NEW YORK (TIP): Bengaluru-based dancers Shubha Nagarajan and Srividya Angara will be performing a rare jugalbandi of Kuchipudi-Odissi classical dance across the US between 22 April and 22 May.
Titled #SAMAAGATI – a Sanskrit word for ‘taking steps together’, is a synergy between the two dancers as they share stage and energy and synergy in presenting the very graceful and lyrical classical Indian dance forms of Odissi and Kuchipudi in the US.
The spring of 2017 will see this duo present this unique concept in their maiden tour of the US. In the six weeks that is the span of their tour, they are scheduled to perform at six venues covering major towns along the East coast including New York City before heading to the West coast where they perform at Los Angeles and San Francisco amongst other cities.
Kuchipudi is the state dance style of Andhra Pradesh. Marked by dramatized expression and intricate footwork, this ancient dance-drama tradition came into being around the 15th century AD. Odissi, the lyrical and sensuous dance form from Odisha, in the eastern part of India is characterized by fluidity of upper torso, graceful gestures while displaying strength in footwork.
Both Ms. Nagarajan and Ms. Angara are graded artists with the Doordarshan -India’s national television network. Together they set out to juxtapose these ancient and celebrated styles that share between them a similarity in lightness of the technique, while remaining discrete on how this technique is exercised within the plane of movement.
SamAgati brings to fore the immense scope of expression that Kuchipudi and Odissi have, and when presented together, gives the audience a clear view of how close and yet how distinct the two styles are. The concept showcases traditional and original choreographies in both styles, with the dancers coming together to share stage for the finale.
While this is their first time presenting a creative collaboration together, individually, these dancers are not new to the US. Both of them have at some point been residents of the US and have umpteen solo performances in the past.
While Shubha began her journey with Odissi while staying in Bay Area, under the tutorship of Guru Niharika Mohanty, Srividya has completed her Diploma in Kuchipudi under the guidance of her guru Vijayavalli Priya. Moving to the US after marriage, Srividya evolved as a choreographer and soloist; and has the distinct honor of being the very first classical Indian dancer to be chosen to present her original work at the 27th Annual Choreographer’s Showcase in College Park, Maryland, and at the Norristown Dance Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Shubha and Srividya wear their passion on their sleeve, holding their technique and their love for the art, close to their heart. But combine this with an element of risk-taking, and the resulting brew has endowed these two dancing mothers with the determination and fortitude to step out and take on the world in a way only they can.
To commemorate International women’s day, Indian Academy Awards launched IAA WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARDS; a campaign urging NRI women to share their personal success stories so that they could be rewarded and felicitated.
IAA aims at felicitating those women holding positions of decision making. We are requesting NRI women to share their real life stories in their respective field with the intention to empower the women of today.
In today’s world, women play important roles in Politics, ecommerce, education, investing, travel, fashion, arts etc. However, it is not easy in another country especially in the USA.
Vandana Krishna, Director, Brainstorm Entertainment adds “As an initiative of the Indian Academy Awards we want to share the success stories of real women with the world, to encourage all the Non-Residents of India. True stories of women entrepreneurs are an inspiration to change the world. Today’s women are making the difference with their innovative ideas, seeking solutions and reclaiming their status as equals. We want to create a platform to honor these women and to share their success with the world.”
The Indian Academy will now celebrate woman empowerment through nominations and authenticated online voting process. Women achievers will be honored for their achievements as strong Indian-American women. Those who have made a significance will be nominated for a special category of awards which would be part of the main event scheduled on 26th March, 2017.
Tanvi Prenita ChandraFounder and Presidentof Renascent Media, who is also theorganizerand local promoter for hosting IAA WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARDS. Tanvi, a highly respected personality has been dedicated to help the South Asian Community in New Jersey for over 17yrs through her work at Radio, Television, Stage, Marketing and Events.
The winners will be selected via a nomination process by EY. The final jury members comprising of Bollywood actresses Manjari Phadnis and Chitrashi Rawat, Wellness and grooming expert Avni Gandhi Varma will make the final selection.
Actor & Activist Shabana Azmi would be the guest of honor for the final event.
The legendary poet, Kaifi Azmi & his daughter Shabana Azmi’s NGO, Mijwan Welfare Society has been invited by The IAA to showcase the exquisite hand embroidery called Chikankari by Mijwan Women. The ‘Mijwan Summer Couture 2017’ by designer Manish Malhotra would be the highlight of the evening.
The fashion show is a fundraiser and the proceeds collected at the event would be donated to the NGO to support its aim, i.e Education and Empowerment of the girl child.
Manish Malhotra has pulled women out of oblivion and brought their craft to the doorsteps of Bollywood by creating glamorous outfits in his signature style. By giving women gainful employment, he has given the women to negotiate more space for themselves within the family structure.
The show epitomizes the continuous realization of Kaifi Saab’s vision and the wonderful legacy of hope for his village, Mijwan. (www.mijwan.org)
Mijwan today is not only a story of the progress of a small village in India, but it’s also the story of women journeying on, past the patriarchal conforms of their society. It’s the hope for a better tomorrow, beating in the hearts of rural women who have taken charge of their own destinies.
Recently, the Indian Academy Awards celebrated the first of its kind, The Indian Worldwide Academy and all that it stands for, was announced by superstar Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai @ US Consulate and in January it was launched by Actor Madhuri Dixit in California!(AV Link – FB & YT of both the AV’s)
From exchanging cultures to building bridges for tourism, engaging cinema lovers to creating a platform to identify potential talent for the Indian film industry, the IAA, is a real-time celebration for cinema lovers, by cinema lovers and of cinema lovers across the world.
What makes these awards stand out, is the fact that it invites a global audience to be part of the jury, by a simple registration process.
The Academy also has one of the biggest certifying agencies in the world to make the voting process authentic.
This is how it becomes a truly global, democratic award ceremony that will redefine the entertainment world.
