May, 2023 | - Part 3

Shiva Puja Every Monday

Shiva Puja Every Monday When: 2023-06-05, 7:00 PM Where: Chinmaya Mission Orlando 1221 Chinmaya Way Casselberry, FL 32707 Email: altar@Chinmayaorlando.com

Seniors Only Movie Night – Jaysuk Zdpayo

Seniors Only Movie Night – Jaysuk Zdpayo When: 2023-06-10, 5:00 PM Where: Shri Laxminarayan Mandir 251 N. Klondike Ave Orlando, FL 32811 Contact: Jatin Amin 352-217-2805 Host: Gujarati Society Of Central Florida

Editorial June 2023

Raj Shah, Managing Editor of Desh Videsh, requested me to write a guest editorial for the Desh Videsh wedding issue. Rather than talking about the topics that are covered in this issue, I decided to take a bit of a different approach. In the US, …

Day 1 CPT, is it for me?

As an international student pursuing your studies in the US on an F-1 visa, Curricular Practical Training (CPT) can be a fantastic way to get immediate work experience in your field and even earn a paycheck. CPT is a job training program run through your …

Kimberly and Manuj

Manuj Rattan, a doctor, and Kimberly Pais, a pharmacist, became friends while they were students at the University of Michigan. Kim liked Manuj right away, but their first conversation didn’t happen until after Kim moved in with Manuj’s sister, Juhi. In December 2013, they went …

Nishil and Priya

At the University of Central Florida in 2009, Priya Patel, a Physician Associate, first met Nishil Patel, a Doctor. They started dating a few years after meeting at a private movie screening through mutual friends. In April 2021, while on vacation in Hawaii, Nishil asked …

Riya and Rohit

On a steamy summer night in New York City in 2016, consultant Riya Jain from New Jersey and business strategist Rohit Bhandari from Florida struck up a friendship. Riya sublet a place in the city for a few months to avoid the commute, while Rohit, …

Sai Shanmukhi and Sai Susheel

College students Sai Shanmukhi and Sai Susheel collaborated on a project for class. When they decided to pursue a master’s in the USA 1.5 years later, it was pure happenstance that brought the two of them together. They were searching for one another by the …

Sheena and Aalok

Dentist Sheena met sports medicine fellow Aalok at lunch with a buddy they both had. Aalok texted Sheena, and for five years they commuted between Fort Lauderdale, Boston, and New York City while dating long-distance. Aalok leased out a rooftop in New York City and …

Misha and Shyam

Misha initially noticed Shyam, a Texas native from Lubbock, during a business conference when they took turns working first. But at that moment, Shyam had paid Misha absolutely no attention. He asked her if she worked on the same floor as him when they first …