Ayesha Dharker and Josh Hamilton star in �Outsourced.�

Leave all your thoughts of Bollywood out by the entrance when you walk into the Enzian Theater in Orlando during the �Beyond Bollywood: The 13th Annual South Asian Film Festival� Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

The three-day event, co-produced by the Asian Cultural Association (ACA) and Enzian Theater, will kick off with a 10:30 a.m. screening of �Outsourced.� Directed by John Jeffcoat and starring Ayesha Dharker, the film is about Todd (played by Josh Hamilton) who heads up the sales department in a Seattle-based company that sells cheap novelty products. After his entire department is outsourced, he succeeds in hanging on to his job only by agreeing to go to India to train his own replacement. �Outsourced� will be screened again at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1

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	Mahatma Gandhi

Jacksonville and Gainesville are among the Florida cities celebrating Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi�s birthday).

The India Cultural and Education Center (ICEC) and Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions at University of Florida (CHiTra) in Gainesville will hold a multi-faith tribute to Gandhiji Sept. 30 with a concert performance by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, an international renowned sitar player.

The concert will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at ICEC, 1115 S.W. 13th St. in Gainesville. Read Full Story

IMAGINE an opportunity to make a difference in the quality of education, and the future, of Tampa Bay�s most deserving students. And while helping the kids, you enjoy the opportunity of a day on the golf course meeting other concerned citizens and networking with local businesses.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel and Ajay Jambhekar knew each other from thei college days when Patel attended NHL medical college in Ahmedabad. Now they have joined together to make a difference in local schools in the Tampa Bay area. Patel, through the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding, and Jambhekar are hosting the first IMAGINE Golf Tournament on Sept. 18. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Patel Foundation�s IMAGINE Education is for Everyone program.
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	Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

The India-US Chamber of Commerce of South Florida will be holding its first INDIA DAYS from Sept. 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale. The event is a partnership between India US Chamber of South Florida ,Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation, Broward County Economic Development, and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

On the first day, Sept. 12, INDIA DAYS will create a dialogue between U.S. and Indian business people at a Business Symposium �India � The Other Mega Market.� The seminar will present real life case studies, best practices, information about �How-to Get Started� and an opportunity to network with leading U.S. and Indian businessman doing business between the two countries. It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Nova Southeastern University, Carl DeSantis Building, 3301 College Ave, Davie, FL 33314. There is no entrance fee. RSVP by email: [email protected]
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	Mamatha Bhukya

Rajnesh Domalpalli initially wrote �Vanaja� as a project submission for a class at Columbia University in 2001. Inspired by a child�s scream in the film �Sophie�s Choice,� it was to be a tale about mother-child separation, but as it developed over the next three semesters, it gradually took on the elements of class distinction and conflict.

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The spirit of Hinduism will live forever in Southwest Florida, thanks to some folks who are working diligently to build the Hindu Temple of Southwest Florida.

Already the board of trustees has obtained the necessary permits for the 7.4-acre land at 6431 Silver and Lewis Lane, off Plantation Road. The trustees hope to start clearing the site before the end of the year.

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