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...
CHICAGO: The North Center Chamber of Commerce has announced hosting its second annual summer fest from August 17 to 19 on Lincoln Avenue from Irving Park Road to Bernice in ChicagoTo attract more Fest participants, the Center has decided the addition of Friday night this time The updated festival schedule of the Fest is Friday, August 17 5:00 -...
NEW YORK: Sai Sandhya, the half-day event sponsored by the Shirdi Sai Baba temple on Robinson Street in the Flushing section of Queens, has concluded successfully with the participation of nearly 300 spectators who applauded the twin-program event.The event comprised “Sarvam Sai Mayam” (Everything is enveloped by Sai), a Kuchipudi ballet by noted danseuse Padma Shri Dr Sobha Naidu,...
NEW YORK: The Natyanjali Trust, which organizes India’s largest annual classical dance festival at Lord Shiva temple in Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, is planning to have tie in with US-based dance gurus and dancers to help them perform at the festival and pay homage to the lord of the dance.
A. Sambandam, Secretary of Natyanjali Trust and an attorney in...
ST LOUIS: The Hindu Temple of St. Louis celebrated Guru Purnima on Tuesday July 3 with enthusiasm and dignified ritual.
Special poojas were arranged for Dattatreya and Guru Dakshinamurthy. A number of devotees attended and worshipped for guru's blessings. The 15th temple anniversary day was celebrated on July 6 with Srinivasa Kalyanam. Couples participated in the divine kalyanam rituals. Prasadam...
NEW YORK: Dharamvir Gehlaut, a math teacher of Long Island City High School, Queens, New York was among the 185 teachers chosen for the 2012 Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The professional development program held between June 22 and 28 was designed to help middle school math...