Managed by Asia’s largest production company Cineyug and choreographed by contemporary dance guru of Bollywood Shiamak Davarthis extravaganza, will be nothing short of a mega show that bringing the best of Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood together to create history in the entertainment world and will be hosted at the Oracle Arena in the Bay Area of California.
INDIAN ACADMEY AWARDS – HOSTED, PRESENTED & CURATED BY INDIAN CINEMA
AWARDED BY THE VIEWERS!
www.indianacademyaward.com www.iaawomenachievers.com Facebook – Indian Academy Awards Indianacademyawards17@gmail.com
NEW YORK (TIP): Harpushpinder Singh, 46, an Indian citizen residing in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, was sentenced on March 18 to time served (9 months in jail) as a result of his trial conviction for transporting aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.
Singh was convicted after trial in October 2016 of transporting two Indian citizens who were in the country illegally, from Champlain, New York, until he encountered the Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on Interstate 87 in North Hudson, New York.
Singh had been incarcerated since his arrest on June 12, 2016. As part of his sentence issued by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino, Singh will also serve one year of post-imprisonment supervised release.
A former IALI President Gobind Munjal is sworn in as President
The Association of Indians in America (AIA), New York Chapter held an Inauguration / Oath Ceremony of the Newly Elected 2017-2018 Executive Committee at the Consulate General of India here.
Presidents all. Past presidents of AIA. Also seen areConsul General Riva Ganguly Das (5th from right), and Regional Manager of Air India Vandana Sharma (6th from right).
The ceremony was attended by the Chief Guest Consul General of India, Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, Deputy Consul General Dr. Mohapatra, NYC Comptroller Mr. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Mrs. Gale Brewer, Past Presidents of AIA National & Chapter Presidents, community leaders, Media and prominent guests from tristate area.
Ceremony was invoked with the Ganesh Vandana performed by Melana Krishna ofNritya Saagaram Dance Academy and an energizing performance by students of Nartan Rang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, after the renditions of national anthems of USA and India by Gita Setia, ITV Host.
Immediate Past President Mr Sunil Modi, introduced by Asmita Bhatia, talked about accomplishments of his 4-year Presidency. Mr. Modi expressed his full confidence that AIA’s future under the new leadership of Mr Gobind Munjal is bright and that the NY Chapter will further flourish.
The Newly Elected President Gobind Munjal and the following Executive Committee was sworn in:
The Executive Committee members with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer (holding a commendation)
NYC Comptroller, Mr. Scott Stringer saluted contributions of the Indian Immigrant community to the City of New York, and emphasised the importance of the diversity, while presenting the commendation certificate to AIA. Manhattan Borough President Mrs. Gail Brewer, a long-term friend of AIA, congratulated the team, and reinforced her support to the Indian community, citing examples of her support for the suspension of parking during Deepavali.
AIA National President Dr. Shashi Shah proudly shared AIA’s achievement such as obtaining the minority status and the inclusion in the census.
Mr. Munjal laid down his vision for expanding the youth programs and stressed the need for membership drive for the youths and get them involved. He expressed his commitment to upholding AIA’s objective of “Indian Heritage, American Commitment” thru expanded program such as Desi Next, a forum for the younger generation, commitment to local Philanthropic projects to serve the Indian community, in addition to the continued commitment to Deepavali Festival. AIA proudly celebrates its 50th year, and the program concluded with a vote of thanks by the Secretary Mr. Vimal Goyal.
The new President Gobind Munjal has for long been associated with many social and cultural organizations. He has been President of India Association of Long Island (IALI), a 39 year old organization of over 2,000 members and he successfully led a highly successful India Fest attended by an overwhelming crowd of over 10,000 people, which showcased the rich Indian Culture & traditions, Arts & Crafts, Fashion shows, Shopping, Mehndi, children games, and food stalls with different types of Indian cuisine.
In 2012, As Convener of the very first highly successful India Day Parade in Hicksville, Long Island, he raised substantial funds and help in bringing all the community based organizations together.
In 2014, as Chairman of the IALI India Center Committee, Mr. Munjal achieved the goal of owning the IALI India Center, a long-cherished dream of the Indian Community.
His spirit and passion for community service is never ending. He has been involved in various organizations; as a Secretary of the GOPIO, LI Chapter and Co-Chairperson of Indian American Night, which started Kite Festival. He has also been helping almost all other organizations like RANA, NFIA, India Home, Vegetarian Vision, etc. in whatever way he can.
The Indian Panorama sought views of Mr. Munjal on a couple of issues. We are glad he was good enough to respond promptly.
Here are the questions and their answers.
What is your future Vision?
Mr. Munjal: My vision is to expand the youth programs and to stress the need for membership drive for the youths and get them involved. Desi Next has been launched to provide platform for the young Adults encouragement. He expressed his expanded program such as Desi Next, a forum for the younger generation, commitment to various local Philanthropic projects to serve the Indian community, the Children Diwali program in schools & Museums, recognition of Diwali holiday in Public Schools, in addition to the continued commitment to Deepavali Festival celebrations at the Iconic South Street Seaport in Manhattan.
At the moment, AIA is known more for its cultural work of organizing the signature Diwali Mela. What will you do to make AIA socially more relevant?
Mr. Munjal: We are planning to add a few socially active programs like networking events, senior health information related seminars and TV interviews on latest community related topics of common interest to increase awareness, picnic and cruises etc. We would also look into helping in any way we can for the senior adult housing.
Any plans to make it a political arm of the community, because all around we hear of ‘get involved’ and ’empower’ yourself.
