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ujarati Cultural Association cel- Gebrated Aatham Utsav with Garba and Dandiya Raas on 29th September in Phoenix. Gujarati Cultural Associa- tion (GCA) is a Non-Profit Volunteer Organization since 1981. A well-orga- nized event followed by nice Gujarati dinner. Whole ambience is full of tra- ditional Indian music for Garba. There was ample space to accommodate ev- eryone to dance at the hall in Green- way High School. Lots of colorful tra- ditional Indian Guajarati attires were making the environment more festive.

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According to him, “Success is a result of an action of one or multiple other people, not just your own action.” He also continued saying that, “Success is function of tim- ing and circumstances, not necessarily brilliance.” Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham, also rendered a very inspir- ing speech about how her exposure to downtrodden areas in Chicago drew her to volunteering work, where she realized the challenges of educating kids in backward areas. Her involve- ment with Pratham in India brought awareness of the lack of educational facilities that existed in the slums. As Dr. Banerji said in her speech, her big- gest goal now is,” Every child in school and learning well.” She also said that Pratham is around for 23 years, and its goal is “…to provide basic foundational building blocks of reading and writing, so a child can avail the benefit of edu- cation and be ready for real life.” The Gala was also graced by the presence of Arizona Governor, Honor- able Doug Ducey. Governor Ducey was impressed by the work of Pratham. He said, “With the work of Pratham, giving Chapter. To put it in the words of San- or write. Pratham is working to change the gift of literacy and quality education geeta Sobti, Pratham’s Event Planner, this learning crisis; our literacy pro- About Pratham to millions of children in India is truly “Pheonix gala was a terrific evening grams reached 5.7 million children last stablished in the slums of Mum- exceptional!” He also mentioned that and it was wonderful to see so many year.” According to Sheena, education Ebai in 1995, Pratham is now one he was inspired by Pratham’s program like minded people come together to is the only way that a child can reach of India’s largest non-governmental as it was similar to his own focus on further Pratham mission of keeping his/her potential. education organizations, having af- education in the state of Arizona. children in school and learning.” San- Pratham thanks everyone who fected the lives of more than 45 mil- Phoenix Chapter’s passion, ex- geeta also conveyed her wishes for made this event so memorable, includ- lion underprivileged children in the citement, generosity, cooperation, and Pheonix Pratham chapter to reach new ing gala co-chairs Amit Shah and Priti past two decades. To achieve its positive vibes were reflected in the heights. Pratham Phoenix Chapter Kaur, members of 2017 Gala Commit- mission of “every child in school and evening’s program. It included an ex- also honored a local educationist, Ms. tee, and Pratham staff and volunteers. learning well,” Pratham develops hilarating and entertaining “Dancing Kathleen Purdy, for her passion and Additional thanks to the following spon- practical solutions to address gaps with the Stars” from the local talents, commitment to education. She has sors and local supporters: Platinum in the education system and works Inspirational speeches from dignitar- worked with impoverished students Sponsor BBVA Compass Bank, Dia- in collaboration with India’s gov- ies, and Pratham’s success stories and families and guided in their educa- mond Sponsors UnisLink, Brain and ernments, communities, educators punctuated by Dr. Rukmini Banerjee, tional journey to make a difference in Spine Clinic, and Medical Diagnostic and industry to increase learning CEO of PRATHAM. Elegantly present- their lives. Imaging Group (MDIG), BSC (Brain & outcomes and influence education ed cocktails and dinner with tantalizing “This is our city’s FOURTH an- Spine Center), and other proud part- policy. and palatable taste from OM Indian nual gala, and every year we see an in- ners and sponsors! 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by Deepa Kaur Walia On Education in Scottsdale and Pratham: When I was in the US, I was that the girl does not make it but the sia Today once again had the im- Arizona: One of the things I am big on very impressed by the way that the mother or mother in law continues to Amense pleasure of supporting the is results: how we measure how we are communities in the US interacted with be involved in Pratham. When a fami- Annual Pratham Gala in 2017, a gala succeeding with our students. It is not public schools. When I went back to ly member wants to do someth8ing, the dedicated to the cause of quality edu- about dollars spent, student/teacher India, I thought it was a good idea how whole family has to support it. Luckily cation for all that has become the must ratio, but the quality of our curriculum to help the government school system. for us, women, children, and education attend event for those in the Valley of and the education itself. There are a Within our government, it was diffi- is a natural combination but we have the Sun. The Board did an outstand- number of techniques being employed cult for an outsider to join the school to pull the brothers, fath3ers, husbands ing job once again of creating a luxury some of which are very innovative. We system and someone told me about and say it is everyone’s responsibility. event with excellent décor, ambience, want to stay continually evolving and Pratham which had just started and so Final Message for Asia Today music, and entertainment and the ahead of the curve as far as what we I met them and liked them and joined Readers: “While I am here on behalf of popular theme of Dancing with the can offer our children to make sure them 22 years ago and have been with Pratham talking about education in In- Stars with local residents dancing to they are at the pinnacle of what they them ever since. We started in Bom- dia, these are universal things. Wher- traditional beats, many attempting this can bring to the table. bay and started with one set of educa- ever you are and if you are working for unique experience for the first time. On Immigration and Immigrants: tion programs and people demanded the children in your community, you are The Gala attracted a star-studded Our country is full of immigrants. a better life for their children. When Pratham. guest list including the Honorable Gov- America is based on the assimilation of people demand, it is very hard to not Amin Maredia, CEO of Sprouts ernor Doug Ducey, Honorable Mayor of immigrants to become Americans. Cer- respond and a way surfaces on its own On the Pratham Gala 2017: “The Scottsdale Jim Lane, CEO of Sprouts tainly, w3e have to protect ourselves to meet that demand. event was fantastic. It is so humbling Amin Maredia, CEO of Pratham Dr. from those that want to damage us and On the Success and Challenges to see so many people from so many Rukmini Banerji, and many more. Asia it is a fine line we have to continue to of Women Leaders:We have a large walks of life when they have had suc- Today was honored to have a few mo- walk. team of about 6,000 full time people cess to come back and give back and ments in conversation with many of Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of and many of my leaders are women it is humbling to see how many people these attendees and shares some Pratham as well and the challenge that many of were involved in this event and the fact highlights from the conversation. On the Pratham Gala 2017: “You my female colleagues face is that they that an event is sold out a month in ad- have a very large, warm, and welcom- are a mother, the household depends vance for this many people is fantastic Honorable Jim Lane, Mayor of ing audience. In particular I really ap- on them, and they want to do some- to see.” Scottsdale pr3eciated the Dancing of the Stars be- thing for the world as well. However, On Supporting Pratham and Why On the Pratham Gala 2017: “I am cause it was an indication of how the when the core of the family steps out to Pratham: Education has been such a honored by the initial invitation but the community is participating. It is not just help, it is a big education for the family big part of my life and how many op- mission itself is something that I am writing checks but people have gone as well. I find girls that want to work po4rtunities are created from edu- ell engaged with and have a great ap- through such efforts to bring some with us say I want to work with you but cation. Once a family gets past the preciation for. Wherever the need is to part of themselves in supporting this have responsibilities to my mother or basics of life like food and water, the educate children, it is important for all cause.” my mother in law. I usually ask them next step to move the quality of life of us.” On Supporting Pratham and Why to bring them with and sometimes find is education. Pratham has an impact www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Local Coverage SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 9

not only on education but on the con- fessionals, and people in businesses is cess it is so important to give back to ting in hours and hours of hard work fidence and motivation of the mothers the fastest growing area in the country the community and carry the success and the board sold tickets selling out in the households and in some of these and a great place to live. generation after generation. It is so the event 6 weeks in advance! communities they have never had this On Sprouts: Sprouts is always important to really be grounded and Final Message for Asia Today level of inspiration to be involved. This been focused on making food acces- ground our children and grandchildren Readers: There are many ways to get is so empowering to them and when sible and at a good price to everybody. so we can position ourselves to not involved with Pratham. Go to www. you have the most rural places that 94% of our stores are natural (no artifi- only be successful but success for the prathamusa.org and click on the Phoe- don’t get help and you have a program cial colors or preservatives) and organ- benefit of others. nix Chapter and you can get in touch like this, it can really do magic to the ic. While not all foods at Sprouts are with me directly. It doesn’t matterif community. fully organic, natural products are more Final Thoughts from Dr. Sheena you want to volunteer, donate, or have On Phoenix and its Indian Commu- affordable than fully organic but health- Banerjee, President Phoenix Chap- a question about Pratham, I make nity: Phoenix is such a wonderful, fast- ier than a non-clean product, making ter Pratham sure I answer every email that comes growing community. Arizona is the 5th them more accessible to a larger popu- Dr. Sheena Banerjee expressed through that website personally. There largest Indian community on a percent- lation. Making healthy food accessible immense gratitude for the Gala Com- is also a donate button on th3e site and age of population basis in the country and affordable to the masses is some- mittee, Board of Directors, and 45+ vol- when you donate with a credit card that and not many people know that. Phoe- thing we’ve always balanced. unteers that made Pratham Gala 2017 has a Phoenix address and zip code, nix with its South Asian community and Final Message for Asia Today possible. She noted that many of them the funds get credited to the Phoenix number of Doctors, Engineers, IT pro- Readers: “When you have had suc- have been working since January put- Chapter.

