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June 2009

On the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi

In this issue: Antibiotics in Livestock Spell Trouble Elder Care Financial Issues

Hello Readers The summertime smells, flavors and pasttimes are here. Summer memories, created in youth or old age, are among the sweetest memories.

As part of the economic recovery plan the federal government is offering tax credits to first-time home buyers. Find the details on pg 8.

Learn how using antibiotics to fatten up livestock could spell trouble in an article on pg. 10.

Patra are part of the Gujarati cuisine. Learn to make this delicious food in several recipes beginning on pg 32.

Does it make sense to hire a wedding planner for your wedding? Flip to pg. 36 for an interesting piece.

Twitter is rapidly becoming a social media phenomenon. Read how you can use it in various everyday activities in the story on pg. 38.

Learn how to increase the energy flow in your body in this month’s yoga column on pg. 42.

Honey is sure sweet and tasty. But it also has many other healthful uses. Go to pg. 50 to find out.

Read about financial issues regarding elder care and aging on pg. 58.

Our Community News section offers a complete guide to local and regional organizations and their activities.

Keep up with all upcoming holidays and festivals with our list on pg. 106. Flip over to pg. 112 for the classifieds.

Your suggestions and comments are always welcome.

Your saathees: Samir, Divakar, Raj, Nate, & Himanshu

In this issue: First time home buyers tax credit . . . . . . . . .pg. 08 Antibiotics for livestock spells trouble . . . . . .pg. 10 Bolly Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 16 Saathee Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Music Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 22 Sangeet, Music of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 24 Evergreen Film Lyrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 26 Dances of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 30 Patra, a Gujarati snack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 32 India classical muisc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 34 Why hire a wedding planner? . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 36 Twitter as social media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 38 Children’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 42 Man-made mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Astride three continents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 48 Healthwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 Stock Tickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 54 Marketing turnaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 56 Personal Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 58 Immigration Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 60 Spirituality is greed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 64 Cricket Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 66 Community Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 76 Community News & Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 104 Who Want’s to be a Scholar . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 106 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 106 StarScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 108 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 110 Puzzle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 112 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 112 June 2009

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June 2009 – Issue # 134 Editor:Samir Shukla (saatheemag@hotmail.com) Publisher: Divakar Shukla (rakavid@aol.com) Community News Editor: Rajesh Ganatra Ad Design / Layout: Nate “Nihar” Andrews Consultant: Himanshu Desai Contributors for this issue: Pradip Bulsara, Kirit Shukla, Rajesh Ganatra, Chandan Sen, Dilip Barman, Sardar Singh, Dr. Maha Gingrich, Wendy Well, Narendra Dixit, Aishwarya Ramaswamy, Gail Z. Martin, Anjana Agarwal, Judith L. Bergman, Nancy Berkoff, Anita Kulkarni, Jalendu Vaidya, and Dr. Meena Chelury.

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First-time homebuyer tax credit: 5 essential tips for new buyers (ARA) - With the revised first-time homebuyer federal income tax credit currently in effect, now is the perfect time to consider making that big purchase, your first home.

“Buying a home is one of the biggest financial commitments a person can make, but first-time homebuyers and qualified return buyers are in an ideal position to take advantage of unique opportunities in the market, such as low interest rates and the choice among an abundance of for sale homes,” says Charlie Young, president and chief executive officer for ERA Real Estate. But before you sign on the dotted line, here are some helpful tips to ease the transition into homeownership.

Learn about the first-time homebuyer federal income tax credit If you are considering purchasing your first home, or have not owned for at least three years, learn the parameters of the temporary first-time homebuyer tax credit, which is one of 10 provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009.

According to FederalHousingTaxCredit.com — a consumer Web site created by the National Association of Home Builders — for those who qualify and purchase before Dec. 1, 2009, the bill provides a tax credit of up to $8,000, calculated at 10 percent of the purchase price. Unlike the previously available credit from 2008, the money does not have to be repaid, as long as the homebuyer does not resell the house for at least three years. “The tax credit can help make the American dream of homeownership a reality for potential buyers who previously could not afford the investment,” says Young. He adds that potential homebuyers should consult with a professional tax advisor for full details on how the tax credit may benefit them.

Calculate what you can afford Before you start searching for your new home, know what you can afford. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, your total monthly mortgage payment — which includes principal, interest, taxes and insurance — should be about 29 percent of your monthly gross income. What you can afford is also based on, among other things, how large of a down payment you can make and how much money you can borrow. You can start estimatJune 2009

Choose a neighborhood After you determine your home buying budget, think about where you want to live. Are you going to stay in your current neighborhood, or do you want to hit the open road and start fresh? No matter what, you should thoroughly research the demographics of the area. Some additional factors to consider are how far you will be from work and shopping — and if you have children, do some careful research on schools.

Make a wish list of needs and wants Early in the home-searching process, list your basic needs such as minimum square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, location and of course, the price you can afford. Web sites of leading real estate brands should have guided property searches that allow you to choose one or more of these criteria. If there are features that you would love to have in your home, but could live without, put them on your “want” list. This includes things like a pool, big yard, extra bedroom, etc.

Work with an experienced real estate professional Searching for and purchasing your first home is an exciting experience, but it can be overwhelming. To help each step in the home buying process run smoothly, consider working with a seasoned real estate professional. Choosing a professional who is knowledgeable in your local and national markets, has access to the newest listings, and can help you negotiate prices, will increase the chances of finding your dream home.

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Prescription for Trouble: Using Antibiotics to Fatten Livestock If you get food poisoning, will the antibiotic prescribed by your doctor be able to fight the infection? This seems like an age of miracle drugs. Few weeks go by without a news story heralding a promising new drug or drug therapy. Ironically, concealed in the din of information about new drugs looms a health crisis growing out of the loss of old drugs.

Once a storehouse full of medicines such as penicillin and streptomycin could handily fight off most infections from bacteria and other microorganisms. Now, once-vulnerable bacteria have evolved resistance, and many of these drugs are losing their effectiveness. Health experts agree that there is serious danger of losing some of the most precious drugs — drugs that are most familiar as antibiotics, a subgroup of a larger group of threatened agents known as antimicrobials. Some strains of tuberculosis, for example, are now resistant to all available antimicrobial drugs. Unfortunately, tuberculosis is not the only resistant microorganism on the public health horizon.

Why are these drugs losing their power? Because they’re being overused. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics through overexposure to them. Hardy strains of the bacteria survive the exposure and pass on that resistance trait to successive generations. And they also pass the trait across to other bacteria that are unrelated, including some that cause human disease. Eventually the antibiotic wipes out all the vulnerable bacteria, and only resistant bacteria remain. Then the drug is no longer effective.

Preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics and other antimicrobials will require changes in all major areas of use: human medicine, veterinary medicine, and agriculture. But agricultural uses deserve special attention, since they provide resistant bacteria with a direct route into people’s kitchens.

From Feedlot to Kitchen Bacteria that become resistant in agricultural, particularly livestock, operations can be transferred to the general human population via food. According to a 1998 National Research Council study, The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks, the reported incidence of bacteria-related food-borne illness is increasing. The government is increasingly concerned about food-borne diseases caused by Campylobacter and Salmonella. As resistant strains of bacteria emerge, they have easy passage to humans—right though the grocery store.

Campylobacter, for example, is carried into kitchens on poultry and can cause illness when people eat raw or undercooked poultry meat. While this does not always June 2009

cause severe illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that there are two to four million Campylobacter infections per year, resulting in as many as 250 deaths each year in the United States.

Furthermore, about one in a thousand Campylobacter infections leads to Guillan-Barre syndrome, a disease that can cause paralysis. Thus, the emergence of drugresistant Campylobacter would be a serious public health concern.

In fact, Campylobacter is becoming resistant to the fluoroquinolones, a precious class of antibiotics, as a result of agricultural use. Only recently were fluoroquinolones approved for use in poultry in the United States. Before this use, no fluoroquinolone resistance was reported in people unless they had previously taken the drugs for illness or traveled to a country that permitted their use in agriculture. But now, resistant strains are emerging in samples taken from both humans and poultry. The correlation of the emergence of resistance with the use in animal systems is important evidence that agricultural use is the culprit.

Antimicrobial use in agriculture can also compromise human therapies when bacteria develop cross-resistance—when their resistance to one drug also makes them resistant to other, related drugs. This has happened in Europe with vancomycin, one of the drugs of last resort for treating certain life-threatening infections.

Data suggest that rising levels of vancomycin-resistant bacteria in hospitals may have resulted from use in agriculture of avoparcin, a drug chemically related to vancomycin. Because avoparcin and vancomycin are similar in structure, bacteria resistant to avoparcin are resistant to vancomycin as well.

Similar phenomena are apparently occurring as a result of the use of antimicrobial drugs in the United States. The effectiveness of synercid, a drug of last resort for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant infections, is threatened because of the use of virginiamycin as a growth promoter in chickens and pigs in the United States. Virginiamycin is chemically related to synercid, so that bacteria resistant to the one drug also appear to be resistant to the other.

While the links between animal agriculture and human disease are complicated and in need of additional study, evidence is strong enough for scientists and public health organizations to call for reduced use of antimicrobial growth promoters in agriculture. The CDC has concluded that, in the United States, antimicrobial use in food animals is the dominant source of antibiotic resistance among food-borne pathogens.

Beefing Up Food What can be done so that these drugs remain useful?

Aren’t antibiotics necessary to preserve the health of the livestock? While some uses of antibiotics in livestock operations are a matter of animal health, other uses have an economic motive. Especially troubling is their use not to cure sick animals but to promote “feed efficiency,” that is, to increase the animal’s weight gain per unit of feed. This so-called subtherapeutic use translates into relatively cheap meat prices at the grocery store.

But is this economic motive an essential use of these drugs? First, the economic advantage appears to be minimal. The National Research Council study estimated that a ban on such subtherapeutic use in livestock would increase per capita costs between $5 and $10 per year.

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Second, using antimicrobial drugs is not the only way to lower meat costs. The same report suggests that adopting other methods of maintaining animal health, comfort, and well being could reduce drug use and cut costs. Such methods might include reducing overcrowding, controlling heat stress, providing vaccination to prevent disease, and using beneficial microbial cultures.

Reduction Problems Although reducing or eliminating the use of antibiotics to promote growth is a straightforward solution to the problem of resistance, this will be difficult to achieve.

Eliminating this use of antibiotics challenges the standard operating procedures of a powerful industry.

The subtherapeutic use of antibiotics is ingrained in livestock operations because it works. Chickens, cows, and pigs — particularly those that are not healthy to begin with — do gain weight faster when these drugs are added to their feed, and those gains translate into higher profits. In addition, livestock producers have bought into the myth that bacteria that cause illness in humans develop resistance only in medical settings. While no one denies that unwise use of antibiotics in human medicine is a source of serious resistance problems, this view has prevented recognition of one of the most attractive opportunities to cut back on these drugs — in subtherapeutic agricultural applications.

Agricultural use, much of it for growth promotion, accounts for 40 percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States. This enormous amount of drugs is delivered to animals under conditions congenial to the development of resistance. Large numbers of similar animals are raised in the concentrated facilities that characterize contemporary agriculture. Chicken houses, for example, can contain 20,000 birds. And the Environmental Protection Agency has identified 6,600 operations with at least 1,000 beef cattle or 700 dairy cattle or 2,500 hogs or 100,000 chickens.

In such large operations, antibiotics are often delivered to animals in food and water over extended periods.

Bacteria are constantly being exposed to the drugs and eliminated from the populations. It is hard to imagine how resistance would not develop under these circumstances. Indeed, industrial livestock systems are hog heaven for resistant bacteria.

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Obvious nonessential uses, such as their subtherapeutic use in livestock operations, should be the first target in the effort to save antibiotics. Indeed, the CDC and the World Health Organization have called for an end to the use for growth promotion in animals of those drugs that are used to treat human disease or that are related to such medicines. UCS is taking a careful look at the health risks of industrial agriculture and will be working to reduce the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock.

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Khan is said to have been impressed with the script and will play the character of a mentally retarded person in the asylum. If the actor agrees to work in the film, it would be his second movie on the subject.

He had earlier starred in Deepa Mehta’s Earth-1947, an adaptation of Bapsi Sidhawa’s novel “Ice Candyman.” Filmmaker Pan Nalin, who has earlier directed the highly acclaimed film Samsara, will direct the partition film.

Sanjay Dutt is back in Bollywood According to TNN, Sanjay Dutt, who wished to follow in the footsteps of his late father Sunil Dutt by joining politics, has now given up on the notion. Now Dutt wants to concentrate on his acting career again.

For all practical purposes, perhaps, Dutt has decided to say goodbye to politics even before he plunged into it completely, clearly because of his party’s dismal performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

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A.R. Rahman to compose the music for Hollywood film Couples Retreat After his double Oscar triumph, A.R. Rahman is now a hot property in Hollywood as well. Universal studios recently signed the maestro to the music for its forthcoming film Couples Retreat. The film is a romantic comedy directed by Peter Billingsley and stars Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell and Jason Bateman. The film is expected to release towards the end of this year. Looks like Rahman will be splitting time between two continents, enjoying the best of both worlds.

Prolific filmmaker Prakash Mehra passes away Just a couple of months ago Bollywood lost actor and filmmaker Feroz Khan and last month veteran Prakash Mehra passed away after a prolonged illness. The prolific filmmaker died due to multiple organ failure. He was 69 years old. Mehra can be credited with creating the “angry young man” persona of Amitabh Bachchan when he directed the young up and coming star in his super hit film Zanjeer.

Bachchan became a superstar after that film and the directoractor duo made many hits over the years including Hera Pheri, Lawaaris, Sharaabi, Namak Halal, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar among others.

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Mehra’s final directorial venture was Bal Brahmchari, which marked the debut of Puru Raaj Kumar, the son of the late Raj Kumar. The film was also a flop. Needless to say Mehra left a legacy of entertaining films during 70’s and 80’s.

Anupam Kher signs a Woody Allen movie Anupam Kher, who last month celebrated 25 years in films, received news from his international agent that he’s part of the new Woody Allen film, to be shot in London later this year. In an interview Kher said, “Last year I worked with another international filmmaking legend Ang Lee. Now Woody Allen. What more could any actor ask for in his 25th year in the business?” The Woody Allen film features the stars Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas, and Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto.

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British/Indian singer-songwriter Susheela Raman blends her South Indian classical music training with Western jazz and acoustic folk influences in “Nagumomo.” Several other tracks round out the compilation. There are so many styles of Indian music that it would be impossible to give a feel of the place in single disc collection. But India: A Cultural Journey is a fine primer on Indian music.

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Tumhen bhi koi ulazana rokati hai peshakadami se, Mujhe bhi loga kahate hai ki yeh jalave paraaye hai, Mere hamaraaha bhi roosavaayeyaan hai mere maazi ki,2 Tumhaare saatha bhi gujari hui raaton ke saaye hai, Chalo eka baara phira se ..

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Meaning (Summary): [This is the meaningful movie song sung by a lover (Sunil Dutt) whose lover (Mala Sinha) had married to other guy (Ashok kumar) in his home, in their presence.]

Once again, let both of us become un-known. I do not expect a soothing heart from you. Do not look at me with a wrong manner. Let my heart beats struggle with my talks. Your struggle of not letting the secret out may not declare thru your look. Once again, let both of us ..

A confusion is stopping you from your advancement.

People also tell me that your splendor belongs to someone else. My companion is a disgrace of my past, when I had spent the nights with you. Once again, let both of us ..

It is better to forget the present (gift) if it becomes the illness. It is better to break the relation if it becomes a burden. It is better to give up the story that can not be brought to the happy ending by giving it a beautiful turn. Once again, let both of us become un-known.

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By Dr. Maha Gingrich What is an Arangetram (Dance Graduation)?

Many dance graduations occur during the summer. It is also time for the parents to get nervous about their children going away to college, while preparing to do their Arangetram.

Even Roopa Panduranga’s arangetram though many students pretend like they are not nervous, many of them are for many good reasons.

They are being challenged to perform in front of family and friends; there are many expectations placed on them by family, friends and last but not least their own selves. Some students get excited because they feel they are ready. Some feel stressed as they are not sure if they are ready.

In spite of all these emotions, the bottom line is the commitment of both parents and students for over seven to eight years to come to this stage of Arangetram. You cannot reach this stage without the student’s hard work, and a commitment to attend classes regularly and learn the dances. I think this is the appropriate time to give you some background on how this concept of Arangetram got started according to Hindu religion.

It was only after seven to eight years of training that the dancer gave her first performance, which was called as it is today, the “Arangetram.” On this occasion the dancer was presented with a bamboo stick, this gave her the title of “Thalaikol.”

There is a charming story about the origin of the “Thalaikol.” Urvashi, a beautiful angel was dancing in Indra’s court. She saw Jayanta, the sun of Indra, and was enchanted by his beauty. This attraction made her stop dancing for a moment. The interruption rouses the anger of Sage Agatsya, who was watching the performance. He cursed Urvashi to be born as a dancing girl (Devar Kannigai) on earth and Jayanta in Vindhya Mountains. However, when they both begged for forgiveness, the sage said that the curse would seize when Urvashi had her Arangetram and then she must be presented with the “Thalaikol,” which was Jayanta himself.

