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VOL 6 ISSUE 24 ● DALLAS ● JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2018 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news We Wish Readers A Yoga a powerful unifying force Wonderful Summer in strife-torn world: Modi 'From Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, yoga's everywhere' DEHRADUN (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra PM Modi addresses Modi on Thursday, June 21 performed yoga with gathering at the over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research International Day of Yoga Institute campus here to mark the 4th International 2018 celebrations at the Day of Yoga, saying the ancient Indian discipline Forest Research Institute House Rejects GOP Hardline Immigration had emerged as the most powerful unifying force in in Dehradun, June 21 Plan: Vote on compromise Bill Delayed a strife-torn world. Photo / Courtesy PTI Addressing the large gathering in the backdrop of WASHINGTON the iconic British-era building of FRI, Modi said (TIP): House Republican yoga had shown the world the way from "illness to leaders further delayed wellness" and enriching lives across the globe. vote on GOP He said in fact yoga had become the biggest mass immigration bill until movement across the globe in the quest for good next week in the face of health and well-being, which is crucial to the opposition. Earlier, the creation of a peaceful world. House of "Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, Representatives on June Jakarta to Johannesburg, Himalayan highlands or 21 voted down a contd on Page 20 conservative immigration bill introduced by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). contd on Page 20 More International Day of Yoga news inside RAJASTHAN SETS GUINNESS RECORD FOR Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's wife charged WORLD'S LARGEST YOGA GATHERING with fraud 4TH OF JULY JAIPUR (TIP): JERUSALEM SPECIAL EDITION Rajasthan created, June 21, (TIP): Israeli Prime Articles and advertisements are a world record bringing Minister Benjamin invited for the 4th of July special over a lakh of people Netanyahu's wife Sara edition of The Indian Panorama. together at a yoga session to was charged, June 21, mark the International Day with fraud and breach Please e-mail to of Yoga. Two of trust after a long [email protected] representatives from police probe into or [email protected] Guinness World Records, contd on Page 20 watched as Yoga guru Israeli Prime Minister For any question, please call Ramdev put the gathering- Benjamin Netanyahu's Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje (fourth from left) and Yoga which included Rajasthan wife Sara was charged, 646-247-9458 guru Ramdev (fifth from left) receivea framed Guinness World Record for Chief Minister Vasundhara June 21, with fraud and world's largest yoga gathering on June 21. Photo / Courtesy Tribune Last date for submissions is July 2, 2018 contd on Page 20 breach of trust First lady Melania Trump visits Telugu groups join hands to hold US-Mexico border amid crisis one grand convention in Dallas over separated migrant children DALLAS, TEXAS (TIP): DALLAS (TIP): Little less than two holding the convention jointly would also indeed witnessed the unimaginable. The Melania Trump is visiting years ago, founding members Hanmanth save money for both organizations, which two organizations, American Telugu two Texas facilities Reddy of ATA and Pailla Malla Reddy of could be used for social causes within the Association (ATA) and Telangana housing some of the more TATA said they wanted to emphasize the Telugu society. American Telugu Association (TATA) than 2,300 migrant children importance of working together and Justifiably so, just over a week ago, the have walked on the path of realizing the sent by the U.S. government forging friendship. They noted too that North American Telugu Community has Unified Telugu Convention in Dallas, TX after their families entered at Irving Convention Center from May 31 the country illegally, says - June 2nd. an AP report. The founders of ATA and TATA The first lady's visit to Hanmanth Reddy (ATA) and Dr. Pailla Upbring New Hope Malla Reddy and Dr. VijayPal Reddy Children's Center on First lady Melania Trump visits US-Mexico border amid along with their Presidents, their teams Thursday, June 21 comes crisis over separated migrant of Board Members and Executive after President Donald children Committees have showed unshaken Trump signed an executive resolve to make the unified Telugu order halting the practice of separating families. However, Convention a reality. his policy of criminally prosecuting illegal border-crossers The two large national Telugu remains. organizations came together to hold for Mrs. Trump, whose focus is on children, may have helped the first time a joint community encourage her husband to act. convention in Dallas May 31-June 2, The first lady said earlier through her spokeswoman that reflecting what the organizers said was she "hates" to see families separated at the border. A White the growing unity and bonhomie among House official followed up Wednesday, saying Mrs. Trump community members. had been making her opinion known to the president that contd on Page 20 he needed to act to keep migrant families together. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 INDIANS ABROAD 3 Indian- Origin high-skilled Indian Indian American Surgeon Atul Gawande Appointed workers, DALCA kids, rally on Capitol Hill CEO Of Amazon-JP Morgan to clear green card backlog Venture NEW YORK (TIP): Indian WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Indian-origin high-skilled workers American surgeon, and their kids caught up in the broken American immigration writer and public system received full support from the powerful Republican health innovator lawmakers to obtain lawful permanent residency, popularly known Atul Gawande has as a green card. been named as the Addressing a rally on the expansive west lawn of the US Capitol, CEO of a new US Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky told a sizeable crowd of Indian employee health care immigrants: "You have come lawfully.You have come legally and yet company, a joint it takes forever and maybe it never happens at all that you get your venture between permanent residency". A simple way to fix that, he said, is "more Amazon, Berkshire green cards and no country limits". The current immigration Hathaway and system imposes a seven percent per-country quota on the allotment JPMorgan Chase, the of family-sponsored and employment-based visas. three American An influential voice in Congress, Paul has been in the forefront of majors announced Mr Gawande said he was boosting high-skilled immigration including increasing the H-1B on June 21. "thrilled" to be named the visa cap, allowing the best and brightest to come to America. "The Mr Gawande, 52, CEO of the health care Indian-American community has exceeded to such levels that it is will take over as the initiative. difficult to recount", he told the crowd at the rally,mentioning Nobel Chief Executive laureates, Deans at prestigious universities, CEOs in Silicon Valley Officer of the company from July 9. The new of Indian origin. company will be headquartered in Boston and Imploring the gathering to be more engaged, Paul said, "People will operate as an independent entity that is free need to talk about what the Indian-American community has from profit-making incentives and constraints. brought to America, how you are already part of America, how you Mr Gawande said he was "thrilled" to be named are making America great". the CEO of the health care initiative. On eliminating the per country cap for allotment of employment- "I have devoted my public health career to based visas, he reasoned, "If you want to work and you've got a job building scalable solutions for better health care and you want to be part of America, there are much larger amounts delivery that are saving lives, reducing suffering (of immigrant workers) that we can bring in. There is not really a and eliminating wasteful spending both in the US limit if people will work". In his own state, he disclosed, there is a and across the world," he said. shortage of skilled workers. "So, we want more people in our "Now I have the backing of these remarkable country,but we need to do it lawfully,legally and with a process", he organizations to pursue this mission with even emphasized. greater impact for more than a million people, The rally was organized under the aegis of the Republican Hindu and in doing so incubate better models of care for Coalition (RHC) founded by Chicago-based industrialist Shalabh all. This work will take time but must be done. Kumar, a staunch supporter of President Trump. On hand, were his The system is broken, and better is possible," he son Vikram Aditya and daughter Manasvi spearheading the said. proceedings. The event drew busloads of Indian professionals and Mr Gawande practices general and endocrine kids from across the US including the states of California, North surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is Carolina and New Jersey. At one point, rally-goers made a human Professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of chain on the expansive lawn of the US Capitol chanting slogans like Public Health and Harvard Medical School. "Clear green card backlog", "High-skilled immigrants deserve He is founding executive director of the health better", "DALCA deserves better". It was quite a sight to behold as systems innovation center, Ariadne Labs and is they raised their voices in unison hoping those in the corridors of also is a staff writer for The New Yorker power would hear and heed their clarion call for action. magazine. In the spotlight were children of H-1B visa holders which the Mr Gawande has written four New York Times RHC calls DALCA (Deferred Action for Legal Childhood Arrivals) bestsellers: Complications, Better, The Checklist kids.