Desh Videsh March 2018
Desh Videsh – Cover Story
Ruchi and Anand
What happens when two doctors meet on a social networking site? Fall in love, of course. Anand Vakharia, family physician, and Ruchi Amin, surgery resident, met on Facebook. They met in person for the first time after four months of being Facebook friends. Since that time, they have been inseparable. Anand’s cousin Sachin and his wife Crystal visited them in …
e-Magazine
Real Wedding
Krystal and Ajay
Photographer: Sona Photography Ajay Mesuria, a CPA, and Krystal Patel, a pharmacist, met online. They became friends and gradually fell in love. The couple dated for a year before tying the knot in November 2017. The duo traveled to meet each other almost every alternate weekend from Washington, DC, to Houston. Ajay popped the question to Krystal on a surprise …
Real Wedding
Jessica and Vinoth
Photographer: Divine Goddess Photography LLC Imagine saying “yes” to your soulmate mid-air on a hot air balloon. Top-of-the-world, right! Vinoth Kumar Thirunavukkarasu, a systems engineer and Jessica Jackson, a genetic counselor, did just that in Treasure Island, Florida. Vinoth from Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, moved to Jacksonville for a new job in 2008. Jessica from Indiana also settled in the city …
Real Wedding
Alisha and Ravi
Photographer: Digital Dream Studio Mignon McLaughlin once said, “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” Alisha Basil and Ravi Shastri’s love story dates back to 2013 when they realized their feelings for each other after two years of friendship. After dating for two years, Ravi popped the question to his sweetheart in May …
Wedding Planning
Congratulations on Getting Married!
Healthy Financial Habits By Nirali Chokshi, CPA Healthy habits usually have an automatic relation to food and exercise, but it can also apply to your finances and taxes. Developing adequate preventative health habits is comparable to developing proper financial habits to make that inevitable rainy day just a little bit less stressful. As I’m a huge believer in preventative health, …
Wedding Planning
How To Create the Perfect Indian Wedding Welcome Bag
How To Create the Perfect Indian Wedding Welcome Bag By Satya Patel, Indian Wedding Toolkit How do you create the perfect Indian wedding welcome bag? Anyone can whip up a welcome bag, but certain ingredients make the bags stand out from the crowd. Welcome bags (or boxes) are perfect for your out-of-town guests. Pick some of these items or pick …
Wedding Planning
Memorable Wedding Moments
Memorable Wedding Moments Bursting with vivid and bold hues, opulent décor and intricate but elegant designs very well describe Indian weddings. Also known as Shaadi or Shadi, Indian weddings are best known for their grandeur, traditions, grace, colors and almost carnival-type celebration. Unique photographs taken at an Indian weddings are made up of warm glances, shared laughter, loving stares, bold …
Wedding Planning
Want to be Truly Happy on Your Wedding Day? Follow These 10 Tips.
Want to be Truly Happy on Your Wedding Day? Follow These 10 Tips. By Satya Patel, Indian Wedding Toolkit Focusing on these few things will make the big difference on your wedding day, and will help you truly enjoy it. Greet guests: Seems obvious but it’s not. There’s no excuse not to greet guests. They’re at your wedding to celebrate …
Wedding Planning
Tips for Planning a Successful Fusion Wedding
Tips for Planning a Successful Fusion Wedding Fusion weddings can be difficult to plan with different religious and cultural backgrounds, and to add to it, different customs. You may want to plan a beautiful fusion wedding by giving a nod to both your cultures. At Desh-Videsh we have listed our top 10 tips to make the planning process less cumbersome …
Relationship
5 Signs of Low Self Worth and How It Could Be Affecting Your Love Life
5 Signs of Low Self Worth and How It Could Be Affecting Your Love Life T hey say you can only love others as much as you love yourself, and as tired as that adage may be, the core of it rings quite true. Think about it: It can be hard enough understanding and accepting your own thoughts, feelings, words, …
Bollywood
Bollywood Weddings
Are you star-struck by your favorite celebrity tying the knot, or are you looking for some inspiration for your big day? If it is either of these or more, Desh-Videsh takes a look at some of the most recent star weddings and congratulates all the celebs who walked down the aisle. Several Bollywood celebrities got married recently, while others got …
Community News
Community News
FloridaSouth Florida Dancing For GodWhen: 03/10/2018, 3:00 PM Where: Broward County Main Library Auditorium100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale,33301 Contact: 954-885-1466 Host: Association of Performing Arts of India GeorgiaAtlanta MetroMilan – An Event for Indian ParentsWhen: 03/4/2018, 2:30 PM Where: Sharon Springs Park Community Building1950 Sharon Rd, Cumming,30041Contact: 770-744-0609 Host: BabyanWay Sri Thyagaraja AradhanaWhen: 03/10/2018, 1:30 PM Where: Community Hall5661 …
Editorial
Editor’s View
Dear Readers, Bahaar, Basant, Vasant, Spring. The loveliest of all seasons is here. One of the greatest poets in classical Sanskrit literature Kalidasa calls it the king of seasons. I am not sure about you, but every spring brings me feelings of freshness. There is something about the spring that makes the world feel like it’s starting anew, there is …
