OF I ON ND TI IA A N I A C P O O S L S I S A , A I I N D C N . I # I N D I A N A # A Publication of the India AssociationB;;rt;I of Indianapolis, Inc. Vol. 32, No. 1 A Magazine with a Mission - to Inform, Communicate and Enlighten April-June 2008 and we have historically been among the top 10 teams for fundraising. For registration and fundraising, please go to the website www.marchforbabies.org. Click on ?walking with an existing team? to register under India Association of Indianapolis: Sunday, April 27, 2008 Indianapolis. This is a convenient way to reach your friends Registration: 12:00 noon and co-workers to make a pledge toward your walk. Walk starts: 1:00 pm Team: India Association of Indianapolis It would be wonderful to have a large contingent from IAI this year. Please encourage your children and youth to Please mark your calendar to participate in the March participate as well and make this a family event. for Babies walk (formerly March of Dimes) on the date and time shown above. This is a 5K walk and starts For more information or to receive a pledge form, please at the IUPUI track and field stadium in downtown contact Kanchana Ishwar at 317-848-8943 or email at Indianapolis. India Association members walk as a team [email protected]. Visit Our Website: www.myiai.org April-June 2008 Print Bharati - revised publication schedule Please note the print Bharati which used to be a bi-monthly in now a quarterly. The tentative dates of publication are first weeks of January, April, July, and October. Please send your submissions to me via my email address ([email protected]) by the 15th of the month prior to the publication month. It is hoped that the e-Bharati will eventually be in your inbox every month. Have a great spring season. EDITORIAL BOARD of Central Indiana. Bharati invites advertisements, articles and letters to the editor. Editor: Ram Ravindran ........................................................................ 291-2816 Articles should be of general interest and not be more than 600 words. Letters to Chairman, IAI Board: Ajai Chaudhary ................................................ 705-0278 the editor should not exceed 200 words. Letters should be typed double spaced President, IAI Executive Committee: Manga Rao ................................ 843-9330 and must include your name. The editor reserves the right to edit any material Kanchana Ishwar, Advertising Editor .................................................... 848-8943 selected for publication. Publisher: Madhu Bhargava ................................................................. 899-1020 The deadline for receiving articles and advertising for Please mail your ads to Bhar Printing Address. Printer: Bhar Printing, Inc. 8745 Rawles Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219 the July-September issue is June 15, 2008. Fax: 317-898-8196 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] The advertisement rates are as follows. Please make checks payable to India Association of Indianapolis. Editor: Please mail your articles to Ram Ravindran • [email protected] or One Issue Four Issues Print + E Top Print + E Side Mail: 7731 Traders Cove Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46254 Phone: 291-2816 Full page $300 $1200 $1350 $1325 Half page $150 $ 600 $ 750 $ 725 Advertisement: Kanchana Ishwar • [email protected] Quarter page $ 80 $ 320 $ 470 $ 445 Business Card $ 50 $ 200 $ 350 $ 325 Mail your payment to: 1845 Knaphill Court, Carmel, IN 46033 • 848-8943 Preprinted Full Page Insert - $220 per issue. Bharati is a quarterly newsletter of the India Association of Indianapolis, Inc., IAI is not responsible for ad formatting and misprint. Please provide pre-formatted dedicated to communicate, inform and enlighten the Community and be a forum ad to our publisher and verify ads prior to print by request. Business Card size for fostering Indian arts and culture. It reaches all the Indian American Community advertisements will be provided free to Non-Profit Sister Organizations. April-June 2008 IAI - Fine Arts Committee Presents Next Event Hindustani Sitar and Carnatic Violin Jugalbandhi by Gaurav Mazumdar and Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan Co-sponsored by IAI - Fine Arts Committee and Carnatic Music Association of Indianapolis Saturday, June 7, 2008, 7:30 P.M. Cristal DeHaan Auditorium, Univ. of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 Details will appear in due course at www.myiai.org Pandit Ronu Majumdar : Kk Kk Kk Flute Recital In Memorium... Tabla: Shri Ramdas Palsule When: Sunday, May 18, 2008, 5 P.M. On behalf of India Association of Indianapolis deepest sympathy to the family of Rajesh D. Shah, Where: Butler University, Eidson-Duckwall 60, Indianapolis, Wednesday, February 6, 2008. He Recital Hall in Robertson Hall was born in Jaipur, India, son of Mr. Dhirajlal and Mrs. Gulabben Shah. Civil engineer by trade, he moved to the Contribution: General - $15 U.S. in 1975 and founded his own successful company, Student Special - $10 Indy Construction Co. Inc., in 1984. He is