Madhavi, the dancing heroin in the “Seelapadikaram” is a descendant of Urvashi, the divine dancer, and her first performance is described in detail. The “Thalaikol” was first bathed in the scared waters and then taken in a procession through the city to the dance hall in the temple car. Madhavi was presented after her Arangetram with a green leaf garland and one thousand and eight Kalanjus of gold (dear students, please do not expect this!). It was customary to present “Thalaikol” to the June 2009

dancers who exhibited their talents for the first time.

Dancers would study in a small room in the Nattuvanar’s (Guru’s) house. The floor was made of mud, which is still the best surface for dancing. Children would begin their regular training when they were about seven years old, although they had already been watching the classes for sometime. In the beginning, a ceremony called Thandiam Pidital, literally meaning, “holding the stick” was performed.

The young people were initiated into dancing by holding the stick. On this day, as on all celebrations, presents are offered to the guru/teacher as a “Guru Dakshana” to seek blessings.

In the modern world, Arangetram is like achieving a milestone in Bharatha Natyam, Kuchipudi or other classical dances. Sometimes, we take many aspects of our lives for granted. Completing Arangetram is a great challenge. Majority of dancers hope to complete this goal. Very few are fortunate and determined enough to achieve it. Those of you who aspire to complete their Arangetram in the near future, I wish you good luck. I congratulate those who have already completed their Arangetrams. It shows your dedication to classical dances.

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Patra - Spicy Green and Gold

By Nancy Berkoff Gujarati cuisine is unlike any other Indian cuisine. It has an amazing number of sweet and salty dishes and garnishes that are chosen to offer culinary harmony during mealtimes. Almost strictly vegetarian, this cuisine is traditionally served to guests on ornate platters, accompanied with sumptuous rice dishes and a variety of wheat breads. Even though the Western Indian state of Gujarat has had many foreign influences over the years, the basic tastes have remained the same. The famous Gujarati thali (a selection of dishes, chosen to create balance in taste and color) is always served with sweet and sour chutneys and pickles. Here is a partial list of some of the more popular Gujarati dishes. You may have sampled some of them in vegetarian Indian restaurants: • Bhel Puri — Crisp puffed rice with cilantro, onions, and potatoes seasoned with tamarind, and mint and garlic chutneys • Batata vada — Fried spicy potatoes fried in batter.

• Gobhi Paratha — Shredded cauliflower in a flaky, flat bread • Pav Bhaji — Spicy mixed vegetable purée served with bread • Dhokla — Steamed chickpea cake with mint chutney Patra is a popular Gujarati vegetarian snack or ingredient used in main or side dishes. It is a rolled, filled menu item that resembles a green and gold pinwheel when sliced. Patra is also known as “pathrode,” and the leaves are sometimes called “aloo” or even “elephant ears.” The taro leaf is the traditional wrapper; however, spinach or collard leaves can be substituted when making your own patra. There are many different ways to prepare patra, just like any beloved traditional dish.

Patra is rolled up with tamarind paste and a variety of spices, steamed to solidify the filling, and then sliced and fried. Besan is usually the main ingredient in the filling or paste for patra. Besan is garbanzo bean flour, also called gram flour. It is not a finely ground flour, and the “grittiness” actually adds texture to recipes in which it is used. Besan can be found in Indian markets and online, but it is easy to make your own. Simply lightly toast cooked garbanzo beans in a hot oven until they are crispy. Grind the crispy garbanzos in a food processor or by hand with a mortar and pestle. Nowadays, June 2009

many households cut to the chase and purchase canned or frozen patra, which can be microwaved or quickly fried. If you are looking for canned or frozen patra, you might also search for alu wadi, which is “patra” in the Marathi dialect. Canned or frozen patra are usually sliced before packaging. When you open the package, you will see swirls of dark green and gold. You can microwave, steam, or fast-fry canned or frozen patra, depending on your time and your needs. Patra have a wonderful fragrance of spices, including ginger, chili, and garlic. In addition, if rolled correctly, the leaves and filling form a delightfully chewy texture.

Make Your Own Patra Making patra, rather than purchasing it canned or frozen, takes some dedication, as it does require some ingredients not usually found outside an Indian kitchen. Patra may sound intricate to make, but it is basically a roll—a leaf is spread with a paste-like filling, rolled, and then steamed, baked, or, most traditionally, fried. We have found it is well worth the effort to make your own. Here are some recipes that allow you to prepare your own patra. The recipes freeze well, so make a double batch and freeze the extra for later. Steam, microwave, or fry frozen patra right from the freezer. (Do not thaw.)

Patra Recipes Traditional Patra There are many traditional ways to prepare patra. This is a favorite one. Canned tamarind paste and other ingredients for this recipe are available in Indian markets or from online retailers.

Ingredients: 15 patra leaves (If patra is not available, use large fresh spinach leaves or collard greens, with the center spines removed.)

Paste: 1/4 cup tamarind paste, rolled into a ball 1/4 cup jaggery (dark brown sugar) or slightly moistened brown sugar, rolled into a ball 1/4 cup chopped, deseeded fresh green chilies of choice 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp minced fresh cilantro 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala (a spice mix available in Indian markets) 1 cup besan (gram or garbanzo bean) flour 1 cup rice flour Cooking Oil 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp rai (whole black mustard seeds) 1 tsp til (untoasted sesame seeds) Method: Clean and set aside the leaves you have selected. If you located fresh patra leaves, cut out the stems and stalks. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the paste ingredients until mixed well. This will form a paste that is spreadable. Place the leaves, single file, on a clean surface. Place a small amount of the paste on one edge of a leaf and roll tightly. Repeat until all the leaves are used.

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Indian Classical Music

By Anita Kulkarni Indian Classical Music is devotional and ideal for meditation. The divine nature of the music has a long history, adding to its spirituality. This art is not only a performing art but also an art of creativity and achievement, in which the artist and the audience both get pleasure.

Indian music originates from swar or note. Swar is an offering of the self through sound. Hindustani classical music is a devotional art. When this type of music is combined with meditation, prayers, stotras, religious rituals, or bhajans for the God, we attain spiritual bliss.

The seven notes of the scales are: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni. These notes have a few note variations in sharps and flats; there are four komal, or flat, note variations, and one tiwra, or sharp variation.

Saints like Meerabai, Tulasidas, Surdas, and Swami Haridas from North India ingrainedly believed in the musical form of bhajan (songs for God) and wrote beautiful bhajans and poetry in Hindi, contributing to the abundant treasure trove of music.

For becoming an instrumental or vocal artist, one must know and understand that this art can only be attained through interest and continuous daily practice. Some people maybe gifted artists, but for to achieve mastery of this art, one must undergo three steps: Sadhya: aim.

Sadhana: practice upon the aim.

Siddhee: the attainment.

A person who has followed these is called a Siddha.

Hindustani classical vocalists practice swar sadhana, a yogic concentration and contemplation of swara. Swar is a representative of God. Swaras or notes are originated from OM, an absolute sound of Naad Bramha.

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ists, and percussionists such as Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Smt Kishori Amonkar, Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pt Ravi Shankar, Pt Hariprasad Chourasiya, Pt ShivKumar Sharma, and Ustad Zakir Hussian have attained Siddhee.

In olden days, Indian music was not written, as we had no notation system. Today’s music has come from Parampara, master-disciple tradition that has provided the only base for the preservation of the classical arts. Hundred years ago Pandit V D Paluskar and Pandit V N Bhatkhande were the famous musicians from Gwalior Gharana. These two profoundly talented musicians traveled extensively in North India, collected thousands of compositions from other great musicians of their time, and published them with notation.

They popularized music in society and started a music school named “Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.” Indian music has a great background of history and a rich flavor in itself. This music tradition is great art, which will unfold only upon your efforts, just as karma yoga, gyan yoga, and bhakti yoga. In other words Gyan, or knowledge is meaningless without Karma, or doing. In turn, Karma is blind without Gyan and both are complete only with Bhakti, or devotion and faith.

I am fortunate and proud that I am from Pt V D Paluskar tradition that is contributing the knowledge to the next generation. Indian classical music is an internal realization process, which is invaluable.

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Planning a wedding can be a stressful job. It is the most elaborate event to organize. Most of us don’t have the time to set aside from our jobs, a busy family and social life, and household responsibilities. An average wedding takes about two to three hundred hours to plan so adding a wedding to your busy schedule can be too much to handle on your own. A wedding planner can save time and energy by researching products and services that are right for you. They will also negotiate with vendors and check contracts to make sure the client is getting what they want as well as organize and keep track of all payments, schedules, and timelines.

Every wedding regardless of budget should consider hiring a wedding planner. They can help establish and maintain a budget by advising on cost-effective ways to plan your wedding for the best values and avoid costly mistakes, which can put a damper on your day.

A good coordinator works for the client, not the venue whether it is a hotel, park, country club, banquet hall, or beach. Planners have your best interest in mind and make sure that your requests are exactly what you envision. Having someone responsible taking care of all the details is a good time and sanity saver.

Professional wedding consultants relieve the stress and anxiety that wedding planning seems to create.

They function in many roles that include party planner, stage manager, financial advisor, vendor broker, and therapist. Keep in mind they have experience and can advise you not only with ideas but what does or does not work based on their past events. A professional knows the wedding is the client’s dream and implements that vision. Professionals are a wonderful source of ideas in every step along the way. They do all the legwork and administrative details that need to be accomplished. They devise a proposal that guides you through the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception site selection, and also assist with invitations, menus, and attire. The vendor selection is important. The wedding planner can coordinate florists and the décor, entertainment, photographer, videographer, and transportation to and from venues. They can help create a timeline of things to do.

As for the theme of your wedding, your ideas are only the foundation. Remember they are only ideas and pictures ripped out of magazines. Brides have ended up blowing their budget on one item to the detriment of the whole wedding. This is where your wedding planner becomes your magician. Knowing all the tricks and resources, the planner can create a theme that runs through the whole event. They see the whole picture. If budget is a constraint, they will advise you how to economize and still achieve a similar look.

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er you almost get double your monies worth. Having a vendor with an attitude can affect everyone. Your wedding planner knows these things and will steer you in the right direction. By involving your wedding planner in the selection of vendors from the invitations on, you will be guided down the path of success.

One thing a bride needs is a “go-to” person for etiquette, wedding-related questions, and to keep the planning timeline moving forward. All brides need a liaison to help keep emotions and relationships from straining during planning. Your wedding planner is a combination of Martha Stewart and Emily Post. Do you really have the time and inclination to research, answer, and solve the problem yourself?

Wedding planning and the events that lead up to that day will be stressful. You should have one job only and that is to keeping yourself relaxed and living in the moment. You need time to take in and enjoy this special day, be with your loved ones and be happy. All weddings have glitches. But your wedding planner will make sure you never have to deal with or see them. You may never even know anything out of the ordinary happened. And that is the sign of a good planner. You start out with great ideas; a planner can bring them to life.

Most planners are prepared for anything. An experienced wedding planner has seen it all and heard it all; they are prepared to turn oops into a wow. Do you want to be absorbed in the moment and not in problems for the day? Consider hiring a wedding planner.

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Twitter as Social Media

By Wendy Wells Last month’s edition of Saathee featured a terrific article introducing you to Twitter. The article, by Gail Martin of DreamSpinner Communications, explained the 140 character system conveying ideas called, “Tweets” and gave some great advice on using Twitter to increase your business’s visibility.

Twitter can be a valuable tool to generate traffic to your business’s website and raise the number of hits you receive on a regular basis. If you’re a blogger, your subscription levels can go up markedly with a few well spoken tweets.

The popularity of Twitter has increased over the last couple of years, and savvy Tweeters have been using the service to generate income, build brands and even raise money for charities.

Google has seen the value, and as recently as April 2009, was trying to negotiate their way into acquiring the upstart. Twitter holds the key to the best real time database and search engine on the Internet, one to which not even Google can compare.

Companies are listening to what consumers say about their customer service through tweets. In order to protect their brand, companies are responding in real time on Twitter. Complaints about a business can be answered immediately, because Twitter’s search engine brings comments to the attention of public relations and marketing departments the moment they are sent into cyberspace.

All it takes is a “hashtag” (pound sign) in front of any name or word, and a grouped conversation appears when a search is completed. Whomever is talking about that subject in Twitter, will pop up.

Here’s an example: I use a program called, “Tweet Deck” that allows me to have several columns of Twitter conversations at once. I have a column devoted to my @replies, which my personal conversations, I have other columns with my business interest of #copywriting and #editing, another column with my personal passion of #ManchesterUnited, and another column with a friend’s name, which doesn’t need the hashtag but their handle instead with an @ symbol.

So, let’s say I stay at Acme hotel one night and have a terrible experience. In my 140 character tweet, I might say, “Terrible guest service at #Acmehotel last night. Avoid it. I won’t be back. Left with bedbug bites, too.”

Now, since I have the hashtag in front of Acme Hotel’s name all in one word, and they most likely have a column with their name just like I have columns with my personal interests, they’re going to see my tweet come up right away. If they are working hard to make a good name for themselves and manage their reputation, a representative will email me immediately or tweet me, and ask that I call them or inquire as to what they can do to make things right for me. Companies that want to protect their brand and their revenue are creating full-time positions by a June 2009

range of titles such as, Social Media Marketing Coordinator, Online Media Marketing Manager, and Blogger. Earning income through Twitter is just as possible as it is through any other online media outlet.

Personally, more than one third of my current clientele has come from Twitter. The columns I mentioned earlier, #copywriting and #editing, are what helped me to find a number of jobs and a couple of steady writing gigs. I literally answered the call of a few 140 character cries for help to the effect of, “Does anyone know a good copywriter to help with some SEO’s?” and “Any editors out there that can work on a project, send me an email.”

I’ve started blogging professionally for a couple of marketing companies and I write SEO (search engine optimization) articles for them as well. The occasional plea to write a press release has been sent out, and whomever gets to the person in need first, or whomever’s work samples and prices suit the client’s needs best, are the ones who get the jobs.

Pleas for help of a different nature are also met on Twitter. This past February, Twestival (Twitter + festival) took place throughout 200+ cities worldwide in a simultaneous online broadcast. The event was held in order to bring Twitter communities together and raise money for Charity:Water, an organization that builds wells to bring safe drinking water to developing nations. The entire Twestival raised more than $250,000 and Twestival Charlotte raised enough money build a well in Ethiopia. Asheville and Raleigh also participated.

Other organizations, such as animal rescue groups have figured out the benefits to setting up Twitter accounts that link to FaceBook pages or other websites. Word has spread to make Tuesdays a day of charity giving and the reminder to give is “retweeted” throughout the Twitter community.

Recently, Twitter downsized the “neighborhood” we all hang out in by taking away the ability to see Tweets by anyone whom we do not follow (these are called the @replies). Many of us feel this defeats the whole purpose of Twitter. If someone says something clever in their 140 characters, we go to their Twitter page, click on their website, see what they’re about and follow them. Without the option of seeing @replies of people we don’t know, we have to go to the pages of each individual person we follow, or who follow us and click on who they’re talking to.

However, once you find clever people, stick with them and most likely, you’ll find that the people they follow are worth following. Also, look for common personal or business interests, see if they have more than a few hundred followers, take the time to see what they’ve tweeted in the last few days.

If they’ve said anything worthwhile, or you like their website, follow them.

While you’re at it, give me a try! @WendyWells

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Word World

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The Swan and the Owl A Panchatantra tale

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The Very Hungry Bear

By Anita (Age 9) One afternoon, a bear roamed the woods looking for food. All he wanted was a bit of honey, and that would make him happy. As he kept on walking, he found a marvelous beehive, and growled. A bee inside the hive flew out. “Hello, Mr. Bear,” said the bee. “What may I do for you?” “I want honey, now!” growled the bear.

Now, that bee was a very smart bee. As the bear came walking towards the hive, the bee shouted, “Stop! If you do not know, Mr. Bear, all our sweetest and finest honey is produced in the back of the hive.” And with that, the bear slowly walked toward the back of the hive. While the bear was doing that, the bee zoomed inside the hive and told all the bees, “Bees! There is a hungry bear outside that wants honey! He will open the back of our hive. Everyone to the back!” Right after all bees had gone to the back, a sharp claw came sticking out of the hive. Then another, and another!

Suddenly the bear ripped off the whole entire back of the hive. Right at that moment, all the bees swarmed out and stung the bear. The bear ran away like a bullet and never went back to that hive again.

Once upon a time there lived a swan that spent its time in various playful activities on a lake. Once an owl visited him in the forest and requested him to be friends, after praising the swan a lot. The swan agreed to be friends with him and they spent most of their time near the lake. But the owl soon got bored of the place and told the swan, “I am going back to my home in the woods, and if you ever want to visit me you can visit me there.” The swan, after many days decided to pay a visit to the owl in the woods. On reaching the woods, it could not find the owl, which was hiding in a dark tree hole. The owl asked the swan to take rest till daylight was over and told him that he could come out only at night. The swan decided to take rest. It so happened that a group of merchants were passing by the next day early morning. The merchants chanted some hymns, and to that the owl replied with a hoot.

Thinking that this was a bad omen, the merchants then decided to shoot the owl down. But in the meantime the owl had fled and taken refuge in a nearby hole near the shore of the lake. But the swan did not move. The arrow from the merchants came and hit the swan and it was killed.