talking. The 31-year-old is seen with a braced her look and was happy with it.” Deepika Padukone’s unibrow in the poster; fans can’t stop Kajol had a unibrow for many years gushing over it. The moment the look after entering Bollywood, and became unibrow look for was out, Twitterati began praising her one of the top actors without changing Padmavati adds to unibrow and gave Deepika a thumbs- her look. Her big hits Baazigar (1993) up for rocking the look. and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge the power of ‘beauty In the West, model Sophia Had- (1995) saw her with the unibrow look. jipanteli is making the unibrow move- Celebrity make-up artist Abhijit in diversity’ ment happen — her Instagram page Chanda also thinks that unibrows are has more than 85,000 followers, and cool. “They look beautiful. Having said s per conventional beauty stan- people are appreciating her striking that, unibrows only go with a certain Adards, the unibrow or monobrow looks. Her aim is to celebrate diversity face type. And I think with Deepika is unflattering — if you have one, then and normalise things that society pres- Padukone rocking the look, it’s going you’re encouraged to pluck it. But it sures us to hide. to be popular among both men and seems the unibrow will soon be having Talking about the acceptance of women,” he says. its moment among Indian fashionistas, the unibrow, beauty expert Vidya Tikari However, beauty expert Aash- and actor Deepika Padukone would be says, “Celebrities are always the front- meen Munjal thinks that considering the reason behind it. runners of fashion and people follow it [now] just because it doesn’t confine the unibrow as a thing of beauty is very Her new look in her upcoming what they do. Deepika looks stunning to beauty standards. I’ve done make- subjective. He adds, “It may be beauti- movie, in which she plays the beaute- with her unibrow. No doubt her fans up for Kajol and she never allowed me ful for some, but for others it would still ous Rani Padmavati, has got everyone who have unibrows wouldn’t fix or hide to touch her unibrow, because she em- not be normal.” www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Yoga ATODAY 10 • October 2017 Yoga Path to self realization

tulya-nindā-stutirmaunīsantuṣṭoyenakenacit aniketaḥsthira-matirbhaktimān me priyonaraḥ (Bhagavad Gita 12.19)

Translation: One who is equal to … fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, al- ways silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn’t care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service – such a person is very dear to Me. Reflection by Chaitanya Charan: If we have a lot of waste in our house, we wouldn’t throw it on any visitor. But strangely we sometimes throw our waste-words at others. infuriate others. will stop taking our words seriously, and then stop We often have a lot of garbage in our minds: an- When we give vent to whatever thoughts and taking us seriously. ger, lust, greed, resentment, cynicism and so forth. emotions that come up within us, people have to The Bhagavad-gita (12.19) states that a char- And we throw that garbage at others through our un- process our unprocessed thoughts. That becomes a acteristic of an advanced devotee is that they stay considered words. burden for them and if our thoughts contain some- steady amidst praise and criticism – and remain If small children speak whatever comes to their thing offensive, they feel hurt. silent and grave, not giving in to the urge to speak mind, people often don’t take their words very seri- What if we are so disturbed that we need to pour thoughtlessly. ously, because they know that those children don’t our heart out to someone? Such pouring out has to If we want others to take our words seriously, we have any bad intention and are too immature to think be done discerningly only with those who will solace need to take time to think about those thoughts and before speaking. and strengthen us, not those who will misunderstand words, and learn to express them appropriately. But if an adult starts speaking whatever comes us. www.gitadaily.com -World’s only website offering to their mind, , their words would be seen quite dif- If we let ourselves become unfiltered pathways a new article on Bhagavad Gita everyday ferently. Because adults are not considered guileless for verbalizing our inner world, people, in order to http://radhakrishnaphoenix.org - ISKCON Phoe- or immature like children, their words often shock or shield themselves from unnecessary burden or hurt, nix [email protected] - Feedback

amaste Everyone. One of the fa- the breath in the final position. Nmous yoga teacher and founder of Spiritual - on Ajna chakra. “Purna Yoga”, Aadil Palkhivala, sum- Sequence: This asana should be marizes the meaning of Yoga through performed after completing a series of these wonderful lines. “True Yoga is forward and backward bending asa- not about the shape of your body, but nas. the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be Ardha Matsyendrasana (half spinal twist) Benefits: performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga • It tones the nerves • Bend the left leg and doesn’t care about what you have of the spine, makes the back place the heal of the left foot be- been; yoga cares about the person muscles supple, relieves lum- side the right hip (optionally, you you are becoming. Yoga is designed bago and muscular spasms, and can keep the left leg straight). for a vast and profound purpose, and reduces the tendency of adjoin- • Take the right leg over for it to be truly called yoga, its es- ing vertebrae to develop osteo- the left knee. sence must be embodied.” With this phytes. • Place the left hand on beautiful thought in mind, lets review a • When practised with the right knee and the right hand spine strengthening yoga posture. care, it has proved beneficial for behind you. This month we will be focusing on mild cases of slipped disc. • Twist the waist, shoul- a pose called Ardha Matsyendrasana • Ardha matsyendrasa- ders and neck in this sequence or Half Lord of the Fishes Pose or Half na massages the abdominal or- to the right and look over the right Breathing: Inhale in the forward Spinal Twist Pose. This asana usually gans, alleviating digestive ailments. shoulder. position. Exhale while twisting the appears as a seated spinal twist but • It regulates the secretion of • Keep the spine erect. trunk. Breathe deeply and slowly with- with many variations, and is one of adrenaline and bile and is recom- • Hold and continue with gentle out strain in the final position. Inhale the twelve basic asanas in many sys- mended in the yogic management of long breaths in and out. while returning to the starting position. tems of Hatha Yoga. This half Lord of diabetes. • Breathing out, release the Duration: Practise once on each the Fishes pose energizes the spine, • Under special guidance it is right hand first (the hand behind you), side, gradually increasing the holding strengthens it and stimulates the di- used for the yogic management of release the waist, then chest,lastly the time to 1 or 2 minutes on each side of gestive fire. sinusitis, hay fever, bronchitis, con- neck and sit up relaxed yet straight. the body or up to 30 breaths. How to perform it: stipation, colitis, menstrual disorders, • Repeat to the other side. Awareness: Physical - on keep- • Sit up with the legs stretched urinary tract disorders and cervical • Breathing out, come back to ing the spine straight and on the out straight in front of you, keeping the spondylitis, as long as it can be per- the front and relax. movement of the abdomen created by feet together and the spine erect. formed without any discomfort. www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 11

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n Aug 29, 2017, the hall was all 1. Jitubhai Amin Family Oabuzz with classical flute as mem- bers greeted their friends whom they sponsored the food on had not seen for just one week.Dr. Sept. 19th 2.Diwali Special Narayan Ojha introduced the group preparations meeting in to Brent Pine, CFP®, CPA, President progress 3.Kalachashma of Integrated Wealth Management, dance perforbers celebrating (IWM). IWM is a Scottsdale based 6th ISAA Anniversary Wealth Management firm which works 4.Bakulaben Tanna Family with professionals, business own- and Friends sponsoring the ers and individuals who are retired or quick recovery of the Hurricane vic- full of fun festivities celebrating sixth Sept. 12th luncheonBakulaben are nearing retirement.After introduc- tims in as well as huge number anniversary of ISAA. Today began a Tanna’s Family and friends ing himself and his company, Brent of flood victims in India. The members historic start of the seventh year.With sponsored the luncheon on presented Randy I. Anderson, PH.D., and guests present started a cash col- prayers to Lord Ganesh, the program 5.Rasik & Bhavini sponsored CRE President, Griffin Capital Asset lection to be sent to Texas as well as got underway with the highlights of the lunch on Sept. 5th 6.ISAA Management Co. as a guest speaker. India. ISAA has sent donations to vari- our fifth anniversary memories.Two making collection for the Dr. Anderson spoke in detail about the ous natural disasters in the past. main items were Ghoomer dance from Flood victims in USA & India Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate On Sept 05, 2017, program was Rajasthan choreographed by Saro- 7.Guests from Integrated Fund (GIREX). The GIREX fund of- a dedication to late Narbadaben’s jben Amin. The other offering of “Kala Wealth Management fers diversification across public and 90th birthday were she alive. This was Chasma” on the floor was managed private real estate holdings in the form the wish of his son Rasik Mistry & his by Meena Sharma. Participants did occasion of ISAA’s sixth anniversary. It of an Interval fund. The unique aspect family. It was also a celebration of the a fantastic job with minimum prepa- was significant that both dances were of this offering is access to private eq- Labor Day (Sept 4, 2017). “No work ration. The hall was full of clapping. produced with almost no or very little uity managers, the same private equity is insignificant, any labor that uplifts Thanks to Chandler group-particularly preparation. Thanks to Sarojben and managers that work with many of the humanity has dignity and importance Lataben, Renukaben and Dakshaben Meena Sharma for their quick hard largest pension plans in the country. and should be undertaken with excel- for their help in decorations. The group work and talented leaderships. This After the presentation both Brent Pine lence.” Dr. Martin Luther King. The first continued to have garba dance with showed that the group has potential for and Dr. Anderson were available for video was Ganapati Prayer followed by many participants from the floor.The wonders with good planning ahead and questions on the fund and about Inte- Amazing Mind, Grade 8-student, Cry- sponsors today were BakulabenTanna work hard with dedication. The video grated Wealth Management. Brent and ing Club, Dr. S. Swamy on India, Old and her family. The enthusiastic crowd clips included- Shasi Tharoor, Jindagi his staff from IWM will provide follow songs Medley, Live Tornado, Monkey of over eighty members and guests en- Jeeni hai, and Pankh hote to ud aati up to anyone who has questions about Man, and Amazing Artist. In the prayer joyed the treat.All present remembered main. Some time was spent practicing IWM or about the GIREX Fund. Brent tribute- Narbadaben was remembered the victims and sufferers of the terror- “Dandiya Raas” for next week under may be reached at 480-663-6000. To- as a happy, kind, and warm lady. May ist attack (9/11) effecting nationals from the guidance of Prafulbhai. The spon- day’s luncheon was sponsored by In- her soul rest in peace. Thanks to Rasik sixty two countries. It was really nice sors today were Sarojben and Jitubhai tegrated Wealth Management which & family for sponsoring the luncheon. to see Minaxiben and Kanubhai among Amin. JItubhai briefly described the also made a charitable contribution of Punam Singh introduced herself and the guests at the hall. hacking of Equifax data effecting over $1000 to ISAA. Thanks IWM. Nearly her 24 Hour Home Health services. On Sept 19, 2017, Jitubhai, 143 million subscribers. One should seventy-five people enjoyed the lun- (623-738-5766). showed the beautiful dances per- follow up and apply for protection cov- cheon. ISAA prayed for the safety and On Sept 12, 2017, it was a day formed last week by the ladies on the erage offered by Equifax. www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA ATODAY 14 • October 2017

