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Friends of India Annual Diwali Celebrations
Friends of India invites the community to its annual Diwali celebrations on Saturday, November 4, at the Green Valley Ranch Casino and Resort. Evening celebrations will bring local home-grown cultural entertainment, dining, and, most importantly, socializing with friends and community members on this auspicious once-a-year occasion. What: Diwali Celebrations When: Saturday, November 4, 2023, beginning at 3 PM Where: Grand Ballroom @ Green Valley Casino and Resort, Henderson Cost: Lifetime Members – $40; Members – $50; Non-Members – $70; and more For this year’s Diwali celebrations, the headliner entertainer is NauzadRead More
Diwali Celebrations at Radha Govind Temple
Sri Sir Radha Govinda Temple of Las Vegas invites the community to their annual Diwali Mela on Sunday, November 5th, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Diwali festivities will be held at temple premises at 8825 Escondido Street, Las Vegas [Maryland Pkwy & Pebble St.] There will be a special event for Deep Daan, Ghee Lamps to Lord Sri Krishna at 6:30 PM. Please bring your family and friends to celebrate Diwali at the Sri Radha Govinda Temple with kids’ activities and a wide array of regional Indian delicaciesRead More
A Maverick in Medical School and a Prolific Researcher Today: Manoj Sharma, MBBS, Ph.D.
The Outstanding Faculty Award winner has spent over 40 years helping us understand health behavior. When Manoj Sharma was selected among a large pool of thousands of applicants to attend medical school at the University of Delhi in his native India, his long-range plan wasn’t any different than most of the 272 candidates who made the cut: graduate, slip on the white coat, grab a stethoscope, and heal the sick. That plan changed, however, when Sharma was introduced to the concept of preventive medicine. “During medical school, I heard this fable aboutRead More
Hamas, Israel, Mr. Biden & the World – Guest Author Nirmalya Chatterjee
In a recent interview on the ’60 Minutes’ by CBS, President Biden looked straight at the interviewer and said with a somber face – ‘it would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza’. A very bold statement indeed. It opened a window into his thinking on the very complex challenge. He seemed to signal one of America’s best friends to be careful. Soon after that interview, he made an unprecedent trip to Israel to show America’s strong support for Israel in the midst of the intense crisis. The visualsRead More
Indian American Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva Kicks Off Re-election Campaign
In a boisterous campaign kickoff party, Indian American legislator Nevada State Assemblyman D’Silva, 37, a Rancho High School history teacher, UPenn, and Yale University graduate, announced his re-election bid to the Nevada State Assembly at the capacious Birrieria El Zarape Mexican Restaurant. Close to 100 supporters of Reuben D’Silva attended the evening announcement, including elected officials, members of the Indian community, constituents, donors, supporters and scores of volunteers eagerly looking forward to volunteering with the door-to-door campaign. Among elected officials, Assemblywoman Venicia Considine, North Las Vegas City Councilman, a fellow teacherRead More
Navratri Celebrations by Las Vegas Gujarati Samaj: Live Performance
Once again, Las Vegas Gujarati Samaj invites the community to their six-day/three consecutive weekends of exhilarating Navratri celebrations with a vibrant display of music, garba & raas dancing, and dining, beginning Friday, October 13, 2023 with a grand finale on Saturday, October 28, 2023. The festivities are open to the public irrespective of caste, class, and one’s religion. What: Navratri Garba 2023. When: Friday & Saturday of October 13&14; 20&21; 27&28, 2023 @ 8 PM Onwards Where: Durango Hills Community Center, 3521 N. Durango Blvd., Las Vegas, NV Cost: FREE forRead More
Dusshera Mela+Celebrations at the Hindu Mandir
Hindu and Jain Temple of Las Vegas invites the community to their annual Dusshera festivities on Sunday, October 29th, at the Mandir’s newly constructed festival grounds. This year’s theme is Food, Children Play Area, Garba Dandia show, Henna stall and more. Bring in the whole family & friends and enjoy some homemade food, indulge in ethnic shopping followed by the burning of Ravana’s effigy. The festivities are open to ALL, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and/or national origin. The festival of Dusshera or Vijay Dashmi celebrates theRead More
Patel Films Releases Death Club on Amazon Prime
Las Vegans Chaitali and Neel Esh Patel are pleased to announce the release of their new film, Death Club, exclusively on Amazon Prime on Monday, October 27th, 2023. Death Club, the horror genre, released timing coincides with upcoming Halloween celebrations. The movie is about how five friends break into an abandoned dance club to party and vandalize the nightspot when they discover lost, unhappy spirits wandering inside the club. The spirits inside the dilapidated club decided to punish the intruders for their sins. The abandoned dance club is nicknamed “DeathRead More
Roopesh Doshi Etched on Amazon’s Project Kuiper
As a part of the ambitious team of system designers for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Roopesh Doshi’s name is permanently engraved on the satellites that will be circling the earth in low earth orbit. Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. The goal is to provide fast, reliable, affordable internet worldwide to unserved and underserved places. Doshi, till June 2023, served as a Manager of Optical Engineering for Amazon’s ambitious Project Kuiper, focusing on free-space optical communications, DWDM networks, DCI, and long-haul dataRead More
Lunch and Conversations with Nevada Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony
SAPNA – South Asian Political Network Alliance, along with the South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas (SABA-LV), invites you to its luncheon meeting with guest speaker Nevada Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony on Saturday, October 21st at 11:30 am at Mint Indian Bistro, 4246 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89147 [at South East Corner of Durango & Flamingo Road] The cost per person is $20, which includes a specially prepared Indian lunch buffet with a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights. A quick Q&A session will follow our guest speaker, Lt. Gov.Read More