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together. One day the children saw an elephant. The lion cubs wanted to fight the elephant. But the fox kid was frightened and asked them to run away. So they ran away and went to the mother lioness. The lion cubs told the story to her. She laughed at the fox kid.

At this the fox kid was offended and in a rage challenged the lioness as to why she called him a coward.

The lioness replied, “What’s wrong with eating an elephant? You feel like that only because you’re not a lion kid. You are the child of a fox. Your breed never eats elephants. If you cannot be bold please leave us and go live with your tribe.” The fox kid did not want to live there any longer and left for the forest.

A Fox Reared by a Lion Remains a Fox A Panchatantra tale Once upon a time there lived a lion and a lioness in a dense forest. The couple gave birth to two cubs in due course of time. The lion asked the lioness to stay at home and take care of the cubs. One day the lion could not hunt any animal but found a little fox on the way home. He took it home as a gift for the lioness.

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Kashtha Takshanasana (chopping wood) Sit in a squatting position with the feet flat on the floor. The knees should be separated from each other.

Clasp the fingers of both hands and place them on the floor between your feet. Raise the arms as high as possible above and behind the head. Make a downward stroke with the arms as if chopping the wood, returning the hands back on the floor. This is one round. Practice 10 rounds.

Energy Flow These groups of Asanas are used to improve the flow of energy in the body. This improves the flow of energy in the spine and improves the function of the endocrine glands.

Rajju Karshanasana (pulling the rope) Sit on the floor with legs straight and together. Keep your arms straight with elbows locked. Imagine there is a rope hanging in front of the your body. Reach up with the right hand to grab the rope over your head and then gently pull down on the rope bringing your arm towards your right leg. Repeat with the left arm to complete one round. Practice 10 rounds.

Gatyatmak Meru Vakrasana (dynamic spinal twist) Sit on the floor with legs outstretched. Separate the legs as far out as possible, keeping the knees locked.

Keep the arms straight, twist to the left and touch the left big toe with the right hand, while swinging the left hand around the back and looking through the left side. Twist in the opposite direction and bring the left hand to the right toe, while swinging the right arm around the back turning and looking back through the right side. This is one round, practice 10 to 20 rounds.

Chakki Chalanasana (churning the mill) Sit with the legs stretched out straight about one foot apart. Interlock the fingers of both hands and hold the hands out straight in front of your chest. Bend forward keeping the elbows locked and the arms straight in front moving in action of churning a mill with an old fashioned stone grinder around your feet. Swivel to the right so that hands pass above the right toes and as far right as possible. Lean back on the backward swing, moving the body from the waist. On the forward swing, bring the arms as far left as possible over the left toes, then back to the center position. This completes one rotation. Practice 10 rounds clockwise and then counter clockwise. In the same sitting position separate the legs as far wide as possible and repeat the above movement.

Nauka Sanchalasana (rowing the boat) Sit with both legs straight in front of the body. Clench the hands as thought grasping oars, with the palms facing down. Bend forward from the waist as far as possible straightening the arms and then lean back drawing the hands towards the shoulders. This is one round. Practice 10 rounds in one direction and then reverse the direction. In the same sitting position, spread the legs so that the feet are three to four feet apart. Repeat the above movement over the right leg, then the left and then over the space in the middle.

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Namaskarasana (salutation pose) Sit in a squatting position with the feet flat on the floor about two feet apart. Bring the hands together in front of the chest in a gesture of prayer and bend the head backward. Straighten the arms in front bending the head forward. Return to the starting position. This is one round. Practice 10 rounds.

Vayu Nishkasana (wind releasing pose) Sit in a squatting position with feet about two feet apart. Grasp the insteps of the feet, placing the fingers under the sole with the thumb above keeping the arms inside pressing against the knees. Straighten the knees bring your head forward toward the knees.

Return to squatting position. This is one round.

Practice 10 rounds.

Kawa Chalasana (crow walking) Sit in squatting position with the feet apart and hands on your knees. Take small steps in the squatting position. As you step forward bring the opposite knee to the floor. Take up to 50 steps.

Jhulana Lurkhakanasana (rocking and rolling) Lie flat on the back. Bend both legs to the chest.

Interlock the fingers of both hands and clasp them around the shins just below the knees. Roll the body from side to side 10 times. Sit in a squatting position.

Interlock the fingers of both hands and clasp the around the shins just below the knees. Roll the whole body backwards and forwards on the spine. Try to come up into squatting pose on the feet when rocking forward. Practice 10 times.

Tiger Stretch Sit in a squatting position. Place your palms next to your feet and jump back with your feet and arch your back and look up. Jump forward to bring the feet near the palms in the starting position. Repeat 10 times.

Wall-Stretch Sit in a squatting position neat the wall, facing away from the wall. Place both palms on the floor and jump up the wall. Raise the head up and arch down. Lower your head and arch up. This is one round. Complete 10 rounds.

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By Sardar Singh Man Made God A person who is really interested in finding out if there is something sacred in life, something that is eternal, beyond matter and beyond cause and effect must ask himself the following questions: Am I, the seeker, different from what I am seeking?

How do I define the two separate entities, the “me” and “God?” What is the purpose of my search? Do I want to discover something new for the love of it or is there a specific motive behind the search?

What is the role of belief and faith in my search?

Will I be able to recognize what I am seeking? In what way my thinking, my knowledge, experience and memory that I have acquired so far is helpful in my search?

What are my criteria of selecting a particular method or a particular path to truth? Is God some kind of a goal to be achieved in life and if so, what is the role of desire, effort and will in order to achieve that goal?

Is it possible for the mind that has been conditioned to think in a particular way to act independently and objectively without any bias?

These questions need to be explored in the light of the following facts.

Our thinking is conditioned by the culture in which we are born. Tradition, religious dogmas, education, and social pressures have shaped it. A wide range of influences, pouring in from various directions, ensemble for each one of us an outlook, a view of life; not just a theoretical view but an operational one which affects, to a large extent, our perceptions and responses. We are shaped quite firmly by the cultural mould.

Our concept about God and belief in God are part and parcel of the conditioned mind. Concepts are passed on from one generation to another. Concepts formed at an early age are taken for granted.

Generally the image of God is created by assigning to it qualities and attributes that are just the opposite of the qualities of the human mind. If I am fearful, then God is fearless. If the mind has the qualities of hate, anger and violence, then God is love and peace.

Human beings create inequality on the basis of race, religion, caste or nationality, but God stands for equality and justice. Any concept of the unknown is the product of our own thinking. Thought creates God and then thought worships the image that thought has created.

Belief and faith in God are born out of man’s need for psychological security. Psychologically the “self,” the “me,” also the creation of our own thought process, is insecure. “Self” identifies itself with something that it thinks is permanent, secure and stable. That is why people cling to their respective beliefs. There are so many beliefs and ideologies but the reason why human beings believe in something or the other is the same.

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At present we have so many religions in the world.

In each religion there are several groups, each having its own particular belief system. Each religion has its own set of dogmas and rituals. Each belief system promises the followers bliss, happiness, security and peace. Each religion has laid down its own particular path to Truth. The followers are expected to follow different methods to obtain the desired result.

Our thinking is rooted in self-interest. It is goal oriented. Motive decides our action. Anything that caters to our self-interest appeals to us. Thinking always seeks pleasure and avoids pain. Belief offers hope for a better future. The urge for the fulfillment of our desires is the primary reason for attachment to God. Thinking functions within the area of the known. The fact is that the future is unknown. Thinking, however, projects the future from past memory, knowledge and experience. Same way it creates in the mind an image of God which actually is unknown. Any kind of image of the unknown is nothing else but an illusion and selfdeception.

Knowledge is always limited. Therefore, our thinking is limited. It can have no relationship with that which is unknown and unlimited. Thinking functions within the domain of the known. It cannot describe that which is indescribable. Thinking is a material process in the brain. It can never know that is beyond matter.

God is not a fixed entity sitting somewhere in the sky. God is living energy that can be experienced from moment to moment. Thinking, being entrenched in the past, has no clue about the living present, which is beyond time. Thinking can recognize that which it already knows. There is no way that a person can approach God through thought. Unfortunately at present man’s relationship with God is based only on thought and this relationship, therefore, has no validity whatsoever.

Truth can operate only when the mind is free from everything that is false. Without Truth life has very little meaning. Concepts about God are based on irrational thinking. We talk about oneness of God, yet our thinking creates separation and division on the basis of ideas and beliefs. The process of identification with a belief is the root cause of so much conflict, misery and sorrow in the world. Deep understanding of our own thought process is an absolute necessity.

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By Judith L. Bergman M.A. CCC In May, prompted by the word play of a friend’s message that “Age is a matter of mind; it doesn’t matter, if you don’t mind,” we examined fifteen meanings of the noun “matter” and several more for “matter” as a verb. For June, instead of our usual “march” through the Longman’s Dictionary listing for the other key word, mind, I decided to create a “mind stimulating” quiz.

Match each sentence with the phrase that correctly defines the usage of mind:1 __1. He’s made up his mind to enroll. __2. It never crossed my mind that she wasn’t pleased. __3. My grandmother’s mind is as sharp as ever. __4. Is there something on your mind? __5. Are you out of your mind? __6. Call us if you change your mind. __7. If the neighbors don’t quiet down I’m going to lose my mind. __8. What kind of plan did you have in mind? __9. He was very narrow-minded in his views. __10. You will be successful if you put your mind to it. __11. No one in her right mind would walk alone at night in that area. __12. Bear in mind that the banks will be closed tomorrow. __13. You need to be in the right frame of mind to win that competition. __14. Cars are now designed with safety in mind. __15. A lot of people are going to the movies to take their minds off the economy. __16. I was so nervous, I just started saying whatever came to my mind. __17. Did you have anyone in mind for the job? __18. The mayor say he would keep an open mind on that issue. __19. Why doesn’t she mind her own business? __20. I wouldn’t mind living in the country.

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Get to the root of words.2 A root is the stem or base form of many words. Staying with the theme of “mind” we have the Greek and Latin root gno which means “to know.” ‘Cognizant” means “aware” and “incognito” means “disguised. ” A “diagnostician” is an expert in diagnosing illness and “cognition” means perception. An “agnostic” is one who believes one cannot know (if God exists).

Use context clues, dictionaries and special resources to learn idioms. 3 1.“Second thoughts” as in, “I’m having second thoughts,” means __a. I’m thinking about two things __b. I’m thinking about nothing __c. I’m not sure if I made the right decision 2. “Use your noodle” means __a. Use your spaghetti __b. Use your brain or use your head __c. You are not very smart 3. “Put on your thinking cap” means __a. Work at solving a problem __b. Always wear a hat when you are thinking __c. You don’t have to think very much Suggested strategies to increase your word power this month: 1. Look and listen for various ways mind is used in newspapers, magazine articles and conversation.

2. Analyze the prefix and root of: recognize and precognition.

3. Listen to conversations and check the newspapers for examples of the idioms in the quiz above.

References: 1 Longman Dictionary of American English, Pearson Education Limited, 2004, p. 571-2.

2 Every Day Vocabulary by Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D., 1998: Doubleday Direct, Inc., Chapter 3: Get To the Root of the Matter, p.44.

3 The Idioms Workbook, 2nd Edition by Myra Shulman Auslin, Pro-Ed www.proedinc.com 2003, pp. 23, 25, and 27.

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By Chandan Sen The Usefulness, or Otherwise, of Books Many years ago, soon after my engineering friends and I had graduated from college and had been working for some time, I visited an old friend, Ravi Amur, in Bangalore and he asked me casually how I spent my leisure time.

“Well, I read a lot,” I replied.

“Each book pulls you in a different direction,” he commented.

The years have passed and I recently sent Ravi an email in which I said, “I’ve been thinking of what you said and here is my defense – each book tries to pull me in a different direction, true, but I don’t have to go in that direction!” The choice is mine, but it is nice to know that those directions exist!

The motto I follow is, “If books on long shelves are my mentors, and friends when I’ve grasped what they say…”

Indeed, if one browses books online at Amazon, one can take a peek at the contents of books tagged “Look Inside,” before buying, and even read a one or two page excerpt.

Ravi Amur’s warning came to my mind the other day when I was “looking inside” a book by Wayne Dyer called “Your erroneous zone.” The author was trying to make the point that it is more important to lead a happy family life than to be adept at solving equations, knowing complicated chemistry, and so on.

According to Dyer the psychiatric wards are full of both types of people, high achievers and not so high achievers.

I found the book interesting because, of course, Dyer is on public TV pretty often, but also because it runs counter to the competitive spirit on which US society is founded.

In another book, by contrast, people like Tiger Woods and Einstein are analyzed to find out what makes them tick – what caused their stupendously high achievement. Here, this second author comes up with the term “deliberate practice” to account for superlative performance.

On reflection, these two books certainly advocate two distinctly different life philosophies, and it is left to the reader to decide whether to follow the high road of achievement or the low road of contentment.

Finally, these two books, representing diametrically opposite viewpoints, vindicate my friend Ravi Amur’s off-the-cuff words of wisdom: Each book tries to pull you in a different direction.

That’s what friends are for, aren’t they?

is well known. Another great scientist wrote, “Chance favors the prepared mind.”

I am writing this piece to motivate my young readers. Motivation has been defined as processes that direct, energize, and sustain behavior. Speaking for myself, I find that the occasional essay penned satisfies my creative urges and leaves me motivated for the more mundane tasks of life – such as earning money or doing the household chores. Indeed, psychologists say that therapy through creative activities is often very beneficial.

If your goal is to discover something new about the natural world, or invent something that was not there, remember that Edison tried hundreds of materials before he finally found one that was suitable for his incandescent lamp filament. On being questioned about his 100 failures (or was it 1000?) he merely said that he now knew what wouldn’t work and that is as authentic a piece of knowledge as knowing what would work.

With the vast expansion in knowledge, the challenge is to keep learning new things while keeping an eye on possible new discoveries. Some discoveries merely consist in rearranging old knowledge, or on discovering new ways of doing old things. But some discoveries and inventions are revolutionary in nature, like the iPhone, for example.

Finally, to the heading of this essay. It is said, somewhat disparagingly, that learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads. For every Shakespeare there are a hundred camp followers who are students of the Bard. We read these critics to understand Shakespeare better. Yet how much more satisfying it would be if somehow, somewhere, we could pen our own bestseller! That is a quest that should never leave our consciousness, however often we fail.

Lily the Pink I like to think of my writings as Mr. Sen’s Concoctions, much like Lily the Pink’s medicinal compound. In the song, Lily invents a compound that is designed to heal, but often does the opposite. My pieces hopefully correct human foibles much like Henry Fielding’s. His book, Tom Jones, is touted as the first English novel.

But people are touchy if they have low self-esteem, and are sensitive if their self-esteem is high, so I’m caught between a rock and a hard place, so to say.

Also, as a sage once observed, meaning is not given to us but by us.

We interpret what we read so as to fit it (accommodation or assimilation) into our personal mental framework. So one should be extremely careful when writing on important issues. Reverting to Lily the Pink, her medicine made the stammerer absolutely mute, and given to big-eared people, her compound enlarged continued on page 102 Chandan Sen Contact: chandansen33@hotmail.com

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By Rajesh Ganatra matters was the battle between the Taliban and Government forces over control of the Swat Valley, which was a former tourist attraction.

Here are some important quotes as of 05/22/2009 In early March 2009, the Government essentially ceded control of the Valley to the Taliban via a fragile Mumbai (Bombay) Sensex: 14,342.50 peace deal. However, the Taliban did not sit still - they Karachi, Pakistan KSE-100 Index: 7,024.89 pushed for more territory and reached areas within Dow Jones Industrial Average (USA): 8,527.34 60-70 miles of the nation’s capital, Islamabad. It was NASDAQ Composite (USA): 1,732.69 then that the Government got aggressive and S & P 500 Index (USA): 909.55 launched a major offensive against the Taliban forces and hideouts during May 2009 - many key Taliban Currency Exchange Rates: Indian Rs. 47.88 = $1.00, Pakistani Rs. 80.85 = $1.00 commanders were eliminated - however, many civilians had to flee their homes and had to go live in Gold Price: $855 / ounce (Mumbai) refugee camps near Islamabad.

Silver Price: $12.26 / ounce (Mumbai) It is unclear how long the fighting will last, and the (Note —- Mumbai prices quoted in U.S. dollars were calcu- situation will most likely remain unsettled for some lated using the above exchange rate and the metric factor time. However, despite all of the geopolitical and conof 28.6 grams equals 1 ounce. Generally speaking, there are slight variances in prices of precious metals between India tinued economic turmoil (high inflation, low foreign exchange reserves and lack of investments into the & U.S.A. due to market conditions / exchange rates). country), the Karachi KSE-100 index managed to stay within the 7000-7200 range and the Pakistani Rupee The Sensex had a difficult start to CY2009 due to the hovered between 80.50-81.00 to the U.S. Dollar.

The U. S. equity markets and economy had a diffiSatyam Computers scandal and the market turmoil that touched all corners of the globe. After the initial cult start to the year, and during the end of March shock of the Satyam incident began to fade, the 2009, the major indices plummeted to lows not seen Sensex regained its footing during end of March 2009- since 1996-1997.

