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Calendar of Events

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Dear NASeA Family,
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) is brining you the calendar of events of various activities in different states of Southeast America. Below is the event calendar for the 4th quarter of 2011 — October, November and December. Please feel free to send updates and help it make current.

October, 2011

October 1
Raleigh International Festival, Nepal Center of North Carolina demonstrated booth and cultural dance, Raleigh, North Carolina
Clarkston International Festival, Nepalese Association in Georgia with support from NASeA Clarkston, Georgia
Fundraiser momo sale, Nepalese Student Association in University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

October 2
NASeA 3rd Executive Board Meeting, Columbia, South Carolina
Dasain celebration, Nepalese Student Association at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dasain Celebration, Nepalese in Jackson, Mississippi

October 4
NASeA Conference call with Nepali organizations in different states and universities of the Southeast

October 7
Dasain Celebration in Miami and Tallahassee, Florida

October 8,
Dasain celebration, Little Rock, Arkansas Nepalese Society, Arkansas
Dasain celebration, Starkville, Mississippi, Nepalese Student Association at Mississippi,
Dasain celebration, Athens, Georgia by Nepalese Student Association of University of Georgia
Dasain Celebration, Tampa, Florida
Dasain celebration, Nepal Center of North Carolina, Cary, North Carolina
Friendly Soccer Tournament, United Dasain celebration, North Carolina
Inauguration of website, magazine and Nepali movie, Organization of Bhutanese Communities of America, Clarkston, Georgia

October 9,
Dasain celebration, Birmingham, Alabama Nepalese Association, Birmingham, Alabama
Dasain celebration, Troy, Nepalese Student Association, Troy, Alabama

October 15
Health Fair, Huntsville, Nepalese Children of Nepalese Association in North Alabama (NANA) are assiting in the health fair
Dasain Celebration in Atlanta, Georgia organized by Nepalese Assocition in Georga
Dasain Celebration in Columbia, South Carolina, by South Carolina Association of Nepalese

October 15-16
Orlando, Florida, Annual Meeting Dasain and Visit Nepal celebration, Florida Nepal Assocition

October 16
NASeA October Monthly Talk Session with Prof Dina Bangel on Difficulties Nepalese Arts Face Today, 11.00 PM ET

October 22
Dasain celebration, West Palm Beach, Florida

October 23
Dasain Celebration, Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville Nepalese Association

Week of Octobe 24-28
Laxmi Prasad Devkota Jayanti in some states

October 28-30
Dheusi-Bhailo, Atlanta, Nepalese Association of Georiga supported by NASeA, 3 days of continuous Dheusi Oct 28-30
Dheusi-Bhailo, Huntsville, Georgia, Nepalese Association in North Alabama (Oct 29-30)
Dheusi-Bhailo, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dheusi-Bhailo, Raleigh, Durham, Nepalese Center of North Carolina
Dheusi- Bhailo, Triad Nepal Cultural Center, North Carolina

November, 2011
Nov 8 – NASeA Conference call with Nepali organizations in different states and universities of the Southeast
Nov 13 – NASeA Monthly Talk Session with His Excellency Ambassador of United Kingdom (to be confirmed)
Nov 19 – NASeA Executive Board Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 22 – Deadline for submitting grant proposal that NASeA is planning to work with University in Huntsville, Alabama
Prasad Distributition, Hindu Temple of Birmingham by Alabama Nepalese Association
November NASeA Children-to-Children Webinar
NASeA Diabetes Awareness Activities (November is Diabetes Awareness Month)

December, 2011
NASeA-FANS Blood Drive, Tampa, Florida (date to be confirmed)
Dec 8 – NASeA Conference call with Nepali organizations in different states and universities of the Southeast
NASeA Executive Board Meeting, Tampa, Alabama (date to be confirmed)
December NASeA Children-to-Children Webinar
New Year 2012 celebrations in various southeast states, (details later)

Sanjeeb Sapkota
President,
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
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Dasain Celebration in the Southeast America

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Dear NASeA family,
On behalf of the executive board of Nepalese Association in the Southeast America (NASeA), I wish you all a very happy and satisfying Bijaya Dashami. May goddess Durga bless all the Nepalese and the friends of Nepal in the Southeast and the rest of the nation as well as in Nepal with peace and happiness.
Nepali state organization in various states within southeast America are celebrating Dasain in different weekends of October. In some states, University based Nepali organizations are taking the lead in the celebration. Here are the dates and the cities that different state organizations of the Southeast are planning to organize Dasain Celebration in.

