[URGENT] Appeal to all Indians at USC

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Hi all,

We Indians pride ourselves on being the most populous international group on campus.
It is shocking to see that we Indians@USC portray a very sad picture in front of the incoming students.

Each year at this time, a large numbers of Indians leave the safety of their homes and land in this city, to start a journey to get the education that will shape their careers. Every year, the AIS organizes temporary accommodations for these incoming students so that they have a place to stay until they find themselves a home. We depend on volunteers to accommodate these people.

Here is a snapshot of the current status this year, as sent by the handlers of temp. accommodation.

Number of people who have applied: 141
Number of volunteers: 18
Number of people currently assigned housing: 28

People have already started coming in. If we do not get enough volunteers we will have a lot of "homeless" Indians here, many of them girls. Thanks to some very generous student volunteers, we do have an "emergency location", where they can land if nothing else works until then. However, this is not a practical solution.

It seems strange that although we can come together to enjoy holi, diwali and garba, we Indians here at USC cannot come forward to host the incoming students, who desperately need our help and guidance. It does not make sense to have an "association of Indian students" when the "association" itself is lacking among the "Indian students"

This is an appeal to all Indians at 'SC to come forward and help out with hosting these students for a short while. The time ranges from 4 days to max a week. It will not be a huge problem to host a guest for that time in your place, but it will be of immense importance to that person.

People not living in the USC area can also help. Surely a student will not mind having to take a bus from and to a place like Culver City if he/she has a place to stay at.

We realize that many are unaware of the seriousness of the situation, hence this email with the numbers. Also, we know that not all desis read the yahoogroups/listserv emails, so please forward this to all your USC friends. This is one email that you will not regret forwarding.

Please send an email to usctempacco@yahoo.com to help out. Even if you cannot help out because of circumstances, please let all your friends know about this need.

The incoming students need your support.

Thanks and regards
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Association of Indian Students
Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

email: india@usc.edu url: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~india
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Khel Shuru

Its a desi film not specific to any country or culture but with desia actors
portraying themselves
as universal people with human feelings

Eating restaurant food cooked in the same oil preserved for months in an
unwashed "Kadai", can be an addiction.
It goes well with your tongue but not with your digestive system.
Hostelites/students away from home/many bachelors/very-busy-working-couples
can perhaps identify.

And then you long for fresh mother-cooked food that has no adulteration and
tastes right in every sense.

Yash Raj banner films of recent years fall in the category of that
decomposing oil. Tastes well because of the glitter but has no substance...
absolutely no substance....

So if you incessantly enjoy restaurant food and do not really long for some
simple fresh homemade recipes, If you think Devdas really deserved an
Oscar, if you think recent Shahrukh Khan movies other than Paheli are
outstanding or Paheli was a slow boring movie or you are a die hard fan of
Sohail Khan/Tusshar Kapoor/Dino Morea/Arjun Rampal/John Abraham as actors,
don't bother reading further.

Otherwise..

Please accept our invitation to the movie screening of "Khel Shuru" on July
16th Sunday at

IMC6 theatres, 1433 Alameda, San Jose 4:15 pm, 6:15 pm $8
Naz8 Cinemas , 6440E South St, Lakewood CA, 12:45 pm $6

Students and bachelors <= 28 with a bunch of friends hanging off their
shoulders
straight away get a 50% discount.

- New York International Film and Video Festival
- Thunderbird International Film and Video Festival
- Actors and crew were interviewed by BBC in London on July 10th and
11th
- First official press screening happened on July 6th in NYC attended
by Indian Express, India Abroad, News India Times, Desiclub.Com, RBC
Radio
- New Wave cult film and extremely fresh outlook about relationships
between friends out of college.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=khel+shuru&btnG=Google+Search
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=khel+shuru
http://www.newsindia-times.com page 22 Cinema section
http://www.desiclub.com/bollywood/movie_reviews/movie_review.cfm?id=356
http://www.indiapost.com/members/story.php?story_id=5114

to mention a few links.

Current event is presented in LA and San Jose by Marathi Mandal Associations
and SAAFA and supported by local universities and Indian Student
Associations in the area.

Please grace the occasion with your presence.
Regards
Khel Shuru team
[image: http://www.differentialfilms.com/LA_flier.jpg]

[URGENT] Appeal to all Indians at USC

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Hi all,

We Indians pride ourselves on being the most populous international group on campus. The association of Indian students (AIS) has been getting the " most ambitious student organization" award from the International students' assembly for two consecutive years now.

In spite of all these, it is shocking to see that we Indians@USC portray a very sad picture in front of the incoming students.

Each year at this time, a large numbers of Indians leave the safety of their homes and land in this city, to start a journey to get the education that will shape their careers. Every year, the AIS organizes temporary accommodations for these incoming students so that they have a place to stay until they find themselves a home. We depend on volunteers to accommodate these people.

Here is a snapshot of the current status this year, as sent by the handlers of temp. accommodation.

Number of people who have applied: 138
Number of volunteers: 11
Number of people currently assigned housing: 12

Yes, in about 2 days time, people will start coming in. If we do not get enough volunteers we will have a lot of "homeless" Indians here, many of them girls. Thanks to some very generous student volunteers, we do have an "emergency location", where they can land if nothing else works until then. However, this is not a practical solution.

It seems strange that although we can come together to enjoy holi, diwali and garba, we Indians here at USC cannot come forward to host the incoming students, who desperately need our help and guidance. It does not make sense to have an "association of Indian students" when the "association" itself is lacking among the "Indian students"

This is an appeal to all Indians at 'SC to come forward and help out with hosting these students for a short while. The time ranges from 4 days to max a week. It will not be a huge problem to host a guest for that time in your place, but it will be of immense importance to that person.

People not living in the USC area can also help. Surely a student will not mind having to take a bus from and to a place like Culver City if he/she has a place to stay at.

We realize that many are unaware of the seriousness of the situation, hence this email with the numbers. Also, we know that not all desis read the yahoogroups/listserv emails, so please forward this to all your USC friends. This is one email that you will not regret forwarding.

Please send an email to usctempacco@yahoo.com to help out. Even if you cannot help out because of circumstances, please let all your friends know about this need.

The incoming students need your support.

Thanks and regards
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Association of Indian Students
Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

email: india@usc.edu url: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~india
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About the recent blasts in India

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Dear all,

AIS would like to extend its condolences to all those affected by the recent blasts in India.
If there is anything with which we can help please send an email to india@usc.edu.
Jai Hind !

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Association of Indian Students
Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

email: india@usc.edu url: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~india
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