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India Association of Virginia (www.IAVA.us) Volume 21, Issue 8 - January 2015
P eside t’s Message
Dea F ie ds, This is the i st IAVA e slete of the e ea , a d alt-hough al ost a o th has go e , let e egi o -
e i g est ishes to e e o e fo a happ , health , a d p ospe ous ! I ould like to tha k the o u it fo gi i g e the oppo tu it to se e as IAVA P eside t
- it is t ul a ho o . I ould also like to tha k the outgoi g P eside t D . Raje d a Du e ; his Co itee e ded thei te u e ith a ig a g hosi g a o de ful IAVA Ne Yea ’s Pa t ! I si e el hope that the IAVA Co itee ill a hie e ou p i a goal, hi h is to ake IAVA i e-
e tall o e ele a t to the e i e I dia o u it . We a t to su essfull e e ute a p og a s the o -
u it looks fo a d to – su h as hosi g i a t Repu li Da a d I depe de e Da ele aio s, the e e o e popula IAVA a pi g, the su e spo i g e e ts like the C i ket a d Golf Tou a e ts, a d all the othe fu e e ts ou o u it has o e to e pe t f o IAVA. At the sa e i e, e a t to appeal to a ide a d o e di e se popula e, hosi g e e ts that fo us o so ial ele a e, health a d ell ess. Uli atel , e a t IAVA
to e o e the o ga izaio that people tu to, ot o l he the a t to eli e ou i h o o he itage
th ough fu e e ts, ut also i the i e of eed. I the fo aio of this ea ’s Co itee, e a e aki g a o -s ious efo t to ala e e pe ie ed o u it leade s
ith i di iduals that ill i g a f esh pe spe i e, a d hopefull fo a tea that is e e gei , a ou ta le a d ep ese tai e of the i edi le di e sit of I dia. We
hope to ha e ou suppo t a d lessi gs i a hie i g these goals. I look fo a d to seei g ou at I dia’s th Repu li Da ele aio o Ja ua st, a d at the di e se a a of
e e ts to follo th oughout this ea ! Best, Mili d Pe dse
IAVA E e ui e Co itee
Mili d Pe dse – P eside t
Ashok Gupta – Ad iso
Nii Jai – “e eta Ge e al Rajesh Lal a e – T easu e
Deepak Pail – Edito Da pa
Lata Gupta - VP E e ts
Shu ha gi Gupte - Cultu al Di e to
Ma isha Ko de - Cultu al Di e to
Mahalaksh i Sathish - Cultu al Di e to
Balaji Muthu a atha – VP Co u i aio s & Out ea h
Aekta Cha la – Ma kei g & Out ea h Di e to
A it Ko de – Ma kei g & Out ea h Di e to
Joh so Tha ka ha – Ma kei g & Out ea h Di e to
Najee Pallath – Ma kei g & Out ea h Di e to
Rakesh Bai sla - VP “o ial & Me e ship
A it Mital - Di e to Me e ship
Bha eet Sa a - Di e to Me e ship
Ma ish Ga g - Di e to “o ial Shaile de Si gh - Di e to “o ial
Shau ak Ashtaput e – VP Te h olog a d “t ateg
A il Naidu - I f ast u tu e & edia Lead
Sathish Cha d a - Co u it A i iies Lead
Rishi Deshpa de - We Gu u
A a Ka u go - G aphi s Gu u
Rohit Kulka i - Te h i al Ad iso
Deepak Pail - Ad iso at la ge
P asa a Kelka – VP “po ts a d Well ess
Mee akshi I e – Well ess E e ts Volu tee
Ri k Sha a – C i ket Coo di ato
Di esh Na ak – Golf Coo di ato
Na asi ha A u u – Ro oi s Coo di ato
Volu tee s-at-la ge:
Ma isha Gupta * Ha i Ve katesha * “usha a Kelka
Di esh Baf a * Ra i Cha d a * Pa ag Pa dit “h ee Kada * Nilesh Bhandare * Mandar Deshpande
Yogesh Verma * Anuja Verma * Rajesh Kumar
Meenakshi Nandwani * Gitanjali Paithane * Mukul Paithane
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Joi the IAVA T ai i g Ca p fo Mo u e t A e. K!
