​BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES, Ca - Veteran dancer and guru Sumathy Kaushal passed away at the age of 79 on the eve of Guru Purnima. She was born on Feb 20, 1940. Ailing for some time, she passed away at her son Abhiman Kaushal’s home here. Abhiman is a well-known tabla artiste. 

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LOS ANGELES, Ca – Aditya Prakash, son of Viji Prakash of Shakti School of Dance, recently released a remix of a Qawali to coincide with the fifth death anniversary of his father Kikkeri Prakash. The well-known qawali,“Tumhein Dillagi Bhool,” was popularized by the legendary vocalist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

LOS ANGELES, CA - A team of electrical and computer engineering professors, including two of Indian Americans, from the University of California, Los Angeles,  has received a $5.9 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop energy-efficient computing systems that can process massive amounts of data at speeds much faster than currently possible, according to a press release.

LOS ANGELES,CA - Professor Pankaj Jain will share his expertise in religion and history in an upcoming show on the National Geographic channel. Jain, an associate professor in the department of philosophy and religion at the University of North Texas, will appear alongside Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman in  “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.” Through the series, which is now in its third season, 

NORTH HOLLYWOOD,CA – Theatrical Arts International Foundation’s motion picture ‘Hercules Houdini Holmes’ premiered at the North Hollywood Cinefest Film Festival as an official selection on Mar 24.  11 -year-old Vyom Mathrani stars as the lead character Alex in the film.  Vyom is best known for his sketches on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ the ‘Think it Up Telethon’ as well as the short films ‘Peruchazi,’ ‘Water,’ and ‘Neil.’ 

SAN FRANCISCO,CA - Activist and organizer for restaurant workers Saru Jayaraman has emerged as the 2019 Visionary of the Year Award recipient. The award, given by the San Francisco Chronicle, is an honor that recognizes individuals who use their business savvy to change the world for the better. Jayaraman, according to the Chronicle report, has said that as a plate of food moves from the kitchen to the dining room table, 

BY SONAM MIRPURI
LOS ANGELES, CA - Children have creative, expressive, and wild imaginations. They also have a love of stories. Utilizing both their skills and their appreciation is a different and interesting style to teach children something new and keep them captivated. With the desire to raise her 6-year-old son, Josh, Los Angeles-based bilingual, 

NEW JERSEY - A 30-year-old Indian American man has died here after getting run over by a trailer truck when he allegedly tried to crawl under the vehicle trying to take a short cut. Neal Patel, a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, succumbed to his injuries at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on Saturday. The incident happened last Tuesday, a community newspaper reported.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Sardar Bhupinder Singh Batra passed away on Jan 13. He was 87. Born on Sept 16, 1931 he is survived by his wife Sardarni Surjit Kaur Batra. He was a loving father to three sons Tejpal, Jagdeep and. Jagmohan and father-in-law to Jasvir, Sumita and Soina and grand father to seven grand children.

LOS ANGELES, CA  - Indian-American author Kamla K Kapur based out of Southern California, is the author of `Rumi’s Tales from the Silk Road: Pilgrimage to Paradise.’ Her new book on Rumi, `Rumi, Tales of the Spirit: Journey to Healing the Heart,’ was  published in South East Asia in September 2017. It will hit book stands in the US in March 2019. Here are excerpts from an interview with Kapoor on her new book. Q: You have written several books from several traditions – the Hindu, the Sufi, the Sikh: