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Scholar talkKrushangi Patel and Ajay Jariwala, winners of LPS Scholarship Foundation’s scholarship reveal why the foundation is as muchabout helping students as it is about making a difference in lives…

Q: Your purpose to take the scholarshipKrushangi Patel (KP): To study medicineat the University of Missouri-KansasCity’s BA/MD program. I will receive aBachelor of Liberal Arts with minors inSociology, Communications, andChemistry as well as an MD upongraduation in 2011.Ajay Jariwala (AJ) (awarded $1,000 and$3,000 for 2006 and 2007): To attendthe Pharmacy School at CampbellUniversity. I am currently studyingPharmaceutical Science.

Q: How has the scholarship helped? KP:As six-year medical students, we takeclasses all year long. This means thatwe have to pay for summers along withnormal semesters. It is quite a task to

come up with the amount of moneyneeded for each year. Furthermore, theprices go up each year making it moreand more difficult with time. Nextsummer, I have theopportunity to takecourses in Swedenbecause I havecompleted my under-graduate courses.During year five, I willhave to travel to makedecisions about whereI want to apply forresidency. With allthese costs, thescholarship makes ahuge difference. Also,if I keep up my GPA, Imight as well get achance to renew myscholarship.AJ: The monetary awardI received helped me

pay for college tuition. Also, CampbellUniversity is a private school; thereforethe award helped me a lot with payingthe tuition.

Q: Any message to the community?KP: I would like to thank the Leuvaparents for all of their support. Thisscholarship would not be possiblewithout continued financialsponsorship. This kindness on the partof the LPS community and the parentsthat support it, has taught me toappreciate the societal reinforcementthat I receive. I try my best to give thatkindness back in any way possible. Ivolunteer once a month at a free clinic.I have also begun an effort to providemoney to an organization called Ekal

Vidhyala that helps to build schools inIndia. Through this, I can give back tothe community that has given to me. Ihope that Leuva parents will continue

to fund this scholarshipto help many otherstudents reach their goalsand help the Leuvacommunity as a whole toprogress.AJ: The Leuva Scholarshipprogram is excellent. Itcomes from our ownculture, which shows thatthey are helping theiryouth excel with furthereducation.

Q: Your personalrecommendationKP: This scholarship is anexcellent way to helpfund a college edu-cation. It allows the

Trustees of the Scholarship FoundationIndubhai H Patel (Chairman)Raman D PatelBN Patel (LPS President)Dipak R PatelRaman V PatelSunil H PatelNP PatelNaranji V PatelNatu V PatelDipak K

All smiles: Krushangi won $5,000 for theyear 2006

Nothing is for free: Educationalso comes with a price-tag

A total of 14 applications werereceived this year for the LPS scholarship,

a number higher than last year. It’s an encouragingsign. LPS urges its members to make use of the

foundation and to contribute generously to it sincewe are now a 100 per cent tax deductible,

public charity entity

BN Patel, president

student to choose their own field anddo their best in it. Extracurricularinvolvement is rewarded and efforts togive back to the community areappreciated. With this scholarship, onecan take advantage of some of theexcellent education opportunities thatstudents sometimes have to forego dueto lack of finance.AJ: The Leuva Scholarship can helpparents a lot with the burden of payingfor college. Indian parents usually payfor school, that’s just how our culture is.Therefore, more donations to the LeuvaFoundation will help more collegestudents receive scholarships.

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Mother of the Three WorldsANNAPURNA literally means ‘one ofplenteous food’. An incarnation ofGoddess Parvati, Annapurna is the Hindugoddess of food and cooking.

Holding a jeweled vessel containingfood in one hand and a spoon to distributefood in the other, Goddess Annapurnaprovides food and nourishment to theentire universe. Even Lord Shiva, herhusband, is often depicted with a skullbegging bowl before the goddess, askingfor food.

Legend has it Shiva once told Parvatithat the world is an illusion and matter isjust a mirage, here one moment, gonethe next. Even food is just maya. Onhearing this, Parvati being the mother ofall material things including food, losther temper. ‘If I am just an illusion, let’s see how you andthe rest of the world get along without me,’ she said anddisappeared from the world.

Her disappearance caused devastation in the world. Timestood still, seasons did not change and a terrible droughtmade the earth completely barren. Not even a morsel offood was left in the three worlds of Akaash, Pataal and Dharti.Parvati’s heart melted when she saw the misery of theuniverse, and she appeared at Kashi to set up a kitchen.

With the power to feed the entire universe, the goddess of food ensures that her worshippers never go hungry …

Generous deity: Annapurna Devi

On hearing about her return, Lord Shivaran to her and presented his bowl in almssaying, ‘Now I realise that the materialworld cannot be dismissed as an illusion.’

Parvati smiled and fed Shiva with herown hands. Since then, Parvati isworshipped as Annapurna Devi - themother goddess of food. Her imageserving food to lord Shiva is depicted inmany temples across India. It is said thatthe goddess does not eat a morsel, unlessall her devotees in her temple have beenfed.

In Unja village of Gujarat, she isworshipped as Umiya Maata. While inKerala, a packet of food is left tied to thebranch of a tree at a temple dedicated tothe goddess, even after all devotees have

been fed. This is done with the thought that even a thiefshould not go without food.

Sage Adi Shankaracharya has captured the greatness ofGoddess Annapurna in this soulful verse:

Annapoorne sadaa poorne Shankarah PraanavallabheGnana Vairagya Siddhyartham Bhikshaan Dehi ca ParvatiMother Annapurna, you who are eternally complete, you,

the very life of lord Shiva, give me food (in alms) so that Ican sustain my body to achieve the Supreme Knowledge.

THE NINE heady nights of Navratrimay simply mean dressing up intraditional attire and gyrating to thetunes of Gujarati raas-garba songs andoften even Bollywood numbers tomost youngsters. The deep religioussignificance of this festival is oftenlost behind the sequined full umbrellaskirts and cholis (blouses) withdazzling mirror work. The purpose ofthe dance has perhaps changed to thatof evoking fun and plain enjoymentdevoid of spiritual depth.

Taking a peek into the world beyond the jazzy high-energy dances would show that Navratri is originally adeeply religious festival of worship through dance. The wordNavratri in Sanskrit literally means nine nights. During thesefestive nights, nine different forms of Shakti (female divinity)are worshipped. These are Durga (the inaccessible one),Bhadrakali, Amba or Jagadamba (mother of the universe),Annapurna (one who bestows grains in plenty), Sarvamangala(one who gives joy to all), Bhairavi, Chandika or Chandi,Lalita and Bhavani.

The festival is divided into sets of three days to worshipthree different aspects of the goddess. The first three days

Beyond the glittering frenzy of Navratri

are dedicated to Durga who is toutedas the destroyer of all impurities, vicesand defects in humankind. During thenext three days, goddess Lakshmi, thegiver of spiritual wealth is invoked.The final three days are spent inworshipping the goddess of wisdom,Saraswati.

During Navratri, some devotees ofDurga observe a fast and prayers areoffered for the protection of healthand property. On the tenth day ofNavratri, Dusshera, an effigy of

Ravana is burnt to celebrate the victory of good (Rama)over evil.

The traditional form of dance practiced during the festivalis garba, which originated in Gujarat. The term garba refersto a deep or a small earthenware lamp. During Navratri, alight is placed inside a pot with attractive designs, aroundwhich women dance. Similarly, raas, the form of dancethat involves striking wooden sticks or dandiya fitted withbells in unison, goes back to the legends of Lord Krishna.

Perhaps, re-invoking the spiritual aspects of the dancewould add that extra energy to the festivities and help toexperience an inner happiness that goes beyond just fun.

Twirling Thrills: Women performgarba steps

Rediscovering the spiritual meaning of the nine nights would show that there’s more to the festival thanjust dancing in fancy outfits…

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GUM DISEASE (also calledperiodontal disease) is themost common dentalproblem and a major causeof tooth loss in adults today.The bad news is that itusually develops without anywarning signs and withoutcausing any pain, so youmay not notice anything untilthe disease is serious and youare in danger of losing teeth.

The dangerous effects ofgum disease can even gobeyond teeth, as recentresearch suggests that theremay be a link betweenperiodontal disease and otherhealth concerns, such ascardiovascular problems,stroke and bacterialpneumonia. Pregnantwomen with gum diseaseare also at an increased riskof delivering pre-term, low-weight babies.

The good news is thatwith proper care, gumdisease can often beprevented. Even if it doesstart, it can usually be treatedand arrested if you catch itin the early stages.

Gum disease prevention and treatmentA plaque problem can grow into a serious disease, which can even lead to tooth loss…

Gum disease is caused bya clear, sticky film of bacteriathat forms on your teeth,otherwise known as plaque.If it is not removed every dayby brushing and flossing, ithardens into tartar and canlead to an infection of thetissues surrounding andsupporting the teeth.

In the mildest form of thedisease, you may not feel anydiscomfort but may notice thatyour gums are red, swollen ortender, and that your gumsbleed when you brush yourteeth. At this early stage ofperiodontal disease (known asgingivitis), your gum diseasecan still be reversed withstringent at-home hygiene andprofessional in-officetreatments.

If left unattended,plaque can spread and growbelow the gumline, leadingto periodontitis. This is anadvanced stage of gumdisease resulting in seriousdamage as the gums andbone that support the teethdeteriorate, leading to toothloss.

Eat Healthy: Tuck in pumpkin tohelp your diabetes

THE COMMON vegetablepumpkin will now be moretastier than ever as Chinesescientists have claimed thatit can “drastically” reducethe need for daily insulininjections for millions ofdiabetic patients worldwide.

Scientists havediscovered a compound inpumpkin that has beenknown to promote theregeneration of damagedinsulin-producing beta cells indiabetic rats, therebyimproving the level of insulinin their blood.

Laboratory data showedthat diabetic rats that had

You can avoidgum disease bypracticing thesesimple steps:

1. Floss everyd a y : F l o s s i n gremoves plaque frombetween your teethand under yourgumline, where yourtoothbrush can’treach. Floss beforeyou brush our teeth,preferably beforeyou go to bed atnight.

2. Brush yourteeth after eating: Atthe very least, brushafter breakfast andnever forget to brushbefore you go to bed.

3. Maintain a healthylifestyle: That means anutritious diet, andabstinence from tobacco, theuse of which has been linkedto the development of gumdisease and oral cancer.

4. Visit your dentistregularly for professionalcleanings, where the dentistor hygienist will remove any

plaque or tartar. If yourgingivitis has progressed toperiodontitis, you may alsoneed gum scaling (deepcleaning of the teeth aboveand below the gumline) androot planning (to smoothenand clean the roots of yourteeth).

Pumpkin may hold key to treatment for diabetics

been fed pumpkinextract had only fiveper cent less plasmainsulin and eight percent fewer insulin-positive cells thannormal healthy rats,according to aresearch paperpublished this weekin the US-basedJournal of theScience of Food andAgriculture.

The researchersfed 12 diabetic ratsand 12 normal rats either anormal diet or a dietsupplemented with pumpkin

extract for 30 days.On an average, the rats

receiving the pumpkin

supplements experienced a36 per cent increase inplasma insulin compared tothe untreated rats, ProfessorXia Tao, the paper’s leadauthor and a teacher atShanghai’s East ChinaNormal University said.

However, Xia, a professorat the College of LifeScience, emphasised thatfurther research was neededto evaluate the effects inhuman beings.

“But I tend to believepumpkin extract could alsopromote regeneration ofpancreatic beta cells inhumans,” he said.

Dr Nilesh Patel

– Dr Nilesh Patel, DDS LPS Professional Committee

Good news for the sweet-lovers...

LEUVA Patidar Samaj of USA, has recently been grantedthe long awaited Public Charity Non-Profit organisation statusknown as 501 [C] (3) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

This means life as well as annual membership with oursamajik organisation is fully non-taxable and enjoys totaltax deductibility. Achieving this IRS status has been a difficulttask, one that has taken year-long planning and effort byLPS President BN Patel, advisory board memberRanchhodbhai Lakha and Attorney Mustafa in Los Angeles.LPS is grateful to all of these and the IRS.

‘Congratulations! As indicated in the attached letter fromthe Internal Revenue Service, the IRS has given preliminaryapproval to our application for tax-exempt status underSection 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. As a result, the Samajcontinues to enjoy tax-exempt status, but the newdetermination also extends 100 per cent tax deductibilityfor donations to the Samaj (subject, of course, to anyindividual limits applicable by IRS to a donor’s overall taxdeductions).’ - excerpt from the attorney’s letter.

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There’s good news for LPS members, one that lives up to thesaying, ‘charity begins at home’...

FLORIDA and California:two states that share morethings in common that thesun, sand and surf. Bothstates played host to LPSmeetings that saw a goodturnout and some eagernew members.

Pennsacola, Floridaplayed host to the SaroliGaam meeting on May 10.President BN Patel, boardof directors IG Patel andDalsukh K Patel attendedthe meeting where severalLPS Saroli Gaam memberswere present.The organ-i s a t i o n ’ sstrength inn u m b e r si n c r e a s e dwith 20 newlife memberssigning up.

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Sunning up the SamajTwo regional meetings, nearly a country apart, bound by one entity: LPS. So what exactly is the organisation doing in Floridaand California

ifornia saw the InlandEmpire regional meet takeplace on June 12. LPSmembers with families intow were in attendanceand the meet wasfollowed with a gettogether at Delhi Palacerestaurant. Twenty life-members signed up hereas well under the ableguidance of president BNPatel and six southernCalifornia members of theboard of directors. Thesuccess of the event can

be attributedto the effortsof local LPSm e m b e r sPareshbhai JPatel (Sej-wad) andM a h e n d r aPatel (Ruva),Jagdishbhaiand HasubhaiPatel (Bag-umara).

Power packed: Members with the board of directors and president

No cooking today: Women having a good time off from their daily chores

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LPS OF USA & Georgia GolfClassic jointly held the 5thAnnual Golf Tournament atthe Arbor Springs Golf andResort in Atlanta, Georgiaon August 11-12.

Participants included120 golfers and 30 non-golfers. The course wastough, but the golfersdisplayed fantastic potentialand played really well. Afterthe first day on the course,the participants bonded overdinner and networkedextensively. Foodproved to be the wayto everyone’s heartonce again with thesumptuous BBQlunch that wasserved on both daysby Mirch Masala.And with theproverbial Georgianhospitality at its peakcharm coupled with theefforts of the IndianAmerican Foundation ofAtlanta, the event turned outto be a memorable one.

Completely funded bysponsors, the tournamentwas held at no cost to LPS

of USA. More details will beavailable in the financialreport that members willreceive shortly. Additionally,approximately $5,000 wereraised for local as well asIndia-based charities.

