Stories from 2025
68 stories written or posted in 2025, newest first.
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God is One
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God is One
Though it is true, No one can tell where they will meet God – भगवान कहाँ मिलेगा यह बताना मुश्किल… Luckily, I did found one place and a person who was like a God.
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When I read the news: Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s last major mass as Archbishop of New York was the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at St.
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Modern Architecture & Beauty – Part One
The Roofless Church in New Harmony, Indianapolis, Indiana, is an open air interdenominational-all religious church designed by famous architect Philip Johnson and dedicated in 1960.
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Old and Modern Architecture – Last Part Two
Church of Hallgrímur is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country.
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50th anniversary of “Vande Mataram
Today, December 8. 2025, India is celebrating the 150th anniversary of “Vande Mataram,” India’s national song.
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I have read this news about “Les Misérables is returning to New York with Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular premiering at Radio City Music Hall in Summer 2026 for its 40th anniversary” and my mid went backsome years…
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Un Ja Dil Ki Dastan (Marathi)
Good Morning..!Proud to share my ‘Sun Ja Dil Ki Dastan’ (Marathi) book publication by Binaca Geetamala fame in June, 2009 at his Mumbai office.
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The story of ‘Eena Meena Deeka’ Song
You may know, since the early 1900s, Goans were the main exponents of jazz and western music in India.
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Rare Treat
Please enjoy a rare treat from my treasure trove – collection from JVKArchives. Bharat Ratna AmarLata in नऊवारी – Nine-Yard sari with her rare song.
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Picture of the Year from JVKArchives.!
I am sure you will like my ‘Picture of the Year’ from JKArchives, like National Geographic…
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Thanx – Memories – V. Shantaram
– V. Shantaram named his first film company, Prabhat Film Company, after his son, Prabhat Kumar. Who was a producer-director of 1956 ‘Toofan Aur Deeya’
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Memories – V. Shantaram
When I have read this good news “A new biographical film titled “V. Shantaram” is in production starring Siddhant Chaturvedi in the title role of the legendary filmmaker.
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If Not Know
Even though we are 70–80% muslims nowadays, Indonesians of today still revere our ancient past, and Lord Ganesh is described as the saint of sciences, wisdom and knowledge, and one of our foremost educational institute (the…
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The “real story” of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving started with a 1621 harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts between the English Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
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JRD Tata
Thanx for courteous response with kind words on my ‘Memories of Air India’s Iconic Mascot.’ As they say, “One story leads to another.” Here is another interesting info on above rare photographs given by my good friends…
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Memories of Air India’s Iconic Mascot
There was award winning ‘Comfort Travel Agency’ opposite Satyanarayan Mandir, Woodside, Queens, some 40 years ago.
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Addendum
Proud to mention, Ms. Caroline Job lived up to 100 years. Job family was originally Gujarati and later converted to Christianity.
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Children’s Day – बालदिन
As you know, Children’s Day – बालदिन in India is celebrated on November 14 which is the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first Prime Minister.
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Glaucoma Awareness
Since August, I had gone thru two major open right eye surgeries and two laser right eye surgeries due to my irregular high eye pressure.
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Hazel Eyes
Thanx for your response, greatly appreciated. As you may know, hazel eyes are considered rare. They are estimated to be present in only about 5% of the world’s population.
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Rare Treat
Please enjoy very rare patriotic song sung by well known singer Noorjahan.The 1946 Hindi/Urdu film “Hamjoli” was produced under the banner of Abdullah Production. The film was…
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Memories of Group Photos
Group photos are powerful memory triggers, often evoking a range of emotions and recollections. They can serve as visual reminders of shared experiences, special occasions, and close relationships.
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Raksha Bandhan
They all used to come our house to tie the Rakhi without fail. I was luckywhen my real sister gave me pure gold rakhi before I left for USA for manygood reason, which I never forget.
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Gajendrabhai Joshi – Last Part Two
Continued from back –Notable, Humble & Friendly Bhatt Family…
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Notable, Humble & Friendly Bhatt Family – Part One
Though we do not find joint families or a joint family system in this modern world, in our India Home Senior Center, there is one notable and scholar family who has six senior members and that is ‘Bhatt Family’.
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Donation Box
As you know, our India Home is only non-profit organization in NYCity who is dedicated to addressing the needs of and empowering the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean senior immigrant community in New York City through culturally…
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Every Chair Does Have a Name
Yes, every chair does have a name even if it’s a general term.
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Dinesh & Meenakshi Patel
Not only they both visited most of the तीर्थक्षेत्र – Pilgrimage area in India, proud to mention that our India Home’s long time members Dineshbhai and Meenakshiben Patel went to ‘The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra’, including a visit…
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Good Luck
As they say, “Talent is Timeless” reminds that creativity doesn’t adhere to the boundaries of time and age…
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Meditation at India Home
Meditation is important because it offers a multitude of benefits for both mental and physical well-being. It can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus and concentration, and even enhance sleep quality.
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Remembering Trgedy King Guru Dutt
Times of India: A five-day cultural festival, comprising music, dance, films and exhibition, has been organized between April 29 and May 3 at the National Film Archive of India to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema.
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WTC Oculus
“Oculus” is a Latin word that means “eye,” and the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, known as The Oculus, draws its name from this meaning.
