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16-year-old wins $400,000 in global science video competition

Congregation Beth El in Missouri City hosted a prayer meeting “Standing with Pittsburgh, a night of solidarity and support” on Nov. 1. Various area faith communities joined the meeting. Above, Missouri City resident, Pushpa Desai, center, representing the Hindu faith placed 11 lamps, alongside 11 candles representing 11 people who were killed in Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 27.

Samay Godika, 16, of Bengaluru received $400,000 worth of educational prizes after winning the global science contest Breakthrough Junior Challenge at Sunday night’s Breakthrough Prize Ceremony known as the “Oscars of Science,” at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. See Story on Page 4.

MILLION MEAL MARCH. Indian American Council (IAC) for Houston Food Bank pledges its support to fighting hunger. Raj Asava, left, Sunil Gandhe, Malla Mekala, Badruddin Pitter, Raj Chappidi, Narender Mondalreddy, Sridhar Patibandla, Bangar Reddy Aaloori, Brian Greene, Ravi Varre, Aradhana (Anna) Asava. Story on Page 5.

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DIWALI AT TEXAS GOVERNOR’S MANSION

India’s Consul-general in Houston Dr. Anupam Ray and his wife Amit greet Gov. Greg Abbott.

Dr. Arun Verma and his wife Vinnie, flanking the governor, present the Diwali light tray. At right, Sujeet and Anjali Draksharam of Sugar Land with their daughter Esha.

Dr. Anupam Ray and his wife present a bust of Mahatma Gandhi to Gov. Abbott. At left, Sugar Land City Councilman Himesh Gandhi.

Diwali 2018 celebrations in USA commenced with Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas & First Lady Cecilia Abbott, lighting a Diwali lamp at Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin along with prominent Indians on Nov. 4.

The governor extended Diwali greetings to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Indo American community of Texas.

Consul General of India Dr Anupam Ray presented a statue

of Mahatma Gandhi on behalf of Prime Minister Modi to the Governor and thanked him and Mrs Abbott for opening their mansion to the Indo Americans of Texas to celebrate Diwali.

Dr. Arun Verma, from Houston, said “We were fortunate to be included and invited in this group of about 30 or so people at the Governor’s residence.

My wife Vinnie presented a decorated golden colored Diwali light tray with LED lamps to the Governor and his wife.

He then spoke fondly about the people of India, and the values depicted by Diwali, which are similar to the Texan/US values.”

“Governor Abbott conveyed Diwali greetings and spoke about how the values that Diwali stands for unites Indians and Americans. It was an honor to celebrate Diwali with the Governor, First Lady of Texas and dear friends like Harish Kathrani and Jiten Agarwal,” said Rajendra Singh from Houston.

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INDIA HERALD • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 • PAGE 3

NEWS

Indian student wins prestigious Breakthrough Junior Prize The Breakthrough Prize announced Samay Godika, 16, a Boston native who now lives in India, as the winner of the fourth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition designed to inspire creative thinking about fundamental concepts in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics.

(On Nov. 4, The Breakthrough Prize celebrated recipients of its 2019 Breakthrough Prize at a glittering awards ceremony at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, broadcast live on National Geographic TV. Renowned as the “Oscars of Science,” the awards brought together luminaries in the science and tech communities alongside celebrities, athletes, musicians and dozens of current and prior Breakthrough Prize laureates for a festive celebration of science.

A combined total of $22 million was awarded in recognition of groundbreaking, research achievements in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics.

Each Breakthrough Prize is $3 million, the largest individual monetary prize in science.)

As the winner, Samay will receive $400,000 in educational prizes for himself, his teacher and his school.

Currently a junior at National Public School-Koramangala in Bangalore, Samay will receive a $250,000 college scholarship. His ninth and tenth grade science teacher, Pramila Menon, who encouraged his interest in life sciences and tutored him after school to encourage his curiosity about scientific ideas, will win a $50,000 prize. Additionally, his school will receive a stateof-the-art science lab valued at $100,000.

Samay’s video, submitted in the life sciences category, focused on circadian rhythms, the 24-hour biological processes that can affect simple daily experiences such as waking up for school or jet lag. Because he has family members who suffer from Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases, Samay is particularly interested in the correlation between circadian rhythms and the effectiveness of medical treatments.

Samay will be recognized tonight alongside some of the world’s top scientists and mathematicians as they are awarded the world’s most generous science prize, the Breakthrough Prize. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Nat Geo at 10 p.m.

EST and 7 p.m. PST and livestreamed on the Facebook and YouTube platforms of National Geographic (National Geographic Facebook | National GeographicYouTube) and Breakthrough Prize

(Breakthrough Facebook | Breakthrough YouTube).

The ceremony will be hosted by actor, producer and philanthropist Pierce Brosnan.

Expected celebrity guests include performer Lionel Richie, presenters Orlando Bloom, Ron Howard, Rachel McAdams, Julianne Moore, Thandie Newton, Lupita Nyong’o, and G.E.M. “Participating in and now winning the Breakthrough Junior Challenge is lifechanging, thrilling and such an honor,” Samay said. “I’m so grateful for this opportunity to be recognized alongside so many of the world’s top scientists and tech industry leaders.”

All of the videos made by the Breakthrough Junior Challenge finalists were of such quality that they have been added toKhan Academy’s website as teaching tutorials for the world in math and science.

This is the fourth consecutive year in which students ages 13-18 were invited to create original videos (up to three minutes in length) that illustrated a concept or theory in the physical or life sciences. The submissions were evaluated on the students’ ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in the most engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways.

Students from around the globe submitted their videos

by July 1, 2018. The field was narrowed to 29 semifinalists who competed in the Popular Vote contest in September on the Breakthrough Prize Facebook page, where the public was invited to vote for their favorite semifinalist submission by “liking,” “sharing,” or posting a positive reaction.

This year’s Popular Vote winner was Nikhiya Shamsher, 16 (also of India), whose video on spacetime and gravity garnered more than 25,000 likes, shares and positive reactions on the Breakthrough Facebook page.

Nikhiya received automatic entry into the final round of judging. Last year, Samay won the Popular Vote contest.

Since its launch, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge has reached 190 countries, and the 2018 installment of the global competition attracted more than 12,000 registrants.

The contest is designed to inspire creative thinking about fundamental concepts in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics. The field was reduced to 29 semifinalists, which represented the top submissions after two rounds of judging: first, a mandatory peer review, followed by an evaluation panel of judges.

The 2018 Selection Committee included Salman Khan, CEO, Founder, Khan

Academy; author and educator Lucy Hawking; Mae Jemison, science literacy expert, former astronaut, and Principal, 100 Year Starship; retired NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly; Nima Arkani-Hamed, Professor of Physics, Institute for Advanced Study and Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Laureate; Rachel Crane, Space and Science Correspondent, CNN; Huda Zoghbi, Professor of Pediatrics and professor of

Neuroscience and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine and Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Laureate; Ijad Madisch, CEO, Co-Founder, ResearchGate; Pete Worden, Chairman, Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Executive Director, Breakthrough Starshot; Esther Wojcicki, Founder, Palo Alto High Media Arts Center; and Terence Tao, Professor of Mathematics,

UCLA and Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Laureate.

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PERSPECTIVE

Birthright Citizenship: Informed patriotism A Fundamental (Mis)understanding of the 14th Amendment

By HANS VON SPAKOVSKY What’s the citizenship status of the children of illegal aliens?

That question has spurred quite a debate over the 14th Amendment lately, with the news that several states—including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina—may launch efforts to deny automatic citizenship to such children.

