Desh-Videsh January 2021
COVER STORY
Remembering Gandhi ji: An Exhibition of Charcoal Sketches
by Sanjiv Anand It is our honor to present the unique accomplishments of our own Sanjiv Anand, an accomplished architect, building designer, dreamer and soft spoken leader from South Florida. With his exhibition of Ganhdiji’s sketches, he has accomplished something many of us can only dream of. The exhibition took place on January 30, 2020, Gandhiji’s Punya Tithi (Death Anniversary) …
Digital Magazine
Financial Planning
Financial Resolutions for the New Year
Instead of hauling out those familiar New Year’s resolutions about eating less and exercising more, how about focusing on your financial well-being? Here are 12 resolutions that can help ensure your financial confidence in retirement. 1 GET YOUR BALANCE SHEET IN ORDER You can’t expect to reach a goal without knowing where you’re starting from. Using December 31 as the …
Health
The Ayurvedic Way to End Your Day By Chahna Tailor
Happy New Year! We just wrapped up a super long year. Are there any changes you would like to see in life for 2021? Why not better sleep or a more restful evening? If you had a chance to read last month’s article, you read that dinacharya, daytime routine, was the way to Ayurvedically start your day. Just like there …
Incredible Indian
Did Mahatma Gandhi See His End Coming?
“I shall not live to be forty years old.” That was the statement made by Swami Vivekananda long before he died. He then passed away at the age of thirty-nine years, five months, and twenty-four days, thus fulfilling his own prophecy. So is it true that living saints are given some intimation of their own mortality? Let us examine some …
Financial Planning
How to Invest If You’re Worried a Recession is Coming
By Alexander Kurov Professor of Finance, West Virginia University Although the U.S. economy continues to grow and add jobs, talk of a recession is increasingly in the air due to a number of worrying signs. Business investment and consumer confidence are taking a hit due to the growing economic jitters and uncertainty over the ongoing trade war with China. An …
BOOK REVIEW
Must Read Books January 2021
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization by Namit Arora Indian civilization is an idea, a reality, an enigma. In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years of history, reimagining in rich detail the social and cultural moorings of Indians through the …
Incredible Indians
Gandhi’s Ideas of Nonviolence for Americans
By Professor John Charles Wooding January 30, Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, is marked as Martyr’s Day. Gandhi ji gave Indians the vision, courage and confidence that they were as good if not better than the Britishers and showed that they can defeat the greatest power of the world through non-violence and non-cooperation. In this issue we will be covering a …
Incredible Indians
Ahimsaa (Non-Injury)
By Sri Dhira Chaitanya In the November 2020 issue of Desh-Videsh, we published the article written by Chaitanya ji titled “Addressing and Overcoming Enemies Within You.” It was the first of a multi-part series of articles. In this issue, we feature the second part of this series, “Ahimsaa.” Most will recognize it as one of the most important principles Gandhiji …
Bollywood
4 South Indian Movies Nominated for Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are the first of the many prestigious events of 2021. Before the Los Angeles based award ceremony, lists of the foreign films that are to be screened were released. Four South Indian movies are included in the Golden Globe movie nominations this year. Soorarai Pottru features Aparna Balamurali in the title role. The movie is directed …
Bollywood
Varun Dhavan Denies Rumors of Engagement
Kareena Kapoor, the current host of popular chat show What Women Want, recently gushed over how Varun Dhawan is set to tie the knot with long-time girlfriend Natasha Dalal in 2021. She also introduced Natasha Dalal on her show as “Varun’s fiancée” and stated that the two were officially engaged. Varun, however, had a different opinion and he reportedly went …
Desi TV
Gauahar Khan & Zaid Darbar Celebrate Pre-Wedding with Dhol
Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar married on December 25, and they began the festivities with a pre-wedding celebration each day prior. In one of the events, the celebration includes the couple dancing to the beats of the dhol, a rather traditional way since others would have opted for full-fledged DJ or a band. Gauahar wore a yellow lehenga topped with …
Editorial
Editorial January 2021
Dear Readers, I am pretty confident that I am not alone when I say that I’ll be glad to bid goodbye to 2020. The most depressing and worrisome year gave us both a global pandemic with the highest unemployment rate and a financial crisis. It’s probably fair to say that this has been one of the worst years in recent …
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