Name
Ashfaq Hussain Syed
City
Plainfield
Country
USA
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Joined TOI Contributor
Biography
Mr. Ashfaq Hussain Syed is from Hyderabad, India and moved to US from Dubai in Jan 2015.He is a senior banker and had worked with different corporate banks in India and Dubai as Senior Manager. He was associated with IQRA Society for Career Guidance from 1994 to 2010 and was the president of the society and had conducted more than 1000 seminars, workshops, training, placements, career exhibition and job mela’s. Mr. Ashfaq was pioneer in career guidance and had guided more than 1 lakh students.
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Cultural shows organised by the Indian community
Articles posted By Ashfaq Hussain Syed (TOI Contributor)
The Chennai Flood Disaster Fundraiser, titled 'Ek Shaam Chennai Ke Naam', was held recently at the Waterford Banquet Hall in Chicago.
Farha Sayeed, spouse of India's consulate general in Chicago, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, has been bringing laurels through her love for an array of arts and crafts, and her contributions to welfare of downtrodden, thereby emerging as a role model for women in the Indian sub-continent.
Dr Gopal Lalmalani was recently voted back as mayor of Oak Brook, Illinois, by a large margin. His previous term saw a lessened tax burden on locals, with revenue generated by aggressively retaining businesses.
Funds raised at the event will go to SKY, a Nepal-based charity organization.
The message of fighting 'demons' within oneself was spread amongst the Indian community in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
Indian playback singer, Arijit Singh, supported by a state-of-the-art symphony orchestra, performed live before a 10,000-strong audience in Chicago recently. Purnima Nath, a well-known Chicago-based singer, anchored the show.
The consulate-general of India in Chicago duly celebrated the 146th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi here.
Accomplished Indian-American actress-playwright Minita Gandhi performed her one-woman play "Muthaland” recently in Naperville. Directed by Heidi Stillman, it served as a fundraiser for Indo-American Heritage Museum, which is committed to showcasing unique perspective on the past and present struggles of Indians to establish themselves in the US.
Apna Ghar, a Chicago-based not-for-profit organization celebrated its 25th anniversary here recently with Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus as guest of honour.
While music concerts are frequently held in the USA, most of them address music lovers speaking a single language. Against this backdrop, the multilingual concert, Srutilaya 2015, was like a gust of fresh air, bringing music lovers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds under one roof and providing a rare opportunity for them to appreciate the universal magic of music, irrespective of the language in which it is expressed.
Hindi comedy play Kishan versus Kanhaiya Reloaded, produced by Swaroop Sampat, written by Bhavesh Mandalia and directed by Umesh Shukla was presented by Live2u recently in Illinois. Bollywood’s popular actor Paresh Rawal as Kishan stole the show with his witty dialogues. About 1300 people saw the play.
Indian-Americans from across the southern state of Connecticut came together recently to participate in the annual Onam celebrations here. According to the latest figures from the U.S. census, the Indian population here is 37,550-strong, showing an increase of about 14,000 since the year 2000.
The Hindi Lovers Club here celebrated Hindi Diwas under the patronage of the Indian consul-general in Illinois. The program commenced with the traditional lighting of the lamp by OP Meena, consul at the consulate general of India, in the presence of the club’s board members and over 350 guests.
A Kuchipudi dance performance, 'Dancing Tales from India', part of a series of short stories glorifying Indian culture, was presented recently by Vyjayanthi and Prateeksha Kashi and Srivani Vokkarane in Greater Chicago.
The Hindi play ‘Shatraj Ke Khilari’ was recently performed for the first time in the USA in Illinois by Mandi Theatre Group, in collaboration with the Indian consulate general. They play is based on a story written by Munshi Prem Chand in 1924. The entire proceeds from ticket sales were pledged to Helpage India.
The Sher-e-Punjab Sports and Cultural Club of Midwest Chicago held its annual sports event in Chicago. Kabaddi teams, comprising many players of international repute and representing different states of the US, participated in the tournament.
Indian Ambassador to USA Arun Kumar Singh, in his recent visit to Chicago, held a series of back-to-back meetings with top businessmen and professionals aimed at further enriching Indo-US relations. This was in addition to the community dinner hosted here by the consul-general.
When Asha Bhonsle and Talat Aziz recently came together for a historic and huge concert in Chicago, they set the stage on fire. For their fans, it was a double delight and a dream come true.
The first national convention of the Kerala chapter of INOC was held recently at Syro-Malabar church auditorium in Bellwood, Illinois. Thiruvachoor Radhakrishnan, minister from Kerala, inaugurated the event by lighting a traditional lamp.
ILLINOIS: The teams of Oak Brook Polo Club and Delhi Polo Club competed for the International Cup on International Day on the Oak Brook polo grounds in Illinois. This was the first time a team from India came to Oak Brook for polo.
Federation of Indian Association, Schaumburg celebrated the 69th Indian Independence Day a day later on August 16 at Boombers Stadium in Schaumburg, Chicago. The festival, attended by more than 5,000 people, began with a flag-hoisting ceremony and the singing of the Indian and American national anthems.
India’s 69th Independence Day was celebrated in Chicago with participation from all community organizations under the aegis of the consulate general of India.
Indian Community Outreach (ICO) and the city of Naperville celebrated India’s 69th Independence Day by raising the flags of India and USA on August 15, and hosted a grand India Day Parade and celebrations on the following day.
Senior citizens of India and Pakistan came together in a rare display of bonhomie to celebrate the 69th Independence Day of India and Pakistan under the aegis of American Association of Retired Asians (Aara) and DuPage Senior Citizens Council (DSCC) in Chicago.
