March 2009

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‘Delhi 6’ premiere in New York

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TOp 10 Bollywood Bellies!How to eat healthyOn a BudgeT!

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Features40 Sonam Kapoor - Exclusive interview72 Feature: Dancing to Loose weight85 Top 10 Bollywood Bellies82 Bollywood’s eternal star Nanda38 Abhishek Bachchan on Delhi 6 - Exclusive interview59 “Slumdog Millionaire” wins 7 Oscar’s!62 Holi64 Poem: Bura na mano Holi Hai!54 The origins of Raas71 Health: HOw Texans Fight Cancer

Bollywood 31 Bollywood Gossip32 Entertainment News90 Movie Preview91 Music Review89 Music Roundup 92 Upcoming Movies

Events56 Dallas Tantex - Sankranthi Sambaralu28 RhythmEM.com party!

Food 48 Restaurant Spotlight of the month! 74 Save Money without Sacrificing Quality76 10 Ways to Eat Right on the go!

Travel67 Discovering New cities with friendly locals68 Top 10 Spring Break Destinations

In Every issue...11 Editor’s note13 Meet our contributors14 Calendar16 Horoscope36 Advice: Rejecting the pack mentality37 Advice: Family matters!35 Beauty: How to apply liquid eyeliner50 Fitness: Office exercise21 Tech: Show-Stopping Gear26 Fashion: Latest fashion for Men & Women93 Yellow Pages103 Restaurant Guide105 Advertiser Index

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NoteDear Readers!

Thanks so much for picking up this month’s issue, as March is a month which features one of my all time favorite festivals: Holi! With the bright colors and the vibrant energy surrounding this holiday, I fondly remember childhood memories of laughing and playing rang with friends…

However, in our community, where food is rich, and calories are copious, we can hardly stop ourselves from grabbing that last laddoo without even thinking! Thus, we have to remember the principles of health this month along with the principles of Holi!

With the number of South Asians perishing due to heart failures and coronary diseases on the rise these days, it is imperative that we watch out how we treat our body. After all, as the Dalai Lama says, it is our temple.

On top of which, Spring is coming around people! And with spring, the skirts get shorter and shorter, and the sleeves go higher and higher, making that extra flab an unsightly nuisance that must be gotten rid of! While we are still able to hide our physiques in overcoats, we should head to the gym and take care of ourselves early. Plus, gyms are usually emptier in winter months, so there will be no creepy uncle staring at you on the Stairmaster!

And if there is no other reason for you folks to get in shape, just remember that Holi is just around the corner. The cherished family portraits taken this Holi will remain framed for years to come, so we had better look our best.

So remember, just say NO to that chilled glass of Lassi this Holi, and quench your thirst in a more calorically friendly fashion. And if you’re craving those rich desi snacks, I have a tip to share. My personal trainer told me that the best food to eat when craving snacks is carrots, since it is both sweet and crunchy. Both these sensations trick your brain into thinking that you’re eating something delicious which is not rabbit food.

That’s all the wisdom I’ve got to impart this month, darlings… Stay safe, Stay fit, and try to stay sane in the midst of all those crazy Holi parties coming up!

Till next time,

Monicca Sharmaa



Suguna Raghuraman is a franchise owner and decorator with Interiors by Decorating Den a company that has been in business for over 40 years. Having studied and worked in 4 different continents she brings with her a world of knowledge and expertise. Her decorating philosophy is smart and simple. And that design should be fun, functional and comfortable. She works with each client to create a design plan that reflects their taste and personality.

Anand Shivnani is a well-known Dallas area oncologist, currently practicing at the Texas Oncology-Baylor Irving Cancer center. He is passionate about giving South Asians afflicted with cancer the best and most compassionate care possible. He believes in the power of human will, and that cancer, with the right treatment and some determination, can be fought.

A.G. Chini is often referred to as the encyclopedia of information about old Hindi films and music. His shows are packed with trivia and facts that are not found anywhere else. He can surprise even the most die-hard fan of Dilip Kumar to Raj Kapoor by giving them extra tidbits along with songs not heard on any other show. Chini has presented radio programmes in Dubai and emceed numerous events in India, USA, and UAE. A.G. Chini presents his radio show Monday through Friday 11 am -2 pm and Saturday between 5-7 pm. [email protected]

Contributors

The strength of our content lies in our contributors, who go to great lengths to collect,

compile and present facts, information and opinions in an interesting, entertaining and

easy to understand fashion. Our contributors range from serious research-oriented

writers to passionate activists and from casual conversational contributors to hacks.

Our goal: to engage the South Asian community in conversation about life in the US,

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Horoscope

This month suggest troubles through friends and acquaintances, but living and working co-operatively with others will give good results. Team-work is the watchword with Mars in this house. Keep balance everywhere for better suc-cess. Gain of money is indicated. Another per-son’s conflicting views can be handled through correct energy, team spirit and in a cooperative way. Sports will be rewarding. On the whole you may have financial gain, good health, happi-ness and enjoyment, gain of property, birth of son, acquisition of luxuries and amusements. A period of success.

Good deeds and friends, gain, mental happi-ness, romance and charity, donations, com-forts, marriage, distant travel for loved ones, respect from elders and preceptors, increased knowledge, fame and prosperity. Love or experience of beauty in art, pleasures and amusement. Love relations will give you good experiences. Association with a new who is better educated and experienced than your-self which will be quite helpful and gainful. Easy and rewarding transit.

Good health, financial gain and all around success and happiness are results of this transit. A Good period for rise in profes-sion. You may make plans for change or talk to superiors about your work progress for promotion. A good time for study of new subjects. Communications will be gainful with the outside world, through ad-vertising, contracts or negotiations. Check that there be not any afflicted planet in the 10th house of your birth chart and that it is not being transited by a malefic planet at the same time.

Victory over opposition, successful comple-tion of mighty undertakings, happiness, wealth and gain of luxury items, freedom from disease and association with persons in authority are indicated by this transit. Success or promotion at service, profession or busi-ness. Gain of prestige and comforts through friends and others. You will be in the limelight either on a small or large scale as per the nor-mal course of your life. You may be entrusted with an important project which will be a good opportunity to prove your worth. Watch your actions; do not do anything in an under-handed manner. You would be exposed.

This month is not good for marriage, at-tachments, law suits, or partnership. It tends to promote quarrels and opposition. A tension in life is indicated during this transit, which can be overcome by co op-erating with your partners, wife and fellow workers. You will face opposition. Mars is self assertive; your relations may suffer dur-ing this transit. You may find it difficult to give in or compromise in marriage, partner-ships, but such compromising will help you tremendously in finding harmony in those relationships. Try to avoid unnecessary le-gal proceedings.

One will be ingenious, courageous and of good abilities. If Mercury be well dignified, in good aspect with Moon and free from affliction, above results will be experienced. If weak, combust or in cadent, one will become dull, lazy, boastful and a gambler. Good for mental work, good for negotia-tions and working with other. Gain through traveling. During this month, you will feel confident and successful all round.


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You will feel more courage and confidence, so to initiate the emotional contacts with others will be beneficial. Favorable for romance and sex relations. Good for heavy work. You have to control your impulsive and passion side of na-ture. Undertakings will prosper and be success-ful. Good time for beneficial traveling. One will be liberal, broad minded and free, courageous and brave, so do not use this force unwisely. You may start projects subject to other influence in the birth chart as this is short term transit.

This month is not good for moving or change of residence. For harmony in family life, you should communicate on points of contention during this transit. You will thus be able to influence their point of view. Compulsive or inappropriate behavior will aggravate things to your disadvantage. Difficulties include: re-lationship with parents, property disputes and some blockage of your efforts in professional life. Stay in control of yourself. Domestic un-happiness is indicated.

During this month, one may suffer misery, fear, domestic unhappiness, ill health, pressure from creditors, fear of ailments and loss of re-spect; as also financial stress, sorrows, impedi-ments in married life and in sexual enjoyment. Quarrels and disputes with family. Problems regarding property, Land etc., Difficulties in journeys and discomforts from vehicles. Use this period especially in contemplation and meditation. Past events may now bring conse-quences. Analyzing the effects your past fam-ily experience may have had upon you with the help of a counselor may be helpful.

This month, your activities will be more pleasant and agreeable. Social life com-bined with parties and gatherings are more enjoyable. Gain through exchange of let-ters. A period of love and harmony. This transit indicates prosperity, happiness, gain of wealth, success, favor and profits from friends and relations. Increased influence and honor. Gain of luxury articles, good pleasures and lovable company.

Loss of money, financial worries, fear, un-happiness. You may be cheated by others and may become obstinate. Anxiety, deceit-ful nature, keeping the company of mean persons. Quarrels with relatives and friends and unsuccessful actions. The temperament becomes harsh and mean. Danger of loss in business. Headache and eye troubles. Prop-erty and resources may be adversely affected. Parties and invitations should be avoided during this month.

You should work alone and for your ben-efit only as you should not be dependent on others. This is a very favorable influence and end to make the period successful, cou-rageous, enterprising, competent, tireless and more adventurous than usual. Physi-cally and mentally pursuit, temporary love affairs or attachment may be formed. An eventful period, which will be remembered for many years to come.

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GearShow-Stopping gear At a CES event in Las Vegas called ShowStoppers, we saw everything from con-cept laptops that share resources and virtual-reality race cars to shades that let you watch video while walking down the street. Have a look. - By CES Staff

a dVr alternative - Moxi Hd dVrThe Moxi HD DVR finally will be available directly to consumers. The DVR, which was previously avail-able from cable companies, is now available for purchase from Amazon.com’s Electronics Store, the company said during a press conference here at CES.

The Moxi DVR has a custom interface that lets you bring all of your favorite cable TV high-definition content (scheduled TV or stuff you’ve already recorded on the DVR) together in one programming guide, along with a growing array of digital content from the Web, like movies, music, pictures and games.

in-Car Satellite TV ServiceAT&T Cruisecast, slated to launch this spring, promises to deliver satellite TV directly to your car. At launch, it will have 22 channels of satellite TV and 20 more of satellite radio, but will cost serious money: $1,299 for the system, and $28 a month for the service.

netbook uses uSB key for a Hard driveHere’s a netbook with a twist: Emtec’s 10-inch Gdium Liberty has no hard drive. Instead, it will ship with a bootable USB storage stick (dubbed the G-Key) that runs Mandriva G-Linux and has more than 50 open-source applications pre-installed, including OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Spam Assassin.

Shake, rattle, and Make e-MusicImagine a couple of dueling Wii controllers that squawk and beep rhythmically as you and a buddy wave them at each other. Now you have an idea of what you can do with ZooZBeat software on an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Nokia N95/N82/N93i.

The creators at ZooZ Mobile describe ZooZBeat as a “gesture-based mobile music studio,” and in their demos they did indeed control tonality and volume by varying the intensity and direction of a waving or shaking motion.

Watch Video Without getting MuggedVuzix says its new Wrap 920AV video glasses (which work with iPods and the iPhone) provide the same effect as looking at a 60-inch monitor from a distance of nine feet. And unlike other models that left you blind on public transport, the sunglass-style Wrap has a “see-thru” lens design that lets you watch a private video display while still being able to see out of the glasses. It also supports prescription lens inserts, and noise-canceling in-ear earbuds are also integrated into the design.


GearSmartphones impress at CeS Most of the smartphones we saw at CES were updated versions of older models. But the new Palm Pre (and its webOS) was a breath of fresh air -- and it definitely stole the show. By Ginny Mies. Courtesy PC World.

palm preThe new Palm Pre has an ergonomic curved body with a slide-out vertical QWERTY keyboard and multitouch-screen. Slick in appearance and efficient in function, its webOS aims to bring together all of the facets of your life into one seamless application. And from what we’ve seen, the Pre looks like it could be a major threat to the iPhone and Android-based G1.

Palm has not set an exact availability date or a price for the Pre, but it will be on Sprint’s 3G network.

HTC S743One of the many smartphone rumors that had been floating around prior to this year’s CES is that T-Mobile would unveil an HTC G2, the successor to the Google Android-based G1. But the new HTC phone announced at CES is a Windows Mobile phone: the HTC S743. Already available in other regions, the HTC S743 handset takes some design cues from last year’s HTC Touch Diamond.

Though the S743 is not a touch-screen device, it does have a distinctive and sophisticated design. Style comes at a high cost, however: The unlocked phone has an estimate price of $600 to $700. The phone will be available later this quarter.

nokia n97The ultimate entertainment device, the Nokia N97 has a digital music player with an equalizer and playlist editing. The N97’s gorgeous 3.5-inch, 16:9 widescreen plays videos in 30 fps, supporting a variety of video formats. The N97 has 32GB of on-board memory and expandable memory of up to 16GB, so it can hold your huge media collection. It also has a full QWERTY keyboard with a sliding tilt touch display.

The Nokia N97 will be available globally in the first half of 2009. Pricing has not yet been announced, but the N97 will be sold as an unlocked phone, so it won’t have a subsidized carrier price.

Motorola Motosurf a3100The Windows Mobile-based Motosurf A3100 from Motorola is a full-touch smartphone with a 2.8-inch display and additional trackball navigation. The 3G handset has a widget-based home screen, which you can customize with your favorite apps. Also included: Opera’s mobile browser, built-in GPS, a 3-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi access.

The Motosurf A3100 will be available in Latin America and Asia sometime in the first half of 2009.

pharos Traveler 137One of the more interesting handsets we saw at CES was the Traveler 137 from Pharos. The slim Windows Mobile GSM handset has a 3.5-inch LCD touch-screen and mobile broadband (UMTS/HSDPA) support, so it can work just about anywhere in the world. It has two cameras: a conventional back-cover 3-megapixel camera and a second 0.3-megapixel camera for videocon-ferencing. The Traveler 137’s MicroSD slot supports SDHC.

Pharos offers a pay-as-you-go GPS feature: U.S. maps and service are free, but you must pay a specific fee for access to maps of Canada, Western Europe or Eastern Europe. Yet another unlocked phone, the Traveler 137 will ship by spring for the steep price of $600.



BlackBerry Curve 8900The thinnest and smallest full-QWERTY BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the latest addition to Research In Motion’s popular family of smartphones. Available from T-Mobile, the Curve 8900 has a more powerful processor, and the 2.4-in. 65K display has the highest resolu-tion of any full QWERTY BlackBerry available. Unfortunately, though, the Curve 8900 has no 3G support.

The Curve will be available by the end of February at T-Mobile stores and online; pricing has not yet been announced.

T-Mobile ShadowThe T-Mobile Shadow will be re-vamped as a smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1. It will also be HotSpot-enabled for use with T-Mo-bile Unlimited HotSpot Calling ser-vice, which allows you to make voice calls over Wi-Fi networks. The Shad-ow has a nice balance of entertainment and enterprise features, including a music and video player, pre-loaded multimedia content, a mobile version of Microsoft Office for document viewing and editing, and Microsoft Outlook. The Shadow’s 1.6-inch screen, however, is disappointing.

The Shadow’s candy-bar slider design is similar to its predecessor’s, but the phone comes in some new colors. The phone is ex-pected to be available in select stores and online; pric-ing has not yet been announced.

nokia e63 The Nokia E63 is the little brother of the Nokia E71, which was released in the U.S. last fall. Though it has enterprise features such as Mail for Exchange and Lo-tus Notes, the E63 isn’t strictly a business phone. The handset allows users to customize two separate home screens: one for work and one for play. The E63 also comes with an audio and video player, various games, a 2-megapixel camera and a full HTML browser with Flash support.

While the E63 might not be sexiest handset at CES, at $250, it is quite affordable for an unlocked phone. The E71, in comparison, was priced at $500 when it was first announced last year.



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Eventsaishwarya rai Hot pictures in Black dress from the Premiere of Pink Panther 2 in New York.

nach Baliye 4 grand finale (air’s on STar pluS)

Karishma Kapoor performed a DIVA act where in she played tribute to all the diva - madhu-ri, Sridevi of Indian Cinema. Sharukh Khan was the guest of honor to announce the winner of Nach baliye 4. Lara Dutt too was the guest on the show


Sanjay dutt Wedding anniversary BashBollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ayesha Takia with fiance Farhan Azmi, Vidya Balan, Zayed Khan with wife, Fardeen Khan with wife Natasha, Sophie Chaudhary, Ajay Devgan, Amisha Patel and others at Sanjay Dutt and Manyata Dutt’s 1st anniversary bash, who got married as per Hindu customs.

In the past one year they have steadily remained in news for both personal and professional rea-sons. The validity of their court marriage was questioned; Sanjay’s family’s refusal to accept Manyata caused a rift between him and his sis-ters while Manyata tried to win over his daugh-ter Trishala. Professionally, Sanjay launched his production company and his political career.

Now, the couple is capping their eventful one year of togetherness with a big bash at their home in Mumbai. The preparations for the party were personally supervised by Manyata.

Kunal Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Kunal Khemu, Amar Singh, Sunil Shetty with wife Mana Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Farah Khan with hubby Shirish Kunder, Shatrughan Sinha and her daughter Sonakshi Sinha, Kiron Kher, Sheeba, Preity Zinta’s boyfriend Ness Wadia and other who’s who of Bollywood attended the 1st wedding anniversary bash of Sanjay Dutt and Manyata.

lakme fashion Week pics, Hard kaur, geeta BasraLakme Fashion Week “Coralien” by Babita Malkani & “Buoyant Passion” from Nalanda Bhandari Showcase at Tetsuma, Mumbai


Entertainment NewsA string of flops, or a few bad career choices are causing more harm than you can imagine. Add to that the ‘age factor’ and you have a host of Bollywood divas who are losing out on plum endorsement deals which keeps them going on lean days and pays for that dazzling solitaire on the spare finger.

