Week of 12/05/06 

 

South Asian Society Announcements

Week of 12/05/06

 

Anyone wishing to place an announcement should e-mail tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu and neal.ubriani@yale.edu by midnight on Sunday

 

Questions/Comments about the SAS Website (www.yale.edu/sas)?  E-mail sharmistha.das@yale.edu

 

 

Table of Contents:

SAS Announcements/Events:

I: An Open Forum on Hate Speech

II:  South Asian Political Newsletter

III:  Want to Represent SAS in the AASA Basketball Tournament?

IV:  Roshni DVDs

 

Related Events/Announcements

V: Gandhi: Prophet of Interfaith Dialogue?

VI:  Tamil & English Poetry Performance

VII:  Insight/UCS Summer Internship Workshop

VIII:  Insight Calcium Study Break

IX:  A Discussion on Cultural Sororities and Fraternities

X:  Dixwell-Yale University Community Learning Center

XI:  Revelasians: An AACC Publication seeks Submissions

XII:  Shui Kuen and Allen Chun Foundation Scholarship

 

 

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Vol 1 Issue 3 December 2nd 2006


Welcome to South Asia Bytes,The Yale South Asian Society's biweekly newsletter which aims to bring out the most important current news stories in South Asia while also highlighting the writings and photographs of students at Yale. If you've worked on anything South Asia related, and would like your photo/essay/report etc to be included send it to kersi.shroff@yale.edu or atisha.kumar@yale.edu in email an with the subject "South Asia Bytes". Enjoy!

Inside This Issue:

 

Photo of the Week

Near Kandy , Srilanka



Please Contribute Photographs:
email:kersi.shroff@yale.edu with your photos.

 

EVENTS

       EVENTS ON CAMPUS

 

  • 5th December: Open Forum on Hate Speech. LC 102. 7-8 pm
  • 7th December: TAS Gingerbread challenge. 7pm at the AACC.
  • 12th December: AASA's pan-ethnic basketball tournament. 1-4pm Payne Whitney. Email aaron.meng@yale.edu

 

 


NEWS


MAIN HEADLINES

 

  • Bangladesh rivals seek to end row (BBC): One person was killed and more than 50 injured in Bangladesh as supporters of rival political groups clashed during a nationwide transport strike. Read More (BBC.co.uk)
  • Indian bridge collapses on train: Thirty-four people are killed and many others wounded after a pedestrian bridge collapses onto a train in India .Read More (BBC.co.uk)
  • EU urges LTTE to immediately cease recruiting child soldiers: In a statement issued on Friday, the European Union strongly deplored the practice of recruiting child soldiers by both LTTE and the breakaway rebel faction Karuna group and urged the LTTE to immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release the recruited children without delay. Read more (colombopage.com)

 







Src: bbc.co.uk

 

GENERAL NEWS

  • Mumbai bombings suspects charged: Indian police have charged 30 people in connection with bombings which killed 185 people in Mumbai ( Bombay ) in July.. Read More (BBC)
  • India 's rural poor climb the economic ladder  (Asia Times): According to the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the official collector of data on rural India , the country's urban growth and prosperity is beginning to spread to the countryside. Read more(Asia Times)
  • Ulema’s team objects to six clauses of law (The Dawn): Leading ulema of the country have said that six clauses of the newly-introduced women’s protection bill are in violation of the Quran and Sunnah.. Read more (THE DAWN)
  • Four wounded in Bhutan bombing: A BOMB exploded in south-west Bhutan , seriously wounding four people and shattering the calm of the isolated Himalayan kingdom.  Read more (The Scotsman)

 






Src: BBC

 

BUSINESS

 

  • Western retail giants eyeing local market: THE US Wal-Mart — the world’s largest retail chain —has tied a knot with Sunil Mittal’s, the Bharti Enterprises to enter into India . If all goes well, it will open its first outlet to Indian consumers by August 2007.Read More (The Dawn)
  • Indian stocks are red hot : Having recovered from its May-June crash, the Indian stock market is in the middle of an unprecedented bull run. Market analysis shows that returns for investors are the best among all the top markets globally. But beware of volatility.. Read More (Asia Times Online)
  • Sri Lanka to sign an agreement with India to construct a coal power plant: The Sri Lankan government is likely to sign an agreement this month with an Indian company to construct a coal power plant at Sampur, recently captured from the LTTE, Ceylon Electricity Board sources said. Read more (Colombo Page)

