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Vol. 34 No. 4 A Magazine with a Mission - to Inform, Communicate and Enlighten October-December 2010

Volunteers NeededKavya SadhuIAI will participate in the upcoming Indianapolis International Festival. As always, we will need volunteers on a shift system (2 hour) starting from November 18 through 21.

On Thursday and Friday, many school children from Central Indiana will be attending this festival. Non-working retired people could help out during the day time on these days. This is a great opportunity for us to educate the youngsters about India. Sign-up sheet will be posted on the IAI Web site. The volunteers will be given parking and entry tickets. The contact person for this event is me, Kavya Reddy, secretary of IAI. My email address is kavya@svtechglobal.com

Activities of Community Service GroupRupal Thanawala

IAI Community Service group upcoming activities...Please attend -

1. Asian American Alliance has organized Race For All the Races on Saturday, October 23rd at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. The 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. and the 1-Mile Family Walk starts at 9:10 a.m. You can register for the Race online at www.tuxbro.com

2. The first ever Retreat for Asian Youth (RAY) - Unleash your potential has been organized for Asian American High School students. This FREE event is on November 13th from 9AM to 3PM at IUPUI University Library 755 W. Michigan St., Lilly Auditorium – Room UL 0130. RAY is an opportunity to network with Asian youth and leaders to explore the possibilities and a youth can make a difference. It is a retreat designed with youth in mind to listen to their ideas, expectations, challenges and goals. Join a panel discussion or speak to a mentor to ask questions and share their opinion. Youth will get a chance to meet Asian American leaders from all walks of

life and listen to them as they share about the triumphs and defeats they have experienced. You can register for the event on www.aaalliance.org. Application deadline is October 25th.If you are aware of any community events that our members can participate or you would like IAI to support it then drop me a mail at rupal.thanawala@us.pwc.com

India Association of Indianapolis presents

DiwaliThe Festival of Lights

Saturday, November 13th, 2010The Old National Center (Formerly Murat Center)

Program6:00pm Ticket Pickup, Meet & Greet7:15pm Arya Dance AcademyThese dancers have performed with Bollywood stars all across the country and have won numerous awards.8:15pm Dinner9:00pm “Live” DJ Dance PartyFamily portraits available for $10 at the event

Ticket Prices$35 Members$45 Non-Members$20 Children 13-18$15 Children under 12Free! Children under 2 **No Seat

For More Information, Contact Amita Ahuja - Phone 317-566-1558 amitaahuja11@aol.com

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EDITORIAL BOARDEditor: Ram Ravindran ........................................................................ 291-2816Assistant Editor: Madhu Bhargava ....................................................... 507-1843 Advertising Editor, Wilfred Mascarenhas ............................................. 578-4312 Chairman, IAI Board: Sheila Aiyar ........................................................ 573-9642President, IAI Executive Committee: Amita Ahuja ................................ 566-1558

Editor: Please mail your articles to Ram Ravindran • rravindr@iupui.edu or Mail: 7731 Traders Cove Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46254 Phone: 291-2816

Advertisement: Wilfred Mascarenhas • towilfred@yahoo.comMail your payment to: 8258 Cloverdale Way, Indianapolis, IN 46256 • 578-4312

Please mail your ads to Madhu Bhargava at Bhar Printing Address.Printer: Bhar Printing, Inc. 8745 Rawles Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219Fax: 317-898-8196 Email: madhu@bharprinting.com

Bharati is a quarterly newsletter of the India Association of Indianapolis, Inc., dedicated to communicate, inform and enlighten the Community and be a forum for fostering Indian arts and culture. It reaches approx. 1200 families of Indian

American Community of Central Indiana. Bharati invites advertisements, articles and letters to the editor. Articles should be of general interest and not be more than 600 words. Letters to the editor should not exceed 200 words. Letters should be mail or email and must include your name. The editor reserves the right to edit any material selected for publication.

The deadline for receiving articles and advertising for the January-March issue is December 20, 2010.

The advertisement rates are as follows. Please make checks payable to India Association of Indianapolis. One Issue Four Issues Print + E Top Print + E SideFull page $300 $1200 $1350 $1325Half page $150 $ 600 $ 750 $ 725Quarter page $ 80 $ 320 $ 470 $ 445Business Card $ 50 $ 200 $ 350 $ 325

India Association of Indianapolis is not responsible for ad formatting and misprint. Please provide pre-formatted ad to our publisher and verify ads prior to print by request. Business Card size advertisements will be provided free to Non-Profit Sister Organizations.