Alabama:
Nepalese Association in North Alabama (NANA) is hosting Dasain celebration on Saturday, October 8 in Huntsville, Alabama. Video of 2010 Dasain is posted at
https://www.alnepal.com/?p=31 The following day, Oct 09, Alabama Nepalese Association (ALNA) is organizing celebration in Birmingham, Alabama. https://www.alnepal.com/

Florida:
A two day Dasain celebration is being organized by Florida Nepalese Association (FNA) during Oct 15-16 in Orlando when FNA annual meeting, cultural program and visit Nepal celebration will also be held. https://floridanepal.org
Florida Association of Nepalese Societies (FANS) is hosting Dasain in different cities in different dates within Florida including in Tallahassee (Oct 7), Miami (Oct 7), Tampa (Oct 8), West Palm Beach (Oct 22) and more. https://www.fansusa.org/

Georgia:
Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG) is preparing the Dasain celebration with a cultural program on Saturday, Oct 15 in Atlanta, Georgia. More info will be at https://www.nepalgeorgia.com/
Nepalese Student Association in the University of Georgia (NSA UGA) is convening the Nepalese students for the Dasain gathering on Saturday, Oct 08 in Athens, Georgia < a href="https://nsa.uga.edu/">https://nsa.uga.edu/

Kentucky:
Nepal-America Society of Kentucky (NASK) is organizing Dasain celebrating on Saturday, Oct 8 throughout the day from 10.00 AM to 04.00 PM in Louisville, Kentucky. Video of previous year’s celebration is at https://www.casttv.com/video/20nd171/dashin-party-in-louisville-kentucky-by-nask-video

Louisiana:
Nepalese in Baton Rouge, Louisiana together with Students in Louisiana State University (NSA at LSU) are gathering this Sunday, Oct 02 for the Dashain celebration https://www.lsu.edu/student_organizations/nsa/

Mississippi:
Nepalese in North Mississippi are targeting Oct 8 as their day for the Dasain celebration.
Nepalese Students in Mississippi State University (NSA @ MSU) in Starkville, Mississippi are organizing the celebration on October 8 as well. https://nsa.org.msstate.edu/ and https://www.facebook.com/nsamsstate

North Carolina:
Nepali Center of Nepalese Communities (NCNC) is convening Nepalese in Cary, North Carolina over a Dasain Potluck and cultural Program on October 8. https://ncnepal.org/
In Greensboro, North Carolina, United Bhutanese Dasain Festival just concluded last weekend where traditional food, music and dance were held. As part of the celebration, there will be friendly soccer tournament on October. More information at https://uniteddashain.blogspot.com/

South Carolina:
South Carolina Association of the Nepalese (SCAN) is organizing Dasain get together Celebration on October 15, in Columbia, South Carolina. https://www.pingg.com/rsvp/mwywfyjm4zdxngxmj

Tennessee:
Nashville Nepalese Association (NNA) is organizing a joint Dasain and Tihar celebration in on Sunday, Oct 23 https://www.nnatn.org/

Arkansas:
Information on Dasain celebration that Arkansas Nepalese Society and Nepalese Association of North Arkansas will soon be available at https://ans.rodhi.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/176164659696/ resepectively,

I am participating in the celebration/ get-together organized by several of the above Nepali organizations in the southeast America and I encourage you to join in your neighboring city/state beside the celebration in your own city’s celebration.
May Durga Bhawani bless us All!

Sanjeeb Sapkota
President, NASeA

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Nepalese Association of Georgia(NAG) – Election 2011

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NAG a sister organization of NASeA is having an election for the year 2011 on April 16th. The election is going to be held on April 16 , between 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Kathmandu Kitchen & Grill located at

926 Montreal Rd
Suite #11
Clarkston, Ga, 30021

For questions about the election feel free to contact the election committee members:
Janak Baral: 770-990-0897 janakbaral@yahoo.com
CK Parajuli: 678-381-7751 ckparajuli@gmail.com
Ram Parajuli: 404-993-7033 rmparajuli@hotmail.com
Devi Subedi: 678-799-0174 dsubedi@gmail.com
Keshav Sharma: 770-845-1488 galkot66@hotmail.com

Get more detail on NAG’s election

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Elementary School Show and Tell Contest

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Elementary School Show and Tell Contest
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) and Association of Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA) announce elementary school student “Show and Tell Nepal ” contest open to all elementary school student of North America . It is believed that no matter who we are, where we are and what we do; Nepal is always in our thoughts. We all are proud to be connected with Nepal solely or partially. The goal of this writing contest is to increase awareness about Nepal , Nepalese culture and natural environment to our young generation.

An elementary school “Show and Tell Nepal ” contest is sponsored by Mrs. Anita Adhikari of Ann Arbor , MI .
Title: Show and Tell Nepal

Assume you have to do a show and tell. But this time instead of telling, you will be writing. You can do “Show and Tell Nepal ”on anything related to Nepal , for example Flag, Temple , Mountains, Cities, Nepali food you like to eat, etc. Ask your parents to take a picture of the object you are doing “show and tell” and write about it. Please do not forget to send us the picture along with your writing.

