Talk by Authors on RIVERS RUN BACK at the American Center Library

5 01 2015

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Abstract: RIVERS RUN BACK reveals many aspects of Indian and North American Culture, as seen through the lens of the marriage of Shankar Chatterjee, a social anthropologist from Allahabad and Marilyn Benson, an artist from New York. They raise their daughters in Vancouver, where their fates intertwine with that of a master criminal who falls in love with one sister while seeking to destroy the other. Their family fragments. But the end, events conspire to lead them back to India, where they find healing and wholeness. Also- here is the link to the essay on our cross-cultural collaboration that Joyce wrote for the Los Angeles Review of Books- http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/one-click-away  Speaker’s Bio: Arindam Roy’s career in journalism spans 33 years. He was the Managing Editor of a Citizen Journalism portal, Merinews, and was in senior editorial positions in several publications. As correspondent and bureau chief, he has written extensively for the Times of India, Associated Press and multiple news outlets. He is the co-author of Kumbh: Confluence of Faith, (Times of India and DIPR, UP State Govt., 2013); Allahabad: Where the Rivers Meet (Marg, Mumbai) and Kumbh Mela: Pellgrinaggio Indianao (Jaco, Italy). He lives in Allahabad and is the Head: Business Strategy & Corporate Communications, at AH Wheeler & Co., Allahabad. Joyce Yarrow, co-author of Rivers Run Back, is a Pushcart Prize Nominee. Her published novels include Ask the Dead and The Last Matryoshka. Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, Four Quarters Magazine, Vox Populi, Inkwell Journal, Whistling Shade, Descant, and Weber: The Contemporary West. Joyce has lectured on The Place of Place in Mystery Writing at the Allahabad Museum, the University of Allahabad, and at writing conferences throughout the Pacific Northwest. Raised in the Southeast Bronx, Ms.Yarrow resides with her husband and son in Seattle. Please RSVP here to ensure a seat (Please bring Photo-id proof along to ensure entry at the American Center Library)

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Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand men & Chhattisgarh vs Delhi women

5 01 2015

By sagarmedia on January 5, 2015 | Edit

Bhilwara, Rajasthan: In the last semi-final match of the day, Tamil Nadu men’s sustained scoring through four quarters saw them beat Services 86-73 to enter the finals of the 65^th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15.
The teams exchanged the lead as many as 14 times through the first 25 minutes of the game, but in the last quarter and a half, Services faltered time and again to hand the defending champions a 13 point win. Veteran international point guard from Services Sambhaji Kadam battled hard to stay in the match, but his injury troubles over the last year and a half meant that he had to frequently be taken out of the match. Without Kadam’s no-look passing wizardry, and with fellow international guard Joginder Singh being ineffective, the weight of scoring fell on India international Narender Grewal. But Grewal’s valiant double double of 29 points and 11 rebounds barely allowed Services to match Tamil Nadu’s scoring runs.
For Tamil Nadu, internationals Amjyot Singh (power forward), Prasanna Venkatesh (small forward) and Akilan Pari (point guard) played as per their reputation. Captain Amjyot Singh led from the front yet again with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Akilan was the source of numerous highlight plays that included a half court buzzer beater at the end of the second quarter. On his part, Venkatesh came good with some timely three pointers. The scores were tied at 60 each at the end of the third quarter, but Tamil Nadu went on a 26-13 scoring spree in the last 10 minutes to seal its second straight finals berth.

Chhatttisgarh topple Railways yet again

In a fascinating match between two high quality teams, defending champions Chhattisgarh came out aggressively in the first half to take a double digit lead at halftime. Indian Railways though fought back late in the third quarter thanks to international Rajapriyadarshini leading from the front. Rajapriya was able to repeatedly drive past the much taller Poonam Chaturvedi, Chhattisgarh’s 6ft 9 inch centre who would end the match with 27 pts and 13 rebounds.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Indian Railway took a slender four point lead only to watch it slip away as Chhattisgarh mounted another run of its own to take the match 83-79. Chaturvedi was particularly effective late in the fourth quarter with multiple And 1 plays, and her teammates did well to lob the ball to her deep inside the paint over the outstretched arms of the Railways frontline. This is the second time in two years that Chhattisgarh has toppled powerhouse Railways. Last year it had beaten the Railway women in the finals to end its decade long run as national champions.

