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We like to thank you, the readers, advertisers, contrib-uting writers and the community at large for support-ing Ranng. We are celebrating our first anniversary and the journey would not have been possible without your support. We have welcomed the colorful and splendid spring with our HOLI festival on February 28th, and now we bring to you the colorful spectrum of our annual

dance festival in its fifth year of celebrations - NAACH REVOLUTION 2010 to felicitate the e!orts of choreographers and showcase the talent of our second generation. It is my sincere wish that you read these pages with information that you can use and pass on.

Perfection is always infinite. We are the Infinite already. You and I, and all beings, are trying to manifest that infinity – Swami Vivekananda

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Naach Revolution

Naach Revolution - a desi dance festival where everyone who takes part feels like a winner – has just completed its 5th Annual Show. Jayesh Mehta

launched Naach Revolution on 20th May, 2006 under his Aum Events banner. “My idea was to give a plat-form to talented kids and the teachers and award them for excellence, while not leaving out any one from being recognized” states Mr. Mehta. "e juxtaposition of Naach Revolution against all other dance competitions is conveying that every dance team and all talents get a chance to perform and are appreciated for their talent.When Jayesh Mehta created Naach Revolution – a desi dance festival – he had big ideas, but he never expected to receive so much support, inspiration and superhuman motivation from all the choreographers and students. What went on stage in 2006 with 12 teams of 185

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students trained by 12 choreographers, has today grown into one of the most sought after dance shows in the Tri-State area. Mehta adds that, “Naach Revolution portrays that Indi-an people who have adopted and live in a western world stay connected with their roots through Indian dance and music, which forms our cultural identity. Naach Revolution is a festival of being immersed in nothing but DanceSport. It provides an excellent opportunity for dance aficionados to scout out upcoming perfor-

mance talent.” Naach Revolution challenges students with a wide range of choreography by very talented Indian choreographers from the tri-state area. Without fail the students perform their challenging works of classic and modern Indian dance. Jayesh Mehta’s Naach Revolution is a desi dance fest with a twist where clas-sical, semi classical and Bollywood dances are presented with pure energy and wit.

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Naach Revolution Choreographers

Anil Diwakar – DanceDiwakar.com Anil Diwakar founder of Diwakar Performing Arts, has been working in the Bollywood industry since 1995, performing for various famed choreographers. Mr. Diwakar has also choreographed for many famous artists like RDB, Runa Leila, Bappi Lahiri, Alisha Chinoy, Kavitha Krishmur-thy, Asha Parikh & Atif Aslam to name a few. Diwakar Performing Arts will be celebrating it’s 5th anniversary with several studios located in North Jersey, South Jersey and Pennsylvania. "is year Diwakar Performing Arts students participated in Junior Fusion, Non-Fusion and Minor Fusion categories. Diwakar Performing Arts (610)-620-3723

Arya Dance Academy - AryaIntl.comArya International, a renowned and leading South Asian Performing Arts Institute in the U.S., is dedicated to teaching South Asian dance techniques, music, singing, and acting to students of all ages. Arya International is in its 9th year and is lo-cated in 165 cities throughout 17 states. "is year, Rupal Patel, the entrepreneur and founder of Arya, brought to the Naach Revolution stage two Senior Non-Fusion dances. Arya also presented a Junior Non-Fusion dance choreographed by Sonal Patel and Rupal Desai, a Minor Fusion dance choreographed by Dipal Parikh and a Junior Fusion dance choreographed by Jesal Patel.

