USUS Affairs Affairs 9 9 OpE d1 0 Bollywood 24 SpiritualA wareness3 0 The South Asian Times NEW YORK EDITION Excellence In Journalism Vol. 4 | No. 17 | August 13-19, 2011 | 60 Cents TheSouthAsianTimes.info Nassau County to Indian American Sant Rajinder Singh Bonds of love: celebrate India Day who took an A off US to grace Veggie Fest Raksha Bandhan on August 15 credit rating in Chicago is on Aug 14 Tristate Community, National Community, Veggie Fest, Festival, Page 3 Page 8 Page 15 Page 16 Domestic demand will help India CG to ring Nasdaq London Sikhs lead tide over US financial crisis: Pranab closing bell on India Day, Aug 15 fightback against riots US Stocks recover Thursday on small New York: Ambassador Prabhu but positive economic signs Dayal, Consul General of India in New Delhi: India will be able to Meanwhile, in Delhi, Mukherjee New York, will be presiding over tide over the nancial crisis ema- said during a discussion in the Ra- The NASDAQ Stock Market Clos- nating from a probable US double jya Sabha, “It is too premature to say ing Bell ceremony on India’s 65th dip recession and downgrade of its what will be the nal shape of the US Independence Day on August 15. sovereign debt rating as the Indian downgrade. But there is no doubt that This event is being held as part of economy’s growth was driven by our IT industry may be affected. India’s Independence Day celebra- domestic demand, Finance Minister Pranab Continued on page 4 tions. India con- Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday. tinues to be an Meanwhile, US stocks, recovered important and some lost ground on Thursday after promising coun- wild swings earlier in the week fol- try on its way lowing better than expected jobs data to becoming a Sikhs gather outside the gurdwara in Southall, south London, and some strong corporate earnings. global power- to protect the area from looters on August 10. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial house. Average rose 4.4 % to 11191 by the CG Continued London: The res which have serves as the focal point for local end of the day. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on page 4 raged in London’s worst rioting for worshipers, who make up 23 per- decades have forged a sense of com- cent of the area’s population, ac- munity rarely seen in the British cap- cording to the 2001 census. Celebrating India’s Presidency of UNSC ital, with Sikhs in the western bor- Sunny Bangea, 23, said he was To celebrate India’s Presidency of the UN Security Council, India’s Permanent ough of Southall leading the way. prepared “to ght re with re” to Hundreds of turbaned men gath- protect the temple and surrounding Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri hosted a reception at the General ered outside their gurdwara to de- community. “A lot of stupid things Assembly Building in New York attended by top diplomats, lawmakers and Indian fend the west London borough on happened here,” he said. “On Mon- community leaders, alongside the opening of a ‘Humanitas - Images of India’ Tuesday after rumors circulated on day night, gangs tried to set the exhibition by award winning US photographer Fredric Roberts. social networking website Twitter temple on re, but there was no that it was next on the looters’ hit damage. Since then, we look after list, new agency AFP said. the temple 24 hours a day.” Men sporting traditional garb Although centred around the including the kirpan, led chants temple, the operation extended to as others patrolled the area by all members of the community, one car and motorcycle looking out of Bangea’s friends explained. for the looters who have ter- “It’s the local area, we have to rorized the city since Saturday. help, even if it’s the pub across the Amarjit Singh Dhillon, an ad- street,” he said. viserto the hastily-convened gurd- Community defense groups have wara com mittee, said that the op- sprung up across the capital since eration was “not about vigilantes, unprecedented rioting and looting just self-defense”. began late Saturday after a protest “My house can be rebuilt…but against the death of a man in a po- In the picture from L to R are: Justice Knipel, Adm. Justice Hinds-Radix, Federal District Judge George Daniels, this is a place of worship, it is for lice shooting turned violent. Fredric Roberts, Amb. Vijay Nambiar,, A/SG UN Women Lakshmi Puri, President of the UNSC and India’s everybody,” he said, adding that he Increased police numbers ap- Permanent Representative Hardeep Singh Puri, Ranju Batra, Surrogate Judge Gigante, Ravi Batra, Justice would be ashamed of himself if he peared to have quelled the disorder, Schneier, Congressman Greg Meeks, Sen. Huntley, Justice Milton Tingling, Justice Aliotta, NY Senate Leader John L. Sampson, Neal Batra, Prof. John Humbach (hidden) and Pace University President Stephen Friedman. didn’t protect it. but the Southall Sikh community Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, continued