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October 2017 Issue # 233 Editor

Samir Shukla

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page 10 H1B Visas and Effects on US and India

page 36 page 28 page 18 Women protest World is Facing India and the Tax on Hygiene a Global Sand Lack of Access to Products Crisis TB Treatment

Hello ReaDeRs!

How the H-1B work visas have transformed tech and education in the US and India. See page 10.

Indian women speak out about a government tax that declares feminine hygiene products as nonessential. See page 18.

Go to page 22 to see the latest upcoming movie releases.

The world is facing a global sand crisis.

Read the analysis on how this affects rivers and rural populations on page 28.

India’s battle with TB continues to take lives. And treatment is still hard to manage. Article is on page 36.

Catch up on the all the activities of the regional community organizations beginning on page 102.

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

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

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In tHIs Issue

H1B and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 10 Teatime in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 14 Feminine Hygiene Products Tax . . .pg. 18 Upcoming Movie Releases . . . . . . . .pg. 22 Film Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 26 Global Sand Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 28 India and TB Treatment . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 36 Namaskar Y’all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 40 Mirror Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 44 Mastering Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 46 Personal Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 50 Subcontinental Divide . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 52 Thinking About Thinking . . . . . . . . .pg. 56 Marketing Turnaround . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 58 College Admissions Insider . . . . . . .pg. 60 Test Your India Knowledge . . . . . . . .pg. 64 Youth Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 68 Sangeet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 70 Nutrition for Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 76 House Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 78 News Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 80 Immigration Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 82 Eye on the Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 84 Apartment in Delhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 90 Spot the Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 92 Community Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 94 Community Organizations . . . . . . .pg. 102 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

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How H-1B Work Visas transformed tech and education in the us and India

By Kenya Downs, PRI’s The World

“Indian students began investing in these tech skills with the hope of getting job offers from companies in the US through the H-1B program,” he says. “That growing demand created more of an entry for engineering colleges and the expansion of majors that were offered in computer science and engineering fields both in India and the US.” According to his research, the chance of migrating to the US and earning higher wages meant more Indian students enrolled in computer science or engineering programs. The study analyzed data from US Census Data For Social, Economic and Health Research, National Bureau of Economic Research, Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System and India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies.

In 2016, US companies looking to hire highly skilled, foreign workers filed more than 236,000 petitions that went into a lottery for the maximum 65,000 H-1B visas available each year.

An additional 20,000 visas are offered as an exception for applicants with advanced degrees.

Chitnis says careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have been widely popular in India since the tech boom of the 1990s because of the potential for lucrative pay; it influenced his choice to immigrate to the US for school in 2000. According to the website MyVisaJobs, which provides statistics for people seeking work visas, the primary sponsors of H-1B visas in 2016 were tech companies. Indian computer specialists were the majority of those selected in last year’s H1B lottery, and many were graduates of American universities.

While not everyone has benefitted from the H-1B program, Khanna’s study suggests the overall gains outweigh the losses for both American and Indian economies. Combined incomes of US and Indian workers both rose by more than $17 billion, a

Shailesh Chitnis was like many international students from India. He came to the US for an advanced education that would give him a leg up on earning a coveted H-1B visa. The temporary work program allows thousands of highly skilled foreigners to obtain work visas in the US for up to six years.

After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Chitnis worked for six years as a computer engineer with a visa he received through the H-1B visa lottery. He is now head of product at Compile Inc., a data intelligence company based both in Bangalore, India, and Menlo Park, California. “[The H-1B program] contributed to the dynamism of the US economy, especially in terms of Silicon Valley, but elsewhere as well,” he says. “The program was motivation for me, and other international students, to study in the US and then have a pathway to work there.”

Chitnis’ is not alone in his experience. New research from the Center for Global Development finds the H-1B visa program has had large net benefits for the US economy and its workers. On average, American workers are better off by $431 million a year in productivity because of it, the study finds.

Indian nationals constitute more than two-thirds of all current H-1B visa holders. The study suggests the H-1B program has been a key factor in a shift in computer science and engineering education for American and Indian students.

Lead researcher Guarav Khanna conducted the study while a fellow at the center. He is now an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego. He says the H-1B program, combined with the tech boom in the early 1990s and 2000s, changed the way Indian and American students pursued higher education.

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TEATIME IN THE CITY Notes from the Editor’s Desk

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become a great power, exert more influence abroad while gaining further domestic stability. He offers suggestions and policy initiatives, admittedly some are vague and a bit grand in short-term achievability, but he offers intelligent advice that can assist the work of anyone genuinely interested in improving India’s many problems. The world’s largest democracy has a lot going for it, a youthful population, liberal constitution, general stability, but the country’s complicated social and cultural dynamics thwart or at least slow down progress.

Roberts tells interesting tales to bring his reportage to life, assessing problems such as corruption, the treatment of women and Dalits, the degradation of common resources such as water, air and sand, while lending a sympathetic viewpoint of someone who clearly admires the country.

This is a balanced tome for those interested in modern India and its brighter future that can be unleashed if proper governance and leadership are focused while corruption is reduced.

the Global Jukebox The legendary musicologist Alan Lomax spanned the globe and recorded myriad forms of music. Tribal chants, folk music, healing chanting, classical music, traditional songs as well as other forms of human expression were all part of his gathering over several decades. Much of his recorded catalog is now available online as “The Global Jukebox.” Lomax was a musician, archivist, speaker, writer, and field recordist, among other hats he wore during his illustrious life. The Jukebox is his labor of love. This is more than just a collection of music.

Specialists and tradition keepers have given the work a studied backdrop. The project is meant to be enjoyed as a listener, but also to educate via historical, ethnographic and other means into musical and dance traditions from around the world.

Myriad examples of world’s music, dance and other expressive behavior are now available on the jukebox, neatly organized under two sections. The “Map View” offers songs organized by geography and the “Tree View” presents songs organized by culture. There are many selections from the Indian Subcontinent covering India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh including tribal chants, folk and classical music.

The Association for Cultural Equity, the entity Lomax founded in 1983, is bringing the Jukebox to the world. In the near future if visitors want to create their own libraries of songs, metadata, and keep their own notes on the site, the jukebox promises to make this possible. Lomax intended his work to serve both as a medium for scientific research into human expressive traditions and as a tool for arts and education.

For details visit www.TheGlobalJukebox.org.

Music Review:

The Canadian band Rakkatak, consisting of core duo Anita Katakkar on tabla and Oriana Barbato on bass, blends classical Indian rhythms and a dash of pop to make eclectic music. Katakkar is a versatile tabla player infusing the aesthetic of classical Indian music with just enough experimentation to make the music her own. She is traditionally trained with an ear for contemporary music. It’s a treat to hear a woman on an instrument that is generally dominated by male players. Katakkar began work several years ago with her tabla and laptop to weave a mix of classical Indian music and electronica. She conducts tabla workshops in and around her native Toronto where her Indian and Scottish heritage is further informed by the multicultural ethos of that city. She studied tabla in California with Ritesh Das and in Kolkata with the legendary tabla master Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.

Barbato’s bass channels her Chilean heritage while exploring many cultures in her playing.

The group released their third recording Small Pieces this past spring with several guests lending their talents. The album is formed with a couple of intriguing covers, “Medley feat.

Norwegian Wood,” channels the Beatles while the cover of Rush’s “YYZ” is reworked where tabla and bass clearly respect the original while taking it further into new musical realms.

Vocalist Samidha Joglekar adds a vocal sway to the track “Thoughts of You.” The rest of the collection includes the solid tracks “Dreaming,” “Heliosphere,” “Eesha’s Song,” “Rain After the Fire,” and “Riffing on 9.”

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superfast Primetime ultimate nation the relentless invention of modern India Author: Adam Roberts Public Affairs Books

Journalist Adam Roberts spent five years in India as the Economist’s Southeast Asia correspondent based in Delhi. In this book he collates his reporting over the years - traveling the country, interviewing everyone from farmers, tech innovators to millionaires and Prime Ministers.

His observations showcase India’s enormous potential as well as problems that hold the country back from this potential. Endemic corruption rears its usual head when anyone analyzes India, but Roberts also notes rising improvements in bureaucracy and infrastructure. He analyzes and critiques many from Congress and BJP, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and other politicians.

“Politics has always been fiendishly messy in the continent masquerading as a country. It has never been easy to get a grip on the place, especially for outsiders,” he writes.

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Indian Women Speak Out About A Government Tax That Declares Certain Feminine Hygiene Products

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By Ruchi Kumar, PRI’s The World

For most of her life, Kamal Rahirashi has had just enough to get by — and sometimes not even that. When her income was limited, a lot of personal needs took a backseat, including the need for personal hygiene and health products.

“We didn’t even get sanitary napkins in shops where I come from; but even if we did, I wouldn’t be able to afford them,” says Kamal, who was raised in a small hamlet about 120 kilometers from the metropolitan city of Mumbai. “It was something only the really privileged and rich women used.”

She hopes things will be different for her teenage daughter.

However, that’s unlikely. Last month, the Indian government rolled out a new tax plan — the Goods and Service Tax (GST) — labeling sanitary products “nonessential,” making them eligible for a 12 percent tax.

The increase in the cost of sanitary napkins has forced Kamal, 34, who is a house cleaner in Mumbai and already living on an extremely tight budget, to reconsider her family’s usage.

At a rate of 8 rupees per pad (13 cents), and on a paltry salary of 10,000 rupees per month ($150), it’s not an easy expense to bear. “I will continue to provide for my daughter’s needs, but I will have to go back to using the cloth,” says a disappointed Kamal. Kamal has suffered from vaginal infections in the past that are caused by poor menstrual care.

Only 12 percent of Indian women have access to sanitary products. This number also largely reflects the realities of urban India. Women who live in the rural part of the country, about 75 percent of India’s female population, have far less access to affordable hygiene products.

Most women use old cloth; others, who are even less fortunate, use leaves and dung cakes to soak menstrual blood.

Kamal, who is going back to using cloth, says every piece of cloth is reused several times before being disposed of. Since her infections, she has made it a point to wash the cloth with antiseptic soap after every use, but she still uses it for four to six months before disposing of it.

Prioritizing women’s needs Mumbai-based women’s organization SheSays has led a campaign against the new tax, using the social media hashtag #LahuKaLagaan, which literally translates as “blood tax.”

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address a bodily function of which they have no control. It would be unreasonable to tax them on such products,” says Sudarshan Mohta, head of legal research at SheSays. “Our argument is to declare sanitary napkins as an essential commodity and with that regards introduce a price ceiling and also remove the tax.”

Others on social media agreed. “Women menstruate without choice. Remove taxes on pads in India!” one tweet read.

“Menstrual hygiene is every women’s right. 12% #GST on sanitary napkins amounts to an injustice. Tax-free status necessary,” Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister of the state of Kerala added.

Incidentally, the new tax system does classify another women’s product as “essential” and makes it entirely tax-free.

Sindoor, the bright red cosmetic powder married Hindu women wear, and bangles are now tax-exempt — raising serious questions about whether the government truly understands what women need.

The irony wasn’t lost on the public who protested the government’s tax decisions.

“I would like to ask the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is he aware of how many Indian women use sindoor? But every single women could benefit from the use of the sanitary pads,” an upset Kamal says.

The SheSays team filed a lawsuit in the Bombay High Court, asking for an injunction on taxes for menstrual hygiene products. The suit also goes further, asking the court to order the government to implement schemes for providing low-cost sanitary napkins and promoting menstrual hygiene. It also asks the court to order the government to set up sanitary product vending and disposal machines in rural areas.

Several existing schemes include provisions for free sanitary pads for girls in government schools, but haven’t ever been fully implemented. Studies conducted by governmental and nongovernmental groups have repeatedly shown that lack of sanitation and menstrual hygiene have forced young girls to drop out of school, and often restrict women’s participation in the workforce.

“We promote campaigns such as Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao, but we do not account for the other necessities in the transition from girl to woman,” says Mohta, referring to Modi’s project continued on page 132

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Saif Ali Khan leads a cast of characters that include actors Svar Kamble, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Shayan Munshi and comedian Russell Peters in the official remake of the American film Chef. Jon Favreau wrote and directed the 2014 original and now the Hindi version will be directed by Raja Krishna Menon. The movie is a journey to find the true source of happiness. It’s a story of food and love and family and togetherness. And a father’s rediscovery of the bond with his son. Catch the film when it opens in cinemas on October 6.

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Golmaal Again

Director Rohit Shetty brings a star cast to the 4th installation of this comedy franchise. Golmaal Again features veteran star Ajay Devgn along with Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Tabu, Prakash Raj, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu and Neil Nitin Mukesh. The zany cast of characters will hit the screens on Diwali weekend beginning on October 20. The previous films were Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Golmaal Returns, and Golmaal 3.

Meet The Patels has received a nomination for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary for the 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award to be presented on Oct 5, 2017 at the Lincoln Center in New York. The film features Charlotteans Ravi Patel along with his parents Vasant & Champa Patel and is codirected by Ravi and sister Geeta Patel.

Secret Superstar

Secret Superstar is a musical drama written and directed by Advait Chandan and produced by Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao. The film features Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij and veteran superstar Aamir Khan in lead roles, and tells the story of a teenaged girl who aspires to be a famous singer and how she changes her life and the lives of everyone around her. The film also stars Zaira Wasim as the teenager, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, and Tirth Sharma. Secret Superstar opens in cinemas on October 13.

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Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness. The Mountain Between Us is directed by Hany Abu-Assad and stars Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Dermot Mulroney, and Beau Bridges.

The movie opens in theaters on October 6.

Padmavati

Padmavati is a period drama directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmini, alongside Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Jim Sarbh and Aditi Rao Hydari. The film is a fictionized account of the life of Rani Padmini, a legendary queen mentioned in Padmavat. According to Padmavat, she was the wife of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, the ruler of Mewar. In 1303, Alauddin Khilji, the Turkic ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, laid siege to the Chittor Fort in Rajputana. According to Padmavat, Khilji led the invasion motivated by his desire to capture Rani Padmini.

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In 2010, nations mined about 11 billion tons of sand just for the journal Science, over-exploitation of global supplies of sand is damaging the environment, endangering communities, construction. Extraction rates were highest in the Asia-Pacific region, followed by Europe and North America. In the United causing shortages and promoting violent conflict.

Skyrocketing demand, combined with unfettered mining to States alone, production and use of construction sand and meet it, is creating the perfect recipe for shortages. Plentiful gravel was valued at US$8.9 billion in 2016, and production has evidence strongly suggests that sand is becoming increasingly increased by 24 percent in the past five years.

Moreover, we have found that these numbers grossly scarce in many regions. For example, in Vietnam domestic demand for sand exceeds the country’s total reserves. If this underestimate global sand extraction and use. According to mismatch continues, the country may run out of construction government agencies, uneven record-keeping in many sand by 2020, according to recent statements from the country’s countries may hide real extraction rates. Official statistics widely underreport sand use and typically do not include Ministry of Construction.

This problem is rarely mentioned in scientific discussions nonconstruction purposes such as hydraulic fracturing and and has not been systemically studied. Media attention drew beach nourishment.

Sand traditionally has been a local product. However, us to this issue. While scientists are making a great effort to quantify how infrastructure systems such as roads and regional shortages and sand mining bans in some countries are buildings affect the habitats that surround them, the impacts of turning it into a globalized commodity. Its international trade extracting construction minerals such as sand and gravel to value has skyrocketed, increasing almost sixfold in the last 25 build those structures have been overlooked. Two years ago we years. created a working group designed to provide an integrated Profits from sand mining frequently spur profiteering. In perspective on global sand use. response to rampant violence stemming from competition for In our view, it is essential to understand what happens at sand, the government of Hong Kong established a state the places where sand is mined, where it is used and many monopoly over sand mining and trade in the early 1900s that impacted points in between in order to craft workable policies. lasted until 1981.

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When her 1-year old son became very sick, Mona Balani consulted multiple government and private doctors.

“The doctor would prescribe some medicines, then he’d feel better,” said Balani, who hails from the north Indian state of Rajasthan. “This went on for a year, but the doctors were not able to tell us what the exact problem was. And he was getting weaker every day.”

When a doctor finally ordered a tuberculosis test, Balani’s son couldn’t produce the amount of sputum required for testing, which is physiologically difficult for children because of their instinct to swallow. After X-rays and an ultrasound, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis in his kidneys.

“By then he was too weak,” said Balani. Her son went from weighing 12 kilograms (26 pounds) when he was 1 to 5.5 kilograms (12 pounds) by the time he was diagnosed. “He was so weak we were afraid to pick him up. He took his TB medication for four to six weeks, then he passed away.”

With 2.8 million documented cases of tuberculosis in 2015, India faces more cases of the deadly infectious disease than anywhere else in the world. Though the government has implemented multiple programs to prevent, diagnose and treat TB, it is still struggling to protect children from the infection.

Last month, a study by the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the government’s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) found a higher-thanexpected incidence of tuberculosis in children in nine Indian cities. The study also detected a higher incidence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, a strain of the disease that is more difficult to treat because of its resistance to two common drugs.

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believe that the sample study reveals a larger issue with India’s pediatric TB problem.

“About a million children [around the world] get TB every year, and many go undiagnosed,” explained Dr. Shelly Batra, president of the TB treatment and prevention nongovernmental organization, Operation Asha. “India has the highest burden of TB in the world, so it goes without saying that we have the highest number of children with TB in the world.”

As with Balani’s son, the very first step in diagnosing TB proves to be a hurdle for children because they are unable to produce sputum. It is difficult even for adults to produce the quantity of sputum required to look for TB under the microscope, an outdated method that continues to be prevalent in India.

“It’s very tedious to make the child bring up sputum, so you have to do a gastric lavage, which is taking out sputum from the stomach,” explains Dr. Ramya Ananthakrishnan, the executive director of REACH, a community health organization. “Many doctors don’t go for it, instead relying on collaborative findings like exposure to infected adults, X-rays and other clinical symptoms.”

Since March, the government has started rolling out GeneXpert machines, which allow for quick and accurate testing with a small quantity of sputum. The machines, which are expected to become widely available, will be focused on testing children suspected of having TB. However, there are additional challenges in the diagnosis of TB in children. The infection mimics other common diseases, and symptomatic children are often simply administered medication for a cough.

“Very often a child with TB may be neglected for years because people presume it’s just malnutrition, and counseling goes towards better diet and nutrition,” said Batra.

NGOs emphasize the importance of community support to improve awareness about the symptoms and causes of TB. Balani, who lost her son to tuberculosis, now works for Touched by TB, a network of TB survivors who support each continued on page 132

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NAMASKAR Y’ALL Reflections and a few confessions as an Indian American in the Carolinas

By Shyama Parui

air travel. Expensive, day-long workshops on protocol around work communication, meetings, and presentations are widely attended, yet quickly forgotten.

Let’s move on to a more informal scenario of a dinner party hosted by you. Do you have a pet peeve about guests? Or a favorite custom that you wish everyone would follow? As fun as it is to host a dinner party, it can be mindboggling. For example, if the party is in honor of your child’s birthday, whom do you invite? Your friends or your child’s friends? In India, the approach is to be as inclusive as possible but the American tradition is to keep it small. The last thing you want is to leave someone out, who feels snubbed or holds a grudge against you for forgetting them. Depending on the guest list, what kind of food do you prepare? Indian, American or both? We grew up with the belief, “atithi devo bhava” which means, “guest is god.” So, when we had unexpected guests at my child’s birthday party, three years in a row, we grinned and thought, “the more the merrier.” Consequently, our expectations of hospitality are very high.