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Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago “Our condolences, sympathy and prayers are with the victims of Hur- ricane Harvey” said Imam Shamshad Nasir of Bait ul Jamay Mosque of Ah- madiyya Muslim Community at Glen Ellyn, Chicsgo Members of the Muslim Community celebrated Eid al- adha and offered by Imam Shamshad Prayers on Friday, A. Nasir September 1st (Baitul Hameed Mosque at Bait ul Jamay – Chino) Mosque’s open area in Glen Ellyn. In his Eid Sermon, Imam Sham- shad Nasir expressed his condolenc- es, sympathy and prayers to victims of Hurricane Harvey and requested the members of Ahmadiyya Community to help the victims through Humanity First which is an International Charitable Trust of Ahmadiyya Muslim Commu- nity. He then emphasized the signifi- cance of Eid al-adha festival to the congregation by narrating the incident of how Prophet Ibrahim peace be on him was ready to sacrifice his son in the cause of God Almighty and how his son Prophet Ismail was ready to obey also advised the Children to obey their the true Teachings of in words 2 S 510 IL Rte 53 his Father. Parents by following the footsteps of and spirit. Glen Ellyn,IL. 60137 He urged all the parents to follow Prophet Ismail and to be attached with All the members then wished Eid Work Phone:630-790-4100 the footsteps of Prophet Ibrahim by the Mosque and Community as well. Mubarak in the traditional Islamic way Fax :630-793-4100 upbringing their children in a manner Imam Shamshad also said that by hugging each others. Cell Phone :909-636-8332 which will be beneficial for the Com- we should remove misunderstandings Imam Shamshad Nasir [email protected] munity and the Society at large. He about Islam in the society and fallow Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamay Imam Shamshad A. Nasir’s New Appointment in Detroit mam Shamshad A. Nasir, Midwest and pray for his wonderful and suc- him great respect and honor espe- Iregion Missionary stationed in Chi- cessful stay. cially among the religious communi- cago Glen Ellyn of Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam Shamshad A. Nasir devoted ties in the USA. He is also a regular Community has been appointed as the his life to serving Islam in 1973 and af- contributor to many Urdu, English and Regional Missionary in Detroit. He will ter graduating from Jamia Ahmadiyya Arabic newspapers. His articles have proceed to Detroit to take over the new Rabwah, he has worked in many parts been printed in numerous religious and responsibility in the second week of of the world to spread the message of non-religious publications as far away October. He is replaced by Imam Mu- peace, love, and the true teachings as Europe, South Asia, and Africa. He hammad Hanjra, who is a Missionary of Islam Ahmadiyyat. Over the last 44 has published articles in more than 27 in Chino, California. Imam Shamshad years, Imam Shamshad has served in national and international newspapers A. Nasir arrived in Chicago in June Pakistan, Ghana, Sierra Leone (West and magazines. 2014 and served in the region for more Africa) and the United States. Imam Imam Shamshad Imam Zafrullah His services to the community are then three years. During his stay, he Shamshad has been an Imam and A. Nasir Hanja commendable. He is among the found- served the community with great zeal missionary in the U.S. for more than ing fathers of the Masroor Academy and devotion. He will be immensely thirty years. In the past, he has served dialogs, peace symposiums and hu- Chicago, First Ahmadiyya Muslim El- missed throughout the mid-west re- in Houston (Texas), Dayton (), and manitarian and civic outreach, and by ementary School in the United States gion. California. He has also served in the engaging in the free exchange of ideas of America. He is well-known for his Imam Muhammad Zafrullah Hanjra National Headquarters for eight years in the available media. He is a prolific scholarly knowledge of Islam and for is arriving in Chicago in the first week in Silver Spring, . speaker and an experienced writer on building bridges of understanding, co- of October 2017.He has vast experi- Throughout his service of the spiritual, interfaith and secular issues. operation, and friendship between Ah- ence in serving the community as well.. Faith, he has continuously promoted His passion for spreading the mes- madiyya Islam and other faith-based We welcome him to the Midwest region the cause of peace through interfaith sage of peace and love have earned communities. www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Seniors Corner ATODAY 16 • October 2017 IACRF celebrates Navratri and Ganesh Chaturthi

