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SAMAJ DARSHAN: A GUJARATI SAMAJ OF DETROIT PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2008

Nov 9, Sunday 5:00 pm Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

15801 Michigan Ave Dearborn, MI 48126

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$24 for Adult, $8 for Kid Questions? [email protected]

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www.GSOD.org/diwali In PayPal, specify friends/group you want to sit with

Diwali Gift For U!

DELICIOUS GUJARATI DINNER! BOLLYWOOD MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

STAND-UP COMEDY & FUN STUFF! FOR KIDS—DJ MUSIC WITH SINGER KIDD SKILLY

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Babysitting & Magic Show available for young kids

2008 Gujarati Samaj Diwali Program On Sunday, November 9th 2008 at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Dinner & Bollywood Entertainment Fame Gurukul ‘Shamit Tyagi’,

Mayuri & Minaxi Musical group with Stand up Comedy Please reserve the Diwali program tickets for our family. We are current members of Gujarati Samaj of Detroit. We understand that submitting this form does not guarantee the tickets. Member Number: _____________________ (can be found on address label of Samaj Darshan) Name: __________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________ (must be provided) Adult Tickets (over 18 years) ______ x $24.00 / ticket = $________ (Includes Dinner & Musical Entertainment) Children / Youth Tickets (under 18 years) ______ x $8.00 / ticket = $________ (Includes Kids Dinner & Special Entertainment) TOTAL AMOUNT = $__________ Please mail this completed form along with the check for the total amount payable to

Gujarati Samaj, Inc. no later than Monday, November 3rd 2008 to:

Mr. Daxesh Modi 40690 Bluesprings Ct, Canton MI 48188

Important Information Mail this form promptly as the seats are assigned on first-come-first-served basis. Auditorium capacity is

limited seats. The postmarked date on the mailed envelope or the date of receipt for hand-delivered form to above address will be used in determining priority seating.

No tickets reservations will be accepted over the phone. Ticket order must be sent to above address. PLEASE DO NOT MAIL THE FORM TO EC OR BOT MEMBERS.

If your children (under 18 years) need auditorium seats, instead of Kids Special Entertainment, then please purchase adult tickets for them.

The Diwali Program is strictly for current Gujarati Samaj members only. Non-members must become members prior to ordering tickets for the program.

If you like to sit with your friends / relatives, then send all the completed forms with checks in one envelop. Each family must submit a separate ticket request form. We will verify the membership before sending tickets to you.

Tickets are required for the admission to dinner hall and the auditorium. Lost tickets will not be replaced. These tickets are not refundable.

Executive Committee (EC) and Board of Trustee (BOT) reserve the rights to revise and/or modify these instructions and make final decisions.

Contact between 7 PM – 9 PM: Ashish Tikiwala (248) 895-3926

Mark your calendars: Sunday, November 9th 2008 @ 5:00 pm 3:30 – 4:30 PM Diwali Puja 5 – 6.45 PM Dinner 7.00 PM onwards Diwali Program

To buy Online Paypal tickets visit: www.GSOD.Org/diwali Questions? [email protected]


GSY 2008-2009 Committee

Directors: Heenal Parikh, Krishna Tikiwala Co-Director: Priya Joshi, Sahil Mehta

Secretary: Megha Patel, Neelam Trivedi Treasurer: Radhika Somaiya, Shital Chauhan Public Relations: Ashka Shah, Pankti Shah

Cultural events: Ashna Merchant, Yaksh Patel Publication Support: Nirali Makim, Puja Kamani

Web Design: Abhilasha Shah, Soham Trivedi

Members at large:

Avni Modi, Hetal Patel Nikita Patel, Sonali Patel Sahni patel, Ashka Soni

Bansari Acharya, Kushali Shah

Congratulations! On behalf of EC & BOT members, we congratulate the new GSY team and wish them all the best for the upcoming year. Samaj looks forward for an active participation from our youth members and we know they will excel in anything they do.

www.gsod.org/gsy

Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya: From Darkness Unto Light ...