A special mention mustbe made of Ranchod Lakha,Dharmesh Patel, Rocky Patel,Aman Patel, Dr Mehul,Dhaval and local volunteerswho put in selfless efforts atbringing in sponsors andmaking the event a success.

President BN Patel whoalong with the committeehas been working towardsraising awareness andsupport for the organisation,was pleased with thetournament and theparticipation of members. ‘I

encourage all Boardmembers to attend theseevents whenever possible.Also, I hope other Boardmembers can help organizeregional events in theirareas,’ he said. ‘I want tothank all the participants, allvolunteers, sponsors, and

What better way to bond than by playing with the boys, tucking into some great food and doing a good deed or twoalong the way?

Golf Committee namely,Rocky Patel, DharmeshPatel, Aman Patel, DhavalPatel, Bharat Patel and LPSBoard Members Nagindas,Ashok Patel, Dansukh Patel,Gary Prema, Jayesh Patel, NPPatel, and Ranchhod Lakha,’Bagubhai added.

List of the winners of the GolfTournament:Flight FChampion: Ashish (kappa) Patel from LouisianaRunner up: Mahendra Patel from Murfreesboro, TnFlight EChampion: Kamlesh Patel from Stockbridge, GaRunner up: Bharat Patel from Hogansville, GAFlight DChampion: Mehul Patel from Cumming, GaRunner up: Jay Patel from Columbus, MSFlight CChampion: Henry Patel from Vicksburg, MSRunner up: Yatin Patel from Douglasville, GAFlight BChampion: Rajni Rama from Lexington, KYRunner up: Nick Patel from Demopolis, ALFlight AChampion: Rushi Surati from Nashville, TnRunner-up: Hiral Patel from California

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ATTENDED by almost 500 people across age groups, thethird annual LPS of Florida picnic on June 16, held at PerdidoKey was one gigantic fun-filled affair. Members from all overFlorida - Ocala, Gainsville, Tampa, Orlando, Tallahassee andFort Lauderdale among others, were present. Quite a fewmembers from neighboring Alabama were also inattendance.

While the adults indulged in networking with members

from all over Florida over some satiating food, childrenenjoyed playing ball on the beach and swimming.

There was also a free medical clinic on site thanks to DrGarg who volunteered his services at no cost.

Nash and Jay Patel of Pensacola were the key coordinatorsat the event and Nash took the stage thanking the sponsorsand volunteers of the successful event. Awards were alsopresented to volunteers and some board members. The meetwas attended by president BN Patel, ex-president Dan Patel

and incoming president DV Patel, all of whom traveled longdistances (California, Tennessee and Texas, respectively) togreet members at the meet. The next LPS of Florida annualpicnic will be held on May 10, 2008 in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Fun in FloridaFAMILY, fun and food: all the hallmarks of a great picnicmarked the LPS Cincinnati Picnic held on June 24. Therewere lots of activities for children and women even as themen networked over great food and barbeque.The meet was attended by President BN Patel, and membersof board of directors DV Patel, Dan Patel, Nagindas Patel,Arvind Patel, Hasu Patel, Kirit Patidar, Jayesh Patel, MukeshPatel, and Robin Patel.

A lot of the organization’s work was accomplished at themeet. Eleven life members signed up apart from a handfull

of annual local members. The meet also saw the selection ofthree new board of directors: Lina Patel was selected for theso far unfilled Ladies Executive Committee, Arunbhai H Patelas the board of director for Ohio and Dhirubhai Patel as board

of director for New York.Bhagubhai thanked the local Cincinnati volunteers,

especially Robin Patel, Mukesh Patel and Andy Patel for thesuccessful meet. He also mentioned his gratitude for thegoodwill shown towards LPS by Ohio and encouragedmembers to attend events in their regions.

Ohio for LPS

Female bonding: Girls enjoying themselves

Dependable trio: The former, present and incomingpresidents (l-r) of LPS

Welcome to the family: New members of LPS Ohiocommunity with families

Take a break: Women members had a blast thanks to thespecial activities planned for them

Fun time: The activities kept everyone entertained

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WHEN ANAND Patel graduated thisyear from high school, those who knewthe smiling teen expected him to dowell. But Anand surpassed perhapseven his own expectations when hegraduated with a 4.333 GPA alongwith four medals: physics, literature,economics and one given by BayCounty for academic excellence. Thathe was the only student out of 305 towin all the four awards together, justmade things sweeter. This brightyoungster whom LPS presidentBhagubhai calls the ‘pride of LeuvaPatidar Samaj’, is an inspiration for

On the brink of big thingsHe’s done LPS and the community proud with his academic excellence. Here’s getting to know our super-achiever AnandPatel better…

other Leuva children.After his massive showing in high

school, Anand’s now at Georgia Techstudying computer engineering. Whilehe has always wanted to doengineering, Anand hopes to do hismasters in nano technology, ‘becausethat’s the future and it willrevolutionalise the way we live.’

As someone who has always beenacademically inclined, Anand believeshis super performance must be creditedto his parents. ‘They’ve always told meto focus on my studies, and that single-minded direction helped a lot,’ he says.

Ask him for a simple suggestion thatcan help other students and Anand isquick to reply. ‘I always did homeworkright after school: things were still freshand nothing piled up to an impossiblelist then.’ As someone who believes inworking at something till it works outfor you, Anand believes kids his age‘give up too easily.’ ‘Don’t give up justbecause it’s not easy. Even if it seems

really difficult, oryou’re outnumberedby statistics, don’tgive up,’ he says.

Wise words for an18-year old wholoves to play frisbee,football andbasketball and iscrazy about hip-hopand R&B. Home is six hours away, andwhile living alone for the first time isdifficult, Anand believes ‘it’s the nextstep in life.’ And what does he miss mostabout home? ‘Food,’ he grins.

Fond memories: Delicious home food Future aspiration: Nanotechnology

Anand Patel

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A day for all of usLeuva Patidar Day imbibes the values of the community’s roots and intends to harness them for the good of our cominggenerations…

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WHEN BHAGUBHAI Patelhad famously called it anattempt to create ‘ourcommunity’s version ofMother’s Day or Father’sDay’, no one was really surewhat Leuva Patidar Daywould have in store.

And yet, when LPSmembers got together tocelebrate the ‘Leuva Day’ in

California on July 14,it was a specialoccasion that cele-brated the values andculture that ourcommunity thrives on.

While the oldergeneration bondedover issues such as lifeaway from India andthe need for the

communityto have a socialstanding andability tocommand res-pect, theyounger gen-eration mingledwithin their agegroups. Theyouth learnt whythe community issuch a passion

for their parents: and why ourheritage and culture needs tobe celebrated and safe-guarded. Friends were made,experiences shared andnostalgia trips taken galore.Then there were thequintessential elements ofany Leuva meet: lip-smacking food and widesmiles for photographs.

Perhaps the most

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important achieve-ment of this comingtogether was thatLeuva families got tospend time with eachother, in an age wherewe are gettingincreasingly pressedfor time, speciallywith our loved ones.And that is what theLeuva Day essentially

set out to be: a day for thefamily, not only one’simmediate family, but all ourrelatives and communitymembers. LPS memberspresent at the event wereamazed at how much they’drediscovered about theirfamilies and are alreadylooking forward to next yearand the second Saturday ofJuly!

Remembering roots: LPS members posetogether during the celebrations

Family first: Leuva Patidar Day is allabout putting our loved ones first

“·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Õı”fiÌ μ…‰HÎÌ

“·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Õı” ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Á‹Î…fiÎ ’fl_’flÎ√÷ ‹ÒS›˘fi_ …÷fi ¿flı »ı,μ’flÎ_÷ fi‰Ì ’ıœÌ±˘‹Î_ ±ı ‹ÒS›˘fi˘ ’˛ÁÎfl ¿fl‰Îfi˘ ’˛›Ifi ¿flı »ı.

¤√¤Î¥ ’Àı·ı F›Îflı “±Î’HÎÎ Á‹Î… ‹ÎÀıfi˘ ‹‘Á˝ Õı ¿ı ŒÎ‘Á˝ Õı” μ…‰‰ÎËο· ¿flÌ Ë÷Ì I›Îflı ¿˘¥fiı A›Î· ’HÎ fiˢ÷˘ ¿ı “·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Õı” ¿ı‰˘ËÂı! 14‹Ì …\·Î¥±ı ¿ıÏ·Œ˘Ïfi˝›Î ¬Î÷ı F›Îflı LPSfiÎ ÁP›˘ ·ıμ‰Î Õı μ…‰‰Î¤ı√Î ‹Y›Î I›Îflı ΩHÎ ◊¥ ¿ı ±Î’H΢ Á‹Î… …ı ‹ÒS›˘ ±fiı Á_V¿ÚÏ÷ ’flÏfi¤˝fl »ı ÷ıfi˘ ‹ÏË‹Î ¿fl‰Î Á˙ ¤ı√Î ◊›Î Ë÷Î. ¤Îfl÷◊Ì ÿÒfl ±ı¿·Î flËı‰ÎfiÌ„V◊Ï÷±ı …^fiÌ ’ıœÌfiÎ ·˘¿˘fiı ±ı¿‹ı¿ ÁÎ◊ı Ï‹hÎ÷ÎfiÎ ÷Î_÷HÎı ⁄Î_‘Ì flÎA›Î.’˘÷’˘÷ÎfiÌ ™‹flfiÎ …^◊‹Î_ Ë‚÷Î ¤‚÷Î fi‰Ì ’ıœÌfiÎ ›‰Îfi˘fiı ±ı Á‹Ω÷ΉÎfl ·Î√Ì fiËŸ ¿ı ÂÎ ‹ÎÀı ‰ÕÌ·˘fiı ‹ÎÀı ±Î LPS ¿˘Q›ÏfiÀÌ ±ÎÀ·Ì ⁄‘Ì‹Ëk‰fiÌ »ı ±fiı ÂÎ ‹ÎÀı ±Î’HÎÎ ‰ÎflÁÎ ±fiı Á_V¿ÚÏ÷fi˘ ‹ÏË‹Î ¿fl‰Îfi˘ »ı,ÂÎ ‹ÎÀı ÷ıfi_ …÷fi ¿fl‰Îfi_ »ı ±fiı ÷ıfiÌ Á_¤Î‚ ·ı‰ÎfiÌ »ı. ±Î ’˛Á_√ı fi‰ÎÏ‹h΢ ⁄fiΉ‰ÎfiÌ, ±fi¤‰˘fiÌ ±Î’·ı ¿fl‰ÎfiÌ ±fiı ¤Ò÷¿Î‚fiÌ VQ≤Ï÷±˘fiÌ’HÎ ±Î’·ı ¿fl‰ÎfiÌ ÷¿ ‹‚Ì. ‰‚Ì, ·ıμ‰Î Á_‹ı·fifiÌ ⁄ı ‹A› ωϑ ’Hοfl‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰Ì — ±Î_√‚̱˘ «ÎÀ÷Î flËÌ …¥±ı ±ı‰_ V‰ÎÏÿWÀ ¤˘…fi ÷◊Î

Œ˘À˘ÁıÂfi! ±Î ¬ÎÁ ’˛Á_√ı LPS Õı fiÎ ‹A› Ëı÷ ’HÎ ÏÁ© ¿fl‰Î‹Î_ ±ÎT›˘.·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Á‹Î…fiÎ ±„V÷k‰, ‹ÒS›˘, ÷ıfiÎ ¿Ã˘fl ’Ïfll‹, ÷ıfiÌ Á_@ÚÏ÷,÷ıfi˘ ‰ÎflÁ˘, ÷ıfiÎ ¿<À<_⁄-’ı‹fi˘ ‹ÏË‹Î ¿fl‰Î‹Î_ ±ÎT›˘. ±Î ’˛Á_√fiÌ Á˙◊Ì‹˘ÀÌ ÏÁÏ© ±ı Ë÷Ì ¿ı ·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl ¿<À<_⁄˘ ±ı¿‹ı¿fiÌ fi∞¿ ±ÎT›Î, ±ı‹HÎı±ı¿‹ı¿ ÁÎ◊ı Á‹› √ÎY›˘. ±Î…ı F›Îflı ±Î’HÎÎ Ï’›…fi ‹ÎÀı ’HÎ ±Î’HÎfiıÁ‹› fi◊Ì ‹‚÷˘ I›Îflı ±Î ¬Ò⁄ ‹Ëk‰fi_ »ı. ÿflı¿ ·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎflfiı ÷ıfiÌÏ⁄flÎÿflÌfiÎ ±·√ ±·√ ·˘¿˘fi˘ Á√Î_ Á_⁄_‘̱˘fi˘ ’Ïfl«› ◊›˘, ÷ı‹fiΠωÊıΩHοÎflÌ ‹‚Ì. ’˘÷ÎfiÎ Á‹Î…fiÎ ⁄ÌΩ ÁP›˘ ÁÎ◊ı CÎfl˘⁄˘ ⁄_‘ΉÎ◊Ì ÿflı¿fiıÁ_÷˘Ê ±fiı ±Îfi_ÿ ‹Y›˘. ±Î‰÷Î ‰Êı …\·Î¥fiÎ ⁄ÌΩ ÂÏfi‰Îflı ›˘ΩfiÎfl·ıμ‰Î Õı fiÌ ’÷ÌZÎÎ ¿fl÷Î_ ±fiı VfiıˤflÌ ›Îÿ˘ Á‹ıÀÌfiı Á˙ »ÀÎ ’ÕuÎ.

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Á΋√˛Ì— ÿ˘œ ¿’ ‹¿Î¥fi˘·˘À, ±Õ‘˘ ¿’ CΙfi˘ ·˘À ±fiı‹ÌÃ<_, 6 «‹«Î ‹Î¬HÎ.

flÌ÷— ‹¿Î¥fi˘ ·˘À, CΙfi˘·˘À ±fiı ‹ÌÃ<_ ¤ı‚‰˘. fi‰Âı¿Î’ÎHÎÌ‹Î_ ‹¿Î¥, CΙfi˘ ·˘À ±fiı‹ÌÃ<_ ¤ı‚‰Ì fifl‹ ·˘À ⁄Î_‘Ì ·ı‰˘.⁄Î_‘ı·Ì ¿Hοfiı 8 ◊Ì 10 ¤Î√‹Î_‰ËıÓ«Ì ·˘. 8 ◊Ì 10 fiÎfiÎ √S·Î_⁄fiÎ‰Ì ·ı‰Î. Ë◊ı‚Ìfi˘ ¤Î√’ÎHÎ̉΂˘ ¿flÌ ±ı¿ M·Î„VÀ¿fiÌ’˘·Ì◊Ìfi μ’fl ·Ò±˘ flάÌfiı fl˘ÀÌÀÌ’Ìfiı ⁄fiΉ‰Ì. fi˘fiVÀÌ¿ ÷‰˘ √fl‹ ¿fl˘. ÷ıfiÎ μ’fl ÷ı· fiÎ_¬Ì ‹yÎ¥fiÌfl˘ÀÌfiı ‘Ì‹ı◊Ì ÷‰Î ’fl flά˘. fl˘ÀÌfiÌ Ï¿fiÎfḻ˘ μ’fl ‘Ì‹ı◊Ì «Îflı⁄Î…\ ÷ı·’Î◊fl˘. ‘Ì‹Î ÷Î’ ’fl 1 Ï‹ÏfiÀ Á‘Ì Âı¿˘. fl˘ÀÌ ’·ÀÎ‰Ì ÿ˘. ±fiı 1 Ï‹ÏfiÀÁ‘Ì Ë·¿Î ±fiı ¿<fl¿flÎ Á˘fiıflÌ ◊Λ I›Î_ Á‘Ì Âı¿˘. √fl‹Î√fl‹ ‹yÎ¥fiÌ fl˘ÀÌ’fl ‹Î¬HÎ «˘’Õ˘ ±fiı ÁflÁ ÓfiÎ Âο ÁÎ◊ı Á‰ ¿fl˘.

