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Asian Indian of Telugu origin arrested for theft in Solon

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:47:00 +0000

A worker at Swagelok in Solon Ohio said that two credit cards were stolen from her purse - - and then returned two days later.

Poorna Teja Potluri of Solon Ohio

Arrested and charged with felony theft was Poorna Teja Potluri, 22, of Solon, a Swagelok co-worker.

The woman said she noticed the cards missing form her purse on Jan. 19, and reported the theft to Solon Police.

Surveillance videos from a bank ATM revealed that someone had tried to use the cards after they were initially taken. Solon police believe they were returned to the purse because the suspect wasn't able to get money with them.

The information in this post is from the Solon Police Department. The arrest, charges and allegations are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

India has worst air quality in the world

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:18:00 +0000

India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States. Of all the countries surveyed in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which measures the effects of polluted air on human health, India ranked the lowest at 132. The study used satellite data to measure air pollution concentrations. The level of fine particulate matter in India is nearly five times the limit where it becomes unsafe for humans, said the study released at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Health experts say particulate matter is one of the main causes of acute lower respiratory infections and even cancer. India scored a meagre 3.73 out of a possible 100 points in the air analysis, lagging way behind Bangladesh, the next-worst performer, which scored 13.66. The region fared poorly with Nepal, Pakistan and China taking up the remaining spots in the bottom five of the rankings.

Asian Indians names linked to kickback scheme

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:00 +0000

Asian Indians with last names common in the Indian state of Gujarat (examples: Patel, Shah, Thakur) are back in the news again Hopefully, these fellers will develop some sort of loyalty to the US which has given them refuge from wretched living conditions in Gujarat, India. Read on.......

Nine Health Care Professionals, Including Five Doctors, Charged in Kickback Scheme
U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis and Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced today the federal indictment of eight individuals, including four licensed physicians and one licensed physician’s assistant, for conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Additionally, a state charge was filed against a Jackson, Michigan physician for allegedly accepting kickbacks to refer his patients to certain rehabilitation facilities. All eight federally charged defendants appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh W. Brenneman for an initial appearance on the charge, which carries a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and restitution.

The federal indictment alleges that Babubhai Rathod owned and operated medical clinics, outpatient rehabilitation facilities, and home health care companies that paid employees and outside health care providers for the referral of patients. The Indictment identifies many of Rathod’s companies, which include Lakeshore Spine & Pain, P.C., with clinics in cities including Ludington and Edmore, Michigan, and U.S. Rehab Services, P.C., with facilities around the state, including in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The indictment identifies Rajesh Makwana as an administrator of Lakeshore Spine & Pain and Raju Nakum as a manager of U.S. Rehab Services.

The indictment alleges that Rathod, Makwana, and Nakum paid health care providers agreed rates for the referral of patients for electrodiagnostic testing, physical therapy, and home health care services. The indictment identifies Lino S. Dial, Jr., D.O., Natalie Schutte, P.A., Niti Thakur, M.D., Andre Blair Smith, M.D., and Muhammad Salman Rais, M.D. as health care providers who referred Medicare and Medicaid patients to companies operated by Rathod in return for illegal kickback payments. The indictment further alleges that the kickback payments were falsely disguised as reimbursement for other purported expenses, including mileage, medical director fees, continuing medical education, and contractual labor.

Kevin S. Witt, D.O., 51, is charged in 54B District Court in East Lansing, Michigan with two felony violations of MCL 400.604, which makes it a crime to receive kickbacks in exchange for referring patients for treatment elsewhere. The charge is a four-year felony. Witt was arrested this morning by Attorney General investigators and was arraigned this afternoon.

U.S. Attorney Davis stated that the state and federal charges result from a joint investigation with the Health Care Fraud Division of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office. Special agents from the Bay City, Michigan Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Grand Rapids, Michigan Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General are coordinating the federal investigation.

U.S. Attorney Davis noted, “The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the payment of any remuneration that is designed to induce or reward medical referral decisions involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally-funded health care programs. In passing the anti-kickback legislation, Congress intended that medical decisions be made with the patient’s best interest in mind and not because the referral of a patient will result in a financial benefit to the referring physician. Because our health care system relies heavily on the trust and integrity of medical professionals to provide services under the appropriate conditions and in the interests of patients, we will continue to aggressively investigate allegations of fraud and kickbacks and prosecute cases where professionals have abused this trust.”

“Patients deserve to know that when a doctor refers them for additional treatment, the decision to do so is based upon quality health advice—not what is best for the doctor’s bank account,” said Attorney General Schuette. “Kickbacks with the Medicaid program don’t just hurt patients, they affect the taxpayers who support the bottom line. Medically unnecessary treatments drive up the costs of Medicaid, and taxpayers ultimately pay the price.”

Lamont Pugh III, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Region of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General echoed U.S. Attorney Davis and Attorney General Schuette’s comments. “Patients trust that their physicians are making referrals to other health care providers so they can obtain the highest quality of care, not because they financially benefit from it,” said Pugh. “Paying kickbacks and bribes in exchange for such referrals is illegal, and the OIG will aggressively investigate allegations of this nature in order to protect Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and taxpayer dollars.”

Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detroit Field Division emphasized that, “The FBI will remain vigilant in stopping health care fraud in the State of Michigan. This type of crime affects all of our health care premiums and serves as a drain on society. The indictments of these physicians and others send a strong message that abuse of the health care system will not be tolerated.”