Reasons cited by brand managers are as varied and bizarre as ‘matters of clashing principles’ to a ‘new target audience’ to simply, ‘the con-tract got over.’

Take a look at who’s lost what, and to whom...

Rani Mukerji

Major brands lost – Titan Raga, Lux, Fanta and Nestle Munch

Replaced by – Asin - (Titan Raga), Genelia D’Souza (Fanta), Priyanka Chopra - (Lux)

Industry buzz – Rani Mukerji saw a fantastic 2005 with back-to-back successes like Black and Bunty Aur Babli, which translated in good brand endorsement deals. But since then Rani

has delivered eight con-s e c u t i v e flops.

Her ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ (2006) was successful only overseas. Sources close to Rani insist she was extremely disappointed by Nestle’s behaviour.

Munch was a lesser-known brand, which she helped popularise, especially in smaller towns. Nestle knew any renewal of the con-tract would entail a revision of her fees. They chose to do away with her instead.

But it’s not just the brands. Rani’s prob-lem is that even directors with whom she delivered hits are wary of repeating projects with her. The only prominent brand she has now is Goodknight.By Abhijit Mhamunkar, Buzz18

Hot brands drop four top heroines! Meet the Bollywood divas who are fast vanishing from our TV screens



Young actors from ”Slumdog Millionaire” arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. Shown are back row (L-R) Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar and Tanay Hemant Chheda. Front row (L-R) Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Rubina Ali and Ayush Mahesh Khedekar.

“Slumdog Millionaire” was making good on its rags-to-riches roots, claiming the adapted-screen-play prize for Simon Beaufoy, as well as the cine-matography, film-editing and sound-mixing Oscars, plus both music honors for score and song. The Har-vey Milk film biography “Milk” won for original screenplay.

With two of the three song nominations, “Slumdog” won for “Jai Ho,” the rousing Bollywood number that closes the film.

“Slumdog” composer A.R. Rahman, a dual Oscar winner for the score and song, said the movie was about “optimism and the power of hope.”

“All my life, I’ve had a choice of hate and love. I chose love, and I’m here,” Rahman said.

The epic love story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which led with 13 nominations, had three wins, for visual effects, art direction and makeup.

“The Dark Knight” had a second win, for sound editing.

Cruz triumphed as a woman in a steamy three-way affair with her ex-husband and an American woman in Allen’s romance.

“Has anybody ever fainted here? Because I might be the first one,” Cruz said, who went on with warm thanks to Allen. “Thank you, Woody, for trusting me with this beautiful character. Thank you for having written all these years some of the greatest charac-ters for women.”

It’s the fifth time an Allen film has earned a perform-er a supporting-acting honor. Cruz joins past Allen collaborators Dianne Wiest, a dual Oscar winner for “Hannah and Her Sisters” and “Bullets Over Broad-way”; Michael Caine for “Hannah and Her Sisters”; and Mira Sorvino for “Mighty Aphrodite.”

“Slumdog” writer Beaufoy, who adapted the script from Vikas Swarup’s novel “Q&A,” said there are places he never could imagine being.

“For me, it’s the moon, the South Pole, the Miss World podium, and here,” Beaufoy said.

“Milk” writer Dustin Lance Black offered an im-passioned tribute to Milk, the pioneering gay-rights politician who was slain 30 years ago.

“If Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are less than by the churches, by the govern-ment, by their families, that you are beautiful, won-derful creatures of value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, fed-erally, across this great nation of ours,” Black said.

“Man on Wire,” James Marsh’s examination of tight-rope walker Philippe Petit’s dazzling stroll be-tween the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, was chosen as best documentary.

The supporting-acting categories were presented by

five past winners of the same awards. Cruz’s award was delivered by last year’s winner, Tilda Swinton, plus Eva Marie Saint, Anjelica Huston, Whoopi Goldberg and Goldie Hawn. Ledger’s was presented by Kevin Kline, Alan Arkin, Joel Grey, Cuba Good-ing Jr. and Christopher Walken.

It was a much different style for the Oscars as each past recipient offered personal tributes to one of the nominees, without clips of the nominated perfor-mances. Awards usually are done in chit-chat style between a couple of celebrity presenters.

After last year’s Oscars delivered their worst TV rat-ings ever, producers this time aimed to liven up the show with some surprises and new ways of present-ing awards. Rather than hiring a comedian such as past hosts Jon Stewart or Chris Rock, the produc-ers went with actor and song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman, who has been host of Broadway’s Tony Awards.

Instead of the usual standup routine, Jackman did an engaging musical number to open the show, saluting nominated films with a clever tribute.

Offering a nod to “Slumdog Millionaire,” Jackman crooned, “Just a humble slumdog, sitting in a chair, of a millionaire ...” He hauled best-actress nominee Anne Hathaway on-stage to stand in as Richard Nixon in a gag tune about fellow best-picture nomi-nee “Frost/Nixon” and asked the question in song — why don’t comic-book movies get nominated? — a dig at Oscar voters’ best-picture snub of “The Dark Knight.”

It was something of an inside joke, since Jackman himself has starred in the “X-Men” comic-book ad-aptations and this summer’s “Wolverine” spinoff.

Jackman later did a medley staged by his “Austra-lia” director Baz Luhrmann with such performers as Beyonce Knowles and “High School Musical” stars Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron.

“Slumdog Millionaire” went into the evening with 10 nominations and an unstoppable run of prizes from earlier film honors.

In keeping with its theme of bottomless optimism amid adversity, “Slumdog Millionaire” led a charmed life, dodging a flirtation with straight-to-DVD release, winning over critics and climbing toward $100 million hit status. The film won top honors at all key earlier awards ceremonies.

Shot in India on a modest budget of $14 million, “Slumdog Millionaire” traces the life of a Mumbai orphan who overcomes poverty, betrayal, police torture and other hardships on his way to a reunion with his childhood love and success on India’s ver-sion of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

The film nearly got lost in the shuffle as Warner Bros. folded its art-house banner, Warner Indepen-dent, which had been slated to distribute “Slumdog Millionaire.” It was rescued from the direct-to-video scrap heap when Fox Searchlight stepped in to re-lease the film.

Courtesy: AP and REUTERS.

danny Boyle takes directing Oscar for `Slumdog'“Slumdog Millionaire” has cruised to eight academy awards wins including best director for danny Boyle.

Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan, writer Simon Beaufoy, actor Madhur Mittal, producer Christian Colson, actor Anil Kapoor, composer A.R. Rahman, actor Dev Patel.

Child actors Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Mohammed Azharuddin Ismail, Rubina Ali Qweshi, Ashutash Lobo Gajiwala, Ayush Mahesh Khedeyar and Tanay Hermant Chheda.


Beauty

Applying eyeliner is one of the most pre-ferred ways to emphasize a woman’s eyes. No matter whether you will use liquid eye-liner or pencil eyeliner you can easily define your eyes and create a classy look. Although most of the women prefer to use pencil eye-liner as it is much easier for them, the liquid eyeliner is also a great choice for the rest of the women. Before you decide you buy liq-uid eyeliner you should know that it can be very difficult to apply it flawlessly at first as it needs a lot of practice and patience.

What are the benefits of applying liquid eyeliners?* frame and defines the eyes* give a longer lasting line* accentuate the eyes* change the eyes’ shape* fill in sparse lashes* emphasize the lash line* deepen the look* highlight the shape of the eyes

Many of the cosmetic brands offer a wide variety of textures, hues and types which are appropriate for the different needs, weather conditions, shape and color of the eyes. As you know there are: liquid eyeliners /that come with a brush and a tube/, pencil eyeliner, pow-der eyeliner, mousse eyeliners.

Unlike the pencil eyeliner, the liquid eyeliner should be applied only to the upper lash-line because it is very heavy for the lower lashes. Those who prefer the classy look should con-sider using only pencil eyeliner, as the liquid eyeliner creates a more dramatic and sophis-ticated look.

Step One.Most of the makeup artists advice to apply the liquid eyeliner over the eyeshadows as this way it will stay put on for longer. If you are go-ing to apply an eyeshadow the first thing you should do is to apply an eyeshadow base to avoid smudging and creasing (of course after you have applied your foundation, concealer etc.) Apply the eyeshadows as usual.

Step Two.Before you begin the application of the eyelin-er make sure you have a mild makeup remover and cotton pads in case you make a mistake. It’s essential to shake the tube before you be-

gin the application. Make sure your hand is steady in order to create a flawless line.

Step Three.The best way to apply liquid eyeliner is to start drawing in the centre of your upper lash-line. If you find drawing a straight line difficult you can use pencil eyeliner and create a few dash-es. Then with the point liner brush of the liquid eyeliner try to connect these dashes. Create only a few dashes. Never draw a line with pen-cil eyeliner and apply liquid eyeliner over it; you can easily ruin the result. Draw the line as close to the lash-line as possible, following the natural curve of your eyelid.

Step four.If you want to create a thicker line, build the line gradually very carefully.

Step five.Curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler. Choose black or brown mascara and apply the first coat carefully. After a few minutes apply a second coat. Choose a volumizing or length-ening mascara, depending on your eyelashes. Consider dusting your eyelids with a trans-lucent powder in order to avoid creasing and smudging. Do the rest of your makeup as usual - blush, lipstick, lip gloss, face powder.

How To apply liquid eyeliner flawlessly


Advice Rejecting the Pack Mentality Keeping Your Chin and Business Up When the Economy is Down

Show me the moneyCommunicate expectations to custom-ers and get paid on time. Consider of-fering a prepayment discount or incen-tive.

Tech savvy and cost savvy go hand in hand. Use Web based accounting software to avoid paying an outside source, and try video conferencing to save money by conducting your business meeting without leaving home.

Spruce up your site.A web address is more important than a physical address. Make sure your web-site is current and sticky – encourag-ing viewers to stay awhile by refresh-ing content daily and going interactive with a blog.

Overanalyze. Examine your custom-ers’ purchasing patterns to determine if you should shorten your inventory holding cycle to reduce costs, innovate by improving your product or service or add to your bottom line by expand-

ing your product offerings.

Who’s in control? Is it you, or is your business running you? Get in control by holding yourself accountable for your objectives. Set benchmarks to evaluate your progress, and see if you are zeroing in on your goals.

Let go of solo. Don’t think you are the only person who can do it all. Trust your people and their instincts. Make overall success of your business more important than individual achieve-ments.

Embrace change. Make the accep-tance of change part of your business philosophy. Don’t let the people who work for you become change critics or change resistant. Make change the fab-ric of your business.

Source: Five Hidden Mistakes CEOs make by Tom Northup; Helping Independent Businesses Through Tough Economic Times by Joseph R. Cardamone, president of United States Federa-tion of Small Businesses.

in a minute yo u c o u l d . . .

> Drink a glass of water. Hydrate for healtheir skin, weight loss and to flush out toxins and prevent ailments.

> Think of a favorite memory. Mind on overload? Focus on a wonderful memory instead.

> Unplug. Unplug computers and turn off lights you aren’t using in your office.

> Declutter. Straighten up your work space or room to create brain space.

> Spread some good news. Improve relationships by sharing favorable words about a colleague, friend or family mem-ber.

> Be silly. Laugh a little. Share a joke with a friend.


family MattersSimply connect with your kids!PULL OUT THE FORGOTTEN TOYS.It’s like seeing your kids open gifts for the first time when you pull out toys they haven’t seen in awhile. If you find toys the kids have outgrown, include your children in donating the toys to needy kids.

YOU CAN’T GET BORED WITH BOARD GAMES.Turn off the TV and all video games. Candyland and Chautes and Ladders are old favorites. Older kids? Grab the chess set, Chinese checkers or the old-fashioned black and red kind.

WARM UP TO LITTLE BAKING.Little hands love to mix things. Pick up a cookie or cupcake decorating kit to thrill your child with different-color frosting tubes and sprinkles in a rainbow of colors. Or stir up a little math lesson by using the fractions of measuring cups and spoons. Check out familyfun.go.com/receipes/kids.

GET DOWN WITH TURNING THE MUSIC.Involve the kids in download-ing the tunes by song selection. Share your favorites. Now turn your living room into a dance studio.

HOST A STORY HOUR.Create a reading room with hot chocolate, a dollop of whip cream and a sweet selection of books. Read to each other or read together alone. Need a book recommendation? Visit the As-sociation for Library Service to Children at ala.org.

PLAN AN INDOOR PICNIC FOR STUFFED ANIMALS.Make lunch more fun by inviting your child’s stuffed animals. En-list your child’s help in making a PB&J sandwich even the teddy bear can enjoy.Source: Success Magazine, Dec ‘08

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Top left: Everest Movies head Vasu Neerukonda with Abhishek. BachchanTop right: 'Delhi 6' screenwriter and lyricist Prasoon Joshi along with producer and UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala. Bottom: Salaam Namaste Magazine Copy Editor Ali Fazal along with AbhishekBachchan and Everest Movies head Mahipal Reddy


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Ali Fazal of Salaam Namaste: How are you today?Sonam Kapoor: I’m awesome!

Ali: Sonam has actually had a long day of press, so she’s eating... would you care to tell our viewers what this lunch consists of?Sonam: Lettuce, chicken, and bread.

Ali: Alright, there it is, right from her mouth—Sonam eats carbs! Alright, so we’re here to talk about her new movie ‘Delhi 6’... It’s her second film... First off, I’d like to ask, how does it feel to play two such radically dif-ferent characters? Sakina in Saawariya and now Bittu in Delhi 6?Sonam: It’s been a challenge, but that’s what I thrive on: being challenged. And Mr. Mehra and Mr. Bhansali have actually been kind enough to give me these great roles, which I can actually work on, not just be pretty and dance around trees in four songs. So it’s a good thing for me...

Ali: So taking this film into account, do you have any special memories you’d like to share from Delhi 6? Sonam: Are you talking about the pigeon on my head?

Ali: Well, I’m not going to lie, there’s been a lot of talk about the pigeon on your head. How did it get there? Was it gross? You can tell us...Sonam: [laughs] No, it wasn’t gross! The pigeon was ini-tially on my shoulder actually, and then it suddenly de-cided in the middle of the take to just get on my head! I think it thought it was a nest or something, given the amount of hair on top of my head!



Ali: And did you throw liquid on Abhishek? Sonam: I didn’t throw liquid, I spat on him! There’s a big difference!

Ali: Was it prop spit?Sonam: No! [laughs] It was disgusting, really nasty spit! Oh, I probably shouldn’t say that while I’m eating!

Ali: Well, you have a lot of fans in the United States, so how does it feel for you when you come here?Sonam: It’s amazing... It’s really the land of opportunity. You know, after Barack Obama and everything, it just seems really positive and fresh.

Ali: Speaking of America, your dad is here, preparing for the Oscars...but we’re sick of talking about your dad. Everyone probably asks you about him... let’s talk about your mom. How has she been in this whole process of you becoming an actress?Sonam: She didn’t want me to do it in the beginning, but then she reluctantly gave in. Honestly, she’s amazing. She’s really supportive, and she’s a fab jewelry designer, so I get to wear all her jewelry, free! She’s also amazingly aesthetically inclined, so I never wear anything wrong when she’s around.

Ali: Well, we all can vouch for that! Recently, you were in the press a lot because of your quote, saying that you were not just a pretty face. Care to expand upon that?Sonam: I’m not just a pretty face, I have a whole body underneath it! [laughs]

Ali: Well, that was a very insightful answer. Now, moving back to your career, you’ve had two such radically different films and characters. Which character, Sakina or Bittu, is more you?Sonam: Neither of them, otherwise I wouldn’t be acting. But I have ele-ments from both characters. Like from Sakina, I have this melancholy side, which I think all people have, especially South Asians, since we see so much in our lives. And as for Bittu, I feel like I’m a young person, with so much to look forward to, so I relate to her that way.

Ali: So, not many people know that you actually started your film ca-reer by being an assistant producer in ‘Black’, which was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film staring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherji. Have you always wanted to direct or was that just a way for you to understand the crafts of acting better?Sonam: Initially I wanted to direct, because I always thought of the director as the puppeteer and the actors as the puppets, and I wanted to be in the position of power, but then I realized it doesn’t really matter... Everything is creative and interesting to do. So when Sanjay Leela Bhan-sali offered me Saawariya, I wasn’t dumb enough to turn him down.

Ali: Speaking of Saawariya, many people were freaked out by the fact that the whole film was blue... Did you get a lot of comments about being blue?

Sonam’s modeling pictures.


Sonam: I didn’t want to question his creativity, that was his vision... And Saawariya is a great film, but you know, even Mr. Bhansali’s worst is bet-ter than most people’s best.

Ali: Well, that’s definitely true. Looking into the future, we know you just signed as the new face of L’oreal. How does that feel?Sonam: I feel really privileged. You know, there are amazing people like Aishwarya Rai, Penelope Cruz, and Scarlett Johannsen on board, so it’s great to be signed with such a fantastic brand. I use L’oreal, and it’s a terrific brand.

Ali: So, tell us a little bit about Delhi 6. Everything is so hush-hush...Sonam: Hush Hush?! There are like 15 promos out man!

Ali: I know, but they’re song promos... like the bird on top of your head—Sonam: That was only the first promo, Ali!

