By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
LOS ANGELES, CA – At 93, Dr.Amarjit Singh Marwah is of a time when the fellow immigrant community was so tiny, he represented both -  his faith (Sikhism) and his mother country (India) in mainstream America. And, by every account, he stepped up and did it magnificently.  For all his accomplishments, riches and connections, 

​BY NEHA SARIN
BUENA PARK, CA- Nearly 200 people came together on Jan 27 to celebrate India’s 70th Republic Day. The event was organized by the United Federation of Indo- Americans of California  and was held at the Yellow Chili restaurant here. Celebrations commenced with a social hour. The main event began with singing of the Indian...

​ARTESIA, CA – An armed robbery  occurred at Shan Jewelers in the `Little India’ market on Pioneer Blvd. here on Jan 23. Five men, dressed in black pants and hoodies entered the store at around 1 pm, broke the glass counters with a hammer and snatched the jewelry. One suspect had a rifle. The men fled in two get away vehicles. According to reports, no one was hurt or injured in the incident.

​BY A STAFF REPORTER 
LOS ANGELES,CA - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar on Jan 15 inaugurated the Kanchan & Harilal Doshi Chair at the institute. The Chair supports IITGN’s efforts in finding possible solutions for water purification and sanitation problems, including potential desalination solutions to harvest ocean water as the country has a vast coastline. 

BY A STAFF REPORTER
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - – Dr Arjun Daluvoy, a General and Vascular Surgeon was honored by four  different companies and associations for achieving more than 50,000 surgeries and serving in the medical field for more than 52 years, at an event held on  Dec 29 at  The Montage Hotel here. Daluvoy graduated from India and did his post graduate surgical training in Ireland, 

BY SONAM MIRPURI
​LOS ANGELES, CA - Recognizing the need for something lacking in the local Indian-American community and then taking the necessary steps to see that the need is filled is exactly what Los Angeles native Reena Bhansali did. Instead of complaining about the lack of books for children which teaches them how to speak Hindi, Bhansali combined her experience with...

BY A STAFF REPORTER
ORANGE, CA – United Federation of Indo-Americans in California (UFICA)  held elections for 2019 at the Tandoor Restaurant here recently. Dr. Rangesh Gadasalli was unanimously elected President for the year 2019. Other  members of the Executive Committee for 2019 are: Chairman, Ramesh Ramnani; Executive. Vice President, Niraj Agnihotri; Secretary,  Vasu Pawar; 

​BY A STAFF REPORTER
RIVERSIDE, CA - The members of the Inland Empire Senior Center met at Lakshmi Narayn Mandir here on Dec 18 to celebrate the birthday of those born in the month of December. President Dr. Mahendra Verma kick started the program with Gaytri Mantra on harmonium. About 70 members participated in the celebration dressed in their best attire. Many members came well prepared...

BURBANK,CA - Be it actors, directors or producers -- people associated with showbiz are pitching for a diverse Hollywood, and things are changing when it comes to representation in front of the camera. But what about behind the camera?
Avneet Kaur, who has been associated with Walt Disney Animation Studios for the past 14 years, feels the topic of diversity is a relevant one. “It is not just Hollywood. I would say, in throughout the world, the aspect of diversity and...

​ANAHEIM, CA- Tandoori Garden restaurant here hosted a reception to felicitate the newly elected Mayor of  Anaheim Harry Sidhu on Dec 4. His wife Gin Sidhu was also present. The reception was well attended by around 100 guests. Sid Gandhi, Owner of Tandoori Garden  and Manjit Singh welcomed the guests.