Saathee Charlotte June 2018

Bridging America and the Indian Subcontinent

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In this issue: North Carolina Furniture In India pg. 14 Priyanka Chopra to Do Travel Show pg. 26 Nutrition for Men and Fathers pg. 78

June 2018 Issue # 241 Editor

Samir Shukla

(Samir@Saathee.com)

page 14 North Carolina Furniture Town

page 18 page 50 Community and Spot the Regional Events Differences in these Two Images

Hello ReadeRs!

A small North Carolina city stakes its claim as the global capital of furniture buying. See page 14 for the story.

Read about 3 important tips for students applying to the Ivy League and other highly competitive programs in our column on page 52.

Read about Pegg, the gender-neutral robot assistant being readied for the AI age in the story on page 58.

Consumers are bracing for health insurance premium hikes while lawmakers grasp at remedies. Find the eye-opening story on page 66.

Is the e-bike revolution happening in Europe ready to come to America? Go to page 68 for the story.

Read our nutrition column on page 78 for tips on addressing men’s health as reminder for father’s day.

The AstroScope, our exclusive monthly horoscope is on page 136.

Get updates about the community, local and national news, movie releases, analysis and videos at Saathee.com.

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In tHIs Issue

The Editor’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 10 North Carolina Furniture . . . . . . . . .pg. 14 Community Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 18 Upcoming Movie Releases . . . . . . . .pg. 24 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 26 Raajeev’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 32 Subcontinental Divide . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 36 Namaskar Y’all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Sangeet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Youth Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Spot the Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 College Admissions Insider . . . . . . .pg. 52 Test Your India Knowledge . . . . . . . .pg. 54 Thinking About Thinking . . . . . . . . .pg. 56 Pegg, the Gender-Neutral Robot . . .pg. 58 Marketing Turnaround . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 60 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 62 Dances of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 64 Health Insurance Hikes . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 66 E-Bike Revolution in USA . . . . . . . . .pg. 68 Nutrition for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 78 Read Watch Listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 80 Personal Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Eye on the Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 84 My Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 86 Buy Right, Sit Tight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 92 News News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 98 Community Organizations . . . . . . .pg. 106 Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes . . . . . . . . .pg. 130 Festivals and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 134 Puzzle Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 134 AstroScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 136 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 138 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 140

Cover: Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai

Located near the heart of the city proper, the dargah is one of the most recognizable landmarks of Mumbai. It was constructed in 1431.

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THE EDITOR’S DESK

By Samir Shukla

Meditation, of course, has tremendous value. I’m saying just laze yourself into mind-cleansing, if that is such a thing. I suggest something blanker, beyond meditation.

This would require a return to our simpler, less technological times, even if for, let’s say, a half-hour every day.

I call it the “thinkless thirty” and allow ourselves to be just bored or just roam aimlessly in our own minds. Your “thinkless thirty” could be broken into two segments to be practiced during different times of day, or could be simply a few minutes, say five minutes. Let’s give it a name, ahh, “freebie five.”

Clearly we are social creatures, and what I suggest maybe anathema to someone living alone, craving social connection, either via face-to-face or social media. What I’m suggesting is for most people to disconnect briefly when possible.

This idea further brewed inside my head during my family’s trip to Big Bend National Park in West Texas last month. There are areas in that vast expanse where there is simply no cell signal. The disconnection was liberating, making the desert, what many would consider to be a drab environment, come alive in its own multi-sensory grandeur.

Of course a lack of connection can create anxiety for many, even if only for a few minutes. Am I missing something? How many posts on social media have I missed? What if someone texts me?

So, what do I mean by “thinkless thirty” or whatever is your chosen time of unthinking?

Let’s make it simple.

Allow me to demonstrate.

Observe.

lovely Boredom

When was the last time you were bored? Let me rephrase that. When was the last time you shut off the phone, TV, computer, something electronic, and spent some time just sitting, maybe on a porch, or in a comfortable chair somewhere around the house, reveling in self-induced boredom?

Spend some time completely unconnected, what the hyperconnected digital generation may consider being bored? This is not about being bored; it’s about reconnecting with our innate natural order.

We are so digitally connected that we don’t allow ourselves the space to just, well, not think for a spell, the kind that is free of digital information. We don’t allow ourselves to be bored because we don’t like the thought of being bored. One may even think it a waste of time to induce nothingness, a bit of thoughtless boredom, even for a few moments. But I have come to believe we need that disconnection, those moments of do nothingness, and it will actually advance productivity and clarity in daily matters.

We have access to so One may suggest that much information, so much entertainment, that its power meditation is an escape to inform as well as counter from information overload. our boredom rapidly I’m suggesting something diminishes. We often wind beyond meditation. up simply swiping quickly to get through the unending incoming messages and information, lest we fall behind. We become jaded to even the occasional gem of information sent our way.

I noticed this recently when watching a movie, something I love to do. With access to so many movies on different platforms, I sometimes become jaded even toward my favorite films. It is this availability and access to so many films that I take their artistic value of escape or inspiration for granted. This thought hit me quite succinctly one night when I was watching a movie recorded on our DVR. Even though it was a film I’ve wanted to see for many years, I found myself grabbing the remote control and flipping over to another recorded movie, and after a few minutes flipping to another.

Ok. Thanks for observing.

It was a moment of entertainment saturation. An activity I How was that? love became a bore itself.

This makes sense if you now fill in your own nonthoughts I turned the TV off, and just stared at the surroundings in inside the little white space above. the living room. The quiet of midnight, the sounds of the night, See, it’s simple. Now, by all means, you may return to your or the lack thereof, entertained me and cleared my head till I regular programming. became sleepy. The darkness of the night further induced visual-free bliss.

Happy unthinking boredom!

We all need some time to just clearly think in our daily busyness, but it is just as important to set aside moments to not think at all. One may suggest that meditation is an escape from Samir Shukla information overload. I’m suggesting something beyond is the editor of Saathee magazine. meditation. contact - Samir@Saathee.com I’m suggesting complete nothingness. Even meditation is a practiced ritual, the breathing, the attempt to connect to something inside us, or whatever your meditation quest is.

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The population of High Point, North Carolina, is about 110,000. Each spring and fall, though, it nearly doubles in size as furniture buyers arrive to scout the latest and greatest chairs, tables and light fixtures on display at the world’s largest home furnishings trade show, the High Point Market.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival: Mt. Pleasant, SC (June 2, 2018)

The 13th annual Sweetgrass Festival will celebrate the rich Gullah Geechee cultural heritage and provides the most extensive showcase of sweetgrass baskets in the Lowcountry area. It will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Mt. Pleasant Waterfront Park from 9am to 4pm. Admission and parking are free. To learn more visit www.sweetgrass.org

Spoleto Festival USA: Charleston, SC (Through June 10, 2018)

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Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera; theater; dance; and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music. Now approaching its 42nd season, Spoleto Festival USA is internationally recognized as America’s premier performing arts festival. The 2018 festival will run from May 25 thru June 10, 2018 with plenty of artists to see and hear. To learn more about the festival including show schedules and ticket packages, visit spoletousa.org

Asheville Half Marathon & 10K: June 9, 2018

The 13.1 Asheville Half Marathon and 10K begins and ends in Pack Square and runs through the streets of Asheville and along the French Broad River. Participants will LOVE the challenge of running or walking the hills in Asheville. Both races will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2018. NOTE: The Half Marathon will be capped at 3,000 participants, and there will be NO race day Registration so be sure to sign up early. ALL registration ends June 8, 2018. Registration and other info can be found at www.ashevillehalfmarathon.com.

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Taste of Charlotte: (June 8-10, 2018)

NC’s largest food festival is set to return for its 20th Year in the streets of uptown Charlotte. The event, which drew approximately 130,000 visitors last year, offers a mix of family entertainment, unique shopping, live music, kid’s activities, a wide array of beer and fine wine along with more than 100 menu items for sampling from a collection of Charlotte’s hottest restaurants. There is no cost for admission to Taste of Charlotte.

Food samples and beverages can be purchased with festival coins, available at Coin Booths along Tryon Street. The festival takes place Friday, June 8 (11am 11pm); Saturday, June 9 (11am 11pm); Sunday June 10 (11am 6pm) and will be open rain or shine. It all takes place on Uptown Charlotte Tryon Streets from Stonewall St to 5th Street. Attractions include Food Lion Produce Stand, local and regional bands, lots of wine and beer tastings, cooking challenges, a kids area, and a large marketplace of vendors. There will also be the annual Race to the Taste 5k and Cupcake Run/Walk that will start and finish at Taste of Charlotte Festival on Saturday, June 9. For full details on everything going on at the festival visit, www.TasteofCharlotte.com.

Probasi Summer Cultural Program: Charlotte, NC (June 9, 2018)

The Sanskritik Sandhya aka Summer Cultural Program sponsored by Probasi will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2018 beginning at 6pm. It will be an evening filled with song and dance performances celebrating Benglai culture and cuisine. The event takes place at the Hindu Center, Vihar Hall, 7400 City View Drive, Charlotte. For more details, visit www.probasi.org.

CORD Color Run: Raleigh, NC (June 10, 2018)

Villagers in rural India have had a constant lack of power supply with no consistent power, especially during the summer and monsoon season.

So, out of need they burn wood in the night for light, causing pollution and smoke. CORD stands for the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development, a non-profit that reaches out to people in rural villages of India, aiding with healthcare, women empowerment, and income generation. While many CORD centers in India are helping villages become self-sufficient, these centers have only limited access to electricity, usually only have 2-3 hours per day.

CORD’s solution is to provide solar powered systems to the centers, and equip them to function efficiently. CORD-Raleigh is holding its annual CORD Color Run at Wakemed Soccer Park on Sunday, June 10 to raise funds to install solar panels in the CORD-Lathikata center in India. Register for the Run at www.cordraleigh.org

JK Yog Transformation Program: Morrisville, NC (June 9-15, 2018)

JK Yog presents enlightening talks, yoga, and meditation with Swami Mukundananda from June 9 - 15 at HSNC temple, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC. Swamiji is a teacher of spirituality, yoga, and meditation. His enlightening discourses clarify the deepest concepts of the Vedic scriptures with wit, humor, and logic. Swamiji, a senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and alumnus of IIT and IIM, is the founder of the unique yogic system called JKYog. He will talk about seven divine laws for happiness and fulfillment. Admission is free for all days. For the daily program details and other information call 919.656.5224 or visit www.hsnconline.org.

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301 Endless Yard Sale: Johnston County, NC (June 15-16, 2018)

Health Fair: Morrisville, NC (June 16, 2018)

The Triangle Area Hindu Temples & Triangle Indian-American Physicians Society presents the 10th Annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 9am to 1pm at HSNC in Morrisville, NC. The event will host an array of medical specialists and services including blood donations and an CPR class. A Blood draw to check for medical conditions will be on Saturday, June 2, 2018. To register online and see more info, please visit www.tahts.org.

The 6th Annual 301 Endless Yard Sale is set to take place the weekend of June 15-16, 2018. Patterned after the long established 127 Longest Sale and inspired by the HGTV television show “Flea Market Flip”, the communities along US 301 will join together with deals, antiques, collectibles and more along a 100 mile stretch of highway between Kenly and Benson, in Johnston County....and now sites will be found in Halifax, Wilson, Nash, and Harnett Counties as well. To learn more, visit 301endlessyardsale.com

LifeMission Karma, Gyan, Bhakti Yoga Course: Mebane, NC (June 15-17, 2018)

Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat (LifeMission USA) is offering an introductory certification course in Karma, Gyan, and Bhakti Yoga over twoweekends, June 15-17 and June 22-24. Come learn how to integrate these ancient Universal practices of Yoga for a more peaceful and joyous life. Meals and books included with either fee of $100 without overnight Stay or $200 for overnight stay. Visit www.lifemissionusa.org for registration or call Vidyacharya: 610-209-8711.

Rajen Sukuria Kirtan Performance: Mebane, NC (June 16. 2018)

Life Mission hosts Rajen Sukuria conducting a special Kirtan on June 16, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 pm with dinner to follow. Rajen is an accomplished musician who teaches classical Indian music at UNC. He will be playing the harmonium accompanied by his students on the tabla. It promises to be an uplifting event that also quiets the chatter of the mind. Join in to experience this special free event at the Lakulish Yoga And Health Retreat in Mebane, NC. Visit www.lifemissionusa.org for more info.

Da-Bangg Tour - Reloaded: Atlanta, GA (June 22, 2018)

The Da-Bangg Tour - Reloaded is a grand presentation by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan at the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta, GA on Friday, June 22, 2018 starting at 8:30pm.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Shri Maruti Yagna: Morrisville, NC (June 23, 2018)

Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal of Raleigh-Durham presents Shri Maruti Yagna on Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 8am - 12:30pm at 910 Church Street, Morrisville, NC. The yagna will be conducted by H.H> 1008 Acharya Maharaj Shree and Pujya Santo. This will be followed by a sabha from 4-8pm at HSNC Hall, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC. Ekadashi prasad will be served after the sabha. For more details call 919.939.1792 or 919.601.4206.

Shaan Live in Concert: Raleigh, NC (July 13, 2018)

Shreemad Bhagwat Satsant Mahotsav: Morrisville, NC (June 29-July 1)

Playback artist and The Voice India judge, Shaan will perform live at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium with playback singer Arpita Mukherjee from Fame Gurukul and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Golden Voice Hunt will also be performing. Tickets start at $29. The event is to help raise awareness & funding for NC Arts in Action. Learn more at www.livespectrum.com or call 877-222-9324.

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Folkmoot Festival: Waynesville, NC (July 19-29, 2018)

The Hindu Society of North Carolina Temple presents “Shreemad Bhagwat Dasham Skandh Satsang Mahotsav” from June 29 - July 1 at HSNC, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC. The timings are prashad 5:30- 6:30pm and discourses on the 10th canto of Shreemad Bhagwat by H.H. Srhee Dwarkeshlalji Mahoday Shree (founder of International Vaishnav Sangh).

For full details call 919.616.5195 or visit www.hsnconline.org.

Gayatri Jayanti Mahadeep Yagna: Charlotte (June 30, 2018)

The Gayatri Pariwar of Charlotte presents Gayatri Jayanti Mahadeep Yagna on Saturday, June 30 from 4-7pm in the Vihar hall of Hindu Center. All are invited to participate. For more details call 704.825.1803 or 704.545.3100.

Sahasra Kalasabhishekam: Raleigh, NC (July 7-8, 2018)

Jeeyar Educational Trust (JET USA), North Carolina invites everyone to Sahasra Kalasabhishekam to Bhagavad Ramanujacharya, a celebration of 1000 years of beacon of equality as part of Sri Ramanujacharya’s millennial birth anniversary celebrations. This is a Community enrichment program to inculcate the equality propounded by Bhagavad Ramanuaja and to promote peace, prosperity, and universal brotherhood. This unique mega event is a first of its kind and will be organized in the divine presence of H.H. Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji from Saturday, July 7 to Sunday, July 8 at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC. To register and learn more information, visit cary.jetusa.org, email jetusacary@gmail.com or call 805-JET-CARY.

Summer Arts & Crafts Festival: Maggie Valley, NC (July 7-8, 2018)

Maggie Valley’s largest gathering of artisans and crafters come together to sell their handmade treasures between July 7 & 8, 2018. Artisans from all over the Southeast will be in attendance. Chainsaw art demonstrations and lots of festival food. Seasonal items, yard art, paintings, photography, pottery, wooden bowls, furniture, jewelry, goat milk soaps and more will be featured at the event. To learn more, contact 828-926-1686 or visit maggievalleyfestivalgrounds.com Saathee.com

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The 35th annual Folkmoot international festival offers dozens of performances held during two weeks by hundreds of world dancers and musicians from nine countries including Thailand, Mexico, Cyprus, India, and even Native American cultures such as the Cherokee nation.

Folkmoot brings the world’s diverse cultures together by sharing traditions and learning about people around the world. Enjoy performances, workshops, the Parade of Nations, and meet the performers. The event will take place over 10 days from July 19 through July 29, 2018 all around the town of Waynesville, NC. See more information about the performers and daily events at folkmoot.org

Youth Summer Camp – Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat (LifeMission USA): Mebane, NC (July 20-27, 2018)

Under the guidance of Swami Satyanand and experienced instructors, Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat (LifeMission USA) is running a week long Youth Camp for Ages 9-18 to awaken the Spirt, enliven the body and inspire young minds. Programs include: nature walks, yoga instruction, Indian culture, personal development, Sports and arts, etc. $300 includes room, board, meals and all materials. Visit www.lifemissionusa.org for registration. For other info, email: lifemissionusa@gmail.com or call Manojbhai Parikh: 848-459-7401 June 2018

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The Shirdi Sai Mandir is organizing a summer program for children aged 5-11 yrs. The progarm will take place at Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir of NC located at 1150 SW Maynard Rd., Cary, NC. The program includes stories from the Puranas, yoga, meditation, mixed media arts and activities to develop skills for school.

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Ghantasala Aaradhanosthsavalu: Charlotte, NC (June 16, 2018)

The Telugu Association of Charlotte (TAGCA) presents Ghantasala Aaradhanosthsavalu event in collaboration with Vegesana Foundation on Saturday, June 16 from 4 - 9pm at Vihar Hall, Hindu Center, 7400 City View Drive. The charity event will feature a live musical concert with popular singers Bala Kameswara Rao and Geetanjali and band. Guest singer Satya Kadali will also perform. TAGCA organizes several events for Telugu speakers and those interested in Telugu culture and arts. For more details on this event as well as other activities, visit the organization’s website at, www.tagca.org.

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In India, they are beginning to celebrate Valentine’s Day. That is one of the by-products of globalization, economic liberalization, and the Internet. It is also partly because it is considered cool to blindly follow the Western traditions.

Some Indians, especially expats, may celebrate Halloween in India. They might be doing it because they reminisce about their past years in the US. Or by aligning with the American values and traditions, they feel superior.

In the last few years, during my visits to India, I have seen the Indian flag being hoisted outside hotels and businesses. There is a prominent Indian flag outside the Leela hotel visible from the highway just as you enter Gurgaon from New Delhi.

I am ambivalent about these gestures. Raising the flag outside hotels or offices is fine if they are Indian flags!

Celebrating Valentine’s and I don’t know if this Halloween is fine but there is disregard for strangers no shortage of festivals in comes from India. Luckily Valentine’s and overpopulation, or scarcity Halloween are not holidays but if they start observing in the Indian society.

Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and 4th of July (America’s Independence Day), nobody will go to work.

There was also a time when Bollywood would simply rip off stories and characters from Hollywood movies. Then they would complain that they didn’t get recognition at the Oscars!

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However, one thing I wish people in India would blindly copy is the Western manners, especially toward strangers. Whenever I travel to India, I am appalled by the lack of manners. Earlier this year, I was waiting at the gate to board a flight at Mumbai airport and this young man in his 30’s just cut in front of me. There were a dozen people behind me and nobody said anything. I said to him, “Bhaisahab, this is not a buffet line where food will finish. The plane is right there and it won’t take off without you.” He smiled sheepishly, apologized, and went to the back of the line.

I have had people cut in the line while waiting at restaurants, at airport security check, at the railway station ticket counter, at cinema halls, at the Taj Mahal, at the line to take a picture with the bride and groom at a relative’s wedding. My favorite was to do darshan at a famous temple in Ujjain. I guess the impatient devotees thought either we didn’t belong to the right caste or Saathee.com

that Gods’ blessings would finish by the time they got to the front.

The hardest part of traveling on the metro in New Delhi was getting out of the train because incoming passengers were too impatient to let the riders come out first. Even when disembarking on domestic flights, passengers seated in the back row would never wait for the passengers ahead of them as is the common practice in the US. In public places in India, you just have to be aggressive to claim your rights, otherwise, you will never get out of the metro or the plane! I don’t know if this disregard for strangers comes from overpopulation, hypercompetitiveness or past experiences of scarcity in the Indian society.

I have experienced similar lack of courtesy and excessive nosiness at social gatherings in India. One of my distant uncles, who hadn’t seen me in years, started asking me how much I make, how much taxes I pay, what kind of car I drive. I smiled at him and asked for his mailing address. He asked me why. I told him that it would be easier if I could just mail him a copy of my tax returns!

Many of my relatives feel it is their birthright to comment on my family and my appearances, too.

“Thodey motey ho gaye pehele se. You gained weight.” “Apka beta itna patla hai, khane ko nahin deyte kiya? Your son is so skinny, you don’t feed him?” “Yehe itna lamba hai, iski shaadi kaise hogi.:” “ He is so tall, how will he get married?” I generally ignore them unless they persist. Earlier this year, my wife’s cousin started commenting about my hair (or lack of!). I brushed off the questions politely. After a few minutes when I told him I was going to some meditation classes, he commented again, “So that you develop the ability to grow your hair upward?” I said, “No, so that I develop a tolerance to deal with relatives like you!”

When such incidents occur in public places, I get concerned about the stereotyping of Indians and Indian-Americans in this country and around the world. I feel rather than blindly copying western traditions like Valentine’s, Halloween or Hollywood movies, Indians should make the social environment more courteous by diligently adopting phrases such as, Please. Thank you. Or even Bless You (when someone next to you sneezes).