The charges in an indictment, as well as state charges, are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Fourteen new jersey health care providers arrested, charged with taking cash payments for patient referrals

Thirteen New Jersey doctors and a nurse practitioner are charged in a cash-for tests referral scheme for allegedly taking illegal kickback payments to refer patients to an Orange, N.J., medical testing facility, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Tom O’Donnell announced.

This morning, more than 65 federal and local agents and officers led by HHS-OIG arrested the 14 health care practitioners, to whom radiology and diagnostic facility Orange Community MRI (“OCM”) allegedly paid monthly cash kickback payments in exchange for their referral of Medicare and Medicaid patients to OCM for testing services.

The defendants arrested this morning are scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court. OCM’s executive director, Chirag Patel, 36, of Warren, N.J., was arrested on Dec. 8, 2011, in connection with the scheme. He appeared that day before Judge Arleo and was released on a $750,000 bond.

Each defendant is charged in a separate Complaint. According to the Complaints filed in the related cases:

OCM began making the illegal kickback payments as early as 2010. At the end of each calendar month, individuals at OCM printed patient reports that detailed how many diagnostic tests – including MRIs, ultrasounds, echocardiograms, CAT Scans, and dual-emission X-ray absorptiometries – were referred by each of the defendants. These patient reports were used to calculate the payment owed to each defendant.

According to each defendant’s agreement with OCM, the health care practitioners were paid kickbacks for each Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary diagnostic test referred to OCM. The defendants also were paid for referring some privately insured tests. The exact nature of the payments differed per agreement; some of the doctors were only paid for MRI and CAT Scan referrals, while other defendants also were paid for the referral of ultrasounds, echocardiograms, and dual-emission X-ray absorptiometries.

During only a two-month period between early October and early December 2011, there were 32 separate payments made to or by the 15 defendants currently charged in connection with the alleged scheme, with total cash kickbacks of $51,500.

“Selling test referrals for cash is illegal. Patients have every right to expect their doctors will recommend medical service providers because they do the best job, not because they provide the best bribes,” said U.S. Attorney Fishman. “There is no room in the federal healthcare system for those who see a person in need of care as an opportunity to make an extra buck on the side.”

“When physicians take kickbacks that influence how they practice medicine, it has the potential to taint the medical advice and care that is provided to their patients. The audacity of these physicians should offend honest taxpayers, especially at a time when our taxpayer resources are stretched thin. We will continue to aggressively pursue all angles of Healthcare fraud. We would also like to thank the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for their law enforcement support as this case was an offshoot of a CMS referral,” said Special Agent in Charge O’Donnell.

All of the health care providers charged practice in New Jersey and have offices in Newark, Orange, East Orange, West Orange or Irvington. The attached chart identifies the defendants, their office locations, and itemizes payments to or from each of the defendants – ranging from $200 to more than $5,000 per month. Other than Chirag Patel and Jose Castaneda, who is a nurse practitioner, all of the defendants are medical doctors.

Each of the health care practitioners is charged with one count of violating the federal health care program anti-kickback statute by soliciting and receiving bribes, which carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Chirag Patel is charged with violating the same statute by offering and paying bribes, which carries the same maximum potential penalty.

U.S. Attorney Fishman praised special agents of HHS-OIG, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge O’Donnell, for leading the investigation, and thanked CMS for its vital role at the inception of the investigation. He also thanked special agents of IRS – Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Victor W. Lessoff, and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Theodore J. Romankow, for assisting with the arrests. He added that the investigation is continuing.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Mack of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care and Government Fraud Unit in Newark.

The charges and allegations contained in the Complaints are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Asian Indian names included in this press release include Shashi Agarwal, 59, of Edison, New Jersey, Rameshcha Kania, 58, of Livingston, Yash Khanna, 69, of Livingston, Chirag Patel, 36, of Warren, New Jersey, Dinesh Patel, 57, of Livingston, Padma Siripurapu, 44, of Belle Mead, New Jersey.

Related post: USA vs Babubhai Patel et. al

Heidi Frazer-Cherry of Rosedale Elementary School, Livonia Resigns

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:53:00 +0000

Heidi Frazer-Cherry said teachers at Rosedale Elementary School believed that children of Indian descent were dirty

Heidi Frazer Cherry, Rosedale Elementary School, Livonia Public Schools Courtesy: Detroit Free Press

Kudos to Karen Smith, Observer Staff Writer, for writing Livonia principal alleging racial discrimination at school resigns. Here is some information from Karen Smith's article. I encourage you to read the whole article

Heidi Frazer Cherry, 49, said Thursday she doesn't want to work for Livonia Public Schools any longer because she “can't work for people who do this to small children.”

Heidi Frazer Cherry has been employed by Livonia Public Schools since 1994, including the past eight years as a principal. She was a classroom teacher, department chair and language arts curriculum coordinator before becoming a principal. Heidi Frazer Cherry was named principal of Rosedale Elementary School this school year after serving most recently as principal at Cooper Upper Elementary School in Westland.

Heidi Frazer-Cherry said teachers at Rosedale believed that children of Indian descent were dirty and should be checked as a group for lice and that the staff treated black children with disrespect, blaming them for wrongs they didn't commit.

She said she received no support from the administration and was told in a meeting with her union president and human resources personnel that she could not use the term “racism in this district.”

Rosedale Elementary School has the third-highest minority population of the district's 13 K-4 schools. Approximately one of every six students is African-American. The school also has a large Indian population.

