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Kudos For Co-naming Of Jackson Heights Corner As Diversity Plaza By a Staff Writer stretch of road in New York’s Jackson Heights, an eclectic neighborhood boasting of a population of about 200,000, was last week officially co-named “Diversity Plaza”, honoring the heterogeneity of its people and culture during a ceremony.

On May 21, officials from the city and people from the neighborhood gathered where 37th Road, 73rd Street and Broadway intersect to co-name the stretch that has traditionally served as a meeting point and the mainstay of Jackson Heights, where South Asians, Blacks and Hispanics live and work side by side.

“Diversity Plaza has truly become a neighborhood gathering point for Jackson Heights and Elmhurst residents,” said Council Member Daniel Dromm (DJackson Heights, Elmhurst). The plaza serves as a town square, concert stage, festival space and cafe year round. There is always

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something exciting taking place there,” Dromm said at the conaming ceremony.

The name “Diversity Plaza” was coined by Dromm’s former

chief of staff Will Sweeney who lives in Jackson Heights.

The co-naming ceremony coincided with World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue

N.Y.P.D. Celebrates Immigrant Heritage

The New York City Police Department ‘s Community Affairs Bureau for Immigrant Outreach unit celebrated immigrant heritage through community appreciation at the prestigious New- York Historical Society Museum May 17. The program started with a video presentation of the history of New York followed by U.S. National Anthem sung by Sparsh Shah. Opening prayers were performed by Imam Khalid Latif who also happens to be NYPD Chaplain. Later, Joanne Jaffe, chief of community affairs, addressed the guests. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Adeel Rana of Immigrant Outreach Unit presented awards to community members, including Srujal Parikh from the Federation of Indian Associations, for his exemplary services for community. Photo above, Parikh, third from left with Lieutenant Adeel Rana, second from left, and other officials after being presented the award.

and Development, designated by the United Nations in 2002. A special performance by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company followed Dromm’s remarks and the unveiling of the official “Diversity Plaza” street sign.

Others who were present at the event included U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley (DQueens, the Bronx), N.Y.C. Public Advocate Letitia James (D-NYC), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (D-Queens), N.Y. State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Queens), the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the Friends of Diversity Plaza, SUKHI New York, and the Neighborhood Plaza Partnership, among others.

“We are very excited about the co-naming ceremony and the designation of our special public space as, officially, Diversity Plaza,” said Shekar Krishnan, Chair of Friends of Diversity Plaza. “As the gateway to Jackson Heights, it is a reflection of the incredible cultural vibrancy and diversity of our neighborhood,” he said.

He said following the recent installation of overhead lights and the beautiful street art by a local business owner and resident, “this is a wonderful day for our plaza,” the town square of our community. “We are grateful for the efforts of Daniel Dromm, the Mayor’s OneNYC Plaza Equity Program, and Neighborhood

Plaza Partnership for working with us and our community to bring these significant improvements to this important open space,” he added.

In 2011 Dromm, the DOT and community stakeholders implemented Diversity Plaza as part of a larger neighborhood transportation study that sought to increase pedestrian safety and decrease congestion in the area.

The plaza also serves to increase open space in a neighborhood where it is scarce. Because of coordinated efforts, the plaza has become an integral part of the Jackson Heights and Elmhurst communities and is home to a variety of festivals and cultural events throughout the year, and even a gathering point for immigrant communities when disasters occur in their homelands.

In 2012, Dromm allocated $500,000 for the capital reconstruction of Diversity Plaza.

When complete, the plaza will feature a raised street bed, new lighting as well as new planters and trees. Construction on the plaza is set to start later this year with completion in late 2017.

Vita Coco, a coconut water company, has signed on as a sponsor of Diversity Plaza and will be funding additional cleaning and horticultural services for a full year as well as free programming for the community.

“I’m proud to see my vision of Diversity Plaza as the capital of the living United Nations in New York City became real,” said Agha Saleh, founder of SUKHI, a nonprofit for South Asian community in New York. “SUKHI’s inclusive team of diversity lead by two women, Shazia Kausar and Fatima Baryab, and their dedicated work with Council Member Dromm at 37th Road during the past four years made this plaza famous around the world,” Saleh said.

In a statement Mayor Bill de Blasio noted that Diversity Plaza has been a mainstay of Jackson Heights – one of the most diverse neighborhoods in one of the most diverse cities on earth – for years. “We are proud to stand with Council Member Dromm and the people of Queens to formally recognize the importance of this plaza for the folks here -who speak over 150 languages,” the mayor said.

Connecticut 7-11 Worker Becomes First Woman To Climb Everest 7 Times

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42-year-old woman born in Nepal climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time May 20, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by any woman, a hiking official

said. Lhakpa Sherpa, who works in a 7-Eleven store in Connecticut, reached the 8,850meter (29,035-foot) peak from the Tibetan side, said Rajiv Shrestha of the 7 Summits Adventure company that organized her expedition.

“She has broken her own record,” Shrestha told Reuters.

She was accompanied to the top by a Nepali guide.

Three hours later, eight members of a Russian team and eight of its guides also climbed from the same northern route, he said.

Lhakpa Sherpa, one of the 11 children of a Nepali family, was born in eastern Sankhuwasabha

district where the world’s fifth highest mountain, Makalu, is located.

Two other Sherpa climbers share between them a record for 21 ascents of Everest, the maximum climbs by men.

More than 330 climbers have climbed Everest from the Nepali side this month after expedi-

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tions were forced off the world’s tallest peak by last year’s devastating earthquake that killed at least 18 people at Base Camp.

In total, 9,000 people were killed across Nepal in the 7.8 magnitude quake, the worst disaster in the country’s recorded history.

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Yale Awards Honorary Degree To Trinidadian-American Biographer By a Staff Writer n American of Indian descent originally from Trinidad, was awarded the Yale Honorary Doctorate for the Humanities May 22, at the 2016 commencement ceremonies at the Ivy League university.

Arnold Rampersad is a biographer, literary critic, and the emeritus Sara Hart Kimball Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. He is widely credited with renewing the genre of the literary biography and is considered among the nation’s leading biographers. His works, which chronicle the lives of AfricanAmerican luminaries, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Arthur Ashe, Jackie Robinson, and Ralph Ellison, have made a distinctive contribution to American culture, according to Yale University.

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1941, to Jerome Rampersad, a

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President Peter Salovey (seated, center) is shown with this year's honorary degree recipients: (seated, from left) Rosalie Silberman Abella, Audra McDonald, President Peter Salovey, Haruki Murakami, Alice Waters, (standing, from left) David Saperstein, Arnold Rampersad, Calvin Hill, Jennifer Doudna, and George C. Wolfe.

journalist, and Evelyn de Souza Rampersad, a telephone operator at the island’s U.S. naval base.

Rampersad's parents divorced soon after his birth, but he began living with his father as a teenag-

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er, according to his biography on academia.edu. He attended the Belmont Boys’ Intermediate School and went on to high school at the College of the Immaculate Conception He moved to the U.S. for higher studies getting his bachelors and masters degrees in English from Bowling Green University.

He went on to get his Ph.D. in English and American literature

from Harvard University, where his interest in African American history and culture was born.

Rampersad's acclaimed works include "The Art and Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois"; "The Life of Langston Hughes; a co-authored memoir of tennis player Arthur Ashe, the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball in the modern era, and a biography of author Ralph Ellison, titled Ralph Ellison: A Biography, which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award.

He served in the English Department at Stanford University from 1974 to 1983, and again from 1998 to 2011. In between, he held teaching positions at Rutgers, Columbia, and Princeton universities. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and of the American Philosophical Society.

Rampersad's awards and honors include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the 2012 BIO Award of the Biographers International Organization, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2010 President Barack Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal.

N.Y.C. Mayor’s Office Hails Move To Help DACA Recipients By a Staff Writer

T About 500 people, most of them of Nepalese and Tibetan origin, gathered at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens, May 22 to mark the 2,560th birthday of Lord Gautam Buddha. The celebration was organized by the Himalayan Buddhist Community of Nepal in the U.S. Dozens of Buddhist priests recited a special prayer during the celebration.

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n estimated 500 people, especially those of Nepalese and Tibetan origin, gathered at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights May 22 to mark the 2,560th birthday of Lord Gautam Buddha.

The celebration in Jackson Heights was organized by the Himalayan Buddhist Community of Nepal in the U.S., a nonprofit working to unite all the Buddhism followers from Nepal in the United States.