Sometimes the incidents are so good, I just report them without any exaggeration. A few years ago, this elderly couple came to my in-laws’ house in India.

After looking at my wife’s pictures, they said to my motherin-law, “Aapki beti to itni sundar hai ki lagta hi nahin ki aapki beti hai. Your daughter is so beautiful that she does not look like your daughter.” I must admit that it takes some creativity to praise and insult someone at the same time.

In the past, rude and idiosyncratic behavior bothered me.

Now I have learned to incorporate those incidents in my standup routine. It provides more authentic material for my comedy.

For that, I am truly grateful!

So next time you miss your stop at a metro in New Delhi because of the inconsiderate incoming passengers, or you are the last one to get out of the plane in Mumbai even if you are sitting in the front, or you never get to worship your favorite deity in Chennai because of the aggressive fellow countrymen, don’t get mad. Find humor in it. I did!

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All my life I heard about my parents’ love story: an associate professor at Govt. College Lahore who was exploring socialism just a decade from partition, and a spoiled aristocratic woman who was one of the first women in college in Pakistan. By 1957, the newlyweds had landed in Chicago, where my dad had obtained a scholarship for his Ph.D. Famously, my mother was “slumming it” and could not even fry an egg. As the myth went, my grandfather did not allow children in the kitchen. That was a place for servants.

My grandfather was a district commissioner during the British Raj—or despite it. His was a world of finely bred horses, modest estates, but lots of prestige and servants. His lineage traced back to a family called the Hakimwalas, the healers assigned to the Moghul emperors. Given that history, a stiff set of traditions followed the family on their journey through the collapsing British Empire and ultimately to the partition of India.

These were a proud people who practiced a strict religion that was all their own. They didn’t pray much. They exercised a degree of aloofness that even today is a point of contention between the Sunni and Shia His lineage traced back to tribes.

A strange mix of a family called the traditions and pride set them Hakimwalas, the healers apart in their communities. assigned to the Moghul They gave generously and took care of all who came for emperors. help. They were not corrupt and amassing wealth was shunned. The focus of the Hakimwalas was more on education and a disciplined life, rather than leaving legacies of villas and vast tracts of land.

Despite his commitment to community and tradition before riches, my grandfather was the recipient of many thousands of acres of fertile Punjabi land upon his arrival in Pakistan. He was not in the greatest health then, but the nine children had to live under his strict control. When I was born in 1960, he had been dead a few months. Nine siblings generate a lot of children, and as my generation expanded into a force living under a new Pakistan, we learned to keep ears peeled for discussions about the life of the legendary “Bawa.”

It seems Bawa was a system of government and a template of sober living for all of humanity. In the blistering summers of Montgomery (now Sahiwal), about 100 miles south of Lahore, the nine children of Bawa would get together with their young progeny and debates would ensue about Bawa’s abject superiority in all matters. Bawa was evidently a sort of reference manual for life. We learned quickly the rules of Bawa were going to continue into our generation. And there were many.

In Bawa-World, you showed anonymous generosity and projected modesty. My uncles rode bicycles and walked when they were some of the richest people in town. During religious events, they invited many in the community to share the food and festivities. Bawa shunned overeating, and you ate one roti only and one eye of the family was always pointing at you to make sure you did not take too much food. You wore clean and crisp clothes. You followed a cleaning ritual under the cool Saathee.com

hand pump to stay sanitary. You discussed history. You studied Persian poetry and Western classics. You learned to ride the fine horses and you learned to play tennis. You did not communicate with the servants beyond official reasons.

You did not let servants encroach on your aristocratic privacy. In the sufi-istic world of Bawa, there were many weird contradictions. His world was not Islam—his religion was a world of tradition and culture. He did not allow ear or nose piercings for females. He insisted that the parting of your hair be changed every few days so the hair does not develop a memory of parting in one place. He shunned jewelry and fancy clothing. He hated displays of wealth and power. As my generation got older and cynical in an increasingly westernized world, we started making fun of the thousand sayings of Bawa, because the “What would Bawa do?” phenom was how our parents had lived their lives.

So, things like “Mysteries of the Toilet,” which Bawa would say if you blew your nose in public, and things like hygiene, and things like charity, and things like responsibility to family and community all haunted and hounded us as the adults grew old quoting Bawa and upholding the tyrannical principles that made up a world fighting for survival in a modernizing country. And indeed, his children were just human and there were scandals, women, alcohol, feuds, and the rest of what the world is about. In the end, however, they came together under the storm cloud that was Bawa. Many are dead now, including my mother.

My mother stayed up nights for most of her life and nobody knew what she was thinking. She would cut supari, read, or watch TV but would go to bed around sunrise and wake up at 10 or 11 and have the cook fix her breakfast when he was scrambling to get lunch set up for many daily visitors. She maintained a stiff upper lip practically until death, but something interfered—her husband.

My dad beat her to heaven or wherever by four years. He was an odd man, a combination of a monk and a guru. He loved everyone. He was generous to all to the extent that it would spin the heads of the Hakimwalas and their progeny. His last stand was to put the kids of the cook in a very expensive private school. The driver would take them daily dressed in the nicest clothes and my dad spared no expense to make sure they stayed well supplied in books and comforts. Then the 2005 earthquake happened and a virulent flu spread and the relatives of the cook brought it to the servant’s quarters and my dad stayed up days watching after the kids and got the flu—and died.

“He was a weak man,” my mother said, tears running down her face in early 2007. She never showed emotion but folding your dead husband’s clothes for charity donation is not easy.

“But he was a good man.”

The day before I left for America, the cook’s son was sitting on a chair next to my mom, reading aloud a children’s book in English. A compromise had happened. A few years earlier, my parents had helped a butler/houseboy through college and he was now an accountant. What would Bawa say, I wondered.

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closest family and friends in an atmosphere where everyone was relaxed. Instead of expending time and efforts to make the wedding grand, it could have been better spent together before my move to the US from India. But everyone was swept in the wave of wedding fever making rational thinking a low priority.

Even today, almost two decades later, I hear that beliefs haven’t changed much and newly engaged couples have to find the right window that does not compromise their work obligations, earned vacation, shubh mahurats, and approval of the parents.

The war between calendars continues to keep things interesting.

Going by the growing number of pre and post wedding parties, the more the merrier seems to be the motto of couples these days, particularly in India. By adopting different traditions from around the country and even the world, shaadivaadi is no longer a local affair. The diversity of my own family has been increasing thanks to the newer generation, and I am proud of them for embracing love while rejecting man-made barriers like caste/community and religious differences.

Admittedly, unknowns around etiquette, expectations, and customs made event planning equal parts fascinating and confusing.

It is likely that an Indian couple may send their long list of guests an invitation for an engagement party, mehendi, sangeet, bachelor/bachelorette party, wedding hosted by the bride’s family, wedding reception hosted by the groom’s family, bidaai, and bahu-bhaat. Really? Yes, really. How about attending a spa retreat to recover from the exhaustion? The pressure on the hosts and the couple must be immense, but they rarely display the pain behind the pomp on display. In the quest for a magnificent wedding, the importance of marriage is seemingly forgotten. Not to mention the staggering costs involved. In the US, a wedding conducted with Indian traditions can be around $40,000 to $265,000 though the median annual income here is $59,055. In India, a middle-income household could earn anywhere from $616 to $3030 annually, but the average wedding cost can be a whopping $37,000.

Maybe it’s just me but the potential expenditure appears to be grossly disproportionate to the family’s earnings.

Extravaganzas that cost millions are not unheard of. In fact, opulent weddings of the rich and famous are fodder for endless online chatter.

If you dust off the glitter, sometimes greed for dowry, underage marriage, and forced arrangements lurk on the dark side. Thankfully, these practices are no longer prevalent although they haven’t been eliminated. It saddens me that some individuals are willing to go into debt to fund their child’s wedding or deny their daughter an education to save enough for her dowry.

In my opinion, the union of two individuals in matrimony should be about celebrating true love. Everything else is optional. You don’t need to turn into bridezilla in your quest to

For the love of weddings

Finding “the one” or someone you are “meant to be with” are ways in which couples explain their reason to get married.

Romantically speaking, it is their unquestionable love that compels them to vow togetherness and happiness for eternity.

Unfortunately, there are other unromantic explanations too such as money, fame or “my parents made me do it.” So far, I haven’t heard anyone say this aloud but I have a sneaky suspicion that couples do or are encouraged to get married, just so there can be a wedding. The bigger, noisier, and longer, the better. We simply love weddings. How else can you explain 23 million Americans tuning in to watch the live telecast of Prince William’s wedding with Kate Middleton in 2011, early in the morning? More eyes must have been glued to the television to view the royal nuptial of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19.

Dressing up to the nines, dancing, and celebrating at a couple’s recent matrimonial The bigger, noisier, and fanfare, reminded me of the longer, the better.We simply fun we experience as a love weddings. How else wedding guest. Missing out can you explain 23 million on shaadi / biyeh (i.e. marriage ceremonies) of family Americans tuning in... members and close friends from back home, is always regretful. Fueled by nostalgia, I pulled out my own wedding album. Getting it out of the shelf was a challenge, as the professional photographers had done their best to include all the important moments in that 10-pound package of memories.

I wish we had invited someone to capture the frantic energy that went into all the preparations.

Let me back up a little to give you some context. Before marriage, my husband and I were introduced by our families and the elders did what dating websites do behind the scenes.

Checked backgrounds, fished around to see if there were potential problems, tried to match interests, and after vetting prospective candidates gave the “go ahead” to meet and let us decide. It turned out to be “yes.” In other words, that was an “arranged marriage.” Our version was a definite improvement from the days of my great-grandfather. It is rumored that as a young teenager, he was asked not to go to school one day because he had to get married. And he was excited, about skipping school! The biggest challenge in our case however, was to “arrange” everything within a week. You are right, seven days is all we had before we could tie the knot in a ceremony steeped in tradition and in the presence of over 200 guests.

The big question of, “why” was met with explanations about the beliefs around auspicious days suitable for conducting a wedding ceremony and the groom’s obligation to reach his American destination to start his new job. The Clash of the Calendars, as I call it. Nevertheless, in a spirited fashion, our families took up the task with gusto and the wedding ritual and its related traditions were carried out smoothly.

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SANGEET Popular Music of India

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evergreen Classic Film lyrics: oldies (1940 - 1990)

Chanda ne Puchha Theme: Father’s Day On this day, children celebrate fathers. Dad plays with his tujhe suraj kahun children, makes them laugh with his humorous talks. The Theme: Father’s Day relationship between father and daughter, unlike a son, is “Should I call you the Sun or the Moon?” A father asks his unique. She was, is and always remains a daughter and stands son in this song, but he expects that son will make his name by him for the entire life, even after her marriage and she may shine like the Sun or a lamp. The father holds his little son’s be living far away. hand to teach him to walk, hoping that his son will hold his hand and support him when he becomes old.

Song: Chanda ne puchhā ...

Film: Main aisā hi hoon (2005) Song: Tujhe suraj kahun ...

Music: Himesh Reshammiyā Film: Ek phool do mali (1969) Singers: Shreya Ghoshal, Baby Aparnā, Sonu Nigam Music: Ravi Lyricist: Sameer Singer: Manna Dey Tāl/Rhythm: Kaharavā Lyricist: : Prem Dhawan Starring: Ajay Devgan and Eshā Deol Tāl/Rhythm: Kaharavā Starring: Balrāj Sāhni Lyrics in English: Chanda ne puchhā tāro se, tāro ne puchha hazāro se Lyrics in English: Sabse pyārā kaun hai, papa mere papa, papa mere papa Tujhe suraj kahun yā chandā, tujhe dip kahun yā tārā Chanda ne puchhā tāro se, tāro ne puchhā hazāro se Merā nām karegā roshan, jag men merā rāj dulārā Sabse pyārā kaun hai, papa tere papa, papa tere papa Main kab se taras rahā thā, mere āngan men koi khele Papa mere papa, papa mere papa, Chanda ne puchhā ...

Nanhi si hansi ke badale, meri sāri duniyā le le Mithi mithi bāto se wo sabko hasātā hai Tere sang jhul rahā hai, meri bāhon men jag sārā Ho pyari adāo se wo dil bahlātā hai, duniyā me āte jāte Merā nām karegā roshan ...Tujhe suraj kahun ...

Wo pyār lutātā hai, sāgar ne puchhā naiyā se Āj ungali thāma ke teri, tujhe main chalanā sikhalāun Naiyā ne puchā khivayyā se, sabse pyārā kaun hai Kal hāth pakadanā merā, jab main budhā ho jāun Papa mere papa, papa hā tere papa, chanda ne puchhā tāro Tu milā to main ne pāyā, jine kā nayā sahārā se, tāro ne puchhā hazāro se, sabse pyārā kaun hai Merā nām karegā roshan … Tujhe suraj kahun ...

Papa tere papa, papa tere papa … Chanda ne puchhā ...

Mere bād bhi is duniyā men, zindā merā nām rahegā

Jo bhi tujh ko dekhegā, tujhe merā lāl kahegā Tere rupa men mil jāyegā, mujh ko jivan dobārā Merā nām karegā roshan … Tujhe suraj kahun ... (*Merā ghar thā khāli khāli, chhāi thi ajab udāsiJivan thā sunā sunā, har āsa thi pyāsi pyāsi Tere āte hi khushiyon se, bhār gayā hai jivan sārā Merā nām karegā roshan … Tujhe suraj kahun) *extra lyrics lyrics in Hindi:

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YOUTH CORNER word world

By Kirit Shukla

3. A “fiendish” person is (a) Smart (c) Wicked

Make words using 4 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Letters cannot be used more than once per word.

Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below) 16+ words = Excellent; 10 to 15 words = Good; 9 or less = keep looking.

Words we found are in solutions below.

4. In the Kentucky Derby held in May, which was the fastest winning horse? (a) My Boy Jack (b) Justify (c) Audible (d) Good Magic

never stop learning

5. A dendrologist specializes in (a) Hair (b) Teeth (c) Skin (d) Trees

Never do anything in life beyond a certain limit. Extreme closeness causes disrespect. If you visit any person with extreme frequency, you may lose their respect and your advice maybe ignored. Anything available in abundance is mostly abused. If you find that you are getting too much respect or praise for no reason, you must start doubting the motives; just ignore them. Even excessive social networking like Facebook or messaging ruins life instead of benefiting. So, extreme indulgence as well as extreme austerity should be avoided.

Self-earned wealth should be used or spent slowly and judiciously. In short, learn “Ati sarvatra varjayet” - A Sanskrit phrase meaning: Ati = Extreme; sarv = All; atra = Here; varjeyat= Be discarded. Avoid extremes in everything.

6. The current fees charged by Embassy of India to US citizen, to issue a tourist visa to India valid for 10 years is: (a) $ 60 (b) $ 100 (c) $ 120 (d) $ 150

7. The “Laughing Gas” is (a) Nitrous Oxide (b) Nitric Oxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Ammonia

8. The land area of India is about million Sq. Km. (a) 4.00 (b) 5.00 (c) 3.00 (d) 3.29

We will continue writing about many aspects of “Never Stop Learning.” From general advice to teachings of gurus will lead to less disappointments and achieve success in all endeavors.

9. The national animal of India is (a) Lion (b) Cow (c) Tiger (d) Elephant

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Scholar: All correct; 1st Class: 9 Correct; 2nd Class: 8 Correct; 3rd Class: 7 Correct; Need to improve: 6 or less

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In a village in India, a wise rooster used to crow early at dawn and wake up the folks to start their daily chores. Once, the rooster was sitting on a treetop enjoying the fresh air. A wicked fox was passing by, saw the rooster and decided to catch and eat it. Fox: “Hello my friend. There is a new order from the heavens that all the birds and animals shall become friends and live together in peace.” Rooster: “Is it true?” Fox: “Yes, of course. If you want to test it, just come down.” The wise rooster understood the intention of the fox and said: “Can you wait a minute? A few of our friends are coming here.” The fox was surprised and said: “What friends? Who is coming?” Rooster: “I can see some hounds are coming this way. Let us wait for them.” The fox started running away. The rooster shouted: “Hey, why are you running away? What happened to our friendship?” The reply was: “Forget it.”

Moral: A wise person can unveil wickedness of others.

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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS INSIDER

By Kristen Moon

3 tips for students applying to the Ivy league and other Highly Competitive Programs

When applying to these prestigious institutions and programs you must give your absolute best, and you can start as early as you like with your personal development and experience. Here are three guiding concepts to keep in mind as you make these choices.

1) develop a niche

If you’ve heard the phrase “jack of all trades, master of none,” this is particularly true in competitive college admissions. In college, you plan to pursue excellence and mastery of a specialized These tips are not field, correct? It’s in your best something that you can interest to concentrate your attention on your intended begin your senior year of field as early and as much as high school after perusing... possible. We hear all the time that people are meant to be “well-rounded.” It sounds good, but that’s the same as knowing a little about a lot of things, rather than knowing a lot about one or two things.

These institutions are looking for potential students who will be successful in their programs. How will you demonstrate your abilities if you appear simply mediocre in many areas, rather than advanced in your desired field?

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by your attention and sincerity when you engage in conversation with them. This can be at a college fair, in your application and correspondence, during a campus tour, etc.

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These tips are not something that you can begin your senior year of high school after perusing a few colleges online. If you review tip #2, preparing early can be to your benefit.

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By Balaji Prasad

The point of all this rambling is that there is a parallel universe that may be somewhat within our control, and which lies in the entrails of our heads. This inner universe is subject It is wrong to be Right to our whims, vagaries and desires, which we happen to have in abundance. We also possess a “discipline” that we call logic, “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong which allows us to double down on whatever we materialize gives it a superficial appearance of being right.” within this fake universe and make it more real than real can ~Thomas Paine be. Who needs the world, when you can roll your own? And Being right feels good. It feels so good, that we want to be who needs the rules by which the world spins, when you have your own rule-building toolkit – your skill with words and right most of the time!

But therein lies the rub. When we begin to feel good about logic? something, we start to want it. We might even get addicted to the thing that gives us that feeling. Addictions can be invisible. the rational animal We are rational animals. So they say. I tend to agree with Many addictions are not even recognizable as addictions, especially if the behavior has been normalized by its the latter part of the proposition, that we might quite likely be pervasiveness in the society around us. For example, the animals, much as the other beings that we call animals are attitude of “being right” is quite pervasive. Many of us really animals. With regard to the “rational” part, I must confess to a like to be right. Pretty much all certain degree of discomfort with such aggrandizing selfthe time. And we are licensed labeling. Maybe. Possibly. We could be rational sometimes, to have that attitude, because when the real world runs over us like a runaway train. At other We are rational animals. So it is not viewed as being out times, maybe we are “passional” rather than rational. We like they say. I tend to agree of the ordinary. Also, we are to feel, rather than think, for the most part. And, “thinking” endowed with the power to could actually be more akin to drinking. Not rational. Passional. with the latter part of the generate what we would like Maybe “fashional” too, at times; we like to show the other proposition, that we... to feel, regardless of what the animals around us who we are, causing us to don opinions and views that don’t fit well even in the strange parallel universe reality might be. inside us.

So, we can be right when we want to, even when we are what a feeling! actually going left.

Human beings are creative. In a very fundamental, inescapable way, making up stuff is who we are. We create all the time. Whatever we see, hear and feel is re-created into something inside our heads that is, at best, a distant cousin to whatever happened to stimulate us to fabricate it into “sense”.

Or, nonsense. The distinction between sense and nonsense is a fine one. And it requires an equally fine judge to make that tasteful delineation. Fortunately, we do have a judge who is always there, ready, willing and able to pass judgment on what is sense versus nonsense. Or … unfortunately so, if the judge is corrupt! If the judge is addicted to the feeling of being right, we will always get a verdict of “Yes, that is right”? Also, besides being creative, the judge is a logician who can turn an ornery word on its head, make it do somersaults and more (after all, the judge moonlights as a lawyer, and is skilled at the art of argument). So the judge can take anything, and turn it into anything else that he or she is inclined to turn it into. “Your whim is my desire, my sire,” says the judge-turned-lawyer, as, with a sleight of hand, the water morphs, miraculously, into wine. All inside the head, of course! In the real world, though, water remains water, and wine remains wine, and never the twain shall meet, unless the rivers run off their course and crush all the grapes in the vineyard, thereby causing us all to get drunk. As if we weren’t, already!

Judge, jury and executioner Our judge is quite multi-talented. We can not only make judgments about what is right and what is wrong, and make it stick with our argumentative powers, but we can also act upon such judgments. And even rig the jury around us if we must, to get to the right end-point.

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those #*%@ rightists!

If you wear a leftist label, you are likely to curse out those who stand next to you, on the side opposite where you wear your label. And, should you be a rightist, then the left looks pretty woozy and demented from where you stand. But the beauty of it is that whether you are a leftist or a rightist, you are right. And, right in an unassailable, inarguable way! You are #@%& right!! Just ask any blue-blooded democrat or a redblooded republican, and you will see that I am right.

