04-04-2008, 09:55 PM (This post was last modified: 04-04-2008, 09:56 PM by Capt M Kumar.)
<!--emo&:ind--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/india.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='india.gif' /><!--endemo--> <span style='color:blue'>Yesterday, I attended Mayoral debate at Sugarland, Tx organised by IAPAC(local chapter of Indo American Political Action Committee).
The purpose of putting it here is that ultimately, we have to translate ideas into reality and organise events.
United we stand.
Now, the mute point:
Whether you agree or not but POIs(People of Indian orgin) are more interested in wholesale politics(e.g. Vice Prez, Governors, State politicians and so on) than retail politics whereas retail politics like Mayor is supposed to be nonpartisan.</span>
WAVES Conference in Florida
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->FLORIDA, USA, July 5, 2008: The three-day international World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) conference concluded on June 29, with over 200 delegates at University of Central Florida, Orlando. It called for strong education and training of Hindu youth with many eternal values so that they can confront global problems and provide comprehensive solutions.
As many as 120 papers were presented in various sessions of the WAVES Conference. Most participants were Hindu Americans and also Hindus from India and Nepal. Hindu Americans are among those who have highest per capita income and the highest education in the America. Also, participants from Canada, Trinidad and other countries were present.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Aditi Banerjee, a young attorney practicing in Manhattan, discussed the contents of the book "Invading the Sacred," highlighting several issues of bias in academia such as the Hinduphobic works that resemble earlier American literature depicting non-whites as dangerous savages needing to be civilized by the West. Another aspect of Hindu portrayal was presented by Dr. S. Kalyanaraman who spoke on the ongoing attack on Hindu symbols: Sarasvati, Vedic language and cultural traditions.
Prof. Nathan Katz of Florida International University, referred to the historic Hindu-Jewish Summit declaration issued in February 2008. He talked about how Hinduism could flourish in the land of America.
Rajiv Malhotra of Infinity Foundation made a keynote presentation at the banquet session on the study of India by Europeans was dominated by Germans, British and French in the colonial era. Individual scholars came with positive as well as negative designs and agendas, and different European national interests played a key role. Malhotra has derived a new comprehensive theory for many of the ills facing the Indian Sub-continent, including today's Dravidianism, the Sri Lankan civil war, as well as US-based South Asian Studies are the legacies of this colonial Indology.
Dr. Subramanian Swamy, expounded in his valedictory address on the framework of Hindu religious thought and philosophy that has evolved as Sanatana Dharma, and encouraged scholars to continue scholarly deliberations at forums like WAVES to bring forward intellectual face and prowess of the tradition.
Prominent community leaders such as Braham Aggarwal, Anil Deshpande, and Subas Razdan actively participated in the conference.
The conference highlighted: 1.The importance of networking among temples 2. A preparation of resource material for and training of the Hindu priests and 3. Education of the youth during the formative stages of their lives on the significance of symbols and metaphors of Hinduism and a Hindu temple.
Other prominent scholars at the conference included Professor Satya Prakash Agarwal, Dr. Kosal Vepa, Dr. Sannidhanam Sudarshan sharma, Dr. Vinod Deshmukh, Er. Himendra Thakur, Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Dr. Lothar Schaefer, Dr. Shivamurthy Shivacharya, and Mr. Jeffrey Armstrong.
came in email:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"RAMA SETU, Symbol of National Unity"
Talk by Dr. Subramanian SwamyÂ
Book release by Swami Viditatmananda
(Disciple of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati)
Sacred Floating Rama Sethu Rock will be on display
The Ram Sethu is not just some place; it is a place that is highly praised in so many words in our Puranas; it is in the hearts of all Hindus. Any destruction to the sacred Sethu would hurt the sentiments of crores of Hindus. Any sentiment is sacred. No sentiment needs any logic, sentiment is above all. Therefore, we don't need to give any reason for our attitude that has been inherited since generations. - Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Place: Arsha Bodha Center, 84 Cortelyous Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Date: Sat, June 26, 08
Time: 5 pm â 7 pm
Dr. Subramanian Swamy is an economist, former central minister and visiting Harvard professor. With the blessings of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Dr. Swamy brilliantly argued in supreme court and successfully blocked the destruction of Rama Setu. He is the author of the book on "Rama Setu â Symbol of National Unity".
Rama Sethu is sacred Symbol of one billion Hindus. Why is it then targeted for destruction in spite of 3.5 million verifiable signatures, protest by one million and pleas of several Hindu saints? With keen intellect, Dr. Swamy provides his analysis of the invisible forces that are targeting Hinduism and that destruction of Rama Sethu is symptomatic of the multi-dimensional siege faced by Hinduism from these forces. He gives account of history of Rama Sethu project, economic and ecological disaster entailed if it is implemented, gross corruption involved and how he convinced Supreme Court judges to block the destruction. He offers effective solutions to revive Hinduism for a vibrant India.
Note: Books can be autographed by Dr. Swamy after the release. It is priced at $10.