Ali: It was pretty intriguing, though!Sonam: Okay, I like the fact that people are paying attention to me, and the bird, but the film is about Delhi 6, the main protagonist of the film is Delhi, and it’s just a reflection of today’s youth.

Ali: Now we’ve all seen you in Western clothes in Delhi 6... Do you think this will affect your public image, considering you were so tradi-tionally styled in Saawariya?Sonam: I don’t believe in this whole image thing, yaar. I am totally dif-ferent than what people see on the screen. The person chatting with you today is Sonam... the others are just characters.

Ali: Okay, so we have to talk about Slumdog Millionaire... It’s such a sensation here in the States... How do you feel about this success?Sonam: Well, the film deals with a very universal topic, which is love. I’m not at all surprised by it’s success... Everyone globally roots for love and for an underdog as well... As for my father, he’s amazing. And Freida is a Bombay girl like me, so she rocks!

Ali: Now, I know you said you don’t believe in this whole image thing, but a lot of people look at you as very prim and proper. Are there any weird habits you can share with our listeners?Sonam: As you can see I’m a very messy eater. I’ve been eating this salad in front of you with two hands and only one fork, so I hope this ‘prim and proper’ thing can be put to rest!

Ali: Now to close, we have a bit of a controversial question regarding Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Last year, you were in the news a lot for this film, with people saying you were signed and then dropped. Care to com-ment on that?Sonam: It was completely false! They always wanted a new girl for the film. I was actually meeting with Adi [Aditya Chopra] about another project, which should be announced soon, and it got misconstrued.

Ali: I see! So does that mean you have a new Yashraj project in the works?Sonam: You’ll have to wait and watch—but I’ll just say this: Sonam Kapoor isn’t going any-where!

Top picture: Sonam with her Dad, Anil Kapoor. Preceeding pictures are of her childhood.






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Feature Funk. Jazz. Percussion. These words are characteristics that we would rarely associate with South Asian music. However, Red Baraat, the first and only ‘dhol n’ brass’ band of it’s kind, is taking the United States music scene by storm, so it’s time to get on board.

Using a unique blend of typical South Asian bhangra mu-sic, and Western musical influences like Jazz and Calyp-so, Red Baraat truly makes for a fresh and distinctive lis-tening experience.

In the short time since their incep-tion, the group has delivered blistering performances at the 4th Annual Droma Gypsy Festival, the latest NYC hot spot Santos Party House, The Kitchen performance art space, the underground loft party series Brooklyn Wonderland, the India Inde-pendence Day Parade, as well as a live radio broadcast for WFMU. They recently recorded the credit roll theme song for the movie, The Yes Men Save the World, and performed at the 43rd Annual War Resistors League Peace Award ceremony, alongside folk legends Steve Earle and Allison Moorer.

With their debut CD slated for release in April 2009, and a plum performing spot in New York’s renowned Mer-cedes-Benz Fashion Week, it looks like this group, with their modern touch on classical sounds, is here to stay.

A poem for my Dad… by PriyaIt all started in a small village about 30 years ago,The country was India and I was about four.

The weather was gorgeous with a cloud-filled sky,Rain came upon us as we gathered for some chai.

All were at the table with smiles on their faces,But clearly missing were my own Dad’s traces.

The day passed on and darkness slowly set in,I wondered if Dad would eventually walk in.

All fell asleep and left me to my thoughts,I finally realized waiting for Dad was playing with the odds.

Six months passed by, even mom was goneShe took my sister and left me all alone.

No love from mom or from dad,I felt abandoned and just so sad.

Then, one sunny day, a miracle from afar,Saw my dad waving from the other side of the yard.

He called me over but I was too scared to go,Didn’t take long for him to disappear into the evening glow.

Oh how I wish I could have another chance,Because after that day it wasn’t long before he passed.

Now I am a grown woman but still can’t forget that day,How did I miss the only chance to ask my dad to stay.

I love you Dad…

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NewsHollywood's stars turned out Sunday for the movie industry's biggest night of the year, strolling into a glittering Oscar ceremony that aimed to lift the economic gloom hanging over the film industry.

The stars started rolling up more than an hour before the late afternoon cer-emony, with Australian actor Hugh Jackman as host.

Despite all the big names strutting down the most famous red carpet in the world, it was the young stars of Oscar favourite "Slumdog Million-aire", led by Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, who made the strongest im-pact.

The movie's producers only decided to fly in the youngest actors after ear-lier worries that the contrast between the glamorous event and their ev-eryday surroundings in the slums of Bombay would be too wrenching.

Other stars who showed up early for the red carpet walk were best ac-tress nominee Melissa Leo, best ac-tor nominee Richard Jenkins, singers Madonna and John Legend, teen stars Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron and actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

Producers have promised to shake up the usual Oscar conventions with a number of surprises - meant to halt the show's steady slide in ratings and lack of interest among younger view-ers who are the lifeblood of the movie industry.

The film sector has also been badly hit by a sharp decline in purchases of DVDs, which in recent years have contributed more to studio revenues than box-office receipts.

Among the changes being introduced to the Oscars is the transformation of the Kodak Theatre to a "dream night-club" and the exclusion of some of the

highest-profile stars from the closely watched entrance, to preserve their fashion secrets for the Oscar telecast itself.

Though the economic downturn is expected to lead to more restrained fashion statements and less lavish parties than usual, the glitz and glam-our on show will contrast sharply with the Oscar favourite, “Slumdog Millionaire”, about the rise of a slum-dwelling Mumbai orphan to the final of India’s most popular quiz show.

The movie, directed by Danny Boyle, has ten nominations compared to the leading 13 nominations for “The Curi-ous Case of Benjamin Button”. How-ever, the Brad Pitt star vehicle is not expected to win as many of the major prizes as the India-based movie.

Besides those two films, the other contenders for best picture are “Frost/Nixon”, “Milk” and “The Reader”.

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discovering new Cities With friendly localsby Christine Sarkis, Courtesy: SmarterTravel.com

Finding a local to show you around is a great way to get to know a new city or rediscover an old favorite. But most travelers don't have friends in every city they visit, which is what makes the greeter programs that have cropped up in recent years so genius. Locals volunteer to show visitors around their neighborhood or city, offering travelers the chance at a resi-dent's-eye-view, often for free! Here are some of the larger greeter programs:

U.S.- New York City: Big Apple Greeter has more

than 300 volunteers and of-fers tours in 22 languages. To reserve a tour, fill out a visit request form at least three weeks in advance.

- Chicago: Chicago Greet-er is run by the Chicago Office of Tourism. Tours of more than 25 neighbor-hoods and 40 themes are available in any of 15 lan-guages. To reserve a tour, register at least seven busi-ness days in advance.

- Houston: Houston Greeters don't just offer tours, but also the chance to hang out with a Houstonian and get the inside scoop while jog-ging, watching a sports game, exploring a mu-seum, or another activity. Register online.

- San Francisco: Guests staying at any Joie de Vivre hotel in San Francisco can sign up for a free neighborhood tour with a local. The Gold-en Gate Greeter program is available to hotel guests who sign up in advance.

InternatIonal- Adelaide, Australia: Adelaide Greeters pairs visitors and local volunteers with similar in-terests for city orientations. To book, fill out a visitor request form at least three days in ad-vance.

- Buenos Aires, Argentina: Cicerones de Bue-nos Aires offers tours of both popular and off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods. These two- to three-hour tours are free, but visitors are ex-pected to cover any transportation, meal, or admission costs for the guide.

- Paris: Paris Greeter is slightly different from other greeter programs because it costs 10 eu-ros to cover the cost of pairing visitors with volunteers. Two- and three-hour walks are led by locals keen to share their favorite parts of Paris. To request a walk, book online at least two weeks in advance.

- Toronto: TAP, or the Toronto Ambassador Pro-gram, offers visitors two- to three-hour tours of some of the city's popular neighborhoods.

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Top 10 Spring Break destinations! Have fun with the family!

Sure, the college-kids-gone-wild scenario may never totally fade from the spring break landscape. But there are plenty of great spring break destinations where the only wet T-shirts to be seen are those worn by pre-schoolers splashing around in a pool. If you've got kids in school anywhere from kindergarten to college, spring break really is quintessential family vacation time.

To start, schools across North America break at different times, so everyone doesn't descend on vacation spots at once—and ev-ery family isn't trying to book airline reservations at the same time, either. Even in the most popular spots, spring often draws smaller crowds than summer. And if you want to give yourself even better odds of avoiding crowds, don't vacation where local kids are out of school at the same time, because they'll be visiting many of the same attractions you and your kids want to see.

The spring season also offers a greater diversity of travel destina-tions than summer. Many ski resorts don't close until mid-April, so snow lovers can take to the slopes during spring vacation, while others head to tropical or desert resorts that are too hot to handle come summer. Destinations in the south offer perfect weather in spring, before the hot and humid dog days arrive. Finally, while spring is definitely peak season for some destinations, others—ski and desert resorts, for example—offer discounts and budget deals in spring, as their high season winds down.

Here are our picks for the top ten spring break destina-tions for parents and kids of all ages, from sea and sand to snowy slopes.

10. galveston, TexasMoody Gardens offers one-stop family fun—hotel, aquarium, discovery museum, paddle wheeler, and rain forest (with bat cave and two-toed sloths). Through March and April there are one-day kids’ camps with various themes. The resort also has a kids’ club, Texas-size pool, a spa, and Schlitterbahn Water Park right next door. In town explore Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum—a real oil rig—and see The Great Storm mul-timedia presentation about the infamous storm of 1900. Moody Gardens’ Earth Day & Oleander Festival, in late April, has crafts, gardening, floral design for kids, a puppet show, and more.

9. naples, floridaGo to Naples to experience nature front and center. The Conser-vancy of Southwest Florida has daily nature walks and wildlife sightseeing cruises March and April; sailing adventures run on Fridays.


Families can book kayak and canoe tours, too. The Conservancy runs Naples Nature Center with wood-ed trails and Briggs Nature Center with its butterfly garden, boardwalk, birds, canoeing, and kayaking. See another side of nature at Naples Zoo at Carib-bean Gardens. Best bets: Alligator Bay (don’t miss the feedings), Leopard Rock, and Primate Expedi-tion Cruises, which sail past islands of spider mon-keys, lemurs, and siamangs. A family stroll on his-toric Naples Fishing Pier is required; you might see leaping dolphins.

8. palm Springs, CaliforniaAs high season winds down, book the season’s last Starry Safari weekend overnight for families at The Living Desert. Ride the Palm Springs Aerial Tram-way up to a cool—literally—8,516 feet; you might see snow so wear layers. Mix nature and native cul-ture on a two-mile loop trail to the falls at Tahquitz Canyon. Fearless? Zip down seven-story water slides at Knott’s Soak City USA, opening for the season in mid-March. Visit the famed San Andreas Fault or nearby Joshua Tree National Park with Des-ert Adventures’ Jeep Eco-Tours or Elite Land Tours’ Hummer adventures. Both have age/height restric-tions on certain tours.

7. Barbados (pic: Caprice OldTree)From diving the artificial reef formed by a sunken ship at Folkestone Marine Park to surfing power waves at Soup Bowl on the Atlantic, Barbados es-pecially appeals to water sports enthusiasts. If you’d prefer to stay dry, discover the sea by riding Atlan-tis Submarines (kids must be at least three feet tall). Amazing stalactites, stalagmites, and waterfalls make Harrison’s Cave Barbados’s most popular attraction; however, Flower Forest, home to giant tropical blooms, monkeys, and birds rivals it for natural beauty. Families can watch polo or potters at work (check out Earthworks Pottery mid-island), and swim with protected sea turtles on commercial snorkel tours.

6. ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, MexicoIxtapa and Zihuatanejo lie four miles apart on Mexi-co’s sunny Pacific Coast. Ixtapa, built for vacationers on a crescent of pristine beach, has bike paths (sev-eral miles through a nature reserve), golfing, kayak-ing, and snorkeling. Dolphin encounters at Delfiniti Hotel are great for kids and parents. In Zihuatanejo, families can watch fishing boats come and go or hop a water taxi to Las Gatas Beach, where even little kids can snorkel in the calm water (gear rentals are available). Both towns have excellent restaurants and shopping. Just to the south, the nature sanctuary at Barra de Potosi makes a memorable day trip.

5. St. luciaThis is paradise for active families with older kids, and spring offers the ideal weather, before tropi-cal storms brew in June. Hikers and cyclists have miles of trails: Millet Bird Sanctuary Trail, 1,000 feet above the sea, is moderately challenging, while Forestierre Rainforest Trail is gentler. Cas en Bas and Vieux Fort beckon experienced windsurfers, and equestrians should contact Gros Islet’s Interna-tional Riding Stables with rides for all levels. Any visit should include exquisite Marigot Bay (where Dr. Doolittle was filmed), and 100-year-old Castries market with crafts, spices, and tropical foods. His-tory and nature abound on Pigeon Island, a 40-acre

park with ruins, trails, and a museum/interpretive center.

4. lafayette, louisiana Spring in Lafayette is packed with family activities and events. Learn about Cajun culture at Vermil-lionville, where interpreters and craft demonstrators bring Cajun life and history alive. Watch for ‘gators on an Atchafalaya Basin Swamp Tour at McGee’s Landing. Take factory tours at Avery Island, the only place in the world that makes Tabasco sauce. The island also has amazing gardens, wildlife, and bay-ous. Dance like a local at Randol’s Restaurant and Cajun Dancehall, and check out Lafayette’s family-oriented concerts and festivals, including Down-town Alive, most Fridays in March and April, and Pyromania XIII, an arts weekend of artisan demon-strations and hands-on instruction for the public, in early April.

3. San diego, California (parque Bal-boa)San Diego is a no-brainer for a family spring fling. Among the many reasons: Surf’s up! The San Di-ego Surfing Academy has year-round lessons for all ages. Balboa Park, with 1,000-plus acres, 15 muse-ums, and the city’s stellar zoo is a must-visit. Ride the ferry to Coronado and bike miles of paths, or glide through waterways on a real gondola (singing optional). Old Town Trolley Tours offers laid-back sightseeing for families with young children; those with older kids should check out GoCar Tours’ mini “talking” cars that combine vehicle and tour guide. Rent a kayak in La Jolla and explore coastal sea caves.

2. Steamboat Springs, ColoradoOften times, March is Colorado’s snowiest month, so think powder. And think Snowsaver Packages—ten percent off lifts and lodging until March 30; 20 percent off from March 31 to April 6. Buy a five-day adult lift ticket and kids 12 and under ski free. Steam-boat has five kids-only lifts, a kids terrain park, plus childcare for kids ages six months to six years. And, unlike the dead of winter, spring break is a great time for kids to hit the slopes, as temperatures are warmer and the sun shines longer. Oh, and did we mention tubing, Gondola Adventure Zone trampoline, Gyro Chair, and sleigh rides? For something totally dif-ferent, ages 16 and up can get “20 tons of fun” test-driving bulldozers and other big equipment at Dig This! Have a family blast at the March 17 St. Pat-rick’s Day Torchlight & Fireworks, or simply relax at Old Town or Strawberry Park hot springs.

1. riviera Maya, MexicoAkumal, south of Cancun, is a Caribbean haven with postcard-perfect waters. One favorite snor-keling spot rife with marine life is Yal-ku Lagoon (bring your own gear). Xcaret, a Disney-esque “Eco Maya” theme park, features snorkeling, butterflies, cultural activities, and more, and Xel-Ha, another park, also has excellent snorkeling. One of Mexico’s most kid-friendly Mayan ruins is compact Tulum, the only ruins on the water. Families with older kids should book tours to Coba to climb the 122 vertigo-inducing stone steps of Nohoc Mul pyramid, and to UNESCO’s Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. If you wish to thank a Mayan along the way, say “Yuut-buotik.”





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eating Healthy on a Budget:

Save Money Without Sacrificing QualityWhen you’re on a tight budget, the thought of preparing tasty, healthy meals on a regular basis can seem daunting. Not only is it easy to get sucked in by grocery merchandising tricks, but it’s also normal for most of us to fall into a mealtime rut, eating the same foods over and over. But you’re in control of your kitchen—and if you cook smart, you can enjoy the first-class meals you deserve.

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You can save money and still have quality. If you’ve been using cost as an excuse to eat junk, you can kiss that excuse goodbye! With a little organization and creativity, you can have the proverbial champagne when cooking on a beer budget. To start, here’s a quick review of basic tips of healthy eating: • Limit your intake of junk food and alcohol • Drink lots of water (at least 8 cups a day) • Limit salty and sugary foods • Avoid eating many foods that are high in saturated fats • Make “variety” the watchword of your eat-ing

Next, set aside regular blocks of time for planning meals, making your grocery list, and shopping—tasks that are most often shortchanged in food prep. Include healthy snack ideas, as well as main menu items. Think about the time of day, day of week, and even week in the month that you shop. General-ly, the grocery is the least busy early in the morning, in the middle of the week, and on any day but the first day or two of the month (when many people receive pension or paychecks).

Don’t be afraid to surf the internet for recipes that use specific ingredients (plug the ingredient in as a keyword of your search), since you can often get good buys on breads, meats, and other items marked for quick sale before they go bad.