Unassailably right. Democrats can make up extraordinary arguments to support why, for example, the country needs more people, even if we need to go outside the law, to expand the diversity that we “sorely lack”. Republicans, of course, will wax eloquent on the subject of fools versus tools, and how it is never the tools that matter, if it is fools who wield the tools. If you fancy that you think independently, you might tear your hair out trying to make sense of the self-assured positions of both these kinds of people. Of course, you may not be thinking independently too; it may just be a badge of honor, as it is with the other two groups. So who gets to call whom pig-headed is a bit murky. But that doesn’t stop anyone from doing so. continued on page 132

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these issues would have been detected and acted upon much earlier — possibly they would never have even happened.”

Sharma cites an example at Boston University where researchers trained an AI program using text from Google News. When the AI was asked, “Man is to computer programmer as woman is to X,” the program’s response was “homemaker.”

There are also economic ramifications of biased AI. A 2015 study found online advertising on career websites appeared to show bias toward men by serving ads for high-paying jobs disproportionately to male audiences. An ad for highly paid executives appeared 1,816 times to men and just 311 times to women.

“The problem is, there isn’t a single worst offender,” Sharma says. “It’s endemic to the tech industry. The biggest challenge we’re facing is that we will end up creating more inequality in the fourth industrial revolution by perpetuating the bias that already exists, rather than use technology to solve issues of gender, race and age inequality.”

According to a survey released last year, 80 percent of enterprises are already investing in AI, with 1 in 3 business leaders believing their company will need to boost investment in the next several years to stay competitive. So, it’s becoming increasingly important to address the issues in AI — and sooner rather than later. Sharma says they “all need to think about the potential discriminatory impact of AI on society.”

Sharma created the world’s first personal chatbot for business finance at British company Sage, where she is vice president of AI, and hired the company’s first “conversation designer” — a role specifically for analyzing voice tones and personalities of AI assistants.

When Sharma first started developing AI at Sage, she proposed a gender-neutral personality for the company’s new assistant — named Pegg.

“Pegg is proud of being a bot and does not pretend to be human,” she explains. “Initially, there was a lack of awareness within the company and outside world to stereotypes in AI but I found it very encouraging that I got a very welcoming response to my effort.”

Sage’s move to publish “The Ethics of Code: Developing AI for Business with Five Core Principles,” a set of design principles enabling other businesses to build ethical AI, was driven by Sharma, as well the business’s decision to build AI services to tackle social issues. Like a service in South Africa that will help the 1 in 3 women there who face domestic abuse and do not have access to advice and legal resources.

Another intention behind Sharma’s work is to make AI more transparent to the public.

“As consumers, we are not informed of why the machine recommended a service or product to us. In the last 18 months, due to major sociopolitical events, such as the influence of AIpowered voter targeting and the spread of misinformation in the recent US elections, this is becoming a more recognized issue. It has also been brought to the forefront of public conversations by the awareness of phenomena like fake news.”

Although Sharma says it’s disappointing there have been no industrywide policies or initiatives to confront the problem head-on, she’s continuing to call on CEOs and business boards to take action and develop inclusive, ethical AI. “By 2020, it’s been predicted we’ll spend more time talking to machines than our own families,” Sharma adds. “The good news is the design of AI — whether it’s gender-neutral, unbiased and non-discriminatory — is entirely within our control.”

Meet Pegg, a Gender-Neutral Robot Assistant

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The majority of us use artificial intelligence every day — without even realizing it. Like when Google predicts your search phrase or you issue a command to Siri or you scroll through ads and articles on your Facebook feed.

AI technologist Kriti Sharma gives a talk.

Credit: Courtesy of Kriti Sharma And that, says AI technologist, Kriti Sharma, is dangerous.

“Despite the common public perception that algorithms aren’t biased like humans, in reality, they are learning racist and sexist behavior from existing data and the bias of their creators.

“AI is even reinforcing human stereotypes.”

London-based Sharma, who is currently working with the Obama Foundation and was recently named in the “Forbes 30 under 30 Europe” list, says voice assistants Siri, Alexa and Cortana exemplify the systemic sexism in AI. “They have all been given obedient, servile, female personalities. They are turning our lights on and off, ordering our shopping. Whereas for more high-powered tasks, such as making business decisions, AI is often given a male personality — take IBM’s Watson or Salesforce’s Einstein.”

As AI becomes more ingrained in our daily lives, Sharma is determined to ensure technology is not building a prejudiced future.

“A child growing up in an AI-powered world today could be learning to bark orders at a female voice assistant — I think we all would agree this is dangerous.”

One of the biggest issues, she says, is that the workforce in technology fields, and particularly in AI, is male-dominated. In the US, only 5 percent of tech startups are owned by women; women account for just a quarter of information technology employees; and only 6.4 percent of executives at Fortune 500 companies are women.

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MARKETING TURNAROUND

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#whitewedding.” When in doubt, more tags are better than none.

What makes for good photo content? Eye candy. The more appealing and luscious the photo, the more attention you’ll get.

If you’re sharing a recipe or a how-to, use step-by-step photos to illustrate your text. Before and after photos are especially compelling. If your business has visible results, use photos to convince viewers that the “after” you provide is a big, visible difference from the “before.”

Consider showing your product in different seasonal, holiday or situational settings. Or, theme the photos you post to the season/holiday to take advantage of people being “in the mood” for certain content.

For example, if you sell housewares, show the same room or table setting decorated for different seasons, holidays or types of gatherings. Give people ideas on how to use what they want or have in new ways and help them be more successful in using your product.

Pinterest photos tend to be pretty and straight-forward.

Instagram gets artsy. Tumblr gives you more room for explanation. Take those fundamental differences into account as you plan your strategy. It may not make sense for you to be on all three sites.

Video is now supported on the sites as well as still photos, but make sure to take the audience into consideration as you plan your videos to be a good match for what they want from the site. Pinterest and Tumbler will be more receptive to howto videos, while a video tour of a scenic setting might do better on Instagram.

Demographics also differ. Pinterest tends to skew a little older, while Tumbler skews more to teens/twenties. Instagram gets more serious art/photography users. If you know the hobbies of your core audience and their interests beyond your product or service, you’ll have insights that will serve you well in deciding which platforms to utilize and how to style your content.

All three sites are social media, so take advantage of the social aspect. Consider running photo-based contests where you encourage your customers to post and tag photos of your product in use. Reward them by acknowledging, sharing and commenting on what they post.

Retweet the best submissions to your Facebook business page and Twitter feed, acknowledging the contributors.

Encourage conversation in the comments and get your customers talking about their experiences with your product, new ways to use/maximize the items, or share tips and ideas.

These are creative sites, so find ways for customers to have fun with your product and brand!

Build your Business and enhance social Media with Photos

Photos get attention, and that’s what you want online. Add a photo to your Facebook posts, blog posts and Twitter tweets, and more people notice what you’ve said. When the photo is the most important thing you’re sharing, consider sites like Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram.

Pinterest works like a giant bulletin board where you can sort photos by category and share them with friends. It’s search capability allows you to look for more of the kinds of photo content you want to see, which you can then pin to your own boards and/or share to other social media channels.

Some of what you see on Pinterest are stand-alone photos, but many photos link to websites to connect to articles, recipes, do-it-yourself instructions, craft how-to info, etc. Many people use Pinterest like a shopping wish-list or dream folder for everything from kitchen make-overs to wedding planning. If your photos are compelling, Pinterest users won’t mind if the link takes them to a site where they can purchase Consider showing your what they see, but the photos product in different need to be more interesting seasonal, holiday or and have more personality than standard catalog fare. situational settings.

Instagram is less about sorting the photos or arranging them into collections than it is taking and sharing pictures. Because the photos (as opposed to the grouping of photos) is the focus, Instagram offers more ability to add filters and other enhancements.

It’s less common for Instagram photos to link to other sites, so active selling doesn’t work as well here. Consider building brand awareness with photos about your product’s history, vintage / retro shots, behind-the-scenes photos, even artistic portrayals. Make the photos striking, memorable, and unusual so people want to share.

Tumblr is a photo-blogging platform, meaning that it is set up to share photos and text, with the emphasis on the photo.

That means you can share more of the story that goes with the photo on Tumblr than you can on Pinterest or Instagram, allowing you to create more context. Keep it short and sweet, and make the photo the star.

Regardless of where you share your photos, make sure to tag the images. Search engines can’t “crawl” photos the same Excerpted from The Essential Social Media Marketing Handbook way they scan text, so they won’t be able to read your logo in the photo.

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MASTERING MEANING

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f. Being sad or anxious about a situation but not trying to improve it. g. See and experience directly h. Involves himself in the hard or unpleasant parts of a job. i. Easily and without any real contest j. Return k. Near by and readily available l. (A boating term) Maintains a lot of control over the situation. m. Given complete control n To give over control especially of a company or organization. o. Has done this task successfully for a long time.

Just for fun, while “casting around” (a fishing term meaning “randomly searching for something”) for a theme for this month’s column, I decided to quickly scribble down a list of all the idioms and metaphors I could think of using common body parts. Here’s what I wrote: dear to my heart, in a heartbeat, eye to eye, off your chest, cheeky, take it on the chin, chin up, at arm’s length, give someone a leg up, lose your footing, footloose, nosey, nosing around, I’ve got to hand it to you and show of hands.

I linked to www.thefreedictionary.com and selected idioms for “hand.” There were at least 300 so I decided to “stick with” (limit myself to) some of these. If you, my reader, don’t really know how to use some of the other expressions above, you can find them online or wait for another column!!

Here are more expressions with hand: He’s always trying to get the upper hand in any situation and is very hard to work with. (Trying to take advantage and have the superior position.)

I like to travel with her. She knows the area like the back of her hand. (Knows a place very well.)

He’s just putty in his daughter’s hands even though she’s only five years old. (Easily influenced by her. Putty is soft and easy to mold.)

Their left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing!

(The organization or group is very disorganized with poor communication among themselves.)

They just sat on their hands. (Did nothing about the situation; failed to help out.)

Can you match these sentences, using hand to their meanings that are listed just below? 1 1. A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush). __ 2. We like our new manager. He’s a very good listener and also keeps a firm hand on the tiller. __ 3. My visit to company headquarters allowed me to see at first hand their new collaborative office layout. ___ 4. Because of the bad weather prediction, we kept extra staff and equipment on hand. __ 5. He was very critical of his corporate culture so I said, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you! Make some constructive suggestions!” __ 6. When we lost power it was so dark that I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face. ___ 7. We were given a free hand with the project so we could demonstrate our brilliance or take full responsibility for messing up! __ 8. You should ask him how to deal with that difficult client.

He’s an old hand. __ 9. I need to hand this report back to you to be rewritten. ___ 10. Our contractor was great and not afraid to get his hands dirty to help the workers. __ 11. We know that early exposure to books and story time goes hand in hand with later success in school. ___ 12. He’s still reluctant to hand over the reins of the family business to his son. ___ 13. Just standing there and wringing your hands won’t improve the situation. ___ 14. He’s going to try his hand at starting his own consulting business. ___ 15. She won the argument hands down with her careful reasoning and grasp of the facts. ___

a. To be unable to see very far. b. To try something for the first time. c. Is directly related d. Don’t wait for another opportunity when this one looks good. e. To severely criticize the organization that pays you or treat someone badly who has helped you.

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DANCES OF INDIA

By Dr. Maha Gingrich

Community dances of India

Folk and community dances always have a marvelous way of lifting our spirits with their rhythms, and brilliant costumes.

These dances are usually performed in groups to highlight the social nature of such dance forms. There are many differences between classical, folk and community dance styles. Classical dances tend to be subject to a defined order, pre-set form, specific hand gestures, and explicit footwork. Most of these dances have to follow the rules and regulations established by the Natya Shastra tradition.

On the other hand, folk dances are very spontaneous, high energy, and allow much more flexibility in choreography.

However, community dances are not choreographed dances and are less orderly. They are also the creation of people’s imagination and desire to bring communities together through music, dance and Folk and community dances celebrations. People of all ages, girls and boys, men and do not display an women, young and old come inclination toward a rigid together to celebrate seasons, form, instead the whole... weddings, festivals, just mention a few. They have a sense of freedom, with regional affinities and differences embodying within each material outward manifestation, a warmth of expression, and a charm and beauty that are very refreshing by their untutored and untrained quality.

One of the examples of community festival dance is the Ratha Yatra, a chariot festival. My sister lived in Puri, Orissa.

Here the festival holds immense significance among the Puri locals as well as other pilgrims and devotees. The chariots on which the deities are taken to the temple are massive pieces of art that are adorned with numerous designs, flowers & patterns. During this festival, people dance, and sing, accompanied by musical instruments. Many other cultures practice across in the same way in several parts of the world, such as Asia, Europe and South America. Some of the countries that celebrate similar festivals are Armenia, Greece, Peru, Argentina, Italy, most of the South America and so on. Many also carry Mother Mary during these processions.

This year during Dances of India production, we highlighted a community dance called Bathukamma. This is a floral festival celebrated by the families of my home state Telangana, in South India. Mostly women celebrate this festival.

I remember as a kid, decorating these flowers in a stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of a temple peak called Gopuram. In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma’ means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. While singing traditional songs, everyone would gather in a circle around the flowers to clap while dancing. Sometimes, younger girls will use short sticks too like Raas dance from west of India. After dancing with my mother, neighbors, family, and friends and after all the Saathee.com

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festivities are completed, we took those flowers to the lake to be floated away. It is an amazing view to see all these flowers and candles floating on the water.

Another unique community dance is called Lezim dance.

This fascinating rhythmic dance is performed with a Lezim or a small mallet. This dance is most popular in Maharashtra, and one can see it during festival times, performed in public squares and along the streets with processions. Groups of young boys and girls holding these Lezims in their hands do a very fine series of figure movements while they make sounds with the Lezim to the accompaniment of the drums. This is not an easy community dance. Our hands can tired easily.

Folk and community dances do not display an inclination towards a rigid form, instead the whole depiction of folk and community art is guided more by the subject of the songs that glorify nature and its seasons, or express traditional occupations or in praise of deities. This untutored quality is very refreshing and charming. In folk and community dances, we find the true urge of the people in general that has come down through the ages by way of actual performance and remembrance of song and motif. Its survival was unsupported by the written word, and was stabilized because of its tremendous sociological impact and basis. Through these arts, and customs, many traditions have been established. People were brought together to celebrate life in its many forms.

With national consciousness of the arts growing from day to day, many of these beautiful expressive dances are coming to urban and international audiences and being received with enthusiasm and success, they deserve. Now they are taking their rightful place along with the classical dances in the furtherance of our cultural heritage. There is more demand for precise movements, coordination among dancers, formations, costume color coordination, and exotic jewelry, along with heavy drumming and other percussions supporting the music.

I am not sure if we are just taking these folk and community dances to another level or are we losing the freedom these dances provide to enjoy and participate without any formal training. However, it is wonderful to see certain dance forms like Garba, Bonalu, Bathukamma, Bhangra, etc., are still a large part of our social interaction among all ages.

Dr. Maha Gingrich

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Republicans, however, say Democrats are at fault for blocking bipartisan legislation, which might not even have had enough GOP votes to pass. The effort sought to stabilize the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace through measures such as setting up reinsurance funding to help keep an individual insurer from facing devastating losses and guarantees for insurers to help pay their share of the out-of-pocket expenses for low-income customers.

“Democrats could have worked with us to lower premiums by as much as 40 percent but instead choose to cling to an unworkable law,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “So if you have an insurance premium that is going up 40 percent next year, on top of an over 105 percent increase since 2013, you can thank a Democrat.”

The heightened political rhetoric comes after the first two states unveiled insurance company premium requests for policies on the individual market for 2019.

These are not final rates, but they give an idea of what premiums for next year might be for people who don’t get insurance through their job or the government and buy their own coverage on the individual market.

That market included about 15.6 million people, both inside and outside the ACA insurance marketplaces, in the final quarter of 2017, according to the consulting firm Mark Farrah Associates.

State deadlines for filing next year’s rates run from May through July. Once insurers have made their initial premium requests, state regulators negotiate final rates before open enrollment begins in the fall.

In Virginia and Maryland, insurers are seeking a wide range of significant increases, from about 15 percent for some plans

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News

As some insurers angle for hefty premium hikes and concerns grow that more Americans will wind up uninsured, the federal health law is likely — once again — to play big in both parties’ strategies for the contentious 2018 election.

Candidates are already honing talking points: Is the current dysfunction the result of the law or of GOP attempts to dismantle it?

The impact of changes to the law made by Republicans over the past year — modifications short of the “repeal and replace” they promised — is becoming clear. Initial announcements show health insurers in several states are seeking big increases in premiums for next year for people who buy their own insurance. That is renewing concerns about the potential for “bare” counties that will have no insurer selling coverage and hints that the number of uninsured Americans could again be on the rise.

“It’s sort of Insurance 101,” said Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute.

Insurers “are facing a smaller and sicker risk pool as a result of both Trump administration and congressional action, and that means higher premiums,” she said.

“A number of policy changes definitely impacted rates,” said Jeanette Thornton, a senior vice president for the trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans.

Among those changes are the elimination of the tax penalty for those who forgo insurance, included in December’s tax overhaul, and President Donald Trump’s cancellation of federal payments to insurers who provide discounts to some lowincome customers.

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Superpedestrian’s target market is commuters, people like O’Toole himself.

“If I was to take a car every day to my commute, which is 2.1 miles, it would take around 30 minutes to get through the city to where I work. When I take the Copenhagen Wheel, it’s 12 minutes, door to door. And that gives me more time to get home to see my daughter, my 1-year-old daughter. That’s important to me. If that’s cheating, then so be it.”

What about the perspective of a serious cyclist?

“We don’t see it as cheating. We see it as something that helps you,” says Klaus Bondam, CEO of the Danish Cyclists’ Federation, a group formed in 1905.

Even in flat Copenhagen, Bondam says e-bikes serve a purpose, allowing riders to cover greater distances.

“Especially in the commute from the suburb to the city, the e-bike is an extremely efficient, good alternative to sitting and stopping in a car queue, and having to pay a lot of money for parking,” says Bondam. “We know also from scientific research that you do actually get exercise from being on an e-bike.”

By Jason Margolis, PRI’s The World Bondam says sales of e-bikes have gone “up and up and up” I bike to work ... sometimes. I have a series of big hills — in over the past two years in Europe, and not just in cycling each direction — that just kill me. So when I heard about a new, centers like Copenhagen and Amsterdam. shiny red wheel born in the labs of the Massachusetts Institute “You also see a big increase in countries like Germany and of Technology, I was intrigued.

Norway,” says Bondam. “And especially Sweden.”

“Everything is contained within the red hub: the battery, the motor, all the sensors,” says Megan Morrow, with the company Superpedestrian in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the maker of the “Copenhagen Wheel.”

The wheel is named for a challenge by the mayor of the Danish capital to get more people biking.

The Copenhagen Wheel is part of a quickly growing trend in Europe and China, and one in its nascent stages in the US: electric bicycles, or e-bikes. We’re not talking about lesspowerful motorcycles. These are bikes that have small motors to give you a little extra thrust as you pedal.

The Copenhagen Wheel measures a rider’s biometrics as they ride. “The torque, the cadence, the power that they’re putting onto those pedals,” says Morrow. “It kind of crunches those numbers and figures out exactly how much motorized assistance to give the rider. And it’s doing that at about 100 times a second.”

The motor stops giving you a boost after 25 mph. You can go 30 miles on a charge.

I wanted to see this wheel in action, so I went out for a ride Megan Morrow and Jon O’Toole at Superpedestrian’s offices in with Jon O’Toole, also with Superpedestrian.

I felt the thrust right away. We got up to 20 mph in a few Cambridge, Massachusetts. Customers can purchase just the wheel seconds. (Your smartphone on your handlebars can provide and put it on an existing bike, or buy an entire new bicycle. Credit: instant feedback on your speed.) We came across a slight Jason Margolis/PRI

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upgrade with no problem.

But I wanted to make sure it could conquer the big hills — the ones that keep me from cycling to work more often. So, O’Toole took us to the nearby city of Somerville.

“It’s a serious hill,” says O’Toole staring up at the road.

“Personally, I would probably avoid this hill and go a longer route because that’s how steep it is. But with the Copenhagen Wheel, you should be able to glide up it pretty effortlessly.”

About 90 seconds after, we were going 13 mph and dusting off the top of the hill. We crushed it.

“It’s like biking with super powers,” says O’Toole.

My thighs weren’t burning, I wasn’t winded, the ride was smooth and it was fun. It was still a workout, yet, this feeling kept nagging at me: Is this cheating? “We hear that from pure cyclists pretty often,” says O’Toole. “But that’s not necessarily the audience we’re exclusively going after.”

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Starting Jan. 1, Swedes are now able to deduct 25 percent of the price of an e-bike from their taxes.

The advantages to more e-bikes and fewer cars on the road are fairly obvious: less congestion and air pollution, fewer greenhouse gasses spewing from tailpipes, and more active, healthier people. Still, Bondam says the explosion of e-bikes has brought problems — they make people feel like they’re stronger cyclists than they really are.