Critics claim that anyone born in the United States is automatically a U.S. citizen, even if their parents are here illegally. But that ignores the text and legislative history of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868 to extend citizenship to freed slaves and their children.

The 14th Amendment doesn’t say that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens. It says that “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are citizens. That second, critical, conditional phrase is conveniently ignored or misinterpreted by advocates of “birthright” citizenship.

Critics erroneously believe that anyone present in the United States has “subjected” himself “to the jurisdiction” of the United States, which would extend citizenship to the children of tourists, diplomats, and illegal aliens alike.

But that is not what that qualifying phrase means. Its original meaning refers to the political allegiance of an individual and the jurisdiction that a foreign government has over that individual.

The fact that a tourist or illegal alien is subject to our laws and our courts if they violate our laws does not place them within the political “jurisdiction” of the United States as that phrase was defined by the framers of the 14th Amendment.

This amendment’s language was derived from the 1866 Civil Rights Act, which provided that “[a]ll persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power” would be considered citizens.

Sen. Lyman Trumbull, a key figure in the adoption of the 14th Amendment, said that “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. included not owing allegiance to any other country.

As John Eastman, former dean of the Chapman School of Law, has said, many do not seem to understand “the distinction between partial, territorial jurisdiction, which subjects all who are present within the territory of a sovereign to the jurisdiction of that sovereign’s laws, and complete political jurisdiction, which requires allegiance to the sovereign as well.”

In the famous SlaughterHouse cases of 1872, the Supreme Court stated that this qualifying phrase was intended to exclude “children of ministers, consuls, and citizens or subjects of foreign States born within the United States.” This was confirmed in 1884 in another case, Elk vs. Wilkins, when citizenship was denied to an American Indian because he “owed immediate allegiance to” his tribe and not the United States.

American Indians and their children did not become citizens until Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. There would have been no need to pass such legislation if the 14th Amendment extended citizenship to every person born in America, no matter what the circumstances of their birth, and no matter who their parents are.

Even in U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, the 1898 case most often cited by “birthright” supporters due to its overbroad language, the court only held that a child born of lawful, permanent residents was a U.S. citizen. That is a far cry from saying that a child born of individuals who are here illegally must be considered a U.S. citizen.

Of course, the judges in that case were strongly influenced by the fact that there were discriminatory laws in place at that time that restricted Chinese immigration, a situation that does not exist today.

The court’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment as extending to the children of legal, noncitizens was incorrect, according to the text and legislative history of the amendment.

But even under that holding, citizenship was not extended to the children of illegal aliens— only permanent, legal residents.

It is just plain wrong to claim that the children born of parents temporarily in the country as students or tourists are automatically U.S. citizens: They do not meet the 14th Amendment’s jurisdictional allegiance obligations. They are, in fact, subject to the political jurisdiction (and allegiance) of the country of their parents. The same applies to the children of illegal aliens because children born in the United States to foreign citizens are citizens of their parents’ home country.

Federal law offers them no help either. U.S. immigration law (8 U.S.C. § 1401) simply repeats the language of the 14th Amendment, including the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

The State Department has erroneously interpreted that statute to provide passports to anyone born in the United

States, regardless of whether their parents are here illegally and regardless of whether the applicant meets the requirement of being “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. Accordingly, birthright citizenship has been implemented by executive fiat, not because it is required by federal law or the Constitution.

We are only one of a very small number of countries that provides birthright citizenship, and we do so based not upon the requirements of federal law or the Constitution, but based upon an erroneous executive interpretation. Congress should clarify the law according to the original meaning of the 14th Amendment and reverse this practice.

—The Daily Signal

Cornyn sends letter to Texans in celebration of Diwali U.S. Senator John Cornyn (RTX) released the following open letter to Texans in celebration of Diwali: Dear Fellow Texans: Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year, and millions across the globe – including hundreds of thousands of Indian-Americans in Texas – celebrate the Festival of Lights.

These lights are physical, including lanterns, candles, and fireworks, but for those who light the flames, they hold a deeper meaning.

Diwali celebrates awareness of one’s inner light and light’s triumph over darkness. It celebrates goodness over evil and hope over despair. It holds a message that resonates with all Texans and a wonderful opportunity to recommit ourselves to acknowledging the plentiful good around us.

As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, I authored a resolution to commemorate Diwali with a Forever Stamp from the U.S. Postal Service. I’m proud that you can purchase a Diwali stamp from the U.S. Postal Service to send greetings to your friends and family.

My wife, Sandy, and I send you our sincere wishes for a joyous and prosperous new year.

God Bless you all, and may God continue to Bless the great state of Texas.

Sincerely, John Cornyn U.S. Senator for Texas

Finally, there is a great tradition of warnings in Presidential farewells, and I’ve got one that’s been on my mind for some time.

But oddly enough it starts with one of the things I’m proudest of in the past eight years; the resurgence of national pride that I called “the new patriotism.” This national feeling is good, but it won’t count for much, and it won’t last unless it’s grounded in thoughtfulness and knowledge.

An informed patriotism is what we want. And are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world?

Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American, and we absorbed almost in the air a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions. If you didn’t get these things from your family you got them from the neighborhood, from the father down the street who fought in Korea or the family who lost someone at Anzio. Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed, you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special. TV was like that, too, through the mid-Sixties. Ahead, to the Nineties But now we’re about to enter the Nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren’t sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, wellgrounded patriotism is no longer the style.

Our spirit is back, but we haven’t reinstitutionalized it. We’ve got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom - freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise - and freedom is special and rare. It’s fragile; it needs protection.

We’ve got to teach history based not on what’s in fashion but what’s important: Why the pilgrims came here, who Jimmy Doolittle was, and what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant. You know, four years ago, on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. I read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father, who’d fought on Omaha Beach. Her name was Lisa Zanatta Henn, and she said, we will always remember, we will never forget what the boys of Normandy did. Well, let’s help her keep her word.

If we forget what we did, we won’t know who we are. I am warning of an eradication of that - of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit.

Let’s start with some basics - more attention to American history and a greater emphasis of civic ritual. And let me offer lesson No. 1 about America : All great change in America begins at the dinner table. So tomorrow night in the kitchen I hope the talking begins. And children, if your parents haven’t been teaching you what it means to be an American - let ‘em know and nail ‘em on it. That would be a very American thing to do.

And that’s about all I have to say tonight. Except for one thing.

The past few days when I’ve been at that window upstairs, I’ve thought a bit of the shining “city upon a hill.” The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important, because he was an early Pilgrim - an early “Freedom Man.” He journeyed here on what today we’d call a little wooden boat, and, like the other pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free.

I’ve spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don’t know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind, it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind swept, God blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace - a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors, and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.

That’s how I saw it, and see it still. How Stands the City?

And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure and happier than it was eight years ago. But more than that: after 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm.

And she’s still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the Pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.

We’ve done our part. And as I “walk off into the city streets,” a final word to the men and women of the Reagan Revolution - the men and women across America who for eight years did the work that brought America back: My friends, we did it. We weren’t just marking time, we made a difference. We made the city stronger - we made the city freer and we left her in good hands.

All in all, not bad. Not bad at all.

And so, goodbye.

God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

(Excerpts from the farewell address of President Ronald Reagan.)

INDIA HERALD • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018• PAGE 5

NEWS Indian American Council raises one million meals for Houston Food Bank

October 22, 2018 marked a special day in the history of Houston Food Bank (HFB): in a show of unprecedented community leadership and unity, more than 50 prominent Houstonians of Indian-American background came together for the launch of the Indian American Council (IAC) for Houston Food Bank and pledged their support to ďŹ ghting hunger in southeast Texas.