Report By: Ramu Ramakesavan and Dr. Prakash seniors. With Bhajans and Anthakshari on the first and Kotecha third Thursdays to compliment it, we have a very at- WHY IT IS GOOD tractive list of activities for every taste not to mention uring the month seniors had privilege to enjoy two women folks’ favorite Lunch cooking!. TO EXERCISE Dfestivals; Ganesh Chaturthi first and then Navratri. Dr. Prakash Kotecha, our resident Health Promoter t is good to exercise because it makes us All our seniors are back in sunny Arizona! With all the doctor, told us a little secret about our heart. It pumps IHEALTHIER! There are 2 different ways to Hurricanes and flooding in Texas, Florida and the Ca- 2000 gallons of blood and it beats over 100,000 times exercise – one is physical exercise and the sec- ribbean, our state is a safe haven for all of us. Fall is every day even at rest! He advised us to live an active ond is mental exercise. full of festivities at the Ekta Mandir and the Community and healthy lifestyle (not be couch potatoes) to keep Physical exercise is where you exercise the Center. The seniors are now looking forward to every- the heart going strong for years to come. body. It makes the body stronger, flexible and body’s favorite festival, Diwali. We had four new members in the Senior Group: more energetic. It also gives the body more oxy- Varsha Javia, Vijaya/Sekhar Babu, Noshir Hansotia. gen, which is needed for better functioning of Memorable Events: Welcome aboard! the body. Here are different activities you can Navratri Lunch Sponsors: do for physical exercise – yoga, sports, gym- Navaratri was celebrated on September 21st with Kamini and Jayesh Shah sponsored a South Indian nastics, running, stretching, etc. full gusto - in Senior Style. Mataji were installed, Garba meal with idlis/vada/upma to celebrate her 60th birth- Mental exercise is where you exercise the music was filling the Hall and members enjoyed Garba day. Manjuben and Sharadaben/Manubhai cooked a mind. It makes the mind sharper, focused and and Dandiys Rass. Thanks to Lalitbhai, Meenaben, traditional meal with kheer and modak on the week of helps us keep calm. Here are different activi- Jayaben, Vinod Shah, Deviben and others to set up Ganesh Chaturti. Brinda/Kumar catered a nice lunch ties you can do for everything and lead the activities. with cake and Halwa for Kumar’s birthday, there was a mental exercise – Ganesh Chaturthi: large contingent of their family members to celebrate. meditation, puzzles, Prakash Deshmukh being an active organizer of Finally, Mohan/Neela treated us to a pizza/salad lunch memory games, the Ganesh Chaturthi at the Ekta Mandir, the seniors on their 51st wedding anniversary. Meena/Prakash tests/quizzes, etc. had front row seats. We enjoyed the week-long festivi- sponsored lunch on Navratri celebration day, consist- Here’s a fun game – ties including the Visarjan of a dozen or more Ganesh ing of Khir, Sukhadi, Bhakervadi, etc. We celebrated on a piece of paper moorthys at the temple pond on the last day. Pushpa Meena’s birthday and wished her a long happy life. write the word EX- Deshmukh enlightened the seniors on the meaning of Member News: ERCISE horizontally. the Ganesh Stuti sung during the festival and with spe- Ramaben Patel, one of our Senior Group leader For each letter of the cially made Modaks. from the past, who is now in Florida had a successful word, write a word It was nice to see all the seniors back in town. knee replacement surgery and is at home undergo- that describes exer- Manubhai/Sharadaben and Meenaben/Ramanbhai ing physiotherapy as part of recovery. Mahendrabhai cise. I will do the first Bhavsarreturned after several months; Charan/Ra- Dave has recovered well and is back home with his one and you can do jinderChabra, Neeru/Subash Sood, Prakash/Meena son. Umaben Shah is waiting to recover her strength the rest. Kotecha, Davinder Kaur, Amrita/Balbir Khurana, before a second stent is implanted. Ranga Sarangan E = Energy Kishorebhai/Taraben, Bhagubhai/Jayaben and Venkat has almost completed near isolation period after Kid- X = Mukku returned after a long hiatus. Jon/ Doris Banks ney transplant and we look forward for him to start at- E = returned after their extensive travel in Northwest USA. tending our gatherings. Usha Gautham is in India be- R = Even Prem/Krishna Lahoti who were marooned in cause her beloved father passed away unexpectedly. C = Houston have returned to dry land. It is a full house Our condolences to Usha I = at the Thursday get-togethers! The Monday meetings Senior Group meets every Monday and Thursday, S = have resumed since the beginning of month of Sep- 10:00AM to 2:00PM at the Indo-American Community E = tember. Center located at 2809 W. Maryland Ave., Phoenix, AZ -Rima Desai The Chair Stretch Exercises, Table Tennis and 85017, for information please contact Mahendra Dev- [email protected] Card game have become the staple activities for the gania Tel: 602-708-0733. www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Local Thoughts SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 17 Thick is in: Show some love to your eyebrows, grow them out Life, An interface between Our Joys and Problems f you thought the only eye makeup you had to fo- Talking about our problems is our greatest ad- Icus on was the signature liner, a swipe of kohl on “diction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.” the waterline and maybe a pair of faux lashes, think – Rita Schiano again! Power brows can make or break your beauty ife without problems of any kind is improbable. game, and it’s time you pay them some attention. LOur attitude plays a key role in handling these Comeback of the bold brows: Over-styled and over-groomed brows so called problems. It’s human nature to talk or think are out of fashion ladies, in case you are still following the caterpillar-thin more about problems instead of joys. brow route. English model-actor Cara Delevingne has been monumental Talking or thinking less about problems keeps in bringing back the thick-browed look and celebs have jumped on the negative thoughts from overpowering the mind. Always bandwagon in full-force. Even our Bollywood ladies have not shied away talking about problems makes a person sound nega- from sporting eyebrows that frame the face perfectly, without looking pain- tive. People would be less interested in talking to that fully thin and forcefully arched. person. Not only this, the person will surely sound mis- Adding volume: Apart from your salon appointment, eyebrows also erable to other people if one only talks about problems. And certainly it wouldn’t make need their own home care regime and product space in your vanity case. a person fun or pleasant to be around. Not all of us have bushy brows to start with, so the use of filler makeup Talking /thinking more about joys makes one happy, spreads positivity, and that makes them look thicker and more luscious are also vital. “Use a brow makes a person feel better not only physically but mentally too. Talking about joys shadow to fill in the eyebrows. With an angular brush, apply the shadow doesn’t always mean you should just forget about the problem; it’s plainly how a per- on and around the brows, without straying too far from the natural hair line. son handles it. I would like to share my own example, Every single evening on way With an eyebrow pencil, give shape, and for voluminous look, use mas- back to home from work my biggest concern used to be : I have to go home and cook cara over the eyebrows,” says makeup expert Kanikka Gauraav Tandon. dinner, on top of that what to cook? My entire drive used to be a bleak interpersonal Oil therapy and tricks: Your eyebrows need daily care too, which in conflict which leads me to emotional stress conquering my evenings. I have had a talk turn helps in better growth and avoids dryness or flakiness. “Every morn- with my husband and we both came up with a plan. Instead of going out for a dinner ing after you bathe, when the brows are wet, comb the hair with an angular on weekend we decided to go for dinner on a mid-week day. And for remaining days brush to give them adequate shape. You can also try massaging your of the week we built a menu together for each day. Honestly it’s been working great brows with olive oil every night before bed to turn them darker and thicker and I don’t spend my time thinking about this frivolous problem anymore. There are with time,” says beauty expert Bharti Taneja. “To thicken the eyebrows, the several daily issues we consider as problems, but they can be resolved with a plan. best way is to dip the eyebrow pencil in desi ghee/olive oil/castor oil and Talking / thinking about problems without a plan will only makes one more stressful. apply over the brows daily. Massaging the brows with the pulp of aloe vera Another example that I would like to share is every day when I and my husband get plant every alternate day also helps,” adds Tandon. home we used to talk for hours about all the negativi- ties such as incidents, colleagues, employer, people on the road, traffic, system and on and on…..Soon we realized feeding problems with rage is not pleasant. Moreover, it’s increasing our discomfort by making the problem bigger. We mutually decided every evening we will talk about at least one joy or positive thing that has happened to us that day. This practice makes us feel much better. Talking joys only, doesn’t mean a person has to stop wording the problem, but instead make acognizant effort to reposition the spotlight. It’s really important for us to understand that we all have problems. Negative things occur and happen and they heal. Health and well-being are the most crucial things. Administering the problems with an adequate plan is a skill which is needed to live calm and stress free life. I am sure orienting our life to the positive and joy- ous side of things will bring peace in our busy lives and hectic schedules. Eventually, we will notice how, little by little, many walls are broken and we feel fulfilled, happy. “Find Joy in the Ordinary”- Max Lucado Keep celebrating joys and be safe! -Dr.Nidhi Gupta Educator

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www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Food SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 19 How to make Apple Halwa pple Halwa is a traditional North Indian recipe For preparing this amazing halwa, wash the apples Aand is a flavourful sweet dish that you can and grate them in a bowl. To avoid discolouration, make for festivals like Navratri. This popular dessert transfer the grated apples immediately in the milk. recipe is made of apple, milk and dry fruits and is truly Step 2 delicious and healthy. Kids would also love to gorge Put a kadhai on low-medium flame and add ghee on this lip-smacking sweet dish. Try out this easy and in it. When it starts melting, add the milk and apple quick recipe! mixture in it along with saffron and bring it to a boil. Step 3 Ingredients of Apple Halwa The milk will start curdling due to the sourness of 1 cup grated apple the apple. Continue stirring the mixture. 2 teaspoon Milk powder Step 4 1 teaspoon ghee When the apple and milk mixture becomes dry, 1 teaspoon powdered green cardamom add sugar in it and stir continuously to avoid forming 1 handful cashews lumps. 1 cup milk Step 5 1/2 cup sugar When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the 1 handful saffron kadhai, add milk powder in it along with cardamom 1 handful almonds powder. Stir it continuously. 1 handful pistachios Step 6 When the whole milk has dried up, remove it from How to make kadai and transfer the halwa in a bowl. Garnish with Step 1 dry fruits. Serve hot.

4. Salt 5 Foods that According to experts, salt should be consumed moderately. Taking more than 2300 mg of sodium a day is unhealthy. Sodium is important to cause grey hair ensure you have the right balance of fluids in the body. Over consump- tion of salt can cause grey hair, high 1. Curing grey hair naturally! blood pressure and chronic kidney Getting grey hair is normal but if disease. this happens before we hit 30s, it is annoying. Age and genetics play a 5. High animal protein key role in the graying of hair. Consuming animal protein ex- There are many other causes cessively in the form of meat can like smoking, unhealthy lifestyle lead to premature graying of hair. that result in premature whitening The human digestive system isn’t of hair. capable of digesting certain animal Diet also plays a very important proteins, and they directly get con- role in the health of your mane. verted into uric acid. Excess pro- Good nutrition is a must to prevent duction of uric acid can cause grey grey hair from growing. Below is the hair. list of five foods you should avoid if you want to prevent premature such as sweets, junk food and soft 3. Soft drinks 6. Artificial colour and sweet- graying as these are dangerous for drinks. Vitamain E is essential for Apart from sugar, soft drinks are eners your lustrous locks. healthy hair growth, sugar can low- loaded with artificial sweeteners Avoid foods that contain artificial er the amount of Vitamin E in the and colours. Consuming soda daily, colours and sweeteners. Artificial 2. Sugar body. Sugar also interferes with the will make us fat and cause teeth sweeteners are man-made and un- Sugar can make our hair turn absorption of protein in the body decay as high amount of sugar is natural and cause serious health grey because of its aging effect. which is necessary for the structure present in it. Soft drinks are also issues like allergies, migraines and There are a lot of foods that con- of hair, teeth and bone. one of the main causes of gray hair. also cause premature graying of tain sugar that you should avoid hair.

