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Chicago IL: Live 2 you organization Presented “A Tribute to Jagjit Singh” was held on March 23, 2012 at The Meadows Club, 2950 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL. Jaswinder Singh, Young Ghazal Maestro has enthralled audiences. Jaswinder Singh literally mesmerized the enthusiastic crowd of more than 800 plus listeners for about 4 hours. Jaswinder Singh sang Ghazals and many Panjabi songs which rocked the crowd. Tickets rated from $30, $50 and VIP. The event was stunning as the classical music played by the trio was accompanied by applause for a considerable amount of time while they played. The audience was not only pleased with the performance, but appalled by the very elegance of each word sung, each note hit, each pounding of the Tabla, and each keystroke. Each member of the audience knew what to expect, but received much more than what they originally planned. Weather was very good on this sunny day and audiences started gathering right from 7:30 pm at The Meadows Club. Many prominent community leaders were present at this entertaining play. Sunil & Rita Shah, Noor & farida tejany, Mujeeb Ahmed, Dr Siraj Ahmed, Ketki Parikh, Mukarram Mahmood, Mohammed Nadeem, Sami Ahmed, Ramesh & Bharat Vitha, […]

Chicago, IL : Honorable Consul General of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr. Zaheer Pervaiz Khan celebrated National Day of Pakistan On Friday, March 23, 2012 with leading Chicago land entrepreneurs and citizens to honor the sacrifices of their freedom fighters who have fought and to remember the work of their Founding Father Jinnah, for giving to them a country where dignity and individual freedom is assured. Consulate General of Pakistan is located in the heart of downtown at 333, N Michigan Ave. This event was held between 6:00 to 8:00 pm. As usual a large number of Prominent Pakistani community Leaders Businessmen, Journalists, Citizens, Americans Politicians and invited guests gathered to celebrate Pakistan’s National day. This event was also attended by Ms Samreen Khan, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Ms. Vriti Jain, Representative of Office of Chicago Mayor and Ms. Pat Michalski from the Office of Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas as well as many members of the diplomatic community in Chicago, including Mrs. Mukta Tomar Counsel General of India. The event began at 7:00PM with welcoming speech, followed by Recitation from the Holy Qur’an (Mr. Mubasher Feroze). The Honorable Consul General saluted the Pakistan Flag. National Anthems […]

Chicago IL: The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), one of the leading forces in the hospitality industry organized Upper Midwest Regional Conference on Friday, March 16, 2012 at India House 1521 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL from 12-00 Noon. Midwest Regional Conference was a complete success, over 250 plus people attended this trade show. There were many Dignitaries present including Raja Krishnamurti congressional candidate for election on March 20th, Bharat Patel, Girish Patel, Ramesh Patel, Mahendra Patel, Dilip Patel, Narendra Patel, Meena Patel, Ken Patel, Satish(Sunny) Gabhawala, Dinesh Gandhi, Naresh Patel, Jayendra Patel, Ashok B. Shah, Charlie Zimmerman Mike Patel, Sunil Shah, Pritesh Gandhi, John Trivedi,Niranjan Patel, Babu Patel, C.K.Patel,Ceirel Joseph, James Johnso, Vimesh Patel, Sam Lakhani, Jim Fogra, Hasan Merchant, Kishore Purohit, Babu Patel- Marsha, Nik Trivedi, Edward, Jyotindra Patel, Fredrick, Amin, Dinesh Gandhi, Devkaran Patel, Kiran C. Pandya, Vinod Patel, Subhash Bhatt, J.N.Bhatt Retd.Chief Justice of Bihar, Vipulbhai Shah, Manubhai Patel and many more. Educational Seminars were conducted between 1-00 pm to 3-00 pm that provided attendees with important information about operating hotels and protecting investments. All Seminars were very informative and people attended in large numbers. Three Seminars were based on these Subjects: ADA guidelines for […]

Chicago, IL: On Sunday March 18, at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir of Wheeling, President of the Temple, PP Nishkamswrupdasji Swami, PP Nirbhaycharandasji Swami, Chandrakant Modi MD, Suresh Bodiwala and in the presence of hundreds of devotees honored Mr. David Pimm, the president and funeral director of Bohemian National Cemetery ( BNC) located at 5255 North Pulaski Road in Chicago, Illinois 60630 for his outstanding service to people and in particular to the Indian Community. They said that Mr. Pimm had contributed to getting a dignified professional Funeral/Cremation of the person, at a very reasonable price. Elucidating the reason for the reward, Chairman and one of the Founding members of Indian Cremation NFP (Not For Profit) Dr. Chandrakant Modi, and president Mr. Suresh Bodiwala, explained that at the time of the death the loved one, the grieving family and friends have the stress and additional burden of choosing a place for cremation as well as dealing with the logistics of the funeral and cremation. This has to be done promptly while family is still grieving and under great stress. Certain funeral directors took advantage of this emotional state of grief stricken family’s circumstances and charged excessive amounts of money to perform the […]