Mr. Munjal: Although we are not a political organization, but we will try to bring the issues of the Indian Community to the forefront, especially issues of hate crime and discrimination etc. and help in any way we can to increase awareness and write to the appropriate authorities to take the strict steps to stop discrimination and the nonsense killings of the innocent people
About AIA
The New York Chapter of AIA was established in 1968 and is well known for its social, cultural and educational activities. Among its various activities, celebrating Diwali at South Street Seaport in New York City has become one of its major functions since 1987. AIA organizes Diwali celebrations on a grand scale, where more than 100,000 New Yorkers from all walks of life turn up to watch the splendor and glory of a showcase of Indian culture, arts and crafts, jewelry, Indian traditional clothes and a taste of Indian dishes from various regions of India. Political Dignitaries, senators, members of US Congress and Indian Diplomats are invited as Guest of honor at this function to promote better understanding between US and India. Topping it all, the program closes with a spectacular display of fireworks in the east river leading to a grand finale, watched by over a million New Yorkers.
WASHINGTON (TIP): Silicon Valley Indian American Elected Legislative Officials expressed their concern regarding increasing hate crimes against Indian Americans in the Bay Area.
In a joint statement Congressman Ro Khanna, Assembly member Ash Kalra, Mayor Pradeep Gupta (South San Francisco), Mayor Savita Vaidhyanathan (Cupertino), Councilmember Arun Goel (Dublin),
Councilmember Raj Salwan (Fremont), and Councilmember Rishi Kumar (Saratoga) urged to promote diversity and equality to create an America where people continue to treat each other with respect.
“In the past few months, we have seen a number of hate crimes against Indian Americans in our own backyard. In San Jose, an Indian man driving a foreign car was questioned about his loyalty to America and told to ‘go back to [his] own country,’ an incident he later described as his ‘first racial encounter in his 41 years as a resident of this country.’ In Fremont, an Indian woman was slapped in an incident that was categorized a hate crime. There are other minor incidences that have not yet been reported to law enforcement officials.
“All of us are deeply hurt and saddened by these recent happenings, more so with the recent shooting in Kansas and Seattle. It is very unsettling that these hate crimes have popped up in Silicon Valley as well, where diversity and culture are so dearly treasured. America after all, has always been a nation of immigrants and has always valued the work and ideas that immigrants bring to its shores. That people are being attacked simply because of their skin color or their nation of origin is unacceptable and shameful.
“We, the undersigned, pledge that we will make it a priority to protect all minorities and immigrants from such attacks. We are invested in rolling back the climate of hatred that is seemingly sweeping the country, collaborating towards a society in harmony, working together for simple American values, and building a prosperous Silicon Valley and America. Together, we can promote diversity and equality to create an America where we continue to treat each other with respect.
“We have great confidence in the fundamental decency and kindness of the American people. We know these attacks represent a fringe that is not representative of our values. We are confident that here, in the Bay Area, we will rise above these attacks and be a model for the country of tolerance and respect.”
ORADELL, NJ (TIP): Indian American Indrani Das, 17, of Oradell, New Jersey, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition. Forty finalists, including Indrani, were honored on March 14 at the annual Regeneron Science Talent Search Awards Gala for their research projects demonstrating exceptional scientific and mathematical ability, taking home more than $1.8 million in awards provided by Regeneron.
Indrani won the top award of $250,000 for her study of a possible approach to treating the death of neurons due to brain injury or neurodegenerative disease. Another Indian student got third place. Arjun Ramani, 18, of West Lafayette, Indiana, came third for blending the mathematical field of graph theory with computer programming to answer questions about networks.
Archana Verma, 17, of Jericho, New York, Prathik Naidu, 18, of Potomac Falls, Virginia, and Vrinda Madan, 17, of Orlando, Florida took fifth, seventh and ninth places respectively. Eight other Indian-origin students were among the 40 finalists.
“Now more than ever, we need our nation’s best and brightest young minds to pursue their interest in science and use their talents to solve our world’s most intractable problems,” said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of Society for Science & the Public and Publisher of Science News. “I congratulate our finalists, who are all poised to become our future scientific leaders.” Society for Science & the Public has organized and produced the Science Talent Search since it was founded in 1942.
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American healthcare consultant Seema Verma, on March 14, was sworn-in as the head of a key healthcare agency in the Donald Trump administration. The Senate on March 13 confirmed Verma as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a 55-to-43 vote. She was sworn in by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence as administrator of CMMS, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and oversees the Obamacare insurance markets, Medicare, and Medicaid.
“President Donald Trump has chosen one of the leading experts in America on state-based healthcare solutions to lead this important agency,” Vice President Pence said at the swearing-in ceremony at the White House. On November 29, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Verma to serve as administrator of the CMMS.
Verma is the founder and CEO of SVC Inc., a health policy consulting firm. She is president and CEO of the company, which has worked with the states of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. In preparation for the implementation of Obamacare, Verma and SVC Inc. have worked with state insurance agencies and public health agencies to redesign their Medicaid programs. She developed Medicaid reform programs, including waivers, for Ohio, Kentucky, and Iowa. Her firm provided technical assistance to the state of Michigan in the implementation of their Section 1115 Medicaid waiver. SVC also assisted Tennessee in their coverage expansion proposal and supported Iowa’s Medicaid transition to managed care.
Following the passage of Obamacare, Verma worked with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels on health care policy. She was the architect of the Healthy Indiana Plan. The health insurance program, designed for people with low income, requires participants to pay into a health savings account and has high deductibles.[3] According to Verma, “you have to make your contribution every month, with a 60-day grace period. If you don’t make the contribution, you’re out of the program for 12 months. It’s a strong personal responsibility mechanism.” The Healthy Indiana Plan received support from the Indiana legislature and passed into law in January 2008. She later created the related “HIP 2.0” under Governor Mike Pence.
Prior to consulting, Ms. Verma served as Vice President of Planning for the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County and as a Director with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in Washington D.C.
NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian Americans – Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee and late Stanford neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi were among those shortlisted for 2017 Wellcome Book Prize.
Siddhartha Mukherjee is a cancer physician and researcher, a stem cell biologist, and a cancer geneticist. He is the author of ‘The Laws of Medicine’ and ‘The Emperor of All Maladies: A biography of cancer’, which won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction and the Guardian First Book Award.
