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On July 23rd Sunny Dhoorh vice president of Indian National Overseas Congress USA and president of Punjabi Cultural Society of Michigan hosted a dinner in honor of the Ambassador of India Mr. Ashok Atri along with his wife at Mr.Dhoorh's home in Grand Rapids, MI.
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Ms Karampal Kaur Mand bags the title of "Miss USA Punjaban 2010" in a grand event organized by Punjabi Heritage Organization of California. Ms Nav Sandhu positioned herself at the second spot followed by Ms Marvir Kaur being third in the final standings.
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sunny dhoorh congress chapter michiganThe evening of June 19th, 2010 saw a significant event come to fruition in Grand Rapids, Michigan that is poised to strengthen the social, cultural, and economic bonds between the world’s largest and the oldest democracies: India and the USA.
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gurunanak day at white house President Obama and head of the White House office of Public Engagement office, greeted a room full of Sikh men with all kinds of colorful turbans and ladies with traditional Punjabi dress, gathered to celebrate Guru Nanak’s birth-anniversary for the first time.
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Kashmir GillA college graduate, a banker and now mayor of Yuba City, Kashmir Singh Gill is the first and only one in his family to be in politics. The success of his motto — "dare to dream" — is a sign anyone can accomplish anything they put their mind to.
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georgia tiyaanGerogia Tiyaan, celebrated the colorful festival of Tiyaan on the green of the the Sewa Gurdwara Sahib premises on 22 Aug, 2009 and presented the memories of colorful Punjab. The Tiyaan mela organized by the punjabi girls of Goergia was a huge success like previous year.
Read more on Atlanta Georgia Tiyaan festival make georgia more colorful
usa visa h 2BThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on that it has reopened its window to accept petitions for H-2B visas with immediate effect for the year 2009.
Read more on America Re-Opens visa window, 25,000 H-2B visas still left
The officer has to be dismissed from his job by now as he don’t have any respect towards the people and we are not in the 19th century we are in 20th century where there is no place for racial profiling.
Read more on No place for racial profiling, Sunny Dhoorh
Nikki RandahwaNamrata "Nikki" Randhawa Haley, A punjabi women, Daughter of a Punjabi Sikh immigrant from Amritsar getting ready to attempt for Governor's seat from South Carolina, USA.
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indian consulate ashok atri Indian Consulate general Mr. Ashok Atri was talking about Indian and American friendly relationship and also said that it is critical situation for both the countries because of extremist activities in both countries. On special request of Mr. Sunny Dhoorh President Punjabi Cultural Society and Vice-Chairman Democratic Party, Mr. Ashok Atri came to Sunny Dhoorh house.
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3rd sikh catholic retreatRepresentatives of the World Sikh Council – America Region (WSC-AR) and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day Sikh-Catholic bilateral national interreligious retreat.
Read more on Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat
walmart in punjabWal-Mart, one of the biggest retail chains of America debuts its presence in Punjab by opening a deep discount formula store in Amritsar. The Wal-Mart store targets $350 billion industry made up of small merchants.
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yuba city punjabi melaPunjabi American Heritage Society, Yuba city organized a grand Punjabi mela at Yuba Sutter fairgrounds on May-24-2009 showcasing the reflection of punjab in its colorful form.
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miss poojaThe 5 foot, Miss Pooja rocked the atlanta rialto performing arts center with her famous duet song "Siti Maar Key" with a crowd full of approx 500 audiences. The concert became an family entertainment event organized by Punjabi Youth of Atlanta, headed by Mr. Maini and in co-ordination with DJ Shawn of Atlanta.
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founders of Jus Punjabi Honoured on Sikh day ParadeThe Founders of Jus Punjabi, Ms. Penny and Karl were honored by the Sikh Community at the event and praised the efforts of the media channel to showcase the Punjabi community in North America since it launch.
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Real estate and housing market is gradually picking up again in Punjab. The market saw a slow down in the last half of the previous year and first quarter of 2009.