 

 





Src: The DAWN

 

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

  •  Indian shooters prop India at Asian Games:  Manavjit Singh returned to loud cheers at the club house after winning the silver medal in the individual Trap event and taking India to a team Silver too. Read More (Times Now)
  • Asian Games Hockey: Revamped Pakistan seek revenge for Busan humiliation: New-look Pakistan will settle for nothing less than a top-two finish at the Asian Games field hockey after being denied a podium finish for the first time in Busan four years ago. Read more (THE DAWN)
  •  Obscenity case filed against Aishwarya and Hrithik: A case has been filed against bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and actor Hrithik Roshan for an alleged obscene sequence in their recently-released film Dhoom-2.. Read More (Zee News)

 




src: AP

 

 

 

III.

WANT TO REPRESENT SAS AT THE AASA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT?

December 15th, 1:00 -4:00 pm

Email tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu to be part of the team!

 

IV.

LIKED THE SHOW?

WANT A COPY OF THE DVD?

IT'S ONLY $5

Email: tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu to pre-order

Copies will be available for pick up during reading period.

 

Also, look out for a SAS Study Break during Reading Period featuring South Asian Food

 

 

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This Sudler program will include a Tamil/English poetry reading.  Professor Annamalai will read various poems in Tamil, and students will read the translations.

  We really need readers (poems are in English!), and also people who can help set up before the sudler show. 

If you would like to particpate in the poetry reading or help set up, please e-mail aditi.ramakrishnan@yale.edu.

 

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Dixwell-Yale University Community Learning Center (DYCLC)

 

Features Educational, Mentoring, and Recreation Programs
         For Adults and Children of the Dixwell Community

Located at 101 Ashmun Street
  Corner of Ashmun & Lock Streets, Behind Swing Space & Close to Payne Whitney Gym

We are also looking for student interns to work at the DYCLC
during the winter break from January 2, 2007 through January 20, 2007. 
The application for the student intern position can be found at
www.yale.edu/seo with a wage of $12 per hour. 
The deadline to apply is Saturday, December 16, 2006.  Priority is given to first applicants.

For more information please contact the Director of the DYCLC,

Makana Ellis at makana.ellis@yale.edu

www.yale.edu/dixwellyale

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XII.

The Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Foundation is pleased to announce the
following scholarship opportunity for students currently enrolled in an
accredited U.S. college or university.

The scholarship is $1,000 for the 2006-2007 academic year. Applicants must
have worked in an Asian restaurant or have at least one parent having
worked in
an Asian restaurant. Graduate students as well as undergraduate students
are encouraged to apply.

General Scholarship/Grant Eligibility:
To be considered for the above scholarship, requirements include:
1.    Applicants must be have worked in an Asian restaurant or have at
least one parent having worked in an Asian restaurant.
2.    Preference will go to students with a minimum of a 3.0 grade point
average.
3.    The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or
graduate student enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university.

Application Process:
All applicants must submit the following:
1.    Scholarship Application (see attached)
2.    Current Resume
3.    Personal Statement/Proposal (500 word maximum, double spaced, include
name and word count at the top of essay) that addresses one or more of the
following areas:
• What does it mean to you to have worked in an Asian restaurant or to be a
child of an Asian or Asian-American restaurant worker? How does it impact
your role as an effective future leader?
• How has growing up as a worker in an Asian restaurant or a child of an Asian or
Asian-American restaurant worker impacted your outlook on society?

All applications will be reviewed based on excellence in academic
accomplishment, extracurricular activities/community services, and the
overall quality of the application. Finalists will be asked to provide a
certified transcript verifying current enrollment.

Application Deadline:
The application must be emailed by 7 pm EST, December 15, 2006.  In order
to conserve paper, only electronic applications will be accepted. Complete
applications must be submitted as a Word document by email to: info at
www.skacfoundation.org

Scholarship recipients will receive verbal notification followed by a
confirmation letter.  All decisions are made by the foundation and are final.