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CityMasala A Lifestyle and Entertainment Magazine for Today’s South Asian

IN THIS ISSUE August 2007

On The Cover 12 Have A Heart– The Tampa International Heart Foundation 8 Achievers’ Club: Priests for the Wedding Season 14 Beauty with Shahnaz: Lovely Locks 22 Bollywood: Andaz Apna Apna 28 Spotted Around Town: Favorite Freedom Fighters 32 Daru Ka Nasha: Summer Bash Checklist 33 Tech Talk: Are You Game to Play

Also In this Issue 16 Legal Talk: Visitor’s Visa 18 Cricket : Changing of the Guard 18 Top Ten Desi Countdown 19 Health Talk: Bronchitis 19 The Parents’ Chat Room 26 Reel Talk: Movie Reviews 28 Comic Strip: Small Hands 30 Auntyji Ko Pucho 34 In The Kitchen: Recipe - Chicken Masaledar 34 CityMasala Book Club: Book Review - A Slice of Life 35 Star Lite Star Brite: This Month’s Horoscope

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Chhaya Sanghavi Shaphali Jain

Junior Editor Surabhi Jain

Content Contributors Anita Singh Ashish Jain

DJ Jafar Javid Lateef

Kavita Trivedi Dr. Maulik Trivedi

Nandini Chakraborty Nidhi Chanani

Content Contributors Shahnaz Husain

Sheniz Janmohamed Vish Viswanathan

Guest Contributors Dr. Adarsh Jain Aneesh Mangla

Ashwin Sharma, Attorney at Law

From Our Desk to Yours August seems to be a month that awakens us out of the summer haze. It is a time when many of us start to realize that the long lazy days of summer are coming to an end. Schools will be opening soon and the somewhat relaxed life style we have been able to lead for the past couple of months is drawing to an unfortunate close.

August is also a time when India and Pakistan celebrate their Independence days. When you think about independence and what it has brought about in our respective countries, poverty cannot be too far from your thoughts. It is therefore with great pleasure that we interviewed Dr. Sullebarger, a cardiologist, who set up the Tampa International Heart Foundation a few years ago to benefit those less fortunate in other countries. His next trip is to India along with a team of cardiologists from Tampa consisting of Dr. Louis Canendran, Dr. Saurabh Chokshi and Dr. Maqsood Siddique Patel. They are scheduled to work with three hospitals in India and to offer their expertise to as many patients as they are able to see. We commend such people who give so willingly of not only their time, but of their hard earned knowledge and selves.

August may also be a time when a lot of you may be preparing for one of the biggest moments of your lives - a wedding - whether it may be someone in your family or your own. In Achievers’ Club, we have some wedding priests who tell you a little about what to expect and when to start planning for this spe-cial day. As always, contact information for each one of them is provided for your convenience.

Shahnaz brings some really good tips on proper hair care during the blazing heat of Florida and Nandini has the latest garma garam masala from Bollywood. Spotted Around Town has your take on your fa-vorite freedom fighter during the fight for independence and Ashish’s Daru Ka Nasha will have you wanting to throw the best summer bash of your life as he goes through the check list and proper eti-quette of doing your next shindig just right. This issue’s Tech Talk has been written by a budding au-thor, Aneesh Mangla, an undergraduate student at University of Texas in Austin. It brings you the per-spective and the world of video games from a fresh perspective backed up by comprehensive research and you’ll be surprised at what he has to say.

Legal Corner has Mr. Ashwin Sharma, Attorney at Law, talk about Visitor Visa Applications and the Cricket column, brought to you by Javid, talks more about the Indian cricket team. DJ Jafar’s latest Top Ten Desi Countdown is here along with Dr. Jain’s Health Talk on bronchitis and Dr. Maulik Trivedi’s advice column in The Parents’ Chat Room. Kavita has reviewed some new movies for you in Reel Talk and our brand new comic strip called Small Hands by Nidhi Chanani brings you a little humor. Of course, Auntyji brings her own special brand of humor coupled with good old common sense. She has been for a makeover and looks absolutely gorgeous - don’t miss her column this month! We have a recipe for Chicken Masaledar from Anita in In The Kitchen and Sheniz brings us a review on A Slice of Life in CityMasala’s Book Club. Our Horoscope column brings you what the stars and planets hold for you in the month of August. We hope you enjoy this issue.

Please keep writing in to us at [email protected] or [email protected]. Your feedback is very important to us.

Remember to talk about CityMasala, rave about CityMasala, make your friends read CityMasala and ask for your copy of CityMasala by its name! Chhaya Sanghavi and Shaphali Jain

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Wedding season is almost here! Clothes have to be bought, halls have to be booked months in advance, a caterer, a DJ and at least a 100 other items that would probably be best left to be handled by a wedding planner. Finding a priest for this once in a life time occasion is another facet that has in recent years actually become a possibility in this country. Which one is right for your wedding or for another function that you would like performed such as a house warming ceremony, or the naming of a new born child? We have interviewed some priests who make themselves available to facilitate your functions. They help to keep your religious beliefs alive and offer their services to bring you good luck.

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Q: With the wedding season coming up, what would you suggest is the best time for families to arrange for and book pandits? A: Ideally, 2 to3 months in advance is always the best way to go. Some people book us 6 months in advance. Our busiest months are from June to about October, November.

Q: With the modern generation in mind, what kind of wedding ceremony is the most popular? A: A conventional wedding ceremony can take up to 3-4 hours. Many people prefer to have it com-pleted in an hour or so, and some want the full ceremony no matter how long it takes. Generally, all families do insist upon the 7 Steps saptapadi in which the groom signs the following: • The first step is to nourish each other • To grow together in strength • To preserve our wealth • Share our joys and sorrows

• To care for our children • To be together forever • To remain lifelong friends. To make a perfect

whole

Q: What is one advice you would give to a newly married couple to keep their marriage a good and happy one? A: I would advice them to always understand one another and to lead their lives together.

Q: What are some simple ceremonies to perform for a house warming ceremony? A: If you do not want to hire a pandit for this cere-mony, you should enter the new home with haldi, kumkum, phool, phal,and nariyal on a steel plate or thaali, apply the haldi and kumkum at the en-trance, light a diya, boil milk and after adding some sugar to it, have everyone in the family drink some. A Ganesh puja should also be performed.

Q: What are some things that can be done to ward off bad luck? A: You can light a diya in sesame oil, chant the Hanuman Chalisa, perform a Balaji prayer or puja. If a pandit is hired, he would per-form a havan.

Q: What are the different kinds of ceremonies that you perform? A: I can perform havans, grah pravesham, Satya Narayan Kathas, wedding ceremonies, Ayusha Havan, Navagraha Havana and Balaji Kalyaan.

Q: How far are you able to travel to perform a particular ceremony? A: I am willing to travel in order to perform cere-monies.

HINDU SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Pandit Narayana Bhatter

Cell: 321-439-6055 Home: 407-388-1148 Temple: 407-699-5277 Email: [email protected]

SIKH SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Granthi Kehar Singh

2527 W State Road 426, Aloma Road, Oviedo, FL 32765; Phone: 407-366-3136

Q: With the wed-ding season com-ing up, what would you suggest is the best time for families to ar-range for and book pandits?

A: The pandit in Sikh culture is called a granthi. It is usually the girl’s side that books the gurudwara. We generally allocate a Saturday for marriages.

Q: With the modern generation in mind, what kind of wedding ceremony is the most popular? A: Here in the US, there is little pomp and show compared to weddings in India. But people do like to follow basic things. The bride will wear red

bangles (laal chudaa) and the groom’s side will bring a bridal party or a baraat. Then there is an ardaas performed by the granthi. The couple sits in front of the Guru Granth Sahib and then go for 4 lavaa or phere. The shagun completes the cere-mony.

Q: What is one advice you would give to a newly married couple to keep their marriage a good and happy one? A: Always remember to do the ardaas with a pure heart. Also both families must work together for the marriage to succeed.

Q: What are some simple ceremonies to perform for a house warming ceremony? A: During a house warming ceremony, the Guru Granth Sahib should be kept in the new home.

Then the Sukhmani path should be done along with a kirtan followed by ardaas for blessings.

Q: What are some things that can be done to ward off bad luck? A: Ardaas is the best way to seek the blessings of Guru Sahib.

Q: What are the different kinds of ceremonies that you perform? A: I perform all ceremonies right from the birth of a child to the mrytu sanskaar or the funeral cere-mony.

Q: How far are you able to travel to perform a particular ceremony? A: Every gurudwaara has its own granthi, so there is no special need for a granthi to travel.

HOLY CROSS CHURCH Father Paul

7851, 54th Ave N. St.Petersburg, FL 33709 Phone: 813-241-2028

Q: With the wed-ding season com-ing up, what would you suggest is the best time for families to ar-range for and book pandits? A: The Church and the priest have

to be booked about 6 months in advance as there are certain procedures that have to be followed such as looking into records to ensure eligibility of the bride and groom for the wedding.