Stock your fridge and cupboards with items that are quick and easy to cook (yet kind to your wallet): • Beans and lentils, whether canned or dried, make nu-tritious, hearty soups, and can be a main course with the addition of fresh vegetables or rice. • Brown Rice is a great addition to leftover meat and veggies. Although brown rice is slightly more expen-sive than white, the nutritional payoff is well worth it. Another inexpensive, easy-to-fix grain, millet, is best when bought fresh. Simply rinse and toast before using it in recipes. • Pasta, likewise, is quick and easy to prepare, and can be paired with veggies, meat, or a fresh salad. Have fun adding your own embellishments (mushrooms, spices, and herbs.) Choose whole-wheat pasta whenever avail-able. • Soups can’t be beat for nutrition and convenience, especially since you can use canned or packet soups as your base, then add your own veggies and leftover meat. Again, try to experiment, adding your own herbs and spices. • Fresh vegetables and fruit should be bought at least once or twice each week, preferably in season, to en-sure optimal taste and nutrition. You can also rely on canned/frozen varieties as handy additions to last-min-ute meals. Veggies make great stir-fries and vegetable patties, while fruit is good for a quick nutritious snack.

• Meat and fish can be kept on hand also for last-minute meals— try the newer tuna and salmon pouches, and shop for inexpensive cuts of meat that work well in stews and casseroles.

• Condiments add flavor and interest to your dishes. Keep a selection of dried herbs, spices, curry powder, marinades, vinegars, tomato and soy sauces, along with stock cubes, in your cupboard. Experiment with the

new, such as Japanese miso, an aged salty con-diment made from soybeans and various other ingredients (found in the natural foods section, usually refrigerated).

Finally, a few more hints that can help you save a little green: • When cooking a big meal, make extra to freeze, or use later in the week for lunches or quick sup-pers. Double recipes, then freeze half. • Save your vegetable trimmings to make your own vegetable stock. Not only do you save money, but vegetable stock also makes a nutri-tious base for casseroles, soups, and Crockpot cooking. • Buying in bulk is almost always cheaper; you can freeze perishable items (such as meat, milk, and even bread) in smaller portions to use as needed. It’s always a good idea to buy non-per-ishable items in bulk (canned foods, dried beans and grains, etc.). • Use less expensive cuts of meat for casseroles that you slow cook; add extra vegetables and beans to make the meal go further. • Capitalize on one-pot dishes, which generally

save prep time, money, and dishwashing, and of-ten make great leftovers. • Look high and low (literally) to find the less expensive generic or store brands on grocery shelves, often very similar to higher-priced brand names though packaged under different labels. Stores deliberately place the highest-priced brand-name items at eye level, but if you compare the cost per unit, you’ll be able to figure out the most cost-effective purchase. You can even try your own taste tests— blind, of course— to see where you can save money without sacrificing flavor. • Take advantage of specials on staples—broth, soups, pasta, rice, canned veggies, even bread and meat. Many of these items have a long shelf life or can be frozen for short periods of time. • Limit your dining out, especially when it comes to fast food, since you’ll find yourself spending unnecessarily on items that are high in fat, salt, and calories, which short-change you in the nutrition department.

There’s no magic formula to cooking on a budget. Like anything else worthwhile in life, it takes a little plan-ning, creativity, and work. But if you think of the re-wards—better health and more money—you’ll find it’s worth the effort. No doubt you’ll still have days when you fall back on that quick-fix packaged food or the lo-cal burger drive-thru. But if you look at cooking as an adventure, you’ll also have days when you find yourself pleased at what you’ve accomplished—as you serve dinner to rave reviews from family and friends!



10 Ways to eat right on the go!In today’s fast paced and mobile world, few folks eat all their meals at an actual table. If they get one meal a day at home

it’s a lot. In New York City, where I live, food stands do a brisk business and it’s not uncommon to see people rushing

through the streets, chomping furiously on anything they can hold in one hand, signaling for a taxi with the other.

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It’s not all that much different in less frenetic cities. There are kids to chauffeur around, schedules to meet, meetings to attend, games to cheer at, ballet classes, the gym, board meet-ings that last all afternoon, commit-tees to chair and families to spend time with. For those trying to eat well, it’s a veritable minefield of po-tential disaster.

There seems to be an unwritten law that I’ll call “the law of inverse qual-ity.” It states that the quality of food goes down as portability and acces-sibility go up. In other words: There ain’t no organic fruits and veggies at the food court, folks. Instead we’re faced with crummy, sugar laden “pick-me-up” treats, pro-cessed meat sandwiches, stagnant salad bars, office snack machines, bad deli food, coffee and donut

stands, fast food take out, hot dogs, burgers, pretzels, bagels and other standard “take me with you as you travel” food. And let’s not even men-tion airplane food.

So what to do? Unless you’ve got ac-cess to a time machine, eating on the run, or at least on the move, is likely to remain a fact of life. The opportu-nity here is to become master of the circumstances rather than victimized by them. We need to learn to create healthy, nurturing meals out of com-monly available “porta-foods.” This food needs to be stuff that travels well, is available everywhere, and

still passes nutritional muster.

Here are my top ten tips for how to do just that: 1. Think Ahead. Most of the trouble comes from waiting till you’re in the middle of an emergency hunger situation before

taking action (like being without food all afternoon and coming face to face with a convenient snack machine). A little plan-ning goes a long way. If you know you’re going to be stuck in a meeting, take along something you can eat quickly and dis-cretely to keep your blood sugar from plummeting and your cravings at bay.

2. Lettuce is a great container. You can wrap some leftover chicken in a lettuce leaf and eat it in the car, or anywhere else a sandwich would work. Throw on some tomatoes, drizzle some olive oil and you’ve got a decent mini-meal. A couple of leaves of red-leaf lettuce make a great “wrap”, and the contents are limited only by your imagination.

3. Find healthy food that travels well. Some suggestions: cottage cheese, yo-gurt, celery, peppers, carrots and apples. Throw some berries into a Tupperware container with some cottage cheese and nuts and take it in the car with you.


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4. Make it the night before. (This is a cor-ollary of "think ahead.") At my house, we sometimes cook a week's worth of sweet potatoes on a Sunday, and take them with us as snacks during the week. They're as portable as you can get, they taste great cold and are a veritable vitamin store. 5. Think unusual foods. Sally Fallon, the great exponent of traditional nourishing foods, says that the best "energy bar" is a homemade, nitrous-free, lean-meat sau-sage. If you can find a local butcher who still makes sausage like this, grab it. 6. Think outside the box. One person's "unusual" is another person's delicious. Experiment. I've found cutting up an ap-ple and eating it with a single serving of tuna adds crunchiness and sweetness to the tuna that makes it a taste treat. Ditto with celery. A single serving can of tuna can be gotten almost anywhere and also goes great with that baked sweet potato you made last Sunday. Or discover your own combinations. You can always find nuts, cheese, fruit and seeds. Use them creatively, or eat them right out of the package. Hint: String cheese is a really easy snack to take on the run and is avail-able everywhere. 7. Use your blender. Many office-bound people forget that a blender is an easy ac-cessory to keep in a desk or in the com-pany kitchen. In a pinch, packaged meal

replacements like MetRx and MyoPlex can be made quickly and are way better for you than most of the stuff at the food court. 8. Ditto for the microwave. It only takes about four minutes to make real oatmeal (not the packaged kind), and you can add some berries or soy milk and take it with you anywhere in a plain take-out coffee cup. Plus if you sweeten it a little with some good maple syrup and then let it get cold, it almost tastes like desert. 9. Make a list. Until you get good at this, don't try to think on your feet. Make a list in advance of possible combinations that might be available while you're trav-eling, or that you could easily take with you. One of my favorites is celery with cream cheese. There's got to be at least a half-dozen others just as good. Discover them. 10. Vegetable juice is a lifesaver. When all else fails, have a V-8. Fresh vegetable juice is always better, and possibly one of the best things you can put in your body, but in a pinch there's always canned to-mato juice and V-8. It takes the edge off your appetite and quenches cravings like nothing else around, and you can get it anywhere. Add celery, leave out the vod-ka, and you'll almost feel like its happy hour.



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Nanda, a star of the ‘60s and ‘70s known for work-ing with new heroes of her time relives the old memories.

Daughter of producer, director and actor, Master Vinayak (Vinayak Damodar Karnataki), Nanda was the third born in the family comprising of seven brothers and sisters. “Sometimes I used to wonder why, in a fam-ily as big as mine, I was the favourite child of my par-ents. My father and mother (Sushila) were, to me, like a god and a goddess. My father used to relate stories of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Capt. Laxmi, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru etc. My parents were instru-mental in imparting high moral and cultural values in all of us. This is the time when the young girl dreamt of becoming another Capt. Laxmi.”

When Nanda was 5 years old, one day her father came up to her and said, “You have to work in my film.” The young girl was taken aback and for a moment saw her dreams of becoming a second Capt. Laxmi being shat-tered. “He tried his best to cajole me in agreeing but I put my foot down and said “Nothing doing”. Later my mother pacified me into giving in, saying, “Your father

loves you and that is why he chose you to star in his film. Later when Nanda gave her nod, to her surprise, she was told that she

would have to play a boy in the film. “I wondered why did he have to choose me when my father could have taken any of my brothers to play a role? After much ex-planation I agreed to do the film and that was Mandir (1948). While making the film my father expired. Af-ter his death, Dinkar Patil completed the film. Having tasted filmdom, Baby Nanda decided to do films be-sides attending school. First she did Jaggu(1952) as a child artiste in which Shyama was playing the heroine. In 1954 she did Shankaracharya and Jagat Guru. In the same year she did Angaray directed by K.B. Lal that starred Nargis and Nasir Khan and had a good support-ing cast that included Vanmala, Jagirdar, Jeevan among others. “Then she did Dinkar Patil’s Kuldaivat followed by Shevgacha Shenga produced by Sadashiv Row Kavi and directed by Shantaram Athavle.

Once there was a wedding at V. Shantaram’s place. “He called up my elder sister Meena and requested her to also get me for the marriage but with a saree on. I did the same and in the middle of the party, Shantaram came up to us and promptly told Meena, “She is the heroine of my next film.” But when Meena said that I looked too young to be a heroine of a film, Shantaram shot back saying, “The story of my film involving a brother and a sister demands a young girl and I am sure Nanda will fit the role perfectly.” The film was Toofan Aur Diya(1956) and this was the first Hindi film of Baby Nanda’s career. “After that there was no looking back and I decided not to pursue with my studies any more. And the girl Baby Nanda became Nanda.”

As I changed tracks, offers started pouring in but I started getting sister-roles. On these lines I got Bhabhi and Dulhan (1957), Agra Road, Pehli Raat and Chhoti Bahen(1959) and Kala Bazar (1960), After Chhoti Ba-hen became a very big hit, people started signing me as a heroine. I started getting good offers and my first few films were Hum Dono (with Dev Anand in 1961), Char Diwari (with Shashi Kapoor in 1961), Aaj aur Kal and Usne Kaha Tha (both with Sunil Dutt in 1963). Soon big banners started approaching me with good offers. “I excelled in doing emotional roles. It was said in filmy circles that it was first Meena Kumari and then me who excelled in doing emotional type of roles,” avers Nanda.

ROMANCEFor Nanda, romance didn’t come when it was needed the most; and when it came, a stroke of bad luck nev-er allowed her to make the most of it. Her affair with Manmohan Desai was shortlived as within two years after their engagement on June 18, 1992, Desai expired. “This phase was the shortest and the sweetest phase of my life. In this period I came to know what is love, in fact I learnt the reason to live. Though Manji and I never worked together, we fell in love with each other. “You are like a goddess and am very fortunate to have you in my life,” he had said, recalls Nanda adding, “We were supposed to get married. That was the time when my mother contracted Cancer and I being deeply attached to my mother was constantly besides her. Manji said, ‘I will not marry you now. If I do so, your love will get divided between your mother and me and that is what I don’t want,’ he had stressed. Nanda’s mother expired in 1993 while in the following year she lost Manji.

MEN WHO MATTEREDThree people influenced Nanda the most Continued on page 84

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Continued from page 80DEV ANANDIn Kala Bazar, Nanda played sister to the then one of the three ‘muskeeters’ Dev Anand. Devsaab was im-pressed a lot of my performance and started treating her like family. “One day he came upto me and said, “ Nanda, one day I will play your hero. A year later Devsaab came to sign me as a heroine for his Hum Dono in which I played his seedhi saadhi wife. The role, the film and the music were well-received. One day at a party, he came up and said, “ Now you will have to play a modern girl in my film and incidentally the film was Teen Deviyan. I saw that Devsaab was a man of words. Later I found out that he was constantly gauging my talent. I have a lot of gratitude towards him,” she asserts.

DILIP KUMARAs a child, Nanda used to watch Dilip Kumar films like Kohinoor, Devdas etc and rave about him. “The first time I met Dilipsaab was at Bharat Bhushan’s party. I was a little shy and was afraid to go and meet him. As the party went on, at one time we came face

to face with each other. As our eyes met, he said, “ You are Master Vinayak’s daughter. I wish you all the best.” I found him to be well-mannered, well-behaved and very courteous and till today, he hasn’t changed a bit. Both he and Sairaji take lot of care of me. In fact they are the ones whom I found besides me when I was in the midst of bad times.”

RAJ KAPOORRaj Kapoor knew Master Vinayak very well through his previous association. Rajji was making Boot Pol-ish. It so happened that he was auditioning a lot of child artistes for the film, among whom besides Baby Naaz and Baby Tabbasum I was also present. After the screen test, he called me over, spoke high about my fa-ther and then lamented, “Sorry, I can’t take you in the film because in no way do you look like a beggar.”

“When I was at the twilight of my film career, I met Rajji at Yash Johar’s party at my best friend Waheeda Rehman’s house. He asked me why I was not doing any films. On my giving an excuse he immediately asked me whether I would work in his film. I thought

he was joking and in the same vein said ‘Yes’. To my surpise on the second or third day after that, I got a call from Rajji. “Ac-cording to me, you would fit the role of Chhoti Bahu in my film; would you do it” he asked. “Not before I read the script.” I an-swered. The next day I found Jainendra Jain with the script in my

house. After going through the script I guessed that there were three scenes where I could score in and I did Prem Rog opposite Kulbhushan Kharbanda.

Among her co-stars Nanda treats Sunil Dutt and Ra-jendra Kumar as the people who played a vital role in her career. All the rest including Shashi Kapoor, Dhar-mendra and Manoj Kumar - all newcomers were good to her.”I have also worked with Rajesh Khanna, Jeeten-dra, Sanjay Khan and Sanjeev Kumar. But by the time I played my last role as a heroine I sensed a change of attitude in everybody and that is when I decided to leave films, “ sighs Nanda. In her life Nanda had few friends but the ones she had continue to be so and close. Among her best friends are Waheeda Reh-man, Helen, Shammi, Asha Parekh, Sadhana besides Saira Banu. “All of us friends meet at regular intervals but it is only Sairaji’s house that I visit.”

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Music ReviewDelhi-6 (4/5 rating)A.R. Rahman is in a peculiar state today. Whatever he churns out, especially when a film is as big as Delhi 6, is expected to be huge now, especially

after a powerful trail that he has left behind in 2008. Add to that a rocking beginning to the year with Slumdog Millionaire and it has to be a very bad

frame of mind for Rahman to churn anything less superior. No wonder, Delhi 6 comes with expectations of the highest order, especially with names like

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, UTV, Prasoon Joshi, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor attached to it.

MUSICWhy such excitement about the soundtrack of Delhi 6? Well, one hearing of ‘Masakali’ and you know that this would be a song remembered for months to come. An instant chartbuster from the word ‘Go’, it has a characteristic Rahman flavor to it and sounds a unique and extremely fresh piece of music. The orchestra is kept at bare minimum and still makes a huge impact in bringing on a recollection value.

Reminding of ‘Pia Haji Ali’ and ‘Khwaja Mere Khwaja’, ‘Arziyan’, as required by the genre, has tabla and harmonium taking it through its 9 minute long duration. The impact of this devotional track with a haunting sound is such that after a couple of minutes, a listener completely surrenders by loosing himself in the ambience created by it.

Well, if one thought that Delhi 6 was more inclined towards rustic music then watch out for the title song that comes next. ‘Delhi 6’ is what ‘Paathshala’ and ‘Khalbali Hai Khalbali’ were to Rang De Basanti. This is the track that deserves to be placed at number of instances in the film’s narrative and if at all a music video is created around it, rest assured the number would be hummed by every campus goer. The beats are simply groovy and don’t be surprised if the pubs and lounges, at least

in North India, have the number playing on in a few days from now. In fact there is a number that goes as ‘Hey Kaala Bandar’ and is set in a mode similar to that of Delhi 6 if one has to consider the intrinsic groovy elements that it carries.

Most remarkable of the enterprise so far, ‘Rehna Tu’ is melody at its best with a Western base to it. A kind of number that can be instantly associated with Rahman, it has its strength in the smooth flowing narrative that makes it an ideal candidate to be played on your date with the one you love! And if the date extends for another hour or so, don’t forget to play on ‘Dil Gira Dafatan’ which is just an ideal follow up to ‘Rehna Tu’ and keeps the romantic tempo on when it comes to melody. In fact there is hardly any instrument that plays in the background, hence making ‘Dil Gira Dafatan’ even more special!