As I’ve confessed before, I am a digital immigrant and even before I attempt to learn the practices of an internet based society, I can sense that it is untethered by norms. There is no dearth of online gurus meditating under virtual trees, listing guidelines on how to attain social media nirvana. The question remains; is anyone paying attention? Despite their many pitfalls, the internet and social media are dependent on human behavior. Ultimately, each individual has to make the decent choice.

My goal is not to offer etiquette advice. The Emily Posts of the world are more qualified to do that. However, as we rejoice this festive season, I am going to propose these four simple rules to our family of four, so that we can make good choices and also, save ourselves from embarrassment.

1 Honesty is still the best policy. If you cannot make it, don’t reply “yes” to the R.S.V.P. It’s a terrible idea to come up with a flimsy excuse just because you are feeling lazy to attend or something better came along.

2 If you have nothing nice to say, be quiet. For our family, that means: a. Don’t be rude. b. No personal questions. c. Do not share more than you need to – online or offline. d. Avoid critical or mean remarks.

3 Invite joy, share joy. Think of people who make you happy.

When you have the opportunity, invite them to be a part of a celebration. When others include you, make others smile and be generous in your praise.

4 Be pleasant and use your manners. What you learned in kindergarten still applies. And please, find a napkin to wipe your fingers and then find a bin to dispose the napkin.

etiquette, Vetiquette

Here I am sitting in a shaded spot of the Biltmore Estate grounds. Simply put, the weather is perfect. I see young couples holding hands, hear sounds of children squealing as they stomp grapes, and listen to the chatter of old friends catching up. My family leaves me to my solitude as they explore the vast expanse of the property on their bikes. Drawn to its elegant structure, my eyes trace the outline of the massive house. My imagination gets the better of me and I picture myself sitting at an elegant dinner at the house in the late 1890’s. In my mind, I am impressed by the exquisite decorations and fine foods, but at the sight of the numerous pieces of silverware, I am befuddled. Jolted back to reality, I become acutely aware that I would be ignorant of dinnertime etiquette of a bygone era, and therefore, a complete misfit.

Frankly speaking, my knowledge of etiquette, vetiquette is far from complete. In the past, traditional cultures held on to their iron clad rules of do’s It seems like a lucrative and don’ts making it difficult idea given the lack of for individuals outside that particular class or caste to awareness of how your penetrate their circle. Today, demeanor hinders others however, stuffy traditions of from meeting deadlines. the yesteryears are not the norm and most people around me seem to prefer a casual lifestyle. On a recent cruise, I noticed that many individuals chose to reject the formal dress code in the fine dining areas and, yet, they were just as welcome. A couple of decades ago, that would have raised eyebrows.

Not to say that expectations of certain etiquette are obsolete, some rules of conduct in business and social interactions can go a long way in making life pleasant. We have all been witness to individuals blatantly disregarding expectations of decent social behavior, even though they are perfectly capable. As children, they probably ignored their teacher’s lectures on the topic of “good manners” and “school decorum.” This is not the middle-aged know it all who talks incessantly, simply because he enjoys the sound of his own voice. That person is beyond coaching and is best ignored. Or the toddler who screams on a plane for she does not know better and is completely forgivable.

I am referring to the ones who choose to ignore etiquette.

In the world of work, propriety matters because it could cost you your client or job. In fact, one could earn a living out of training others and demystifying the written and unwritten rules of business etiquette. It seems like a lucrative idea given the lack of awareness of how your demeanor hinders others from meeting their deadlines. With the decline of corner offices Hope you and your families have a happy and prosperous Deepavali. and a move towards a more open workspace, cubicles emerged.

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Probably the most extreme are the so-called method actors out there in the modern day entertainment business. Artists like Peter Sellers, Christian Bale, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, and Leonardo DiCaprio can be quite intimidating when they are in costume and so embody the role that they would not break character even if accidents occurred on set or if the cameras were turned off.

In response to these performers providing us with such memorable characters to enjoy, we wanted to also be those characters. For some of us, wanting to play “dress up” at an early age was just the beginning.

The most common time to do so is during a Celtic PaganChristian holiday taking place at the end of October. While its traditions initially were to celebrate the end of the harvest, Christian influences would shift it into a time to honor the souls of the dead. The idea of dressing up and running from door to door on Halloween also stems from Celtic tradition as the participants would dress as spirits and ask for treats in order for said spirits to be peacefully laid back to rest.

Since about the 19th century when Halloween firmly took hold in North America, it’s often a sight of costumes for every shape and size of the person underneath. It may have started with spirits and other dark creatures of folklore, but has since become a day where anyone can become anyone else and simply have fun while doing it.

In the past few decades, this concept has further evolved with fans who enjoy a tradition known as Cosplay (short for Costume Play). Mostly taking place at sites such as Renaissance Festivals or more recently conventions for various Fantasy/Science Fiction genres. Some casually do it for fun.

Some do it as a personal challenge to make a bigger and better outfit each time.

It’s always fun to see what everyone’s creative minds come up with, and how much dedication one person is willing show in order to portray that character.

But what if you don’t want to physically dress up? There’s a culture for you as well in the form of role-play games and social simulators. For some, simply creating a character on paper or a computer screen is all they need. In those mediums you are not as limited by your physical stature, so if you like you can be a character who is even a different gender, race, or species.

The most important thing to realize is that our desire to be someone else through costuming and performance is completely healthy. I’ve tapped into almost all of these ways to pretend and enjoyed every moment of it. It’s a form of escape where your imagination can be completely free. It’s a way to break the shackles of everyday mundane life, at least for a short while.

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“My effort is to slip into any role that is offered to me. The minute you go into those costumes, those grand sets, and start prepping up for the role, you become the part or at least start feeling the part.” ~ Deepika Padukone

As human beings, just about all of us have vivid imaginations that manifest in one form or another. This is typically in various forms such as writing, music, and so forth.

One particular form of expression that tends to surface during this time of the year is the desire to become someone else for at least a little while.

The most common way to do this is to use a costume or other type of dress for celebrations like Halloween or Diwali.

There are those who dress up for character performances in theater or movies, and some others who are a part of a subculture who wear costumes for festivals and conventions.

In more recent culture, this has even further expanded with the cultivation of gaming where you can create a character (or multiple characters) who are a part of a story and have a much greater scope to look however you want.

The degree to which one wishes to pretend varies from person to person. Some may only think about it but never act on it, while others are so enamored with the concept that they disguise themselves with every opportunity imaginable.

But why has this concept of becoming someone else always been so popular?

Well, the innate ability for us to create and share stories has been with us for centuries with the concept of storytellers and bards who would travel from village to village offering tales of the fantastical mixed with a few other stories of history long past. Until writing was invented, this was one of the only ways for people at great distances to communicate and keep records.

The storytellers and bards would need to differentiate between characters with subtle voice changes and body movements to provide a more enjoyable yet informative tale.

Becoming that protagonist or antagonist if even for a few moments would make the story all the more memorable and entertaining to not only to listen to but also to watch.

Eventually those simple movements of head, hands, and arms evolved into the full body articulation of dance. Here, a dancer embodies someone (or something) else just like any other storyteller, either as a main character or as a chorus performer.

Becoming that character through costuming and movements also helps the audience to experience the story with the performer. To this day, there is something quite magical about watching dancers with their beautiful costumes moving to the music and creating their own unique experience to share with the audience.

Later other forms of story as performance were created such as pantomime, plays, musicals, radio dramas, film, television, and most recently in technological mediums such as YouTube and Netflix. If the character portrayal is convincing enough, then we also become invested in the story and what each person in this narrative is trying to achieve.

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This month we will consider an interesting group of words that refer to motion or position and also have multiple meanings.

Some also function as nouns (things) or adjectives (descriptors).

At least two (lean and lien) are homophones (same sound, different spelling and different meaning).

Can you match these sentences, using lean, bend, turn, and rest to their meanings that are listed just below? 1 1. Structural engineers monitor and control the degree that the Tower of Pisa is leaning. __ 2. They were leaning against the fence and watching the Little League game. ___ 3. In a family emergency they were grateful to be able to lean on their church community for help. ___ 4. I’m leaning toward that candidate in the primaries. ___ 5. Our manager is leaning on us to finish the project by the end of the month. ___ 6. Just lean the poster against the wall while we set up the display stand. ___ 7. It is healthier to eat lean cuts of meat. __ 8. The company went through some lean years but is recovering. __ 9. The voters want to see a fair but lean budget. ___ 10. Their quarterback looks lean and mean. __ 11. Lean down and tie your shoe before you trip. ___ 12. You don’t have to lean over backwards to get me to help! Just ask! ___ 13. The bank holds a lien on your house when you take out a mortgage loan. ___ 14. Watch out! They tend to bend the truth! ___ 15. He was bent out of shape when he saw how much his daughter had charged. ___ 16. Watch out. He’ll bend your ear about his great start-up idea! ___ 17. She bent to her task and got a lot done. _____ 18. Martin Luther King said, “The arc of history bends towards justice.” ___ 19. The lane bends to the right. ___ 20. The new medicine turned the tide and she left the hospital within a week. ___ 21. That poet could turn a lovely phrase. ___ 22. With no power, the milk turned. ___ 23. Those pictures turned my stomach. ___ 24. Let our discussion rest here. ____ 25. There’s a half note rest in that measure. ___ 26. I’m finished. You can eat the rest. ___ a. Rely on for assistance and support b. Bend over c. Set or placed so as to be supported d. Bends or slants away from the vertical. e. Not productive or prosperous f. Have a preference for g. Exerting pressure (informal) h. Inclining the body for support i. Without a lot of fat j. Fit and ready for hard work k. Work so hard l. Containing little excess or waste m. Holds a legal right to take possession if the debt is not paid. n Extremely annoyed or angry o. Talk excessively Saathee.com

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It is clear that we have to create our own defense for such attacks. Think of it like our own body defense system; there are so many diseases, germs, viruses and other elements in the environment that are harmful to our body. But we cannot possibly eliminate them all. We can only reinforce our own body defense system like using proper hygiene, healthy diets, exercise, vaccines, and other means.

The two most basic elements of human psyche are fear and greed. Con men play on those elements when they tell us that we owe back taxes, our grandchild is in trouble with the police and needs money to free himself, roof needs repair or whatever new scheme they come up with. We become panicky out of fear and that is exactly they are expecting and that is exactly what we don’t want to do. They also play on our greed factor; who would not wish to have lot more money by paying a little now.

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From my perspective, an “alert and educated consumer” is one of the best ways to stop these fraudulent operators but we will get to that later.

Of this endless saga, here are some of the latest schemes that are going around: You get a call asking if this is Mr. or Mrs. So and So. There is a natural tendency to say yes if you are that person. That is all they need, your voice signature for a yes. They may have other information about you that they have already phished and gathered, like your credit card numbers, bank account numbers or whatever else. Soon you start noticing charges on your credit card that were not incurred by you.

Somebody pretends to be an IRS agent and you get a call saying you owe them taxes/penalties/interest and of course if you don’t pay immediately then there is plenty of trouble. This can be a person with a foreign accent. I am not sure why they go for that. I have had four of these calls in last three years.

The one most frequently done (and still going on) is a letter arriving in the mail or email from a foreign country saying that you have won a lot of money and you have to deposit the tax or earnest money to the tune of thousands of dollars to claim the prize.

Another one, mostly targeted towards seniors, especially widows, is where someone befriends you, via web or one of the many sites which cater to singles, gains your confidence and then before you know, a large amount of your money is swindled out of your hands. At that point, even if one finally realizes that it was a con game, usually the person is still not willing to file a complaint out of embarrassment.

People watch your house for a long time to make sure there are only single seniors living in that home. Then they tell you that your roof or something else needs repair because it is not to code, offer a very good price, and ask for a hefty deposit and bam it is gone.

I can go on; there is absolutely no end to the schemes that they come up with and they seem to be constantly using smarter and modern tactics to fool us. I am sure either you have experienced such episode yourself or know someone who has.

The only thing I can say for sure is that it will never stop and they are getting more and more sophisticated every day.

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Here are the actions you want to take in all such cases: 1. If it is an unknown or non-familiar number, do not answer.

Let it go to messages. They will not leave a message but if they do you will know it immediately that it is a fake call.

2. Don’t answer any question with a Yes. Ask “who is this?”

3. Buy time, even if you think that what they are telling you is true. Then call a trusted friend first to consult or call police. So many such attempts are thwarted by just playing the stalling tactics.

4. If you wish to pursue this further so that they will not do damage to other innocent citizens then report it to police and district attorney general’s office.

5. Remember one thing: by taking time to sort through this you will not hurt anyone but only help yourself. Do not react to any such communication immediately. Stay calm and think.

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At worst, however, it laid down a template on how to begin a systematic process of overt discrimination right under the noses of citizens, legislators, and the judicial system. It was widely reported than 80 percent of the prisoners who rotted at Guantanamo Bay had no connection to terror. They were innocent people turned in by friends and neighbors to get the very large cash rewards offered by an ill-conceived defense department plan to nab terrorists in nations they knew nothing about. That ended the Bush era…then the floor fell out from under America’s racists.

Barack Hussein Obama’s election was the last straw for those struggling with the harsh reality of becoming a minority by 2043. A guy with a Muslim middle name, probably a terrorist sympathizer and he dared lay his head at night where great saviors of America like the B-actor Reagan, and the womanizer with a bad back Kennedy slept just in recent memory. I argued with conservatives a lot about their moronic critiques of Obama, a guy who saved us from a crippling recession, set up a template that finally brought us out of an elitist Third World style health insurance system—and killed Osama Bin Laden to boot. They all denied racism. I didn’t believe them.

From constant comparisons of the first lady to a monkey, to critiques of Obama’s daughters’ clothing, to the birther movement that crept out of the Kenyan Muslim myth and exploded under the guardianship of none other than President Donald J. Trump, the first black president became a litmus test for where a significant portion of white America stood at the tailing edge of 2016. Trump is a man whose first appearance in the ‘80s on the front page of the New York Times was a discrimination lawsuit about not renting property to people of color. Also a man who called Mexicans rapists and murderers two minutes after he announced his presidency. A man who promised to build The Wall. A man who swore all Muslims would be banned. A man who wants to restrict all colored immigration unless people are rocket scientists or Nobel Prize winners.

Trust me today, we are winning. British intelligence gathered dossiers are going back as far as eight years in possibly implicating Trump in suspect behavior in regard to Russia.

Robert Mueller’s investigation will shed further light. Pundits are in agreement that the 34 percent support Trump enjoys will never abandon him. These are racists and their offspring who reluctantly retracted their talons in 1964 and were slowly and surely enabled by a gradual and calculated shift in the mechanism of how to be racist in 2017.

Donald Trump’s cursing, sexism, tapes of nasty exploits never stopped this crowd. But these voters, who don’t want the dirty jobs; who only want to see distant silhouettes of coloreds in fields or washing dishes or painting houses, but not see their faces like in the utopian Camelot of America’s heyday—these people will soon be returning to the dark holes in the ground where racism breeds in secret—fed by the slop of ignorance.

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So I’ve written enough diatribes in the past 10 months about how the world was going to end for the fringe members of society as America was being made great again. But it wasn’t just the most recent “Racism is as American as Baseball” sign unfurled by activists at Fenway Park; it wasn’t the mindnumbing flip-flops about how some Neo-Nazis with automatic weapons were high class individuals; and it wasn’t all about discussing the dreaded “Wall” while Houston, a majority Hispanic city, was several feet under water.

I am numb to racism now. When I landed here in 1979, the Iran hostage crisis gripped the country. Within a span of a few months, the rich Arabs in sports cars hanging out in discos were choosing to stay home. I got attacked at a gas station at 11pm one Saturday night by two drunks calling me “Sand N-Word” and tossing beer bottles at me. And on and on it went. “Do you have cars in your country, or just camels?” And I would try to explain that I was from the lush Punjab region and had never seen a camel. In 1985, while As I slowly integrated into B-movie actor and bobble head Reagan was starting to the fabric of America, I make latently prejudiced started to see the more statements about the subtle prejudice under the criminal thugs and welfare queens in impoverished surface. black areas, I shared the sorrow of other people of color who were seeing the 1964 Civil Rights Act becoming about as valuable as toilet paper.

And on it went. 1986, I was thrown out of an Eastern NC gas station because the toothless old man ran toward the pump and told me to leave his property because he didn’t serve the “damned sand races.” As I slowly integrated into the fabric of America, I started to see the more subtle prejudice under the surface. It seems the wounds of being forced to integrate colored people into America were still raw a quarter century out—and a percentage of white America thought they were being hurt a lot more than the slaves they traded like cattle.

The rich, it seems, had a racism threshold that could be crossed either with a few glasses of alcohol, or by challenging their pocketbooks. I started hearing things like, “Well, Joe’s a black man, he’s not a n-word. He almost acts white.” And indeed, several white people made that statement to me, jesting or not: “You can almost pass for white.” I bit my lip every time and smiled, thinking that my parents’ servants lived in better conditions than the hillbillies who thought I would be flattered to be called “almost white.”

In 1992, Clinton derailed the rising tide of racism, xenophobia and defense industry obscenity by bringing in a somewhat liberal bent to what a 21st century America should look like. Things were far from perfect but you could hardly inflate a global technology bubble and move around trillions of dollars without Chinese and Indian talent, without a stable Middle East, and without a new injection of confidence in industries where the underprivileged blacks and Hispanics could make a living and help grow the economy.

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the thought that Broke the Camel’s Back “I try to feed my hunger rather than my appetite.” ~ Ginger Rogers

The world is too large. Alas, it does not fit inside my head!

the big and the small The sands in the desert shift and rearrange themselves into new patterns pushed by winds and pulled by gravitational and other forces that are intrinsic to the landscape, as it currently exists. Then, it happens again. And again. And yet again. At one level, we can see everything as being in a constant state of flow and change. Looking at it from a different angle, we can see something from here going to, and changing something else over there. The big picture is broad, undefined, almost bereft of meaning and interpretation; the smaller pictures are pieces of the big one, with meaning almost arbitrarily wrested out of an all-but-blank canvas: a reality at its most basic, primitive level.

Many little pieces can be carved out of the vastness of existence. I am one. And so are you. And you. And you. And, since these little pieces seem to have a life of their own, separate yet part of the whole, they can be seen as parts of the giant landscape that both shape, and are shaped by, the broader flows that permeate the universe.

It is amazing to think of all that. But it also sounds like something that a universal-consciousness kind of preacher would concoct with airy phrases that promise to transport the hearer into some paradisiacal state of existence, if only they could “get” all this.

However, the beauty of looking at complex systems as consisting of a whole and parts is that the parts do not have to get what the whole is, in order for both the parts and the whole to keep moving on, in their own levels of flow and change. It is not that only one exists or the other. They both do, since both are different views of the same thing, as are many other views that can be carved out of the same whole.

As long as we keep it straight – that these are merely “views” and not necessarily real – we can view complex systems at different levels, and see different kinds of logic that help us get different perspectives about things, even if we can never hope to fully grasp it all.

the logic of supply and demand Supply and demand seem to be in play everywhere we look.

