Indian Cultural Celebration in Detroit

Netlink, a company in Madison Heights, MI is putting on a Indian Cultural Celebration show in downtown Detroit at the Jazz Cafe on July 27th in the Music Hall from 5PM - 8PM.

As part of the celebration there will be a silent auction for a number of Indian clothes. Indian Food will be catered from Haandi. There will also be a spectacular dance performance by the renowned Sudha Chandra Shekar and the HTR Dance Troup, and comedian Jazz Mann will be on hand to entertain the guests. For more info on this event please click here.

Profits from ticket sales and auction, will go directly to Unicef children's foundation and CROMP, which is a South Asian based children's charity.

The price of the ticket is $100/person. If interested please contact: Anuj Lal - 248.701.0219 - anujlal@umich.edu.

Big-3 Cricket Challenge Cup in Michigan

Get ready for some good Cricket fun in the Metro Detroit Area. There's a Big-3 Cricket Challenge Cup which will be held on July 26th and 27th at Bloomer Park (Rochester Hills) and at Lyon Oak Park (Wixom)

This year the tournament will feature 6 teams- one each from: Altair Engineering, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Ford, GM and Sprint.

Here's the schedule:

• 26-Jul-08 Lyon Oaks Altair vs Sprint (Pool B) 10.30 am


• 26-Jul-08 Bloomer GM vs Caterpillar (Pool A) 10.30 am


• 26-Jul-08 Lyon Oaks Chrysler vs Sprint (Pool B) 3.30 pm


• 26-Jul-08 Bloomer Ford vs Caterpillar (Pool A) 3.30 pm


• 27-Jul-08 Lyon Oaks Ford vs GM (Pool A) 10.00 am


• 27-Jul-08 Bloomer Chrysler vs Altair (Pool B) 10.30 am


• 27-Jul-08 Bloomer Finals (Winnner from Pool A) vs (Winner from Pool B) - 3.30 pm

Visit Michigan Cricket Association for more details.

Feel Stressed? Attend a "Art of Living" workshop in Warren, MI

Niraj Warikoo writes in today's Detroit Free Press about an event called "Practical Wisdom: Getting the Most out of Life" to be held at Renaissance Unity Church, 11200 E 11 mile road in Warren, MI on July 9th, 2008. The event kicks off at 6 PM.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, will talk at an event that is expected to draw about 1,500 people.

Niraj then writes about what some in the MI Indian Community have to say about the event.

“It can show you how breath and meditation can bring peace of mind, things you can take home and do on a daily basis” said Karthik Krishnamurthy, 29, of Novi.

Krishnamurthy says that the breathing – known as Sudarshan Kriya – has made him more productive at work. He now teaches others about it.

“It helped me focus a lot more,” he said. “I used to get angry a lot. Now, I don’t as much, and when I do, I get out of it a lot faster.”

Detroit Free Press further adds

Shankar, 52, was born in India and developed his breathing technique in 1982. The Art of Living Foundation has grown into a program that reaches people in 145 countries, organizers said.

After the Sept. 11 attacks, the foundation provided free breathing and relief classes for survivors. It also has helped survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the Virginia Tech shootings. About 1,000 Michiganders have taken Art of Living classes.

Visit www.aolmi.org for event details.

Community Events - July 2008

MIICC (Michigan India Chamber of Commerce) monthly meeting.
If you are Barack Obama or a John McCain supporter then attend the MIICC meeting to hear the Michigan campaign leaders for Senator Obama and Senator McCain who will share their messages wth the Asian Indian community. The meeting is scheduled for July 9th at 39577 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Mi 48304. The meeting starts at 5.30 pm. For more info visit MIICC website.

Entertaining Evening with Ghazal King - Kamran Mehdi Hassan (Son of Mehdi Hassan)
AFMI (American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin) welcomes Ram Vilas Paswan (Union Minister of Chemicals and Steel) and Other Dignitaries from India and Presents an Entertaining Evening, with
Ghazal King – Kamran Mehdi Hassan (Son of Mehdi Hassan) along with Narendra Sheth and Rujuta Joshi in Concert on Saturday, July 12, 2008
Program begins 6:00 PM Sharp, at
Lawrence Technological University
Science Building – Auditorium (S-100)
21000 West Ten Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48075-1058
(visit AFMI website for more details)