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Desh-Videsh January 2021
COVER STORY
Posted: December 30, 2020
by Sanjiv Anand It is our honor to present the unique accomplishments of our own Sanjiv Anand, an accomplished architect, building designer, dreamer and soft spoken leader from South Florida. With his exhibition of Ganhdiji’s sketches, he has accomplished something many of us can only dream of. The exhibition took place on January 30, 2020, Gandhiji’s Punya Tithi (Death Anniversary) …
Financial Planning
Posted: December 30, 2020
Instead of hauling out those familiar New Year’s resolutions about eating less and exercising more, how about focusing on your financial well-being? Here are 12 resolutions that can help ensure your financial confidence in retirement. 1 GET YOUR BALANCE SHEET IN ORDER You can’t expect to reach a goal without knowing where you’re starting from. Using December 31 as the …
Health
Posted: December 30, 2020
Happy New Year! We just wrapped up a super long year. Are there any changes you would like to see in life for 2021? Why not better sleep or a more restful evening? If you had a chance to read last month’s article, you read that dinacharya, daytime routine, was the way to Ayurvedically start your day. Just like there …
Incredible Indian
Posted: December 30, 2020
“I shall not live to be forty years old.” That was the statement made by Swami Vivekananda long before he died. He then passed away at the age of thirty-nine years, five months, and twenty-four days, thus fulfilling his own prophecy. So is it true that living saints are given some intimation of their own mortality? Let us examine some …
Financial Planning
Posted: December 30, 2020
By Alexander Kurov Professor of Finance, West Virginia University Although the U.S. economy continues to grow and add jobs, talk of a recession is increasingly in the air due to a number of worrying signs. Business investment and consumer confidence are taking a hit due to the growing economic jitters and uncertainty over the ongoing trade war with China. An …
BOOK REVIEW
Posted: December 30, 2020
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization by Namit Arora Indian civilization is an idea, a reality, an enigma. In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years of history, reimagining in rich detail the social and cultural moorings of Indians through the …
Incredible Indians
Posted: December 28, 2020
By Professor John Charles Wooding January 30, Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, is marked as Martyr’s Day. Gandhi ji gave Indians the vision, courage and confidence that they were as good if not better than the Britishers and showed that they can defeat the greatest power of the world through non-violence and non-cooperation. In this issue we will be covering a …
Incredible Indians
Posted: December 30, 2020
By Sri Dhira Chaitanya In the November 2020 issue of Desh-Videsh, we published the article written by Chaitanya ji titled “Addressing and Overcoming Enemies Within You.” It was the first of a multi-part series of articles. In this issue, we feature the second part of this series, “Ahimsaa.” Most will recognize it as one of the most important principles Gandhiji …
Bollywood
Posted: December 30, 2020
The Golden Globe Awards are the first of the many prestigious events of 2021. Before the Los Angeles based award ceremony, lists of the foreign films that are to be screened were released. Four South Indian movies are included in the Golden Globe movie nominations this year. Soorarai Pottru features Aparna Balamurali in the title role. The movie is directed …
Bollywood
Posted: December 30, 2020
Kareena Kapoor, the current host of popular chat show What Women Want, recently gushed over how Varun Dhawan is set to tie the knot with long-time girlfriend Natasha Dalal in 2021. She also introduced Natasha Dalal on her show as “Varun’s fiancée” and stated that the two were officially engaged. Varun, however, had a different opinion and he reportedly went …
Desi TV
Posted: December 30, 2020
Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar married on December 25, and they began the festivities with a pre-wedding celebration each day prior. In one of the events, the celebration includes the couple dancing to the beats of the dhol, a rather traditional way since others would have opted for full-fledged DJ or a band. Gauahar wore a yellow lehenga topped with …
Editorial
Posted: December 30, 2020
Dear Readers, I am pretty confident that I am not alone when I say that I’ll be glad to bid goodbye to 2020. The most depressing and worrisome year gave us both a global pandemic with the highest unemployment rate and a financial crisis. It’s probably fair to say that this has been one of the worst years in recent …
India News
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture of respect. An acknowledgment of our shared humanity. And no touching. As people the world...
TIME magazine released its list of 100 Most Influential People of 2020 which features pioneers, celebrities, musicians, artists, leaders and titans who have helped in their own ways to shape the world through their influence. Some of these notable...
By Raj Shah, Managing Editor, Desh-Videsh Imagine you are twenty two years old, just graduated from a small university in India and you earn admission to three of the most prestigious universities in the United States – Princeton University,...
Recently, Desh-Videsh had the opportunity to interview Dr. Arvind Panagariya. Learn more about the internationally famed economist below. As I understand, PM Modi ji hand-picked you as a Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. Can you share with our readers...
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Bollywood
Famous model and actor Milind Soman recently shared the picture of his first ever modeling assignment. The actor made fans nostalgic when he shared the picture back from 1989 – revealing that in those days he was really shy...
Famous actor Mithun Chakravarty is as serious and dedicated to his profession as ever according to recent reports. The veteran artist suffered a harsh bout of illness while he was shooting for the Kashmir Files in Mussoorie. The movie...