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www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Local Thoughts SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 21 Abridged The Medical Profession Demands Life Dr. Jaswant Singh Sachdev hysicians trained in modern Western behind their names. Anyone willing situation turns perfect for the rampant M.D., F. A.A. N. Phoenix, Arizona Pallopathic medicine in India can to take a chance could set up a shop spread of infectious diseases among easily be divided into two categories. under the title of RMP, especially in the masses of people. Long queues One group is that of academicians small, remote villages and towns. of patients eagerly waiting on the consisting of teachers and professors Pharmacists, chemists, quacks, doorstep of these pseudo-doctors was their knowledge beyond those minimum affiliated with medical schools and pseudo-religious saints and sages, and still is a common scene back home. prescribed CME hours. Too much universities. These physicians try and any elderly individual with grey These patients are not necessarily an socializing and partying, sometimes to maintain their skills and keep up hair who might have learnt a bit about uneducated lot from remote rural areas; day in and day out, and staying with the latest medical and scientific the concoction of potions, mixtures, rather, some are from well off and drowned in booze and play, wouldn’t developments simply because they blends and home remedies from his educated segments of the society; for leave any time to study or learn new have no choice in the matter. It is elders could begin dispensing and start after all the diseases do not discriminate skills. But it is encouraging to note that part of their job to seek out and impart treating people. when choosing their victims. patients themselves have not remained new knowledge to their students. If These untrained persons neither Let us turn the page now. passive spectators anymore and are they are unable to keep up with the paid stacks of money to attend formal Fortunately most of the providers in often armed fully with knowledge about latest developments and methods of medical schools nor did they spend the U.S.A. have no choice in this matter their health and sickness. treatment by reading medical journals countless days and nights seeking and are fully aware that they must keep The world is rapidly changing and participating in online training, they formal medical education. They did not themselves abreast of, and learn the and so is India. With the onslaught of could not continue teaching medicine go through lengthy periods of training latest advances and technologies, not privatization in healthcare, many state- and thus lose their livelihood. and did not read tons of books. Never only to sharpen their skills but also to of-the-art facilities are sprouting all The second group is that of general did they attempt to review the latest withstand the high pressure of this over. A good number of physicians and private medical practitioners that are medical journals nor even tried to train profession. They know that should they surgeons staffing these new private fairly familiar to many of us who had in the latest technology. Rather, their falter and not keep up, they will not only facilities are trained in the West and, as spent part of their adulthood in India good social skills, of which they had have no patients, but the malpractice such, are well familiar with the Western prior to the departure for the West. plenty, and aggressive advertising, attorneys waiting at every step of the system that requires continuous training Many of these medical practitioners were all the tools they had which came way will pounce upon them in a blink and education. The general public, after receiving a medical degree either in handy in fooling the innocent people of an eye turning their lives and careers including a common man of India, now as a graduate or post-graduate would so as to attract them for trapping in their upside down. In order to be competitive definitely has a broader horizon thanks often start to believe that everything lengthy tentacles. with the native-born physicians who to various easily available means. worth knowing has been learnt and Our dependence upon rituals, have been through local medical With multiple international channels there is no need to continue further beliefs in pseudo-religious teachers, schools, the Indian subcontinent broadcasting frequent programs about studies. The books were left to collect and unfailing respect for grey-haired physicians, after settling here in the maintaining health and preventing dust in the closets. Opening them elderly were all compelling reasons West, do their best not to lag behind. illness, the people, especially the after having been through medical to listen and follow their advice for They take aggressive initiatives to learn residents in metros as well as mid- school and earning their degrees didn’t whatever it was worth. A highly more about technology, education, and sized towns and cities, much akin to the appeal to them anymore. In their minds, trained individual with full medical research in order to climb the pinnacle people of the West, are well-equipped keeping up with new technology or knowledge and understanding of the of success, perhaps even more than to understand what goes in their bodies information not closely relevant to what latest innovative technologies could they would have otherwise done back and what their medical needs are. they could utilize in their individual day not stand a chance in life if he or she home. In good number of situations, People are also fairly well-informed to day practice, was considered non- were lacking the social skills necessary save some exceptions here and about how to use this quickly advancing essential and not worth spending time. to impress the public with lengthy talks there, Indian physicians often earn the technology to their advantage. From a business perspective, the sprinkled with semi-religious advice. distinction of being some of the best Simply put, the dark clouds of stiff competition from truckloads of Yet, it is well-known that new scientific here in the West, not only from their ignorance seem to be dissipating untrained pseudo-doctors, quacks, developments and discoveries in the colleagues, but also from their patients. steadily and the rays of knowledge Vaids and Hakeems dotting the field of medicine are so frequent and With the growth of the Internet, have started to shine and penetrate, landscape of India, plentiful in every so common that not staying current all kinds of information about health bringing enlightenment and hope nook and cranny, did not allow the with the latest developments causes issues or various disease entities is through awareness. Fortunately, all trained physicians to spend time injustice to patients and leaves a now readily available to anyone with this is proving more helpful in providing improving their skills. They had to work practitioner of medicine far behind and the touch of a fingertip, be that a lay the patients with choices and useful hard to make a living and no time was backward. person or a professor of medicine. One information about their health as well left for such activities. The unscrupulous Obviously, there never was and nor doesn’t need a college degree to stay as the disease prevention. untrained practitioners did not hesitate will there ever be any dearth of patients informed about their health, as well as *Adapted and abridged from to exploit pseudo-religious beliefs of in countries like India, simply because to find out possible remedies to their “Western Mirror, Eastern Reflections”, their illiterate patients in mesmerizing the production of babies in the Eastern ailments. All it needs is a bit of research the latest fourth book of the author. and attracting them. A trained medical world has always been full scale, plenty on Internet prior to visiting their Earlier books include 1.Square Pegs, professional, having burnt midnight and without interruptions. A lack of physicians (although their knowledge Round Holes; 2.One Coin Two Sides; oil many nights, year after year, going awareness about the importance of may require some fine tuning by their 3. Sikhism: Perspective of a Sikh Living through many years of schooling and hygiene and good nutrition, as well as medical providers). They typically keep Abroad. spending exorbitant amounts of money, an absence of interest in systematic their eyes and ears open, even more was always at the receiving end with physical exercises are all risk factors than their physicians who may or may this uneven competition. in causing plentiful illnesses among our not be up on the latest research. The pseudo-doctors, on the other people. Unfortunately, there are physicians hand, ventured into treating all kinds When one adds limited resources in the West also, who, in view of of sick people by simply putting a sign to a prolonged rainy season with their excessive lure for dollars keep with a prefix of Dr. in front and RMP its attendant disease-spreading themselves entangled in money- (Registered Medical Practitioner) mosquitoes and other insects, the making efforts, not bothering to further www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Local Thoughts ATODAY 22 • October 2017 DurgaNavaRathri Celebrations in the SVK temple

Ashok Chandrasekhar

avarathri or the 9 nights Nof prayer leading to the eventual victory of good over evil is one of most im- portant festival in the Hindu Culture, though there are some regional variances in the way it is celebrated. In Bengal and in the Northeast, it is Durga Puja. In Karna- taka, it is called Dasara, where Durga in the form of Chamundeshwari slays the demon Mahishasura. This festival is the celebration of Devi, the divine mother. In the Sri Venkata Kris- han Kshtera (SVK) temple, we celebrate Navarathi in the traditional way with great reverence and devo- tion and in consonance with our customs. Our prepa- ratory work this year as in previous years began with a thorough cleaning of our temple and putting up of The Main Navaratri fes- traditional style with full ab- ceremony with their young dance types. The cultural the BommaGolu or Bombe- tival began on Wednesday shheka (bathing the vigraha children. This was followed programs were very well at- Habba (alsoor the court of the 20th (Prathama tithi or with water and other items). by the special abhisheka for tended. toys or the doll festival). first day). This year due (Devotees are encouraged Devi in the morning. We Even though we had This is a tradition where to the planetary alignment, to contact us if they wish had two special Archana’s very large number of devo- the dolls are displayed on a Navarati went on for 10 to sponsor the saree next for Durga in the evening tees visiting our temple dur- series of steps. The signifi- nights, which is unusual. year.) Devotees chanted and there was community ing this period, we did not cance of this is that we are We had abshikaa every different stotras and often recitation of Lalitha Shars- waver from our tradition of calling Devi come in and re- day to Devi in the morn- recited the Lalitha Sharsna- namam and Mahishasura serving free mahaprasada side in the Golu and release ing. In this season, Devi is mam. We had visitors com- Mardini. We also had a both in the afternoon and Shakti which will bless ev- worshiped as tri-Shakati or ing in throughout the day to community car puja. the evening. (The mahap- eryone. In our temple it is para Shakti. The first three get the blessing of Devi. One of the hallmarks of rasada is cooked by our a community effort, with days are devoted to Durga, Vijaya Dasami was Navaratri is that in addition own priests and is served volunteers from the com- the next three days to Lak- celebrated on September to prayer we celebrate the daily). munity who help put up the shmi and the last three days 30th with a whole set of arts (Sarawati is the patron On Vijaya Dasami steps and arrange the dolls. to Sarastwati., culminating programs. We began the Goddess of the arts) and we day we had such massive This is very popular attrac- with the last day Vijay Dasa- day with Akshara Abayasa had a whole slate of cultural crowds but with the help of tion in the temple and many mi. On the day of Saraswati or VidayAramabam. Vijay events including music and volunteers and understand- visitors, especially children puja, we had in addition dis- Dasami is the day when dance. Many members of ing public, we were able to were so enthralled that they play of the veena in order to we start new ventures and the local community show- satisfy the religious and cul- did not want to leave. We pray for skills in the arts. On activities, and it is tradition cased their talent and many tural needs of our commu- began this tradition a few each day the vigraha (idol) that young children (2-3 of them were the young and nity. We are very open and years back and look for- of devi was decked in a new years old) begin formal edu- budding artists. welcome everyone to come ward to continued support saree donated by devotees cation on that day. Over 40 We had singers, in- to our temple and benefit to for these activities. and puja was done in our families participated in this strumental and a variety of from the serenity. www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Business SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 23 Real Estate News of Arizona - October 2017