After which a substantial rally ensued - the Dow early April 2009 and re-claimed the 10K and 11K levrebounded from the 6400s to the 8500s, the NASDAQ els by mid-April 2009. bounced from the 1260s up to the 1700s and the S&P However, India then entered into a period of lengthy and complex elections and the uncertainty kept a lid snapped back from 667 up above 900. The market is on the stock market for several weeks. However, on often times 6-9 months ahead of Main Street so what May 17, 2009, the results were evident - the Congress exactly does this recent up move portend? Will the party had won a controlling majority - the markets recession be coming to an end later this year? Or was loved the news and on 5/18/2009, the Sensex gained the move simply a bear-market rally that was mainly 2,111 points (+17.33 percent) within 60 seconds of comprised of short-covering?

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Some of the housing starts/new construction data traded as high as 14,930, however, settled back to have been showing a few glimmers of hope over the close at 14,302 for a 17-point gain.

The Indian Rupee also strengthened against the past few months - however, one or two months do not U.S. Dollar from the 49.6 range to the 47.8 range. The make a trend. There will have to be a consistent and reason for the extreme enthusiasm is that the meaningful positive trend for the recovery to be Congress party has always been pro-business, pro- ‘believable’.

Over the past few months, the U.S. Government has reform and it is widely foreseen that the Government will undertake additional measures and reforms to fur- been conducting “stress tests” on major banks to see ther open up the economy, which will in turn attract how well they are capitalized and how they could cope if the economy were to take another downtown, and additional investments in India.

After setting records in the 15,000s during the first the unemployment rate were to hit 10 percent. The half of CY2008, the Karachi KSE-100 index had a very majority of the major money-center banks passed difficult second half of CY2008 - due to the sharp (i.e. Bank Of America [NYSE-BAC] and Citigroup continued on page 102 June 2009

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By Gail Martin Social Media Takes Work I was at a conference recently, and a colleague of mine bemoaned that with Facebook and Twitter and the rest of the social media sites, there really is no such thing as privacy anymore–and we’ve given it up voluntarily.

My response was to ask whether he’d ever lived in a small town. Because if you hail from a small town, you know that there are pros and cons to being in a place where everyone not only knows your name–but where you’ve been and what you had for dinner last night.

In a small town, people feel as if they know each other because they see one another around a lot.

They’re not really best friends–but they make small talk, something that doesn’t happen much in a big city. And since everyone knows everyone else, talking about what other people are doing is high entertainment.

As a businessperson, it also means that you have plenty of opportunities throughout your day to make a good impression, say hello, and remind someone that you are waiting to hear back from them or recommend a good book. In other words, to make human connections.

Having a good reputation in a small town will get you far. And having a bad reputation will sink you.

There’s no place to hide because everyone knows where you live.

Where am I going with this as far as business and social media?

I hear a lot of small business owners struggling with what to do with social media and how to use it. It seems alien and mysterious to them. But those same business owners would be right at home in a small town, saying hi to people who are “friendly strangers” and wishing someone a happy birthday and making chit-chat about a good TV show or the local team’s win. And business owners know that being seen and being friendly is a big step toward winning new customers.

Has the light bulb gone on yet? Social media is bringing a sense of that small town connectedness to the bigger world. There’s a sense of transparency that may be new to big city folks but that everyone from a small town understands. There’s a “superficial” friendliness that doesn’t imply that someone is a confidant, but that makes a brief human connection. And there’s the chance to pass along news, a good story, a funny joke, or something interesting to your friends.

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By Narendra Dixit These days, it is not unusual for many people to live 20 or more years beyond normal retirement age. When seniors reach their eighties and nineties, plans that were satisfactory at age 65 may require a second look.

Some areas of special concern to older seniors and individuals with aging parents are asset management, health care, and living arrangements.

Managing Assets Many older seniors may find themselves unable to continue managing their assets. A variety of arrangements are possible to transfer that responsibility to others, among them: Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts. Seniors who wish to retain control over their property, while delegating the daily management to others, may want to consider a revocable trust. This arrangement would allow the senior to monitor the management of his or her assets, yet offers the flexibility to change the trust as needs and circumstances warrant. As added protection, a revocable trust may remain unfunded, as long as the senior is legally competent. Note that a revocable trust is subject to estate taxes. Alternatively, an individual who is willing to relinquish ownership of assets altogether could establish an irrevocable trust.

Durable Power of Attorney. This mechanism allows seniors to designate a trusted relative or friend to make legal and financial decisions for them in the event of disability or cognitive impairment. The powers granted may be limited or broad in scope, and their definition and limitation vary from state to state. Some financial institutions are reluctant to recognize durable powers of attorney, so it is worthwhile to thoroughly explore this option beforehand.

Informal Arrangements. Some seniors transfer property informally to their heirs—in many cases free of gift taxes—in exchange for being taken care of for the rest of their lives. This arrangement, however, should be approached with caution. Even well meaning adult children may unintentionally deplete assets through poor management, divorce, or creditor claims.

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Medicare Part A covers inpatient services at hospitals and other health care facilities. It is provided automatically, at no cost, for seniors age 65 and older who are eligible for Social Security, and at a substantial cost for those who enroll independently.

Medicare Part B provides additional health care coverage that is optional and must be paid for separately.

Eligibility for Medicaid, which covers long-term nursing home care, depends on financial need. Seniors may require professional assistance in managing their income and resources to meet Medicaid’s strict eligibility requirements.

Living Arrangements Seniors who are able to care for themselves and have the means to do so, may wish to remain in their own homes. Public services may be available to help prolong the period of self-care.

However, elders who are unable to live independently have several alternatives to consider. Assisted living/residential care facilities provide a protected environment with a semblance of independent living.

Generally, some daily meals are provided in a communal dining room and minimal assistance, such as with washing, dressing, or medication is available.

Continuing care communities offer a combination of independent living and health care support. If family members work, senior daycare centers—either publicly or privately funded—can provide opportunities for socialization and activities to relieve boredom. In some cases, bringing in outside help may be the solution.

Periodically Review Plans It is wise for aging seniors and/or family caregivers to periodically review existing financial, health care, and living arrangements. In the transition to the later stages of life, fresh needs and concerns may call for revisiting plans made at an earlier age.

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Immigration Matters H-1B Petitions under Fiscal Year 2010 Quota Established by the Immigration Act of 1990, the H1B visa category allows U.S. employers to augment the existing labor force with highly skilled temporary workers, who are admitted to the US for an initial period of three years and extendable for an additional three years. Typical H-1B occupations include architects, engineers, computer programmers, accountants, doctors and college professors.

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As of April 20, 2009, approximately 44,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS continued to accept advanced degree petitions stating that experience had shown that not all petitions received are approvable.

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For one person it may be money, for another person it might be knowledge, or love, or pleasure or whatever.

Everyone is constantly seeking expansion through the currency that he knows best. So if expansion is what you are seeking, how much expansion do you think you will settle for? Generally, it will be boundless expansion. That means your goal is infinite. But you are seeking the infinite through the physical. Can the physical ever become infinite? The physical is finite, always within a finite boundary, it can never be infinite.

It’s like, you are riding a bullock cart but your destination is the moon and somebody says, ‘Buy yourself a new whip!’ If your destination is the moon, you need an appropriate vehicle. Isn’t it? So through the physical if you are seeking the infinite, there will only be frustration.

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By Rajesh Ganatra Champions League expanded from eight to twelve teams The domestic Twenty20 winners of West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, as well as Delhi Daredevils, will participate in the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League, to be held from October 8-23 in India, just after the Champions Trophy. Lalit Modi, the tournament’s chairman, said the prize money for the tournament will be US$ 6 million, and the draw will be held in London on June 23 after which the venues will be finalized. Delhi has been included on the basis of having topped the round-robin stage of the 2009 IPL. Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the 2009 IPL finalists, will join them. Other 2009 domestic finalists and winners include Victoria and New South Wales (Australia), Cape Cobras and Eagles (South Africa), Otago (New Zealand), Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies) and Wayamba (Sri Lanka).

England’s Twenty20 Cup finalists will be decided on August 25. There will be a total of 23 matches and the teams will be divided into four groups of three each to play on a league basis before the top two teams from each group move on to the second stage. The four top teams from there will play the semi-finals. Sialkot Stallions, the winners of Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 tournament, will not feature as originally scheduled because their government has restricted travel to India. The tournament was initially scheduled for December 3-11 2008 in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore but was put off after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. On the night of the IPL final in Johannesburg, Modi said on television that the fourth season of the IPL, in 2011, could feature ten teams instead of eight.

- Courtesy of cricinfo.com 2009 ICC World Twenty20 (Men’s) This tournament will be hosted by England and the majority of the matches will be played at London and Nottingham. The action will commence on June 5, 2009 and it will be “20 over format” in its entirety. The following are the countries that will be participating: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies. There will be twentyfour matches played amongst the teams, after which there will be two semi-finals, followed by the final match, which is currently scheduled for June 21, 2009.

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(ARA) -- There it sits in the mail pile or in your e-mail in box, waiting to be opened - your dreaded 401(k) or bank statement. While the specter of the sad statement doesn't necessarily haunt all of us, you would have to search long and hard to find someone who has not been directly affected in some way by the economic chaos of late.

The market roller coaster ride has caused many Americans to reach the end of their collective rope and pull their money out of the market. While the money has not necessarily gone under the mattress or in the coffee can, billions of dollars are sitting on the sidelines or in money market funds that offer little to no yield.

"There are options out there for investors who want to get back in the game, but play it conservatively," says Jim Thomsen, executive vice president, member services, for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a not-forprofit financial services organization. "Even with those conservative options, consumers should expect no less than 2 to 3 percent in return."

So the question of what to do next is on the minds of many. For those of us who like to dip our toes in the water before jumping in, but hope for some level of return on our risk, Thrivent Financial offers advice about what financial products might be worth checking out now.

Money Market Accounts and CDs Simple, tried and true ... or at least they used to be.

The act of regaining enough confidence to put your money back in the bank is a big step for those who have lost their trust in the system. Look for a bank with federal deposit guarantees which will give you the peace of mind you need to know your money is safe.

Money market accounts are a great choice for those looking for an interest rate that can grow in direct correlation with the amount of money you put into your account. Completely liquid and like a standard checking account, you can write checks out of a money market account at any time. In addition, money market accounts offer a greater return than a standard savings account under most market conditions. Retail money market accounts have been very stable even given the market turbulence of late.

CDs usually require a greater upfront deposit and in return you will usually receive a higher rate of return than with a money market account. Keep in mind that in most cases you cannot access the money you put into a CD before the maturity date without a penalty.

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Interestingly, while not as conservative an option as fixed annuities, some companies are starting to note a renewed consumer interest in variable annuities.

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Patra continued from page 32 for approximately 10-15 minutes. To test if the patra is done, insert a knife into the center of a patra. If the knife comes out clean, it’s done. Heat oil in a wok or a deep pot.

Add rai and til to season the oil. With a very sharp knife, cut patra lengthwise into thin strips. Drop the sliced patra into the hot oil and fry only until the slices become crisp.

Carefully remove patra from oil and pat dry with paper towels. Serve hot or cold, with fruit chutney, shredded coconut, or diced fresh fruit. The fried patra can be frozen.

Note: If you don’t have a stovetop steamer, create one by pouring 2-3 inches of water into a deep pot. Then, place a small colander on top of the pot, making certain that the water does not touch the patra.

Patrana Samosa This recipe is a combination of patra and samosa—a crispy, filled-pocket appetizer.

Ingredients: 10 patra or spinach leaves 1 cup peeled, boiled, and medium chopped potatoes 1/2 cup steamed green peas 1 tsp cumin seeds 3 tbsp chopped, deseeded green chilies 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro 1 tbsp chopped sweet onions 2 tsp softened margarine 1 tbsp plus 1/2 cup besan (gram or garbanzo bean) flour, divided 1 tbsp plus 1/2 cup water, divided 3 tbsp vegetable oil Method: Wash leaves and lay flat. Set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, mash potatoes and peas. Mix in cumin, chilies, cilantro, onions, margarine, 1 tbsp besan flour, and 1 tbsp water. Smear each leaf with a 1/2-inch of paste and roll up. When ready to serve, combine 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water to form a batter. Heat oil. Dip each patra into the batter and then quickly fry in oil. Flip to fry other side. Serve hot with sweet chutney. Makes 10 appetizer-sized servings.

Palak Patra This version of patra is meant to be prepared with palak (spinach) as the “leaf” and has a delightful, spicy ginger-chili flavoring. Tamarind paste is available in Indian markets.

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Heat oil in a wok or a deep pot. Add mustard and sesame seeds to flavor the oil. Cut the patra into thin strips and fry quickly in oil until crispy, approximately 20 seconds.

Carefully remove from oil, drain, and serve garnished with coconut and cilantro. You may also cool the patra and freeze them for later use. Note: To server frozen patra, you will need to microwave it on high for about one minute or until hot or to stir-fry it in hot oil and then serve. Makes approximately 17 patra.

Turiya patra This is an incredibly tasty dish. The squash is cut into small pieces and then simmered with the patra.

Ingredients: Vegetable oil spray 2 pounds turiya, banana squash or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, and chopped into 1-inch pieces (approximately 5 cups) 12 slices patra 1 tsp minced fresh ginger 2 tsp minced fresh green chilies 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp vegetable oil 1/2 tsp cumin 1 tbsp lemon juice Water to cover squash Shredded coconut and cilantro to garnish (optional) Method: Allow a deep pot to heat and spray with oil. Add squash and quickly cook, tossing constantly. Add remaining ingredients plus sufficient water to cover the squash.

Bring to a quick boil. Reduce, cover, and simmer until squash is soft, approximately 45 minutes to an hour.

Serve hot, garnished with coconut and cilantro. If desired, this dish can be served with sweet chutney and steamed green peas.

Matar Pulao (Seasoned rice) Use this recipe as a “bed: on which to serve patra.

Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked basmati rice 2 tbsp margarine 1/4 cup chopped, deseeded green chilies 1/2 tbsp minced fresh ginger 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup chopped onions 2 cups thawed frozen green peas 4 cups water Method: Rinse rice in cold water and set aside. Melt

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Community Focus Events of note Health Fair 2009 A free health check-up and blood drive will be held on Saturday June 20 from 8 am – 11 am. This health awareness and blood donation drive for the community will be held at Hindu Society, 308 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville NC. A healthy family is vital and this day is designed to help the community. Teams of volunteer physicians and physician staff will help in checking your blood pressure, advice on prescriptions and other information. Interested in helping the community by donating blood? Red Cross will organize a blood donation pledge drive to help the community. There are limited spots, so sign up. Do you know what a living will is? Interested in learning more? Stop by and listen to experts on writing a living will, and how it can be a critical decision one can make. Of course there will also be a food fair. Info: svtemplenc.org or hsncweb.org.

Dada Bhagwan Satsang Attend the satsang in the presence of AtmaGnani Pujya Shree Deepakbhai Desai on June 11 & June 12, 2009 from 5 – 8 pm. Venue: Hindu Temple (Main Hall), 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560.

Dinner and baby-sitting will be provided. Info: Ami Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt 919.816.2533 or rabhatt@yahoo.com. www.dadabhagwan.org, www.dadashree.org.

Women’s Political Forum The Indian American Forum for Political Education North Carolina Chapter will present a Women’s Forum, empowering women locally and globally on June 21, 2009 at the Bond Park Community Center. Join for stimulating discussions with women’s advocates who are helping empower women in Afghanistan and other parts of Asia as well as also right here in the Carolinas.

Speaker includes Nisha Varia, Vandan Shah, Rita Kaur and Shashi Khanna. Representatives from Kiran will be present. Kiran promotes the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women and men in North Carolina who are in crisis through outreach, peer support, and referrals in a confidential manner.

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Community Reports 2009 North Carolina Azalea Festival The 62nd North Carolina Azalea Festival (NCAF) was held in Wilmington NC in April 2009. The NCAF is Wilmington’s premier event and is a celebration of the region’s exceptional artwork, gardens, rich history and culture. The festival opened with the Azalea Queen’s Coronation and the introduction of celebrity guests.

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Azalea Queen Amrapali Ambegaonkar with CFCAI kids and Azalea Belles

The 2009 NCAF was an historic event for IndianAmericans since this year’s Queen Azalea was the lovely and talented Amrapali Ambegaonkar (the first Indian-American to receive this honor). Amrapali is the Silver winner on Superstars of Dance and is recognized as one of the top Kathak dancers today. She has studied dance for over 25 years and earned her degree from UCLA in World Arts and Cultures and Dance. Amrapali is also an actor and her various roles on film and television include appearances on Heroes, Grey’s Anatomy, Boston Legal, ER, Alias and, Windfall.

Ambegaonkar is also a former pageant title holder of “Miss Asian America,” “Miss India USA,” and “Miss India North America.” The highlight of the 2009 Queen’s Coronation was the colorful Indian welcome by the Cape Fear Cultural Association of India (CFCAI).