ÁflÁ Ó ¿Î Âο — Á΋√˛Ì— ±Õ‘˘ Ï¿·˘ ÁflÏÁ›ÎfiÌ ¤Î∞, 100

√˛Î‹ ’η¿, 50 √˛Î‹ ⁄◊±Î, 50 √˛Î‹ Á‰ÎfiÌ ¤Î∞, 1 Á·√‹, 2 π«±Îÿfi˘ À<¿Õ˘, 8 ◊Ì 10 ¿‚Ì ·ÁHÎ, 1 «‹«Ì ‹ÌÃ<_, 1 Õ<_√‚Ì {ÌHÎÌ Á‹Îflı·Ì,4 ◊Ì 6 ·Ì·Î_ ‹fl«Î_, 2 À‹ıÀÎ_, {ÌHÎÎ_ Á‹Îflı·Î_, 4 «‹«Î_ ‹Î¬HÎ ±◊‰ÎÏflŒÎ¥LÕ ÷ı·.

flÌ÷— ÁflÏÁ›ÎfiÌ ¤Î∞, ’η¿, ⁄◊±Î ÷◊Î Á‰ÎfiÌ ¤Î∞ ‘˘¥fiı Á‹ÎflÌ·˘. ÷ı‹Î_ Á·√‹ »ÌHÎÌfiı Ï‹@Á ¿fl˘. ‹ÌÃ<_, ·Ì·Î_ ‹fl«Î_, ±Õ‘ ±Îÿ_ ÷◊ηÁHÎfiÌ ’ıVÀ fiÎ_¬˘. ’»Ì ÷ıfiı ¿>¿fl‹Î_ fifl‹ ◊Λ I›Î_ Á‘Ì «Õ‰Î ÿ˘. ◊˘Õ<_ÃoÕ<_ ’Õı ±ıÀ·ı ±ı¿flÁ ¿fl˘. ‰CÎÎfl ‹ÎÀı ‹Î¬HÎ √fl‹ ¿flÌ ÷ı‹Î_ ∞fl_ fiά˘.÷ı‹Î_ Õ<_√‚Ì ÁÎ_÷‚˘. Õ<_√‚Ì Á˘fiıflÌ ◊¥ Ω› ±ıÀ·ı ÷ı‹Î_ ±Îÿ-·ÁHÎfiÌ ’ıVÀfiÎ_¬˘. ◊˘ÕÌ ‰Îfl ÁÎ_÷‚˘. ’»Ì ·Î· ‹fl«_ ±fiı À‹ıÀÎ_ fiÎ_¬Ìfiı ÷ı· »^Àı I›Î_Á‘Ì ÁÎ_÷‚˘. ÷ı‹Î_ Âο Ï‹@Á ¿flÌ ÿ˘.

Á΋√˛Ì— 200 √˛Î‹ ¿Î…\fi˘¤Ò¿˘, ±ı¿ ¿’ ÿ΂ı·Ì ¬Î_Õ, ±Õ‘˘¿’ ÿÒ‘, ±ı¿ «‹«Ì CÎÌ.

flÌ÷— ±ı¿ ¿ÕÎ¥‹Î_ ÁËı… CÎÌ·√ÎÕÌ ±ı‹Î_ ÿ‚ı·Ì ¬Î_Õ ±fiı ÿÒ‘fiÎ¬Ì Ë·Î‰Ìfiı √ıÁ ’fl ‹Ò¿‰Ì ±fiı˷Ή÷Î …‰_. ±ı¿-⁄ı ∂¤flÎ ±Î‰ı±ıÀ·ı ±ı‹Î_ ¿Î…\fi˘ ¤Ò¿˘ fiά‰˘.fl˘À·˘ ‰HÎΛ ±ı‰_ Ï‹lHÎ ◊Λ ±ıÀ·ı fiÌ«ı μ÷ÎflÌfiı ±ı‹Î_ ±ı¿ «‹«Ì CÎÌfiά‰_. ’»Ì ◊Î‚Ì ±fiı ‰ı·HÎfiı CÎÌ ·√ÎÕÌfiı fl˘À·˘ ‰HΉ˘. ¿Î…\¿÷flÌ÷ˆ›Îfl ◊¥ …Âı. fl˘À·˘ ÃoÕ˘ ’Õı ±ıÀ·ı «M’◊Ì ±ıfiÎ ¿Î’Î ¿fl‰Î_.

Á΋√˛Ì— ’Ì{Î ⁄ı{ ‹ÎÀı— ÿ˘œ ¿’CΙfi˘ ·˘À, ⁄ı «‹«Ì Á˘›Î N·Î‰fl, ÿ˘œ«‹«Ì ÕˇÎ¥Õ ›ÌVÀ, ‹ÌÃ<_ V‰Îÿ ±fiÁÎfl,±ı¿ «‹«Ì ±˘Ï·‰ ±˘¥·, ⁄ı «‹«Ì CΙfi_◊Ò·_. Á˘Á ‹ÎÀı— ⁄ı «‹«Ì ±˘Ï·‰ ±˘¥·,±ı¿ ¿Î_ÿ˘ (⁄ÎflÌ¿ Á‹Îflı·˘), 4-5 ·ÁHÎfiÌ¿‚ÌfiÌ ’ıVÀ, «Îfl À‹ıÀÎ_ (⁄ÎflÌ¿ Á‹Îflı·Î_),÷·ÁÌfiÎ_ ÷ÎΩ_ ’Îfi, ‹ÌÃ<_ V‰Îÿ ±fiÁÎfl,±ı¿ «‹«Ì flıÕ Ï«·Ì Œ·ı@Á. À˘Ï’_√ ‹ÎÀı—

⁄ı À‹ıÀÎ_ (’Î÷‚Ì V·Î¥Á ¿flı·Î_), ⁄ı ¿Î_ÿÎ (V·Î¥Á ¿flı·Î), «Îfl «‹«Ì ¬‹HÎı·_‹˘{flÌ·Î «Ì{, ⁄ı ¿ı„MÁ¿‹ ⁄ÎflÌ¿ Á‹Îflı·Î_, ±ı¿ «‹«Ì ±˘Ïfl√ıfi˘.

flÌ÷— ›ÌVÀ‹Î_ Áοfl ±fiı ±ı¿ «‹«Ì …ıÀ·_ √fl‹ ’ÎHÎÌ Ï‹@Á ¿flÌfiı ±Î◊˘±Î‰ı I›Î_ Á‘Ì ÁÎ¥Õ‹Î_ flά˘ ±fiı ’»Ì ±ıfiı CΙ ÷◊Î Á˘›Î N·Î‰fl‹Î_ Ï‹@Á¿fl˘. ±ı‹Î_ ±˘Ï·‰ ±˘¥· ±fiı CΙfi_ ◊Ò·_ Ï‹@Á ¿fl˘. ’»Ì …wfl ’Òfl÷_ ’ÎHÎÌμ‹ıflÌfiı fifl‹ ·˘À ⁄Î_‘˘. ·˘Àfiı ¤Ìfi_ ¿’Õ<_ ⁄Î_‘Ìfiı 45 Ï‹ÏfiÀ Á‘Ì flËı‰Î ÿ˘.I›Îfl ⁄Îÿ ·˘ÀfiÎ «Îfl ¤Î√ ¿flÌfiı ‹K›‹ ÁÎ¥{fiÎ fl˘À·Î ‰H΢. ±ı‹Î_ ¿Î_ÀΉÕı ¿ÎHÎÎ_ ’ÎÕ˘. ±˘‰fifiı 220 ÏÕ√Ì Áı„V·›Á ’fl √fl‹ ¿fl˘.

Á˘Á ⁄fiΉ‰Î ‹ÎÀı ±ı¿ ’ıfi‹Î_ ±˘Ï·‰ ±˘¥·fiı √fl‹ ¿flÌfiı ±ı‹Î_Á‹Îflı·Î ¿Î_ÿÎ ±fiı ·ÁHÎ μ‹ıfl˘. ◊˘Õ<_¿ ˷ΉÌfiı ’»Ì À‹ıÀÎ_ μ‹ıfl˘. ’»Ì±ı¿ ¿’ ’ÎHÎÌ μ‹ıflÌfiı ∂¿‚‰Î ÿ˘. ±ı‹Î_ ÷·ÁÌfiÎ_ ’Îfi Á‹ÎflÌfiı μ‹ıfl˘.’»Ì ‹ÌÃ<_ ±fiı flıÕ Ï«·Ì Œ·ı@Á ’HÎ μ‹ıflÌfiı ‹K›‹ ÷Î’ı ’Î_« Ï‹ÏfiÀ ‹ÎÀıCÎ| ◊‰Î ÿ˘.

‰HÎı·Î ’Ì{ÎfiÎ fl˘À·Î ’fl Á˘Á ’Î◊fl˘. ±ıfiÎ ’fl ¿Î_ÿÎ, À‹ıÀÎ_ ±fiı¿ı„MÁ¿‹ flά˘. ’»Ì ±ı¿ «‹«Ì …ıÀ·_ ‹˘{flı·Î «Ì{ ’Î◊flÌfiı ’Î «‹«Ì…ıÀ·˘ ±˘Ïfl√ıfi˘ ¤¤flΉ˘. ±√Îμ◊Ì 220 ÏÕ√˛Ì Áı„SÁ›Á ’fl √fl‹ ¿flı·Î±˘‰fi‹Î_ ±ıfiı 20 Ï‹ÏfiÀ Á‘Ì ◊‰Î ÿ˘. ÷ˆ›Îfl ◊¥ Ω› ±ıÀ·ı ±˘‰fi‹Î_◊Ì⁄ËÎfl ¿ÎœÌfiı » ¿ı ±Îà ¤Î√‹Î_ ¿Î’Ìfiı √fl‹-√fl‹ Á‰˝ ¿fl˘.

Á΋√˛Ì — ±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì CΙfiÎ ŒÎÕÎ, ±Õ‘̉ÎÀ¿Ì «˘¬Î, ±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì …\‰Îfl, ±Õ‘̉ÎÀ¿Ì ⁄Î…flÌfi˘ ·Ì·˘ ’ Ó¿, ±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì ·Ì·Î«HÎÎ, ±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì ‰ÀÎHÎÎ, ±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì ÷‰ıfl,±Õ‘Ì ‰ÎÀ¿Ì ·Ì·Ì ‹¿Î¥, ±Õ‘˘ Ï¿·˘ ‹ıÓÿÎfi˘·˘À, 50 √˛Î‹ «˘¬Îfi˘ ·˘À, ⁄ı «‹«Î fl‰˘,CÎÌ, ÷‚‰Î ‹ÎÀı ÷ı·.

‹Áη˘ — ÷·, ÏÁ_√ÿÎHÎÎfi˘ ±‘¿«fl˘ ¤Ò¿˘,ÁÒ¿Î ±◊‰Î ·Ì·Î ¿˘’flÎfi_ ¬‹HÎ, {ÌHÎÌ Áı‰, √fl‹ ‹Áη˘, ±Îÿ_, ‹fl«Î_,¿˘◊‹Ìfl, ·Ÿ⁄, ‹ÌÃ<_, ◊˘ÕÌ Áοfl.

flÌ÷ — Á˙’˛◊‹ ‹ıÓÿ΋Î_ CÎÌfi_ ‹˘HÎ, ‹ÌÃ<_, fl‰˘ ±fiı «˘¬Îfi˘ ·˘À Ï‹@Á¿flÌfiı ·˘À ⁄Î_‘‰˘ ±fiı ±ıfiı ±Õ‘˘ ¿·Î¿ œÎ_¿Ì ‹Ò¿‰˘. CΙfiÎ ŒÎÕÎ Âı¿Ì·ı‰Î. …\‰Îfl ⁄Î…flÌfi˘ ·Ì·˘ ’ Ó¿, «HÎÎ, ‰ÀÎHÎÎ ±fiı ÷‰ıflfiı ‹ÌÃ<_ fiάÌ⁄ÎŒÌ ·ı‰Î_, ⁄ŒÎ¥ √›Î ’»Ì ±ı‹Î_ √fl‹ ‹Áη˘, ±Îÿ_, ‹fl«Î_, ¿˘◊‹Ìfl,Âı¿ı·Î ÏÁ_√ÿÎHÎÎfi˘ ¤Ò¿˘, ¿˘’flÎfi_ ¬‹HÎ, ‹ÌÃ<_ ±fiı ·Ÿ⁄ fiάÌfiı ⁄‘˘‹Áη˘ Ï‹@Á ¿fl‰˘.