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Addendum – The Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum is renowned for its architectural masterpiece, the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
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Dinesh Patel
आप जितने दिन India Home में नहीं थे बस, उतने ही दिन हमने आपका इंतजार किया. Welcome Back Sir..!आप IH आयें और बहार आई, साथमे सारा वातावरण खुल गया…
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Storytelling in India Home
As you may know, storytelling is the art of using narratives, whether through words or actions, to communicate a message, evoke emotions, and connect with an audience.
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Jackfruit Flour/Powder & Diabetes
As you may know, diabetes is a common health condition in the United States. Diabetes particularly type 2 is common in the US due to increasing rates of obesity poor diets lack of physical activity and an aging population.
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Addendum – Jackfruit Flour/Powder & Diabetes
As you may know, Ayurvedic medicine is highly individualized. It considers each person’s unique constitutional makeup (Prakriti) and dosha balance when creating treatment plans.
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My Respected Father – Prof. VH Kulkarni – Last Part Two
In 1973, my father was requested by his colleague and poet Prof. Shanta Shelke who was very closefriend of ‘Queen of Melody’ Lata Mangeshkar to teach some formal English.
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My Respected Father – Prof. VH Kulkarni – Part One
Since Father’s Day is around the corner, I thought I should share his wonderful memories..!
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IH’s Father’s Day
We really enjoyed our IH’s Father’s Day event. It was memorable with variety shows-programs and delicious breakfast, tasteful lunch and service…
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Lavani & Lavani Dance
My earlier article written on ‘Usha Mehta and her Sakhi Group’ was well received by our IH members. Noe, that article is on our IH website and social media as well.
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Symbol & Logo – Last Part 3
As you may know, in advertising agency an Art director oversees the visual style of a creative project, ensuring it aligns with the overall vision and brand guidelines.
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Symbol & Logo – Part Two
As I have mentioned my profession was ‘Graphic Designer’, proud to share few of my earlier award winning published designed work as a free lance artist.
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Symbol & Logo
Since we go to our second home India Home, have you ever thought or understand about our beautiful, meaningful and effective India Home Symbol & Logo..?
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New Age of Aging & Digital Literacy
Since digital tools have significantly enhanced the quality of life for elderly individuals offering greater independence better access to healthcare and improved social connections.
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Usha Mehta & Sakhi Group
Though Raas Garba and Garba are not exactly the same, though they are related and often combined.
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Behind Scene of IH Food Pantry
When I wrote about couple of articles based on Food Pantries, I did get overwhelmed and courteous responses from our IH members.
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“Jewel behind the Jewel” – Ambaji Shinde
Shinde was born in a poor family in Goa, India. The Nanubhai Company that hired the young designer was dealing at the time with Harry Winston and Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Memories – American Jeweler Harry Winston & Ambaji Shinde
Due to my passionate hobby, we have a small but, well known group of collecting rare records in Mumbaiin 60-70’s.
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Memories – Hollywood & Oscars
When I started collecting Hindi film song records as a hobby in 1960, at the same time I was collecting related photos of the same, including Western films as well.
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Memories- Shinde Jewels – Part Two
American jeweler Harry Winston has published many books and all of them are included with designerAmbaji Shinde’s work.
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Memories – Shinde Jewels – Part One
Shinde was a very good tabla player. He used to do tabla practice every week while playing classical music on Sony’s reel-to-reel tape recorder.
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Kishanbhai – A Versatile Artist
When Kishanbhai sang “Kal khel mein hum ho na ho, Gardish mein taare rahenge sada.
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Memories – Mughal-e-Azam – Part One
Proud to share… I was awarded Mughal-e-Azam’s poster by music lovers group in Pune as well as awarded and honored Dadasaheb Phalke Pratisthan award in Pune for dedicated service in rare music and related collection…
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Memories – Mughal-e-Azam – Part Two
In 1944, Asif planned to make a film called ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ based on Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great’s court dancer ‘Anarkali’.
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Memories – Mughal-e-Azam – Part Three
When I went to see premier of ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ with my dear father at Maratha Mandir theatre, Bombay Central, Mumbai, I do remembered ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was brought to the theater on an elephant in 1960.
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Memories – Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya- Last Part Four
Since ‘Valentine’s Day’ on this Friday 14, I thought I should write memories on ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ andending the ‘story behind the scene’ of the most evergreen and romantic song ‘Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya’…
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Last Part – Pranam Un Dulahno Ko Mera
Patriotic Song: ‘Pranam Un Dulahno Ko Mera’ – Asha Bhosle, Kavi Pradeep and C Ramchandra.
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Memories – The story of a rare book
My dear father was a professor of english and was well known literary person as well. So, due to his profession, our house walls are filled with thousands of books.
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Caregiver Testimonial: Valentine’s Day Gratitude
My writing is dedicated to all the staff of the 3D (Desi Dementia Day Care) center, especially Kiruba, Shalma, Umesh, Parvati, and all others.
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Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo – Part Two
But Pradip asked me to wait. Later he told me that he telephoned Lata and she agreed to sing with sister Asha.
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Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo – Part One
When Veena sang patriotic song ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo’ at our India Home’s Republic Day programon Thursday, January 30, I promised the audience-members to tell the real story behind the scenes aboutthis historic song.
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Concept of Akhand Bharat
I am with legendary music director Anil Biswas and his wife singer
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Memories
The dream fulfilled: The singing ended, followed by a loud, ear-splitting applause from the thousands. It was such a thrilling and unforgettable experience!
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