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In India, lice in children is a known issue. Most Asian Indians who migrate to the US are educated and a few children of these immigrants may indeed have lice. However, a stereotype that Asian Indian children should undergo special treatment for lice infestation, implicitly or explicitly, is not a practice that has a place in any schools in the United States. This is the United States of America, not India. On the other side, do Asian Indians have stereotypes about schools and school staff?

Asian Indians in America-An Asian Indian Student's Perspective

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:54:00 +0000

There are many Asian Indian students in Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University and one has to wonder if they get any kind of help from the many Asian Indian groups in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Siddharth Sehgal a graduate student at University of Alabama at Birmingham and a columnist at the University student newspaper writes an interesting article presented below.

NRI Indian community - missing in action from the lives of new Indian students in US by Siddharth Sehgal.

It’s a tricky question, whenever I think about the help and assistance that is available to new students from India from the Indian community here in United States, rarely anything comes into my mind that I can credit to the Indian community and by that I mean Indians who are already settled here with family, job and businesses.

The only support system I had was the help I got from the Indian students already living here but as I said in the beginning it’s a tricky question because everyone has their own experience, each student has his own story to tell whether good or bad. But on a general level and the students that I have met and known over the years didn’t get any support from the Indian community.

Shakespeare once quoted that expectation is the root of all heartache but I really don’t think that a new comer to United States would have big expectations with the NRI community, of course that’s just me but from apartments to food, from transportation to telephone all kinds of basic sustainable requirements are provided for by other Indian students. The things where a new student should definitely get support from the Indian community is the guidance on how things work in US, the cultural differences, community involvement and other crucial information. I was lucky to have the guidance of few kindhearted Indians who shared their valuable experience with me which helped me a lot in my academic and professional endeavor but not every Indian student enjoys such privileges and there are several reasons for that.

Most of the time students don’t know whom to ask for help and great many times the Indians who are well settled here don’t bother to reach out to their struggling young compatriots. I have seen and experienced this wide gap firsthand in Pelham temple when I was doing a signature campaign in support of India against corruption movement. It was only after I was shown the door, I was told about the politics that has divided the seemingly unified community. Even here at UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham), there are two types of Indian students. One who came from India and the other who are of Indian origin but are born and raised in United States, popularly known as ABCDs. Though, I have good friends in both these groups but very rarely I have seen people in both these categories interacting with each other. When I was starting my journey at UAB, I didn’t have any ABCD friend. My roommates told me that most of the ABCD students maintain distance from other Indian students. When I asked the reason behind this rift, I didn’t get any satisfactory answer and even today, it’s somewhat of a mystery to me.

But the story didn’t end there because then we have subdivisions in Indian students itself. There are groups of Marathis, Guajaratis, Bengalis, Tamils and God knows how many other different clusters that live on loosely exclusive bases. Student from one state usually live together and being from a Hindi-speaking state in India, I had a really hard time adjusting with my roommates; I was always on the sidelines. Many times, these students get help from their paternal state cultural groups like Bengali, Tamil or Telegu organizations. I have many Telugu and Bengali friends who would often visit their respective community gatherings and festive celebrations but rarely people from other states attend these meetings. Either they are not invited or they have an organization of their own.

It was a bit amusing, ironical and pleasant fact that I never had anything else to identify with other than my country. There is a saying that society doesn’t owe us anything and that indeed is true, but from the lessons I have learned here in United States I think, things can be changed a bit but as I said earlier, that’s just my viewpoint. After all, we all fight our own battles.

Free book at Cleveland Shiva Vishnu Temple

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:16:00 +0000

Essence of World Religions-Unity in Diversity

Cleveland Shiva Vishnu Temple is providing a free book called Essence of World Religions-Unity in Diversity. This book is compiled by an electrical engineer Pravin K. Shah. Pravin Shah Chairperson of JAINA Education Committee Federation of Jain Associations in North America. He is also the Director of Jain Study Center of North Carolina.

JAINA has over 70 member organizations supporting over 100,000 Jains in North America.

This concise and informative book is will be helpful for adults and children. Asian Indians should consider browsing through this book instead of watching a Bollywood movie. The book is divided into three sections:

Religions of India: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism
Religions of the Far East: Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism
Religions of the West: Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam and Baha'i

Go pick it up.

Bollywood hindi movies are made by asses for the masses

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Bollywood's hindi films are made for the masses by asses is a remark that is attributed to Sunil Gavaskar, a famous cricket player of India. He is right. This is the biggest sixer hit by Sunil Gavaskar.

Bollywood's hindi movies offer escapism for the idiots. Here is what Amitabh Bachan, the most famous Bollywood actor is reported to have said about Bollywood's hindi movies.

CNN: Is Bollywood escapism for the Indian people?

Amitabh Bachchan: "You have to see it in a larger perspective. There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment. The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage".

What larger perspective is the Bollywood celebrity talking about? Do the poor people of India want a little escape from the hardships of life? No, its not possible for most to escape the hardship of life in India. Poor people of India want food to eat, clothes to wear and a home to live. They want to live in a pollution free environment which is nearly impossible in today's India. They want to live like humans with a little bit of dignity and this too is difficult in today's India. They want to provide a halfway good life for their children. Asian Indians want to live in a nation where corruption is not the way of life. The smart and educated ones realize that these dreams are not going to turn into reality and they get the heck out of that wretched country. Anywhere but India is the motto. The good ones try to make a difference in their adopted country and/or in India. Some expect a return for helping. Some expect no returns for helping (eg: Asha of Cleveland).