Lemont IL: Love and enthusiasm to welcome spring and with warm temperature above normal in Chicago land brought over 3,500 people to celebrate Holi on Saturday March 10th, 2012 at Sri Rama Temple of Lemont IL. Holi also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit, is familiar to many as Dhuleti, Dhulandi, a rich Hindu culture celebrated at the end of winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna. Holi infuses vibrancy and enthusiasm, bringing excitement at palpable extremes to each one and every person celebrating the Mela. The broad smile, garish clothes and enthusiasm said it all. Holi celebrations at Rama temple brought out the best out from children and adults, families and friends, people known to each other and otherwise; applying the vibrant colors and wishing each other love, happiness and harmony. Holi celebrations were started early with a cultural program organized by Smt. Rupa Acharya (Cultural Chairperson, HTGC) and DJ Nilesh Patel. Children and young adults performed dances in groups for famous songs like Thug le and senorita medley, Holi Ayye Re, Crazy kiya re, Bindiya chamke gi, Natkut (Navarang) and many more that bring everlasting memories to one and all. All in […]

Chicago IL: Members of Indian Seniors of Chicago met at Manav Seva Mandir, Bensenville, IL on Saturday 10th March, 2012 at 11:30am. Around 135 members attended the meeting. The following four senior members Nalini, Gita, Hema and Ramesh started with prayer and Hanuman Chalisa and all the members followed them in singing. Shri CV Desai presented the detailed accounts for the month of February, 2012,and he also gave detailed information about the two days tour which is being organized on July 21st & 22nd 2012 to Maharishi Vedic City, in Fairfield, Iowa. Arvindbhai and Bhupendrabhai announced the names of seniors whose birthdays were in the month of March and they were given birthday greeting cards and booklets by the special guest, Shri Greg James and Bhupendrabhai. All the senior members collectively sang the song “Bar Bar Ye Din Aaye Tum Jio Hjare Sal, Happy Birth Day To You” and gave their blessings. Shri Bhailalbhai Patel gave introduction of the special guest Shri Greg James, Director of Expansion, Brahmanand Sarsvati Foundation ,Fairfield, IA. After that Shri Greg James explained the important activities carried out in Maharishi Vedic City, where the two days tour is organized. Secretary Shri Hirabhai gave the detailed […]

Aurora, IL: On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the Cultural Committee of the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple hosted “RANG DE BASANTI – Festival of Colors – A Musical and Dance Extravaganza”. The event showcased various local Indian dance studios, as well as local instrumentalists and vocalists, to great fanfare and attendance. Holi is the celebration of the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring among Hindus, both in India and around the world. The SVS Temple chose to have this first-ever (and soon-to-be annual) event at the Sri Veluchamy Auditorium by showcasing premiere talent of children and adults throughout the Chicagoland area. The Cultural Committee of the SVS Temple would like to thank all of the performers that took the time and effort to prepare for the Program, as well as all of the ticketed audience who brought their enthusiasm and energy to the festivities. Each dance brought something special to the stage. The dance performances ranged from traditional harvestfolk songs, bharatanatyam, mini dance-dramas and modern movie-hit medleys, all themed around the change of season and paying homage the Lord Krishna. The dances were arranged and produced by the following dance schools around the Chicago area: Payaliya School of […]

Chicago IL: Manav Seva Mandir and Six Gam Patidar Samaj (SGPS) of Chicago, proudly presented a hilarious Gujarathi comedy drama, “Patni Nachave Bhagwan Bachave” on Saturday, March 10th, 2012, at Manav Seva Mandir, 101 South Church Rd, Bensenville, IL. Admission tickets were $20, $35, and $50. The show was house full with 700 plus people in attendance, jamming the auditorium at Manav Seva Mandir. Parimal Butala ( Kotyark Entertainment) is the national promoter of this play. Kotyark Entertainment is a company organizing various Bollywood and celebrity stage shows in all the states of USA. In the past, Kotyark Entertainment have already organized stage shows in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Miami, Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and many more places in USA. Kotyark Entertainment recently organized a gujarati drama named – ‘Kutrani Punchdi Wanki’ at most places from New York to Los Angeles and Miami to Chicago. Weather was very good on this sunny day and audiences started gathering right from 7:00 pm at Manav Seva Mandir Auditorium. Many prominent community leaders were present at this entertaining play. Language: Gujarati / Director : Dharmesh Vyas Produced by: Mallika Shah Written by: Nimesh Shah Story-directed by: Dharmesh Vyas […]