According to a QNS.com report, dozens of Buddhist priests recited a special prayer during the celebration. “This festival is a platform to bring together all the Nepalese

Buddhists living in the USA,” Tenzing Ukyab, president of the organization was quoted as saying by QNS. “The other purpose of the celebration is to spread the information of the birthplace of Buddha, which is Nepal,” Ukyab said.

The official name of the Buddha’s birthday celebration is Vesakha, and is known as Buddha Purnima, or Buddha Jayanti. The day is celebrated all over the world, including, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal that have sizeable Buddhist population.

In New York the United Nations observed the day May 20 with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noting how the teachings of Buddhism can help the international community tackle pressing challenges,

including violent conflicts, atrocious human rights abuses and hateful rhetoric aimed at dividing communities.

“On this Day of Vesak, let us pledge to reach out to bridge differences, foster a sense of belonging, and show compassion on a global scale for the sake of our common future,” Ban said.

In Jackson Heights, scores of people, dressed in their ethnic costumes, attended the rally and offered prayers. Ani Kunga Chodron, who is a Harvard graduate, made a special remark at the gathering during which she highlighted Buddha’s teachings. ““I have always believed that following Buddha’s preaching will always bring positivity in one’s life,” she was quoted by QNS.

he New York Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Affairs has hailed the decision by the Board of Regents to grant professional licenses to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which, it said, would help beneficiaries to live their dreams.

MOIA, which has called for granting such licenses, said May 17 that New York immigrants, who have been granted DACA, deserve the opportunity to pursue their professional ambitions.

It said that the Board of Regents took an important step May 17 by providing a clear pathway for qualified DACA recipients to become teachers, pharmacists, doctors, nurses, and more.

Noting that the Board of Regents has created a “positive change” for New York State, MOIA said that this rule is good for New York City. “It will increase the number and diversity of people engaged in vital professions such as education and health care, and it will benefit our economy,” it said Many New York City immigrants may stand to benefit from this rule change, including near-

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ly 18,000 DACA recipients who have completed at least some college, based on estimates by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity from American Community Survey data.

Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, said last month that immigrants, including DACA recipients are already crucial contributors to New York’s economy.

“Researchers have demonstrated that federal programs like DACA stimulate job growth and create new tax revenue for local and state governments through higher earnings,” she said.

“Because the proposed amendments are likely to increase wages for DACA recipients and other similarly situated immigrants, New York State and localities within the state will also benefit,” she said.

Estimates show that licensing results in up to 15 percent higher wages for licensed workers versus unlicensed workers.

For this reason, this rule could result in tens of millions of dollars in increased earnings for DACA recipients in New York City alone.

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Civil Rights Division Chief Vanita Gupta Says U.S. Law Falling Short For Many "not only violate the laws that govern our nation, but also the values that define us as a people."

She urged the graduating students to focus on three attributes, courage, purpose and kindness.

Gupta fought a nationally known case fresh out of law school at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, when she went to Tulia, Texas, to defend scores of African-Americans wrongfully accused by the false testimony of a police officer.

For low-level drug changes, these African-American defendants were sentenced to anywhere from 20 to 361 years.

Gupta fought tirelessly to get the

By a Staff Writer tudents of the New York University School of Law got to hear a humorous yet inspiring speech from the current head of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Justice Department Vanita Gupta at their convocation May 19.

Gupta, who graduated 15 years ago from the same school, and has won seminal civil rights cases, including overturning past verdicts, and who today is leading the effort to redefine conduct of law enforcement, is the first Indian-American to hold one of the top posts in the Justice Department. She spoke in the presence of her two sons, Rohan, 4, and Chetan, 7.

Joking that she remembered just two words from her convocation, Vanita and Gupta, the civil right lawyer said practicing law remained a "noble profession."

But even as it turns the values of "We the People" such as equality, fairness, freedom and opportunity, into real protections, it was far from evenly applied.

"Despite the tireless efforts of so many to drive this progress – including efforts from my outstanding colleagues at the Justice Department – in too many communities across America today, we see a dramatic gap between what our laws guarantee, on the one hand, and what people experience, on the other," Gupta asserted.

She reflected on times when U.S. law did not live up to its highest ideals, such as during centuries of slavery and Jim Crow, when the law codified discrimination and oppression. The law treated women, people of color, the poor as second class citizens, at best, said Gupta. But she expressed optimism about America's ability to bring out the "promise" of the legal framework.

Despite tremendous obstacles, she said, the law had achieved "unimaginable" progress, from LGBTI rights to policing and criminal justice reform. But there were important gaps persisting, she said, listing several among them such as difficulty voting, criminalizing of poverty and disability, the difficulty poor defendants have getting meaningful legal representation, continuing racially segregated schools 62 years after Brown v Board of Education outlawed them, use of force, racial justice, and rights of LGBTI individuals.

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Gupta also said her inspiration came from her family's story her parents who came to America 50 years ago, her sister who came out as gay, and a husband who escaped violence in Vietnam to reach America.

Gupta became the head of the Civil Rights Division in October 2014.

She served previously at American Civil Liberties Union where she is credited with pioneering that organization's National Campaign to End Mass Incarceration. Born in the Philadelphia area, Gupta spent much of her childhood in U.K. and France.

‘South Asians For Hillary’ Launched In New Jersey Ahead Of Primary By a Staff Writer

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head of the June 7 primary in New Jersey, a group of people gathered in Jersey City May 17 for the formal New Jersey launch of South Asians for Hillary in a bid to enlist community’s support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and to galvanize volunteers to reach out and be proactive.

The event at the Curry On restaurant in Indian Square, Jersey City, was attended by an estimated 100 people, including former New York City Deputy Public Advocate and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, former Kansas State Representative Raj Goyle, and Hillary for America Director of Women’s Outreach Mini Timmaraju. The event was also hosted by South Asians for Hillary Jersey City lead Bhavesh Patel.

The evening launch was a show of South Asians’ support for the former New York Senator and to demonstrate that the community is an influential voting bloc in the American electoral process.

Supporters for Clinton had come from throughout the state, including Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic, Bergen and Union counties. Jersey City Deputy Mayor Marco Vigil and Jersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro were also in attendance, and spoke briefly.

“We were truly surprised by the overwhelming turnout at our New Jersey launch event,” said South Asians for Hillary New Jersey co-chairs Amit Jani and Dinesh Suryawanshi, who hosted the event.

The organizers said it was gratifying to see that the South Asian community would like to

A group of Indian-Americans and other South Asian-Americans launched “South Asians for Hillary” May 17 to rally up support for presidential contender Hillary Clinton ahead of the June 7 New Jersey primary. Among the speakers at the event were founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, photo left, and former Kansas state lawmaker Raj Goyle, photo above at left. The event was held at the Curry On restaurant in Jersey City.

get more involved in the electoral process. Jani said that many people have explained what they can do to help Clinton’s campaign – from making phone calls to knocking on doors and urging their neighbors from the South Asian community to vote as well. “The South Asian community’s clout as an ever-growing influential voting bloc is becoming clear to establishment politicians, and we should continue to work towards further increasing our community’s voice,” he said.

Clinton was ahead of Bernie Sanders among likely Democratic primary voters, 54 percent to 40 percent, in the Quinnipiac University poll released May 19. While Sanders runs better in the general election, Clinton tops him 54-40 percent among likely voters in New Jersey's Democratic primary.

Only 6 percent of Democrats are undecided and 15 percent say they might change their mind before the June 7 primary, the poll said.

"Sen. Bernie Sanders hangs in there, but New Jersey looks solid for Secretary Hillary Clinton in the June 7 Democratic primary. Some people are 'feeling the Bern.' But in New Jersey the Bern is lukewarm at best," Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll said.

Saujani, who also founded South Asians for Kerry in 2004, told the gathering that it is not

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enough to just say you support Hillary Clinton.“You need to go knock on doors, make phone calls and write checks to make sure that our community’s voice is heard,” she said.

Goyle, the first South Asian elected in Kansas, also echoed this sentiment of getting involved and being active with the upcoming elections. He stressed his family’s own immigrant experience and the importance of the South Asian community in the upcoming primary election in June and general election in November.

“It’s time that we elect a candidate that will support our community, who has stood with South Asian and who will continue to do so going forward,” said Timmaraju.

The organizers said South Asians for Hillary will also be holding other events throughout New Jersey in the upcoming weeks leading up to June 7 primary.