Q: With the modern generation in mind, what kind of wedding ceremony is the most popular? A: As Catholics, we have weddings with mass or without. The ones with mass are the most tradi-

tional and most people in our community opt for this one.

Q: What is one advice you would give to a newly married couple to keep their marriage a good and happy one? A: Couples have to work to keep the marriage going and must have faith in one another.


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Q: With the wed-ding sea-son com-ing up, what would you suggest is the best

time for families to arrange for and book pan-dits? A: I am usually booked 3-6 months ahead of time. It is better to book as early as possible. I already have bookings for the year 2008.

Q: With the modern generation in mind, what kind of wedding ceremony is the most popular? A: In my experience, parents explain the impor-tance of most ceremonies to their children and there is a mix of those who choose between long, elaborate ceremonies and the short yet traditional ones. People like my way of performing ceremo-nies as I ensure that none of the essential steps are overlooked even in a shorter ceremony. Most wed-

dings have the Ganesh and Navagraha puja, kanya daan, vivah havan, 4 or 7 phere, the saptapadi or promises to each other, and the aashirwaad.

Q: What is one advice you would give to a newly married couple to keep their marriage a good and happy one? A: I would advise them to never keep any secrets from each other and to respect and listen to each other. In any position in life, the love between the husband and wife should remain the same and should not change.

Q: What are some simple ceremonies to perform for a house warming ceremony? A: A house warming ceremony should be done according to the scriptures with a pandit present. If not, you can have an unmarried girl or a kanya put on a kalaf (small steel vessel) with a coconut on her head. She should be the first one to enter the new home and should place her right foot into the home. All members of the family should follow her and place the steel vessel on a counter with a swastika on it. You can also enter the new home with statues of Ganesh, Lakshmi, Isheadev and

salt.

Q: What are some things that can be done to ward off bad luck? A: Patience and faith in God is the first thing that we should hold on to. During especially hard times, reciting the Hanuman Chalisa also helps. The biggest weakness that human beings have is that we remember God only in times of trouble and forget Him during good times. Devotion and faith costs nothing and the rewards are extremely high. We must remember to keep our faith at all times.

Q: What are the different kinds of ceremonies that you perform? A: I can perform wedding ceremonies, satya nara-yan puja, house warming ceremonies, navagraha, maha gayatri yagna, other yagnas, special busi-ness pujas to bring success and protection pujas.

Q: How far are you able to travel to perform a particular ceremony? A: I go to out of town, out of state and can travel out of the country too if my services are re-quired.

Pandit Shastri Ramesh Mehta 1991: Received medal from the Government of India for translating Sanskrit grammer – Sanskrit Grammer Vijayata

1998: Received medal from Gujarat Government for Sampurna Geeta Kanthastha. Cell: 813-453-9334 Home: 813-661-6297 Email: [email protected]

Q: What are some simple ceremonies to perform for a house warming ceremony? A: A house blessing ceremony means inviting God as the chief guest into your home. The ceremony includes sprinkling of Holy water in the home, lighting of candles and singing praises of the Lord.

Q: What are some things that can be done to ward off bad luck?

A: Things like bad luck are superstitions. We be-lieve that nothing happens without the knowledge of God and it is for good in the end.

Q: What are the different kinds of ceremonies that you perform? A: In marriages, a priest is only a witness. Other than that, I can perform all ceremonies from bap-tism, reconciliations, confessions to funerals.

Q: How far are you able to travel to perform a particular ceremony? A: I cannot perform a marriage outside my parish boundary without prior permission. If I get permis-sion and if my schedule permits it, I don’t mind going outside of the church. I have performed ceremonies in Washington due to close ties with some people.

Q: With the wedding season coming up, what would you suggest is the best time for families to ar-range for and book pandits? A: I generally recommend

getting in touch with the pandit at least 3 months ahead of time. It is just like booking a hall for a wedding or making a guest list which should be done well in advance.

Q: With the modern generation in mind, what kind of wedding ceremony is the most popular? A: During a Hindu person’s life cycle there are 16 sanskaars. Nobody performs them all. There are three sanskaars that are generally done and ob-served - the upanayan sanskaar (thread cere-mony), naamakaran (naming ceremony) and the vivaah sanskaar (marriage ceremony). In terms of the wedding ceremony, people mostly follow some

basic steps which include kanya daan, phere, man-galsutra and sindoor. These are the most popular ceremonies.

Q: What is one advice you would give to a newly married couple to keep their marriage a good and happy one? A: There are three secrets to a happy married life: faith, love and respect. If both parties concerned remember and apply these to their married life on a regular basis, there is no reason why anything should go wrong.

Q: What are some simple ceremonies to perform for a house warming ceremony? A: We pray for two things - that there should al-ways be food to eat and water to drink - this is the basis of life. We also pray for happiness and peace. A typical house warming ceremony in-cludes Ganesh puja, navagriha puja, kalash puja and vaastu puja. If you are capable of performing these on your own, you should go ahead and do so. Otherwise a pandit may be hired to perform this ceremony for you.

Q: What are some things that can be done to

ward off bad luck? A: Whenever people come to me with advice on how to improve a certain condition or to ward off bad luck, I always tell them to be aware of their janam kundali. If you follow the suggestions in the janan kundali, you should be able to steer clear of most bad luck. Astrology has a religious as well as a scientific aspect and both are addressed in the birth chart.

Q: What are the different kinds of ceremonies that you perform? A: I can perform each and every ceremony from before the child is conceived to the final stage of death. I take pride in our custom and heritage and ensure that all procedures are followed according to our scriptures and in accordance with each per-son’s individual beliefs.

Q: How far are you able to travel to perform a particular ceremony? A: If there are personal bonds and people respect the rituals, distance does not matter. I am willing to travel to most places if time and my schedule permits it.

VISHNU MANDIR OF TAMPA Pandit Vishnu Sharma

1006 PineHaven Court, Brandon, 33511 Phone: 813-654-2551


By: Shaphali Jain

CM: Dr. Sullebarger, tell us a little bit about your specialty? Dr. S. I am an Interventional Cardiologist and I specialize in valvular cardiology. Most cardi-ologists in the US deal with con-genital heart diseases that are discovered in childhood and treated into adulthood. My spe-cialty is based more in the defects that are present in the heart in the adult stages of life, either because they have not been discovered in childhood or those that are caused by diseases such as rheumatic fever that cause changes in the valves in the heart. These condi-tions are seen more in developing countries where many people struggle with congenital heart

problems into adulthood or suf-fer difficulties in the heart after certain diseases.

CM: Tell us what got you inter-ested in taking your specialty to other countries? Dr. S. Well, I came to Tampa in 1992 when I was recruited into the USF School of Medicine. Prior to that, I was a part of the faculty in the University of Rochester. Because of my inter-est in the field of cardiology that I specialize in, I felt I should take this expertise to places that can benefit from it. Ethically, I feel that if we have a talent or interest, we need to make the most of it. I felt I could touch more lives if I started to go abroad. I first went to Colombia three times in 1998, and then to Haiti in 1999 and it was a very rewarding experience. After that I left USF to start my own private group practice and spent some time building that up. In 2003, I was presented with the opportunity to go to Honduras, Nicaragua and Belize to offer my services there. CM: How are these trips funded? Dr. S. Until 2006, I was spending my own money on these trips. On one such trip when I was asked by someone, “which foundation do you belong to?” I realized that this was getting bigger. I then set up a not for profit foundation in 2004 called the Tampa International Heart Foundation. This is not a religious organization and anyone can participate in it.

CM: What interested you in taking the efforts of this foundation to India? Dr. S. While I was at USF, a good friend, Dr. Maqsood Siddique Patel, a fellowship trainee at USF, and his wife, invited me over for a traditional dinner to their home. That is the first time we spoke of going to India. We have talked about it for a number of years and now it’s finally happening.

CM: Who else is involved in this trip? Dr. S. About a year ago, Dr. Eknath Naik had gone to Goa for infectious

diseases along with Dr. Sendhal Krishnan and Dr. Kiran Patel. They had also been to King Ed-ward’s Medical College in Mum-bai. They have built a lot of con-tacts and through Dr. Naik, we approached both places to see if they were interested in a cardiac group providing aid. We then got to know that Dr. Prafulla Kerker, Chief of Cardiology at King Ed-ward’s Hospital in Mumbai was scheduled to visit Orlando. After we met him, the trip started to really gain momentum and we started to get more organized. For now, there are a total of four doc-tors who are going. Dr. Maqsood Siddique Patel, Dr. Saurabh Chokshi from Tampa General

Hospital, Dr. Louis Carnendran, Chief of Interventional Cardiology at USF and I, Dr. John Thompson Sullebarger. We are all practicing cardiologists, and together, we represent members of three of the major cardiology groups at the Tampa General Hospital.

CM: How many patients do you plan to see and provide cardiol-ogy related medical aid to during your stay in India? Dr. S. We will be going to Mum-bai & Goa to do procedures and will be working closely with Dr. Kerkar in Mumbai and with Dr. Ajay Pednekar and Dr Anita Dud-hane of the Community Resource Foundation in Goa. We have been

informed that we will be seeing at least 40 patients in the outpatient clinic in Goa, about 15 patients in Krishna Hospital in Ahmedabad and about 12 – 13 patients in KEM in Mumbai.