Read more on Housing Market going up in Punjab real estate dimensions
Humanitarian Award for 2008-2009 presented to Mr. Sunny DhoorhMr. Dhoorh was presented a Humanitarian Award for 2008-2009 from the State of Michigan on this occassion also for his long involvement in humanitarian activities who works to improve others' lives and reduce suffering
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Sunny Dhoorh MichiganThe decision of punjab govt. is political and declared to provide advantages to sidekicks of Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal
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Prayer Meet at Devon, ChicagoSeveral Hundreds got together past Sunday for a prayer gathering at Gurudawara Sahib Devon Avenue organized by Community activist Balwinder Singh, to pay their respect and condolonces for the victims of Mumbai terrorists attack. Shri Akhand Path Sahib started on Friday and concluded on Sunday followed by Langar.
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sikh in chicagoSikhs across the Midwest and members of Punjabi Heritage Organization (PHO) hosted their Thanksgiving lunch at the Salvation Army Center in Evanston (Chicago) on November, 29th 2008. They sponsored and served the Thanksgiving meal to all who came at the center.
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suny dhoorh celebrating with friends and familyAn election was held at Grand Rapids Democratic Party office for Kent County 5 member Committee. Mr. Sunny Dhoorh was elected for next term as Vice Chairman for Kent County, Democratic Party. Mr. Dhoorh is the only Indian who represents the whole Indian community in the West Michigan. The whole Indian community has welcomed this decision by the Democratic Party.
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Washington, DC, November 20, 2008 – The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) learned that Mr. Gurnam Singh Khera—a Sikh American—was expelled from a community center in North Carolina because he wore a Dastaar (Sikh turban) in accordance with his faith.
Read more on Sikh American Expelled from North Carolina Food Bank for Practicing his Faith
bhangra and gidda 2008 pcsChicagoans had a treat of their lifetime at "PCS Night 2008" Dinner and Dance Banquet on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the prestigious Ballroom of Waterford Banquets and Convention Center, Elmhurst Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Read more on P.C.S. Chicago International Bhangra and Gidha Competition 2008
The Sikh Federation (UK) has joined other Sikh groups in welcoming the historic election of Barack Obama as the next President of the US. Many Sikhs in America have enthusiastically supported and backed the campaign of Senator Barack Obama.
Read more on UK Sikhs call for new US Foreign Policy from Obama
In an era of ultra modern marriages, One Youth US based NRI Sandip Singh preferred to marry with a Phagwara girl Gurpreet Kaur with purely Sikh traditional maryada in Gurdwara Shri Sukhchain Sahib Phagwara .
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Yuba City Parade 2008Califonria : NRI (non-resident Indian) Sikhs, estimated more than 75,000 attended the annual parade today in Yuba City, California commemorating the receipt by Sikhs of their Holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Jus Punjabi, the first USA based punjabi tv channel has now started it programming broadcast over Dish Network in North America. The channel has been added as a premium channel on Dish network and can be view on channel 809.
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jus punjabiIn a major milestone, “JUS Punjabi TV,” the 1st American-Punjabi Television Network, will launch nationwide on Oct. 22, 2008 on DISH Network Ch. 809 joining other major South Asian channels including Zee TV, Alpha ETC Punjabi, SONY Entertainment Television, STAR INDIA One, STAR INDIA Plus and MH1 on the premier satellite platform for International Programming in the U.S. market.
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sikhs in chicago illinoisGovernor Rod. Blagojevich of Illinois, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago, Mayor Rita Mullins of Palatine, all proclaimed Oct. 20, 2008 as “Siri Guru Granth Sahib Day” in the celebrations.
Read more on Siri Guru Granth Sahib Day, Proclaimed in Illinois, Chicago, Palantine
sunny with fundraiserLieutenant Governor John Cherry of Michigan attended this event and discussed issues going on through the nation and state.
Read more on Michael Sak fundraiser in Grand Rapids MI
springfield ohio punjabi groupDayton (Ohio): The 12th Annual Culture Fest of Springfield (Ohio) served up music, dancing, food, information and activities from around the globe. The Sikh group booth was awarded First Place for the Best Educational Content. S Avtar Singh Springfield and his son Karanvir Singh received the first place prize.