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Hate In Hoboken Ravinder Bhalla, an accomplished attorney and the only Sikh councilman in Hoboken, New Jersey, engaged in a Twitter battle against a Trump supporter who labeled him #Terrorist, Ela Dutt reports ow the hell did Hoboken allow this guy to be a councilman? Shouldn’t even be allowed in the U.S. #terrorist.”

That was a hateful tweet out of the blue for Hoboken Councilman Ravinder Bhalla, the first of its kind during his multiple terms as the only Sikh Councilman sporting a beard and turban. The tweet came from a Robert Dubenezic, who according to Bhalla, is from Jersey City, and a Trump supporter, he told Desi Talk.

Bhalla didn’t take it lying down, wanting to nip in the bud what he sees as a rising tide of hateful speech encouraged by the tone set by Republican Presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump.

“Sir, I am born & raised in America. You clearly don’t know what it means to be an American. #ignorant @dubenezic @TotallyHoboken @HobokenInc” Bhalla tweeted back unfazed , adding, “Unfortunately, ignorance and racism are alive and well, even in Hudson County. I am not deterred but more determined to serve my community in Hoboken - as a proud American and a proud Sikh.”

In the face of a cascade of responses from loyal Bhalla constituents, Dubenezic continued relentlessly. “No towel on my head,” he tweeted, according to the Hoboken Patch online news.

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Dubenezic’s Facebook page shows he is a Trump supporter.

“As always, Councilman Bhalla is a total class act. I’m not though, and I can say this guy is an ignorant clown,” said one; “Please educate yourself and do not hate.

Hoboken will not stand for it,” said another; “Sad, un-American behavior that cannot be tolerated. I’m happy majority of Hoboken is progressive and rejects racism.”

“Proud of you Ravi and proud of our hometown Hoboken for electing you twice,” one tweet maintained. “Prouder of you than ever Ravi! Inspiring to see you set an example of American civic duty at a time when America needs it most,” added another.

“Proof that racism requires ignorance,” said yet another.

An attorney born and raised in New Jersey with a practise in Rochelle Park, Bhalla is a familiar figure on the streets of Hoboken.

He is a Councilman-at-Large and Council President for the City of Hoboken. He is a former chairman of the Hoboken Democratic Party from 2010-2011. Bhalla served as a local Democratic Committeeman for the 2nd Ward, 3rd District of Hoboken from 2007-2009, prior to his service as a Councilman.

“We are turning a negative into a positive,” Bhalla told Desi Talk, about the flood of public support from his constituents upset at the tweet from Dubenezic, who is from Jersey City. “Clearly in

Above, Hoboken Councilman Ravinder Bhalla, right, launching the bike share program with Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, center, and corporate sponsors on Oct. 9. Left, Bhalla, speaking to United Nations representatives from 30 countries, on the Hoboken waterfront in June 2015 on the issue of climate change. Below, Bhalla, right, with Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at a ceremony February 2016, honoring Suarez’ work. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, front row left, looks on.

Hoboken we live in a society that elects people not because of what they look like but for what they can do,” he said. “We want to make this an opportunity to educate the public at large about Sikhs.” But he admitted it was a shock to get the hateful tweet, the first in his 7 years of using Twitter to communicate routinely with his constituents.

He is no stranger to anti-Sikh speech, however. In the 1970s, during the crisis with Iran, he was called “Ayatollah;” when the war in Iraq took place, he was called “Saddam Hussain.” With 9/11, he was branded “Osama.”

This time round, he said, because of the nature of the presidential campaign, “People feel more emboldened to say these things when one of the people running for President condones this kind of behavior.” Bhalla was referring to Trump’s “Wow. This is the impact of a Donald Trump candidacy. People feel more empowered to publicly express their ignorance and hatred. You’re doing a great job.

Keep up the great work you do,” one supporter messaged Bhalla.

And one Bhalla supporter is quoted in rawstory.com, pointed to Dubenezic’s name saying, “Your last name is as foreign as it gets! BTW, he’s not Muslim.

Educate yourself.”

During his tenure in council, Bhalla is proud of his accomplishments. Among them, he said, was getting the city’s fiscal house in order. “We have been able to stabilize our financial standing. Our credit rating has risen from junk status to a double

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A plus,” he said.

“We have also been able to root out government corruption.

Hoboken had a big problem,” he said.

And the hospital that was on the brink of collapse, was saved by selling to a private entity, thus saving 1,000 jobs, he noted.

More Indian-Americans are moving into Hoboken, young professionals wanting to live in the “miniature Manhattan,” he said. These growing numbers have combined with some of the old timers who did not flee Hoboken when violent hate crimes against Indians spilled over from neighboring Jersey City that spawned the “Dot Busters,” gangs of the 1980s.

For his Sikh community he helped bring a major change.

“Last year, we were able to get the Hoboken City Police Department to change its policy and allow turbans and facial hair to be work by recruits,” he said. “So we have the ability to have a very diversified police force,” he added, and urged Indian-Americans to apply for law enforcement jobs.

Bhalla graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, got his Master of Science degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from the prestigious London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. He has a law degree from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Councilman Bhalla is married to Navneet K. Patwalia Bhalla, and they have two children, daughter Arza K. Bhalla, 9, and son Shabegh S. Bhalla 4.

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May 27, 2016

The Sad Story Behind Canada’s Formal Apology To Indian Immigrants

By Ishaan Tharoor n May 18, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a formal apology in his country’s House of Commons for an incident that took place more than a century ago.

In mid-May 1914, the Komagata Maru, a Japanese steamship, arrived in Vancouver after leaving Hong Kong in early April. On board were 376 passengers, most of whom were Sikh migrants from what was then British India. The ship was not allowed to dock.

A 1908 Canadian law at the time forbade arrivals in the country who did not make a “continuous journey” from their nation of birth or citizenship. In an era when hundreds of thousands of white European immigrants were settling in Canada, the law was seen as a measure to stymie Indian arrivals because it was practically impossible to travel directly from the Indian mainland to North America.

In a challenge to the rules, the Komagata Maru, chartered by a Sikh businessman with ties to an influential Sikh political party in the Americas, steamed across the Pacific. Its arrival in Canada was anticipated by doom-mongering local headlines, which warned of an impending “Hindu invasion.”

Sir Richard McBride, then the Conservative premier of British Columbia, made clear the explicit racism of Canada’s policies on the night the Komagata Maru reached Vancouver.

“To admit Orientals in large numbers would mean the end, the extinction of the white people,” he said. “And we always

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have in mind the necessity of keeping this a white man’s country.”

After an almost two-month standoff, which also involved feisty demonstrations by ethnic Indians on Vancouver’s shores, the ship was eventually turned

away. When it reached Calcutta, now Kolkata, in India, British colonial authorities attempted to seize suspected Sikh radicals on board. The semi-riot that ensued saw security forces kill at least 19 passengers and arrest many others.

The incident is a reminder, particularly for Canada’s considerable Sikh population, of the widespread discrimination and bigotry meted out on Indians and other Asians on the west coast of the Americas a century ago. “The real value in the apology lies in a re-examination,” Ali Kazimi, an Indian-Canadian academic who made a documentary on the Komagata Maru story, told the Toronto Star. He added that should lead to a recognition “that Canada for the first 100 years of its existence had what was effectively a ‘White Canada’ policy.”

“We failed them utterly,”

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Trudeau said in April when he indicated his intentions to make a formal apology. “As a nation, we should never forget the prejudice suffered by the Sikh community at the hands of the Canadian government of the day.”

In 2006, Trudeau’s predecessor, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, made a formal apology in the House of Commons to the country’s Chinese community for the discriminatory “head tax” imposed on Chinese immigrants who came to Canada between 1885 and 1923. In 2008, Harper apologized in Parliament to the country’s indigenous populations for an official government policy that saw tens of thousands of indigenous children taken from their families and resettled in boarding schools.

But an apologetic speech he made in 2008 at a Sikh cultural event in British Columbia didn’t assuage Sikh demands for a proper reckoning with the past, which many argued must also include a formal apology delivered in Parliament.

Trudeau, who defeated Harper and the Conservatives in elections last year and appointed the world’s most Sikh Cabinet, promptly obliged.

Trudeau, perhaps more than any other politician in the Western hemisphere, has also been particularly outspoken about the need to welcome Syrian refugees. Descendants of those aboard the Komagata Maru are expected to join him in the House of Commons.

“It’s staggering,” Sukhi Ghunam, whose great-grandfather was aboard the Komagata Maru and never stepped foot in Canada, told the Globe and Mail. “I don’t think he ever thought this moment would come.”