CM: What kind of equipment and supplies do you take with you for such medical trips? Dr. S. We have been able to obtain some supplies that are donated to us from various establishments. I usually put them together in large duffel bags and take them as luggage. Some of these items are brought back with us and some are left behind at the medical facilities we visit. We are currently hop-ing to get a donation of an echocardiogram machine.

CM: Other than the obvious medical aid that you will provide, what do you hope to achieve with this trip? Dr. S. Both KEM and Krishna Hospital provide a high level of care to pa-tients. The beauty of this is to open doors to those people who would nor-mally not be able to get this kind of care. It is an amazing collaboration be-tween American and Indian doctors to share their knowledge and provide aspects from their special fields of expertise. For me personally, there is a keen sense of anticipation that I ...

The Tampa International Heart Foundation was founded by Dr. Thompson Sullebarger in 2004 as a means to put together a group of cardiologists who would provide their expertise and medical care to less fortunate patients in countries other than the US. After having initially spent his own money on such trips, he realized that he would be able to achieve even more if he were to create a foundation. Along the way he found immense support from other physi-cians who not only wanted to accompany him to offer their care and expertise, but also to offer their help in any other way that was required. A trip to India is now in the offing. Dr. Maqsood Siddique Patel, Dr. Saurabh Chokshi from Tampa General Hospital who also has a hospital in Ahmadabad called Krishna Hospital, Dr. Louis Carnendran, Chief of Interventional Cardiology at USF and Dr. John Thompson Sullebarger is the team that will soon depart to India and will attend to patients in Goa, Mumbai and Ahmadabad.

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SPLIT ENDS Split ends occur more often in dry and damaged hair. Dandruff too can lead to split ends. Cutting off the split ends is the only remedy. • Avoid tying the hair tightly with bands. • Avoid using hair dryers and hairbrushes. Use a

wide-toothed comb instead. • Apply heated pure coconut oil on scalp and

hair at least twice a week. Leave it on over-night and shampoo off the next day.

• Use a mild herbal shampoo.

FOR EXTREMELY DRY & DAMAGED HAIR WITH SPLIT ENDS Mix together one egg, two tbsp castor oil, lemon juice and one tsp glycerin. Mix well and massage thoroughly into the scalp and hair. Wash after half an hour. Rinse well with water.

Oily hair tends to attract dirt and pollutants from the atmosphere more easily. In humid conditions, the hair also tends to swell and become matted and rough. This is due to excessive perspiration. Many people want to know if they can shampoo their hair daily. Yes, you can, it is safe and hygi-enic. But you must use mild herbal shampoo. Take care to use very little shampoo and rinse your hair well with water. If your hair is oily, avoid rich conditioners. Try a herbal hair rinse.

CONDITIONING AGENTS FROM YOUR KITCHEN SHELF • Boil used tea leaves in abundant water. Cool

the liquid. Drain and use as a rinse after your shampoo.

• Lemon juice can be added to a cup of water and used as a last rinse. Lemon rinse helps reduce grease and maintain normal balances on the scalp and in the hair.

• You can also apply the white of an egg before you shampoo. Leave it on for about a half hour. This not only gives body to the hair, but

also provides wonderful cleansing and helps cut down the oiliness.

HENNA TREATMENTS FOR SUMMER

Add 4 tsp each of lemon juice and coffee, 2 raw eggs, one tsp methi seed powder and the required amount of tea water to henna powder. Mix into a thick paste. Apply on the hair and wash off after an hour. If you do not wish to use egg, add more tea water.

Fragrant Summer Tips:

• Add the lemon juice and half a cup of rose water to a cup of water and use as a last rinse.

• Pour cologne on clean cloth. Wrap cloth around brush and brush hair with it. Removes oil and dirt. Adds fragrance.

• Eau de cologne can also be added to a cup of water and used as a last rinse to reduce oiliness and remove odor. Eau de cologne has a cool-ing effect too.

During summer, keep your hair simply styled and away from the face. Try to keep the nape of the neck free of hair. It will make you feel and look cool. Matted hair, sticking to the skin on the back, can be most unattractive.

Please send your questions and comments to [email protected].

Hot weather during summers wreaks havoc on hair. Excessive exposure to sun can dry out the hair, making it brittle and lifeless. Hair may also acquire split ends. Swimming in a pool or in the ocean also leads to increased dryness. The chlorine in swimming pools and the salt in sea water makes hair dry, matted and dull. In this issue I will discuss some simple tricks and tips to take care of your hair.

By: Shahnaz Husain


Section 214 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states: "Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to

the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status..."

In short, this section of the INA presumes every applicant for a visa to America intends to eventu-ally reside in America. It is the burden of each applicant to demonstrate that this is not the case - that they only intend to visit America for a short duration. In qualifying for B (Visitor), F (Student) or J (Exchange Visitor) visas, an applicant must demonstrate compliance with this section of the law. Most refusals concern the requirement that the applicant possess or maintain a residence abroad that he has no inten-tion of abandoning. Applicants thereby demonstrate that they have ties abroad that would compel them to leave the US at the end of the tempo-rary stay. The INA places this burden of proof squarely on the applicant. (Note that these require-ments do not apply to H or L Visa hold-ers who may main-tain 'dual-intent' and

can even have a clearly articulated intent to perma-nently reside within America).

Consular officers have the last word in deciding who may enter the US and evaluate each applicant for a non-dual-intent visa (again, B, F, J among others) to determine whether the applicant has strong ties abroad. Some examples of ties can be a job, a house, a family, and a bank account. These ties bind an applicant to his/her home country and demonstrate that he/she will return after the trip to America. Despite the fact that consular officers attempt to provide a case-specific evaluation, they have limited time allotted to each client. It is im-perative that an applicant have a well documented and organized petition which demonstrates the strength of their case by providing evidence of the applicant's strong ties in the home country. Unfor-tunately, as can be imagined, these requirements are more difficult to prove for younger applicants.

An applicant should also attempt to provide docu-mentation of why the visa applicant is coming to

the United States. Temporary trips of a short dura-tion (less than six months) for a specified period of time with a clearly defined start and end date (such as a marriage or graduation) are more likely to be approved. Remember that an invitation letter and evidence of funds of the American 'sponsor' are of limited benefit to the applicant - the consular offi-cer is mainly concerned with the qualifications of the applicant themselves.

Once denied, an applicant can attempt to enter the US again, because a denial under section 214 (b) is not "permanent". However, multiple denials will obviously detrimentally affect how the case is viewed by an officer. Therefore a delay of several months or more is recommended between visa applications. The consular officer will only recon-sider a case if an applicant can show further con-vincing evidence of ties outside the United States. The applicant's situation must have substantially changed since the last application. Demonstration of strong ties is still key.

Please note that all the above facts are general in nature and that all cases are unique. Before making a decision on any immigration matters on your own, please consult with an immigration attorney.

Please send your ques-tions to [email protected].

My mother is scheduled to go for her visa in late August in India. She is over 60 years of age. Is it a visa requirement to have health insurance and is it possible to get the health

insurance here?

It is not a visitor visa requirement to have health insurance. She should be able to get health insur-ance here. Be sure to read the policy wordings in the insurance policy; they are quite restrictive

and the policy itself can be quite expensive.

My parents are here from India on a 6 months visitor visa. They have already been here for 5 months and I have recently broken my ankle. I

need their help and would like to get their visa extended for about three months. What is the process to get their visa extended?

You can file an extension of visitor visa status with proof of the medical condition, applicable USCIS fees, I-94 copies, passport copies etc., and a cover page containing a logi-

cal discussion regarding the nexus between your injury and their need to stay. As long as you file this package before the expiration date on their I-94s, they can wait here while the extension is be-ing adjudicated. Hopefully the extension request will be approved, but as always, there is no guaran-tee.

My brother will be visiting us for the first time and we are planning a trip with him to Can-ada. He will be here on a visitor visa. I believe one requires a visa to enter Canada. What is

the process and what do we need to do for his visa so that we don’t run into a problem in taking him with us to Canada?

This question should be put to a Canadian Immi-gration lawyer.

Please send your questions to [email protected].

The Legal Corner continues to receive an excellent response from our readers and we try to address the questions asked in each issue. We have picked a few questions that have been answered by Attorney Ashwin Sharma.

Questions for this issue answered by Attorney Dilip Patel


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NUMBER 2 APNE Album: Apne NUMBER ONE JAVEDA ZINDAGI Album: Anwar

By: Javid Lateef

India is in England for a 3 test and 7 ODI tour starting in a few days. This will be the last tour of England for the trio that has symbolized Indian cricket in the last decade or so, Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly. That these three are still the backbone of any Indian batting effort, even now, is very disturbing. The newer generation of players will need to step up pretty soon or the void these three leave will be catastrophic.