Dr. L. Subramaniam ConcertKanchana Ishwar

I would like to write a few words about a recent event held in Indianapolis – namely a violin music concert by the duo Dr. L. Subramaniam and his teenage son Ambi. The concert was held on September 11th at the University of Indianapolis Crystal De Haan Fine Arts Center.

Dr. Subramaniam needs no introduction to lovers of Carnatic music. Moreover, he is the only musician who has recorded both Carnatic Classical and Western Classical music, having received prominent recognition across the globe. Indianapolis was privileged to have hosted an artiste of his caliber. Thanks to the CMAI and IAI Fine Arts committees for their efforts in putting this event together.

I think, in recent memory, this was probably the best attendance I have seen at a classical music concert – the hall was full, which is unfortunately a rare occurrence here. The concert, in my opinion, was superb. I was particularly impressed with the youngster, who effortlessly seemed to keep up with the senior. The first composition in Raga Hamsadhvani was a popular piece “Vatapi Ganapathi” in praise of Lord Ganesha. Coincidentally, the day of the concert was Ganesh Chathurthi, so this was a very fitting selection. The artiste dwelled on this number for the entire first half of the concert, delving into the depths of the raga, with a display of both melody and mastery over the instrument. The second half encompassed two violin pieces and a percussion ensemble with the mridangam, kanjira (similar to tambourine) and moorsing (could be called a mouth harp).

All in all, an excellent concert kept the audience enthralled, despite a delayed start. My only regret was that I felt somewhat short changed, not on quality, but on quantity.

Activities of Community Service GroupRupal Thanawala

IAI Community Service group had variety of activities this summer to help our community and have planned more events for you to take advantage of...

If you are aware of any community events that our members can participate or you would like IAI to support it then drop me a mail at rupal.thanawala@us.pwc.com

IAI board members served over 100 meals at the Wheeler Mission on July 24th.

A free health fair was organized on August 7th in ICC. Over 120 individuals took advantage of health screening which was conducted by Marion County Health Department and 5 Indian Physicians.

A free Tennis clinic was organized to promote fitness and sports to younger generation. Kiran Chougule, Nikhil Kulkarni and Ninad Thanawala led the 2 hour long clinic to teach the basic techniques of Tennis

A free Digital Photography workshop is organized by Ram Ravindran on October 2nd from 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM at India Community Center. Registration can be done on http://iaiphotoworks.eventbrite.com/

Community Members in the News

Bharati is pleased to publish any significant recognition any of our community members receive from any organization. Please contact the editor, or any office holders of IAI and send them the information via email. If you send any information about an adult child, please have them send it or sign it. Please don’t send any information on behalf of a close friend.

Editor

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Community Newsby Wilfred Mascarenhas, Treasurer - Board of Trustees

Kuren Sikand appointed to Mayor’s Youth Council Congratulations to Kuren Sikand on being appointed to the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC). The MYC comprises of a group of students who serve as the voice of Indianapolis youth in city government. Some specific things the MYC is responsible for include: working with the Mayor to develop city policies focused on youth issues, advising the Mayor of important youth issues in Indianapolis, working to build partnerships with other youth organizations, volunteering at community events throughout the city and being active in local schools and reaching out to other young people they represent.

Keep up the good work Kuren!

IAI Congratulates Raju Chinthala Congratulations to Raju Chinthala, Vice-Chairman of IAI Board of Trustees, for being appointed to serve on the City of Indianapolis Public Safety Advisory Board. The board members were selected based on their prominence in the community and their diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. The primary purpose of the Board is to advise the Department of Public Safety on its various programs and initiatives. In addition to this most recent appointment, Mr. Chinthala also serves on the Marion County Convention and Recreational Authority, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (GIPC), Sister City Committee, and Public Safety Personnel Task Force. Mr. Chinthala also led the Mayor’s delegation to India in 2010 and played a key role in building a sister city relationship between Indianapolis and Hyderabad.

Keep up the good work Raju! It is great to see someone from our community be active at the city level in public services’ offices.

Pakistan Flood Relief Wilfred Mascarenhas, Treasurer - Board of TrusteesIAI-Board would like to thank the community members for their outpouring of support to aid Pakistan Flood victims. IAI pledged $2000 to the Flood Relief efforts through the Red Cross using the emergency social

services funds. We are still short of reaching our goal of $2000. It is important for us to reach this goal to ensure we have sufficient funds to support future such disasters in a timely manner. Recent disasters we have been able to support through the social services funds include Haiti Earthquake Relief, Andhra Pradesh Flood Relief, Wheeler Mission, etc. Each time we have been successful in reaching our goal and replenishing the funds sent. We hope each one of you will consider a donation of just $10 or more. Donations can be made online at http://myiai.org or by mailing a check to IAI, c/o Wilfred Mascarenhas, 8258 Cloverdale Way, Indianapolis, IN 46256. Please mention Pakistan Flood Relief in the check memo.