– The Washington Post

May 27, 2016

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May 27, 2016

Elections Results In Four States

A Mixed Bag

By Nirendra Dev s the poll verdict from four states saw the Congress decimated in two states and regional parties reasserting themselves in another two, BJP floor managers in parliament were keeping an eye on the general anti-Congress mood and also on the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, where crucial legislation needs across-the-spectrum support.

“There is a changed scenario.

After June biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, while the Congress strength will come down, there will be enhanced numbers for the likes of the Samajwadi Party and the AIADMK. This can help government pass key bills in Rajya Sabha,” a BJP source told IANS, exuding confidence.

But, will the Trinamool Congrees (TMC), which hasstormed back to power in West Bengal with over two-thirds majority vote, play ball?

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at her press conference after her party's victory indicated she would.

“For us, our election manifesto is like raksha kawach. We have ideological differences with BJP but if there are matters which will help people, we can cooperate,”

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Banerjee said in Kolkata when asked about Trinamool's role in passing the stalled Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, described as one of the government's most important economic measures.

The TMC, in its manifesto for the 2011 assembly elections and the 2014 parliamentary polls, had promised support for the GST, which the Lok Sabha passed in 2015 but is pending in the Rajya Sabha as the BJP-led NDA lacks the numbers there.

At least one industry lobby thought the BJP could draw comfort from the showing of the TMC, as also of the AIADMK, which convincingly returned to power in Tamil Nadu.

“The NDA Government will certainly find it easier to deal with Trinamool Congress and AIADMK in the Rajya Sabha for passage of crucial bills, mainly the longpending and the most important GST bill,” Assocham President Sunil Kanoria said.

While AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is yet to react on her party's cooperation in parliament, her stance against the GST is well known but she also enjoys good personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

No sooner had the trends become clear May 19, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar asserted that the government was keen to do business with the powerful regional leaders.

“First purpose in any election is to win, secondly it is to ensure defeat of your main rivals and thirdly to feel satisfied that while your enemies like Congress and Left are defeated, the friendly regional parties have won,” Javadekar told journalists.

In the Rajya Sabha biennial elections due on June 11, the BJP hopes to gain from states like Rajasthan and Maharashtra where seats have fallen vacant.

“The assembly polls saw BJP win in Assam and decimation of Congress in crucial states. This growing anti-Congress mood will be reflected in monsoon session of parliament and regional parties like Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress will have to make a clear choice about pushing for legislative measures like the GST bill,” a key BJP leader said.

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Congress each held 14.

But the Congress' decimation in assembly polls in last two years in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana could result in the party losing at least 4-5 seats.

The Congress strength in Rajya Sabha is now 64 and this could scale down to 60, but it will continue to be the single largest party in the house.

Twenty-five Rajya Sabha seats are up for grabs in states where the BJP or the National Democratic Alliance is in power.

Of them, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan account for four each, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana and Jharkhand for two each, Madhya Pradesh for three and Maharashtra for six.

Of these, BJP or its NDA allies can hope to pick up 22 seats, it is estimated.

The present strength of BJP is 49 in the 245-member Rajya Sabha. With NDA allies, its number goes up to 67.

“The Congress’s strength in Rajya Sabha will come down. The BJP's will increase marginally while regional parties like Samajwadi Party will also benefit.

It is these permutations and combinations that had led (Finance Minister) Arun Jaitley to favor voting (against building consensus) in the house on important legislation like the GST bill,” the party source said.

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May 27, 2016

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With Gandhis At Rock Bottom, Opposition Comeback A Daunting Task

By Douglas Busvine and Rupam Jain rashant Kishor, the election campaign manager brought in by Congress party to reverse its declining fortunes, knew his real work would begin when the party hit rock bottom. It looks like that moment has come.

The party run by the fabled Gandhi dynasty, which has led the world’s largest democracy for most of its existence, suffered humiliation last week when it lost Assam to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a state election.

Congress had controlled Assam since 2001, and for the nationalist BJP it was a first. The race was not even close, underlining the crisis facing the mother-and-son team of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Two years ago they were eclipsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a landslide national ballot won on promises of economic growth and a strong, modern India.

While the euphoria of that time has faded and Modi’s agenda has been slowed by stalled reforms, other state election setbacks and devastating droughts hitting rural India, he remains comfortably the most popular politician.

The challenge for Rahul Gandhi, the public face of Congress’ comeback, is to make up lost ground in time for the biggest test before a 2019 general election - the state vote next year in Uttar Pradesh, home to around 200 million people.

That, and the state of Punjab, will go a long way to defining who is the next prime minister; in 2014, the BJP won 71 of 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh and only Sonia and Rahul Gandhi held theirs for Congress.

Rahul Gandhi declined to be interviewed for this article, but, in a series of public appearances that have become more frequent in recent months, he sought to target Modi directly.

“Modi talked about good days to come but today the country is reeling under drought and farmers are committing suicide,” he told a recent “Save Democracy March” of a few thousand people in New Delhi. “Modi has nothing to say.”

In an intriguing twist in the race for Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi has invited Kishor to help coordinate Congress’ strategy, the same man who aided Modi’s march to New Delhi with a campaign that embraced modern electioneering techniques and wowed voters.

Kishor now plans to bring those, and an intimate knowledge of the way Modi and the BJP operate, to a party that is widely seen as old-fashioned and overly

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Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, and her son and the party’s vice-president Rahul Gandhi, arrive at a court in New Delhi, Dec. 19.

reliant on the Gandhis.

The 38-year-old, who largely avoids the public eye but engages the press and senior party figures with increasing confidence, has a backroom team of researchers analysing census data to more effectively translate votes into seats.

That may mean targeting a particular caste or religion, for example.

Sources close to Kishor, who worked in health activism before being taken on as policy adviser to Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat state, said Kishor had “24/7” access to Gandhi, although he did not decide his day-to-day movements.

Kishor is determined to move away from a system of patronage, inject a sense of urgency and bring in fresh faces from the grassroots level upwards, even if it means upsetting the Congress establishment.

And, reflecting a growing interest in politics rather than focusing on number crunching, Kishor wants to portray Congress as the only inclusive national party in India, the sources said.

“Modi talked about good days to come but today the country is reeling under drought and farmers are committing suicide”

The BJP has been accused of stifling free speech and promoting a Hindu-first agenda to appeal to the country’s majority at the expense of significant minorities, including around 170 million Muslims.

“We are a party of all, for all and by all,” said Jyotiraditya Scindia, a Congress parliamentarian, and, in his mid-40s, is of Gandhi’s generation and one of the party’s “new guard”.

“The only other national party, which is the BJP, is not represen-

tative of pan-India, because it is not of all, it is not by all and it is not for all.”

Kishor is understood to want to launch a “new face” to lead the Uttar Pradesh campaign, which could be Gandhi, his popular sister Priyanka or someone else.

Congress officials and Kishor declined to comment.

Separately, a party source said this week that Gandhi’s longawaited promotion to take over Congress from his mother might happen “sooner than you think”.

Kishor, for one, is realistic about Congress’ chances of catching up with the BJP. “We are way behind the curve,” said a source familiar with his thinking. “The total collapse of the party isn’t something we can ignore.”

In a party steeped in tradition, secrecy and deference, enthusiasm for Kishor is not universal.

“Indian politics is not susceptible to modern, professional analysis,” said one former Congress cabinet member. “You get it right, you’re lucky; you get it wrong, you’re unlucky.”

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the campaign manager’s frustration at Gandhi’s reluctance to take quick decisions, and on speculation that Kishor would resign.

Kishor’s organization, Indian Political Action Committee, published two tweets to address the rumors: As Kishor works behind the scenes, Rahul is re-emerging on the national stage to take the fight to Modi. Congress loyalists say Gandhi returned a changed man from a sabbatical in a secret location in early 2015.

“He ... discovered his inner politician,” said Shashi Tharoor, a prominent Congress lawmaker.

“He’s active in parliament. He’s more confident. His repartee shows he can think on his feet.”

Since Kishor joined Gandhi’s team a few months ago, the leader has set a frenetic pace, joining student protesters on the barricades, showing solidarity with drought-hit farmers and hitting the campaign trail up and down the country.

He has landed rhetorical blows on Modi, taking the floor of parliament in March to liken a tax amnesty announced in the budget to a skin-lightening cream that turns black money white.

The latest state polls, which also included Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal where regional parties expectedly dominated, suggest that Gandhi’s impact has been limited so far.

