnett who has retired after completing first Five batches in last six years. Those who attended the year’s cricket coaching program for educators were: Tori Ball, Lucy Becker, Bryce Bennington, Zackary Harlan, Erica Hurt, Dymond Johnston, Katherine Lyons, Ethan Ogle, Emily Sauer, Rachel Saylor, Harley Sinders and Mat Wolfe. Upanishads: “Let us together be protected and let us together be nourished by God’s blessings. Let us together join our mental forces in strength for the benefit of humanity. Let our efforts at learning be luminous and filled with joy, and endowed with the force of purpose. Let us never be poisoned with the seeds of hatred for anyone. Let there be peace and serenity in all the three universes.” Rabbi Josh Lobel of Congregation Beth El, rendered “A litany of Thanksgiving.” Participants in the program included Rev. Will Starkweather, St. Martin Lutheran Church; Rev. Dr. C. Chappell Temple; Christ Church Sugar Land (UMC); Cantor Renee Wag Halter; Mary Thompson; Rev. Chris Michaelis, New Hope Lutheran Church; Murad Ajani,Ismaili Jamatkhana; Dr. Ghasem Bayat, Baha’i Community; David Hruska,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;Rev. Dr. Dan King & Lindi Kahn, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Thoreau/Richmond Campus.

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VIEWS

Partisan politics shape Missouri City elections

By SESHADRI KUMAR Missouri City’s mayoral election last week garnered attention mainly because the incumbent mayor of 24 years, Allen Owen, was defeated by a councilmember of five years, Yolanda Ford. No wonder news reports highlighted the fact that Ford is the first woman and the first African American mayor of the city, though it sounded like a cliche. Having covered Missouri City City Council since 1997 and watched the city council and issues that touched the community closely, Owen’s defeat cannot be explained away by saying that the better candidate won. It is more complicated than that. Ford was first elected to the City Council in 2013. Owen previously spent five years on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission and eight years as a City Council member, before his election as mayor in 1994. Owen has chaired the 14 Metro Multi-City Coalition since 1994 and during that time the alliance renegotiated its contract with Metro three times; one of which allows Missouri City to receive half of its penny sales tax back to do mobility projects instead of having to apply for funding. Owen also tackled the controversial acquisition of Quail Valley Golf Club, after the deal was approved by Missouri City voters. Owen led the legislative lobbying efforts to prevent the golf course from becoming a breeding ground for apartment units. However, critics in other parts of the city (mis) characterized him as “Quail Valley’s mayor,” implying that he ignored development of other areas, especially the Texas Parkway corridor. No mayor can bring a Walmart, HEB or Kroger to Texas Parkway, however much the city may provide incentives. Also, a mayor or the city cannot stop the closure of businesses or the empty shopping centers. Thus, a campaign platform that the change of mayor is needed for transforming Texas Parkway into an economic paradise does not hold water. Also, the ouster of Owen should not be construed as a vote of no confidence or that his leadership was lacking in any way in shepherding the city. So, what caused Owen’s defeat? Deliberate political partisanship would be the first answer.

Never before was the local city election fought on the basis of party affiliation. It used to be issues like potholes, trash pickup, water service, police and fire service and so on. The Texas Democratic Party has launched the Project LIFT (Local Investment in the Future of Texas) program endorsing progressive candidates in city elections. Project LIFT worked with local party leaders and progressive partners to recruit, train, and support candidates – with a special focus on winning local, non-partisan races. The Fort Bend County Democratic Party also endorsed its two African American candidates. Missouri City voters received robo calls from the state Democratic Party. The Republican Party seemed to have missed this big elephant in the room and stayed out of the local race since it is ‘nonpartisan.’ Ironically, Allen Owen was endorsed by both the local Congressmen, Al Green, Democrat and Pete Olson, Republican. Former Missouri City Councilman,Don Smith, an African American, also endorsed Owen. Owen’s affinity to the African American community in Missouri City earned him the humorous honorific that he was a black mayor who was too white. All that was of no avail to Owen. In addition to the Democratic Party making the city election partisan, the Nov. 6 general election to county offices became a referendum on President Donald Trump and turned local races into a national election. Democrats in Missouri City got the city election date changed from May to November, for the first time this year, ostensibly to increase voter turnout. And it worked. Now, looking at the voting figures, 22,560 people voted in the Nov. 6 mayoral race, with three candidates and only 9,657 people voted in the Dec. 8 runoff election. On Nov. 6, Allen Owen got the highest number 8,136 votes, followed by Yolanda Ford’s 7,886 votes and Fred Taylor with 6,538 votes. It looks as though Taylor’s supporters stayed home and a sizeable number of those who voted for Owen Nov. 6 failed to turn up on Dec. 8. There is a drop in Ford’s voters as well, though not to the same extent as

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that of Owen. Take Hunters Glen (Pct. 2050), for example. Yolanda got 742 votes in November and 564 in December. Owen got 206 in November and 72 in December. Taylor got 639 votes in November. Take Pct. 4028 (Quail Valley Townhomes), where Owen got 836 votes in November, but 622 in December. Yolanda’s tally dropped from 277 to 167. In Riverstone, Lake Colony, Colony Lakes (Pct. 4065) Ow-

en’s tally signiﬁcantly dropped from 750 votes in November to 261 in December. Just voters in this precinct alone could have cost Owen’s re-election as he lost to Ford by only 373 votes in all. Same story is repeated in most places. In Pct. 4049 (Lexinton Colony, Lexington Point, The Enclave) Owen got 550 votes in November and only 182 in the runoﬀ. Ford got 548 votes in November and 250 now. In Brightwater and Oyster

Creek Plantation (Pct. 4127), Owen’s votes dropped from 578 to 210 and Ford’s from 384 to 192. Taylor got 311 votes in November in this precinct. Odds were against Owen since Nov. 6. And people who did not vote may not have desired this result, but they deserve it. —Fort Bend Independent (Missouri City is home for a sizeable number of Indian Americans.)

Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More By MALLIKA CHOPRA When I was a child, my father, Deepak Chopra guided my brother, Gotham, and me to ask three questions: Who am I? What do I want? How can I serve? ‘Who am I?’ was about exploring who we were beyond the labels of daughter, sister, student, friend, Indian and American. By teaching us meditation, my father guided Gotham and I to experience our essence – that quiet space inside ourselves where our thoughts settled down and we became familiar with our presence, our soul. As life evolved and we added more labels – wife, grad student, entrepreneur, author, mother – we had that experiential anchor of being in touch with our soul to know that we were more than just the role we played in each moment. This gave both my brother and I a sense of security through the joys, sorrows, successes and failures that life undoubtedly presented. As a child, meditation was the most important gift my parents gave me. As a parent, I have shared meditation and mindfulness techniques with my daughters and their friends (and now in my new book). ‘What do I want?’ began with material wants – tickets to the Celtics, a trip to Hawaii, new clothes. My father would further guide us to the think about the qualities we wanted in our life. How about asking for love, connection, inspiration, and a sense of purpose? We learned to set intentions and aspire to think about who we wanted to be as individuals,

members of our families and communities, and citizens of Mother Earth. And, the last question, ‘how can I serve?’, often, quite honestly, presented stress and confusion for me for many years. My parents taught us about the concept of dharma and that each of us has a unique purpose to contribute to this planet. Ambitious and eager to create a name for myself, I found that asking this question caused anxiety and insecurity for me. I did not know how I could serve – or I thought I wasn’t serving in a way that was eﬀective enough. It was in becoming a mother and ﬁnding my own unique voice that I realized that ‘how can I serve?’ is a nurturing and empowering question that we should ask every day of our lives. Every one of us has the capacity to serve — as parents, co-workers, friends, leaders and members of our community. In my TedX talk from a few years ago, I shared how Eckhart Tolle reminded me that living with intent means doing your part, authentically and joyfully, to raise the frequency of this planet in whatever way you can. This may be through volunteering, contributing to causes you believe in, building a company, participating in something you are passionate about, or taking care of loved ones. I feel lucky that I have been able to share many of the practical exercises of meditation and mindfulness in my latest book, Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More. The book, written for children, hopefully can

also provide a guide to parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors about how to help kids answer and experience these sacred questions. As the year comes to an end, and the Indiaspora community reﬂects consciously on our contribution to the US and the world, we should take great pride in how each one of us serves in our unique way. I hope that we keep asking these questions so that we can continue to grow as individuals, as Americans, and as a global community.

