Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Telugu association to host 3-day convention in Chicago
The Telugu Association of North America (TANA) will host its 17th biennia convention at Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont a northside suburb of Chicago for three days, beginning July 2.
The theme of the convention is "Technological Innovation and Cultural Celebration" and the organizers have pledged that all activities of interest to members – including technology, business and entertainment, as well as social, spiritual and religious issues – will be covered.
Kasi Paturi, chairman of TANA's public relation committee, told reporters here the organizers expect close to 7,000 people of all ages to attend the convention that would include top-ranking personalities in the areas of technology, banking, finance, politics, art, culture, film and youth
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The theme of the convention is "Technological Innovation and Cultural Celebration" and the organizers have pledged that all activities of interest to members – including technology, business and entertainment, as well as social, spiritual and religious issues – will be covered.
Kasi Paturi, chairman of TANA's public relation committee, told reporters here the organizers expect close to 7,000 people of all ages to attend the convention that would include top-ranking personalities in the areas of technology, banking, finance, politics, art, culture, film and youth
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: activities, art, banking, chicago, convention, culture, film and youth, finance, north america, organizers, politics, technology, telugu association
Monday, May 25, 2009
White Hindus
Rukmini Walker was 20 when she visited India to study the putul sculpture style as part of a multimedia project initiated by a group of Western artists.The project sought to use diorama to explain the concepts of the "Bhagvad Gita."
During her stay, Walker visited Hindu holy places such as Mayapur near Kolkata and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh. She read the "Gita," felt moved and viewed the philosophy as thoughtful and rational. She says it engages the urban mystic and sees it as inspiration.
Raised in a secular Jewish family, Walker had always felt like a stranger in a strange land. She wasn't inspired by the culture around her and always wondered what motivated people.
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During her stay, Walker visited Hindu holy places such as Mayapur near Kolkata and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh. She read the "Gita," felt moved and viewed the philosophy as thoughtful and rational. She says it engages the urban mystic and sees it as inspiration.
Raised in a secular Jewish family, Walker had always felt like a stranger in a strange land. She wasn't inspired by the culture around her and always wondered what motivated people.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: bhagvad gita, culture, hindu holy places, jewish family, kolkata, mayapur, multimedia project, philosophy, putul sculpture style, sculpture style
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