(Writing should cover basic introduction, interesting features, and uniqueness of that thing).

Eligibility:
1. The content is open to all North American Region elementary school student enrolled in 2010-2011 and to all home- school student in grade equivalent to elementary school.
2. All “Show and Tell Nepal ” must reflect the contestant’s own research and originality in writing.
3. Limit one submission per student.
4. “Show and Tell Nepal ” must be submitted along with the picture of the object online before deadline to all Judging Committee chair.
Essay specification:
1. Written in English language.
2. Student’s name, email address and day-time phone number must appear at the top of the essay.
3. Document limits to 200-250 words for grade 4th and 5th and 100 -120 words for 1st to 3rd grader. All words, except title will be counted towards the word limits.
4. Type using MS-Word, double-spaced, page numbered.
5. Submit writing along with the picture of the object to Judging Committee Chair and carbon copy to all committee members.
Time table:
1. Essay submission deadline – Aug 12, 2010.
2. Winners will be notified by – Aug 20, 2010.
3. Recognition of Winners – September 4th, 2010 (during cultural program of NASeA/ANMA annual joint convention).
Judging criteria:
1. Scope of research (20%)
2. Organization of content (20 %)
3. Originality (20)
4. Logic development (10 %)
5. Spelling and grammar (10%).
6. Clarity and sincerity of thoughts (10%)
7. Completeness (10%)
A panel of official essay contest committee will conduct judging. The committee’s decision will be the final decision.
The judging committee- Elementary School
• Dr. Narayan Rajbhandari , NC , USA – Chairperson narayan_rajbhandari@yahoo.com
• Mrs. Srijana Sharma , GA , USA – Co-Chair srijana98@gmail.com
• Mrs. Roshani Adhikari, MI , USA – Member
• Shilu Ghimere, Calgary , Canada – Member shilu74@hotmail.com
Awards & Recognition:

Elementary School “shoe and Tell Nepal ” contest first, second and third place winner will be awarded a prize of US $40, $35 and $25 respectively, along with their award certificate. The top writings will also be published in NASeA’s upcoming Yeti View Point magazine. The winners will be honored during NASeA/ANMA joint convention in Labor Day Weekend, 2010 in Lexington , KY.

We would like to invite all interested students to participate and play vital role in making our effort successful.

Sincerely,

Judging Committee,
NASeA ANMA Elementary School ‘Show & Tell’ Contest

NASeAdmin

SATSANG & VEDANTA

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SATSANG & VEDANTA
Dear All,
Namaste
With great pleasure NASeA (Nepalese Association in Southeast America) is sponsoring the ‘Satsang’, supported by NAG ( Nepalese Association of Georgia ) and Discourse on ‘Vedanta’ by one of the most renowned scholar Shree 1008 Swami Atmananda Maharaj from Nepal.
Please join us in the way of knowledge ‘Gyan yoga’ in the footsteps of Lord Shiva, Gautam Buddha and Shankaracharya.
A. Date: Saturday – July 31, 2010
Venue: SHIV Mandir, Global Mall, Suite 735
5675 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071
Phone: 678-462-6166
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
B. Date: Sunday – August 1, 2010
Venue: Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple
492 Harmony Grove Road SE
Lilburn, GA 30047
Phone: 770-381-3662
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM

Contact Persons:
Mr. Lekh Nath Sharma 770-855-7185
Mr. Raj Shrestha 678-549-2578
Mr. Tara Pun 404-805-4243
Mr. Janak Baral 770-990-0897
Mr. Sanjeeb Sapkota 678-557-8389
Mr. Girman Pande 770-605-1553
Mr. Dhananjaya Mudhbary 770-286-4645
Mr. Chet Nath Ghimire 678-206-6696
Mr. Raju Kharel 917-885-7672
Mr. Mohan Timilsina 678-477-3512
Mrs. Srijana Sharma 770-856-4757
Mrs. Sabina Sapkota 404-694-0098
Mrs. Bidhya Gurung 404-452-6088
Mr. Raja Ghale 404-447-8272

Shree 1008 Swami Atmananda Giri Maharaj
Email: atmaa.na@gmail.comwww.galeshwarashram.org.np
Swami Atmananda Jee belongs to the Shankaracharya tradition. After completing education Swami Jee joined Shankaracharya tradition and took Sanyas. After receiving Diksha from Dakshinamurthi Math he has devoted his life disseminating information on Vedanta Darshan in many countries including Nepal, India, Mayanmar, USA and UK.
The archive of Prempuri Ashram in Bombay, India has more than 500 hours of his discourses on various topics of Vedanta, which could be downloaded by visiting – WWW.prempuri.org
Recently honored and promoted as ‘Mahamandaleswar’ at the Kumbha Mela, Haridwar, India. This is the second highest position in the Shankaracharya tradition after the ‘Shankaracharya.’ There are 4 Shankaracharyas and about 70 Mahamandaleswars in India.
Academic Degrees
1986 Masters degree in Comparative philosophy
Kashi Vidhyapith, Varanasi, India
1984 Masters degree in Sankhyayog and Vedanta philosophy
Sampurnanda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India