“We have seen an increasing number of seniors getting fatally injured, getting killed on e-bikes. I think six or seven of them were over 80-years-old,” says Bondham.

Bondam says some cars are also now misjudging the speed of cyclists, which can create problems for motorists timing their turns. He believes technology will eventually sort this out.

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The Copenhagen Wheel stops providing a boost at 25 mph. It’s himself rides e-bikes as part of Washington’s new e-bike currently shipped to customers throughout Europe, Canada, and the sharing service.

US. Credit: Jason Margolis/PRI But there’s one last problem: cost. E-bikes typically sell for about $1,500 to $2,000, at least — that’s a lot more expensive than most traditional bikes. But Jon O’Toole with the Copenhagen Wheel says don’t look at the comparison that way.

“We look it as a comparison to cars and other forms of transportation,” says O’Toole. “The average cost of owning a car in the US is about $8,000 a year. This [Copenhagen Wheel] is $1,500.”

Still, no matter how cool an e-bike might be, it’s not a car.

Then again, maybe ditching the car for a bike is a good thing.

“You just feel better,” says O’Toole hopping off his e-bike at the end of our ride. “Feels like you can start and end the day much happier than sitting in Boston traffic.”

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“We will see technology in the future where the bicycle can communicate to your GPS in the car saying that this bicycle is moving at this speed, please be aware when you arrive at the intersection.”

In the here and now, there’s an even bigger safety challenge facing e-bikes in the United States: infrastructure.

“Our cities are just not built for really what people perceive as safe bicycling,” says Ben Welle, the global manager of road safety issues with the World Resources Institute in Washington.

Welle says if people are already hesitant to get on a regular bicycle, he doesn’t think they’ll be likely to jump on an e-bike, which can be harder to maneuver.

“The situation of the American city is just not built for, what I see right now, scaling this up to a really big deal,” says Welle.

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diet and lifestyle, Positive effect: There are several dietary and lifestyle changes that can help with all of the above conditions.

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• Eat small balanced meals at regular intervals. Avoid large portions, especially late at night.

• Choose healthy fats. Avoid/limit fried foods. Eat good fats from nuts, seeds, and avocado. Avoid Trans fats (hydrogenated fats), which are present in ready to eat snack foods.

• Choose healthy carbohydrates. Simple starches and sugars can raise triglycerides, increase insulin resistance, and thus increase the risk of heart disease. Avoid foods made with maida or enriched bleached flour (all-purpose flour.

Include whole grains, which are higher in fiber. Choose brown rice and other whole grains including whole wheat, brown rice, bulgur, barley, ragi, oats, bajri, jowar, or quinoa.

• Don’t overdo protein. Excessive protein from animal sources has been proven to increase the risk of heart attacks. This includes meat, dairy (milk & cheese), eggs, and whey protein powders. Overdoing protein can also damage kidneys. Choose plant-based proteins such as beans and nuts. Sprouting beans makes them easier to digest.

• Limit Sodium. All packaged foods, including snack foods, frozen meals, and instant foods have extra sodium.

Restaurant foods and fast foods also have an excessive amount of sodium, so limit eating out.

• Stay well hydrated. Drink 7-8 glasses of water. Avoid other beverages such as soda, juice, Gatorade, Kool-Aid, and other sugary drinks and diet drinks.

• Avoid or limit alcohol.

• Daily physical activity has protective influence on the heart.

Make a resolution to move more.

• Reduce Stress and Anger. Stress and negative emotions such as anger have a negative effect on the body. These conditions can increase inflammatory hormones and start a chain reaction that can lead to heart attack or stroke.

Practice mindfulness and stress relieving activities such as yoga, deep breathing, or meditation.

• Get 7-8 hours of sleep.

We devoted our last month’s article to women’s health. This month, let us talk about men’s health issues.

Chronic liver disease - According to the US Department of Health and Human Services studies, chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death among Asian American men. Asian American men have the highest incidence rates and mortality rates of liver cancer. One of the major influential factors is chronic alcohol consumption. Asian men consume not only beer and wine, but a larger amount of hard liquor. Combining that with high fat greasy food leads to liver disease. Studies have shown that a high fat diet significantly increases total body weight, triglyceride and cholesterol, whereas alcohol increases liver weight. The combination of alcohol and high fat diet produces maximum hepatic steatosis or fatty liver. Recent evidence suggests that patients with fatty liver have a higher incidence of heart disease.

Heart disease - South Asians have four times the risk of heart disease as the general population and have a much greater chance of having a heart attack before age 50. Heart attacks strike South Asian men at younger ages and the attacks are more deadly compared to any other ethnic group. Heart disease can be preventable. Dietary and lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. It is possible to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation by knowing what foods to add and what to avoid.

Prostate Cancer - According to the American Cancer Society, Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer to strike American men. Studies show that South Asian men — those from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan — are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease. Moderate liquor consumption has been associated with a significant (6167%) increased risk of prostate cancer.

diet and lifestyle, negative effect: One of the major lifestyle factors that increases risk of these chronic diseases is our party culture. Food and sleep are two of the major factors related to health. Both are affected if you stay up late and eat party food almost every weekend. Most parties include alcohol and high fat foods. We also tend to eat larger portions when in company of others.

Alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and cocktails can add calories. Alcohol is processed in the body as sugar. An ounce of alcohol has 80-110 calories depending on the proof. If you’re also adding a mixer, the calories may add up! If you are having mixed drinks, the calories in juice, soda, and other additions can easily total up to over 500 calories.

In addition to the calories, alcohol interferes with fat burning. Normally, the liver metabolizes fats. But if there is alcohol present, the liver will break down the alcohol first for energy. The alcohol’s presence spares the fat from being burned for energy. Alcohol also causes a drop in blood sugars and stimulates appetite in many people.

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Cows and their lore are wholly intermingled with India’s culture and religions, especially Hinduism.

Writer Shobha Narayan lived and worked in the US for 20 years and moved back to India with her family (husband and two young daughters) to the South Indian city of Bangalore (now formally known as Bengaluru).

Sarala, the milk lady, lives across the street from Narayan family’s new digs, a modern apartment complex. Sarala and her family own several cows, keep them in sheds near their simple home and sell fresh milk to people in the vicinity. Narayan meets Sarala and the two women slowly strike up a friendship and over the course of the book expound on life, family, and all things milk.

Narayan develops this backdrop and writes from the crossroads of centuries old traditions (folks selling fresh milk daily) crossing paths with the 21st century modernity of Bangalore.

Cows are part of the fabric of India. They are everywhere, lazing on roads and highways, sauntering about where they please. They are bringers of good luck and are used to bless everything from apartments to auspicious occasions.

The Milk Lady of Bangalore is a wonderful non-fiction account of the friendship between a world-traveled and educated woman and a local, illiterate milk seller. Narayan documents many encounters and adventures with Sarala in everything cows, their milk, dung and even urine in her wit-filled book.

Narayan follows Sarala and her family of milk sellers, their connection to their cows, and their constant need for money. The working poor of India are forever in debt and trying to make ends meet, but are also passionate for life.

Eventually Narayan embarks on a journey to buy a cow she wants to give to Sarala, guiding readers into the unseen world of cow markets in South Indian villages with their unique ways of bargaining and socializing.

The book is a travelogue through a world so common in India, yet its struggles and ethos unknown to most. She writes with the keen reporting of a journalist combining fluid prose and storytelling, stitched with first-hand research.

The following passage gives the essence of India’s connection with the cow and the premise of the book perfectly.

“The elevator door opens. A cow stands inside, angled diagonally to fit. It doesn’t look uncomfortable, merely impatient. “It is for the housewarming ceremony on the third floor,” explains the woman who stands behind the cow, holding it loosely with a rope. She has the sheepish look of a person caught in a strange situation who is trying to act as normal as possible. She introduces herself as Sarala and smiles reassuringly. The door closes. I shake my head and suppress a grin. It is good to be back.”

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The CNN series “United Shades” has W. Kamau Bell, a Christian African-American comic learning about all the various race-based cultures around the United States. In an episode that aired in May, he focused on the Sikh culture and the many misconceptions of what it means to be Sikh.

I’ll admit that my first two impressions of Sikh culture as a child came from stereotypical sources. The first was the character of Punjab in the 1982 film of Annie, played by Geoffrey Holder (probably better known for his Dr. Pepper commercials).

Punjab wore the turban but did not have the beard. He also didn’t speak much, and when he did it was with a really bad accent. The second was Gobinda (played by Kabir Bedi) in the James bond film, Octopussy. At least in this film the character looked Sikh and the actor playing him is Sikh. Sadly he was really nothing more than an intimidating bodyguard with maybe two lines of dialogue.

United Shades gives us 40 minutes of what it means to be not only a Sikh, but a Sikh living in a country where many still have these false impressions of the culture.

There was a segment on the first hate crime that occurred after 9/11 happened to a Sikh man named Baldir Singh Sodhi who was simply standing in front of the gas station he owned in Phoenix. Hearing about this from the viewpoint of activist, lawyer and filmmaker Valarie Kaur, I was in tears. “What happened after 9/11 was that a new racial category was formed in the United States,” she says. “… that category is the ‘Muslim Terrorist’.” The man who was shot in Phoenix was a close family friend of Valarie’s. On the 15 year anniversary of his death, Valarie called the man who shot Sodhi. After a short conversation the man says that he hopes one day when he goes to heaven he will find Sodhi, hug him, and ask for forgiveness.

Valarie says, “Forgiveness is not forgetting. Forgiveness is freedom from hate.”

The documentary also shows the Sikh community in Yuba City, CA and its origins. It touches on Sikhs in the US Army through the words and experiences of Lt. Colonel Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi. It even shows how Sikh children tend to be treated through the innocence of Harpreet Singh’s son Dilzafer.

Along with the interview with Valarie Kaur, Bell speaks with actor Waris Ahluwalia and how he handles being Sikh in a Hollywood setting. “I’m black in the 50’s,” Waris explains. “I 80

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PERSONAL FINANCES

By Mo Vidwans

Finding challenges to feel useful: The irony of this statement should be obvious. Having done enough of watching the grass grow and visiting friends and relatives, many find they still have a vacuum to fill; so get going about that as quickly as you can. It takes a while and you should take your time, but there is a need to do some soul searching to determine how you are going to make your life fruitful and helpful, not only for yourself but also for others. You have the professional expertise, knowledge, energy and time on your hand; you should put it to good use. I can only tell you what some of my friends and clients have done. They create a second career or become volunteers (food banks, salvation army, red cross, AARP), they become teachers’ assistant, they teach English to the nonEnglish speaking population, they teach classes in their known expertise, they go to senior homes and to children’s schools.

The list of ideas is endless and is only limited by your imagination. You just have to find your niche, something that will not only please/gratify you but will also fill a need.

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Perhaps, you need to look again

Maybe you just dispatched the last of your pack to college, or maybe you just retired and are seriously thinking of what to do with the rest of your life. Yes, that is indeed a serious question. If you haven’t thought about it as of yet or are beginning to think about it now, it may not be too late, but the urgency is definitely there. It does take a long time to decide how to fruitfully spend the rest of your life on this planet.

Men generally wish to do nothing other than sit in a rocking chair on the front or back porch and watch the grass grow (that thought does not last too long) and women have all the grand plans of buying a motor home and go places, For most of us the visit relatives and grand dynamics of our finances children (that also has rather change in a major way ephemeral value). once we retire.

The planning for what to do when you run into such situation starts or should start long before you get there. Look at it this way; if you just became an empty nester by sending your youngest child to a college, then you still have good 30-35 years ahead of you. If you just retired and your children are now independent, then you have probably 20-25 years in front you.

In either case, you have to seriously think about what you need to do with those years by keeping yourself busy, mentally challenged and entertained, and physically fit.

All of this will not happen if you haven’t built a solid financial fort for yourself and the efforts for that also start long before you reach the point where you would need it.

Managing your health: The most important thing, of course, is to keep yourself in good shape. Now you don’t have the excuse of not having time. This is easy if you put your mind to it. But you have to have the determination and the resolve to carry it out. Like the saying goes, if you have good health, you are the richest man in the world.

Is downsizing for you: Yes, it is. It may not become apparent to you immediately, may be not for first few years, but sooner or later in your retired life the downsizing thought starts to creep in. Do it before it is too late. May be the upstairs/downstairs movement is getting harder, or bathrooms are not quite designed to avoid falls, maybe the doorways are not wide enough for a wheelchair, etc. Those are just a few examples but you get the drift. You also may not need such a big house now since you are by yourself and the family is gone.

The decision to downsize is real, but make time to think about it.

Friends and relatives: They are an important thread of your Here are some of the salient points you need to ponder, if social fabric and I cannot possibly overstate that. Many studies you haven’t already done so. have shown that our mental and emotional health depends on our social circle. Start cultivating that now and keep what you your expenses and income stream: For most of us the have. Many folks, especially seniors live by themselves, can be dynamics of our finances change in a major way once we retire. lonely and are striving to have a friendly human contact. We For sure the income stream is much smaller, albeit a steady one, need to make sure now that we don’t fall into that category. and the challenge is to keep the expenses down and Unfortunately driving also begins to become difficult as we age manageable so that they stay within the income we would have and that takes away the freedom of just getting into our car and every month. It is a good idea to take some time and carefully go somewhere at the strike of a whim. It becomes doubly hard work out this scenario. If I have to go by my experience, nobody too when our health does not co-operate. wants to cut back on their habits and lifestyle, which means much attention has to be paid as to where the expenses need to Next month we will review estate planning in detail. be pared. One thing is for sure; the expenses need to be under the monthly income stream and the expenses need to include Mo Vidwans all the expenses including cars, weddings, car/home repairs, Vidwans is an independent, board certified health expenses and travels. Just remember that the expenses financial planner. For details visit keep marching upwards due to inflation but the income stays www.vidwansfinancial.com, call 984-888-0355 the same (except Social security). Your investment philosophy or write to mpvidwans@yahoo.com. also needs to change to suit your retirement living.

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By Ketu Desai

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Now that we are well into the 2nd quarter, we can assess that 2018 is turning out to be quite volatile. We have already had triple the one percent days in the S&P than in all of 2017. The market has moved from one concern to another, the sell-off began in February on a concern of rising inflation and rates, it then moved to tariffs, and now to tech shares.

Tech shares sold-off late in the month behind concerns relating to Facebook, increased regulation, trade restrictions, and suspension of some driver-less car programs. This created a risk-off sentiment causing Treasuries to rally, which in turn hurt financials. When tech and financials fall, it is difficult for the market to perform well, as the sectors make up a combined 40 percent of the market. The risk-off sentiment benefited the 10YR and gold.

The market appears to be in a battle between the bears and the bulls, without a clear direction now. The same piece of information is being viewed by each camp in favor of their market view. Take for instance, the Fed meeting this month.

Bears would say the Fed is hawkish, quantitative tightening has begun, and Valuation remains will only accelerate in quarters to come. Further, reasonable with the sell-off the Fed, despite the dot plot over the past couple of will likely raise four times months... this year and has pushed the Fed Funds rate to 3.4 percent in 2020, above their neutral rate of 2.9 percent. The pace of tightening might also invert the yield curve later this year or early next year, which is often a sign of pending recession. The spread between the ten-year and the two remains narrow. LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) has spiked in recent weeks, making funding more expensive and tightening financial conditions.

Bulls on the other hand would argue, while rates are rising, we are rising from a very low level. The neutral rate is extremely low compared to history, pre-crisis the Fed Funds rate was over 5 percent, and in the 1980s it was nearly 20 percent! Real rates are still negative to slightly positive. They would argue that inflation numbers that have come in this month continue to show that inflation is benign. Bears would argue the labor market is tight, and we got a hot wage number in January, oil prices have risen, we have fiscal stimulus, and it is only a matter of time before we have inflation.

They would also argue that the first quarter economic data globally, has been weak, Atlanta Fed GDPNow is less than 2.5 percent growth for Q1, we have had poor retail sales, European PMIs have been weak, China continues to limit credit. The counter would be first quarter growth for some reason has been weak for several years, only to bounce back in subsequent quarters. For instance, in 2016 and 2017, Q1 GDP was only 0.6 percent and 1.2 percent, only to bounce back to 2.8 percent and 3.1 percent in the third quarter, respectively. Further, global growth will be around 4 percent this year.

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Perhaps, the strongest argument from the bulls is earnings are expected to grow nearly 20 percent this year with nearly 7 percent revenue growth, and earnings are an important determinant of equity prices. The impact of tax reform and deregulation is only beginning, and the size of these is quite significant.

Valuation remains reasonable with the sell-off over the past couple of months, especially relative to other asset classes. Bears would counter that it has been a long bull market, and many other risks remain, ranging from the fiscal deficit, to mid-term elections, and a trade war.

The back and forth between bulls and bears, has led to a volatile market, as one camp takes control for a period, often intra-day. The market has been range-bound for a few weeks, with the bears taking control late in the month. April commenced first quarter earnings, which could be important in breaking this back and forth.

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I do not enjoy driving. Though the writer in me does enjoy drawing parallels between a car journey and life, driving is a skill I have come to learn out of sheer need. I grew up in Mumbai, a city culturally like New York City, bustling and vibrant. A city where we were safer staying off the roads than driving. Now, as the stay-at-home parent who lives in Charlotte, I have come to spend a few good hours of my motherhood in a car.

It’s not that I steer with reckless abandon, take my eyes of the road to look at the screen or brake to a screeching halt. But I do tend to annoy folks by being overly cautious. I drive with precious cargo, after all.

So, on a busy Monday morning, when you wish you had just five extra minutes to get to the meeting on time, I am probably the one on NC 16 slowing you down further by driving at 40mph at a 45mph speed zone. On a lazy Sunday afternoon, on your way back from the Harris Teeter or Costco, when all you can think of is putting your perishables away and taking a nap, I am Every phase of the child’s probably the driver ahead who comes to a complete halt life demands that we learn at the stop sign where there new skills to smoothen our is no traffic and looks right, ride with them. left, right – left, right, left – right, left, right again before I inch ahead. And in rare instances, I do when I am under extreme pressure, mix up my turn signals. There are no tickets on my record but judging by the honks I have earned, I think I would be doing other drivers a favor by not being on the road as much. Folks these days have little time and patience for unintended slights and that makes me nervous.

Over the summer when I visited my family in Mumbai, I could not help but marvel at the slick control my young nephew had over his car and the traffic-riddled roads of the city. The natural ease with which he veered the Hyundai in the narrow chasms of space between taxis, trucks, buses, people and the occasional cattle was remarkable. It was a gift the family genes had benevolently bestowed upon him. I did not have it.

If I did, trips to Trader Joe’s with the compact parking spaces would have been a lot easier.

I must admit I also had a little quirk. I would do anything to not drive on I-77 even if it meant going on a much longer route. I once saw a video of a puppy who was so afraid to climb down a flight of steps that he dove into the bushes alongside the staircase and reached the ground. I was like that.

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not care much if people chided me but I did not want her to be the target. How would she gain confidence if they honked or yelled if she slipped a little? With construction going on at so many places along the roads, things were already so chaotic.

Charlotteans had little tolerance for unintended slights.

Our first few rides were uneventful. We chose only welltrodden routes and times when traffic was thin but as the destinations got longer and my instructions more complex, things were not as smooth. To her it seemed like the roads were full of drivers who had not a minute to spare. They were like angry sharks waiting to pounce. Few had the time to wait, yield or stop for another and it began to unnerve her. To make matters worse, at a few tense moments I would be panic stricken and animatedly yell this way, this way, this way! instead of to the right or to the left, leaving her befuddled and subject to more honks. We were not off to a great start.

As I wondered what I could do to put her at ease, I recalled the boards with the letter ‘L’ in red that we used to put up on our cars in India to let people know we were learners. I surfed the net for something similar and found an even better sign on Amazon. A neon yellow colored sticker that said, “Student Driver. Please Be Patient.”

What a difference that made! Drivers waited, yielded and stopped for her. A few even waved at me as they passed us by with a sympathetic smile. They understood exactly what transgressed an anxious mom’s mind. Soon, our rides got easier and my child gained confidence. All people needed was a reminder.

And my writer’s mind could not help but draw a parallel – If a sign on a car could change attitudes, how would it be if we parents hung a sign on ourselves that read – “Learner for Life.

Please be Patient.” In a world where we are quick to judge and blame parenting styles, if for just a moment we stopped before we judged another parent to understand that we are all learners in this bumpy journey.

Every phase of the child’s life demands that we learn new skills to smoothen our ride with them. We need to give our kids space when life directs them to change lanes, we need to yield when it directs them to merge. Even though our kids are older and independent we are still learning to let go. What we, parents of teens, really needed was a little encouragement and not another’s judgement.

My first born is now off to college but I have so enjoyed the friendliness of the other drivers that the neon yellow sticker still hangs on my car. Soon my younger one will be driving too and I would love for him to know there is much kindness out there.

So, if you are in Charlotte on a crazy Monday morning and you see a not so teenage looking woman driving a grey van with a student driver sticker on it and going at 40mph in a 45mph speed zone, don’t honk. Instead spread a little cheer and wave. Here is a mother who needs a little love. And in case you are wondering, I have lost my quirk and now drive on I-77, too.

Vidya Murlidhar’s articles have been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mothers Always Write, Grown and Flown, Life Positive and other places.

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“The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.” – Charlie Munger

According to Buffet, you didn’t have to do anything except remain inactive and patient to make $51 million. No understanding of topics like accounting and finance were needed, no need to look at stock quotes every day, didn’t have to pick out a winning stock or pick winning time, and didn’t have to predict interest rates or where the dollar was headed.

None of that counts at all, really, in a lifetime of investing. What counts is having a philosophy that you – that you stick with, and that you understand why you’re in it, and then you forget about things that you don’t know how to do. All one had to do was to figure out that America was going to do well over time, that America would overcome 1942 difficulties, and if America did well in the future, then American businesses would do well, too.

Buffet also compared his hypothetical $10,000 passive equities investment result with similar investment in gold.

There were many prophets of doom and gloom around in 1942 recommending investments in gold. A gold investor would have been able to buy about 300 ounces of gold for $10,000.

Today one would still have same 300 ounces of gold in safe deposit box like in 1942. It didn’t produce anything while American businesses were growing all the time, new technological inventions were coming along making businesses more efficient and productive, churning out more and more money to its shareholders every year. The current value of 300 ounces of gold in 2018 is worth approximately $400,000 giving approx CAGR of 4.97%. Productive American businesses gave 100 times the value of what one has had with a nonproductive asset like gold.

According to Buffet, the overriding question for an equities investor should be, “how are American businesses going to do over your investing lifetime?” One can ask this same question for any country that is being considered for equities investment.

But if one puts money in consistently over the years (systematic investment like 401k) in an index fund here in the US, there is just no comparison with owning something that doesn’t produce anything. And there is no comparison with trying to jump in and out of the stocks and pay hefty transaction costs.

America has been an investor’s haven and you can’t really fail at it unless you buy the wrong stock or get excited at the wrong time.

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The weekend of May 5, more than 40,000 people from all over the world descended on the city of Omaha, Nebraska, to attend Berkshire Hathaway’s 2018 annual general meeting, otherwise known as the Woodstock of Capitalism. With what started as a humble gathering of few shareholders in an Omaha cafeteria many decades back, the Berkshire annual meeting has grown into a three-day festival crowned by a six-hour Q&A session with legendary investor Warren Buffett and his business partner Charlie Munger.

I was part of the 40,000 plus people attending the meeting and got firsthand experience of the three-day event. I consider myself as a Warren Buffett disciple and for me the six-hour Q&A session was of utmost importance. Warren and Charlie take the stage, throw Buffet also compared his it open to questions, and hypothetical $10,000 share pearls of wisdom by answering questions on passive equities investment varied topics ranging from result with similar... current affairs, investments, business, economics, psychology, politics, and life in general. Below in this article I am sharing a very important equities investing lesson that Buffet had provided before the actual Q&A session started.

He started with giving a little perspective on how one might want to think about investments. He shared one of his initial lessons in the stock market where 11-year-old Warren asked his dad to buy three shares of Cities Services preferred on March 11, 1942 at $38.25, which had sold at $84 the previous year and then it was available at $38 that March. Things were bleak back in the early forties during the Second World War. But still Warren trusted his guts and invested all the savings he had accumulated in previous five years in those three shares. Some months later he sold it at about $47 and made profit of $5 per share after commission. Cities Services company shares rose after he had sold, to eventually be called by the Cities Services company for over $200 a share in few years.

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Two interior designers from New Delhi, Divya Jain and Smita Prakash (right), have visited the High Point Market in North Carolina five times. They are trying to carve out a niche as the Indian designers who can deliver American-designed furniture.

Smita Prakash and Matthew Kim look at furnishings at Universal Furniture’s showroom in High Point. largely abandoned for the other 50. The Market’s central building, The International Home Furnishings Center, contains “[Indian consumers] still have a very pre-conceived notion 12 floors of showrooms. of American furniture being bulky, traditional: Pottery Barn It’s High Point’s version of the Super Bowl — local hotels and Restoration Hardware and Crate and Barrel, is what really take in about $140 million during the two weeks. registers as American furniture,” Prakash says. “For them, it’s

Approximately 10 percent of the nearly 80,000 visitors to The High Point Market are international. Indian interior designers Smita Prakash (left) and Divya Jain speak with Henry Hart, international sales manager with Arteriors.

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not about the nuances. It’s pleasantly surprising when you walk into the market and see what American furniture is all about. It really has evolved.”

There’s another challenge with American furniture: logistics. Most American furniture these days is designed in America, built in China, then shipped to the US. If Prakash can fill an entire shipping container, enough to furnish eight or nine bedroom sets, she can have furniture shipped directly from China to India. But if the order is smaller, it needs to go from China to the US and back to India.

“It is cost prohibitive, for sure,” Prakash says.

By how much?

“Roughly anywhere from 30 to 50 percent, at least,” says Matthew Kim, who handles business in eight Asian countries for Universal Furniture, a company based in High Point.

If someone in Bangalore wants a $1,000 American-designed couch built in China, but it’s sitting in a warehouse in North Carolina, it could cost them $1,500 once shipping costs are factored in.

“That’s being generous too, I would say, just because of the freight cost from there, back, and whatnot,” Kim says.

Regardless of price, Prakash’s mission is simple: convince her Indian clients that American-brand furniture stands out.

“Building the name is a very, very important thing,” Prakash says. “It’s already built in certain circles, and the word spreads. So this particular client would do his home, and I’m sure everybody that comes into the home will then go further and say, ‘Where is it from? How can we get this?’ And work from there.”

It’s not only Indians discovering American-designed furniture from North Carolina. Sales to Canada, the Middle East, and Mexico have been steadily on the rise. And, a small but growing number of American-designed sofas and chairs are filling up some middle-class homes in China, too.

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Photo by Kirit Shukla Baisakhi is a spring harvest festival celebrated in many parts of India. There was a colorful celebration held on April 30, 2018 at the Gurudwara in Charlotte.

Attendees enjoyed festive dances, music, and food. Sajjan Dhaliwal arranged the traditional Bhangra dance performed by participants of all ages.

They were dressed in colorful Punjabi costumes dancing along to live music.

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as Heritage India Day in the town of Morrisville. The Kathak dance “Ganesh Vandana,” choreographed by Roopa Luktuke, was presented by 10-12 age group students of Taal Harmony School of Dance. The internationally acclaimed artist, Dr. Rohitha Eswer, who is visiting from India, presented a special classical Bharatnatyam performance.

This year’s celebration presented a variety of dances from regional folk to Bollywood and from modern to classical dances for general program as well as dance competitions. The program reflected the traditions and vibrancy of Indian heritage and brought out cultural sentiments of the Indian Americans living in the Triangle Area. This year’s theme was “Pragati” (progress).

A colorful fashion show was also a part of the program.

Other activities included an eye camp, award ceremonies, and more.

BAPS Charities Walk Green 2018 Held in Charlotte

The opening ceremony of Phase I of the Radha Krishna Temple of NC took place on April 29, 2018 (Vaisakhi Purnima) at the temple location on 1635 Hollands Chapel Rd., Apex, NC. The day was filled with kirtans, bhajans, havan, puja, abhishek aratis and other festivities. The building and construction continues. For more details on the new temple visit, www.RadhaKrishnaTempleNC.org.

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The Heritage India Association of NC celebrated the annual Heritage India Festival on April 28, 2018 at HSNC Cultural Hall at Morrisville, NC. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony several dignitaries performed the lamp lighting ceremony. Morrisville Mayor TJ Cawley read out the Proclamation declaring April 28 Saathee.com

Community members of all ages came out with their families to support the annual BAPS Charities Walk Green 2018 in Matthews, NC on May 6, 2018. The walk marks the third year that the annual BAPS Charities walkathon will benefit The Nature Conservancy and their effort to conserve the lands and waters on earth to sustain life for upcoming generations. BAPS Charities will contribute $165,000, an equivalent of planting 130,000 trees, to The Nature Conservancy to support their initiative to plant a billion trees globally by 2025. In addition to supporting this global effort, this year’s BAPS Charities walkathon also supported Altogether, over 700 participants attended the walk.

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Nrityangan Cultural Academy’s Annual Recital

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The June 23 concert is part of the Summerfest series at Booth Amphitheatre, which provides a relaxed family-friendly atmosphere in a picturesque outdoor setting. People are invited to bring picnics, drinks, lawn chairs, and blankets. There will also be fun activities like the Picnic of the Week contest and the Instrument Zoo where kids can try out different instruments.

Children 12 and under are admitted free.

The “Summer in Spain” program will feature a guitarist and flamenco dance with the orchestra in a beautiful program of Spanish music.

Info: www.ncsymphony.org/events/172/summerfestsummer-nights-in-spain.

Charlottean Ronak Bhagia Named U.S. Presidential Scholar

The Nrityangan Cultural Academy’s annual recital took place on May 5, 2018 at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte. The show began with Jhankaar Beats - a classical kathak presentation – that explored the unique bond between drums, percussion and ghungroos. That was followed by Zindagi Xpress – A Journey Through Life, a Kathak and Bollywood dance drama that explored how one can learn to change, embrace circumstances, forgive the past and love more deeply.

The event was attended by more than a 1000 people with 100 dancers and performers including the founder of Nrityangan and dance guru Ritu Mukherjee and her students. This year’s recital raised over $48,000 and will be contributed to Maiti Nepal (founded by CNN Hero of the Year Anuradha Koirala), and Tree House Child Advocacy Center in Charlotte.

Vinay Parameswaran will Lead NC Symphony Performance

The NC Symphony will welcome conductor Vinay Parameswaran to lead the orchestra in its June 23, 2018 performance at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre, “Summer Nights in Spain.” Parameswaran is a highly accomplished Indian conductor who was appointed Assistant Conductor of the renowned Cleveland Orchestra last year. The San Francisco native, along with music, studied political science at Brown University, with the thought of one day attending law school. He was fully swayed by music when he took up conducting at Brown and later worked at Curtis with famed conductor Otto-Werner Mueller.

“When you’re exposed to that music at that age, it sticks with you,” Parameswaran told Cleveland.com. “I knew I had to be around music in some capacity.”

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced in May the selections of 161 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service and contribution to school and community. Ronak Bhagia attends Providence Day School in Charlotte was one of the scholars. The U.S. Presidential Scholars will be honored for their accomplishments in Washington D.C., from June 24-26. “I want to congratulate this year’s class of Presidential Scholars on their achievement and also thank their parents, teachers and other academic advisors who have helped guide them along the way,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects honored scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. More than 5,200 candidates qualified for the 2018 awards determined by outstanding performance on the College Board SAT and ACT exams, and through nominations made by Chief State School Officers, other partner recognition organizations or the National YoungArts Foundation’s nationwide YoungArts competition.

The 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen at-large, 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, and 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education.

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted a policy memorandum changing how the agency will calculate unlawful presence for students and exchange visitors in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status, including F-2, J-2, or M-2 dependents, who fail to maintain their status in the US. This policy aligns with President Trump’s Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States to enforce the immigration laws of the country and will go into effect on Aug. 9, 2018.

“USCIS is dedicated to our mission of ensuring the integrity of the immigration system. F, J, and M nonimmigrants are admitted to the United States for a specific purpose, and when that purpose has ended, we expect them to depart, or to obtain another, lawful immigration status,” said USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna. “The message is clear: These nonimmigrants cannot overstay their periods of admission or violate the terms of admission and stay illegally in the U.S. anymore.”

Individuals in F, J, and M status who failed to maintain their status before Aug. 9, 2018, will start accruing unlawful presence on that date based on that failure, unless they had already started accruing unlawful presence, on the earliest of any of the following: - The day after DHS denied the request for an immigration benefit, if DHS made a formal finding that the individual violated his or her nonimmigrant status while adjudicating a request for another immigration benefit; - The day after their I-94 expired; or -The day after an immigration judge or in certain cases, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), ordered them excluded, deported, or removed (whether or not the decision is appealed).

The Mystic India world tour, which has been seen by more than half a million people worldwide including in Africa, China, Europe, China and North America, made stops in Raleigh (May 18, 2018) and Charlotte (May 20, 2018). Creator / Director Amit Shah created the Bollywood dance spectacular in 2011 with the concept of connecting ancient India to modern India. The evening was filled with colorful dances, costumes, and music. The performers are part of the AATAM Performing Dance Company.

Individuals in F, J, or M status who fail to maintain their status on or after Aug. 9, 2018, will start accruing unlawful presence on the earliest of any of the following:

- The day after they no longer pursue the course of study or the authorized activity, or the day after they engage in an unauthorized activity; - The day after completing the course of study or program, including any authorized practical training plus any authorized grace period; - The day after the I-94 expires; or AAPI Annual Convention to be Held in Columbus, OH - The day after an immigration judge, or in certain cases, the The AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian BIA, orders them excluded, deported, or removed (whether or Origin) will hold its annual convention from July 4 - 8, 2018 at not the decision is appealed).

Columbus Convention Center in Ohio. The 36th annual Individuals who have accrued more than 180 days of Convention & Scientific Assembly offers a venue to interact with leading physicians, health professionals, academicians, unlawful presence during a single stay, and then depart, may and scientists of Indian origin. Physicians and healthcare be subject to three-year or 10-year bars to admission, depending professionals from across the country will convene and on how much unlawful presence they accrued before they participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances, to departed the United States. Individuals who have accrued a develop health policy agendas, and to encourage legislative total period of more than one year of unlawful presence, priorities in the coming year. whether in a single stay or during multiple stays in the United The AAPI convention will also offer 8-12 hours of CME States, and who then reenter or attempt to reenter the United credits. Scientific presentations, exhibits, and product theater States without being admitted or paroled are permanently presentations will highlight the newest advances in patient care, inadmissible. medical technology, and practice management issues across Those subject to the three-year, 10-year, or permanent multiple medical specialties. Sri Sri Ravishankar will deliver the unlawful presence bars to admission are generally not eligible keynote address. to apply for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status to For more details visit, www.aapiconvention.org. permanent residence unless they are eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or another form of relief.

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American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition

The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates at universities in the U.S. to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months.

Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Scholarly/Professional development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not previously worked in India. Creative and Performing Arts fellowships are available to practitioners of the arts of India. Applications can be downloaded from the website www.indiastudies.org. For more information write to: aiis@uchicago.edu. Application deadline is July 1, 2018.

AAHOA and Polaris Launch New Human Trafficking Awareness Training

AAHOA (Asian American Hotel owners Association), in partnership with Polaris, a global leader in the fight against modern slavery, launched a new digital training for members and their employees that focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking in the hospitality industry. The AAHOA Human Trafficking Awareness Training (HTAT) is available exclusively to AAHOA’s nearly 18,000 members and the over 600,000 employees at member properties at no cost.

“Hoteliers have a moral imperative to prevent human trafficking at their properties,” said AAHOA Chairman Hitesh (HP) Patel. “Unfortunately, the privacy and anonymity that are inherent in the hotel industry, as well as the frequent turnover of clientele, make hotels an attractive venue for criminals looking to exploit trafficking victims. This new training developed with Polaris will go a long way to help hoteliers and their employees identify the signs of sex and labor trafficking, assist victims, and work with law enforcement to keep this criminal activity out of our communities.”

“This training is a vital tool in the fight against sex trafficking and forced labor,” said Joe Racalto, Director of Government Relations at Polaris. “Education is one of the keys to ending modern slavery and restoring freedom and dignity to survivors. By making it freely available to so many hoteliers and hotel workers, we can quickly raise awareness of the issue.”

The AAHOA Human Trafficking Awareness Training provides an overview of sex and labor trafficking, discusses red flags, and provides case examples. Participants are also informed about appropriate steps to respond to suspected instances of trafficking. Upon completion of the training, participants earn a certificate.

“With a membership that owns about one in every two hotels across the United States, AAHOA is capitalizing on that reach to promote education and awareness of human trafficking. This training not only focuses on sex trafficking, but also on labor trafficking, which can be difficult to spot.

AAHOA Human Trafficking Awareness Training is available through AAHOA’s website www.aahoa.com/htat.

NASA and Uber to Explore Safety, Efficiency of Future Urban Airspace

NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas.

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Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation rideshare network. NASA will use the latest in airspace management computer modeling and simulation to assess the impacts of small aircraft – from delivery drones to passenger aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability – in crowded environments.

This is NASA’s first such agreement specifically focused on modeling and simulation for UAM operations.

“NASA is excited to be partnering with Uber and others in the community to identify the key challenges facing the UAM market, and explore necessary research, development and testing requirements to address those challenges,” said Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. “Urban air mobility could revolutionize the way people and cargo move in our cities and fundamentally change our lifestyle much like smart phones have.”

At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic.

Analysis of these simulations will identify safety issues as these new aircraft take to the air in an already crowded air traffic control system.

“The new space act agreement broadening Uber’s partnership with NASA is exciting, because it allows us to combine Uber’s massive-scale engineering expertise with NASA’s decades of subject matter experience across multiple domains that are key to enabling urban air mobility, starting with airspace systems,” said Jeff Holden, Uber’s chief product officer.

As small aircraft enter the marketplace, NASA wants to ensure they do so safely, with acceptable levels of noise, and without burdening the current national air traffic control system. To this end, the agency is leveraging ongoing aeronautics research in areas including: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) traffic management at low altitude; UAS integration in the National Airspace System; all-electric, general aviation class aircraft development; vertical take-off and landing aircraft; system-wide safety; and more.

These activities will generate the data necessary to support the creation of industry standards, Federal Aviation Administration rules and procedures, and other related regulations. NASA will make the research available to the broader UAM community.

For more information about NASA’s Urban Air Mobility initiative, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/2I04Ec1

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BaPs shri swaminarayan Mandir (Charlotte) A spiritual, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. Activities include: Daily Arti - 6:30 am & 6:30 pm; Weekly Satsang Sabha held every Sunday: Adults: 4pm, Young Men (Ages 23-36) 3pm, Young Women (Ages 23-36) - 4pm, Teens - 4:30pm, and Children - 5pm.

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Bethel Christian Fellowship BCF was founded to “Raise Up the Next Generation for Jesus Christ.” The Fellowship offers services in various languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam) with a Sunday School from 9 - 9:55 am and Sunday Worship from 10 - 11:45 am. located at 7604 New Town Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173 For Further Details: 803.792.7223 Pastor Rajan Samuel - pastorofbcf@gmail.com www.bcfcog.org

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Charlotte Gita study Group Beginners and advanced students of the Gita are welcome. The group meets the second and fourth Sunday from 3 - 5pm. This course is based on the Home Study Course of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Saylorsburg, PA. Each session starts with meditation followed by a recorded lecture in English and discussion For Further Details: dshetti@gmail.com - 214.587.7331 skdave@hotmail.com - 704.844.9567 Saathee.com

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Charlotte vipassana Meditation Group Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. Weekly group sits and monthly all-day sits for established students. Ten-day courses available and there is never a charge for a course.

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Gurdwara sahib (Charlotte) The Gurdwara works to enrich the lives of the Sikh & Punjabi communities of Charlotte and surrounding areas. Regular Program: Every Sunday: 10 - 11am, Asa Di War by Bhai Satnam Singh Jee, 11am - 12pm, Keertan by Children, 12 - 1:15pm, Keertan by Bhai Satnam Singh Jee, 1:15 - 1:30pm, Ardaas, followed by Guru Ka Langar. Located at 1760 Stoney Creek Lane, Charlotte, NC 28262 For Further Details: 704.509.2828 www.charlottegurdwara.org

Hindu Center of Charlotte The Hindu Center of Charlotte holds many regular events and religious ceremonies. The temple library is stocked with books, CDs, DVDs and other materials on varied genres such as religion, culture, history, philosophy, yoga and health.

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India association of Charlotte The organization works to foster better understanding of the rich diversity of Indian culture by the larger community in and around Charlotte.

Upcoming Events: August 11 - 12: Festival of India.

For Further Details: Toni Sawhney - 704.604.2133 Lal Vishin - 704.545.3727 http://indiafestival.iacofcarolinas.org/

Indian american Muslim Council (IMaC) of Charlotte IAMC is committed to promoting peace, pluralism and social justice through advocacy. The organization is also committed to promote and protect human rights and dignity in India as they are the foundation of freedom and justice. IAMCCharlotte seeks to reach out to Indian Muslims living in Charlotte to strive for Inter-Community understanding with focus on Indian Diaspora.

For Further Details: Ashfaq Mehdi - 704.904.5778 iamc-charlotte@yahoogroups.com

Indian Performing arts association of Charlotte (IPaaC) The organization was created to promote Classical Hindustani music in and around the Queen City. IPAAC is the result of a shared dream of a small group of music enthusiasts to bring the rich world of Classical music and dance from the Indian subcontinent.