Yuvraj Singh is coming along well, and India will be looking to him to be senior middle order batsman in the coming fu-ture. I personally feel that Mohammed Kaif needs to be given another shot. He has the temperament and application to succeed in test cricket. Also, his years of experience in the International arena will be beneficial to him, and the BCCI must consider him. Suresh Raina, who is probably one of the most talented batsmen in the country is not being utilized to his maximum potential. He is a match winner in both forms of the game, the short and long version. In addition to that he is an extraordinary fielder. Yousuf Pathan, Irfan’s brother has been notching up some impressive scores on the domestic circuit and is a very handy off-spinner. He is also one of the probables for the 20/20 World Cup, later on in South Africa. Manoj Tiwary is a name to look out for too. He seems to have all the tools to succeed in the next level of the game and I am looking forward to seeing him represent the country in the near future.

What we are lacking and what is affecting us tremendously on all of our for-eign tours is the lack of a world class all-rounder. Since Kapil Dev, we have not had a true all-rounder. Andrew Flintoff (who, incidentally is not playing against the Indians due to an injury) has done so much to lift English cricket. He was instrumental in that great Ashes win and contributes with bat, ball

and is one of the best slip fielders in the world. Kapil had the same effect on Indian cricket. When we were growing up, we all wanted to be him. He energized a whole generation of cricketers to start bowling fast. Irfan Pathan seemed to be shaping up to be a true all-rounder, but as his batting prowess increased, his bowling declined, to the point that the ball was not even swing-ing anymore and he played as a shadow of his former self in the last few matches that he played.

All in all, this tour will be great from a spectator’s viewpoint. We get to see this true, tried, tested and ageing Indian middle order battling against this relatively new English seam attack. Let’s not forget

Monty Panesar. India has this habit of capitu-lating to spinners when we tour, so he will need to be played with care.

I can’t wait for the test match to start. English tours are special. The nostal-gia, the history at every venue just cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the world.

Signing off for now…

The summer is almost over and to end the season with a bang, I am introducing my new remix album. A lot of people have been anticipating the release of “Indo House Xplosion” and you will not be disappointed. I have mixed pure electronic house beats with your favorite Bollywood hits that are featured on my TOP 10 LIST every month. Be on the lookout for this album at your local Indian retailer.

Email DJ Jafar at: [email protected] or call me at 941-238-8243. Check out www.djjafar.com for more information or visit myspace.com/djjafar941.

What we are lacking and what is affecting us tremendously on all of our foreign tours is a world class all-rounder.

By: DJ Jafar


By: Dr. Adarsh Jain Bronchitis or Asthmatic Bronchitis

SYMPTOMS There may be a distinct wheezing or whistling sounds while breathing and coughing accompa-nied by breathlessness. There may also be a sense of choking in the chest. Breathing is easier while sitting up. There may be fatigue, fever and after a few days of infection, mucus in cough can also surface and fester.

CAUSES • Bronchitis can be triggered due to an infection

by germs. • Contact with an allergen like pets, dust,

smoke, chemicals, food items, dyes, certain odors, or change in temperatures.

• Stress and other emotional factors.

CURE • Steam. • Aromatic steam inhalations. • Humid atmosphere. • Increased fluid intake. • Avoid smoky, dusty and polluted environ-

ments. • Severe attacks need medical attention.

• Milder attacks can be controlled through the use of nebulizer, inhaler, and inhalation.

• Herbs which help asthma are garlic, gin-ger, lemon, figs, goose-berry and honey. A tsp of gooseberry (amla), either powdered or fresh, mixed with honey and taken every morning is very helpful. Eating stems of lotus plant helps in clearing of the mucus from the chest.

• Mustard oil, linseed oil or turpentine oil mas-sages on the chest also help in loosening mu-cus.

• When excessive mucus secretions are present, postural drainage can be of help. In order to facilitate this drainage, lie down on the stom-ach with two pillows placed under the abdo-men so that the head and chest are downward inclined. Use palms to pat the back and sides of the chest to loosen the secretions.

PREVENTION • Breathing exercises in which lungs are fully ventilated. • Gradual increase in physical exer-cise helps to increase stamina and provides relief. • Avoid smoke, pollution, irritants and allergens, if known. • Find relief from stressful and emo-tional problems as stress can create tension in the body and in the lungs causing them to narrow down. Talk-ing and counseling eases mental ten-

sion. Along with this, exercise, breathing exercises, and an improved diet help to relieve physical tension as well.

• Increase resistance to infections by ensuring a nutritious diet of grains, nuts, fruits, vegeta-bles, beans, legumes and seeds. Also avoid milk, milk products, refined food, and food items with preservatives or chemical addi-tives.

Please write to Dr. Jain with questions or feed-back at [email protected].

Bronchitis or asthmatic bronchitis is a condition of the respiratory system, where the tube leading to the lungs becomes narrow due to spasms of the bronchiole muscles. The inner lining swells up with excessive secretions of mucus in the presence of any kind of infection or irritation. Asthmatic bronchitis may present itself with only spasms which can cause wheezing. This causes difficulty in breathing and the condition usually worsen at night, or on laying down.

By: Dr. Maulik Trivedi Q. Dr. Trivedi – my son is eight years old and still wets his bed every night. There is not even one morning that he wakes up dry. This bothers him a lot. My husband and I do not reprimand or make him feel that it is his fault. We have asked our pediatrician if this is normal and have been told that boys take longer to stay dry through the night. We have also consulted with a child urologist who placed our son on some medications which did not work. My concern is that this condition takes a toll on my son. What can I do both medically as well as psychologi-cally to help him with this? Shaila from Brandon.

A: Bed wetting is known to continue in some boys until the age of ten. Very often it is treatable with use of medicine or behavior training. In some cases, the problem may require an urologic surgical solution. Nevertheless, for the person who is struggling through bed-wetting and for the family, several issues complicate the process of finding answers. Here are some suggestions for what you can do to ease the process.

First of all, for the person experiencing bed-wetting, it is a matter of self esteem. To feel like you lack self control despite your advancing age can prove to be very frustrating. A non-judgmental and logical problem solving attitude is the best way to address this issue with your child.

Start by removing the feelings of blame and guilt about the issue. While recognizing the unavoid-able feeling of responsibility the child feels with bed-wetting, you can distance the emotional after-

math by having regular open conversations with your child about the existing condition. This will help in alleviating the emotional stigma. In your conversations, you can educate the child about the biology and physiology of the problem. You will find plenty of references on the internet for this. You can also work together on strategies to ad-dress the problem and monitor progress of the strategies you have implemented. This type of supportive approach is most likely to help your child feel dignified in addressing a problem that challenges the core of his self-esteem.

Next, as a parent, you must deal with your frustra-tions in having to deal with a situation which may appear to have no end in sight. Reactionary anger is common-place in such circumstances. If you maintain a neutral stance while being helpful to your son, any feelings of frustration will auto-matically subside.

You have certainly done your work in approach-ing the pediatrician and the urologist for proper advice. You may also consider getting a second opinion on the problem. Very often, you find information that is crucial for your specific prob-lem simply by getting another professional’s view on it.

As for your day-to-day approach with your child, begin by teaching him to take responsibility for working on a problem even when the answer is difficult to find. If you have not done so already, develop a bedtime hygiene routine which involves having nothing to drink for the last hour before bedtime and emptying his bladder right before going to bed. Also, keep a fresh pair of pajamas

and a clean bed-sheet handy for him to change into for the mid-dle of the night accidents. To prevent his room from smelling like urine, he may keep a plastic bag to tie up wet articles until the next morning when they may be put in the laundry. Doing this will build responsi-bility and prevent blame.

For a behavioral solution, and to train his brain to wake-up in time to prevent bed-wetting, you may investigate the use of a bell-pad. Basically it is a pad that triggers a bell when it gets wet in order to awaken the child. This se-quence of events, as it happens again and again, begins to program the child’s brain to wake up in time before he actually wets the bed. This is an old but still very effective method of treating bed wetting that may serve very well in your case.

Dr. Trivedi is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with a private office in Tampa. He treats children, adolescents and adults. Please visit www.MINDvantage.com for more information. Send your questions to: [email protected].

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Kuch to log kahenge…logon ka kaam hai kehena…

Speaking of talk, the crew on the sets of Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, were maha tense when Rani and Jr. B were to shoot together. Given that she wasn’t invited to his wedding, his parents seemed to favor the Bong connection over the Manga-lorean connection, etc, the string of hits they’ve had together, their on-screen chemistry, Rani touching Jaya Bachchan’s feet prior to winning a Filmfare award, the millennium's new Amitabh and Jaya, etc, shaadi seemed to be the natural progression. But alas, he chose someone taller. I’m happy to report that Ms. Mukherjee & Mr. Bachchan Jr. greeted each other like old friends and all fears were put to rest. No jilted lover scenes here!

Ticket to Hollywood Western filmmakers have suddenly started to notice the attraction of the Indian film industry.