CFCAI is an organization for people of Indian heritage in the Wilmington and surrounding areas. Shashin Patel is the current President of CFCAI. Patel delivered the welcome address for the queen and other distinguished guests. A garlanding and Aarti ceremony followed. The garland was made of Azalea flowers and the Aarti had a Kathak dancer decoration. CFCAI’s vice-President Dr. Sanjay Batish presented a traditional gift to the queen. The grand finale was the entertaining performance by the talented CFCAI kids. First was a Sanskrit “Shloka” recital by 6-year old Sesha.

Then a dozen or so 2 to 8 yr olds, dressed in ethnic Indian attire, presented a lively dance that brought the cheering audience to its feet. The background score was “Vande Mataram” and “Jai Ho” and Pretty Patel, Sonali Batish, Dr. Sejal Patel, Dr. Ami Patel and the kids’ parents choreographed the performance. The ceremony was broadcast on Wilmington’s ABC channel and a recorded version can be viewed at the CFCAI blog (http://cfcai.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/20/).

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Ram Katha The Ram Katha took place at the Hindu Center in Charlotte between May 10 and May 16, 2009. Many participants took part in the ceremonies and listening to the katha on a daily basis.

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By Aishwarya Ramaswamy Have you ever tried looking at yourself talking about your past and your thoughts laid out descriptively in chronological order with unfiltered emotions flowing out about the details of your journey to the United States as an Indian immigrant? Many immigrants have definitely gone through that phase in their lives or probably are still going through it on an almost daily basis. Being born in a particular country with parents belonging to one particular culture and migrating to the opposite side of the world where literally everything is the opposite of what they had in their motherlands might not sound as complicated to get used to. The subtleties in the process of transformation pose a challenge to each immigrant here.

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The main impact of people migrating into Charlotte and the region has been on the population, expected to hit around a million people in the next few years.

Starting with that idea, the museum has built an exhibit displaying the culture and peoples of many countries and their effect on Charlotte and the Southern culture. There are exhibits showcasing this blend of cultures redefining the Charlotte region. As you tread ahead into the exhibit hall, you see a mannequin with a couple of footprints around. Standing on one of those footprints gives you a feel of personal space people get in different countries. At one point you stand close enough to touch the mannequin’s nose and exclaim, wow, Brazilians love to be close!

As we go through various exhibits of hot sauces from different parts of the world and the sign languages practiced in different regions, you come to the area decked with Indian culture. It is a clear manifestation of an Indian house. There’s Indian attire draped beautifully and a couple of outfits set aside to be tried on. The effect is that of a home away from home feeling. A well set Indian kitchen with the different kind of spices and dishes is on display as well as lit pooja room with idols, holy scriptures, and lamps, reminding transplanted Indians of the staunch cultural aspects in our culture which distinguish us completely from the culture we live in. While the differences showcase the intricate details followed by Indians, a video of an Indian family describes the common aspects and adaptation techniques. The explanations of the fire sacrifice and practices like not wandering in the house with slippers on make us realize how we have maintained our intricate practices in spite of living in an allnew society with different practices. No amount of written description would give you the experience of walking through your past and uncritical modifications you have made to your lifestyle here. To feel it, you need to drive down to the Levine Museum located on E. 7th Street in uptown Charlotte and walk through the “Changing Places” exhibit and experience what immigrants have kept and changed, what you said and what you say, the sounds and taste of our home away from home, getting past us and them, working together and beyond while staying Indian in the land of opportunities. Best of all, this exhibit is open to public for through the end of this year, giving you enough time to get to know about the rest of the cultures here and the phenomenon of co-existing!

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By Aishwarya Ramaswamy Vibrant and Elevating. Yes, that was the “Art Expressions” exhibit which took place at the Charlotte Art league located (1517 Camden Rd.) in late May. Four young-at-heart women came together to light up Charlotte with their creative adeptness. The exhibit featured handmade jewelry, paintings, scarves, and bags, all handmade. Veda Saravanan, Ashima Kodali, June 2009

Shilpa Gupte and Varsha Pradhan got together to combine their artistic talents in a tangible form to fill a room with their creations that transformed four bland and plainly colored walls into an epitome of beauty in the most colorful forms.

Each artist has a unique style that is manifested in the creations. Shilpa Gupte had her handmade jewelry exhibit, all made out of natural materials. With a strong belief that nature and beauty are synonymous,

she decided to go in for natural materials found in earth and ocean to form embellishments. Her pieces mainly contained semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls, mother of pearl, wood, and coral and sand quartz. She strung together Mother Nature’s most beautiful gifts. With great difficulty I forced my eyes to look away from evident beauty only to be enthralled by the splendor right beside it. Veda Sarvanan’s pieces were funky with a lot of metal and glass works combined and strung to give a modern, spunkier look.

Varsha Pradhan too had her handmade jewelry, a perfect combination of colors, inspired by the color combination in nature. Adding glamour to simplicity without too much bling, these trinkets were thoughtfully made.

Moving on to the canvas paintings, Varsha had a collection of paintings representing the different styles of bridal wear in India. Ranging from intricate details of nose rings, flowers and hair embellishments, each and every bridal style was brought to life through those paintings. Ashima Kodali has always been patriotic to the abstract form of painting and this time too she bestowed upon canvas her swirly strokes in different shades. Apart from these, there were block figures, which have a more geometrical feel with clear cut angles, clear black outlines with different tones of the same color making it a perfect piece for an accent wall. Paintings by Veda were of a wide variety. Right from local village folk forms like puppet shows to Venetian marvels and Italian splendor, Veda’s paintings were more of architectural and people representation. All put together, this art exhibit was a color riot with every form of expression coming alive in different shades.

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PATRA Continued: margarine in a large pot. Add chilies, ginger, and cinnamon.

Sauté and toss for 1 minute. Add onions and sauté until onions are golden brown, approximately three minutes.

Add the rice, green peas, and water. Mix while bringing to a fast boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes or until all water evaporates. Serve hot with sliced patra. Serves 6-8.

Apple Butter and Tamarind Chutney Serve this condiment to balance the flavors of patra or other spicy foods.

Ingredients: 1 tbsp cumin seeds 13/4 cups apple butter or sweetened applesauce 3/4 cup apple juice 1 tbsp tamarind paste 1/4 tsp white pepper Method: Heat a skillet (no oil) and toast cumin seeds for one minute. Cool and grind. In a food processor, combine all ingredients until a smooth texture is attained. This chutney can last for up to two months if refrigerated in an airtight container. Makes approximately three cups.

Many Uses for Patra Here are some ideas for serving your made from scratch, frozen, or canned patra: • Cut the sliced patra into cubes. Spray a skillet with vegetable oil and heat. Add some mustard seeds and a sprinkle of cumin. Sauté very quickly (just to heat), garnish with chopped fresh cilantro, and serve.

• Warm leftover cooked rice in a steamer or microwave. Add diced patra to the warm rice, mix to combine, and return to the steamer or microwave to heat the rice and patra thoroughly.

• Steam sliced patra in the microwave by placing on a microwaveable tray, covering with a lid or waxed paper, and heat on high for 20 seconds per piece. Serve with plain yogurt or sour cream and a garnish of chopped pineapple and mango or fruit chutney.

• Add patra into a steamed or stewed eggplant or squash dish for extra flavor.

The first time I had patra, it was served as an appetizer with dhokla. Dhokla are small, airy squares of chickpea bread.

Dhokla look like cornbread but have a completely different taste. You can find frozen dhokla, which simply needs to be heated in the oven or microwaved, or dry dhokla mix, which you will need to bake.

• Coconut Patra — If you have time, make a smooth paste by processing shredded coconut, tamarind, and roasted red chilies. (You can roast the chilies yourself or purchase them dried.) Boil the paste with a little water and chopped onions in a medium-sized pot. Add the patra slices and cook on low heat until the paste thickens. Serve hot, plain or over rice.

• Stir-Fried Patra — Heat approximately one inch of oil in a large pan and add some mustard seeds. When the seeds pop, add sesame seeds and a small amount of chopped onions. Stir well. Chop some sliced patra into small pieces and add them to the onions mixture. Stir well and let cook for approximately two minutes. Remove from heat, add a small amount of brown sugar and lemon juice, and stir gently to avoid breaking up the cubes. Garnish with shredded coconut and fresh cilantro.

Nancy Berkoff is The VRG’s Food Service Advisor. She is the author of Vegan in Volume, Vegan Seafood, and numerous other cookbooks. This article reprinted from and with the permission of the Vegetarian Journal, published by the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203. Info: www.vrg.org.

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Charlotte Art Of Living (Healing with the Breath) Art of Living is dedicated to serving society by strengthening the individual. This is done through self development programs that recharge the body, mind and spirit and allow people to function at their optimum potential. People from all backgrounds, religions and cultural traditions come together in service and celebration.

June 5-9, 2009 - Art of Living Course in Charlotte, NC. Info: 704.248.2647 charlotte@us.artofliving.org www.artofliving.org BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Regularly scheduled activities include a daily Aarti at 6:30 am and 7 pm.

Darshan: Mon-Fri 6:30 am-12:30 pm and 4 - 8:30 pm, Sat/Sun 6:30 am8:30 pm. Gujarati classes are held every Sunday from 3 - 4 pm and “Satsang Sabha” is held every Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

The Swaminarayan Temple is located at 4100 Margaret Wallace Road in Charlotte, N.C. Info: 704.573.0805 704.573.0820 (fax) Bhartiya Association of Lake Norman (BALKN) BALKN invites members from Indian community living at Lake Norman and the surrounding areas to join the organization and be a part of the ongoing fun activities.

Info: 704.807.4485 (Mitesh Parikh) 704.450.6130 (Ajay Patel) www.balkn.org Carolinas Prayer Fellowship Rev. Dr. Samuel Prabodh Talluri invites everyone living in the North and South Carolina to participate in “Fellowship” Every Sunday Morning in Gastonia, N.C. Info: 704.865.1428 (Jay) 704.824-8698 (Joe) 704.545.1465 (Dayakar) Charlotte Gita Study Group For information on the group’s activities call: Rajesh Venky and Savitha Mathur at 704.845.0464, or email: rvenky@aol.com Shridhar and Kruti Dave, 704.844.9567, skdave@hotmail.com June 2009

Charlotte Kannada Koota The Charlotte Kannada Koota is an organization that promotes understanding of Karnataka culture and provides a medium for people of Karnataka (Kannadigas) to get together. The activities include social get-togethers, music, and drama.

Info: 704.526.9990 (Appan Patil), agm_patil@hotmail.com 704.281.8732 (Raj Kulgod), kraj7@yahoo.com Charlotte Table-Tennis Club Charlotte Table-tennis Club is located at 345 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204 (Corner of East 7th St. & Hawthorne Lane).

Hours:-Tuesday & Thursday 6-10 PM, Saturday 2-6 PM Sunday 1-5 PM. Info: www.charlottetabletennis.org Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. The Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group holds weekly group sits and monthly all day sits for established students (those who have taken at least one ten day course from S. N. Goenka or one of his assistant teachers). Ten-day courses are also available for all students. There is never a charge for a course.

Info: 704.544.0790, rbddesai@yahoo.com 704.563.5440, dspranger@earthlink.net www.dhamma.org

am on TV Asia. The present topics are “Pati-Patni ka Divya Vyahvar” and “Chovis Tirthankar.” The group has recently opened a library for spiritual books, audios and videos.

June 11 & 12 - Dada Bhagwan Satsang in the presence of AtmaGnani Pujya Shree Deepakbhai Desai. Venue: Hindu Temple (Main Hall), 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560.

Timing: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

Info: 704.287.3133 www.dadabhagwan.org Datta Yoga Center - Charlotte The group is dedicated to the service of SadGuru Sri Sri Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji through SadGuru Seva, yoga and satsang (singing the glory of god). Regular Activities: Satsang every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, from 4 7pm. Bhajans composed by Sri Sri Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji are chanted and occasionally video programs produced by Avadhoota Datta Peetham are viewed, including Sri Swamiji’s visit to Manasa Sarovaram, Music for Meditation and healing concerts and lectures.

Info: 704.839.3256 (Ravi Anupindi) www.dattapeetham.com www.dycusa.org

Classical Music Association of Charlotte (CMAC) CMAC sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte.

Membership forms are available at concerts.

Info: 704.541.3361 (Rama Rachakonda), 704.814.9355 (Lakshmi Muthukrishnan), lakshmi7778@yahoo.com cmacmusic@yahoo.com www.onlinecmac.com

Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was established to help in the overall development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA along with EVFI is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to selfesteem, self-sustenance, economic well being and happiness. Ekal Vidyalya (One School One Teacher in one village) plans to establish 100,000 schools in tribal areas by 2012.This will cover all the villages in tribal areas where there are no schools today. The Carolinas Region of the EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareness programs in North and South Carolina. Seeking volunteers. Info: shuklas@carolina.rr.com www.ekalvidya.org

Dada Bhagwan Group Satsang is conducted every Sunday at 7 pm at the Hindu Center in Charlotte and there is also a Satsang every Thursday. In addition, watch Satsang from Friday to Tuesday at 7

Hindu Center of Charlotte The center is located at 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212.

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Children’s Religious Oriented Program (C.R.O.P.) is for children Kindergarten through 12th grade to educate them in culture and understand religious practices. A glimpse on understanding The Bhagvad Gita provides children with an opportunity to learn about the GITA with simplicity, ease and in an inclusive discussion format.

Info on CROP 704.547.1676 (Chetna Patel) patel4260@bellsouth.net. The Senior Citizens Group meets on the 1st Sunday of every month at 4 pm and followed by Satyanarayan Katha at 5 pm. Future trips and activities are in the planning stages. Info on the group: 704.334.2462 (Gobind Bhojwani). The sloka class teaches children between the ages of 4 and 13 different Hindu hymns, their meaning and significance. The class meets Sundays at 9:30 am. Info on the class: 704.814.9355 (Lakshmi Muthukrishnan). Info on the Social Welfare Committee: 704.372.1265 (Narain Amar) or 704.948.5609 (Dhinakaran Pillai). The Vedic Havan is held at the vedant hall on second Sunday of every month at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm noon followed by Prasadam.

Info: 704.825.9223 (Swadesh Sawhney). The Pranayam classes are held Saturdays from 9:30 - 11 am in the Vivek Hall. Info: 704.649.5374 (Kajal Jain), 704.554.0765 (Manisha Naik), or 281.304.5597 (Sanjay Vyas) pranayamclt@aol.com. Yoga classes are held Sundays at 9 am. Info: 704.864.8212 pradip_bulsara@hotmail.com.

Upcoming Events: Sat Jun 13 - Maha Gayatri Deep Yagna.

Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte (IPAAC) IPAAC (Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte) promotes classical Hindustani music by inviting well-known artists from India.

Upcoming Events: Shri Anand Bhate Gandharva, Vocal Concert, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at CPCC, Tate Hall.

Dr. Rajeeb and Reena Chakraborty, Sarod & Sitar Jugalbandi, Saturday, September 19, 2009 at CPCC, Tate Hall.

Smt. Yogini Gandhi and her troupe, dance Odissi and Kathak Style, June 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at CPCC, Pease Auditorium.

Info: Sarla Kumar 704.846.4423 Chaula Jain 704.364.0984 contact@ipaac.org www.ipaac.org Indian Visual Artists Association of Charlotte (IVAAC) IVAAC was founded by artists of Indian origin living in the Charlotte, NC area in their pursuit of a creative outlet, stemming from an urge to express the flow of their innate artistic moods and ideas. The vision is to promote the enigmatic and intriguing Indian culture into meaningful forms of expression that exposes the rich traditions and diversity of one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, in today’s fast blending global culture and to create an organization that provides planning and funding required to ensure and support a vibrant and culturally diverse Indian art community.

Info: 704.540.8799 (Amit Shah), 704.688.5387 (Kinshuk Agarwal) www.ivaac.org Indo-US Cultural Association of Winston-Salem The Indo-US Cultural Association’s mission is to increase awareness of the rich and diverse cultural heritage of India and its history.

The Association seeks to reach out to the thriving Indian-American community within the Piedmont and Triad areas to share the vibrant Indian culture and promote cross-cultural understanding.

Ananda Mitra 336.682.5727 ananda@wfu.edu www.indouswinston.org Kiran KIRAN is a multi-cultural, non-religious, community based, South Asian organization. We promote the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women who are in crisis through outreach, peer support, and referrals in a confidential manner. We spread awareness of South Asian women’s issues in the community and we cooperate and collaborate with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives.

Countries in South Asia include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Though there are differences in language, customs, and religions across these countries, these regions share many basic cultural and historSaathee

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Info: www.yahoogroups.com/group/magaresa-indianmusic, or http://magaresa.ning.com or http://www.meetup.com/Bollywood-Music-MeetupGroup/ McColl Center for Visual Art The McColl Center for Visual Art has selected Veda Saravanan and Varsha Pradhan to display their paintings in the 6th and 7th Street windows in Charlotte downtown. Veda will be displaying in the 2 windows of the Hearst Tower on 6th street, and Varsha in the 6 windows of the TransAmerica building on 7th Street through July 11, 2009. McColl Center for Visual Art is an artists’ residency program and gallery dedicated to promoting contemporary art and supporting artists regionally, nationally, and internationally.

