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  • Here Is Why Are Indian Kids Such Phenomenal Spellers E1455973972261

    Indian Americans Shine at the 2015 Spelling Bee

    In what is developing into quite an interesting trend, Indian American kids are dominating the Scripps National Spelling Bee year after year. What is even more remarkable is that the winners from the last eight years have all been of South Asian origin. This year …

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  • July 2015 Desh Videsh Cover

    Editorial July 2015

    July 2015 Dear Readers, This is one of my favorite issues of the year. I know it seems like I say that a lot, but really, this is one of my favorite issues! This time of year, we celebrate the many accomplishments of our youth. …

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  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    Make the divine your Valentine. Just be… and know that you are loved. That is Beloved” Sri Sri says that “In this world, though we are taught many a branches of knowledge like reading, writing, mathematics, science, music, arts at all, yet we have not …

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  • INDRA K. NOOYI

    NRI ACHIEVERS – MAKING INDIA PROUD ABROAD

    We see that the number of millionaires of Indian origin in Europe, USA, Canada, South Africa and East Asian countries held together far exceeds the number of millionaires in India. There is a popular saying that “Indians are best when they are out of India”. …

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  • Syed S Jafri

    Syed S Jafri

    Syed Jafri grew up in Lahore, Pakistan and completed his Master’s Degree in economics at Punjab University. When he moved to the US, he continued to study accounting and worked as Chief Financial Officers of several companies over the years. Syed is married to Nighat …

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  • Shahid Barry

    Shahid Barry

    Shahid Barry was born in Pakistan and earned his Bachelors of Commerce degree in 1974 from St. Patrick’s College in Karachi, Pakistan. He worked for his father’s garment business in Karachi. In 1979, he came to the United States to explore garment export business; however, …

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  • Dr. Ramanuja Iyengar

    Dr. Ramanuja Iyengar

    Dr. Ramanuja Iyengar was born in Karnataka and graduated from Mysore Medical College. He came to the US in 1966 to pursue post-graduation education and training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. After completing a cardiology fellowship at the University of Miami, he taught at their …

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  • Neil Persad

    Neil Persad

    Pandit Neil Dev Persad, born in the beautiful Caribbean Island of Trinidad migrated to Toronto Canada to pursue his educational aspirations in the field of Computer Science. He then migrated to Sunrise, Florida, USA in 1988 where he has built a reputation for being one …

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  • Shekar Reddy

    Shekar Reddy

    Shekar Reddy was born in India and has been living in Florida for the past 30 years. He is a successful business owner with 28 years of retail experience and actively supports the local communities in which he does business. Mr. Reddy is co-founder of …

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  • Bharti Chokshi

    Bharti Chokshi

    Bharti Choksi has maintained a close relationship with Indian classical music since her childhood. At the age of 12, she began sitar classes with Shri Ramchandra Khare in Ahmedabad. Her second guru, Smt Manju Mehta of Saptak, inspired Bharti to continue her practice, eventually leading …

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