ST. LOUIS: It was the first of its type event in St. Louis and proved to be highly successful when Non Resident Indians from Telangana living in St. Louis and TDF-USA celebrated Bathukamma festival and family picnic at Route 66 State Park in St. Louis area last week.

New Jersey's Indian com-munity lost one its shining lights on October 1 with the passing of Mrs. Renu Agrawal, President and Founding Member of the Association of Indians in America- South Jersey Chapter (AIA-SJ) and Commissioner, Mercer County Arts and Heritage Commission, subsequent to an extended illness.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota: RGK Dance & Fitness Studio held its annual benefit show (Chowraha) for the Durga Temple Hindu Mandir of Minnesota last week at the St. Paul Student Center. The Studio mission is to help the community through art and dance. It strives to bring the community together without any differences.

INDIANAPOLIS: A record number, over 165 not-for-profit organizations participated in the 2007 Community Fair organized to observe the sixth anniversary of the September 2001 terrorist attack. This Community Fair organized each year by the United Way of Central Indiana and Office of the Mayor of Indianapolis, seeks to "promote volunteerism and philanthropic giving to local not-for-profit agencies.

LONG BEACH: After addressing the United Nations in New York, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in So Cal to meet with the Sri Lankan community here. The President addressed a gathering of over three hundred at the Carpenter Center in CSULB Friday Sept 28. Amongst

LOS ANGELES, CA: In India, crowds of hundreds of thousands come to listen to his soul stirring knowledge and his melodic voice. His wisdom, charm, enthusiasm and laughter enrapture audiences from all over the world.

LOS ANGELES, CA: Think of Indian food, and gobi (cauliflower) is not the first thing that comes to mind, primarily because not many people like gobi. But once you taste the crispy, sweet and spicy, Indo-Chinese fusion Gobi Manchurian at the Woodlands Indian Cuisine in Artesia, you will become a fan.

RIVERSIDE: Everyone agreed this was the best saptah they had ever attended. For one week Riverside's Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir hosted a Srimad Bhagavatam Saptah given by Mridul Goswami.

LOS ANGELES: It was a spellbinding, nostalgic and memorable evening, as over 250 listeners were taken down memory lane by the mesmerizing voice of Avtar Chadda. Renowned for his Rafi-like style of singing,