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Community News & Events Largest Network of Indian Professionals. NetIP Charlotte provides a forum for on-going Career Developmental and Professional Networking activities. It arranges various events and maintains deeper ties with Businesses & the community. It provides various effective ways for Carolinas’ Indian Professionals to connect with other successful professionals. Info: hd@netipcharlotte.org (Hardik Shah) www.NetIPCharlotte.org Pratham - Charlotte Area Pratham Charlotte chapter is looking for volunteers and someone to lead the Charlotte Chapter.

Info: M. Ramesh 919.678.0109 chith_ramesh@hotmail.com www.PrathamUSA.org Probasi of Charlotte Probasi is the Bengali community based in Charlotte and surrounding areas. The community’s goal is to organize cultural and educational program related to Bengal in the Greater Charlotte area, to increase Bengali cultural awareness, and to provide community service in the area. Info: www.probasi.org Sahaj Marg MeditationCharlotte Area Sahaj Marg, Simple or Natural path, is a Raj Yoga system of spiritual training based on the heart centered meditation. The unique features of this meditation include transmission of divine energy into the heart of the practitioner and cleaning of deep impressions, thereby regulating the mind. Regular practice of this system of meditation integrates the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of human being, while still encouraging people to maintain a normal family and working life. In the Charlotte area, group meditation is held at the Unity of Charlotte on Sundays and Wednesdays. www.srcm.org Info: Arun and Promila Sehra 704.844.0147 Srikanth Katakam 704.496.4411 naturalpath.nc@gmail.com Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal Vadtal On the 1st Saturday of every month, Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal Vadtal has kirtans and bhajans at the Hindu Center of Charlotte at 5 pm. After the bhajans, there is Aarti and Mahaprasad. In addition, June 2009

on the 3rd Sunday of every month, an additional Satsang Sabha is held at sponsor’s house at 3 - 5 pm.

Info: 704.392.4488 - Ramesh Dhanani Shri Rang Avadhut Parivar (Parspar Devo Bhav) Soul devotees of Guru Dattatraya Rang Avadhut and Shri Prem Avadhut meet every Thursday evening in Charlotte, NC from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for recital of “Datta-Bavani”, singing devotional Dattatraya Bhajans and reading “GuruLilamrut”.

Detailed information about Charlotte meetings, literature, videos, Nareshwar Ashram and Shri Avadhut’s life is available.

Info: Bharat Shah - 704.724.6247 Nagesh Patel - 704.399.7805 Sikh Heritage Society The Sikh Heritage Society strives to unite and enrich the lives of the Sikh & Punjabi communities of Charlotte and surrounding areas. Gurdwara is located at 1760 Stoney Creek Lane, Charlotte, NC 28262.

Info: 704.948.7664 (Roshan Attrey), rattrey@aol.com, 704.541.0350 (Sajjan Dhaliwal), sajjan@carolina.rr.com, 704.948.8091 (Inderjeet Rajpal), irajpal@aol.com www.gurdwaracharlotte.com SouthPark Cricket Club South Park Cricket Club is based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it has been an active member of the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference since 2002. The club’s home ground is located at the Reedy Creek Park, 2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte.

Info: 847.722.9865 (Baseet Ahmed), baseer_11@yahoo.com www.southparkcc.org Srishti of Charlotte Srishti has emerged to fulfill the community’s need for togetherness and the desire to showcase Bengali literature, theatre, music, cinema and popular arts. The word Srishti means an act of creation. Though established and coordinated by a group of Bengali families, Srishti welcomes and brings together people of varied cultures, languages, background and nationalities who are interested in East Indian traditions.

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Steele Creek Cricket Club Cricket is played every Sunday morning at the Steele Creek Athletic Association complex at 13530 Choate Circle, (weather permitting) from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. This group is dedicated to playing cricket with a hard tennis ball and/or soft baseball (also known as T-Ball) for fun in the Steele Creek Area of Charlotte. If you would like to stay informed about this club or would like to play or watch cricket, feel free to join and share your ideas. For information on current hours of play, location, and contacts.

Info:http://www.geocities.com/steelecreekcricketclub Telugu Association of Greater Charlotte Area (TAGCA) The organization’s mission is to bring together Telugu speaking people and to promote Telugu Culture. TAGCA and Hindu Center of Charlotte are conducting Telugu Classes. They are on every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month from 10:30 - 11:30 am and are free for member and non-members alike. Telugu Classes: TAGCA in association with Hindu Center is organizing Telugu Classes at Hindu Center, which will be conducted alternate Sundays.

Info: Sreedhar Manjigani 704.965.6704 education@tagca.org www.tagca.org United Cricket Club Forming a team this March of experienced as well as beginners that love cricket. Team will play in the Atlantic League. Practice is every Sunday at Reedy Creek Park (11 to 4pm).

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Greensboro Gujarati Cultural Association of Piedmont (GCAP) The Gujarati Cultural Association of Piedmont serves the Asian Indian community through sponsored events, cultural, educational and social programs.

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Community News & Events Hare Krishna Temple Sandy Ridge This rural Hare Krishna community is situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The community is based upon the teachings of Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the philosophy of the BhagavadGita, becoming God conscious. Come and join in the kirtan, mantra meditation, and discourses on the top most yoga system. There are lots of regular festivities and events. Treat yourself to a free, hot and delicious vegetarian meal on Sundays at 1 pm.

Venue: 1283 Prabhupada Rd, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046.

Info: 336.871.9738 www.prabhupadavillage.com Hindu Society of North Carolina at Greensboro The HSNC at Greensboro is located at 2424 Huffine Mill Road. Its mission is to serve the Hindu Community and promote Hindu Culture through religious, social and educational activities. Regularly scheduled events include Puja, bhajans, children’s programs, celebration of holidays & community service.

Info: 336.621.5848 www.hsnc-triad.org India Association of the Triad The objective of the Association is to promote social, cultural and educational interests of its members, develop understanding between members of the Indian community and other residents of the Triad, and make the latter aware of issues of concern to the Indian community.

Hindi Language classes are being taught by Mrs. Punjabi.

Info: 336.656.0203 (Dhananjay Kumar) www.iatnc.org Life Bliss Foundation The NC Chapter, offers workshops, books, CD’s, and DVD’s on spirituality and enlightenment from living enlightened master Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

See videos on www.youtube.com. /LifeBlissFoundation Satsangs in the Greensboro/ Winston-Salem area include Life Bliss Meditation, video discourse, Q&A, and Nithya Spiritual Healing Prayer, a method of energy healing.

Satsang Locations: Weekly - Wednesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Integrative Therapies, 7-E Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro NC June 2009

27407. Weekly (starting June 5, 2009) - Fridays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, 1143 Sequoia Drive, Lewisville, NC 27023 Meditation workshops are taught on a regular basis.

Info: 336.644.1111 www.lifebliss.org Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Greensboro, NC The Center organizing regular Sai Bhajans, Study Circle, Balvikas class for students and Service Activities.

All devotees are welcome to the Center. 1st Sunday of the Month 4 – 6 pm, all other Sundays 10:00AM – 12:15 PM. Info: 612.239.7529 (Deepak Deshpande at Winston Salem) 908.875.6964 (Swami Rajendran at Greensboro)

Raleigh Swadhyaya Parivar Swadhyaya Parivar meets every Sunday 10.30am to 11.30am to conduct cultural classes for children of four different age levels and the adults watch the Hindi discourses on Rig Veda and Bhagvad Gita.

Info: www.Swadhyaya.org Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) Interested in exploring the diverse cultures of the world? Become a host family for a high school exchange student. All the students will come from various countries around the world, and all students speak fluent English. They are of high school age (15-18) and will attend local high school in their respective communities. Each student will live as member of their American host family, sharing household duties and responsibilities.

AFICE is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to bringing cultural gaps by allowing foreign students the opportunity to live as part of an American community.

Info: lathapamarthi@earthlink.net www.afice.org Association for India’s Development (AID)- Duke University Chapter: AID’s mission is effect social change in India, by supporting projects with grassroots non-governmental organization in India in the areas of literacy, health care, rural credit, women’s empowerment etc.

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Atlantic Coast Sikh Association This is one of the oldest Sikh associations in the Southeastern USA. It meets every Sunday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at its gurdwara, located at 3108 Sparger Road, Durham, NC 27705. Kirtan is done by Bhai Dyal Singh Jatha. Classes for Punjabi and religious studies are held for children at the same time.

Info: 919.309.1045 - Bhai Dyal Singh 919.467.4856 - Mrs. Raj Dhillon www.acsagurdwara.org Balagokulam Gokulam is where Lord Krishna’s magical childhood days were spent.

It was here that his divine powers came to light. Every child has that spark of divinity within. Balagokulam is a forum for children (4-15 years age) to discover and manifest that divinity. It will enable Hindu children in the US to appreciate their cultural roots and learn values. This is done through games, yoga, stories, songs, shlokas, arts/crafts, and Seva (selfless service) in the community.

Balagokulam sessions are free for all and are held on Saturdays.

Info: balagokulam.rtp@gmail.com hss.charlotte@hssus.org (Charlotte region) www.balagokulam.org BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir invites everyone to the regularly scheduled events: Ravi sabha every Sunday at 4 - 6 pm followed by Aarti and Maha Prasad. Mahapuja – every Purnima at 7 pm. Many classes are conducted. Fresh Indian snacks and sweets available at Shayona. 1020 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560.

Info: 919.469.6605 www.swaminarayan.org Bengali Association of North Carolina (BANC) BANC seeks to promote Bengali culture, language, music, arts and social activities by offering varieties of programs for members of INDOAmerican community within North Carolina and adjacent states. The association is organized exclusively for charitable, cultural, social and educational purposes.

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Community News & Events Bharatiya Senior Citizens of North Carolina (BSCNC) BSCNC is a nonprofit organization for Senior Citizens of Indian origin who are of the age of 60 years and over.

The members of the organization meets on the second Saturday of each month. Upcoming meeting is on Sat June 13 between 10:00am to 3:00pm. at Cary Senior Center, which is located on High House Road in Cary, NC. There was a picnic on May 9 at North Cary Park. A committee has been formed for Tours and other large scale events-chairperson: Mulchand Patel 252.314.5527 and at present the revised constitution and by-laws is under way on final stage.

Info: Chandubhai Patel 919.467.7282 Bhupendra Patel - 919.647.9029 Child Relief and You (CRY) An organization in the Raleigh area working with the India-based charitable non-profit organization committed to encouraging and facilitating individuals and organizations to make a positive impact in the lives of underprivileged children since 1979.

CRY America’s RDU Action Center has been active since 2001. CRYRDU invites people to join the enthusiastic volunteer base to contribute ideas or any relevant skills.

Info: 919.362.9591(Sarav Arunachalam) rdu@cryamerica.org www.cryrdu.org Chinmaya Mission The group hosts study groups/satsangs in Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, and Chapel Hill and all are welcome to attend. Chinmaya Mission offers an avenue for adults to acquire spiritual knowledge that can be applied to lead a successful and happy life.

Study groups follows three disciplines - self-study, enlightened discussion, and finally, reflection on the knowledge gained in class.

Info: 919.544.2815 CMRDU1@gmail.com www.chinmaya-rdu.org Dada Bhagwan Satsang June 11 & 12 - Dada Bhagwan Satsang in the presence of AtmaGnani Pujya Shree Deepakbhai Desai. Venue: Hindu Temple (Main Hall), 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560.

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Activities: Namasankeertana Bhajans written, composed and sung

by Pujya Sri Swamiji. Future projects: Kriya yoga classes by Pujya Sri Swamiji-trained teachers from India.

The group meets on the first Saturday of every month and every major festival day for Satsang and Namasankeertana (divine singing).

Everyone is invited to attend the satsang with family and friends and receive divine blessings.

Info: 919.484.1993 (Srinivas Chittineni) 919.461.0843 (Suresh Kota) YahooGroups: Dattasatsang_NC. Duke Diya Duke Diya is a Duke University student organization that is committed to providing a forum for interaction through political, cultural, community service, and social events relating to South Asian Americans.

Info: 732.865.3173 www.dukediya.com Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was established to help in the overall development of the remote tribal and rural villages in India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA along with EVFI is committed to the cause of eradicating illiteracy from tribal areas. Education is the key to selfesteem, self-sustenance, economic well being and happiness. Ekal Vidyalya (One School One Teacher in one village) plans to establish 100,000 schools in tribal areas by 2012.This will cover all the villages in tribal areas where there are no schools today. The Carolinas Region of the EVFUSA conducts fund raising and awareness programs in North and South Carolina. Seeking volunteers.

Info: 919.803.0478 (Hari H. Nath) hnath45@yahoo.com www.ekalvidya.org EKTAA South Asian Student Organization EKTAA (meaning unity) is the South Asian Student Organization at North Saathee

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The organization was founded in 1970. The motto is “unity within diversity.” EKTAA strives to spread culture and heritage of South Asia all over the campus as well as the local community and the organization works hand-in-hand with many organizations on and off the NCSU campus, as well as South Asian organizations from area universities.

Info: www.ektaa.org Geet Bazaar Radio Program Every Sunday morning from 10 am 12 noon on WKNC 88.1 FM, join hosts Afroz Taj and John Caldwell, for a wide variety of music from India, Pakistan, and other countries and languages of South Asia. Geet Bazaar will also publicize community events free of charge.

Info: 919.851.1119 (Dr. Afroj Taj) taj@unity.ncsu.edu GEM - Raleigh Church of God Attend worship services, prayer meetings or Sunday School.

Info: 919.395.6208 (Pastor Thankachan M.) globalem@gmail.com Heritage India Association of North Carolina (HIANC) The HIANC aims at providing Indian cultural experience through performing arts, fine arts, cultural arts & crafts of India. Its mission is “to preserve and promote Indian heritage and culture.” It organizes several events annually, and the 2009 celebrations are as follows: Gandhi Jayanti on October 4 at the Marbles Kids Museum.

Children’s Day on November 14 at the HSNC Cultural Hall.

Group performances by youth, children and adult artists from the Triangle community are welcomed for all events.

Info: Yash Garg at 919-870-5222 Harsha Shah at 919-362-0520 chander@bellsouth.net Hindi Vikas Mandal of NC Hindi Vikas Mandal (HVM), based in the RTP area, promotes study and appreciation of Hindi language and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi. HVM has a special focus on the youths for the preservation of Indian Culture and heritage. Info: 919.851.0225 (Saroj Sharma) 919.461.0001 (Vinod Goel) vgoel2@nc.rr.com saathee.com

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Community News & Events Hindu Society of North Carolina - Morrisville, NC The Hindu Society of North Carolina, located at 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, N.C. serves the Indian community in the Triangle area and its vicinity. Temple timings are: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sat. - Sun. 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Daily Aarti and Puja is also conducted by the Priest. Other regular religious and cultural programs: Monthly Vedic Havan, Tuesday Hauman Chalisa recitation, Sri Ramakrishna Study Group, Sri Sai Baba Group, Gita Study Group, Devi Puja, Vaishnav Bhajan Group, Akhand Ramayana Recitation, Weeklend Language and Spiritual Knowledge Classes, and Sloka classes for Children. Yoga classes are also offered twice a week (Sunday at 8:00 a.m.and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.) at the Cultural Hall.

Priest services are available at your home and/or at the Temple at a nominal charge.

Info: hsnc@hsncweb.org www.hsncweb.org Hindu Students Council (HSC) NC State University HSC-NCSU is a chapter of the national organization Hindu Students Council (HSC). HSC-NCSU is a cultural and religious student organization.

It aims to provide opportunities to learn about Hindu philosophy, spirituality and cultural heritage through various activities, events and projects and is dedicated to provide “seva” (service) to the community.

Info: 919.676.0298 (Mrinmoyee Sanyal) msanyal@ncsu.edu www.hsc-ncsu.org Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) conducts weekly activities to develop character and leadership skills in participants, emphasizing values such as self-discipline, self-confidence and a spirit of selfless service (seva) for humanity while maintaining Hindu cultural identity in harmony with the larger society. HSS is inspired by the idea that the whole world is one family. HSS started in 1989 in the United States and currently has over 100 chapters (shakhas) across the country. The Research Triangle Park chapter meets every Saturday. Activities are tailored to include yoga, games, songs, lectures and discussions on Hindu dharma and culture.

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Info: hss.rtp@hssus.org - Triangle area hss.charlotte@hssus.org - Charlotte region.

Hum Sub Hum Sub is dedicated to sharing the social and cultural traditions of India with the residents of the Research Triangle Park and North Carolina.

Info: 919.468.3332 (Mamta Bisarya) 919.363.7339 (Latha Pamarthi) info@humsub.net www.humsub.net Indian American Forum for Political Education (IAFPE) IAFPE, known as the FORUM, is the oldest and largest Indian American organization for political education in the country.

This is a non-profit organization with numerous chapters throughout the United States. The North Carolina Chapter is in Raleigh and has just established a new committee for a 2-year term. IAFPE is motivated to educate the community on political issues and help the community with various services.

Info: Nilesh - 919.656.4361 www.forum-nc.org Indian Classical Music & Dance Society (ICMDS) ICMDS is dedicated to the task of promoting Indian classical music and dance in the Triangle area. ICMDS invites the top artists from all over the world to perform in the Triangle area.