The Indian American community in southeast Texas has grown exponentially over the years. With a rally cry of, “Hunger Mitao�

(Mitao means wipeout) and an ambitious campaign titled “Million Meal March,â€? the HFB-IAC raised commitments for more than one million meals within an hour of its launch, reecting the “give where you liveâ€? spirit of business owners and individuals of the Indian American community who call southeast Texas their home.

The HFB-IAC also announced an exciting opportunity at the launch: between now and December 31, 2018, Houstonians can take advantage of a legacy-creating opportunity by pledging to fund 100,000 meals for Houston Food Bank – a commitment of $33,333 over three years – and be inducted into the Houston Food Bank’s IAC Founders Circle.

Raj Chappidi, CEO of Advent Global Solutions and co-chair of the HFBIAC, says, “It has always been a part of Indian culture to give to those in need - we call it ‘Dhana,’ the practice of cultivating generosity. In our modern age, it is a crime that widespread hunger exists. The Houston Food Bank is an excellent example of an organization helping those struggling with food insecurities and I’m thrilled to be working with them.�

Philanthropists and Co-

founders of the Indian American Council, Raj and Aradhana (Anna) Asava originally launched the IAC in Dallas for the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) in September 2017.

In one short year, the NTFBIAC has provided more than 2.25 million meals and exponentially increased food drives and volunteering by the Indian American community in North Texas. After the launch in Houston, the Asavas intend to raise awareness, improve engagement, as well as evangelize channeling of resources and contributions of the Indian American community towards hunger across America, one food bank at a time. Their vision for IAC is for the Indian American community to unify and be recognized as a leader in the ďŹ ght against hunger across the country. “We cannot thank the Asavas, Raj Chappidi and all who attended the kick-o event quite enough for their amazing show of support right out of the gate,â€? says Brian Greene, president/CEO of Houston Food Bank. “The Indian American community in Houston has always shown support for the Houston Food Bank but to have this dedicated group form an oďŹƒcial council solidiďŹ es their commitment to helping their neighbors in need by providing soul-nourishing meals.

We look forward to working together in this meaningful partnership.� “This is just the beginning of

many million meals that will be enabled by the Indian American Community across United States!� says Aradhana Asava.

For more information about the Houston Food Bank’s Indian American Council, visit: www.houstonfoodbank.org/ iac/.

The Indian American Council, a grassroots volunteer group, was formed to raise awareness and community involvement as well as channel the resources and contributions of the Indian American community towards the mission of a hunger-free United States. To learn more about IAC for HFB or join the ďŹ ght against hunger, visit www.houstonfoodbank. org/iac/ The Houston Food Bank is a solution to both hunger and food waste. In the year following Hurricane Harvey the Food

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COMMUNITY

Houston Habitat for Humanity celebrates 30 years

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Rear Joni Baird , Manisha Gandhi; Leela Krishnamurthy, left, Trini Mendenhal, and Sudha Vijayverghia .

A celebratory luncheon was held October 23 rd at the Westin Galleria presented by Chevron. Melodious piano music played by Phillip Hall entertained the guests.

Owen Conflenti News Anchor KPRC welcomed the guests . Chevron received the 2018 Legacy Award .

Since 1977 Chevron and its employees have contributed approximately $3 million . In

addition 3500 Chevron employee volunteers have contributed 100,000 hours of service to Houston Habitat For Humanity.

Chevron has sponsored over 36 homes and partially Sponsored 15 homes. The Carl Umland Award was established to recognize the compassion , tenacity and dedication of Mr Umbland the founder and President of the first board of

directors.

The 2018 Carl Umbland Award was presented to Jerry Martin Vice President and General Manager of KPRC. Media partner KPRC has featured Habitat for Humanity in its TV advertisements giving HHFH national exposure .

The Harvey Hero Award was given to Aramco. They provided funding to help build homes for Katrina evacuees

in Greensbrook neighborhood and other places. Aramco also provided resources to restore 176 Habitat homes flooded by hurricane Harvey .

The keynote speaker Jim McIngvale spoke from his heart about helping the hundreds displaced by Harvey.

His powerful narration of life experiences of individuals impacted by the hurricane was heart wrenching. His ability to communicate his feelings and his compelling message to extend a helping hand was laced with compassion and humility.

Allison Hay, Executive Director HHFH thanked the recipients and expressed her gratitude .She updated the progress that HHFH is mak-

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COMMUNITY International Hindi Association pays tribute to Late A. B. Vajpayee

Swapan Dhairyawan recites Atal Behari Vajpayee’s poems.

— Photo by Sanjay Sohoni

Children learning Hindi at VPSS, Riti, Rhea, Arjun, Reyna, Priya, Samika, Anushka, Manav & Shrey and taught by Sangeeta Gupte rendered the song, “Hum Honge Kaamyab”

By Sanjay Sohoni & Swapan Dhairyawan On Sunday, October 28, 2018, the Houston Chapter of the International Hindi Association organized a program in tribute to the Late Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Keshav Smriti Hall in Houston.

The event attracted over a hundred people. Event Coordinator & Master of ceremony Swapan Dhairyawan gave a brief synopsis about Atal Bihari.

Setting the tone and mood of the program was the song “Hum Honge Kaamyab” rendered wonderfully by the VPSS Hindi learning children Riti, Rhea, Arjun, Reyna, Priya, Samika, Anushka, Manav & Shrey and taught by Sangeeta Gupte.

The President of Houston Chapter, Dr. K.D. Upadhyaya welcomed the audience and narrated the purpose and timeline of the program.

Fatehali Chatur recited the

first poem “hari hari doob par onski boonde” and narrated the similarity with examples of husband and wife relationships, which was appreciated by the audience.

This was followed by Dr. Sarita Mehta reciting the poem “aao phir se diya jalaye” & “geet naya gaata hu”.

The next participant Dr. Harendra Chahar recited an incredible poem filled with Veer Ras “hindu tan man hindu jivan” which made the audience appreciate the greatness of the Hindu way of life.

An uplifting poem was recited by Manisha Gandhi “savera hai magar purab disha mein” which was liked by the audience for its soft mood and emotions.

At half time, senior community leader & successful businessman Ramesh Bhutada was invited to share his experiences and memories of Atalji.

He pointed out Atalji’s strong characteristic of running a coalition government of 22 differ-

ent parties as a Prime Minister and his success in keeping all of them together, and likened it to our life where we should also work in cooperation with people although we have different ideologies, views and goals.

He also mentioned that Keshav Smriti will always keep its doors open for any such noble cause to the IHA team.

This was followed by a speech by ICC President Nisha Mirani who also recited a poem

by Atalji. She thanked IHA and the audience for attending the program and spoke on mutual cooperation within the community.

Sangeeta Pasrija recited few short poems on different moods which was enjoyed by the audience. Her recitation on ‘Babli Ki Diwali’ on the two pet dogs of Atalji showed a different perspective of his talent and flair in poetry writing.

Swapan Dhairyawan recited Atalji’s ‘Dudh me darar pad gai’ “unche parvat pe paude nahi ugte” & “ek naya

Invited speaker Ramesh Bhutada. bharat ke jisme ek naya vishwas ho”; as he very eloquently went through the life span and activities of Atalji right from childhood, to his youth, Vistarak, Pracharak, as a Parliamentarian, to an Opposition Party Leader and finally his role as the Prime Minister of India.