This is India

Asian Indians don't want to see super rich Bollywood's fruity arseholes prancing around a tree or park or on streets to loud disco music. Or do they, I hope not. Bollywood movies do not provide entertainment and if you think they do, I should feel sorry for your pathetic taste in entertainment.

Why Bollywood is made by asses for the masses

These are some ingredients of a typical Bollywood and Asian Indian movies:

A hero who is likely a bad actor with no formal education and training in acting. He sometimes appears shirtless and this appears like an attempt to quicken the pulse of the female fans and if indeed this is happening, India is screwed.
A heroine who is kinda good looking and is very likely a terrible actress. At times, she appears scantily clad and this is targeted towards the sex starved Asian Indian males.
A irritatingly loud and pompous jackass (eg: Gulshan Grover) who plays the role of the bad guy for a significant portion of the 3 hour movie duration.
The hero and heroine shitty dances in a disco club like setting and extra soft pornographic moves (the female dancing in rain in low rise clothing, moaning, arching her butt close to the male's crotch kinda like a female lioness interesting in mating right away, shaking of the boobies and butt etc.)
I could go on but I rest my case here.

Do yourself and your family a favor. Stop watching stupid Bollywood movies and more importantly do not get your children hooked on to the Bollywood movies. Bollywood provides zero individual nourishment. Bollywood does not provide entertainment either.

Nandita Dutta of Dear Cinema reviews a Bollywood movie called Bodyguard in an article titled Bodyguard : Only star, no shine. Nandita Dutta writes

It is hard to come by characters in a film who have been relegated to caricatures of such a lamentable status. The film breezes past you in such a superficial way that it will be more befitting to label it a commercial for a bodyguard (read Salman Khan) than cinema. Or then it can be said that the writer-director has done a bad patchwork of stitching together stunts and songs, held loosely by scenes that have neither depth nor any thought for his characters. All that Kareena Kapoor is made to do throughout the film is show off Manish Malhotra outfits and is confined to girly giggles and tears in the name of a role

As example, consider this song/dance that is typical among Bollywood and Asian Indian movies. The dancer in this song is Vidya Balan. Recently, Katrina Kaif was seen moving her ass in popular song titled Sheila Ki Jawani. Back in the old days, Asian Indians had a word for a woman who did these kind of dances. They were called tawaif (courtesans). Some tawaifs were associated with prostitution. There is no disrespect directed at Vidya Balan or Katrina Kaif at all. Is this kind of entertainment appropriate for little children to watch? Is it appropriate for young girls to aspire to become a Bollywood Item Girl? Asian Indians refer to a woman as Jagat Janini. But disrespect of women is passed of as entertainment by some Bollywood characters.

Bollywood in Cleveland Ohio

In the Cleveland area, Tollywood and Bollywood movies have been screened in a theater on Ridge Road in Parma. So far, the influence of Bollywood in Cleveland is marginal. Asha of Cleveland has organized Bollywood parties in bars located near downtown Cleveland. A bar is indeed the most appropriate place for Bollywood. Using the proceeds of a Bollywood party to help the education of underprivileged children in India, priceless. Kudos to the youngest and the newest Cleveland Asian Indian students.

Lastly, but not least importantly, Bollywood and the related quasi-Bollywood activities (have no connection with Hinduism/Sanatana Dharma and should be kept out of all Hindu temples in general and particularly the Shiva Vishnu Temple of Cleveland

AAPI condemns Republican Presidential Candidate Cain's Comment

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:08:00 +0000

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) upset with Presidential Republican Candidate Herman Cain

Chicago, IL - The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) issued the following statement condemning the bigoted remarks made by businessman Herman Cain, implying he would not see a physician whose name sounded "too foreign," or practiced a different religion from his.

"Herman Cain's latest remarks are completely insulting to physicians of Indian origin across America," said Dr. Sunita Kanumury, AAPI president. "It doesn't matter to a physician what race, religion or creed their patient belongs to. All they care about is providing the best health care possible to them. Similarly, our patients don't care about our race and religion. What they want is the highest quality health care from the best doctor of their choice," said Kanumury.

During remarks made yesterday in Orlando, Fla., Cain noted that while he was receiving treatment for cancer, he was concerned that one of the surgeons working with him in the chemotherapy process was named Dr. Abdallah. He told a physician's assistant that the name sounded "too foreign." He then expressed relief when he was told that the physician was a Christian from Lebanon, and not Muslim.

"Herman Cain as an African American man has surely experienced firsthand or witnessed unlawful discrimination based on race, religion or national origin," said Kanumury. "As AAPI was founded nearly 30 years ago to fight this very backward thinking, it is simply incomprehensible that someone of Mr. Cain's background can make such thoughtless comments. AAPI members come from all walks of life, from every part of India and represent every major religious group: Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and Jews. We also have names like Patel, Shah and other names that may not sound that American to Mr. Cain, but we are in fact proud to be American and proud that we are the largest ethnic association of physicians in the United States.

"We will always strive to provide the best health care possible to our patients, and we will never look at our patients the way Herman Cain looks at his physicians," said Kanumury.

Asian Indian Origin Porn Actress to join India's Big Brother TV show

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:13:00 +0000

Asian Indian Origin Porn Actress Sunny Leone to join India's Big Brother

A little more than a month back, I wrote a post titled Jhant Ki Baat Cheet (it included a video wherein Jenny McCarthy talks about her pubic hair) that had a prediction about Bollywood. Duh. I suppose I got it all wrong because its the Indian TV that has now beat Bollywood with its creativity.