By Aartie Aiyer

Hello Friends, ishing all my readers a very Happy Diwali and Wa Prosperous New Year! This time of the year is a joyous and celebratory season with a number of festivals and Diwali being one of the most significant festivals for hindus all over the world. Let this festival of lights bring you joy, health and wealth in your lives. With that, lets look at how the valley real estate per- forming in this festive season- Last month STAT projected a median sales price for August of $242,000. The actual median sales price was$245,000, missing the mark by 1.2%. Looking ahead to September, the ARMLS Pend- ing Price Index anticipates the median sales price will fall in September, pro- jecting a median sales price of $239,900. Though, medianprice will be lower in September but not that much..It’s not unusual for the median salesprice to fluctuate downwards in the fall months as seasonal patterns take hold.Sales volume in August was 8,113, roughly 3.4% higher than the 2016 total of 7,843. Sales volume for the first 5 months of 2017 was 7.6% higher than 2016, with 65,147 sales in 2017 com- competition now. pared to 60,564 for the first 8months of 2016. We be- The Scottsdale Road and Greenway Hayden Let’s take peek in commercial side- gin September with 6,203 pending contracts, 3,581 Loop area, near the city’s popular airport did make the Arizona Mining has leased 14,500 square feet at UCB listings and 521 CCBS giving usa total of 10,305 in the list. Casey, Scottsdale economicdeve-lopment the Fort Lowell Profes-sional Offices building located residential listings practically under contract. This director, said there are often celebrity sightings at the in Tucson. The14,500squarefeet single tenant office compares to 10,498 of the same type of listingsone airport and in the area. The intersection didn’t make building was constructed in 2006 on a 40,000square- year ago. Even with fewer “pending” listings this year the list the last time.Downtown Phoenix’s Central Av- foot lot in the Central Tucson/ compared to last, September sales may be higher enue and Roosevelt Street has recently emerged as Western Wealth Capital, a British Columbiabased than the volume of 2016. a hub for new apartments, condos, cool restaurants, firm, acquired the Marble Creek apartment complex in As we see foreclosures are rising little bit, its due historic renovations and light rail.Washington Street Phoenixfrom a private investor. The 206,080square- to HOA dues, the law and Central in the heart of downtown Phoenixhas foot multifamily community is made up of 244 units on Camelback Road and Central Avenue, the heart many new highrises attracting more residents and of- a 9.7-acre lot in Maricopa County. It features a fitness of Phoenix’s uptown area is now the Valley’s most fices. ASU’s downtown Phoenix expansion is helping. center, on-site laundry, sauna and swimming pool. popular intersection, according to a new poll among Gilbert Road and Vaughn Avenue in restaurantrich Consumer Cellular leased the entire realestate and growth experts.Urban Land Institute downtown Gilbert came didn’t make the previous list. 163,607squarefoot office building locatedin Phoenix. Arizona members recently voted the central Phoe- Phoenix’s 44th Street and Camelback intersec- Built in 1987, the single-story office building is situat- nix spot the “hottest intersection” in metro Phoenix. It tion made the list too. ed on an 11.5-acre parcel in the Deer Valley / Airport beats out Phoenix’s Camelback and 24th Street, an Now let’s take a look at the August sales of Resi- submarket of Maricopa County, within the I-17 Office area that garnered the title the last time the group dential Properties in Maricopa County- Center business park. vote.It’s the only intersection in the entire Valley with ● Total Sales for Single Family, Town-home, Leading outdoor advertising firm Outfront Media, four historic neighborhoods surrounding it. A boom Condos, for August are 7,156 whereas July were formerly CBS Outdoor, leased 13,187 square feet in and bust, light rail and a move toward an urban 6,920 and June was 8,292 the Biltmore Center I building locatedin Phoenix. The lifestyle by more Valley residents have shifted our ● The Active listings for Single Family, Town- 211,624squarefoot office build- growth. Restaurants like Postino, Windsor and Fed- home, Condos, for August are 17,337 whereas July ing is situated on a 2.7-acres. eral Pizza, around Camelback and Central are there were 17,662 and June was 18,406 Epic Real Estate Partners past few years. ● Pending sales for Single Family, Town-home, has purchased the Ventana Vil- Downtown Tempe’s Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Condos, for August are 5,815 whereas, July were lage Shopping Center in Tucson Parkway was voted too, in the hotintersection con- 5,722 and June was 6,329 from Westwood Financial Corp. test. The popular urban hub moved from third a de- The total home sales by financing were- The 110,116squarefoot neigh- cade ago. Tempe led the nation for filling existing of- Cash Sales - 1,404 borhood center is anchored by fice space with tech firms from 2014-16 Conventional - 3,970 Bashas’s Supermarket and is Scottsdale and Camelback roads came in the list FHA - 1,202 situated on 11.9 acres. too, as there are multiple hot retail area, VA- 523 Hope this article gives you a Chandler’s bustling Arizona Avenue and Chan- Let’s take a look at the August sales of Residen- peek in what’s happening in our dler Boulevard tied for fourth. Danny Plapp of LGE tial Properties in Pinal County- valley. As always, I love your questions, comments & Design Build pitched the area for its $70,000 median ● Total Sales for Single Family, Town-homes, feedback. Please keep them coming at arti@artiiyer. household income, office space, new apartments Condos, for August are 678 whereas July were 720 com or call me at 480-242-8573. and jobs. “A younger, richer and hipper generation and June was 854 Disclaimer: This article makes no representa- wants to live in new suburbs like Chandler,” he told ● The Active listings for Single Family, Town- tion or warranties of any kind as to the ac-curacy of the crowd. “Just look at San Tan Brewery’s sales at homes, Condos, for August are 1,790 whereas July the data. The source of data has been taken from this intersection.” were 1,782 and June was 1,801 several sources such as Armls, cromford report, Bet- Phoenix’s 24th Street and Camelback intersec- ● Pending sales for Single Family, Town- ter Homes and Garden, Costar, Globest, BizJournal, tion tied for fourth. The area is still a hot spot of offic- homes, Condos, for August are 656 whereas July News-geni, Realty times, azcentral, wall street jour- es, hotels, shopping and eateries but has a lot more were 608 and June was 676 nal. www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Bollywood News ATODAY 24 • October 2017 Film Review 2 movie review: Sense is not its strong point but is 2.0

n Judwaa 2, Varun Dhawan Soon after this or maybe Iplays the roles of Raja and before, who cares, Upasana Prem, like Salman Khan in Singh looks happy when Judwaa, but Taapsee and Prem brings an unconscious Jacqueline aren’t called Mala Samara to her house. She and Rupa like Karisma Kapoor chirps, “Tumne aisa kya kiya and Rambha. Here’s our jo ye behosh ho gayi!” Don’t movie review. roll your eyes just yet. This Dua aur muah (kiss) me happens when Dhawan’s yaad rakhna. character kisses both mother Salman Khan’s Judwaa and daughter because his (1997) wasn’t a great film, twin is also doing the same but it has nostalgia attached somewhere nearby. to it. This is why most of us Ah, it’s so original. From 1997 to 2017, what has not changed at all in this Film Review film is its inherent misogyny Judwaa 2 and racial jokes. They come at Cast: Varun Dhawan, you one after another, without , a pause. But you laughed in Judwaa! Director: Well, you may laugh this Rating: 2/5 time as well. I never said it’s completely unfunny, and there were keen on seeing how are other gags that totally close Varun Dhawan gets by Varun Dhawan) who clichés, so nobody is surprised Alishka (Jacqueline work. to Salman in Judwaa 2. He live in and London when a supposedly Christian Fernandez) and Samara doesn’t disappoint. The film respectively. They behave in character in the film says, (Taapsee Pannu), join junior Take a look at this also entertains without making a similar fashion whenever “Hum god se tumhare liye Dhawan and raise the conversation: a demand on your mental they’re in proximity, which prarthana karega.” temperature. By now, it’s all Raja: Afghanistan ka faculties. However, your ability means they’ll spank women Later, a shirtless Prem gets gloss and punchlines. capital kya hai? to watch it twice or not will and try to forcibly kiss them. A ragged at a Britain college, Alishka: Kabul (Read it in depend on your appetite for doctor in the film describes it because why not? There’s a How? Consider this: Jacqueline’s voice). slapstick. as one in eight million cases, reason why people sweat in Somebody asks Upasana Raja: What? A smuggler called Charles and actually pinches a kid to gyms to get six-pack abs. You Singh, Taapsee’s mother in Jacqueline: Kabul, Kabul. (Zakir Hussain) kidnaps one demonstrate his theory. As if remember the background the film, whether she knows Raja: Al habibi, aaloo of the conjoined twins of the we are looking for logic in such score ‘Wicked Sunny’ from music. She replies, “Sa re ga bukhara main tumhara. Malhotra family right after a film. ? Here, ma Amitabh Bachchan.” It happens with so much their birth. They grow up as You know David Dhawan’s it’s ‘Nanga Prem.’ Never mind. spontaneity and energy that Raja and Prem (both played cinema. It mostly works on Soon, the two heroines, Why? Because Pa! Get it? you laugh. At least, I laughed.

