Indo-Caribbean Event in NYC

Merchant · Oct 20th, 2005, 22:58

Hi, folks. I'm participating in this event, showing slides from Guyana, Trinidad, and New York. IndiaMikers welcome.

South Asian Journalists Association (www.saja.org), NY Chapter presents

Building Bridges - The Indo-Caribbean Diaspora

Join us for a panel discussion about the culture of the Indian communities in Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname, New York City, and beyond. With photography, Caribbean food.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
6:30-8:00 pm

Arts India Gallery - www.artsindia.com
206 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, New York, NY. (Between 25th & 26th
Streets; R or W trains to 23rd St.)

Featuring:

Rohit Jagessar, owner RBC Radio, historian, film director, "Guyana 1838"
Raymond Ally, Small Business Relationship Manger, JP Morgan Chase
Jamal Baksh, Co-chair Agenda 21, community organizer
Ramin Ganeshram, journalists & author of "Sweet Hands: Island Cooking From Trinidad and Tobago"
Preston Merchant, documentary photographer
Annetta Seecharran, executive director, South Asian Youth Action! (SAYA!)
Karna Singh, director, Heritage & Preservation Program, Rajkumari Cultural Center
Darrel Sukdeo, freelance journalist (moderator)

No charge; no RSVP required.

sego · Oct 21st, 2005, 03:34

Merchant sounds like some good Roti and Doubles to eat down there. If you organize a Toronto one I will be there. Hope you have a good meeting.

sego · Oct 21st, 2005, 03:38

Merchant you wrote "No RSVP." No Roti Sharing Very Plentiful. I don't think that is a good line. I eh coming.

Kathaknikki · Oct 21st, 2005, 03:47

i heard food

Merchant · Oct 21st, 2005, 09:45

Sego, come for a good lime! Toronto's not that far.

Merchant · Oct 25th, 2005, 23:33

BUMP

This is tonight. Free food, wine!

shanthi · Oct 26th, 2005, 00:45

Have a great time tonite guys......bring me a doggy bag......and don't forget nto take some pics of any IM'ers that mooch along

Merchant · Oct 26th, 2005, 22:31

Shah Rukh Khan didn't show up at the event but . . .

My friend Aseem, who writes for India Abroad, brought two white folks from western Pennsylvania he had interviewed--Bombay Jen (Artist, Dancer, Healer, Mentor, Poet, Writer, and Tarot Card Reader) and her friend Paul (Spiritual Intuitive). They had answered the casting call posted on Craig's List to be extras in "Khabhi Alvidaa Na Kehna" (KANK), Karan Johar's new film starring SRK, Abishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee, and Preity Zinta.

The cast all are staying at the Radisson on Lexington and 48th and have been there for a while, with a few more weeks to go. Bombay Jen has been blogging about her experiences (link) and handing out her cards to everyone, including the security guards, whom she often compares to Val Kilmer and Ben Affleck--so everyone on the set is reading her blog.

Anway, we staked out the bar in the lobby at the Radisson. I was hoping to get to see Preity, but she didn't turn up. Shah Rukh did, though, heading out with his kids, a couple of Ayahs, and a guard or two. When he came downstairs, I rushed out to the street and pretended to talk on my cell phone. He came out soon thereafter and flashed his Shah Rukh smile. He's smaller than I expected--not just shorter but smaller. They all disappeared into the rainy night.

Abishek came in and out a few times with an entourage of girls (no surprise). He's quite tall.

Didn't get a Rani or Preity sighting, though I have it on good authority that Preity is staying on the 27th floor. Next time!

Oct 20th, 2005, 22:58	#1
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Indo-Caribbean Event in NYC Hi, folks. I'm participating in this event, showing slides from Guyana, Trinidad, and New York. IndiaMikers welcome. South Asian Journalists Association (www.saja.org), NY Chapter presents Building Bridges - The Indo-Caribbean Diaspora Join us for a panel discussion about the culture of the Indian communities in Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname, New York City, and beyond. With photography, Caribbean food. Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:30-8:00 pm Arts India Gallery - www.artsindia.com 206 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, New York, NY. (Between 25th & 26th Streets; R or W trains to 23rd St.) Featuring: Rohit Jagessar, owner RBC Radio, historian, film director, "Guyana 1838" Raymond Ally, Small Business Relationship Manger, JP Morgan Chase Jamal Baksh, Co-chair Agenda 21, community organizer Ramin Ganeshram, journalists & author of "Sweet Hands: Island Cooking From Trinidad and Tobago" Preston Merchant, documentary photographer Annetta Seecharran, executive director, South Asian Youth Action! (SAYA!) Karna Singh, director, Heritage & Preservation Program, Rajkumari Cultural Center Darrel Sukdeo, freelance journalist (moderator) No charge; no RSVP required. Last edited by Merchant : Oct 26th, 2005 at 22:32.

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Oct 21st, 2005, 03:34	#2
sego Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 91	Merchant sounds like some good Roti and Doubles to eat down there. If you organize a Toronto one I will be there. Hope you have a good meeting.

Oct 21st, 2005, 03:38	#3
sego Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 91	Merchant you wrote "No RSVP." No Roti Sharing Very Plentiful. I don't think that is a good line. I eh coming.

Oct 21st, 2005, 03:47	#4
Kathaknikki Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 21	i heard food

Oct 21st, 2005, 09:45	#5
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Sego, come for a good lime! Toronto's not that far.

Oct 25th, 2005, 23:33	#6
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	BUMP This is tonight. Free food, wine!

Oct 26th, 2005, 00:45	#7
shanthi Account closed on user's request Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South India Posts: 785	Have a great time tonite guys......bring me a doggy bag......and don't forget nto take some pics of any IM'ers that mooch along

Oct 26th, 2005, 22:31	#8
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Shah Rukh Khan didn't show up at the event but . . . My friend Aseem, who writes for India Abroad, brought two white folks from western Pennsylvania he had interviewed--Bombay Jen (Artist, Dancer, Healer, Mentor, Poet, Writer, and Tarot Card Reader) and her friend Paul (Spiritual Intuitive). They had answered the casting call posted on Craig's List to be extras in "Khabhi Alvidaa Na Kehna" (KANK), Karan Johar's new film starring SRK, Abishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee, and Preity Zinta. The cast all are staying at the Radisson on Lexington and 48th and have been there for a while, with a few more weeks to go. Bombay Jen has been blogging about her experiences (link) and handing out her cards to everyone, including the security guards, whom she often compares to Val Kilmer and Ben Affleck--so everyone on the set is reading her blog. Anway, we staked out the bar in the lobby at the Radisson. I was hoping to get to see Preity, but she didn't turn up. Shah Rukh did, though, heading out with his kids, a couple of Ayahs, and a guard or two. When he came downstairs, I rushed out to the street and pretended to talk on my cell phone. He came out soon thereafter and flashed his Shah Rukh smile. He's smaller than I expected--not just shorter but smaller. They all disappeared into the rainy night. Abishek came in and out a few times with an entourage of girls (no surprise). He's quite tall. Didn't get a Rani or Preity sighting, though I have it on good authority that Preity is staying on the 27th floor. Next time!

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