January, 2023
International exchange with Nepalese university underway
Another opportunity for international academic exchange opened earlier this month when a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Nevada System of Higher Education and Tribhuvan University (TU) in Kathmandu, Nepal, was signed. College of Engineering Dean Erick Jones, who facilitated the initial conversations to realize the MOU, traveled to Nepal to represent the University for the document signing. This advancement in international academic cooperation is welcomed by Mukesh Gautam, who completed his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University in December. Gautam earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering atRead More
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Kaushal Shah Appointed to the Enterprise Town Advisory Board
Las Vegas resident Kaushal Shah, PE, is appointed to the Enterprise Town Advisory Board by the Clark County Board of Commissioners. With over 25 years of experience in structural engineering, Shah currently works as a Project Manager/Structures Manager in Las Vegas for WSP USA, a leading multinational engineering and design firm. During the selection process, Shah emphasized his educational and professional background in managing numerous civil engineering projects around the valley. For over 15 years, Shah has been actively involved as a Board Member of the local Southern Nevada chapterRead More
Freshmen Orientation: Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva
Freshman Indian-American Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva sat down with the Nevada Independent to discuss his political journey and his proposed five legislative bills to strengthen education in Nevada. D’Silva was born in Mumbai, India and his family moved to the United States in the late 1980s seeking opportunities to improve their lives. He grew up in northeast Las Vegas from the age of 6 with his mother, who was undocumented, his father, who passed away in 2016 and had temporary legal status, and three siblings, who had mixed immigration statuses. D’Silva saidRead More
Anika Surpure Honored by Nevada Child Seekers
Nevada Child Seekers, under authority from the State of Nevada and the Department of Justice, issued a proclamation honoring Anika Surpure. Anika was honored for winning a 2022 poster contest for the State of Nevada’s 39th annual National Missing Children Day Poster Contest. Anika’s artwork was placed on the Nevada Child Seekers website and all social media pages to represent the State of Nevada.
Communique No. 2 from Friends of India Newly Elected President Rajat Sood
Further to my message on January 1st and my acceptance speech at the Diwali function on November 5, 2022 I am updating all FOILV members on the changes adopted unanimously by the executive committee at our first meeting on January 1, 2023. All efforts will be made to expand FOILV and make it community oriented and all-inclusive for all members of the Indian diaspora in Las Vegas. A new position of a Youth Representative on the executive board has been created. The Youth representative will be aged 30-45 years and willRead More
Sowjanya Reganti, MD, Named President-Elect for the Nevada State Medical Association
Nevada’s oldest and largest physician-led advocacy organization Nevada State Medical Association, named Hematologist/Oncologist Sowjanya Reganti, MD of Reno, is recently named President-Elect of the organization. Dr. Reganti is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology. She received her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from The University of Bangalore, Sri Siddhartha Medical College in Tumkur, India, in 2000. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. She completed her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Loyola University, Cardinal Benardin Cancer CenterRead More
Las Vegas Resident/Movie Producer Dr. Jagannath Surpure Invites the Community to the Grand Viewing of Samaira
Las Vegans Ratan and Dr. Jagannath Surpure invite the local Indian-American community to the screening of the movie Samaira. Surpures’ are the producer of a newly released movie under the banner of Global Sewa LLC in association with Mumbai-based Aadyot Films. Samaira was officially released in India in August to mixed reviews by viewers and industry insiders. The story is about an adopted travel blogger Samaira who gets a chance to cover over 800 years old tradition of Pandharpur Wari, an annual ritual of a religious procession in Maharashtra. At theRead More
Message from Friends of India Incoming President Rajat Sood
Happy New Year to all of you and your loved ones! Wishing you all good health and hoping the New Year is full of new opportunities and realization of your goals. My aim is to make this organization stronger. I am hoping that members of the Indian diaspora from different walks of life, different regional and cultural groups can come together as one. I hope we go from strength to strength with all of you joining and encouraging all friends and family to be a part of this organization. I envision FOIRead More