MY WRITINGS   
WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER:
Shambhu 'Sam' Rao
~ INDIAN EXPRESS (N.America)
& DIVYA BHASKAR (Gujarati)
  :Bureau-In-Charge/Resident Correspondent- Northern California

~ TELUGU TIMES (U.S. National Newspaper)
Content Writer  & Editorial
Bureau Chief (2003-2005)
Contributor ( ~ Present)
  Life Member: South Asian Journalist Association;

Member: Committee of Concerned Journalists;

Member: Project for Excellence in Journalism		 Indian Express USA;
Divya Bhaskar;

Newspaper & Online:
  •  Contributing Writer-SF Bay Area Content Writer
  • PlanetGuru:IndiaHQ-
  • India Post;
  • India Abroad,  
  •  C2B2Cnews Service,
  • IANS,
  • Awaaz , Darpan  & more
  
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in INDIAN EXPRESS -North American Edition-( TIENA) 		Company Website
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(CURRENT ARTICLES: YEAR 2005 -2006
New!July21: VIBHA Walk 2006
( Indian Express North America)
New!July 14: Gang Violence in Fremont
( Indian Express North America)
 July 7: Two Held For Indian-Fiji Murder ( Indian Express North America)
June 30: Califoria Cricket Academy- NAT'L YOUTH CRICKET TOURNAMENT  Cupertino ( Indian Express North America)
6th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
June 23: Indian-American Youth in Politics- PAGE 1 ( Indian Express North America)
June 23: Indian-American Youth In Politics- PAGE 2 ( Indian Express North America)
June 16: Anjolie Ela Menon Art Show at ArtsGalleryWest-Palo Alto ( Indian Express North America)
June 9: Anti-Reservation Petition to Consulate of India (SF)  ( Indian Express North America)

June 2: Team Ghabroo Shokeen
lifts Nach da punjab  Bhangra Contest
( Indian Express North America)
May 26: Gujarat Day and ICC Heritage Day
( Indian Express North America)
May 12: Walk and Run-The Season Begins-SF Bay area
(Indian Express  - North America)

May 19: Drowned Physician Family sues Alameda City (Indian Express  - North America)
  May19: Kaun Banega KRamayan Expert spawns many experts

May 12: Walk and Run-The Season Begins-SF Bay area(Indian Express  - North America)

 May 5:Ping Pong Diplomacy in Bay area Featuring Shashin Shodhan)
(Indian Express  - North America)

May 5: Silicon valley Community Briefs (Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 28:Asian & Democrat- Youth Leaders in Democratic National Party (Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 28: Tamil Manram remembers Ramajunar in NEW Year Celebrations (Indian Express  - North America)

Apr21: Narmada Bachao Sympathy Protest in Bay area (Indian Express  - North America)
 
Apr 14:Dulhan Made in USA MOVIE REVIEW (Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 14: STAND ALONE PICTURE- Muslim Wedding FASHION SHOW
(INDIA in the West Series)(Indian Express  - North America)

Apr6: Mehul Thakkar  runs for CA State Treaseure-Green Party (Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 31:Indo-Fijian Father &Son Kicked off Airplane- File Discrimmination lawSuit (Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 24: Cupertino Lunar Unity Parade-Success lives up to name
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 24: 12-year old Rahul Dalal scores Perfect 800 in Mathematics
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 17:BHATIA-Hotmail Namesake Convicted  of Fraud
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 10: Divine Justice- Fremont Doctor Dead Case Dismissed
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 3: SF Internat'l Film Festival and 5rdI-South Asian Film Festival
(Indian Express  - North America)

Feb 17- The South Asia File- Bay area Think Tank Coverage (Exclusive) (Indian Express  - North America)

Feb 17 Indian-American Malhotra Murders Caught Escaping at Canada Border(Indian Express  - North America)

Feb 10 Black Magic & Scam Psychic in Bay area (Page 1)  (Indian Express  - North America)
Jan 27  Alameda County the largest Solar Energy Producer in USA  (Indian Express  - North America)

