Indo American Association (IAA)

Sharing Asian-Indian Cultural at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and in Community

Namaste! Greetings!

Visit this site for the latest on BERA-IAA activities and to share information on Asian-Indian culture.

• Visitor's guide for new visitors compiled by Triveni Rao of BERA-IAA

Please send e-mail to bera-iaa@bnl.gov to have your name included in our distribution list.

Upcoming Event (s)

• None

Ongoing Activities/Events Recommended by BERA-IAA

• Yoga Practice at Noon on Every Wednesday at Brookhaven Center
• Free English classes for those who work at BNL and their family (sponsored by ESOL)

Recent Programs Organized by BERA-IAA

• BERA-IAA joined various BERA Clubs (CSAA, APAA, BNLMC, BVA, BNLCMC, SCC and ESOL) to raise funds for Disaster Relief Effort at BNL (see Flyer). Following Programs have been planned (*indicates events that are open to public, rest other events require valid BNL issued i.d. card to enter the laboratory):

  • Thursday, June 5^th   Family Movie Night – Bride and Prejudice - with Indian Snacks

     A Bollywood-Hollywood Comedy in English by the IAA

 at Berkner Hall 5:30 pm, $5 per person (UPDATE: RAISED $351)

• Saturday, June 7^th    “BNL Cultural Concert” – by IAA, ESOL, APAA, CSSA, BNLMC, BVA, SCC, BNLCMCC, TTC, etc.*

at Berkner Hall 7:00 – 9:00 pm, $12/15 at door, $30/37 at door (family) (UPDATE: RAISED $2000)

• Thursday, June 12^th International Lunch – by IAA, ESOL, APAA, CSSA, BNLMC, BVA, SCC, BNLCMCC & TTC

Recreation Hall, 12:00 – 1:30pm, $15 pp

BSA (Brookhaven Science Associates) matched $25,000.00 to bring a total donations well over 66k$.

• Talk on "Compassion and Selfless Service - Pathway to Peace", May 8^th, 2008  (BERA-IAA's link)
• Holi Function on Saturday March 22^nd, 2008     (more details) 
• Bollywood Musical Evening at BNL on Saturday, January 5^th, 2008
• Diwali Function on Nov 17^th, 2007 (more info)
  • Photos of Diwali 2007 Function

A Few Earlier Programs

• Holi Function on Saturday, March 10^th 2007
  • Details
  • Performances

• Diwali Function held on Saturday November 4^th, 2006 
  • Details
  • Performances
• A concert by Pt. Ulhas Bapat on Sunday Sept. 17^th, 2006

• Short Presentation on Indian Space Program

• Diwali Function 2005 held on November 19^th

• More information
• Summary of Funds Raised During Diwali 2005 Function
• Opinions on Diwali 2005 Function on November 19, 2005
• Concluding Remarks
• Diwali 2005 Program Details (PDF)
• Slide Show Presented by Vatsal Bhatt (with some photos from Sharadha Sambasivan)
• Photos of Diwali 2005 Function

Logo of BERA-IAA (more info)

External Links

• Newspapers, Magazines, etc. Related to India or Indians Living in USA
• Travel to India (including information on consulates and embassies)
• Miscellaneous Information (Indian culture, festivals, cooking, medicine, yoga, etc.)

BERA Member Discounts

http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/iaa/                    bera-iaa@bnl.gov

Full list of BERA-IAA board members. Please e-mail to bera-iaa@bnl.gov to join.

Ramesh Gupta, President, gupta@bnl.gov, (631)344-4805

Vatsal Bhatt, Vice President, vbhatt@bnl.gov, (631)344-5453

Benny Hooda, Secretary, bhooda@bnl.gov, (631)344-8107

Syed Khalid, Treasurer, khalid@bnl.gov, (631)344-7496

Saroj Kandasamy, Internet Reservations, saroj@bnl.gov, (631)344-7545

Triveni Rao, Media and Communications, triveni@bnl.gov, (631)344-5072

Piyush Joshi, Technical Support, joshi@bnl.gov, (631)344-3847

Kaumudi Pandya, Charitable Donations, pandya@bnl.gov, (631)344-7734

Dhruba Ghimiray, Multimedia (Sound and Light), ghimiray@bnl.gov, (631)344-3849

Last Modified: June 16, 2008
Please forward all questions about this site to: Ramesh Gupta

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