State polls are especially important for the BJP because state legislators elect members of the upper house of parliament where Modi’s goods and services tax bill is stuck because it does not have a majority.

Some of Modi’s closest advisers say they are more worried about Kishor’s involvement with Congress than about Gandhi, given his impact on Modi’s victory and inside knowledge of the way he thinks.

But political analysts say Modi should not lose too much sleep for now.

The BJP vote is expected to hold up relatively well in Uttar Pradesh as things stand, and the two main regional parties are well placed to fend off Congress, said Sanjay Kumar at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.

“They can’t in their wildest imagination form a government in Uttar Pradesh. The race for Congress is not to be a distant fourth.”

As for Gandhi, BJP leaders are dismissive.

“What do you relaunch?” asked M.J. Akbar, a former Congress spokesman who joined Modi’s BJP before the 2014 election. “He’s already been launched.

He’s been in an active leadership position since before the 2014 election.”

– Reuters

May 27, 2016

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ust when employers in the United States were unhappy and raising concerns about the steep increase in the statutory fee for certain H­1B and L­1 petitions, and about the lengthy delays in adjudicating petitions, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) threw another curved ball. Putting into prac­ tice the “Full Cost Recovery” theory, DHS is proposing to raise USCIS filing fees by a weighted average of 21 percent and impose a new fee on the Regional Centers with regard to EB­5 processing in order to fully recover costs for its services and to maintain adequate service. The proposed rule has been pub­ lished in the Federal Register and is open for public comments until July 5, 2016.

As many are aware, U.S. Citizenship and Im­ migration Services (USCIS) is primarily funded by immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged to applicants and petitioners. Fees collected from individuals and entities filing immigration benefit re­ quests are deposited into the Immigration Ex­ aminations Fee Account (IEFA) and used to fund the cost of processing immigration ben­ efit requests.

USCIS calculates its fees to recover the full cost of USCIS operations, which do not in­ clude the limited appropriated funds pro­ vided by Congress. USCIS anticipates if it continues to operate at current fee levels, it will experience an average annual shortfall of $560 million between revenues and costs.

This projected shortfall poses a risk of de­ grading USCIS operations. The proposed rule would eliminate this risk by ensuring full cost recovery. As such, DHS is proposing to ad­ just fees by a weighted average increase of 21 percent (%).

Some the major highlights of the proposed rule include, but are not limited to: • EB­5 (IMMIGRANT INVESTOR) VISAS: NEW FEE FOR THE ANNUAL CERTIFI­ CATION OF REGIONAL CENTER, FORM I­924A. In order to recover the full cost of processing, DHS is proposing to establish a new fee of $3,035.00 for the Annual Certification of Re­ gional Center, Form I­924A, pertaining to the EB­5 Regional Center investor visa program benefit. As many are aware, Form I­924A is used by Regional Centers to demonstrate continued eligibility for their designation. Al­ though approved regional centers are re­ quired to file the Form I­ 924A annually, there is currently no filing fee and the processing cost is borne by other individuals paying fees for immigration benefits. Until now USCIS was using its adjudicative resources to handle Form I­924A without charging any fee for ap­ proximately 800 currently approved Regional Centers. This USCIS’ annual subsidy pro­ vided to the EB­5 Regional Center is soon going to end. Note that the rule also proposes to change the title of Form I­924A from “Sup­ plement to Form I­924” to “Annual Certifica­ tion of Regional Centers.”

Further, the proposed fee for processing the Form I­526, Immigrant Petition by Alien En­ trepreneur, will increase by 145 % to $3,675 (from the current fee of $1,500.00). The good news is that the fee for processing Form I­829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Condi­ tions, is going to remain the same at level of $3,750.00.

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If payment is made within the allotted time, USCIS resumes processing the benefit re­ quest. If the filer does not correct the pay­ ment, USCIS rejects the filing. If the biometric fee is not paid, USCIS considers the benefit re­ quest as abandoned. DHS is proposing to eliminate the above­mentioned rules requir­ ing that cases be held while deficient pay­ ments are corrected.

USCIS clears payment checks through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) by con­ verting checks to electronic payments. Be­ cause USCIS converts checks into ACH payments, there is currently no or very little delay before USCIS knows whether the check is valueless. DHS is proposing that USCIS will not begin processing the benefit request until the payment has cleared. DHS antici­ pates that the proposed change would reduce the USCIS administrative costs for holding and tracking immigration benefit requests with rejected payments. This change would streamline USCIS’ process for handling immi­ gration benefit requests when payments are returned as not payable or do not include the required biometric services fee.

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• REFUNDS DHS is proposing a minor change in the pro­ vision regarding USCIS fee refunds. In gen­ eral, except for a premium processing fee, USCIS does not refund a fee regardless of the decision on the immigration benefit request.

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May 27, 2016

A Suitable Coach For The Indian Cricket Team

By Anupam Pratihary he Indian cricket board’s experiment with former Indian players as coaches needs to reach its logical conclusion – an Indian head coach. At least, this time the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has the luxury of considering someone with credentials such as Rahul Dravid.

Few can rival his invaluable experience as a player, having scored over 24,000 runs and 48 centuries in international cricket. Dravid is a modern-day cricket legend and his understanding of the intricacies of the game, including the T20 format, will be of immense value to this young Indian team.

Besides, he has done the hard yard as coach, having mentored IPL teams Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, apart from coaching junior Indian teams (Under-19 and India A). He understands the rigors of the job.

Dravid may not have thrown his hat in the ring, but he is known to take decisions after weighing all the factors. For the current coach of the junior Indian teams and a mentor for the Delhi Daredevils, taking up Team India’s coaching assignment should be a natural progression.

Cautious as ever, Dravid told the media in April, “Anything that comes back to you needs to be weighed with a lot of consideration, not only in terms of whether you feel you want to do it but also time that is involved in doing a lot of these things — what does it entail and what does it require, can you devote time and energy, anything that you would want to do, you want to ensure you are completely 100 percent focussed on it.”

He may not have aired his intent but it appears India’s most prolific number three batsman of all time is considering all that the job entails. Now that June 10 is the BCCI’s deadline to accept job applications, the ball is in Dravid’s court.

Dravid had been a part of the core group of the Indian team, regarded to have the best batting lineup in its test history and arguably the finest in the world during its time.

It was perhaps the first Indian team that had the self-belief and aggression needed to win test matches in Australia, England, South Africa and Pakistan – traditionally the toughest to beat in their backyard. And it did.

The team led by Sourav Ganguly was truly a champion side and Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Kumble, Harbhajan and Zaheer were his

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legendary sharpshooters who could bring down any team in their own territory. It was during this golden phase that the team systematically set out to win series abroad, which it famously did in England, Pakistan and New Zealand and just falling short in Australia and South Africa. India was almost unbeatable on home soil.

Perhaps this is the most valuable intangible asset that Dravid will bring to the table – the art of winning against the best.

To become a champion side, a team requires the technical prowess, self-belief, combative attitude and the ability to plot the opposition’s downfall coming from behind, as Dravid had done with Laxman in the famous Kolkata test against a ruthless Aussie outfit in 2001.

And this is where Dravid’s experience will come in handy for Virat Kohli’s boys, who are struggling to make their mark in test cricket.

Being one of the finest batsmen of his time, Dravid can provide the right ecosystem for the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma — some of the most promising batsmen in international cricket.

Dravid can help convert their potential into consistent performance, more so in tough

overseas conditions where glory can be elusive.

Another crucial phase where a player needs valuable technical input and support is when he is going through a lean period. And you can’t ask for a better person than Dravid to help iron out flaws.

The road to excellence can be brutally lonely and monotonous for a player. A coach who has accomplished success at the highest level can inspire players to realize the importance of routine training regimens, sacrifice and commitment needed to excel in international cricket.

What separates the greats from others is work ethic and mental toughness. The way Boris Becker has helped Novak Djokovic to transform himself into a great champion illustrates the role of a coach, even though tennis is an individual sport unlike cricket.

Another skill for which Dravid hasn’t received enough credit is fielding in the slip cordon. He holds a world record of 210 catches, mostly in slips – where most players except Rahane have struggled. This is one area where Dravid may have to work the hardest as it needs specialized training and understanding of the field position.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also believes Dravid will make a good coach. “… I don’t think the BCCI will find many better candidates than someone like him (Dravid),” Ponting said recently.

“If he’s interested in doing the job, he will do a good job.”

Can the Indian cricket board get a better endorsement for Rahul Dravid as coach?

