Thursday, September 10, 2009
President Obama hosts several South Asians at iftar dinner
Several Indian Americans as well as India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, were guests at President Obama's Sept. 1 aftar dinner, where he praised Islam and the contributions of American Muslims.
Also present were several members of Congress from both parties, including Sen. Richard Lugar, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani was also among the invitees, as were several ambassadors from Muslim countries.
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Also present were several members of Congress from both parties, including Sen. Richard Lugar, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani was also among the invitees, as were several ambassadors from Muslim countries.
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Labels: american muslims, iftar, iftar dinner, iftar party, Indian Americans, indians, Islam, muslim countries, muslim holy month, obama host iftar dinner, praise, ramadan, South Asians, United states
Monday, August 10, 2009
The ‘other' Independence Day and the ‘other' generation
A t the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. ... We end today a period of ill fortune, and India discovers herself again."
A These famous words were uttered in a monumental speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, as it approached midnight on Aug. 14, 1947.
This year on Aug. 15, when the Indian flag is hoisted above the Red Fort in New Delhi, what will be going on in the hearts and minds of young Indian Americans born in the United States? What does India's Independence Day mean to them?
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A These famous words were uttered in a monumental speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, as it approached midnight on Aug. 14, 1947.
This year on Aug. 15, when the Indian flag is hoisted above the Red Fort in New Delhi, what will be going on in the hearts and minds of young Indian Americans born in the United States? What does India's Independence Day mean to them?
To read the full article, click here..
To read th ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Independence Day, india, indian flag, indian independence day 2009, indians, jawaharalal nehru, monumental speech, new generation, young indian american
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