survived by Sponsors - $50 or $100 (2 or 4 Admissions) his loving wife, Varsha; daughter, Nisha; son-in-law, ICMCI Members - Free Raj; son, Pulin; and daughter, Lajja. Everyone knew “Ronu is definitely the Dr. Feelgood of the Indian Flute” him as fun-loving, energetic, optimistic, adventurous, – Grammy Winner Ry Cooder generous, charismatic, and full-of-life. Every single heart he touched, he made a lasting impression, one which Pandit Ronu Majumdar, India’s Ace flautist began playing the brought out one’s inner child. His elders he always flute under the guidance of his father Dr. Bhanu Majumdar. His respected, to his peers always a good friend, and to subsequent gurus include Pandit Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale and his children an admirable role model. These memories the revered Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao. A powerhouse performer, shall never be forgetten and cherished forever. Memorial Ronu Majumdar is solidly rooted in the Maihar gharana, contributions may be made to American Brain Tumor which has produced musicians of the eminence of Pandit Ravi Association. Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. A Grammy nominee, Ronu Majumdar is a popular recording artist. His name has There is a Bhajan on Sunday, April 20, from 3-5 at been musically associated with international Greats such as Temple, 3350 German Church Road, Indianapolis. Pandit Ravi Shankar, Beatle George Harrison and ace guitarist Ry Cooder. To become members of the ICMCI (Indian Classical Music Circle of Indianapolis) or to be placed on FAC’s mailing list, please Congratulations: contact: Arvind Thakkar, 317-872-0740 ([email protected]) Chicago: Congratulations to Beenu Sikand of Century Kalpana Merchant, 317-733-9720 ([email protected] 21 Diversified. On Punjab times night Beenu Sikand was Chetan Shukla, 317-876-5195 ([email protected]) honoured with an award for her entrepreneurial skills. Chad Bauman, 317-769-5426 ([email protected] M.S. Anand, 317-566-9555 ([email protected]) She got an award as a “Punjabi woman realtor of the year Milind Thakar, 317-783-6919 ([email protected]) 2007”. April-June 2008 Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu – SIPHUR – India Studies Program June 13 – July 11, 2008 آئیے،اردو-ہندی پڑھیں Indiana University-Bloomington आइए,�ह�द�-उदू द पढ़ें With STARTALK funding, India Studies Program at Indiana Univer- sity-Bloomington will offer a Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu (SIPHUR). SIPHUR is an intensive four week Hindi/Urdu course that would be equivalent to one semester of university-level instruction in Hindi/Urdu. Each class meets for four hours a day five days a week. Students will also engage themselves in various cultural activities in and out of class. SIPHUR is targeted at middle and high school stu- dents who are of Indian/Pakistani backgrounds or anyone who has an interest in the languages and cultures of India/Pakistan. This program will be a bridge to connect junior and senior high school education to a University education. Students will benefit from the program as it will provide students a valuable chance to start early foreign language For more information, contact learning. Students of Indian/Pakistani backgrounds will have the op- Dr.Sungok Hong portunity to take a first step toward learning about their heritage and India Studies Program 825 E. 8th Street connecting themselves to their relatives in India/Pakistan. SIPHUR is a Bloomington, IN 47408 Phone: 812-855-6697 residential program, and meals and lodging will be free for those se- E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.iub.edu/~indiast/ lected for the program. April-June 2008 Asian American Alliance - Scholarship Program Dear Asian American Youth Leaders, 7. Former Scholarship recipients are ineligible to apply. The Asian American Alliance, Inc. (AAAI) is pleased to announce its 2008 Scholarship Program This program 8. The 2008 Scholarship Awards Presentation will be is designed to recognize the best Asian-American high held during the Asian Festival at Garfield Park on May school students who have demonstrated extraordinary 10, 2008. leadership abilities serving our community in Central Indiana. 9. Completed scholarship application should be mailed to: Asian American Alliance Inc. The following are the details of the Scholarship Program: 1000 E. 116th St., Carmel, IN 46032 1. Any high school student (Grades 9-12) in Central Indiana of Asian American ethnicity is eligible to If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate apply. to contact me at 317-340-3176 or via E-mail: aaaimail@ gmail.com. 2. The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of six on an eight point scale, or three Sincerely, on a four point scale and must be enrolled in courses that satisfy entry requirements for college. Glen Kwok President of the Board 3. The student should send the following information _____________________________________ directly to AAAI: Please answer these questions on a separate (Please do not staple applications.) sheet.