Distinguished community leader Arun Sharma of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh narrated some early life incidents of Atalji’s and emphasized his quality of simplicity and “ahankar rahit jivan- selfless and without ego life” to the audience.

Shobendu recited the poem ‘kadam milakar chalana hoga’ and narrated the background and philosophy behind this

poem. This was followed by Saroj Gupta who recited an interesting summary of different poems intertwined in a simple format.

In conclusion, Dr. Upadhyaya recited Atalji’s famous poem ‘Than gai, than gai, maut se than gai’. The audience was awestruck with the expression, energy and fortitude in this poem.

Charlie Patel and Sanjay Sohoni proposed the vote of thanks.

Light snacks and tea was provided at the beginning of the program. IHA’s next program is Kavita ki Shaam on December 7th. For more information, call Sanjay at 281-943-9758.

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India-herald.com. email: editor@india-herald.com International Hindi Association members and participants in the literary event.

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COMMUNITY

Hindu Temple of the Woodlands celebrates Diwali Mela As many as 5000 persons from as far away as Colorado, as well as from Clear Lake and Sugarland, came to the Hindu Temple of The Woodlands on Saturday, November 5 for the community Diwali celebration.

This was a significant number of attendees, many of them local Americans who had never visited a Hindu temple or seen the celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights.

But even more impressive than the number of visitors, was the hundreds of volunteers, some of who have been meeting weekly for several months to look after every detail of the Mela.

As Diwali means the festival of lights, after dark a magnificent wall of diyas, earthenware lamps, were lit by several hundred devotees. With the wall depicting temple scenes, it was a sight to behold! One visitor from the Sugarland area stated that this “Diya Wall” was the finest that he had ever seen.

Guests enjoyed food from various parts of India including, including dosas (thin crispy rice-lentil pancakes with potato masala and two kinds of chutney and sambar; samosas and various other snack food including specialties as prepared in various parts of India; “Modi Chai with Ginger”; and mango milkshakes. Some experienced dosas makers did “taste tests” before determining that the dosas were even better than they made at home!

In addition, there were booths selling costume jewelry, ethnic Indian outfits, saris, Indian handicrafts and art created by two Indian-American ladies. Several businesses and nonprofit organizations also had booths in which they shared their products with interested attendees. One somewhat unique one was a provider of solar electric panels which have been installed in several Woodlands homes, dra-

matically reducing electricity cost to the home-owners.

The temple’s newly published cookbook was also available for its initial sale.

“Traditional Indian Foods and New Favorites” is a hardcover book of over 450 pages, with a variety of recipes from local cooks and their friends. It is completely vegetarian, with many recipes that are either vegan or easily adapted to be vegan. It will be available for sale at the temple.

Those attending the Mela, or festival, appreciated different aspects of the event. Sanjay Joshi, co-chair of the event this year as well as in previous years, stated “It is beyond our expectations that in these few years we would have such a grand Diwali celebration attracting hundreds of our neighbors and friends who are enjoying celebrating with us.”

Others were amazed at the musical and dance talent demonstrated on the stage. Young children through senior citizens showed their talents from 11 am through 10 pm.

A middle-school girl, Lakshmi, along with many of her friends, was not willing to leave the temple at 10 pm as she was having such a good time. In fact, late evening was the most popular time for many, especially volunteers who were busy with the food stalls earlier in the day and finally available to enjoy the singing and dancing which took place on the other side of the temple.

HTW Priest Chandrashekar Sarma, when asked what part of the Mela he liked the most, stated that he was most impressed with the unity of the temple community working hard to make the event possible. He also mentioned he was impressed with how hard the volunteers worked.

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Priests performing Lakshmi Puja.

Fireworks in progress.

FAMILY TRADITION. Children enjoy the typical Diwlai sparklers.

Guests taste Indian finger foods.

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HEB president addresses Indo-American chamber

On October 18th 2018, Scott McClelland, President HEB Food & Drugs delivered the “Shell IACCGH Distinguished Lecture” at the Double Tree Hilton – Greenway Plaza. Over 90 guests attended the lecture, including the leadership from several HEB stores, across our region.

President Swapan Dhairyawan welcomed the gathering and stated that HEB had, in the past, received an IACCGH annual award for Corporate Citizenship, which was accepted on Scott’s behalf by his colleague Armando Parez and that they continue to be a “strong community citizen”.

According to IACCGH Executive Director, Jagdip Ahluwalia, his presentation was one of the wittiest and insightful Distinguished Lecture hosted by the Chamber.

Scott began his lecture by emphasizing HEB’s role in the Harvey recovery which showcased how the company behaves as a responsible citizen of the community it served.

Sharing his journey, starting off as a management trainee driving delivery trucks for Fritolay to connect with his customers; he walked us through his rise to his current position as President of HEB. In his speech, he mentioned

Iaccgh Board with Scott McClelland, fifth from right, and HEB leadership. Photo by BIJAY DIXIT. that HEB does over $25 billion in total sales, with 400+ stores in Texas and Mexico, 13 manufacturing plants and five distribution center campuses.

With over 106,000 partners, HEB is one of the largest private employers in the state with almost 95 % retention of department managers and store leaders. HEB also has new initiatives like curbside delivery, Meal-Simple, (healthy meals in minutes), unusual products like

the crustless “bare bread”, and Golden Temple atta “Rotis” in select stores.

“Don’t be complacent” he continued, stating that the company feels great partners and leadership in every store to be the most critical part of its business. Scott emphasized the need to focus on the millennials who are now the largest customer group in Texas. He also talked about the new reality and challenges of online shop-

ping competing actively with instore business.

While concluding, he also touched upon his upcoming role as Chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership and highlighted that he and the Partnership share common goals and priorities which include improving public education, better mobility, diversifying business base to include more technology and biomed and to make Houston business friend-

ly by keeping the city healthy; both financially and culturally.

Consul General Dr. Anupam Ray who was the Chief Guest at the event, presented a token of appreciation on behalf of the chamber to Scott McClelland.

Shell representative and IACCGH Board Member Alyssa Homes-Henderson, presented the vote of thanks.

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India House distributes food to needy families

Living up to their mission of serving the community, India House, in collaboration with Houston Food Bank, distributed Free Food (Food produce and Groceries) to 151 needy families of the neighborhood on Tuesday, October 30th.

The Mobile unit from Houston Food Bank arrived at India House at 7:45 am. The truck was loaded with large pallets of cereal, vegetables such as potatoes, cabbages, pumpkins, cans of beans, and fruits such as watermelons & pineapples.

India House Board /Council members, staff and volunteers joined hands to parcel out groceries to 151 needy families.

India House staff set up an assembly line to bring in the food and organized assorted items into plastic bags for each family. In orderly fashion, the families drove to the side en-

trance of India House and were helped by volunteers to load the groceries in their cars. Several families did not have cars and either walked back to their neighborhood home or waited for Metro transportation for a ride home.

Col Raj and Mrs. Kanwal Bhalla sponsored this food distribution session and also volunteered their time to help with the food distribution. Joining them were more than 25 volunteers from diverse sections of the community.

Many of the volunteers were gratified by their charity service and are looking forward to the next monthly food distribution session on November 6th and November 28th from 10 am to 1 pm. Many of the needy families expressed their gratitude to India House, Houston Food Bank and the volunteers.

Volunteers who participated in the India House food distribution program.

India House President Jugal Malani, right, and Executive Director Vipin Kumar help load food supplies on a recipient’s vehicle. Photo by BIJAY DIXIT.

