EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Srini Kattragada President-Elect: Vineet Mishra Secretary: Gyaneshwar Tandon Treasurer: Selvam Kandasamy Cultural Chair: Harpreet Saini DIFI Delegate: Pratibha Phadke DIFI- Alternate: Ashesh Agarwal Membership: Sudha Peddanna Sports Chair: Ram Nunna Senior Events: Jyothi Chordia Youth Coordinator: James Rosario Youth Representatives: Ishani Kejriwal Karthik Rao Surya Varma Vivek Singh Ex-Officio: Ravi Swaminathan INDIA CLUB OF GREATER DAYTON 2820 Maginn Drive, Beavercreek, OH 45434 SAMACHAR Vol 36, No. 2, March 2013 A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION BY AND FOR THE INDIAN COMMUNITY March 24 April 21 May 17-19 August 17 November 9 LET S MAKE IT HAPPEN Roller/Inline Skating Holi DIFI Independence Day Picnic Diwali Celebrations In this Issue: Republic Day 2013 Round-up Membership Chair Message DIFI 2013 Cultural Chair Message Sports Chair Message Holi 2013 Youth Corner Simply For You Amy Saini, Chandini Chandiramani, Aditya Phadke, Ramsi Katragadda, Ayush Peddireddi, Surya Singla, Ishan Rola, Pakrush Katragadda, Anjali Peddanna, Chandni Peddanna, Suresh Akkineni, Suresh Madireddy, Venugopal Yerubandi, Prabhakar Pandurangi, Vijayender Sandella, Asha Katragadda, Jhansi Koduri and Sreevani Gollamudi for helping India Club at the Republic Day
Republic Day Celebration, held on January 27, 2013 at Bellbrook High School was a great success. By all estimates, it was the biggest crowd (~ 400 people) for the Republic Day function in recent years. The Executive Committee of India Club would like to thank the members of the India Club for their support. Special Thanks & Appreciation goes to: Mrs. Patti Otto - Judge of Art Competitions Mrs. Susan Harmon - Judge of Essay Competitions Mr. Yogesh Pal Singhal - Judge of Essay Competitions Mrs. Indra Rajput - Judge of Pageant Competitions Mrs. Alka Parmar - Judge of Pageant Competitions Mrs. Neerja Chaudhry- Judge of Pageant Competitions 2013 Art Competition: Topic: Draw what comes to your mind when you think of India? Sub-Junior(6-9 yrs): 1 st Place: Gayatri Rajan, 2 nd Place: Chandini Peddanna Junior(10-12 yrs): 1 st Place: Ishita Kode, 2 nd Place: Adya Panchal Senior(13-18 yrs): 1 st Place: Srividhya Madireddy, 2 nd Place: Shivani Selvam Special Recognition-4 ½ yr old: Vaidika Ravi 2013 Essay Competition: Sub-Junior (6-9yrs): Topic: Write about your favorite place in India and Why? Winners1 st Place: Gayatri Rajan, 2 nd Place: Chandini Peddanna Junior (10-12yrs): Topic: What s your Favorite part about India? What s your least favorite? Explain Why? Winners: 1 st Place: Adya Panchal, 2 nd Place: Rachana Nettem Senior (13-18yrs): Topic: Discuss the Struggles of being an Indian Kid in an American society? Winners: 1 st Place: Megha Gupta, Surya Bahubalendruni, 2 nd Place: Shivani Selvam 2013 Junior Miss and Mr. India, and Senior Miss and Mr. India Competitions: Junior Miss India Winner : Ishita Kode, Runner-up : Pooja Kamath Junior Mr. India Winner : Aadesh Chordia, Runner-up : Sharavan Kalahasthy Senior Miss India Winner : Ishwarya Ravichandran, Runner-up : Kiran Wani Senior Mr. India Winner : Aurko Shaw, Runner-up : Andre Banerjee Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to all our sponsors: Dr. Narayan and Sudha Peddanna for partially sponsoring the dinner, Selvam Khandasamy from Flavors of India for sponsoring the prizes for Drawing and Essay Contests, and Neelima Raju from Ayurveda Spa for sponsoring the raffle prizes.
