Indo American Association (IAA)

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

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

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

Upcoming Event:

• BERA-IAA 2011 Annual Diwali Function
  • We regret to inform you that this year will not have the popular BERA-IAA Diwali unction. There is expected to be an informal gathering which can be attended by onsite employees and there immediate family members.

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)

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

Recent Programs Organized by BERA-IAA

• None

A Few Earlier Programs

• BERA-IAA Annual Cultural Function on December 18^th, 2010

• Talk by Swami Dayamrita Chaitanya on "Compassion in Action" on May 7,^th, 2010 (sponsored by BERA-IAA Yoga Club). More details at: http://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=11115
• BERA-IAA 2009 Diwali Function - Organized on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009
  • http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/iaa/diwali2009
• BERA-IAA organized Holi Function/Spring Festival on April 26^th, 2009. The event was free. It was consisted of a short cultural program. Event website:

  http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/iaa/holi2009

• Talk by Swami Dayamrita Chaitanya on "How We Can Bring Peace", April 24^th, 2009 (sponsored by BERA-IAA Yoga Club) - PDF FLYER, WORD FLYER

• Diwali 2008 Function (click here for more information) : Saturday Nov. 8th, 2008 (Flyer).

• BERA-IAA joined various BERA Clubs to raise funds for Disaster Relief in June 2008
• Talk on "Compassion and Selfless Service - Pathway to Peace", May 8^th, 2008 
• 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

   

• 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.)
• Dates of Festivals

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.

Mamta Naidu, President, mnaidu@bnl.gov, (631)344-3639

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

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

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

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

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: October 2, 2012
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