Siddhartha Mukherjee was shortlisted for his non-fictional work “The Gene: An Intimate History,” which was published in May 2016. The Gene’ is an epic, moving history of a scientific idea coming to life. The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856, where a monk stumbles on the idea of a ‘unit of heredity’. It intersects with Darwin’s theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s.
Paul Sudhir Arul Kalanithi, who died of lung cancer in March 2015, was named to the list for his memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air,” which was released posthumously in February 2016.
Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and writer. At the age of 36, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.
‘When Breath Becomes Air’ chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity – the brain – and finally into a patient and a new father.
The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates the topics of health and medicine in literature. It awards £30,000 each year to the winning author, and aims to stimulate interest and debate about medical science through books and reading. The prize crosses genres: fiction and non-fiction are both eligible, so its shortlists can include biography, crime, historical fiction, current affairs, sci-fi and more.
The shortlist for the prize was announced at a press conference on Tuesday 14 March at the London Book Fair. The winner will be announced at an evening ceremony on Monday 24 April at Wellcome Collection.
NEW YORK (TIP): A career diplomat, Dr Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Consul General of India in New York, who is returning to New Delhi end of this month after serving in New York for almost three years, says whatever good job he has done here is because of the “enormous support of the Indian community”. He was speaking with Bidisha Roy, assistant Editor of The Indian Panorama in an exclusive interview which he said was his last interview to The Indian Panorama and recalled his first interview to a newspaper in New York was also with The Indian Panorama.
Dr Mohapatra , who assumed the office as DCG (Economic, Political, Consular & Women’s Affairs) on 31 July 2014. has served in a variety of positions with the Indian Foreign Service. He has served as third secretary in the Embassy of India in Berlin; at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi as the desk officer for India’s bilateral relations with Bangladesh; and as the first secretary and counselor in the Indian diplomatic missions in Budapest, Hungary, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he was in charge of political and commercial relations between India and these countries.
He has successfully coordinated many historic events in New York area such as the reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden in September 2014, a little after he joined as DCG in New York; International Yoga Day Celebrations in 2015 and 2016, and visits of many Chief Ministers from India which included Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Phadnavis.
Dr. Mohapatra played a significant role in bringing together people of a State to form a group named “Friends of” Thus, people here belonging to Madhya Pradesh formed a group called “Friends of Madhya Pradesh”. Similarly, with other States. The net result was a better coordination in extending reception to the visiting Chief Ministers by the people belonging to that State. At each of these visits, cooperation of Indian Americans with the State to which they belonged was the major issue of discussion. How people of a State could contribute to the development was an issue which remained the focus of all meetings. Reports from various States in India have suggested that, as a result of these visits by the Chief Ministers of some States and their interaction here with Indian American community which was facilitated by the Consulate here with Dr. Mohapatra leading and coordinating, great enthusiasm was evinced by investors to invest in various States. So much has been a single man’s contribution.
But this humble person gives all credit to the Indian American community. “Community has been an asset. They have always supported us. The events like PM’s reception at Madison Square Garden could not have been so successful without their help. It was made possible because of the tremendous support we got from the community”, Dr Mohapatra told The Indian Panorama.
Dr Mohapatra, who is credited with bringing efficiency and transparency in the functioning of the Consulate General of India, also shares the credit with the media. “I could excel because of the great help from media. The media was so helpful that in a very short period the Consulate was able to change its image. The perception of people (about Consulate) changed because of media.” He was particularly appreciative of The Indian Panorama and its editor-publisher Prof. Indrajit S Saluja who he said, was “my guruji and guided me on many issues”.
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos presents a Citation to Dr. Mohapatra at the Indo-American Press Club gala, March 4, 2017 Photo/ Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia
Dr. Mohapatra takes pride in the success of Outreach program of the Consulate. “We conducted community outreach programs in all ten states (under the jurisdiction of NY Consulate) and I met eight governors out of ten in a short period of time. It feels good that the Consulate played an important role in strengthening bilateral relationship.” Dr. Mohapatra believes that as a result of contact with the State governors and administration officials there was a growing desire among almost all States to have a closer relationship with the States in India.
And finally, he is confident that the bonhomie between the consulate and the community will continue. “I would request the community to give the same love and support to the Consulate and my successor that I got from them. The Consulate is for the community and vice versa. Our relationship should touch the sky.”
Indian Americans on March 21 will host a reception at Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, New Jersey to bid farewell to their beloved outgoing Deputy Consul General of India.
The Indian Panorama family, spread over the US and India, looks upon Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra as a worthy son of India who has done his best to keep the flag of India flying high here in the US, and wishes him all success and happiness wherever he goes on his next assignment.
Also, The Indian Panorama is happy to let him carry with him the warm appreciation coming from some community representatives who, in turn, represent adequately, the Indian community in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra (10th from right) administered oath of office to FIA officials, January 28, 2017. Mr. Andy Bhatia, President who was sick and could not be present, was administered oath over the phone. Photo/ Gunjesh-Nayaface.com
Dr Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Consul General of India in New York
——— From Connecticut, Mr. Andy Bhatia, President, Federation of Indian Associations, NY/NJ/CT says in appreciation of Dr. Mohapatra:-
“Dr. Manoj Mohapatra, Dy. CG has been a true friend of the Indian American community and it has been my privilege to have known him and work with him.
He has been tireless in his efforts to help the community and has always made himself available to us any day of the week.
He is credited for putting in systems in place In bringing efficiency and transparency in the Consulate.
He is a clear thinker and knows how to structure his thoughts to get his point across.
We will miss him and wish him lots of success in his new assignment in New Delhi.”
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One of the senior community leaders, who is credited with having founded some of the first and the oldest organizations of Indians in the US, and presently, Chairman of GOPIO International, Dr. Thomas Abraham, from Connecticut writes:
“Dr. Mohapatra has been one of the most sincere and dynamic Deputy Consul General who also served as Acting Consul General during the absence of the Consul General. He has been on the top of most of the Consulate activities and has been performing very well with the outreach and resolving issue of the Indian community. He provided leadership in sorting out many of the consular issues and has been instrumental in organizing Open House meeting with the community every week. He had expanded the outreach to American political leaders by utilizing the Indian American community contacts. Community organizations found a good friend in him to promote common goals of our community and India. We will miss him in New York and wish him all success in his new assignment.”