Upcoming Concert: Sat, Sept 22: Kaushiki Chakraborty live at CPCC Tate Recital Hall, Charlotte For Further Details: Jyoti Kulkarni - 704.804.1275 Chaula Jain - 704.248.1515 contact@ipaac.org www.ipaac.org IskCon (Charlotte) There are weekly meetings to learn and practice bhakti-yoga Saathee.com

for all ages. Celebration of festivals, delicious prasadam, heartfelt kirtan, spiritual discourses, class for kids, association with visiting monks and teachers, and make friends. BhagavadGita class is held on every Friday at multiple locations in Charlotte.

For Further Details: 980-277-GITA (4482) Iskconofcharlotte@gmail.com

Jain Center of Greater Charlotte (JCGC) JCGC serves the spiritual, cultural, and social needs of Jain families around metro Charlotte area. It is dedicated to the practice, understanding, promotion, and preservation of the Jain faith. Members meet regularly for worship, ceremonies, and festivals throughout the year. These activities include celebrating major religious festivals such as Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan, and Diwali, and programs like Swadhyay, Poojas and children’s Pathshaala. Located at 7631 Malliard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262.

Regular events: Weekdays: 9:30am - Prakshal and Puja; — 7:30pm - Aarti and Mangal Divo Weekends: 10:30am - Prakshal and Puja — 7:30pm - Aarti and Mangal Divo For Further Details: JCGC President Vipul Shah - 704.705.0314 info@jaincenterus.org www.jaincenterus.org

Jet usa (Charlotte, north Carolina) These organizations are operated across the world to empower the communities across the world. Activities include, Personality development and spiritual activities like discourses / puja / homam etc. (JETworld.org). VTSeva (Volunteering Together for Service) focusing on various service activities (VTSworld.org) For Further Details: charlotte.jetusa.org jetcharlotte@jetusa.org 704-981-1JET

kriya yoga (Charlotte) The group promotes Kriya Yoga Meditation as taught by the lineage of realized masters such as Mahaavatar Baba Ji, Lahri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Hariharananda, and Prajanananada. A sincere seeker who follows the path of Kriya Yoga with love and devotion and a desire for spiritual growth can attain Self-realization. The center hosts two annual initiation programs and a weekly Sunday meditation for initiates.

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Probasi of Charlotte Probasi’s goal is to organize cultural and educational program related to Bengal in the Charlotte area, to increase Bengali cultural awareness, and to provide community service in the area.

For Further Details: Swapan Nandi - 704.708.5993 Anindita Paul Bhunia - 704.360.2326 welcome@probasi.org www.probasi.org

shri Rang avadhut Parivar (Parspar devo Bhav) Devotees of Guru Dattatraya Rang Avadhut and Shri Prem Avadhut meet on Thurs from 6-8pm in Charlotte for recital of “Datta-Bavani,” singing devotional Dattatraya Bhajans and reading “Guru-Lilamrut.” Info about meetings, literature, Videos, as well as biographies of Nareshwar Ashram and Shri Avadhut’s lives are available.

For Further Details: Bharat Shah - 704.724.6247 Nagesh Patel - 704.399.7805

sahaja yoga Meditation Sahaja Yoga Meditation classes are free to attend and meant for all age groups who desire to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy of life and love for others. Sahaja Yoga was founded and developed by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and teaches very simple techniques of meditation. Sessions are conducted weekly or biweekly at 5935 Hickory Grove Rd, Charlotte.

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sangamithra Foundation A charity organization formed to make a difference in society.

The team has taken the path of identifying the needs of underprivileged communities in India and provides support to meet those needs. Sangamithra works collectively towards realizing its vision.

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shanti niketan senior Center of Carolinas The Center values diversity, holistic health, peaceful living, civic and community engagement, especially for under-served populations including Refugees, Immigrants, and Minorities (RIM). Efforts are made to support a rapidly diversifying population with the understanding that a vibrant diverse population adds to the strength and well-being of the whole community.

Located at 7701 Wallace Ln., Charlotte.

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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 5pm. After the bhajans, there is Aarti and Mahaprasad. In addition, on the 3rd Sunday of every month, an additional Satsang Sabha is held at a sponsor’s house from 3 - 5pm.

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sindhi association of the Carolinas The Sindhi Association of the Carolinas (SAC) organizes religious, cultural, community, and social events in Charlotte.

SAC also sends donations for the needy to the schools in India for Scholarships and for camp refugees in India.

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south Park Cricket Club (sPCC) The South Park Cricket Club is a group of gentlemen who play competitive cricket for fun. SPCC is based in Charlotte and has been a part of the Carolina Cricket League since 2010.

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srishti of Charlotte Srishti works to fulfill the NC community’s need for togetherness and the desire to showcase Bengali culture, literature, theatre, music and popular arts. Literally, the word Srishti means an act of creation. Srishti welcomes and brings together people of varied cultures, ethnicity, languages, and backgrounds who are interested in East Indian traditions.

For Further Details: Santanu Sarkar - santanu_kumar@yahoo.com 704. 541.3451 www.srishtiofcharlotte.org

telugu association of Greater Charlotte area (taGCa) TAGCA was formed with an intention of preserving and promoting the Telugu cultural heritage and traditions among the Telugu speaking people residing in Greater Charlotte area.

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trimurti temple devasthanam The temple grounds offer many areas to explore including 14 sanathis with traditional Mandabams for various Hindu deities. Open daily with a Morning Puja at 10am and Evening Puja at 7pm. Sunday Abhisekhams at 11am as well as other special pujas. The temple is located at 6519 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC, 28216.

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vallabh Pushti samaj of Carolinas (vPsC) VPSC’s objective is to fill devotional need for hundreds of Vaishnavs in Carolinas to worship and pray together, to observe and celebrate festivals, and to engage in humanitarian and educational activities. Paath and Bhajan recitations are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 4 - 6pm. A VYO Youth (ages 6-14) educational Meet is also scheduled on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month. The Shrinath Dham Haveli is located at 1006 Vickie Lane, Matthews, NC 28104.

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vibha Charlotte Vibha Charlotte is volunteer driven organization dedicated to create a brighter future for underprivileged children. This group came together through a strong belief in Vibha’s mission and resolved to create a positive societal impact in India. The group works to organize social events that spread awareness and raise funds to further the organization’s mission.

For Further Details: Volunteers@charlotte.vibha.org sites.vibha.org/Charlotte

Greensboro

art of living (Greensboro) The Art of Living Foundation offers programs to uncover the strength, peace, and joy that lie at the core of every human being. Part I courses are offered regularly in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Greensboro which cover breathing techniques to eliminate stress & tension; skills for improving relationships at home and at work; practical wisdom to get the most out of life; insight into the laws that govern the mind & emotions; lowimpact yoga and the breathing-based technique called Sudarshan Kriya, or the healing breath.

For Further Details: Sonal Chhawchharia - sonal.chhawchharia@gmail.com Puja Verma - puja_usa@yahoo.com www.artofliving.org/us-en/greensboro

BaPs shri swaminarayan Mandir Greensboro BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Greensboro features activities which include Sunday Sabhas: Shishu (Toddlers) sabha: 4 - 5pm; Bal/Balika sabha: 4:15 - 5:30pm; Kishore sabha: 2 - 3:30pm; Main sabha: 4 - 6pm; Gujarati classes: 2:30 - 3:45pm and Arti at 6pm followed by Mahaprasad. Fresh Shayona snacks available on Sundays. Located at 922 Gallimore Dairy Road, High Point, NC. For Further Details: 336.355.9798 bapsgreensboro@gmail.com www.baps.org/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. Located at 127 Landmark Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410 For Further Details: Janak Patel - 919.799.1603 www.gcap.us Saathee.com

India association of the triad (IatnC) 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 area, and make the latter aware of issues of concern to the Indian community.

For Further Details: committee@iatnc.org www.iatnc.org

Indian association of the Carolinas (IaC) The mission of the IAC is to promote the Indian culture by hosting community events such local picnics, Diwali and Garba and similar celebration and sports events. Their Center is located in Winston-Salem.

For Further Details: Gopal - 336.509.5943 Hasmukh - 336.971.5594 (Membership Help) indianac14@gmail.com www.indianac.org

Indo-american society of nC (IasnC) The objectives of IASNC are to support the Indian, South Asian and American community residing in Greensboro, NC and vicinity and other individuals interested in learning the culture, traditions, and arts of India. Specifically, IASNC promotes Indo-American cultural, arts and sports events and also schoolbased volunteering activities.

For Further Details: Krishna Balu - balu4428@infionline.net - 336.292.9462 www.iasofnc.org

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.

For Further Details: President: Aanchal Chopra - indouswinston@gmail.com 336.575.5348 www.indouswinston.org

life Mission, usa This ashram has been established to provide helpful benefits for all - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. All these benefits can be achieved through the natural remedies of yoga therapy, Ayurveda, naturopathy and diet. The ashram is located at 8136 NC Highway 119, South Mebane, NC 27302.

For Further Details: 336.421.0690 Dr. Manoj - 848.459.7401 lifemissionusa@gmail.com www.lifemissionusa.org

Quan am Buddhist temple All interested in Buddhism are welcome. The temple is located at 1410 Glendale Dr, Greensboro, NC 27407 For Further Details: www.ChuaQuanAm.com 112

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sri Mata Hindu temple of north Carolina The temple strives to meet the community’s Religious, Spiritual, Cultural, Artistic and Literary Needs. Panchayatana Puja is the system of worship in the Smarta Sampradaya of Hinduism. It is said to have been introduced by Sri Adi Shankara. Located at 8535 Lasater Road, Clemmons, NC. Regular Events: Weekdays: 6:30 - 7:30pm Sat & Sun: 10:30am - 12:30pm For Further Details 336.LOK.MATA (565.6282) info@matahindutemple.org www.matahindutemple.org

sri sathya sai Baba Center (Greensboro) The Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center regularly conducts Sai Bhajans, Study Circles, various service activities and SSE classes (for students) every Sunday from 9:45am - 12:15pm.

For Further Details: Swami Rajendran - 908.875.6964 Dr. Varatharajah - 336.851.9150 www.sathyasaicentergso.org

winston-Greensboro Cricket Club (wGCC) Everyone from Triad Area in North Carolina, from the cities of Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem and all nearby locations are welcome to come and join the club. The goals of the WGCC are fun, fitness, and friendship. WGCC is also a member of the Carolina Cricket League. Practice Sessions during the regular season are held every Wednesday at 5:30pm in Weston Park, Winston-Salem.

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Raleigh

art of living (Raleigh) Art of Living gives practical knowledge and techniques to unlock deepest potential and bring fullness to life. The techniques are effective in reducing stress levels and increase health, physical energy, enthusiasm, self-esteem, awareness, and clarity of mind. Advance courses are also available once every few months. Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar’s mission is to create a violence free, stress free society and One World Family. The Center is located at 4000 Bear Cat Way, Suite 102, Morrisville, NC 27560.

For Further Details: 919.659.5939 rdu@us.artofliving.org www.artofliving.org/us-en/raleigh

assamese association of north Carolina AANC is a Socio-cultural organization with the objective of promoting and providing understanding of Assamese Culture and Language. AANC celebrates Assamese festivals and organizes cultural activities like Bihu Dance, music, songs and social get-togethers with essential touch of Assamese culture.

Everyone from Assam as well as anyone with any connection to or interest in Assam or Assamese culture is most welcomed.

For Further Details: Nilaskhi Phukan - 919.949.1618 - nilakshi_phukan@yahoo.com 919.200.4020 assameseassociation.nc@gmail.com Saathee.com

BaPs shri swaminarayan Mandir (Raleigh) A spiritual, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. Activities include: Daily Arti - 7am & 6:30 pm; Weekly Satsang Sabha held every Sunday which includes Bhajans and spiritual discourses: Adults: 4pm, Young Men (Ages 23-36) - 3pm, Young Women (Ages 23-36) - 4pm, Teens - 4:30pm, and Children - 5pm. Location: 1020 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC For Further Details: www.saathee.com/baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandirmorrisville-nc

Bengali association of north Carolina (BanC) The Bengali Association of North Carolina (BANC) seeks to promote Bengali culture, language, music, arts and social activities by offering varieties of programs for members of INDO-American community within North Carolina and adjacent states. The association is organized exclusively for charitable, cultural, social and educational purposes.

For Further Details: exec@banc-online.org www.banc-online.org

Bhartiya senior Citizens of nC (BsCnC) The Organization for senior citizen of Indian origin that are age 60 years and over. BSCNC members meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Cary senior center in Bond Park in Cary, NC from 10 am to 3 pm. The next meeting will be on Saturday, May 12. The group will enjoy a picnic at Harold Ritter Park, 301 W. Lochmere Dr., Cary, NC. For Further Details: mahenlata@gmail.com

Chinmaya Mission Raleigh-durham (CM Rdu) Chinmaya Mission was founded by Swami Chinmayananda.

Not satisfied with degrees in literature and law or with other worldly aspirations, he pursued the spiritual path under the guidance of Swami Shivananda and Swami Tapovanam.

Dedicated to spreading the knowledge of Vedanta and other Hindu scriptures and to provide to individuals and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness. CM RDU conducts discourses (Satsanga-s) and study groups for adults, and classes for youth (Yuvakendra) and children (Bala Vihar).

For Further Details: www.chinmaya-RDU.org

dada Bhagwan Foundation (Raleigh) Every living being is in constant pursuit of happiness; no one likes suffering. This search ends only when the source of eternal happiness is found. It can be attained through realizing your true Self. A path to eternal happiness was discovered by Gnani Purush A. M.. Patel, also known as Dada Bhagwan and it was revealed to the world as Akram Vignan, a spiritual science. This spiritual science is based on the foundation of Self Realization. Dada Bhagwan Satsang, Raleigh Center invites everyone to the regular satsang events at HSNC, Saturdays 5 7pm. General Satsang followed by Aarti and Prasad. Satsang Venue: HSNC, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Rooms 5 & 6, Morrisville, NC. For Further Details: 877.505.3232 x 1003 wcraleigh@us.dadabhagwan.org www.dadabhagwan.org 114

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datta yoga Center (Raleigh) Mission: Spread the teachings of Sadguru Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji of Mysore.

Activities: Namasankeertana - Bhajans written, composed and sung by Pujya Sri Swamiji. Kriya yoga classes conducted 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).

For Further Details: Suresh and Madhavi Kota - 919.434.1604 www.dycusa.org

duke diya Diya is a Duke University student organization that committed to providing a forum for interaction through events relating to South Asian Americans and anyone interested in South Asian culture, politics or economics. Duke Diya represents the six major nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Social events like club mixers and semi formals, especially with other Duke cultural groups and South Asian organizations at UNC and NC State, are also an extremely enjoyable aspect of life with Diya.

For Further Details: diya.duke@gmail.com www.dukediya.com

ektaa student organization (nCsu) EKTAA (meaning unity) is the South Asian Student Organization at North Carolina State University (NCSU). 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.

For Further Details: ektaaexec@ektaa.org www.ektaa.org

Geet Bazaar Radio (nCsu) Every Sunday morning from 10am - 12pm on WKNC 88.1 FM, join hosts Afroz Taj and John Caldwell, for a wide variety of music from South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and beyond. They specialize in the music of the Indian film industry, with lots of ghazals, qawwalis, bhajans, and Indi-Pop to round out the mix. You can listen to Geet Bazaar worldwide using the NC State Student Media App or live streaming on wknc.org. Geet Bazaar will also publicize community events free of charge.

For Further Details: Dr. Afroz Taj & John Caldwell - 919.851.1119 geetbazaar@wknc.org

GeM Raleigh Church of God Come and join in every Sunday from 10:45am to 1pm. They have worship services, prayer meetings, Sunday school, and much more. Located at 3331 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27612 For Further Details: Pastor Thankachan Mathai - 919.395.6208 globalem@gmail.com Saathee.com

Gokul Bhajan & vedic studies (Raleigh) Weekly satsang of parents and children singing bhajans and glorifying past times of Lord Krishna. Satsang every Friday 7pm - 9pm at the HSNC in Morrisville, NC with a dinner afterwards. Gokulam Learning Center in Durham every 1st & 3rd Saturday from 5pm - 9pm with a dinner afterwards.

Children learn slokas, learn presentation skills, manage and lead various projects such as book distribution, charity for cow protection, food for the poor, and prison seva.

For Further Details: bkdasa@gmail.com 919.491.9536 www.gokulbhajan.com

Gurdwara atlantic Coast sikh association One of the oldest Sikh associations in the Southeastern US. The association meets every Sunday for Diwans along with Akhand Paths celebrated on appropriate dates. Classes for Punjabi and religious studies are held for children at the same time. Located at 3108 Sparger Road, Durham, NC 27705.

For Further Details: Yadvinder Singh - 919.477.7035 acsikhassociation.org

Heartfulness Meditation (triangle) Heartfulness meditation is a heart-based meditation system open to all. It is a simple system of meditation centered on the supremacy of heart in our makeup that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself. Regular practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives.

Heartfulness meditation is freely offered to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In the Triangle area, group meditations are held on Sunday at 8:30am & Wednesday at 7pm.

For Further Details: Raj Solanki - raj_solanki@yahoo.com www.heartfulness.org

Heritage India association of nC (HIanC) Heritage India Association of NC aims at providing Indian cultural experience through performing arts, cultural arts, fine arts & crafts of India. Its mission is “to preserve and promote Indian heritage and culture.” During the year, HIANC presents several annual events such as Heritage India Festival in April, Gandhi Jayanti in October, Children’s Day in November, and also participates in the International Festival of Raleigh in October.

For Further Details: www.saathee.com/heritage-india-association

Hindi vikas Mandal of nC Hindi Vikas Mandal of NC (HVM) based in the RaleighTriangle area, promotes study and appreciation of the Hindi Language, and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi. HVM has special focus on the youth for the preservation of Indian heritage. Every year HVM organizes Kavisammelan (Poetry Reading); Independence Day Function, Dushera Festival and a members’ picnic. HVM also conducts weekly Hindi classes (10:30 - 11:30am on Saturdays) at HSNC for children.

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Hindu society of north Carolina The Hindu Society of NC temple is open daily from 7am - 9pm.

Morning Aarti: Mon-Fri 10.30am, Sat-Sun 10am. Evening Aarti: Mon-Fri 7pm, Sat-Sun 6pm. There are many other regular events taking place at the temple. All major religious celebrations are observed. Facility rentals are also available.

Activities: Yoga, Hinduism and Meditation classes; Weekend Community Classes: Jain pathshala, Hindi classes, Sanskar Gurkul Classes, Tamil classes, Balmukund classes; Youth Affairs: Ohm Squad is the youth wing of HSNC involved in the youth activities like camp, games, craft and arts. Located at 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC and serves the greater Triangle area.

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

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Immanuel assembly of God A full Gospel Christian church serving the Indian / South Asian community in the Raleigh area of North Carolina. Service is offered Sundays at 10:30am & Bible Study is Wednesdays at 7pm. The Church is located at 5419 S. Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713.

For Further Details: Pastor Sam Daniel 919.442.8537 thechurch@immanuelassembly.org samimmanuelag@gmail.com www.immanuelassembly.org

Indian Classical Music & dance society (ICMds) ICMDS is dedicated to promoting Indian classical music and dance in the Triangle area by inviting top artists from all over the world to perform.

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Indo-american Friendship Foundation The foundation works to improve Friendship between the People of India and USA through Cultural and Technological Exchanges. The Center is located at 1413 Boxwood Lane, Apex, NC 27502 For Further Details: Dr. Subhas C. Mohapatra - President 919.362.7653 / iaff100@gmail.com www.iaff1.org

Instepp InStepp Inc. is a community-based, nonprofit organization located in Durham. The organization has served women residing in the Triangle area since 2007. InStepp offers longterm support and training to women who are victims of Saathee.com

domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking; women who are transitioning back into the workforce following separation or divorce; women transitioning from prison or jail, and immigrant women, including women from South Asian cultures, who are victims of crimes.

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International Community Church ICC is a worship center for people from India and neighboring countries. Church services at Reedy Creek Baptist Church 1524 N. Harrison Avenue Cary, NC 27513 For Further Details: 919.233.2900 Pastor: Joseph B. Jesudason www.icc-nc.org

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.

For Further Details: Saroj Sharma - 919.460.7830 / 919.656.5224 www.hindi.org

IskCon new Goloka temple of nC New Goloka temple is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Visitors are welcome any day of the week to come have darshan of Sri Sri Radha Golokananda.

Every Sunday at 4pm, there is a special program consisting of arati, kirtan, Bhagavad-gita discourse, and a prasadam feast.

New Goloka also provides educational classes and programs for children and adults. New Goloka Daily Darshan Times 4:30 - 5am, 7:15am - 1pm, 4:15 - 5:45pm, 7 - 8pm. Saturday and Sunday Darshan open from 7:15am - 8pm. The Radha-Krishna temple is in a rural setting at 1032 Dimmocks Mill Rd. Hillsborough, NC. For Further Details: 919.732.6492 newgoloka108@gmail.com iskconnc@gmail.com www.newgoloka.com

Jain study Center of north Carolina (JsCnC) The JSCNC was organized to study and understand Jain religion, philosophy, rituals, and literature and to educate the children. Over the years the Center has participated in many activities for youths and adults, where an environment is created making members feel like a part of the family. Jain pathshala and swadhyay are held routinely for children and adults respectively.

