| DALIP
SINGH SAUND'S PORTRAIT IN CAPITOL HILL |
 Dalip
Singh Saund is the First Indian Congressman
to have his portrait in Capitol Hill. The
US House of Representatives is commissioning
a portrait of late lawmaker Dalip Singh Saund,
the first Indian American ever elected to
that body. Born in 1899, in Chhajulwadi, Punjab,
Saund immigrated to the US and got a Ph.D.
in mathematics in 1924. 
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| TWO
U.S. CONGRESSMEN WIN SAMA AWARDS |
 Intense
and Desiclub.com recently visited two U.S.
Congressmen to present them with their very
own trophies from the inaugural South Asian
Media Awards. New Jersey Congressman Frank
Pallone and Louisiana Congressman Bobby Jindal
were winners at the awards, which honored
and showcased the success of South Asians
in the USA.
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| NETWORK
OF INDIAN PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE 2005
|
Highlighting some of the
most influentialIndian-American professionals
in the Country, the 2005 Network of Indian
Professionals National Conference closed last
night (September 6, 2005) with a look at the
present and a vision towards the future of
the group. Keynote speakers included 2004
Olympics Gymnastics team captain and silver
medalist, Mohini Bhardwaj and 2005 Pulitzer
Prize finalist Suketu Mehta.
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| TELUGU
WOMAN NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE |
Vasantha Kannabhiran,
one of a thousand nominees from India for
the Nobel Peace Prize for this year, is a
prolific feminist writer from Hyderabad in
India who believes that all the Indian women
working for the uplift of the underdog, are
eligible to get the Nobel prize.
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| 1000
WOMEN NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2005 |
 Oakland,
CA: One-thousand women from more than 150
countries have been jointly nominated for
the Nobel Peace Prize 2005. The number 1,000
is symbolic, as the 1,000 nominated women
represent innumerable women worldwide who
are engaged in the cause of peace and human
dignity.
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| SOUTH
ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2005 - NOMINATIONS OPEN |
 Nominations
for the TMG Global South Asian Media Awards
2005 in the categories of: Global Achievers,
Film, Theatre, Drama, Music, Politics, News/TV
Presenters, Sport, Fashion, Literature, Arts,
Boundary Breakers and Western Artistes 'Moving
East' are open. Nominees for this year's awards
include Karan Johar, Krishnan Guru-Murthy,
Amir Khan and Farah Khan.
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| NFIA
CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN NEW YORK |
 New
York, NY: Terrace on the Park in Queens, New
York, was the venue for a banquet held on
May 29, 2005 to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of the National Federation of Indian American
Associations (NFIA), an umbrella body of various
organizations of people, who trace their roots
to India. The organizers wanted to celebrate
its 25 years of service to the Indian American
community.
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| SEEMA
SINGH HONOURS 'THE FACES OF AMERICA' |
 Newark,
NJ: "When I first came to the United
States, I wanted to return to India . . .
but I am so glad that I stayed and so grateful
for the opportunity to serve my adopted homeland,”
said Ratepayer Advocate Seema M. Singh, who
is the most senior level Asian-Indian in New
Jersey state government. Singh was speaking
at a celebration commemorating the national
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
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| BUSH
TO WELCOME MANMOHAN SINGH TO THE WHITE HOUSE |
 Washington,
DC: President Bush will welcome India's Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House
on July 18 2005. The two leaders will discuss
all aspects of U.S.-India bilateral relations
including energy, economic, and strategic
elements. The visit between Bush and Singh
marks the next stage in expanding the U.S.-India
relationship and builds on recent high-level
exchanges and initiatives between the two
governments.
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| INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS HOST CONGRESSIONAL DINNER |
 Washington,
DC: Several leading national Indian joined
hands to sponsor a Gala Dinner Reception in
honor of the US Legislators on the Hill on
June 29, 2005. “Many major associations
have been holding these receptions for the
US Congress over the past many years in isolation
from other groups,” noted Nilesh Mehta,
president of the IAFPE. “This year, we
decided to hold one big function."
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