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NEWS Let Them Smile Again - Kerala relief mission a grand success; Team treats over 3,200 patients at 16 locations over 10 days

Let Them Smile Again’s medical relief and recovery mission to help the flood-affected people of Kerala, came to a successful close after a hectic ten days that covered the length and breadth of the floodaffected state last month.

The mission saw the team comprising of doctors, nurses and volunteers traveling to 16 different affected locations across the worst-affected areas of the state, where they treated over 3,200 patients, performed over 39 surgeries and handed out over 1,000 relief and food

packs, all totally free of charge.

The team, which included 30+ volunteers from the United States and over 150 from the local areas comprising volunteers and medical personnel from Madras Christian College and Pushpagiri Medical College, undertook a punishing schedule that saw them travel to camps early in the morning and continue working with patients and affected people till late at night.

To cover such distances and reach so many people in such a short period of time, was an exercise in logistical and tech-

nical wizardry.

“The goal of the entire mission was to be able to provide relief and the required medical treatment to as many of the worst hit flood victims as possible, and also to reach those who were not able to access medical treatment or receive aid,” said LTSA Chairman, John W. Varghese. “We have to thank our many sponsors, supporters, local civic and religious authorities as well as our selfless volunteers, for their untiring efforts that enabled the mission to be a grand success.”

Let Them Smile Again’s mission certainly struck a chord and attracted strong support from the local Asian community in Texas and other parts of the country, with donations of both cash and kind pouring in. Organizers reported donations of over $40,000 within a short time of the mission being announced.

Major donors included: National Association of Indian nurses of North America (NAINA), Indian American Nurses Association of Greater Houston (IANAGH), Parackal Charity International, South Indian US Chamber of Commerce, World Malayalee Council Houston Province and Alamo Travels among others.

The mission began with the teams assembling at the home base of Kochi, from where they travelled to Paravur, Chirayam.

Mallapally, TV Puram, Koipuram, Angadi, Ranni, Ranni Tribal Area, Adichupuzha Hill Tribal Area, Ezhikkad Colony, Kurichimuttom and other badly-hit regions that were difficult to reach for relief teams. The team members were up at the crack of dawn and work began as early as 6 am and sometimes

went on till 9.30 in the evening, as the lines of people waiting to be attended were often much more than expected.

Meanwhile the surgical team, based in the George Mathen Memorial Hospital Mallapally, for an entire week, performed a series of free surgical procedures and interventions on needy patients from the local area and neighbouring regions.

After the medical camps were done for the day, team members also took time to visit over 10 orphanages and old age homes, where they had dinner with the residents and ministered to their needs, while giving a sympathetic ear to their woes. Let Them Smile Again were also glad to be able to contribute Rs. 100.000 towards the welfare of the fishermen, who played an invaluable role in rescuing flood victims from hard to access areas in the state.

At the end of the ten days, it was a tired but happy team who said their goodbyes before making their way back to their home bases, replete with the sense of mission accomplished and satisfaction at being able to touch so many lives.

US IT organization sues USCIS for violating H-1B visa policies

ITServe Alliance, a non-profit trade association of over a thousand companies in the IT service sector has sued the United States Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) for granting H-1B applicants with visas valid for less than three years.

The lawsuit petition filed by ITServe Alliance claims that there were cases in which the USCIS issued H-1B visas valid for periods shorter than three years. According to the US immigration policies, H-1B visas are granted to applicants for 3-year periods, unless required less by the sponsoring employer.

ITServe Alliance points out in its indictment that USCIS does not hold the authority to act against the US laws by shortening the duration of visas issued.

The Dallas, Texas-based ITServe Alliance, comprised primarily of Indian Americans, noted in its lawsuit that prior to the advent of the Trump administration, USCIS could process H-1B applications – selected via a lottery each year and capped at 85,000 – within six to eight months.

However, the organization stated that in the last 18 months, USCIS is taking eight months or longer, with a greatly-increased number of Requests For Evidence which lengthen the alreadylengthy process. “The processing was so slow that many employees lost the work authorization status and had to stop working,” noted ITServe Alliance.

In the case of H-1B extensions, USCIS approved some for very short periods – as low as one day – so that employers had to reapply and file new fees of several thousand dollars, claimed ITServe Alliance. Extensions previously were standardly approved for up to three years.

In many cases, approval notices have been sent after the H-1B work permit has expired and the worker has returned back to the home country, claimed the plaintiffs.

“Like every employer in the IT industry, ITServe members have difficulty hiring enough U.S. workers to meet the demand.

Our members seek H-1B visas to fill the gap between the supply and demand for IT professionals in these specialized fields,” ITServe Alliance president Gopi Kandukuri said in a court filing.

These changes seem vindictive to ITServe members who have hired H-1B visa-holders, he said. The cumbersome process has made employers less willing to hire H-1B workers since it is unclear when they can begin work and how long their extension will last.

“Much of our workforce is constantly under a pending request for (an) extension and could at any moment be forced to leave this country after performing the same job for years,” said Kandukuri. “The delays, and expenses created by Defendant’s policies are compounded by the fact that it has recently changed how it adjudicates and determines what is a ‘specialty occupation’,” stated ITServe Alliance.

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NEWS

US Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi introduces Bill to expedite H-1B Visas to Doctors “It is gratifying to inform you that the US Senator Roger Wicker from Mississippi (R), in response to AAPI’s request, has introduced a Bill, S.281, in the US Senate with dozens of his colleagues in the Senate,” said Dr. Sampat Shivangi, CoChair AAPI Legislative Committee.

“AAPI leadership had met Sen. Roger Wicker in April 2018 and urged him to introduce a Bill in the US Senate expediting the H-1B visa process for Physicians of Indian origin, who are waiting for their Green Card for years and decades. We, at AAPI are grateful to Senator Wicker for heeding to our request and introducing the legislation.”

Dr. Naresh Parikh, President of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), pointed out that in order to meet the growth in demand and shortage of physicians, the US has looked up to the highly trained and qualified physicians from other countries to meet our growing demand for physicians to meet our nation’s healthcare needs.

In this context, AAPI has joined other Medical Asso-

ciation in the country in urging the US to expedite and reduce/eliminate the hurdles for speedy process of the applicants seeking H-1B visa.

The J-1 visa to qualified physicians, enabling these foreigntrained physicians to serve our nation’s healthcare needs.

“As the rapidly approaching start date for all GME programs, we at AAPI want to urge the US administration to expedite review of pending H-1B/J-1 Visa applications by non-U.S. International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who have been accepted to postgraduate training programs in order to avoid unnecessary delays,” Dr. Naresh Parikh, President of AAPI, had said in August this year, urging the Trump administration to expedite the visa process for physicians.

American Medical Association (AMA) is in full support of such a bill and has highlighted the plight of such physicians who are struck in the green card backlog.

Dr. Naresh Parikh, joined by the senior leadership of AAPI, presented a Memorandum to the Consul General of India in New York, Ambassador

Sandeep Chakravorty. While acknowledging that there is a projected increase in the total number of office visits to primary care physicians from a base of 462 million in 2008 to 565 million in 2025, due to aging of the US population as well as the average number of visits to primary care physicians projected to increase, resulting in higher demands and reduced supply of physicians, pointing that the US will be short by more than 90,000 physicians by 2020 and 130,000 physicians by 2025, AAPI leaders urged the Trump administration to expedite the process for Visas to physicians, enabling them to work for the greater health of the people of this adopted land of theirs.

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 cosponsored by Sen. Wicker amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employmentbased immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family-based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of familysponsored visas.