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And, Dr. Navin Mehta, who has for long been associated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan says of Dr. Mohapatra:
“Silent worker-
“When I am silent, I fall into that place where everything is MUSIC – Rumi”
Dr, Mohapatra works silently and have observed that his work is his music. Very few people can be this dedicated and still smile.
As Chanakya says about a diplomate
“मनसा चिंतित्म कर्म, वचसा न प्रकाशयेत्”
People of Indian origin, who are living in USA on refugee status, will soon be able to travel to India with a valid travel visa. The Government of India has decided to grant visa to applicants with refugee status living in USA.
This issue was handled by Manoj Mohapatra.
Pioneer and initiator of Outreach program where consulate for the first time reached door steps of common people.
One of the most excellent organizers ,,,, be it outreach program, Visa and Passport facility or PM visiting Madison Square Garden.
We will surely miss him but wish Dr. Mohapatra the best in life and wish that he continues to serve the Nation’s cause.”
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And here is a comment from Ranjeet Singh, Manager at CKGS who worked under the watchful eye of Dr. Mohapatra .
“DCG Dr Mohapatra has been an inspiring diplomat who has always put community interests on top of his priorities.
Working with him was an enlightening experience. He went out of his way on many occasions to streamline things and make the consular services accessible to Indian diaspora in the best possible way.
He tirelessly worked on reducing the gap between Indian-American diaspora and the Indian government represented by its mission in NY through his innovative ideas and extraordinary execution of day to day work at NY Consulate.
CKGS family joins me in wishing him a great life and an extraordinary career ahead!!!”
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And, the last comment which proves the saying “brevity is the soul of wit” comes from Mr. Rajiv Khanna, President of India-America Chamber of Commerce: “It was a great pleasure to work with Dr. Mohapatra. He is an outstanding foreign service officer who is dedicated to furthering India’s interest”.
People of Indian origin, who are living in USA on refugee status, will soon be able to travel to India with a valid travel visa. The Government of India has decided to grant visa to applicants with refugee status living in USA.
Deputy Consul General Mr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra took questions from the audience. To his right is Mr. Rohit Vyas, who anchored the program Photos / Gunjesh
This was announced by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Consul General of India in New York, at an outreach event organized at TV Asia in Edison, NJ. Mohapatra said that the consulate was working on 24 hours and seven days basis in order to provide timely assistance to individual visa seekers, who were in dire and unique situations. He invited applicants to open houses at the Consulate so that their issues were resolved. The consulate holds open houses every first and third Wednesday of every month.
Responding to a question about killing of Indian professional in Kansas, Dr. Mohapatra commented that Government of India was very concerned about cases of violence against Indian citizens who were victim of hate or other kinds of crimes. He pointed out the Government of India gave priority to the unfortunate incident that took place in Kansas where an Indian professional Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed by a gunman. “We acted very quickly to address the situation. As we talk here, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s foreign Secretary, was in Washington holding talks with senior members of the Donald Trump administration on various issues for mutual interests.
The outreach event was also utilized to extend a warm reception to a group of diplomats from Washington who visited Indian market in Edison and Jersey City in New Jersey. The five US diplomats showcased their Hindi speaking proficiency. They surprised an audience of community leaders and professionals from wide areas of businesses and occupation, when they spoke in fluent Hindi. All diplomats were studying Hindi language at the institute prior to their postings in India.
Michael Rosenthal, Political Unit Chief, Office of India Affairs, US Department of State, who led the group, said that he and his colleagues were due for their posting in India in the coming months. “We are learning Hindi and Indian culture at the Foreign Service Institute run by the State Department”, he said adding that thousands of US diplomats attend language and culture classes prior to their overseas postings. Rosenthal said that as a part of his language studies he and his four colleagues visited shops and interacted with businessmen in Jersey City and Edison townships. The group was welcomed by HR Shah, Chairman, TV Asia.
A view of the gathering – US diplomats surprise Indian Americans with a flourish of fluent Hindi
Addressing the gathering Nathaniel Farrer, a member of the group, said in Hindi, “He and his colleagues enjoyed watching Hindi movies and often debate about the acting talents of Bollywood actors. “We are yet to agree about who among Amir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan is the better actor”, he said jokingly.
Pushpa Patel, a Hindi instructor at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, was visibly in tears to see her student perform so well in Hindi. “They prepared their own script for this occasion. I am so happy they are learning Hindi very well”, she commented.
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump White House is coming to the rescue of a CIA agent of Indian-origin who is being extradited from Portugal to Italy following a conviction for her role in kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, igniting another flashpoint in the growing rift between the United States and the European Union. Sabrina de Sousa, who was born in Goa and grew up in Mumbai before emigrating first to Portugal and then to the U.S. (she has dual citizenship of both countries), was detained in Lisbon on Monday night, in a case that has dragged on for nearly a decade. Portugal wants to comply with the Italian request for her extradition, following an European arrest warrant, for her alleged role in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric as part of a secret United States rendition program during the Bush administration.
De Sousa, who is now 60, says at the time Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was kidnapped from the streets of Milan in February 2003, she was actually on a skiing trip with her son in Northern Italy. Nasr was taken to a military base and then moved to Egypt where he was allegedly tortured even as an Italian court convicted him on terrorism-related charges.
But in 2009, another Italian court sentenced 26 Americans, including de Sousa, in absentia of kidnapping and other charges related to the abduction. Most have since been pardoned and not one has done time in prison, but a dual citizenship appears to have put Sousa in European crosshairs. In October 2015, she was detained at Lisbon’s airport on a European arrest warrant while attempting to travel to India, where she still has family. She was later released but ordered to remain in Portugal.
