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CONGRESS PASSES A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MAHATMA GANDHI'S LEADERSHIP
AND LEGACY of NON VIOLENCE
To
commemoraate Mahatma Gandhi's
140th birth anniversary in October 2009, a resolution has been
introduced in the US House of Representatives to recognize Gandhi's
'visionary leadership that enhanced the rapidly deepening friendship
between the United States and India.'
 The resolution
introduced by Ros-Lehtinen (Republican, Florida and
co-sponsored by five co-lawmakers, including Rep. Jim McDermott
(Democrat Washington) notes that Gandhi was 'a great political leader,
devout and spiritual Hindu and leader of India's nationalist movement.'
The resolution said that all his life Gandhi courageously supported,
and gave his life for, the cause of Hindu-Muslim amity and helped make
India the largest democracy in the world.
The resolution introduced by Ros-Lehtinen, the first Hispanic woman and
first Cuban-American elected to Congress in 1989, June 26, said that
Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience has influenced
people around the world for the betterment of mankind.
It noted that Gandhiji developed the term satyagraha, meaning
vindication of truth, not by inflicting suffering on others but through
nonviolent and patient self-suffering and that his autobiography
'My Experiments with Truth' reveals the inner voice of one of history's
most spiritual leaders.
Ros-Lehtinen's resolution that has been sent to the sub-committee on
Foreign Affairs, noted that Gandhiji counseled the humankind to 'hate
the sin, and love the sinner' and urged people everywhere to 'be the
change you want to see in the world' and reminded the world that
'freedom is not worth having if it does not connote the freedom to
err.'"
Noting that as a result of his timeless legacy, Gandhi's name has come
to symbolize freedom and justice around the world, the resolution urged
the House to recognize the 140th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma
Gandhi and commend "Gandhi's unique and lasting role in the
establishment of India and its democratic institutions which will be
revered for generations to come."
Suman Guha Mozumder
Source rediff -
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/2009/jul/01/us-congress-to-mark-gandhi-birth-anniversary.htm
Comedian AL FRANKEN Has the last Laugh -
After legal case- WINS the 60th US SENATE Seat
Comedian Al Franken of the Saturday Night
Live TV show fame, finally won the US Senate Seat from Minnesota after
a long and procated bitter battle versus his Republican opponent Norman
Coleman. This gives the Democrats in the Senate a 60 seat
advantage, enough to defeat a fillibuster and  mass vote by Republicans. The initial
election was of course in november 2008 - following which President
Obama was elected.
The Comedian had the
last laugh as first he was declared defeated and then an recount ensued
and the margin was close. following an automatic recount, the margin
was closer and then some more ballots were "found" and via a long legal
court battle- AL Framken was elected by the Minnesota Supreme
Court June end 2009
BTW Al franken is also an screen writer, Author of a book " Rush
limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot"- one of my favorite titles!
Does all this RECOUNT ahve a familiar ring? Especially
Indians I can only say MAKE A NOTE OF THIS
STUFF
LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE USA AS WELL :-0 I guess in All
Democracies!!
"FAILED NATION STATE" Index 2009 Released -
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 'TOP 10"
Failed State Index (Foreign Policy
Magazine) releases annual list of the Failed State List 2009
The fifth annual Failed States Index—a collaboration
between The Fund for Peace, an independent research organization, and
Foreign Policy. Using 12 indicators of state cohesion and performance,
compiled through a close examination of more than 30,000 publicly
available sources, we ranked 177 states in order from most to least at
risk of failure. The 60 most vulnerable states are listed in the
rankings.
In the Top 25 several South Asian counries figure, with Somalia
occupying the dubious TOP honor
1 Somalia
6 Iraq
7 Afghanistan
10 Pakistan
13 Myanmar/Burma
18 Bangladesh
25 Nepal
Links
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/A-failure-called-Pakistan/articleshow/4714325.cms
Foreign
Policy.com- Failed State Index 2009
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/22/the_2009_failed_states_index
NPR-
All Things Considered
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105735169
King of Pop "Michael Jackson Dead at
50 yrs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The unique and brilliant performer Michael
Jackson- who electrified Many Many Millions with his Music and Dance
and Performance is no More.
Perhaps not too weird for his life
and life style, Jackson apparently predicted his won death- saying that
he feared his own death a la Elvis Pressly ( who also died
suddenly)
The person he confided in was his Ex wife Lisa M Presley- the daughter
of Elvis Pressly.....and the Legend Lives ON!!
.. All said and
Done, micheal Jackson was a fantastic performer with a sad and weird
lifestyle and also unsavory.
