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Musical Evening Raised Over $5,000 to Support Indian Armed Forces
On March 30th, the local Las Vegas Indian Music Group hosted a musical evening event to raise much needed financial support for the victims of Pulwama, Kashmir terrorist attack. As per Subramaniam Vaikuntam, the lively evening raised over $5,000 due to generous donations from the attendees and business sponsors. The FREE entertaining evening was a tribute by the group of talented local singers to the vintage Bollywood music, the royalty of yesteryear and to the Indian armed forces. The successful event put together by a volunteer team of dedicated and passionateRead More
Child Neurologist Dr Rooman Ahad Helps Children with Development Disorders
Dr. Rooman Ahad is the only board-certified child neurologist in Nevada with supplemental clinical fellowship training in the field of autism. Born in Chicago, she is the youngest of four girls born to parents who immigrated from India to the United States. Dr. Ahad is a board certified Child Neurologist. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Illinois and completed her pediatrics training at Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Ahad’s Child Neurology training was completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and she went on to pursue aRead More
Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World
Nevada Center on Foreign Relations and College of Liberal Arts, UNLV invites the community to their upcoming lecture on how India is making its place in the world. Dr. Alyssa Ayers, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations will be the featured speaker at the UNLV’s College of Liberal Arts’ University Forum Lecture Series on Monday, April 15that 7:30 PM. The lecture hall is room 135 of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Harry Reid Center at UNLV. Dr. Ayers talk will focusRead More
UMC Governing Board Approves $8.516 Million Contract with Dr. Meena Vohra
The board of the County-owned University Medical Center approved an $8.5 million, five-year contract with Meena Vohra, M.D. d/b/a Las Vegas Pediatric Critical Care Associates. The five-year agreement covers a medical directorship and pediatric critical care at the University Medical Center. This base contract is $8,516,000 for the five-year term and includes pediatric sedation and an additional physician providing services. The new agreement under which Las Vegas Pediatric Critical Care Associates will continue to provide pediatric critical care services 24/7/365 to UMC’s pediatric trauma and emergency departments. Meet Dr. MeenaRead More
Milan Chatterjee Testifies in Support of Jewish Holocaust Museum in Nevada
Milan Chatterjee, an Associate Compliance Counsel for the Las Vegas Sands testified favoring Assembly Bill 257 to establish the Nevada State Holocaust Museum. If approved, the Nevada State Holocaust Museum will be established within the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affair. The Museum will provide for the documentation, study, and interpretation of history related to the Holocaust. As per the NV State Museum administrator, a quick Internet search reveals there are presently over 60 Holocaust museums, memorials, and education centers located in 28Read More
REI apologizes & removes Lord Ganesh yoga mat towel after Hindu protest
“Outdoor & Sporting Goods Company” REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), headquartered near Seattle, has apologized and removed yoga mat towel carrying the reimagined image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, which upset Hindus objected, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Courtney Gearhart of REI Brand Stewardship & Impact, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: “Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. This was a miss on our part, and we apologize for the oversight. We removed this item immediately from REI.com and informed our teamsRead More
South Asian Bar Association Business Mixer
After ten years hiatus, the South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas once again invites the community to their Networking Mixer with Honorable District Court Judge Richard Scotti on Thursday, March 28th at 5:30 pm at the Shiraz Restaurant. The business mixer is not limited to legal professionals. Everyone is welcome. There will be a No Host Bar with special happy hour pricing on drinks. Grand Sponsor Paul Padda Law and Shiraz Restaurant are providing Hors D’oeuvres. Check out THE pictures from the previous (2008-2009) SABA-LV Events… Las Vegas FBI Agent-In-Charge StevenRead More
An Evening of Bollywood Music by Las Vegas Indian Music Group to Support Indian Armed Forces
The local Las Vegas based Indian Music Group, led by Subbu and Jatinder Sharma invites you to an evening of Bollywood songs of yesteryear to support the Indian Armed Forces in India. The FREE entertaining evening is a tribute by the group of talented local singers to the vintage Bollywood music and the royalty of yesteryear. With many years of singing experience, the volunteer group of singers is looking forward to accurately recreate their favorite songs of Bollywood greats – Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle, Jagjit Singh, andRead More
Annual Holi Picnic by Friends of India and General Body Meeting
Celebrate the 2019 Holi festival with your family and friends in the midst of Vegas Spring with riots of vibrant colors. It will be a festive afternoon of fun, colors, some dancing on the Bollywood Holi by live DJ along with a great catered lunch under the beautiful clear afternoon Vegas sky. Friends of India invites everyone to their Annual Holi Picnic with complete celebratory fervor of colors, socializing, friendship and freshly prepared lunch buffet on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at 11:30 am at the Mountain Crest Park, 4701 North DurangRead More
Presidential Candidate Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Brings a Message of Peace, No War, and End to Regime Changes, to the Indian Community
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination spoke and mingled with the crowd at the Meet & Greet/Fundraiser hosted by Girija Vijay, Bharat Patel & Neeru Piplani, at the Pure Indian Cuisine on Tuesday, March 19th. The event drew over 150 members of the local community, mostly non-political, to hear Congresswoman Gabbard. Immediately after entering the Royal Hall in the midst of pre hors d’oeuvres conversations, the Congresswoman pleasing personality drew many members of the community for handshakes, pictures, and some political conversations. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard,Read More