Mallika Chopra is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker and published author. Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More, her latest project, is an accessible, fun, how-to book filled with full-color illustrations written for 8-12 year olds. In Living With Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy, Mallika shares personal stories and insights she gained while seeking balance as a mom and entrepreneur who felt she was overwhelmed by work, family and too many responsibilities. Mallika has taught meditations to thousands of people, and enjoys speaking to audiences around the world about intention, balance and living a life of purpose.

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Dialogue on India Israel Relations; Commemoration of Haifa Battle, Diwali, and Hanukkah in the Bay Area

Left, Deputy Consul of India Consulate in San Francisco, Rohit Rathish, lights the Diwali lamp as an Acharya sang a Vedic hymn;Right, Ravit Baer, Deputy Consul General of Israel, lights the Hanukkah candles accompanied by a beautiful rendition of a Hanukkah prayer by a Rabbi.

Emcee Rakhi Israni On the occasion of Diwali and Hanukkah, Foundation of India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) along with Israeli and Indo American organizations, hosted a dialogue on India-Israel relations and a reception to commemorate the Haifa battle. Along with dignitaries from the Indian and Israeli consulates, the event was attended by representatives from over 35 Bay Area local organizations. The context of the gathering was the celebration of the twin holidays of Diwali and Hanukkah, as well as the Centennial Commemoration of the Haifa War. The event started with emcee Rakhi Israni inviting Ravit Baer, Deputy Consul General of Israel, to light the Hanukkah candles accompanied by a beautiful rendition of a Hanukkah prayer by a Rabbi. Deputy Consul of India Consulate in San Francisco, Rohit Rathish, lit the Diwali lamp as an Acharya (Hindu Priest) sang a Vedic hymn symbolizing the importance of the festival of Lights.

Khanderao Kand brieﬂy spoke about the hosting organization - FIIDS (Foundation For India and Indian Diaspora Studies), which has provided an important platform to champion advocacy and awareness related research connected to India and Indian diaspora. One of the highlights of the evening’s gathering was the 100-year commemoration of the Battle of Haifa. On 23rd September 1918, Indian soldiers from the Mysore, Hyderabad and Jodhpur Lancers liberated the strategically important city of Haifa, Israel. Approximately 400 Indian soldiers pushed back and ended a 400 year rule of Ottoman Turks with much inferior weaponry, in one of the most bravely contested battles of World War I. DCG Baer spoke about the importance of the strategic ties between India and Israel. With the formal establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, there has been a tremendous change in the relationship of the two countries, strategically partnering in a number of areas across economic, political, and

Panelists Rohit Rathish, Raju Reddy and Ravit Baer social spheres. DCG Baer notably highlighted, “the visit of PM Modi has elevated the partnership to a strategic level...It is linked to our own national development in a win-win partnership.” DCG Rathish spoke about the “three-fold vision for the India-Israel relationship as articulated by PM Modi”. The ﬁrst tier is building upon a platform of collaboration on Science and Technology, Water, and Defense. The second layer is to diversify the relationship across other areas. The vision also includes broad-basing this relationship beyond Governments, involving civil society of both nations. The third panelist to speak on

this relationship was entrepreneur and community champion Raju Reddy. As someone who has tremendous experience working with Israeli and Indian communities Raju Reddy said that “in some way, the road from Bangalore to Tel Aviv goes through Silicon Valley”, highlighting the importance of the tech community in forging a stronger relationship between the two countries. Israel has one of the highest per capita IPOs in the United States while Indian companies are emerging as world leaders in a number of disruptive areas. After brief statements by the dignitaries, the event moved to a panel discussion format, led by Yogi Chugh, discussing multiple dimensions of current

relations between India, Israel, and the USA. When asked to speak about the historic ﬁrst visit by an Indian PM to Israel, DCG Baer noted that when PM Modi visited, he got unprecedented media coverage for three days. As the conversation moved to security and areas of technology partnerships, all three panelists spoke about ways in which this relationship has transformed rapidly in recent years. Increasingly, it is also evidenced that Silicon Valley has a critical role to play in forging a tripartite relationship among the US, Israel, and Indian nations.

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NEWS U.S. hearing on religious freedom in India postponed A bipartisan hearing on religious freedom in India, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed due to an “overwhelming response” from stakeholders. The hearing, titled, Freedom of Religion or Belief in India: Rising Challenges & New Opportunities for U.S. Policy was announced on December 4 by its organisers, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan , independent federal government commission. The hearing had to be, “rescheduled for May 13th due to the overwhelming response we received. We want to be able to accommodate more attendees and participants,” Kellie Boyle, of Boyle Public Aﬀairs and in charge of the USCIRF’s communications, told The Hindu via email on Monday. The 2018 USCIRF Annual Report placed India in Tier 2 which is a list of nations “in which the violations engaged in or tolerated by the government during 2017 are serious and characterised by at least one of the elements of the ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious’ CPC [ country of particular concern or a Tier 1 country] standard.” India has been in this category as per the Commission since 2009. Other countries in the category for 2018 were Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, and Turkey. “…in 2017 actors tied to Hindu extremist groups regularly harassed, intimidated, and perpetrated violence against Hindu Dalits, Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs. Anti-conversion and anticow slaughter laws were routinely used to discriminate against religious minorities or as a pretext for extrajudicial violence… These and similar issues have continued in 2018,” USCIRF says on its website as part of the reasoning for holding a hearing, which will hear from “witnesses representing a broad array of perspectives” about India. “As the world’s largest democracy, India has claim to a noble tradition of interreligious harmony, Ahimsa, tolerance and pluralism that is being threatened today,” USCIRF Chair, Tenzin Dorjee, originally a Tibetan refugee from India said. Ms. Boyle said a new date had to be picked keeping the schedules of eight USCIRF commissioners in mind in addition to the scale of the response. “We just want to be as inclusive as possible in this process,” she said to The Hindu over the phone on Wednesday. Ms Boyle also conﬁrmed that that “there was no consideration of the annual report [USCIRF’s report published each year on May 1] or India’s election when the hearing was postponed.” The Hindu reached out to the Indian Embassy in Washington DC for comment but did not receive any.

Shocking resignation: Urjit Patel quits as RBI chief The Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has cited personal reasons for resigning with immediate eﬀect, but anyone who has followed the events of the last couple of months will know it was anything but that. It was a period during which the Centre and the RBI were engaged in an unseemly tussle over a clutch of issues that had a bearing on the RBI’s autonomy, something that Mr. Patel had sought to preserve. As his predecessor Raghuram Rajan pointed out, when a public servant resigns, it is a sign of protest. Mr. Patel’s decision clearly caught everyone by surprise as it came following perceptions of a thaw in relations between the Centre and the RBI, after an agreement was hammered out at a board meeting last month on some of the contentious issues, including a controversial proposal to use the central bank’s reserves for ﬁscal purposes. But clearly, the larger issue that divided the Centre and the RBI — which related to autonomy and the independent functioning of the Governor — was never fully resolved. Mr. Patel’s resignation is a serious embarrassment to the NDA government, which has scrambled to make statements expressing surprise at his action and praising him for his work. As attempts to signal that it had nothing to do with Mr. Patel stepping down and to reinforce that he did indeed quit for personal reasons, these remarks were largely unconvincing. Mr. Patel’s resignation is bound to raise questions about the Centre’s ability to work with independent-minded economists, coming as it does following the departures of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who was at odds with the Centre on many issues, and the sudden resignations of Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian. It is true that Mr. Patel’s reclusive and non-communicative style may not have endeared him to some bankers, but his eminence as an economist and his understanding of macro-economic issues is undisputed. Governments have sparred with the RBI before on the issue of autonomy, but the NDA government went one step further by starting consultations under Section 7 of the RBI