Sun Jun 14 - Hindustani Vocal Concert by Vidushi Sumitra Guha, accompanied on Tabla by Shri Nikhil Tikekar. Info: www.icmds.org Indo-American Friendship Foundation Did you know that about 90 percent of rural orphans are female and most of them are abandoned at birth due to their gender? Not one of them gets the opportunity to become a doctor, engineer, or even receive basic education. Because they can not live in the orphanage when they turn 18, many of them fall victim to different types of exploitation, including sex trade. IAFF has created an orphanage education fund to help qualified orphans to rise as high as they can climb in the educational/professional ladder.

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Indus Foundation Indus Foundation was founded in NC by a group of professionals with the sole purpose of giving back to the community and the country that has helped members achieve success.

Every dollar is wisely spent back into the community without any overheads. Current major projects: Indian Cancer Society rehabilitation Center in Mumbai, Mental Healthcare Center for socially rejected Women in Indore, and three Educational Centers in Gurgaon. Adopt an ongoing project or launch an new project under specific guidelines. Make a commitment today to build a better tomorrow.

Info: 919.461.0001 (Dr. Vinnie Goel, Chairman) 919.467.0598 (Dr. Shri Kulkarni, President) 919.319.7294 (Dr. Vijaya Bapat, Vice-President) www.indusfoundation.info International Community Church CC is a worship center for people from India and neighboring countries. The pastor is Joseph B. Jesudason and the church office is located at 1215 Franklin Jones Road, Suite #204, Raleigh, NC 27606.

Info: 919.233.2900 w w w. i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m m u n i t y church.org International Hindi Association International Hindi Association (IHA) promotes Hindi language and literature and has chapters all over the United States. The Raleigh Chapter periodically organizes Kavi Sammelans with local and indigenous talents. Open to those interested in listening to poetry or in reciting poetry.

Info: 919.851.0225 (Sarojben Sharma) 919.362.5244 (Sudha Dhingra) www.hindi.org International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization (ISSO) Primary objective of ISSO is “To advance the Sanatan Dharma in accordance with the principles and teachings of Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya, founded and ordained

by Lord Shree Swaminarayan (Shree Sahajanand Swami),” enabling His devotees from both the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Ahmedabad) and Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal) to practice their religious duties in harmony.

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Info: 919.363.2356 (Niraj Joshi) niraj_joshi@yahoo.com www.swaminarayan.info ISKCON of North Carolina The Sri-Sri Radha Golokananda Temple - Iskcon of NC is situated on 16 acres of field and forest with the historic Eno River flowing behind the temple property. The temple is just a few miles off of Routes I-40 & I-85 and located at 1032 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Daily aarti- 4:30 am, 7:15 am, 12:30 pm, 4:15 pm, 7 pm. Darsana: Monday through Friday 7:30-11:30 am and 4:15-5:45 pm, Saturday all day until 5:45 pm, Sunday all day until 7:30 pm. Sunday Festival begins at 4:00 p.m. and it includes kirtan, aarti, Bhagavad Gita discourse, vegetarian feast, and Sunday school for children.

Info: 919.593.6827, golokanandapriya@hotmail.com Yoga classes - Krishna Priya at krsnapriyahg@yahoo.com Kiran KIRAN is a multi-cultural, non-religious, community based, South Asian organization. We promote the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asian women who are in crisis through outreach, peer support, and referrals in a confidential manner. We spread awareness of South Asian women’s issues in the community and we cooperate and collaborate with organizations in the USA and elsewhere with similar objectives.

Countries in South Asia include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Though there are differences in language, customs, and religions across these countries, these regions share many basic cultural and historical similarities. KIRAN operates a crisis phone line Monday- Friday from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. If you need help or are in search of information regarding domestic violence call an advocate.

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• Emotional support • Referrals to professional and community services regarding legal issues, health care, short-term child care, psychological counseling, and temporary shelter and housing • KIRAN’s services are completely confidential. Translators and crisis counselors do not disclose any information provided by our clients. Info: Crisis Hotline: 1877- NC-KIRAN or 1877-625-4726 Kiran@Kiraninc.org www.kiraninc.org Nuv Yug Nuv Yug is a cultural organization with a mission to promote awareness of Indian cultural arts and heritage.

Striving to create synergy among various cultural groups from the South Asian region.

Info: info@nuvyug.org www.nuvyug.org Pakistani American Association The Pakistani-American Association (NCPAA) is a non-political, non-sectarian, cultural and social organization that promotes Pakistani culture to all the communities living in the Triangle Area of North Carolina.

Several events are presented during the year. A family dinner is held on the second Friday of every month.

Info: payamber@ncpaa.org www.ncpaa.org Pratham - Triangle Area Founded as a UNICEF initiative, Pratham is a grass-roots organization that works towards universalizing primary education in India. With a goal of reaching 20 million children, Pratham is one of the largest NGOs in field of literacy movement in India.

Pratham continues to evolve, grow and works to meet the continually changing needs of the children it educates. Pratham’s North Carolina chapter actively aims to collaborate with individuals, local organizations and community associations and seeks ideas, volunteers and resources to deliver the vision of “Every Child in School and Learning Well.” Info: www.prathamnc.org Professional Indians’ Association (PIA) PIA is a meetup that serves young South Asian professionals in the Triangle Community. The group is made of Indian professionals and grad students interested in cultural events, socializing and Saathee

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Monthly events include meeting at bars/restaurants, Bollywood movie nights, potlucks, Indian concerts/performances, outdoor activities, community service and volunteering. This will also be an opportunity for professionals to share their thoughts on respective industries, social causes, the economy and politics.

Info: www.meetup.com/PIATriangle/ Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of North Carolina The Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of NC draws inspiration from the timeless, philosophical wisdom of the Vedanta as practiced and preached in the modern day by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Perhaps you know a great deal about Practical Vedanta and the message of the harmony of religions and the spiritual oneness of Existence - or perhaps you are just curious and want to learn more.

Regardless of background and/or knowledge the organization welcomes participants.

Info: www.vedantanc.org RTP Maharashtra Mandal RTP Maharashtra Mandal promotes Maharashtrian culture and language.

Maharashtra mandal is committed to serve RTP community with various cultural, social and traditional Marathi programs and events.

Info: 919.468.8824 (Jayant Yete) 919.757.7300 (Neeraj Shikarkhane) www.rtpmm.org S. V. Temple of North Carolina S.V. Temple of North Carolina is built on over nine acres of centrally connected triangle area. This grand tribute to Lord Venkateswara and his consorts is designed to exacting standards of shilpa shasthra and features the only shrine in North America to incorporate abodes to Lord Viswaksena and Lord Sudarshana/Lord Narasimha as part of Srinivasa Parivaram. The temple rituals are performed in accordance with Pancharathra Agama Shastra.

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Community News & Events system of Raja Yoga meditation and spiritual practice that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself. Regular spiritual practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives. Sahaj Marg system of meditation is freely offered to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In Triangle area, group meditations are held on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Info: 919.841.0035 (Alexey Lef) 919.757.2732 (Jenna Boyd) meditation@nc.rr.com www.srcm.org, www.sahajmarg.org SAMPIGE - Triangle Kannada Association The Triangle Kannada Association is a cultural association for people residing in the Triangle area from Karnataka, India. Sampige organizes Kannada (the language spoken in the Karnataka area) activities in music, dance and drama as well as social activities.

Info: sampigeeditor@yahoo.com www.sampige.org Share and Care Foundation (SCF) Share and Care Foundation (SCF), a charitable organization focused on several projects in India and the USA, is launching a new chapter for the Carolinas - this represents the first chapter outside the New Jersey headquarters of SCF. SCF has been working with the Triangle’s Indian community for more than 15 years.

Info: 919.425.5299 (Manu Patel) 919.469.1258 (Rajeev Kamath) www.shareandcare.org South Indian Fine Arts Academy (SIFAA) SIFAA is a non-profit organization that works to arrange and promote concerts and performances in the Triangle and Triad areas, concentrating on Carnatic music for the present. Info: 919.773.1580 www.sifaa.org St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Monthly Mass and regular services are held in Malayalam/English by Rev. Dr. M. K. Thomas at the Baptist Student Center, 2702 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC. Info: 919.461.1773 sec@stgregoriosnc.org www.stgregoriosnc.org June 2009

Swadhyaya Parivar Swadhyaya Parivar which meets every Sunday 10.30am to 11.30am to conduct cultural classes for children of four different age levels and the adults watch the Hindi discourses on Rig Veda and Bhagvad Gita.

Info: www.Swadhyaya.org

organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, childcare, healthcare, women empowerment and tribal welfare, as well as relief and rehabilitation in times of natural disasters.

Info: www.idrf.org.

Tamil Cultural Association of North Carolina (TCA NC) TCA NC is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of providing youths with exposure to Tamil culture. Everyone is invited to join TCA and become part of a wonderful organization promoting Tamil culture in the Triangle area.

Info: tca_nc@yahoo.com www.tcanc.org

Triangle Gujarati Association (TGA) TGA serves the Gujarati community in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas, TGA sponsors musical programs, dramas and other cultural activities to help maintain the Gujarati culture and heritage.

Info: Arvind Shah 919.233.7677 Harsha Shah 919.362.0520 www.nctga.org

Tamil Sangam of Carolina The Tamil Sangam is an organization that promotes understanding of Tamil culture and provides a medium for people of Tamil culture to get together.

The activities include music, drama, lectures, Tamil movies, etc.

Info: 919.465.1606 Ravi Shanmugam (President) http://members.fortunecity.com/tam ilsangamofcarolina Triangle Area Telugu Association (TATA) The Triangle Area Telugu Association (TATA) is a non-profit organization (started in 1983) committed to building a vibrant Telugu Community and promoting Telugu culture and language in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

Info: committee@tataonline.org www.tataonline.org Triangle Bangladesh Society (TBSNC) TBSNC strives to arrange musical programs by artists who have captured the hearts and minds of millions of Bengali-, Urdu- and Hindispeaking music fans all around the globe.

Info: 919.741.9343 (Ishtiaque Mohiuddin) Ishtiaquem@gmail.com www.tbsnc.org Triangle Chapter-India Development & Relief Fund (IDRF) IDRF is a registered, tax-exempt non-profit organization that supports volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental Saathee

Triangle Indian Youth Organization (TIYO) This organization has been created with the purpose of encouraging youths of Indian origin aged between 12-18 years to develop skills for leadership, to organize team-oriented efforts, understand and participate in community services, understand and develop individual potential. There will be activities that will fall into the broad categories of education, arts, cultural, charity, religious and community services.

Info: 919.363.7339 (Latha Pamarthi) triangleindianyouth@yahoo.com Triangle Rang Mandal Devotees of Pujya Sri Rang Avdhoot Maharaj meet every Saturday in Cary or Raleigh from 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM to sing devotional Dattatreya Bhajans and Datta-Bavani in a spiritual atmosphere. Special programs organised on Guru Purnima and Rang Jayanti and on the occasion of Pujya Sri Prem Avdhoot Bapji’s annual visit to the US. Info: rangmandal@gmail.com Triangle Vegetarian Society (TVS) The mission of TVS is to build a sense of community between current vegetarians and people who are interested in vegetarianism and have a forum for a discussion of issues.

Upcoming Events: Sat Jun 20 @ 6:30 p.m. - Vegan Potluck Dinner (non-TVS event) at Solterra Community’s Common House, Durham, NC. Sat Jun 27 @ 7:00 p.m. - Potluck Dinner @ Beth Levine’s residence in saathee.com

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Urdu Majlis Urdu Majlis is a literary organization for the promotion of Urdu language and literature and has no political, national or religious affiliations. The group has regularly scheduled monthly meetings in which enthusiasts and scholars of Urdu literature meet to discuss the life and works of a selected literary figure.

Info: 919.851.1119 (Dr. Afroz Taj) 919.962.1060 (Dr. Afroz Taj) 919.596.4792 (Ashraf and Seema Faruqi) taj@unity.ncsu.edu

Regional Cape Fear Cultural Association of India - Wilmington Cape Fear Cultural Association of India is an organization that promotes understanding of Indian culture and promotes a medium for people of Indian culture to get together.

Info: Shashin Patel, President.

(910.790.9448) Sanjay Batish, Vice-President.

(910.371.9860) Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) develops and promotes trade, business, commercial and professional relationships between India and the United States, especially within the state of Georgia. GIACC was formed recognizing the need for promoting bi-lateral activities among South Asian and mainstream communities in the United States and South Asia.

Info: 678.762.7589 AniThirdM@aol.com, ani@giacc.org.

770.840.1925 - susan@giacc.org. www.giacc.org Hindu Society Of Eastern NC (Greenville, NC) All programs are from 11 am - 12 pm (noon), followed by Aarti & Prasad unless specified otherwise.

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Indo-US Cultural Association of Winston-Salem The Indo-US Cultural Association’s primary mission is to increase awareness of the cultural heritage of India which is tremendously rich in its diversity and history. The Association seeks to reach out to the thriving Indian-American community within the Piedmont and Triad areas to share the vibrant Indian culture and promote cross-cultural understanding. Info: Madan Rangabasyam Phone 336.354.6199 indouswinston@gmail.com

South Carolina American South Asian Cultural Association of Columbia, SC The organization’s fundamental goal is to increase cultural awareness and develop cultural understanding among American South Asian community of the Columbia area. A monthly dinner will be held on the second sunday of every month from 6 - 9 pm. There will be a $10 per person charge for the dinner at India Palace, 110-A Columbia Northeast Dr. Info: 803.233.7042 or 803.233.3996.

Carolina Buddhist Vihara (Greenville, SC) Regular beginner meditation program conducted by a Buddhist Monk.

Activities are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings: 6:30 pm (puja), 7 pm (meditation), and 8 pm (“Dhamma” talk or discussion). A “youth program” is also held once a month. dhammasc@hotmail.com Hindu Temple of South Carolina The Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina was established with an objective to fill the need for thousands of Hindus in the State of South Carolina to worship and pray together, perform sacraments and rituals, to observe and celebrate festivals, and to perform and engage in humanitarian and educational activities. www.hindutemplesc.org/index.php India Assoc. of Greater Charleston (IAGC) The IAGC was founded in Charleston to bring together people who were interested in India and to provide a forum to increase the understanding of the heritage of India in US. Info: 803.884.0859 iagcfolks@yahoo.com Saathee

International Fellowship Church of Greenville, SC International Fellowship Church offers Sunday worship services and other weekly activities for people of Indian origin.

Info: 864.234.1256 (Pastor Suhas Raiborde) internationalfellowshipchurch.org Kannada Association of Greater Greenville (KAGG) An organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Kannada culture in the Greater Greenville area of South Carolina.

KAGG is a primarily run by volunteers and invites Kannadigas living in and around Greater Greenville area to join the organization.

Info: 864.430.4973 www.kagg-sc.org Masjid Noor-UL-Huda The Mosque is located at 517 Winmet Drive, Columbia, S.C. On the first Saturday and third Saturday of every month from 6 PM to 8 PM, Islamic session is held by Hafiz Mohammed Basheer. Quranic Reading classes are conducted daily, and everyone is encouraged to send their children to these sessions.

Info: 803.749.0827 (Dr. Shami) 803.740.5127 (Qari Abdul Khader Multani) 803.754.2632 (Mosque main number) Sirigannada Sirigannada is the Kannada Association of South Carolina (based in Columbia) is a non-profit organization created in 2004 by the interested Kannada speaking people of South Carolina. A voluntary organization primarily run by memberships and donations from Kannadigas of the State of South Carolina.

President: Dr. H.N. Narayanaswamy Nadig. Vice President: Mrs. Radha Rajagopal.

Secretary: Mrs. Usha Bilgi.

Treasurer: Mrs. Malathi Nagaraj. Info: www.sirigannada.org Telugu Association of Greater Greenville, SC Telugu Association of Greater Greenville, SC, serves the Telugu community of the Greenville/ Spartanburg area of SC. The group sponsors several events throughout the year.

Info: www.taggsc.org Triad Avatar Meher Baba Group The Meher Center is a spiritual saathee.com

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Info: 336.299.9683 runderwood@webtv.net www.avatarmeherbaba.org Vedic Center of Greenville The Center is located on the Corner of Bethel Road and Bethel Drive in Mauldin, S.C. Daily Aarti is conducted Monday to Friday at 8 pm. Bal Vihar classes are conducted Sundays from 11:15 am - 12:30 pm. Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam is held on 2nd Sat of month at 9 am.

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Every year, the Federal Reserve Board meets eight times to review economic data, monetary policy, and make appropriate adjustments to interest rates as deemed appropriate.

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their ears so much that they had to learn to fly!

Rumor has it that the Second World War started because of a misplaced comma. Likewise, misspelled or mispronounced names can infuriate people. Children at my school delight in asking, “Are you Mr. Sen or Mr. Sin?” Regrettably, some adults also do the same, and guffaw.

Can behavior be changed by parodies, lampoons, cartoons or the like? Not if you’re egocentric. But consider how wise Socrates was when people were making jokes about him in an assembly. He stood from his seat so that all could see him, and thus enjoy the jokes better.

Lily the Pink’s final, and greatest achievement, or blunder, was when Mr. Ebenezer – who thought he was Julius Caesar – took her medicinal compound. Now, he thinks he’s the Emperor of Rome!