Hindustan Times reports that a porn actress of Asian Indian origin in joining India's TV show Big Boss. Since, India is, arguably, the most sex starved nation in the world, the idea of a porn star on the telly sounds like common sense. India's moral police will probably be out soon raising objections to the appearance of Sunny Leone. Forget that millions of young women are harassed and molested on the streets of India, everyday, every pucking day. I am going to switch channels on my Dish TV to watch Kaun Banega Hypocrisy Expert show while you read on about this kanya. I thought I would include a nude picture of Sunny Leone here, so I googled her name and google said, WTF are you doing?

God is food for some in India

Her name is Sunny Leone and you can meat her up close and personal at her website.

In case, access to her website is blocked for you, from your work or home computer, then here's some info about Sunny Leone from her website.

Sunny Leone, Karen Malhotra, was born in Sarnia, Ontario, to parents who emigrated from India. Despite being raised Sikh, Sunny Leone's parents enrolled her in a Catholic school because they consider public school unsafe.

Sunny Leone's family first moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, then to Lake Forest, California, before finally settling down in Orange County, CA. Sunny Leone graduated from high school in 1999 and proceeded to enroll in college. Before working in the entertainment industry, she first worked at a German bakery, then a Jiffy Lube (not a joke). While studying to be a pediatric nurse in Orange County, a classmate who was an exotic dancer introduced Sunny Leone to John Stevens, an agent, who introduced her to Jay Allen, a Penthouse photographer.

Sunny Leone debuts on Big Boss India Season 5

She posed for Penthouse (the pillow of choice for new Asian Indian students on student F-1 visa), and was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for the March 2001 issue, followed by a feature in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as a Hustler Honey. That same year, Sunny Leone signed a 3 year contract with Vivid with which she transitioned into the world of hardcore porn.

BTW, Sunny Leone's artsy images can be seen here. As a caution, these pictures are only for adults. I bet that Sunny Leone would be as good or likely better at acting as most plastic Bollywood's so called stars.

162 Asian Indian Members of Parliament face criminal charges

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:19:00 +0000

162 Indian Parliament members stink

It was reported that the Supreme Court of India has sought response from the Central Government of India and the states on a plea seeking to fast track court proceedings in criminal cases pending against Members of Parliament, saying it is "very disturbing" that 162 lawmakers are facing various criminal charges.

Senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan, appearing for former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh, submitted that 162 Members of Parliament were involved in various criminal cases and out of them, 76 were facing charges of serious nature and that they must be referred to fast track courts for timely disposal.

Americans are thinking like Hindus

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:12:00 +0000

Examine the opening of the United States Declaration of Independence, written by our founding father, Thomas Jefferson in 1776:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Now, lets modify the opening of the Declaration of Independence and state what we Hindus believe in:

Hindu Vedas hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and are part of Brahman and are given the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Lisa Miller writes an article titled, We Are All Hindus Now, and quotes Stephen Prothero, religion professor at Boston University, who has long framed the American propensity for "the divine-deli-cafeteria religion" as "very much in the spirit of Hinduism. You're not picking and choosing from different religions, because they're all the same," he says. "It isn't about orthodoxy. It's about whatever works. If going to yoga works, great—and if going to Catholic mass works, great. And if going to Catholic mass plus the yoga plus the Buddhist retreat works, that's great, too."

Lisa Miller writes that there is another way in which Americans are becoming more Hindu: 24 percent of Americans say they believe in reincarnation, according to a 2008 Harris poll !!! If 24% of Americans believe in reincarnation, then they believe in Bhagvad Gita and Lord Krishna too.

There are many Americans who believe that abortion is not right and so do Hindus.

Hindu Up-Be a Virat Hindu

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:24:00 +0000

In Roman mythology, Veritas means truth.

Be a virat Hindu. vyaktigat charitra and rashtriya charitra.

The first lesson to be learnt from the recent history of Islamic terrorism against India and for tackling terrorism in India is that the Hindu is the target and that Muslims of India are being programmed by a slow reactive process to become radical and thus slide into suicide against Hindus. It is to undermine the Hindu psyche and create the fear of civil war that terror attacks are organised.

Hindus must collectively respond as Hindus against the terrorist and not feel individually isolated or, worse, be complacent because he or she is not personally affected. If one Hindu dies merely because he or she was a Hindu, then a bit of every Hindu also dies. This is an essential mental attitude, a necessary part of a virat (committed) Hindu.

We need a collective mindset as Hindus to stand against the Islamic terrorist. The Muslims of India can join us if they genuinely feel for the Hindu. That they do I will not believe unless they acknowledge with pride that though they may be Muslims, their ancestors were Hindus. If any Muslim acknowledges his or her Hindu legacy, then we Hindus can accept him or her as a part of the Brihad Hindu Samaj (greater Hindu society) which is Hindustan. India that is Bharat that is Hindustan is a nation of Hindus and others whose ancestors were Hindus. Others, who refuse to acknowledge this, or those foreigners who become Indian citizens by registration, can remain in India but should not have voting rights (which means they cannot be elected representatives).

Any policy to combat terrorism must begin with requiring each and every Hindu becoming a virat Hindu. For this, one must have a Hindu mindset that recognises that there is vyaktigat charitra (personal character) and rashtriya charitra (national character). For example, Manmohan Singh has high personal character, but by being a rubber stamp of a semi-literate Sonia Gandhi and waffling on all national issues, he has proved that he has no rashtriya charitra.