2020 target: 13 rich nations slowing down climate fight NEW DELHI: One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution, which now contributes to more disease burden than smoking. In fact, the average life expectancy in India would have been 1.7 years higher if the air pollution level were less than the minimal level, shows the first comprehensive estimates of deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy reduction associated with air pollution in each state of India, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research on Thursday. Around 77% of India’s population is exposed to outdoor air pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards safe limit, the report says. States in east and north India had some of the highest levels of both ambient particulate matter and household air pollution, especially Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand. Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab in north India had some of the highest ambient particulate matter pollution exposure in the country. In 2017, air pollution accounted for 12.4 lakh deaths in India, which included 6.7 lakh deaths due to outdoor particulate matter air pollution and 4.8 lakh deaths due to household air pollution. Over half of the deaths due to air pollution were in persons less than 70 years of age, the report said. With 18% of the global population, India suffered 26% of premature mortality and health loss attributable to air pollution globally. The report, published in the Lancet Planetary Health, assumes significance as it fol-

lows several such reports by the World Health Organisation which have already detailed the major health risks posed by foul air in the country. A special report released by WHO on Wednesday at COP 24 said India can get massive health gains— up to $8 trillion by pursuing global warming limit of 1.5 °C. The UN agency had recently also linked air pollution with increasing child mortality. In 2017, India witnessed 1,10,000 premature deaths of children due to air pollution, highest in the world in the category of children under five years of age. The India State-Level Disease Burden, conducted jointly by ICMR along with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the health ministry, shows a marked variation between the states, with a 12 times difference for ambient particulate matter pollution and 43 times difference for household air pollution. However, the report recognises the increasing public and policy attention to control air pollution in India. “It is important to have robust estimates of the health impact of air pollution in every state of India in order to have a reference for improving the situation. Household air pollution is reducing in India, facilitated by the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. There is increasing political momentum in India to address air pollution. The findings reported today systematically document the variations among states, which

would serve as a useful guide for making further progress in reducing the adverse impact of air pollution in the country,” Dr Balram Bhargava, secretary health research said. Systematic and sustained efforts are needed to address the variety of sources contributing to air pollution, which include transport vehicles, construction activity, industry and thermal power emissions, residential and commercial solid fuel use, waste and agriculture burning, diesel generators, and manual road dust sweeping, the report said. It highlighted that apart from respiratory diseases, pollution also causes ischaemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer, commonly associated with smoking. Prof. Randeep Guleria, director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences said, “The upsurge in respiratory problems in the winter months with peak air pollution is well known, but what is now also becoming better understood is that air pollution is a year-round phenomenon particularly in north India which causes health impacts far beyond the seasonal rise of respiratory illnesses. Air pollution is now the leading risk factor for chronic obstructive lung disease in India, and a major contributor to pneumonia and lung cancer. This study provides the most comprehensive estimates of the adverse health impact of outdoor and indoor air pollution in each state of India so far, which would serve as a valuable resource for planning air pollution reduction in all parts of India.”

Act, which gives the Centre the power to direct the RBI to act in speciﬁc ways. The immediate priority now is for the Centre to ﬁll the breach without wasting time. Global investors and the markets are already on edge, and they will be keenly watching, along with the ratings agencies, how the Centre handles this self-created crisis. The incoming Governor is bound to be judged, among other things, by perceptions about his independence. The RBI cannot be treated as if it is just another government department. And the Centre will now need to demonstrate that a post-Patel central bank will continue to enjoy operational autonomy. Anything less will not go down well with both investors and the markets.—The Hindu

Shaktikanta Das appointed as RBI Governor He replaces Urjit Patel, who

resigned on Monday citing personal reasons. A day after the sudden resignation of Urjit Patel, the Modi Government on Tuesday appointed former bureaucrat Shakti Kanta Das as new Governor of Reserve Bank of India amidst tussle between the government and the central bank over several key issues. Mr. Das has been appointed for a term of three years. Mr. Das, a 1980 batch IAS Oﬃcer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is a former Secretary, Economic Aﬀairs in the Ministry of Fi-

nance and is currently member of the 15th Finance Commission. Mr. Das was Economic Aﬀairs Secretary during demonetisation in 2016. His name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and subsequently notiﬁcation was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.

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Golmaal: Farcically the best By SESHADRI KUMAR What a farce, you may think of the comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golmaalâ&#x20AC;? in English, staged by an all Indian cast. Words fail to adequately compliment this play and the performers, for presenting a farce par excellence. The play provided a riot of laughter, though based on no storyline, deep plot, any meaning or message. It was fun and time well spent as the play was staged at the StaďŹ&#x20AC;ord Civic Center on Dec. 2 in aid of Udavum Karangal of USA. Thanks to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natalie Needs a Nightieâ&#x20AC;? by Neil and Caroline SchaďŹ&#x20AC;ner, written in 1949, Rajan Radhakrishnan and Alpa Shah of Madras Pavilion adapted this timeless gem and turned it into a memorable stage show for years to come. The unending line of characters becoming semi-naked (not really, it is all left to the imagination of the audience) and the demand for fake wives and babies make every scene a joke. To make the audience laugh and laugh with a slapstick story has many challenges and some inherent advantages, but will go there later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golmaalâ&#x20AC;? is the story of Kamal Dixit, a salesman who needs a wife to keep his job. Dr. Kas Saranathan, a veteran actor from Houston easily morphed into a â&#x20AC;&#x153;youngâ&#x20AC;? man of zeal and passion for getting a promotion, who will go to any extent, even it means having a wife instantly and a baby, immediately thereafter. The play opens with an impatient Dixit, awaiting the arrival of his boss, who believes in hiring only married men,

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask why. That is the storyline. As the house plumber (Ganesh Raghu) is ďŹ ddling with the some pipe leaks, Dixit expresses his anguish over his school friend, who used to play the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in school plays. Dixit had asked to him to play his wife, when the boss visits him. As the boss was about to arrive, there was no sign of his friend. In the absence of his ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x153;fakeâ&#x20AC;? wife, Dixit asks the plumber to play the role. Then enters the maid Maria, whose chore is to pick up the clothes on the chair outside the bathroom to the laundry, every time she sees some clothes, even if it means many times in a day. Rathnakumar as Maria would put to shame a real maid. Without her compliant habit of quickly spiriting away the clothes to the laundry, the farce cannot proceed an inch. In the apartment complex, just to help the storyline, one ďŹ&#x201A;oor below, there is a woman writer with the same name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kamal Dixitâ&#x20AC;? where people and parcels get mixed up in wrong delivery. The authoritative lady writer is played by Sunanda Vasisht and she leaves no room in exhibiting her dominance. Luckily for us, her friend Monica walks into Kamal Dixitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apartment, the home of a single man. Alpa Shah, who co-directed the play, the counterpart of the original Natalie, takes the liberty of taking a shower in the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apartment. As fate would have it, she leaves her clothes on the chair outside and promptly Maria picks them up for washing. The fun gets funnier as

Monica, shocked by the missing clothes, drapes herself in a bathrobe. When the boss arrives, the friendly â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has not yet come and Dixit says she has gone for shopping. Meanwhile, Monica hides herself in the house behind a desk. The boss (Babu Sundaram) takes a shower and then he loses his clothes, thanks to Maria. When the friend (Sundy Srinivasan) comes, he is forced into a salwar-kameez to act as Dixitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife. Initially, Dixit wanted one fake wife, but he gets three, played by Sundy, Ratnakuamr, and Ganesh Raghu. Dixit procures a baby with the help of Maria. Then Dixitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another order for a dummy baby materializes after Maria brings one baby. Now, we have twins on stage. While Dixit is looking for a wife and a baby, other characters are looking for their clothes. Then Ganesh Raghu brings down the audience in laughter when he appears as an attractive Plus size woman, and he too loses his clothes to fake Mrs. Dixit. (Sundy.) Alright. We have to end the play so that everybody gets their clothes and go home. The boss himself reveals that he was not married and was just bluďŹ&#x192;ng. Thus, too much ado about nothing, after a series of farcical situations, ends happily. The director faced a challenge in handling dozens of entries and exits of characters and the entire play was conďŹ ned to one room with all the trappings See GOLMAAL, Page 10

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Job well done: Director Rajan Radhakrishnan is all smiles over the success of the play.