On Monday, she was detained for extradition to Italy after Rome press for compliance on an European warrant, even as the Trump administration expressed disappointment and said it would intervene in the matter.
”The US government’s view is that this [conviction] was a violation of her diplomatic status,” a Senior administration official told Fox News, adding, ”We’re very concerned and following the case closely… the highest levels of our government are trying to intervene on her behalf.”
A 17-year-old Tesoro High senior Shalin Shah was one of four teenage recipients of the Young Innovators to Watch award, a part of Mobile Apps Showdown at the CES convention, the largest technology trade show in the world. He created Lumos, an affordable mobile application that will screen a person’s eyes for glaucoma. He developed the $30 lens that goes with it.
It’s the second time Shah has been honored by Living in Digital Times, the organization that runs the Mobile Apps Showdown.
He was chosen among 75 applicants from around the country based on the potential, creativity and sophistication of his invention. Judges included teachers, venture capitalists and software and hardware developers.
“When you watch enough of these, you can spot out the real deal,” said Robin Raskin, founder and president of Living in Digital Times. “He is just an incredibly articulate, talented kid.”
Shah spent months working on his mobile application, guided by Dr. Anand Bhatt of UCI Medical Center. Normally, a glaucoma screening requires a doctor’s visit and the use of an ophthalmoscope to view the fundus, the internal lining of the eye and measure the health of a patient’s retina.
Shah created a lens that attaches to a smartphone and takes a digital image of the eye. Results show on the screen in real time.
WASHINGTON (TIP): On February 16, Alaska Airlines board of directors named Charu Jain vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Alaska Airlines.
Jain comes to the airline from IBM Global Business Services, where she led the team helping American Airlines integrate its IT systems. Prior to that she worked 20 years at United Airlines in progressive roles from programmer to senior managing director of airline operations technology and technology integration before leaving the company in 2012. As Alaska’s CIO, Jain will lead a department of more than 400 information technology professionals.
“Charu’s experience as both an airline executive and consultant is perfectly suited to help Air Group successfully integrate Virgin America from a technology standpoint,” said Brandon Pedersen
Alaska Airlines executive vice president of finance and CFO. “Throughout her 24-year career, Charu has been able to blend thoughtful leadership with a focus on results and we’re excited to have her onboard.”
Jain has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lucknow University in India and an MBA in International Management at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
PRINCETON, NJ (TIP): Neereja Sundaresan, an Indian origin student has been named one of the winners of the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, Princeton University’s top honor for graduate students. The fellowships support their final year of study at Princeton and are awarded to one Ph.D. student in each of the four divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering) whose work has exhibited the highest scholarly excellence.
Sundaresan, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering who came to Princeton in 2012, has a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Through experimental study, her dissertation explores non-equilibrium condensed matter physics with photons.
Her adviser Andrew Houck, a professor of electrical engineering, said Sundaresan has excelled at expanding her base of knowledge, learning skills such as nanofabrication and quantum measurement, teaching and mentoring other students, and making exciting discoveries in the lab. “In short, Neereja is a superstar,” Houck said. “She is a gifted experimentalist who can bring her talents to bear on many problems at once and can lead teams of researchers both within my group and across several research groups.”
After graduation, Sundaresan plans to contribute to ongoing quantum computing research. “Through the course of my Ph.D. I will have gained a solid foundation for a meaningful career in research. … As research in this field requires similar principles of device design, fabrication and measurement, I will be able to leverage the skills I’ve gained at Princeton while learning new ones,” she said. “I think that these research initiatives will have broad and illuminating applications beyond the goal of universal quantum computation.”
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The Indo-American Press Club (IAPC) will inaugurate its new executive committee at a gala at Antun’s by Minar here on March 4 in the presence of media personalities and community.
Prof. Indrajit Singh Saluja, Editor-Publisher of The Indian Panorama, will take over as President from Parveen Chopra, Managing Editor of The South Asian Times. The Chief Guest, Hon. George Maragos, Comptroller of Nassau County, is set to administer the oath of office to the 2017 office-bearers, including Eapen George as General Secretary and Biju Chacko as Treasurer.
Mr H.R. Shah, Chairman and CEO of TV Asia
A highlight of the event will be felicitating Mr H.R. Shah, Chairman and CEO of TV Asia, on conferment of one of the highest civilian awards of India, Padma Shri.
The keynote address will be given by Jehangir Khattak, Co-Director, Center for Community and Ethnic Media, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism,
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Consul General, New York will presideover the function.
A book, Musings on Medicine, Myth, and History – India’s Legacy, by Dr. VK Raju and Dr. Leela Raju will be launched. The authors will be present.
The roaster of entertainment includes a skit by New Jersey street theater group, Prayog. Kalpita Chakote, who has performed at the UN and at Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present a classical dance. St. John’s College students will present Bhangra. Surya Makkar will play the dhol.
#IAPC
Under founder and chairman, Ginsmon Zacharia, IAPC has grown from strength to strength.
It has organized three successful annual international conferences in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. A highlight of the conference last year was a presidential debate with representatives from Democratic and Republican sides.Prof. Indrajit S Saluja moderated the debate.
IPAC has six active chapters in America and Canada. The Atlanta chapter celebrated India’s Republic Day this January in a big way. Last year, the Houston chapter hosted a debate and discussion on the presidential election to increase participation of the Indian community in the political process.
COLUMBUS (TIP): State Representative Niraj Antani (R -Miami Township) has received the 2016 Legislator of the Year award by American Veterans (AMVETS) Department of Ohio.
“I am very thankful to AMVETS for this award, but I am more thankful for all the veterans they serve who protected our nation while in the military,” Antani said. “I will continue to fight for our veterans at the Statehouse. The post 9/11 veteran unemployment rate in Ohio is abysmal. Our veterans deserve better when they return home, and I will fight for them.”