India must not compromise with terrorists

The second lesson for combating terrorism is that we must never capitulate or concede any demand, as we did in 1989 (freeing five terrorists in exchange for Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s daughter Rubaiya) and in 1999, freeing three terrorists after the hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC-814.

India must kick terrorist ass like the US does

The third lesson is that whatever and however small the terrorist incident, the nation must retaliate massively. For example, when the Ayodhya temple was sought to be attacked, we should have retaliated by re-building the Ram temple at the site.

According to bleeding heart liberals, terrorists are born or bred because of illiteracy, poverty, oppression, and discrimination. They argue that instead of eliminating them, the root cause of these four disabilities in society should be removed. This is rubbish. Osama bin laden was a billionaire. In the failed Times Square episode, failed terrorist Shahzad was from a highly placed family in Pakistan and had an MBA from a reputed US university.

It is also a ridiculous idea that terrorists cannot be deterred because they are irrational and willing to die. Terrorist masterminds have political goals and a method in their madness. An effective strategy to deter terrorism is to defeat those political goals and to rubbish them by counter-terrorist action.

Subramanian Swamy or Subramaniam Swamy, the writer of this article is president of the Janata Party, a former Indian Union minister, and a professor of economics with a PhD from Harvard University. Dr. Swamy's article has upset a few people.

Free speech is one of the effective treatments for the disease of terrorism. Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education spokesperson Linda A. Cross is reported to have said "It is central to the mission of a university to protect free speech, including that of Dr. Swamy and of those who disagree with him."

Sexploitation of Yoga

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:05:00 +0000

Hindus are upset at what they call as “sexploitation” of yoga.

Rajan Zed

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that yoga was a serious mental and physical discipline by means of which the human-soul (jivatman) united with universal-soul (parmatman). But for mercantile greed, market seemed to be flooded with books, magazines, DVDs, and other media showing yoga as some kind of potion to enhance sex life.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that it was simply misuse of age old and revered system of yoga.

Rajan Zed listed some of the popular titles selling in the market: “Better Sex Through Yoga” (Greaux, Langheld, Rich), promising “Easy Routines to Boost Your Sex Drive, Enhance Physical Pleasure, and Spice Up Your Bedroom Life”; “Sexy Yoga” (Barrett), giving “40 Poses for Mindblowing Sex and Greater Intimacy”; “Sex Yoga” (Brighton), showing “The Seven Easy Steps To A Mind-Blowing Kundalini Orgasm . . . No Partner Required!”; “Intimate Yoga for Couples” (Mishabae); etc.

Here is sampling from some well known magazines: “Yoga Positions for Better Sex” (Prevention), “Want Better Sex? Do Yoga” (Psychology Today), “Workout: Yoga for Hotter, Better Sex” (Men's Health), “Yoga for Better Sex” (Women's Health Magazine), “The Great Sex Yoga Workout” (Fitness Magazine), etc. Even Harvard Health Publication of Harvard Medical School gave "Examples of yoga poses to enhance sexual function". Playboy.com shows a "Playboy's Naked Yoga" free video depicting Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood doing various yoga poses on a yoga mat totally naked.

Criticizing portrayal of yoga as erotica, Zed pointed out that yoga, referred as “a living fossil”, was one of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy and was highly revered in Hinduism.

Rajan Zed further says that some sages have described yoga as the silencing of all mental transformations, which leads to the total realization of the Supreme Self. Some have used yoga attempting to gain liberation by removing all sensory barriers. According to Patanjali, author of the basic text, the Yoga Sutra, yoga is a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical.

Zed argued that just for plain mercantile greed, companies and individuals should not attempt to distort the esteemed ancient yoga tradition as it would hurt the devotees.

About 16 million Americans, including many Hollywood and other celebrities, reportedly do yoga. Hinduism, which introduced yoga, is the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about billion adherents and “moksh” (liberation) is its ultimate goal.

Laxmi Swimsuit by Lisa Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:36:00 +0000

Laxmi Swimsuit by Lisa Blue

WTF, looks like the marketing departments of corporations have figured out a cheap method of getting publicity for their products. Put the picture of a Hindu god or goddess on their product and later on plead guilty to stupidity, ignorance and issue a token apology in response to protests. In the age of Google, how stupid would it be for a corporation to plead guilty to stupidity? Verbal apologies, even with sincere intent, from corporations are meaningless.

There are a lot of stupid folk in India and its hard to believe that even they would consider the idea of placing the figure of a non-Hindu god for generating publicity for a commercial product or making money.

David Williams, Kentucky Governorship Candidate on Hinduism

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Jews & Buddhists join upset Hindus in asking apology from Kentucky politician

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Jews and Buddhists have also joined Hindus in asking apology from Kentucky (USA) governorship candidate David Williams for reportedly inappropriate comments about sacred Hindu ceremony of “bhumi-pujan” (earth-worship).

According to reports, he termed it as an act of idolatry and referred as “polytheistic situations”, and called revered Hindu deities as “false gods”, and talking about Hindus he said “…I hope their eyes are opened and they receive Jesus Christ as their personal savior…”

Rabbi ElizaBeth W. Beyer, well known Jewish leader in Western USA, in a statement, said, “Mr. David Williams, Republican candidate for governor in Kentucky, should publicly apologize for his narrow-minded attack on Hinduism. He called a blessing ceremony ‘idolatry’ and poked fun at bindis (Hindu forehead decorations). Williams’ statements exhibit intolerance. We live in a culturally diverse world. Bigotry is hurtful…”.

“How can such a man hope to govern a diverse population when he finds a culturally appropriate Hindu blessing a new business repugnant?" asked Rabbi Beyer.