09-16-2008, 07:38 PM (This post was last modified: 09-16-2008, 08:04 PM by Capt M Kumar.)
: Gen Chauhan, Vice President of Soldier league will be here in USA from Oct 25 to Jan 25 for his Life Appreciation
recognition Certficate from Indian Embassy in Washington and also for Community Foundation work which is being
carried out at Pauri, UttarKhand.
Soldier league is perhaps, the biggest and unparalleled NGO in India. Same can be
visited at the following site also hosted by Yamir Bhatt residing at Tampa, Florida: http://www.kartavya.net/Organizations.htm
Here is the brief treatise on Soldier League:
'India remains 1 'coz of it's Army which has been holding the
fissiparous and separatist tendencies of extremists at bay. The retired Army officers
and men have formed a volunteer organization to extend the team spirit
of Army in civilian life: http://www.sainiksangh.org/
Here are a few of it's goals:
1. India already has scarcity of water and it may become acute very soon.
SainikSangh is contributing it's might to tackle this problem head on by water harvesting.
2. To create job opportunities for villagers in their villages. This
reminds me the famous lines of Mahatma Gandhi
Hai apna desh kahan
vo basa hamare gaonon mein
= India lives in it's villages.
3. By taking care of war widows and orphans.
To sponsor these causes, we have formed
NRISOLDIERLEAGUE
Gen Chauhan can be contacted at
soldierleague@hotmail.com
in case you want to host an event on the activities of Soldier League.
His phone no. in India is available on the site.
IT Professionals of Indian Origin (ITPIO)Â Bay Area Chapter, Inaugural Session
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 5:00 pm to 7:15pm,
Free Entry
Keynote Speech
âCareer and Self Development in Current Economically Turbulent Timesâ
By Dr. Prasad Kaipa
HP Oak Room, 19111 Pruneridge Ave, Bldg 48 Cupertino, California 95014
Dr. Prasad Kaipa is a strategic advisor, management guru and a CEO coach to CEOs, board members and senior executives. Since 1990, Dr. Kaipa has advised CEOs and coached Executive Teams in the areas of Innovation, Business Transformation, Decision Making, Strategic Thinking and Personal Mastery. Some of his clients include HP, CISCO, Disney, Adobe, Apple, Xerox, Boeing, Mastek, BAE Systems Mastek and Navteq. Dr. Kaipa is a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business and part-time faculty at the Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco, CA. For more information: http://prasadkaipa.com
Program
Indian Cultural Program
Speed Networking Game (Bring business cards)
Presentation/Inauguration of ITPIO Bay Area
Keynote Speech by Dr. Kaipa
National Anthem of India and USA recitation
ITPIO is a networking association of IT Professionals of Indian Origin. ITPIO aims to bring professionals in the fields of hardware and software together for their career and personal development while contributing back to the IT profession and community. ITPIO aspires to represent the interests of Indian IT Professionals in the policies and issues related to Information Technology.
For more information:
Email: KHANDERAO at YAHOO dot COM or ITPIO at YAHOO dot COM
For event information: KHANDERAO at YAHOO dot COM or ITPIO at YAHOO dot COM
For Bay Area 15th Aug Event
Khanderao Kand 408-480-7930
Ravi Mishra    408-515-3905
Prashant Patel  408-455-2148
Dinesh Neelavar 408-910-7072
Nitin Shroff    408-777-8024
SNACKS for Early Arrivals starting from 4:45 pm.
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IMO the "RAM SETU" Project has been undertaken by the DMK Government
1. To "Prove" its Philosophy-Credentials of being "Anti-Brahmin" as Brahmins have been the main reason of Hinduism having survived the Onslaught of the Two Proselytizing Religions.
2. Of course the even more "Important Reason" is of having their hands on the VAST FUNDS required for the Project.
Thus it is more "Money" than anything else that is driving the "RAM SETU" Project.
There will not be much use of this "Channel" as it is basically, I believe, only 10 Metres Deep at the Start and later on the Depth will be increased to 12 Metres.
So none of the Huge Container Ships or Oil Tankers or other Dry Commodity carrying Ships or the Large Cruise Ships etc. will use the "RAM SETU".
As such the "Driving Force" is "Paisa He Amma, Paisa He Baba - Paisa He Bhagwan"
Thanks Nareshji. I believe on ex-Indian navy captain had written in detail about how this 'channel' will only help smugglers, drug-gun runners, LTTE types and do nothing for safety of nation, ecology or local fishermen-economy.
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<b>Viren Ji :</b>
Smuggling & Drug Running : No more than is carried out in other Indian Coastal Areas. I would dare say a bit less than in the other Coastal Areas as I reckon that over 90% of the Traffic will be Indian Ships â of the smaller category â using the Channel for East â West Coast Voyages.
LTTE : I think that they do not pose any further capacity to carry out their Terrorist Acts.
As such it is mainly the amount of Money that can be "Milked" from the Project along with the further operations of the Channel.