 Micheal Jackson had HUGE fan following of
ALL ages and across the globe and everyone MUST have tried to Moonwalk
at ;east once :-0
With superb performances, Michael
Jackson changed the course of music and perofrmance. His
early hits as an adult were the ones which stood the test of time like
Thriller, Billy Jean, Say say Say, Man in the Miirror etc and the list
goes on.
The Boy-Man was always in the public eye
right from when he was a child and looks like never grew up or
never wanted to grow up. This peculiar situation and also a lack of
guidance in his life helped the spiral to disaster, and along with it
the strange and unfolding drama and spectacle of his personal family
and life style imploding . This was also "open territory"
especaially as all his family members were Public figures.
Lets remember his fantastic musical performer hourney from
theJACKSON 5 to MOON WALK to his final performance with ONE GLOVE!
RIP MICHAEL JACKSON
Sarode Artist Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saheb
dies at age 87 at home in San Francisco
One of the most world renowned and beloved
Indian Classical musician Sarode artist Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saheb died
in San Anselmo, North San Francisco in Marin county. He was on dialysis
for past 5 years and died of kidney failure..
 The
prolific musical
genius and composer artist was declared a "National treasre of
India" and his music have legendary status all over the world, His collaborations
with Pandit Ravishankar, Ustad Alla Rakha ( Zakir Hussain's dad) and
many others in western
music also are legendary. In fact famous composer conductor
Yehudi Menuhin who called Khan Saheb as "the greatest musician in the
world", first invited him to the West- USA in the late 1960's. After
performing at many grand locations, and the meet up with musicians like
George Harrison, the Beatles, Wooodstock etc, Khan Saheb blessed US
with his presence for many years.
Living in North San Francisco area, in
Marin County, in the city of San Anselmo, Ustad Khan Saheb also set up
the ALI AKBAR KHAN SCHOOL of MUSIC in San Rafael, California, which
sees a large number of
students of all races and national origin undertake quality music
training.
Ustad Khan Saheb is one of the rare individuals who were
honored with high civilian awards in two countries India and USA,
with an award of Padma Vibhushan 1989 and also being declared "National
Treasure of India", AND the US National Heritage Fellowship from
the NEA in 1997 and also the "Genius Grant" from the Mc Arthur
foundation in 1991 and many many more accolades.
Khan Saheb is survived by his current wife Mary
Khan and
11 children, including Alam (27), Manik (23) Ms Madina
(17). Son Aashish Khan resides in Northern california and
is a popular Sarode player in his own right.
Ustad Khan saheb comes from a lineage traced
to Mian Tansen and his father was also one of the greatest Sarod Player
of his time Ustad Allauddin Khan. Khan Saheb's sister Annapurna devi
was Pandit Ravishankar's wife.
With a homage and
evryday practice to Goddess Saraswati of upto 18 hours while being
trained as a musician, starting from about 3 years old- Khan Saheb
lived the life of a Genius and Great Man. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
saheb was born in Shivpur, East Bengal on aril 14, 1922 and lived in
Malhar, MP India and San Anselmo, Ca died on
June 18, 2009 BUT his life, legacy, music and genius lives on. in his
music, his students and legacies he left behind.
His funeral is set for Sunday June 21 st at mt Tamapalasi
cemebary, San Rafael and instead of flowers donatons to the Ali Akbar
Khan School of Music are requested.
Apart
from his beautiful msic, I remember runing into him at all the
classical music shows and concerts ove the uears and there was no fuss
or muss- very humble and gracious, with a trademark namaste or
Adaab. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan saheb also stepped in to help
an announced concert by Pandit Jasraj- when he couldnot take the stage
due to ill health- which was a great gesture on his part. He
lives on among us through his profound indluence and music ~ Sam Rao
RIP
CA Hindu Parents Settle Lawsuit get
$175,000 from California State Education Board for Bias in Textbooks
Case In 2005, the California State Board of
Education reviewed social studies textbooks for middle schools.
According to several parents and activists, these prescribed textbooks
indoctrinate children with “Abrahamic religions and teach biblical
events as actual facts while treating Hinduism in a derogatory manner”.
This contention coupled with that the CSBE board failed to
provide equal opportunities and equal representation to every religion
and culture was the basis of a lawsuit filed by California Parents for
the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM), which was
formed to represent parents in California in a lawsuit against the CA
State Board of Education.
This week following several hearings and
submissions, CAPEEM and officials of the California Department of
Education and the State Board of Education came to an agreement to
settle the lawsuit that was filed in the United States District Court
of Eastern District of California in 2006.