The writer, wrapped up in his work, bent over a typewriter or computer keyboard, can also become a butt for jokes. One should not take oneself too seriously…then only, like Lily, one can hope to go to heaven when one dies.

Special Note: This article contains the ideas and thoughts of its author and it does not necessarily imply the viewpoints of “Saathee” magazine, this website or its principals.

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1. Arrange these Himalayas Mountains from highest to smaller in their heights. (a) Nanga Parbat (b) Dhaulagiri (c) Kanchenjunga (d) Everest 2. The Music director of 1963 Hindi film Gumrah. (a) Naushad (b) C. Ramachandra (c) Chitragupta (d) Ravi

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3. “Tirupati–Varanasi” distance by express train is (a) 1700 Kms. (b) 2100 Kms. (c) 2500 Kms. (d) 2900 Kms. 4. The windmill was invented in (a) United States (b) Japan (c) Persia (Now Iran) (d) India 5. “Thomas Jefferson” was US President for the term (a) 1797-1801 (b) 1801-1809 (c) 1809-1817 (d) 1817-1825 6. “A thorn in one’s flesh” is (a) A nuisance (b) A torture (c) A surprise (d) A Serious disease 7. The missing number in the series: 36,25,16,_,4,1 (a)15 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 9 8. The state nickname “Keystone State” is (a) Maine (b) New Hampshire (c) Mississippi (d) Pennsylvania 9. The melting point of the element Zinc is about (a) 220˚C (b) 320˚C (c) 420˚C (d) 520˚C 10. The bases of a Baseball game are arranged at the corners of a __ square. (a) Sixty-foot (b) Seventy-foot (c) Eighty-foot (d) Ninety-foot 11.

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12. If you weigh 65 kg. the calorie consumption for the activity/per hour of watching TV, is about (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) 120 Scholar: All correct First Class: 11 correct Second Class: 10 correct Third Class: 9 correct Needs Improvement: 8 or less correct.

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is also good for making partnership deal. You may get a business offer from your sibling or a very close friend.

LIBRA SEP 23 - OCT 23 This is the time to enjoy love life. Take a vacation and enjoy the nature and the companions.

Improvement in health will also delight you. The first half of the month could be better than the second half. Good luck can also bring unexpected financial benefit. If involved in politics, the time is negative. A good harmony with family members may also relax you from stress. The best thing to do this month is to enjoy life.

General Predictions for June 2009 ARIES MAR 20 - APR 20 Now is your turn to enjoy life by helping the people around you. Have a positive and cheerful attitude and enjoy this joyful time. You will be confident, happy, lucky and successful this month. You don’t need to make any moves, as your current status might be enough for you to enjoy the success. You may get upset with your kids due to their failure. A happy and active life is the key for your achievements.

SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOV 22 Competing with your loved ones and keeping eye on the health could be major concerns this month. Dispute with spouse and/or business partner is also possible during the first half of the month. A little relief from work burden and superior responsibilities may make you feel good.

Time is also good for picnicking and traveling. Old disputed family matters may get temporarily resolved. Go strong to win.

TAURUS APR 20 - MAY 21 Sincerity may reward you by offering higher status, but as far as income is concerned, you may have to wait for now. Your expenses may exceed your income; avoid spending on fun and luxury.

Also avoid gambling this month. Benefits from your partner could prove to be of good help. Don’t miss this opportunity. If involved in politics or in power game, you will get the opportunity to rule.

Make a good team to win success.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 - DEC 21 Take maximum advantage of this period to make some extra money. Opportunity will knock at your door; don’t tangle yourself in family disputes. Support from your kids can help you a lot.

First half of the month will be better than second half, which means you need to move fast. You may have to travel or take some help from your siblings. At the time of confusion, listen to your spouse. Don’t think long term.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUN 21 Try to slow down till last week of the month.

Unfruitful investment and unwanted expenses will keep hurting you this month. You may become a victim of a fraud scheme. Also avoid traveling in the first half of the month. You may not be able to perform to standard in your career. Your spouse could prove to be good luck for you. A healthy competition may entertain you. Just wait and watch to avoid making mistake.

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20 You need to be very cautious during this time of change. It is in your interest to listen to others and also follow your family in making any move.

However, your spouse may not be of help in certain types of dilemma and may not be able to guide in the right direction. Keep in mind that you will be in a better position in coming months.

Peace of mind and increase in confidence will help you in making progress.

CANCER JUN 21 - JUL 22 You may start thinking positive, but wait to make any decision or make any further moves. Business people will enjoy great success this month. It is better to focus in expanding the business, building career and earning more money than solving social issues. Enjoy good health and short distance trips. You are very close to solving a great mystery of your life. Keep analyzing the circumstances and consequences.

AQUARIUS JAN 20 - FEB 19 You have entered into a positive month. You will make correct and mature decisions. You will enjoy company from friends and traveling. Your income and status is definitely going to go up.

Don’t count on sudden benefits. If involved in a legal issue, you may take a big loss. Try to delay the court judgment for now. Also don’t ignore health problem. Try to be nice and honest to enjoy the benefit and success.

LEO JUL 22 - AUG 23 Make sure that your competitors don’t get control over you. Try to focus on your income and career.

Good news regarding your spouse may delight you. Watch your health. An old health problem may start bothering you again. Some spiritual power may guide you in the right direction. Learn to listen and follow the intuitions. The period is very positive, but you will still feel like a loser.

PISCES FEB 19 - MAR 20 It is time to keep enjoying this relaxing phase of the year. Spend some money on religious activities. You may see improvement in health. You will enjoy a very happy family life. The time will go very fast, it is advisable to stop somewhere and save some money for future. Destiny may play a big game with you, don’t be surprised. Long distance journey is also possible during last week of the month.

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Owners moving to another place. Price $75,000 negotiable. Contact - gatewayquiznos@gmail.com Gas Station For Sale: Siler City $845K everything included.Gross $1.2M, 100Kgal-outside. Very Profitable.Won't last long! Financing arranged for qualified buyer. Contact 919-454-6076 or Email: rod@gcbusinessbrokers.com C-store For Sale on Lease: In concord, NC, $175,000 + Inventory (negotiable) gross $450,000 to $500,000 inside, 450,000 to 500,000 gal. outside. Call 704-936-5983 CITGO For Sale: Highly profitable CITGO gas station / C-Store in Greensboro, NC area for sale. Inside $40K- $45K. Outside $80KGals-$100KGals. Profit margin is 45% inside & 10-12% PG for gas. Call 336-327-2579 EVOS. Successful Franchisor of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Healthier Fast Food.

Burgers, fries, and shakes that are 5070% less fat, 100% full of flavor!

Franchise opportunities now available in NC. 919-815-3026 www.evos.com North Carolina Motel: near Greensboro for lease / sale. Send inquiries to KC85RN79@hotmail.com Motel For Sale: 16 rooms independent motel in N.C. Nice town & location. Must sell. Owner retiring. Call 843-271-0147 Liquor Store For Sale: in Inman, SC. Low rent, nice location & good future potential! Call 864-472-6960 Businesses For Sale: Four Duplexes in Charlotte (8 units, positive cash flow).

High Volume C-store/Gas station near Charlotte. 57 units apt in charlotte. For details & appoint call 704-488-3434. Broker.

Businesses For Sale: C-Stores: Durham, NC, $310K + Inv., GR $1.5M, Statesville, NC, $1.8M + Inv., GR $2.2M, Reidsville, NC, $625K + Inv., GR $1.9M, Mooresville, NC, $2.4M + Inv., GR $4.1M, Many locations & opportunity Available! 704-8149435 www.countysouth.biz Businesses For Sale: CafĂŠ, restaurants, deli, coin laundry, dry clearers, and more plus residential listings. Call for best discounts when you buy or sell.

704.649.9095.

Liquor Store & C-Store for Sale on Lease: Reduced Price! In Clover, SC (Near Gastonia): Asking $115 k + Inventory (Negotiable) on lease .Gross for both $385k. Call Rocky 803.810.5105

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Now Hiring: Eyebrow and facial threading practitioners needed for North Carolina (Winston-Salem, Raleigh) and Virginia (Virginia Beach, Newport News) mall locations. Full time and part time.

Experience preferred but will consider training, call Bill @ 248-721-3255 or email bk56@sbcglobal.net Eyebrow Threading Artist Needed: Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro, NC. Please call 336.983.5600 or e-mail to myinfo2283@yahoo.com.

Help Wanted: Now hiring women who know Eyebrow Threding. Training provided. Full-time/Part-time or weekends.

(Must speak English) Our locations are: Fayetteville,NC - Cary, NC - Raleigh, NC - Roanoke, VA - Danville, VA. If you live close to these areas please call 773-5078848. Email: apq147@yahoo.com Gas Station Help Wanted: Looking for couple or single male to work at a gas station in Virginia Beach, VA. Residence facility provided. Very good pay! 704307-6164 Hiring for full time manager position for Quiznos at Eastfield & Prosperity Church Road. Anyone with strong management skills can apply. Quiznos experience not mandatory.

Contact sen07@yahoo.com or 704.728.3135.

Gas Station Help Wanted: Full time help for convenince store near Charlotte, NC. Short or Long-Term positions available. Accommodations Provided! Call 704.701.9975 Indian Fast Food Restaurant Help Wanted: Preparation of Indian Chaats, Sandwiches and Wraps. No cooking.

Contact cakesnflakes@gmail.com or phone 704-688-7100.

Now Hiring: HR Manager, Records Keeper & Personal Assistant for clothing company in Rock Hill, SC. Call Rajesh at 803-371-3335 or 704-277-3233.

Couple or Single needed: for house keeping for a franchise motel.

Experience preferred but not necessary.

Accommodations provided 919.208.3514 Hotel Management Firm Now Hiring: Various positions available for house keepers, front desk (must speak fluent English), and General Manager/s of franchise hotels. Experience is MUST for all positions.

E-mail resumes: abcone@abcinns.com or call 704-6496833.

Live-In / Live-Out Nanny Needed: For twin infant boys in Greensboro, NC. Call 336-254-2988 Nanny Needed: In the University area of Charlotte, to take care of a 10 month old girl. Call 704-910-3645 Help Wanted: Young energetic sales person needed for retail clothing store in COLUMBIA,SC and CAMDEN,SC. Handsome salary plus commissions /bonuses. Call Manoj at (803)427-1681

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PROPERTY FOR SALE OR RENT: Townhome For Sale or Rent: Close to Ballantyne Area (Charlotte,NC) and K-12 schools. 3br, 2.5bath & a car garage. All upgrades 1920Sq.ft. Asking $174,900 or Rent $1,100/mo. Call 704.236.7193.

Room For Rent: to broad minded single female professional/student.

Large Bedroom with Walk-In Closet. Home in beautiful Cary suburb. $500/month inclusive of all utilities. Call Ann @ 919.271.7976 Retail Space For Lease: Excellent location in Chatham Square Shopping Center!

Cary, NC. 1300 sq. ft. Call 919.649.1484 before its gone!

House for Rent or Rent to Own: in University area, safe neighbourhood near I-85, 485, Concord Mills. 4 bed 2.5 bath, office, lots of sunlight. Call 704.510.1443 Condo for Rent: Near waterfront and swimming pool. Walking distance to bus.

Perfect for small family, H-1 workers or students. 704.619.1603 Condo For Rent: Beautiful 3BR/2 Full Bath condo on the lake at Lakeshore Village, Charlotte University Area. First floor /w walk-out patio from lvng.rm. & master br, overlooking the lake. Amenities include all appliances & community pool in front of condo. Walking distance to restaurants & shopping. Call 704-564-8198 for additional information.

MATRIMONIAL: Seeking Partner: Hindu Brahmin Male, 35 years old. Divorced on H1B settled in Georgia. Looking for a divorcee with or without child. Contact: 571-484-8805 Looking for Brahmin Gujarati Girl: 27 yr Gujarati Brahmin boy. Ht. 5'10''.

Masters in Computer Science. Software Professional working for a Leading Health care company in New York. Family in Carolinas. Contact for more details: bio@coolbhatt.com PRODUCTS: Portable Tandoor Ovens For Sale: Ideal for residential or restaurant use. Use for parties & more! For details call 919949-1156 Car For Sale: 2007 Hundai Sonata GLS sedan. 4D - Silver w/ Grey interior. 45K mileage. Price $10,500. Excellent condition. Well maintained. 30K Mile Service completed. Charlotte Area. Call 704-3078521 SERVICES: South Indian Priest: Sastriji is an independent priest Call for Pujas, Gruhapravesh, Weddings, Multi-lingual, Vedic traditional priestly services, etc.

Call 704.625.7578 704.231.0751.

Email: sastrigal2003@yahoo.com Daley Circle Learning Lois CavanaghDaley Basic Essay Writing for All Ages (Job skills, college entrance, end of grade testing, summer enrichment, and creative non - fiction) . E-mail to returned54@yahoo.com 919.832.4599 References Available

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Gujarati Priest: Devendra Dave Independent priest. Ganesh, Randal, Navratri, Diwali’s Laxmi & Sharda Pujas, Satyanarayan Katha, Weddings, Vastu, Baby Showers, Funeral Seva. Call Daveji 704.780.3563. God Blessings to All.

MUSIC CAMP: This summer in Charlotte & Triangle Areas. For 4 + ages. Personal or group classes. Once or twice a week.

Also in home classes. Beginner, intermediate & advanced. Call: Krupesh @ 817683-5850.

Hyderabadi Biryani House Catering in Charlotte, NC: Authentic taste for big & small parties. Affordable prices on the best Biryani & More . (veg and nonveg ) . For booking & menu call 704-8068907 or 704-573-3053 email: cateringbiryani@yahoo.com.

Bollywood, Bhangra, Fusion, & Hip Hop Dance Lessons In Charlotte: Dance instructor/choreographer with 10+ years of experience in various dance styles (Bollywood, Bhangra, Hip Hop, Fusion, Reggae). Private & group lessons for males and females of all ages! Dance Group & Choreography for special performances for weddings & other events.

Call 919.395.2679 Email: dancevolutions@gmail.com.

Babysitter Available: Several years of experience in the Charlotte area. Fluent in Gujarati, Hindi & English. Call 704.619.1603 Harmonium/Keyboard Player: For any occasion/party, Garba-raas, traditional Indian wedding songs, programs & lessons. Kirit 704.568.8206.

Ladies Beauty Parlor in Durham: Threading, Facials, Waxing, Haircut, Henna, Hair Color, Manicure, Pedicure, etc. Opposite Around the World Mrkt. Hwy 54. Call for appointment 919-249-1198 Henna Designs: Experienced henna artist for weddings, parties, arangetrams & more. Resonable rates. Charlotte area.

Call 704.619.0251 Olive Beauty Parlor: Threading, facials, waxing, hair cut, massages, pedicure, manicure, etc. Call for appointments & AVON @ 704-541-6324. Time: 4pm to 8pm everyday.

Tutoring: for 5th grade to 10th grade mathematics. Get ahead during the summer for next year’s classes! Also tutoring & lessons in Hindi. Charlotte Area. Call 704.619.0251 Nivee Beauty Care: In Charlotte, NC University area. For threading, waxing, facials, make-up, henna, mehndi & more! Contact Nivethika: 704.756.2817 for appointment.

Accent Reduction Training: Threemonth tutorial with certified speech-language pathologist. Transform accents from career obstacles to charming cultural flavors. Invest in your future! www.trianglespeech.com

Beautician in Matthews, NC: Pari Beauty - Threading, waxing, bleach, facial, manicure, pedicure & much more.

18 years of experience. For appointment call 704.846.7912 Mehandi (Henna): Award winning artist from Jaipur, India is specializing in wedding parties (Bride & attendants). Satisfaction is guaranteed regarding design, color & price. Krishna Priya Dasi 919.824.7734 E-Mail: krsnapriyad@hotmail.com Dholi For Hire: Plays the Dhol (drum), for any occasion, barat, doli, graduation, birthdays, baby showers and any other festivity. Affordable rate. Instructional classes also available. Call Ritu Bhandari at 704-843-7202. email: sbhandari@carolina.rr.com SAATHEE CLASSIFIEDS: Business ads are $25 & personal ads are $15 up to 25 words. Type or clearly write the ad & include a check along with your home/work phone numbers. Classified posted on saathee.com at no extra charge. We accept Credit Cards.

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Pro-Learners IT Training (Continuing Education by Provish Consulting) Are you an IT professional tired of working in same technology and planning to learn additional marketable technologies? We offer IT training programs from foundation to advanced levels in following skills:

• Data Warehousing/ETL/Business Intelligence (Informatica, Cognos) • SOA/Enterprise Application Integration (TIBCO, Oracle Fusion, JAVA) • ERP Applications (SAP FI/CO , Oracle Apps ) • Securities/Identity Management Our instructors have an average of 15 years of IT experience and are capable of guiding you through the best practices and practical scenarios in each area.

We understand what it takes to be an expert in respective areas and we want you to be one!Our training programs offer flexible schedule of evenings/weekends/online-Remote options.

For details click: www.pro-learners.com Hello: 704-271-4264 or 980-297-4855 Write: training@pro-learners.com Location: 10724 Carmel Commons Blvd., Suite#550-A, Charlotte, NC 28226 We are conveniently located near Ballantyne Area/ Off Johnston Road Exit on I-485 June 2009

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