Ridley Scott has approached Big B for his latest venture, Body of Lies, also starring Russell Crowe

and Leonardo DiCaprio. Akshay Kumar has been signed on to ro-mance Salma Hayek by Carving Dreams Entertain-ment (major Bollywood tal-ent agency) and Hollywood Studios International. Walt Disney Productions was recently in talks with YashRaj Films and SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment. And, Shilpa Shetty’s all set to play the lead in a Moulin Rouge type production called

From Bollywood to Hollywood.

Andaaz Apna Apna Aamir and Salman have been pretty pally of late.

In fact, at a recent get-together at Salman’s house, papa Salim suggested that the two work together again. Aamir apparently requested that Salim saab write the script himself. Given that he’s been out of the script-writing business for a while, I highly doubt if something like this will actually materialize. And if you think about the maha egos both of these Khans have, it’s unlikely that they’ll be able to recreate the magic in their only movie together – which, btw, was fraught with all kinds of ego-related issues.

Karte hai hum pyaar Mr. India se… Not too long ago, I had reported a sequel to Mr.

India. Well, now it seems that Anil Kapoor and Sridevi will be starring in this sequel along with an undetermined cast. Boney Kapoor is at the helm; let’s hope he can recreate the same magic!

Hit ya Flop?? And now, even more on Laaga Chu-nari Mein Daag, and its production house. With the recent flops of Tara Rum Pum Pum and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, YashRaj productions are in a tizzy over how to salvage their remain-ing releases. Numerologists have pre-dicted that 2007 would be a bad year for them. Now Aditya Chopra himself is going over all upcoming movies to make sure that each script, song-and-dance number, item girl, etc. has super-hit written all over it. Although, I quite enjoyed JBJ … and the music was lots of fun … no Daler Mehendi song not-

withstanding!

Bante bante dulhan preet humari uljhan ban gayi… Recently, yet another respectable desi daily screamed headlines “Rani Mukherjee-Aditya Chopra engaged!!!” A couple of other publica-tions followed suit. Why? Because somebody saw Rani all decked up in bridal-wear somewhere in the vicinity of the Chopra residence. The next day, all rumors were quashed by Pamela Chopra herself. “What utter rubbish!” to be precise. Apparently Rani was filming a scene for Laga Chunari Mein Daag. You know how people talk!

By: Nandini Chakraborty

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Contd. From Pg. 12 will get to work side by side with colleagues from another country. I will get the wonderful insider’s view of another culture. You can go to see the Taj Mahal as a tourist, but when you go on such a trip, you get the chance to go into people’s homes, to meet their families – this ex-perience is so much richer. The friendships and ties that are initiated at such times can be maintained throughout the years and are the grounds on which to build future trips to benefit the needy.

CM: This would be your first trip to India. What do you expect in the long run for the Tampa International Heart Foundation? Dr. S. Yes, this will be my first trip to India. Since I am one of the very few doctors in my field that has put together this kind of foundation, it makes me feel very re-sponsible for what we stand for. I certainly en-joy treating people here in the US, but doing this elsewhere where it is so much needed, is very rewarding. It amplifies the knowledge that we individually carry when we choose to pool our resources and our efforts. We will have a larger impact on the health of the world. I know it will be a very good experience and it’s only going to whet my appetite for doing more.

CM: Have you had any exposure to anything that is Indian yet? Dr. S. Yes, I have been fortunate enough to have been exposed to quite a few things that are Indian, cuisine and Bollywood, to name just a few! Devdas, Lagaan, Dilwaale Dul-haniya Lejayenge are amongst some of the movies that I have en-joyed tremendously. I actually went to college in Germany and speak fluent German. When I moved to Tampa, I got into Latin culture and learned to speak fluent Spanish. I have now purchased a book to learn Hindi and Urdu.

CM: What kind of help and support are you trying to enlist here in the US to facilitate your trip to India? Dr. S. We are looking for people who can do-nate supplies and medi-cal equipment, to name just a few things. I really haven’t been able to promote this organiza-tion much but we are putting together a fund-raising dinner buffet with entertainment and a si-lent auction at Shalimar Restaurant on Septem-ber 20th at 7 PM. We would love for people to attend this dinner and become more aware of what we are trying to accomplish. They can then decide how they would like to participate.

Please call Kathy Gloer at 813-353-8634 for more information.


R By: Kavita Trivedi

King of comedy, director David Dhawan returns with another fun fuelled caper with his new movie, Partner.

Famous love guru Prem (Salman) has helped a countless number of men in wooing the women of their dreams. Having the ‘gift’ of understanding women since childhood, he makes a great living by bringing together his clients with the people whom they love.

Things, however, take an interesting turn when Bhaskar (Govinda) enters the plot. A humble yet sensitive man by nature, he is besotted with the beautiful Priya Jai Singh (Katrina). Priya is the daughter of a rich industrialist.

As Prem teaches his worst student, Bhaskar, the rules of love, he finds himself falling for journalist Naina (Lara). Despite being able to provide a

happy ending for other relationships, he finds him-self struggling with his own love story.

Heavily inspired by the Will Smith and Eva Mendes starrer ‘Hitched’, cool stud Salman Khan takes on the lead role in this movie and does a pretty good job. His charm and versatile acting makes this movie worth a watch.

Govinda seems to be enjoying a successful come-back and plays the role of Bhaskar flawlessly. He succeeds in proving why he is India’s number one comical actor with complete spontaneity in this role. Both Katrina and Lara provide the very nec-essary glamour factor in this commercial movie and do a good job.

The cinematography and camera work are excel-lent. The beauty of Dubai and Canada is captured and conveyed very well and adds that modern and slick touch to the movie which is fast becoming the norm. It succeeds in adding authenticity to the plot, not to mention the fact that it makes the movie extremely watch-able.

Overall, a wholesome entertainer with a feel-good factor. Worth a watch!

Disqualified from a sport he loves because of false charges, former boxing champion Baldev (Dharmendra) retires to a life full of bitterness and disgrace. When his oldest son Angad (Sunny)

decides to opt for a career in farming rather than following in his father’s footsteps, his decision adds insult to injury.

Meanwhile, Angad’s younger brother Karan (Bobby) is unable to take up boxing due to a disability, but becomes a successful musician. When Baldev faces further humiliation as a boxing coach, both sons resort to drastic meas-ures. They take matters into their own hands in order to restore their father’s dignity.

Director Anil Sharma is renowned for his clas-sic action packed romantic thrillers such as Gaddar and The Hero. With Apne, his latest movie, he tackles a more subdued subject and delves into the many emotional facets of family

values, with boxing as a core theme.

Veteran actor Dharmendra appears on the silver screen for the first time with sons Sunny and Bobby Deol in this family drama. With intense acting that captivates the audience and the emo-tionally charged scenes between the three are quite engaging. Dharmendra is outstanding as Baldev and convincingly portrays the feelings of a stern father, a failed boxing champion and a loving husband. Sunny Deol brings vulnerability and innocence to his role and the sudden transi-tion into an angry man defending his father’s honor is interesting to watch. Bobby Deol is ener-getic as Karan.

Both Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif do a pretty good job in their supporting roles. Big Brother winner Shilpa’s success continues to soar. Apne has already secured a spot in the UK top ten.

With impressive boxing sequences and fantastic acting from the lead heroes, this emotional tear-jerker is a winner! A must watch!

Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) has been working for his boss Malik (Ashutosh) since childhood. Loyal, hard working and trustworthy, he gains full trust and respect of his boss.

Shivam loves the sight of a white dove in full sight and the sweet natural scent of the morning air. Within this simplicity, his heart also craves warmth and companionship since he has never known or felt love.

When Shivam’s boss, Malik asks him to keep an eye on his alluring girlfriend, Reema (Shreya Sa-ran), Shivam finds himself instantly fascinated by her innocence and beauty. He misunderstands her vulnerability and starts to think that she cares for him as well.

When Shivam finds out that Reema has a secret lover and has plans to elope with him, he is left

heartbroken and devastated. He now faces a tough dilemma – does he remain loyal to his boss and continue to carry out his duties by informing him of Reema’s betrayal, or should he help his unre-quited love get her freedom?

Produced by renowned Bollywood duo Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Awaarapan is the latest musi-cal thriller to follow in the footsteps of Zeher, Gangster and Woh Lamhe.

Emraan Hashmi teams up with the Bhatts for a third time after Zeher and the success of Gangster.

Shot extensively in Hong Kong and Bangkok, the film is packed with an exciting and catchy sound-track composed by Pritam. The tracks Toh Phir Ao and Tera Mera Rishta are the most popular.

Overall, an intense drama about love, passion and betrayal.

This film will be a treat for all the Emraan Hashmi fans.

PARTNERPARTNERPARTNER Dir: David Dhawan Cast: Salman Khan,

Govinda, Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif

APNEAPNEAPNE Dir: Anil Sharma Cast: Dharmendra, Ki-ron Kher, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shilpa

AWARAPANAWARAPANAWARAPAN Dir: Mohit Suri Cast: Emraan Hashmi,

Ashutosh Rana, Rehan Khan and Shreya

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Shirley: My vote goes to Gandhiji. He was the one who fought hatred with love and violence with non-violence. In those times, you needed patience and will power to do what he did. He gave up a lot and never asked for anything for himself. His life was dedicated towards the Indian freedom struggle. He changed the face of the freedom struggle and made India proud of his methodology which is famous even to this day.