“Indian-Americans constitute less than one percent of the country’s population, but they account for nine percent of the American doctors and physicians,” Dr. Vinod Shah, President of AAPI’s Legislative Committee, pointed out.

“The overrepresentation of Indians in these fields (engineering, IT and medicine) is striking – in practical terms, one out of seven doctors is likely to be of Indian Heritage.

They provide medical care to over 40 million of US population,” he added.

“We are much grateful for Senator Roger Wicker for his leadership on this issue where our community of high skilled workers may be engineers or Physicians who are serving in under-served regions in the nation, providing outstanding services to millions of Americans,” he added.

“Senator Roger Wicker not only has introduced this bill, but has become the Champion and our voice in the US Senate. This US bill S 281 will bring fairness for high skilled, specially our young Physician group and so also to I.T engineers across USA. This is a

fairness bill, we all welcome,” Dr. Shivangi added. “Thanks to AAPI and AAPI leadership acting promptly on this issue.

I feel this a major achievement for AAPi in the Legislative wing. Of course, the work is only half done as bill has to be moved and voted by entire US Senate and the US Congress,” he added.

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic Medical Association in the nation, representing the interests of over 100,000 physicians, Fellows and Residents in the United States, while working closely with the Lawmakers individually, regionally and nationally through our AAPI Legislative Day on Capitol Hill, have consistently supported a comprehensive immigration reform.

Dr. Parikh lauded the efforts of AAPI’s Legislative Wing, in leading the initiatives of AAPI, in bringing to the forefront the issue of expedited Visa process for physicians from abroad, who want to serve in this country. For more information, please visit: www.aapiusa.org

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rid of staffi ngAssociaproblems and spend more April 6, 2017Get – AUSTIN, TX –your The Hindu Students tion (HSA) would like to regretfully announce that Numbers it will be Good = Good Decisions cancelling its annual Gateway Retreat for the 2017 year. HSA prides itself in building a strong network of young Hindu Americans, and it looks forward to organizing other events in the future that will link students from its various branches.

HSA has been reorienting itself in recent months to doing more grassroots work. “We have been focusing more on accomplishing work on the local and branch level,” said Mrinalini Vijalapuram, National President of the Hindu Students Association. “We have been doing this through many different activities including interfaith events with other religious organizations, building community partnerships, and expanding into other campuses that don’t already have HSA branches.”

While the cancellation of Gateway may come as a disappointment for many prospective attendees, HSA hopes to get feedback from students on other projects and events that interest its branch members. Currently, several projects, including developing HSA’s podcast series and releasing monthly articles that highlight the accomplishments of members from the various campuses have been the focus of the organization’s efforts. HSA welcomes student and community members to get involved in these activities to help further the goals of the organization. “It is important that we meet the needs of the campuses and communities we serve,” reiterated Ms. Vijalapuram. “We want to make sure that we are putting our attention on projects that will truly benefit them.”

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India, China among 8 countries allowed to buy Iranian oil: Mike Pompeo

As sanctions on Tehran take eect, U.S. announces list of nations with waivers India is one of eight countries to receive temporary exemptions from U.S. sanctions on Iran that came into eect on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.

Addressing a joint press brieďŹ ng with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington on Monday, Mr. Pompeo said, “We have decided to issue temporary allotments to a handful of countries, responsible [sic] to the speciďŹ c circumstances and to ensure a well supplied oil market. The U.S. will be granting these exemptions to China, India, Italy,

Inappropriate to separate families: SC The government has in-

formed the Supreme Court that new guidelines are being framed for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country.

A Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur was hearing the issue of framing of a manual detailing the guidelines for detaining foreigners. The condition of detention centres in Assam also came up for discussion.

The Bench had sought responses from the Centre and the Assam government on the plight of families, who languish in the State’s six detention centres as “declared foreigners�, separated from each other and their children.

The court said it was “inappropriate� to keep the families separated without any valid reason.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for Assam, submitted that tenders had been invited

by Assam for setting up of a new detention centre in Goalpara.

The court posted the matter for hearing in February next year.

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Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.�

Each country on the list had demonstrated “signiďŹ cant reductions “ of the purchase of Iranian crude over the past six months, according to Mr. Pompeo. He added that two have stopped importing oil altogether from Iran and would not do so as long as sanctions were in eect. “We continue negotiations to get all the nations to zero,â€? he said.

China and India, in that order, are the top two importers of Iranian oil. All payments for Iranian oil will be held in Foreign Accounts, Mr Pompeo said. Tehran can use the money

to purchase non-sanctioned goods and for humanitarian purposes, including food, and agricultural commodities, medicines and medical devices.

In the last ďŹ scal year India, which imports over 80% of its oil, sourced some 10% of its oil imports, or just over 22 million tons from Iran. The Indian Oil Corporation is the biggest Indian customer for Iranian oil.

More than 20 countries have decreased their imports of Iranian crude, the Secretary of State said, cutting Iran’s oil revenues by more than $2.5 billion since May this year, when Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Joint Comprehensive

Plan of Action (JCPOA) or “ Iran Deal� .

The European Union, which has stayed in the deal, has been frustrated by the America’s efforts to stie European business’s activities with Irandespite the EU staying in the deal.

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the international ďŹ nancial messaging service headquartered in Belgium, has said it will comply with U.S. sanctions as have many other European companies, faced with the choice of being penalized by the U.S. or trading with Iran. “I promise you that doing business with Iran in deďŹ ance

of our sanctions, will ultimately be a much more painful business decision than pulling out of Iranand being connected to Iran entirely,� Mr Pompeo said.

Three Iran Sites to be Exempt “We have decided to grant narrow and temp waivers to permit the continuation of three non-proliferation projects, currently underway, allowing these activities to continue for the time being,â€? Mr. Pompeo said. He conďŹ rmed that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant would be one of the three sites.

The other two have not been released at the time of going to press.

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NEWS Supreme Court declines to examine triple talaq ordinance The Supreme Court on Friday declined to examine the legality of an ordinance, promulgated on September 19, making the declaration of instant triple talaq by a Muslim husband of his wife a crime.

A Bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said two months have already passed since the promulgation of the ordinance, which has a life of only six months unless ratified by the parliament.

The Chief Justice left it to the parliament to debate the constitutionality of the ordinance, saying the Winter Session is shortly to commence.

“We don’t like to interfere...”

Chief Justice Gogoi addressed the lawyers for Samastha Kerala Jamiathul, one of the biggest religious organisation of the Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics in Kerala, which had challenged the ordinance.

Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran said the very promulgation of the ordinance is a “fraud on the Constitution.”

But the Chief Justice Gogoi restrained the line of argument, saying it was not necessary to “go so high.”

The court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea.

The Jamiathul said the only objective of the ordinancee is “to punish Muslim husbands.”

The Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 was notified on September 19 makes instant triple talaq a penal offence.

Section 4 imposes a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment when a Muslim husband pronounces talaq thrice consecutively. The offence is cognizable and nonbailable.

“If the motive was to protect a Muslim wife in an unhappy marriage, no reasonable person can believe that the means to ensure it is by putting an errant husband in jail for three years and create a non-bailable offence for merely saying ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’,” the petition contended.

“It is absurd that for an utterance which has no legal effect, whether spoken by Muslim, Hindu or Christian, it is only the Muslim husband who is penalised with a three-year sentence.

Protection of wives cannot be achieved by incarceration of husbands… the intent behind the ordinance is not abolition of triple talaq but punishment of Muslim husbands,” Jamiathul, represented by advocate Zulfiker Ali P.S, contended.

It urged the court to stay the operation of the ordinance while questioning the haste with which the government promulgated it.

