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StandUP comedians Manan Desai and Chirayu Mistry bring their hilarious comedy show to Las Vegas
After touring multiple cities across the United States and Canada to share laughs with fellow Indians, Manan Desai, and Chirayu Mistry bring their hilarious comedy show to Las Vegas. Come and join for a burst of comical laughter with your friends, family, and neighbors for an entertaining evening on Sunday, May 21st, from 5 PM to 8 PM at the Royal Banquet Hall. CASH BAR will be open for fine top-shelf drinks aficionados to enjoy celebrating an occasion with friends. The ticket price includes a light dinner. Please buy your ticketsRead More
Hindu Mandir Celebrates 22nd Anniversary
After a long hiatus of Mandir’s annual anniversary celebrations, the community returned with full vigor to propitiously celebrate its 22nd anniversary on the newly constructed festival grounds. The newly appointed Mandir Board’s Co-Chair, Gopi Latpate, and Pravin Bakrania were instrumental in conceptualizing, expediting, and completing the project on time and within the budget. Attendees started pouring in around 5 PM under the clear afternoon Las Vegas sky and were delighted to experience the newly constructed spacious festival grounds. Celebrations began with a short prayer by our revered Panditjis’ Brijesh Ji and VishnuRead More
Classical Bengali Literature Concert
Bengali Association of Nevada invites the community to a cultural evening celebrating Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, two of the greatest and most significant Bengali literature and culture icons. The cultural evening program is scheduled for Saturday, May 13th, from 5 PM to 8 PM. Program at the Dean Middle Elementary School will include classical music, poetry, and dance by the local members of the Bengali community. The program includes cultural entertainment and dinner. RSVP deadline is Monday, May 8th, 2023.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation Announce Nirav Banerji 2023 Corporate-Sponsored Scholarship Winner
The 2023 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of the first group of winners, with Nirav Banerji, a senior at Edward E. Clark High School, the sole winner from Nevada, to win a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship. Besides challenging magnet school academics, Banerji participates in numerous non-academic extracurricular activities. As a senior at Clark High School, Banerji is a passionate and proud thespian who has participated in several school plays, such as Mamma Mia and Into the Heights. He is a lifelong accomplished pianist who has enjoyed competing in localRead More
Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple’s 5th Anniversary Celebrations – 4 Days Festival
Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple invites the community to their four-day celebrations on the 5th Grand Anniversary, beginning on Thursday, May 4th, and ending on Sunday, May 7th, at the temple grounds. There will be multiple activities for all ages, from Indian classical dance and Bharatnatyam to Children’s activities and freshly prepared Indian vegetarian food prepared by temple volunteers. Please check out the detailed program in the flyer below. FREE EVENT
Grand Opening of 32,000 Sq Ft Community Festival Grounds on 22nd Anniversary of Hindu Temple & Jain Temple of Las Vegas. Guest Author – Gopi Latpate, Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The community is cordially invited to the 22nd Anniversary celebrations on Saturday, April 29th, 5 PM-9 PM, at the Mandir’s newly constructed expansive grounds. Tickets are $20 per person, inclusive of Food, Entertainment, and more. The celebration is carnival style where we have a live music from local artists, unlimited food (chat, buffet stall, chai etc), inflatables and egg (candy) hunt for kids and Heena stall – all of this comes with a flat fee of $20 per person; unlike Dusshera mela, we are not selling any coupons. The community groundRead More
Eric Kohli, Esq., Running for the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada
Eric Kohli, an intellectual property (“IP”) attorney and litigator with over 20 years of experience, is running for the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada. Kohli works as an intellectual property attorney at the Las Vegas office of Lewis Roca, a multi-state law firm. His practice extends globally; his clients range from Fortune 100 corporations to small entrepreneurs. Kohli serves on the State Bar’s Disciplinary Board, the South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of Lewis Roca. Additionally, Kohli has performed pro bono servicesRead More
Hindu and Jain Temple 22nd Anniversary Celebrations. Temple Historical Background
Hindu and Jain Temple (Mandir) invites the community to their 22nd-anniversary celebrations on Saturday, April 29th, 5PM-9 PM, at the Mandir’s expansive grounds. Spiritual Awakening, if any, and socializing with old and new friends are at NO COST. However, for the first time, in Mandir’s history of anniversary celebrations, the temple management has decided to charge attendees $20 per person for food, children activities, entertainment and more. Monetary donations are highly encouraged and would be greatly appreciated. Background & Historical Perspective: In the early nineties, a few early settlers and activeRead More
Guru Nanak Gurudwara Celebrates Vaisakhi and Indian Food Festival
Guru Nanak Gurudwara celebrated 2023 Vaisakhi with the local Sikh and non-Sikh community by hosting the community at their open grounds. The open-to-all family weekend event attracted over 300 attendees. The celebrations started with Akhand Path on Friday, which ran through Sunday morning. Each year, Sikhs worldwide celebrate an auspicious Vaisakhi – a harvest festival and the birth of Khalsa. The Sikh community’s 10th guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, chose the festival to establish the Khalsa. Ceremonial changes to the Nishan Sahib – a religious flag flying over Gurdwaras worldwide- occurred aRead More
Friends of India Youth Group – Bowling Event Makes Successful Debut
This past weekend, a youth group founded and led by Indian youths in Las Vegas had their kickoff event at the Suncoast Bowling Lanes. The Friends of India Las Vegas Youth Group was founded by a junior in high school, Opal Latpate, and she leads a board of 5 other accomplished Indian youth in our community to foster strong relationships within our Indian Youth. The FOILV Youth Group’s main objective is to bring our Indian youth together by hosting fun events, giving back to our community by doing community service,Read More