BY A STAFF REPORTER
VAN NUYS, CA - Angelenos flocked to Woodley Park in record numbers on March 31 as the park bustled with families and cricketers. Tony (Anthony) Jones the big Belizean had his way leading his dedicated team of volunteers and Southern California Cricket Association executives in having things well planned out and executed.

LA MIRADA, CA –Shootings in churches and mosques, mass killings and terrorism in many forms has led people to a heightened fear and suspicion of anyone not like themselves. Mystic India: The World Tour performed at the La Mirada Performing Arts Theater on March 10 and is working to highlight unity through diversity and world peace in its Bollywood-style music and dance extravaganza.

BY SONAM MIRPURI
UPLAND, CA - The Indo American Social Association held its inaugural event on March 31 at Aroma Indian Grill and Banquet here . Individuals with a mutual interest of joining hands to become a force to reckon with came together to launch this organization. The guest of honor for the launch was  Harry Sidhu, Mayor of Anaheim.

By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
IRVINE, CA – It was relentless. From the moment the show ‘The colours of her heart’ opened, startling the audience with the anguished wails of a woman, to its conclusion some 70-odd minutes later, there was no let-up in the message it sought to convey. Conceptualized and directed by dancer Mallika Sarabhai  - 

LOS ANGELES,CA - Actress Sonam A. Kapoor and her husband, businessman Anand Ahuja have partnered with Los Angeles Tourism for a new campaign. The digital initiative highlights the city’s vibrant arts, culture, culinary and hotel scenes. Tapping into Sonam and Anand’s passion for reading, vegan cuisine, the film industry, basketball and art, the four-episode campaign shows them visiting the legendary...

LOS ANGELES,CA - A theatrical play written, directed,  and produced  by Rishi Jaiswal co-directed by Sri Chilukuri, was staged recently in Hollywood  at the Secret Rose Theatre. The housefull show had excellent performances by the entire cast and crew. ‘Radicals’ tackles burning issues like terrorism in Kashmir and also provides insight into the complications in the region.  The play is designed to promote peace in areas...

IRVINE, CA -The TiE-SoCal Chapter monthly event focused on ‘Trends in Cloud and Cyber Security’ at the ROC, here on Feb 27. The event was divided in two sessions.  The first included a short talk on ‘Art of Making’ Connections and 25 minutes of managed networking amongst attendees. Second session included a short address from the Mayor of Irvine Donald Wagner, speeches and Q&A on cloud and cyber security...

NORWALK,CA – A consular Camp was held on March 2, at the Sanatan Dharma Temple here. The services offered were visa, OCI, passport reissue, renunciation and other miscellaneous services. The Consular team was lead by Deputy Consul General Rohit Rathish. About 200 people took advantage of the camp. The Camp will regularly be held every three months. The team that organized the Camp included Inder Singh, 

​BY KALYANI VASAN
TORRANCE, CA -  The red carpet cinematic launch trailer of `Another Fairy Tale-Aar Ekti Roopkatha’ was kicked off by Chatterjee Productions on Feb 23 at the Ken Miller Auditorium here.  Rupak Chatterjee, the brainchild and Executive Director behind the movie house stated, “My intent is to serve as a bridge while bringing the...

SANTA CRUZ, CA - People shopping at a retail outlet here, were recently treated to a Bollywood flash mob. Members of ‘Around The World In 80 Dances’ - a club that aims to “explore the world and bridge cultures through dance” - surprised shoppers at Costco recently with a choreographed dance routine on the superhit song London Thumakda. A video shared on YouTube shows members of the club breaking into a dance with moves that...