# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 13 ISSUE 25 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JUNE 21 - 27, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news 5th International Day of Yoga Celebrations 4th of July Special Edition kick off at the United Nations Articles and advertisements Permanent Mission of India Commemorates Five Course Yoga Mahotsava are invited for publication in the 4th of July special UNITED NATIONS (TIP): 5th edition to mark America's International Day of Yoga celebrations Independence, which may kicked off at the United Nations, with a be emailed to laser lighting display of Yoga at the [email protected] iconic United Nations building, June 19. After the overwhelming success of by June 30th. last few years' International Day of Yoga celebrations, Permanent Mission of Trump launches 2020 India to the United Nations made it larger in the fifth edition. Instead of a re-election bid at a single day celebration, this time it is a larger than life event. massive rally in Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, Florida; promises to India's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York said: " UN has a special ‘Keep America Great’ place in the remarkable growth of Yoga in our own lifetimes. It was here that the ancient practice of Yoga was Laser lighting display of "YOGA" at New York's iconic United Nations building, June 19, 2019 transformed into an annual global observance". Photo / Jay Madal- on assignment contd on Page 32 No communication on India dismisses Pak media reports H-1B visa cap received on ‘Resumption of Dialogue’; from US, says India US President Donald Trump at the rally in Orlando, Florida Islamabad plays down hype Photo / Courtesy AP NEW DELHI (TIP): WASHINGTON (TIP): President India on June 20 Donald Trump has officially launched rejected a Pakistani his 2020 re-election bid and appealed to media report claiming his supporters to give him four more New Delhi is ready for years to realize his unfinished agenda talks with Islamabad, for the country, whose economy he saying Prime Minister NEW YORK / NEW DELHI (TIP): boasted, has become the "envy of the Narendra Modi and According to a media report, the US is world" under his watch. external affairs considering restrictions on H-1B visa Kick-starting his election campaign at minister S Jaishankar that allow foreign professionals to work a jam-packed rally in Florida on made no such mention in that country. Tuesday, June 18, Trump coined a new in their reply to However, India has not received any slogan, "Keep America Great" and congratulatory communication from the US on its warned that opposition Democrats want messages from their India and Pakistan have strained relations ever since the terrorist reported decision to consider caps on H- to "destroy" the country. counterparts - attack in Pulwama 1B work visa for nations that mandate "Tonight I stand before you to Pakistani Prime storing of data locally, the Indian officially launch my campaign for a Minister Imran Khan and foreign reports, in those letters, Imran and Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, second term as President of the United minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Qureshi, while congratulating Modi and June 20. States," Trump told supporters. "I Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Jaishankar, renewed calls for India had last year mandated payment promise you I will never ever let you Qureshi both had written letters to their resumption of dialogue to resolve all firms to store customer data exclusively down." The 73-year-old real estate respective Indian counterparts following outstanding issues, including Kashmir. in the country without creating mirror investor-turned-politician, who became the parliamentary elections in India last contd on page 32 sites overseas. contd on Page 32 month. According to Pakistani media contd on Page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 5th International Day of Yoga Celebrated at the United Nations NEW YORK (TIP): After the Permanent Mission of India to the celebration, this time it is a larger than We bring to our readers the overwhelming success of last few years' United Nations made it larger in the life event. celebrations in pictures shot by International Day of Yoga celebrations, fifth edition. Instead of a single day ace photographer Jay Mandal. Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin in his remarks UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Jane acknowledged the contribution of the UN in Mohammed giving her remarks popularizing Yoga. He said:" UN has a special place in the remarkable growth of Yoga in our own lifetimes. It was here that the ancient practice of Yoga was transformed into an annual global observance". Photos / Jay Mandal-on assignment THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2019 Indian American Receives Leaders for a Indian American UMass Chemistry Professor New Chicago award Honoured with Mahoney Life Sciences Prize Indian American Viveka Ray- Mazumder is one BOSTON (TIP): University of presented the award, and gave a talk of the 14 Massachusetts Amherst Professor of explaining his research, followed by a recipients of the Chemistry Sankaran "Thai" lively round of questions from the Field Thayumanavan has been awarded the audience. Foundation's 2019 2019 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize for Established by alumni Richard '55, "Leaders for a New Chicago" his high-impact innovation of a way '83G, Robert '70, and William Mahoney award. medications can deliver proteins into '55 , the $10,000 Mahoney Prize a cell body-by "shrink-wrapping" recognizes researchers from the CHICAGO (TIP): Viveka Ray- them. College of Natural Sciences whose Mazumder, manager of youth Thayumanavan is recognized for work significantly advances organizing and the KINETIC program his paper "Shrink-Wrapped Proteins connections between academic at Asian Americans Advancing Justice as Next Generation Biologics," research in the life sciences and | Chicago, who works to mobilize, published in Journal of the American industry. The prize is bestowed coordinate, and encourage civic Chemical Society. At the Innovation & annually to a faculty member who is engagement and grassroots organizing Entrepreneurship Showcase held in principal author of a peer-reviewed among Asian American and the Life Sciences Laboratories paper about original research that immigrant youth in Chicago, has been Conference Center on April 29, Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan has been has translatable applications to named recipient of Leaders for a New Thayumanavan was formally awarded the 2019 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize society. Chicago award. Last week, Chicago's Field Foundation, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, granted a Indian origin Kumar Iyer appointed New UK total of $700,000 worth in grants to 14 different individuals and their organizations as part of the Foreign Office Chief Economist Foundation's 2019 Leaders For a New Chicago project. The Leaders for a LONDON (TIP): Kumar Iyer has been Born in London, Iyer spent a number New Chicago award recognizes a range appointed by the UK Government as FCO of his childhood years living in India of established and emerging leaders Chief Economist and will take up his before returning to the UK aged 11 and who work across boundaries to build a new role in July. Kumar Iyer also joins living in Stoke-on-Trent. In addition to Chicago that is responsive and the FCO Management Board, making English, he grew up speaking Hindi and equitable to all. him the first Indian-origin member of Tamil, which came to be useful when he Viveka works with students in the department's management board. was posted to India as British Deputy several public high schools to discuss As FCO Chief Economist he will lead High Commissioner and Director the history and importance of Asian the FCO's Economics Unit which General for Economics, Trade and American voting in Chicago and will provides in-house economic analysis Commercial Affairs in South Asia in work with these young people on voter input into foreign policy formulation, 2013. education and registration efforts in and also develops economics capability After leaving academia for their communities. Prior to joining within the FCO through the Economics consultancy, Kumar joined the Prime Advancing Justice | Chicago, she was and Prosperity Faculty of the Minister's Strategy Unit as Deputy a legal advocate for the Diplomatic Academy. Director at the height of the global Kumar Iyer also joins the FCO Management Transformative Justice Law Project of "I think living abroad during my early financial crisis during Gordon Brown's Board, making him the first Indian-origin Illinois, and an organizing intern with childhood gave me a sense of the world member of the department's management tenure as Prime Minister. He then moved Herstory Writers Workshop in New as a bigger place and I developed an board to HM Treasury where his team was York. Viveka holds a B.A. in Sociology interest in international issues that has responsible for overall strategy and co- from Middlebury College, where they always stayed with me. The role is a real economics with my interest in global ordinated the Budget and Autumn led numerous workshops and privilege and marries my love of diplomacy", said Iyer. Statements before joining the FCO. trainings for students, staff, and faculty relating to issues of identity and social justice. Indian American Indian American IT professional in Iowa Committed Pennsylvania Suicide, Says Police Physicians Acquitted of DES MOINES, IOWA (TIP): Indian American IT professional Drug Charges Chandrasekhar Sunkara committed suicide by shooting himself while his wife and two sons were killed inside their home in Iowa, PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): Two West Des Moines police who is probing the case, came to this Indian American physicians from conclusion after forensic autopsies were conducted. Pennsylvania, have been acquitted of Chandrasekhar "Chandra" Sunkara, 44 was found deceased in his drug charges.