Read more on Punjabi Culture Exhibition Stands First as Festival
panjab sports club trophy 2008Panjab Sports Club Midwest hosted the 6th International Kabaddi Cup tournament at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. Chicago . Over 2500 spectators and Kabaddi fans with their families and friends from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Seattle & Iowa attended the tournament.
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baldev singhChicago: Punjabi Heritage Organization (PHO) of Chicago and Sikh Religious Society (SRS), Palatine celebrated 16th Death Anniversary (Barsi) of Bhagat Puran Singh, the founder of Pingalwara on Sunday August 3rd at Gurdwara Sahib Palatine.
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bahar cheema dancingBahar Cheema, a sixteen year old Punjabi girl living in Dayton, Ohio, USA performed her Bharatnatyam Arangetram on the stage of the Springboro High school auditorium ,Dayton . The Arangetram is a culmination of years of training in the South Indian classical dance Bharatnatyam.
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sunny dhoorh amazing asian 2008 Mr. Sunny Dhoor, a well known famous personality among south asian community in North America was awarded as Amazing Asian for the year 2008 by Asian Center of West Michigan. The grand ceremony took place at Water mark Country Club in Granf Rapids, MI on May-14-2008.
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The International punjabi shows promoter Mr. Gurjatinder Randhawa has planned the tour of the famous punjabi singer Surinder Shinda along with his son Maninder Shinda all over USA and Canada.
Read more on Surinder Shinda Comes For Shows
punjabi newspaper awardState of Michigan recognized the work of Mr. Jammu by sending him appreciation award through Speaker of the House, Mr. Michael G. Sak. This appreciation award was personally signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Read more on State of Michigan Recognizes and Awards Mr. Amolak Singh Jammu
The famous punjabi singing mastreo Surinder Shinda, who is on his USA tour, was honoured by Sacramento's Punjabi Promotions company G.S Videos Productions. The President of G.S video productions Mr. Gurjatinder Randhawa organized a dinner party to honor Mr. Shinda.
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thanksgiving chicago 2007Chicago: ( Dr.Harjinder Khaira ) : Sikhs across from Midwest and members of Punjabi Heritage Organization (PHO) celebrated their Thanksgiving Day at the Tom Seay Salvation Army Center in Chicago. They sponsored and served the Thanksgiving meal to all who came at the center. For the past Fifteen years Sikh Community of Chicago has been hosting Meal for Salvation Army at Thanksgiving Day.
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punjab MLA KarihaPunjab MLA S. Jatinder S Kariha has promised to make efforts in order to provide passports and renewals to the public holding political asylum in united states within 3 months during a dinner meeting.
Read more on Indian Passport in 3 months to people holding Political asylum status, Punjab MLA promises
pcs chicago officialsChicago : The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) kept up it's tradition of enthusiastically participating in the 74th McDonald's Thanksgiving parade held on the Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 22, 2007 on State Street downtown Chicago despite a freezing weather.
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Sunny Dhoorh With Sangat MLA of PunjabGrand Rapids, MI : Punjab MLA (Tanda constituency), Mr. Sangat Singh visited residence of Mr. Sunny Dhoorh in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a surpirse visit to a long time friend. Mr. Sunny and Mr. Sangat happened to be long time friends back in punjab.
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Sunny Dhoorh and AtwalChicago : Honorable Mr. Atwal, Deputy Speaker of Parliament (India) on his visit to USA held a meeting with Sunny Dhoorh, Member, State Central Committee of Michigan, Democratic Party and Vice Chairman 3rd District Democrat Party State of Michigan, here in Chicago.
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gadri pictures memorialSacramento : (Gurjatinder Randhawa) : Gaddar Memorial Foundation of America (Sacramento) organzied the 7th Annual Gadar Memorial Mela in Sacramento Successfully which was appreciated by the whole community in the region. The efforts of the team are worth praising as a special seminar was part of the mega event.