Because we happen to break the big picture into pieces that seem to follow this kind of logic. We have a whole discipline – economics – that rests on a view of the “big flow” as consisting of points of supply and points of demand in an intricate web that feeds, and is fed, by the components that make up this giant web. Supply and demand exist only because we break things into little pieces, and view each piece as consuming or producing some resource, or both. It is a way of thinking. A useful way, if we do it right, and if we use it appropriately.

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Me as an economic system If I view myself as a resource, it is not hard to see that this resource has some limits. There are only so many things that I can think of at one time, only so many things I can do, and only so much energy I can expend. In a supply-and-demand flow, we have sources and sinks – things where something flows from, and things where something flows to. If I am a source, then my energy flows into some sink. Once my energy is used by a certain set of sinks, that is it! There is nothing left for anything or anyone else that would seek to place a demand on me at that time. Of course, if we look at the whole thing over a period of time, rather than at one instant, then my energy can go to multiple things at multiple points in time. This is similar to the multi-tasking done by a computer where the machine appears to be working on multiple things at the same time, but in reality it is switching between tasks in sub-second intervals, something that is not realized by a human observer who measures in seconds rather than sub-seconds.

Does this view of me as a resource help in some way? It does, if it is important for me to realize, at least once in a while that I have limits. Sometimes this is not so obvious. We can often bite off more than we can chew. Not literally, because our mouths and digestive systems, do a pretty good job of keeping us in check. But our minds are quite expansive and rapacious. How many of us attempt to solve problems that we don’t have a hope of solving? If you have ever worried about something, if you have ever felt any anxiety about anything that is beyond your ability to control, you are guilty of going beyond your limits.

Our minds also allow us to plan for more tasks and way more objectives than we might be capable of. If there is nothing preventing us in the present from making commitments for the future, our minds can move forward faster than our bodies can.

Also, we may focus more on valuable things and people if we realize that focus on one thing means giving up on another to some degree.

Mind over matter matters The point of this roundabout ramble was to internalize the fact that there is only one of me, only so many hours in a day, only so many bills in my billfold, and only so many neurons and muscles that I can whip into action at any time. There are too many things in this world – the sinks – that are willing and able to consume any amount of me that I am willing to expend. Alas, the laws of economics will frustrate me if I go beyond certain limits. I may fritter away my time, money and energy on useless things while important things and people are left behind, starving for my attention. Or maybe I’ll realize that mind over matter doesn’t work. Matter matters. Mind over matter is an illusion. A dangerous one. I could think one thought too many.

And that could break the camel’s back! What do you think?

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October 2017

MARKETING TURNAROUND

By Gail Z. Martin

Crowdfunding your next Project

The internet is not a bank or an ATM. Just posting something—even something really cool—online will not automatically make strangers throw money at you. Yet the internet has managed to turn the way we handle money inside out and upside down in a variety of ways.

Most of us at least access our bank and financial accounts online even if we cling to getting a paper statement in the mail.

Likewise, online bill pay is the norm more than the exception.

We send and receive money via PayPal without batting an eye.

So it might not really be so strange that the internet has also democratized angel investing and the centuries-old model of being a true patron of the arts.

Kickstarter and Indiegogo are two of the best-known funding platforms, but they are vastly different in their structure and purpose. Other sites like these exist, but these are the best known and most successful. Whether or not they will work for you Make sure your partners in depends on what you’re trying to accomplish and the campaign understand how hard you’re willing to the relentless nature of the work for it. promotion necessary to Whole books have been succeed. written about how to run a crowdfunding campaign. I’m only going to touch on a few essentials. First, have a good product. Enthusiasm won’t make up for shoddy goods. Second, do your homework and due diligence about your development and manufacturing costs, production essentials, packaging, shipping, handling and fulfillment plans. Many a successfully-funded project has come to grief because the campaign manager did not accurately figure out what it would take to actual produce the product (or forgot to charge for shipping and handling). The horror stories are legendary, and you don’t want to be a new one, so make a business plan, just like you would in the offline world, and consult people who have successfully crowdfunded similar products. The creator community is remarkably open, friendly and helpful when approached seriously and with respect. Ask for and take advice from people who have done this before.

And third, plan for heavy, ongoing promotion.

Just putting up a campaign page will not send money flowing to your door, regardless of which platform you choose.

It takes work to design a good campaign, and it requires time and commitment to gain the trust of the platform’s community in advance of a campaign. Promoting the project requires constant, consistent effort utilizing as many social media sites as you can manage. It is not a one-person job. In fact, one hallmark of successful campaigns is that they have a dedicated (nearly obsessive) team behind them to share the work and leverage the online following of multiple creators.

Having been part of quite a few successful Kickstarters, I can attest that the promotional volume and frequency borders on overkill, but it’s essential, especially in the crucial first few and last few days. It can also be fun. Being online with friends

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and interacting about every new pledge in real-time has the feel of one of those PBS phone-a-thons. It became addictive watching the funding level inch upward, exhorting our followers on social media to get in on the deal before it ended.

The beginning and ending of a campaign are when most of the money comes in. Good campaigns don’t appear out of nowhere and expect an immediate influx of backers. Smart project managers let their core audience know a campaign is coming well in advance, stoking interest and desire, dangling tidbits about the rewards and stretch goals, revealing glimpses before the campaign goes live. The goal is to have a large a group of enthusiastic backers ready to jump in as soon as the project is open to create a surge of interest.

Projects that fund rapidly in the first crucial days attract attention. They’re more likely to become a Kickstarter ‘staff pick’ or be featured as a hot project where they’ll catch the eye of backers looking for a good deal. That’s why getting that momentum early is so essential, and why good pre-promotion and heavy initial communication about the campaign is nonnegotiable.

Most campaigns sag a bit in the middle, a reason to structure the length to be about a month, give or take a bit, so that the project doesn’t become old news. Backers will straggle in, and now it becomes important to have good pre- and post-funding milestone goals so that there is always something new and exciting to tell your audience and backers. Ideally, you always want to be just closing in on a new milestone with extra rewards or just celebrating passing a goal, to keep the campaign exciting.

Make sure your partners in the campaign understand the relentless nature of the promotion necessary to succeed. Not everyone will see every post or tweet (remember what I said about the organic views on Facebook being in the low single digits) so you’ve got to talk about it a lot, and visibility rises in the algorithm the more people you tag and who like, comment and share your posts. Get your echo chamber on board in advance.

The last few days of a campaign are the final surge. It’s possible in Kickstarter to tag a live project to remind you when it’s near the end of its run, so backers can decide at that point whether or not to jump in. Some people love swooping in with the final dollars that push a project over its threshold. Others will make a minimum pledge early-on, and come back later to see if they can nudge the needle to achieve an attractive stretch goal, or put in more money for a reward level once they’re reasonably sure the campaign will fund.

If you eased up at all on your promotion in the middle, it’s time to kick it up a notch to cross the finish line. Remember to communicate with your backers too, encouraging them to bring their friends into the deal. The last few hours can feel like a party on social media, or a bender in Vegas, pulling the lever continued on page 88

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October 2017

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS INSIDER

By Kristen Moon

did you move forward? How did you come out a stronger person as a result?

Five tips for Writing a strong Personal statement

Make every Word Count.

“Show & Tell” The essay is a time to show, not tell. Many students spell things out in a blunt way in their essays. Instead, use your story to communicate the message you want the admissions staff to hear. Paint a picture with your words.

Be sure to use action words and descriptor words; dust off the thesaurus if you need to. “She walked through the woods” is boring, when compared to “she wandered through the verdant, sun-dappled forest.” All those sentence structure lessons from English class will come in handy now – verbs and adjectives can bring your story to life. this is your Chance to showcase yourself.

On that note; also make sure you’re certain of the meaning The essay makes you three-dimensional: it is more than a few sheets of paper - it showcases your personality. It is your on each word you use. There’s no shame in using a dictionary chance to show the university how awesome you are, how you every now and then. are one-of-a-kind, and how lucky they would be to have you at spell-check and Grammar-check. their college.

This sounds obvious and self-explanatory, but don’t Sometimes a “regular” event in your life can serve as a great essay topic. Often times, students try hard to think of underestimate this part. To an admissions officer, few things monumental things that have happened to them and often get will derail your narrative faster than a page rife with stuck on finding a worthwhile topic. The essay topic does not misspellings, poor grammar, and improper punctuation. To need to be monumental; it needs to be personal. trained eyes, these typos are “speed bumps” in your story. They The topic you select for your personal statement should feel will undermine your credibility in this situation. easy to write about and expresses something truly special about Remember: admissions officers read hundreds, if not who you are as a person. thousands, of applicant essays each year. Typos are one quick The essay is not the time to be modest. Now, I am not saying way for a submission to land in the reject pile. Make the be boastful or arrogant. Use your story to highlight your good appropriate effort, and demonstrate your respect to the faculty qualities. of your prospect college, by taking the time to proofread and edit your essay. The admissions officers need to see that you are taking this process seriously.

Be unique; be Memorable.

Keep in mind, each admission officer reads essays for eight to ten hours a day during application season. That’s a lot of essays!

In order for your essay to jump off the page and into the Kristen Moon admit pile, it must be memorable. It must make them feel is an independent college counselor and founder of MoonPrep.com. She specializes in something. It must be personal.

The fall college application season is here, and rising seniors around the world are pondering topics for their personal statements. They all want the same thing - an essay that will help land them in their dream university. The Common App essay prompts, as well as the UC and ApplyTexas prompts, for the 2017-2018 application cycles are all published. If you are a student just getting started, below are five tips for crafting a stand-out personal statement.

strong Introduction, strong Conclusion.

The opening paragraph must grab the reader’s attention. It must be riveting and leave them wanting to read more.

There are different elements to a strong opening; the “Why” ends the opening paragraph with the reader wanting more.

They want to keep reading. Where is this story going?

The “Surprise” startles the reader, in a good way. Make

them sit up straight and pay attention, make a statement that

will compel them to keep reading.

The “Confession” reveals something personal about

yourself, you establish trust with the reader. They become your

confidant.

The closing paragraph is the second most important piece of your essay, right behind the opening paragraph. It must tie everything together.

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This historic Hindu temple is located in Hanamkonda near Warangal.

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YOUTH CORNER Word World

By Kirit Shukla

3. The distant between two wickets of Cricket? (a) 18 Yards (b) 20 Yards (c) 22 Yards (d) 24 Yards

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. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, ___ (a) 1948 (b) 1869 (c) 1879 (d) 1859

5. The ’Nataraja’ Temple in Chidambaram, South India was built around (a) 18th Century (b) 15th Century (c) 13th Century (d) 10th Century

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Hi Kids. Here is a quiz.

See if you can solve it.

6. Temperature of (–40)°C [Celsius] is equal to (a) (+40)°F (b) (–40)°F (c) (+30)°F (d) (–30)°F

I have some dollars. You have to figure out this amount. If I distribute all dollars that I have equally among 2 people, then $1 is left with me; amongst 3 people, $2 is left; amongst 4 people, $3 is left; amongst 5 people, $4 is left; amongst 6 people, $5 is left; amongst 7 people $0 (nothing) is left with me. How many Dollars do I have?

7. The chemical formula for ‘Aspirin’ is (a) C9H8O3 (b) C8H9O2 (c) C9H8O4 (d) C8H9O4

8. The state bird of Georgia is (a) Mockingbird (b) Robin (c) Sea Gull (d) Brown Thrasher

The answer given on the bottom of this page (no peeking).

10. The Hindu festival of lights is celebrated on (a) Diwali (b) Dussera (c) Holi (d) Chetichand

Answers are below. No Peeking.

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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Word World (Solution): ACRE, ARES, ARSE, CAFÉ, CARE, CASE, CAUSE, CRUSE, CURE, CURSE, EARS, ECRU, FACE, FARCE, FARE , FAUCES, FEAR, FUSE, RACE, RASE, RUES, RUSE, SAFE, SAUCE, SAUCER, SCARE, SEAR, SERA, SERAC, SERF, SURFACE, SURE, UREA, USER

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Dadaji’s moral short stories In a small village in India, a poor woman was selling cow milk and supporting her family. Her daily routine consisted of taking care of the cows and calves and doing household work.

Once a proud wrestler came to that village and challenged the people to wrestle with him and win. “If anyone can defeat me, I will give him a prize Rs. 1000.” No one else took his challenge but this woman did. She said, “Come next year. I accept you challenge; if you can do what I tell you to do, you will win and I will give Rs. 1000. If you can’t do the challenge but I can, then you pay me.“ The wrestler accepted her challenge and promised to come the following year. Meanwhile, her cow gave birth to a calf. She used to lift the calf and walk one mile everyday. The calf became very heavy like a cow in one year, but she kept carrying it and walking one mile daily. Next year the wrestler came to the town, met her and asked her about the challenge. The woman said: “If you can carry this calf in your hands and walk one mile, you win.” The wrestler could not do it. “If you carry the calf ,“ said the wrestler to her, “and walk one mile, you win. I will accept my defeat and will give you Rs. 1000.” She lifted the calf and easily walked one mile. The wrestler lost and she won Rs. 1000.

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October 2017

SANGEET Popular Music of India

By Kirit Shukla

Meaning (summary):

tribute to living legends of Bollywood

O my beloved. O sweet one!. My crazy love for you, how can it find the peace! Come my love, embrace me now. My crazy love for you cannot find the peace. One body, one life, may we have one world for ourselves. The night is dark like dense hair. The talks are shivering on the lips. My dark colored respirations are requesting and telling you. Come on and spread colors and decorate my white love. My crazy love for you, how can it find the peace! Come my love, embrace me now.

shruti Pathak (1982– Present) Shruti Pathak is a young and promising voice in Hindi and other Indian films. She has been nominated for a Filmfare award and is also a lyricist. She has a simple philosophy, as told to an interviewer, “Life is beautiful, thanks to the music and I can’t even imagine surviving without it.” Music is her life and she also talks about her love for dancing. Born on October 27, 1982, in Jamshedpur, Bihar, lyrics in Hindi: she trained with the classical music guru Shree Divyāng Thakkar. Pathak has recorded for several famous movies beginning in 2008 when she had a hit with the song “Mar Jawa” from the film Fashion. She remains active recording and performing and has appeared on MTV and at cultural festivals and has produced her own albums. Shruti Pathak continues to evolve and grow as a musician and lyricist. She can be a force in films for many years to come.

The lyrics to her Hindi classical song “Rasiya…” from the film Kurban are given on this page.

evergreen and Classic lyrics

Note: The contents of this article are compiled from the news, books, internet and my knowledge and love for Indian music.

Rasiya

Find more articles by Kirit Shukla online in our print archives. You can flip through several years of Sangeet articles talking about musicians, singers, and music directors as well as providing Hindi lyrics and meaning to many classic songs.

Song: Rasiya Film: Kurbān Year: 2009 Music: Salim Suleiman Singer: Shruti Pathak Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, and Diā Mirza

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lyrics in english:

O rāsiya, rasiyā ā, bāwali si prit mori ab chain kaise pāve Ājā rasiyā mohe ang lagā le, bāwali si prit mori ab chain kaise pāve, āja rasiyā mohe ang lagā le, ang laga āle, mohe ang lagā le, ang lagā le, Tan eka jān eka apnā ho jahān eka, aise lipate ro se, ki ho jāye imā eka, O gesuon si kāli ratiyā, adharon pe kānpe batiyā Sāwali si sānsen mori arja sunāve Āke meri shwet prit pe rang sajā de bāwali si prit mori ab chain kaise pāve āja rasiyā mohe ang lagā le Bāwali si prit mori ab chain kaise pāve Ājā rasiyā mohe ang lagā le, ang lagā le, ang lagā le, ang lagā le

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Awareness month. The first day of October is celebrated as World Vegetarian Day. It was established as an annual celebration to promote compassion towards all living beings. The day was originated by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. Every year the celebration continues to help raise awareness about how plant-based diets benefit humans, animals, and our planet.

It is not magic and it may not be easy for some, but it has the potential to make us a lot healthier as a society.

Of course, if you make the wrong food choices, a vegetarian diet can be unhealthy. A steady diet of candy and potato chips, which technically are vegetarian, won’t lead to good health.

eat More Plants!

October greets us with cooler temperatures and warmer colors. Many cultures around the world celebrate this time of the year giving thanks to the Earth and its harvest.

All these events and celebrations are an attempt to inspire us to take better care of this planet we call home. The hurricanes and natural disasters in the past months remind us that we need to accept climate change and do whatever we can to preserve this planet for future generations.

Research is showing that it is imperative that we start thinking about how our diet has a lasting impact on everything around us. What does protecting the planet have to do with Tips for healthy plant-based eating: what we eat? More than you know!

Meat and dairy production requires large amounts of • Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Make half your plate pesticides, chemical fertilizer, fuel, feed, and water. It generates vegetables at meals. These can be salad, soup, steamed or greenhouse gases, toxic manure and other pollutants that sautéed vegetables. Eat a rainbow! contaminate our air and water. • Eat a variety of whole grains, not just bread/roti made with Reducing animal foods in the whole grains but actual cooked grains. Experiment with oats, diet can help reduce your barley, brown rice, bulgur, quinoa, millet, ragi, jowar, bajra, Plant-based diets have been carbon footprint and save etc. associated with benefits precious resources like fresh • Eat a variety of beans and lentils. Use traditional recipes for daal, chole, rajma etc. Sprout mung and chana. Include water and fossil fuel. including healthy weight, hummus or bean dips, make soups, stews or chili with beans, We can tackle issues such optimal health and as energy conservation, or put beans on top of your salad. longevity. environmental pollution, and • Eat nuts and seeds for healthy fats. Be mindful of portion world hunger by eating a sizes and choose raw or dry roasted nuts and natural nut butters. plant-based diet.

Plant-based diets have been associated with a variety of • Use a variety of herbs and spices to flavor your food instead health benefits including healthy weight, optimal health and of fat or salt. longevity. According to the World Health Organization, chronic • Drink plenty of water daily.

• Limit eating out. Eat simple home cooked meals. diseases will be the cause of ¾ of the deaths by the year 2020.

These chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart • Explore new foods and new flavors. Get out of the rut of disease are largely preventable by changing our eating habits. buying and preparing the same foods repeatedly. Try a new Studies show that a diet of plant-based foods can decrease grain or vegetable. Choose a different way of preparing it. levels of oxidative stress and inflammation, which are The World Health Organization and other global entities associated with the development of chronic diseases. have already stated that unless we limit meat consumption and devote the land and water resources to agriculture, we will not Health benefits of minimally processed plant foods: be able to feed the world’s population in the next fifty years.

As we celebrate Vegetarian Awareness Month, let’s hope • Plants are high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, some of us can make the change and pledge to eat a more phytochemicals, and anti-oxidants.

• Plant-based foods are low in saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, whole, minimally processed plant-based diet. Go back to our sodium, and toxins (nitrous compounds, heterocyclic amines, roots and eat what our grandmother’s cooked - simple, humble, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, glycation end products home cooked vegetarian meals.

Enjoy amazing food that is tasty, nourishing for the body formed in cooking, curing, processing meats). and mind, and is cruelty-free and good for the environment and The term vegetarian has been a subject of prejudice, our planet! misconceptions, and ridicule for the longest time. People envision angry animal rights activists or wimpy nerds. Eating meat is considered to be essential for men and a show of Parul Kharod, MS, RD, LDN masculinity. A lot of Indian/Asian parents, who themselves are is a registered dietitian and licensed vegetarian, start allowing their children to eat meat to “fit into nutritionist and works as a Clinical Dietitian the Western society.” with Outpatient Nutrition Services at It is time to change that and embrace the long-known WakeMed Hospital in Cary and Raleigh. She benefits of a plant-based diet. This month is the perfect time to can be reached at parulkharod@gmail.com make this change. October is celebrated as Vegetarian Saathee.com

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HOUSE CALL Analysis from medical professionals

By Vatsal Suthar

Does the Indian Diet Have any adverse Health effects?