The petition contends that the Supreme Court has already declared the utterance of triple talaq “null and void”. If triple talaq has thus no legal effect,

why should the government go ahead and make it an offence now?

There is no informed assessment or study that forms basis for the Centre to have created this offence. Some isolated instances of the practice have occurred despite the judgment of Supreme Court does not imply that a penal provision is required to be immediately enacted to prevent the practice.

The petition points to how Sections 5 and 6 of the ordinance create a “classification among married women who have suffered triple talaq and those who have not.

It said a truly welfare-oriented legislation would promote amicable resolution of matrimonial disputes, regardless of community.

INDIA HERALD • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 • PAGE 14

COMMUNITY

Houston Food Bank CEO addresses YLDP

Brian Greene has a lot of courage. As President and CEO of the largest food bank in the country, he effectively oversees projects that feed 800,000 people a year.

However, the bravest thing I have seen him do is apologize to a large group of students and adults when he was late for his talk.

Leading a world-renowned institution in unprecedented growth must have taken courage, but acknowledging his mistake in front of sixty tired high schoolers on a Saturday morning took a lot of courage.

In his address, Brian Greene easily captivated the YLDP audience with his expertise in running three Food Banks, leadership advice, and most importantly, the differentiation of courage during the October 20th’s discussion at the Food Bank.

The motif that ran through Greene’s presentation was moral courage. After a didactic lesson from the quote “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” (Mark Twain), he broke down how truly important it is to have

moral courage in the nonprofit sector. Physical courage, he argued, was easy; anyone would save a child from drowning in a river because it is human nature, but very few people would report an instance of bullying they saw. This distinction between being physically courageous and morally courageous was his subtle lead into how his nonprofit is doing so well: they practiced moral courage.

The differentiation between physical and moral courage intrigued me the most in Brian Greene’s talk. As president of my school’s Key Club, moral

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Bian Green courage is something I have trouble dealing with because it’s hard to call out one of my officers if they aren’t doing their job. Seeing how important the practice of this essential skill is in adulthood and the workforce, practicing moral courage is my prerogative.

My peers were also fascinated with Houston Food Bank’s ability to feed so many as a nonprofit. While we took a tour, jaws dropped at the sheer size of the warehouse, and Greene’s discussion established that the

size was only acquired through overcoming cowardice.

Brian Greene’s lecture about the Food Bank was insightful but also highly applicable to daily life. Moral courage is something that anyone can possess. Although not everyone can establish an institution as successful as Brian Greene, his story inspired YLDP to enact change and prove Mark Twain wrong.

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COMMUNITY

Nritya School of Dance celebrates 36th annual day

By VARSHA VASU As the curtains majestically opened to a blue-lit stage ďŹ lled with young students of the Nritya School of Dance, the packed audience at the Jewish Community Center’s Kaplan Theater burst into an exuberant applause on Oct. 27th, marking the 36th annual day of Guru Padmini Chari’s dance school.

With the applause slowly dying down, the students began chanting prayers to Lords Ganesha and Nataraja, and soon exited the stage.

Classics such as Thodaya Mangalam, Nandi Chol, and Nataraja Anjali were presented with great vitality, echoing Guru Padmini’s adherence to the Kalakshetra form.

The perfection in their steps was exempliďŹ ed with even the youngest of children stamping to every beat without hesitation.

Other pieces included a unique, melodious Krishna item performed by the adorable beginners, and Madurai R Muralidharan’s vivacious piece, Murugan Kavuthvam, which included an array of eye catching formations by the intermediate level students.

Swarajati which was the central piece of the recital was a visual delight.

With 18 dancers, weaving in and out of the stage, with precision and perfect timing was a treat indeed!

Bho Shambo and Thillana followed next. As the sequence progressed to the performances of the older students, folk dances such as Kurathi featuring basket props, added variety and explored the lighter aspects of Bharatanatyam.

Pinnal Kolattam, next performed by the senior students, presented traditional Kolattam sticks and colored strands of tape hanging down from the top of the stage, ready to be braided into a Pinnal with the movements of the students.

The students formed two types of perfect braids to the excitement of the audience, with the music set to a continuous accelerando.

Lastly, Liberation, a dance reecting on every human’s innate negative tendencies, was presented by the senior stu-

dents, with a special appearance of Ms. Chari herself.

The exquisite dance was performed a few years ago, when the school was invited to perform at Match Houston’s Barn Festival.

The audience’s unwavering attention to the subtle themes and nuances of the piece attested to it’s depth and clever choreography of Guru Padmini Chari.

The annual day reected pure greatness; the performances ran smoothly and eďŹƒciently, giving no time for the audience to disengage.

Guru Padmini Chari, as others agreed, was indeed like a second mother to her students, as she cared for their personal wellbeing, and gave them all the proper training to perform with conďŹ dence and happiness.

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Sabarimala age mix-up: 52-year-old woman stopped as protests mount

Police escort women into the Sabarimala temple on Tuesday. PTI Nearly 200 frenzied devotees tried to prevent a 52-yearold woman from entering the Lord Ayyappa temple on Tuesday, prompting police to register cases against them.

Lalitha Ravi showed her Aadhaar card to prove she is not in the 10-50 age group. The Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Rules of 1965 had banned the entry of women in that age group into the temple, which was recently overturned b the Supreme Court.

The woman was escorted into the shrine by the police later.

The hill temple witnessed an unprecedented flow of devotees when it opened for the two-day special puja on Monday evening.

Hailing from Thrissur, Lalitha came to the hill temple with 19 relatives, including

women, for her grandson’s ‘chorunnu’ (rice giving ceremony).

Clapping and chanting “Ayyappa saranam”, a huge crowd of devotees surrounded Lalitha.

Police said a case has been registered against 200 “identifiable” persons in connection with the incident, based on her complaint.

A cameraman of a Malayalam television channel was attacked, allegedly by devotees while taking visuals of the protest.

The Ayyappa temple opened on Monday for the second time in three weeks for a twoday special puja amid unprecedented security. Hundreds of police personnel, including armed commandos, are keeping a tight vigil at the temple and nearby areas.

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devotees and Right-wing activists gathered in huge numbers at Sannidhanam, the shrine complex.

When the situation went out of control, senior RSS leader Valsan Thillankeri, who has been camping at the shrine complex since Monday, pacified the angry agitators. He asked them to maintain calm and cautioned them against alleged “unruly elements”, who could intrude to create trouble at the hill shrine.

He claimed he had asked the devotees to help the police.

Valsan also courted controversy for allegedly violating the key tradition of the Sabarimala shrine by climbing the 18 sacred steps without carrying the customary ‘irumudikkettu’ (sacred offerings to Lord Ayyappa) on his head.

TV channels aired visuals of the Sangh leader standing on the golden steps, leading to the sanctum sanctorum.

However, he rejected the charges and said he did carry the offerings while climbing the holy steps.

A group of young women from Andhra Pradesh had to return from the base camp, Pamba, following protests this morning.

Another batch of women from the state, all aged above 50, were barred from entering the temple as they did not carry the ‘irumudikettu’. Police later escorted them to the shrine complex after convincing the protesting devotees.

Amid Sabarimala storm, India flaunts nuclear submarine

Over 2,300 police personnel, including 200 women and 20 commandoes, are spending the night on pins and needles in and around the Sabarimala temple in Kerala on a day India flaunted a nuclear-propelled submarine called Arihant or the “destroyer of enemies” .

The mission of the 2,300 men and women in one of the most progressive states in 21st century India: ensure that if women, even one woman, want to pray at the temple, they should be able to do so in keeping with a Supreme Court order.