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nagar kirtan yuba cityCalifornia:(Gurjatinder Randhawa) : The 28th annual Sikh Parade drew a record crowd of 70,000 plus. This event is dedicated to celebrate the coronation day of the Sikh Scripture: Guru Granth Sahib. In 1708 the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh ordained all Sikhs to follow the Granth as their eternal Guru, the divine teacher.
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punjabi in chicagoNKPI (Navraaz Kaur Productions Inc) and PHACA (Pakistan Heritage & Cultural Association) held its annual Global Punjabi Milaap at Prospect Heights Park District in Illinois on Saturday October 20th to a hall full of people.
Read more on Global Punjabi Milaap touches new Heights
Sukhdarshan dhaliwaalThe famous punjabi poet Sukhdarshan Singh Dhaliwaal released his third poem book as a collection name "Sachh Dey Sanmukh" recently. The book release ceremony was performed by Mr. Raj Bhatia.
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Sunny Dhoorh with MayorDemocratic party leaders organized a fundraising in GrandRapids, Michigan on Oct-04-2007 at CC College and was attended by more than 250 prominent commnity figures. The event recieved overwhelmed support of Indian Community. Sunny Dhoorh a well know personality in the region was present at the event along with his wife Neeraj Saini.
Read more on Indian Community leaders supporting Democratic Fundraising in Michigan
Kabbadi Gold Cup LevingstonSher-E-Punjab club bagged the gold cup with a win over Bay Area Sports Club as runners up position. The match between Punjab Sports Club Fresno and Sher-E-Punjab Club turned out to be the most exciting event of the day.
Read more on Sher-E-PunjabSports Club bagged the Gold Cup In Levingston Championship
punjabi Magazine release"Punjabi Folk Music has the most 'Raaga' among the folk music around the world, and its an honor and pride for Punjab and Punjabi music arts", was stated by punjabi singer Rita Kohli during the recent meeting of Punjabi Sahit Academy, NY
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pcs officialsThis 6th. International Bhangra and Gidha Dance Competition organized by Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (www.PCSChicago.org), was attended by more than a thousand Punjabi, non-Punjabi and local audience.
Read more on Sixth Annual PCS Chicago International Bhangra and Gidha Competition an amazing event
ohio punjabiThe 11th Annual CultureFest of Springfield(Ohio) served up music, dancing, food, information and activities from around the globe. At Culture Fest the choices included Mexican, Greek and Italian foods; bluegrass, jazz and Andean music; and African, Indian and Celtic dancers.
Read more on Multi-cultural festival at Springfield(Ohio) USA
Asha Sharma HonorAsha Sharma has presented many famous delegates, artists, leaders and personalities on stage and this time it was her moment to shine and be in the limelight when Kohinoor Club of Sacramento honored her on stage.
Read more on Asha Sharma Honored By Kohinoor Club and Punjabi Community
asha sharmaAsha Sharma, a famous name in the punjabi community in USA, has been serving the community with her art of stage hosting and co-ordinating stage events since many years. Her artistic skills of interacting on the stage makes every event a life time memorable event.
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sikh campsikh camp The Sikh Youth Federation of USA organized a Sikh Youth Gurmat Camp at Lazarus , Delaware , (Ohio).About 100 boys and girls from USA and Toronto(Canada) attended.
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The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a gift of $367,000 from S. Hardit Singh Aurora, through the Sikh Foundation, to fund an endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi studies in the History Department.
Read more on UC Santa Cruz receives $367,000 gift to establish endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies
Asha Sharma and Parminder Thakkarpunjabi women group in yuba city tiyan Yuba City Tian (Tiyaan), a huge success: Few years back the punjabi womens of california had always been seen talking about how they celebrated festival of Tian which was exclusively for and by women, back in Punjab. But in recent years few women organizations realized the need and started efforts to celebrate the festival.
Read more on Yuba City Tian (Tiyaan), Brings memories of Colorful punjab
Chicago: (Thakar S Basati) : Many prominent Punjabi personalities of Chicago gathered Wednesday night August 29th, 2007 at India House Banquet Hall in Schaumburg, Illinois to honor esteemed Dr. Madan Lal Hasiza, former Director Language department Punjab and and Dr. Gurcharan Singh Baddhan founder President Punjabi Sahit Sabha Nawansahar, Punjab India.
