LONG ISLAND, NY: More than 300 Long Island and Tri-State NRIs and leading local politicians honored Daggubati Purandeswari, Minister of State (MOS) for Human Resources Development, Dr Venkateswara Rao, MLA and the well known movie star BalaKrishna. It was the largest NRI

NORWALK, CA: The most universal text of the Hindus for all times is the Bhagwad Gita. With evolving times, its relevance only increases. Bharatbhai Pujari of the Radha Krishna Temple at Norwalk enlightened the audience with this known fact.

SUNNYVALE: Swami Chidanand Saraswati, spiritual head of Parmarth Niketan, the largest ashram in Rishikesh is expected to be in the Bay Area on August 4 and will be speaking at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple at 4 pm on how one should connect to his inner net just like he connects to the internet.

MALIBU: Thalam School of Fine Arts recently celebrated its fifth anniversary at the Malibu Hindu Temple. Karen Kukurin, Deputy Director from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office, presided over the event. Jennifer Lazano from the Councilmember Dennis P. Zine, 3rd district, was the chief guest.

NEW DELHI: Dr APJ Kalam has been India's president for last five years. He is regarded as arguably the best president India has ever seen. Highly educated, knowledgeable and a man of high integrity, he is a very apolitical leader as a president should be and has been able to connect to people of all ages.

SAN FRANCISCO: Of all the pollution in the United States that contributes to global warming, one-fifth comes from the energy we consume at home. Making a few choices at home can save kilowatts and keep pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air.

CHICAGO: The celebration of International Arya Maha Sammelan in Chicago's Elmhurst suburb held from Friday July 6 to 9 has become a landmark event in the checkered history of the Arya Samaj, one of the leading socio-spiritual organizations in India.

CHICAGO: The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) in Chicagoland is living up to its reputation as the most premiere umbrella organization of Indian Americans here the way its top brass has chalked out a program to celebrate the

NEW JERSEY: Caste-based reservations, which have brought about the marginalization of Brahmins was unanimously deplored and condemned during the three-day World Brahman Convention held in New Jersey, July 6-8.