The ending scene: The boss who would hire only married men reveals he himself was not married.

Golmaal From Page 9 of a typical apartment. The usual change of scenes, with interruptions, and change of settings were eliminated. Thus the play progressed in a fast pace with little interruption. Dozens of entries and exits and numerous swapping of clothes must have posed mental nightmare to the director and kudos to Rajan Radhakrishnan, as he managed to keep the cast always with some clothes on and the right costumes at that. Though the dialogues may not have been too long or hard for the cast to remember, the entire success of the comedy depended on the timely delivery of the dialogue in a spontaneous style. Kudos to the actors, every one of them delivered, as expected. Each actor maintained and enhanced the comic spirit throughout the play. Now, as the clothes disappeared and fake wives appeared, one could feel fatigued by the farce and maybe two wives would have suﬃced, instead of three or four and one baby could have done the job, instead of two. As the lifeline of the play is Maria’s habit of picking up the clothes on a chair for washing, that act was not clearly visible to the entire audience because it was shoved in to one corner of the stage. That part of the play should have been moved more to the center of the stage. These are logical questions not necessarily relevant in a farce. Yet, the play could have been shortened a little with a fewer episodes, minimizing the sense of repetition. But, the play perfected the art of the farcical repetition and conquered the challenge, yielding a comical boon. PHOTOS BY ARUMUGAM THIRUVENGADAM

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Indo American Chamber hosts NextGen Exchange

The IACCGH NexGen Exchange had their Fall 2018 Young Minds Panel at the University of Houston on Wednesday November 14th. In partnership with UH CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization), NexGen invited three young and successful entrepreneurs to speak and answer questions on the panel. The panelists were: Franceska McCaughan (Founder of Franzie’s Flower Design and CEO of Franzie’s Flower Friends), Bonnie Treece (Owner of The Brain Domain), and Prasanth Chilukuri (Co-

Founder and CFO of Sparkplug Studios). The event was moderated by Anish Nagar (Business Development and Growth Manager at Governance360 Enterprise Solutions Inc.). The audience was packed with young professionals and students with a commonality of interest in business and entrepreneurship. The panelists discussed reasons they chose to become entrepreneurs along with challenges they faced along the journey. Collectively, the dream for more time paired

with curiosity were the driving factors for why the panelists chose the entrepreneurship route. They also focused on the importance of time management and of building out their team. “There’s never the right time and you never feel fully prepared. You have to be willing to put in the time and seed money. If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will. When is the right time? When you are ready to take the jump!”, Franceska. The event concluded with a Q&A session . —By Anish Nagar

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Mira, Royal Detective

Production has begun on “Mira, Royal Detective,” an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers slated to debut on Disney Junior channels and programming blocks around the world in 2020. S et in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective after solving a mystery that involves saving the kingdom’s young prince. The role of Mira will be voiced by 15-year-old newcomer Leela Ladnier. The announcement was made today by Joe D’Ambrosia, senior vice president, Original Programming, Disney Junior. D’Ambrosia said, “We are eager to introduce kids and their families to the rich, diverse cultures and customs of India through Mira, a young girl who looks at things with her own unique lens to gain diﬀerent perspectives and help others in her community. We hope that she will encourage our audience to actively engage with the inspiring world around them and appreciate the little details that make life extraordinary.” As royal detective, Mira travels throughout the kingdom helping royals and commoners alike. Along with her friend Prince Neel, a talented inventor, creative cousin Priya, and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku, she will stop at nothing to solve a case, taking young viewers on adventures that highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning. Rooted in India’s vibrant heritage, each episode will weave authentic music, dance and customs into two 11-minutes stories. In addition to Ladnier, the “Mira, Royal Detective” voice cast includes Freida Pinto (“The Path”) as Queen Shanti; Hannah Simone (“New Girl”) as a young commoner named Pinky; Jameela Jamil (“The Good Place”) as Mira’s Auntie Pushpa; Kal Penn (“Designated Survivor”) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (“The Mindy Project”) as mongooses Mikku and Chikku, respectively; Aasif Mandvi (“Shut Eye”) as Mira’s father, Sahil; Sarita Choudhury (“Homeland”) as Prince Neel’s Great-Aunt Rupa; Aparna Nancherla (“BoJack Horseman”) as Mira’s cousin Meena; Kamran Lucas (Disney’s “Mech-X4”) as Prince Neel; Karan Brar (Disney Channel’s “BUNK’D”) as Prince Veer; Karan Soni (“Deadpool”) as twins Ranjeet and Manjeet; Sarayu Blue (“I Feel Bad”) as the palace tailor; Parvesh Cheena (“Crazy ExGirlfriend”) and Sonal Shah (“Scrubs”) as bandits, Manish and Poonam, respectively; and newcomer Roshni Edwards as Mira’s cousin Priya. Emmy® Award-nominated Sascha Paladino (“Miles from Tomorrowland”) is executive producer of the series, which was developed by Becca Topol (“Elena of Avalor”) who also serves as story editor. Sue Perotto and Dorothea Schoentag (both of “Phineas and Ferb”) are supervising director and art director, respectively. IW Group’s Shagorika Ghosh is the series’ cultural consultant. Additional consultants include Bollywood dancer and choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan (“So You Think You Can Dance”) and music producer Deepak Ramapriyan (“Basmati Blues”). Emmy Award nominees Matthew Tishler (“Fancy Nancy”) and Jeannie Lurie (“The Muppets”) will write and produce original songs, and Amritha Vaz (“Miss India America”) will serve as composer. The series is produced by Wild Canary in association with Disney Junio

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India’s Assembly elections : Five points to note even before the last vote is counted Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan are three States where the Congress and the BJP are face to face. Trends continue to ﬂuctuate in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, into the afternoon on the counting day, but one thing is clear — Amarinder Singh, the leader of the lean club of Congress chief ministers, will have some new members joining. It is not yet clear, how many. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are the three States where the Congress and the BJP are face to face, like Gujarat. In Telangana and Mizoram, the Congress is up against regional parties. The ﬁve points to be noted even before results are complete First, the BJP’s strongholds are under challenge. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, surrounding the Gujarat laboratory, are critical to Hindutva politics. The BJP has been in power since 2003 in M.P. and Chhattisgarh. The party sought to overcome anti-incumbency and corruption charges in these States by a high dose of Hindutva, generously deploying Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for campaigning. Perhaps that strategy worked to some extent and prevented a complete collapse of the party, though not enough to secure a comfortable win anywhere. What lesson will the BJP learn from this, for its 2019 campaign? A likely scenario will be that it will go for a mix of fresh populist government schemes and a sharp escalation of its Hindutva rhetoric. The mandir slogan is dusted and ready, for relaunch any time. We can’t be sure of its outcome. Second point to be noted is the impact of the results on Mr. Modi’s individual standing. It can be argued that it was Mr. Modi’s personal appeal that prevented a complete rout of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is possible that when the 2019 election will be framed as a verdict on Mr. Modi and his politics, the scenario could be diﬀerent from what we see today. But the news scenario of a weakened BJP at the State level in critical regions will force Modi to place himself at the centre of the campaign as he had done in 2014 too.

