We did it! In a little over three years, Khaas Baat has gone from a monthly printed publication of just 1,500 in the first issue in 2004 up to 10,000 copies in November 2007. That�s right. You are holding one of the 10,000 printed copies in your hands. And 5,000 copies are directly mailed free to our subscribers in Florida.

We are proud to have achieved this distinction despite our heavy schedules (Editor-Publisher Nitish S. Rele has been a full-time editor and writer at The Tampa Tribune for 18 years; our Associate Editor Shephali Joshi Rele handles the marketing/ advertising duties, and edits and writes stories in addition to her responsibilities as a full-time mom extraordinaire; creative director Teresa Silva is a full-time mom too but with a flair for design).

All these translate into 25,000 people reading our publication every month in the state of Florida. And of course, our daily hits on the Khaas Baat web site at www.khaasbaat.com average well over 2,500.

Remember, Khaas Baat is the ONE AND ONLY Sunshine State publication to offer comprehensive coverage of happenings in your Florida Indian community.

Once again, wishing all our readers a Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year.

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