The Indianapolis Pakistan Association has expressed their deepest gratitude to the Indian community for the outpouring of support in the past for the earthquake disaster relief and now for the Flood Relief.

IAI Thanks the Bhargavas

Many individuals within the community have been strong pillars of support for India Association of Indianapolis (IAI) over the past many years. One such couple is Mrs. Madhu and Mr. Ram Bhargava, owners of Bhar Printing. Due to their generosity and efforts, IAI has been able to continue to publish the Bharati newsletter free of cost to members and non-members. The Bhargavas have over the years donated significant cash to IAI to offset Bharati costs as well as have provided significant discounts in printing costs. The IAI board on behalf of the IAI community would like to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Bhargavas for their support and generosity. We look forward to their continued support in the years to come.

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Ram S. Ravindran

India has been a political entity for 60 years. Yet, till about 20 years ago, there was not much of integration of the people of India. Most of the people stayed in their own states, worked in the same state, married people from the same state (Often from the same caste group) and did not have a chance to develop a larger “Indian” perspective.

If you notice most of the Indians who live in the US feel quite at ease wherever they live in the US. Why is it so? In the US the language spoken is the same, the stores you shop at are the same, the restaurants you eat at are the same and the layout of the neighborhood is the same. So they are more at ease moving with fellow Indians here than in India.

Things are changing in India too. Students attend various national and regional colleges (the selection for them is nationwide) and private schools (any Indian can attend them). More people are now employed by the private industries and foreign multinational companies (comprehension of English is required to work in these places). They don’t care about which part of India a software programmer is from (there is no political pressure to favor “bhoomiwallahs”) People eat more Indian cosmopolitan food... American branded food joints and beverages have unified the eating habits of Indians (you can find Coke in every village of India) and set an example for Indian companies to develop a national presence. The vast majority of the kids in India now attend English medium matriculation schools. Even an average Ram, Kripal or Salim speaks a mixture of English and local language. Golden triangle national highways and inexpensive airplane tickets make it easier to travel all over India. Reality shows like Indian Idol bring together people from all over India. 24-hour news channels broadcast news from all over India. Cable TV is also unifying India. More and more young people have a chance to get to know fellow Indians from different parts of India and choose their life partners from among them...

In the US, the second generation American-Indian kids are more comfortable speaking American English. They prefer mostly American food. More and more kids marry another Indian-American no matter what the linguistic background of their

parents might be. Lately, I have attended several such weddings of second generation Indian young folks. Without much negative pressure from the older relatives, the parents of these young adults consent to these marriages. Hopefully by the time India turns 100 Indians will identify themselves as Indians and not as a provincial person. Hopefully, the politicians will not practice divisive politics (and blame it on the ex-British rulers). The lifestyle of the overseas Indians will impact the Indians in India and bring about greater integration as well. k

Kindness

Be kind to all, let your spirit liftThose whose lives may be adrift;Be pleasant and always wear a smile;Let that be your “kindness style”.

Be kind to all, don’t be sad and blueIf you smile, your sun can shine throughLet God’s heavenly love divineAround your happy heart entwine.

Be kind to all for life is frailSometimes on stormy seas you’ll sail,But “God” is there, You won’t be aloneBecause of the “Kindness seeds” you’ve sown.

Submitted by Dr. Mohini Ahuja

Integration of Indians in India and second generation Indian-Americans in the USA

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Nominations for officers to serve INDIA ASSOCIATION OF INDIANAPOLIS (2011)

1. Board of Trustees: Four (4) Board Member positions with a Four (4) year term 2. Executive Committee: Thirteen (13) positions with a One (1) year term: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Joint Treasurer, Seven (7) joint secretaries, Youth Group Advisor 3. Fine Arts Committee: Five (5) members with a One (1) year term: Director, Secretary, Treasurer, Two (2) Joint Secretaries For further information, please contact any of the following “Nomination Committee” members: Sheila Aiyar (317-573-9642), Raju Chinthala (317-339-7461), Manga Rau (317-645-5945) Please complete the form and mail it by October 15th, 2010 to Raju Chinthala, 6391 Rockstone Ct. Indianapolis, IN 46268 First Name: ___________________________________Last Name: ________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________ City, State and Zip: _______________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________Cell: _______________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________________________ Position being nominated for: _______________________________________________________________ Nominated by: __________________________________Phone: _________________________ Candidate for the Trustee Board shall be an active member of the Association for five (5) years in good standing. Candidates for the Executive Committee must be members of IAI for at least one year and in good standing. Candidates for the Fine Arts Committee must be members of IAI for at least one year and in good standing.