– Reuters

Fast Bowler Shardul Thakur Named To India Test Squad

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ast bowler Shardul Thakur was the surprise selection in India’s 17man squad for their test series against West Indies, the Board of Cricket Control (BCCI) in India announced on its website(www.bcci.tv) on Monday.

The 24-year old earned his first call-up to the national side after playing a key role in Mumbai’s 41st Ranji Trophy victory in February, picking up 41 wickets in his 11 matches.

Virat Kohli has been named captain of the side for the JulyAugust series with Ajinkya Rahane will be his deputy.

The fourmatch series will mark the resumption of bilateral ties between the sides after the Caribbean team pulled out midway through a 2014 tour of India over a protracted pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.

The BCCI also announced a weakened 16-man squad for the one-day and Twenty20 internationals to tour Zimbabwe.

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The uncapped Faiz Fazal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jayant Yadav, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh were included while experienced players such as Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina were rested.

India will play three oneday internationals and three Twenty20 games beginning in June.

West Indies tour squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Stuart Binny.

Zimbabwe tour squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), KL Rahul, Faiz Fazal, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Ambati Rayudu, Rishi Dhawan, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal – Reuters

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LIBRA: A firm commitment will not only enable to achieve professional targets but also to realise your dreams. The company of family friends will keep you in a happy & relaxed mood. A new financial deal gets finalized paving the way for fresh money. Blossoming love life brings happiness. Mental alertness would enable to solve a tricky problem. Small picnic organized by your company is good to change your mood.

TAURUS: Colleagues and subordinates will lend a helping hand enabling to complete the work on time. Relatives will be willing to lend a helping hand at the time of need. Increase in income from past investment is foreseen. You enjoy a lovely time as Cupid is on your side this week.

A very healthy week when your cheerfulness gives the desired tonic and confidence. Romantic destinations seems appealing to you.

SCORPIO: Cooperative nature brings desired results at professional front. Parental guidance in your decision would immensely help. Financial position will improve later in the week. Romance is likely to intensify through recreational activities & entertainment. A cheerful state of mind brings mental peace. Official journeys prove to be more fruitful for you. Your loan procedures for pursuing a plot will be in process.

GEMINI: Success in completing difficult assignments brings a lot of laurels at work. New relationship at family front will be long lasting & highly beneficial. Monetary gains from unplanned sources will brighten your week. You are likely to maintain good health that would also give you success. Travel for fun and pleasure is what you demand. Your girlfriend’s desire for an apartment might lead to its destination.

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CAPRICORN: Your inner values coupled with a positive attitude will bring success at work. Investment in stocks & mutual funds would help in earning profits. Romance touches new heights, as partner positively responds. A pleasure trip gives the much-needed tonic to health. A funfilled holiday at an amusement and theme park with your family is there. Investment on construction business might give fruitful results.

LEO: Mental clarity gives a decisive edge over all competitors at professional front. You will be in the mood to celebrate with family and friends this week. You get some financial rewards as dedication & hard work gets noticed. Proposing might benefit, as chances of succeeding in love are high. Creative hobbies are likely to keep you relaxed. Your boss may ask you for your company to a friend’s party.

AQUARIUS: Responding positively & quickly to new ideas in business will go in your favour. An important development at personal front brings jubilation for entire family. Cutting down the number of parties and pleasure jaunts would help in keeping in good mood. An interesting cruise ship is next place for your vacation. Investing on a ship or a cruise is an exciting venture to be made.

VIRGO: Calculated risks would enables to complete the project on time. Good advice from family members brings gains. Monetary gains are likely to be from more than one source. Search for a true romantic friend might end this week. With a positive outlook & confidence, you succeed in impressing people around you. Travel plan with a colleague might lead to a new relationship. It might be the right time to sale your empty plot as property rates are at peak.

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Aziz Ansari Feels Diversity In Films Not Getting Better with actress Jennifer Lawrence, added: “There has been 20 of those movies - not once is it a black woman staring into a guy’s eyes.You know, everyone has romance in their lives. It’s strange that every time it’s two white people falling in love.”

Talking about diversity on television, the “Master of None” creator shared that the medium too suffers the same problem.

“I looked at some lineup of new shows and it’s like, ‘MacGyver’, ‘Training Day’ with a white guy - what are we doing?,” he said.

– IANS

– NEW YORK ndian-American comedian Aziz Ansari opined that its strange that the films which are based on author Nicholas Spark’s books, have white people only.

Ansari shared his views at The New York Times’ TimesTalks here on Friday stating that diversity in films is not getting better, reports people.com.

“When people ask me, ‘Do you think the diversity stuff is getting better?’ I’m like, ‘No.’ There’s a poster right outside our writer’s room, it’s one of those Nicholas Sparks books where it’s just two white people just staring at each other,” he said.

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Bollywood Has No Content Most Of The Time: Naseeruddin Shah

–MUMBAI eteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who is known for his work in parallel cinema, feels Bollywood films nowadays have no content most of the time.

The Padma Bhushan awardee, who has films like “Mandi”, “Dedh Ishqiya” and “A Wednesday” to his credit, was here in the national capital to perform Bhisham Sahni’s Hindi stories on stage.

The actor believes that Bollywood industry rips off a lot from Hollywood.

“Bollywood has no content most of the time... We just rip off Hollywood. We steal from here, we steal from there and we are patting ourselves that the whole world is watching our movies,” Naseeruddin told IANS. “The whole world is watching our movies

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because they are also eating Indian food! It is the spices, the variety that is getting them. Indian food has substance that is why it will remain popular and Hindi cinema doesn’t which is why this bubble will burst very soon!”

Naseeruddin Shah will next be seen in “Waiting”, which has been directed by Anu Menon.

“Waiting” is about the relationship between two people from different walks of life, who befriend each other in a hospital, while nursing their respective comatose spouses. The story of the film delves into the themes of coping with grief and discovering hope.

Produced by Priti Gupta and Manish Mundra under the banner of Ishka Films and Drishyam Films, “Waiting” is set to release on Friday.

– IANS

Films Like ‘Sairat’ Gives Us Courage To Compete With Hollywood: Irrfan –MUMBAI ctor Irrfan Khan says that films such as the Marathi blockbuster “Sairat” will give the Indian film industry the courage to compete with Hollywood.

“There is a need for our films to address universal audiences and this film is a new language. This film is an identity of the new cinema that will evolve and what the young generation will bring forth.

These kind of films will give us the courage to compete with Hollywood films,” he said on the sidelines of a screening of “Sairat” he organized.

Irrfan is one of the few Indian actors to do well in Hollywood, having worked in popular films such as “Slumdog Millionaire”, and “Jurassic World” among others.

“Sairat” has become the highest grossing Marathi film of all time, having collected Rs.65 crores at the box office and is still going strong with 525 screens showcasing it in its fourth week.

About his reason for hosting the screening, Irrfan said: “I felt that our young generation watches a lot of Hollywood cinema and often doesn’t watch our films. So I thought of organising this screening for all the kids’ friends and close ones to give the young generation a taste of it to let them know what is happening in our cinema.”

Asked if films like “Sairat” can even beat Hindi films, he said: “The more cinema gets diverse, it is better for the audience and for the growth of the industry. Our audiences are demanding a lot and our industry is unable to cope up with it. That is why Hollywood’s films are earning so much money.”

Lead actors of the film, Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, have become overnight superstars, having been awarded Rs.5 crore each by the producers after the stellar success. About the actors, Irrfan

said: “The way the director uses them in the story is fantastic and they have done a fantastic job.”

About director Nagraj Manjule, whose first film “Fandry” was also immensely appreciated, Irrfan said: “For a new director, who makes his first film and it turns out good, making the second film is equally difficult because whatever treasures he had gets exposed. Making the second film so successful is the most difficult thing for any successful director and that Nagraj has done, and I salute him.”

Irrfan will next be seen in the film “Madaari”.

– IANS

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Poorna created history on May 25, 2014, by becoming the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest.

Rahul, who was last seen in “Dil Dhadakne Do”, will also act in the film.

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Aditi Inamdar, a girl hailing from Telangana, was chosen to play the role of female lead after Rahul auditioned 109 girls.

Rahul will be essaying the role of her father.

The actor added that “it has no ‘jhalak’ of Bollywood, yet makes you cry.

That’s because Poorna is one of the most remarkable people I’ve met - Focussed, disciplined, thoughtful yet fun-loving...Her story needs to be told to world.”

