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Gandhi’s timeless message shaping India, says Consul General Dr. Swati Kulkarni on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti
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Dhoop Chaaon, the Hindi theatre group, staged e-play “Nirupaaji Ka Laal”
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Heartfulness hosted a global virtual summit on International Day of Peace
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74th Independence Day observed at CGI, Atlanta in a muted manner
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Townhall hosted by They See Blue Georgia and South Asians for Biden Georgia
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Dr. Jag Sheth keynotes at UIBS webinar, “India at 73”
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BanyanWay’s Virtual Summer Social helps forge relationships while social distancing
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Webinars by GIACC to help businesses navigate the “new normal”
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Raksha and Antonini & Cohen discuss the impact of recent executive order on student immigration
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Padma Bhushan Dr. Jag Sheth remembers Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
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Raksha, Inc. organizes a two-month long poetry series featuring ten South Asian languages
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Greater Atlanta Telangana Society (GATeS) 15 Years Anniversary and Telangana Formation Day Celebrations go virtual
Radio: Radio FM Bollywood, Shuddh Desi Radio (NEW); Radio Mirchi;"Music from India"
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INTERVIEW WITH VIDYA BALAN. The bubbly Bollywood star who played Shakuntala Devi talks about filmmaking and life in the age of Covid. Read more »
MY MOTHER AND MATH. A writer wonders why her mother, though a mathematician like Shakuntala Devi, chose a different path. Read more »
A lot has changed from the ‘70s and ‘80s in how Indian-American generations experience their identity. Yet, some struggles remain the same across the decades. Read more »
Atlanta native and scholar Dr. Khyati Joshi on how awareness and appreciation of racial and religious differences has not led to equity and justice. Read more »
Hotels cope with the pandemic: How hotels across the board are trying to survive, help their employees, and make guests feel safe and comfortable. Read more »
An unusual year didn’t prevent these budding artists from displaying their talent in a burst of colors and vivid imagination. Read more »
Will Kamala Harris matter? Our columnist wonders what impact Biden’s vice presidential pick will have among Indian-Americans this November. Read more »
THE MYSTIC & THE MAHATMA: Review of a new book that explores the early and little-known influence of Shrimad Rajchandra on Gandhi. Read more »
Joe Biden : The Only Option: Nothing less than democracy, and our future, is at stake in the most consequential election of our lifetime. Read more »
Letters to the Editor: Helpful cover story on online schooling in the times of the pandemic / How much is Indian enough? A bicultural perspective / Letter to my Muslim community: U.S. is our home / A new look at the Mahatma: Uma Majmudar's book. Read more »
What financial, business, or life priorities do you need to address for the coming year? Now is an excellent time to think about the investing, saving, or budgeting methods you could employ toward specific objectives, from building your retirement fund to managing your taxes. Read more »
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan was government assistance initiative for the Covid-19 crisis. New rules apply after a June 5 law that extends the covered period to December 31, 2020, and relaxes some other criteria. Read more »
Faddish diets are not the solution for losing weight and staying fit. Why Keto, Paleo, and other fad diets are not magic pills. Welcome a sustainable and enjoyable approach to weight loss! Here are some of the tried and true strategies that allow South Asians to keep their weight at healthy levels. Read more »
The October Visa Bulletin surprised many employment-based visa applicants by moving the EB3
(Employment-Based Skilled) category ahead by almost five years to January 1, 2015. It mostly affected those Indian nationals with priority dates from 2010 to 2015, as it allowed them to file for their adjustment of status applications from October 1, 2020. Read more »
In a setback of sorts for those demanding justice for Sushant Singh Rajput, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) forensic team rather surprisingly ruled out murder in its report, though the CBI is still investigating the case. But Sushant’s fans across the world are in no mood to give up and are continuing to voice their demand. Read more »
The National Basketball Association’s Memphis Grizzlies have hired Sonia Raman as an assistant coach, making her the 14th female assistant coach in the history of the NBA. She becomes the third assistant coach of Indian origin in the NBA, along with Vin Bhavnani (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Roy Rana (Sacramento Kings). Read more »
Romil Mehta of Wheeler Magnet High School has won second place for the ASU Wells Fargo Community Innovation Award out of 618 projects submitted from 43 U.S. states and four nations. Read more »
Read our regular columns: ‘Who, What, Where, When & Why’ and ‘Book Matters’. Also: ‘Visiting Seven Sistersand A Brother'. Read more »
Sudeep Reddy, who spent a decade at The Wall Street Journal as a reporter and economics editor, joined Politico in 2017. Now a managing editor at this political news outlet in Washington, D.C., his mission is to present carefully curated, fact-based stories that are compelling. Reddy is a graduate of Brown with a degree in biomedical ethics and American history. Read more »
What is Karma? From the moment you were born till this moment: the kind of family, home, friends, the things that you did and did not do—all these things are influencing you. Every thought, emotion, and action comes only from past impressions that you have had within you. The very way you think, feel, and understand life is just the way you have assimilated inputs. Read more »