For about 50 seconds, ‘Genda Phool’ appears to be all rustic and rooted but soon Western arrangements come into picture hence making it a cool fusion number that continues to get on variety for the soundtrack of Delhi 6. Composer Rajat Dholakia comes into picture for this unique number which leaves one wondering that in which situation it would be used. Surprise comes in the form of classical ‘Bhor Bhaye’ which is based on raaga

Gujri Todi followed by an aarti ‘Tumre Bhavan Mein’, both of which promise to add on to the narrative of Delhi 6 in the background. Essence of love is all over again, though for a mere 50 seconds, as Amitabh Bachchan runs his commentary on ‘Noor’ that concludes the album.

OVERALLDelhi 6 is near perfect. Period. If one thought that Slumdog Millionaire, Ghajini and Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Naa were superb then just listen to Delhi 6 once. Rahman beats his own score with Delhi 6 which would easily go down as one of his best scores till date. Simply said, even though the year has just begun with some exemplary soundtracks like Dev D, Slumdog Millionaire and Luck By Chance already making a very good impression, Delhi 6 would qualify as a comfortable nomination amongst the Top albums of the year. And to thing of it, 2009 still has more than 11 months to go!

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Music Review

Aa Dekhen Zara (3/5 rating)There are good expectations from the music of Aa Dekhen Zara

due to multiple reasons: a) Neil Nitin Mukesh’s last thriller had boasted

of an edgy music. Since ADZ is a thriller as well, one expects a repeat

show here, b) Bipasha Basu’s presence in the film promises at least

a couple of catchy foot tapping dance numbers and c) Since Pritam

and Gourav Dasgupta [of Dus Kahaniyaan fame] share credits for

the film’s soundtrack, it is bound to be a young contemporary outing.

PICK’S: ‘Aa Dekhen Zara’, ‘Rocky’

13B (3/5 rating)

There aren’t any expectations whatsoever from the music of a film that belongs to the horror genre and has a title which goes as 13 B. From the prospective of background score, there still could be something worthwhile to look forward to in it but again, that makes more sense from the narrative standpoint rather than hearing it over an audio. However, on seeing the names of Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy on the credits, one still wants to give the album a fair hearing. Also, since most of the album actually comprises of songs (barring a theme track), one does get a little hopeful

about something interesting to be played audio-wise as well.

PICK’S: ‘Sab Khairiyat Hai’ and ‘Bade Se Shehar Mein’

By Joginder Tuteja

Delhi-6 (4/5 rating)

A.R. Rahman is in a peculiar state today. Whatever he churns

out, especially when a film is as big as Delhi 6, is expected to be huge

now, especially after a powerful trail that he has left behind in 2008.

Add to that a rocking beginning to the year with Slumdog Millionaire

and it has to be a very bad frame of mind for Rahman to churn

anything less superior. No wonder, Delhi 6 comes with expectations

of the highest order, especially with names like Rakeysh Omprakash

Mehra, UTV, Prasoon Joshi, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor

attached to it.

PICK’S: ‘Masakali’, ‘Go’, ‘Pia Haji Ali’, ‘Khwaja Mere Khwaja’ , ‘Arziyan’

42 Kms (2.5/5 rating)

This is one album that one picks up with absolutely zero expectations. A project that has been in making for long (it was earlier titled ‘Marathon’), 42 Kms is releasing at a time when the word ‘marathon’ is becoming more and more identifiable, at least in the metros. Still, a film that is aimed for a niche audience with music by relative newcomers (Tubby & Parik) and lyrics by Shahab Allahabadi, 42 Kms doesn’t really make you overtly excited about what’s in store

in its music.

PICK’S: ‘Chand Zameen Pe’, ‘Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai’ [Gangster], ‘‘Aksar’

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CATERING7 Spices 972-527-1119909 W Spring Creek Pkwy, # 450, Plano, 75023Ars 972-763-15153990 Spring Valley Road, Addison, TX-75244Ayesha 972-839-33601921 Goliad Drive, N Garland, TX-75042B & P Snacks 972-669-094913440 TI Boulevard, Suite 4 , Dallas, TX

BAPS 972-243-8669/ 469-230-000011321 Webb Chapel Road, Dallas, TX-75229Bhatia Mart 972-312-84012220 Coit Road, Suite 430, Plano, TX-75075Event Catering by Indian Food ClubIrving, TX-75038 214-226-4595Halal Pakistani Home Catering 972-252-09692804 Cantrell Street, Irving, TX-75062Kaurina’s 972-888-99902750 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX-75229Mehreen Junaid 972-442-9733212 Palmdale Drive, Wylie, TX-75098Only Pav-Bhaji 972-869-9045W Royal Lane, Irving, TX-75063Shobhana Patel 214-496-94189831 Valley Ranch Pkwy, # 2010, Irving, 75063Mahendra Patel 972-485-0332300 S Jupiter, Apt #202 , Garland, TXYummy Ghar Ka Khana 214-454-5232

CLEANINGClean Work Janitorial 817-808-08561904 Cloister, Suite 411, Arlington, TX-76011Comet Cleaners 972-492-72861711 E Frankford Road, # 101, Carrollton 75007Dallas Building Maintenance 972-620-92002824 Valley View Lane, # 109, Dallas, TX-75234Nifty Swifty Cleaning 817-233-3261Arlington, TX-76013Servpro Prestonwood 214-341-3868P. O. Box 550565, Dallas, TX-75355Yolanda’s Cleaning Service 214-335-4448227 E Rio Grande Drive, Garland, TX-75041

COMPUTERS3 Geeks and a Mouse 972-235-433510552 High Hollows, Dallas, 75230, 214-364-4335A 1 Inhome Geeks 469-261-70006060 Village Bend Drive, Dallas, TX-75206Absolute Solution Inc 469-585-4537Main Street, Grand Prairie, Arlington, TX-75050Acclaim Networks 817-488-1030754 Port America Place, # 150, Grapevine, 76051AdComp Systems Inc 972-620-5686x201 1311 N Stemmons Fwy, # 12, Dallas, TX-75229Amacro Vision Inc 469-585-4537402 E Safari Pkw, Grand Prairie, TX-75050Adelta CT 469-766-4622/ 214-342-5566Banglavision Inc 469-223-67987313 Avalon Drive, Plano, TX-75025Computer Rx 972-373-009810045 N. MacArthur, Suite 121, Irving, TX-75063Concord Soft Inc 817-490-52171214 Hidden Ridge, Suite 3059, Irving, TX-75038Dallas PC Repair & Computer 469-556-29493515 Normandy Avenue, Suite 7, TX-75205Dallas Web Designs 214-722-64025050 Quorum Drive, Suite 700, Dallas, TX-75254Data Warehouse Specialists 972-409-5940300 E Royal Lane, Suite 112, Irving, TX-75039DFW Mobile Tech 214-349-69727001 Preston Road 300, Dallas, TX-75205DFWusedpc.com 469-328-63965001 Royal Lane, Irving, TX-75063Discount Programmers 214-641-38772930 W Royal Lane, Irving, TX-75063Flairwave Inc 469-831-06811111 Surrey Lane, Allen, TX-75013


Macrobase LLC 214-556-703010406 Stokes Lane, Irving, TX - 75063Matherpoint Inc 972-814-24423721 Spring Valley Rd, # 261, Addison, TX-75001MileStone Technologies Inc 214-496-9055824 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, TX-75063 My “CAN-I” Thought Process



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972-935-18727575 Frankford Road, Dallas, TX-75252Name Your Price Computers 972-478-23662225 E. Beltline Rd, # 104, Carrollton, TX-75006Nebulas Internationals 972-607-4751PO Box 140531, Irving, TX-75014Northern Computer Systems, TX 469-576-0707Royal Communications 972-542-8113400 N Central Expy, # 110, Mckinney, TX-75069S & S Management 214-240-42626405 Phinney Drive, Frisco, TX-75035Sigma Surveillance, Inc. 214-534-00192201 Midway Road, # 316, Carrollton, TX-75006Symeta Systems 469-371-65661700 Wagon Wheel Dr, Allen, TX-75002Topgeeks.net 469-261-7000Serving Dallas and Surrounding AreasVizability Web Design 972-744-07861221 Abrams Road, # 139, Richardson, TX-75081

CONSTRUCTIONAmerican Service Center 972-681-222215330 LBJ Fway, # 210-211, Mesquite, TX-75150Clanton’s Quality Awnings 214-388-54444612 S Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, TX-75227First City Homes 214-325-1916Mike Ghouse www.firstcityhomes.netKSVAC 214-703-94342441 Wagonwheel Dr, Rockwall 75032M R Contractors 972-480-0303777 S Central Expy, # 1-X, Richardson, TX-75080PlanVision, Ltd. 972-907-9829811 Alpha Dr, # 339, Richardson, TX-75081Royal Heat & AC Inc. 972-986-75201012 Briar Oaks Drive, Irving, TX-75060S & W Construction Inc. 817-688-9294352 N Rudd Street, Burleson, TX-76028USA Builders, Corporation 972-907-9829811 Alpha Dr, # 339, Richardson, TX-75081

CONSULTINGActuate Designs 972-897-26411Adecco 972-550-15941217 Corporate Dr E, Arlington Tx 76006Avon Software Technologies Inc. 972-231-5536Harshal Maniar, 777 SCE, 1-Z, Richardson, 75080Dataprobe International Inc 972-929-04948445 Freeport Parkway, # 500, Irving, TX-75062

Flat World Promos 972-758-75003308 Preston Road, # 350-120, Plano, TX-75093GSA Data Systems LLC 972-712-87043720 Aransas Drive, Plano, TX-75025

Manusys Consulting LLC 972-693-42118400 Stonebrook Parkway, Frisco, TX-75034Marbury Global Technologies 857-205-95724805 North O’Connor Road, Irving, TX-75062

Metro BizSales….. 972-487-0462 www.metrobizsales.com

Pixel Info System 214-714-26641900 Westridge Dr, # 207, Irving, TX-75038

PS Profit Security LLC…1-888-705-7776 www.profitsecurity.com


Stellar Software Network, Inc. 972-335-15333601 Estacado Lane, Plano, TX-75025

COURIERJetStar Courier 214-343-721211020 Audelia C-209, Dallas, TX-75243Ramesh 972-596-72886000 Ohio Drive, Plano, TX-75093The Moving Company 972-392-260014732 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX-75254

CULTURALAcademy of Bangla Arts 214-770-42733333 N MacArthur Blvd, # 300, Irving, TX-75062Antorik-Bengali Organization of Greater Dallas, Anima Bhattacharjee, Dallas, Tx 972-424-5945Bengali Association of DFW 972-699-18111901 N Central Expy, # 310, Richardson, 75080Brahmin Association, Tx 972-612-6145/ 972-380-0000DFW Gujarati Samaj 817-267-1054Fine Arts Society of India 817-272-5821University of Texas at Arlington 817-721-8365The University of Texas 817-276-1312Indian Classical Music DFW 972-727-3004P.O. Box 50603, Dallas, TX-75250-0603Indian Fine Arts Academy 972-416-6779PO Box 702571, Dallas, TX-75370-2571Indian Students Association 972-437-6364University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, 75080Islamic Association 972-491-58006401 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX-75023Jain Society 972-424-4902 / 972-860-0000Kutchi Association of Texas (KAT)7200 Preston Rd, Plano, TX-75024 972-369-4990Maharashtra Mandal, TX 972-964-3601Maheshwary Group of DFW 214-641-4072Allen, TXMallige Kannada Sangha 972-747-00213012 Dove Creek Ln Richardson TX - 75082PCANT 972-202-6889PO Box 864673, Plano, TX-75086-4673Sindhi Association of DFW, TX 972-733-0586Students for Asian-Indian Cultural AwarenessAllen, TX 817-257-3128


Zoroastrian Association of North Texas 972-519-0373

DANCE SCHOOLSAkhila Rao 817-251-2604601 North Park Blvd, Grapevine, TX-76051Alankar Nritya Academy 214-701-61561131 Hidden Ridge, Apt. # 3112, Irving, TX-75038Anjali Magi 214-235-61235315 N Macarthur Blvd, Irving, TX-755038

Arati School of Dance, TX 972-960-9223Archana Arts 817-460-64531015 Mill Crossing Place, # 187, Arlington, 76006Bharatham, Plano, TX 469-675-0428Bratati Saha School of Kathak 214-473-66014701 14th Street, Suite 16101, Plano, TX-75074 Darpan Dance Academy 972-608-0397Plano, TX-75093Eastern Connection 972-747-0669Plano, TXEllora Center Performing Arts 469-293-62643317 Langley Court, Flower Mound, TX-75022Kuchipudi Dance Classes 972-897-34669955 Teal Hollow Drive, Frisco, TX-75035Kuchipudi In Flower Mound 972-539-22132321 Ash Leaf Lane, Grapevine, TX-75022Kuchipudi Dance School 972-334-9609Srilatha Suri 8305 Young Court, Plano, TX-75025Kuchipudi Kalakshetra 972-596-25554013 Bashful Drive, Plano, TX-75093Nartini Center for Indian Performing Arts, Plano, TX-75023 972-517-5973Noopur Dance Academy 972-208-27184420 Giovanni Drive, Plano, TX-75024Nrutya Shala 972-867-2829777 N Grove Road, # 113, Richardson, TX-75081Rayasams 972-678-2512Bharatnatyam Custom Dresses & Temple Jewelery, 1931, Edgehill Drive, Allen, TX-75013Rupa 617-529-83425801 Preston Oaks Rd, # 207, Dallas, TX-75254Srutilaya School of Dance 972-208-1012Madhusri Sethuraman 3629 Mistyglen Dr, Plano,75025Swati Shah 972-208-27184420 Giovanni Drive, Plano, TX-75024Tanjore Bharatham 972-422-20524017 Lonesome Trail, Plano, TX-75023Upaasana 214-495-4228Vani Iswara 469-293-62643317 Langley Court, Flower Mound, TX-75022Vrindavan Academy of Dance 972-772-3282705, S Mill Street, Lewisville, TX-75057

DANCE TROUPES7Sur - DJ Sameer 972-415-4326Lewisville TX-75067Aarohi - Live Band 469-939-1231www.aarohimusic.comHigh Octavez 214-906-5264848 Sword Bridge Drive, Lewisville, TX-75056

DAY CAREBaby Day Care 972-869-4887Valley Ranch, Irving, TX-75063Brilliance Preschool Academy 972-488-127714450 Marsh Lane, Addisson, TX-75001Candy’s Daycare 972-234-9601Prestonwood Drive, Richardson, TX-75081Celeste Ann M. Rock 469-330-077310601 Black Walnut Drive, Dallas, TX-75243Children’s Garden Montessori 972-377-88744620 Faulkner Drive, Plano, TX-75024Daya 817-808-4220306 Martha Street, Euless, TX-76040

Durga 972-578-97291515 Riogrande, Plano, TX-75075Hugs & Kisses Daycare 972-618-33743216 Dagan Drive, Plano, TX-75023In-Home Child Care 214-783-3701Ranch View Drive, Irving, TX-75063Komal Day Care for Kids 214-876-36354514 Avebury Drive, Plano, TX-75024Lovemore Daycare 972-250-14447308 Frankford Road, Dallas, TX-75252Montessori Home Care 817-649-07452303 Stennett Drive, Arlington, TX-76006Morning Star Montessori 469-366-4015103 N Fountain Gate Dr, Allen 940-368-8228Sharda Dahiya 972-527-03241617 Simsbury Drive, Plano, TX-75025TLC-Turner Loving Care 972-517-20441921 Liverpool Drive, Plano, TX-75025Vasanthi 817-571-5673306 Martha Street, Apt.# 124, Euless, TX-76040

DENTAL21st Century Dental Care 972-881-460117000 Preston Road, Suite 170 , Dallas, TXA+Dental 972-380-43002661 Midway Road, Suite 230, Carrollton, TXAby Jacob Chacko, 972-530-36446504 Highway 78, Suite 146, Garland, TXAce Dental Clinic 972-316-1800713 Hebrew Parkway, Suite 216, Lewisville, TXAdvanced Family Dental 817-337-00721540 Keller Parkway, Suite 140 , Keller, TXAffordable Dental Care 972-690-12351110 W Shore Drive, Suite A, Richardson, TXAll Bright Dental 817-329-60002100 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 204, Grapevine, TXAllen Dentistry 972-359-9950551 W McDermott , Allen, TXAmari Dental Care 972-270-88224821 Saturn Road, Suite 102, Garland, TXAmerican Dental Center 972-241-44332936 Valley View Lane, Dallas, TXApple Dentistry 972-596-69208 Medical Parkway, Suite 308, Dallas, TXBrite Smiles 469-549-48004900 Long Prairie Rd, # 300, Flower Mound, TXBrookshire Dental PA 817-577-92001801 Precinct Line Road, Suite A, Hurst, TXBuckingham Dental 972-276-24512334 W Buckingham Road, Suite 340 , Dallas, TXComfort Dental Care 972-599-12214101 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Suite100, Plano, TXCool Breeze Dentistry 972-599-12218150 N Mac Arthur Blvd., Suite 160, Irving, TXDa Vinci Dentistry 214-828-8274100 W Southlake Blvd., Suite 146, Southlake, TXDental Renaissance 972-423-0880Dr. Bhavita Patel, DMD 3325 Premier Dr, Plano.Dr. H M Lee 972-818-888217752 Preston Road, Suite 100, Dallas, TXFamily Cosmetic Dentistry 972-267-880018110 Midway Road, Suite 108, Dallas, TXFeather Touch Dental Care 469-467-61624709 W Parker Blvd., Suite 550, Plano, TXGentle Dental Care 972-387-39846510 LBJ, Suite 100, Dallas, TXGentle Family Cosmetic Dentist 214-618-53005575 Warren Parkway, Suite 210, Frisco, TXHanif Hussien DDD 972-247-816214465 Webb Chappel Rd, Farmers Branch.Indo American Dental 214-957-48672120 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Suite C, Plano, TX