Dear Readers,

I hope you and your loved ones are in the best of health and spirits.

With great enthusiasm, IAI launched its electronic newsletter, e-Bharati, in Feb 2008. I am sure you have gotten significant value from the various articles published in different Corners of e-Bharati. My profuse thanks to all those who shared their knowledge and experiences with the community at large.

Publishing e-Bharati was need of the time; both from technology and economic points of view. Although e-Bharati was attractively designed with state-of-the-art features to organize and search content and to rotate advertisements from sponsors, its success was bound to the quality and amount of content that you – the community – contributed. Up until the beginning of this year the flow of content was sufficient to release monthly issues of e-Bharati. However, I am sorry to report that lately there has been a lull in contributions; so much so that its publication frequency had to be dropped to once a quarter to coincide with publication of Bharati – the printed newsletter of IAI.

Publishing Bharati is expensive. Neither it is green. We

live in the e-world surrounded by computers and smart phones, so there is no reason to not use these tools to access/share information. I am repeating my humble request to you to contribute regularly to e-Bharati on the topics you are expert in or you want to know more about – anything from travel to technology, wealth to health, social to legal, recipes to remedies. Please remember, e-Bharati was meant to be your magazine, your medium to communicate through, and your means to exchange your thoughts with the community. e-Bharati has a pool of talented moderators, please put them to work by generously contributing articles so that those who have come to expect e-Bharati in their inboxes do not go disappointed.

This may be my last appeal as editor of e-Bharati. Please make sure that e-Bharati flourishes from here on with the content and advertisements you post in it. Please send your article to any of the moderators of e-Bharati Corners by using the link Submit Article on the e-Bharati Web page (http://ebharati.myiai.org)

Be well and stay engaged with community through e-Bharati.

Vijay Gombar, Ph.D., Editor

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Diwali Ticket Request Form – India Association of Indianapolis Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at The Murat Centre (Old National Center)

TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE GATE DEADLINE FOR MAILING IN THIS FORM IS November 1st, 2010 to be assured of tickets.

Seating will be assigned as per the receiving date of the filled in form and the payment. Preferred seating will be reserved for Grand Patrons, Patrons and Sponsors. Grand Patrons are entitled to 4 free Diwali tickets & Patrons are entitled to 2 free Diwali tickets. Grand Patrons & Patrons must mail in this form, prior to October 20th, to receive their tickets. The family/s listed below, can pick up the tickets at the registration desk on the day of the event.

If you prefer SEATING with someone please send in one COMBINED request. (Make multiple copies of this form if required) For additional information, Please contact Amita Ahuja: @ (317) 566-1558

#1) Family Name: (Last, First)

#2) Family Name: (Last, First)

Ticket Type #Tickets Cost Ticket Type #Tickets Cost

Grand Patron $ 0 x Circle:

1 2 3 4 $ 0

Grand Patron $ 0 x Circle:

1 2 3 4 $ 0

Patron $ 0 x Circle:

1 2 $ 0

Patron $ 0 x Circle:

1 2 $ 0

Adult (IAI Member 2010) $35 x $

Adult

(IAI Member 2010) $35 x $

Adult (Non Member) $45 x $

Adult

(Non Member) $45 x $

Children 13 - 18 $20 x $

Children 13 – 18 $20 x $

Children 12 and under $15 x $

Children 12 and under $15 x $

Children 2 and under (No Seat will be provided) $0 x $

Children 2 and under

(No Seat will be provided) $0 x $

Total: $ Total: $ \

GRAND TOTAL: $ ______________ Please make checks payable to:

India Association of Indianapolis

Mail To: Amita Ahuja 12535 Robinbrook Drive Carmel IN 46033

Contact Name:_____________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________________________________State: _____________ Zip: ______________ Email: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Signature: (Form must be signed and dated to make the request valid)

Date:

