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HAPPY DIWALI AND ID MUBARAK TO OUR READERS
DIWALI LIGHTS UP FLORIDA
TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG
The Caribbean Cultural Association of Tampa Bay will held Diwali celebrations on Oct. 7 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 1311 W. Waters Ave. in Tampa. Live music will be by Taranjeet SuperstaZ. A Diwali Queen and Best Dressed Male will be crowned. Admission is free. For information, call Baata at (813) 482-4285 or Winston at (813) 972-8112.
KIRAN DESAI WINS BOOKER PRIZE By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Kiran Desai, about whom we wrote in the October issue of Khaas Baat, has been awarded the 2006 Man Booker Prize for fiction. The 35-year-old won for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss." Here's the story once again for the benefit of our readers.
ORLANDO TEMPLE TO HOLD GAYATRI HAVAN ON OCT. 15 Story provided by HSCF
One of the most important Mantras is chanted by Hindus to affirm the sacredness of life and the Divine awakening of life. It is found in the Rig Veda and the other three Vedas as well; by chanting it; one is able to dispel all negative auras/karma around oneself. Read full story
Story provided by AAKASH M. PATEL
September 16, 2006 will be a date Indians in Tampa Bay will never forget. On that particular Saturday, the partnership established last year between the Indo-US Chamber of Commerce and the Museum of Science and Industry launched the first part of the long awaited Demystifying India initiative. The grand opening also premiered the IMAX film �Mystic India.�
AMITA PATEL OF VULCAL � DESIGNER PAR EXCELLENCE By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Amita Patel was quite young when she began painting. She focused her entire energy on her passion for colors and their medium, in the process winning several prizes. At the age of 12, she was chosen as one of 20 first-prize winners in the UNICEF-sponsored international children�s drawing competition in Paris. Subsequently, her award-winning painting on the theme of a springtime festival was picked to commemorate the 25th year of UNICEF through a 1974 Indian stamp.
By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
EDITOR�S NOTE: Pandit Jasraj will be teaching �Music of India/World� at USF in Tampa through Nov. 1. The class from 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. every Wednesday is open to the public. Tickets are $8. Khaas Baat had profiled Panditji previously in the May 2006 issue. Here is the exclusive once again for the benefit of our readers.
�Vaishnava Jana To� rang into my ears as I drove in my car to meet Pandit Jasraj for the second time in about seven years. I hadn�t planned to listen to this melodious tune by before meeting up with the Sangeet Martand during his recent visit to Tampa.
COLUMN: OUT & ABOUT IN FLORIDA
By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Opening a new store or restaurant? Expanding or relocating? Has your business won an award or a mention in your local newspaper? We want to hear from you as Khaas Baat kicks off yet another new column to meet the rising needs of businesses and our readers. Call Nitish S. Rele at (813) 758-1786 or e-mail us at [email protected]
Inside Get more in the upcoming events sections, youth highlights, health updates and read book reviews in this edition of Khaasbaat. Read Story |
WEB EXCLUSIVE - HUMOR COLUMN
OVER & ABOVE
Hopefully, some of you have heard of Behram Contractor. And if you have, you must have read the �Round and About� column by the late and renowned Mumbai columnist and co-founder of �Mid-day� newspaper. This column and many others, hopefully to follow, are a tribute to the greatness of the popular figure in Indian journalism that was Mr. Contractor a k a Busybee.
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