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kartarSacramento : ( Gurjatinder S Randhawa ) : Kartar Singh was honoured in sacramento by Kohinoor club Sacramento, California on his recent success on winning the Veterans wrestling 12th time.
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mitti wajaa Maardi songs albumThe film Mitti Wajaan Maardi has been another big leap by Adlabs films, a film distribution company, which has big brand name itself. Adlabs has set their aspirations high based on the market analysis
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grand rapid fund raiserGrandrapid Michigan : In a gathering of over 500 people at Noto Banquet Hall on 28th street, Grand Rapids, Michigan Bhai Balwinder Singh from Kalamazoo performed a Ardaas for the democratic party at the Annula Democratic Party Fund Raiser.grand rapid fund raiser
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Chandigarh : The punjabi diaspora has expressed shock at the sad demise of Narinder SIngh Bhullar, senior sub editor of punjabi tribune who died in chandigarh following an accident. Narinder Bhullar had returnd back to punjab few days ago from USA after his visit to various media organization in USA.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan : Mr. Sunny Dhoorh organized a Dinner in the honor of Mr. Iqbal Preet Sahota, IG(Inspector General) of Punjab Police who was on a US tour with his wife - Mrs. Sonu Sahota at his reidence in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 06/20/2007.
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A group of students from Illinois politely took off their shoes and had turbans wrapped around their heads as they entered the Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Center in Richmond Hill.
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PCS Awards In MichiganPCS Awards In Michigan

Dhoorh invited Speaker State Of Michigan Michael G Sak Mr.Sunny Dhoorh and Michael G Sak Speaker and all the Members of Punjabi cultural Society gave Palque to Dr.Harshindar Singh and Happy Heer with round of aplause.


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Punjab Times, a premier Punjabi weekly, published from. Chicago and San Francisco celebrated its 7th anniversary on May 4 at India House Banquet Hall, Schaumburg. This evening was dedicated to the poetry of lyrics of famous Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Sukhdev Sahil, a Punjabi singer from California, gave a spellbound performance and sang popular songs and Ghazals of Shiv Kumar, Ghulam Farid, Bulle Shah and Shah Hussein. Deep Mangli, an emerging Punjabi poet from New York mesmerized the audience with his poetry related to reality of life. Sikh intellectual Prof. Joginder Singh Ramdev was the keynote speaker of the evening.
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Roseville (CA) : (Husan L Banga): The Vaisakhi prgramme organized by Sikh youth club, Roseville, CA, made the audiences remeber their root of being punjabi through the excellent performances of true gidda and bhangra.
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Chicago (PunjabWire) : Punjabi Heritage Organization (PHO) is celebrating the 103rd birthday of one of the world’s most benevolent saints, Bhagat Puran Singh Ji. Did you know the government of India has recognized Bhagat Ji’s efforts with a commemorative stamp?
Read more on Bhagat Puran Singh Birthday Celebration Preperation by PHO Chicago
tunelabsPammi Bai, the famous punjabi folk singer has joined hands with TuneLabs, Atlanta-USA based music distribution company to market and distribute his hit album "Putt Punjabi" during the after show party of his live musical concert in Atlanta Georgia.
Read more on Pammi Bai launches his "Putt Punjabi" with TUNELABS for Internet Music Marketing and Distribution
SASGASikh American Society of Georgia (SASGA) with an aim to promote punjabi culture adds one more star to its collar by organizing a musical bhangra and gidda performance of Famous Folk Singer Pammi Bai and his troupe with an ethinic touch and bringing cultural glimpses direct from Punjab on the occassion of Vaisakhi 2007.
Read more on SASGA adds one more step to showcase punjabi culture in Atlanta
Fauja Singh, a world famous 96-years-old marathon runner and Pargat Singh, Sports Director of Punjab, will be coming to the annual Sikh games taking place on April 28th and 29th. Chairman of SSA Harvinder S Dhaliwal and Vice Chairman of SSA Surinder Singh spoke to the media and press while providing information about the sikh games.
