In a tight race between the incumbent Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and Sheriff Joe Lombardo, the local South Asians, primarily Indian-Americans, have donated over $354,000 to their respective campaigns. As of October 25th, the polls conducted by fifethirtyeight reflect a toss-up between the two candidates. Although the incumbent Governor raised 47% more than the opponent Sheriff Lombardo, the poll shows Sisolak behind 0.08 points. During the current election cycle, the Sisolak campaign raised over $230,000, while Lombardo got over $122,000 in campaign donations from the burgeoning South Asian, mostly Indian American community.  Read More

EARLY VOTING STARTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 2022. Since 2015 this publication has endorsed candidates for various local, state, and national political races.  This year is no different, with vegasdesi endorsing the candidates below in the upcoming (November 8th) mid-term election.  First and foremost, vegasdesi is overwhelmingly supports the candidacy of Bombay born Indian-American Reuben D’Silva, a candidate for State Assembly District 28. vegasdesi.com election advisory panel members consisting of a Democrat, Republican, and an independent, have a broad, diverse political experience & an in-depth knowledge of the local politics.  The endorsements belowRead More

Megha Malik, a senior studying anthropology, biology and time-based media at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been accepted to present her research at the annual International 4S (Society for Social Studies of Science) Conference in Cholula, Mexico, in December 2022. “My research focuses on the human-elephant-conflict in Sri Lanka, looking at it from an anthropological lens,” Malik said. “With all the research that already exists, there are gaps in knowledge regarding the local peoples’ narratives.” As part of a panel titled “Reconfiguring Worlds around Human-Elephant-Conflict (HEC): Teaching and Assessing Methodological Approaches toRead More

After winning the competitive primary election for the Assembly seat from District 28, Bombay-born Indian-American Reuben D’Silva is scripting history by continuing his quest to be the first Indian-American elected in Nevada.  In a history-making move, D’Silva will give a growing South-Asian community a voice in Carson City in crafting legislation impacting all Nevadans.  D’Silva is running in an open seat vacated by Assemblyman Edgar Flores, who is running for the State Senate. Assemblyman Flores has enthusiastically endorsed D’Silva’s candidacy for his old seat. D’Silva grew up in the DistrictRead More

In the shrinking world of human associations, mainly due to the raging digitization, I often wonder how many people would ever know someone for 48 years. Take a moment to think about it. I know some of you are not yet 48 years old. In 1974, when I joined UNLV, Dr Verma was 44 years old and I was 34 years old. What a professional journey of life it has been! About three years ago, I wrote a reflection on Dr Verma when he turned 90. Therein, I detailed hisRead More