NST is organizing TEEJ Party at Temptation Cuisine, Irving on Saturday, August 28, 2010

Teej Celebration 2009 in Euless, Texas

Nepalese Society of Texas (NST) is organizing a grand TEEJ Celebration Party at the Temptation Cuisine in Irving, Texas on Saturday, August 28, 2010 as part of its continued effort to promote the values of Nepali traditional festivals.

Teej is one of the most celebrated festivals of Hindu women in Nepal which is marked by fasting all day and worshiping Lord Shiva at the end of the day wishing for long life of one’s husband. Unmarried girls fast as well wishing to get married to a gentleman, someone they like.

The festival also symbolizes caring and joy among family members. Celebration include eating DAR (rice pudding), singing and dancing with women in red attire.

Click here to view photos and videos from Teej 2009 Celebration in Euless, Texas.

Details about the celebration:
When: Saturday, August 28, 2010 after 7 p.m.
Where: Temptaion Cuisine, Irving (Map)
Entrance Fee: $10 (Free for kids under 12)
Contact: NST Office @ 972-887-3018

For more details regarding the party please contact NST Executive Committee Member, Mrs. Pushpa Lata Bhandary (Ph # 682-230-2397).

Poetry Recital in Irving to mark 197th Bhanu Jayanti

International Nepali Literary Society (INLS) Dallas Chapter is organizing a Poetry Recital function to mark the 197th Bhanu Jayanti on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the NST Center in Irving, Texas.

INLS Dallas chapter is organizing the event to celebrate the 197th Birth Day of Aadi Kabi (First-Nepali Poet) Bhanu Bhakta Acharya. The event aims to promote and preserve Nepali language and literature in foreign soil.

Event Details:
When: Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 2:00PM
Where: NST Center – 940 N Belt Line Rd Suite 129, Irving, TX (Map)

INLS Dallas Chapter encourages all Nepali community members to participate in the event and be part of their effort to promote and preserve Nepali literature here in DFW Metroplex. For more information, please contact following INLS officers:

1. Mr. Basu Bhandary (Fort Worth, Ph #6824722472)
2. Mr. Bhim Karki (Plano)
3. Mr. Basu Sharma (Plano)
4. Mr. Shiva Acharya (Denton)
5. Mr. Bal Joshi ( Denton)
6. Mr. Chhabi Chapagain (Irving)
7. Mr. Rudra Gnyawali (Irving)
8. Mr. Yadav Khanal (Euless)
9. Mrs. Indira Bhusal (Denton)
10. Mr. Sashi Bhattarai (Keller)
11. Mr. Shiva Kafle (Irving)
12. Mr. Prakash Pandey ( Coppell)

[via email from NST Google Group by Basu Bhandary, President, INLS Dallas Chapter]

Third Nepali Summer Camp – Video Reporting

Continuing the trend for the third year, Nepalese Society of Texas in association with Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center organized Nepali Cultural Summer Camp from June 13 to June 26, 2010 for Nepali kids living around DFW Metroplex, with participation of around 100 kids.

Below is a video reporting of the event by TexasNepal.com team shot on June 24, 2010 at the Nepali Cultural Center in Irving, Texas.

Mobile users click here to watch the video (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm Pre & iPod Touch)

Youth Satsang Program in Irving with Guru Chinta Mani Yogi on June 19, 2010

Nepalese Society of Texas (NST) is organizing a Youth Satsang program with Guru Chinta Mani Yogi, who will be talking about how to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, aimed at Nepali youths living in and around DFW Metroplex.

Dr. Chinta Mani Yogi is a well-known scholar of Eastern philosophy, social worker and educationist. He is the founding principal of Hindu Vidya Peeth – Nepal, a non-profit school focused on promoting value-based education as well as helping children from poor families get education.

Dr. Yogi teaches yoga and meditation. He has been coming to Dallas every year since 2008 to conduct Summer Camp, organized annually by NST in coordination with Nepalese Cultural and Spiritual Center (NCSC), where he has been teaching Nepali kids from DFW area about Nepal, Nepali language, Nepali culture and traditional values, Eastern morale and more. He is in Dallas this year for the ongoing third Summer Camp which has been scheduled from June 13, 2010 till June 27, 2010.

Dr. Yogi’s message of non-violence, selfless service, tolerance and inter-religious harmony has inspired Nepalis both inside and outside the country. His past visits to the United States have proved to be very beneficial to many of us self-realization and self-awakening.

We request all Nepali youths living in DFW area to attend the event and benefit yourself from the spiritual discourse with Dr. Chinta Mani Yogi.

Satsang Details
When: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Venue: NST Community Center 940 Belt Line Rd Suite 129, Irving, TX 75061 (Map)
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Dr. Prem Adhikari’s Speech at NRN Conference in Houston, Texas

Dr. Prem Adhikari, current elected President of Nepalese Society of Texas, spoke at the Fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston, Texas on May 29, 2010. The video below has the speech he gave at the event where he talked about issues related to NRNs, NST and its activities in DFW area and formation of SARC for collecting Student Fund to help Nepali students in various colleges and universities at times of emergencies.