I›Îfl ’»Ì œÎ_¿Ì ‹Ò¿ı·Î ·˘À‹Î_◊Ì ‹Á‚Ìfiı ’ÒflÌ ‰HΉÌ. ’ÒflÌfiÌ ±Õ‘Ì⁄Î…\‹Î_ ⁄fiΉı·˘ ‹Áη˘ ¤flÌfiı ⁄Ì∞ ÁÎ¥Õ◊Ì ’ÒflÌfiı ±ıfiÎ ’fl ‰Î‚Ìfiı±ıfiÌ Ï¿fiÎflÌfiı CÎÒCÎflÎfiÌ Ï¿fiÎflÌfiÌ ÏÕ{Î¥fifi˘ Âı’ ±Î’‰˘. fi ŒÎ‰ı ÷˘⁄Ωfl‹Î_ ÷ˆ›Îfl ⁄Ì⁄_ ’HÎ ‹‚ı »ı. ±ı‹Î_ ’ÒflÌ ‰HÎÌfiı ‹Ò¿‰Ì ±fiı ‹Áη˘ ¤flÌ⁄Ì⁄Îfiı ⁄_‘ ¿fl‰_, …ı◊Ì ⁄Lfiı Ï¿fiÎflÌ Ωı¥LÀ ◊¥ …Âı. ⁄‘Î CÎÒCÎflÎfiı ÷ı·‹Î_‘Ì‹Î ÷Î’ı ⁄ÿÎ‹Ì fl_√fiÎ ÷‚Ì ·ı‰Î. ±Î CÎÒCÎflÎ ·Ì·Ì-‹ÌÃÌ «ÀHÎÌ ±fiı·ÁHÎfiÌ «ÀHÎÌ ÁÎ◊ı √fl‹-√fl‹ ¬Î‰Î ±◊‰Î ÷˘ ±ı¿ ÏÕ‹Î_ «Îfl◊Ì ’Î_«CÎÒCÎflÎ ‹Ò¿Ì ±ıfiÎ ⁄ı À<¿ÕÎ ¿flÌ ±ıfiÎ ’fl ·Ì·Ì «ÀHÎÌ, ·ÁHÎfiÌ «ÀHÎÌ, {ÌHÎÎÁ‹Îflı·Î ¿Î_ÿÎ ÷ı‹ … {ÌHÎÌ Áı‰ ¤¤flÎ‰Ì ±ıfiÎ ’fl Á˘Á ±fiı ¬‹HÎı·_ «Ì{fiÎ¬Ì Õı¿˘flıÀ ¿flÌfiı Á‰˝ ¿fl‰_.

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flÌ÷— ±ı¿ ’ˢ‚Ì ¿ÕÎ¥‹Î_ ÿÒ‘ μ¿Î‚˘.÷ı‹Î_ ¬Î‰Îfi˘ Á˘ÕÎ fiÎ_¬Ì ·√¤√ 20 ◊Ì

25 Ï‹ÏfiÀ ‹K›‹ ÷Î’ı flÎ¬Ì Ë·Î‰÷Î_ flˢ. ’»Ì ±ı‹Î_ ¬Î_Õ fiÎ_¬˘. 1/4¿’ ’ÎHÎÌ‹Î_ ¿˘fi˝Œ·˘fl C΢‚Ìfiı ÷ı‹Î_ fiÎ_¬˘. CÎ| ◊Λ I›Î_ Á‘Ì μ¿Î‚˘ ’»Ì÷ı‹Î_ ¿ıÁfl ±fiı ÁÒ¿˘ ‹ı‰˘ fiÎ_¬Ìfiı 5 Ï‹ÏfiÀ μ¿‚‰Î ÿ˘. ÃoÕ< ¿flÌfiı ’ÌflÁ˘.

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C O N N E C T I O NLEUVA Regional meetingLEUVA

A HEART-WARMING 200 members turned out at the Jackson,Mississippi Regional Meeting held on June 15, 2007 at theQuality Inn Banquet Hall. It was a pleasant meet, onemarked with great weather and good food.The meet was attended by LPS President Bhagubhai Patel,vice president DV Patel, and ex-officio Dan Patel as well asseveral members of the board of directors.An encouraging 20 life members signed up in addition to ahandful of annual members. The good show in numbers canbe attributed to the efforts put in by vice president DV Patelas well as Gary Prema who has ceaselessly been processingthe new applications.

LPS is grateful to the volunteersresponsible for arranging this meet,especially Babubhai Patel andRamesh (Roy) Patel. The meethighlighted the fact that ourorganisation often receives a lot oflocal support at its meets, not justfrom members, but from the

community as well. PresidentBhagubhai expressed his gratitudetowards the local volunteers duringthe meet and also informed themembers that a detailed newsletterdescribing past and upcoming eventsof the organisation would be mailedto every one.

‘I also urge you to use LeuvaConnection as your magazine. Sendus your ideas and suggestions notonly for the magazine, but also thekind of events LPS can organise,’ headded.

Apart from bringing in members in big numbers, the Jackson, Mississippi regional meeting also highlighted LPS’s positivestanding in the local community…

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INDIAN street food has a noticeable contrast in tastes be-tween hot, sweet, salty and sour says Chef Tom Kime in hisbook Street Food.

Serves sixA little vegetable oil2 garlic cloves, finely chopped½tsp dried chilli flakes1 small onion, finely chopped200g mixed sprouted mung beans and alfalfa sprouts, rinsedand drained1 orange1 apple1 pomegranate3 spring onions, finely sliced2 fresh green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped½ bunch of fresh coriander, roughly choppedMango chutneyNaan or pitta bread to serve

Heat a little oil in a heavy frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the garlic and dried chilli until aromatic.Add the onion and cook quickly until soft and just startingto colour. Add the sprouts. Keep frying quickly, stirring, fortwo to three minutes. Remove from the heat and tip into abowl. Peel the orange and segment it, removing any pith.Cut the orange flesh into small dice, then finely dice theapple. Add the orange and apple to the sprout mixture. Add

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Street Cuisine pomegranate seeds, spring onion, chilli, and coriander. Stirthrough.Spoon about three tablespoons of the mango chutney ontothe sprout mixture as a dressing. The mixture is then spoonedonto the naan bread and eaten immediately. If you are servingas canapés, don’t add the topping until the last minute.

Serves six2tsp ground cumin3 tomatoes1 onion, finely chopped2 fresh green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped1tsp medium red chilli powderJuice of 2 limes½ bunch of fresh coriander, leaves picked12 popadums or about 24 mini popadumsSalt and freshly ground black pepper

Put the ground cumin in a small dry frying pan, and toastover a medium heat for about two minutes until aromatic.Halve the tomatoes, remove the seeds, and cut the fleshinto fine dice. Mix the tomato and onion in a bow with thegreen chilli. Season well with salt and pepper. Add thetoasted cumin powder and the chilli powder, then stir in the

lime juice. Scatter over the coriander leavesand gently stir through.When ready, scoop some of the mixture ontoeach of the popadums, and serve immediately.Street Food by Tom Kime - Penguin Group, 80Strand, London WC2R ORL, $30

Chaat with green chilli and pomegranate Masala popadums with tomato & green chill

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C O N N E C T I O NLEUVA FilmLEUVA

FORMER Miss WorldAishwarya Rai willstar alongsideHollywood actorSteve Martin in theupcoming sequel tothe 2006 movie ThePink Panther.

Reports said theBollywood star willplay a detective in the newfilm about the clumsy French

CRICKET-CRAZY India is renewing its passionfor field hockey through a new Bollywoodblockbuster inspired by the true story of afallen star who returns as a triumphant coach.

Chak De! India, featuring superstarShahrukh Khan, is playing to packed housessince its release last week as peoplerediscover the joy of what was once a nationalsport.

In the film, Shah Rukh plays KabirKhan, who is hounded out of the game andbranded a traitor after missing a penalty

ACTOR Salman Khan is hoping forsuccess overseas with his latestproject Marigold, which co-stars USactress Ali Larter and was made bylittle-known American directorWillard Carroll.

Marigold is a romantic comedythat centers on a small-timeAmerican actress, played by Larterwhile Khan plays a Bollywoodchoreographer.

Chak de hockey - India’s new passionstroke against Pakistan.

Kabir returns seven years later aswomen’s coach to mould a rag-tag bunchof 16 no-hopers into a polished team thatgoes on to defeat world champions Australiaat the World Cup in Melbourne.

The film also takes pot shots at thenation’s obsession with cricket. One of thegirls breaks her engagement with a haughtycricketer who scorned at her move to delaytheir marriage so that she could play at theWorld Cup.

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Bollywood saga:Ali Larter withSalman Khan

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King of Bollywood:Shahrukh Khan

policeman InspectorClouseau, played byMartin. The sequelwill also star AndyGarcia and JohnCleese.

Rai is currentlyfinishing Hindi filmsJodha-Akbar withhottie Hrithik Roshan

and Sarkar Raj with hubbyAbhishek Bachchan.

Ace detective:Aishwarya Rai

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Dear Members,

These past months have been an exciting time at LPS: one filled with projectsand programs. And yes, a heartening participation by all our members, for whichI’m deeply grateful. Thanks to your support, LPS has been able to create landmarkevents that have provided inspiration to many other community associations.Yet another project that I hope will follow this torch-bearing philosophy of otherLPS events is www.ilovemyculture.com

As a community, the biggest contribution we can give to our young Leuvageneration is to equip them with the understanding and appreciation of our greatIndian culture and roots. ilovemyculture.com has answers to the many questionsyouth ask. From the spiritually inclined (What temples are there in India) to thescientific and analytical (Why do we do certain rituals? What does our cultureoffer?), the site offers easy and genuine information. Please do visit the site andgive us your feedback.

Meanwhile, we’ve had a busy schedule at LPS highlighted by the successfulcompletion of the Youth Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio in June. The two-day event iscovered in greater detail on page4. The comments of the young attendees makefor an insightful read.

Another highlight was the LPS golf-tournament held at Atlanta, Georgia in August.Completely funded by sponsors, this two-day event (more details on page19) sawsome major turf magic with the proverbial Georgia hospitality at its best.

Some similarly interesting and inspiring projects have been planned for the nearfuture.

Apart from the several regional meetings throughout the country, we have alsoplanned a Volleyball tournament and picnic in Houston, Texas on September 29and 30.

And finally, there’s good news for members planning trips to India. We will behosting our second International Conference at Swaraj Ashram in Bardoli onDecember 23 this year. We also intend to participate in the Pravasi BharatiyaDivas program to be held in January 2008.

Rounding up, I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that for all of us in the LPScommittee, every day is filled with a sense of excitement and honor in beingable to serve our great community and create an inspiring future for our children.All our members are the soul of LPS. Your participation, support and interestkeeps LPS vibrant, alive and growing. Keep up the love, generosity andparticipation!

Regards,Bhagubhai N PatelLPS of USA President

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6. »ßÎ ŒıflÎ ÿflÏ‹›Îfi ›√· ·Î_⁄Î ±fiı ±Îfi_ÿ’ÒHν∞‰fifiÌ ›Î«fiÎ ¿flı »ı. ›√· ’˛Î◊˝fiÎ ¿flı »ı— “±‹ı ÂÎ_Ï÷’ÒHν·Î_⁄Ì Ï…_ÿ√Ì ∞‰ÌÂ_.”

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IT’S THAT time of the year again:and we mean LPS elections!

The term for present executivecommittee and area representativesexpires in early 2008 and it is nowtime for the selection wheels to gointo motion for the process of theelection of new members. The term for the newly electedcandidates will be till July 2009, after which, according tonewly adopted by-laws, the term for area representative aswell as executive committee will be one year.

Candidates for Area Representatives are recommendedby the local Samaj or community.If your state is dividedinto regions, members must workout amongst themselvesthe choice of an area representative for National Board,according to specifications as given in the by-laws. LPSof USA’s detailed bylaws are available on theorganization’s website. Prompt replies will be greatlyappreciated.

Just to remind you again, LPS has received a 501 (c)(3) status under IRS ruling and the samaj’s new name isLPS of USA INC. Now our organization is fully tax-deductible for corporations as well as individual donorsand members.

Know what LPS needs or lacks? Want to make difference?Then stand up and be counted, because we’re looking foryou…

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76 ‰Ê˝fiÎ ·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀfi ÏË@Á 60 ‰Ê˝’Ëı·Î_fiÌ ›Îÿ ÷Î∞ ¿fl÷Î_ ¿Ëı »ı¿ı ÷ı ‰¬÷ı ’˘÷ı 17 ‰Ê˝fiÎ_ Ë÷Î_.¤Îfl÷fiı ±Î{ÎÿÌ ±Î’‰Îfi_ ¿Î›˝Áfl‚÷Î◊Ì ◊Λ ÷ı ‹ÎÀı ’‹ı·ÎfiÎÏ’÷Î ±·˝ ‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀfi ±˘Œ ⁄‹Î˝±fiı ‹Î÷Î ±ıÕωfiÎ ¤Îfl÷ ±ÎT›Î_Ë÷Î_. I›Îflı ’‹ı·Îfiı ’HÎ V¿>·‹Î_◊ÌμÃÎÕÌ ·¥fiı πÏ՛Π·ÎT›Î_ Ë÷Î_.’‹ı·Î πÏ՛Π’ˢ ÓE›Î _ I›Îfl’»ÌfiÎ 15 ‹ÏËfiÎfi˘ Á‹›¤Îfl÷fiÌ ±Î{ÎÿÌ ±fiıω¤Î…fifi˘ ‹Ëk‰fi˘ Á‹› flè΢.±Î 15 ‹ÏËfiÎfiÎ Á‹›‹Î _±ıÕωfiÎ ‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀfi ±fiı ’_ÏÕ÷…‰ÎËfl·Î· fiËıfl ‰E«ı ’˛ ı‹’Î_√›˘˝. ’‹ı·Î ±Î fiÎÀuÎI‹¿CÎÀfiÎfiÎ_ ÁÎZÎÌ Ë÷Î_.

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·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î …HÎΉı »ı ¿ı I›Îflı fiËıfl ¤Îfl÷fiÎ ’˛◊‹ ‰ÕÎ ’˛‘Îfi Ë÷αfiı ±ı¿ ±Îç›˝…fi¿ ’wÊ Ë÷Î. ‹ÎflÎ_ ‹Î÷Î ’HÎ ±Îç›˝«Ï¿÷ ¿flı ÷ı‰Î_‹ÏË·Î Ë÷Î_. ±Î ⁄_fiı±ı ¥Ï÷ËÎÁ‹Î_ ±‹ÒS› Á_¤ÎflHÎÎ_ ‹Ò@›Î_ »ı. ÷ı±˘ ÁÎ◊ıÁÒ÷Î_ Ë÷Î_ ¿ı ¿ı‹ ÷ı‰_ ΩHΉÎfiÌ ·˘¿˘ ¥E»Î flάı ÷ı ›˘B› fi◊Ì. ·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î±ıÏÿSËÌ‹Î_ ω÷Ήı·Î 15 ‹ÏËfiÎfiÌ ÕΛflÌ flÎ¬Ì Ë÷Ì. ±Î ÕΛflÌ ÷ı‹…‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀfi ŒıÏ‹·ÌfiÎ ’h΢fiı ±Î‘Îflı ÷ı‹HÎı ·¬ı·Î ’V÷¿‹Î_ ⁄ÌΩ Ï‰Ê›˘ÁÎ◊ı ±ıÕωfiÎ-fiËıflfiÎ ’ı‹Á_⁄_‘fi_ ’HÎ ±Î·ı¬fi ¿›* »ı.

