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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

 

A media celebration Parikh - Parikh Worldwide Media gala held in New Jersey

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Some 500 guests, among them the who's who of the IndianAmerican community and public officials attended a May 29 gala to celebrate the acquisition of News India Times and Desi Talk by community activists and philanthropists Drs. Sudha and Sudhir Parikh at the Royal Albert's Palace in Fords, N.J.

The newly formed Parikh Worldwide Media Inc. acquired the two weekly newspapers in April. The new media company, which also owns The Indian American magazine, has more publications than any other organization in the IndianAmerican market.

Consul General of India in New York, Prabhu Dayal; Ambassador Pramathesh Rath, the Indian envoy to Argentina, Assemblyman Peter Barnes, DN.J.Veena Merchant, consulting editor (emeritus) News India Times and Desi Talk; Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J.Edison Mayor Jun Choi,

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Monday, April 13, 2009

 

Left behind solid legacy long before he passed away

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When Gopal Raju died a year ago after a brief illness, there was an outpouring of grief in the community and from outside.

An institution builder, he founded the India Abroad newspaper, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), the Indian American Foundation (IAF) and the Indian American Center for Political Awareness (IACPA). At the time of his death, he was the publisher of the weekly newspapers News India-Times, Desi Talk and Gujarat Times.

A pioneering advocate of the two-million Indian diaspora in the U.S., becoming involved first in the life of their adopted country, and then being a link (see his speech at the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman) to their homeland, he made India Abroad his passion for serving as an information bridge between the community and their native country.

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