The diﬀerence now is that he is no longer a challenger to the regime. He is the regime. He will double down on attempts to contrast himself with Rahul Gandhi. And that strategy as we know by now, can cut both ways. That strategy will require a progressive degeneration of his vocabulary and could turn oﬀ at least some sections of the electorate. Moreover, Mr. Modi has to now outsmart Mr. Yogi in the Hindutva game. A more detailed analysis of how the Modi factor worked in comparison with the Yogi factor in these core regions of Hindutva is likely to be done by the RSS. The internal dynamics of Hindutva politics will now play out less subtly in the coming months. Third, this election proves that there is limit to cleverness. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP talked up the Ajit Jogi-

Mayawati alliance as a third force and its government tacitly supported it. At the end of the day, the new formation took down the BJP that ﬁnished third in Bilaspur and surrounding region. Far from harming the Congress, Mr. Jogi’s exit turned out to be boon for the Congress and his new party and the coalition contributed to the BJP’s downfall. Fourth point is about the Congress. This election puts the Congress party, and more speciﬁcally its president Rahul Gandhi, as the central character of opposition politics nationally. How the Congress will process its new status, how it will try to project that into other states where it is not the principal opponent of the BJP such as U.P and negotiate with regional partners are critical factors to track as India shifts gear to the campaign for the 17th general election

next year. Fifth point is how will the regional parties process the new status of the Congress as they are themselves wary of any improvement in the fortunes of India’s Grand Old Party. For their continuing prominence in their respective regions, they need the BJP as an enemy more than they need Congress as a friend. In 2004, this apparent contradiction was overcome by the genius and authority of Harkishan Singh Surjeet, then general secretary of the CPI (M). The CPI(M)’s own standing as a national party, without any claim for itself helped. In the absence of such a ﬁgure amongst them, can non-Congress parties forge an understanding that will bring them together around a Congress nucleus to form a national anti-BJP coalition? That question remains open today.

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Congress dethrones BJP in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, close race in MP, TRS wins big in Telangana

Congress hovers at majority mark in Rajasthan According to ECI figures at 6.38 p.m., the Congress is leading with 98 seats (56 won, 42 leading), followed by the BJP’s 74 (38 won, 36 leading). The tally for others: BSP 6 (5 won, 1 leading), CPI(M) 2 (1 won, 1 leading), RLP 3 (1 won, 2 leading), Bhartiya Tribal Party 2 (both won), RLD 1 (won) and independents 13 (5 won, 9 leading). Madhya Pradesh: Congress locked in close fight with BJP A resurgent Congress is giving a tough fight to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh, where the saffron party is seeking a fourth term. The nail-biter of an election it is. At 5.58 p.m., the Congress is on the backfoot with 112 seats (all leading), against the BJP’s 110 (4 won, 106 leading). This will go down to the wire. The Congress can hope to get the support of the BSP and the SP, which are leading in two seats each. Independents are leading in three, and the Gondvana Gantantra Party in one seat. Chhattisgarh Assembly Congress to form govt, Raman Singh resigns While the BJP is seeking re-election, the Congress hopes to form a government in Chhattisgarh. Then there is former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s Janata Congress Chhattisgarh in the fray, making it a three-cornered fight for the first time since the State was formed 18 years ago Telangana Assembly elections The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrashekar Rao’s gamble to call for elections six months ahead of the schedule seem to have worked well for the party. The TRS is leading in over twothirds of the 119 constituencies. The Congress-led Praja Kutami (People’s Front), which includes the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Telangana Jana Samithi and the CPI, didn’t garner much electoral support. The BJP is contesting sans alliance. The strength of women in the Telangana Assembly after the 2018 elections is set to decline from that of nine in the dissolved Assembly. While the number of women candidates fielded by the major political parties was itself less, the outcome of the election saw many women candidates unsuccessful at the hustings. Mizoram Assembly elections MNF wins, Congress loses its last Northeast outpost The regional party Mizo

National Front (MNF) is back to power in Mizoramafter winning in 26 of the 40 Assembly constituencies. While the ruling Congress managed to win ﬁve seats, the BJP won only one seat.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao showing victory symbol in TRS Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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BJP looks to allies after reversal in Hindi heartland States As news of the BJP’s defeat in its otherwise rock-solid support base in the Hindi heartland States of Chattisgarh and Rajasthan and a possible loss in Madhya Pradesh (counting was still on at the time of writing) started trickling in on Tuesday, the party cancelled a scheduled parliamentary board meet. Security men called in for VIP security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the board, hung around for a while, then quietly disappeared. While that particular review meeting stood cancelled, the results have given the party much food for thought for the 2019 General Elections. Party men acknowledged that the road to Delhi in 2019 has become that much tougher after these losses, despite attempts to explain them as local anti-incumbency over State issues and not the Central leadership. Strategy shift “The three State defeat (again, Madhya Pradesh still counting at the time of writing) makes it diﬃcult to aim at 272 for the BJP or 300 plus for the NDA,” said Seshadri Chari, former editor of the RSS

mouthpiece Organiser. He added that the BJP would require a major strategy shift, including cultivating more alliance partners and shoring up current alliances. The alienation of rural voters, that showed up as a trend in the Gujarat Assembly polls, is also a challenge that may not have easy solutions. The defeat has prompted some analysts to suggest that the Ram Temple issue will be hyped up. But Mr. Chari insisted that the issue may remain very much in the background. Party general secretary Kailash Vijaywargiya admitted to a television channel that some mistakes may have been made in ticket distribution by the party, but said the BJP would rise above it before the 2019 polls. Shah’s hold unshaken At the party headquarters, faith in party president Amit Shah’s ability to ﬁght and win polls remained intact. “Adhyakshji (president) did not insist on changing the candidates suggested by the chief ministers, and the campaign too was run on fairly autonomous lines. In Rajasthan, the last minute push by the Central leadership

Road to Delhi in 2019 has become more rocky, admit party leaders. has shown results, an honourable defeat rather than a rout,” said a senior leader. “The 2019 elections will be around Prime Minister Modi with the party president having a free hand, unhampered by powerful chief ministers, ” added another leader. Without the three big States in the heart of India that have been BJP’s bedrock of support, it will be a rocky road to 2019.

We have won now, we will also win in 2019, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrives to address a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on December 11, 2018. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Clear message to Narendra Modi that people are unhappy and it is time for change, the Congress president says. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on December 11 said the outcome of the ﬁve-State Assembly polls is a “clear message” to the Narendra Modi government that people are not happy with it and time has come for a change while asserting that his party will also win in 2019. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a massive mandate but refused to listen to heartbeat of the country,” Mr. Gandhi noted, and said there are serious questions being asked about the future of country’s

youngsters as there was a sense of discontent and inability to see the future. Thanking people and party workers for party’s good performance in Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, he said, “It’s now time for change. We are going to provide these three States with a vision for overall development”. On Telengana, he said the party show have done better. Hitting at the BJP for its often-stated remark of Congressmukt (Congress-free) Bharat, Mr. Gandhi said,“The BJP has a certain ideology and we will ﬁght against it. We have won this elections, we will also win in 2019. However, we do not want to get rid of anyone, hum kisi ko mukt nahi karna chahtein.” Asked about the selection of Chief Ministers in Rajasthan,

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, he said there will not be any issue and it will be done smoothly. There is a clear message to Mr. Modi that people are not happy with his decisions, including demonetisation and those pertaining to farmers and youth, he said, adding the BJP has failed to provide a vision for the country going forward. Asserting that the process of loan waiver for farmers will start as soon as Congress governments are formed, he, however, said the loan waiver is a measure, not a solution to farmers distress. Mr. Gandhi was named to lead the Congress exactly a year ago and took over the charge from his mother Sonia Gandhi a few days later. Mr. Gandhi also praised Congress workers and likened them to babbar sher (lions).