Uttarakhand eases into the finals

The first men’s semi-final between Uttarakhand and Haryana threw no surprises as the Uttarakhand men continued their winning ways to advance to the final of the 65^th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15. The Haryana men exceeded all expectations by reaching the semi-final of the tournament but their amazing run ended today as they punched above their weight against the strong Uttarakhand team. Led by the guard play of current India international Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi and former India captain Riyazuddin, Uttarakhand pulled away after the first quarter with numerous transition buckets. Vishesh put up a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
Point guard Riyazuddin had 18 points and found his teammates on timely occasions to end up with 7 assists. Haryana were undersized against the Uttarakhand line-up and were outrebounded 40 to 29 in team rebounds. Uttarakhand’s 7-foot centre Amrit Man was another key factor for his team – he had 16 points and 13 rebounds in the game. Haryana’s main contributor was its point guard Himanshu S. who kept them in the game with his 3-point shooting. He ended up with 19 points. Uttarakhand is now through to the finals to be played tomorrow against the winner of the second men’s semi-final between Tamil Nadu and Services.

Delhi Women beat Kerala

An inspired Delhi side is through to the finals after beating Kerala in the 65^th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15 that is underway in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The balanced attack of Delhi saw crisp ball movement and excellent spacing that opened up easy and numerous scoring opportunities for the team from the national capital. Kerala features as many as four international stars in Poojamol KS, Stephy Nixon, Jeena PS and Neenumol, but tonight the stronger team on paper was outdone by the Delhi women. The three ‘Singh Sisters’ of Prashanti Singh, Pratima Singh and Akanksha Singh, along with fellow internationals Raspreet Sidhu and Preeti Kumari kept their composure to maintain a slender single digit lead all the way to the final buzzer. Jeena PS’s double double for Kerala of 18 points and 12 rebounds was in vain.

Punjab men';s downward spiral continues

Getting yourself motivated to play placement matches can be tricky, especially if your team has Championship winning aspirations. The erstwhile fancied Punjab men’s team which got knocked out in the quarterfinals yesterday by the unheralded Haryana side failed to move beyond second gear in an insipid 31-44 loss to Kerala men.
In other placement matches, Karnataka showed professionalism in going all out against Railways winning a high scoring contest 83-80. Speedy guard Anil Kumar top scored with 21 points for the winners. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu women too won their placement matches against close competitors Telangana and Karnataka respectively.
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will now face each other in the placement match for 5^th & 6^th positions later this afternoon, and in the men’s section Karnataka will face off against southern opponents Kerala. Punjab vs Railways men and Telangana vs Karnataka women will be the other placement matches played later today for the 7^th & 8^th positions.

Results from 4-1-2015

Semifinals

Women

1)      Delhi (Pratima Singh 17, Raspreet Sidhu 15, Vinti 15) bt Kerala (Jeena PS 18 pts & 12 rbs, Neenumol PS 12) 71-63 [9-11, 17-14, 22-20, 23-18]
2)      Chhattisgarh (Poonam Chaturvedi 27 pts & 13 rbs, Sharanjeet Kaur 16, Sangeeta Kaur 15) bt Indian Railway (R Rajapriyadarshini 35 pts & 16 rbs, Anju Lakra 20) 83-79 [24-13, 22-19, 16-27, 21-20]

Men

1)      Uttarakhand (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 26 pts & 10 rbs, Amritpal Singh 16 pts & 13 rbs, Riyazuddin 18) bt Haryana (Himanshu S 19, D Rathee 15, Hemant S 10) 86-64 [23-18, 26-16, 17-10, 20-20]
2)      Tamil Nadu (Amjyot Singh 29 pts & 13 rbs, A Arvind 22) bt Services (Narender Grewal 29 pts & 11 rbs, Sambhaji Kadam 12) 86-73 [21-19, 19-20, 20-21, 26-13]

Placement Matches for 5^th & 6^th Positions

Women

Maharashtra (Sruthi Menon 30, Krittika Divadkar 22, Mugdha A 12) bt Tamil Nadu (Divya K 13, Keerthi 12, Divya D 11) 82-68 [16-12, 19-13, 25-18, 22-25]

Men

Karnataka (Anil Kumar 18, Dhiraj Shetty 10) bt Kerala (Jomon Jose 15, Ajeeth Sugunan 8) 45-32 [13-11, 7-4, 12-11, 13-6]

Placement Matches for 7^th & 8^th Positions

Women

Karnataka (Bhandavya 21, Svitha 20, Navneetha 13) bt Telangana (Suganya 24, Aishwarya N 10) 70-56 [13-17, 20-10, 15-21, 22-18]

Men

Indian Railways (Kamran Khan 17, Abhishek 7, Partha Sarthi S 7) bt Punjab (Arshdeep 8, Amritpal 6) 47-25 [19-10, 16-4, 9-8, 3-3]

Placement Matches for 5^th, 6^th, 7^th & 8^th Positions

*Winning teams will play later this afternoon to decide 5^th & 6^th positions, while losing teams will play later this afternoon for the 7^th & 8^th positions