Excess of anything is bad! While the Indian dishes are rich in exotic and delicious spices, care must be taken to avoid food additives or coloring agents, as they can cause various dental problems including oral cancer. Also, too much spices will not only damage our digestive system, but they can also have a detrimental effect on our teeth and gums by decreasing saliva formation, quality of saliva, or even damage taste buds. The damage is accelerated if you smoke or drinking alcohol.

How Does Indian Diet Impact Dental and oral Health?

How does Diet Matter?

Our dietary habits directly affect our physical well-being and quality of life. This also affects our dental health. Therefore, it is essential that you should take a balanced diet that contains sufficient amounts of all the nutrients which are necessary for an active and healthy lifestyle. Also, we should make sure to cut down on excessive sugar and carbohydrate intake, if we want the Final Word Like many other types of diets throughout the world, Indian to have healthy, white teeth. diet is safe for your overall and dental health if it contains all the Indian Diet essential nutrients which must be present in a balanced diet.

Indian diet is nearly the same all over the subcontinent Sweets and starchy snacks consumed in excess without proper including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, hygiene is a perfect recipe for cavity formation. Judicious use of etc. Of course, there are many regional variations. For example, spices and coloring agents can have an adverse effect on the soft people of Punjab (Indian as well as Pakistani), traditionally like tissue and appearance of your teeth. Here’s a cup of chai to good excess sugar and fat in their diet, and eat a lot of sweets. oral health!

Individual Components of the Indian Diet Roti and Curry- Made from relatively coarse wheat flour, roti is the main food item over most of the sub-continent except Bangladesh. The roti is normally eaten with some sort of an additive, like a curry, carrying a little bit of salt, spice, fat and liquid. These additives moisten the roti, and the additives help salivation. Together, these things make chewing an easy and a pleasurable job. At the same time, it makes for a balanced and tooth friendly diet. While curry is generally safe, it tends to become dangerous for your overall and dental health, if you like to eat curry be ready for yellow staining of teeth in the long term.

Rice- Rice is the main diet in South India and Bangladesh, supplemented with fish, often in the form of a curry. This too is a tooth-friendly diet, except that rice is rich in starch. The carbohydrates from rice, if left on teeth for a full day, will attract the bacteria in your mouth to start cavities. Daal, or lentils, are also cooked in a curry fashion and serve the same purpose. The combination has no adverse effect on oral health.

Vegetarian Diet- Vegetarian diet, eaten mostly by Hindus, is all that minus meat of any form. If a variety of vegetables is consumed, the diet should be quite tooth-friendly, especially because absence of fibrous meat means less sticking of food in the teeth. In addition, the antioxidants found in vegetables and fruit provide a strong weapon against periodontal (gum) disease which is very common in the Indian population.

Chai tea- Tea has been prepared for thousands of years and is increasingly popular today. Indian tea prepared hot with milk has many benefits. As with curry, tea has many anti-oxidants that help with muscle regeneration and cancer prevention. In addition, it is an anti-inflammatory which helps with controlling gum disease and diabetes. Milk with tea obviously adds calcium, which promotes strong bone and teeth maintenance.

Make sure to cut down on excessive sugar and carbohydrate intake, if we want to have healthy, white teeth.

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this 24-year-old has Created a Board Game about arranged Marriage

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In the board game Arranged you draw cards like “You were seen at the mall with boys. The aunty moves 3 spaces away from you.” Credit: Courtesy of Nashra Balagamwala

For many young women and their families across the globe, marriage isn’t a game.

In fact, it’s taken so seriously that matches are arranged sometimes years in advance. Often, not much thought is given to how the young women feel about their partners.

Well now, such marriages are a game. A board game called, fittingly, “Arranged!”

“The game play involves a matchmaker running around, and trying to chase down three teenage girls, while they’re trying to avoid her and a loveless marriage,” the game’s creator, 24-year-old Nashra Balagamwala, explains.

The Pakistan-born graphic designer says she had just finished art school at the Rhode Island School of Design and had been working at a major games company in New York City, when she came up with the idea.

Balagamwala says she was inspired by the pressure she felt from her own family to submit to an arranged marriage. “I tried everything to avoid it,” she says. “I have worn fake engagement rings. I have worn skin tanning lotions” because in Pakistan, dark skin is considered unappealing. “I made sure I was seen in public with my male friends.”

And now, all of those creative machinations have become material for her board game. Players avoid “aunty,” the nosy matchmaker, by drawing cards with commands like “You were seen at the mall with boys. The aunty moves 3 spaces away from you.” Other cards that keep aunty away include “You were seen wearing a sleeveless shirt in public,” “your older sister married a white man” and “the aunty finds out you used tampons before marriage” — which is also a no-no in Pakistan.

Balagamwala raised the seed money for the game on Kickstarter. Now it’s in pre-production. She already has more than 500 orders.

Balagamwala says the game is getting a great reception.

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Pakistan reach out to me all the time to talk about their issues.”

And she says sometimes, the game is leading to intergenerational dialogue. “A lot of girls in Pakistan want to play it with their parents so that it can be a conversation starter” about the pressures they’re facing.

What about Pakistani men?

“Oh they’re playing too!” Balagamwala says. “When they play it, they start laughing. And then after a little while, they go like ‘Wait. This is the s**t you guys go through to marry one of us? We’re so sorry.’”

There have been critics too, Balagamwala says, but overall, the game is accomplishing just what she wants.

“So, it’s actually a really funny game, but it’s highlighting the issues in South Asian culture.”

Balagamwala adds that the game has had an unforeseen benefit for her personal life. “I’m considered unmarriagable!” she says excitedly. “I’ve become too outspoken and strongminded.”

Aunty moves 10 spaces away. a super-simple strategy may be key to Fighting Climate Change

By Carolyn Beeler, PRI’s The World

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Hire American” Executive Order signed in April. According to These interviews will also become routine for refugee and the Department of State website, the FAM and associated asylee relative petitions and may be expanded to other visa handbooks are a “single, comprehensive, and authoritative categories going forward. source for the Department’s organization structures, policies, Our office received notice in early September that clients and procedures that govern the operations of the State were already receiving interview notices for the first days of Department, the Foreign Service and, when applicable, other October. federal agencies.”

The USCIS has not released any plans as to how the The FAM is utilized by U.S. Consular officers who are additional interview volume will be handled or shared any responsible for issuing U.S. visas around the world, so expectations for increased processing delays. As adjustment of modifications to this publication could impact issuance rates. status applications remain pending for longer periods, The executive order directed agencies “to propose new rules individuals will also need to file additional Advance Parole and issue new guidance… to protect the interests of United extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), States workers in the administration of our immigration system causing the permanent residency process to increase in price as including through the prevention of fraud or abuse.” processing times slow down.

The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) now mentions the executive order in regards to several nonimmigrant visa advance Parole applications to be Denied if applicants categories, including the E-1 Treaty Trader, E-2 Treaty Investor, travel While Pending H-1B Professional Worker, L-1 Intracompany Transferee, O-1 International travel may be increasingly impacted not only Alien of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement, and P Athlete, due to the processing delays mentioned above, but also due to Entertainer, or Artist. a new USCIS practice of denying Advance Parole (AP) As a result of these updates, visa issuance rates could applications when the applicant travels abroad while the decline and applicants should expect a stricter review of their application is pending. Previously, USCIS allowed individuals visa applications. in line for green card processing to travel while the AP and adjustment of status applications were pending.

The new policy requires individuals in the U.S. on H-1B, Hstate Department Revises F-1 student Policy Guidance on Intent and ties abroad 4, L-1, L-2, K-3 or V visas to wait until the advance parole Foreign students may also expect tougher visa processing applications are approved before traveling abroad or else they when attempting to study in the U.S. on an F-1 visa. Students risk having to go through visa stamping at a U.S. Consulate in have always been required to demonstrate ties to a foreign order to return. residence, but under the new guidance, consular officers “must The increased scrutiny mentioned earlier may lead to be satisfied that the applicant intends to depart upon additional difficulty for green card applicants traveling abroad. completion of the approved activity.”

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EYE ON THE MARKETS Trends and Commentary

By Ketu Desai

Market Challenges and Global outlooks

Seasonally, this is a challenging time for the market. In such periods, it is helpful to examine the bearish and bullish arguments for the market. In this article, we do just that and also take a look back at recent activity and then look forward.

While the market has lacked clear direction in recent weeks, volatility has picked up. In fact, at points, 40 percent of the S&P was down 10 percent or more from their 52-week high, including large tech stocks such as Amazon and Netflix. The recent volatility has led many investors to risk-off assets, while gold has had a nice rally, as have Treasury bonds.

The market has lacked clear direction because market participants have been balancing bearish and bullish arguments. On the bear side, geopolitical risks have come to the forefront as North For the first time in a Korea continues to be a destabilizing force. Valuation decade, the world’s major and the length of this bull economies are growing in market remain a hurdle for sync. many bearish investors.

While valuation is elevated relative to historical measures, it is also important to note when making such comparisons to keep in mind the interest rates and inflation environment. Interestingly, the trailing P/E for the S&P is more than one turn lower than it was a year-ago, and the forward is approximately the same.

Bears are also concerned about the political climate and the ability of the administration to get moving on its agenda.

While the Fed has communicated its plans to reduce its balance sheet, it is a risk, given that it is unprecedented. The bears would also argue the market is losing steam. A good example of that is, according to Factset, companies that reported positive earnings surprises for Q2 have been down 0.3 percent on average. Historically, earnings beats have resulted in a 1.4 percent gain.

On the bull side, the argument starts with economic fundamentals and corporate earnings. For the first time in a decade, the world’s major economies are growing in sync. All 45 countries tracked by the OECD are on track to grow this year, and 33 of them are poised to accelerate from a year ago, according to the OECD. The German GDP is on pace to grow faster than two percent for the first time in years. Eurozone unemployment is at an eight-year low. Japan’s economy grew at an annualized pace of 4 percent in the second quarter. Even countries like Brazil are turning it around.

Brazil coming out of its deepest recession in its history, is now forecast to expand 0.3 percent this year, and two percent in 2018. A rebound in commodities such as iron ore and copper are helping many emerging market nations. The IMF’s global price index for all commodities is up 27 percent from the start of 2016. Much of the rebound in commodities is driven by China.

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The IMF in July raised 2017 and 2018 growth estimates for China, citing strong credit growth and fiscal support. It also increased euro-area growth projections, highlighting diminished political risks. The IMF expects the global economy to grow 3.5 percent this year and 3.6 percent in 2018, up from 3.2 percent growth in 2016. The three other periods in the past 50 years with synchronized growth saw the trend continue for a few years.

While growth is not spectacular domestically, it is stable at around 2 percent. Recent figures such as services PMI and retail sales are encouraging that growth could accelerate a bit more in the third and fourth quarter.

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow is tracking 3 percent growth in the third quarter, and second quarter growth got revised up to 3 percent. Consumer confidence is near the highest levels since 2000, behind low unemployment, stable inflation, and increasing home values.

Earnings remain strong, according to Factset, earnings grew 10.2 percent in the second quarter and are expected to grow 5 percent in the third quarter. Bulls would also argue that equities are more attractive relative to bonds, as equities earn 2.24 percent greater than bonds versus a historical average 0.61 percent.

Finally, bulls would argue that many of the world’s largest investors such as Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund and Japan Post Bank are increasing allocation to equities, providing support and a lift to equities.

The continued volatility should remain. We should have plenty of action with the Federal Reserve expected to start its balance sheet reduction and political debate over the tax reform and other agenda items. The outcome to these events will help bulls and bears settle the argument for the reminder of the year.

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on the slot machine and hoping to ring up a win. Plan to be online the whole time on all your social media sites during the last few hours and make it as interactive, engaging and fun as possible to woo the last few backers. Nothing succeeds like success, so brag a little about what you’ve achieved if you’re past the base amount and super-funding. Or, beg shamelessly (and endearingly) if you’re in the last stretch and not quite there, reminding potential backers of all the project benefits plus any incentives that have been unlocked.

Remember that no matter what tangible product your campaign delivers, your backers have plenty of other ways they could get a similar item elsewhere. The thrill of crowdfunding for the backer is bringing something to life, being part of a group with a purpose, and getting a good deal with extra rewards and freebies.

In other words, the social aspect of crowdfunding is addictive and is part of what is being purchased. Make it an event and consciously build up anticipation, excitement, anxiety and celebration.

backer trust is essential. You’re asking strangers to give you money to underwrite creating a product, so you need to make sure that every aspect of your page gives them a reason to trust you. Showing that you’ve been active backing other projects is a step in the right direction. A good video that features you, the creator, is another step, as is a well-written and easy-to-follow campaign page.

Communication is key. Kickstarter has a built-in mechanism for the project owner to communicate with backers. Use it. One of the biggest complaints backers voice is receiving too little communication from the creator of the project, especially if delivering he product hits delays. They will forgive a wellexplained delay, but leaving them hanging in silence is likely to kill your prospects of doing another successful campaign.

Increase your influence by nurturing your relationship with backers.

Kickstarter is social. Backers can comment on the campaign and want to hear from you, the creator. Gaining the coveted status of having your project become a ‘staff pick’ gives your campaign visibility, likely to attract backers who consider window shopping on Kickstarter and making impulse purchases to be a fun way to spend an evening. Much of your project’s funding may come from people who don’t know you or your company outside of the campaign. But once they back your project, you begin to build an audience that can follow you from one project to another, because you have a backer list and permission to contact them about other projects of interest.

As with your email list, treat your backer list with care. Don’t be afraid to contact them about new projects, but never spam them. ‘List fatigue’ is a real hazard, so make your communications count.

Indiegogo is the other big crowdfunding site. It works much like Kickstarter with some important exceptions. One is that Indiegogo permits fundraising for charitable causes, which Kickstarter no longer allows.

Indiegogo is also getting into the business start-up funding market, bringing the crowdfunding model to equity investment, a brand new feature. There’s a lot to like about Indiegogo, but one downside is important. Historically, Indiegogo’s user base has not been as large as Kickstarter’s.

Since a lot of the support projects on Kickstarter receive come from strangers, people who were out browsing on the site and happened upon a project they like, that decrease in traffic can make a big impact on your funding. Kickstarter is like having a storefront in the Mall of America, and Indiegogo is like being in a plaza on a side street.

Another difference is that Kickstarter requires you to meet your base funding goal or forfeit all money earned, which is returned to the backers. Indiegogo gives project managers a choice on whether to set a campaign up to be all-or-nothing or to be able to keep whatever is earned whether or not the base goal is met. Indiegogo and Kickstarter also differ in their fee for the use of the platform, among other differences. Make sure you understand the pros and cons of each site before you set up your campaign.

It may be that Indigogo is pursuing more niche markets like start-up equity and fundraising to carve out a place for itself that is not in direct competition with Kickstarter. And it’s a fine site in many regards, but be aware of the differences between the sites when you have to choose where to crowdfund your project.

Kickstarter Kickstarter is the gold standard for crowdfunding sites. It’s a site for makers and creators to post a campaign in order to raise money to bring a project to life. The types of projects vary widely. Exploding Kittens, a memorably-named tabletop card game, raised over $8.7 million dollars from more than 200,000 backers, setting a record. Athena’s Daughters, an anthology about heroic female characters written by female authors, raised over $44,000 from almost 2,000 backers and became the most successful literary project on the site at that time.

No matter how it might appear to outsiders, crowdfunding is not ‘free money’. Good campaigns don’t happen by accident, and campaign managers work hard for months before, during and after a campaign to make a project successful.

Kickstarter’s premise is simple. The person in charge of the campaign posts a description of the product to be funded, and how the money will be used.

Usually, this includes incentives and rewards for backers to exceed the minimum level of funding. Projects that over-fund deliver extras to their backers, all spelled out in the project description.

The video at the top of a project page is essential. Skimp on quality or create a video that doesn’t accurately capture your campaign’s purpose, and most potential backers won’t read further. It doesn’t have to be Hollywood-level slick, but it does need to convey competence, professionalism and heart. Here’s a place where branding and credibility really matter, and come into play in a big way.

Don’t rush into creating a Kickstarter campaign. Spend time on the site looking at similar projects to the one you want to run. See what works and what doesn’t. Study the failures as well as the successes. Back campaigns. Kickstarter is a community as much as it is a crowdfunding platform, and backers want to know that you support other creators. Most campaigns offer backer levels as low as $1 or $5, so you can afford to participate in several campaigns to get the feel for how things really work.

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As a booming metropolitan city, Delhi draws Indians from around the country. Students and young professionals converge on the capital for opportunities they cannot access in their hometowns, but finding work is often not the hardest thing for these people.

Finding apartments is worse.

Delhi lacks high-rise apartments, so people have to find property owners who rent out apartments in their own house.

These landlords often pick tenants based on their own biases against professions, religions, ethnicities, class and even diets.

“We were going to see an apartment in Delhi, and this person looked at us from the balcony and refused to open the door,” said Priya Konsam, a banker who is now based in Mumbai.

“They said they won’t rent to people from the northeast.”

Indians from different regions are often recognizable by their facial characteristics, and people from northeastern states suffer discrimination and harassment in Delhi.

Konsam has also faced questions about her diet from a landlord.

“They asked me if I eat meat, then they asked me what kinds of meat I eat,” she said.

According to Sarita Bhardwaj, a broker in Delhi, landlords are also hesitant to rent to people from India’s northeast now because of stricter laws against discrimination.

“The law favors them if they complain so landlords are afraid to rent to them,” she said.

Kekuchina Nsarangbe, a marketing consultant in Delhi who also hails from that region, was told by a landlord that they only rent to “pure vegetarians” and “pure Brahmins.” The implication was that even eating eggs, or being born to a lower status than the highest Hindu caste, would not be permitted.

Nsarangbe also faced discrimination for being a single woman. “I was climbing the stairs to see a fourth-floor apartment, when an elderly couple on the first floor asked the broker if I will be living alone,” she said.

The couple then went on to ask the broker if Nsarangbe would be out late, and if she would bring men to the apartment.

“These were not even the landlords, they were the neighbors!

I refused to see the apartment,” she said.

Anandita Sharma, a lawyer based in Delhi, was also refused an apartment that was being rented to “families only.”

“I have come across apartment posts that ask tenants to be home by 10 p.m.,” she said. “My last landlord did not allow boys to go up to our apartment, so any men had to be declared ‘cousins.’”

Sharma bears the additional burden of being a lawyer, a profession that most landlords frown upon because they expect lawyers to be litigious.

“I found a great apartment, but when the broker found out what I do, he told me to say I worked at a [multinational company],” she said. When Sharma refused to lie about her job, the broker told her to find another apartment, as convincing the landlords to rent to a lawyer would be impossible.

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Raies Ul-Haq Ahmad Sikander has been refused apartments for being a lawyer, a single man, a Muslim and a Kashmiri.