·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î ±Î ’V÷¿‹Î_ …HÎΉı »ı ¿ı ÷ı ‰¬÷ı ÷ı‹fiÎ_ ‹Î÷Î 44 ‰Ê˝fiÎ_Ë÷Î_. ÷ı‹fiÎ CÎHÎÎ ’ı‹Ì±˘ Ë÷Î. Ï’÷αı ±Î ‰Î÷fiı ¿‹fiı V‰Ì¿ÎflÌ ·Ì‘ÌË÷Ì. ±Î‹ »÷Î_ ‹Î÷Î …‰ÎËfl·Î· ÁÎ◊ı ¬Â flËı÷Ì Ë÷Ì ÷ı ‰Î÷◊Ì ÷ı‹fiÎÏ’÷Îfiı ’HÎ ±Îfi_ÿ ◊›˘ Ë÷˘! ·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î …HÎΉı »ı ¿ı ÷ı ⁄_fiı ‰E«ı ±√Α’ı‹ Ë÷˘. ±Î ’ı‹ ⁄ı ±ÎI‹Î±˘ ‰E«ıfi˘ ’ı‹ Ë÷˘. ΩHÎı ÷ı±˘ ⁄_fiı ÷ı Á‹›ı±ı¿⁄ÌΩfiı Á‹…‰Î ‹ÎÀı … ∞‰÷Î_ Ë÷Î_, ±ı¿⁄ÌΩfiı K›Îfi◊Ì ÁÎ_¤‚÷Î_Ë÷Î_ ±fiı ¬ÂÌfiÌ ’‚˘‹Î_ ±Ï¤fi_ÿfi ±Î’÷Î_ Ë÷Î_, ¿ı μÿÎÁÌfiÌ ’‚˘‹Î_ÁÎ_I‰fi ±Î’÷Î_ Ë÷Î_.

17 ‰ÊfiÌ ’‹ı·Î ÷ı ‰¬÷ı ±ıÕωfiÎ ±fiı fiËıfl ‰E«ı ËÎ…fl … flËı÷Ì. ±Î⁄Î⁄÷ ÷ı ⁄_fiı ‰E«ı ‹U¿ı·Ì¤flÌ ⁄fiÌ flËı÷Ì. ÷ı‹fiÎ ⁄_fiı ‰E«ıfi_ ±Î¿ÊHÎ ‹Î¢⁄ÎÏË· VÀıÂfifiÎ ’‰ÎÁ ‰¬÷ı ‰‘ √Îœ ⁄L›_ Ë÷_. ±Î ’‰ÎÁfiÎ ±ı¿ ÿΛ¿Î ’»Ì1957‹Î_ fiËıfl±ı ±ıÕωfiÎfiı ·A›_ Ë÷_, “±«Îfi¿ ‹fiı ·ÎB›_ ¿ı (±fiı ÷fiı ’Hαı‹ … ·ÎB›_ ËÂı) ±Î’HÎÎ ⁄_fiı ‰E«ı ±√Α ±Î¿ÊHÎ »ı. ±ı¿ ±ı‰_ ’Ïfl⁄‚ »ı¿ı …ı ±Î’HÎfiı ±_¿< ωfiÎfiÎ_ ⁄fiΉÌfiı ±ı¿⁄ÌΩ ÷flŒ ¬ıÓ«Ì flèÎ_ »ı. ÷ı ‰¬÷ı±‹Îw_ ±Î¬_ ¿<À<_⁄ fiıËwfiÌ ‹˘ÏËfiÌ Ëı Ë÷_. fiËıfl ÁÎ◊ı ±Î ⁄‘_ ¿o¥¿ ±·√ …Ë÷_. ‹ÎflÎ Ï’÷Îfiı ’HÎ ÷ı‹fiÎ ‹ÎÀı ÁΫ_ ±Î¿ÊHÎ Ë÷_,” ±ı‹ …HÎΉ÷Î_ ·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Îμ‹ıflı »ı, “÷ı ‰¬÷ı ‹fiı ¿˘¥±ı ’Ò»›_ ˢ÷ ¿ı ‹ÎflÎ Ï’÷Î, ‹Î÷Î ¿ı ⁄Ëıfi‹Î_◊Ì ¿˘HΉ‘ √‹ı? ÷˘ ‹ıÓ ±ı¿ … …‰Î⁄ ±ÎM›˘ ˢ÷ ¿ı ’_ÏÕ÷∞!”

“‹ÎflÌ ‹Î÷Î fiËıfl ÁÎ◊ı ±fiı fiËıfl ‹ÎflÌ ‹Î÷Î ÁÎ◊ı ’ı‹‹Î_ Ë÷Î_. ’fl_÷÷ı‹fiÎ ‰E«ı ÂÎflÌÏfl¿ Á_⁄_‘ ˢ› ÷ı‰_ ‹fiı @›Îflı› …HÎΛ_ fi◊Ì.” fiËıfl ±fiı±ıÕωfiÎfiÌ ’˛◊‹ ‹·Î¿Î÷fiÌ ›Îÿ ÷Î∞ ¿fl÷Î_ ’‹ı·Î …HÎΉı »ı ¿ı ÷ı±˘1946‹Î_ ‹·Î›Î‹Î_ ’˛◊‹ ‰¬÷ ‹Y›Î_ I›Îflı ±ıÕωfiÎfi˘ ’Ïfl«› fiËıflÁÎ◊ı ¿flΉΛ ÷ı ’Ëı·Î_ … I›Î_ ËÎ…fl flËı·Î fiËıflfiÎ «ÎË¿˘±ı ’λ‚◊̤Îflı ‘ÁÎfl˘ ¿› ˝ ±fiı ‘y˘ ‰Î√÷Î_ ±ıÕωfiÎ Àı⁄· fiÌ«ı ’À¿Î›Î_ Ë÷Î_. ÷ı‰¬÷ı fiËıfl±ı Àı⁄· fiÌ«ı◊Ì ±ıÕωfiÎfiı ⁄ËÎfl ¿ÎœÌfiı ⁄«ÎT›Î_ Ë÷Î_. ±ÎË÷Ì fiËıfl-±ıÕωfiÎfiÌ ’˛◊‹ ‹·Î¿Î÷!

’_ÏÕ÷∞ ¬flÎ ÿı¤@÷ Ë÷Î. ÷ı‹HÎı @›Îflı › ÷ı‹fiΠˢtÎfi˘ ÿw’›˘√¿fl‰Îfi_ ω«Î›* fiˢ÷_. ±Î{ÎÿÌ ‹Y›Î ’»Ì ÿıÂfiÎ {Õ’Ì Ï‰¿ÎÁfiÎ_ V‰MfiΩı÷Î ±fiı ’h΢ ¶ÎflÎ ‹ÎflÌ ‹Î÷Îfiı ÷ı‹fiÎ V‰Mfi‹Î_ Á΋ı· ¿fl÷Î. ÷ı±˘ ¬flα◊˝‹Î_ ±Îÿ½‰ÎÿÌ Ë÷Î. ÷ı ‰¬÷ı 17 ‰Ê˝fiÌ ’‹ı·Î, ’_ÏÕ÷ fiËıflfiı “‹Î‹”¿ËÌfiı Á_⁄˘‘÷Ì. ’_ÏÕ÷ fiıËw±ı ’HÎ “‹Î‹” ÷flÌ¿ıfi_ Á_⁄˘‘fi V‰Ì¿ÎflÌ ·Ì‘_Ë÷_. ±Î◊Ì … ÷ı‹HÎı ’‹ı·Îfiı ±ı¿ Œ˘À˘√˛ÎŒ μ’fl “‹Î‹” ÷flÌ¿ı … ±˘À˘√˛ÎŒ±ÎM›˘ Ë÷˘. fiËıfl ’‹ı·Îfiı “’Q‹Ì” ¿ËÌfiı Á_⁄˘‘÷Î. ‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀLÁ ¤Îfl÷»˘ÕÌfiı Ï⁄˛Àfi ’λΠ√›Î I›Îfl ’»Ì ’HÎ ÷ı‹fiÎ ÁÎ◊ı fiËıfl±ı Á_⁄_‘˘ Ω‚‰ÌflÎA›Î Ë÷Î. ¬ÎÁ ¿flÌfiı ±ıÕωfiÎ-fiËıfl ‰Ê˝‹Î_ ⁄ı ‰Îfl ‹‚÷Î_. ±ıÕωfiÎωÿı ÁŒflı Ω› I›Îflı ¤Îfl÷fiÌ ‹·Î¿Î÷ ·ı‰Îfi_ ±‰U› √˘Ã‰÷Î_. ±fiıfiËıfl ¿˘‹fi‰ıS◊ ’˛Î¥‹ Ï‹fiÌVÀÁ˝fiÌ ’ÏflÊÿ‹Î_ ¤Î√ ·ı‰Î ·_Õfi ±Î‰÷ÎI›Îflı ÷ı±˘ ‰Ì¿±ıLÕ ‹ÎμLÀ⁄ıÀLÁ ÁÎ◊ı … ’ÁÎfl ¿fl÷Î.

·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·ÎfiÎ …HÎÎT›Î ’˛‹ÎHÎı, “‹ÎflÎ Ï’÷Îfiı ÷ı‹fi΋Î_ CÎH΢ ωrÎÁË÷˘ ±fiı ±Î flÌ÷ı ωrÎÁ ‹Ò¿‰Î‹Î_ ÷ı±˘ ÁΫΠ’HΠÛÎ*. ‹ÎflÎ_ ‹Î÷Î⁄˘Ïfi˝›˘‹Î_ “Áı‰ ‘ Ï«SÕˇfi ŒoÕ” ±fiı “ÁıÓÀ Ωıfi ±ıQO›·LÁ Ï⁄˛√ıÕ” ‹ÎÀı ¿Î‹¿fl÷Î_ Ë÷Î_ I›Îflı ±«Îfi¿ … Q≤I› ’ÎQ›Î_. ÷ı ‰¬÷ı ÷ı‹fiÌ Âˆ›ÎfiÌ ⁄Î…\‹Î_… ’_ÏÕ÷∞fiÎ ’h΢fi_ ±ı¿ ’ı¿ıÀ ’Õu_ Ë÷_. ‹Î÷αı ÷ı‹fiΠω·‹Î_ ±Î ’h΢fi_¿·ı@Âfi Ï’÷Îfiı ˉηı ¿›* Ë÷_. ±Î ±Á_A› ’h΢ Ë÷Î. ’h΢fiÌ ‹˘ÀÌ ÁÒÀ¿ıÁ˘¤flı·Ì Ë÷Ì. F›Îflı ±‹ı ΩH›_ ¿ı ±Î ’h΢ ÷ı ‹ÎflÎ Ï’÷Î ‹ÎÀı ‹Ò¿Ì √¥ »ıI›Îflı ÷ı‹HÎı ‹fiı ±Î ’h΢ ‰Î_«‰Î ¿èÎ_. ÷ı‹HÎı ¿èÎ_ ¿ı ÷ı‹fiı 99 À¿Î ¬Î÷flÌ»ı ¿ı ±Î ’h΢‹Î_ ÷ı‹fiı Ï«_÷Î ¿flΉı ÷ı‰_ ¿Â_ … fi◊Ì. ’HÎ ÷ı‹fiÎ Ïÿ·‹Î_ 1À¿Î …ıÀ·˘ ŒŒÕÎÀ Ë÷˘ ±Î◊Ì ±Î ’h΢ ‰Î_«‰Î ÷ı‹HÎı ‹fiı ¿èÎ_ Ë÷_. ‹ıÓ ±Î’h΢ ‰Î_E›Î. ÷ı ±I›_÷ Á_ÿfl ’h΢ Ë÷Î. ÷ı‹Î_ ±ı‰_ ¿Â_ … fiˢ÷_ ¿ı ‹ÎflÎÏ’÷Îfiı ÷ıfiÎ◊Ì ÏfiflÎÂÎ ¿ı fiÎflÎ… ◊Λ.”

·ıÕÌ ’‹ı·Î ÷ı‹fiÎ_ ‹Î÷Î ±fiı ’_ÏÕ÷ fiËıflfiÎ Á_⁄_‘˘ ωÊı V’WÀ »ı. ÷ı±˘¿Ëı »ı, “·˘¿˘ …\±ı »ı ÷ı‰_ Áı@Áfi_ ‹Ëk‰ ±Î ⁄_fiıfiÎ Á_⁄_‘˘‹Î_ fiˢ÷_. ‹Îfl΋ÎÀı ÷˘ ÷ı ⁄_fiı ±Îç›˝…fi¿ ËV÷̱˘ Ë÷Ì ±fiı ¥Ï÷ËÎÁ‹Î_ ±Î…ı ’HÎ÷ı‹fi_ ‹Ëk‰’ÒHν V◊Îfi »ı.

±ıÕωfiÎ-fiËıfl ‰E«ı ±√Α ’ı‹ ’Î_√› ˝ Ë÷˘

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√…flÎ÷̱˘±ı ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ Ë_‹ıÂÎ ’˘÷Îfi_ ±Î√‰_ V◊Îfi ∂¤_ ¿›* »ı. …ÒfiÌ’ıœÌfiÎ Á_∞‰¿<‹Îfl, ’fl‰Ìfi ⁄Î⁄Ì, ’flı flΉ· ±fiı …ı¿Ì l˘Œ …ı‰Î ±Ï¤fiı÷α˘’»Ì ˉı fi‰Î √…flÎ÷̱˘ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ ωω‘ ZÎıhÎı ±√ıÁfl ◊≥ flèÎÎ_ »ı. …ı‹Î_ÏË‹ı flı‹̛Î, ±Ï¤Ω÷ ΩıÊÌ, Á_…› √œ‰Ì, Âfl‹fi ΩıÊÌ, ‹›Òfl ’flÌ ±fiı±’Ò‰˝ ·ÎϬ›Î ’˘÷ÎfiÌ ±Ï¤fi› Z΋÷Î, √Λ¿Ì, ÏÿBÿ½fi ÷◊Î Á_√Ì÷ÕΛflı@ÂfifiÎ ¿ÎflHÎı ‹_⁄¥‹Î_ fi΋ ±fiı ÿ΋ ¿‹Î¥ flèÎÎ »ı.

ÏË‹ı flı‹̛Η ÁÒfl÷fiÎ ±Î ›‰Îfiı 29‹Ì …Òfiı≥Ï÷ËÎÁ flE›˘. 4 ¿fl˘Õ wÏ’›ÎfiÎ ¬«ı ⁄fiı·Ì ÷ıfiÌ ÏŒS‹“±Î’¿Î Áflfl”±ı ¿˘¥ ‹˘ÀÌ VÀÎfl ¿ÎVÀ ¿ı ‹˘ÀÎ ⁄ıfifl ‰√fl’Ëı·Î … ±Ã‰ÎÏÕ›ı 10 ¿fl˘Õ wÏ’›Îfi˘ ⁄Ì{fiıÁ ¿›˘˝Ë÷˘. ÷ıHÎı 36 ËÌÀ ÏŒS‹Ì √Ì÷˘ ¿Q’˘{ ¿›Î˝ »ı.