to maintain their vigil as Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/SnapsIndia. the biggest Sikh temple in Europe, night fell Wednesday. Tristate Community 3 TheSouthAsianTimes.info August 13-19, 2011 Nassau county to celebrate India Day on Aug 15 Mineola, NY: For second year run- Island Inc, Long Island Gujarati the India Day program & Deputy tributions to the community, they ning, Nassau County Executive Cultural Society, National Indo- Director, Nassau County Office of are Smt Rajinder Kaur (Women Em- Hon. Edward P Mangano is holding American Associations for Senior Economic Development. It is the powerment), Dr Vasundhra Kala- a function to celebrate India’s Inde- Citizens and Rotary Club of first time ever that over 10 Indian pusudi (Senior Citizens) and Vibhuti pendence Day. Together with the Hicksville South. American organizations have come Jha (Community Integration). National Federation of Indian Amer- Dignitaries invited to attend the on one stage to celebrate any event. Refreshments are being sponsorod ican Associations (NFIA), the cere- event include President of Guyana NFIA is delighted to co-host Inde- by Rajbhog and Rasraj restaurants mony on August 15 morning will be Bharrat Jagdeo, India’s Ambassador pendence Day of India celebration of Hicksville. Community leader held at the prestigious Theodore to the UN, Hardeep S. Puri, Con- in Nassau county with Office of Champak Parikh will perform the Roosevelt Executive and Legislative sulate General of India in New York, County Executive Ed Mangano, flag-hoisting ceremony in tradition- Building in Mineola. Hosting organ- Amb. Parabhu Dayal and senior said Lal Motwani, President of al style. Renowned attorney Jas izations are: Association of Indians elected officials of Nassau County. NFIA. Mayall will be the emcee of the in America-NY, India Association of Besides celebrating India Day in NFIA will be presenting to Hon. event. Long Island, Rajasthan Association Long Island, bringing the communi- Mangano a special memento remi- of North America, Kerala Center, ty together is another prime goal of niscent of the freedom struggle of Theodore Roosevelt International Punjabi Society, Indi- County Executive Hon. Ed India. Building in Mineola housing an American Forum, Indian Ameri- Mangano, said Kamlesh Mehta, At the event, three Indian Ameri- Nassau County Executive and can Malayalee Association of Long Chair, Coordination Committee of cans will be honored for their con- Legislative offices. Sex ed compulsory Pomp and show at IALI’s IndiaFest for public middle Melville, NY: The India Associ- ation of Long Island (IALI) or- and high schools ganized the 20th IndiaFest at Huntington Hilton Hotel here on New York: Sex education classes will be required last Sunday with great pomp and in all of the city's public middle and high schools show. An overwhelming 9,000 this school year for the first time in almost two people took part in the day long decades, officials revealed Tuesday. festivities at Long Island's The new mandate calls for schools to devote a largest showcase of India's cul- course to the birds and the bees in sixth or seventh ture, spotlighting a nation that is grade - and again in ninth or tenth grade - starting now a powerhouse economy. In- the second semester of the upcoming school year. diaFest also celebrates the Indi- The policy shift means that students as young as With his melodious voice, an-American communities liv- Kamlesh Mehta, Gobind Munjal, IALI President, Nassau 11 will be taught everything from the risks of un- actor Manu Narayan ing in the metropolitan area. County Executive Ed Mangano, Jon Kaiman, Supervisor, protected sex to issues surrounding pregnancy enthralled the audience. IndiaFest 2011 had one of the TowTown of North Hempstead, and Joe Galanti, Asstt. Comptroller, and puberty. High schoolers will receive pointers biggest displays of Arts & New York State, during Pledge of Allegiance. were also set up to provide in- on the proper way to use a condom, officials said. Crafts, Designer Clothes & Jew- of purely Indian ethnic and fu- singers Riti and Vishal Bhalla, formation on diabetes and high "In high schools, an oral description of how to elry, Floor Shows and Dances, sion outfits using a breathtaking and Nipun Marwah. Everybody blood pressure with doctors and use a condom will be given," a Department of Ed- Various types of Delicious Food variety of Indian fabrics which also enjoyed the excellent Dance nurses on hand and available. ucation official said. "If students want a demon- and Decoration, Henna & Mehn- kept the audience spellbound. Performance by Bolly Arts. Besides community leaders, stration, one can be given in the health resource di, Raffle, Games and Entertain- For the western segment, the Not to be missed were the the invited dignitaries included room." ment for the children, in other models wore their hair with great continuous variety on stage of Hon.