“I finalized an apartment and paid a reservation fee, but the landlady saw my ID and suddenly withdrew her consent,” Sikander said. When he insisted on finding out why she had a change of heart, she said she doesn’t rent to people from Kashmir. “Brokers told me to say I am a student instead of a lawyer, but they still wouldn’t rent to me because I am from Srinagar [in Kashmir],” said Sikander. “They questioned why I wanted to live alone and why I didn’t have any friends to live with when I had lived in Delhi for a few years already.”

Another broker told Sikander not to waste his time, as many landlords won’t rent to Muslims.

“Even if you show your documents, police verification and local references, people suspect a single Kashmiri man,” he said.

“They see single Muslims as potential terrorists.”

Muslim families may be shunned because they eat meat, but Sikander has found the opposite to be true too.

“Muslim landlords will often not rent to non-Muslims, because they suspect tenants would drink alcohol and eat pork,” Sikander said. He was even turned away by a fellow Kashmiri Muslim, because he is single.

“People think bachelors are unstable and undisciplined,” Sikander said. “No one is there to look after them and they have no one to look after, so they will party, host strangers, keep late hours.” He has found that even neighbors and shopkeepers keep tabs on opposite-sex visitors of single men and women, while no one questions a married man.

Bhardwaj concurs that four out of five landlords will turn away single men because “they disturb the family atmosphere.”

“Nowadays single women do that too, there is no difference,” Bhardwaj said. “They drink and they party, so landlords avoid them as well.” Kanika Jha, a development professional in Delhi, had heard many anecdotes about unmarried couples facing trouble while looking for apartments.

Her fiancé made it clear to every broker and landlord that Jha would only move in once they were married in October.

“We told the landlord that we are happy to share our wedding card and our parents’ phone number if you want it,” Jha said. “We were overly cautious because we didn’t want to miss out on the good apartments.”

Many apartment listings specify that they are for “expats only,” renting exclusively to non-Indian tenants.

“A broker inquired if I was an Indian American, because that would be the only way I could rent an expat-only apartment I was interested in,” said Sharma.

Bhardwaj explained that landlords think foreign nationals are more reliable for regular rent payments. They pay for repair work themselves and the home suffers lesser wear because they tend to stay out and travel more. The rent, of course, is higher for expat apartments.

However, all foreigners are not viewed with favor. Delhi’s rampant racism seeps into apartment leasing as well.

“I had finalized an apartment and when I went to meet the landlady to sign the contract, she said the apartment was no longer available,” said a man from West Africa who works with an international NGO in Delhi. His broker later told him the apartment was available, but the landlady hadn’t realized he was black until she met him.

One landlord shouted at the broker from the balcony for bringing “a black” the moment he got out of the car, and another rejected the man because he eats meat. One landlord began lecturing him about what was expected of him.

“He told me I shouldn’t bring women home, I shouldn’t drink alcohol and I shouldn’t host parties,” he said. “He lectured me like I was a kid and threatened to call the police directly if I violated any of his rules — that was very frustrating.”

Racist stereotypes fuel this discrimination against African nationals. Such extreme discrimination has caused the formation of black and Afghan neighborhoods in Delhi, as the apartment options are limited. “Only those who are poor and own old houses rent to these people, as their entire income is now dependent on rent,” said Bhardwaj.

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Pratham Raleigh-RtP Gala - oct 6 The Raleigh chapter of Pratham presents its annual fundraising gala on Friday, October 6 beginning at 6:30pm in the Brier Creek Club House, 9400 Club Hill Drive, Raleigh, NC. The gala offers food, entertainment and more. Pratham was established in 1995 to provide education to children in Mumbai slums, Pratham (which means “first” in Sanskrit) is now one of the largest and most successful non-governmental education organizations in India. Working in collaboration with governments, communities, parents, teachers and volunteers, they focus on innovative interventions to address gaps in the education system. The clarity of the mission—“every child in school and learning well”—drives the focus to make an impact on the lives of India’s children and extends from our leadership to our volunteers in the field. Pratham USA is a volunteerdriven organization with 14 chapters across the US that raise awareness and mobilize financial resources. For more details on the gala, visit prathamusa.org

nC state Fair - oct 12-22 (Raleigh) The NC State Fair is a family-oriented entertainment and educational event occurring each October in Raleigh. The Fair is the largest event in the state and this is the largest 11-day agriculture event in the nation. The fair is also all about seeking out and showcasing the finest of NC, whether that be in a horse show, livestock show, culinary, handicraft or art competition, or with the “Homegrown Music Fest” concert series (11 days, three stages, 117 concerts). The 2017 State Fair will run for 10 days from Thursday, October 12 until Sunday, October 22 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. tollywood Rhythms - oct 6 (Morrisville, nC) To learn more about admission prices, music performance The Sai Mandir of North Carolina is hosting its first musical schedules and fair updates, visit www.ncstatefair.org fundraiser event “Tollywood Rhythms” - an all Telugu musical event with Music, Dance and Skits on Friday, October 6 Indigo Moon Film Festival - oct 13-15 (Fayetteville) beginning at 7pm at the HSNC Cultural Hall, Morrisville, NC. GroundSwell Pictures presents the Indigo Moon Film Festival In the recent event of Hurricane devastation, Sai Mandir has (IMFF). Filmmakers and audiences from around the world will decided to support and dedicate portions of the funds raised gather in historic downtown Fayetteville for three days of fun and from the event towards Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. There films from Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15. IMFF is very will be performances by talented team of RTP artists. Tickets are walkable, with all four venues in the heart of downtown. Enjoy $10 - $20. For more information call 919-302-0596 or 919-336-9955. the opening night film and reception, awards BBQ, master classes,

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Spartanburg, SC is an international city, with residents from more than 75 countries and more than 100 international Cary Diwali - oct 14 businesses. This festival has grown to become one of the city’s most popular, with more than 12,000 people descending on Barnet Park annually to celebrate and explore world cultures through food, music, dance, folk art, and much more. For 2017, the honored country is Finland. The festival will take place on Saturday October 7 from 11am-7pm with food and beverage purchases made with tickets along the International Boulevard of Food. To learn more, visit www.cityofspartanburg.org

Gandhi Jayanti - oct 8 (Raleigh) The Heritage India Association of NC presents the 2017 Gandhi Jayanti celebrations on Sunday, October 4 from 1 - 4:30pm at Venture Hall, Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh. There will be a garlanding ceremony and bhajans. This will be followed by a cultural program, Gandhi look-alike competition, short skits, dances, and more. The winners of the essay contest will also be announced. Admission is free. For more details visit www.HeritageIndiaNC.org.

HumSub presents the annual Cary Diwali celebrations on Saturday, October 14 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary NC. The gates open at 10am.

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unC Charlotte International Festival - oct 14 The 42nd annual UNC Charlotte International Festival will be held on Saturday, October 14 from 10am-6pm, in and around the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on campus. The International Festival is centered on booths arranged in colorful marketplace style representing the cultures of over 50 nations. The booths are staffed by UNC Charlotte international students and members of Charlotte’s international community and feature art, crafts and costumes from each participating country. Many booths offer international food for sale. Festival entry and parking are free. Throughout the day the music and dance of a variety of nations will be presented on indoor and outdoor stages. The International Festival also includes an international games zone for attendees of all ages to participate in and learn about the cultural significance of various games. For more details call 704687-7755 or visit www.ifest.uncc.edu.

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International Festival of Raleigh - oct 20-22 More than 62 cultural groups will be represented at the 32nd Annual International Festival of Raleigh, which will include food from around the world, non-stop stage performances, world beer tasting, bands, kids’ activities, cooking demonstrations, dance demonstrations, coffee from around the world, art, fashion shows, international weddings, cultural booths and bazaars. The festival will take place from Friday, October 20 until Sunday, October 22 all along Salisbury Street.

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nC Wine Festival - oct 28 (Raleigh) The NC Wine Festival is this fall’s premier food and wine festival showcasing the best of North Carolina and beyond.

Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with winemakers and local artisans, while enjoying wine tastings, food pairings, live music and entertainment throughout the day. This event also supports our community and benefits the amazing work being done by local charities and agencies. It will take place on Saturday, October 28 from 11am - 6pm at Mid-Town Park in Raleigh. To learn more, visit www.ncwinefestival.com

Isha Rally for Rivers Concert by sandeep narayan - oct 15 (Charlotte) Isha Foundation will present a Classical Carnatic Music Concert by Sandeep Narayan in support of Rally for Rivers, an endeavour to revive the dying rivers of India. The concert will be at the CPCC Halton Theater in Charlotte on Sunday, October 15 beginning at 4:30pm. India’s rivers are facing a grave crisis. In just one generation, the perennial rivers are turning seasonal. Almost every major river has become a point of conflict between states. An expert committee of environmental scientists and lawmakers are in the process of drawing up a comprehensive policy document. The draft policy suggests a very simple yet effective means to replenish India’s rivers - to create a kilometer-wide tree cover on riversides (and half a kilometer for tributaries). Forest trees can be planted on government land, and tree-based agriculture on farm land. This will ensure our rivers are fed throughout the year by the moist soil, and will also reduce floods, drought and soil loss. Narayan will be accompanied by veteran artists from India - H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Neyveli Narayanan on mrudangam (South Indian twosided drum), and N. Guruprasad on the ghatam (clay pot drum).

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Bootanical - oct 29 (Belmont, nC) Live music will drift through the crisp fall air as attendees enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides, gather around campfires to make s’mores, play fun games such as cornhole, watch some Punkin Chunkin’ and participate in some not-so-frightening fantastic fall activities. This event will be at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 11am 3pm. The Event is free with admission to the gardens. Learn more at www.dsbg.org

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Chinese lantern Festival - thru oct 29 (Belmont, nC) Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden will explore Asian culture during the Chinese Lantern Festival to be held Wednesday through Sunday now through October 29, 5:30 to 9:30 pm each evening. They may be called “lanterns,” but make no mistake these are not hand-held, candle-lit lamps. From humble beginnings of silk and paper, the Chinese lantern has evolved into the wondrous shapes and sizes of the Chinese Lantern Festival. Enter “The Wild,” a world of life-size illuminated panda bears, lions, flamingoes and more fauna from the world’s seven continents. Each of the lanterns is made by masters of the craft in Zigong, China’s center of lantern heritage. Others are made of small glass medicine bottles filled with colored liquid.

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Day of the Dead Festival - oct 29 (Charlotte) Join for the annual free family festival at Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte on Sunday, Oct. 29, 12 – 4pm. Presented in partnership with the Latin American Coalition, Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos Festival celebrates the traditional Mexican holiday and features altars, music and dance performances, traditional foods, sugar skull workshops, arts and crafts, and free admission all day. Museum is located at 200 E 7th St., Charlotte. For more details call 704-333-1887 or visit. http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/ http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/learn/.

Richa sharma in Concert - nov 3 (Charlotte) Indian Expressions presents the queen of Sufi songs and music Richa Sharma live in concert on Friday, November 3 beginning at 8pm. The “Jogi De Naal” concert will be at Knight Theater, 430 South Tryon St., Charlotte. Tickets start at $49. For more information call 704-4088145, 843-814-4538 or buy tickets at the Theater box office or by visiting www.CarolinaTix.org.

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The 23rd annual Festival of India took place in Charlotte on Sept 9-10. Organized by the India Association of Charlotte, and estimated 20,000 people attended the festival over two days.

There were 1100 performing artists, 350 kids art Pavilion, 70 kids art competition participants along with hundreds of volunteers to bring this event to life. The Belk theater was buzzing with people for performances throughout the weekend. Regular features included henna art, vendors, art exhibits, an Indian wedding exhibit, variety of food and much more. For details about the festival visit indiafestival.net.

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With reference to the Indian American community, President Obama spoke about how, like in other immigrant communities, the second generation often engages more fully in civic life, making America theirs. The two leaders agreed that more needed to be done to encourage young South Asians in this art and this personal journey can aid and help in spiritual to pursue careers in public service. advancement. He said it was normal to have 8-10 hour long days when he would continuously practice his singing for News Notes almost a decade and continues to do as much as he can even continued from page 80 today. When asked about how to bring that stamina and elasticity in one’s voice, his response was heavily emphasized A new study, published in Science magazine last month, is the on physical exercise and pranayama, which are yoga-based first to analyze a landowner payment program in a randomized breathing techniques. trial — the gold standard of field research that is common in many areas of study but rare in conservation.

His Holiness Mahant swami Maharaj meets with former In western Uganda, a local conservation group identified 121 President obama villages with private forest owners and randomly selected 60 of them to be eligible for the program. The vast majority of residents in the select villages said they had cut down timber on their land in the past three years.

From 2011 to 2013, landowners who opted into the program were paid about $11 per year for each acre of forest area they preserved. At the end of the program, satellite images found that in the participating villages, roughly 4 percent of local forest cover was lost. In the places where business went on as usual, 9 percent was lost.

Participating landowners received an average of $113 over the two-year period, and even after incorporating total program costs, Northwestern economist Seema Jayachandran and her collaborators determined that the cost-benefit ratio of the program was a positive one. “The [program] is less expensive per metric ton of averted CO2 than many policies in the United States for which similar cost-benefit analyses are available, such as hybrid and electric car subsidies; those policies cost 4 to 24 times the CO2 benefits they generate,” wrote the researchers.

If the program became permanent, Jayachandran estimated His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj met with former President Barack Obama in Washington D.C during his tour of the cost of averting a metric ton of carbon would be $2.60, the US this summer. The meeting was arranged as part of significantly less than the so-called social cost of carbon, which Mahant Swami Maharaj’s efforts in North America to share the Environmental Protection Agency in 2012 assessed at universal Hindu messages and foster public dialogue on service roughly $39.

This is the most convincing evidence recorded so far that these and the importance of unity in communities and nation. Joining types of cash payments to landowners work to prevent Mahant Swami Maharaj and President Obama were Pujya deforestation. But only about a third of landowners in eligible Ishwarcharandas Swami and Pujya Viratswarupdas Swami from villages chose to participate. And it’s not clear how easy it BAPS as well as Ben Rhodes from the Obama Foundation. would be to scale this program up or whether costs would rise Mahant Swami Maharaj presented President Obama with a if it were made permanent. garland as part of a traditional Hindu greeting as well as an “While this is pathbreaking work, it leaves open some big Amrut Kalash symbolizing ultimate victory of good over evil questions,” said Daniel Miller, an assistant professor of natural even in difficult times. Mahant Swami Maharaj also gifted resources and environmental sciences at the University of President Obama a sanctified mala (Hindu prayer beads) and Illinois, who raised concerns about the long-term sustainability a copy of Transcendence, a book written by former Indian of programs like the one studied in Uganda.

President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam about his spiritual experiences “Financing for such programs is notoriously unstable, so what will happen if the funding dries up? Answering these questions with Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

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art of living (Charlotte) Art of Living is dedicated to serving society by strengthening the individual. This is done through self-development programs that recharge the body, mind and spirit and allow people to function at their optimum potential. People from all backgrounds, religions and cultural traditions are welcome.

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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 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.

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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 Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam) with a Sunday School from 9 - 9:55 am and Sunday Worship from 10 - 11:45 am. The Fellowship is located at 7604 New Town Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173 For Further Details: 803.792.7223 Pastor Rajan Samuel - pastorofbcf@gmail.com www.bcfcog.org

Carolina Khadayata samaj All Khadayata families of NC and SC are welcome to be part of the Carolina Khadayata Samaj.

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Carolinas Christian assembly Located on 12601 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC, and offers worship, fellowship and community assistance to all South Asians living in the Charlotte area. Sunday morning services currently being held at Morningstar Lutheran Chapel, 12900 Idlewild Rd., Matthews. Free counseling services to married couples and is a licensed premarital counselor.

For Further Details: 704-208-9099 www.carolinaschristianassembly.org

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

Charlotte Malayalee association The association promotes and facilitates the cultural, educational, social and economic welfare of the Charlotte Malayalee community.

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Charlotte Marathi Mandal The Mandal adds to the vibrancy of Charlotte with various events including the Ganapati Festival which are designed to keep the cultural values and traditions alive. The community is encouraged to participate.

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Charlotte sahaj Marg Center Sahaj Marg which means Simple or Natural path, is a Raja Yoga system of spiritual training based on the heart centered meditation. The features of this meditation include transmission of divine energy into the heart of the practitioner and cleaning of deep impressions, thereby regulating the mind.

Regular meditation integrates the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of human being, while still encouraging people to maintain a normal family and working life. A group meditation is held at the Unity of Charlotte on Wednesdays.

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Charlotte telangana association This association was formed to promote Telangana cultural activities within greater Charlotte area. It brings together all the Telangana people living in the area to discuss, plan, and take action around the development of Telangana focusing

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For Further Details: President: Devender Reddy Gudepu - 702.510.8355 charlottetelanganaassociation@gmail.com www.charlottetelangana.com

Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a remedy for universal ills. The Charlotte Vipassana Meditation Group holds weekly group sits and monthly all-day sits for established students.

Ten-day courses are also available for all students.

For Further Details: 704.277.5013 - rbddesai@gmail.com 704.807.3933 - madhaviparikh@yahoo.com www.dhamma.org

Classical Music association of Charlotte (CMaC) CMAC sponsors many classical concerts during the year in Charlotte. Membership forms are available at shows.

Upcoming Events: Sun, October 29 - Vocal Concert by Vignesh Ishwar For Further Details: Lakshmi & Muthukrishnan - 704.814.9355 Jayashree & Panduranga - 704.442.1186 memberservices@onlinecmac.org www.onlinecmac.org

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: 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.

Upcoming Events: Oct 6 - 7: Sharad Purnima celebrations Oct 15: Children’s Garba Oct. 17: Dhanteras Laxmi Puja (7-8pm) Oct. 18: Kali Chaudas / Hanuman Abhisekham (6:30-8pm) Oct. 19: Diwali Chopda Puja (6-7:30pm) Oct. 20: Annakut All Day Oct. 21: Diwali Cultural Program (Noon-6pm) Oct. 28: Diwali Dinner and Entertainment (6-11pm) For Further Details: www.saathee.com/hindu-center-charlotte

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rich diversity of Indian culture by the larger community in and around Charlotte.

For Further Details: Toni Sawhney - 704.604.2133 Lal Vishin - 704.545.3727 www.indiafestival.net

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) IPAAC promotes classical Hindustani music by inviting wellknown artists from India and offers music classes at various locations in Charlotte.

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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) Jeeyar Educational Trust (JET) Charlotte chapter is a non-profit running under the guidance of Sri Jeeyar Swamiji. More details as follows.

For Further Details: chinnajeeyar.org/jet_usa/localchapters/charlotte/ jetnc@jetusa.org 704.847.1574 / 248.495.4590 www.Facebook.com/JETUSA.Charlotte

Kriya yoga (Charlotte) The group promotes Kriya Yoga Meditation as taught by the lineage of realized masters such as Mahaavatar Baba Ji, Lahri

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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.

For Further Details: Adesh Gupta - 704.814.7476 info@charlotte.kriya.org www.kriya.org

Pratham - Charlotte Pratham organizes grassroots programs in the area of primary education and has made an impact on the learning levels of several million children through its Read India campaign. With nearly half the children in India who attend schools not learning to read and write at the required level, Pratham is trying to fill an important gap in the area of primary education.

For Further Details: Anju Desai - ajdesai66@gmail.com - 980.622.0125 Shubhra Chakraborty - shubhra.chakraborty1@gmail.com 704.942.4798 www.prathamusa.org

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

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 at 5935 Hickory Grove Rd, Charlotte.