Secret Superstar: Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Rang De Basanti, Sar- Shakti Kumaarr farosh, finds his role in Secret Super- is a flirt, says star one of his toughest ones. The talented actor is seen in a to- tally different avatar in the film, sport- Aamir Khan ing a weird hair do, funky beard and on his toughest tight and blingy clothes. In the recently released BTS role video, the 52-year-old said about the character,”He is a bit flirt, flirts with ollywood actor Aamir Khan’s por- girls, Shakti Kumaarr consists of all Btrayal as quirky Shakti Kumaarr in the bad qualities you can imagine in upcoming film Secret Superstar is one a man.” of his toughest roles till date, the actor Produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran has said. Rao, under the banner name of Aamir The Dangal star took to Twitter to Khan Productions, Zee Studios, and share a video showing his transforma- Akash Chawla, Secret Superstar is tion from the sincere and principled written and directed by Advait Chan- Mahavir Phogat to the outrageous “One of my toughest roles!” played various intense and unconven- dan. The film is slated to release on Shakti Kumaarr and captioned it as, Interestingly, Aamir, who has tional roles in films like Dangal, PK, October 19.

www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Bollywood News SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 25 ics,” adds Swara. Swara The 29-year-old, who is shooting for her next, Veere Di Wedding in Delhi, believes that she is not apprehensive Bhasker: I am about speaking her mind on any given unapologetic in subject — whether related to the film industry, or society on the whole. “It’s my real life too; it’s important to raise your voice against something that’s wrong because fun- ingrained in me damentally, to me, it feels like keeping quiet or being neutral is actually a way ctor Swara Bhasker has impressed of saying that we admit it. So these Afans with some really strong per- are things that you feel strongly about formances on the screen. Be it an in- while speaking or making a statement,” tense portrayal of a selfless mother in she says. Nil Battey Sannata, a modern, free- Unlike many actors who stay away spirited girl in the Tanu Weds Manu from commenting on controversial top- films, or a small-town erotic folk dancer ics, Swara feels you can’t have a rea- in Anaarkali Of Aarah — the one thing son to skip pertinent questions. “As an that stands out in all these is that they artist, you have a responsibility, too, happen to be completely unapologetic “I think it’s innate and ingrained in me. choices to her growing up days. “My towards the world around us and we characters who believe in defying the I am quite unapologetic in my real life, parents have always encouraged me [actors] are also a part of this world. status quo and doing things their own too, and somewhere, it’s got a lot to do to think for myself. Being a law student, So, we can’t just sit silent on a matter if way. with the kind of upbringing I have had,” I’ve studied under open-minded teach- it requires our opinion, saying that our While it might seem tough to por- says the actor. ers who pushed me to think in a critical job is only to entertain. I strongly be- tray such intense roles on-screen, A law student, Swara hails from a sort of way. So, I do have a background lieve our job is also to influence in other Swara says it comes naturally to her. “liberal family” and owes her on-screen associated with politics and academ- people’s lives.” Karan Johar hints bir Kapoor, have entertained us with some amazing films that include Wake new film with Up Sid, Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. birthday boy Ranbir As the star kid turned 35, Karan took to Twitter to wish the actor and Kapoor even announced a new film with him. KJo even took to Instagram to post his wishes for the Tamasha star. Along with a selfie, he wrote, “Happy s Ranbir Kapoor turned 35, Karan birthday to this crazy,talented and full Atook to Twitter to wish the actor of love boy!!!” and even announced a new film with A long list of Bollywood biggies, in- him. cluding Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Filmmaker Karan Johar and one Alia Bhatt etc, visited the actor around of the finest talents of Bollywood, Ran- midnight for his birthday celebrations.

Salman Khan Vidya Balan meets with an accident in Mumbai, escapes unhurt thanks Ajay Devgn,

ollywood actor Vidya Balan had a narrow escape Parineeti Chopra Bwhen a car rammed into her vehicle in Bandra, and Golmaal Again Mumbai. While Vidya is safe, her car was badly dam- aged. cast for using DNA quoted a source as saying, “She (Vidya) is Being Human fine and has not sustained any injuries. It was a mi- nor accident that led to car damage and thank- e-cycles fully no one is injured.” She was on her way Filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s “Golmaal Again” cast, led by actor Ajay to Bandra for a meeting, the report added. Devgn, has shown support for sustainable city development by using Vidya is currently gearing up for the re- e-cycles which bear superstar Salman Khan’s Being Human brand. lease of her upcoming film, Tumhari Sulu. Salman thanked the team by tweeting a photo of the Golmaal She plays a radio jockey in the film direct- Again actors Ajay, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Kunal Kemmu, ed by Suresh Triveni. Earlier, she played Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. “Thank you Ajay, Rohit Shetty, an RJ in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006.) Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Parineeti Chopra, Shreyas Talpade Talking about the two films, Vidya told for using Being Human E-cycle in Golmaal Again,” Salman captioned , “I think Sulu in a different the photo, which he posted on Thursday, in which the actors are seen zone because it’s a very different charac- posing with cycles. ter. For starters, the basic difference being Salman launched the e-cycles on World Environment Day on my character in Lage Raho Munna Bhai was June 5. “Since the time I got into movies, my fans have accepted an early morning RJ, but this time, I am playing a me... They pay to watch my movies. It’s my time to give back to fans,” late night RJ. Imagine a housewife doing the job Salman had earlier told. of a late night RJ. The thought itself is quite funny.” www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Continued from page 1 ATODAY 26 • October 2017 Akos and 4C Medical Group in Support of Tom Forese for Arizona State Treasurer Akos – Remedies in Real Time and 4C Medical Group, would like to use the office of Treasurer Akos is focused on the B2B offering a fundraiser was held at the residence of Dr. Kishlay to drive jobs and investment to Arizona.” which is unique and integrates Medical Anand in support of Tom and many came together Forese was elected to the Arizona Benefits and Workers Compensation on a Saturday evening to support Tom, Akos, and Corporation Commission in 2014. The under one platform and is available 4C Medical Group to reach their fundraising goals commission regulates utilities, railroads, in a majority of the USA with plans to for Tom.4C and Akos are supporting Tom Forese telecommunications, investment be available in all states by November because they believe he has done a great job for the securities, facilitates business formation 2017. In a joint venture with a Medical Arizona Corporate Commission and is a physician and oversees the implementation of AI company, Akos has developed “Akos friendly candidate. The position of Treasurer will have the new state equity crowd sharing Live,” a kiosk product which can be an impact he will be involved in Medicaid funding and investment program. deployed in Urgent Care and Box stores. the extension of the Medicaid programs. As a commissioner, Forese focuses Akos Live collects patient symptoms About Tom Forese (www.foreseforarizona.com) his efforts on economic development, innovation and and performs AI assisted needed examination and Arizona Corporation Commissioner Tom Forese efficiency. His work includes creating a program to uses machine larning to firm diagnosis and develops announced that he will run for Arizona State Treasurer. reduce the price of electricity for schools and put care plan in collaboration with the Provider. Akos “The role of the Arizona Treasurer needs to be more money in school classrooms. has received several awards and recognition for their more than just growing the state’s nest egg and About Akos – Remedies in Real Time (www. platform and services. managing its money. If elected Arizona treasurer, I will akosmd.com) About 4C Medical Group (www.4cmedicalgroup. bring a focus on job creation and driving investment Developed by a team of leading physicians, com) to Arizona,” said Forese. “I have dedicated my career Akos opened its first virtual healthcare practice in Founded with the mission to improve the health and to doing that.” 2016, located in Phoenix, Arizona. A contemporary quality of life for a community of patients, physicians, Forese is a successful businessman who telemedicine provider powering a new type of virtual and employees, 4C stands for Communication, entered politics to improve Arizona’s economy. A healthcare practice, Akos offers the first complete Compassion, Competence, and Camraderie. With founder and former CEO of an education software healthcare solution for patients, physicians, 60 physicians and ~100 employees and a doctor at company, Forese first ran for office in 2010, winning employers and healthcare centers across the United home based theme, 4C serves 45,000 patients all a seat in the Arizona House, where he served on the States. By combining smart technology, seamless over Maricopa County at acute (hospitals, etc.) sub- Appropriations Committee and as the chair of the design, a patient-centric approach, grassroots acute (nursing homes, etc.), and outpatient facilities Commerce Committee. strategy and the collective power of a preferred (clinics, etc.) at 29 locations (22 nursing homes, 4 “Serving as Commerce chair opened my eyes to provider network, Akos is reinventing the traditional outpatient locations, and 3 hospitals). 4C is a Top Arizona’s potential as an economic force in the global healthcare model one virtual call at a time. Available 3 Finalist for the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce economy,” Forese said. “I was elected after our state 24/7/365 days a year, patients get unparalleled Sterling Award in the small business category, a lost more than 300,000 jobs in the recession. I had access to board-certified physicians in their area via prestigious award with a rigorous application, judging, confidence we could do better, and we have. Now I a smartphone device or tablet. and selection process.