Reverend Phil Bryan, prominent Buddhist leader from Nevada (USA), who grew-up in Hopkinsville and Bowling Green in Kentucky and whose ancestors were original settlers of Kentucky, in a statement stressed: “…it's my very strong view that Williams owes the Hindu world and Governor Steve Beshear an apology…Beshear has shown traditional Kentucky courtesy and kindness to members of the third largest world religion and is also helping members of the fast growing Hindu business community to feel at home in Kentucky…Please apologize Mr. Williams. You owe it to all of us trying to make this a better and richer world."

Swami Vedananda, a highly respected Hindu monk from California (USA), pointed out: Criticism of the Hindu ceremony as unchristian or even idolatrous, and that public officials erred by participating in it, is due to a basic misunderstanding and requires clarification and an apology from those who have made such allegations. Those who criticize the incidental details of such ceremonies miss the main point, which is to offer worship and reverence to the same one God of all religions, the one reality, who is creator of us all and the inspirer of all enterprises.

Meanwhile, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, stated that upset Hindus were still waiting for a formal apology from Williams for unnecessarily dragging sacred Hindu ceremony in his campaign battle resulting in trivializing ancient Hindu traditions, beliefs and deities.

Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, argued that such trivialization of faith hurt the devotees and should not be taken lightly. Concepts and symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, especially by politicians many of whose constituents might belong to that tradition.

Hinduism is oldest and third largest religion of the world with about billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal. In USA, there are an estimated three million Hindus.

Eid Al Adha

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:18:00 +0000


Eid al adha in Pakistan

Is there any other species on planet Earth who does this in the name of religion?

Threadless Tees's Ganesha T Shirts upset Hindus

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:56:00 +0000

Perturbed Hindus have asked for the immediate removal of some Lord Ganesha T-shirt designs displayed on Chicago (USA) headquartered "Threadless Tees" company website, calling these inappropriate.

Hindus are finding the following objectionable: "Nerdy Lord Ganesha" (a nerdy take on Ganesha where he holds a tobacco pipe, glass of wine, etc.), Ganesha shown as "Ping Pong God", "Ganesha alien" and “Ganeshamadonna” (Ganesha and Mother Mary merged together in one figure).

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to be thrown around loosely in reimagined versions for dramatic effects for mercantile greed. Such absurd depiction of Lord Ganesha with no scriptural backing was hurtful to the devotees.

Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken lightly. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, argued.

Rajan Zed further said that such trivialization of Lord Ganesha was disturbing and offensive to the one billion Hindus world over and requested Threadless Tees to immediately remove it from its website. Hindus were for free artistic expression and speech as much as anybody else if not more. But faith was something sacred and attempts at trivializing it hurt the devotees, Zed added.

Founded in 2000, “Threadless Tees”, whose tagline is “Nude No More”, is a community-centered online apparel company of skinnyCorp which also has a store in Chicago and branch office in Boulder (Colorado, USA). Also referred as "World's Most Inspiring Online Design Community", it claims over one million members. Jake Nickell is founder and CSO, while Thomas Ryan is CEO.

In Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is worshipped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles and is invoked before the beginning of any major undertaking.

Saal Mubarak : President Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:38:00 +0000

President Obama and the First Lady's Diwali dance in India

Statement of President Obama: Today, here in America and around the world, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists will celebrate the holiday of Diwali – the festival of lights. Many who observe this holiday do so by lighting the Diya, or lamp, which symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. I was proud to be the first President to mark Diwali and light the Diya at the White House, and last year Michelle and I were honored to join in Diwali celebrations during our visit to India.

Diwali is a time for gathering with family and friends and—as we experienced in India—celebrating with good food and dancing. It is also a time for contemplation and prayer that serves as a reminder of our obligations to our fellow human beings, especially the less fortunate. To all who are observing this sacred holiday here and around the world, Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak.

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Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and and de facto Prime Minister of India Sonia Gandhi are gearing up to boogie for Diwali 2012.

Detroit Telugus killed in traffic accident

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Rajendra Prasad Jonnala

Satyendranath Akula of Miracle Software of Novi, Michigan

Sumanth Rajana of Miracle Software of Novi, Michigan


Venkata Chalam Pasala of Miracle Software of Novi, Michigan

On the eve of Diwali, Detroit Telugu Association reports that four members of the Telugu Community of Detroit were killed when they were hit head-on in their SUV by a wrong-way driver on Michigan-10 in Southfield. Both cars had burst into flames. These Telugu community members were from Andhra Pradesh, India. Three of the four killed were employees of Miracle Software. The 23-year-old driver of the other vehicle also died in the crash. The photographs are from the website of Detroit Telugu Association (DTA)

Asian Indian Diwali Festival at Cleveland City Hall

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +0000

Cleveland Mayor to participate in Asian Indian Diwali Festival

The Asian Indian people of Cleveland Ohio, Asha Cleveland and Federation of Asian Indian Community Associations are planning to celebrate Diwali at Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on October 21, 2011. City of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is to participate in this new year day for the Asian Indian peoples of Cleveland. There is a $10 fee for the event for this Hindu festival.

Air India is a reflection of Indian Government

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:22:00 +0000


Air India

Police from Sussex Constabulary were called to keep calm among passengers on a Air India plane at Gatwick, who were kept on board for an entire day after their plane was diverted from Heathrow airport because of fog.