Each year, AMVETS Department of Ohio recognizes legislators who have shown continued support of veterans issues and demonstrated the ideals and goals of the AMVETS Department of Ohio. Antani accepted this award on Saturday, February 11th, 2017 in Columbus.
Antani is serving his second term in the Ohio House. He represents the 42nd District, which covers most of southern Montgomery County. Having been elected age 23, now 25, he is the youngest currently serving member of the House. In addition, he is the second Indian-American state elected official in Ohio history, and the first Indian-American Republican.
Antani was named to Forbes Magazine’s list of the top “30 Under 30” people in the United States for Law & Politics in 2015. In 2016, the conservative media organization Newsmax named him the 2nd most influential Republican in the nation under age 30. In addition, in 2013 he was named to the “Top 30 Conservatives Under Age 30 in the United States” list by Red Alert Politics and the Montgomery County Republican Party named him the “Republican Man of the Year.”
WASHINGTON (TIP): A U.S.-born Indian American NASA scientist was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials and was not permitted to enter the country unless he unlocked his PIN-protected work phone.
Sidd Bikkannavar, who works in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was detained Jan. 30 upon returning to the U.S. from Santiago, Chile, the Verge reported.
Bikkannavar said he was pressured to give the CBP agents his phone and access PIN. Since the phone was issued by NASA, it may have contained sensitive material that wasn’t supposed to be shared.
Bikkannavar’s phone was returned to him after it was searched by CBP, but he doesn’t know exactly what information officials might have taken from the device.
Bikkannavar is a natural-born U.S. citizen enrolled in CBP’s Global Entry program, which allowed participants who have undergone a background check to speed up their entry into the U.S.
He had not visited any of the countries mentioned in Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim’ travel ban, but Bikkannavar told the Verge that agents may have become suspicious about his family name, which is southern Indian.
The JPL scientist returned to the U.S. four days after the signing of a sweeping and controversial executive order on travel into the country. The travel ban caused chaos at airports across the U.S., as people with visas and green cards found themselves detained, or facing deportation.
Within days of its signing, the travel order was stayed, but not before more than 60,000 visas were revoked, according to the U.S. State Department.
“Sorry for my absence. On my way back home to the U.S. last weekend, I was detained by Homeland Security and held with others who were stranded under the Muslim ban,” he wrote on Facebook.
“CBP officers seized my phone and wouldn’t release me until I gave them my access PIN for them to copy the data.
I initially refused since it’s a JPL-issued phone and I must protect access.”
He added, “Just to be clear – I’m a U.S.-born citizen and NASA engineer, traveling with a valid U.S. visa.”
Bikkannavar said he was eventually released. His employers gave him a new phone.
According to the Verge, Bikkannavar was yet to receive an explanation for why he was stopped at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
He had traveled to South America for personal reasons, pursuing his hobby of racing solar-powered cars. He had recently joined a Chilean team.
“It was not that they were concerned with me bringing something dangerous in, because they didn’t even touch the bags,” he said. “They had no way of knowing I could have had something in there. You can say, ‘Okay well maybe it’s about making sure I’m not a dangerous person,’ but they have all the information to verify that.”
Earlier this week, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said in a statement that people visiting the U.S. may be asked to give up passwords to their social media accounts.
“We want to get on their social media, with passwords. What do you do? What do you say?” Kelly told the House Homeland Security Committee. “If they don’t want to cooperate, then you don’t come in.”
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of External Affairs is all set to get a new public face with its current spokesperson Vikas Swarup headed to Canada as the High Commissioner.
Gopal Baglay, Joint Secretary in charge of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan Division in the ministry, is likely to succeed Swarup. Baglay earlier served as Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan and as Director in MEA’s External Publicity Division.
Swarup, a 1986-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, had replaced Syed Akbaruddin as the MEA spokesperson in 2015. He shot to fame when his novel Q&A was made into a Hollywood movie, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, which won eight Oscars. He is expected to take up his new assignment shortly.
As many as 27 US lawmakers will be visiting India this month in what Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna regards as “a very important milestone” that is demonstrative of the high degree of American interest in India and the strong bipartisan support for the India-US relationship.
Ambassador of India Navtej Sarna, who hosted a Congressional reception on Tuesday, Feb 14, to celebrate India’s engagement with the 115th US Congress, expressed the hope that the growing engagement would lead to a “more robust economic and commercial cooperation as India retains its spot as the fastest growing major economy”.
The US lawmakers will be travelling as members of two different delegations. One, sponsored by the Aspen Institute, will bring 19 lawmakers of both Republican and Democratic parties from February 20 to 25, with stops in New Delhi and Hyderabad, during which wide-ranging discussions will be held with government officials, politicians, think tanks and non-governmental organisations.
The second one will be a bipartisan Congressional delegation, led by Republican lawmaker Bob Goodlatte, who heads the House Judiciary Committee. This team, which also includes George Holding, the Republican co-chair of the India Caucus, will be visiting New Delhi and Bangalore from February 20 to 23.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made a strong pitch for enhanced cooperation on security issues between the two big democracies, while Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Sub-committee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats emphasized the importance of US-India cooperation in addressing the threat arising from extremist radical terrorism. He also spoke of the potential of US companies contributing in the economic transformation of India.
Congressman Pete Olson spoke glowingly of the positive contributions of the Indian-American community in the way of life of Texans. He emphasized the significance of the port of Houston for energy exports.
Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, Democratic Chair of the House India Caucus said that the increase in number of elected Indian-Americans currently in Congress is a testimony to the remarkable strides that the Indian-American community has made and the growing closeness between the two countries that is based on shared values. He noted that the India Caucus is the largest one on the Hill and his firm belief that the US-India relationship will be a defining one for the 21st century.
CHICAGO (TIP): Shalabh Kumar “Shally”, the man behind Hindu Republican Coalition which supported Trump in his presidential campaign, is believed to be biding his time to get a position in Trump administration.
