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ZEE5’s launch announcement was made by Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global, at a mega event attended by media and consumers from the U.S. and across the globe. She was joined by a special guest for the event, Actor, Producer, Activist and Entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas also joined Archana in unveiling ZEE5’s upcoming content slate and its new global brand campaign “Welcome to South Asia: Stories from our world.” The campaign spotlights stories from South Asia, where even ordinary stories are extraordinary, therefore leading to the narrative “if this is our reality, imagine our stories.”

Congratulating ZEE5, Priyanka Chopra Jonas said, “Wishing all the best to my friends at ZEE5 on their new launch. I have really enjoyed celebrating and spotlighting all the incredible talent from South Asia today. I look forward to watching these storytellers entertain new audiences around the world and will be cheering them on from the side lines.”

NYIFF is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about India in the independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.

Seven days of screenings, post-screening discussions, industry panels, award ceremonies, special events, nightly networking parties, red carpet galas, media attention and packed audiences build an awareness of Indian cinema, entertain and educate North Americans about the real India, and add to the amazing cultural diversity of New York City.

For more information, please visit the website at nyiff.us and at nyiff.moviesaints.com. And yes, do save the dates!

An ‘Indian Visa Camp 2021’ was held on Saturday, May 8th in Milford, MA, in partnership with several community members and organizations in the New England area.

It was a great effort to bring the Indian Consulate to the doorsteps of people

MeraSangeet.com supported the initiative as the Media partner for the event.

Hayley Arceneaux, physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor, to represent Hope on historic flight
Two remaining seats on mission still available to the general public until February 28.

Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, has announced its second crew member, Hayley Arceneaux of Memphis, TN, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital who was treated as a child for bone cancer at St. Jude. Arceneaux joins Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman. She will occupy the mission seat representing Hope

The remaining two seats representing Generosity and Prosperity are available to the general public through February 28, with details available at the mission website, Inspiration4.com. The Generosity crew seat can be secured by a member of the public who enters for an opportunity to join the flight to space. The Prosperity seat is available to any deserving entrepreneur who utilizes the new Shift4Shop eCommerce platform to submit their idea and be selected by a panel of distinguished judges.

St. Jude patient Zahaan, seen here at age 7 in 2017, plays with a plane and rocketship toy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is joining the world’s first all-civilian mission to space – Inspiration4 – thanks to their partnership with Jared Isaacman. 

Isaacman has given St. Jude two seats on the Inspiration4 mission, helping kick off a unique fundraising opportunity to try and raise $200 million in support of a multi-billion dollar St. Jude expansion aimed to accelerate research advancements and save more children worldwide. 

The public has the exciting chance to join the crew. During the month of February, members of the public can enter for a chance to join the flight to space and support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.

Reshma Mehta is AARP’s Director of Grassroots Advocacy. She has spent over 15 years in the government and non-profit arena. In her current position, she manages grassroots messaging, training, and tactics for AARP’s millions of activists, making sure elected officials know older Americans are a force to be reckoned with.

Reshma has been involved in the enactment of a number of landmark laws, such as the Affordable Care Act, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the Medicare Modernization Act. She’s also been key to defeating bad proposals like the Social Security “chained CPI” and all the countless attempts to repeal the ACA.

Reshma earned her BA in Comparative Politics from the University of Pennsylvania and studied Public Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

The conversation was wonderful and very informative – So, if you missed it earlier, if you have had any concerns about “the vaccine”, this would be a must listen – Do tune-in, for sure, this Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17 January, on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, on MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM , 11:00 AM , 1:00 PM , 3:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 7:00 PM , 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM – EST