Dr. Mitra Canales, MD…214-469-0022 “Skin Care and Laser Hair Removal”

Cash Clinic of Carrollton 972-395-04023740 Josey Lane, Suite 205, Carrollton, TX-75007

Dallas Chiropractic Clinic 214-221-91116830 Walling Lane, # 100, Dallas, TX-75231Darshna Chandrasekhara, MD 972-258-74621110 Cottonwood Lane, # 200, Irving, TX-75038Deepika Gopal, MD, FACC 972-566-77337777 Forest Lane, Suite A-202, Dallas, TX-75230


Dipak Master, OD 972-926-56641013 Northwest Hwy, # 110, Garland, TX-75041Divyesh Patel, MD 214-727-2545302 Touchdown Drive, # 100, Irving, TX-75063Dr. Dipak T. Patel OD, PA 972-334-90952930 Preston Rd, Suite 905, Frisco, TX-75034Ganasumathi R Naini, MD 972-422-05051301 Custer Road, Suite 830, Plano, TX-75075Gowri Balachandar, MD 972-867-70703800 West 15th St, Suite 105, Plano, TX-75075Hema Gupta, DDS 214-618-53005575 Warren Parkway, # 210, Frisco, TX-75034Harini Meda 972-668-68684040 McDermott Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX-75024Indrani Reddy 940-320-27453537 I-35 East S, Suite 214, Denton, TX-76210Jay S. Alang, MD 972-221-41551305 SH 121, Bldg B, # 108, Lewisville, TX-75067Dr. Jason Black 972-409-00168150 N MacArthur Blvd, #170, Irving, TX 75063Dr. Jaspreet S. Alang, MD 972-221-41551305 121 S, #B 108, Lewisville, TX-75067Kalyani Raja, MD, FAAP 972-393-86871705 E Beltline, Coppell, TX-75019Dr. Kamna Kapil 972-258-74991110 Cottonwood Ln, Suite 100, Irving, TX-75038Kanti L. Agrawal, MD 972-487-1117621 Clara Barton Blvd., # 102, Garland, TX-75042Karuna Vangala, MD 972-291-7181Kimberly F. Mehendale 972-403-93555940 Communications Parkway, Plano, TX-75093Dr. Kirit Solankar, Plano, TX 972-596-9505Legacy Spine and Rehabilitation Center3800 W. 15th St, # 122, Plano 972-612-3800M. H. Karjeker, MD 972-401-23356750 N MacArthur Blvd., # 210, Irving, TX-75039

M. O. Majeed, MD FAAP 972-312-12886853 Coit Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX-75024Mid-Cities Gastroenterology 817-589-18224375 Booth Calloway, N Richland Hills, 76180Monika Bhatia - Kiddie Docs 972-359-14001505 W McDermott Dr, # 110, Allen, TX-75013Nagaratina Chandrashekharan 972-359-14001505 W McDermott Drive, # 110, Allen, TX-75013Namrata Sayani, MD 940-AID-2020North Texas Center for Sight, 2501 Scripture, # 103, Denton, TX-76201-2314Narender Monga, MD 214-942-0881221 W. Colorado Blvd., # 165, Dallas, TX-75208Neelanjani Prasad 214-618-82401701 Legacy Drive, Frisco, TX-75034Dr. Neeta Nayak 214-820-60604004 Worth Street, # 100, Dallas, TX-75246Nitin K. Patel, MD 972-991-20205100 Beltline Road, # 850, Dallas, TX-75254Padmavathy Uppalapati 972-607-25251110 Cottonwood Ln, Suite 105, Irving, TX-75038Pediatric & Family Physicians 972-966-13182300 Village Rd, #300, Highland Village, 75077Dr. Peter Gulati 214-941-0032129 West Ninth Street, Dallas, TX-75208Dr. Prashant Jyothi 214-341-52558989 Skillman Street, LBJ, Dallas, TX-75243Preston Park 972-596-35054801 W Park Blvd., Suite 425, Plano, TX-75093Dr. Raiz Haider 817-473-02771290 Hwy 157 N, Mansfield, TX 76063Raj Gupta, MD 214-618-39375575 Warren Parkway, # 210, Frisco, TX-75034Raj M. Jhansi 817-346-93026112 Mccart Ave, Suite 106, Fortworth, TX-76133Rajeshwar Kumar, MD 972-390-8722400 N Allen Drive, Suite 201, Allen, TX-75013Raju Kakarla, MD 972-296-47772801 Golton Boone, # 103, Dessotto, TX-75115Ravi Chandrasekhara, MD 972-296-08453450 W. Wheatland Rd, # 207, Dallas, TX-75237Renuka Basavaraju, MD 972-253-42651901 West Park Drive, Irving, TX-75061Dr. Richard Klics 214-221-91116830 Walling Lane, # 100, Dallas, TX-75231Rohit J. Parmar, MD, FACC 214-841-2000621 N Hall St, Dallas, TX-75226Saji Pillai 972-556-1128701 Tuscan Drive, Suite 265, Irving, TX-75039Samir Pattni, MD 972-596-38002237 W 15 Street, Plano, TX-75075Sandeep Gupta, MD 214-369-19018210 Walnut Hill Ln, # 818, Dallas, TX-75231Dr. Shalaka Nesarikar 972-964-11226205 Coit Road, Suite 130, Plano, TX-75024Shweta G. Daftary, DDS 972-239-199814902 Preston Road, Suite 401, Dallas, TX-75240Sita Boppana MD 972-644-1100100 S Central Expy, # 45, Richardson, TX-75080Dr. Sree Sreenarasimahaiah 214-648-72505939 Harry Hines Blvd., # 300, Dallas, TX-75390Srilatha A. Reddy, MD 972-262-1682615 Small Hill Dr, # 108, Grand Prairie, TX-75050Srilatha A Reddy, MD, PA 972-870-07881302 Lane St, # 300, Copper Tree Medical Building, Irving, 75061Sunil Mathews, MD 972-869-3448440 W. I-635, Plaza II, # 225, Irving, TX-75063

Dr. Susan Kaur Rao 972-255-44434030 N. Beltline, Irving, TX-75038Vani Duvuuri MD 972-566-77997777 Forest Ln, Medical City of Dallas, 75230Dr. Veena Jain 972-795-52377205 Sparrow Point Lane, Sachse, TX-75048Vijay G. Kalaria, MD, FACC 817-338-13001300 West Rosedale Street, Fortworth, TX-76104Vijay Sharma, MD 972-867-95071600 Coit Road, Suite 107, Plano, TX-75075Dr. Vikram Rao 972-423-8555SE corner of Parker & Alma, Plano, TXVinoda/Prasanna Kumar, MD 817-589-2517Webb Royal Medical Group 214-350-9334142 Webb Royal Plaza, Dallas, TX-75229Yasmin Khalida, MD 972-394-92002008 E Hebron Pkwy, # 100, Carrollton, TX-75007

DRIVING SCHOOLS1-2-3 Driving School 972-633-29142360 E. Park Blvd., Suite 206, Plano, TX-75074Dallas Driving School 214/972-680-90903209 Wyndmere Drive, Richardson, TX- 75082First Drive Driving School 469-569-25007358 Parkridge Blvd., Irving, TX-75063Green Light Driving Academy 817-310-0193206 W. Hudgins Street, Grapevine, TX-76051

EDUCATIONAfter School Education 214-668-9452909 W Spring Creek Pkwy 210, Plano, TX-75023Anamika 972-377-83888117 Grand Canyon Drive, Plano, TXArt Class 469-585-53561416 McKenzie Drive, Allen, TXBN Infotech Inc. 972-200-00601303 W Walnut Lane, Suite 350, Irving, TXCharanyas Math Tutoring 972-236-25552916 Maple Court, Carrollton, TXEd 2 Net Learning, Inc 214-927-58837309 Del Rio Drive, Plano, TX 75024 Englishworks Inc. 972-312-86603401 Custer Road, Suite 126, Plano, TXExcel Learning Center 972-697-15142208 Canyon Valley Trail, Plano, TXFasTracKids Coppell 972-304-5001600 E Sandy Lake, Suite 120, Coppell, TXHurst Euless Bedford ISD 817-283-44611849 Central, Bedford, 76022 P: 817-267-3311Hunttington Learning Center 972-801-9933SW corner of Legacy & Independence, Plano, TXIAU College of Medicine2722 Hollandale Lane, Dallas Tx 75234sJanette Lins Tutoring 972-250-628518422 Bay Pibes, Dallas, TXKnowledge Paints Tutor 972-394-73233733 N Josey Lane, Suite 112, Carrollton, TXKumon Math & Reading Center 214-668-9452909 W Spring Creek, Suite 410, Plano, TXKumon Math & Reading Center 214-356-0129Math & Science Tutoring 972-377-9415Math Learning Center 972-831-9700/214 402 68681111 Kinwest Parkway, Suite 140, Irving, TXMathnasium Bharti 972-831-97001111 Kinwest Parkway, Suite140, Irving TX 75063Mathera Point PhD 214-293-34167815 McCallum Blvd, Dallas, TXMontes School 972-931-37746950 McCallum Blvd, Dallas, TXThe Princeton Review 214-890-0099/1-800-2Review10830 N Central Expwy, # 255, Dallas, TX 75231Power Math 972-312-00373415 Custer Road, Suite 101, Plano, TX

Stonebriar Academy 972-668-84804577 Ohio Drive, Frisco, TX 75035Study Matrix www.studymatrix.com320 Decker Drive, Suite 240-A, Irving, TX 75062Sunitha 469-733-32416330 MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TXTrin Tech Software 972-739-16321845 E Northgate Drive, Irving, TXTutoring for School 972-236-25552916 Maple Court, Carrollton, TXUT Austin MBA 1-877-232-62012201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207Value Tutor 972-377-94153600 Kimble Drive, Plano, TX-75025

ELECTRONICS2MCCTV 817-801-55112303 Roosevelt Drive, Suite A, ArlingtonAsia Bazaar 972-240-44406541 Duck Creek, Suite F, Garland, TX-75043Bombay Sari 972-437-2465113 South Central Expy, Richardson, TX-75080Custom Printing 817-249-4931228 Meadowhill Drive, Fortworth, TX-76126East West Appliances 972-238-9055524 W Beltline Rd, # 1, Richardson, TX-75080India Sari Palace 972-680-82382701 N O’Connor, Irving TX Intruzion Car Audio/Video 214-732-9685Dallas, TX-75042Jalaram Sari & Electronics 972-554-72001006-B West Airport Freeway, Irving, TX-75062Krishna Sarees 972-479-0044108 Inge Drive, Richardson TX 75081Perfect Peninsula Inc. 972-691-06861041, Sweet Grass Tr, Flower Mound, TX-75028

ENERGYTara Energy 866-GET-TARA1900 Saint James Place, # 300, Houston, 77056

EVENT MANAGEMENTHiba Entertainment 214-837-50553020 Big Town Boulevard, Mesquite, TX 75150Rhythm Event Management 972-978-5978www.rhythmem.com [email protected]

FINANCIERSA Best Rate Home Loan 972-596-09684733 De Grey Lane, Plano, TX-75093AAA Loans (Zen Mortgage) 972-342-17051700 Wagon Wheel, Allen, TX-75002Ali Makhani - Texas Res. Mortgage6512 Briar Ridge, Plano, TX-75093 469-235-4435All Loans 469-892-21004532 Vista Knoll Drive, Plano, TX-75093Ashok Daftary, CCIM 972-612-00003204 Lanarc Drive, Plano, TX-75023Audrey Sreshta 972-383-8334 / 972-380-00005429 LBJ Freeway, Suite 550, Dallas, TX-75240Bharati Harchekar 214-402-6868


City Credit Union 214-319-30607474 Ferguson Street, Dallas, TX-75228Deependra Chhabra 817-877-9775201 Main Street, Suite 2100, Fortworth, TX-76102DFW Franchise Network 214-505-980513140 Coit Road, Dallas, TX-75240Dream Home Mortgage 972-245-LOAN1205, W Trinity Mills Rd, # 214, Carrollton, 75006EDC Gold 214-938-67896900 Alma Drive, Plano, TX-75023First Security Mortgage 940-321-90803970 FM 2181, # 200, Corinth (Denton), 76210Mortgage Benchmark 214-731-10441636 Coyote Ridge, Carrollton, 75010Mortgage City 972-487-0323601 N First Street, Suite A, Garland, TX-75040





NUECO Financial 817-745-11311500 Corporate Circle, # 2, Southlake, TX-76092

Omega Capital Services 214-668-0745

4431 Chasemoor Place, Plano, TX-75035

Qlease.com 888-236-10123411 Preston Road, # C13-226, Frisco, TX-75034Rani Amsavelu 469-867-4584600 S Denton Tap Road, Coppell, TX-75019SNA Mortgage 972-466-25512540 Old Denton Rd, # 171, Carrollton, TX-75006The Mortgage Professionals 972-423-33293420 Avenue K, Suite 305, Plano, TX-75074

FLORISTSDallas Florist 972-681-62651230 North West Highway, Garland, TXKabloom 972-316-8850

FUNERALRahma Funeral Home 972-386-03837810 W Spring Valley Road, Dallas, TX-75254

FURNITUREElegant Furniture 214-994-4011219 W Airport Freeway, Irving, TXFurniture City 972-503-24894435 Simonton Road, Farmers Branch, TXIrving Boulevard Furniture 972-438-66541500 E Irving Blvd, Irving, TX 75060Zuri Furniture 972-716-ZURI4880 Alpha Road, Dallas, TX-75244

GAS STATION SUPPLIESAmerican Fuel Distributors 214-350-04532415 W Northwest Hwy. # 105, Dallas, TX 75220Sky House Coffee & Beverages 214-507-6230Mansfield, TX

GROCERSA1 Grocery 972-394-48261012 W Hebron Parkway, Suite112, Carrollton, TXApna Bazaar Grocery & Grill 972-466-17862000 Old Denton Road, Carrollton, TX-75006Asia Bazaar 972-240-44406541 Duck Creek, Suite F, Garland, TX-75043Bharat Bazaar 972-570-86122810 N O’Connor Blvd, Irving, TX-75062Bhatia Mart 972-312-84012220 Coit Road, Suite 430, Plano, TX-75075

Bollywood Video & Asia Grocery 972-671-1717520B Lockwood Drive, Richardson, TX-75080Bombay Bazaar 817-459-0460528 Fielder North Plaza, # A, Arlington, TX-76012Bombay Grocers. 817-868-1407699 East Harwood, Suite 300, Euless, TX-76039Bombay Imports 972-255-30372301 N O’Connor Road, Irving, TX-75062C R Produce, Inc. 214-929-62476729 Scarlet Drive, Plano, TX-75023Dana Bazaar 817-303-5300751 W Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX-76012Desi Bazaar 817-275-2387832 Secretary Drive, Arlington, TX-76015Desi Mart 972-550-93005330 N. MacArthur, Suite 132, Irving, TX-75038Diamond Grocers 817-858-60223516 Harwood Rd, Suite 106, Bedford, TX-76201Fort Worth India Mart 817-294-34485040 Trail Lake, Fort Worth, TX 76133

House of Spices 972-783-7544115 Spring Valley Vill, # 102, Richardson, 75080 India Bazaar 972-312-0114832 W Spring Creek Pkwy, # 510, Plano, 750245400 Wood Way Dr, Fort Worth 817-361-6003India Gate 972-943-11774020 Hedgecox, Suite 300, Plano, TX-75023India Grocers 972-234-805115 Richardson Heights Centre, Richardson, 75080India Imports 972-255-5941/ 972-252-9721307 W Airport Freeway, Irving, TX-75062India Mart 972-438-68651008-A W Airport Freeway, Irving, TX-75062India video & Groceries 817-545-6786102, S Ector Drive, Euless, TX-76040Indian Super Market 972-444-00209400 N MacArthur Blvd., # 114, Irving, TX-75063

Indo-Park Supermarket…972-644-2000 “YOUR community supermarket”


Indus SuperMarket 972-316-88552488 Meadowglen Dr, # 250, Lewisville, TX-75067Kohinoor 972-994-9361850 S Greenville Ave, # 116, Richardson, 75081Maitri Mart 972-335-38998000 Coit Road, Plano, TX-75025 305 S West Street, Arlington, 76010 817-804-08207859 McCallum Blvd., Suite 104, Dallas, TX-75252 972-248-3999Mela Indian Grocers & Video 972-315-27992305 South Highway 121, Lewisville, TX-75067 Mita’s India Bazaar 940-483-15301916 N. Carrol Boulevard, Denton, TX-76201Mohit Imports 313-717-49264070 Belt Line, Suite 110-227, Irving, TX-75038New Diamond Groceries 817-858-60223516 Harwood, Suite 103, Bedford, TX

National Imports 972-446-98801910 Trinity Mills, Suite 108, Carrollton, TX-75006Om Produce 214-924-35601704 Orleans Street, Dallas, TX-75226Patel Brothers 972-644-3972Richardson, TX-75080Saravanam Catering 469-855-06281901 West Parker, Suite 121A, Plano, TX-75023Spice Bazaar 214-618-31754681 Ohio Drive, Suite 105, Frisco, TX-75035