Sankara Nethralaya: The Temple of Eye

Sankara Nethralaya, premier eye care institution in Chennai, India was established by the Living Legend, Padmabhushan Dr. S. S. Badrinath in 1978 with the objective of providing eye care of international standard free to the poor and reasonable cost to others. Nethralaya has three prong approach for eradicating blindness in the Indian sub-continent – patient care, ophthalmic education and India centric research. On an average, Nethralaya treats 2,400 outpatients and performs 200 surgeries per day, almost half of them free on poor patients. Nethralaya has trained thousands of ophthalmic professionals and sent them throughout India. They serve the patients with major hospitals in in Chennai, Kolkata, Thirupathi and Sri city. There are plans to start hospitals in Thane, Maharashtra and Surat, Gujrat; and Nethralaya University in Sri city in Andhra Pradesh. One unique activity of Nethralaya is Mobile Eye Surgical Unit (MESU). These are operation theatres on wheels – ﬁrst of its kind in Asia. Two busses serve as operation theatres – one as preparation unit and the other as operation theatre. MESU goes out to the villages, performs operations at the door step of the patients and returns to main campus after post-operative care. Nethralaya has two such units and has performed over 10,000 surgeries. Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonproﬁt organization established by Mr. S. V. Acharya in 1987 in Maryland, USA with sole purpose of raising contributions in US and transfer to Nethralaya in Chennai for providing free services to indigent patients. SN OM Trust is managed my twenty uncompensated trustees spread across USA. The Trust has been raising over a million dollars and help Nethralaya perform over 10,000 surgeries per year. The Trust has chapters in metro Washington DC, Houston & Dallas in Texas, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, and Las Angeles and San Francisco, CA. The trust organizes number of fund raising events and help raise public awareness of Nethralaya. It is pertinent to point out that with active participation by the Trustees, administrative overhead of the Trust is in the 2% range. For more information, feel free contact President Mrs. Leela Krishnamurthy at (832) 654-9444, or President Emeritus Mr. S. V. Acharya at (855) 463-8472, Ashok Vasan (281)265-7745 or Jay Malhotra (713) 962-5555.

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NEWS Cong will form govt in Rajasthan; Rahul, MLAs will take call on CM Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said Tuesday that he was conďŹ dent that his party will form the government in Rajasthan and decision on the chief ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post will be taken by Rahul Gandhi. He also credited Gandhi for the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good performance in all the ďŹ ve states, including Rajasthan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are conďŹ dent that the Congress will get a clear majority and will for its government in Rajasthan,â&#x20AC;? Gehlot told PTI. Asked who will be CM, he said it will be decided by the party MLAs and the Congress president. Gehlot said Gandhi raised key issues concerning the people because of which Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;graph came downâ&#x20AC;?. He also said that Gandhi ďŹ rst cornered Modi and Amit Shah in Gujarat and played issue-based politics. The senior Congress leader said the Congress beneďŹ tted as Gandhi raised issues concerning price rise, farmers, the Rafale issue on which Modi and the BJP did not have answers. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday night handed over her resignation to Governor Kalyan Singh here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raje handed over the resignation to the Governor tonight,â&#x20AC;? a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. The Congress was heading towards victory in the desert state, winning 81 seats and leading in another 18 out of 199 seats. The BJP was trailing with 67 seats in its kitty and leading in six others.

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BJP loses vote share big time, but not all to Congress With the BJP suďŹ&#x20AC;ering losses in three key states, its vote share has taken a sharp dip in Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh since the last assembly elections in 2013, but all these votes do not seem to have gone to the Congress alone as other players have also reaped the gains. The vote share loss is even bigger for the saďŹ&#x20AC;ron party since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in which it had virtually swept all the three states by winning 62 out of 65 seats, as per the Election Commission data. In Telanagana and Mizoram, it is the regional parties who have come out with ďŹ&#x201A;ying colours, a post-2014 trend clearly visible in many states with sizeable presence of non-BJP and non-Congress parties. Political pundits said this trend indicates that the regional satraps might play key roles in 2019 general elections for which attempts are already underway by non-BJP parties to put a united front against Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid for a second term. For Chattisgarh, the latest data showed the Congress getting 43.2 per cent votes in this elections, up from 40.3 per cent in the 2013 state polls and 38.37 per cent in the 2014 general elections, where the party won only one out of 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. In comparison, the BJPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss has been wider with its vote share dipping from 41 per cent in 2013 to 32.9 per cent now. In 2014 general elections, the party had got nearly 49 per cent vote and 10 out of the 11 Lok Sabha seats. The voting share analysis shows that some smaller parties and independents have managed to get more votes. While BSP had got 4.3 per cent in 2013, its alliance with former chief minister Ajit Jogiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party has now got about 10.7 per cent votes. Independents have also improved their performance from 5.3 per cent to 6.3 per cent. Similar trend was visible in Rajasthan where BJPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s votes have fallen from 45.2 per cent in 2013 to 38.8 per cent now. It was much higher at nearly 55 per cent in 2014, when the party won all 25 Lok Sabha seats from the state. On the other hand, the Congress has improved its vote share from 33.1 per cent in 2013 to 39.2 per cent in 2018. It had managed to get nearly 30 per cent votes despite losing on all seats in last parliamentary elections. Independents have improved their assembly tally from 8.2 per cent to 9.5 per cent, while bagging larger number of seats. The vote share situation is the most interesting in Madhya Pradesh, which saw the closest ďŹ ght between the Congress and the BJP. The Congressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; share has improved from 36.4 per cent in 2013 to 41.4 per cent in 2018 assembly polls, while that of the BJP has come down from 44.9 per cent to 41.3 per cent, as per the latest update. The BSPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share here has actually fallen to 4.6 per cent, while that of the independents has remained nearly same at over 5 per cent. However, some other smaller parties have made gains. In Telangana, the TRS is returning to power with a bigger mandate and a rise in its vote share from nearly 34 per cent last time to about 47 per cent. The Congress has also improved from 25.2 per cent to 28.7 per cent, though its newly-found ally TDP, which was earlier with BJP, has taken a beating. BJPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote share has remained almost static at about 7 per cent since last assembly elections in 2014. However, its vote share has come down from 10.4 per cent in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Mizoram is the only state where the Congress has lost its vote share and the BJP has gained. However, the winner there is a third player, the Mizo National Front, which has returned to power with a clear majority by ousting the only Congress government left in the North-East. The Congress vote share has come down from nearly 45 per cent in 2013 to just about 30 per cent, while that of BJP has risen ďŹ ve-fold from 0.4 per cent to 8 per cent. The MNF has improved from 28.8 per cent to 37.6 per cent, while its seat tally has risen from ďŹ ve to 26. The Congress seats have come down from 34 to ďŹ ve, while the BJP has won its maiden assembly seat in the state. While the vote share data for 2018 polls was still being updated by the poll panel, the ďŹ nal ďŹ gures are expected to remain around these levels.

NOTA outperforms SP, AAP, NCP among others The NOTA or none of the above option appeared to have outperformed several political parties, including AAP and Samajwadi Party, which contested the assembly polls in the ďŹ ve states. According to the Election Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at 5.45 pm on Tuesday, the NOTA votes ranged as high as 2.1 per cent in Chhattisgarh to 0.5 per cent in Mizoram. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which ďŹ elded its candidates on 85 seats out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, got 0.9 per cent of votes while NOTA votes were 2.1 per cent of the counted votes in the state. Similarly, Samajwadi Party and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) got 0.2 per cent and 0.2 per cent votes respectively in Chhattisgarh. The Communist Party of India (CPI) got 0.4 per cent votes in the state. In Madhya Pradesh, NOTA votes were 1.5 per cent of the total counted votes. Samajwadi Party got one per cent while AAP got 0.7 per cent votes. The NOTA votes in Rajasthan elections were 1.3 per cent. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and SP got 1.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent votes respectively. The AAP and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) received 0.4 per cent votes each in the state. In Telangana assembly polls, NOTA got 1.1 per cent of votes while NCP got 0.2 per cent of votes. The CPI(M) polled 0.4 per cent votes while CPI received 0.4 per cent votes. In Mizoram, NOTA got 0.5 per cent of votes while Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Represent for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) got 0.2 per cent of votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party was behind its main rival Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. It was locked in a close contest with the opposition party in Madhya Pradesh, according to latest trends.

