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IUPUI’s Indiana Student Cultural Association (ISCA) hosted its first annual Garba & Bhangra Nite on November 16, 2009. |
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Mrs. Daggubati Purandareswari, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Government of India, visited Indianapolis on October 12 and shared her wisdom and views on the state modern India and inspired the audience with her message. |
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City Mayor and Mrs. Ballard visited the Sikh Temple (Acton Road)
On October 4 and learnt about Sikh faith traditions, culture, and history, and about the Sikh American community in the Indianapolis metropolitan area and central Indiana. |
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To promote mutual understanding, trust and respect, a cultural event “Diversity in Indian Culture” was held at the Troy facility of Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brakes. |
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Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Wheeling held Diwali festivities from Thursday October 15 onwards and organized various traditional events like Laxmi Poojan, Maruti Poojan, Chopda Poojan, Hindu New Year Annkut, etc with great enthusiasm to mark the occasion. |
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Pravina Shukla, Associate Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology and adjunct in India Studies, has won the 2009 Millia Davenport Publication Award given by the Costume Society of America for her book The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India (2008, Indiana University Press). Read more about her new book. |
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India Development Coalition of America (IDCA) held its monthly forum at the Oak Brook Library on August 29, 2009 and discussed water and sanitation problem in India during the meet. Mr. Anupam Mehta, chairman of the Water Initiative of IDCA, opened the forum with an invocation. In his opening remarks, he cited Dominic Barton, worldwide managing director of McKinsey & Company, who articulated the importance of water, its conservation, and management for sustaining development in all parts of the world in the future. |
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Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS; www.PCSChicago.org) held its 15th annual "Punjabi Sports Festival 2009" in Chicago area on August 22-23, 2009 in Addison, Illinois. With focus on fitness and healthy lifestyle, food, fun and laughter were in the air everywhere in the park. More than 1000 Chicagoans enjoyed Punjabi community sports activities and a family-style fun fair. |
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Devotees of Central Ohio celebrated the birth of Lord (God) Krishna from 8 PM to past midnight at the temple with great fanfare on August 13. |
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Indian commerce minister visits Chicago
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Union Minister of Commerce & Industry of India Anand Sharma paid a visit to Chicago on June 20. He was accompanied by officer on special duty Ashish Kundra. |
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