Sibly - My favorite freedom fighter is Jawaharlal Nehru. He knew and understood the diplomacies and politics that went into the struggle. Also, he was Chacha Nehru. He was not just a smart politician, but also someone who gave a humane face to the fight for freedom. His dress - sense, charm, way of talking and his methods of dealing with the situation made an impact on not just Indians but on the whole world. He fought the struggle with class and culture.

Jessy Abraham - I would say Saro-jini Naidu was the most inspiring leader of those times. I say this because she was the one who mobilized women in the struggle for freedom. At that time, when only a handful of men were gear-ing up for the struggle, Sarojini Naidu was someone who invoked one of the largest and most powerful groups – The Indian Women. She showed the world that Indian women are made of a differ-

ent mettle and if the need should arise, they can prove to be one of the most powerful forces imaginable. To this day, she remains an epitome of power and courage. Hats off to her.

Jesmy –The Father of the Nation -Mahatma Gandhi for sure. His philoso-phy of passive fighting or ahimsa just rocked and shattered the rulers. He showed that you don’t have to kill someone to prove a point. It is not sur-prising that so many people followed his word, even if it meant brutal lathi charges, going to jail and taking it all without retaliation in any violent way. There is a reason that he is referred to as the Mahatma, not just by Indians but also by the whole world.

Madhuri Thorat - My favor-ite Freedom Fighter was Sardar Patel. There were many who fought for the cause of freedom, but Sardar Patel was instrumental in instilling pride in the hearts of the Indian masses. That was something we lacked at that time as we were enslaved. Sardar Patel shook the masses and asked them to first recognize their right for freedom and then gather their strength against a common enemy. He was by far one of the best and most effective leaders of the India freedom struggle.

This month marks significant days for India and Pakistan - a time when both countries gained their independence. It is a time many of us can remem-ber back to either because we actually took part in it, have family that were involved in the honorable fight for freedom or were displaced during the partition with nothing to call their own except the clothes on their back and their names. CityMasala wanted to find out which freedom fighter left the maximum impact on you. We spoke to some desis and asked them who their favorite was and why?


Q: Hello Auntyji, I am from a very conservative family in Haridwar and moved to the US with my husband a few years ago. My husband is very liberated and untraditional but I have held on to my values here in the US. My mother is visiting with us and has been with us for about two months. She sees other desi ladies dress in jeans and has decided that she wants to dress the same way. I don’t think this is right. A woman of 60 should not wear jeans. I have tried to talk to her but both my husband and she think that I am being too conservative. This is a matter of hold-ing on to traditions and values – not being con-servative. How should I explain it to them? Naina from Wesley Chapel.

A: Naina behan, all of you are right in your own ways, and if you are comfortable with yourself, and they are with themselves, then you should not go around judging them or trying to change them. If you want to be conservative, hold on to your values and traditions, and dress only in desi clothes, you should do so if that is what you be-lieve holding on to tradition and values is all about. But you should also remember that you no longer live in India and that there is nothing wrong in adapting to some things in your adoptive country.

You also seem to be under the assumption that wearing a pair of jeans means giving up your val-ues. How you dress does not necessarily reflect on your values. Sometimes dressing in a certain man-ner is just an acknowledgement of your surround-ings. It can help you fit in better, and hopefully, appreciate more of what is around you. On the other hand, there is nothing worse then a 60-year-old trying to look like a 30-year-old. So go help your mother select some sensible dresses and jeans.

Q: Dear Auntyji, I am writing to you because I have no one else to turn to. I have a strong suspi-cion that my husband is having an affair. We have been married for 13 years and have one son who is 10. We have a pretty good relationship – at least that is what I have always thought – but I

cannot get rid of this feeling that all is not well. I have tried to talk to him and feel that he is not being honest. He has become extremely careful with his cell phone and never leaves it lying around – even when he goes to the bathroom. He has started going to the gym extremely regularly and always wants to go alone. He has also gone shopping for clothes by himself – which he has NEVER done before – and is trying to change his image. I have complimented him on the way he looks and he just says that it’s because he wants to look different. My son and I have both noticed a lot of changes in him. Please tell me what I can do to find out what is going on and to get my husband to be honest with me. Suspicious wife from Orlando.

A: Haaye Ram – you suspicious wife from Or-lando – you will drive your husband away even if he is not having an affair! What makes you think he is having one, in any case? What did you talk about that makes you think he is being dishonest? Does he come home late smelling of perfume? Is he always too tired to make love? Is he constantly going on business trips and coming back with a big smile? Auntyji thinks that the answer to all these questions will be “No” but you choose to doubt him any way which could be the true prob-lem in your relationship.

You have stated that even after 13 years, you have a good relationship. If someone is being con-stantly nagged, accused of having an affair, and being closely monitored, they would want their privacy and want to be left alone! Going to the gym regularly, doing his own shopping - these are all positive things. He is changing his image for the better - you should continue to encourage him. Maybe then he will want to spend more time with you.

Auntyji suggests that you put your mind at ease. If you find something concrete, then you should question him. If it is just a suspicion, then hold your tongue – you will only create a bad situa-tion. Maybe it’s time to occupy your mind with other hobbies, work and friends so you can dwell

less on imaginary scenarios. Remember - an idle mind is a devil’s workshop.

Q: Auntyji, both my husband and I work full-time jobs. After we get home in the evening, my husband insists on fresh, home-cooked desi meals. He refuses to help or adjust to quick-fix meals. I am as tired as he is and I have tried to get this across to him but it has not helped. Tired in the evenings from Tampa.

A: Dear Tired in the evenings, Auntyji can totally understand your problem. In fact Auntyji is livid and feels the need to shake your husband and give him a reality check.

You have been quite patient all this time and Aun-tyji blames you partly for letting this go on for so long. You have to take a stand. Get hold of your husband at the first opportunity after you plan a romantic dinner. Over soup and salad, put your point across gently. Make him see all those dark circles that you have gained because of the burden placed on you. Tell him that you love cooking for him when the time allows, but that you are also trying to work with him to build a stronger finan-cial future for both of you. If he still does not understand, be as stern as you need to be but with-out letting the situation flare up. You cannot con-tinue like this for long. All you will end up doing is ruining your physical and mental health and this will ultimately have an impact on your marriage. Tell him that you are his half (if not the better half) and that you want to share your life and ex-periences with him. Tell him all this, but remem-ber to keep the volume and tone down. Ask him to cook for you once in a while and shower him with praises for what he does. Com-pliment him on every effort that he makes to help around the house so that he starts enjoying the process.

On this note, Auntyji bids her readers alvida and waits to hear from you at [email protected]. Don’t forget, life is short - live it to the fullest with attitude!

By: Auntyji Now that Auntyji is almost a native Floridian, she decided that it was time for a com-plete makeover. Auntyji had to be a bit sedate in New York (read respectable) be-cause of her social circumstances. New York was full of desis, so at times Auntyji could not be as brazen as she would have liked. There was also the social circle issue - those blue blooded snobs from the Upper East Side and Park Avenue just did not appreciate it if things weren’t a certain most specific way.

After having moved to Florida, Auntyji feels like a new woman. It could be a combi-nation of the Sun, the salt air, the scantily clad hunks walking down the street, or the four (maybe six) dirty martinis - but it makes Auntyji feel young all over again. Since she had given away most of her heavy clothes before she moved, she decided to go for a complete makeover.

Now every makeover starts with a manicure and a pedicure - and if you (including the men) have never had these done before - Auntyji wants you to finish reading this issue of CityMasala and go get both done right now! Auntyji also got a facial, a body massage, and a Brazilian wax and a completely new trendy, snazzy and chic hair cut. Keeping with her new image, and the hot weather, it was also time for a new ward-robe. Now she knows some of you old desis are saying, Arre, is umar mein itni besharm ho gai hai” and her response is, “Just because I am old(er), does not mean I am dead !” On that note, Auntyji wants you to take a look at her new image. Positive feedback and suggestions are welcome. If you have nothing good to say, then do like her mother said – keep quiet!


By: Ashish Jain

To get back to the topic on hand, the proper etiquette of throwing daru par-ties.

For such a get-together, the host should have some basic drinks such as beer, rum, scotch, vodka and wine and some basic mixers such as soda, diet soda, club soda and tonic water. It is always advisable to make the effort to get to know what each person prefers, and with a group this size, this is no big task. This way you can ensure that your selection is tailor-made and the evening will go perfectly.

Wedding cocktails, anniversary or birthday cele-brations - this group may be quite big and it would be impossible to cater to everyone’s personal pref-erences. While planning for such an event, you should always have multiple choices. Two or more varieties of scotch, Bacardi – a standard, two or more varieties of vodka, a good Gin, and spend a little extra on getting good beer. The extra couple of dollars make all the difference when it comes to the kind of beer you choose for such affairs. The wine selection should be selected according to the food on the menu and the choices should be lim-ited to two to three good wines. Buying an assort-ment of wine will not do the trick.