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NEWS TN scientists claim drug breakthrough to cure diabetes

Researchers of Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology (CASMB) at Parangipettai in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district has developed a new drug capable of curing Type-1 and 2 diabetes as well as having the potential to be an anti-oxidant and anti-plasmodial properties. “It can function as an anti-cancer and anti-HIV drug,” Thirugnanasambandam Ramanathanm of the Marine Sciences Department, CASMB, told The Pioneer. The surprising part of the invention made by the research team led by Dr Ramanathan is that the drug has been developed from the fresh leaves of mangroves which are quite common along the shores of estuaries adjoining the CASMB. Prof Kathiresan , former head of the Department of Marine Sciences, CASMB, was the one who found out that mangroves were effective in mitigating the effects of tsunami waves which ravaged Tamil Nadu coast in December 2004. The CASMB and nearby areas were saved from the deadly tsunami waves because of the thick growth of mangroves along the Parangipettai shore and since then the plant was a subject of interest to Prof. Kathiresan and his colleagues. They planted many varieties of mangroves along the shoreline and it has paid rich dividends now. The extract from the leaves of mangrove plants were tested in rats administered with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus .It was found that the rats responded to the extracts from the leaves of mangroves found along the Parangipettai coastline. “These mangroves were commonly used ethnomedicinal plants in the area. Our studies found that the plant has hypoglycemic, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and anto-HIV properties because of the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids and terpenoids,” said Ramanathan . According to Ramanathan, diabetes mellitus patients can have either Type 1 or 2 diabetes. “Type 1 is characterised by reduced production of insulin due to damaged pancreatic cells. Type 2 diabetes is caused by increased resistance to insulin unction,” said Ramanathan. He said the rats showed positive results when administered with extracts prepared from the mangrove leaves. It may take couple of years for the drug to hit the market as clinical trials are a time consuming process. “But we are confident of developing a medicine from mangroves for diabetes,” said S Gurudeeban, one of the researchers in the team.

India successfully test-ﬁres nuclear-capable Agni-5 missile

India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of 5,000 km, from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Monday. This is the seventh trial of the indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile, defence sources said. Agni-5 is a three stage missile and is 17 metre tall and 2 metre wide. It is capable of carrying 1.5 tonne of nuclear warheads. “The missile was launched with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday afternoon,” said a defence source. “It was an user associated trial. Strategic force command along with DRDO scientists conducted it,” the source added. During this trial, the flight performance of the missile was tracked and monitored by radars, tracking instruments and observation stations, said the source. India has in its armoury the Agni missile series -- Agni-1 with a range of 700 km, Agni2 with a range of 2,000 km, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than 3,500 km range.

The Agni-5 is the latest and most advanced variant in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine. “The high-speed on-board computer and fault-tolerant software, along with robust and reliable bus guided the (Agni-5) missile ﬂawlessly (during the test),” an oﬃcial said. The missile is programmed in such a way that after reaching the peak of its trajectory, it turns towards the earth to continue its journey to the target with an increased speed, due to the earth’s gravitational pull, and its path precisely directed by the advanced on-board computer and inertial navigation system. As the missile enters the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric air rubbing its outer surface skin raises the temperature to beyond 4,000 degree Celsius. However, the indigenously-designed and developed heat shield maintains the inside temperature at less than 50 degree Celsius. Finally, commanded by the on-board computer with the support of laser gyro-based inertial navigation system, micro inertial navigation system (MINS), fully digital control system and advanced compact avionics, the missile hit the designated target point accu-

Beyonce adds spunk to Isha Ambani’s pre-wedding gala

Grammy Award-winning singer Beyonce gave a power-packed performance at the pre-wedding celebrations of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal here. The pop star performed on Sunday night for a star-studded audience, which included former US First Lady Hillary Clinton and a slew of Bollywood celebrities including newlywed Priyanka Chopra and her American singer husband Nick Known for songs like “Crazy in love”, “Single ladies” and “Run the world”, Beyonce chose a thigh high slit red and gold dress with a plunging neckline by designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla. she completed her look with soft curls and a gold maatha-patti. Beyonce performed on numbers like “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and belted out her greatest hits. The “Baby boy” left Udaipur on Monday morning. She was sporting a grey hoodie and sunglasses at the airport. Beyonce arrived in the city of lakes on Sunday to perform at the pre-wedding celebrations. Beyonce’s arrival for a private concert here has been much talked about since September when American singer John Legend performed at Isha and Anand’s engagement in Italy’s Lake Como. Among those who joined the party were business tycoons, as well as Bollywood celebrities like Aamir Khan with wife Kiran Rao, Abhishek Bachchan with mother Jaya, wife Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya, Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Parineeti Chopra, Anil Kapoor and wife Sunita, Boney Kapoor with daughters Janhvi and Khushi, Siddharth Roy Kapur with wife Vidya Balan, John Abraham with wife Priya Runchal, Ronnie Screwvala with wife Zarine, Karisma Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Karan Tacker. Veteran actress Rekha also arrived here on Sunday. Isha and Anand, scions of the Ambani and Piramal business families respectively, will wed as per Indian traditions, customs and culture at the Mumbai residence of the Ambani family on Wednesday.

Sexually abusive online content The Supreme Court on December 11 said the government can go ahead with a standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with the publication and proliferation of sexually abusive online content like child pornography, rape and gang rape videos and objectionable material through social media intermediaries like Google, Youtube Facebook, Microsoft and Whatsapp. All these online giants had agreed that abusive and criminal content should be “stamped out”. A Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and U.U. Lalit said

the government should proceed with the guidelines to curb sexually abusive online content and if any intermediaries have issues with the guidelines may approach the court. In the previous hearing, online messaging platform WhatsApp had submitted that it had an “end-to-end encryption technology due to which it will not be possible to remove the contents”. The Centre’s draft SOP include setting up of proactive monitoring tools for auto-deletion of unlawful content by deploying artiﬁcial intelligence based tools, deployment of

trusted ﬂaggers for identifying and deletion of unlawful content, setting up of 24/7 mechanisms for requisitions of law enforcement agencies, appointment of India-based contact ofﬁcers, (with name, designation, email, mobile number), prompt disposal of requisitions of law enforcement agencies to remove unlawful contents. The court is hearing petitions highlighting the abuse of online platforms for the proliferation and distribution of sexually abusive content. The court scheduled the next hearing in February.

rately, meeting all mission objectives, the sources said. The ships located in mid-range and at the target point tracked the vehicle and witnessed the ﬁnal event. All the radars and electro-optical systems along the path, monitored the parameters of the missile and displayed them in real time.

The first two flights of Agni-5 in 2012 and 2013 were in open configuration. The third, fourth and fifth launch were from canister integrated with a mobile launcher, that enables launch of the missile in a shorter time as compared to an open launch. The missile has advantages of higher reliability, longer shelf life, less maintenance and en-

hanced mobility. The ﬁrst test was conducted on April 19, 2012, the second on September 15, 2013, the third on January 31, 2015 and the fourth one on December 26, 2016. The ﬁfth test was held on January 18 this year and the last one was held on June 3, 2018. All the trials were successful.

