March/April 2010 Edition

March/April 2010 Edition www.PravasiHerald.com

March edition is here !!!

In the spotlight - Deepa Bhate

Asian Indians & Cornonary Disease

Carbohydrates and Weight Loss

Managing Risk in Volatile Markets

PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi on 2010

Citi's Pandit on 2010

Public Benefits for Immigrants

Hindu Scriptures - Smritis

Jain Diksha - An Incredible Experience

Know India - Uttar Pradesh

To my beloved Rose!

Celebration of Holi - on NPR

World of Steve Jobs - Apple's CEO

Holi - Love this day!

UAB's Summer Camps

Recipe - Palak Paneer

Recipe - Roti

Youth - Rahul's Rave Reviews!

Heart failure worse when ...

Lessons from "Three Idiots"

Post March 1 Updates

2-year old girl is geography whiz

Bribery in India - A good thing?

In India, skin-whitening creams reflect old biases

Multitasking brain divides and conquers to a point

*SRI & Vivo Announce Co-marketing Agreement

*Vijay C. Gandhi sworn in as federal magistrate judge

*Ajay Banga is Mastercard's new CEO

*Indian American appointed to White House Bio Ethics Panel

*Indian student wins top US research award

*Shweta Patel of UAB gets Goldwater scholarship

*A Ray Of Hope Event 2010

*Bham Ugadi Celebrations

*Readers Share - Embracing Imperfection

*UAB Researchers find first bio markers for MS

*Birmingham Museum celebrates Holi

*Sikhs regain right to wear turban in U.S. Army

*2010 M.D. Residency Matchings

*Ayushe helps UAB Ethics team bring first National Championship

*FBI honors Indian American for community leadership

*Ramnavami

*Ugadi Festival

*Khot wins Waterman Award

*Demand for withdrawal of a flawed book on Hinduism

*Obama names Amy Singh on Arts

*Callahan Lecture a great success

Editorial March 2010

Indian Community's 'Acres of Diamonds'

Kusum Singh

Founder & Chief Editor

editor@pravasiherald.com

In the spotlight - Deepa Bhate

Deepa Bhate is the Founder & President of Building & Earth Sciences Inc., a Birmingham based consulting engineering firm

MD Perspective: Why Asian Indians are more prone to developing coronary artery disease than other groups?

The incidence of coronary artery disease in Asian Indians is 2 to 5 times higher at all ages than Whites, African-Americans, Hispanics and other Asians ...

Right Food: Can Cutting Down On Carbohydrates (Carbs) Helps With Weight Loss?

The number of people with unwanted body weight has reached to an unprecedented rate among the western population, with about 65% people overweight and about 33% clinically obese ...

MoneyWise: Managing Risk in Volatile Markets

Every one who has been investing in the stock market over the past few years has been taken on a wild ride, up and down ...

MoneyWise: PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi on 2010

Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi says it's time for global companies to rethink their business model to create jobs ...

MoneyWise: Citi Bank's Vikram Pandit on 2010

CEO of Citi says that despite credit scarcity, the bank will 'make a lot of progress' in 2010

Legal Matters: What Public Benefits Are Available To Immigrants?

All immigrants must prove that he or she will not become a "public charge", that is someone who is likely to need cash welfare or long-term health care ...

Religion: Hindu Scriptures - The Smritis

Hindu Scriptures - The Smritis (Part 2 of 3)

Feature: Dr. Dhariwal embraces Jain Diksha - Renouncing all worldly possessions and family ties

We would like to share a beautiful experience that we had during the recent Jain Diksha proceedings that was held in Raipur, Chattisgarh on November 6th, 2009.

Feature: Know India - The State of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, also known as UP, is in the northern part of India. It is surrounded by Uttaranchal and Nepal in north ...

Feature: To my beloved Rose!

What follows could be about, a romantic interlude a heroine by the name "Rose" had. Mayhap it describes a 'sweet sixteenth birthday rose' or the one I received on my wedding night!

Feature: Festival of colors - The celebration of Holi - on NPR

Sandip Roy says the color fesival of spring which begins on Sunday in a glimpse of a new America

Feature: The World of Steve Jobs

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs turns 55. We bring to you the most personal public speech Steve Jobs, an intensely private person has ever made

Feature: Holi - Love This Day!

My love for this festival traces back to my childhood days. I would not be able to tell exactly when. However, Holi happens to be my favorite.

Feature: UAB Summer Camps

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offers a variety of summer camps that provide academic enrichment for children and teenagers

Recipes: Palak Paneer Recipe by Manjula

Palak Paneer Recipe in action by Manjula

Recipes: Roti (Chapati) Recipe by Manjula

Roti (Chapati) Recipe in action by Manjula

Youth Forum: My Prayers This Spring

On the occasion of so many religious festivities like Vasant Panchami, Mahashivratri, Holi, Saraswati pooja, in early spring, here are few of my favorite couplets (Dohe) from Kabir.

Youth Forum: Rahul's Rave Reviews

When reading this book, THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins, I felt like I was in a state of repose in the real world, and I literally felt like I was the main character, Katniss Everdeen.

Science & Tech: New UAB Research Says Heart Failure Worse When Right Ventricle Goes Bad

New research from the UAB suggests that the ability of right side of the heart to pump blood may be an indication of the risk of death to heart-failure patients ..

Readers Share: Management lessons from Three Idiots

Managment lessons from 'Three Idiots'