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June 13 NEWS Appeal Planned In Paper Ganesha Case 'Because of this judgement teachers may hesitate to teach about foreign culture,' said Dr Bruce Dennis, superintendent of the Bedford School District. 'Most of the parents including Catholic parents did not find anything wrong in what we taught. In fact, they were embarrassed at the action of a handful of parents.' DRAMA Gandhi Godse Ignites Passion Across America With just a dozen performances, the show could gross a hefty $ 500,000, theater insiders say. "People are treating this as if it is a Broadway show," says one sponsor. EDUCATION Ann Arbor Gets A Sikh Chair 'If only a few hundred Americans know more about our religion and culture, our purpose in endowing the chair will be served,' feels Amrik Singh Chattha and wife Jaswinder Kaur. EDUCATION Computer Science Professor Pioneers 'Holistic' Education In Oklahoma Dr Sujeet Shenoi started a recruiting campaign, promising the applicants who chose the University of Tulsa over more competitive institutions, that he would design a curriculum involving them in research, teach special courses, and give them as much one-on-one attention he could give. But he also expected them to give back to the community, help elementary and high school kids in poorer parts of Tulsa. June 12 NEWS Bangladeshis Denounce Activist As 'Hindu Agent' 'She is a Hindu, she was born a Hindu and she could be an agent of India,' said one Bangladeshi businessman, of Mina Saha Farah. 'She has no business to talk about the imam -- or about Islam for that matter.' NEWS First South Asian Elected To Ontario Legislature En route, 48-year-old Raminder Gill, a member of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party, defeated two other Indian candidates. MOVIES Will Biwi No 1 Lift the Gloom? David Dhawan's film grossed an estimated $90,000 in more than 20 theaters across America last week. Considering the cricket fever the take is impressive, say several exhibitors. Kusumbal Rang Hindu day 'Sakina' rolls on Bengali meet Shubh-Milan Din '99 Deities' installation Moon festival Marriage convention NetIP activities Vedic center events Immigration study Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 11 NEWS Bar On Visits By Scientists From Sensitive Countries to US Nuke Labs Defeated 'Let us not cut off co-operation and scientific exchanges with countries like India that have not been stealing our secrets,' friend of India Frank Pallone said while leading the opposition to the amendment introduced by Republican Jim Ryun. CUISINE As American As Apple Pie Author Bharti Kirchner tries her hand at the quintessential American dessert, with just a little help from her husband. EDUCATION In Aid Of The Saraswati Mandirs 'It is not enough that we give away several millions of dollars each year for building mandirs,' says retired history teacher and a New Jersey Democratic Party activist Kanak Dutta. 'We must also give money to temples of learning.' Bengali meet Shubh-Milan Din '99 Deities' installation Moon festival Marriage convention NetIP activities Vedic center events Immigration study Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 10 NEWS Pallone Chides Pakistani Envoy For Complaining Of Pro-India Tilt At State Dept In a hard-hitting speech on Monday, the Democratic Congressman reasserted that Pakistan promotes "regional instability and commits or supports aggression against its neighbors". NEWS Dr Shah's Prescriptions for Better Health Care Systems Continuing medical education, documenting medical records, and mortality/morbidity peer review in hospitals, Dr Navin Shah believes, can improve the Indian medical system. NEWS Smithsonian, World Bank Help Shah Put Up A Coin Exhibition "I am doing this for two reasons: one is to educate the Americans about us and the other is for my family to remain connected to its roots," says Dr Navin Shah. EXPERIMENT American Mothers To Solve Breast Feeding Problems With Some Help From India Over 300 newborns in the Philadelphia area have enrolled in a clinical trial being overseen by Dr Vinod Bhutani. The purpose: to prove that babies move faster to the breast with the paladai than with the bottle. ACHIEVER Nupur's Word Perfect Victory Her success at the spelling bee, Nupur Lala said, was the result of "studying, some divine intervention, and my parents, who took turns quizzing me. When one got tired, the other would take over." Deities' installation Moon festival Marriage convention NetIP activities Vedic center events Immigration study Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 9 NEWS Probe Continues Into Alleged Welfare Fraud By A-I Bomber Suspect's Wife Satnam Singh's supporters believe she is being railroaded into helping the investigators build a case against her husband, Inderjit Singh Reyat, for the 1985 Air India blow-up killing 329 people. NEWS In Defence Of The Battered Ten years since it was set up, Sakhi is committed to all (survivors of) domestic violence anywhere," and not just South Asians as originally intended. PERSONALITY A Sakhi For All Seasons 'Prema is the heart and soul of Sakhi, our every day, our strength and wisdom,' says Hemalee Patel, a volunteer. 'I know for sure that Sakhi wouldn't be around if Prema hadn't been around -- it's as simple as that.' ACHIEVER 22-Year-Old Student Runs Cyberspace Bookshop Anirvan Chatterjee turned down an Microsoft offer so he could concentrate on the book site he had started in early 1997. Today, www.bookfinder.com has attracted the attention of book buyers and sellers from around the world. BOOKS Ayurvedic Cooking Goes International In Heaven's Banquet, first-time writer Miriam Kasim Hospodar offers over 750 recipes gathered from across the world, to prove that India's ayurvedic principles about food have universal applications. Marriage convention NetIP activities Vedic center events Immigration study Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 8 ACHIEVER Hit Entrepreneur Now Wants To Wash Some Linen Former Bell Labs scientist Hemant Kanakia, whose Torrent Networks in Maryland was bought by Ericsson last month for $ 450 million, would love to start another company in a couple of years. Meanwhile, he is not averse to helping his wife with the laundry. START-UP The Man Who Would Create 100 Millionaires His wife, mother and school principal inspired Bharat Desai to found Syntel nearly 20 years ago with just $ 2,000 in capital. Today, Desai, whose firm ranked number 11 on BusinessWeek's 1999 Top 100 Hot Growth Companies, is inspiration to many. SCIENCE Yogi Gupta's Smashing Success The scientist's fundamental research work has wide applications, and ensures that America's nuclear weapons stay in working order. NEWS Providian Shares Drop As Fraud Investigation Continues Providian, led by Shailesh J Mehta, an IIT alumnus, saw its shares drop for the fourth day on June 4 amidst fear that a three week-long investigation into its sales and collection practices could drag on. MOVIES Shyamalan's Sixth Sense To Unveil In August As Hollywood studios fight to grab a piece of the box-office in the early days of fall, insiders believe Bruce Willis will get his first real chance at an Oscar nomination. Telugu conference South Asian Fest Archives |
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