Women

1)      Maharashtra (Sruthi Menon 16, Amruta Bhuskute 15) bt Telangana (Gayathri 17, Suganya 11) 48-45 [20-8, 4-17, 5-11, 19-9]
2)      Tamil Nadu (Divya 22, Sunitha Suren 12) bt Karnataka (Svitha 23) 59-51 [15-12, 10-10, 15-13, 19-16]

Men

1)      Karnataka (Anil Kumar 31, Arvind A 13) bt Railways (Prakash Mishra 24, Samir 24) 83-80 [21-26, 20-10, 20-15, 22-29]
2)      Kerala (Manoj R 15, Basil Philip 11, Jomon Jose 10) bt Punjab (Arshpreet Bhullar 14, Rajvir Singh 8) 44-31 [12-6, 6-6, 15-10, 11-9, 11-9]

Placement Matches for 9^th & 10^th Place

Women

Madhya Pradesh (Monica G 20, Nima Doma Bhutia 13 pts & 16 rbs, Madhu S 11 pts & 12 rbs) bt Punjab (Kirandeep Kaur 27) 68-56 [25-20, 24-18, 12-17, 7-1]

Men

Delhi (Ajay S 22 pts & 13 rbs, Happy 20, Yatan S 18 pts & 16 rbs, Manprit S 18) Telangana (LS Reddy 31, SG Patil 21, Vijay Kumar M 15) 98-79 [25-25, 16-23, 28-16, 29-15]

Loser’s Knockout Finals (Women’s Level 2)

Assam (Anju S 28 pts & 20 rbs, Sagarika M 13 pts & 15 rbs) bt Bihar (Priyanka A 17, Sravanthi GS 14, Kritika R 12) 59-54 [12-11, 11-14, 19-9, 17-20]

Pending Men’s Quarterfinal Match Result from 3-1-2015

Services (Narender Kumar Grewal 19, Ramesh Kumar 19, Jairam Jat 14, Dalip Kumar 11) bt Railways (Harmandeep Singh 13, Kamran Khan 11, Hirender Singh 10) 97-62 [26-14, 25-12, 23-14, 23-22]

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Delhi Police must arrest the culprits involved in Tuglakabad attack

5 01 2015

Delhi Police must arrest the culprits involved in Tuglakabad attack
From: Media Cell AAP <mediacellaap@gmail.com> Sun, 4 Jan ’15 8:01p
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Sunday, January 4
The Aam Aadmi Party appeals to the Delhi Police to impartially investigate the murderous assault on the party volunteers by the family members of South Delhi BJP MP Mr Ramesh Bidhuri, along with other hoodlums of the BJP on Saturday afternoon.
It is shocking that more than 24 hours after the AAP volunteers were attacked with sharp weapons in broad daylight in full public view, all of which is video recorded, the police is trying to soft pedal its investigation.
(Please find attached the copies of two FIRs – of the murderous assault on AAP volunteers and burning of the jeep of AAP Tuglakabad candidate, Sahi Ram).
The AAP demands that the culprits named in the statements of injured party volunteers should be immediately arrested for having committed the offence of attempt to murder.
The party is in the process of collecting further foolproof evidence of direct involvement of Bidhuri’s family members in the pre-meditated attack on AAP volunteers and this will be made public on Monday to expose the real character and intentions of the BJP.
Delhi Police must not compromise its image under political pressure from the union home ministry, which is trying to protect the culprits.
The police has already tried to give a wrong twist to the entire incident by calling a pre-meditated attack as a clash. Its image is at stake when the BJP is trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in Delhi, ahead of the assembly elections.
Regards,
AAP Media cell

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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE AS PER 4th JANUARY 2015 22:00 HRS

5 01 2015

AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE

AS PER 4^th JANUARY 2015 22:00 HRS LT (GMT+7)

SURABAYA, 4^TH JANUARY 2015 – The search and rescue efforts led by The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia continued this morning as weather conditions marginally improved with waves of 1.5 – 2 meters.

Entering the eighth day of the mission, the search operation area was expanded to the east part of the Java Sea following the underwater current forecast.

In addition, more than 80 deep sea divers have been deployed in order to get a visual confirmation on two large objects – suspected to be part of the aircraft’s fuselage – captured by the sonar device yesterday as well as the aircraft’s blackbox.

BASARNAS recovered four more remains today as well as debris such as the emergency exit window, luggage, passenger seats and survival kits, which are believed to be from the aircraft. The remains will be transported to Surabaya tonight for identification.

Meanwhile in Surabaya, The Disaster Victim Identification Police Department of Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) today identified three remains of QZ 8501 guests as Wismoyo Ari Prambudi (male), Jie Stevie Gunawan (female), and Juanita Limantara (female). Sunu Widyatmoko, Chief