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  • Community Award

    2016 Desh Videsh Media Group Community Leader Awards

    Master of Ceremony: Fareida Rajkumar On Saturday, September 24, 2016, Desh Videsh Media Group hosted the 2nd Annual Community Leader Awards at the Sawgrass Inn & Conference Center. The local community came together for an evening of speeches, dinner, and music creating an atmosphere that …

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    Mohammad Shakir

    Mohammad Shakirwas born in Pakistan and has been a professional, peace activist, and active volunteer in South Florida for the past 47 years. Presently, he is the Executive Director of the Asian American Advisory Board in Miami Dade, founder of the NUR Center for Asian …

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    Vijay Persad

    Vijay Persad has been the Chairman of the Board and President of the Shiva Mandir for several years, where he and his family have been active leaders and volunteers since 1991. As an immigrant from Trinidad, Vijay has worked closely with the Caribbean Hindu community …

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    Somy Ali

    An immigrant from Karachi, Pakistan, Somy Ali and her mom and brother came to the U.S. in 1987 to escape an unstable home and pursue higher education. She eventually moved to India to work as model and Bollywood actress, where she worked on many modeling …

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    Ramola Motwani

    Ramola Motwani is the Chairwoman and CEO of Merrimac Ventures, a real estate management, investment and development company with interests around the US and India. She was born and raised in India where she received her law degree from the Government Law College in Mumbai, …

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    Dr. Vinod Patel

    Dr. Vinod Patel graduated from the Seth G S Medical College, University of Mumbai, India in 1970 and started his career in the US at the Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He moved to Florida and started his Fellowship at University of Miami. …

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    Dr. Abhijit S. Pandya

    Dr. Abhijit S. Pandya is an active supporter of the local community and an education professional with 30 years of experience in South Florida. As an Florida Atlantic Universityengineering professor and administrator, he has mentored several prominent young professionals of Indian heritage. As a clinical researcher, …

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    Editorial September 2016

    Dear Readers, We hope all of our readers had an eventful summer! The team at Desh Videsh Media Group certainly did, and we’re especially thrilled to be able to share experiences with our community. The recent cricket matches in South Florida were a definite highlight! …

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  • 2016’s Top Bollywood Weddings

    2016’s Top Bollywood Weddings

    Anything in Bollywood draws attention and more so if there’s a wedding involved. We take a look at some of the weddings that made headlines this year. By Taniya Talukdar The year 2016 hasn’t been the best for relationships in Bollywood, with many celebrity couples …

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  • Julie weds Manreet

    Julie weds Manreet Destination Wedding Photographed by Viridian Images Photography

    A mutual love of traveling and adventure brought Julie and Manreet together when they met through common friends in Midtown Atlanta. As true adventurous spirits, they helped each discover new passions; Reet introduced Julie to mountain biking, and Julie taught him to snowboard. During their …

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