Spice Rack….. 972-238-5555 The best choice of South Asian Grocery


Swad Distributors 713-266-92936729 Scarlet Drive, Plano, TX-75023Swades Grocery & Video 972-459-45002305 Highway 121 S, Lewsville, TX-75067Swadeshi Plaza 972-409-65517964 N MacArthur Blvd., # 100, Irving, TX-75063

Taj Grocers….. 972-570-2504 “The Spice of Life”


Tharas International 972-579-8847883-C E. Shady Grove, Irving, TX-75060

Tharkari 972-355-26113315 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound, TX-75022Unique Indian Store 972-240-4403433 West Highway I-30, Garland, TX-75043VS Imports 972-438-3086922 E Sixth St, Irving, TX-75060Weiss Int. Wholesale 972-406-117911113A Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX-75229World of Spices 972-792-775513340 Audelia Rd, Suite 136, Dallas, TX-75243

HOTELSHilton Garden Inn 972-459-4600Dallas/Lewisville

Radisson Hotel 214-341-540011350 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75238

HOSPITALSCarter BlooodCare 214-351-81532119 Research Row, #613, Dallas, Tx 75235

IMMIGRATIONAamer Ravji 972-233-41904801 Arapaho Road, Addison, TX-75001Ahluwalia Law Offices 972-361-060613601 Preston Road, Dallas, TX-75240Chander Law Firm, PC 214-677-49903102 Maple Avenue, Suite 450, Dallas, TX-75201





Mike Murugesh 972-693-68582805 N. Dallas Pkwy, # 250, Plano, TX-75093New York Life 972-387-292912201 Merit Drive, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX-75251Pradeep Pete Merchant 972-418-96522220 Marsh Lane, Suite 112, Carrollton, TX-75006Purnima & Naresh Shah 214-208-597010246 Catalpa, Dallas, TX-75243Rajesh Sanchala 972-387-2929 x2374New York Life, 12201 Merit Dr, Dallas, 75251Rozmeen Insurance 888-ROZMEEN3536 Eisenhower Street, Carrollton, TX-75007Texas Insurance Advisors Inc. 972-256-18003585 N Beltline Road, Irving, TX-75062The Famous Insurance Agency, Inc. 972-271-96002940 Broadway, Suite 102, Garland, TX-75041Yasin Iqbal 214-252-24723001 Knox St, #102, Dallas, TX-75205701 N Central Expy, Richardson, 75080 972-238-8174Zoom Insurance 214-239-1609511 E Carpenter Fwy, Suite 150, Irving, TX-75062

INTERIOR DECORATORSAffair to Remember 817-296-4999Dallas, TX-76012Buy Candles Here 214-924-4274East Plano, Plano, TX-75074Custom Made Paintings 469-585-53561416 Mc Kenzie Drive, Allen, TX-75013

Decorating Den- 972-633-3779 1520 Glastonhuy Drive, Plano, TX 75075

Sanskruti 972-550-0686Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX-75038Shastra Inc. 214-748-8922 x101123 Oaklawn, Dallas, TX-75207Sri’s Draperies 972-252-20171294 Hidden Ridge Apt 2068, Irving, TX-75038Unik Drapries 972-463-9650 / 972-567-57273213 Mistletoe Lane, Rowlett, TX-75088Woodstone Furniture 877-234-03091352 Exchange Dr, Richardson Tx 75081

INVESTMENT BROKERSA H Securities 972-238-0021 / 800-230-0000811 S Central Expy, # 301, Richardson, TX-75080Jai T. Doshi, MBA, CFP 817-244-44564417 Northview Court, Fortworth, TX-76008Pankaj Udeshi 817-429-7002 / 972-429-70021050 W. Pipeline Rd, Suite 201, Hurst, TX-76053Raju Gadiraju 972-758-79832100 Deerfield Drive, Plano, TX-75023Shashin G. Shah, CFP 214-821-77783704 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX-75214Zahid Reza, CPA 972-761-991912700 Park Central Dr, # 304, Dallas, TX-75251

JEWELRYAarti Jewelers 972-918-9933109 S Central Expressway, Richardson, TX-75080Ashok Gopaldas Jewelers 972-761-0119100 S Central Expy, # 15, Richardson, TX-75080

GovindJi’s….. 972-231-6776 Open daily (except Tuesday), 12pm to 7pm


Kohinoor Diamonds 713-334-87005901 Hillcroft Drive, Suite C1, Houston, TX 77036

Malani Jewelers…972-234-4653 “The Largest Variety in North America”

Ocean Jewelz 214-621-12964425 Sandra Lynn Dr, Flower Mound, TX-75022Quality Corals & Gems 800-708-GEMSPO Box: 648 San Marcos, TX-73667House of India 214-741-61332050 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX-75207Rani Inc 214-741-RANIWorld Trade Center, Dallas, TX-75207Ruby Jewelers Inc 972-245-48581205 W Trinity Mills Road, Carrollton, TX-75006

Signature Diamonds… 972-789-1331 “Latest Collection, Unique Designs”


Silver City 972-488-341211377 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX-75229Star Jewelers 972-231-6776245 N Central Expwy, Richardson, TX-75080Tilak Jewelers 972-594-82522301 N O’Conner Road, Suite F, Irving, TX-75062

LANDSCAPINGLandscaping & Gardening Center 1122 Melrose, Garland, TX 972-494-7453

LIMOUSINESCaptain Limousines 1-866-98-Captain7750 N MacArthur Blvd, #120-203, Irving, 75063

MEDICAL CLINICSAdvanced Medical Center 972-985-80004002 W Park Blvd, Plano, TXAsthma and Lung Consultants 972-288-34712698 N Galloway, Suite 104, Mesquite, TXBaylor Hearing Care 469-867-66611609 Marsh Lane, Suite 10, Carrollton, TXCarter Eye Center 214-6962020Center For Pain Relief & Rehabilitation 3900 Pebble Creek, Plano, 75023 888-560-PAINHope Medical Institute, TX 757-873-3333Las Colinas Medical Center 972-969-20006800 N MacArthud Boulevard, Irving, TX-75039Window in The Womb 817-481-7788546 Silicon Blvd, # 103, South Lake, TX 76092 Via Scan 972-739-2840/ 1-800-585-2702349 E Las Colinas Blvd, C, Irving, 75039

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRJoy’s Tailor 972-436-5474KSVAC Electric & Heating Inc 469-767-8476Pro Tech Plumbing 972-279-6550 / 800-930-655015330 LBJ Freeway, # 416, Mesquite, T-75150

MOBILE PHONESGalleria Wireless….. 469-522-0786

“The most trusted store in town” See advertisement on Page 81

Listen to Radio Salaam Namaste 104.9 FM

America’s only desi radioChoice Mobile1009 W. Rochelle Rd, Irving, Tx 75062

Unlimited India Calling….. 1-800-465-5015 Free Vacation on Sign up for limited time


JNS Wireless Sprint5620 LBJ Freeway, 100 Dallas Tx 75240

MONEY TRANSFERInternational Money Transfer 972-480-0700100 S Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 75080

Western Union 212-468-3503P.O. BOX 130780 , Dallas, TX 75313

MORTGAGEA Best Rate Home Loan 972-396-09684733 De Grey Lane, Plano, TX-75093A-1 Appraisal 972-896-34104016 Carmichael Drive, Plano, TXAAA Loans 972-342-17051700 Wagon Wheel, Allen, TXAccord Mortgage 469-396-64802166 Dowelling Drive, Frisco, TXBroad Solutions Lending 214-619-56265700 Granite Parkway, Suite 420, Plano , TXCity Credit Union 214-319-30607747 Ferguson Street, Dallas, TXCity Mortgage 972-519-00505840 Coit Road, Suite 108, Plano, TXCMI Mortgage 972-818-610017780 Preston Road, Suite 130, Dallas, TXCredit Solutions 800-353-763015602 Dallas Parkway, Suite 700, Dallas, TX

Dream Home Mortgage “Make your dream home a reality”

See advertisement on Front inside cover

First Security Mortgage 972-243-05003010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 745, Dallas, TXTabernacle Mortgage 469-366-98305001, Rowlett Road # 101, Rowlett 75088.

MUSIC INSTRUMENTSAudio, Video, Lighting & Instruments www.aarohimusic.com 469-939-1231 Elisabeth Johnson 972-248-961319019 Preston Road, Suite 415, Dallas, TX-75252Texas Sound & DJ 972-606-1103 / 972-590-00004317 Fairmont Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052

MUSIC SCHOOLSAcademy of Indian Arts 214-226-3427Springcreek Parkway, Plano, TXAllen School of Music 972-359-1600Greenville Ave, Dallas, TXAnisha Parameswaran 214-394-62767940 N MacArthur Blvd., # 2145, Irving, TX-75063Ankur Nag 972-252-17923446 W Country Club Drive, Irving, TX-75038Arapaho Music Studios 972-234-4982Central & Arapaho, Richardson, TX-75080Coppell Conservatory LLC 972-304-8600600 E Sandy Lake Rd, # 124, Coppell, TX-75019Cornett Music Studio 972-669-8047Richardson, TX-75080Dallas School of Music 972-380-80502650 Midway Road, # 204, Carrollton, TX-75006Dallas School of Performing Arts, Dallas, TX 972-270-3334Larry Morgan Music Company 972-864-8584Mihir Patel 972-404-3459Plano, TX-75093

Parul’s Classical/ Light Music Lessons

Plano, Tx 214-509-3689

Rajinder Pal Singh 817-267-76641400 W Euless Boulevard, Euless, TX-76040Music Learning Unlimited 972-964-6604Plano, TXRenu Chandra 972-931-9694Dallas, TXSadhana School of Music 214-705-6073Spring Ridge Subdivision, Plano, TX-75025Shawli Roy 817-423-41215757, Remington Circle, Fortworth, TX-76132Spundun School of Music 817-571-4926Suzuki Institute of Dallas 972-437-6422Dallas, TX

Swara - Raaga 972-550-0686Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX-75038Swaranand - School of Indian Music & Hindi Independence Pkwy, Plano, 75023 214-226-3427The Piano Studio 972-248-961319019 Preston Road, Suite 415, Dallas, TX-75252University of the Blues 972-488-3141Royal Lane, Dallas, TXVeena Harihar 817-230-493214616 Cottage View Lane, Fortworth, TX-76155

NOTARYApniAgency.com 972-256-18003585 N Beltline Road, Irving, TX-75062Fidelity National Title 214-239-4511305 Cimarron Trail, Suite 160, Irving, TX-75063Krishna M Bhaskar 214-335-27403608 Hoya Drive, Suite 167, Arlington, TX-76015Lal Daswani 972-392-04046959 Arapaho Road, Suite 103, Dallas, TX-75248Mahesh Thakkar 214-677-91527308 Frankford Road, Dallas, TX-75252Mary L. Varghese 972-788-15555050 Quorum Dr, # 241, Dallas, TX-75254-7054Muhammad Ismail Sagar 972-252-09692804 Cantrell Street, Irving, TX-75062ZIP Copy Center 972-871-93004070 N Beltline Road, # 110, Irving, TX-75038ORGANIZATION-RELIGIOUS

Allen Musalla 214-641-8841410 N Greenville Avenue, # 102, Allen, TX-75002Art of Living Foundation, TX 214-459-4428/ 817-780-0000Asian Indian Church of Carrollton 214-676-57591907 Sunridge, Carrollton, TX-75006Balagokulam 972-588-70714020 Hedgcoxe Rd, Plano, 75024Shree Swaminayaran Mandir 972-243-866911321 Webb Chapel Road, Dallas, TX-75229Barsana Dham 972-527-6195Bethesda Bible Chapel 469-628-12661126 Hilltop Drive, Irving, TX-75060Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Meditation Center615 N. Macarthur Boulevard, Irving, TX-75231 972-254-5562Chinmaya Mission DFW 972-250-247017701 Davenport Road, Dallas, TX-75252Christian Brethren Assembly 972-986-64452011 Parkside Avenue, Irving, TX-75061CSI Church of Dallas 972-820-02059027 Midway Road, Dallas, TX-75209CSI Congregation Of Dallas 469-855-41599400 Plano Road, Dallas, TX-75238Dada Lacchmi Satsang 214-226-3427Independence Parkway, Plano, TX-75023Dallas Central Mosque of Islamic Asst

972-231-5698840 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX-75081 Dar elSalam Islamic Center 817-265-2596747 W. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX-76012


DFW Arya Samaj 817-457-1357DFW Gayatri Pariwar 817-467-1633DFW Hindu Temple 972-445-31111605 N Britan Road, Irving, TX-75061 Geeta Sanskar, Allen, TX 972-288-0700Gujarati Christian Fellowship 972-240-56985514 Laredo Lane, Garland, TX-75043Gurdwara Sikh Temple 214-240-5348506 Gatewood Drive, Garland, TX-75043Gurdwara Singh Sabha 972-235-33881201 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX-75081





Gurudwara Sikh Sangat 817-267-766411400 West Euless Boulevard, Euless, TX-76040Hare Krishna Mandir 214-827-63305340 Gurley Avenue, Dallas, TX-75223Indian Telugu Church 817-540-6282Indo-Pak Bible Church 972-530-80721918 Beltline Road, Garland, TX-75044IPC HEBRON 972-840-92991751 Wall Street, Garland, TX-75042ISKCON 214-827-63305430 Gurley Ave, Dallas, TX-75223Islamic Association of Carrollton 972-466-11911516 Stemmons Frwy, # 201, Carrollton 75006Islamic Association of Collin County 972-491-58006401 Independence Parkway, Plano, TX-75023Islamic Association of Lewisville 972-691-5566P.O. Box 294102, Lewisville, TX-75029-4102Islamic Association of N Texas 972-231-5698840 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX-75081Islamic Association of Tarrant 817-737-81044801 Fletcher Avenue, Fortworth, TX-76107Islamic Center Of Irving 972-721-9136245 E Grauwyler Rd, # 118, Irving, TX-75061Islamic Center of Momin 972-554-02001019 Perry Street, Irving, TX-75060-3222Jain Society of North Texas 972-470-0606538 Apollo Road, Richardson, TX-75081Kriya Yoga Center 214-418-686010600 Steppington, Suite 230, Dallas, TX-75230Manoyoga Sadhana 972-516-8325PO Box 260185, Plano, TX-75026Mata Amritanandmayi Satsang 972-380-0951Dallas TX-75287-6734North Texas Hindu Mandir 214-552-0549/817-308-779610309 Baronne Circle, Dallas, TX-75218Sathya Saibaba Center of North Dallas

www.ndsai.org 972-250-0126Shree Santram Bhakt Samaj 972-430-0000Shree Swaminarayan Mandir 972-263-76372114 Pine Street, Grand Prairie, TX-75005Sikh Study Circle 972-579-9646834 N Nursery Road, Irving, TX-75061Sri Aurobindo Center 972-829-3161Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji Satsangh, Allen, TX 972-517-2723Sri Sai Baba Temple of DFW 972-459-47652109 West Parker Plaza, # 212, Plano, TX-75023St Mary’s Jacobite Church 972-446-99832112 Old Denton Drive, Carrollton, TX-75006St.Thomas Syrian Catholic Church, Dallas 972-240-5551Vaishnav Parivar 972-462-1763 / 972-510-0000426 Woodhurst Drive, Coppell, TX-75019 Virendra Summanwar 972-550-39405309 N MacArthur Blvd., # 1020, Irving, TX-75038Vision Baptist Church 214-763-39431112 W Parker Road, Plano, TX-75075Zion Gospel Assembly 972-412-731511221 Lochwood Boulevard, Dallas, TX

ORGANIZATION-PROFESSIONAL

Alumni of Baroda University 972-618-9101Asian American Professionals 972-418-9652Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Allen, TX 972-491-1818DFW Indian Pharmacist Assn

817-548-7159Greater Dallas Indo - American Chamber of Commerce 214-346-95595930 LBJ Freeway, Suite 350, Allen, TX-75240IIT Alumni Association of North TexasPO Box: 260313, Plano, TX 972-758-7500International Fellowship 469-417-9299Malayalee Engineers Association of North Texas, Allen, Tx 972-378-0470Network of Indian Professionals - NetIP, Allen, 214-754-7089Richardson Music Teachers Association, Dallas, TX 972-690-1912Shreeji Non Profit Organization, Fortworth, TX 972-841-1727Texas Indo-American Dentists Association, 72120 W Spring Creek Pkwy, # C, Plano, 75023 972-527-486Texas Indo-American Physicians Society, Allen, TX 817-457-2928The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) 972-235-5555

SHOPPINGDeals2Buy.comP.O. Box 142523 Irving, Tx 75014

SOCIALDFW Indian Lions Club 972-475-1075TXAssociation for India’s Devpt. 972-867-0912PO Box 835833, Richardson, TX-75083-5833Bighelp For Education 781-962-7399Charotar Patidar Samaj of DFW 972-255-3037DFW Maharasthra Mandal 972-735-935717616 Squaw Valley Dr, Dallas, TX-75252Dallas Indian Lions Club 972-424-4902Immigrants Support Network 972-236-8368700 San Francisco Street, Carrollton, TX-75007India Association of N Texas 972-234-IANTIrving DFW Indian Lions Club 972-303-0745Kerala Civic Organization 972-416-4696

