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venues across the region, with some venues
taking prominence.All across DFW , this festial
was celelbrate with much vigour and pomp
Our entire community also came forward to
celebrate Navratri with renowned Garba artist
Kinjal Dave at Delta Marriott center in Allen, It
was FunAsia, IMHS and Big FM presentation
which was produced by Vaishali Thakkar and
Moody Akhtar.The event was very well received
by thousands of people of our vibrant community
Our community also celebrated ‘Mahatma
Gandhi Jayanti ‘ on october 2nd.
Mahatma Gandhi’’s message of non-violence,
respect and tolerance matters today, maybe
more than it ever has, a top US official has said
A big hello to the vibrant community of the DFW as glowing tributes to the global peace icon
metroplex. were paid across America on the occasion of his
I am so glad that we are connecting with the entire 152nd birth anniversary.
community on so many levels, and “Desi Pages” is Hundreds of followers of Mahatma Gandhi held
one of the best platforms where we can bring the prayer meetings and paid floral tributes to the
community together. apostle of peace in cities across the United States
I was so delighted to read in the news that this a grand style in many major cities of USA, where
year onwards, October is being honored as Hindu there is a large Indian population.
Heritage Month. Hindus in the US are celebrating We at Fun Asia always want to help entire
October as the Hindu Heritage Month. So far, more community, in every possible way. We have helped
than half a dozen states have issued proclamations many individuals and a few organizations in the
in this regard. past month to promote the activities and talk
Festivals find an important place in the cultural about their vision. Few organizations who came
agenda of the Indian diaspora in the U.S. Navratri on air included DFW Hindu temple, Chinmaya
is one prominent festival which is celebrated mission and Maharashtra Mandal during our
gloriously by a vibrant Indo-American population weekly ‘Community Round-up’ radio program.
of over 2 million. The celebration of this nine- As you all are aware, ‘Community Round-up’ is a
day-nine-night Hindu festival, dedicated to Maa weekly segment to help all nonprofit associations,
Durga and her nine manifestations of the cosmic religious and social organizations to promote
energy, is as much known for its deep religiosity their organizations, events, and activities. It airs
as for its invigorating dance and cultural events. every Saturday, between 2 PM and 3 PM on
The Sharad Navratri, which marks the onset of 104.9 FM.
winter, has grown very popular in recent times
owing to the resplendent decoration, dances and If you are part of any non-profit organizations
music performances. Besides, it gives people from or if you are an individual trying something for
different communities a great opportunity to blend community and would like to be a guest on our
in and mix socially. weekly segment “Community Roundup,” then
please do email me at neelam@funasia.net.
This festival is as much about spirituality and In this short amount of time, we have received
religious connect as it is about celebration through an overwhelming amount of support from the
song, music and dance. The latter is the most community for this new segment. Once again, I
popular part of the festival in the U.S am thankful to our dynamic CEO, Mrs. Vaishali
Navratri festival celebration involves folk dancing Thakkar, for her exceptional leadership in
and singing and a special procession around our endeavor to reach out to the community.
various an image or symbolic representation of Once again, many thanks to the community for
Hindu goddesses. It attracts people to different continually supporting FunAsia Radio and helping
us in ‘Bringing The Community Together’.

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