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tween 8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. or 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please visit www. chinmayahouston.org or contact Bharati Sutaria 281.933.0233 for more information. Jeeyar Educational Trust Translate knowledge into action classes every Sunday at 10:15 a.m to 12 p.m. at Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple, 10098 Synott Road, Sugar Land, Tx 77498. Call 785 550 3621 or 832-334-9163. Visit www. ashtalakshmi.org for registration. Vedanta Society Vedanta Society of Greater Houston, VSGH (oďŹ&#x192;cial Branch Center of Ramakrishna Math, Belur), 14809 Lindita Dr. (77083), has lectures & talks on every Sunday 11 am - 12 pm, followed by Arati & Prasad; Bhagwad Gita Class on Tuesdays, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm; and Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna on Thursdays, 11 am - 12 pm. Rev. Sw. Atmarupanandaji, the Resident Monk, gives all classes, lectures & talks. Ramnaam Sankirtan is on 1st Saturdays 6 pm - 7 pm. Please visit www.houstonvedanta. org or call 281- 988-7211. Jain Society Jain Society of Houston, JSH, is located at 3905 Arc Street Houston Texas 77063. Key tenets of Jainism are: Non-violence - Ahimsa, Philanthropy with multicity in views â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anekantvad, No possessiveness - Aparigrah, Right Knowledge -- Samyak Gyan, Right Path â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Samyak Darshan, and Right Conduct â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Samyak Charitrya. JSH has Jain Pathshala Classed for students of all ages each Sunday starting at 10:15 AM. The center is open M-F from 7:30 AM to 12 Noon and 4 to 7 PM, and Sat, and Sun from 8 AM to 6 PM. Call Jain Center at 713 789 2338 or visit www.jainsocietyhouston.org for calendar of events and other detailed information. Shiv Shakti Mandir Sanatan Shiv Shakti Mandir, 6640 Harwin. Open daily 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All major festivals, as well as birthdays, naam karan, engagement and other ceremonies. Call Pandit Virat Mehta 713-278-9099 or Hardik Raval 361-243-6539 for puja or other ceremonies. Heartfulness Meditation Heartfulness Meditation is a practical technique of tuning inwards to experience our higher selves. Meditation with someone who has the capacity of yogic transmission can help you explore the Heartfulness practice more deeply. There are no charges for this, and we invite you to experience the unique beneďŹ ts of this transmission. Workshops on Heartfulness relaxation and meditation are held weekly throughout Houston. Web: www.heartfulness.org; Email: houston.heartfulness@gmail.com. Cell: 713-929-0040. Hare Krishna Dham Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original Vedic temple, ISKCON of Houston. At 1320 W 34th St. (77018). Daily Darshan & Arati Times: 4.30 a.m, 7 a.m, 8.30 a.m, 12 noon, 4.30 p.m, 7 p.m, 9 p.m. Sunday Festival: 5.30 pm to 7.30 p.m. Weekly Gita classes for adults; call 281-433-1635 or harekrishnadham @gmail.com Houston Namadwaar A prayer house where the Hare Rama Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is continuously chanted. Week-

ends: 8-11 AM & 4-7 PM, Weekdays: 7-8 AM & 6-7 PM. Weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gopa Kuteeramâ&#x20AC;? childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage classes and Srimad Bhagavatam classes. Call 281-402-6585; visit www.godivinity.org (Global Organization for Divinity). Saumyakasi Sivalaya Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya is located at Chinmaya Prabha, 10353 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Temple timings: Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon and 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. For more information Contact 281-568-1690 or Jay Deshmukh at 832-541-0059 or visit www.saumyakasi.org Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple Darshan from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. All major festivals as well as birthdays, naam karan, engagement and other ceremonies. Call Pandit Pradip Pandya 832-4669868 for puja and other ceremonies. At 5645 Hillcroft Ste 701, Houston, TX 77036. Veerashaiva Samaja VSNA Houston is a group of families who believe in Veerashaiva dharma (Basava dharma). Monthly Mahamane program for prayer and discussion on Vachana Sahitya followed by Prasada. Contact: vsnahous ton@gmail.com or Jagadeesh Halyal 832-744-4166. Mar Thoma Church Trinity Mar Thoma Church every Sunday at 5810 Almeda Genoa Rd. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Malayalam service at 9:30 a.m. on 1st & 3rd Sunday. Adult Bible class at 9:30 a.m. English service at 10:30 a.m. on 2nd & 4th Sunday. Call 713-991-1557 or 281261-4603. Telugu Christian Fellowship Telugu Christian Fellowship meets every third Saturday of the month at Triumph Church, 10555 W. Airport Blvd., StaďŹ&#x20AC;ord TX 77477 at 6:30 p.m. Join us for a time of praise, worship and fellowship. Worship is in English. For information call Chris Gantela 281-344-0707, or Rev. Vijay Gurrala 281-997-0757. Sri Guruvayurappan Temple Hours: Mon to Fri 6 a.m. -8 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Weekends & Holidays: 6 a.m. to noon and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bhajans Saturdays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Special poojas (weekends and holidays) Choroon (Annaprasam) for kids, Thulabharam, Vahana Pooja, Nirapara. Temple is located at 11620 Ormandy St. (77035) Tel: 713-7298994 email: temple@ guruvayur.us Preksha Meditation JVB Preksha Meditation Center conducts weekly Meditation, Yoga and Swadhyay sessions inside its unique Pyramid hall under the auspicious guidance of Samani Kanchan Pragyaji and Samani Pranav Pragyaji who are stationed at Houston Center this year. It also runs special events and programs like I-Choose, Meditation Camps and Gyanshala program for children ages 4-14 yrs. JVB is located at 14102 Schiller Rd. Houston 77082. Every Tuesday, 9:30am11:30am, Samaniji has pravachan for all adults interested in learning about Jainism. Every Wednes-

day there is Swadhyay class from 7-8pm and meditation from 8-9pm. Every Thursday from 9:30-11am there is special Yoga class for Ladies only. Every Saturday, there is Yoga Class from 9-10am and Meditation from 10-10.30am. Ist & 3rd Sundays, there is Gyanshala Classes for Kids ages 4-14yrs. from 10-12:15pm followed by Lunch. Visit www.jvbhouston.org or send email at info@jvbhouston.org for more details. Patanjali Yogpeeth Free Yoga Classes every Sat/Sun at Arya Samaj from 8 am to 9:30 a.m. Call Anil 281-579-9433. For other free classes, call Indra 281537-0018. For Yoga/Herbal products, call Shekhar 281-242-5000. www.pyptusa.org; www.DivyaProducts.com. Hindu Temple of The Woodlands 7601 S. Forest Gate Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77382 Temple Hours, Weekdays: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM 5:30 PM - 8.30 PM Aarti @ 7:30 PM Saturday and Sunday 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Aarti at 12:00 PM 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Aarti @ 7:30 PM; Contact 832-585--0001 or temple@myhtw.net Sathya Sai centers Sunday program held at two locations (North Houston: 12127 Malcomson Road, Houston; South Houston: 246 Fluor Daniel Drive, Sugar Land) from 3:00 to 5:30 pm) - Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) classes for children; Study Circle for adults & Devotional singing for all. Service programs - food distribution, canned food drives, nursing home visits, tutoring at schools, etc. Contact Venkat Rao (North) - 602-503-2249 or Ranji Raghavan (South) 281-451-8238. Visit www.sairegion10.org Sadhu Vaswani Center Sadhu Vaswani Center of Houston holds regular Satsang on 3rd Thursday of the month and daily Arti at 7.30 p.m. Call 281-4630379 or e.mail ramolaj@aol.com Gaudiya Math Shri Govindji Gaudiya Matha is a Hindu Vaishnava temple of Sanatan Dharam and worshipping place of Shri Shri Radha Krishna, Shri Gaur Nitai & Shri Ram Darbar. Mandir is open daily from 5.30 AM until 8.30 PM. The services are held from 5.30PM to 7.30PM followed by delicious prashad. Daily Aarti times : Mangala Aarti5:30 am. Bhog Aarti - 12:30 pm. Evening Aarti - 7:00 pm. Enroll your child in Sri Govindaji Vedic School. We oďŹ&#x20AC;er Hindi classes for all ages. Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Matha is located in Northwest Houston at 16628 Kieth Harrow Blvd Houston TX 77084. For more information, call at 832-4644686 or visit our website: http:// sggm.org. Swaminarayan Temple Hindu Satsang at Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, under Shree NarNarayan Dev Gadi kalupur. Opens daily from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Daily aarti at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday sabha from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. followed by aarti at 7 p.m. and Maha-Prasad (free dinner). www.issotx.org. (281) 530-2565.

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