As your Membership Chair I want to remind all Annual Members that membership is due for Jan. 2013 Dec 2013. We can t do it without your support. India Club is a non-profit organization and to organize and have exciting events throughout the year, we really depend on the financial and volunteer support from the Greater Dayton community. Your membership dues pay for all events throughout that year. Please pay your membership ASAP or to renew, please contact us at membership@indiaclubdayton.org. Payment by Paypal is available for your convenience. Life Membership Annual Family Membership Annual Individual Student Membership $300/Life $30/year $20/year $10/year India Club is Proud to welcome the following Life and Annual Members of 2013: New Life Members 2013 Nunna,Ram & Aruna; Kalahasthy,Annadorai & Koduri, Jhansi; Gollamudi,Murthy V.& Sreevani; Tripathi, Amarish; Paladugu, Srikanth & Sirisha; Arora, Avni & Rakesh Annual Members 2013 Jesudhason, Raj &Jayanthi; Aggarwal,Satish; Kumar, Satish; Dhond, Sandeep&Suchita; Panchal, Kantibhai P.&Ramilaben K.; Panchal, Kalpeshkumar Kantibhai&Vishali; Parimi, Sirisha; Pasupuleti, Ramesh B.&Kalpana; Pasupuleti, Srilatha&Vijay; Patnaik, Anil&Dipali; Rajan, Krishnamani&Jayshree; Rokkam,Giri B.&Dhana L.; Vira,Vinod M.&Rekha V.; Sandella,Krishna(Krishnaveni)&Vijender K.; Surana,Manish&Kuldeep; Raghupathy,Chethana J.&Santosh K.; Maliekal,Joyce&Benny; Iyer,Shankar M.&Nithya; Thankaraj, Vijai&Jeya; Dhaul, Ajay&Anita; Chatterjee,Monish R.&Jyothi; Ganguli,Sabyasachi&Shama; Gupta,Shama&Vineet; Swaminathan,Ravichandran&Brindha; Chandiramani,Nikita H.&Haresh; Haritashya,Namrata&Umesh K.; Vanga,Shankaraiah&Neeraja; Neredimelli; Deshpande,Anant S.&Aparna A.; Ravi,Vivek&Shilpa; Mangrulkar, Trupti&Ravi; Monteiro,Melvin V.&Neeta C.; Sadhu,Chakradhar V,&Gopika Ravi; Sadhu, Shrikanth&Mahalakshmi; Surampudi, Surya P.&Sridevi; Narayanan,Ramesh&Suganthi Ramesh; Verma,Rajiv&Neetu; Varanasi,Narayana&Sirisha; Nettem,Chakrapani&Vattikonda,Radhika; Nuthakki,Mohan R.&Sandhya R.; Shah,Tushar N.&Bina T.; Shah,Palak P.&Nirjari; Shah,Dinesh C.&Pragnya D.; Patel,Pathik J.; Patel,Kalpesh&Rushika; Bhardwaj,Bipin&Vrinda; Parmar,Ashish&Sharma,Ashima; Dhruva,Nuboor&Kinjal; Mall,Sharal&Sunita; Mankala,Sushma Reddy&Harish; Wani,Ravindra&Shoba; Vallabhaneni,Vijay&Sarita; Erragolla,Srinivas; Neff,Kara; Kode,Rakesh&Savitha; Shirahatti, Sanjeev; Chinkakunta, Ravi Patel, Nila; Varshney, Vikas&Gaiven; Jain, Ekta If there any misspellings, corrections, or if your name is not on this list, make sure to let me know. Please print your full name(s), email address, date payment made and what was your payment method, so that I can take care of it ASAP. It is just the beginning of the year and already we have so many members registered. We are looking forward to more annual members and life members. We have already had Art/ Live Essay Contest, Republic Day Function, Bowling, and there are many more activities to come: Holi Festival, DIFI (Dayton International Festival), Picnic, etc, last and not least Diwali, which you don t want to miss out. Thank you for your continued support to bring cultural events needed for our Dayton community. Sudha Peddanna Membership Chair 2013
