​BY KALYANI VASAN
LAWNDALE, CA- If Houdini received “wows” for his magic tricks, Javed Akhtar received the silence of admiration, the nodding of heads and hundreds of, “Kya baat hai”.  The Javed Akhtar evening called Main Koi Aisaa Geet Gaoon was presented by Five Dimensions Entertainment along with the sponsorship of US Bank. 

BY KALYANI VASAN
LONG BEACH, CA - Two Bollywood powerhouse performers-Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah-  lit up the Terrace Theater here on Oct 27 with a record full house for the concert presented by Stage Paint Productions in association with Chateau Luxe, Phoenix Arizona and Holiday Inn of Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

​BY KALYANI VASAN
LOS ANGELES, CA -The Doshi Family Annual Bridgebuilder award ceremony for 2018 was held at Loyola Marymount University here  on  October 15. The event was attended by the LMU fraternity as well as the intelligentsia of the community. This year’s winner: Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation was welcomed by...

BY KALYANI VASAN
LAWNDALE, CA-  Kavitha Krishnamurthy was truly the icing on the cake or should we say the ‘ras’ in the rasgulla at Dakshini.org’s Durga Puja celebrations in Los Angeles. The after dinner concert on Oct 13 held at the Centinella Valley Performing Arts Center here had close to a thousand fans listening to Bollywood’s beloved singer...

BY STAFF REPORTER 
BUENA PARK, CA - Global Peace Foundation Celebrated World Peace Day on September 22, at Yellow Chili Restaurant here, at a houseful event to coincide with International Day of Peace, declared by the United Nations on September 21. The Program started with a song session emceed by Dilip Butani and Prem Guragain. 

​IRVINE, CA – TiE SoCal hosted a discussion on Trends and Technology – Transforming the Automotive Land Scape at Real Office Center here on Sept 20. Anshuman Sinha, Executive Director, welcomed members and speakers and spoke about TiE, its work and upcoming events. He then introduced Dave Naidu, TiEcon Southwest 2018 chair and asked him to talk about the November 17 annual convention to be held in the Long Beach Convention Center. 

BY MANSI MOTWANI
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA - The Los Angeles chapter of Pratham USA came together and hosted a glittering fundraising gala to support their mission - Every child in school and learning well,- on Sept 29, raising  a whopping $2.5 million. The gala was kicked off by some pre-event socializing at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, 

​By A STAFF REPORTER
NORWALK, CA – The Organization of Hindu Malayalees observed Onam and Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi as a fundraiser for the victims of the Kerala floods. With videos and speeches, appeals were made for donations. The major donors and supporters were honored: Mathew Thomas, B.U.Patel and Nitin Shah. 

By a Staff Reporter
BURBANK,CA- The spirit of philanthropy was evident throughout the evening on August 25, 2018 as Caring Hand For Children, a Los Angeles-based charity that supports underprivileged children in India, held its 12th annual fundraising gala at the Marriott Burbank Airport, here. Guests and donors came from far and wide as aroma...

LOS ANGELES, CA - Mr. & Miss India America 2018  were crowned during a star-studded red carpet gala in Los Angeles on August 25. ​After the dazzling fanfare, Seerat Chopra was crowned Miss India America by E! Entertainment founder Larry NaMER. Chopra, 17, gushed after winning, “Thank you so much for this amazing platform. I’m still so overwhelmed.