Now that he has established himself as a leader of a faction of Hindus, he seems to be eager to promote himself. The grapevine is he is keen to publish his autobiography with a view to letting the world know him better.
Karthik Kannan is a Professor at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management
WASHINGTON (TIP): It was a double bonanza for Indian academics at #PurdueUniversity, Indiana. Indian American Karthik Kannan, a Professor at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, was named to the 2017-18 class of Jefferson Science Fellows, an initiative of the Office of Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State. Shovik Bandyopadhyay an MPhil student of Haematology department at Purdue University was among the 15 students named as 2017-2018 Churchill Scholars by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States.
Karthik Kannan is also academic director for the MBA programs (two-year MBA, STEM-MBA, Weekend MBA), academic co-director for MS in BAIM (Business Analytics and Information Management), and co-director for IAC (Information and Analytics Center).
Kannan has proposed the concept of “Design for Instincts” as a way to organize businesses in the current age, and his research focuses on the same theme. Specifically, he studies how different aspects of information technology may be used to exploit human instincts and biases in order to nudge/manipulate behavior. His papers have been accepted in several leading conferences and journals in the information systems area. He is a member of AIS and INFORMS. He is also a CERIAS Fellow and Krannert’s Faculty Fellow.
Shovik Bandyopadhyay is an MPhil student of Haematology department at Purdue University
Shovik Bandyopadhyay, of Eureka, Missouri, studies biological science in the College of Science and Honors College. He is laying the foundation to pursue his goal to discover new and better treatments for blood cancers. Bandyopadhyay, a 2016 Goldwater Scholar, has conducted research in the lab of Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry, and spent his summers in the lab of Stephen Oh at Washington University in St. Louis. He initiated a cooperative effort between their laboratories to research the combination of two drugs for a synergistic interaction to fight chronic myelogenous leukemia.
The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to American students for a year of Master’s study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College. The Scholarship was set up at the request of Sir Winston Churchill in order to fulfil his vision of US-UK scientific exchange with the goal of advancing science and technology on both sides of the Atlantic, helping to ensure our future prosperity and security.
NEW YORK (TIP): The Emmy-nominated host of the reality TV show Top Chef will be speaking at MOP Vaishnav College in Nungamakkam, Chennai, around 11 a.m., on February 14th, her news media statement read. She would then attend the book event at Taj Coromandel 37, Tirumurthy Nagar, Nungambakkam, Chennai, at 6 p.m. Lakshmi is also scheduled for a brief conversation with The Hindu’s Editor, Mukund Padmanabhan at the Taj Coromandel.
The book was initially intended to be a guide to healthy eating; however, ended up being autobiographical due to continuous harking back to associated memories, The Hindu reported.
The book also mentions the horrible experiences she faced, the child sexual abuse and Endometriosis which remained untreated till her 30s. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to what happens to you,” she told the daily.
MISSOURI CITY (TIP): Shreya Bhadriraju, an Indian-American teen is among 60 students in the US who have been nominated for the 2017 Presidential Scholars program for exemplifying academic and artistic excellence. A student of Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas, Shreya is among the Arts nominees announced by The National YoungArts Foundation on January 31 for the 2017 US Presidential Scholars.
Modeled after National YoungArts Week, the organization’s signature program held annually in Miami. YoungArts’ regional programs offer life-changing experiences, guidance and support to YoungArts Winners nationwide through interdisciplinary workshops, seminars and master classes with renowned leaders in their fields. This year, 691 emerging artists (ages 15-18 or grades 10-12) from 42 states were selected as YoungArts Winners for their outstanding work and accomplishments across the literary, visual, design and performing arts. Regional programs are open to Winners from all award levels-Finalist, Honorable Mention and Merit-and will take place in Miami, Los Angeles and New York in February, March and April, respectively, with opportunities to engage with local audiences in their communities.
“YoungArts’ regional programs bring together some of the nation’s most valuable cultural and educational institutions to support our nation’s next generation of artists,” said Carolina García Jayaram, President and CEO of the National YoungArts Foundation. “We are especially proud to announce a new partnership with the CAP UCLA, which makes real the vision to expand our reach across the country, and provide many more aspiring artists with the collaborative and career-building experiences that define YoungArts.”
During the program, all Scholars receive a Presidential Medallion presented on behalf of the US President and participate in several recognition activities.
There is no reason for creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the Internet, Google Inc told Delhi High Court on Thursday.
The submission was made in an affidavit placed before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva by Google which has contended that even if it disables or blocks a site in its search engine, that webpage will remain on the original website and would be accessible on other search engines.
This view was also echoed by the court while hearing an NRI’s plea seeking he be “delinked” from information regarding a criminal case involving his wife in which he was not a party. He has also sought removal from the records of the trial court order which mentions him.
“If you post something on social media, it will never get deleted,” the court said and added if the man’s plea was allowed then all courts may have to destroy their records in matrimonial disputes.
In his petition, filed through advocates Rohit Madan and Zoheb Hussain, the NRI has claimed the online availability of the criminal case, despite it being settled amicably, affects his right to privacy and reputation apart from affecting his employment opportunities.
His petition has raised the question “whether data controllers or intermediaries such as Google, are required to delete information that is inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant if they receive a request for removal of such data”.
Claiming that the plea was not maintainable against it or its Indian entity, Google has said, “If a content is adjudicated to be defamatory or its goes beyond the principles of law of privacy, same can be directed to be removed pursuant to being adjudicated by the court. “However, there is no reason or justification for creation of a separate statute or legal framework under right to be forgotten.”
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NEW YORK (TIP): The Emmy-nominated host of the reality TV show Top Chef will be speaking at MOP Vaishnav College in Nungamakkam, Chennai, around 11 a.m., on February 14th, her news media statement read. She would then attend the book event at Taj Coromandel 37, Tirumurthy Nagar, Nungambakkam, Chennai, at 6 p.m. Lakshmi is also scheduled for a brief conversation with The Hindu’s Editor, Mukund Padmanabhan at the Taj Coromandel.
