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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL New Secretary General is Sunil Shetty 1st Indian to head A I
Sunil Shettyi samrao ~www.indian-american.org Shetty, an Indian national, has been the Director of the UN's Millennium Campaign for the past six years and the Chief Executive of international anti-poverty NGO ActionAid before then.
"We are thrilled that Salil will be joining us and leading Amnesty International as we renew our fight to end injustice – campaigning with those imprisoned because of their ideas, those on death row, those being tortured, and those who have their rights denied because they live in poverty," said Peter Pack, the chair of Amnesty's International Executive Committee [the organization's governing body].
  "As we approach our 50th anniversary, we have ambitious plans to expand our work, especially in the global south, and Salil has a solid track record in mobilising people, civil society, governments and international organizations in the fight for people’s rights and dignity. He’s absolutely the right person to take Amnesty International into the next stage of our work," added Peter Pack.
    "I feel privileged to be given this amazing opportunity at a time when the world needs human rights for all more than ever before," said Salil Shetty.
   Salil Shetty will start in June 2010. He succeeds Irene Khan who steps down after eight years as Amnesty International’s Secretary General on 31st December 2009.
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UN Indian Peacekeeping Forces in Haiti
Indians UN in Haitii samrao ~www.indian-american.orgThere are presently 140 Indian paramilitary personnel who are heavily armed, eleven unarmed police officers and one military staff  in Haiti.
   With experience dealing with disasters esp Earthquakes and Hurricanes etc, The Indian peacekeeping contingent in Haiti via the United Nations is drawing praise for their efforts and contributions. Haiti government also welcomed the Indian troops and sauted the efforts of india in rushing aid and material to the devastated country
Paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force personnel have been guarding banks and other vital centres in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, to prevent looting besides providing security to Indians in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. The Indian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) who were present even before the earthquake, did not suffer causalities after the 7.0 quake that hit the Caribbean nation on January 12, according to the United Nations.
tioned in Port-au-Prince.     Seen here    The Indian Formed Police Unit (FPU) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Leander Paes/ Cara Black Win Australian Open 2010 Mixed Doubles
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Melbourne:  Top seeds India's Leander Paes and Zimbabwe's Cara Black won the 2010 Australian Open mixed doubles championship  beating 10th seeds Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-3 in just about 1,5 hours.
    The triumph gave India's L Paes his 11th overall and fifth mixed doubles title. With this, Paes has equalled one-time doubles’ partner Mahesh Bhupathi’s tally.


   

AR RAHMAN Wins TWO GRAMMYS 2010 ~ Jai Ho!
  Following in a remarkable run in 2009, Indian Music Director, composer AR RAHMAN  added two Grammys to his tally by winning twice for his compositions at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY AWARDS at Los Angeles. So far RAHMAn for his compositions in the 'Slumdog Millionaire' movie, has won two Oscars, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Critics Choice Award and the Golden Globe      Complete List Grammy Winners 2010AR Rahman Grammy 2010 Award samrao.com  Indian American
RAHMAN won for 1)Best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture category and 2) Song "Jai Ho" - Best motion picture song category JAI HO!!

