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Celebrating Ramadan in the United States
Observed by more than one billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for spiritual purification achieved through fasting, self-sacrifice and prayers. Celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the fast is observed each day of the month from sunrise to sunset. …
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Heralding India’s Independence Day at Home and Abroad
America is a superpower, and there can be no refuting that fact. However, its glory cannot be ascribed entirely to its own efforts. After all, America has grown to embrace an identity that, in fact, contains elements from various nations. From a time in 1965 …
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Editorial August 2012
August 2012 Dear Readers, Once again in this issue, we will highlight the accomplishments of our children. This time, we will share a long list of high school valedictorians and salautorians, all of whose parents are from Indian subcontinents. It is very refreshing to see …
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Editorial July 2012
July 2012 Dear Readers, I’m pleased to present one of my favorite subjects in this issue – Indian kids excelling in the United States due to their hard work (and their parents!). While doing research for this issue of Desh-Videsh, I have been reading many …
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Immigration Q & A July 2012
Author by Edward Boreth Q. Did Obama pass the Dream Act? My son came to the US when he was 8 and is now 22. His tourist visa has long since expired. Will he benefit from this new law? The Dream Act has not passed. …
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Desi TV Duniya
The Happy with Balika vadhu Family The family that we are all so used to seeing on Colors seems to be the happiest family around, what with its share of troubles. Balika Vadhu has its story etched out well, and just as we hear news …
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Bollywood Today
Faith in Love–Katrina Leaf through the papers or pay attention to the latest Bollywood news, and you are sure to come upon talk of the latest Ranbir-Deepika film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. What you will read is not just news of where they are shooting …
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Discourse and Direction with The Real Embodiment of Bliss
In this age where time moves faster than we can even feel it, we all look for a saviour, a sense of direction and someone who can give us answers to questions that we cannot handle. Religion and spirituality can help immensely, provided we have …
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The Pursuit of Truth and Equality
The once reticent and reclusive Aamir Khan is now everyone’s friend. Accessible to thousands of people, and visitor to countless homes, Aamir Khan is a household name. This is all thanks to his latest talk show Satyamev Jayate, which airs on Star World. …
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