You a do it too!! Joi the Walke ’s g oup if ou do ’t a t to Ru !
T ai i g at T i Hi ko Pa k * at : a e e Su da u il Ma h th
Fo o e i fo: Co ta t : Mee akshi I e E ail: ee u. @g ail. o * O all: - -
i g o T i Hi ko Ho eo e s' Asso iaio o -itee. Has olu tee ed fo a ious fu io s held
IAVA, GRMM. Ho ies: pai i g, ake de o ai g, usi .
Rakesh Bai sla, a Ri h-o d eside t si e
has ee a a i e olu -tee a d ke o t i uto i I dia o u it a i i-ies. Rakesh is a I fo -
aio Te h olog p ofes-sio al ho esides i T i
Hi ko , VA ith his ife Deep, daughte Khushi a d so Rahul . Rakesh is a a id spo ts ai io ado, as a fa il the e jo t a eli g, ad e tu e spo ts, ooki g, photog aph a d liste i g to usi . Deep,
Khushi a d Rahul a e also a i el e gaged i a a ie-t of fa il a d olu tee i g a i iies i the a ea.
Co i ued o page
IAVA Co itee Me e s
Rajesh Lal a e a d fa il o ed to Ri h o d i ,
a d si e the he a d his ife, Ru hi a ha e ee a i e pa i i-pa ts a d e e s of IAVA as
ell as GRMM. Rajesh o ks fo Capital O e, Ru hi a o ks fo Old Do i io Ele t i Co-op, thei daughte s K iika & Ni-ha ika li e i Washi gto DC,
a d thei so Aa ush ate ds th g ade i Mood Middle “ hool.
Shu ha gi Gupte Has a Mas-te s deg ee i O upaio al The ap a d is a se io lead the apist at Chippe ha Hos-pital. Has o ga ized a p ofessio al ou ses fo the hospital. “e i g o a ket-
ide o itee fo HCA hos-pitals i Ri h o d. Also se -
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US Naio al Ca o Cha pio ship
We a e p oud to a ou e that this ea IAVA ill e hosi g the U“ Naio al Ca o Cha pio ship i
Ri h o d!
Dates: Ma st, d a d d
Ve ue: Ho e ood “uites Hilto - Audu o D i e, “a dsto VA . iles f o Ri h o d
Ai po t
Mo e i fo aio ill e fo th o i g soo
Joi the Tea !
The IAVA Co itee- is soli ii g olu tee s! Ne t ea , e ill e e pa di g a d di e sif i g the
po folio of ou a i iies a d o ate ho u h i e ou a de ote a d i hat a ea, e ill i d a it.
A d it is a e elle t a to sta o e ted ith ou oots, a d ake the fa i of ou o u it i e t al Vi gi ia
i he a d st o ge .
Please all Mili d Pe dse: - - - O E ail: da pa @ia a.us
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Seaso al I dia Deli a ies
I dia is a di e se ou t ith a ious ultu es, os-tu es a d a iet of food. Cooki g st les a f o state to state. The e a e so e u i ue dishes a aila le fo ea h seaso a oss the states. Ha e ou e e thought of the e eits hile eai g pa i ula food i ea h seaso ? I the se ies of a i les, I ill list so e of the seaso al foods a d thei e eits.
I i st ate pt, I a goi g to o e WINTER deli a ies. Wi te is the est seaso to t out sea-so al deli a ies that a e ot o l i ge -li ki g good,
ut a e also pa ked ith uliple e eits that help ou sta a a d st e gthe s ou i u it . The e
a e a i te spe ial uisi es hi h add o e a th to the od .
Wi te is the est i e to e jo Pa athas espe iall Go i, Mooli fo lu h a d ou a top it of ith Moo g Hal a. I No th I dia, o e of the ost fa o -ite dishes fo i te is akai ki oi a d sa so ka saag. “o e of the ust ha e i te dishes a e Gaja Ka Hal a, U dhi o, Rasa , Baj e Pea l Millet ki o-is. Fo eat lo e s, ish is a good food to o su e i the i te .