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Call Tina (541)-521-6835

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OHIO FULL TIME COUPLE FOR FRONT DESK ( Afternoon shift & laundry work) in Findlay, OH 45840. Fixed Salary with Two Bedroom Managers apartment.

Fluent English, experienced and legal must. Jay Patel (419) 424 1133.

6/10 SL

DELAWARE MOTEL HELP IN DELAWARE- FRONT DESK POSITION. Must be fluent in English, & computer skills. Living accommodation provided. Please fax resume (302) 861 3741 or Email: bpatel6652@yahoo.com.

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KANSAS 52 ROOMS INDEPENDENT MOTEL IN KANSAS NEED Single for Front Desk help (Experienced, Computer knowledge and English must) and need experienced couple for Housekeeping help. Accommodation provided. Call (443) 504 7955.

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IOWA HOUSEKEEPING COUPLE NEEDED for Franchised Property in Iowa. Legal status must. Accommodation available. Call Mike 562 412 0799.

6/10 SL

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Asheville,NC Franchise Motel in Asheville, NC needs couple for Front desk (Fluent English required) & Housekeeping Supervision.

[NOT FOR ROOM CLEANING] .

Also looking for young Housekeeping couple. Accommodation will be provided. Legal status must.

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Call Victor 224-800-5395

5/27 SL

Virginia Franchise Choice Motel in Virginia required only experienced Single or couple for front desk and night audit.

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Atlantic Beach, NC Immediate Hire : Single / Couple wanted for Front Desk help, Housekeeping and Maintenance for Econo Lodge Motel in Atlantic Beach, NC. MUST BE ENERGETIC AND HAVE LEGAL STATUS AND SPEAKS ENGLISH. Pay based on experience.

Call Manny @ (910) 474-6418 6/3 sd

MARYLAND/ VIRGINIA Immediate opening for Front Desk (Computer skills & English must) and Housekeeping for franchise motels in Maryland and Virginia. Accommodation provided and Legal status must. Call Shaila: 443.846.1185 Rohan: 443.939.9126 6/10 SL

Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Choice hotel seeks legal Housekeepers & 7-day & Front Desk, Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, legal status required and experience preferred. Proficient in Microsoft Office and basic understanding of office technology and hotel operations.

Accommodation provided & pay based on experience.

Call 410-231-3621 5/27-MV

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Accommodation will be provided.

Ray 319-512-9039 6/10 MV

New York 37 ROOMS PLANTATION INDEPENDENT MOTEL IN ISLAND PARK, LONG ISLAND, NY 11558 need Single / Couple General Manager, Front Desk and Housekeeping person including Laundry work.

Accommodation provided.

Call (516) 978 7125.

IMMEDIATE HIRE : FRONT DESK CLERK & NIGHT AUDITOR NEEDED FOR 2 FRANCHISE MOTELS in St. Louis, Missouri. Experienced, Fluent English, Computer Literate and legal status must.

Accommodation provided.

Call Priti (618) 567 3273 5/27 SL

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For motel information contact Stephen Albis/CAS Associates, Inc. (804) 615-6694.

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Ohio Excellent 33 Units Motel for Sale with 3 BDRM & 3 Bath Manager's Apartment on I-75 Corridor in Ohio.

Room Revenue $235K. Asking Price $680K. Serious only. Call Danny Talwar (567) 242 3167.

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Delaware FRANCHISE DAYS INN 142 ROOM MOTEL IN NEWARK, DELAWARE NEED Front Desk help & General Manager with experience, fluent English and computer literate. Also need experienced Housekeeping couple. Accommodation provided, Legal Status must.

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Franchise Hotel in NJ is looking for Single/Couple for: Housekeeping, Front Desk, Maintenance. Good salary and accommodation will be provided.

Also looking for Hotel Sales Associate.

(Experience and good communication skills required) Call: Nick 201-637-5062 (Contact between 9 AM to 7 PM.

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Indiana West wood motel southbend Indiana 10 rooms plus one apartment plus 3 bedroom managers quarters 219000 available on Land Contract 847-830-5361 or 574-246-1556 5/27 MS

Virginia 23 ROOMS COLONIAL MOTEL WITH MANAGER'S QUARTERS FOR SALE in Chesapeake, VA. Asking Price $650K. For details call Sailesh Shah CCIM on (757) 695 3180 Office (757) 617 5188 Cell Email : shailesh.shah@svn.com 5/27 SL

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Wanted Housekeeping Couple for Motel. Good salary and accommodation will be provided Contact 314-330-4621 314-497-3292 5/27 SS

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Accommodation and good salary provided. Legal status and experience required.

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MOTEL SALE - NORTH CAROLINA : EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR A FAMILY TO RUN 48 UNIT FRANCHISE MOTEL IN GOLDSBORO ( AIR FORCE BASE ) NC - 27534. WELL MAINTAINED HAVING MANAGER LIVING QUARTER. SERIOUS BUYER. CALL 770-286-0174.

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Restaurant for Rent inside Motel : Indian Restaurant for Rent available with liquor and Banquet for 400 People inside Rodeway Inn Motel, Montgromeryville, PA 18936.

Call Ken Patel 856 796 2539 6/10 SL

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Located in cadillac,MI. Close to lakes and downtown. Very motivated seller.

Any serious and fair offers will be considered. Motel includes three bedroom home with garage and basement. For price and more detail Please contact Chirag Patel: 231-942-9594.

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Hannibal, Missouri 24 ROOMS & 42 ROOMS MOTELS FOR SALE IN HANNIBAL, MISSOURI ON I-72, MO 63401, Facing River view and Office attached to Laundry room with 2 Bedroom Manager’s Apartment.

Recently re-modelled.

Call Patel (618) 530 0390 5/27 SL

Texas Motel for sale Price reduced Remodeled 16 rooms Motel for sale in Texas with 3 bedroom house. Big truck parking. Newly Painted & with new roof. Owner finance available.

Call: Rashmi shah @ 254-413-3886 5/27 MS

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

May 27, 2016

Anil Kapoor Acquires Rights Of ‘Prison Break’

ComScore’s South Asian Network Ratings For Week of May 2

Anil’s production house has bought the rights to season one of “Prison Break”. Season two will be underway only after feedback to the first part is in. “We’ll start planning the show as soon as I wrap up shooting for ‘24’. I want to take it on the floors as soon as possible,” he added...

– IANS

It’s Not Easy To Become A Woman Onscreen: Sandeep Anand

– MUMBAI fter “24” and “Modern Family”, Bollywood actorproducer Anil Kapoor has now acquired the rights of another American TV series “Prison Break”. “I always go with my gut feeling. I know people will like it.

We will adapt it to suit Indian sensibilities. It’s one of my most fautorite shows. I am truly excited,” Anil said in a statement.

“Prison Break”, which is now gearing up for its fifth season, revolves around two brothers. One has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit while the other devises an elaborate plan to help him escape and clear his name.

Sharing more about the show,

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comScore South Asian Networks (Weekday Prime – M-F 8-11 p.m.)

Rank

Network

Rating

Avg. Audience

Avg. Households

1

Zee TV

0.0208

23,554

32,385

2

STAR Plus

0.0195

22,051

30,627

3

SonyEntertainment Television Asia

0.0188

21,328

32,441

4

Aapka Colors

0.0067

7,619

12,707

5

Life OK

0.0050

5,626

8,803

6

TV Asia

0.0038

4,250

8,873

7

MTV India

0.0003

383

1,107

Kapil Sharma’s Show Is The Best: Mika –MUMBAI eeping competition aside, Bollywood singer Mika Singh, who is part of “Comedy Nights Live”, lauded comedian-actor Kapil Sharma, calling his recently launched TV show “The Kapil Sharma Show” the ‘best’.

Mika shot for the episode of the Sony Entertainment Television show on Friday night along with West Indies star cricketer Chris Gayle and singer Kanika Kapoor.

“You all know that I am Kapil’s brother. I am a big fan of his show and his timing as well. I have met him after a long time because three-four songs of mine have been launched. And the best way to promote the songs is through the best show -- ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’,” Mika said.

Kapil came into the limelight through Colors show “Comedy Nights With Kapil” but the show was replaced by “Comedy Nights Live” after the ace comedian had a falling out with Colors channel officials due to various reasons.

And Mika became a part of “Comedy Nights Live”.