The biggest differ-ence between a day party as compared to a night party is in the quantity of ice used. During the day, people are more inclined to-wards beer and wine as opposed to hard liquor while in the evenings, the opposite is gener-ally the case.

The drinking preferences of people are based on a lot of factors and they need to be kept in mind while planning an event. Based on my experience, more hard liquor, such as scotch, rum, gin and vodka is consumed in desi parties, while non-desi

parties will have you go through more of beer and wine.

My personal belief is that you should have both and it is a fine art to figure out the best mix. If push comes to shove, I would always have quantity over quality as I would hate to run out of booze which can always be consumed later or returned to the store if you do have some leftover.

There are some tips that make all the difference.

Always, always go balle balle on the amount of ice you purchase for such events. This is one of the least expensive items you will purchase and a party can fall flat on its face if you run out of ice. Always have lots of glasses. We had gone for a

bhangra night a few years ago, and the host had calculated 2-3 drinks per person. Due to the inten-sity of the dance, and the ensuing heat, the average person ended up going through 2-3 drinks an hour (water, booze, spilled drinks, lost drinks) and the potentially great event lost its zing because the bar ran out of glasses by 6 PM. Some poor sap was

made to run out to procure more glasses. Kids, soda, dancing, music and the crowd will directly impact the number of glasses that will be used.

The most important tip is ensuring the well being of your guests. You should consider hiring a bouncer if it is a large and potentially unruly crowd. Also look at issues such as drinking and driving as well as when and how to cut off a person who is awkwardly over the drinking limit.

As a mock exercise, let me tell you about the last semi-big party I threw a few years ago. We had invited over 100 people who were a 60-40 mix. The average age was 30-35 years and the party was expected to last from about 7 PM – 4 AM. Dinner was to be served at 9:30 PM and a live DJ was to start his selection of music at 10:30 PM. We had calculated that by 11:30 PM, the 100 plus crowd would be down to about 60 odd. My shop-ping list was: • 3 drinks X 100 people by 9 PM = 300 drinks • Plus one extra (to be on the safe side) = 400

drinks • 4-6 drinks X 60 people after 9 PM = 300

drinks

The plan was to take care of approximately 700 drinks for that evening. Subsequently, I was going for 1500 glasses that needed to be purchased. I had further divided the amount of drinks into what people would actually drink. Since desis prefer

scotch, I calcu-lated about 240 drinks of scotch.

Another basic rule of thumb is that each 750 ml of alcohol will yield about 20 drinks. Go with an extra buffer of about 20%.

Most impor-tantly, have a great time and have a balle balle of a shin-

dig. Do all your planning ahead of time so you don’t have to run out at the last minute. Delegate and designate wherever and to whomever possible to ensure that nothing is overlooked. Please send questions or feedback to [email protected].

With the shaadi season in full swing along with the different shindigs one throws during the summer months, let’s talk about the proper etiquette for hosting such events. In my usual fashion, I have to tell you about the time my cousin (make that cousins, as a couple of them got married in quick succession) was getting married. Being the desis that we are, the cocktails were held at home. I was entrusted with setting up the bar in its entirety for over 200 people. The bar had to be set up in my uncle’s backyard, which incidentally had no plumbing! I insisted on hiring a bartender, and then had the responsibility of giving this unfortunate non-desi the low down on the exact preferences of a typical desi crowd. A prime example – a simple Black Label which can be consumed in three basic ways – on the rocks, with water and with soda, with a desi crowd, you may need a PhD to be able to do justice to serving this drink – number of ice cubes, half soda – half water, water with a splash of soda and my personal favorite, wash the ice before putting it in the drink (as ice can take on impuri-ties or smells from the atmosphere around it and if it is washed, you get the purest taste of the drink)! After educating this bartender as much as I possibly could on the fine art of custom drink assembly for our peeps, who take drinking as part of their national heritage and pride, next to cricket, religion and poli-tics, we then went on to do an inventory after the party was over. We had gone through 40, 1.75 liters of Black Label! I was rewarded with a steady stream of compliments from various uncles who also insisted on plying me with drinks and sharing stories from their glorious past.


By: Aneesh K. Mangla

“But he’ll just play video games all day! He’ll never DO anything!” My aunt sounded pretty worried when I told her I’d be buying the new Guitar Hero II for her son on his birthday. I just smiled to myself thinking about how worked up my mother would get when she

used to see me spending countless hours playing video games. I thought of how she would tell me the evils of video games: how playing video games would make me lethargic and lazy, how they would make me flunk out of high school and how they would ruin my life. Of course I know she was only trying to look out for me, as all parents do for their children, but an information gap is all that can turn a seemingly good decision into a wrong one. The truth is that the presumed notions of video games or what effect they have on players strongly overshadow the benefits that lie beneath. The new conven-tional wisdom says that virtual games are healthy, even enriching.

THE NEW WISDOM The new wisdom begins by questioning the idea that computer games cause violence. This is the blind argument that immediately scares off con-cerned parents. Several establishments, from colleges straight through to the American Psy-chological Association, have experimented with video games and violence. All that they have concluded is that playing video games leaves players with a temporary heightened sense of things or a high level of alertness and aware-ness, regardless of whether the games are vio-lent or not. The fact that playing violent games evokes a violent mindset is proven to be a mere myth. The chance of a video game evoking violent behavior in a child is equivalent to say-ing that a child may hug a real bear in life be-cause it does so with its favorite teddy bear at home!

MYTH UNCOVERED With the foremost misleading myth uncovered, critics might turn to arguing the fact that video game play is socially isolating. That statement would hold true in an era long gone. The video game industry has kept up with the modern trend of integrating different forms of media and has turned to the internet. Every popular video game console available in the market has internet con-nection capabilities. Approximately 90% of the games entering the market every day have online and/or multiplayer game-play capabilities. The other 10% still have a multiplayer system where two or more players can engage in the game si-multaneously. Multiplayer systems can be of ei-ther co-operative or competition mode. Competi-tion modes encourage competition whereas co-operative modes incorporate team strategizing. Even single player experiences are improved by consulting opinions from friends, experts, or other players through books, articles, magazines and most popularly, the internet. There’s a new world out there in the realm of video games that brings together people of different cultures and races from all over the world.

REVOLUTION-ARY REBUTTAL Sensing the loss of the war here, the remaining critics would probably turn to the fact that video games induce a lethargic lifestyle in the player, pro-moting laziness and

causing negligence towards studies and responsi-bilities in players. Enter the video gaming indus-try’s revolutionary rebuttal – motion sensor con-soles. Topping the list is the new Nintendo Wii which requires players to use body movements to control the game characters. A study by Liverpool John Moores University found that the regular use of such consoles could help a player lose an aver-age of 27lbs (12.25kgs) a year. Another study found that video game play on consoles that don’t integrate motion sensing controls still burns a surprising amount of calories. And though this amount was not very large, the study still proved that playing video games is a significantly health-ier activity than watching television.

SOME POSITIVE ASPECTS Now that I’ve covered the evils of video games,

let me touch upon a few of the positive aspects. Different games bring different avenues of learning, creativity and expression. In action games, players rely on their hand-eye co-ordination, quick and sensible decision making capabilities, and highly sensitive aiming and balancing techniques. Several surgeons play such games before performing surgery; they claim that it helps them err less. In role playing games, players must build a story around a character. Players customize their game envi-ronment by making different choices within the game. In strategy games, players learn to micro-manage an array of elements while simultane-ously balancing short- and long-term goals. Many of these strategy games integrate eco-nomics with the production, management and use/sale of particular items to achieve success. A mastery of any game even gives a boost to a player’s self confidence.

SOME RECOMMENDATIONS So go ahead, dare and be game to learn. Buy your kid a video game and plunge him into a world of imagination, interest, excitement and passion. My personal recommendations: • The Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos by Blizzard

or Commandos by Eidos for strategy and planning.

• Fable by Microsoft or The Sims for creativity and imagination.

• Any action game such as Halo, Tekken, Max Payne, or the Need for Speed series for quick thinking and improving hand-eye co-ordination.

• Or maybe the new Guitar Hero II to unleash the rock star in your child!

• The best gaming investment, today, would be the recently launched Xbox360 by Microsoft.

Expect a virtual study unit, disguised in a video game box. But don’t tell your kid anything. Don’t let your kid know that he is learning math, eco-nomics, and history. Don’t let him know that he is

being creative and socializing. Don’t tell him that he is shed-ding some pounds on the side. Let’s just leave the details between you and me. He just thinks he’s playing!

Comments? Write to [email protected].

The new conventional wisdom says that virtual games are healthy, even

enriching.

Video game-play on consoles that in-tegrate motion sensing controls burns

a surprising amount of calories.