±Ï¤Ω÷ ΩıÊÌ— ±Î ·ı¬¿fiÌ √Î_‘Ì√Ìfḻı 2006‹Î_±Î¬Î ωrfi_ K›Îfi ’˘÷ÎfiÌ ÷flŒ ¬ıE›_ Ë÷_. ±‹ıÏfl¿Îfiα˘ËΛ˘ ¬Î÷ı ‰Áı·Î ±Î ·ı¬¿ “‹ ÎΤΥ ±ı‹⁄Ì⁄̱ıÁ”±fiı “·√ı flˢ ‹ ÎΤΥ”fiÌ fl«fiÎ ⁄Îÿ ¬Ò⁄ T›V÷ »ı ±fiıËη‹Î_ hÎHÎ ‹˘ÀÎ ’˘…ı@À ¿flÌ flèÎÎ »ı.

Á_…› √œ‰Ì— “‘Ò‹”◊Ì ΩHÎÌ÷Î ◊›ı·Î ±Î ÕΛflı@ÀflÁflıLƒfi√flfiÎ ‰÷fiÌ »ı. Á_…›¤Î¥ ’˘÷ÎfiÌ ÏŒS‹ “‘Ò‹ À<”‹ÎÀı ÏflÏ÷¿ fl˘Âfi ÷◊Î ±r›Î flΛfiı ÁÎ◊ı ¿Î‹ ¿fl‰Î ‹ÎÀı¤ı√Î ¿flÌ Â@›Î ±ı ÏÁÏ© ‹fiΛ »ı. Á_…› ÿkÎfiÌ ¤ÒÏ‹¿Î‰Î‚Ì÷ı‹fiÌ ±Î√Î‹Ì ÏŒS‹ “Ï¿Õfiı’” ËÌÀ Ω› ÷ı‰Ì Á_¤Î‰fiÎ »ı.

±’Ò‰˝ ·ÎϬ›Î— ±˘»Ì ÏŒS‹˘fi_ ÕΛflı@Âfi ¿flfiÎfl±Î ±‹ÿΉÎÿÌ ÕΛflı@Àfl F›Îflı ÂÒÏÀ_√ ‰¬÷ı “¢À” ±ı‰Ì⁄Ò‹ ’ÎÕı »ı I›Îflı ⁄˘·Ì‰ÕfiÎ ±Ï‹÷Τ ⁄E«fi …ı‰Î±Ï¤fiı÷α˘ ±ı·ÀÛ ◊≥ Ω› »ı. ±’Ò‰˝fiÌ “ÂÒÀ ±ÎμÀ±ıÀ ·˘¬_ՉηΔ±ı ÁÎfl˘ ⁄Ì{fiıÁ ¿›˘ Ë÷˘. ÷ıfiÌ ±Î√΋ÌÏŒS‹ “Ï‹Âfi ≥V÷_⁄·” ±fiı “ÿÁ ¿ËÎfiÌ›Î_” ««Î˝‹Î_ »ı.

Âfl‹fi ΩıÊÌ— fl_√ ÿı ⁄_Á÷Ìfi˘ “Á¬Ì” ±fiı VÀÎ≥·fi˘“«LÀ<” - Âfl‹fi, ÷ıfiÎ ÏŒS‹Ì fi΋˘◊Ì ‰‘Îflı ΩHÎÌ÷˘ »ı.‹Ò‚ fl_√‹_«fiÎ ±Î ¿·Î¿Îflfiı ¿˘‹Ï½›· ±fiı ω‰ı«fi ⁄_fiıºÏWÀ±ı ÁÎflÎ ’˛Ï÷¤Î‰˘ ‹‚Ì flèÎÎ »ı. Âfl‹fi ΩıÊÌ√˘·‹Î·fiÌ ÁÌ@‰·‹Î_ ¿Î‹ ¿flÂıı.

‹›Òfl ’flÌ— ±‹ÿΉÎÿfiÌ √…flÎ÷ ¿˘·ı…‹Î_◊Ì √ıF›±ıÀ◊›ı·Î ‹›Òflfiı “M›Îfl ¿ı ÁÎ≥Õ ≥Œı@ÀÁ” ÏŒS‹fiÎ “Ωfiı @›Î‹fi ⁄ΉflÎ..” √Ì÷◊Ì ’ÏÁ„K‘ ‹‚Ì Ë÷Ì. ÷ıHÎı ÂÎËfl¬¬ÎfifiÌ “±˘‹ ÂÎ_Ï÷ ±˘‹” ÏŒS‹fiÎ ÕΛ·˘BÁ ·A›Î »ı.ÏŒS‹ ∫_ÕVÀÌ‹Î_ ’˘÷Îfi_ V◊Îfi …‹Î‰‰Î 8 ‰Ê◊Ì ‹Ëıfi÷¿fl÷Îı ±Î ·ı¬¿ ˉı ËıflÌ ⁄ΉıΩfiÌ “·‰VÀ˘flÌ 2050”‹Î_ÕΛ·˘BÁ ·¬‰Îfi˘ »ı.

⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ √…flÎ÷̱˘fi˘ ÿ⁄ÿ⁄˘ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕfiÌ Áı@ÁÌ ‹Q‹Ì±˘⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕfiÌ ¿ıÀ·Ì¿ ÏËfl˘≥fi-‹Q‹Ì±˘±ı ⁄΂¿˘ ±fiı CÎflfiı Á_¤ÎY›Î ’»Ì

ŒflÌ w’ıflÌ ’Õÿı ’λΠŒfl‰Î ωÊı ’˘÷ÎfiΠω«Îfl˘ …HÎΉı »ı.‹Î‘flÌ ÿÌÏZÎ÷— ’Ï÷, CÎfl ±fiı ⁄΂¿˘ ‹ÎÀı ‹ıÓ

Ω÷ı … ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ ⁄ı¿ ·ı‰Îfi_ fiyÌ ¿›_ Ë÷_. ’fl_÷ ÷ıÿflÏ‹›Îfi Á÷÷ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕfiı Ï‹Á ¿fl÷Ì Ë÷Ì. Ωı ¿ı‹ÎflÎ ’Ï÷ lÌfl΋ı ‹fiı ÏŒS‹˘ »˘Õ‰Î ‹ÎÀı @›Îflı›¿èÎ_ fi◊Ì. ‹ÎflÎ ⁄΂¿˘ ‹˘ÀÎ ◊≥ √›Î ˢ‰Î◊Ì ‹Îflı

ˉı ŒflÌ◊Ì ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ ¿Î‹ ¿fl‰_ »ı. ‹ÎflÎ ⁄΂¿˘fiı ’HÎ ‹ÎflÌ ±ı¿ÏÀo√ √‹ı »ı,÷ı±˘ CÎHÎ̉Îfl ÂÏÀo√‹Î_ ‹ÎflÌ ÁÎ◊ı ˢ› »ı.

lÌÿı‰Ì— ±Î‹ ÷˘ Ï‹ÏÁÁ ‹ÎÏ·fiÌ ±R›flÏÁÏfl›·◊Ì lÌÿı‰Ì±ı ¿‹⁄ı¿ ¿› * »ı. ’fl_÷ ŒflÎˬÎfifiÌ “±˘‹ ÂÎ_Ï÷ ±˘‹”‹Î_ ÷ı ±Ï¤Êı¿ ⁄E«fiÁÎ◊ı «‹¿‰ÎfiÌ »ı. ÷ı ¿Ëı »ı ¿ı, “‹fiı ±ı¿·‰Î›_ ·Î√ı»ı ÷ı◊Ì Ë_ ŒflÌ ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ ±Î‰Ì flËÌ »\_. ÷ı‹… ΩË˚fi‰Ìˉı ‹˘ÀÌ ◊≥ √≥ »ı ÷ı ¡ıLÕ˚{ ±fiı ¿˘QM›Àfl‹Î_ ‹V÷ flËı »ı, fiÎfiÌ ¬ÂÌ ’HÎ⁄ıfi ÁÎ◊ı ‰‘ flËı »ı. ÷ı◊Ì ‹ÎflÌ ’ÎÁı ¿Î‹ ¿fl‰Î ˉı ’Òfl÷˘ Á‹› »ı.

¿ÎΩı·— “ŒfiΔ◊Ì ŒflÌ◊Ì ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ ±Î‰ı·Ì ¿ÎΩı·Ë‰ı ÿÌ¿flÌ L›ÎÁÎ ‰√fl flËÌ Â¿÷Ì fi◊Ì. ¿ÎΩı· ¿Ëı »ı¿ı, “‹ıÓ ÷ıfiÎ ‹ÎÀı 24 ¿·Î¿fiÌ ±Î›Î flÎ¬Ì »ı. »÷Î_ Ë_‹Îfi_ »\_ ¿ı ⁄΂¿fi_ ‰‘Îflı K›Îfi ÷ıfiÌ ‹Q‹Ì ÏÁ‰Î›⁄Ì…\_ ¿Îı≥ fi flÎ¬Ì Â¿ı.”

¿ÏflU‹Î ¿’Òfl— ¿ÏflU‹Î ¿’Òfl ˉı ŒflÌ◊Ì’ÎÀa±˘‹Î_ ËÎ…flÌ ±Î’ı »ı. ¿flÌfiÎ ÁÎ◊ı ’HÎ ÏŒS‹˘fiÎ’˛ÌÏ‹›fl‹Î_ Ωı‰Î ‹‚ı »ı. Ëη‹Î_ ÷ı ¿˘≥ ÏŒS‹‹Î_fl˘· ‹‚ı ÷ıfiÌ Â˘‘‹Î_ »ı. ¿ÏflU‹Î ’˘÷ÎfiÌ ÿÌ¿flÌÁ‹Î›flÎ ‹ÎÀı ¬Ò⁄ ’{ıÏÁ‰ »ı.

…ÒËÌ «Î‰·Î— …^ËÌfiÌ ÿÌ¿flÌfi_ fi΋ ’HÎ ΩË˚fi‰Ì »ı. ÷ı ¿Ëı »ı ¿ı “Ë_’ı√fiLÀ Ë÷Ì I›Îflı ‹fiı ◊÷_ Ë÷_ ¿ı ÏŒS‹˘ »˘ÕÌfiı Œ@÷ “‹Î” … ⁄fiÌ flË_.‹ÎflÎ ’Ï÷ …› ‹Ëı÷Îfi_ ±ı„@Ào√ ¿fl‰Ì ¿ı fiËŸ ÷ı ‹ÎÀı ¿˘≥ ÿ⁄ÎHÎ fiˢ÷_.⁄΂¿˘ ‹˘ÀÎ ◊›Î ’»Ì ◊›_ ¿ı ˉı ÏŒS‹˘ ¿flÌ Â¿Î›. ˉı Ë_ ÏÁ·ı@ÏÀ‰ ±fiı‹ıE›Îıfl ¤ÒÏ‹¿Î ¿fl_ »\_. ˉı Áı@ÁÌ ¿’ÕÎ_ ’ËıflÌfiı ËÌfl˘ ÁÎ◊ı fl˘‹ÎLÁ ¿fl‰Îfi_ fi√‹ı ÷ı V‰Î¤Îω¿ »ı.

‹·Î≥¿Î ±fl˘flÎ ¬Îfi— ’Î_« ‰Ê˝fiÎ ±flËÎfifiÌ ‹Î÷Î ⁄L›Î ’»Ì’HÎ ‹·Î≥¿Î ¿˘≥ ¿<_‰ÎflÌ VhÎÌ …ı‰Ì ·Î√ı »ı. ÷ıHÎı ÷ıfi_ÏŒ√fl Ω‚‰Ì flÎA›_ »ı. ‹·Î≥¿Îfiı ÏŒS‹fi_ ÂÏÀo√ fiˢ› I›Îflı ÷ı ±flËÎfifiı V¿>·ı ·ı‰Î-‹Ò¿‰Î Ω› »ı. ÷ı¿Ëı »ı ¿ı, CÎHÎÎ ·˘¿˘±ı ‹fiı ¿èÎ_ Ë÷_ ¿ı ‹ıÓ “‹Î” ⁄fi‰Î‹Î_μ÷Ή‚ ¿flÌ »ı. ’fl_÷ Ë_ ‹Q‹Ì ⁄fi‰Î ÷I’fl Ë÷Ì.

‹fiı ±Î…ı ’HÎ √¤˝‹Î_fiÎ ±flËÎfifiÌ ·Î÷˘ ›Îÿ ±Î‰ı »ı.

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M≤J‰ÌflÎ… ¿’Òfl ’Ïfl‰Îfl— Á⁄ ≥LÁ’ı@ÀflÏ’÷Î ÿ̉Îfi ⁄ÂırflfiÎ◊ ¿’ÒflfiÎ ’hÎ M≤J‰ÌflÎ…¿’Òfl Ωı ‹_⁄≥ fiÎ √›Î ˢ÷ ÷˘, ±Îfl.¿ı ÏŒSQÁ’Ïfl‰ÎflfiÎ flÎ… ¿’Òfl, ÂQ‹Ì ¿’Òfl, ÂÂÌ ¿’Òfl, flHΑÌfl¿’Òfl, ÏflÏ ¿’Òfl ±fiı flÎ∞‰ ¿’Òfl ±fiı ÷ı‹fi˘ ’Ïfl‰Îfl±Î’HÎfiı fi ‹‚÷. ±Î ’Ïfl‰Îflı ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ ±fiı

fl_√‹_« ZÎıhÎı ‹Ëk‰fi_ ›˘√ÿÎfi ±ÎM›_ »ı. ±Î ’Ïfl‰Îflfi˘ fi‰˘ «Ëıfl˘ flHÎ⁄Ìfl¿’Òfl “ÁÎ_‰Ïfl›Î” ÏŒS‹◊Ì ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ ’ÿÎ’HÎ ¿flÌ flè΢ »ı.