An estatic Rahman said, " Insane, eh? I never even dreamt about winning all these awards,"
"I once again want to thank the Almighty, my spiritual Sufi teachers - Ameen Peerullah Malik Sahib, Danny Boyle, Fox, the whole 'Slumdog...' creative team, all the awesome actors in the movie and Resul Pookutty. My whole team, Gulzarji, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash, my friend and sound engineer the late H. Sridhar....
"My agents Sam Schwartz and Amos Newman, my mentors Mani Ratnam, Shekhar Kapur and Subhash Ghai, and mentor in the west, Andrew Lloyd Webber, folks at id-PR, Allison and Courtney... extraordinary musicians from Chennai and Mumbai, my mother, my father, my sisters and my lovely wife and children... And all my well wishers from the world who keep me going... Jai ho India!".   COMPLETE LIST GRAMMY WINNERS 2010
PAKISTAN CRICKET CAPTAIN BITES BALLS- Pak vs Australia 2010  Cheater Caught Redhanded!
Shahid afridi bites Ballsamrao.com  Indian AmericanIn an over the top incident on the field in Australia, during an official cricket match, Pakistan Captain SHAHID AFRIDI was seen biting the seams of the cricket ball- to gain unfair advantage while bowling,    The idiotic and unsportsmanlike conduct was captured on camera by the 26 movie and telecast cameras around  the stadium, even though Afridi tried to shield the act with another Pakistani bowler Rana Naved in front of him! (Duh! as if that would shield him from the eyes in the sky!)
     This disgusting cheating act further de moralizes the Pakistani Cricket which has been embroiled in a series of internal problems including poor performances. Pakistn had alrady lost the cricket test series 4-0 and were on the verge of losing the International One Day version series 5-0 - when this latest incident occured,  Pakistani Captain Afridi has previously been caught and fined for deliberately using his boots and spike to dig up the cricket pitch- which can be used to extract spin and unexpected bounce - in a test match games VS England five years ago.
     This latest shameful act was condemned by many cricket fans world wide including Pakistanis but a larger questions looms is HOW and WHY Do Pakistani Think they can get away with lies and decietful behaviour.all the time!    In a series of recent incidents, the Pakistani cricket players and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been at loggerheads, Changes in Captaincy has been done after several fights, last year the visiting Sri Lanka Cricket team was attacked by Terrorists in Pakistan, while the Pakistani Cricket Team bus was missed- as they were 'delayed' by 5 minutes, A star bowler was banned fro drug use and another was suspended for a fight in the dressing room  and earlier allegations of match fixing and throwing games against the team were levelled officially.The current team was formed after the PCB had its own fights and selectors and the Board had nasty public and media fight, leading ti resignations of Coach, Board members etc.
         In all this individual Pakistani platersdo remain talented but all this has left a sour taste in every fans mouth.  It should be noted that similar allegations have been posed against the Government of Pakistan eg with AQ KHAN the nuclear scientist who sold nuclear bomb secrets to the highest bidder and the antics of ex President Gen. Musharraff who nurtured the terrorists Taliban and siphoned millions of Dollars from USA and allied nations etc
   We wish and hope that appropriate penalties are imposed by the International body and not a slap on the wrist by the PCB and good sportsman ship and good cricket comes out of this latest fiasco and maybe after some more sould searching good Pakistani citizens will surface and assert themselves!    SHAME HO  SHAME KARO!

Mk Gandhi district houston samrao.com  Indian AmericanJANUARY 26, 2010 HOUSTON NAMES A DISTRICT AS  MAHATMA GANDHI DISTRICT
As this year 2010 marks the 141 st Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, The City of Greater Houston has honored him by naming a district area after him.
   Houston and the district is home to a large number of Indians and the comunity was also recognized by the  Mayor of Greater Houston Annise Parker. The event in South Western part of Houston, TX was attended by a large number of Indian Americans  and also the Consul General India Sanjiv Arora
   Although there was a move to name a designated area as :Little India' - that move did not pan out and after a compromise, the leaders of the community including the India Cultural center (ICC) of Houston dcided to rename the district with singns demarcating the MAHATMA GANDHI DISTRICT,.  The cost of signs are about $100,000
   Though symbolic, such gestures makes a lot of sense and welcomes immigrants to believe that America belongs to them and They are welcomed by america - by recognizing the contributions, the culture and accepting their identity

BollyRitmo Ajanta Chakravarty samRao.com Indian american

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 PRESTIGIOUS PADMA AWARDS 2010 ANNOUNCED 
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The Annual PADMA Awards- The Padma vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shree/ Shri were announced by the Government of India
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Padma bushan Aamir Khan  samrao ~www.indian-american.org Pratao C Reddy  samrao ~www.indian-american.org Illayaraja samrao ~www.indian-american.org Illayaraja samrao ~www.indian-american.org Padma shri Virender sehwag  samrao ~www.indian-american.org


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AR RAHMAN
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President Obama on India's Republic Day Jan 26, 2010- Official statement
   I send my warmest wishes on behalf of the American people to the people of India and to those here in America and around the world who are celebrating Republic Day. As the world’s largest democracies, the United States and India have a strong shared... belief in the values of liberty, pluralism, and religious tolerance.
    This Republic Day is particularly special because it marks India’s Diamond Jubilee. In the sixty years since the Indian Constitution was adopted, we have built a strong and vibrant partnership. I was pleased that Prime Minister Singh was the honored guest for the first state dinner of my Presidency. It was a chance to celebrate the great and growing partnership between our two Nations, and the friendship between our peoples. Indeed, the more than two million Indian Americans in the United States enrich every corner of our great nation – leading in government, science, industry and the arts. And as our peoples continue to build upon that friendship, let our governments continue to work together to advance peace, prosperity, and stability around the globe.
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