Indian Magazine for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, USA
Indian Magazine for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, USA
Desh-Videsh, Indian magazine and deshvidesh.com, Indian magazine and Indian news portal are members of Desh Videsh Media Group. They cover a wide variety of Bollywood, Immigration, Indian religions news for a diverse audience in the United States. Promoting the Indian subcontinent in the US since 1993, Desh-Videsh magazine is widely circulated in the US. Readers hail from Florida, Georgia, Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The magazine reaches a varied audience of over 75,000 Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshi, and Indo-Caribbeans living in the USA.
Do you know what the common link is for these individuals – Rohan Raja, Karthik Nemmani, Ananya Vinay, Jairam Hathwar, Gokul Venkatachalam, and Sukanya Roy? All are names of Indian-origin, but there is an even greater commonality. Each of these are young students who have won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee competition over the years. Indian-American students have been …
Rishik Gandhasri School Name: Chaboya Middle School City/State: San Jose, CA Grade: 7 Age: 13 Accomplishments: Rishik has played 3 different instruments, but his favorite one is the saxophone. He is an active participant in his school band. Sponsering Organization: Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee Bio: My favorite subjects are math, science, reading and STEAM. I love building LEGOs and …
Indian American students continue to earn high marks in high school with several on the growing list of Valedictorians/Salutatorians. Here is our Q and A with some local students. Pooja Ghay – Valedictorian School Name: Olympia High School City/State: Windermere, FL GPA: 5.55 College: University of Florida. Parents: Neetu Ghay Sudheer Ghay Academic Awards: Received the Super Scholars Award for …
Nihar Janga, an 8th grader at Canyon Ridge Middle School in Austin, Texas, earned top honors at the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee National Championship. The annual geography contest was held on May 22, 2019, at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The competition saw the best of young talent answering intense questions based on world knowledge and ideas. Nihar …
Florida State Geography Bee Kaylan Patel National Geographic GeoBee Indians student National Geographic organizes annual competitions Indian-American scholarships championships national level 2019 marks the 2nd year in a row that Kaylan Patel has earned the title of being one of the best minds at the Florida State Geography Bee. As a first place winner, Patel, a 7th grader from Windermere …
By Doug McGetchin, Associate Professor of History, Florida Atlantic University As promised earlier this year, in honor of the 150th birth anniversary of our beloved Father of Nation and my mentor, Mahatma Gandhi ji, we will feature one article about him in every issue. Given this month is the Education issue, it is only fitting we discuss Gandhi’s greatest guru …
India’s heartthrob batsman Virat Kohli created history by scoring the fastest 11,000 ODI runs in the cricket world, beating Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 11,000 runs in 276 innings. Kohli achieved this hit-mark in less than 11 years of his ODI debut, beating Tendulkar’s record of more than 12 years to reach the same. Kohli’s record 11,000 runs came in …
On yet another June 21, the world has again observed the power of Yoga! The 5th annual International Yoga Day was celebrated with even more people worldwide. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as World Yoga Day on December 11, 2014. June 21st marks the birthday of India’s most decorated Maharishi, Patanjali. …
If you are a student age 21 or younger, we want to hear from you! To submit a poem for inclusion in the next issue, please email us at editor@deshvidesh.com. – This month’s poems are by Vanaja Raju School Friends Friends make it fun for everyone to get their schoolwork done. They talk and talk and walk and walk, they …
Compiled by RajShah Inspiring Commencement Speeches What better time to discuss commencement speeches than in the Desh-Videsh Education special edition. Enjoy these quotable quotes from a few timeless commencement speeches by notable Indians to help you define your own success. Raghuram Rajan 23rd Reserve Bank of India Governor “You are rarely happy simply because you are successful, but you are …
Salman Khan stars in Bharat, a film about a man and a nation. In the film, through Salman Khan’s character (Bharat), we see a nation’s journey through some of its best and worst phases after the partition all the way to the present day. Director Ali Abbas Zafar makes good use of two and a half hours to show us …
Two of the most popular singing reality shows came to an end this month with their grand finale’s revealing the winners. Color TV’s Rising Star Season 3 found its winner in Faridkot Punjab’s Aftab Singh. The trophy of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs was claimed by Sugandha Date. 12-year-old Aftab impressed viewers with his melodious performance over three …
Florida Jacksonville Musical Night with Surabhi When: 06/23/2019, 4:00 PM Where: The Bolles School 2264 Bartram Rd, Jacksonville,32207 Contact: Kris Pandit 904-728-2656 Host:Gujarati Samaj of North East Florida Tampa Yoga with Swami Mukundananda When:06/08/2019, 5:00 PM Where: Hindu Temple of Florida 5509 Lynn Road, Tampa,33624 Contact: Dale 727-432-1020 Host: Hindu Temple of Florida Orlando Bollywood Karaoke Night When: 06/08/2019, 5:30 …
Dear Readers, Once again, it’s time for celebrations and proud moments for all Indian Americans. It’s summer, that time of year when we report about the success of Indian Americans kids across the United States. These hard working kids are achieving new heights every year. For the first time in the 94-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, …
Summary – PM Modi is chairing the 7-day long meeting with BJP MPs currently. He met all the female MPs of BJP on breakfast and had a detailed discussion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met all the female MPs of...
Indian General Election 2019: Progressive BJP and Dynasties-led Congress Party India, one of the oldest and largest democracies in the world, stands at the brink of the 2019 general elections. The 2019 Indian general election is currently being held...
An Indian-American student Avra Reddy won her race for the Madison City Council April 2 2019. Avra Reddy is a 19 year old Freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Two years ago, she moved to Madison to work on...