‘fl ‹¬fl∞ ’Ïfl‰Îfl— ÿÎÿ΋Ïfi ±Â˘¿ ¿<‹ÎflfiÎ ⁄fiı‰Ì ‘fl‹¬fl∞±ı ¿o√fi, ⁄_‘fi, {Ò·Î …ı‰Ì ÏŒS‹˘ ±Î’Ì. ‘flfiÎ ¤Î≥ Á⁄˘‘‹¬fl∞±ı ’ı∫√ √ıVÀ, ·‰ ‹ıflı…, ‹fiÌ‹∞‹Î_ ¿Î‹ ¿›*. ÷ıfiÎı ’hÎ Ωı› ‹¬fl∞-¤Î≥ ÿı⁄ ‹¬fl∞. flÎHÎÌ ‹¬fl∞- ¿ÎΩı· ±Î ’Ïfl‰ÎflfiÌ »ı. ⁄_√΂fi̱ϤfiıhÎÌ ÿı⁄lÌ fl˘› flÎHÎÌ ‹¬fl∞fiÌ ‹ÎÁÌ »ı. ¿ÎΩı·fiÎ fiÎfiÌ Â˘¤fiÎ

’Ïfl‰Îfl˘fi_ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ ›˘√ÿÎfiÁ‹◊ ±Ï¤fiıhÎÌ Ë÷Î. ¿ÎΩı·fiÌ ‹Î ÷fiΩ, ‹ÎÁÌ fiÒ÷fi- fiÒ÷fifi˘ ’hÎ ‹˘ËÏfiÂ⁄Ë·-¿ÎΩı·fi˘ ’Ï÷ ±…› ÿı‰√fi ±Ï¤fi› ZÎıhÎı »ı, ÷˘ ±…›fiÎ Ï’÷Îωw ÿı‰√fi ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ ŒÎ≥À ‹ÎVÀfl »ı.

⁄E«fi ’Ïfl‰Îfl— ±Ï‹÷Τ ⁄E«fifiÎ Ï’÷Î ±fiı ¿Ï‰ ËÏfl‰_ÂflΛ⁄E«fifiÌ ¿ıÀ·Ì¿ ¿Ï‰÷α˘fi˘ CÎHÎÌ ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ μS·ı¬¿flΛ˘ ˢ‰Î◊Ì ÷ı‹fi˘ Á_⁄_‘ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ ÁÎ◊ı flè΢»ı. ±Ï‹÷Τ ⁄E«fifiÎ ’IfiÌ …›Î, ’hÎ ±Ï¤Êı¿±fiı ˉı ’hΉ‘Ò ÷flÌ¿ı ±Ï¤fiıhÎÌ ±r›Î flΛfi˘’HÎ ⁄E«fi ’Ïfl‰Îfl‹Î_ ’‰ı ◊›˘.

fl˘Âfi ’Ïfl‰Îfl— ’_Ω⁄fiÎ fl˘Âfi·Î· fiÎ√fl◊ı ¿ıÿÎfl ‹ÎfiÌ “fiı¿Ì ±˘fl⁄ÿÌ”◊Ì Á_√Ì÷¿Îfl ÷flÌ¿ı ¿Îfl¿ÌÏÿ Âw ¿flÌ ±fiı “⁄ΉflıÓ fifi”◊Ì ÏŒS‹ ∫ÕVÀÌ‹Î_V◊Îfi …‹ÎT›_. ’IfiÌ ≥flÎ fl˘Âfi √ÎÏ›¿Î Ë÷Î. ÷ı‹fiÎ ’h΢±ı “fl˘Âfi” ±À¿±’fiΉÌ. ±ı@Àfl, ’˘ÕuÁfl-ÕΛflı@Àfl flοı fl˘Âfi ±fiı Q›Ï{¿ ÕΛflı@Àfl flÎ…ıÂfl˘ÂfifiÎ fi΋ ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ ΩHÎÌ÷Î »ı. flοı fl˘Âfifi˘ ’hÎ ÏflÏ÷¿ fl˘Âfi ⁄˘·Ì‰ÒÕ‹Î_ÏËÀ »ı. flοı fl˘ÂfifiÎ ÁÁflÎ …ı.±˘‹’¿ÎÂı ±Î≥ Ï‹·fi ¿Ì ⁄ı·Î, ±Î›Î ÁΉfi{Ò‹ ¿ı, ±’fiÎ’fi …ı‰Ì ÏŒS‹˘‹Î_ Ë÷Î.

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(Á˙…L› — √fl‰Ì √…flÎ÷)

SEPTEMBER 20074

THEY CAME, they saw and they were conquered. The manyyouth who attended the LPS of USA’s Youth Summit thisyear, went back wow-ed with the event and the info-tainment it offered.

Held at the Crown Plazain Cincinnati, Ohio on June22 and 23, the summit sawan encouraging exchange ofcultural and career-basedknowledge. Sessions such asArt of Living, yoga, expertpanel discussion and peerspeeches proved to beeffective and informative forthe young generation. ForDanny Nagar, this was hissecond LPS Youth Summit,and it made for ‘oneenjoyable weekend.’ ‘TheLeuva Patidar Youth Summitwas a great way to meet newpeople. This was my secondyouth convention and I foundit to be both entertaining andeducational. I enjoyedhaving formal discussions inan informal setting,’ he says.

Echoing Danny wereattendee boys and girls whowere glued into the manyactivities even as local volunteers held classes on a widevariety of subjects. The highlight of the event was a casinonight that saw the youth dance enthusiastically to the tunesof a DJ.

Sixteen-year old Trisha Patel was a first time attendee atthe event and confesses she attended the event because‘my family suggested that it would be a good place to meetnew people and also learn more about our culture.’ Howeverthe teen was glad she attended the function and was quick

to point out her favourite parts. ‘The Ice Breaker sessionhelped me learn more about other people. The Casino RoyaleNight was a lot of fun and was my favorite part. The food

was delicious and theentertainment was alsogood. After attending thissummit, I plan on attendingthe next LPS event also,’ shegrins.

The event was inauguratedby Pundit Muniraam fromTrinidad and attendeesincluded LPS vice presidentDV Patel, Editor Arvind Pateland PR Hasu Patel.

The kudos for the successof the event goes to localvolunteers as well as LPScommittee members.

LPS of USA President BNPatel applauded LPS ofNashville President SunilPatel, Youth chairman JayeshPatel and co- chairman KiritPatidar for making the eventa huge success. An importantrole was also played by localvolunteers Robin Patel,Mukesh Patel, Bobby Das,and Lina Patel as well as

local women volunteers who helped distribute t-shirts withthe LPS of USA logo.

‘I cannot thank all the volunteers enough. Because oftheir hard work, our kids could participate in a good program,’Bagubhai said.

‘Our first Youth Summit was a success because of theefforts of all the members. I encourage all Board of Directorsto attend future programs when possible. Your heart will beuplifted by the goodwill of our community,’ he added.

Bonding as a community‘As a volunteer, I not only hadto oversee the smooth runningof the Youth Summit, but I alsohad the chance to attend theseminars and the classes duringboth days. As a mother of twoyoung children, I can vouch forthe event’s helpfulness for theyouth. Especially the yogasession that not only educatedthe youth about stress and howit impacts the mind and body butalso showed the importance ofinteraction. I will proudly sendmy children when the timecomes for future events such as

this one. Being an American raised Indian, I understand thatwith assimilation we can be in danger of loosing some of ourcultural identity. LPS is trying to prevent such occurrencesand to take full advantage of this, we must attend theseconventions to see for ourselves how much they can do forus and our community. Our families may never meet underdifferent circumstances, but this is a great way to bring ourLPS community together. ‘

Nila PatelYouth Summit volunteer

It started out as an idea at reaching out to gen-next and getting them to connect to each other in this increasingly splinteredworld. As LPS found out with their successful Youth Summit, some things are much easier than they sound…

A time to bondA time to bond

C O N N E C T I O NLEUVAYouth SummitLEUVA

SEPTEMBER 2007 5

C O N N E C T I O NLEUVA Youth SummitLEUVA

·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl ›◊ ÁÏ‹À— fi‰Ì ÏÁÏ©±˘fiÌ ÏÿÂ΋Î_±Î ‰Êı 22 ±fiı 23 …^fiı ±˘ËΛ˘fiÎ ÏÁfiÁÌfiÎÀÌ ¬Î÷ı øÎμfi M·Î{΋Î_

›˘Ω›ı· LPS of USAfiÌ ›◊ ÁÏ‹À‹Î_ ËÎ…fl flËı· ›‰Îfi˘fiı ÷ıfiÎ ¿Î›˝ø‹˘◊̬Ò⁄ ±Îfi_ÿ ±ÎT›˘ ±fiı ‹ÎÏË÷Ì ’˛ÎM÷ ¿fl‰Îfi˘ ·Î¤ ’HÎ ‹Y›˘. ÷ı‹Î_ÁÎ_V¿ÚÏ÷¿ ±ÎÿÎfi-’˛ÿÎfi μ’flÎ_÷ ¿ÎflÏ¿ÿafiı ·√÷Ì ‹ÎÏË÷Ìfi˘ ’HÎ Á‹Î‰ıÂË÷˘. ÷tfi V‰Î¤Îω¿ ‰Î÷ΉflH΋Î_ ±ÎÀÛ ±˘Œ Ϸω_√, ›˘√, ±ı@V’ÀÛ’ıfi· ÏÕV¿Âfi ±fiı ›‰Îfi˘ ¶ÎflÎ T›ÎA›Îfi˘fiÎ ¿Î›˝ø‹˘ ›˘Ω›Î. ’ÏflHÎ΋ı›‰Îfi˘fiı ‹fi˘fl_…fi ÁÎ◊ı ÏÂZÎHÎ ‹Y›_. ÷ı‹Î_ ¿ıÏÁfi˘-fl˘›· fiÎ≥À ’HÎ μ…‰Î¥.DJfiÎ Á_√Ì÷fiÌ ‘Òfi˘fiÎ ·› ’fl ›‰Îfi˘±ı {Ò‹Ì ∂ÃÌfiı ÕÎLÁ ¿› ˝. I≤ÊÎ’Àı· ±fiı ÕıfiÌ fiÎ√fl …ı‰Î CÎHÎÎ ›‰Îfi˘-›‰÷̱˘±ı ¤·ı ’ıflıLÀÁfiÌ ¬Â̬Î÷fl ±ËŸ ¤Î√ ·Ì‘˘ Ë÷˘, »÷Î_ ±ÎT›Î ’»Ì ÷ı‹fiı CÎb_ ΩHΉΠ‹Y›_,fi‰Î ·˘¿˘ ÁÎ◊ı ’Ïfl«› ◊›˘ ÷◊Î ±Îfi_ÿ ±ÎT›˘.

·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl ›◊ ÁÏ‹Àfi_ μÿCÎÎÀfi ÏÀˇfiÌÕÎÕfiÎ ’_ÏÕ÷ ‹fiÌfl΋ı ¿›*.±Î ’˛Á_√ı LPSfiÎ ‰Î≥Á ’ıÏÁÕıLÀ ÕÌ ‰Ì ’Àı·, ±ıÏÕÀfl ±flω_ÿ ’Àı· ÷◊ÎPR ËÁ ’Àı· ’HÎ ËÎ…fl Ë÷Î. ±Î ’˛Á_√fiÌ ÁŒ‚÷Îfi_ lı› LPS ¿Ï‹ÏÀfiÎÁP›˘ ÷◊Î V◊ÎÏfi¿ V‰›_Áı‰¿˘fiı ‹‚ı »ı. ±Î ’˛Á_√fiı ÁŒ‚÷Î◊Ì ’Îfl ’ÎՉ΋ÎÀı LPS of USAfiÎ ’ıÏÁÕıLÀ ⁄Ì. ±ıfi. ’Àı·ı LPS ±˘Œ fiı‰̷fiÎ ÁÏfi·’Àı·, ›◊ «ıfl‹ıfi …›ı ’Àı· ±fiı ¿˘-«ıfl‹ıfi ¿ÌÏflÀ ’ÎÀÌÿÎflfiı Ï⁄flÿÎT›Î.Ë÷Î. ±Î μ’flÎ_÷ fl˘Ï⁄fi ’Àı·, ‹¿ı ’Àı·, ⁄˘⁄Ì ÿÎÁ, ·ÌfiÎ ’Àı· ±fiı⁄ÌΩ V◊ÎÏfi¿ ‹ÏË·Î V‰›_Áı‰¿˘ ’HÎ CÎH΢ ±√I›fi˘ ¤Î√ ¤…T›˘ Ë÷˘.±ı‹HÎı LPS of USAfi˘ ·˘√˘ ‘flΉ÷Î ÀÌ ÂÀÛÁ ‰Ëı_E›Î Ë÷Î. ¤√¤Î¥±ı¿èÎ_ Ë÷_— “V‰›_Áı‰¿˘±ı ±fiı ÁP›˘±ı ¿flı·Î ±◊ο ’Ïfll‹fiı ¿ÎflHÎı ±Î¿Î›˝ø‹ ÁŒ‚ ◊›˘ »ı. ¤Ï‰W›‹Î_ Â@› ˢ› I›Îflı ⁄˘ÕÛ ±˘Œ ÕΛflı@ÀÁ˝fiÎ⁄‘Î … ÁP›˘ ±Î‰Î ¿Î›˝ø‹˘‹Î_ ËÎ…fl flËı ±ı‹ Ë_ ≥E»\_ »\_. ±Î’HÎÎ Á‹Î…fi̤¿Î‹fiα˘ ¶ÎflÎ ÷‹ÎflÎ_ xÿ› ¤flÎ¥ ±Î‰Âı.”

›◊ ÁÏ‹ÀfiÎ ‰˘SÎLÀÌ›fl fiÌ·Î ’Àı·ı …HÎÎT›_ »ı— “±ı¿ V‰›_Áı‰¿ ÷flÌ¿ı›◊ ÁÏ‹ÀfiÎ Á_«Î·fifiÌ …‰Î⁄ÿÎflÌ μ’flÎ_÷ ‹ıÓ ⁄_fiı Ïÿ‰Áı ÁıÏ‹fiÎfl ±fiı¿·ÎÏÁÁ‹Î_ ¤Î√ ·Ì‘˘ Ë÷˘. ¤Ï‰W›fiÎ ¿Î›˝ø‹˘‹Î_ Ë_ ‹ÎflÎ ⁄_fiı ⁄΂¿˘fiı¤Î√ ·ı‰Î ‹˘¿·ÌÂ. Ë_ ±‹ıÏfl¿Î‹Î_ μ»ıfl ’΋ı· ¤Îfl÷Ì› ‹Ï˷Πˢ‰Î◊̱ı¿ ‰Î÷ ÁÎflÌ flÌ÷ı Á‹…\_ »\_ ¿ı ωÿıÂÌ Á‹Î…‹Î_ ¤‚‰Î◊Ì ’˘÷ÎfiÌ ÁÎ_V¿ÚÏ÷¿±ÏV‹÷Îfi˘ ¿ıÀ·˘¿ ±_ √‹Î‰Îfi˘ Õfl ∂¤˘ ◊Λ »ı. ±Î’HÎÌ ÁÎ_V¿ÚÏ÷¿

±ÏV‹÷Î Ω‚‰Ì flά‰Î‹Î_ LPS ‹˘ÀÌ ‹ÿÿ ¿flı »ı. ›˘√ ÁıÂfi ‹ÎflŒ÷ı÷HÎΉ ÿÒfl ¿fl‰ÎfiÌ flÌ÷ ΩHΉΠ‹‚Ì, ‹fi ±fiı ÂflÌflfiı ±ı¿Î√˛ ¿fl‰ÎfiÌ’˛Ïø›Î Â̬‰Î ‹‚Ì. ⁄ÌΩ ·˘¿˘ ÁÎ◊ı fi‰Î Á_’¿ ˝ ◊›Î. ±Î’HÎı ±Î’HÎÎÁ‹Î… ‹ÎÀı Â_ ¿flÌ Â¿Ì±ı ÷ı ΩHΉΠ‹Y›_”.