Contribution
Pithadhis (chief) of Galeshwor Ashram Debghat (1996 onward). Established a well run ashram with Prabachan hall, Library, Veda Vidyalaya (school with 200 students). Permanent free food program (Anna chhetra), free medical aid program to the poor and Visitors of the Ashram
Chairmanship:
Galeshwor Ashram Debghat (2006 onward), Nepal Santa Samaj, Atmalok Sanyas Ashram, Bagdol
Harihar Gufa Sanyas Ashram Pokhara
Atma Sadhana Ashram Gokarna, Kathmandu
Laxmi Narayan Cherty Trust Hemga, Pokhara
Debghat Cherty Hospital Debghat Dham, Debghat
Non Resident Nepalese Old Age care Home
Former Chief Advisor – World Hindu Federation
Charitable Hospital Building Under construction

DECORATIONS, MEDALS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

Sheer Maina Bahadur Ramayan purskar (2056)
Gorkha Dakshin Bahu by Late Majesty King Birendra BirBikram Shah Dev (2057)
Param Hansa Shiromani Title by Jagad GuruShankaracharya (2058)
Shree Birendra Aishwarya Sewa padak by His Majesty King
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2059)
Rajasi Janak Smriti Kosh by Balmiki Puraskar (2064)
by Gyan Bigyan puraska by Balaram Joshi SmritiPartishthan (2065).
Binda Bashini Balmiki Purskar (2065)

PUBLICATIONS
Karmako Rahasya
Publications of Various articles in national journals
Brahma Bichar
Thank you

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Nepalese Popular Singers and Dancers to Perform in Atlanta

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Nepalese Popular Singers and Danders to Perform in Atlanta

Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG) with support from Nepalese Association in Southeast America is hosting the performances of popular singers Anju Panta, Jagadish Samal, Actress Ranjana Sharma, Choreographer and dancer Himgyap Lama, Singer and composer Manojraj Shiwakoti, model and dancers Bindu Thapa and Asha Karki.

Sunday, August 8, 2010
Venue:
Hotel Holiday Inn
4386 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta , GA ,30341
678-362-7722
Time: 7:30 PM to 12:00 AM

Ticket: $15.00 and $50.00 (VIP)
(We want this event to be strictly a musical event; however, there will be vendors selling snacks and drinks.)

For more info, please call
Raju Thapa: 678-362-7722
Bijendra Gurung: 678-499-3489
Pranaya Lama: 404 645-2129
Kapil Wagle: 404-717-9382
Mohan Timilsina: 678-477-3512

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Invitation for the 2011 Joint Convention

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Invitation

8th NASeA ANMA Convention, Sept 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia

(21st NASeA and 28th ANMA Convention)

It is our great pleasure to announce that Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG) is hosting 8thJoint Convention of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) and Association of Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA) in Atlanta, Georgia during Labor Day weekend September 2-5, 2011 at hotel Marriott at Century Center.

8th NASeA ANMA Convention, Sept 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia

(21st NASeA and 28th ANMA Convention)

We are celebrating the years of successful collaboration between the two regional organizations NASeA and ANMA. This convention is also the 21st NASeA Convention and 28th ANMA Convention. This partnership has played vital role in championing several issues important to Nepali Diaspora.

The Convention will bring together hundreds Nepalese in the Southeast and Midwest America to participate in a range of currently relevant topics and issues, including, but not limited to healthcare, common investments, children’s program, youth programs, Nepali language, literature and school, cultural center, saving the Himalayas, tourism and cultural promotion, women’s issues, indigenous issues, leadership development, immigration, tax etc.

Many United States and Nepalese dignitaries will address the convention to inspire us, motivate us and unite us in a common cause of collective and individual human development. The convention will also provide opportunities to get together, renew friendship, meet long lost friends.

The convention will also showcase entertaining cultural program performed by new and emerging talents from the growing Nepali diaspora. Both the organizations, NASeA and ANMA, as well as NAG are committed to continue the effort to uplift our community. With our open arms we invite you to participate in the vibrant and bustling convention.

Sincerely,

Chairperson Co-Chairpersons Presidents
Sanjeeb Sapkota Bishnu Phuyel, Chicago Raja Ghale, President NASeA
8th NASeA ANMA Convention Pranaya Lama, Atlanta Rajendra Khatiwada, President, ANMA
yessapkota@gmail.com Gopendra Bhattarai, Indianapolis Raju Thapa, President, NAG
Phone: 678-557-8389 Saunak Ranjitkar, Atlanta