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Fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston from May 28 to May 30, 2010

Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is organizing its fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston, Texas from May 28 to May 30, 2010 with various cultural activities, discussion on NRN issues, presentations, Nepal’s tourism promotion, poetry festival and more.

According to NRNA, these Regional Conference are being held in different region world wide on every other year. We must take a pride in sponsoring, co-sponsoring and partnering with it to make NRN Movement a grand success. It provides not just an opportunity to network in USA but to reach out and connect to like-minded Nepalis worldwide.

Brief History
Established in 2003, Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has a secretariat in Kathmandu with over 55 National Coordination Councils (NCCs) worldwide. NRNA has been advocating efforts of dual citizenship for NRNs in coordination with NCCs in over 55 countries. NRN National Coordination Council of USA coordinates with local organizations to promote and advocate NRN rights, and to channel their efforts for development of Nepal.

NST is participating
According to a recent email circulated via NST’s Google group newsletter, a group of representatives from DFW area will be participating at the conference on behalf of NST along with around ten performers.

Details
When – Friday May 28, 2010 to Sunday May 30, 2010
Where – Westchase Marriott Hotel 2900 Briarpark Dr., Houston, TX 77042, USA (Map)

Click here (NRN Conference Programs) to view a copy of scheduled programs for the event.

Featured sessions:

• Rights of NRNs and “Once a Nepali Always a Nepali” (Dual Citizenship)
• Open & Distance Education in Nepal through Open University of Nepal (OUN)
• Skills, Knowledge & Innovation Exchange (SKIE) for Development of Nepal
• Global Nepali Women Forum
• Youth Forum & Kids of NRNs
• Joint Strategy and effort to manage earthquake disaster in Nepal: Joint efforts by CAN USA, ASNEngr and ANMF
• Charity Programs by NRNs in Nepal
• Collective Investment
• Nepal’s Tourism Promotion
• Poetry Festival

For more information visit NRNUSA.org

Photos & Video from Nepali New Year 2067 Celebration in Euless by NST

Nepalese Society, Texas (NST) organized an event to celebrate Nepali New Year 2067 in Euless on April 25, 2010. The event that lasted for nine hours from 11am to 8pm saw a huge crowd of Nepalis gathered at the park in Euless and was full of fun activities like volleyball tournament, traditional Nepali dances, songs, poem recitals, musical chairs, tug-of-war and so on.

Below are some selected photos and video highlights from the event:

Video Highlights from the Event
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Photos and Video from Nepali Sanskritik Sanjh

Nepalese Society Texas (NST) organized a Nepali cultural event “Nepali Sanskritik Sanjh” on February 27, 2010 in Irving with performances by popular Nepali artists and some local talents.

Below are some selected photos from the event:
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Video Highlights from the Event
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Nepali Sanskritik Sanjh on Feb 27, 2010

Nepalese Society Texas (NST) is organizing Nepali Sanskritik Sanjh, an evening with popular Nepali artists along with local talents on February 27, 2010 at the Calvary Church in Irving at 6:30PM.

The event will be an extravaganza with performances from popular Nepali comedian Manoj Gajurel, pop idol Om Bikram Bista and very talented dancer Anupama Prasai. There will be several local talents, from DFW area, performing at the event.

Details:
When: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:30PM
Where: Calvary Church, 4401 N. HWY. 161, Irving, TX 75038 (Click here for Map)
Tickets: $10 (Kids below 12 years are free)

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Swearing-In and Handover ceremony of the new NST Executive Committee

Nepalese Society Texas organized swearing-in of oath and handover ceremony of the newly elected executive members at Nepali Community Center in Irving, Texas on November 15, 2009.

The program started with welcome speech by the outgoing general secretary Janak Rana followed by handing out of volunteer-of-the-year certificates to actively participating DFW Nepali community members. Others gave short speeches about Nepali community in DFW and the role of NST for the community.

Pratyasit Shrestha and his team (DFWTeens) donated $150 to Nepali Math School, which was part of the money their team had collected from Deusi program earlier this year.

Pasang Lama spoke about the election, the controvesy that arose regarding participation of Bhutanese-Nepalis in the election and finally wished new committee to work their best towards the benefit of Nepalis living in DFW.

The new elected committee members were awarded with certificates and the swearing in of oath was conducted by Baikuntha Thapa, member of the 2009 NST election committee.

Prem Adhikari, the new president of NST thanked everybody and talked about how he plans to work in team with the new committee along with with other volunteers towards making a difference for the DFW Nepali community.

The event ended with speech from outgoing NST president Ram Pokhrel who talked about the ups and downs he faced during his tenure and encouraged the new committee to work from their heart and never to give up.

Below are some photos and video highlights from the event.
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Video from the event

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