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the cycle of violence. Although domestic violence is rarely talked about in South Asian communities, it is a rampant and preventable public health problem. Kiran promotes healthy family relationships in South Asian communities and raises awareness on the prevalence of domestic violence in South Asian homes through outreach and advocacy. Kiran’s core services comprise of a 24-hour free and confidential hotline, crisis counseling, legal advocacy, translation assistance, resource referrals, skills development and other culturally sensitive support services needed to meet the unique challenges of South Asian victims.

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krishnadham usa Krishnadham USA’s mission is to foster richness of Hindu cultural heritage in our children and to provide learning experiences on our cultural values to visitors and residents alike under the guidance of Vaishnavacharya Shri Dwarkeshlalji Mahoday. Krishnadham will be established on a 16-acre sized tract located at 795 Beaver Creek Road in Apex, North Carolina (in Chatham County) not far from Jordan Lake.

Krishnadham USA is having weekly Satsangs and Monthly manoraths to celebrate various Pushtimargiya festivals. They meet at 4000 Bearcat Way, Suite 102 in Morrisville, NC 27560 on Saturdays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm for Satsang. Everyone is invited to attend. For Further Details: Hemant Sura - 919.608.2412 krishnadham.nc@gmail.com

Maitri (nCsu) A student organization at NC State that aims at unifying various cultures at university. The organization works to help and support Indian students at NC State, but also creates opportunities for them to immerse in the global culture while retaining their rich Indian identity.

For Further Details: maitri.ncsu@gmail.com www.maitrincsu.org www.facebook.com/MaitriAtNcsu

Pakistani-american anjuman The North Carolina Pakistani-American Anjuman (NCPAA) is a non-political, cultural and social organization that strives to promote the presence of the people from Pakistan living in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Their mission is to provide cultural and social interaction for the families and individuals of the Pakistani community and to offer a variety of programs and services to its members.

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Pratham - triangle area Pratham is a grass-roots organization that works towards universalizing primary education in India. It 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. The NC chapter Saathee.com

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.”

For Further Details: Sri Rajgopalan - rajagoph@yahoo.com Ravi Sundarajan- ravisrajan@yahoo.com Rajeev Thalla - rajeev.thalla@gmail.com www.prathamusa.org Radha krishna temple of nC Opening Phase 1 on April 29, 2018 in Apex, NC with keertans/chantings, havan, pooja, abshik, bhog, aratis, and allday festivities. The Temple is located at 635 Hollands Chapel Road, Apex NC, 27523. For Further Info: 919.685.0447 or 919.306.3175

Raleigh sai Center Parthi Sai devotees of Triangle area meet every Sunday from 4 - 6:15pm in the Mini-Hall of Hindu Bhavan in Morrisville.

There is also a study circle, Bhajan Practice, Veda Chanting etc. between 4 - 5pm depending on the week, followed by bhajans from 5 - 6:15pm. The center carries out several service activities as well, including Human Values Education (SSE) classes for the children of different age groups.

For Further Details: rsc.president@yahoo.com raleighsaicenter.org

Ramakrishna vedanta society of nC The Ramakrishna Vedanta Society 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. Practical Vedanta and the message of the harmony of religions and the spiritual oneness are studied. Regardless of background and/or knowledge the organization welcomes participants. The address is 3109 Globe Road Morrisville, NC 27560.

For Further Details: 919.412.8304 vedantanc@gmail.com www.vedantanc.org

RtP Maharashtra Mandal The Mandal is a home away from home for Marathi-speaking people. The goal of the Mandal is to advocate the vibrant culture, the rich heritage and the language of Maharashtra. The Mandal is dedicated to showcase the cultural, social and traditional attributes of Maharashtra to the local community through variety of entertaining programs, and events such as Makar Sankrant, Shiv Jayanti, Gudi Padwa, Picnic, Ganesh Festival and Diwali.

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sewa RtP Sewa RTP - a chapter of Sewa International - is a team of volunteers who organize various activities - ranging from local community service to fundraisers for developmental projects in India. Currently Sewa RTP has following activities on monthly basis: Sewa Day, Workshops / Seminars, Assisting Community in Emergency situations, Chapter Meetings - 3rd Thursday of every month. Sewa International USA is a Hindu faith-based humanitarian service organization.

For Further Details: www.sewausa.org/chapter/raleigh/raleigh-overview

shree swaminarayan Hindu temple (Isso) ISSO’s primary objective is to advance the Sanatan Dharma in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Original Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya, founded and ordained by Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan Himself. They organize a weekly “Satsang Sabha,” every Saturday, which includes Kirtan bhakti, Katha, Aarti and Mahaprasad. Temple is now open daily 8am to 12pm and 4pm to 9pm; Daily Sandhya Aarti: 7pm; Weekly Satsang Sabha: Saturday 5pm to 8pm. The Mandir is located at 500 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC. For Further Details: www.saathee.com/issonc

sky Meditation and kaya kalpa yoga Benefits include longevity, wellness and stress management.

Triangle Sky Meditation group holds weekly group meditation and Simplified Physical Exercises every Friday in Triangle area.

SKY Meditation initiation and SKY Kaya Kalpa Yoga Courses are held several times a year for anyone 14 years and above.

For Further Details: Rajendran Kailasam - 919.824.8429 sky.cary@yahoo.com www.vethathiri.edu.in

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 Further Details: sifaa.music@gmail.com www.sifaa.org

sv temple of north Carolina The temple is built on over nine acres. 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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tamil Cultural association of north Carolina (tCa nC) TCA NC was formed for the purpose of providing youths with Saathee.com

exposure to Tamil culture. Everyone is invited to join TCA and become part of the organization promoting Tamil culture in the Triangle area.

For Further Details: tca_nc@yahoo.com www.tcanc.org

triangle area telugu association (tata) TATA is committed to building a vibrant Telugu Community and promoting Telugu culture and language in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

For Further Details: www.triangletelugu.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 Hindi-speaking music fans all around the globe.

For Further Details: Ishtiaquem@gmail.com www.tbsnc.org

triangle Gujarati association (tGa) TGA’s mission is to promote and serve Gujarati culture in the Triangle area by organizing various events and programs throughout the year and impart Gujarati culture and language on the youth.

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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. The Triangle Vegetarian Society was founded in 1986 in the Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) area of North Carolina to promote the nutritional, ethical, environmental, and other aspects of vegetarianism. Open to all, they aim to build a sense of community among people of varying interests in plant-based diets, encouraging healthy, and peaceful lifestyle choices.

For Further Details: barman@cs.unc.edu www.trianglevegsociety.org

triangle vipassana Meditation Vipassana, which means to see things as they are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques and was taught 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. We hold weekly group sittings in Cary on every Saturday. These sittings are only meant for students who have completed 10-day Vipassana course in tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

For Further Details: Hitesh & Vaibhavi Parekh - 732.213.9660 / 919.601.3555 carync.sittings@gmail.com / www.dhamma.org

urdu Majlis Urdu Majlis, the Triangle’s Urdu Literary Society, meets monthly on the campus of UNC: Chapel Hill. Meetings include discussions of the life and works of major South Asian poets as well as opportunities to share original poetry and other writing.

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vaishnav samaj of triangle area A group of like-minded devotees who meet for religious worship and understand Pushti Marg Principles at large.

Regular Bhajan recitations are held 2nd Sunday of the month from 4-6pm and Seniors are requested to encourage youngsters to participate in the activities.

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vraj education Raleigh kendra The Vraj Education Raleigh Kendra is conducting comprehensive weekly teaching of Hinduism and Pushtibhakti Marg backed by Vraj Temple Pennsylvania. Raleigh Vaishnav children will get an opportunity to recognize, learn, and exercise Pushtimarg guidelines and leverage rich Shri Vallabh Mahaprabhuji heritage to improve individual life style.

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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 self-esteem, self-sustenance, and economic freedom. The Carolinas Region of the EVFI USA conducts fundraising and awareness programs in Raleigh & Columbia.

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Grihastha Family Institute The Grihastha Family Institute has a mission of preparing everyone with the basics and nuances of marriage and family management, and to compensate for the loss of traditional structures, norms and methods that used to support the family structure. 3 Day workshop camps and private consultations are available.

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Hindu society of eastern nC (Greenville, nC) The temple celebrates major festivals and holds regular bhajan seesions and Geeta study.

For Further Details: Temple - 252.752.2670 B.S. Srivatsa - 508.654.0360 Hindutemplenc@gmail.com IskCon temple of the Holy name in Prabhupada village The Temple of the Holy Name, situated in a very peaceful, rural Saathee.com

area, is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). They welcome you, your friends and family to take darshan of Sri Sri Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurasundara from 5am-7:30pm, 7 days a week and invite you to their special program held every Sunday at 3pm with arati and kirtan, bhajans, discourse on the Bhagavad-gita, As It Is, and a pure vegetarian feast.. Temple is located at 1283 Prabhupada Rd. Sandy Ridge, NC 27046 For Further Details: 336.593.2322 tothn@iskconpv.org www.iskconpv.org

nithyananda sangha north Carolina (Inner awakening) Inner Awakening works to spread the knowledge of Yoga and meditation by letting people experience the teachings of Vedic Science in its purest form delivered by the enlightened master Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda. Nithyananda Sangha North Carolina is part of a worldwide movement for meditation and healing. Paramahamsa Nithyananda is a global leader in the science of enlightenment.

For Further Details: 704.766.1420 / 704.992.6114 innerawakening.org / nithyananda.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.

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Prabhupada village Prabhupada Village is a rural, ISKCON, devotional community, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We gather our inspiration and guidance from the books, letters, lectures, and example of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Following Srila Prabhupada’s personal example, we strive to teach spiritual values in order to achieve true happiness, prosperity and spiritual fulfillment. Dedicated to serving the NC and Southern Virginia Hindu communities, visiting homes for fellowship, worship, scriptural study, and kirtan. We also facilitate spiritual festivals, Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam discussions, teach puja, & vegetarian cooking.

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various events throughout the year including Diwali & various Picnic gatherings.

For Further Details: american south asian Cultural Omi Hasija (Chairperson) - 843.766.4661 association of Columbia, sC iagcchs@gmail.com The American South Asian Cultural association of Columbia’s fundamental goal is to increase cultural awareness and develop www.indiaassociationofgreatercharleston.com cultural understanding among American South Asian kannada association of Greater Greenville (kaGG) Community in Columbia, SC area. A lunch meeting will be held on the second Sunday every month between 12:30 - 2:30pm at Devoted to the awareness of Kannada culture in Greenville area Persis Biryani & Indian Grill, 1728 Bush River Road, Columbia, of SC. KAGG invites Kannadigas living in and around Greenville area to participate in the organization. Kannada SC 29210. Cost is $11 per person. classes for children are also conducted.

For Further Details: For Further Details: Contact in the evenings: 803.233.7042 / 512.547.7077 864.430.4973 / kaggculturalcommittee@gmail.com www.kagg-sc.org Carolina Buddhist vihara (Greenville, sC) A temple and monastery dedicated to offering teachings of the Masjid noor-ul-Huda (MnH) Buddha, primarily by bringing Theravada Buddhist nuns and monks to Greenville. “Theravada” refers to the oldest surviving The Mosque is open for five daily prayers in congregation every branch of Buddhism, the highly traditional school found in day of the year. On the first and third Saturday of every month countries such as Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand. from 6pm - 8pm, an Islamic session is held by Hafiz The meditation is on Monday, & Thursday from 6- 8pm & for Mohammed Basheer. Quran reading classes for children are women only on Friday 9- 10am. Sutta discussion on Saturday also conducted daily. The Mosque is located at 517 Winmet from 2-4pm. Full moon Poya program from 9am - 3pm on the Drive, Columbia, SC. closest Sunday to the Full moon. Located at 113 Woodridge For Further Details: Masjid main number - 803.754.2632 Circle, Greenville, SC 29607 www.noorulhuda.org For Further Details: 864.329.9961 / greenvillebv@gmail.com dada Bhagwan Foundation www.carolinabuddhist.net Every living being is in constant pursuit of happiness; no one likes suffering. This search ends only when the source of eternal Hindu society of Greater spartanburg The Society holds Satsang from 5-7pm on the second Sunday happiness is found. A path to eternal happiness was discovered of each month. There are usually around ten families present. by Gnani Purush A. M. Patel, also known as Dada Bhagwan The Society also celebrates many religious and social festivals and it was revealed to the world as Akram Vignan, a spiritual based on the Hindu calendar. Recent celebrations have science. Dada Bhagwan Satsang, Weekly satsang held Every Sat included Navariti, Diwali, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, 5- 7pm at Regency Inn, 1335 Garner Ln, Columbia, SC. Geeta Jayanti, and many others. Though the Balvihar does not For Further Details: 877.505.3232 x 1035 meet on a regular basis, the temple is quite active in sponsoring wccolumbia@us.dadabhagwan.org children’s programs, such as Rangoli classes and classical and www.dadabhagwan.org contemporary dance classes. Temple is located on 1130 Fairview Church Road in Spartanburg, SC 29303. telugu association of Greater Greenville For Further Details: Telugu Association of Greater Greenville (TAGG) is a non-profit 864.599.7048 organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of pluralism.org/profile/hindu-society-of-greater-spartanburg/ Telugu Culture in the Greater Greenville Area. The association

Hindu temple and Center (Columbia, sC) The temple is open on weekdays between 8:30am to 12 noon and between 5pm and 8:30pm. On weekends, the temple is open between 8:30am to 1pm and 5pm to 8:30pm. Bal Gokulam (Sunday School) classes are held every Sunday from 10:30am to 12 noon. Classes are designed to help children build physical, mental, cultural, social & spiritual lives. It is located at 5704 Kiawah Road, Columbia, SC 29212.

For Further Details: 803.772.6940 www.hindutemplesc.org

India assoc. of Greater Charleston (IaGC) The India Association of Greater Charleston (IAGC) was incorporated when the residents of Indian origin in Charleston felt the need to organize a community of people who were interested in the culture and heritage of India and share the profound beauty of this culture with others. They celebrate Saathee.com

caters to the cultural and social needs of the Telugu people living in and around Greater Greenville Area. TAGG organizes events to celebrate major festivals and organizes a picnic during the summer as scheduled activities. In addition, TAGG screens choice Telugu Movies mostly throughout the year and organizes special cultural events from time to time, usually performed by artists from USA and visiting from India.

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vedic Center of Greenville Daily Aarti is conducted Monday - Friday at 8pm. Bal Vihar classes are conducted Sundays from 11:15am - 12:30pm. Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam is held on 2nd Saturday of each month at 9am. The Center is located at 520 Bethel Road, Mauldin, SC 29662.

For Further Details: President: Geera Desai - 864.451.4305 864.967.2852 / www.vediccenterofgreenville.org

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POP’S PUZZLES & JOKES

By Kirit Shukla

Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase

Clues across: 1. One of the official languages of Congo and Kenya.

7. The basic cause, source or origin of something.

11. Skill acquired by experience, study or observation.

12. Melt, liquefy.

14. A holiday honoring dads. (6/17/18) 16. Growth of dorsal lip area during gastrulation; movements out of embryo cells into surrounding group of cells.

17. Division of Motor Vehicles. (*) 19. Promenade dance of gathering of high school students. (*) 20. A brand of dolls and figurines conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist Rose O’Neill.

23. Regard or consider in a specified way.

24. A sovereign state in Eastern Europe; Cap. Kiev.

25. Iran. (*).

26. A Hindu gentleman (Form of address for Mr. in Hindi.)

28. An American private university in New Haven, CT. 30. A festive public celebration, marking a special occasion.

32. Not Applicable. (*) 33. Measure or degree of difference.

36. District if Columbia.(*) 38. North Dakota. (*) 40. A miscellaneous collection, hodgepodge.

41. An exaggerated leap or bound.

44. A tendency to refuse to do of what is asked.

46. A destructive state affairs; the permanent end of life.

47. A colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel.

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Clues down:

1. Free from harm or risk.

2. The dust jacket of a book.

3. Fine or formal clothes.

4. International Dermatology Outcome Measure. (*) 5. Laughing in Real Life (*).

6. A Tian Shan mountain lake, surrounded by snow-capped peaks, in Eastern Kyrgyzstan.

7. The part of railroad or bridge used by traffic .

8. Of or relating to Mount Olympus.

9. Original Version. (*) 10. Smallest two digit number.

13. South Dakota (*).

15. Hydrogen bomb. (*) 18. Name of N. American land explored by Norse Vikings.

21. Emergency Room. (*) 22. Electrical and Electronics Engineering. (*) 23. Of 75th anniversary celebration, ( ___ Jubilee!)

24. A 700 miles long (Uele) river in Congo, W Africa.

27. Adjusted Gross Income. (*) 29. Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics. (*) 31. Confess to be true, with reluctance..

34. On the side of a ship that is sheltered from the wind.

35. A small animal that is related to the sheep.

37. Commerce Bancshares Inc.. (*) 39. The pike perch of North America. (Canadian Dialect) 42. An expression or a shout of greeting or farewell.

43. American Medical Association. (*) 45. Thyroid Hormone. (*) (Puzzle solutions are on page 134. NO peeking!)

Hee Hee

Booddhoo received a blank paycheck in an envelope and loudly moaned, “Just what I thought would happen! My salary deductions have finally caught up with my paycheck.”

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“How was your super jet flight from Hong Kong to Charlotte?”

“Well, it was truly staggering. I had breakfast in Sydney, lunch in Los Angeles and diarrhea in Charlotte.”

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Teacher: “Can you give an example of inheritance?”

Booddhoo: “Mothers do not have mustaches so, her daughters also do not have the mustaches.”

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Boy: What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?

Girl: Nacho cheese!

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Word Find (Created By Kirit Shukla)

Find & circle the words in the puzzle.

(Subject: “Piano”)

BENCH CHORUS CLASSICAL COMPOSE CONCERT FINGERS FLAT FURNITURE HAMMERS HARMONY INSTRUMENT KEY KEYBOARD

METAL MUSIC PEDALS PIECE PLAY PRACTICE SCALES SHARP SOUNDBOARD SPINET TUNE VOLUME

The unused 9 letters spell, ”A famous composer .”

Math Magic Use these numbers only once: (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9) in empty squares, to get = the final given answers.

Note: Follow the order of operation per basic math rule: ×,÷, +, The multiplication or division is done before addition and subtraction. (solution on page 134)

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TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “NS” - Fill in the blanks)

1. “Albert ___”, A physicist: Ref: E=mc². _ _ NS _ _ _ _ 2. The beginning of something unpleasant. _ NS _ _ 3. A man of great stamina or resistance. _ _ _ NS _ _ _ _ 4. The part of an eye that focuses to form clear images. _ _ NS 5. Extremely large or great. _ _ _ _ NS _ 6. A decoration made of strips of shiny metal foil. _ _ NS _ _ 7. An act of passing thru or across a place. _ _ _ NS _ _ 8. Examine officially & suppress obscene part of it. _ _ NS _ _ 9. Nanosecond. (*) NS _ _ 10. To cleanse by clear water. _ _ NS _ 11. To make certain. _ NS _ _ _ 12. Give advice to. _ _ _ NS _ _ 13. A permit from an authority to use something. _ _ _ _ NS _ 14. Immigration and Naturalization Service. (*) _ NS 15. Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug. (*) NS _ _ _ 16. The quantity per unit volume. _ _ NS _ _ _ 17. Speak with disrespect or scornful abuse. _ NS _ _ _ 18. Without pause or interruption. _ _ NS _ _ _ 19. Dangerous. _ NS _ _ _ 20. Be composed or made up of. _ _ NS _ _ _ 21. Fill with the urge to do something creative. _ NS _ _ _ _ 22. Stretched tight; rigid. _ _ NS _ 23. One who gives money to an event for charity. _ _ _ NS _ _ 24. National Safety Council. (*) NS _ 25. A large, imaginary, frightening creature . _ _ NS _ _ _

(Puzzle solutions are on page 134. NO peeking!)

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Namaskar

continued from page 40

have the perfect floral arrangements or be a drunken buffoon on the night of your Bachelor Party. One of the most beautiful weddings that I have attended, was also the simplest one. The bride and groom had selected traditions that were most meaningful to them. Holding hands, they walked the seven steps of saptapadi and whispered their vows to each other. The joy on their faces adorned them in a way that jewels couldn’t.

On that sunny afternoon as the casually dressed guests mingled and enjoyed the farm fresh food, we recognized that beauty lies in simplicity.

Things will continue to evolve, and I don’t know what my own children will want for their big day. My only advice to them, “Whatever you do, just keep it classy.”

Nutrition

continued from page 78

Green tea: Steep for about four minutes to maximize the flavonoid content. Drink without adding sugar or sweetener.

Red fruits and vegetables: Cooked tomato (sauce or soup), watermelon, red grapes, pomegranates.

Yellow fruits and vegetables: papaya, mango, peaches, cantaloupe, oranges, carrots, butternut squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes.

Cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts, kale, collard greens, and several other pungent and bitter vegetables.