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comScore South Asian Networks (All Day, All Week): Rank

Network

Rating

Avg. Audience

Households

1

Zee TV

0.0098

11,119

234,931

2

Sony Entertainment Television Asia

0.0096

10,923

207,529

3

STAR Plus

0.0092

10,400

168,364

4

Aapka Colors

0.0036

4,029

105,065

5

TV Asia

0.0031

3,531

156,998

6

Life OK

0.0025

2,870

102,113

7

MTV India

0.0002

246

28,946

Rating – The percentage of television households in the nation that viewed the network Avg. Audience – The average number of TVs tuned to the network during the time frame Avg. Households – The average number of unique households that viewed the network during the selected date range. A view must be at least one minute. © 2016 comScore - Content in this chart is produced and/or compiled by comScore and its TV Essentials ™ data collection and analytical service, and is covered by provisions of the Copyright Act. The material presented herein is intended to be available for public use. You may reproduce the content of the chart in any format or medium without first obtaining permission, subject to the following requirements: (1) the material must be reproduced accurately and not in a misleading manner; (2) any publication or issuance of any part of the material to others must acknowledge comScore as the source of the material; and (3) you may not receive any monetary consideration for reproducing, displaying, disclosing or otherwise using any part of the material.

Anil said: “The show is about sibling love. It has just the right amount of emotions and of course some mind blowing action.

In the past, films like ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ and ‘Umar Qaid’, which revolved around jailbreak, have been appreciated by the audience.”

Anil is currently busy shooting for the second instalment of “24”.

Will he be a part of “Prison Break”?

“I’d love to be a part of the show but my entire focus is on ‘24’ right now. Doing two shows won’t be possible but whoever comes on board has to be physically fit. I have a few names in mind. We will begin casting soon. It will be made on the same scale as ‘24’.”

When asked about how he decided to come to a ‘rival’ show, Mika said: “Shows keep going on.”

He said: “But our bond has been there for the past 10 years.

He loves Daler paaji (Mehndi) and I love him... It is good that both shows are working. Paaji’s show is going number one, I’ve come on his show; what could be bigger than that.”

– IANS

www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know

–MUMBAI opular faces of small screen like Sunil Grover, Gaurav Gera and Krushna Abhishek have portrayed female characters in front of the camera. Actor Sandeep Anand says its not an easy task.

Sandeep, who currently plays the role of Sajan in “May I come in Madam?”, will next be seen donning a female avatar to become Shanta Lopez in the popular TV show.

“They (the makers) have made me a woman before this also. I feel the two hot actresses (Neha Pendse and Sapna Sikarwar) don’t bring as much glamour in the show as I do.

“I have observed several domestic helps go about their chores, and that helped me pull off the character,” Sandeep said in a statement.

Though he added that “it’s not easy to become a girl or woman”.

“The response on the set was fantastic. My fautorite woman disguise character from Bollywood is Kamal Hassan from ‘Chachi 420’ and according to me so far no one has done it so beautifully,” Sandeep said.

“May I come in Madam?” is aired on Life OK. – IANS

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 27, 2016

Sanjoy Banerjee with Namami Karmakar

p Exhibition

Nepalese Seasons:Rain and Ritual May 6, 2016 – March 27, 2017 Featuring almost fifty objects from the Rubin Museum’s premiere collection

p Camp

The 2016 Annual Ivy Gandhi Youth Camp fondly referred

to as the ZCAMP will be held the weekend of June 17h19st at Camp Ma-He-Tu, located along the shores of Lake Kanawauke in Harriman State Park. This is a wonderful opportunity for getting the youth together to have fun and create friendships in the Zoroastrian community. There will be many activities as in past years, including a hike up Bear Mountain, team competitions and a bonfire.

Children between the ages of 5 and 10 are welcome to attend with at least one parent. Please register by Sunday, May 8th. For more info visit mahetu.org

p Citizenship

Embrace Your Hyphen Citizenship Drive on June 4 at

11:00 am - 5:00 pm Receive free assistance with your naturalization application Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 For more info visit brooklyn-usa.org

p Conversation Shaukat Aziz: From Banking to Politics, Pakistan to the World

Asia Society host a conversation between Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister and international banker Shaukat Aziz and Asia Soci-

of Nepalese art and select loans, Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual illustrates the enduring manifestation of rituals, agrarian festivals, and the natural environment in the art of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley.

ety President and CEO Josette Sheeran. Mr. Aziz has co-authored a new book titled From Banking to the Thorny World of Politics with Sunday Times journalist Anna Mikhailova. The book offers an analysis of the intricate relationships between Pakistan and the U.S., India, Afghanistan and China, and provides an insider’s account of Mr. Aziz’s controversial decision to join General Pervez Musharraf’s military government in 1999. Tue 28 Jun 2016 6:30pm - 8:00pm Asia Society

p Folk Art

Agrasen Jayanti Celebration 24th of Oct at 2pm Agrawal Samaj USA is celebrating Agrasen Jayanti at the Hindu Temple in Bridgewater NJ. For further information visit agrawalsamajusa.org

p Film Screening

As life in Nepal faces ongoing threats from natural disasters and climatic changes, Nepalese Seasons poignantly illustrates how the country’s dependence on monsoon rain continues to play an

Varanasi, Deepa Mehta’s Water follows a group of widows forced into poverty at an ashram. Life takes a new turn for Chuyia, a young widow who finds love with Narayan, a young Gandhi supporter. The couple is faced with a tough challenge: will they be brave enough to fight tradition and find a way to make their love grow?

p Music

One of India’s renowned

important role in its agriculture, spirituality, social culture, and art.

Save the Date - July 17: Our annual summer Block Party will celebrate the festivals of Nepal.

music masters, Rajeev Taranath brings a rare performance of classical Indian music to New York during his United States spring tour. June 3, 7-8:30PM at Rubin Museum

Sanjoy Banerjee with Namami Karmakar Raga is a Sanskrit word that means “coloring.” In musical terms it represents a feeling or emotion. One of the characteristics of Indian music is the assignment of definite times of the day and

Monsoon

June 11 , 4 - 6 PM at Rubin Museum A cinematic journey into a terrain where nature, science, belief, and wonder converge, Monsoon captures the timelessness and rich human drama of our engagement with the natural world.

night for performing raga melodies.

Through his soulful presentation and improvisations, combined with mastery over sargams, taans, and renditions of Khayal, Sanjoy Banerjee explores the evening ragas, the melodic beauty and majestic splendor of which evoke deep emotions within his listeners. June 17,7-8:45PM at Rubin Museum

Queens Public Library presents South Indian Classical Music - Nivedita Shivraj will lead RagaChitra Veena Ensemble accompanied by Naren Bhudhakar on Tabla.

June 04, 3pm - Rego Park June 06, 6pm - Sunnyside June 11, 3pm - Jackson Heights June 18, 3pm - Briarwood June 25, 3pm - Lefferts All concerts are free and open to public.

Sitar Concert by Partha Bose, Accompanied on Tabla by Indranil Mallick.

Saturday, May 28th 7-9pm This unique music offers an opportunity for all to experience divine sounds and moments of pure ecstasy.

In the beautiful stillness of Shanti Mandir, surrounded by nature, one can completely become immersed.

Join us at Shanti Mandir 51 Muktananda Marg, Walden, NY 12586 More info at shantimandir.com

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Indo-American Arts Council is delighted to invite you to a BAITHAK with Pandit Birju Maharaj &

Saswati Sen July 5, 6:30-9:30 pm DAG Modern,The Fuller Building, 41East 57th Street, Suite 708, NYC.

p Prints & Drawings

Vijay Kumar presents etchings made over his lengthy career as a printmaker.

Opening reception, June 4, 3 PM at Flushing Town Hall.

Work will be display till June 26th. For more info visit, flushingtownhall.org

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Shrimad Bhagwad Katha Date: Tuesday, June 14th to Sunday, June 19th, 2016 Katha Schedule: Tuesday, June 14th – 6 pm to 9 pm Wednesday to Friday, June 15th, 16th and 17th – 6 pm to 9 pm Saturday, June 18th – 3 pm to 8 pm Sunday, June 19th – 3 pm to 8 pm Mahaprasad will be served daily before Katha at 5:30 and followed by Mandir Aarti at 6 pm Gayatri Chetna Kendra 240 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: 732-357-8200 Email: info@gayatricenter.org www.gayatricenter.org

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Jagadguru Kripalu Yog (JK Yog) to host Shreemad Bhagwath Mahapuran

by Swami Mukundananda, May31st to June 6th at Kearny Hindu Temple, 156 Schuyler Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Registratation required for Yoga & Meditation For more information, visit www.jkyog.org

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Water June 10 , 9:30 - 11:15 PM at Rubin Museum Set in the holy city of

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