For more information visit http://www.aworldafair.org/ or at http://www.indiaclubdayton.org/ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR DIFI If you volunteer 3 or more hrs, you will receive a FREE entry ticket for the day! Calling volunteers in the following areas: 1. Help at the Booth - May 17: 5 PM to 11 PM - May 18: 11 AM to 11 PM - May 19: 11 AM to 6 PM 2. Apply Mehendi (Designs and material will be provided, but you can also bring) - May 17: 5 PM to 11 PM - May 18: 11 AM to 11 PM - May 19: 11 AM to 6 PM 3. Helping with the India Club Shop - May 17: 5 PM to 11 PM - May 18: 11 AM to 11 PM - May 19: 11 AM to 6 PM 4. Set-up and Take down of booth -May 16: 6.30 PM to 10.30 PM -May 19: 5 PM to 7 PM To sign up, please contact: Pratibha Phadke at phadkegupta@gmail.com, Srini at president@indiaclubdayton.org or Call Pratibha@ 306-2329, Srini @305-1035, Ashesh @479 9485 Tickets Advance Adults $5, Seniors $5, Youth (6-18) $3 Tickets at Door Adults $7, Seniors $5, Youth (6-18) $4 OPENING PARADE May 17 th - 4:45PM Please join us in the opening day parade of DIFI on May 17th evening at 4.45 PM. Ethnic wear ONLY! If you have any Indian sport dress or attire such as Cricket, hockey, please wear it.you can bring hockey, cricket bat to use in the parade since the theme for DIFI this year is RECREATION. Children can wear dance costume. As a DIFI Delegate this year my goal is to have 50 people in parade. Please help India club of Dayton to win this year. Your support is needed. Parents of children will get free Volunteer ticket to participate in this parade. CULTURAL PROGRAM If you are interested in dancing for DIFI, email Harpreet Saini at culturalevent@indiaclubdayton.org with your entry by March 15 th 2013. Please pay attention to the following rules: * Each participant is restricted to ONE item only * The time limit for every entry is 6 minutes * Each Item must have at least 6 participants * Duplication of songs are not allowed * ALL participants must be current India Club members All music CDs related to the event need to reach Harpreet Saini by March 31 st, 2013. Please contact her at email culturalevent@indiaclubdayton.org to be advised regarding auditions and other details.
SSpporrttss SSamaccharr There was a good turnout for Bowling event on Feb 17 th. Roller/inline skating: March 24, 2013 from 1:30 to 4:00 pm Ticket $4.00 includes admission, skate rental, Pizza and drinks Location: Skate World of Kettering, 1601 E. David Rd, Kettering, OH; Tel: (937)294-4052 Watch out for additional events in June or July 2013 (Details will be updated on the India Club website as soon as possible) Sponsorship for any India Club Sports is always welcome. Please email me if you or anyone you know, like to sponsor sports activities; also make sure to be on the India Club email list, so you can receive any updates/changes. - Ram Nunna (sportschair@indiaclubdayton.org) Holi Celebrations April 21 st, 2013 India Club invites you all to the Holi Celebrations!! Event is free for all India Club Members!! Date: April 21 st Saturday Time: 3 pm to 6 pm Place: Rotary Park, 2260 Dayton-Xenia Rd.,Beavercreek, Ohio For more information please email to Secretary@indiaclubdayton.org
Youth Corner Hello everyone! It s me, Ishani, again! Ah, spring is in the air. Time for warmer weather, rainy skies, and all sorts of new life popping up after hibernation! To celebrate this wonderful springtime, I have included a spring word search! Don t you just love spring? You know what else comes with spring? HOLI! As has become tradition in the Indian community, we are having a super fun Holi celebration again this year! Bring all your friends and have a blast (literally). And for our fun fact Did You Know? The name for the holiday Holi comes from the story of Narasimha. It is taken from King Hiranyakashipu s sister, Holika. Well, now it s time for me to go! I hope to see you all at Holi, celebrating with us! ~Ishani Kejriwal~
