Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2012’
Editorial January 2012
January 2012 Dear Readers, First, let me begin this column with an apology. Last Issue, I did not give you my usual personal antidotes. I will not go into the details of why, but last month was not one of the best months for our …
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New Hopes and Promises for the New Year
As 2011 draws to a close, we look back at the events that have transpired over the year. This time of year allows us to review the good and bad, blessings and misfortunes, and things we might have wanted to change. Most importantly, we can …
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Immigration Q And A January 2015
Author by Edward Boreth Q. I am a US Citizen. My mother just got her green card. Who should apply for 25 year old my sister to come to the US ? A. If your sister is married, your mother cannot apply for her until …
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Ekal Vidyalaya Atlanta Chapter raises $22,000
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation’s Atlanta chapter celebrated its fund raising event with musical evening entertainment on Friday Dec 2nd at the Impact Conference Hall in Global Mall. Various groups like KA Dance Academy, Sham-e-Sargam, and Nritya Natya Kala Bharat and Sargam (music group) performed and made …
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Ekal Vidyalaya South Florida Chapter raises more than $160,000
More than 450 people attended “Jagruthi” – Awakening program on Saturday December 3rd 2011 organized by Ekal Vidyalaya South Florida Chapter. The event was a fund raising event and also serve as awareness program about Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation. The overwhelming support from the audience helped …
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6th Annual Yoga Day Planned in West Palm Beach
Saturday, January 21, 2012, for the 6th consecutive year, the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach is being transformed into Florida’s largest, all day, outdoor free Yoga experience. Living Fit Today, along with fourteen talented yoga teachers from a variety of yoga studios will …
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The Best of Both Worlds: Leading a Hindu American live
Author by Divya Srinivasan In previous issues, we featured winning essays of the Hindu American Foundation’s NextGen Essay Contest. This month, we share an essay by Divya Srinivasan, a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D in public policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, and …
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The Bhagavad Gita and Children
Eklavya School, a small but very forward thinking and progressive school in Ahmedabad, India, gave students an assignment to write poetry based on the Bhagavad Gita.When Swamini Vimalananda, Director of Chinmaya International Residential School Coimbatore, found out about this project, she wrote a letter to …
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The Bhagavad Gita’s Guide to Effective Parenting
The upbringing of a child is the most delicate, crucial responsibility of a parent. While routine parental responsibilities like feeding, providing for and educating a child can somewhat be taken for granted, the molding of personality and character is truly the prime duty of any …
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Remembering Legends Lost in 2011
Have you wondered why we mourn for and miss people we haven’t ever met in person or can’t even call acquaintances? Such is the case with a few personalities whose presence transcends physical distances and reaches out in a manner that their absence is felt …
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