T adiio all , i i te Til “esa e “eeds a d Jag-ge Gud ladoos ake a e elle t food. Go d ka Ladoo a e o side ed to p o ide a alte ai e e-di i al supple e t a d ita i s that keep us a a f o i te diseases. Go d a e o side ed as a
a food i.e. food that p o ides heat to ou od a d it is o l used i the i te s. Go d is a aila le i the lo al I dia g o e sto es, a ed as Kai a Gu .
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Fo the s a k i e, the est a to keep ou stufed is eai g ha dful of uts. Al o ds, al uts, pea uts, sesa e seeds a d la seeds a e all high o ut iio a d health . The a e i h i fats good fat , i e ,
ag esiu a d ita i E. Wh just d i k plai ilk, the est a to add ut iio to ou ilk is aki g
ui k Al o d saf o ilk. To ou ilk Wa o Cold , add al o d po de , fe st a ds of saf o a d litle suga to taste. You a e ead to go!
Re ipe fo Ca ot Pulao
I g edie ts: Se es
Bas ai Ri e - up
F esh Ca ot G ated- up
O io – “li ed
Ga a Masala Po de – tsp. Whole Ga a Masala – Ci a o , Bla k Peppe - , Bla k Ca da o Cu i “eeds - teaspoo
Co ia de lea es fo ga ishi g
Oil – t sp. Cashe s – - B oke
“alt as pe taste
“uga as pe taste
Method: Step : Wash the i e - i es i o al ate a d the soak it fo i utes. Step : I a o -si k pa , add ups of ate a d
i g it to oil. Step : D ai the soaked i e a d add it to the oili g
ate . Cook the i e. Co i ued o page
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Step : Ate the i e is ooked, d ai the e ai i g ate o pletel .
Step : Heat oil i a pa , add Whole Ga a Masala, Cu i seeds, a d the add sli ed o io s. Step : “autee o io s u il it tu s golde o i olo . The add Cashe s, Ga a Masala Po de , “alt
a d “uga . “autee ell. Step : Add the ooked i e a d i all the i g edi-e ts. Let is ook fo i utes. Step : Ga ish ith the o ia de lea es. The a ot i e goes ell ith Raita.
Re ipe to ake Go d Ke Ladoo
I g edie ts: Go d Edi le Gu - up
“uga - up Ghee - / up Al o ds - to Elai hi Ca da o Po de – To Taste
Cashe Nuts – to
Method: Step : Heat half of the ghee i a pa . Put litle a ou ts of Go d at a i e to the heated ghee Go d pufs up i ghee, f Go d o a lo la e so that it is f ied e e i the i side . O e Go d is f ied a d pufed take out i a plate, epeat the p o ess fo the e ai i g a ou t of Go d.
Step : Ate Go ds a e ooled of, g i d the i to po de a d pou the po de i to a o l. Step : G i d al o ds a d ashe s oa sel i a i -e . Add it to the Go d po de . Step : Add “uga a d Elai hi po de to taste. Step : Pou e ai i g half ghee to this i tu e a d
i it ell. Step : If ou i d i tu e d , the ou a add litle
o e ghee. Step : Make desi ed shapes fo ladoo o ou a eat the i tu e di e tl i a po io o l. Note that ou a add a uts to this i tu e, just
ake su e that the a e oa sel g i ded.
Gau i Kulka i
gau iak@g ail. o
Whe e is Ca pi g this ea ?
We a e e ited to epo t that e ha e i alized the lo aio fo IAVA Ca pi g ! Chippokes Pla ta-io “tate Pa k is a out a hou a d half a a f o Ri h o d. It is a eauiful site situated the Ja es Ri e – a d has a o de ful ea h. The e a e t o
a s to get the e - eithe ou a d i e o ou a take a fe f o Willia s u g. This itee i utes fe ide is f ee a d ou a take ou a too. All the a p sites ha e ele t i a d ate hookup. The pa k has a Ol pi size s i i g pool fo a pe s to e jo . The pa k also has a u i ue o ki g fa ! It also has a fa a d fo est useu hi h sho s
ou ho the life as i u al Vi gi ia i the 's.
“o, a k ou ale da s fo Ju e - , a d e o the look out fo o u i aio f o the IAVA a pi g tea o he the a pi g ooki g egi s.
We p o ise ou this ea ’s a pi g e e t ill e as u h fu as e e ea .
P asa a Kelka O ehalf of IAVA a pi g tea
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Sho ou Suppo t a d e o e a e e toda !