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Friday, October 8 10.30 AM-12.00 Kalasha sthapana, Durga Aradhana 6.30-8 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Deep-laxmi pooja/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Tamil group)Saturday, October 9 5.00-6.30 PM Cultural program 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/ puspanjali/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Bengali group)Sunday, October 10 10AM-12.00 geeta manDal Session/ Lunch 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Gujarati group)Monday, October 11 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by UP & North Indian group)Tuesday, October 12 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/Aarti/PrasadWed., October 13 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/saraswati pooja/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Kannada group)Thursday, October 14 6.30-8.00PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans /Aarti/PrasadFriday, October 15 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhagavati seva pooja/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Kerala group)Saturday, October 16 9.30AM-12.00 ChanDi havan /KanjiKa pooja/Lunch 4.00-8.00 PM mataa Ki ChowKi /Bhajans/ Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Punjabi & North Indian group)Sunday, October 17 10.00-1.00 PM vijaya Dashami pooja/ Durga visarjan/ Lunch (Coordinated by GITA group)

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Sunday, October 10 10AM-12.00 Geeta Mandal Session/ Lunch 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by Gujarati group)

Monday, October 11 6.30-8.00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama/Bhajans/Aarti/Prasad (Coordinated by UP & North Indian group)

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IAI Congratulates Sonia ShahIAI is proud to recognize Sonia Shah’s achievement in tumbling and trampoline segments of gymnastics. She won the silver medal in the national gymnastics competition held in Hartford, CT. She has been selected to represent USA at the world competition to be held in Metz, France (Nov.2010). Sonia is a graduate of the University High School, Carmel. She is currently a freshman at Marquette University. We wish her good luck in the upcoming competition.

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PAIDINDIANAPOLIS INPERMIT NO. 8042

IAI Office BearersBOARD OF TRUSTEESChairperson Sheila Aiyar 317-573-9642 2006 -2010Vice Chairperson Raju Chinthala 317-339-7461 2007 - 2011Secretary Manga Rau 317-843-9330 2008- 2012Treasurer Wilfred Mascarenhas 317-578-4312 2008 - 2011 Joint Treasurer Atul Bhargava 317-848-1286 2008 -2011Member Vijay Gombar 317-569-1128 2007 - 2010Member Niteen Nevrekar 317-842-8475 2007- 2010Member Manoj Sutaria 317-240-2722 2007 - 2010Member Geetha Babu 317-418-9935 2009 -2012Member Rupal Thanawala 317-536-5130 2009 - 2012Member Rajendra Shah 317-297-7541 2009 - 2012Member Haresh Gangwani 317-815-1235 2010- 2013Member Sumit Thaker 317-374-7472 2010- 20132010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident Amita Ahuja 317-566-1558Vice President Reeta Bhargava 317-848-1286Secretary Kavya Sadhu 916-397-8437 Treasurer Rejimon Verghese 317-508-9460Joint-Treasurer Muniver Singh 317-513-6044Youth Group Advisor Manisha Desai 317-815-9450Joint - Secretary Rita Devnani 317-573-9662Joint - Secretary Reena Gangwani 317-332-7149 Joint - Secretary Sandhya Nanda 317-846-6629 Joint - Secretary Sridhara Ramana 317-842-1731 Joint - Secretary Mani subramaniam 317-773-5303 Joint - Secretary Prashant Pradhan 317-946-7748Joint - Secretary Aby Louise 317-679-3594COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEESpokesperson Kanchana Ishwar 317-848-8943 Bharati Editor Ram Ravindran 317-291-2816 ebharati Editor Vijay Gombar 317-569-1128 Assistant Editor -Bharati Madhu Bhargava 317-862-2228 Assistant Editor ebharati Archana Chaudhary 317-705-0278 Webmaster Raju Chinthala 317-293-8218Web Developer Uday Murthy 317-585-1093 Web Developer Ramu Chinthala 317-414-8863Web Developer Sandeep Pamireddy 317-891-1291 Service Group Team L. Rupal Thanawala 317-336-7350FINE ARTS COMMITTEEDirector Arvind Thakkar 317-872-0740Member Chetan Shukla 317-876-5195 Member Milind Thakar 317-783-6919Member M.S. Anand 317-566-9555 Member Parvathy Hadley 317-887-6621Member Swati Sridhara 317-219-3860STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEEChairman Dilip Shah 317-876-7068 2010 – 2013Member V.R. Ishwar 317-848-8943 2010 – 2013Member Vijaypal Reddy 317-843-8482 2010 – 2013Member Subash Mahajan 317-823-8032 2010 – 2013Member Kanchana Ishwar 317-848-8943 2010 – 2013Member Sheila Aiyar 317-573-9642 2010IAI ADMINISTRATOR Mohammad Khan 317-297-4640 317-514-3935