NEW YORK: Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger has announced that Vishakha Desai, former president and chief executive of the New York-based Asia Society, will join the University as his special advisor for global affairs while also serving as a professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs, effective January 1.
"Vishakha Desai has had wonderful success...
FREMONT, CA: Bay Area community leaders joined together at the home of Yogi and Monica Chugh on Sunday, October 7 for a fundraiser to benefit Supervisor Richard Valle and his campaign to retain his seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
Co-hosts Yogi Chugh, Ro Khanna, Dr Romesh K. Japra, Joe Johal and Rahul Roy along with Ravindra Johal,...
Chicago: Sounding more like a Raja-Rishi (saint-politician) rather than a politician per se, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan impressed the audience at an reception organized in his honor by Friends of India Society International (FISI) and Overseas Friends of BJP at the India House Restaurant auditorium in Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago,
By his remarks on governance of...
SANTA CLARA: Star Plus TV in association with WomenNow, America's first South Asian TV talk show, presented two day mega UTSAV 2012 on Oct 6 and 7 at Santa Clara Convention Center with the theme focusing on "Celebration of life". It had the star talent contest comprising kids talent contest, teen and adult dance competition, cookery contest "Star chef"...
FREMONT: Rahul Roy, an entrepreneur and philanthropist of Silicon Valley, had the privilege of meeting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on August 17 and was greatly impressed by the passion and vision he has for the development of not only Gujarat but entire India. That is why he seemed to him the fittest person to lead India...
FREMONT: Cupertino High school senior Shachi Nandan Kakkar, 17 writes a blog on EDN in which he relates "engineering to everyday life". He tries to explain engineering in an inspiring, fulfilled manner and thereby encouraging youngsters to take up engineering studies in college.
Here's how Shachi got into the world of engineering. When Sunil Kakkar, Shachi's dad, an electrical engineer...
Of late a regular sight in any super market or neighborhood grocers are Organic products, which are undeniably mainstream. Is the product worth the additional money which we shell out? Here we explain the benefits which we get for the extra bucks and tips to spend wiser.
Organic foods are produced using methods that do not involve synthetic inputs such as pesticides...
FREMONT, CA: For 100 years, Chevrolet has produced award-wining cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers for a global marketplace. Classic vehicles in American culture, such as the Impala, the Suburban, the Corvette, the Camaro and the extended-range electric Volt all come from this iconic brand with the Bowtie that has shaped the automotive industry through compelling design and innovative technology.
Modern...
Vedic era pilgrimage center & Kumbh Mela venueAllahabad lies 135 km west of Varanasi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is at the confluence of the Ganga (also Ganges), Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati River, the point of their mingling known as Sangam. Also known by its old name of Prayag, the city is an educational...
Stunning performance by Navarasa Dance TheaterThe stunning, visceral performance 'Encounter' by Navarasa Dance Theater swirls with powerful narrative, lushly layered vocal chants, dance, martial arts and explosive movement. Encounter draws on deep rooted traditions, the physicality of the human body, and the abuse of power. Multiple meanings of Encounter which includes an orchestrated "chance meeting" between the police or...