Arya Dance Academy – (866)-279-2468Divya Jain - Creations-Dance.comDivya Jain, born in Bhopal India, is the artistic director and founder of Creations Dance Academy Inc in Edison and N. Brunswick. Divya is an accomplished instructor of Bharatnatyam. "is year at Naach Revolution she presented a Junior Fusion dance piece. Also her son Ishaan Jain presented, for his first time, a Minor Fusion dance piece.Creations Dance Academy – (732)-821-6765

Jeanie Beri - RhythmicArtsCenter.comAt the age of 4, she began her dance education as a Tap and Jazz student and later got trained in a classical Indian dance, Odissi. All her pieces are a blend of Eastern and Western techniques. "is year she presented on the Naach Revolution platform, a minor Non-Fusion dance and a Junior Non- Fusion dance. Dancing Shiva – (732)-568-0123

Nirali Vakharia – Utsav GroupNirali Vakharia is a talented and accomplished Bharatnatyam Guru. Her school Natraj Nri-talaya established in 1999 teaches Indian classical, folk and movie dances. Nirali has done 14 arangetarams in the past 3 years and her goal is to promote the Indian culture through her dance school.Utsav Group – (973)-584-0467

Padma Khanna – IndianicaAcademy.com Since the age of 7, Padma Khanna has been learning and performing Kathak on stage. For more than one decade, she was known as “Dancing Queen Of Indian Cinema”. Hse started her dance school Indianica Dance Academy in 1996, in Iselin, NJ. "is year along with her daughter Neha Sidana and son Aksar Sidana, their team Vande Matram competed in Minor and Senior Non-Fusion categories.Indianica Academy – (732)-404-1900

Anil Diwakar

Arya Dance Academy choreographers

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Jeanie Beri

Nirali Vakharia

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Naach Revolution Choreographers

Dr. Rita Sharma – RitaDanceAcademy.comTrained from the age of six by her gurus, Rita Sharma was schooled in Kathak Kendra of Delhi and Jaipur. Rita Sharma earned her Visharad and Alankar in Kathak from Bhatkhande Vishwavidyalaya. Established in 2000, Rita Dance Academy emphasizes a thorough study of Kathak dance, along with the associated subjects of music, choreography and stagecraft. Her academy is located in North Brunswick, NJ and also o!ers classes in the township of Edison, Somerset and Franklin Park. Also her daughter Sanchita Sharma, who teaches dance at the studio, will be brought her students to compete in the Minor Non-Fusion cat-

egory.Rita Dance Academy – (848)-391-0518

Smita Miki Patel: IndiaPerformingArtsCenter.comA community leader, a social worker, a scientist and a self taught dancer – Smita Miki Patel teaches folk, semi classical and classical dances. "rough her dance school - India Performing Arts Center (IPAC) – she produces unique dance ballets with themes enrich-ing Indian Culture. Under her guidance IPAC and her kids have honorably performed on various competitions, special projects and community events in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.India Performing Arts Center – (609)-936-8773

Sudha Grover – SudhaminiDance.comFounded in 1985, the Sudhamini Dance Academy, located in Edison, New Jey, is de-voted to the Odissi tradition of classical Indian dance. Founder and artistic director Sudha Grover has given innumerable performances in India and the United States. For the past several years, the New Jersey- based academy has had several of its graduat-ing seniors perform their “manch pravesh” or the traditional ceremony that indicates a student has amassed enough skill to perform on stage. "is year, her junior groups performed at Naach Revolution in both the fusion and non-fusion categories.Sudhamini Dance Academy – (732)-548-0086

Sunrita MitraSunrita Mitra learned Bharatanatyam under Manjushri Chaki Sorkar of Kolkata. She has been teaching dance since she was a student of classical dance. "ree years ago she moved to New Jersey and immersed herself in the world of dance. “Dancing is a form of devotion that every parent, who wants his/her kids to learn, must remember,” she says. "is year she presented a Junior Fusion dance piece at Naach Revolution.Sunrita Mitra - (609)-269-5698

Varsha Naik – Navrangi DanceNavrang Dance School is an innovative dance school focusing on modern dance style with a touch of Bollywood. "e school is located in Edison and Wood-bridge, NJ. Choreographer Varsha Naik brought her teams to compete in the Junior Fusion category of Naach Revolution 2010. NavrangiDance – (732)-662-4975

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Naach Revolution 2010 Awards