The Air India flight from Mumbai was originally due to land at Heathrow at 7.30am, but was diverted to Gatwick because of dense early morning fog. The Air India passengers were then forced to sit on the plane on the Gatwick runway for nine hours – just an hour's drive by coach from Heathrow – watching brilliant sunshine and clear blue skies out the windows. Read on

Vijaya Emani gets Presidential Citizens Medal

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:16:00 +0000

Kori Schulman writes on The White House Blog that in May, President Obama called on the public to help identify outstanding Americans for the 2011 Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor. Nearly 6,000 nominations were submitted and reviewed this year, and the President has selected 13 outstanding Americans to receive the award. "This year’s recipients of the Citizens Medal come from different backgrounds, but they share a commitment to a cause greater than themselves," said President Obama, "They exemplify the best of what it means to be an American, and I am honored to be able to offer them a small token of our appreciation."

Vijaya Emani became a role model for victims of domestic abuse because of her strength and determination in overcoming domestic abuse in her own life, and by speaking out about the issue publicly, she broke a long held taboo in the Indian American community. Emani lived and breathed many causes including projects to aid the homeless and promoting diversity. Although she was killed in a tragic vehicle accident, her example and message live on. Emani posthumously receives the Citizens Medal for her courage in overcoming and speaking out against abuse.

India Grocers of Parma Heights

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:33:00 +0000

India Grocers at 6855 on West 130th Street W. 130th Street in Parma Heights is one of the cleanest and best Asian Indian grocery stores in Cleveland area. This store has a broad and varied inventory of Asian Indian grocery, therefore it is a one stop shop. India Grocers seems to favor Rimpy brand of grocery products. However, the markup on some grocery items is a bit high and probably this is the main reason why a few Asian Indians shy away from this business. The owners are Gujarati, ask for Satish, he is a helpful dude. India Grocers does not have a website.

This Asian Indian grocery store is located next to the Cuisine of India which has changed ownership many times.

Asian Indians of Michigan Named in Medicare Fraud Indictment

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:51:00 +0000

In August 2011, US Attorney's Office indicted Canton Michigan pharmacist Babubhai Patel, physician Paul Petre, 43, of Rochester Hills; pharmacist Dineshkumar Patel, 33, of Canton; pharmacist Anish Bhavsar, 35, of Canton; pharmacist Ashwini Sharma, 33, of Novi; pharmacist Pinakeen Patel, 32, of Sterling Heights; pharmacist Kartik Shah, 34, of Canton, pharmacist Viral Thaker, 30, of Findlay, Ohio; pharmacist Hiren Patel, 31, of Novi; pharmacist Miteshkumar Patel, 37, of Troy; pharmacist Lokeh Tayal, 35, of Canton; pharmacist Narendera Cheraku, 33, of Farmington Hills; accountant Chetan Gujarathi, 38, of Canton; business associate Arpitkumar Patel, 26, of Romulus; business associate Sumanray Raval, 54, of Farmington Hills; business associate Harpreet Sachdeva, 38, of Canton; business associate Ramesh Patel, 50, of Canton; business associate Rana Naeem, 60, of Rochester Hills; podiatrist Anmy Tran, 40, of Macomb; physician Mark Greenbain, 69, of Farmington Hills; physician Mustak Vaid, 38, of Brownstown Township; psychologist and patient recruiter Sanyani Edwards, 32, of Ferndale; business associate Komal Acharya, 27, of Farmington Hills; patient recruiter Leodis Elliott, 41, of West Bloomfield; and patient recruiter LaVar Carter, 34, of Macomb. A copy of the indictment is here.

WDIV Detroit obtained some mugshots and it is believed that these mugshots are public information. All these indictees are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Asian Indians, Heart Disease and Diabetes

noreply@blogger.com (Cleveland Desi) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:09:00 +0000

Asian Indians Have Less Space To Store Fat Than White Caucasians

It's not fair, but it's true. A new study by researchers at McMaster University has found that some ethnic groups are more likely to be adding dangerous fat onto their internal organs like their liver when they gain weight, while others just add it to their waistline.

Sonia Anand, McMaster University

Dr. Sonia Anand, who led the study published today in the medical journal PLoS ONE, said South Asians are particularly more likely to add the type of organ-hugging fat that can lead to diabetes and coronary artery disease.

Previously the researchers at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and the Population Health Research Institute had found that, even with the same body mass index as white Caucasians, people who originate from the Indian subcontinent have more risk factors for cardiovascular disease including Type 2 diabetes, low "good" or HDL cholesterol, and more abdominal obesity.

"The new study showed South Asians have less space to store fat below the skin than white Caucasians," said Anand, a professor of medicine and epidemiology. "Their excess fat, therefore, overflows to ectopic compartments, in the abdomen and liver where it may affect function."

This visceral fat, she added, is associated with metabolic problems such as elevated glucose and abnormal lipids which are risk factors which ultimately lead to coronary artery disease.

The study was sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Anand holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/ Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research.

"Many Canadians of South Asian descent — as well as those of Aboriginal, African and Chinese descent — are experiencing historic levels of risk for heart disease and stroke. It is only through research like this that we can learn how better to treat and prevent these diseases, so lives are not cut short," said Mary Lewis, vice-president, research, advocacy and health promotion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. "The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is proud to support such important work."

Dr. Arya Sharma, director of the Canadian Obesity Network and a co-author of the study said: "This study helps explain why South Asians experience weight-related health problems at lower BMI levels than Caucasians. For the clinician, this also means that individuals of South Asian heritage need to be screened for the presence of heart disease and diabetes at lower BMIs."