In each legend, myth and story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light — the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity. During Diwali, lights illuminate every corner of India and the scent of incense sticks hangs in the air, mingled with the sounds of fire-crackers, joy, togetherness and hope. Outside India, Diwali is more than a Hindu festival, it's a celebration of South-Asian identities. If you are away from the sights and sounds of Diwali, light a diya, sit quietly, shut your eyes, withdraw the senses, concentrate on this supreme light and illuminate the soul.

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GSOD Golf 2008 Update

Gujarati Samaj of Detroit organ-ized wonderful Golf Tournament for Samaj Members and Non

Members on Sept 21, Sunday. The weather was just perfect with about 70 degrees in the afternoon! The event was attended by 53 golfers at Glenn Oaks Golf Course in Farmington Hills. Jignesh Mehta and Dhirubhai Patel helped this outdoor event that started with Bellacino’s Vegetarian Sandwiches (thanks to Girish Patel). Later in the evening the tournament continued celebrations at Ruchi Indian Restaurant with scrumptious Dinner. GSOD congratulates Sunny Patel and his team for the winning performance!

Everyone had fun filled Sunday and thanked GSOD committee members for hosting this great event!


Geetmala Foundation proudly presents

The Musical Odyssey

“A memorable musical journey” A multi-media live musical program of old melodious and new Bollywood songs with 50 singers and musicians of International Repute including Plymouth Symphony Orchestra

Produced & Directed by Narendra Sheth and supported by Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian origin (MAPI)

Saturday - November 15th at 6:30 pm Seaholm High School Auditorium, Birmingham, MI

Tickets: $35, $55 & $100 (Funds raised will support MAPI Charitable Clinics)

For tickets & program details, please contact: Bhushan Modi (734-981-1446) or Bipin Mistry (734-673-3457)

Visit www.miindia.com for online ticket purchase

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On Sept 15th, Monday—Gujarati Samaj Of Detroit & Jain Samaj had a wonderful privilege to host Gujarat’s rising star ‘Aishwarya Majmudar’ (Star TV fame) from Ahmedabad. Labeled as ‘Chhote Ustaad’ by Amitabh Bachchan, the young singer performed favorite Hindi Songs at Jain Temple. When asked what was the secret behind her Melodious singing talent, she modestly answered ‘Every person has their expertise in some field, all you do is identify it, pursue it and work hard to excel..”

In a very short period of publicity time, we had about 100+ people gathered at Jain Temple. Gujarati Audience was happy to hear her sweet singing voice with great enthusiasm. Thanks to EC/BOT members, Jain Samaj Executives, Minesh Parikh, Suman Rawal & others for precious help towards hosting this entertaining event!


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GSOD’s 2008 Navratri update September 27, 2008 Saturday was Garba & Dandia night of Gujarati Samaj Of Detroit. ‘Ratri Before Navratri’ event was a big success! Anand & Baroda fame Brij Joshi & his group performed Super Duper Raas & Garba in front of more than 1600 people at UofM Fieldhouse Arena, Dearborn.

GSOD had organized to have a big stage in the center of arena where artists performed the tunes. Ticketing areas and queues were well maintained by the EC/BOT teams to ensure smooth flow of guests without any waiting times. Chairs were provided at both ends in arena for patrons to enjoy watching Garba & Dandia dance. The Garba started at around 9pm as the arena started to fill up. Dandia dance was the second phase of the event.

Many EC/BOT members had gotten Arati thalis for the mid-event Arati. Brij Joshi & Group sang very well bringing the religious atmosphere in the arena. There were young adults and seniors, Gujaratis and Non-Gujaratis —they all enjoyed dancing the Navratri tunes.

Upstairs in the Arena, Suraj Food was managing the Snack Food stall. You could see people enjoying Cha, Bhel, Samosas, Chat, Pavbhaji etc etc.. Yummy wah shu mazaa aavee! And then there was Clothing/Garment booth as well with variety of Punjabi clothes for sale. 8 contest winners got great prizes for the best performances in the categories by the judges. Overall the ‘Ratri Before Navratri’ brought wonderful and fun filled experience amalgamated with Navratri spirit. Finally we would like to thank all EC/BOT, Volunteers, Radio program owners and Patrons to make this core Gujarati cultural event a grand success!