Jan 20 GoogleVideo Promotes "Democracy" & Empowers Independat Filmmakers
(Indian Express  - North America)
Jan 14- CES_Consumer Electronics Show- Las Vegas
(Indian Express  - North America)

Jan 6- Indian-American Taxi Driver Shot Dead-Richmond
(Indian Express  - North America)

-Dec 30- CIA, FBI Recruits on CA canmpus-provides Real world Mktg Experience
(Indian Express  - North America)

 -Dec 30- Missing Doctor Found Drowned in Oakland Estuary
(Indian Express  - North America)

-Dec 23- California TextBook Controversy- CBE accepts Corrections/Edits
(Indian Express  - North America)
-Dec 2- Making India a Global competitor in Drug Discovery -
-Interview with BioTech Pioneers Dr Bharbhiya and Dr Mookthiar (EXCLUSIVE)
(Indian Express  - North America)
-Nov 27- Mr Chahal Appointed as Commissioner in Santa Clara County
-Nov 27- US-India Synergy in BioTech & Pharma- Event Coverage
-Nov27 India Literacy Project 15th Anniversary- OPEN HOUSE

-Nov 19 OfficeTiger Profile $100M company and Meet Randy Altschuler CEO
(Indian Express  - North America)
-Nov11 Indian-American Think Tank Launched in California (Exclusive)
New!July 21:Amrit Paul Singh- Home Town Hero of Fremont   EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
( Indian Express North America)
New!July 14: 4th JULY Celebrations Fremont
( Indian Express North America)
July 7: Aditi VidyaPriyan- Only Female Cricketer SF Bay area
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
( Indian Express North America)
June 30: International Hindu Human rights Abuse (Hindu American Foundation) ( Indian Express North America)

June 30: Naren Pathak Appointed Sunnyvale Library Board ( Indian Express North America)
The Indian Express
-North America
6th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
June 23: Indian-American Youth Still Maintain Tradition in Classical Dance & Music ( Indian Express North America)
June 16: AntiReservation Protest Rally in Sunnyvale draws 500 ( Indian Express North America)
June 9: Asian Indian American Day Success in Milpitas ( Indian Express North America)


June 2: US India VC Assoc upbeat about India
 ( Indian Express North America)
May 26: Las Vegas Real Estate oom ( REAL ESTATE SPECIAL)
( Indian Express North America)
May 19: 8th Annual ILP Walk Run Draws 600 people 
( Indian Express North America)

May 12: The Gold Bracelet wins at Palm Beach international Film Festival
(Indian Express  - North America)

May 12: IiECON 2006 Curtain Raiser
(Indian Express  - North America)

May 5: Bay Area Al Qaeda- Lodi Terror Case- Son Convicted; Father Case Dismissed
(Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 28: Indian Ocean in Concert raises $20,000 in Bay area for AID
(Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 28: IndoABC charity for local Homeless Shelter and Charity $55,000
(Indian Express  - North America)

Apr21: Odissi Dance : Natraja School-Sima Chakraborty in Hayward
(Indian Express  - North America)
 
Apr 14: Democratic Nat'l Comm meet in San Jose for Asian American Leaders
(Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 14: Fremont Hindu temple KumbhaBhishekam-New idols/Dieties a& Gopuram (Exclusive) ENGLISH  (Indian Express  - North America)

Apr 14: Fremont Hindu temple KumbhaBhishekam-New idols/Dieties a& Gopuram (Exclusive) GUJARATI Divya Bhaskar

Mar 31: SF International Film Festival: 3rd I short Film Festival -  (Interview Profile)
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 24: Hindu America Foundation (HAF) Sues California Board Education (CBE)- (Page 1- Breaking)
(Indian Express  - North America)
Mar 17:CA "Smile Survey"- Rotting Teeth Worse Epidemic than Asthma, Obesity
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 10:Sonny Dhaliwal reappointed as Lathrop City Planning Commissioner
(Indian Express  - North America)

Mar 3 Calif. Textbook Ruling- Indian-Americans dissapointed (Breaking)- 
(Indian Express  - North America)