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19. CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

Subjects
FESTIVALS, CLAY as art material, ART exhibitions
Abstract

A calendar of events related to India from July-December 2014 is presented including the Indian American Festival in Somerset, New Jersey from July 12-13, the exhibition "Clay and Paper" at Ashok Jain Gallery in New York that runs until July 20, and the South Asian Council for Social Services' 15th anniversary celebrations in Jackson Heights, New York on October 11.

Published
2014

20. Numero Uno.

Author

DUTT, ELA

Subjects
POLITICAL parties, POLITICS & government of India, TWENTY-first century
Published
2017

25. Dalit Entrepreneurs Expected to Benefit From Economic Changes.

Subjects
BUSINESSPEOPLE, ECONOMIC change
Abstract

The article focuses on the statement of Devesh Kapur of the Center for the Advanced Study of India regarding the positive attitude of the community and entrepreneurs in Dalit, India, expecting entrepreneurs to benefit from economic changes.

Published
2014

26. INOC Chairman Discusses Recent Election Results with Rahul Gandhi.

Subjects
ELECTIONS
Abstract

The article reports on chairman George Abraham of the Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC) who met vice president Rahul Gandhi of the All India Congress Committee and discussed regarding the diaspora on the election reversals in India.

Published
2014

27. India Faces Crisis Over Dwindling Numbers of Girls, U.N. Says.

Author

BHALLA, NITA

Subjects
GIRLS, SEX preselection
Abstract

The article focuses on the statement of Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri of United Nations (U.N.) Women regarding the decline in the number of girls in India because of gender-biased sex selection.

Published
2014

28. New Government Vows Clampdown on Healthcare Graft.

Author

KALRA, ADITYA

Subjects
BRIBERY, BRIBERY laws
Abstract

The article focuses on the statement from Health Minister Harsh Vardhan of India on the need for stricter laws on healthcare graft such as bribery to doctors from laboratories.

Published
2014

31. The Marathon Man.

Subjects
PRIME ministers, CHRISTIAN missions
Abstract

The article discusses the assessment of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mission. Topics include the assistance and promotion of Modi by several senior leaders in the charitable volunteer Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the focus of Modi in absentia, and the avoidance of Modi to romanticized his background or used it in leveraging rise within the Sangh Parivar.

Published
2014

32. Bollywood Finally Wants to pay the Price for Remakes.

Author

JAMKHANDIKAR, SHILPA

Subjects
FILM remakes, FILM festivals, BOLLYWOOD
Abstract

The article focuses on the "Available For Remake" which is an initiative for the remake rights offered by films in India for the 2014 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), following studies on released Bollywood films in 2008 that were unauthorized remakes.

Published
2014

33. Four Men Arrested for Streaming Pirated Content.

Subjects
TELEVISION broadcasting, ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article reports on the arrest of four employees from television content distributor JadooTV Inc.'s branch in India due an alleged tapping of cable television (TV) signals from broadcasting firms in the country.

Published
2014

34. India Set to Challenge U.S. for Election-spending Record.

Author

GOTTIPATI, SRUTHI and KUMAR SINGH, RAJESH

Subjects
CAMPAIGN funds, ELECTIONS, POLITICS & government of India, 1977-
Abstract

The article reports on the data from the Center for Media Studies which estimated that the spending of the Indian politicians for the election campaigns in April 2014 will reach around $4 billion.

Published
2014

36. University of Pennsylvania Establishes New India Studies Fellowship.

Subjects
GRADUATE students, SCHOLARSHIPS
Abstract

The article offers information on the Sobti Family Fellowship announced by the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania which will enable graduate students from the Pennsylvania University to pursue an independent research for nine months or more in India.

Published
2013