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CREATIVITY IN A HAVAN – Guest Author Satish Bhatnagar, Ph.D.
Havan/Homa/Yajana is an iconic activity in the Hindu religion. It continues to be a part of Buddhism and Jainism, the major offshoots or reformations of Hinduism, but it is not a part of the 500-year old Sikhism. Havan is not at all fire worshipping, though fire is the central piece in the entire ceremony. Fire is the ultimate purifier of the environment as well as what is burnt in it! The cremation of the dead amongst the Hindus is a corollary of this philosophy of life. The incantation of specificRead More
Coronavirus in the Global Village – Guest Author Sulekh Jain, Ph.D.
During the last 200 years, due to the advances in technology, travel, the internet, and instant communication, the world had already become flat and truly a Global village. In a Global village people, care and share with each other and live happily. The recent Coronavirus has brought us even closer. The Covid-19 Pandemic does not see race, religion, color, caste, creed, language, or geographical border before striking and everyone is affected equally. It spares no one. It is a great equalizer amongst rich and poor, weak or mighty, and ordinary orRead More
Food & Mask Distribution Drive by Las Vegas Sikh Community
Las Vegas Sikh Community in conjunction with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is pleased to announce the distribution of much-needed face masks and freshly prepared vegetarian food for the community members. During the current economic and health challenges, the local Indian restaurants are donating food for the cause. The food and face-masks distribution will take place on May 9th, 2020 at 12 noon at the Baba Deep Singh Gurudwara, 6341 W. Lone Mountain Road, and on May 14th, 2020 at 12 noon at the Guru Nanak Gurudwara, 4487 E.Read More
Indian American Physicians from UNLV School of Medicine at the Forefront of COVID-19 Pandemic
In the continuing menace of COVID-19, the Indian-American Physicians – Dr. Kush Modi, Dr. Aditi Singh, Dr. Buddha Dawn, Dr. Amaan Shafi, Dr. Pallavi Satuluri and Dr. Ketan Patel, from the UNLV School of Medicine are vigorously providing medical care to the Las Vegas community. Dr. Kush Modi…Well before the COVID-19 outbreak, Dr. Kush Modi was taking care of critically ill patients with a variety of lung diseases in the University Medical Center (UMC) intensive care units. His experience as a resident in internal medicine, coupled with a long-standing wonder at theRead More
Six South Asian-Americans Running for Political Offices
2020 Election season is here and with Presidential Caucus over, the Southern Nevadans are getting ready to hear from the 380 candidates, including six members from the growing South Asian community, who have filed for over 100 elected offices. The 2020 primary season has brought an unprecedented enthusiasm from the five Indian Americans and one Pakistani American candidate. Most of the candidates have hit the campaign trail before the COVID-19, with campaign signs, phone banking, and door-to-door voter contact. All the candidates have one thing in common – lack of campaign donations. The traditionalRead More
Fund Raising Help Buy Personal Protective Equipment
The fundraising by the local Indian non-profit groups is still an on-going effort. The fund-raising group led by Dr. Vikas Sayal, President of the Nevada Association of Physician of Indian Origin, has raised over $7,300. The money is being used to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for the underserved smaller medical facilities. The group has donated over 700 gowns and KN95 masks to the Rehab Center and other lesser-known medical facilities. “The recipient facilities are thankful to the Indian community for the timely delivery of PPE’s,” said Dr. Sayal, NAPI President. The otherRead More
Jay Parikh and Raj Patel Named Corporate Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Award Winner
Jay Parikh, a senior at Clark High School, and Raj Patel, a senior at the West Career and Tech Academy have won the 2020 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winner. Parikh is planning to pursue a degree in Neuroscience, while Patel is undecided on his college major at this time. The funding for the Parikh’s and Patel’s scholarship comes from the Walgreen Company, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing drugstore chain and the industry leader in sales, profits, and technology use. Both Parikh and Patel were selected from students who advanced to theRead More
Can we wash blood with blood; you decide? Guest Author – Dr. Sulekh C. Jain
In the entire history of the human race, there have been wars. Hardly, there been any moment, (not at least in 20th and 21st Century) when there has been no war going on; not just one but maybe several dozen at the same time. Mahabharata (many millennia ago), 1st World War, 2nd World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Congo War, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan War, etc. are just a few of many examples. Some may say that by nature, men are wired to wage and fight the war. Indian history is full of wars and praises ofRead More
Harvard Bound Eshaan Vakil Named Coca Cola Scholar and Semi-Finalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Eshaan Vakil, a Clark High School Senior, is named to the 32nd class of Coca-Cola Scholars. Vakil will receive a $20,000 college scholarship and join a family of 6,300+ alumni who are leading positive change in their communities and around the world. Akaash Krishnan from Reno’s acclaimed Davidson Academy is also honored to be the 32nd class of Coca-Cola Scholars. Less than 1/6th of 1% of applicants were chosen to receive this extremely competitive award. These 150 students, who were selected from an initial pool of 93,075 applications from across the country, not onlyRead More
Dr. Kush Modi, ICU Physician Discusses Daily Efforts To Help Critical COVID-19 Patients
Well before the COVID-19 outbreak, you’d find Dr. Kush Modi taking care of critically ill patients with a variety of lung diseases in the University Medical Center (UMC) intensive care units. His experience as a resident in internal medicine, coupled with a long-standing wonder at the complexity and perfection of the respiratory system, spurred him to specialize in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Today, of course, he is doing all he can at UMC to save the lives of people stricken with the novel coronavirus. His first COVID-19 patient didRead More