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Dave Atwal a well known builder also becomes a well know producer too by bringing in his latet film Mummy Ji. Mummy ji is Dave Atwal's first bollywood productions starring Kirron Kher, Jackie Shroff, Kanwaljit and admiring Divya Dutta.
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She had barely spoken two lines when my mom brought in Kaddi Chawal and Pammi found it so tasty that she told me ‘rest of the story will unfold when you start shooting next month, for now lets just eat!’ But honestly, I trusted her writing skills and the trust factor in her as a friend was too much. I just knew she would bring out the best in me."
Read more on Divya Dutta experience with Mummy Ji
gurcharan singhNewyork : (SurinderSohal) : Dr. Gurcharan Singh, a sikh philospher and writer, left the sikh diaspora in a sad state after his unfortunate demise in an accident.
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Mr. Paramveer Singh (Sunny Dhoorh) has been awarded "MAN OF THE YEAR 2007" by the State Of Michigan for his hard work and brining the indian american communities together.
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sasga pammi bai show flyerSikh American Society of Georgia (SASGA) has started preparing for the upcoming live in concert of famous punjabi folk singer Pammi Bai. The show is scheduled to be for Apr-15-2007 at Center-Stage (Formerly Earthlink Live) at 6:30PM which will last for approx 3 hrs.
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GallanNawid, Rubal and Indy are all set to release their debut album 'Gallan' on Tips. In a more artistic way NRI also symbolizes the band's music which is Novel, Rustic & Innovative.
Read more on NRI's to Rock the Country with their Bhangra Groove
Pammi Bai, Parmjit Singh Sidhu, belongs to a village Jakhepal in punjab's district Sangrur. The district is also part of Malwa region, famous for heritage of folk culture. Pammi took interest in music and cultural activites
Read more on Pammi Bai sets example in Punjabi Folk Music industry
The suburbs of Atlanta and surrounding areas have been noticed for growth in punjabi community as more and more acitivites are being arranged and organized by the local punjabi organizations.
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Shooting of punjabi film "Mitti Wajaan Mardi", film by Manmohan singh, has started in punjab with Harbhajan Mann and Japji Khaira in the leading role.
Read more on Punjabi Film "Mitti Wajaan Mardi" shooting starts
The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation's oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization, received a formal letter of apology from Yuba City Police Chief Robert Doscher for denying employment to Mr. Harvir Singh Uppal as he sought to become a police cadet.
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One works hard all year and then its time to file the taxes this year and one should know how he/she can avail the the credit from it and every dollar counts.
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sunny dhoorhsunny dhoorh Sunny Dhoorh, getting elected as a Vice-Chairman for the 3rd District, State of Michigan in a democratic State Convention held at Cobo Center, Detroit on Feb 24, 2007 is another step in his mission of serving the local community.
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kohinoor clubkohinoor clubKohinoor club holds a meeting every month at one of their members residence which itself is a thoughful idea of getting together to meet and greet and spend few hours of entertainement along with playing games and quizes targeted towards knowledge with entertainement.
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Lok Rang Manch punjabi play actorsLok Rang Manch punjabi play actorsThe artistic team of "Lok Rang Manch", of Bay Area, California made a memorable evening in the region with their excellent performances in various punajbi plays staged on 24th Feb.
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Control Solutions International announces that it has formally launched its consulting practice in India by opening an office in New Delhi.
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Pammi Bai Bhangra TeamPammi Bai , coming with his Bhangra Show Concert, the top chart punjabi folk music singer, is all set to tour USA and is preparing to make a tour of approximate 20 shows in different cities of USA. The shows are organized BY Gary Randhawa of california
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Real estate prices are estimated to fall and decline and the most affected area anticipated in USA is west-coast.
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Yuba city, A well know for punjabi people and has become a mini punjab in USA. It is belived that Yuba city and surroundng areas are most densily populated with punjabi community.