For Further Details: www.meetup.com/SYCharoletteNC/

sangamithra Foundation A Charlotte-based charity organization formed by a group of people who strive 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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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 Lane, Charlotte, NC. For Further Details: Nimishbhatt@bellsouth.net, 704-491-1186. uisac.org

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.

For Further Details: Divyesh Chauhan - 704.965.9735 Rameshbhai Dhanani - 980.254.9867 admin@issvcharlotte.org issvcharlotte.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

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.

For Further Details: sindhiassociationcarolinas@gmail.com 704.779.2396

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. The Club practices every Wednesday at 5:30pm at Kilborne District Park in Charlotte.

For Further Details: anishtr@hotmail.com www.southparkcc.org

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

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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.

The association organizes social and cultural events and festivals that reflect the Telugu people culture from India.

For Further Details: pr@tagca.org www.tagca.org

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. 6519 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC, 28216.

For Further Details: 980.219.7556 contact@trimurtitemple.org www.trimurtitemple.org

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

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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 us.artofliving.org/greensboro

BaPs 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: bapsgreensboro@gmail.com

Greensboro Cricket Club (GCC) There are several teams that play cricket in Greensboro, NC. The goals of GCC are fun, fitness, and friendship.

For Further Details: Venky - venkyhot@hotmail.com

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: Jack Dhekar - 336.254.1727 Manubhai Patel - 336.253.7182 www.gcap.us

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.

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Indo-american society of nC (IasnC) The objectives of IASNC are to support the Indian, South Asian

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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: Manish Kumar - kumar.manish1983@gmail.com - 336.565.6427 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.

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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

sri Mata shakthipeetham of nC The mission of Sri Mata Shakthipeetham is to provide a place of worship for Hindus in Triad Area according to Agama Sastras (in a traditional way) in all religious, charitable and educational dimensions and perform and uphold Hindu religious activities as defined in Vedas. The Temple is located near Winston-Salem, NC. For Further Details: smsofnc@gmail.com www.aumsrimata.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.

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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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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.

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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

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 - 6:30 am & 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 Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560 For Further Details: www.baps.org/raleigh

Bengali association of north Carolina (BanC) The Bengali Association of North Carolina (BANC) seeks to promote Bengali culture, language, music, arts and social

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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 October 14. The group will celebrate Diwali and the new year. Seniors will also get the flu shot with a $5 gift certificate from Harris Teeter.

For Further Details: Yogesh Gandhi (president) 910.391.1809 Mahendra Patel (secretary) 919.793.6588.

Carolina Rajasthani association (CRa) The Carolina Rajasthani Association’s mission is to preserve and promote Rajasthani culture, values, heritage and traditions.

CRA’s purpose is to preserve and promote the Rajasthani culture and heritage and promote their rich culture by celebrating traditional festivals.

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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 weekly 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 only ends when the source of eternal happiness is found. This can only be attained through realizing your true Self. A path to eternal happiness was discovered by A. M. Patel, also known as Dada Bhagwan, and was revealed to the world as Akram Vignan, a spiritual science.

It is based on the foundation of Self Realization. This unique science provides practical day-to-day solutions that lead to harmony and happiness in life. Dada Bhagwan Satsang, Raleigh center invites everyone to the regular events at HSNC, Sat 5 - 7pm. General Satsang followed by Aarti and Prasad.

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

Activities: Sachchidananda 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: Srinivas & Anita Chittineni - srinivasrc@yahoo.com 919.484.1993 Suresh Kota - info@dycusa.org - 919.461.0843 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 semiformals, 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. Geet Bazaar will also publicize community events free of charge.

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much more. Located at 3331 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27612 For Further Details: Pastor Thankachan Mathai - 919.395.6208 globalem@gmail.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: Bhai Dyal Singh Rangila - 919.309.1045 acsagurdwara.tripod.com

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 and also coordinates Indian dances for the main stage performances for the Raleigh International Festival.

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Hindi naatak Group The Hindi Naatak group is based in Raleigh-Triangle area. Its motto is to promote Indian culture and heritage by utilizing local talent to stage Hindi Plays. Explore your dream to act on stage in a professional 2/3 act Hindi play. You must meet following criteria: You are male or female of 20 to 50 years of age. You can read and speak Hindi fluently. You have some experience in working on or off stage. You can make 3-4 months of weekend commitment for the project. Also need a team who can work behind the scenes to manage rehearsals, publicity, sales of tickets, and other arrangements.

For Further Details: HindiNaatakNC@gmail.com

Hindi Vikas Mandal of nC Hindi Vikas Mandal (HVM) based in the Raleigh-Triangle area, promotes study and appreciation of Hindi Language, and strives to foster Indian culture and traditions through Hindi.

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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 8pm, 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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Hindu swayamsevak sangh (Hss) The HSS conducts activities to develop character and leadership skills in participants, emphasizing values such as self-discipline, self-confidence and a spirit of selfless service (seva) for humanity while maintaining Hindu cultural identity in harmony with the larger society. Activities are tailored to include yoga, games, songs, lectures and discussions on Hindu dharma and culture. The HSS also has a Balagokulam forum for children (4-15 years age) to discover and manifest the divinity of Lord Krishna’s magical childhood in Gokulam. For Further Details: www.hssus.org www.balagokulam.org

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 at 5419 S. Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713.

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India Development & Relief Fund (IDRF) The Triangle chapter of IDRF supports volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, childcare, healthcare, women empowerment and tribal welfare, as well as relief and rehabilitation in times of natural disasters.

For Further Details: info@idrf.org www.idrf.org

Indian Christian Prayer Fellowship An Indian Christian Prayer Fellowship based in the RTP area that meets every Friday from 7:30 - 9pm. This group is part of the Carolina Christian Fellowship, so you get to be part of a bigger church community while you also have fellowship with likeminded people with similar culture in a smaller group.

Located at the Cary Church of God on 107 Quade Drive, Cary, NC. For Further Details: 919.451.9662 919.929.0706 www.carolinachristian.net

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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Indian talent Discovery Foundation ITDF was established to promote any form of art that has originated in India. The primary objective of the foundation is to encourage local talent to excel in the chosen art to become professionals. The art can be in any form such as Indian Classical and Bollywood dance, Indian music, Astrology, Numerology, Palmistry, traditional medicine, Vaasthu Shasra, and so on.

For Further Details: contactus@itdfoundation.org www.itdfoundation.org

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 www.iaff1.org

Instepp InStepp’s mission is to create a vibrant community by empowering women who’ve come up against some challenges in their lives to rise above those challenges and succeed personally and professionally through innovative, genderresponsive training, educational and prevention services.

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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 / 919.851.0225 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.

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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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Kiran, Inc Kiran serves and empowers South Asian victims of domestic violence in NC by helping them rebuild their lives and ending 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 is passionate about promoting healthy family relationships in South Asian communities and raising 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.

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Maitri (nCsu) Maitir is 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

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. Several events are presented during the year including a family dinner on the second Friday of every month.

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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 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: Rajeev Thalla - rajeev.thalla@gmail.com Monica Awasthi - awasthimonica@yahoo.com www.prathamusa.org

Professional Indians’ association PIA is a meetup group is made of Indian professionals and grad students interested in cultural events, socializing and meeting/making friends with like-minded people around the Triangle. Monthly events include meeting at bars/restaurants, Bollywood movie nights, potlucks, Indian concerts/performances, outdoor activities, community service and volunteering. It is an opportunity for professionals to share their thoughts on respective industries, social causes, the economy and politics.

For Further Details: www.meetup.com/PIATriangle/

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.

For Further Details: 919.806.5928 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

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sahaj Marg Meditation (triangle) Sahaj Marg translates to “The Natural Path.” It is a simple system of Raja Yoga meditation and spiritual practice that helps one realize the ultimate potential within oneself. Regular spiritual practice under capable guidance enables aspirants to progressively experience the sublime presence of the divine in their daily lives. Sahaj Marg system of meditation is freely offered to seekers worldwide through Shri Ram Chandra Mission. In the Triangle area, group meditations are held on Sunday & Wednesday evenings.

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

sahaja Meditation Ongoing meetings, seminars and workshops are available in Raleigh. There is never a charge for Sahaja Meditation instruction. RSVP in meetup: Sahaja-Meditation-TriangleGroup Thursdays at 7:30pm. Located at 9308 Fairbanks Dr, Raleigh, NC. For Further Details: balaram.krishna@gmail.com 919.757.3135 www.sahajamediation.com

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/rtp

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 27511 For Further Details: www.saathee.com/issonc sky Meditation and Kaya Kalpa yoga Benefits include longevity, wellness and stress management.

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and simplified physical exercises every Friday in Cary for those who have attended Shri Vethathiri Maharishi’s Kaya Kalpa Yoga course. 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: 919.773.1580 www.sifaa.org

sV temple of north Carolina The temple is built on over nine acres of centrally connected triangle area. This tribute to Lord Venkateswara and his consorts is designed to exacting standards of shilpa shasthra and features the only shrine in N. America to incorporate abodes to Lord Viswaksena and Lord Sudarshana, Lord Narasimha as part of Srinivasa Parivaram. The 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 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: committee@tataonline.org www.tataonline.org

triangle Bangladesh society (tBsnC) TBSNC strives to arrange musical programs by artists who have captured the hearts and minds of millions of Bengali, Urdu and 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 Rang Mandal Devotees of Pujya Sri Rang Avdhoot Maharaj meet every Saturday in Cary or Raleigh from 8:30 - 10:30pm to sing devotional Dattatreya Bhajans and Datta-Bavani in a spiritual atmosphere. Special programs are organized on Guru Purnima and Rang Jayanti and on the occasion of Pujya Sri Prem Avdhoot Bapji’s annual visit to the US. For Further Details: rangmandal@gmail.com

triangle Vegetarian society (tVs) The mission of TVS is to build a sense of community between current vegetarians and people who are interested in vegetarianism and have a forum for a discussion of issues.

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. The Triangle Vipassana Meditation group holds weekly group sittings in Cary and Raleigh on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday, a 3-hour sitting on the 3rd Sunday each month, and one full-day sitting once every few months for established students (those who have taken at least one ten day course).

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 in the FedEx Global Education Center 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. Urdu Majlis is cosponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the South Asia Section of the UNC Department of Asian Studies. It is an intellectual endeavor with no political or religious affiliations.

For Further Details: Afroz Taj - taj@unc.edu - 919.851.1119 Seema & Ashraf Faruqi - pasbaan@hotmail.com - 919.596.4792

Vaishnav samaj of triangle area This is 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.

For Further Details: Arvindbhai Shah - 919.233.7677 Vithalbhai Shah - 919.803.9027

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backgrounds, including working professionals and students.

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: volunteer@raleigh.vibha.org sites.vibha.org/nc

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.

For Further Details: vraj.raleigh@gmail.com for timing and location information. www.facebook.com/VrajEducationCenter/

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ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India 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.

For Further Details: Southeast Regional President: Chander M. Aggarwal - cmaggarwal44@gmail.com - 407.454.3739 Carolinas Regional President: Janak Dalal - jaydalalcolumbia@gmail.com - 803.665.4050

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. Workshop camps and consultations are available.

For Further Details: krishna@grihastha.org www.grihastha.org

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 Prabhupada Village,

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a rural community, is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Prabhupada Village is also home to the Bhaktivedanta Archives and the Festival of India. Everyone is welcome to take darshan of Sri Sri Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurasundara from 5am-7:30pm, 7 days a week. Special program every Sunday at 3pm with arati and kirtan, bhajans, discourse on the Bhagavad-gita As It Is and a pure, vegetarian feast. Temple is at 1283 Prabhupada Rd. Sandy Ridge, NC For Further Details: 336.593.2322 tothn@iskconpv.org www.iskconpv.org

netIP NetIP is North America’s Largest Network of Indian Professionals, which provides a forum for on-going Career Developmental and Professional Networking activities. It also arranges various events and maintains deeper ties with Businesses & the South Asian Community.

For Further Details: www.facebook.com/netipna/

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 and the author of more than 300 books published in 27 languages.

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.

For Further Details: www.saathee.com/nuv-yug

Prabhupada Village Prabhupada Village is an ISKCON friendly, rural devotional community nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The group gathers 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, they strive to educate society in order to achieve a life of happiness, prosperity and spiritual fulfillment. Dedicated to selflessly serving the North Carolina and southern Virginia Hindu communities, visiting homes for fellowship, worship, scriptural study, and kirtan. Also facilitate spiritual festivals, Gita/Bhagavat discussions, teach puja, vegetarian cooking, and are experienced family councilors.

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For Further Details: 336-593-3031 / sarvadrik@gmail.com www.facebook.com/outreachseva www.prabhupadavillage.com

sri somesvara temple (asheville) The Sri Somesvara Temple is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It is a Vedic Shiva temple at the center of Mount Soma, a community commonly referred to as “Mount Kailash of the West.” People travel great distances to experience Sri Somesvara’s powerful Linga, profound silence, and timeless vibrations. The temple is open every day from 9:30am to 6:30pm. Aarti is at 6pm.

For Further Details: 828.476.4073 / www.srisomesvara.org

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american south asian Cultural association of Columbia, sC The American South Asian Cultural association of Columbia’s fundamental goal is to increase cultural awareness and develop cultural understanding among American South Asian Community in Columbia, SC area. A lunch meeting will be held on the second Sunday every month between 12:30 2:30pm at Persis Biryani & Indian Grill, 1728 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Cost is $11 per person.

For Further Details: Contact in the evenings: 803.233.7042 / 512.547.7077

Carolina Buddhist Vihara (Greenville, sC) Carolina Buddhist Vihara is a temple and monastery in South Carolina, USA. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering teachings of the Buddha, primarily by bringing Theravada Buddhist nuns and monks to Greenville.

“Theravada” refers to the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism, the highly traditional school found in countries such as Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand. Activities are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings: 6:30pm (puja), 7pm (meditation), and 8pm (“Dhamma” talk or discussion). A youth program is also held once a month. The Temple is at 113 Woodridge Circle, Greenville, SC 29607 For Further Details: 864.329.9961 / greenvillebv@gmail.com www.carolinabuddhist.net

Hanahan table-tennis training Center The primary focus & mission of the HTTTC is creating a professional image for the “sport” of “table-tennis” in the United States. The center is open on Wednesdays & Thursdays from 7 - 10pm and Saturdays & Sundays from 2 - 6pm. No partner needed but athletic attire is required. The center is located at City of Hanahan Gym on 1253 Yeamans Hall Road., Hanahan, SC 29410.

For Further Details: 843.256.3949 tthanahan@hotmail.com www.tthanahan.com

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Hindu society of Greater spartanburg A daily Aarti is conducted at 7pm, Balvihar classes are from 1011:45am on scheduled Sundays, and Satsang is on second Sunday of every month from 5-7pm. Temple is located on 1130 Fairview Church Road in Boiling Springs, SC 29303.

For Further Details: 864.599.7048

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

For Further Details: Omi Hasija (Chairperson) - 843.766.4661 iagcchs@gmail.com www.indiaassociationofgreatercharleston.com

Indian upstate Fellowship service The Indian Upstate Fellowship holds weekly service on Sundays, 5:30 - 7:30pm, followed by dinner, in Greenville, SC. For Further Details: Pastor Suresh Jonnalagadda - 864.561.1016 www.indainupstatefellowship.org

spartanburg Buddhist Center of sC The Center’s resident monks seek to preserve Theravada Buddhist traditions and welcomes all who are interested in Buddhism, Southeast Asian culture, or meditation. Since the center opened in 2010, a regular English-speaking group meets at 6pm on Thursdays for meditation, a brief Dhamma talk, and short discussions. The Center is located at 770 Bryant Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303.

For Further Details: 864.327.8726 www.facebook.com/spartanburgbuddhist2012

telugu association of Greater Greenville Telugu Association of Greater Greenville (TAGG) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Telugu Culture in the Greater Greenville Area. The association 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.

For Further Details: www.taggsc.org

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

Kannada association of Greater Greenville (KaGG) An organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Kannada culture in the Greater Greenville area of SC. KAGG is a primarily run by volunteers and invites Kannadigas living in and around Greenville area to participate in the organization.

Kannada classes for children are also conducted.

For Further Details: 864.430.4973 kaggculturalcommittee@gmail.com www.kagg-sc.org

Masjid noor-ul-Huda (MnH) The Mosque is open for five daily prayers in congregation every day of the year. On the first and third Saturday of every month from 6pm - 8 pm, an Islamic session is held by Hafiz Mohammed Basheer. Quran reading classes for children are also conducted daily. The Mosque is located at 517 Winmet Drive, Columbia, SC. For Further Details: Saathee.com

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extraction physically alters rivers and coastal ecosystems, increases suspended sediments and causes erosion.

Research shows that sand mining operations are affecting numerous animal species, including fish, dolphins, crustaceans and crocodiles. For example, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) – a critically endangered crocodile found in Asian river systems – is increasingly threatened by sand mining, which destroys or erodes sand banks where the animals bask.

Sand mining also has serious impacts on people’s livelihoods.

Beaches and wetlands buffer coastal communities against surging seas. Increased erosion resulting from extensive mining makes these communities more vulnerable to floods and storm surges.

A recent report by the Water Integrity Network found that sand mining exacerbated the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka. In the Mekong Delta, sand mining is reducing sediment supplies as drastically as dam construction, threatening the sustainability of the delta. It also is probably enhancing saltwater intrusion during the dry season, which threatens local communities’ water and food security.

Potential health impacts from sand mining are poorly characterized but deserve further study. Extraction activities create new standing pools of water that can become breeding sites for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. The pools may also play an important role in the spread of emerging diseases such as Buruli ulcer in West Africa, a bacterial skin infection.

Preventing a tragedy of the sand commons Media coverage of this issue is growing, thanks to work by organizations such as the United Nations Environment Program, but the scale of the problem is not widely appreciated.

Despite huge demand, sand sustainability is rarely addressed in scientific research and policy forums.

The complexity of this problem is doubtlessly a factor. Sand is a common-pool resource – open to all, easy to get and hard to regulate. As a result, we know little about the true global costs of sand mining and consumption.

Demand will increase further as urban areas continue to expand and sea levels rise. Major international agreements such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Convention on Biological Diversity promote responsible allocation of natural resources, but there are no international conventions to regulate sand extraction, use and trade.

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Author credits: Aurora Torres is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecology, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Jianguo “Jack” Liu is a Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability, Michigan State University Jodi Brandt is an Assistant Professor - Human Environment Systems, Boise State University Kristen Lear is a Ph.D. Candidate, University of Georgia Saathee.com

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0.36 percent increase since 1995, which the study attributes to Indian students being incentivized to switched to computer science professions due to the H-1B program.

However, the study points out, there are some drawbacks.

Khanna calls them “distributional effects” — meaning the benefits of H-1B visa program aren’t being shared by everyone.

Increased migration of highly skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa program, in turn, caused lower wage growth for American computer science workers. This resulted in fewer American college students majoring computer science.

But it didn’t mean native-born students stopped pursuing STEM degrees altogether. Instead, more American students sought degrees in related but higher paying disciplines.