Bright Force Holding, LLC has acquired American Bank, N.A., a community bank located in North Dallas with almost $55 million in assets. The purchase will be effective at the close of business on March 8, 2019. Indian American NRIS...
Indian cinema is continuously setting new records of changed audience taste as the fans don’t just want stars to face in the film, but the content too. Bollywood half yearly has ultimately gone well with some action-packed, high-performance and...
KJo just announced a sequel to his 2008 blockbuster project “Dostana” which starred Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan & John Abraham as lead stars. The sequel of the 11-year old hit production will have Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aryan as...
Here’s some happy news for Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh fans! One of Bollywood’s most-loved on-screen and off-screen jodi is coming together once again for Kabir Khan’s ’83. Deepika Padukone has been officially signed by the director to star...
Veteran Bollywood star Zeenat Aman is making a comeback to movies with Ashutosh Gowarikar’s period drama Panipat. Gowarikar’s magnum opus is one of the most anticipated films of the year and already boasts of a stellar star cast. Panipat...
Two of the most popular singing reality shows came to an end this month with their grand finale’s revealing the winners. Color TV’s Rising Star Season 3 found its winner in Faridkot Punjab’s Aftab Singh. The trophy of Sa...
TV actor Vivan Bhathena and his wife Nikhila Palat have been blessed with a baby girl. The actor, who made his TV debut with Ekta Kapoor’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, took to Instagram to share the happy...
Bigg Boss is just months away from airing its 13th season and has already started garnering a lot of buzz. One of the most anticipated and controversial reality shows of Indian television, Bigg Boss 13 will once again see...
Ekta Kapoor’s new web series will see some of the most known TV actresses come together on ALTBalaji. The new show is based on a quartet of women scientists who plan the journey of Indian Space Agency’s Mission on...
Mahesh Das, has a career span of 23 years in four universities. This includes 14 years in higher leadership roles. He has been a recognized personality for his contributions to Design Computing, 2013 Association for Computer Aided Design in...
Vemuri Murthy is a well-known champion of global resuscitation training programs in India and US. he has been given the honor of Humanitarian Global Health Award by the Institute of Medicine, Chicago. He was given this honor at the...
Another Australian beauty of Indian origin was honored with the biggest of beauty crowns, the prestigious Miss Universe Australia. Priya Serrao, an Indian born Australian was recently chosen as 2019 Miss Universe Australia, one of the grandest beauty pageants...
Summary – Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu has been appointed as the member of the executive committee for VISA. He will be co-handling his new role with his current position. Vasant Prabhu is currently serving as the Chief Financial...
So good news comes in for the Indians residing in America as US House has passed the anticipated Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act bill. This will be removing the country cap on the Green cards, which will be directly...
Possible Alternatives to the H-1B Visa By Manju Kalidindi, Esq. H-1B cap period The H-1B cap period opens on April 1st every year. This year, by April 5, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received a sufficient...
Liyna Anwar, South Asian is senior producer for the LA Times and for many years was a producer at Story Corp in NYC. Unfortunately, she was just diagnosed with an aggressive form of Leukemia. She is in...
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program If you are seeking to invest in the U.S. or are already investing, you may benefit from your investment and become a U.S. Permanent Resident through the EB-5 Visa. Under this program, entrepreneurs (and...
Compiled by RajShah Inspiring Commencement Speeches What better time to discuss commencement speeches than in the Desh-Videsh Education special edition. Enjoy these quotable quotes from a few timeless commencement speeches by notable Indians to help you define your own...
Mount Soma is a Vastu Vedic community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Developed by visionary Dr. Michael Mamas in 2011, the 448-acre Vedic community was established with the vision to help humanity evolve by integrating ancient spiritual wisdom...
This issue of Desh-Videsh is a special edition covering Indians living in America. I would like to take this opportunity to discuss an individual who was not born in India, nor was born as a Hindu, but he is...
Networking for Hindu Professionals South Florida (Net HP SFL) was founded this year by a group of passionate young Hindu Professionals, a few advisors and like-minded supporters, all of whom felt South Florida lacked the active presence of youth...
On yet another June 21, the world has again observed the power of Yoga! The 5th annual International Yoga Day was celebrated with even more people worldwide. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal, the United Nations General Assembly declared...
By Chahna Tailor One topic that is getting more awareness is mental health. Mental health issues may be overlooked because the signs can be subtle and may be simply accepted as day-to-day stress. At some point, we have experienced...
Holidays tend to bring about very rich memories for us, usually centering around the excitement of traveling and family members visiting. Every year it’s a new blur of vivid colors, bright lights, and delicious aromas. Oh the aromas!! It’s...
The 8 Limbs of Yoga We all know what Yoga is, right? It’s a great exercise routine to keep fit and become more flexible. If you agreed with the previous statement, take a deep breath and read on because...
USA Cricket has announced the squad to compete in the Cricket West Indies Super50 Cup. Fresh off winning the recently completed ICC Americas T20 Sub Regional Qualifier, the group will travel to Barbados tomorrow to commence their limited over...
USA Cricket has announced the squad to compete in ICC World Cricket League Division 3 in Muscat, Oman from November 7 through November 21. The timing of this announcement is to comply with the ICC’s deadline for submitting team...
Sunny Sohal, who injured his knee during the Super50 has failed his scheduled fitness test and will require surgery. He has been replaced by Nisarg Patel in the Team USA Squad for next month’s WCL3 in Oman. The full...
San Francisco 49ers executive Paraag Marathe has been unanimously elected as Chair of the USA Cricket Board, as newly established USA Cricket take another step forward towards International Cricket Council Membership. Marathe, President of 49ers Enterprises and Executive Vice...
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