Thinking

continued from page 56

when pigs fly Would it not be nice to have a rehab for overcoming addiction to rightness? After all, there is a price. You lose friends … and sleep. But more than all of that, you lose your own self in the twisted, tangled, fabricated tales that you weave, as you try to make the world bow to your desperation to be right.

The beauty of not being addicted to the illusion of being right could be that it opens up the hope of getting to a place that is actually right, because you might then devote more of your energy in the direction of the reality rather than being besotted with the illusion and being pig-headed about it.

When might that happen? When pigs fly?

Read, Watch, Listen continued from page 80

grew up in Brooklyn. For me, as I see myself, I’m an American.

I am the guy next door.” He doesn’t want to be typecast, but it tends to happen. Honestly I only knew Waris’ work from two films: The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Inside Man. The latter had a scene where his character, a Sikh bank clerk, is grabbed by the cops and not only is his turban violently ripped off and his hair is grabbed and pulled. It’s tough to watch whether you’re Sikh or not, and I’m glad that both Waris was brave enough to portray that character and director Spike Lee was open to showing audiences something like this. Despite this Waris says he’s not a victim and doesn’t want to be typecast as one in the films he’s in.

After watching this documentary and the various personalities that Bell speaks with, I’m glad that he treats the people and their faith with the upmost respect. The Sikh American culture is probably one of the most misunderstood in the US, and this “United Shades” episode provides a perfect introduction for those who wish to learn.

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Consumers Brace for Health Premium Increases continued from page 90

up to more than 91 percent for one Maryland PPO. Analysts are not surprised by the requested rate hikes and predict more to come. The first requests in past years have often moderated before being finalized, but this year’s political uncertainties could play a bigger role.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the elimination of the tax penalty for people without health insurance, which was included in last December’s tax law, by itself would result in premium increases of around 10 percent per year. That’s because without the prospect of a fine, healthier people would be more likely to forgo coverage, making the pool of people who continue to buy insurance sicker and more expensive for insurers.

Separately, Trump roiled the individual insurance market by canceling federal “cost-sharing reduction” payments for moderate-income insurance buyers.

The administration is also trying to extend the availability of short-term insurance plans, which frequently offer only barebones coverage, and “association health plans,” which can provide cheaper alternatives for those who are considered healthy. But such plans don’t include all the benefits of ACA plans. Analysts say both types of options would draw even more healthy people out of ACA plans.

The insurance industry acknowledges the actions have boosted next year’s rates.

Chet Burrell, the CEO of CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, which serves both Maryland and Virginia markets, told The Washington Post that “continuing actions on the part of the administration to systematically undermine the market … make it almost impossible to carry out the mission.”

AHIP’s Thornton cautioned that it is still early in the process and many things could change. Maryland, for example, has passed legislation to create a “reinsurance” pool that could substantially lower premiums for next year. It still requires formal permission from the Trump administration, however.

And while Congress could still help ameliorate next year’s increases, that appears increasingly unlikely.

In a sign that the bipartisanship that characterized the effort last fall has broken down, Alexander said in his Senate speech that he plans to move on to other health issues, including ways to address the opioid crisis.

“Given Democrats’ attitude, I know of nothing the Republicans and Democrats can agree on to stabilize the individual health insurance market,” he said.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who was promised a vote on her bipartisan bill by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that never materialized, now blames Democrats.

In a column she wrote for her home-state Portland PressHerald late last month, Collins said Democrats refused to accept additional restrictions on abortion funding.

“Although federal funding has not been used to pay for elective abortions for decades, some Democrats reopened the long-settled debate on the Hyde Amendment in order to block these much-needed insurance reforms,” she wrote.

Democrats, however, say it was Republicans who reopened the abortion debate by demanding language to create new, permanent restrictions that could eliminate abortion even in private insurance plans.

Even so, some say they still hope consensus may be reached.

“Patients and families deserve better than the higher costs and dysfunction they are getting under Trumpcare by sabotage,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) told reporters Tuesday.

“And as soon as Republicans are ready to work again in a bipartisan way and act actually to lower families’ costs, Democrats will be at the table.”

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spot the differences solutions from page 50

1. Clouds added

6. Seagull added

2. Coke sign added

7. Sign changed

4. Dress color changed

9. Window removed

3. Balloon color changed

5. Dog added

June 2018

Jun. 10 - Paramā Ekādashi Jun. 10 - Lailit al-Qadr Jun. 13 - Jyestha Adhikamās ends/Amās (No Moon) Jun. 14 - Flag Day Jun. 15 - Eid al-Fitr Jun. 16 - Maharaja Pratāp Jayanti Jun. 17 - Father’s Day Jun. 19 - Emancipation Day Jun. 21 - Summer Solstice Jun. 23 - Gayathri Jayanti Jun. 23 - Nirjalā / Bhim Ekādashi Jun. 24 to 28 - Vrat Savitri Vrat Jun. 28 - Akshar Purnima (Full Moon) Jun. 28 - Kabir Jayanti

8. Umbrella color changed

10. Shirt color changed

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9

7 2

8

3

10

5

4

6

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July 2018

Jul. 1 - Canada Day Jul. 4 - Independence Day (USA) Jul. 9 - Yogini Ekādashi Jul. 12 - Darsh Amās (No Moon) Jul. 14 - Ratha Yātrā / Kālidās Jayanti Jul. 22– Parents’ Day / Tisha B’Av Jul. 23 - Dev Shayani Ekādashi / Chāturmās begins Jul. 23 to 27 - Gauri Vrat Jul. 27 - Guru Purnima (Full Moon) Jul. 29 - Hindolā Starts

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ASTROSCOPE

aRIes (March 20 – april 20) You may need to exercise control this month.

Uncertainty may force you to change your plans.

Responsibilities and entertainment both should make you very busy this month, but finish your work first so that the second half of the month is open for fun and celebration. If health is not the issue, the stars are very positive for success. Major changes in your religious beliefs are on the way, so be ready for them.

tauRus (april 20 – May 21) If you can compromise with your dreams and focus on your education, you may enjoy both achievement and success this month. You may need to move aggressively. Ignore minor issues and focus on your long-term goals. Try to accept the maximum benefits from the stars. Do not wait until last week of the month, as your life will take a turn during those days. The time is good for travel.

GeMInI (May 21 – June 21) It is time to take care of your health. You may see minor ups and downs this month due to unexpected changes in circumstances. The month should start positive while failures in the middle of the month may disturb your projects.

Keep your chin up, though, as the month should end with great achievements. You will regain your confidence. Also, your sixth sense will be working again during last week of the month. Be prepared to pursue challenges and accept change.

CanCeR (June 21 – July 22) You may have to work very hard and sincerely this month. You may not find enough time for picnicking or hanging out with friends. You could face uncertainty and a hectic work schedule. Don’t plan anything in advance to avoid frustration. The end of the month should clear up all confusions and make you feel more comfortable. Any risktaking tendencies should also be curbed this month. It is very important that you give top priority to your health.

leo (July 22 – august 23) An unexpected heavy workload during first half of the month may create frustration. Try to work slow and keep an eye on your health. Don’t take too much of the workload onto yourself. You may lose a very important opportunity during last week of the month. You may also damage your eyesight by putting too many hours in front of the computer. Your sincerity may get good appreciation during middle of the month. Avoid making any egoistic remarks. vIRGo (august 23 – september 23) You may experience a mixed life this month. The time should move at a slow pace. Uncertainty at your workplace may affect your confidence, but you must keep working hard to achieve desired results. Don’t rush for success.

Unexpected financial returns are possible during last week of the month. A significant improvement in health should help you feel better this month. You may need some support in the last week of the month.

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lIBRa (september 23 – october 23) Life should fly by this month, so be sure to keep up the pace and make quick decisions. Your creativity should be on par this month. You may enjoy very happy married life.

Destiny may give you more than you deserve. Travelling should also be very enjoyable. A sixth sense should guide your moneymaking activities. You may see a minor setback during the last days of the month. Your family could also flourish due to your success.

sCoRPIo (october 23 – november 22) Now is the time to relax and enjoy family life. Your spouse may achieve success this month. You should be able to control this situation with confidence. The time is perfect to go on that dream vacation. It is advisable to check your diet as you may gain some weight this month. Keep away from bodies of water. Get ready to spend money and enjoy life.

Avoid too much driving if possible.

saGIttaRIus (november 22 – december 21) You must avoid making any major moves this month.

Act very cautiously as any mistake may end up in disaster. You may survive through this, but life may be rough for you. Your workload may go up during second half of the month. Keep working vigorously and sincerely. You may enjoy good health and a comfortable family life. The time is good for working on selling investment properties. Don’t rush into any decisions.

CaPRICoRn (december 21 – January 20) Your life could be moving forward with new approach. An unexpected financial gain or new opportunity may come your way. Keep moving with self-confidence and don’t wait or look for any support. Try to curb your expenses and focus on earning extra revenue. Avoid making investments in real estate. Don’t forget to take care of your health. An egotistical comment may put you in hot water. Slow down and take your time.

aQuaRIus (January 20 – February 19) You need to clear misunderstandings with your partner. A long-distance journey with family may bring good results. If you’re expecting, pay full attention to your baby’s health. It will be a very positive period for monetary matters and it may rise steadily throughout the month. Your stars should protect you through a potential mistake made this month. Don’t forget to keep working hard.

PIsCes (February 19 – March 20) Love is in the air. This month is full of joy and success.

Plan to participate in plenty of outings and parties this month.

Your savings account is bound to rise this month. You should enjoy a very comfortable family life. Students should see desired results this month. A change in your workplace status is also possible. Your spouse may create minor problems through some undesirable comments. A good state of health is clearly indicated.

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Profitable Market for sale in Cary, NC near Chatham Square with Meat Shop, Groceries, Bakery plus potential for Restaurant. Low Rent.

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Business for sale: Profitable professional apparel & specialty shoes store with online web store located in prominent shopping complex near downtown Charlotte. Good working hours.

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Motel for sale: Well maintained 18 room motel with 2 bedroom apartment near Myrtle Beach, SC. Serious buyers only. Call 843-902-0621

High volume C-store/Gas station for lease with deli inside. Located on one of the busiest intersections in Kernersville, NC. Serious inquiries only. Contact 336-686-6487.

Motel for sale. 59 unit Independent motel in Winston-Salem, NC. Excellent location right off highway exit. Call 336-253-3500 or 336-767-2900.

Indian Clothing Boutique for sale in Charlotte.

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Businesses For sale: Pretzel Maker, TCBY & Great American Cookies at Carolina Mall food Court in Concord, NC. All 3 businesses franchised together and well established for over 20 years. Contact Crolinamallgac@gmail.com or 240-625-4695. subways for sale: Prime locations in Cary, NC. Third party delivery. Some financing possible with collateral. Call or text 919-345-8255

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Manager needed (Single or Couple) for 40 room Hotel in Charlotte, NC (University area). Motel experience, fluent English, and computer skills required. Accommodations provided. Email bwhospitality78@gmail.com.

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Housekeeping help wanted for motel in Greenville, SC. Single or couple. Full time & competitive pay. Accommodations provide. Call 864-631-4512.

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Housekeeping wanted (single or couple) for Hotel in Gaffney, SC. Accommodations provided. Contact AJ at 864-490-1858.

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Contact: Ashok Shah, 864-921-3255 Ashokdshah2453@yahoo.com Full-time nanny needed for 18 month-old in Fort Mill, SC (near Anne Springs). Call 803-504-1222.

Hotel Help wanted: Front Desk, Laundry & Maintenance for franchise motel near Raleigh.

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Couples welcome. Please call 704-457-0580 or 919-659-8897.

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Housekeeping Couple needed for motel in NC. Excellent pay. Accommodations provided. Call 910-817-4313 or 910-995-1707.

Housekeeping couple wanted for Hotel in Rocky Mount, NC. Accommodations provided.

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Housekeeping Couple needed for 62-room interior corridor Super 8 in Columbia, SC. Highly Competitive Pay. Call 803-772-1914 and ask for Nosipho.

Cashiers wanted (single or couple) for Gas Station in Rock Hill, SC (Exit 77). Legal status required. Good pay with experience! Call 803792-4452.

Front desk & Maintenance needed immediately for Motel in Winston Salem, NC. Legal status, fluent English & experience required. Good pay! Contact Anu at 423-432-2838 or Araol.nc873@gmail.com June 2018

Fresh home cooked Indian meals needed (delivery/in-house cooking) for North Raleigh/NCSU family. Please contact Rachana at ragupta@gmail.com.

Motel Help wanted: Housekeeping, Managers & Night Auditors for Independent & Franchise Motels in South Carolina. Good pay & accommodations provided. Call 803-664-0477.

Motel help wanted in Wilmington, NC for housekeeping, laundry & nighttime front desk.

Accommodations provided. Call 732-881-9134.

Pizza Inn/Blimpies in Lexington, SC looking for Asst. Manager/Shift Manager & Associates. Fulltime/part-time. Good pay and friendly work environment. Willing to train. Must have legal status & fluent English. Contact Himansu 803414-4883.

Front desk Help wanted immediately for Hotel in Concord, NC. Fluent English and previous experience required.

Accommodations provided. Call Rusab at 704-772-5554.

Gas station Help wanted: Full-time Single or couple in Columbia, SC. Experience Preferred.

Must speak English. Call 803-466-5861 or 803319-9878.

Immediate Job openings! Looking for professional CDL drivers to join our team.

Competitive pay between $60k - $70K, paid vacation, bonuses, 401k and more. Send resume to Info@CapitalReadyMixConcrete.Com

Hotel Help wanted: Housekeeping & Maintenance (single or couple).

Accommodations provided. For meeting stop by Lamplighter Inn in Charlotte M-F between 9am & 2pm or call 803-554-6377.

kitchen help wanted: energetic, positive personnel to join busy kitchen in Triangle area.

Tandoor/Curry knowledge a plus. Pay based on experience & skill. Call 919-699-3191. subway Restaurant help wanted in Lexington, NC. Looking for single or couple to manage. Legal status, fluent English and computer skills required. Call 336-529-1534.

C-store/Gas station help wanted. Full-time or part-time. Multiple Locations within 30 mins from Greensboro. Experience required. Call 336509-4054

Gas station Help wanted for full-time assistant manager in Rock Hill, SC. Experience preferred.

Legal status & good English required. Contact 704-737-7230 or ndave98@gmail.com.

Couples needed for Front Desk, Housekeeping, & Manager positions. Hotel near Charlotte airport.

Accommodations provided. Call 803-242-4647.

Retail sales associate needed for Clothing & Sports Store in Columbia, SC. Must have legal status and speak fluent English. Opportunity to advance quickly to management. Contact 706877-0315.

Hotel Help wanted in Charlotte. Competitive salary & accommodations provided. Front desk - all shifts (experience a plus) & housekeeper.

Must be fluent in English. Call 704-464-4427 or e-mail 123nash@gmail.com

Front desk Clerk needed for franchise motel in Charlotte. Full-time or part-time. Experience & fluent English required. Must be honest & reliable. Call Nina 704-299-3364.

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C-store/ Gas station help wanted: Full-time Single, Couple or Family to independently operate stores in Charlotte and Lexington, SC. Proven experience of operations / store management is required. Legal status and fluent English required. Call Himansu 803-414-4883.

C-store / Gas station Help wanted in Gaffney, SC. Part-time or Full-time. Single, Couple or Family. Legal status required. Fluent English & previous experience preferred. Call 704-726-7544.

Motel Help needed: looking for Asst. General Manager and Housekeeping couple for Motels in the Carolinas. Accommodations provided.

Legal status required. Call Umesh: 803-361-1013. live-in nanny needed for 5 month-old baby near Concord Mills in Charlotte. Full-time.

Cooking also required. Accommodations and groceries provided. Call or text 814-431-3442.

Hotel Management Firm Hiring: Housekeepers, front desk (must speak fluent English), and General Manager of franchise hotels. Experience required. E-mail resumes to abcone@abcinns.com or call 704-649-6833 (M-F, 9AM-5PM).

Hotel Help needed: Front desk (Single/Couple) and Housekeeping (Couple) needed for Independent Hotel. Accommodations provided.

Legal status, Experience & English required.

Contact 301-338-4035 Housekeeping Couple needed for Franchise Hotel in Hickroy, NC. Accommodations provided. Legal status & fluent English required.

Call Rick at 919-724-6772. experienced threading Practitioners or licensed esthetician in Charlotte & Raleigh.

New locations. Full or part-time. Great pay & flexibility. Experience required. Good English skills. Call 980-322-1110 (M-F 9-5) Front desk & shuttle driver help needed for Franchise hotel in Charlotte, NC. Legal status & previous experience required. Accommodations provided. Call 860-205-8736. nanny needed for 9 month old baby in the South Charlotte area. Live-in or Live-out and some cooking required. Call 704-497-2845

MATRIMONIAL

Parents in ahmedabad seeking good match for son. 28, 5’9”, Masters Degree. H1B manager at big MNC. Currently lives in Mooresville, NC. Speaks English, Hindi & Gujarati. Send photos and Biodata to Swapnamankodi@rediffmail.com

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Bangalore 2 BHk sunrise Park brand new flat

by Prestige. Steps away from Wipro, Infosys campus. Pool/Club facing view with all modern amenities. Ready possession. US NRI asking almost cost $100K. Contact Anand 704-999-1614 or kindlycontact@gmail.com

used Hotel locks and RFId keys. Onity, KabaIlco, Saflok and Vingcard. Also selling RFID keys for all major hotel brands. Contact Neal 410-3491967 skhospitality@yahoo.com or Neal@JSKcards.com

Home for sale: Ballantyne area Charlotte. Pure East facing and never occupied. 5 br, 4.5 bath, Open Floor Plan on Cul-De-Sac. Ballantyne schools. Golden Opportunity; $639,999. Call Patel 828-320-5700.

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SERVICES

saree draping: specializing in draping sarees, dupattas and jewelry for any event. Weddings, Engagements, Baby showers, Birthdays, etc.

Contact Rital Patel at info@bridaldraping.com or www.bridaldraping.com ladies Fashions: Sadagi Styles offers a great selection Cholis, Lehnghas, Kurtis, Leggings, Palazzo, Tunics, Dresses and more. Call for an appointment 704.775.8823

Pari Beauty In Matthews: Threading, Waxing, Facials, Massage for newborn and mom & other services. 28 years of experience. Special Deals & Great Service. Call: 704-846-7912.

Gujarati Priest: Devendra Dave Independent priest. Ganesh, Randal, Navratri, Diwali’s Laxmi & Sharda Pujas, Satyanarayan Katha, Weddings, Vastu, Baby Shower, Funeral Seva. Call Daveji 704-780-3563. God Blessings to All.

learning well Private school: middle school, high school, and home schooling for exceptional and/or gifted students in the Triangle area.

Maximum class size is five. Contact Sian at sian.mclean@gmail.com.

neeta’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte area open 7 days a week. Full service. Call for appointment.

704-968-0270.

Gujarati Priest in nC & sC for Ganesh, Randal, Laxmi, Sharda Pujan, Satyanarayan Katha, Wedding, Vastu, Baby Shower, Hawan, Grah Shanti. Kishor Trivedi Home: 336-774-0597 Cell: 336-486-7925 E-Mail: kishor7@juno.com accounting services: Grocery / Convenience Stores & Hotels; Payroll tax & Sales Tax; Tax returns for Individuals, Partnerships and Corporations; Business Set up. Contact Vinod Jain: 704-264-7321 or vinodjaincpa@gmail.com

Carolina software testing Hub: QA Training / Mobile & Cloud Testing in Charlotte and on-line.

Live Projects and training on Testing Tools .

Resume and Interview Guidance with 100% Job Placement assistance. Trainers wanted for BA & Devops. Contact 803-228-0468 / 704-451-0955 wedding accessories: Haars, flower kalgi, boutonniere pocket flowers, toran and saree, choli, and lehenga draping for any occasion.

Contact 704-495-4610 / 704-299-7145 or salonipatel106@gmail.com.

dholi For Hire: Plays the Dhol (drum) for any occasion! Barat, Doli, Graduation, Birthdays, Baby Showers & any other festivity. Affordable rates! Call Arpan Bhandari 704-641-4761 or email: arpandholi@yahoo.com

Priest available for the following services: Shree Satya narayan katha, Shanti hawan, Vastu shanty, Weddings, Baby shower, Bhumi pujan, Mata ki chowki pujan, Funeral, all types of karmakand. Please call Viral Bhatt 704-438-6334.

Gujarati Families: I am interested in learning everything Gujarati, culture, food, language, etc.

If willing to help, please call Nik 803-579-1405.

To Submit a Classified visit: Saathee.com/classifieds or email: info@saathee.com or call 704.527.7570 June 2018

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Large Selection of Indian Groceries

“Experience the World Taste”

Puja Boutique open Inside

We carry all Major Brands!

Fresh Vegetables Every Day!

Sign up for weekly specials in store We Now Accept EBT!

Around The World Market 6514 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28213

2 minutes from IKEA, Beside Autobell, Across from Parks Chevrolet

704-494-0044

Other Locations

Raleigh 67514 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27606 919-859-5403

Durham 1708 E. NC Hwy 54 Durham, NC 27713 919-572-5599

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