NEW YORK: New York based independent filmmaker Shailja Gupta has launched her maiden film ‘Walkaway’ online for viewers in India.
The Indian American movie is in English. Positioned as a light-comedy drama, the film mocks the clutches of social obligations on young Indian professionals settled in New York City. The story softly weaves through the lives of four couples from...
NEW YORK: The comedy adventure Bol Bachchan starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan scored a terrific opening in North America generating the best debut this summer for any Bollywood film. Released by Fox International Productions, Rohit Shetty's comic hit grossed $562,000 in its first three days beating the opening of Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore by a remarkable 47% despite...
NEW HAVEN, CT: The fragile global economy, the evolving political and economic crises in the Middle East and Europe, and the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections, along with the challenges of leadership, dominated the 6th India-Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program that began on June 20 and concluded June 30.Yale University, widely recognized for educating leaders in government, business, and civil society...
ATLANTA, Georgia: The renowned Emory University has started a Telugu Initiative to raise money to establish an endowed chair in Telugu Studies in order to teach Telugu literature, culture, and history on a permanent basis at Emory. Emory University, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is already well known for its program in Kuchipudi dance and Telugu cultural studies. Emory has...
ATLANTA, Georgia: American Telugu Association’s 12th Conference and Youth Convention concluded its three-day event here on July 8 on a very high note with a scintillating and exhilarating music concert by Thaman Group, keeping the audience of over 8,000 people mesmerized.The other programs beginning from opening night of Banquet Dinner through the concluding night were equally enthralling. The prestigious...
EDISON, NJ: Over 15,000 diversified Americans from various faiths, religions and color celebrated American Independence Day on 4th of July in Edison, NJ organized by South Asian Community Outreach (SACO).The South Asian Community Outreach organization kicked off the July 4th American Independence Day Celebration at the sprawling Edison Municipal Park, aka Lake Papaianni Park near Edison Municipal Complex in...
CHICAGO: A special function was hosted on Thursday, July 5 at the Meadows Club, Rolling Meadows, Illinois by Jude Crasto, Manager Midwest, Air India to welcome and introduce Rishikant Singh, Manager Designate of the Air India Midwest region.Jude Crasto is leaving Chicago for India to assume new responsibility of his next position in the main office of Air India...
SKOKIE: Scores of members of the Indian community in and around Skokie village actively participate in American Independence Day Parade on July 4, organized in Skokie.
In spite of scorching heat with the temperature running at 100 degree F , there was a huge crowd lining up both sides of the street and side ways reflective of huge patriotic fervor...
CHICAGO: The 2012 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee continued its 11 city tour with two events in the Chicago & Atlanta areas.With a huge turnout this year as well, the bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers that competed for the coveted prizes and titles.“It is very heartening to see that each year we...
CHICAGO: Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) has joined hands with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to conduct a new Healthy Lifestyle study with main thrust on prevention of heart disease.The near two years study commencing August this year is primarily focused on South Asians population in as much as this segment of the community is believed to have...