Laughing Club 214-226-3427

Independence Parkway, Plano, TX-75023

Plano Indian Lions Club 972-245-3941Richardson University Lions Club, Allen, TX 972-407-7345/ 972-880-0000World Muslim Congress 214-325-19161636 Coyote Ridge, Carrollton, 75010

PHOTOGRAPHYAsian Photography….. 214-783-3297

Weddings | Family Portraits | Special Events See advertisement on Page 15

Planetshazia Productions 469-363-71581330 Hi Line Drive, Dallas, TX-75207Memoir Photo 972-248-4890Swatee Photography & Video 972-530-7356Dallas, TX

Bombay Photography… 972-679-7921 “Special memories for special events”


Texpertz Photography 214-288-01061324 Breanna Way Coppell 75018

Armale Studio…214-676-7531 www.bookmywedding.com

PRINTING

Insty Prints Irving 1236 N. Beltline Rd, Irving, TX 75061

972-790-0179

Advanced Xpress Printing 972-238-1050400 Industrial Dr, # 100, Richardson, TX-75081Alpha Graphics, 972-529-98851970 N Central Expy, # 140, McKinney, TX-75070 Best Signs 214-340-74461718 Reserve Street, Garland, TX-75042 DIS Print & Web Solutions 972-567-8040532 Runstone Drive, Irving, TX-75060Hall Graphics 214-349-387010660 Plano Road, Suite 122, Dallas, TX-75238Jay Kay Press Inc., 972-831-043310580 Newkirk St, Suite 301, Dallas, TX-75220PrintOGraphics, 972-240-79795481 Broadway Blvd., # 117, Garland, TX-75043 Texas Commerce Printing, 214-638-27749011 John Carpenter Frwy, # 102, Dallas, 75247

REAL ESTATEA Action Realtors Manmohan (Mohen) S.Rai 972-270-75218111 LBJ Suite 945, Dallas, TX-75251Amit Sachdev 469-951-04138909 Pocono Drive, Plano, TX-75025Ashok Daftary, CCIM 972-612-00003204 Lanarc Drive, Plano, TX-75023Bharati Rao 817-277-48791106 De Pauw Drive, Arlington , TX-76012


Charles M.R. Vethan 214-841-10004144 North Central Expy, # 660, Dallas, 75204Danny and Chinna Raj 972-867-76661800 Preston Park Blvd, Plano, TX-75093Enterprise America 214-855-667512222 Merit Drive, Suite1870, Dallas, TX 75251Everest Realty 972-303-01035406 Broadway, Suite 102, Garland, TX-75043Lakshmana Katuri 972-423-45231515 Rio Grande Drive, Plano, TX-75075Laxmi Tummala - REMAX 972-989-78158600 N. MacArthur Blvd, # 104, Irving, TX-75063Rakesh Garg 972-588-80821333 W. McDermott, Suite 100, Allen, TX-75013Ramesh Ramotar - R Square Realtors, 225 N Eleventh St, # A, Garland 972-487-0462Ripple Goel 214-995-991818383 Preston Road , Dallas, TX-75252Manasi Vernekar 972-746-95634530 W. Buckingham Road, Garland, TX-75042Manoj Abraham Real Estate LLC, 972-484-66442880 LBJ Freeway, Suite 403, Dallas, TX-75234

REALTORSAburu Venkat, Plano, 75025 469-450-1489Ammu Jacob 972-248-596317000 Preston Road, Suite 100, Dallas, TX-75248Anil Chugh 972-896-485413604 Midway Road, Suite 183, Dallas, TX-75244B Prasad 469-233-1184Plano, TX-75025Ebby Halliday Realtors, 214-766-43437520 N. MacArthur Blvd., # 100, Irving, TX 75063

One Plus Realty…469-446-4177 No Gimmicks.. No Catches... Just Great Service

Help-U-Sell Fine Properties 972-747-10681333 McDermott Dr, # 200, Allen, TX-75013

Krishna P. Yalamanchili 469-831-56091701 N Greenville Ave., # 402, Richardson, 75081Najma Real Estate Services 214-731-1044Ram Muthu - AAA Realtors 214-533-64371545 Ave K, Suite 169, Plano, TX-75074Rani Amsavelu 469-867-4584600, S. Denton Tap Rd, # 110, Coppell, TX-75019Safeway Group, Inc. 770-409-9910 x15Truvillion Realty Group 817-277-4879Wiiliam Davis Realty 214-477-903617732 Preston Rd, # 100, Dallas, TX-75252

RELIGIOUSAnantha P Archakam 469-467-45536629 Macintosh Drive, Plano, TX-75023

Church of South India 972-463-87789400 Plano Road, Dallas, TX-75238Foundation for Pluralism 214-325-19161636 Coyote Ridge, Carrollton, TX 75010Ramachar 972-518-10341254 Hidden Ridge, Apt# 1011, Irving, TX-75038Suryakant J Bhatt 972-475-44542005 Dover Drive, Rowlett, TX-75088Umanath Bhat 972-874-13784417 Sandra Lynn, Flower Mound, TX-75022

RESTAURANTSAfghan Grill 972-818-030019177 Preston Road, Suite 180, Dallas, TX-75252

Aahar Indian Restaurant…972-432-2427 “Home cooking with Home prices”


Agha Juice 972-245-50011205 W Trinity Mills Road, Carrollton TX 75006Afrah’s Restaurant 972-234-9898314 E. Main Street, Richardson, TX 75081Al-Amir 214-739-26477402 Greenville Avenue, # 101, Dallas, TX 75231

BBQ Tonite…972-466-0786 “Indo-Pak Cuisine”


Basil Leaf Thai Restaurant 972-252-21754070 N. Beltline Road, Suite150, Irving, TX-75038Bombay Bistro 817-560-99969116 Camp Bowie, Unit 100, Fortworth, TX-76116Bombay Chinese 972-808-9990100 S Central Epwy, #17, Richardson, TX-75080

Bombay Sizzler…972-255-5400 “Bombay ka style main”


Bollywood Bar & Grill 214-529-679011345 Emerald Street, Dallas, TX-75229Bukhara Grille 972-400-7748955 E Cambell Road, Richardson, TX-75080

Bombay Sweets & Snacks…214-441-2125 “The best Indian sweets and snacks”

Chaat Express 972-312-1127832 W Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023Chaat & Paan Corner (Apna Bazaar), 2000 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton, 972-374-7186Chaat Café: 972-713-000318101 Preston Rd # 202 Dallas TX 75252Chettinaad Palace 469-229-91002205 N Central Expy, # 180, Plano, TX-75075





Madras Pavilion, 972-671-DOSA101 S Coit Road, Suite 359, Richardson, 75080Maharaj Indian Cuisine 972-248-004517370 Preston Road, Suite 490, Dallas, TX-75252Maharaja Indian Restaurant 214-440-00006308 Hulen Bend Boulevard, Fortworth, TX-76132Malti Indian Veg Cuisine 972-315-3839801 W Roundgrove, # 108, Lewisville, TX-75067

Bombay Chinese…972-808-9990 “The best of Indo-Chinese cuisine”


Mango Thai Cuisine 972-599-02894701 W Park Boulevard, # 104, Plano, TX-75093Masala Wok 972-409-00007447 N MacArthur Blvd, # 175, Irving, TX-75063Mehfil Bar & Grill 972-238-9724807 Central Expressway, Richardson, TX-75080Mom’s Spice 972-258-5101 219 West Airport Freeway, Irving, TXMurphy’s Deli 214-638-33541250 Mockingbird, Suite 220, Dallas, TXNew Start Veggie Garden 972-243-05072330 Royal Lane, Suite 900, Irving, TXPasand Indian Cuisine 972-594-06932600 N BeltLine Road, Irving, TX-75062

Passage to India 972-527-7040909 W Spring Creek, Suite 450, Plano, TX-75023Pizza Boy 972-596-35003131 Custer Road, Suite 165, Plano, TX-75075Shammy’s 972-406-174711422 Harry Hines Blvd, # 312, Dallas, TX-75229

Shish Kabob 972-680-8989Spring Valley at Coit, Irving, TX

Roti Grill…214-521-3655 “Fresh Indian Food”

Silverspoon Gyros & Subs 972-247-015611311 Harry Hines Blvd, # 602, Dallas, TX-75229Silverspoon Restaurant 972-907-0090218 Suite A, E Spring Valley, Richardson, 75081Sitar Indian Cuisine 214-618-00508612 Preston Road, Suite 102, Plano, TX-75024Star India 817-265-9020703 W Park Row Drive, Arlington, TX Star International 972-279-43332809 Motley Drive, Mesquite, TX-75150Taboon Bakery & Grill 972-740-26782211 Cheyenne, Irving, TX-75062Taj Chaat House 214-596-11331057 W Rochelle Road, Irving, TX-75062

Swadeshi Indian Cuisine…972-514-1086 “Cuisine of India”


Taj Express 214-528-02004436 Lemmon, Dallas, TX

Taj Mahal 214-692-053510455 N Central Expy, # 20, Richardson, TXTandoor Grill 469-241-04496900 Alma Drive, Suite 100, Plano, TX-75023Tawa Grill 972-234-226113340 Audelia Road, Suite 135, Dallas, TXTandoor Indian Restaurant 972-261-6604532 Fielder North Plaza, Arlington, TX-76012Taste O’ India 469-855-06281901 W Parker, Suite 121 A, Plano, TX-75023

Temptations 972-252-98984070 N Beltline, Suite 138, Irving, TX-75038The Chat Corner 972-644-132926-C Heights, Richardson, TX-75080

The Saffron House…972-239-1800 “A place to pamper your taste” See advertisement on Page 73

Tharas Restaurant 972-579-8847833-C East Shady Grove, Irving, TX-75060The Saffron House 972-239-18005100 Beltline Road, Suite 728, Addison, TX-75240

Topaz Indian Grill & Bar…214-641-8861 “Biggest Club of its kind”


Udipi Cafe 972-437-285835 Richardson Heights Village, TX-75080Vegi Thali 972-236-11691205 W Trinity Mills, # 105, Carrollton, TX-75006Villa Mediterranian 214-731-12003648 Old Denton Rd, # 102, Carrollton TX 75007Wok of Fame 972-494-6163217 Garland Avenue, Garland, TXZyka 972-238-777720 Richardson Heights, Richardson, TX-75080

ROOFINGBrotherhood Roofing 972-222-69456048 Hidden Creek Lane, Frisco, TX

SECURITY SYSTEMSK Link 972-484-646411500 N Stemmons Freeway, Suite 112, DallasPro System 972-896-78141328 Barclay Drive, Carrollton, TX

SIGNS & STORAGEAdvanced Name Plates Inc. 972-644-6520605 S Sherman Street, Suite 505, Richardson, TXAll Quality Signs 972-234-3228724 S Central Expressway, Richardson, TXBest Signs 214-340-74461718 Reserve Street, Garland, TXFuture Signs 972-205-90903803 Cavalier Drive, Garland, TXRoyal Signs 469-879-5786Seven Seas Worldwide 877-817-7327Dallas, TXSigns for Less 469-556-839812465 Black Cherry Lane, Euless, TXSigns Universe 972-880-28844304 Onyx Drive, Carrollton, TX

SPORTSHome Run Alley - 972-447-90663221, Skylane Drive, Carrollton, TX-75006North Texas Cricket Association 214-325-1916

www.NTCricket.comThe Cricket Gear 214-557-44621616 W Irving Boulevard, Irving, TX-75061

STORAGEPublic Storage 214-521-81003540 Inwood Road, Dallas, TXShurguard 972-396-49701210 N Beltline, Irving, TX

SWIMMING POOLSCrown Pools 972-396-4960705 E Main Street, Allen, TXMalibu Pool Remodelling 972-231-7553705 S Floyd Road, Richardson, TX

THEATRES / MOVIESTouring Talkies 972-373-8100Irving, TXValentino Films 214-606-6433320 S Beltline Road, Suite109, Irving, TX 75060

TIRES4 M Tires 972-259-19511115 W Pioneer Road, Irving, TXBJ Tire Center 972-205-09973342 W Walnut Street, Garland, TXCheap Tires 972-785-2828425 N Britain Road, Irving, TXDiscount Tires 972-377-82428700 Ohio Drive, Plano , TXFirestone 214-520-99242540 Old Denton Road, Carrollton, TXKauffman Tires 972-245-15123901 W Spring Creek Road, Plano, TXSpring Valley Discount Tires 972-392-31927828 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, TX

TRAINING INSTITUTESAcademy of Indian Arts 214-226-34275451 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX-75023Anblicks 972-241-67002925 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX-75234Bright Computer Training & Consultants 817-356-0560P. O. Box 822954, Dallas, TX-75382ChennaiSoft 972-951-54191312 Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX-75038Hindi Vikas 972-377-8388Plano, TX-75025Perry Zafar 972-306-23102727 Cancun Lane, Dallas, TX-75287Sanford-Brown Institute 888-317-6333/ 214-459-84901250 W Mockingbird Lane, # 150, Dallas, 75247

TRANSLATIONInlingua 972-248-449616999 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TXInterlingua 972-818-345516300 Addison Road, Suite 222, Addison, TXThe Language Network 972-960-99801411 Dallas Parkway, Suite 320, Dallas, TXTranslation 972-458-161616135 Preston Road, Suite 214, Dallas, TX

TRAVELAA Passport

13999, Goldmark Dr, Dallas. 469-835-2731 See Advertisement on Page 65

A-1 Travel & Tours 972-437-2626811 S Central Expy, # 535, Richardson, 75080AILIA Travel & Tours 972-424-66202301 Pebble Vale Drive, Suite 1511, DallasAirTravelExperts.Com 214-634-72778100 John Carpenter Frwy, # 105, Dallas, 75247All About Travel 972-691-18261811 Hill Ridge Drive, Flower Mound, TX-75028Allwell Travel & Tours, Inc 972-355-19633332 Brittany Drive, Flower Mound, TX-75022

Omega Travel- Tel- 972-518-1268 1300 W. Walnut Hill Ln ste#155D, Irving,

TX 75038. Fax- 972-518-1309

Alpha Travel Associates 972-897-70935609 Kerry Lane, Garland, TX-75043Amrita Travel 972-231-799313999 Goldmark Dr, # 429, Richardson, TX-75240Angel Travels 972-418-03501925 E. Beltline, Suite 205, Carrollton, TX-75006Apex Travels 877-664-1199777 S Central Expy, # 4-E, Richardson, TX-75080 Aries Tours & Travels 214-638-70088828 Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX-75247Bindhu Travels 214-774-20943708 Millswood Drive, Irving, TX-75062Cosmos Travel Inc. 214-905-20092700 Stemmons Fwy, # 1001, Dallas, TX-75207East West Travel Inc 214-564-74249888 Bissonnet, # 100A, Houston, TX-77036Galaxy Travel 972-392-04046959 Arapaho Road, Suite 103, Dallas, TX-75248Global Passport & Visa 972-907-9450811 S Central Expy, # 419, Richardson, TX-75080

Travel Plus Inc….469-361-1594 “Over 25 years experience”

See advertisement on Page 68Peaceland Travel & Tour 214-634-99111327 Empire Center, Dallas, TX-75212Passport and Visa 972-596-72886000 Ohio Drive, Plano, TX-75093Referralclicks 972-255-22973114 W Northgate Dr, # 1049, Irving, TX-75062R.K.Travel Inc. 630-858-72004149 Woodland Trail, Carrollton, TX-75007Royal Travels & Tours 972-258-01031221 W Airport Fwy, # 201, Irving, TX-75062Sky Master Travel 972-256-2200 / 972-252-4454415 E Airport Freeway, Irving, TX-75062Skyline Travels 214-634-7277 / 214-630-00008100 John Carpenter Fwy, # 210, Dallas, 75247SkyPass Travel Inc. 800-38 1-TOUR2730 Stemmons Fwy, # 310, Dallas, TX-75207Star Travels 972-987-78968101, Memorial Lane, Suite 2814, Plano, TX-75024Supersonic Travel and Tours 972-239-778212001 N Central Expwy, # 280, Dallas, 75243

Taj Travel & Tours 972-792-9555

777 S Central Expy, # 5F, Richardson, TX-75080

Tandem Travels 469-675-0366524 Colgate Drive, Allen, TX-75013Travel Connection 817-483-96687717 Pirate Point Circle, Arlington, TX-76016Travel Globe Inc. 877-456-23481221, W. Airport Fwy, Suite 201, Irving, TXTravel King International 972-235-9500100 S Central Expy, # 43, Richardson, TX-75080Travel Plus 469-361-15943948 Windford Dr. Plano 75025Wilson Travel INC 972-257-86902300 Valley View Lane, #840 Irving, 75062

UNIFORMAramark 214-637-09701900 Empire Central, Dallas, TXCiti Uniforms 214-630-40001348 Inwood Road, Dallas, TXPerfumes & Scrubs 972-231-3489888 Greenville Avenue, Suite 116, Richardson, TXUnifirst 972-289-0754200 N Sam Houston, Mesquite, TX

WHOLESALEA-Z Wholesaler 972-484-11531100 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas TX-75229Perfume Gallery 972-481-948110717 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas 75229Prime Wholesaler 972-247-7826300 Grapevine Mills, Grapevine, TX-76051Silver Star Import 972-241-418111220 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75229Suny Wholesale 972-241-7937/ 077711430 Reeder Road, Dallas TX-75229Store Display Fixtures 972-222-9494/ 469-916-08732933 Blystone Lane, Dallas, TX-75220Supreme Wholesale 972-241-467110717 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas 75229



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