Shaun Mehta’s A Slice of Life is a touching collection of carefully crafted, plot-driven sto-ries. The collection is neatly divided into six sections, each containing two stories: Innocence & Ignorance, Love & Perseverance, Apathy & Cynicism, Identity & Purpose, Courage & Fear, and Faith & Hope.

Many honest short story writers will tell you that the end of a story is the most difficult and challenging to write. In lieu of this fact, Mehta has achieved a remarkable feat. Every short story ends with a believable twist, leaving the reader in shock and awe of Mehta’s literary ability to turn a story, quite literally, on its head.

The first story in A Slice of Life is Amal, a charming tale of an autorickshaw wallah who remains true to his values despite verbal abuse from one of his passengers. The story caught the eye of Mehta’s brother, Richie Mehta, a re-spected young film director. Richie Mehta and Shaun Mehta converted the piece into a screen-play, and the full feature film will be released within the next year. With a strong plot and an endearing protagonist, the film is sure to be as

intriguing as the short story.

Another notable element of Mehta’s stories is the utilization of effective dialogue and action. The beautiful description is kept to a minimum, forcing the story to move forward without being mired in unnecessary metaphors. The thrust of the collection lies in Mehta’s illustration of human behavior - documenting emotions rang-ing from regret to unexplainable love. The sto-ries provide insight into a world of characters that can just as easily exist in reality. Mehta is unafraid to use language that mimics the person-alities of his characters, which adds to the au-thenticity of the situations he places them in.

My Legacy is an unabashed example of the com-plex relationship between children and parents. The narrative voice is of a father who is suffer-ing from a terminal illness and faces the ingrati-tude of his children. Mehta hints at the subtle difference between obligation out of love and obligation out of necessity, “Robert is the only one of my sons who spends any considerable amount of time with me. But I feel no gratitude. I know his actions are motivated by his own

selfish reasons.”

A Slice of Life is a fascinating study in human interaction, riddled with stunning imagery and valuable insights. Buy this book at www.amazon.com

BOOK REVIEW A Slice of Life By: Shaun Mehta

By: Sheniz Janmohamed

INGREDIENTS • 3/4 kg Chicken medium pieces with bones

Roast and grind to paste the following ingredi-ents and mix with yogurt.

• 4 tbsp sesame seeds

• 3 tbsp coconut shredded

• 1 tbsp jeera

• 1 tbsp dhania (coriander) seeds

• 2 red chillies

• ½ tsp haldi

Note: Mix this with 1 cup yogurt.

OTHER INGREDIENTS

• 1 medium size onion. Grind it along with one bay leaf and 2 small cardamoms.

• 2 tbsp tomato paste or 2 medium sized toma-toes cut into small pieces.

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 big cardamom

• 6 to 7 black pepper corns

• 1 inch cinnamon stick

• Salt according to taste

• 1 tsp red chilly powder

• 1 tsp jeera powder

• 1 tsp garam masala powder

• 4 to 5 tbsp oil

• 1 to 2 cups of water

METHOD 1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and add the

whole garam masala (bay leaf, pepper corns, cinnamon stick, big cardamom).

2. When the garam masala starts to splutter, add the onion paste and cook until slightly brown.

3. Add the ginger garlic paste, and sauté for some time.

4. Add the chicken pieces and keep frying till the chicken turns half brown.

5. Add salt, jeera powder, dhania powder, chilly powder and haldi powder.

6. Add the tomato paste and mix well along with ½ cup water and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

7. Now add the yogurt masala and mix well. 8. Cook until the chicken is tender. 9. If you wish, you can add some water and

garam masala powder. 10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and

grated garlic. Enjoy with rice or chapatis.

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Zodiac of the Month

Leo: Jul 23rd - Aug 22nd Ruled by the Sun; Gemstone: Ruby; Lucky Day: Sunday Confident and bold, your regal presence commands respect and admiration. Also loud and dramatic, you love to be the center of attention and enjoy the occasional drama. You possess a generous and giving nature and love to indulge in the finer things in life. Majestic and com-manding, you radiate confidence and love to take charge in the bedroom exploring the red hot pleasures that exist there. Aided by a power-ful libido, you are an explosive lover. Throw admiration and praise your way and you feel like the center of the world. Possessed by a strong dramatic nature, you love to put your emotions and love on show; whether you give a hit or flop depends on how you play the crowd. Your Horoscope: Break the mold with a new look that reveals the newer and more expressive you with a change in appearance or ward-robe as your confidence can be lifted to new heights. This new found zest can attract new people and opportunities into your life that en-hance your social life and career prospects.

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Aries: Mar 20th - Apr 19th Ruled by Mars Gemstone: Red Coral Lucky Day: Tuesday Your love life can prove to be challenging where you may be faced with emotional turmoil and may find your-self feeling rather blue over the one you are with. If things are getting too much for you, take time out to reevaluate what you really want. If you are not happy, then it's best to cut your losses. Else make the necessary changes to keep your relationship alive.

Taurus: Apr 20th - May 20th Ruled by Venus Gemstone: Diamond Lucky Day: Friday An active time to speak up and voice your concerns as you find yourself sticking up for a friend or someone in need who's been a bit victimized. Your straight forward and diplomatic approach can prove to be beneficial in sorting out a rift. Just don't get so involved that you are used as a crutch and relied upon too much.

Gemini: May 21st - Jun 20th Ruled by Mercury Gemstone: Emerald Lucky Day: Wednesday Challenges in the work place can test you where you can be bur-dened with extra responsibilities or find yourself in conflict with superiors or subordinates. It's best to keep your words in check and accept the working ethos currently in place as you could otherwise find yourself in a very compromising situation. Keep working hard and you will soon reap the re-wards.

Cancer: Jun 21st - Jul 22nd Ruled by Moon Gemstone: Pearl Lucky Day: Monday Find yourself by exploring the deeper elements in life such as exploring past lives or opening yourself up to meditation or psychic development. Now is a key time when you can broaden your horizons in terms with your philosophical outlook in life. Inner reflection is highly favored as many hid-

den answers can be found.

Virgo: Aug 23rd - Sep 22nd Ruled by Mercury Gemstone: Emerald Lucky Day: Wednesday New people can enter your life out of the blue as you may at-tract eccentric and unusual peo-ple who are different from your usual social circle. You find yourself open to new ideas. New adventures and evenings out are highlighted as you mingle and a special someone can attract your attention. Just make sure that that person is single or there may be trouble.

Libra: Sep 23rd - Oct 22nd Ruled by Venus Gemstone: Diamond Lucky Day: Friday Close family members and relatives can be quite loud and irritating, annoying you till you are at the end of your tether. Tact and diplomacy on your part can avoid a confrontation so just remember to take a deep breath to avoid losing your cool. A very favorable time to solve any rifts and arguments within your social and family circles.

Scorpio: Oct 23rd - Nov 21st Ruled by Mars and Pluto Gemstone: Red Coral Lucky Day: Tuesday Passionate and energetic, you are buzzing with a thousand ideas to illustrate your various ambitions. You are advised to stop for a moment and pick the ones that are the most prac-tical and realistic to put them into practice. Oth-erwise you can find yourself lost in the world of thought without actually achieving anything.

Sagittarius: Nov 22nd - Dec 21st Ruled by Jupiter Gemstone: Yellow Sapphire Lucky Day: Thursday Hot tempered and aggressive, recent events have been taking a toll on you which makes you that extra bit touchy. Rather than biting everyone's head off, it's time to get to the root of the problem other-wise you'll simply go around in circles. A time

for inner reflection is needed to get you back to your usual self.

Capricorn: Dec 22nd - Jan 19th Ruled by Saturn Gemstone: Blue Sapphire Lucky Day: Saturday You can be vulnerable to health conditions due to stress at work and at home. So you are well advised to get plenty of rest and a nutri-tious diet to keep you in shape. A new fitness regime can be very beneficial in keeping you in shape and allowing you to focus your energies rather than displacing them.

Aquarius: Jan 20th - Feb 18th Ruled by Saturn and Uranus Gemstone: Blue Sapphire Lucky Day: Saturday Financial prospects seem to be on the rise for you as you may find that extra bit in your bank account. Just don't spend it all at once as it's wise to save a little for a rainy day. A favorable time to ask for a pay raise, have a flitter on a horse or find an extra source of income that can really boost your bank balance.

Pisces: Feb 19th - Mar 19th Ruled by Jupiter and Neptune Gemstone: Yellow Sapphire Lucky Day: Thursday You can find yourself in a rather sticky situation where you may be caught up in a compromising position which tests your loyalty to both sides. It is best to remain neutral as you may otherwise lose a friend especially when you've done nothing wrong. Friendships can be testing for you as you discover who is your real friend.

Nicolas Aujula is a certified astrologer with the New Age Foundation and an accredited LCFS fashion designer. He is a qualified Hypnothera-pist and Past Life Therapist accredited in emo-tional and psychological health. He is a Coun-seling Code of Conduct Registered Counselor and Registered with the United Fellowship of Hypnotherapists. Visit Nicolas at www.inspired-artisan.com.

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