Kartik Aaryan is appearing in a dashing new look in Ram Madhvani’s brand new movie Dhamaka. Incidentally, Ram Madhvani shot to fame after his biopic Neerja. Aaryan will play the role of Arjun Pathak, a top shot journalist in...
Kareena Kapoor, the current host of popular chat show What Women Want, recently gushed over how Varun Dhawan is set to tie the knot with long-time girlfriend Natasha Dalal in 2021. She also introduced Natasha Dalal on her show...
Desi TV
Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah continues the saga. The latest episode showcases Dr, Hathi using his guile to trick Tapu Sena into revealing who ate the pizza. No one is willing to admit to the great crime. Dr. Hathi...
Pandemic or not, celebrations must go on, especially to show that we are not going to be cowed by a tiny virus. Siddharth Shukla obviously belongs to this school of thought and got together with his friends and family...
Indian TV episodes meander along from one incident to another and you have twists and turns in the plot. In the latest episode of Kumkum Bhagya, we have something different but not entirely unexpected. This time around Rhea reminisces...
Kapil Sharma is on a diet. It is no joke. The famed comedian is all set to lose weight in readiness to film something new. So far he has lost 10 kilos and will lose some more if he...
NRI News
Rik Mehta, the first Indian-American to win GOP primary for Senate from New Jersey Rik Mehta, an ex-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official, beaten his closest rival Hirsh Singh, also an Indian-American, in the Republican, also known as...
A community advocate and businessperson Salma Lakhani made history on Wednesday upon her selection as the Lieutenant Governor of the province of Alberta, the first-ever Muslim with ancestry in the Indian subcontinent to take up the post in Canada....
Rajinder Singh was awarded to recognize his outstanding individual volunteers which make a change in the community. He used the isolation imposed by Coronavirus lockdown to make exercise videos that are watched across the globe. His videos drew thousands...
Both Apoorva Kulkarni and Divya Choudhary will undergo doctoral study (DPhil) in zoology and biochemistry respectively while being based at the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development (OICSD) Kulkarni will learn the addition of traditional ecological knowledge besides scientific...
Immigration News
By: Rishi P. Oza, Esq. The October Visa Bulletin was welcome good news for an otherwise bleak 2020, as the priority dates moved significantly for EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 category workers from both India and China. The dramatic jump...
By Rishi P. Oza, Esq. As if 2020 has not been chaotic enough with the COVID-19 pandemic, racial strife, and an oncoming presidential election, the immigration world has been on fire for the past month with policy changes issued...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the birth of our great country by hosting naturalization ceremonies across the United States from July 1 through July 7. Despite the pandemic, USCIS continues to...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a regulatory change to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent, or otherwise non-meritorious claims for asylum to obtain an employment authorization document. This rule does not alter...
Religion
Mesha ( Aries ) You should control your anger. Keep control on your expenses. You will get full support from your life partner. Your hard work and confidence will bring you success in important projects. You will get freedom...
Mesha ( Aries ) In August, you might get some good career opportunities. There would be expected growth in business. People in agriculture and farming may face some problems. Your prestige will increase amongst people of high stature in...
On May 7, 2020, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha was invited to participate in the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. The National Day of Prayer is an annual event formally...
By Kanchan Gupta The Ramayan tells us that Sri Ram was banished from Ayodhya and sent into exile for 14 years to deny him the crown that was rightfully his. The great epic recounts the story of those 14...
Health
Happy New Year! We just wrapped up a super long year. Are there any changes you would like to see in life for 2021? Why not better sleep or a more restful evening? If you had a chance to...
By Neeta Singh, founder of Neeta Naturals, Ayurveda coach and Beauty Therapist Are you a bride-to-be? Feeling anxious with constant butterflies in the stomach is quite normal. Though it is every girl’s dream to share a perfect wedding day...
By Sri Dhira Chaitanyaji Editor’s note: It is our pleasure to present to you a seven part series about addressing and overcoming enemies within ourselves. As we live and interact with the world and deal with people we often...
By Chahna Tailor Did you know that even in Ayurveda there is a perfect way to start your day? Dinacharya is the combination of two words: dina, which means day or daytime, and charya, which means regimen or routine....
Sports
We are devastated by the destruction caused to communities, families and wildlife by the bushfires across Australia, and our thoughts are with all those affected by this crisis. We encourage the global cricket family to support relief efforts through...
Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne has grabbed a career-best third place in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after a match-winning double-century against New Zealand in Sydney. Warner back among top five, Starc equals career-best fifth position Stokes, Anderson...
India opener Lokesh Rahul and captain Virat Kohli have made significant progress in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after producing two superb knocks each in the three-match home series against the West Indies which they won...
Aleem Dar will break Steve Bucknor’s record of most Test matches as an umpire in the first Test match between Australia and New Zealand, which commences in Perth on Thursday. • The 51-year-old from Pakistan overtakes Steve Bucknor in...
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