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A weekly news paper, punjabtimes, launched it website as an effort to provide an online presence among its valuable readers. Punjab Times is published from Chicago and San Francisco at the same time and is delivered in more than 27 major cities of USA.
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The rule of "No Hat" of bar in the orange county deprives a medical student of Rancho Bernardo to enter , despite being told by the amercan-born sikh student, Sanjum Paul Singh, that his black turban was part of his centuries old religious dress and custom and is not a hat for fashion.
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Sharon Prabhakar's much awaited music album 'Dilruba' a glorious celebration of the singer's warm, honey toned singing style has been released on Raga To Rock Records.
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Chicago, IL : February 12, 2007 -- The record-breaking Chicago company of WICKED will soon offer an opportunity to take a rare glimpse "into the wings" of the blockbuster Broadway musical. "Behind the Emerald Curtain," an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at WICKED, hosted by cast members in Chicago, will be offered to the public starting March 6 on Tuesday evenings at 5:00 p.m. at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre.
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NewYork: DJ RAMAN, An upcoming DJ service provider of Newyork, soon to launch a website to showcase his services for tri-state, Newyork, New Jersy and CT. Mr Raman, who is just 17 years old and not even an year since he has been in USA has caught the attention of desi comunity with his best mixing numbers and dance tapping beats.
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"The punjabi commuity in California is huge and does needs a profile of programs which not only provide entertainment but also bring closer to their roots, I being a punjabi myself feel this void and this is one of the main cause for which punjabi TV channel YPDTV has been setup", were the wordings of the director, when asked what the main focal point of the punjabi channel.
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Patiala: Feb-01: Pammi Bai is to visit USA for his shows during Vaisakhi in the of April and May. Pammi Bai will tour all over USA and perform in major cities. "I am going to see and entertain Punjab jehda vasyia America vich", says Pammi bai to the media.
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NewYork: 21-Jan:(Surinder Sohal): Punjabi Sahit Academy NewYork (PSANY) conducted its elections in term of appointments of its management and operations. The elections were conducted during the recent meeting held at the residence of young poet Rajinder Jind on Jan-20-2007. The meeting was headed under the leadership of Dr. Harnaam Singh Shaan, A famous punjabi personality in the field of punjabi literature.
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Newyork : "I was in graduation final year. 'Preetladi' published my story and famous writer Santokh Singh Dheer wrote a letter to me. I shared the letter with my friends while in the college canteen. 'What's biggy ? Its only a punjabi story !!', the words of one of the guys from the group knocked my heart. Those words changed my life and gave me direction and determination and I made up my mind to devote my life for punjabi journalism, punjabi literature and language". These were the lines which were presented by Mr. Baldev Singh Grewal, the chief editor of Sher-E-Panjab newspaper during the recent meeting of Punjabi Sahit Academy, Newyork (http://www.psany.org).
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MyTwoFrontTeeth.org, A Family Giving Tree Project, has increased its 2006 wish delivery by more than fifty percent in 2007, resulting in more than 4800 less-advantaged Bay Area children receiving a gift in time for the holidays. More and more Americans are choosing to donate to a cause on behalf of friends and loved ones in lieu of traditional retail giving. MyTwoFrontTeeth.org allows gift-givers to select and sponsor the child of their choice, with the gift of their choice in the name of someone they care about
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Sikhs across from Midwest and members of Punjabi Heritage Organization (PHO) celebrated their Thanksgiving Day at the Tom Seay Salvation Army Center in Chicago. They sponsored and served the Thanksgiving meal to all who came at the center. For the past Fourteen years Sikh Community of Chicago has been hosting Meal for Salvation Army at Thanksgiving Day.
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Manoj Punj, director of the successful Punjabi film Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Buta Singh (remade as Gadar) suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on October 22. The young director’s untimely death has deeply affected his friends and family.
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In the past few months with the release of couple of god punjabi movies, once again the there has been a new momentum in the punjabi film industry. According to what we have been listening and reading around, it seems that punjabi film industry is now following the bollywood.
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