“The H-1B visa program spurred the hiring of Americanborn workers in IT managerial positions,” Khanna says. “The tech boom and H-1B program not only created a demand for more foreign computer scientists, but also a demand for other positions related to operating these new companies. So American students started gravitating toward these related STEM majors.” Some critics of the H-1B visa program argue that it contributes to a brain drain in the home countries of recipients by incentivizing the best and brightest to move to the US. But the study doesn’t support a brain drain premise and instead finds that economic benefits outweighing the costs holds true for Indians as well. Khanna says India has actually experienced what he calls a brain gain. “[The H-1B visa program] enriched the entire Indian computer science educational outlook and workforce. In fact, many go back to help boost the tech sector in India,” he says.

Chitnis is one of them. After first working out of Compile’s California headquarters, he now contributes to the growth in India’s tech sector at the Bangalore office.

“A lot of these companies have been started by people like me, who were educated in the US but are essentially contributing to the growth of both economies,” he says. “Certainly over the last decade we saw a spurt in Indians going to study in the US. But whether we stay or leave, many of us work at the major tech companies only temporarily before launching startups of our own.”

Khanna adds that immigration under the H-1B program increased the overall productivity of other sectors as well, benefitting consumers of computer-related goods with improved software and lower prices. On average, prices for IT products in the US have decreased by one percent during the H-1B program and 7.4 percent for Indian IT products.

According to a 2009 report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, 50 percent of computer science doctorates in the US are granted to foreign students. Amid political challenges to and debates over the H-1B program, Chitnis now writes about the H-1B debate as a contributor for the Indian business news site, LiveMint. He says this new research may serve as an example of how any changes currently proposed in the US Congress, or a potential elimination of the program entirely, could drastically influence the educational choices of foreign students, especially those studying in STEM fields.

Fewer than 40 percent of students who enter US colleges with a STEM major complete a STEM degree, according to a 2012 report from former President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PDF). That 2012 report also suggests that US educational institutions will need to produce one million more college graduates in STEM fields by 2022 to keep up with demands from the tech industry and economy.

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Clues across: 1. The basic monetary unit of United Arab Emirates.

6. Swamp; bog.

11. Indiana. (*) 12. Books, facts, etc. having to do with U.S. & its people.

14. The winged insect, like hornet, that stings.

16. Common; widespread; not precise.

17. The stage in mitosis cell divisions, in which the divided chromosomes move apart toward the poles of the spindle.

19. English Premier League. (*) 20. A low ridge of earth around a field to be irrigated.

21. Equal Rights Amendment. (*) 23. Reactor Operator. (*) 24. To perform in or as in a play.

26. To increase in size and develop toward maturity.

28. Self-respect.

29. The sacred book of Christianity.

30. Sign Off. (*) 31. River in Manitoba, Canada, flowing from Winnipeg lake.

33. Lupus Erythematosus. (*) (Medicine) 34. A journey made in a shrine or holy place.

37. The ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility.

38. Atmosphere.

39. Maine. (*) 41. A vote or reason in opposition.

42. One of the main division of a drama or opera.

43. Lofty; tall.

45. A liquid purgative forced into colon thru the anus.

46. The head of the department of a newspaper.

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2. Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

3. Any important or newsworthy events.

4. Amplitude Modulation. (*) 5. One million (used as a prefix).

6. A person working as digging coal, ore etc. in a mine.

7. A playing card marked with one large, centered pip.

8. Scarce; unusual.

9. An airplane maneuver of one fast roll about its long. axis.

10. A trick-o-treat holiday on Oct. 31st. evening.

13. A plant that is planted again. (Botany) 15. A rescuer from a danger situation.

18. A shot made by hitting the soccer ball with one’s head.

22. Becoming mature; growing old.

25. Of, or in the abdominal cavity.

27. Rubidium. (*) (A symbol for the chemical element).

28. A substance causing illness or death when taken.

29. A mature uncastrated male pig.

30. The vegetable substance, used to season the food.

32. Strike with a firm blow.

35. A long, thin mark made by a pencil or pen.

36. To send out; give forth.

40. Self-esteem; self-respect.

42. Antiaircraft. (*) 43. Hawaii. (*) 44. Human Resources. (*) (Puzzle solutions are on page 134. NO peeking!)

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Professor: “It is my problem, not yours. Actually I wanted to look at the ticket to find out where I was going!”

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Chakram: “Do you know who is God? Have you seen Him?” Booddhoo: “No, but when I was a child God used to use my bathroom in the mornings?”

Chakram: ”How did you know that?”

Booddhoo: “Well, my dad always used to knock the door in the morning and shouted: ”O God, are you still inside?”

•••••••••••••• Mafatlal: “Dear Booddhoo, you are bit extravagant. It is hot but you have been running these two fans all day.”

Booddhoo: “Why worry? I borrowed them from a neighbor.”

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Word Find (Created By Kirit Shukla)

Find & circle the words in the puzzle.

(Subject: “Magic”)

Math Magic Use these numbers only once: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) 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.

ASSISTANT BLACKSTONE CANE CARDINI COPPERFIELD EFFECT EYE FLOATING FLY GLAMOUR HALL HAT

ILLUSION KLAL LEVITATION MATHMAGIC OKITO PARLOR PENETRATION PRODUCTION RESTORE STAGE TRANSFORM WAND

The unused 7 letters spell ”The magician named Harry ___, who was a popular Hungarian-American illusionist”

(solution on page 134)

eZ-BZ

TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “XI” - Fill in the blanks) 1. The skill or sport of fighting with the fists. _ _ XI _ _ 2. Tranquility; Calmness of the mind. _ _ _ _ _ XI _ 3. An established principle of a science, art etc. _ XI _ _ 4. Very unpleasant; Objectionable. _ _ _ _ XI _ _ _ 5. The aluminum hydroxide, ore of aluminum. _ _ _ XI _ _ 6. Not rigid or stiff. _ _ _ XI _ _ _ 7. To continue being; live. _ XI _ _ 8. Shaped like a sword. (Zoology) XI _ _ _ _ _ 9. Poisonous substance. _ _ XI _ 10. Continuation of being beforehand. _ _ _ _ XI _ _ _ _ _ 11. A straight line on which an object rotates. _ XI _ 12. Confusion. _ _ _ _ _ _ XI _ _ 13. The greatest quantity or number possible. _ _ XI _ _ _ 14. A river in Brazil, flowing into the Amazon.

XI _ _ _ 15. A remedy thought to be able to prolong life . _ _ _ XI _ 16. Concern about a possible future event. _ _ XI _ _ _ 17. Island of SE China, in Taiwan Strait.

XI _ _ _ _ 18. Banishment, sometimes self-imposed. _ XI _ _ 19. Inadequate oxygenation of the blood. _ _ _ _ XI _ 20. Steadiness or permanence. _ _ XI _ _ 21. The state or fact of being; living. _ XI _ _ _ _ _ _ 22. A very long, ankle-length skirt. (informal) _ _ XI 23. To unite with oxygen, as in burning. _ XI _ _ _ _ 24. A dynasty which ruled China from 8-23 AD. XI _ 25. Departure; a going out. _ XI _ (Puzzle solutions are on page 134. NO peeking!)

Kirit Shukla Contact him at kiritsshukla@hotmail.com

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Hygiene Products Tax continued from page 18

to educate girls. “The very word [menstruate] is a taboo. ... Amidst all this, we expect Indian women to live with dignity by making them resort to unhygienic and unsafe alternatives.”

SheSays hopes its campaign will yield tangible outcomes.

“The introduction of GST only makes it far from reality for those who belong to economically lower groups to afford basic sanitary care, and that is one of the points we have pressed on in our [lawsuit],” says Mohta.

Another parallel campaign is being led by Member of Parliament Sushmita Dev. “Women are being taxed 12 months a year for about 39 years on a process they have no control over.

How is that fair?” Dev told Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, to roaring response from women across the country.

Even though Dev managed to secure nearly 200,000 signatures from women across India who are opposed to the tax, their appeals fell on deaf years. In a meeting with Dev, Jaitely reportedly told her he was concerned over “the loss that the exchequer would incur if the tax on commercially produced sanitary pads was to be reduced or the tax on environment-friendly ones to be abolished.”

Breaking stereotypes The government has defended its position, saying the new tax actually reduces an earlier tax imposed on hygiene products.

“The tax incidence on this item before and after GST is the same or less,” a statement from the Finance Ministry claimed. The cumulative tax on hygiene products in the past, according to the government, was 13.68 percent.

Further, the government claimed that because the raw material used to manufacture sanitary pads have new, increased taxes, it is imperative to impose the new tax on the finished product. Otherwise, the government argues, businesses would be unable to claim credits for their taxes paid, leading to higher prices. Since its election in 2014, the government led by Narendra Modi has increasingly focused on boosting capabilities of local producers through its Make in India campaign.

However, activists say, the government ignored that products made for low-income buyers are typically made from different, lower-taxed raw materials.

And, they say the government could reduce taxes on menstrual products. “The goods exempted under the GST [such as bindi, bangles and condoms] are also made from raw materials and are not naturally available as finished products. If the government has managed to make an exception for certain items, they need to make an exception for other [more necessary] items as well,” Mohta reasons.

Interestingly, the campaign against the tax isn’t isolated to Indian women. Last year, women’s rights activists in the US started a campaign against a similar tax on sanitary products, referred to as the tampon tax. Cristina Garcia, an assemblywoman from California, calculated that women in her state paid close to $7 per month for 40 years of tampons and sanitary napkins, totaling over $20 million annually in taxes. She proposed not just eliminating the tax on tampons, but proposed to replace the lost revenue by increasing taxes on liquor, because “there is no happy hour for menstruation.”

Despite the distances, Kamal found deep solidarity in Garcia’s words. Having supported a recovering alcoholic for a husband, Kamal said the Indian government could make a lot more taxing alcohol and cigarettes.

“This won’t affect the rich who make a lot more than I do.

Why should I I be taxed for wanting a better life, even in poverty,” she adds.

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continued from page 36

other by sharing their experiences and helping patients access treatment. The group also lobbies the government and brings attention to medicine shortages.

Balani believes community involvement is crucial to controlling TB. While government hospitals across India have dedicated tuberculosis units, it can still be a challenge to get treatment.

“First, they have to locate the TB unit, and if the doctor writes tests, they have to figure out where all they have to go for them,” said Balani. “The facilities are there, but there isn’t enough community involvement to link those services, which we are advocating for.”

Government hospital policy requires every TB patient’s contacts to be tested for exposure. If a child is TB free, they are still required to go on prophylactic medication for six months, to prevent infection.

However, Ananthakrishnan finds that screening and prophylactic treatment of children remain poor. Children are often referred to a pediatrician away from the main TB unit, which can be confusing to find.

“In a huge district hospital the parents may not even take the child, especially if the child is healthy and active,” says Ananthakrishnan. “They feel worried that why should a child with no symptoms be put on treatment.”

Child-friendly dosages of the medicine are calculated according to the weight of the child. If these aren’t available, parents have to break or crush the pill, which can lead to improper dosing or drug resistance.

“Pediatric formulations are now available through the government, but they are yet to be rolled out across the country,” said Batra. “Till about a year ago, we were all breaking tablets.”

Ananthakrishnan estimates that the rate of children taking and completing prophylactic treatment may be as low as 2 or 3 percent. In private clinics, screening and prophylaxis are often skipped.

Practical difficulties with diagnosis and treatment are far from the only issues TB patients in India face. A persistent stigma against tuberculosis increases hesitation about accessing screening and following treatment.

Around “300,000 children in India are forced to leave school every year because of TB,” said Batra, quoting a study by the government. “Either they are too sick, or nobody wants them, or a wage-earning parent is sick.”

Though statistics on pediatric TB are lacking, Batra says the experiences of infected children paint a disturbing picture.

“The stigma is so much, the children are frightened, they lose their friends,” she said. “I’ve had pediatric TB patients who are crying bitterly not because of TB but because their friends won’t talk to them.”

According to Batra, simply raising awareness about TB will not suffice. Volunteers must intensively counsel every community, to show them how to combat TB, as well as manage and support patients. Batra’s NGO, Operation Asha, uses volunteers who belong to the same community and religion as the people they are counseling.

“They counsel them against gender biases because very often in the same family a boy and a girl are coughing. The boy will be taken to the hospital but the girl will be rejected,” said Batra. “They sit with them, they eat with them. They are the best equipped to deal with issues of stigma and discrimination.”

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General Predictions for OCTOBeR 2017

ASTROSCOPE aRIes (Mar 20 - apr 20) -

After a slow start, you may feel as if you’ve entered into a storm of issues. Destiny will slap you while you may have to look for help from a rival. This may also impact your health. You must avoid aggression and quick reaction.

You may survive this, if you behave in a mature manner. Don’t count on your family or spouse. A prayer may give you power to pass the time without major impact, but it won’t last long.

Control your speech. tauRus (apr 20 - May 21) -

A lack of self-confidence may make you rely on your sibling, this will inevitably create trouble. This may affect your health in second half of the month. A situation will take an unexpected turn. Try not to go after making easy money. A smart move may set a long-term beneficial deal for you. Avoid any short distance travel this month. You may survive financially, but your peace of mind won’t be there.

GeMInI (May 21 - Jun 21) -

After a very good start, your luck will tardy in the last week of the month. There may be some misunderstandings and arguments in your family life, but if you can avoid conflict with your family or partner, you will enjoy real success. Also, don’t get involved in any partnership deals. Try to utilize whatever resources you already have for the best results. The time is good for making your own decisions and taking firm actions in career-related issues.

CanCeR (Jun 21 - Jul 22) -

Cool down. Don’t accept any negative energy. Try to have fun and love. Aggression or a haphazard attitude may ruin your outloo, so simply ignore it. This is a short but powerful phase where you need to remain calm. Listen to your sibling and enjoy time with friends. This could be a small storm before long-lasting happiness. Relief from a fear will also relax you. leo (Jul 22 - aug 23) -

Unexpected expenses or a loss may take away peace of mind. You must avoid disputes and hot arguments. Try to enjoy family life and in case of any problems, accept help from them. A health problem could be another issue this month. Depression may become worse in the last week of the month. Don’t speculate. Obey your elders. Wait for the right time before making any moves. Try to take it easy.

VIRGo (aug 23 - sep 23) -

You will do extremely well in your field of activities.

Your service / job conditions will definitely improve.

You will have tremendous confidence to make decisions and act on them. A family member’s attitude will be very encouraging and helpful towards you. This will bring tremendous amount of psychological peace. This relaxed state of mind will also help you in developing self-confidence.

and enjoy a luxurious life. You may spend some money in decorating your house. You may also see major upset at your place of business, but it could be positive in terms of making extra money. A digestive-related health problem, like food poisoning could be there. Take care and check your diet. sCoRPIo (oct 23 - nov 22) -

Your luck will favor you but you still won’t feel happy.

Some lingering fear will rule your mind. A lack of confidence will drive you to make mistakes. Health could be another concern this month, but you should be able to control your expenses. A misunderstanding may disturb peace in family. You will see your competitor doing better than you. Just slow it down a bit, take a deep breath and try to regain selfconfidence. saGIttaRIus (nov 22 - Dec 21) -

You should avoid driving this month. Try not to make any major decisions. The good thing is that you will perform well at your workplac and receive an opportunity to raise your status. The workload will increase but your income won’t. Avoid making compromise with your moral values. You may feel lonely and lack self-worth this month. Don’t surrender to the circumstances or by taking any wrong actions.

CaPRICoRn (Dec 21 - Jan 20) -

You will feel relaxed and your intelligence will be on par. It may take time to get positive results for your actions. You are slowly moving toward a happy and successful phase in your life. Your income is going to rise. Long-term planning will materialize in the near future. Try to be prepared for making good and timely decisions. You will enjoy good health and peace of mind. Success is on the way, start working for it. aQuaRIus (Jan 20 - Feb 19) -

You are entering into a new era. This turning point will bring positive actions in life. You will be successful due to your creative intelligence. The time is good for love and romance. Your income, as well as expenses will increase. Your child may create trouble and could become a concern this month. You should avoid travel this month. Make slow moves and take confident steps as needed.

Take time before making decisions as you may suffer on account of wrong decisions. Control your diet to protect your health. Speculation on your co-worker will prove fruitfull in making some extra money. Sudden travel may bring unexpected problems. Some kind of fear may prevail. Accept hard work and welcome new opportunities without incident.

Avoid cheating or dishonesty in your profession.

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CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES:

subways for sale: Prime locations in Cary NC. Low rent & operating costs. Call or text 919-345-8255.

For sale or lease: Gas Station w/ C-Store & Restaurant in Pollocksville, NC. ATM, pool table, jukebox & video games also included (extra income). Three bedroom mobile home accommodations. Call Milan Patel 252-5215656.

Convenience store / Gas station for lease near downtown Greenville, SC. $40k inside sales / $50k+ lotto sale & gas / ATM / check cash. Contact 704-975-2688 or 864-836-8262 Gas station/C-store w/ Deli for sale in Gastonia, NC. High-traffic. Excellent location close to major highways & hospital. GR $2.5M. Must have capital for inventory. 704-609-3047 or amitrpatel@hotmail.com.

C-stores with Gas: Multiple locations in NC & SC with an average investment of $160k.

Call Brian 864-300-4889.

Retail / Convenience stores: C- Store: Hickory, NC $60K + Inv, Inside Sales $650K Gas Gallons 260K; C-Store: Gastonia,NC $229K Property Included, Store Closed; CStore: Batesburg, SC $449K with prop; Call 704-821-8888 or visit www.Countysouth.biz.

Businesses for sale: Coin Laundry for Sale, Uptown Charlotte restaurant, commercial building with business, hotel, motel, dry Cleaner, C-stores Call Rose Mun 704-649-0021.

Indian & nepali Grocery store for sale (Central Market) near uptown Charlotte.

Walking distance from 2 complexes with large South Asian population. Contact 704-763-2877 or kdhimal2@gmail.com Gas station/ C-store for sale in Smithfield.

NC. 2400 sqft w/ 4 Gas Pumps and Country food kitchen ready. Please call 919-696-7570 subway for sale: 2 locations in Goldsboro, NC Low rent / operating costs. Call 848-219-9427.

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Gas station help wanted: Full-time or parttime. University City area. Experience preferred. Call 704-904-5613.

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live-in nanny needed asaP for newborn twins in Waxhaw, NC. Vegetarian family.

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Hotel Help needed: Front desk (Single/Couple) and Housekeeping (Couple) needed for Independent Hotel near Baltimore, MD. Accommodations provided. Legal status, Experience & English required. Contact 301338-4035 General Manager needed for independent motel in NC. Legal status & fluent English a must. Accommodations provided. Contact kapad049@gmail.com.

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Call Manoj Patel 704-349-8335 or Pratik Naik 980-229-8216.

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Hotel Management Firm now 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 (MF, 9AM-5PM).

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Gas station help wanted in Rock Hill, SC (Exit 77).

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Franchise motel in Greensboro, nC now hiring! Housekeeper/ Laundry attendant & Front Desk Clerk (fluent English required).

Contact Sheila at 336-662-3070 or super8staff@yahoo.com.

Restaurant looking for help in Charlotte. No cooking required. Call 704-964-2490.

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

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Gas station assistant Manager wanted in Rock Hill, SC. Full-time. Must speak fluent English & have legal status. Call 704-737-7230.

looking for Couple to manage Subway Restaurant in Kinston, NC. Legal status, fluent English and computer skills required. Call Milan Patel 252-521-5656.

