Water, No Ice
Online magazine for Indian Americans in the Bay Area
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Meditation Workshop - ICC Milpitas
[ December 7, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Om Meditation Workshop Date/Time: Sunday, December 7th, 10 AM to 12 noon. Venue: India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St. Milpitas, CA 95035 Contact: Gopi Godhwani gopigodhwani@yahoo.com Sharat Joshi sharat@yogabharati.org Fees: $10/person (Lunch …
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Thanksgiving Table Tennis Camp at the India Community Center
[ November 24, 2008 9:30 am to November 28, 2008 6:00 pm. ] The ICC Table Tennis Club offers its students the opportunity to learn from internationally acclaimed coaches and players including former World champions and Olympians. ICCs table tennis students are among the nations top-ranked playe …
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California Cricket Academy celebrates its fifth anniversary
The California Cricket Academy may have had its share of drama and controversy over the years but there is no denying that it is the premier training academy for kids interested in cricket in the Bay Area. The disciplined and dedicated approach to the game has brought the organization a tremendous a …
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Airport Rage
Writes P.R. Ganapathy - Over the last few trips, I've noticed a certain hyperaggressiveness among passengers in India. Is there an outbreak of airport "Airport Rage", url:
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Jaman - an update
I last wrote about Jaman, the internet movie site, almost a year and a half ago. IN the past year, Jaman's movie collection has increased substantially and they've added many new features to the "Jaman - an update", url:
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Book review - Marrying Anita
One of the benefits of leading an interesting life is that you can get a book out of it. Anita Jain, who has had a long and varied career as a global journalist, turns her wry observation skills on herself. After failing at the New York dating scene, Anita decides to go back to India and arrange a …
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Keeping classical dance traditions alive - the Abhinaya Dance Company
A fixture in the Bay Area cultural scene for nearly 30 years, Mythili Kumar and the talented dancers of the Abhinaya Dance Company in San Jose bring their latest performance Rivers, A Mystical Journey in a fall concert at the Mexican Heritage Center this weekend. The concert, presented with live m …
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Rivers: A Mystical Journey
[ November 15, 2008; 7:00 pm; November 16, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] Dance concert presented by Abhinaya Dance Company. Conceived by Shantha Raman, and choreographed by Abhinaya founder and artistic director Mythili Kumar, the recital features principal dancer Rasika Kumar. Original music composed by Babu Pa …
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Sound Experiments
Rennu Dhillon of Genius Kids gives us two science crafts that deal with creating and recognizing "Sound Experiments", url:
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In memoriam B.R. Chopra
A titan of Hindi films, B.R. Chopra passed away on November 5th at his home in Mumbai. Successful at both the typical Bollywood musical and hard-hitting social dramas, BR reigned over a golden period of Indian cinema when movies could carry a message while not sacrificing their entertainment "In mem …
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Movie review - Fashion
From the dingy, dark, drinking holes in Chandni Bar to the spotlit world of high fashion in quite an arc for filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who makes another faintly exploitative movie exposing the dirt under the complexity that is "Movie review - Fashion", url:
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Naatak audition call
[ November 15, 2008; 2:00 pm; November 16, 2008; 2:00 pm; ] Audition Call for NAATAK's 29th production Madhavi (Hindi), a play by Bhisham Sahni to be directed by Abhishek Das and produced by Shubhra Prakash About The Play Madhavi recounts a tale from the Mahabharat. Munikumar Galav must …
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Withdrawal symptoms
The Onion, as usual, got it absolutely right( is it satire if it's true?). A video published shortly after the elections was titled "Obama win causes obsessive backers to see how empty their lives really are" SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Withdrawal symptoms", url:
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Fremont Seniors Meet
[ November 11, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. November 25, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] Seniors of Indian origin meet for a yoga session followed by cultural activities and talks from members and guests. Organized by Indo-American Seniors Association Fremont. When: November 11th, November 25th.10 a …
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Shanbana Azmi in conversation with Laxmi Pratury
[ November 7, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Azmi, Indian cinema actor and social activist, is considered by many to be one of the marquee actresses in Indian cinema. A five-time winner of the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress, Azmi is also admired for her work as a social activist and crusader against …
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Asha for education presents - Images of India
[ November 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Asha for Education Berkeley presents the 18th annual... IMAGES OF INDIA Saturday November 8th, 2008, 7-9pm International House Auditorium 2299 Piedmont Ave Berkeley, CA 94720 Come join Asha for Education for an evening of music and dance showcasing …
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Sankara Eye Foundation presents Natyotsav
[ November 15, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] Sankara Eye Foundation presents Natyotsav 2008 An evening of fusion dance extravaganza by talented Naach and Nirupama Rajendra Where:Chabot College , 25555 Hesperian Blvd , Hayward ,California ,94545 When: Nov 15 2008 5:30PM Contact Details:Manjula Phone : …
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Stepz Winter Bollywood Dance Gala
[ December 7, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Stepz Dance Studios invite you to their Winter gala, featuring performances by students and staff. When: December 7, 6-8 p.m. Where: CET Theater, 701, Vine Street, San Jose Tickets: "Stepz Winter Bollywood Dance Gala", url:
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Priya Govind: Making every second last a rich eternity
Writes Priya Bhatt - How does one write a review for something that presents as boundless a view as the horizon? That was what Priyadarshini Govinds performance in San Jose, California organized by the South Indian Fine Arts Council was; so one can only act as record-keeper, not reviewer. Like the …
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Chennai welcomes Obama
Writes Geeta Padmanabhan - At 7 am at the Taj Coromandel, Chennai, the two Clive rooms were packed. Students from at least half-a-dozen schools milled around. A long queue stood in front of the mock booth where with two clicks you could vote for one of the two presidential candidates. No one had …
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