Category Archive for: ‘Community News’
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 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 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
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 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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Welcome
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the first ever Desh Videsh Media Group Community Leader Awards. Desh-Videsh began with a simple idea. We believed in a professional, inclusive magazine for Indians, Pakistanis, and Indo-Caribbeans that would offer insight into our culture and guidance …
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Dr. Piyush Agrawal
Dr. Piyush Agrawal represents a respectable combination of professional expert in education, successful business entrepreneur, community service activist and philanthropist. He has six university degrees, two dozen publications to his credit and numerous honors and awards. After serving as a classroom teacher for 40 years, …
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Prèét Sahí
Preet Sahi is well known to South Florida’s Indian community as the Anchor and Chief Correspondent for the television channel: TV Asia. Mrs. Sahi was born and raised in India before relocating to the US with her husband and daughter. She embraces many roles in …
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Manju Kalidindi
Manju Kalidindi is an immigration attorney who is deeply involved in community charities, from religious institutions to underprivileged children. Miss Kalidindi has law offices in Plantation and Davie, and has been recognized twice by the Supreme Court of Florida for exceptional pro bono service. Kalidindi’s …
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Community Spotlight: Dr. Iqbal Nazir, Homeopathic Consultant and Therapist
This month, Desh-Videsh talked with one of our own, Dr. Iqbal Nazir, a practicing homeopath. Learn more about his background and passion for his work. Please tell us a bit about your background. I was born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, and received my primary education …
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