±Î ›◊ ÁÏ‹À‹Î_ ¤Î√ ·ıfiÎfl ÕıfiÌ fiÎ√flı …HÎÎT›_»ı — ÁÏ‹À‹Î_ CÎHÎÎ fi‰Î ·˘¿˘fiı ‹‚‰ÎfiÌ ÷¿ ‹‚Ì.√›Î ‰Êı fiı‰̷ ¬Î÷ı ›˘Ω›ı· ÁÏ‹À‹Î_ ’HÎ ‹ıÓ ¤Î√·Ì‘˘ Ë÷˘. ’fl _÷ ±Î ‰Ê˝fiÌ ÁÏ‹À‹Î _ ¬Ò⁄V‰Î¤Îω¿÷Î◊Ì ⁄ÌΩ ·˘¿˘ ÁÎ◊ı Ë‚Ì‹‚Ì Â¿Î›_.‹fiı CÎH΢ ÏÂZÎHÎ’˛ÿ ±fiı ‹fi˘fl_…¿ ±fi¤‰ ‹Y›˘.eÕ◊Ì ‹Î_ÕÌfiı ‹fi˘fl_…fi ÷◊Î ÁıÏ‹fiÎflfiÎ ‹tα˘ ’Hα‹ı ›‰Îfi˘±ı … fiyÌ ¿›Î˝ Ë÷Î, ±fiı ÷ı◊Ì Á‹√˛

¿Î›˝ø‹‹Î_ ⁄Ë … ±Îfi_ÿ ±ÎT›˘. ÁÏ‹À CÎHÎÌ ±Áfl¿Îfl¿ ±fiı ÁŒ‚ flËÌ.”±˘ËΛ˘fiÎ ‰ıVÀ «ıVÀfl ¬Î÷ı flËı÷Ì 16

‰Ê˝fiÌ I≤ÊÎ ’Àı· ¿Ëı »ı — “±Î ÁÏ‹À ¶ÎflÎ ‹fiı⁄ÌΩ ·˘¿˘ ωÊı CÎb_ fi‰_ ΩHΉΠ‹Y›_. ¤˘…fi¬Ò⁄ V‰ÎÏÿWÀ Ë÷_. ¿ıÏÁfi˘ fl˘›· fiÎ¥À‹Î_ ¬Ò⁄±Îfi_ÿ ±ÎT›˘. ±Î’HÎÌ Á_V¿ÚÏ÷ ωÊı CÎb_ fi‰_ΩHΉΠ‹Y›_. Ë_ ±Î‰÷Î ‰Ê˝ı ŒflÌ◊Ì LPSfiοΛ˝ø‹˘‹Î_ ¤Î√ ·¥Â”.

SEPTEMBER 2007 7

C O N N E C T I O NLEUVA WebsiteLEUVA

PRIDE in one’s country and cultural heritage is the hallmarkof every Indian. Our heritage is unique and defines our veryexistence. We are what we are today because of ourheritage. Living abroad, away from one’s homeland, everyparent wants to pass on this preciouslegacy to the next generation.

LPS President Bhagubhai Patel saysthat ‘the responsibility of keeping ourheritage alive rests on every one of us.’

‘It is a sacred responsibility that wehave to fulfill. Our forefathers retainedour heritage and values for us; we arecalled upon to do the same,’ he adds.

We want our children to know andexperience our cultural heritage; wewant them to feel proud of theircommunity and identity. However,even though Indians are proud of having a rich culture andheritage, few are aware of their culture and traditions. It isnot unusual to come across people from outside India, orIndians living abroad, who are more aware of our richheritage than we are.

For most Indians, being aware of our culture simplymeans touching our grandparents’ feet once in a while,knowing a little of the Mahabharata and knowing that

Rama was good and Ravan was bad.However, there is a lot more to culture than just this. As

part of LPS’ endeavor to preserve our cultural heritage, ithas launched the website www.ilovemyculture.com for kids.

It is owned by the Leuva Patidar Samajof USA and developed and maintainedon an honorary basis by CGS InfotechLtd of India.

The website is a very interactive andinteresting medium to reach out to thepresent generation of Internet-savvykids. From important festivals and folkdances to excerpts from the Scriptures,the website gives an insight into manyessential tenets of our culture. Forinstance, the simple but thought-provoking stories from Panchatantra

immediately evoke fond memories of story-telling sessionswith our grandmother or parents. In today’s fast-paced world,we may not have the time to read out stories, but wouldn’twe want our kids to learn some valuable lessons?

We have sought to bring to light many such basicprinciples of Indian tradition through the website. Membersare invited to use this site, download stories and to givesuggestions for the future development of the portal.

Sponsored and envisioned by President Bhagubhai Patel as a tribute to our heritage, www.ilovemyculture.com is an expressionof Global Leuva Samaj’s contribution to Indian culture…

A tribute to Indian heritage

fi‰Ì ’ıœÌfiı ¤Îfl÷Ì› Á_V¿ÚÏ÷ ±fiı ÷ıfiÎ ±ÎK›Î„I‹¿ ±fiıÁ΋ÎÏ…¿ ‰ÎflÁÎfiÌ ΩHÎ ◊Λ ±fiı ÷ıfi_ …÷fi ¿fl‰ÎfiÌ ¤Î‰fiοı‚‰Î›, ÷ı μtıÂ◊Ì ·ıμ‰Î ’ÎÀÌÿÎfl Á‹Î… ±˘Œ ›±ıÁ±ıfiÎ’ıÏÁÕıLÀ ¤√¤Î¥ ’Àı·ı www.ilovemyculture.com fi΋fỉı⁄ÁÎ¥À · Ó« ¿flÌfiı ÷ıfiı ‰‘fiı ‰‘ ·˘¿˘ Á‘Ì ’Ë Ó«ÎÕ‰Îfi_⁄ÌÕ<_ {ÕM›_ »ı.

ÿflı¿ ¤Îfl÷Ì› ¤Îfl÷ ÿıÂfiÎ ÁÎ_V¿ÚÏ÷¿ ‰ÎflÁÎ ‹ÎÀı √˙fl‰·ı‰Î ¥E»ı »ı. ±Î’H΢ ‰ÎflÁ˘ ±ΩıÕ »ı. V‰ÿıÂ◊Ì ÿÒfl-ÁÿÒflωÿı‹Î_ ‰Á‰ÎÀ ¿fl÷Î ÿflı¿ ‹Î⁄Î’ ±Î Ï¿o‹÷Ì ‰ÎflÁ˘’˘÷ÎfiÌ fi‰Ì ’ıœÌfiı ±Î’‰Î ‹Î_√ı »ı. LPSfiÎ ’˛ıÏÁÕıLÀ¤√¤Î¥ ’Àı· ¿Ëı »ı ¿ı, “±Î’HÎfiı ‹‚ı·Î ‰ÎflÁÎfiı ∞‰_÷flά‰ÎfiÌ …‰Î⁄ÿÎflÌ ±Î’HÎÎ ÿflı¿ …HÎfiÌ »ı. ±Î ’ωhÎ…‰Î⁄ÿÎflÌfiı ±Î’HÎı ’Ïfl’ÒHν ¿fl‰Ì … ’ÕÂı. ’˘÷Îfiı ‹‚ı·˘‰ÎflÁ˘ ±Î’HÎÎ ’Ò‰˝Ωı±ı ±Î’HÎfiı ±ÎM›˘. ˉı ±Î’HÎı ±ı‰ÎflÁ˘ ±Î’HÎÎ Á_÷Îfi˘fiı ±Î’‰˘ ±ı ±Î’HÎÌ Œfl… »ı.±Î’HÎı ¥E»Ì±ı »Ì±ı ¿ı ±Î’HÎÎ_ ⁄΂¿˘ ±Î’HÎÎ ÁÎ_V¿ÚÏ÷‰ÎflÁÎfiı ΩHÎı ±fiı ÷ıfi˘ ±fi¤‰ ¿flı, ’˘÷ÎfiÎ Á‹Î… ±fiı’˘÷ÎfiÌ ±„V‹÷Î (±˘‚¬) ±_√ı √˙fl‰ ±fi¤‰ı.

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Traditional dance: Navratri is famous for Garba

SEPTEMBER 20078

‘The best is yet to come’At 60, India would rather just glance behind and then turn her face ahead towards a promising future…

Flag hoisting: Dr Manmohan Singhat the Red Fort

Young patriots: School children show theirlove for the country

WHEN INDIA comes to celebrate acentury of independence it will be as asuperpower, a trading giant straddling theworld, just next to China -- according toconventional wisdom. That may be 40years away yet, but such predictionsfrom major banks, which put India aheadof Japan by 2025 and the US in 2050,delight many in the country.

The nation of 1.1 billion people --marking 60 years since the subcontinentwas partitioned on August 14-15, 1947 -- proudly sees itself well on the road toeconomic, political and social greatness.

It is a far cry from the harrowing endof British rule, when the colonial flagwas lowered for the last time.

Partition of the sub-continent intomainly Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan-- out of which Bangladesh waseventually born -- triggered a hugepopulation shift and widespreadviolence.

Now, however, the optimism isalmost palpable. In a speech from theramparts of New Delhi’s 17th century RedFort, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, on the occasionof the Independence Day on August 15, lauded India’sdemocracy as its greatest achievement.

‘The success of a secular democracy in a nation of abillion people with such diversity is viewed with admiration,’he said from behind a bullet-proof shield and a tight securitycordon. ‘The best is yet to come,’ Dr Singh predicted, ridinga wave of optimism that Indiais on the threshold ofbecoming a superpower.

On a more somber notethough, he cautioned againstover-confidence from thebooming economy and laidout the tough challengesahead. ‘However, we must notbe over-confident,’ he said.‘We have a long marchahead.’

The dividends of growthhave yet to trickle down to therural poor, Dr Singh admitted,despite his multi-billion dollaraid schemes and pro-poor platform. ‘We cannot becomplacent till the growth becomes inclusive and socio-economic development benefits more than half thepopulation,’ said the economist who in 1991 led reforms thatended decades of socialist insulation.

‘We need at least a decade of hard work and of sustainedgrowth to realise our dreams. We have to bridge the many

divides in our society and work with aunity of purpose,’ Singh said.

Despite the economy growing atnine per cent, the prime ministerpointed to the problems of poverty,malnutrition, unemployment, agrarianstrife, civil unrest and sectarian dividethat still rage in the country.

‘Poverty eradication is now afeasible goal,’ Singh said, adding thatrapid industrialisation was the mosteffective means to create new jobs.

To add to this positive strain, anopinion poll conducted byThe Hindustan Times reflected similaroptimism in young urban Indians.Some 52 per cent of the 1,247respondents between the ages of 16-25 said they were proud of India’sdemocracy.

The editorial of the daily, describingthe mood of the nation, said, ‘Youngand rocking -- this is the popular imageof India as it begins celebrating its 60thbirthday as a free nation.’

The government feeds the frenzy.Commerce Minister Kamal Nath brushed aside speculationabout India’s future, with the statement, ‘The future is India.’Such euphoria moved Congress Party supremo Sonia Gandhito outline her vision of India’s future, not as a traditionalmilitary superpower but ‘a global power for peace, prosperityand progress.’

Oxford history don and India specialist Maria Misra,however, takes umbrage at theidea of India as a stereotypesuperpower flexing musclearound the world. She seesIndia becoming ‘a great, notsuper power’ wielding globalinfluence rather than sheermight.

‘India isn’t going to becomea society like America, it’s toodiverse, neither is it going tobe like China,’ Misra said.‘India is likely to fulfill itsleaders’ ambitions to win it aplace among the GreatPowers,’ she said. ‘But it will

remain a unique hybrid of history -- the product of a curiousconjuncture between an ancient culture, colonialism andmodernity.’

Hybrid or not, dampening the euphoria in this country ofat last having ‘arrived’ on the global stage doesn’t seem tobe easy. Surely, at 60, India is ready to leave behind thebaggage of the past and look ahead at a bright future!

C O N N E C T I O NLEUVAHistoryLEUVA

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C O N N E C T I O NLEUVA Regional meetingLEUVA

VERY LIKE thep r o v e r b i a lsaying abouthappy Texans,the LPS westTexas regionalmeeting on July22 was all funand food, withsome seriousn e t w o r k i n gthrown in forgood measure.

Close to 150 LPS members from cities around Midlandmade the trip for the meeting and were able to interact in asocial and familiar atmosphere. This was the first event inwest Texas, and the families were elated and appreciative.

And since good food is the way to everybody’s heart,members joined in having a hearty meal that consisted ofBBQ and traditional Indian fare such as patra and shrikhand.

‘Fine as cream gravy’What is it like to have fun the Wild Wild West way? LPS board members found out at the West Texas regional meeting...

Happy hour: LPS women members bondover patras and shrikhand

Lighting up the night: LPS west Texas members withthe directors at the end of a successful meet

LPS BOARD members enjoyed the rare chance of interactingwith BAPS spiritual leader Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharajover a period of three days when they were invited to visitthe BAPS National Youth convention at Jacksonville, Florida.The 11-day convention that started on July 5 saw more than8,000 youth from all across North America participate. Eventsincluded activities such as spiritual discourses, multimediapresentations and workshops. Aimed at using spirituality as amedium to inspire morals and ethics and to promote character-building and selflessness, this unique convention was openfor boys and girls from a range of age groups.

The program also served as a unique platform for theSwaminarayan sect members along with BAPS eventsorganizers to interact with LPS.

A spiritual sojourn

Blessings and guidance: LPS Members (l) Bharatbhai, Jayeshbhaiand Bhagubhai are joined by (r) Amaratbhai, CM Patel and DVPatel with Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Bhagubhai Patel, president, who attended the meetingwith board member Hargovind Desai, thanked PravinbhaiPatel and Mohanbhai Patel for their efforts at organizing theevent and all the ladies who helped make the lip-smackingfood. A special mention was made of Mahendra P Patel, amajor sponsor for the event.