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June 6 PERSONALITY The Vedas, Wall Street And Satisfaction, According To Swami T 'Something that I've always been amazed at as an American-born Hindu sanyasi is the degree of acceptance by Indian-born Hindus. It shows that the emphasis is on the content and not on the package,' says Swami Tadatmananda, as he shows American speedsters the road to Vedanta. SCIENCE Professor And Former Graduate Student Create All-Terrain Wheelchair A couple of months ago, Dr Vijay Kumar and his former graduate student, Dr Venkat Krovi, announced the functional prototype of a wheelchair that can climb stairs, navigate grassy surfaces and clear obstacles. ACHIEVER The Man Behind The New Wheelchair Dr Kumar ambled onto the field of robotics quite by accident. He was a graduate student in mechanical engineering at Ohio State University when he became interested in theoretical "kinematics" or the science of motion. NEWS Nupur Grabs National Spelling Bee With Logorrhea Nupur, who gets a $ 10,000 first-place cash prize, plus products worth several thousands including encyclopedias, two airline tickets and computer software, has yet to decide where she will travel. NEWS Killer of Teen Faces Life Term A court in Victoria in British Columbia found 14-year-old Reena Virk's schoolmate Warren Glowsatski guilty of second-degree murder. MOVIES Don't Pigeonhole My Film: Nisha Ganatra 'It is important for our community to accept the fact that there are gay South Asians,' says the young film-maker, whose Chutney Popcorn is a hit on the US film festival circuit. Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 5 POLITICS Srinivasa Drums Up Indian Support For Bush 'Indians have done very well under Republican presidents,' says Krishna Srinivasa, who has formed the Indian Americans for George W Bush committee to raise funds and drum up support for the Texas governor's presidential race. NEWS Alternative Medical Plan Blocked at Major University The plan by the State University of Stony Brook, which have now been put on hold, would have offered a slew of alternative medical regimes including ayurveda and Chinese and Tibetan herbal treatments. SILICON VALLEY 'Jessie Jackson Is Blowing Smoke,' Says TiE's Rekhi To Jackson's comment that Silicon Valley fails to embrace minorities, the TiE president'a riposte is quick: 'Jesse wants people to have a piece of the pie, but he doesn't want them to go through the education and the experience.' FAITH Aurora Temple Beckons Devotees Of Balaji While there are over a 100 Hindu temples across America, what is unique about the Aurora temple is the provision for circumambulation inside the temple not only around the presiding deity but around the major shrines as well. COMMUNITY Giving The Youth Wings The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago's youth group, In The Wings, wants greater participation from college and graduate study students. Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 4 BUSINESS Invitation To Speak At Dow Jones Conference Boosts Relativity's Image Vivek Wadhwa's legacy transformation solutions firm, has already nabbed an undisclosed investment from Intel Corp ACHIEVERS Fourteen-year-old Continues To Set Academic Records Of the 1.4 million high school students across the US who took the ACT Assessment this school year, 67 made perfect scores -- and only one of them was a freshman: Hirsh Sandesara. UNUSUAL PEOPLE Master Of Illusions Juggles Several Careers Having made a name for himself as a skilled hand-shadow artist in the United States, financial analyst Sati Achath, 46, is now sharpening his strokes in caricature and political cartooning. MOVIES The Making Of A Controversial Film In Search of Kundun, with Martin Scorsese, goes beyond the goal of watching one of the world's greatest film-makers at work. Michael Henry Wilson also focuses on the Tibetans' sense of loss, and on the systematic destruction of an ancient culture. Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 3 BUSINESS The Man Who Would Save Our Secrets Citing the recent scandals involving the theft of American nuclear secrets by the Chinese, Sushil Bhatia says his DeCopier, which is expected to his the market in about six months, would be a big boon for private and public businesses. COMMENT Can Kargil bring about new direction in Indo-US relations? 'The crucial pro-India stand taken by the Clinton Administration is an important signal to New Delhi and its foreign policy elite. If India plays its diplomatic cards well, Kargil could become a seminal turning point in its often rocky relationship with the United States,' says Seema Sirohi. INTERVIEW 'Writing novels was hard, but scholarly writing was easier' 'The book makes an argument, it educates. One should have fun reading the book and I hope there a few around who would have a laugh. I am sure Khushwant Singh would be interested in reading it,' says Lee Siegel, author of Love in a Dead Language. FIRST PERSON 'An Offer I Could Not Refuse' 'The most important similarity I share with my sleuth is confusion over ethnic identity,' says Sujata Massey, creator of the sleuth Rei Shimura. Telugu conference South Asian Fest June 2 NEWS The Scientist Who Loves To Push Most Advanced Computers To Their Limit Computational theoretical physicist Tara Prasad Das uses computers as a tool in solving complex mathematical equations that describe the inner workings of atoms and molecules. NEWS SAMAR's New Bone Marrow Donor Drive To get more volunteers, SAMAR plans to support the registries in India and other South Asian countries and Link them to the National Marrow Donor Program. INTERVIEW 'Child labor is a big problem in the States' 'There are an estimated 300,000 children, mostly illegal immigrants, working farms, following the harvests. There are also sweatshops, with children working in poor conditions,' says Craig Kielburger, author of Free The Children NEWS ZONE Flashpoints That Define Or Break Apart A Community 'When we are of like color, it doesn't always turn out so well -- it's not always the best of all worlds', especially for media-persons. Ramana Maharishi Classical music fest South Asian Fest June 1 NEWS India Justified In Defending Territory, Says Pallone Representative Frank Pallone lashed out at fellow Congressman Sam Brownback for withdrawing an amendment against the sanctions. NEWS The Need To Be Counted: Major Campaign Launched in New York City 'Many people do not realize that even if they are illegal here, they are still entitled for some medical assistance, at least in emergencies,' says Hardayal Singh, a community activist. NEWS British Columbia Attorney General Furious Over Court Ruling Ujjal Dosanjh is angry over a decision by Canada's Supreme Court which rejected his appeal of a four-year-sentence for a 48-year-old man who had stabbed his spouse to death. PERSONALITY The Son Also Rises When 22-year-old Gotham Chopra came out with a slim novel, Child of the Dawn two years ago, many people thought he was riding on his father Deepak Chopra's coat-tails. MOVIES Merchant Ivory Win Raves For New Film Though the team have distributed a couple of films in the past decade, this is the first time they have taken up a major art film. Ramana Maharishi Classical music fest South Asian Fest Archives |
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