CAPEEM had challenged the process by which religious claims were
incorporated into the textbooks used by public school students, as well
as some of the religious claims, themselves, which had made their way
into those texts.
Believing that its points had been clearly
understood by the defendants, CAPEEM opted not to prolong the
litigation. The State entered into negotiations with CAPEEM and agreed
to pay CAPEEM $175,000 in exchange for a voluntary dismissal of the
lawsuit.
years to go along with 2
Silvers and 4 Bronze Medals. More
Details
CONGRATS
SILICON
ANDHRA
ORGANIZES WORLD RECORD 160,000 SINGERS
in ANNAMACHARYA KIRTAN CONCERT
IN SECUNDARABAD.
TIBET 50th
ANNIVERSARY
March 10th marks the 50th
Anniversary of Tibet Uprising
The Annexation of
Tibet by China was violent But the struggle for Free tibet hasbeen
largely Peaceful and Non Violent led by the Great Dalai Lama.
Voice
for TIBET
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RAO's RADIO INTERVIEW
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Dr
Abdul
Kalam, President of India on Visit to SF Bay area- September 18,
2007
Sam Rao with Kiran Bedi May 2009
 PodCast-
Presidents Speech
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PHOTO JOURNAL
-PADMA AWARDS India
Announced
for Jan 28th 2008 -58th Repub,lic Day of India COMPLETE LIST HERE
-World
Junior TT Championship
stanford, 4 Girls from India perform crediatbly
-3-TIME World Table Tennis Champ
STELLAN BENGSSTON
Dr
Rajendra Pachri Awardees Nobel Peace Prize 2007 along w/ Al gore
(Details) Dec 10, 2007
-USA
Under 15 Cricket team
vists India
- SUNKRISH BALA on ABC TV Comedy show "NNotttes from the Underbelly"
Sameer Mishra
wins US Spelling Bee 6 Other
Indian-Americans finish in top 20 CONGRATS '
CONGRATS!
Akshay
Rajagopal 11 year old
Indian-American Wins US National Geography Bee
-ICC India Community Center opens 40,000
sq ft Center in
SF Bay area
-Shashi
Tharoor adresses SF Bay area
at ICC. Sam Pitroda No show speaks via ironically a land line
telephone
Congrats
Bobby piyush Jindal Elected as Governor of Louisiana. First Time
for an Indian-American!
Congrats Dr Pachauri- Share
of
Nobel Peace Priize with VP Al Gore as Head of TERI
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CineMaya Media
Group announces West Coast expansion as INDIAN EXPRESS north america
Celebrates 7th anniversary
Sankara Eye
foundation SEF iWalk 2007
5K-Walk run + 10K Walk run +Half Marathon -Aug 25th, Mt. View, CA
About
600 participants showed up as winners
in various categories were
awarded prizes.
CLICK FO R MORE & MORE PIX
- MANNA DEY Live
in Concert
see Pix and Write Up
- BLUEPLANEt RUN 2007- 20 runners. 95 days.
24 hours a
day.16
countries. 15,200 miles... For
water SEE SUNIL JAYARAJ
EXCLUSIVE
-BATA Cricket tournament 2007 See Pics of BATA Cricket cup 2007
-Meet Sunkrish Bala- HOLLYWOOD TV Star
TAJ MAHAL- Slected as 7th Wonder
of the World- on 7/7/2007
Ram Gopal Community
Hero- Cupertino
-Sankara
Eye Foundation Raises over $2 Million EXCLUSIVE
REPORT
-A Million SuryaNamaskars
Attempted
COMPLETE
LIST OSCAR WINNERS 2007
Complete list of winners at the 79th annual Academy Awards,
presented
Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:
Indian Ambassador
Ronen Sen visits
Silicon Valley
Great Day for
Indian-American as Sunita Willaims soars into space
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Sam Rao ONE of TIME
Persons of the Year 2006 :-0
King
of Soul James Brown + Free MP3 concert
Watch Video of
"SreeSanth doing the
"Cowboy Break Dance-
Malaylee Indian style!!
- SIPA
Conference Greta Success Santa Clara
PODCAST
IMAGES
-Stellar
InterFaith Conference at Jain Center- Milptas
-HIJAB wearing woman shot dead-Fremont
Rembrance & Memorial Pictures
Faith Conference at Jain
Center- Milptas
Sunnyvale
Diwali Draws 10,000
Fremont
City 50th Anniversary
- VIBHA Wallk 2006-
Mt. View
- Hindu Sangam 2006-
Cupertino Draws 10,000
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JULY
PARADe- Fremont
- Gaaneeesh Utsav-
SF Bay area
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