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hink of Navratri in Arizona and the first thing Tthat comes to anybody’s mind is RaasGarba and spiritual celebrations at EktaMandir, AZ.Sharad Navratri falls in the Lunar month Ashwin during Sharad Ritu, which gives it the name Sharad Navratri. Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars also referred to as the ‘NavDurga’. On each of the nine days of Navratri, devotees worship a form of Durga or Shakti with special offerings, and traditional rituals to seek the divine goddess’ blessings Festival of Navratri is full of lights, joy and festivity, all Hindus celebrated this with devotion and enthusiasm throughout Arizona. During these nine days , from September 20th to September 29th ,of fun, different forms of Goddesses are worshiped at EktaMandir by 1000s of devotees. The first three days, Durga is worshiped since it is believed that Durga destroys evil and the next three days, Lakshmi is worshiped who is said to be Goddess of wealth and prosperity. Saraswati is the goddess who is worshiped in the last three days of Navratri who is said to be the Goddess of wisdom. Day 1: Pratipada which is the first day of Navratri is the day when the first incarnation of Durga, Shailputri is worshipped and revered. Day 2: The second day of Navratri is known as Dwitiya. On this day the Goddess takes the form of a Brahmacharini and a Brahmacharini is the one who strictly and whole heartedly practices austerity. Day 3: On the third day also known as Tritiya, the goddess takes the form of Chandraghanta who depicts a perfect combination of beauty and bravery. Day 4: The fourth day of Navaratri is also known as Chaturthi. On this day the Goddess is worshipped in the form of Kushmanda. Day 5: The fifth day also known as Panchami is about Kartikeya who had led an army of Gods to fight the demons that were causing destruction in the world. Day 6: The sixth day is Shashti wherein devotes worship Durga in the form of Katyayani. Day 7: The seventh day of Navratri is popularly known as Saptami all over and on this day Kalratri is worshipped. Kalratri means the dark night. Day 8: The Eighth day also called Ashtami is the day when Maha Gauri is worshipped. Being the eighth avatar of Durga, according to legend it is said that it was Maha Gauri who liberated the whole world from the bad and evil forces. Day 9: The last day – Navami is in dedication to the last avatar of Durga- MaaSiddhidatri. Devotees They asked help and strength from the Goddess to of Lanka and had kidnapped Rama’s wife, Sita. The believe that offering their prayers to Siddhidatri fight against the evil and protect the Hindu dharma. main objective is, however, to celebrate the victory means getting to achieve whatever they have wished The Navratri culminated with Dussehra or Vijay of good over the evil. All NavratrisMahaPrasadam for. Dashmi, which fell on 30th September this year was prepared, sponsored and served by devotees Devotees from all walks of life in AZ, prayed to was celebrated as Lord Rama’s victory over the &EktaMandir Volunteers to all who were celebrating Goddess Durga to destroy the evil during Navratri. Demon king Ravana. He was the ten headed king festival at EktaMandir to pray to DurgaMaa. www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA star Monthly ATODAY 28 • October 2017 o not let lovers cost you ou may as well work on ommunicate with relatives Dmoney or take advantage Yprojects that will allow you Cwho may need advice in of you. Joining organizations to make progress. Try to avoid order to find solutions to their will provide you with stimulat- being extravagant this month. existing problems. It’s hard to ing romantic contacts. Don’t let Don’t count on others to cover stay mad if the object of the an- your emotions get out of hand. up for your shortcomings. It ger refuses to react. Your doubt Don’t hesitate to visit someone might be best to spend time fix- could lead to insecurity. Argu- who hasn’t been well. Your ing up your premises and mak- ments with relatives may lead to ARIES luckiest events this month will TAURUS ing changes that will be appre- GEMINI a split in the family. Your luckiest occur on a Wednesday. ciated. Your luckiest events this events this month will occur on month will occur on a Monday. a Saturday.

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Dec 22 Jan 22 Feb 20 to to to Jan 21 Feb 19 Mar 20 www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz Literature SIA • October 2017 ATODAY 29 What’s in a name? The stories behind famous POET OF MONTH writers and their pseudonyms Dante Alighieri rom George Eliot to (1265 - 1321) FJohn le Carre, writ- ers reaching out for the ante Alighieri disguise or anonymity (1265-1321) offered by a pseud- D is generally con- onym is nothing new sidered the great- in the literary world. But est of Italian poets, the phenomenon has and also one of the been put back in the greatest poets that spotlight by Italian pub- Western civilization lishing sensation Elena has produced. His Ferrante’s assiduous reputation is primarily efforts to keep her real based upon his magnum opus The Divine identity a secret, at a Comedy. He was active in politics during time when new rea- the early part of his life and took an active sons are emerging for interest in church reform. Dante was born publishing from behind the writer shot himself in his Paris flat adopted the pseudonym to sidestep in Florence, Italy, in 1265. Heir of a poor a mask. in 1980. his publisher’s requirement that he but noble family, he was one of the seven For Ferrante, who was reported It was not the only time Gary, a release no more than one book per elected officials in charge of the govern- last year to have been outed as Rome- World War II pilot, a diplomat and year under his own name. ment of Florence. Civil war was common based literary translator Anita Raja, filmmaker as well as writer, managed And he also wanted to know in Florence at the time and the issues were anonymity was a choice; born of a to hoodwink the literary establish- whether his success was down to further complicated by the question of Pa- desire to avoid the pitfalls of celebrity ment. Capable of writing equally his talent, or the good fortune of hav- pal influence. In 1300, Dante along with and a conviction that “books, once well in French and English, he would ing got the breaks that made him an his fellow magistrates confirmed anti-pa- written, have no need of their authors”. translate his texts himself under other established name: he got a sort of pal measures. When in 1302, the French Some of her predecessors did not pseudonyms. answer when sales of the Bachman prince acting under orders from the Pope have that luxury. He even occasionally published books surged following his unmask- captured power in Florence, Dante was Alberto Moravia, author of The as Romain Kacew, the name he ing. sentenced on charges of corruption and Woman of Rome and one of the great- was born with. “I’ve had a lot of fun. Nobel literature prize winner Doris opposition to the Church and exiled from est figures in 20th century Italian litera- Goodbye and thanks,” was how he Lessing tried something similar when Florence on pain of execution by burning ture, was born Alberto Pincherle. He signed off his posthumously published she gave her agent a work under the if he ever returned.. He spent the rest of opted to drop his Jewish family name farewell note to the world. name Jane Somers: her own publisher his life in exile, pining for his native city. He as part of his efforts to escape censor- “Romain Gary used pseudonyms rejected the manuscript. withdrew from active politics to a large ex- ship and persecution at the hands of partly out of his taste for provocation “The choice of a pseudonym tent and concentrated on his literary cre- Benito Mussolini’s 1922-1943 fascist but also because he had the literary is never completely random,” said ations. His first book was the Vita Nuova regime. concept of the ‘total novel’ in which the Baudino, explaining how Henri Beyle (The New Life), published in 1294, in which Natalia Ginzburg’s first novel, author is a character in his own book,” became the 19th century French liter- he relates how he fell in love with a young published during the fascist period, Baudino told AFP. ary giant Stendhal to distance himself girl Beatrice. Though Beatrice and Dante appeared under the name of Alessan- Gary was a case apart but the from his hated father. both married other people, Dante’s spiritual dra Tornimparte and Giorgio Bassani journalist found many recurring A few decades earlier, a similar love for her persists and she functions as became Giacomo Marchi for similar themes in the stories of writers and desire to escape the clutches of family his chief Muse and inspiration.. reasons, journalist Mario Baudino their alternative monickers. led a certain Francois-Marie Arouet to recounts in his recently published, Lei Le Carre was adopted when the publish under the name Voltaire. Love and the Gentle Heart non sa chi sono io (You Don’t Know real-life David Cornwell began writ- A trend reflecting the prevailing Love and the gentle heart are one thing, Who I Am). ing his spy thrillers while still active in sexism of the time saw many accom- just as the poet says in his verse, That was literally the case for the Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency. plished female writers publish their each from the other one as well divorced judges of France’s top literary prize, Algeria’s Mohammed Moulesse- work under masculine names: George as reason from the mind’s reasoning. the Goncourt, when, in 1975, they houl, who began writing when he was Eliot’s real name was Mary Ann Ev- awarded it to Emile Ajar for The Life an army officer, published under his ans, George Sand was Aurore Dupin Nature craves love, and then creates love Before Us, unaware that Ajar was wife’s name Yasmina Khadra to avoid and the Bronte sisters were first pub- king, actually a pseudonym for writer Ro- military censorship, only revealing lished as Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. and makes the heart a palace where he’ll main Gary. his true identity when he moved to Lately, partly because of female stay, The latter had already won the France. readers becoming more important to perhaps a shorter or a longer day, prestigious award, in 1956 for The “And there have been many writ- the market for new writing, there has breathing quietly, gently slumbering. Roots of Heaven, and, under the ers who have been exposed like Fer- been a trend towards gender neutral Goncourt’s rules, was excluded from rante,” says Baudino. pen names. Then beauty in a virtuous woman’s face getting it again. Thriller writer Tom Knox (real makes the eyes yearn, and strikes the Rejected manuscript name Sean Thomas) opted for SK heart, Real-life spy Stephen King, the American mas- Tremayne when he turned to family- so that the eyes’ desire’s reborn again, Gary got round that problem by ter of horror, was a famous example, based drama, while JK Rowling fa- and often, rooting there with longing, stays, getting a young cousin to pretend to having eventually been revealed as mously opted for initials on the Harry be Ajar -- a subterfuge that was only being the creative force behind the Potter books for fear her first name, Till love, at last, out of its dreaming starts. definitively revealed to the world with seven novels of a certain Richard Joanne, would put boys off reading Woman’s moved likewise by a virtuous the publication of The Life and Death Bachman. them. man. of Emile Ajar, an essay written before Prodigiously productive, King **** www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA Local Coverage ATODAY 30 • October 2017

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