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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
CONTENTS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
*Till December 21,
*July 7,
AWARDS
& PRIZES
*The Kishor
M. Kulkarni Arts & Humanities Prize on Modern
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD
LANGUAGES
* June 4 - July 13,
LECTURES, PANEL DICUSSIONS, &
SYMPOSIA
*May 21,
PEACE & HARMONY RESOURCES
* A Parent’s Guide to Preventing
and Responding to Prejudice
SPORTS
TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST
YOUTH
*The Multnomah Youth Commission
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ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
*Till December 21, Berkeley,
CA: FROM THE LAND OF RAJAS: CREATIVITY IN RAJASTHAN, an exhibit 150 art and
craft articles, including the Pabuji scrolls from the
land of kings, forts, camels and deserts, fierce warriors and swashbuckling
heroes, at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology. More info from
510.642.3682 or http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
*July 7, Washington, DC: BAFI NIGHT ’07 CULTURAL
PROGRAM at the end of Bangladeshi-American Convention 2007 will feature singers
Ferdous and Habib Wahid, Sabina Yasmin,
Shakila Zafar, Shahnaz
Belly and Hyder Husyn;
dancers Shamim Ara Nipa and Shibli Muhammad; actors Riaz and Mahfuz Ahmed will also
participate in the program with their co-stars Purnima
and Aupee Karim; and
comedian Nakul Kumar Biswas.
Tickets for the cultural program (BAFI Nite '07) at
the
AWARDS
& PRIZES
*The Kishor M. Kulkarni Arts & Humanities Prize on Modern
The competition is open to permanent residents and
citizens of the
Entries may be submitted in one of two categories: (1)
Analytic - an essay analysis of political, economic, cultural or social issues
as they impact modern India or (2)
Creative Writing - a short story, poetry, novella or drama related to modern
Entries must be original work primarily produced within
twelve (12) monthsprior to the application deadline.
Entries must be postmarked by no later than
Entry forms are available at http://www.indiana.edu/~isp/
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD
*Yatra:
A trip to nowhere
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/04yatra.htm
*Fans will love Himesh's Aap
Kaa Surroor
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/03aks.htm
LANGUAGES
* June 4 - July 13, Ithaca NY: INTENSIVE NEPALI
LANGUAGE, a six-credit Summer Course will be offered at both beginning and
continuing levels at Cornell University. More info and application forms http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/programs/summer/nepali
or Prof. Kathryn S. March ksm8@cornell.edu
LECTURES, PANEL DICUSSIONS, & SYMPOSIA
*May 21, Portland, OR: MICRO CREDIT AS A TOOL OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, a lecture by Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari, a
presentation of PSU’s Institute for
Nonprofit Management, International Studies
Program, Institute for Asian Studies, and the Office of International Affairs,
7 – 9 p.m., in Smith Memorial Student Union, #228 Multicultural Center, 2nd
Floor, Portland State University. More info from
503.725.5859.
PEACE & HARMONY RESOURCES
*Beyond the Golden Rule: A
Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice offers practical
advice for caregivers of children, in three age groups: the preschool years
(ages 2-5), the elementary and preteen years (ages 6-12) and the teen years
(ages 13-17) to nurture appreciation of human differences. The guide uses
varied and fine examples from so many families in the
The guide is available for free online at www.tolerance.org/parents
SPORTS
*Cricket: Schedule for India in Bangladesh
http://www.rediff.com/cricket/schedule.html
TOPICS OF
CURRENT INTEREST
*The week in News. April 29-May
5: Images
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/may/05wk1.htm
YOUTH
*The Multnomah Youth Commission seeks youth who will be between the
ages of 13-21 by