About: Kanwal

Renu Tewarie is currently involved in many different projects and ventures dedicated to community service and development. She serves as the Co Executive director at Saheli, a non-profit Domestic Violence Organization that she has been a part of for 12 years. Through her work at Saheli, she has helped over 100+ women and men battling domestic abuse with crisis management, shelter, financial aid, employment and a full return to normalcy.

Apart from her work at Saheli, Renu also works as an instructor with Bay State community services, a Massachusetts state sponsored initiative that helps individuals rehabilitate from domestic violence based convictions. Through this program, she provides an opportunity for abusers to change their violent behavior and teaches them skills to facilitate non-violent and non-abusive behavioral responses with their partners.

For over 11 years now, Renu has also been serving as one of the Principals of Shishu Bharati, a non-profit academic institution with over 850 students dedicated to teaching Indian languages and history. During her time in Shishu Bharati, she has managed to strengthen the school’s language program by revamping the curriculum to include contemporary teaching methods and mediums. In doing so, she has drawn on her vast experience as an educator – having served as Professor of Hindi for many years at Brandeis and Middlesex Community College, she is deeply dedicated to keeping Indian languages alive.

Do listen in to the conversation – we talk about Domestic Violence, Sexual abuse, Mental Trauma and how Saheli helps – today, Tuesday, 27 July, on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, 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.

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.