St. Louis: India Association of St. Louis (IAS) has announced it will organize and host its annual "India-Nite" program on Saturday, December 1 at Mahatma Gandhi Cultural Center (MGC). A cultural program extravaganza will highlight the event. It will showcase Indian folk,

CHICAGO: American Institute of Sindhulogy (AIS) has elected Hiro Mirchandani as President at its annual meeting held recently here. Hiro is long time resident in the USA and held several official posts in the community organizations. He was President of Sindhi Association Board. American Institute of Sindhulogy is a non- profit organization set up to promote awareness of Sindhu & Saraswati Civilzation.

ANAHEIM, CA: About 2,000 people turned out on November 10 for the annual banquet of the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA). The event helped raise more than $450,000 to further CAIR's civil rights and advocacy work.

DUARTE, CA: Why do we need temples? Were temples relevant only for older, less sophisticated cultures? Can they benefit modern man? What were our ancestors thinking in creating temples, rituals, mantras? Or were they more intelligent and in tune with subtler energies that connect us to the Divine? Are temples relevant now?

WHITTIER: Color and lights mingled with joy and tradition, as Diwali - The Festival of Lights - was celebrated at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Whittier on November 1. Visitors were greeted with a festive and traditional welcome at the temple entrance by a colorful Rangoli; a floor decoration, made from colored powders and displaying various traditional Hindu symbols.

BERKELEY: The University of California's College of Environmental Design (CED) in Berkeley was an appropriate setting for a special viewing of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Program (HCP) between November 28- December 1.The seventeen panels and two models depicted eleven projects in eight countries spanning Africa, Asia and the Middle East.