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  INDIANS CELEBRATE 60TH ANNUAL INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY


By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]

Indian Americans throughout Florida are gearing up to celebrate the 60th annual India Independence Day festivities. Here are a few of the events we have put together that are happening in your community.

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KHAAS BAAT COMPLETES 3 YEARS
By NITISH S. RELE and SHEPHALI J. RELE - [email protected]

It�s been challenging but fun. We have continued to grow in the three years since we launched Khaas Baat. The fruits of our dedication to serving the vast and ever-burgeoning Indian American community in Florida are evident as we reach 22,500 households throughout this wonderful state of ours.

Khaas Baat is now mailed free to homes and offices of our readers throughout the entire state of Florida every month, including the East Coast, greater Miami area and West Central Florida. Indeed, we are proud to be the ONE AND ONLY Florida publication to offer comprehensive coverage of events in the Florida Indian community. Read Full Story


SHAKTI PERFORMS AUG. 25 IN FORT LAUDERDALE


By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]

The Shakti Dance Company of Los Angeles (www.shaktidancecompany.com) will present an Indian classical dance, �Shiva-Shakti� on Saturday, Aug. 25 in south Florida. The 7 to 9:30 p.m. event will feature legendary vocalist Lakshmi Shankar.

Presented in the grandeur and beauty of Bharata Natyam, �Shiva-Shakti� is inspired by hymns and chants, and mythological stories based on ancient Hindu texts and scriptures. It recreates the powerful dance of Shiva-Nataraja along with his consort Shakti.


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CALLING ALL VOCAL TALENT!
By Shephali J. Rele

For the first time this year, there will be a new event at the India Festival organized Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay on Oct. 27 at the USF SunDome in Tampa. Called Voice of Florida, the singing competition in collaboration with the Pandit Jasraj School of Music will feature some of the best vocal talent in the state.

If you would like to participate in the vocal contest, applications with entry fee and audition tape must be submitted by Sept. 15. For further details and to print out an application, click on the Samaj Web site at www.gujaratisamaj.org or e-mail Smita Patel at [email protected]

Contestants should be over 18 years of age. Singers will be chosen through advance auditions to perform during the festival. The winner will be announced in a grand finale at the end of daylong program and will receive a round trip ticket to India, courtesy of Travel Kings.


HUMOR COLUMN


OVER & ABOVE
By SCRIBBLER

Hopefully, some of you have heard of Behram Contractor. And if you have, you must have read the �Round and About� column by the late and renowned Mumbai columnist and co-founder of �Mid-day� newspaper. This column and many others, hopefully to follow, are a tribute to the greatness of the popular figure in Indian journalism that was Mr. Contractor a k a Busybee.

Read �Over & Above� by our columnist, who uses the pseudonym Scribbler for now. Do e-mail us your views at [email protected] Maybe we can urge our columnist to contribute more such pieces for publication in Khaas Baat on a regular basis.
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