SIMPLY FOR YOU 10 Kitchen Tips By Pratibha Phadke-Gupta 1. WAX PAPER IS VERY USEFUL: Use it to collect grated cheese or to place under seasoned flour for breading or spices for blackening. 2. MAKE A HEALTHY CHICKEN DISH: remove the skin from the chicken. This will remove the major fat content on the chicken 3. AVOID STICKY RICE: soak washed rice in water for at least 5 minutes before cooking then add teaspoon of oil during cooking to get long grains of cooked rice. Do not drain the water from rice,you will need the nutrients.use any utensil to cook, but make sure water should be about one and half inch on the top of surface of the rice.when water starts to boil wait for 5 min,then turn the heat off, cover the lid and after 10 min your fluffy rice is ready. 4. MAINTAIN THE BRIGHT GREEN COLOR: Add pinch of sugar while cooking to any green leafy vegetables. This will help retaining bright color 5. KEEPS THE NUTS FROM STICKING TO THE PROCESSOR: Before chopping nuts in a food processor, dust them with flour. 6. BEFORE HEATING A NONSTICK PAN: Always coat it with nonstick vegetable cooking spray and never heat the pan more than 1 minute before adding food. 7. SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR GOOD STAINLESS STEEL AND COPPER POTS. Collect a large assortment of Chinese wooden paddles and spoons and use them to protect. 8. FOR PERFECT HARD-COOKED EGGS; cover the eggs with cold water for 5 min and then bring to a boil. Then turn off the heat and let the eggs sit on the burner for 10min. 9. HAVE YOU EVER PEELED GARLIC FROM YOUR FINGERS AND YOUR HANDS SMELL? Spray white vinegar on your hand and rub it then use soap It will take away the smell of garlic. 10. BY MISTAKE YOU HAVE ADDED TOO MUCH TOMATOES TO A CURRY: And it turned out sour, just add 4-5 cubes of croutons and 1/2 tsp. of sugar to the curry you will get best curry. DVD/BlueRay For Sale Keep the memories alive by getting your very own copy of the DVD/Blue Ray of the Republic Day Program taken by a professional videographer. The cost is $15.00 for a DVD and $22.00 for a BlueRay. Please contact any of the committee members to get your own personal copy
SAMACHAR SAMACHAR, is a bimonthly newsletter, published by the India Club of Greater Dayton for its members on activities and upcoming events sponsored by India Club along with other pertinent community news. SAMACHAR Advertisement rates: Qtr. Page (5 X4 ) $75/issue $250 for six issues Half Page (5 X8 ) $125/issue $500 for six issues Full Page (8.5 x11 ) $225/issue $1000 for six issues WEBSITE India Club of Greater Dayton is opening up its website, www.indiaclubdayton.org to the advertisers. We are offering very low rates, as below, during the promotional period. So, hurry up to make use of this exciting opportunity to reach out to a large group of people, both members as well as non-members, who visit club s website regularly. You may reach us via email at secretary@indiaclubdayton.org or contact any Executive Committee member. SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL PRICING FOR www.indiaclubdayton.org HOME PAGE Rectangle (180 X 150 pixels) $50 per month $500 for full year Rectangle (300 X 250 pixels) $75 per month $800 for full year Vertical ad (120 X 600 pixels) $125 per month $1200 for full year Individuals and organizations interested in advertising in SAMACHAR or the Website please contact: secretary@indiaclubdayton.org