Me e ship Regist aio Fo
A ual Me e ship fee is o l $ . T e t Fi e Dolla s fo the Cale da Yea Ja -De .
Fill i the fo elo o ill it o li e at : htp:// .ia a.us/Me e Fo .asp
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Che k he e, if ou do ot ish to e listed i IAVA p i ted di e to . ___
Please make check payable to: "India Association of VA", enclose check with this form in a stamped envelope and mail to:
IAVA Me e ship Di e to
Rakesh Bai sla
Co lesto e La di g Ct Gle Alle , VA
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i el pa i ipated i se e al IAVA e e ts. Re e tl , thei g oup o the da e o peiio held at the Fesi al of I dia. Thei othe i te ests i lude spo ts, t a el a d ooki g dife e t uisi es. “p i g is the fa-
o ite seaso of thei t o kids, A sh ho lo es to pla te is a d daughte Aash a ho lo es to d a .
Balaji Muthu a atha is a lo g i e Ri h o de a d has
ee a i el i ol ed ith the I dia o u it fo the last se e al ea s ia CRY, IAVA, a d RT“. He is happil
a ied to Ca ida a d has a ado a le daughte Adii.
Whe ot geeki g out at o k o ha i g fu ith his fa il a d f ie ds, he is usuall aught eadi g histo-
ooks o pla i g hess. He is e ited a d looki g fo a d to se e the I dia o u it .
Lata Gupta has ee li i g i Ri h o d f o past
ea s a d hails f o the folk la d of Jaipu , Rajastha i I dia. Bo a d ought up i Jaipu , studied Ma age-
e t a d o ked as a IT p ofessio al efo e o i g
to U“. “he is a ied to Yogesh Gupta a d has t o so s- Yash Gupta a d Aa ush Gupta. Lata o ks as a IT p ofessio al i Ri h o d a d is passio ate a out Musi , Da e a d “i gi g. “he has g eat i li-
aio to a ds a t a d eai it i a fo a d lo es to si g o elodious Ka oake t a ks i he f ee i e. Lata has ee a e ee a d e e t o ga ize fo
a so ial a d p ofessio al e e ts si e he ollege da s a d has ee e eei g at Fesi al of I dia, Taste of I dia, IAVA e e ts a d othe ultu al a d e-ligious e e ts fo a ea s. Cu e tl , Lata holds the posiio of VP of E e ts fo I dia Asso iaio of Vi gi ia a d feels fo tu ate to e pa t of su h a a azi g Ri h o d o u it .
Editor’s note: I this issue, e ha e ate pted a i trodu io for as a 5 o itee e ers as possi le. More e ers ill e i trodu ed i our e t Darpa .
IAVA Co itee Me e s o td
Shaile de Si gh is the “ot a e De elop e t Ma age EDI i Dell I te -
aio al “e i es, I ha ge of Appli aio i teg aio usi g Mi osot p odu ts. “haile de elo gs f o dil of I dia Ne Delhi a d u e tl li es i T i Hi k-
o Gle Alle ith his ife Ma isha a d so Meet “i gh . “o e of his passio i udes Mo ies, Musi , Photog aph ,outdoo a i i-ies like te is a d o ki g out.
Bha eet Si gh Sa a is a sot a e e gi ee esidi g i the Ri h o d, VA si e last ea s. Bha eet a d his ife Jaslee a e lessed ith t o eauiful kids – daugh-te “aa hi a d “idak . “po ts, T a eli g a d pho-tog aph a e so e of the
a i iies that the fa il is passio ate a out.
Ma ish Ga g is a Ri h-o d eside t si e
. Ma ish is a I fo -aio Te h olog
p ofessio al ho esides i T i Hi ko , VA ith his ife Rakhi a d t o ado a le daughte s
Rhea a d Ma i. Ma ish's ho eto is Noida I dia.
A it Mital a e to Ri h o d i ate spe di g ea s i Califo ia. He alo g ith
ife, “hikha, st o gl elie es that IAVA’s e gage e t has e i hed thei li es i a
a s. This ea A it is e ited a out gi i g a k to the o -
u it . A it’s fa il has a -
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The Edito , DARPAN, IAVA
Ga to G o e RD, Ri h o d, VA
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