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 706-877-0315.

Front Desk needed (mix shift) for Motel on W Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. Fluent English, legal status and computer skills a must. Email resume to mars803@gmail.com.

Full-time nanny needed near Charleston, SC from 7am-5.30pm, Mon-Fri (excluding holidays) for 6-month-old in starting in January 2018. Vegetarian family. Must have own transportation.

Contact butterflyfree2@gmail.com. need help for subway Restaurant in SC. Several Locations. Prior experience required.

Call Jack 803-566-1223.

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Couple needed for Housekeeping & Front Desk for Independent & Franchise motels in Rock Hill, SC. Accommodations provided if needed. Good pay! Call 803-554-3841. looking for nanny to care for 6 month-old in Matthews (near Siskey YMCA). MondayFriday 8:30am - 5:30pm. Must have own transportation. Please call 919-760-0588.

Motel Help Wanted: Housekeeping, Managers & Night Auditors for Independent & Franchise Motels in South Carolina. Good pay and accommodations provided. Call 803347-6320.

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

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

Hotel Help Wanted: Franchise Motel in Asheville, NC needs young couple for Housekeeping (room cleaning), young couple (fluent English required) for Front Desk, and Room supervisor. Accommodations provided.

Legal status required. Contact 727-430-1809 or ramada28803@yahoo.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. live-in/ live-out nanny needed with experience in newborn care starting Jan - Mar 2018. Ballantyne area of Charlotte. Also some light housework. Please call/text 415-867-2081. subway sandwich maker needed near Carowinds (Fort Mill, SC). Must speak English, Will train. Call Anil at 704-995-5160.

Housekeeping couple wanted for 52-room independent motel in Greensboro, NC. Must be hard working, energetic and reliable.

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Gas station Help Wanted Immediately. Fulltime & part-time. Fluent English and driver's license required. Must have prior experience and be able to work flexible hours. Great pay!

Near Greensboro area. Call 336-509-4054. experienced full-time Indian Cuisine Chef and sous Chef wanted for start-up restaurant in Morganton, NC. Job Duties include: Planning of the menu, determine portion size, estimate food requirement and cost and looking on that making the inventory of a particular menu or dish. Supervise and give training to co workers and learn from them also. Maintaining the logs of the food which are maintained as time and temperature control. Afterwards clean and sanitize the station as well as the working freeze and working area and give a proper handover to the other cooks. Servsafe Certification preferred. Call 828-391-4805 October 2017

Full-time nanny needed immediately for 3.5 year old school going boys in Mallard Creek/University area. Permanent position.

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Housekeeping needed (laundry & room cleaning) for Franchise motels in Wytheville, VA. Legal status required. Accommodations provided (including free Indian TV). Good pay! Contact Bhavna Patel at 774-289-6205 between 11am-5pm. experienced nanny/Helper needed in University City/Concord area from 9am to 2pm. Must have own transportation. Contact 917-514-7217. experienced threading Practitioners or licensed esthetician in Charlotte & Raleigh.

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Great pay & flexibility. Experience required.

Good English skills. Call 980-322-1110 (M-F 9-5)

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.

Full-time nanny needed Monday-Friday for infant in Arboretum (Charlotte) area near bus line. Must have own transportation. Call 517974-0627.

Help Wanted: Franchise Motel in Spring Lake/Fort Bragg, NC for Front Desk and Housekeeping. Accommodations possible.

Good salary. Fluent English a must. Contact Dev 630-253-8860 or devsuper8@gmail.com.

Front Desk Manager needed (single or couple) for 50 room Franchise Motel in Covington, VA. Honest, dedicated & reliable.

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Call/text: 704-724-1330.

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Contact 704-699-8397.

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70+ yrs male, very healthy and financially secure seeking honest, active life companion.

Eager to travel and see the world. Contact bkwram@gmail.com or 910-377-5824.

Hindu boy, 29, educated, businessman from India seeking bride (US citizen or PR).

Sister well settled in America. Email to isha_dua@yahoo.com.

Brahman girl, engineer, 26, working in nC, looking alliance from boy (US Citizen or Permanent Resident) in the field of IT/ Management / Banking. Email with bio-data to dp_shukla1991@outlook.com.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

used Hotel locks and RFID keys. Onity, Kaba-Ilco, Saflok and Vingcard. Also selling RFID keys for all major hotel brands. Contact Neal 410-349-1967 skhospitality@yahoo.com or Neal@JSKcards.com

town home for sale at Mt. Soma in NC: (mls 3283473) 2 Master Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, open floor plan with a vaulted ceiling, small office, & 1900 sf, 2 lg decks & breathtaking mountain views. Call Judy 828-734-2899.

used tesa onity electric locks for motel doors. Silver. HT24. $55 per lock or $50 per lock for 2 or more (plus shipping). Lock cases also available for $20 each. Contact 803-4170063 or punampatel970@gmail.com

SERVICES

Babysitter available in Greensboro, NC area. Contact 973-234-7186.

Bellydance for Parties and events.

Spectacular shows for your joyous occasions.

Former Ms. Bellydance USA, now based in Chapel Hill. Travels internationally. Offers classes locally. JessicaHannanSultan.com or call 919-564-9192.

Bridal Draping: specializing in draping sarees, dupattas and jewelry for any event.

Weddings, Engagements, Baby Showers etc.

Contact Rital Patel bridaldrapingbyrita@gmail.com or Facebook.com/bridaldrapingbyrital

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

Garland Design studio By: GP. Flower shop for all occasions.

E-mail Ghanshyam.patel53@gmail.com, call 704-548-2852 / 704-779-0277 or visit: Facebook.com/GarlandDesignStudioByGp

semi classical/Bollywood freestyle classes all age groups. On stage performances throughout the year for all Charlotte Hindu festivals and occasions. Sangeet, wedding, birthday performances also taught. Classes every Saturday from 2-4pm and 4-6pm @ Highland Creek in Charlotte. Contact /text 980-256-8382.

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Pari Beauty In Matthews: Threading, Waxing, Facials, Massage for newborn and mom & other services. 27 years of experience.

Special Deals & Great Service. Call: 704-846-7912.

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.

Injured at Work? NC State Bar Specialist and Board Certified Attorney G. Lee Martin can help. Call 704-788-9700.

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

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

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

neeta’s Beauty Parlor: Charlotte area open 7 days a week. Full service. Call for appointment. 704-968-0270.

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.

Chartered and Guided tours: Chartered and guided group tour of historic Williamsburg, VA in October. Colonial Williamsburg is a historic district and living-history museum where actors in period costume depict daily Colonial life in the streets, stores and workshops. Contact 980-800-6603 for more information. live Band for Garba / Raas, Wedding songs, bhajans. Advanced booking required. Call 704-568-8206.

Saathee Classifieds Business ads are $25 Personal ads are $15 Upgrade to color for an additional $10 or add a box for $15 Saathee.com ads posted daily (call for rates) We accept all major credit cards.

Ads up to 25 words. Deadline for print is the 20th. Web ads daily.

How do I Submit a Classified?

1. online: saathee.com (classified section) 2. email: info@saathee.com 3. fax: 704.527.7590 4. For more info call 704.527.7570 Saathee Magazine PO Box 11468 Charlotte, NC 28220 October 2017

Advertisers Index Aaj Ka Dhamaka (Sangam) ....................................113 Accela Residential Range Hood................................35 Accounting Solutions (Muhammad Kamran Awan).141 Ali & Sons Car Care ................................................86 Anand, Versha (Real Estate) .....................................30 Anil Bedi & Associates PC (CPA & Consultants) ........53 Area 51 Fireworks....................................................12 Aroma Indian Cuisine (Charlotte)...............................43 Around The World Market (Charlotte)........................81 Art Of Living Charlotte (Happines Program)...............24 Art of Living Retreat Center (Boone, NC) ...................54 Asiana Fusion.Sushi .................................................79 Aspect Commerical Realty (Prashant Parmar) ..........95 Aureus University School Of Medicine (Aruba) ..........53 Austin Village Eye Care (Dr. Keshav Bhat) ...............119 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Charlotte)............69 Barot, Tushar (State Farm)......................................137 Bashyam, Spiro & Coats, LLP (Immigration Law)......85 Battineni, Sekhar (Real Estate)..................................49 Bhindi Jewelers ............................Inside Front Cover Bhowmik Dave Photography ....................................31 Bipin Parekh Realty, LLC...........................................42 Blooming Buds.......................................................137 Bollywood Redefined (Dance Party - Charlotte).........21 Bombay Grille (Charlotte)..........................................48 Brijal Shah (Keller Williams - Real Estate)..................13 British International School of Charlotte ..................125 Carolina Law Group (Monty Desai)............................89 Carolina Wedding Belle (Event Design & DĂŠcor)........83 Carolinas Entertainment LLC ...................................16 CaroMont Medical Group (Dr. Manu Patel) .............107 Challa Law Offices, PLC (Immigration)......................57 Charlotte Chess Club ..............................................79 Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat ..............................66 Charlotte Music School.............................................31 Chaupatti (Casual Indina Kitchen - Charlotte)............39 Chiro-Carolina ..................................................127 Concha, David (Immigration Attorney).....................119 Concord Children's Clinic ......................................45 Copper Restaurant (Charlotte)...................................55 County South Realty & Business Brokers ...............127 Cruise Planners (Raghu Mothukuri) ..........................77 Curry n' Cakes (Charlotte).........................................45 Deep Foods ..........................................Front Gate Fold Dentist (Dr. Prashant Rao-Cedar Walk Dentistry).....117 Dentist (Pineville Dentistry - Lina V. Mistry, DDS) .......87 Desai & Desai LLP (CPA & Financial Services)..........95 Desai, Rajarshi (CPA, PLLC)......................................29 Devam Jewelers.........................................................7 DJ Desi (Amit Vasi) ...................................................65 DJ Lalit (Lalit Hemnani)...........................................101 EnRootz LLC by Mukta Ghangas ..............................33 Eye Level (Franchise Opportunity).............................83 Saathee.com

Eye Level (locations) .................................................34 Fashion and Jewelery...............................................86 Friends Of Charlotte (Navratri Garba) ..........................9 Gandhi International Market......................................38 Geological Resources, Inc.......................................113 Global Mall / Legacy Jewels .............Inside Back Cover Godavari (Truly South Indian - Charlotte)...................27 H2 Laser & Skin.....................................................103 Hindu Center of Charlotte (Events) ......................72-75 House Of Fireworks ....................................................9 Hull & Chandler, P.A. (Ketan Soni - Legal)..................71 Idolize Brows & Beauty ...........................................35 Illume MD (Laser Hair Removal)................................71 India Grocers (Charlotte) ...........................................32 Indian Expressions Presents Richa Sharma ...............2 Insurance Shopping (Sonal Patel - Independent Agent) .47

International Community Church ...........................111 Isha Yoga - Inner Engineering ...................................15 ISSO - NC (International Swaminarayan Satsan Org) 59 K & M Accounting ....................................................51 Kabab-Je .................................................................25 Kaur, Karamjit (New York Life Insurance)...................47 KB Zaveree.................................................................4 KD Financial & KMD Realty.......................................99 Khanna & Sons Jewelers ......................Back Gate Fold Krut Systems (LED, Signs, Solar)...............................20 Kumon Math and Reading Center (Fort Mill, SC).......19 LED Lights (Smart Energy Solutions).......................144 Little Dream Stickers .............................................109 Maadhurya Photography........................................135 Madhuram Ghee - Orange Muslin LLC.......................3 Maharani Indian Cuisine (Charlotte) ..........................33 Malak Jewelers........................................................23 Malani Jewelers..........................................Back Cover Malaya Kitchen.......................................................109 Mathur, Gitanjali (Allen Tate Realtors) ........................29 Matthews Family Dentistry ....................................119 Meenakshi Creations LLC.........................................93 Meetika Kapur (Realtor / Broker).............................107 Monroe Dental Care (Dr. Vinita Patel) ........................49 MyTripFare (Travel agent)..........................................46 Nationwide Ins. (Maqsood Khan) ..............................57 Neeta Puri's Expressions..........................................11 Neeta's Beauty Parlor.............................................117 North American Bancard ..........................................5 OM Tech Training ...................................................103 Origin International Market .......................................38 Passage To India - Fine Indian Cuisine........................8 Patel Brothers (Charlotte)........................................105 Patel, Champa (Real Estate)......................................84 Patel, Mrugesh (Law Offices)..................................141 Patel, Tony (Real Estate)............................................87 Pathak, Atul (Real Estate)..........................................77 140

Payal Groceries ........................................................13 Piedmont Health Care (Gastroenterologist V Trivedi, MD) 25

PNC Bank (Commercial Financing - Reena Ruwala)109 Pramukh Mandapam.............................................111 Puja Boutique (Charlotte)..........................................91 Raghu Mothukuri Allstate Agent................................17 Rajbhog Foods .......................................................137 Rajdeep Video & Photography (Ramesh Panjabi)......95 Raj's Photography ....................................................45 Ram Realty (Ram Kalagara)......................................37 Regal Oaks Dental .................................................133 Ritu Selects - India Inspired Couture.........................39 Robert Brown LLC (Oza, Rishi: Immigration Law)....101 Rocket ATM..............................................................15 Rose Mun Realty (Businesses For Sale)....................51 Royal Events LLC (DJ Service & More)......................11 S S Event Services (Event planning, Photo, Video).....78 Saathee.com..........................................................123 Saathee Subscription .............................................115 Saffron Restaurant and Catering ............................107 Saint Mary's School..................................................65 Shah & Trivedi CPA, PLLC.........................................77 Shah, Anish (Real Estate)...............................142-143 Shah, Kirti (CPA - Sepa Consulting) .........................60 Shahid Rahu (Real Estate - Keller Williams) ..............47 Shining Stars Academy ............................................97 Shukla, Kirit (Music Lession & Band) ......................117 Shyama Beauty Parlour............................................13 Singh Tutoring ..........................................................41 Sithara (South Indian Restaurant - Charlotte)............93 SJ Iyer Realty............................................................25 Sonal Furniture (Atlanta)..............................................1 South Char Endocrinology (K. Narasimhan, MD).....117 Southern Oncology Specialists (Dr. Swetha Gujja)...121 Sri Somesvara Temple (Mt. Soma, North Carolina)....67 Subscription Form..................................................115 Thakkar, Beena (Realty)..........................................103 The Blue Taj..............................................................55 Townhome for Sale (Mt Soma) .................................67 Travel Passion ..........................................................51 Travel Today..............................................................65 Travel Universe.......................................................129 Travelinks...............................................................135 Trinity Episcopal School (Charlotte)............................37 Ttravel Guru..............................................................70 Tyagi, Rita (Real Estate)...........................................121 Uni World Travel......................................................111 Vallabh Pushti Samaj of Carolinas (VPSC)...........62-63 Vyas Travels............................................................126 Woodlands Vegetarian Cuisine (Charlotte).................61 Worldwide Travels ....................................................17 Yafa Halal Market & CafĂŠ..........................................41 Zafran Kabab Palace (Charlotte / Pineville)................51 October 2017

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Serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia

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ANIS H S H A H www.RealtorAnish.com

Broker

Licensed in NC & SC

I have SOLD most of my listings and am in need of new listings.

If you are thinking of selling, please contact me!

New Listing - Sun City

This one is a must see!

Beautiful 3 bedroom home with spacious finished basement on a private wooded lot! Well appointed kitchen with gas stove, granite counters, stainless steel appliances. Spacious Sunroom, Master Bedroom with trey ceiling and luxury bath. Tons of curb appeal in wonderful community featuring pool, tennis, walking trails, recreation and lake. Shows like a dream. $399,900

New Listing - Weston Glen

SOLD

Lovely 4 bedroom home with over 2600 square feet.

Formal Living room, Dining room and main level study. Bright 2-story Great room with fireplace.

Huge kitchen with breakfast area. Large fenced back yard and 2 car garage. $364,900

New Listing - GOLF COURSE HOME - Piper Glen

SOLD

FOUR LEVELS OF LUXURY LIVING!! 5 bedrooms.

Beautifully remodeled golf course home on the 11th green. New granite counters in kitchen and bathrooms, NEW appliances. brand new floors, and more! Dual staircase, heavy moldings, wine cellar, huge wraparound screened porch. Amazing kitchen and luxurious master with sitting area. Huge Rec room or media room. Gorgeous Wine Cellar.

Lots of room. Cul-de-sac home. Fantastic golf course views!! This one is a must see! $749,900

New Price - Cady Lake

Fantastic 5 bedroom / 3.5 bath home in desirable Cady Lake.

Gleaming hardwood floors in main living areas, light filled 2story Great Room, gorgeous trey ceiling in Dining room plus a seethrough fireplace! Gourmet kitchen with new microwave, and oven! Large main-level Master Suite with designer ceiling and luxury Bath.

Spacious Bonus can be your 5th Bedroom. Beautiful stone patio overlooking a private backyard. Side load garage. New Paint and new carpet. This home has it all. $479,900

Coming Soon - Kensington Forest

Gorgeous 5 bedroom executive home in desirable Kensington Forest. Beautifully customized throughout including a gourmet kitchen, grand Master Suite, and a separate Guest Studio with kitchenette and bath.

New Listing - Montclaire

SOLD

Beautifully cared for split level with new 2017 HVAC, and a 2009 Roof! Bask in the fenced-in backyard oasis and enjoy your private in-ground pool with brand new pool liner, firepit and covered patio. This home features a 2nd Master Suite and Kitchen on the lower level, simply perfect as a mother-in-law suite. Gorgeous hardwoods throughout most of the home.

Awesome location near the light rail. Don't miss this opportunity! $299,900

New Price - Wyndham Hall

SOLD

Gorgeous estate home located in the heart of Marvin. Grand Kitchen with large island and a commercial gas stove.

Luxurious main level Master Bedroom.

Extra spacious Bonus Room with full bath on upper level. Screened Porch and adjacent Patio with flagstone flooring. Beautiful circular driveway, 3-car backload garage and large level lot. Brand new landscaping. Freshly painted inside and out. Exquisite details throughout! $799,900

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Serving the Carolinas’ Real estate needs since 2000 New Listing - Hunter Oaks

Move-in ready 4 bed/2.5 bath with large bonus in highly-rated school district! Open floor plan with new paint inside & out, new fixtures, granite countertops, hardwood floors throughout first floor. Office has wall-to-wall custom built-in. Enjoy your back deck in privacy on your beautiful wooded yard! $399,900

New Listing - Weston Glen

SOLD

Pristine 5 bedroom / 4 bath home offers location, location, location! Spacious gourmet Kitchen, light-filled 2-story Family room, luxurious Master suite with trey ceiling, and main level Guest bedroom and Bath!

Tons of windows, beautiful mouldings and pristine wood floors. The patio and backyard are just perfect for entertaining. $439,900

Nandi Daniels Executive Assistant Cell: 704-737-2384

15235 John J. Delaney Dr. Charlotte, NC 28277

Recipient of the President’s Cup for Overall Company Sales Leader 2008-2016

Awards:

Ranked #1 at Ballantyne Office 2008 - 2016 Overall Office Sales Leader 2008 - 2016 Most Units Sold 2008 - 2016 Platinum Customer Service Recipient 2008 - 2016

Anish Shah, B.S.E.E Broker NC & SC

Cell: 704-449-LIST (5478)

FAX: 704-749-9558

ashah@helenadamsrealty.com

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