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Season of Lights

Dunes of vapors from crackers rise, Engulf, as odorous airs resound Effusing joys to all abound Pearls of gleams in these autumn nights Adorn our lives else trite With sparklers that motley skies As soaring spirits of powder wander Let us thank the heavenly might, In this festive season of lights.

Regardless of the mythological explanation one prefers, what the festival of lights really stands for today is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill, and a religiously sanctioned celebration of the simple - and some not so simple - joys of life. ~Times of India editorial


Dhamachakdi Cholafali — Yummy Diwali Snack!!! Did you know?

Tablecloths were originally meant to be

served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling

casinos! It takes glass one million years to decompose,

which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while

you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis ! Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed

from using products made for right handed people!

The sun is 330,330 times larger than the

earth! A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of

a second! During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000

pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin

approximately one million gallons of fresh water!

It is estimated that millions of trees in the

world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!

The original name for the butterfly was

'flutterby'! Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like

humans use fingerprints!

Preparation Time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 15 minutes

Ingredients

Chavli Flour 1 1/2 cups Salt to taste Carom seeds (ajwain), crushed 1/2 teaspoon Oil 2 tablespoons + to deep fry Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon Chaat masala 1 teaspoon

Method

Mix chavli flour and salt. Add crushed ajwain and mix. Add one-tablespoon oil and just enough water and knead into a stiff dough. Rest it for about ten minutes.

Pound the dough well, adding a little oil in between, till it is smooth.

Divide the dough into eight equal portions. Roll out each portion as thin as possible.

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Cut one-inch wide strips of the rolled out dough and deep fry till crisp. Drain onto an absorbent paper.

Mix red chilli powder and chaat masala powder and sprinkle over the fried strips when still hot.

Cool and store in an airtight tin. They will keep fresh for at least fifteen days.

સફળતા નો પીનકોડ ગજરાતીુ ; સૌ સમસયા નો તોડ ગજરાતીુ !

કૈક અચ્છો; કૈક અલગો ગજરાતીુ ; એકડા ને કરે બગડૉ ગજરાતીુ !

નમ્તાન બોન્સાઈ ગજરાતીુ ુ ; િ◌સ ીઓની વડવાઈ ગજરાતીુ ;

લોટો લઈને દઈ દે ઘડો ગજરાતીુ ; વખત પડે તયા ખડો ગજરાતીં ુ ;

મનને પડે ભારે ગજરાતીુ ુ ; બતાને બેશક તારે ગજરાતીુ ુ ;

એ િ◌કમોને ફીજ વેચે ગજરાતી્ ુ ; ા ◌ં કપની નામે ઢેચે ગજરાતી્ ં ુ ;

દેશમા એબીસી ની હવા ગજરાતીં ુ ; પરદેશમા ઓ ◌ંં ્ -શ ૅ ૧! ગજરાતીુ ;

પાછા પગલા ના પાડે ગજરાતીં ુ ; કાકરા માથી ઘ ચાળે ગજરાતીં ં ુ ;

ફાફડા, ઢોકળા ઘારી ગજરાતીુ ; પાનની સાયબા ગજરાતીુ ;

એની ડ ગમાય ેકૈક દમ ગજરાતીં ુ ; હર કદમ પર �વેલકમ� ગજરાતીુ ,

મહમેાનન પહે પતરા ગજરાતીુ ુ ું ં ; છે લે અપનવા ગજરાતીુ ુ ુ ,

ગાધીં , સરદાર, ન્શી ગજરાતીુ ુ , ઈતીજની પેલે પાર ગજરાતીુ !


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206 bones

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All wishing you a very very HAPPY DIWALI and SAAL Mubarak!!

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Preserve Gujarati cultural and linguistic heritage through

diversity and sense of belonging for the upcoming and future

generations of the membership

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Gujarati heritage by providing exposure and opportunity

to the membership

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