Till Monday night, the mission had not been accomplished in spite of the stated resolve of the CPM-led state government to uphold the law.

Ranged against the law enforcers are hundreds of “devotees”, led by a teacher and self-styled champion of Hindutva known for making some of the most inflammatory speeches in the state.

Their objective is to ensure that no woman of childbearing age enters the temple although the Supreme Court has said such a ban is unconstitutional and a form of untouchability.

A homemaker in her thirties did turn up with a wish to enter the temple but her resolve appeared to be under stress as night fell.

The “devotees” holding the vigil describe their response as spontaneous and apolitical but during the day footage emerged that showed the Kerala BJP president describing the Sabarimala controversy as a “golden opportunity”.

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, the chief of the BJP in a state that has been proving hard for the Sangh parivar to crack, is also heard disclosing that the temple’s custodian of rituals consulted him before issuing a notorious threat to shut the shrine if women aged 10 to 50 tried to enter it.

The priest had issued the threat last month when the temple had opened for a few days and one day, it appeared that the police would succeed in escorting a woman to the temple. Faced with the priest’s ultimatum, the police had abandoned the effort.

A few women had tried to enter the temple when it opened for the monthly rituals on October 17 but were blocked by protesters in the guise of “devotion”.

At 10pm on Monday, when the doors of the sanctum sanctorum closed, the “devotees” and K.P. Sasikala Teacher (many public figures in Kerala are teachers and the profession becomes the surname over time) were chanting prayers.

The immediate “provocation” for the chant was the appearance of the homemaker, Anju, with her husband and two children at the base camp with a wish to enter the temple.

While the temple opened at 5pm under tight security never seen before, Anju approached the police station in Pampa at 5.30pm.

Within an hour of the news of Anju’s arrival, about 100 devotees led by Sasikala, the president of the Kerala Hindu Aikyavedi, began a protest outside the temple.

Since the temple closes at 10pm after the evening rituals and the hill shrine is an arduous 5km trek through the forest, Anju and her family were kept at a police control room.

At night, Malayalam media reported that Anju had told the police it was her husband Abhilash who wanted her to visit the temple and that she was ready to go back home. But sources said Abhilash was not willing to return without entering the temple with his wife and children.

The sources said that if Abhilash agreed, the police would arrange for their safe passage to the family’s home in Cherthala, some 80km away. Local media reports said the police had spoken to the family’s relatives, who could be on their way to Sabarimala.

The temple was to reopen at 4am. The standoff is certain to survive the night and continue till 11pm on Tuesday, when the narrow window for worship at the Lord Ayyappa temple would close, to reopen in a less than a fortnight for the peak season that draws countless pilgrims till mid-January.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the completion of the country’s nuclear triad by announcing that INS Arihant (the “destroyer of enemies”) had successfully completed

INDIA HERALD • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018• PAGE 17

NEWS

Chennai sweets add flavor to American Diwali sweets abroad the company has

By PRAKASH M SWAMY More than 3000 kilograms launched NRI services for the of pure ghee sweets specially past 15 years by hiring a marmade for Indian Americans riage hall.

“We were supplying Diwali were airlifted to 21 states in the US in the last five days to help them celebrate Diwali in traditional style with Indian flavor.

They were delivered to the doorsteps in less than 48 hours across the US, thanks to the support of US Border and Customs that recognized the importance of celebrating Diwali with Indiamade sweets.

Balaji Pattappa, owner of Pattappa Catering Service and third generation catering contractor has rented Hemamalini Kalyana Mantap, a huge marriage hall in Balaji Pattappa with gift box ready to be shipped. the heart of Chennai with over 200 expert cooks who have specialized sweets to residents of Chennai in making traditional sweets. for the past several decades.

They make over 50 varieties Now that every household has of mouth-watering traditional someone in the US or other sweets such as mysorepak, Western nations, parents and Rava laddu, cashew cake, relatives requested us to desonpapdi, chocolate cake and liver the same quality sweets to Badam Halwa to name a few. those living abroad and we tied Also the cooks make at least in with the DHL to make the 20 varieties of savories like delivery,” Balaji Pattappa said mixture, murukku, karasev and in an interview. Tamil Nadu is omapodi in the hygienically the home of traditional South tested specially erected kitchen Indian sweets.

Ramanathan Sankaran, a recertified by the Corporation of tired banker whose son lives Chennai.

Parents and relatives of in Edison, NJ said:” My son those living in the US and 40 has asked me to send 100 one other countries make the pur- kilo boxes of assorted genuine chases at the counters and hand ghee sweets so that he can disthem over to the specially set tribute them to his friends and up DHL Courier counter staff co workers. He has been doing in the same premises who helps this for years and the sweets arthe customers airlift to any part rive fresh well in time for Diof the US and other nations wali. They have become a big with ease seamlessly. Typically hit in his company and got him the gift boxes are delivered in a very good name.”

Dr. Kartik, a physician says 48 hours to the doorsteps of the he gifts a unique sweet item recipients.

Pattappa has been a house- called “Therattupal” made out hold name in catering in Chen- of boiling milk at high tempernai for the past 70 years and ature, to his friend John Joseph takes care of marriage cook- in Long Island.

“This and other kind of traing of VVIPs like movie starts, governors and chief minis- ditional sweets like maaladu ters. They are known for their and nukkal are not available quality and hygiene and real- anywhere in the US and hence izing the demand for quality they become special when we

DHL team on hand to arrange for seamless delivery to the U.S.

Freshly made laadus ready for shipment.

Customers waiting to place orders.

“To help NRIs celebrate Diway that it has a shelf life of gift to our friends.”

“We also serve the needs two weeks. We also serve cor- wali we are offering a 50 perof local customers who come porate who make bulk orders cent discount on shipment and in large numbers. On an aver- like 5,000 boxes of sweets for charge only Rs 1,524 to send a age we sell about 3500 kilos of their customers and well wish- kilogram of sweets for two day sweets to lcoal customers. All ers,” Balaji Pattappa said. delivery anywhere in the US as “We do not advertise the sale against the normal rate of Rs the visitors - whether they buy sweets or nor - are served with and all the sale happens through 3,000 a kilogram.” sumptuous breakfast, lunch, referral only as we do hundreds On an average 3,000 to 4,000 evening snack and dinner to of wedding each year.” people visit every day during D Saravanan of DHL Ex- the five day sale that ends of celebrate the festive season.

After all Diwali is a festival press Services, who has set up Diwali eve. Balaji Pattappa has of celebrations and what bet- a special counter to ship the gift been chosen this year to serve ter way than to take care of boxes abroad, said they adhere the guests and musicians at the people’s pallets,” said Balaji to all the norms of FDA and prestigious Music Academy hence face no problems when during its December annual Pattappa.

“As a policy we never use the shipment arrives in the US. music season. He is planning preservatives, colors, chemi- “They are especially double to set up a branch in New York cals, or reuse cooking oil. We packed and create special in- to cater to Indian weddings and only use the best ingredients voice, list all the contents for other family events with high and in house ghee and oil that easy clearance at airports. We class authentic South Indian are of highest standard. These never faced a single issue so catering. sweets are prepared in such a far,” he said.

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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 Wednesday 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.

Sanatan Dharm Maha Sabha West Indian Religious Organization called Sanatan Dharm Maha Sabha Branch # 377 is located at 26100 Tina Lane, Katy, TX 77494.

Durga Mata Pooja is held every Friday from 7 pm to 9.30 pm.

Contact Ram Sharma @ 713-4129985.

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