Aum Events 5th Annual Naach Revolution, held at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey, on March 20th, 2010, was a grand success where over 400 student dancers trained by 19 most renowned choreographers of New Jersey performed 23 dance numbers in Fusion & Non-Fusion catego-ries to a house packed audience (over 1,000 people). Young and talented dancer, 13 year old Divya Mehta and 26 year old model Anisha Ahlawat emceed the show with the organizer Jayesh Mehta. NJ 12 artiste Syma Chowdhry graced the occasion as the chief guest."is year’s highlight was the upstage intelligent lightings that added glamour and glitz to the entire show. National TV channel Sahara One shot the entire show with 4 cameras that will be edited and telecasted on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 from 8 pm to 10.30 pm on Dish Network channels 624 and 797 in USA, Rogers Cable channel 580 in Canada and on BSKY channel 817 in UK. "e event was sponsored by various corporate houses and local businesses – Sahara One, Mother India Phone Cards, Moghul Caterers Urban Spice Fine Indian Cuisine, United Healthcare, Oxford, B4U Mu-sic, Club Rama Worldwide Holidays, Indus American Bank, News-India Times, Desi Talk, "e Indian American, Memories Photo Video, DJ Jiten, amd Dhoom FM.

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Naach Revolution 2010 Awards

MINOR FusionBest Overall Anil Diwakar; Best Choreographer Sanchita Sharma; Most Creative and Best Costume Deepal Parikh; Most Original & Youngest Choreographer Ishaan Jain.

MINOR Non FusionBest Overall Jeanie Beri; Best Choreographer Neha Sidana; Most Creative and Best Costume Sanchita Shar-ma; Best Co- ordination Smita Miki Patel.

JUNIOR FusionBest Overall Anil Diwakar; Best Choreographer Sudha Grover; Most Original Jesal Patel; Most Creative Varsha Naik; Best Costume Divya Jain and Best Co-ordination Sunrita Mitra.

JUNIOR Non FusionBest Overall Sonal Patel and Rupal Desai; Best Choreog-rapher Anil Diwakar; Most Creative Nirali Vakharia; Best Costume & Best Co-ordination Jeanie Beri; Most Origi-nal Sudha Grover

SENIORBest Overall and Best Costume Padma Sidana and Akshar Sidana; Best Choreographer Rita Sharma; Best Co-ordi-nation and Most Original Rupal Patel.

Best School: Diwakar Performing Arts and Arya Dance AcademyLifetime Achievement Award: Smita Miki Patel

Winners of the 5th Annual Aum Events Naach Revolution 2010

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Sona Restaurant

SONA: Classic Indian CuisineServing the finest Indian cuisine, Sona Restaurant o!ers a wide variety of freshly made dishes. Nestled in the small and beautiful city of Maplewood in northern NJ, Sona Restaurant is easily accessible. It has a very pleasing ambience. Top-notch chefs make all food. An extensive choice of soups, salads, veg & non veg appetizers, vegetable, chicken, lamb and seafood entrees and a selection of mouth watering desserts will complete your meal. "e owners a mother – son team personally attend to every detail to ensure that your dining experience is superb. Sona – Clas-sic Indian Cuisine also specializes in personalized planning for private in-house parties, catering and take-outs. Lunch Bu!et served from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and Dinner from 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm. Closed Monday. Ranng met with owner Deep Sheri to find out more about Sona RestaurantRanng: How and when did Sona Restaurant start?Deep Sheri: Sona is an initiative of my mother and me. It’s primarily a family business that is run with a lot of attention, love and care. We both work full-time jobs but find the ap-propriate level of time to dedicate to this wonderful business.Ranng: What are the unique fea-tures of Sona Restaurant?Deep Sheri: Sona has a wonderful ambiance with a very romantic set-ting for couples. It is also at the same time a very warm place for all people, especially families and kids. "e décor exuberates a high-level of sophistica-tion and refinement for our clients. Also our menu is reasonably priced and we o!er tons of options for veg-etarian and non-vegetarian alike.Ranng: Does the menu contain any low fat, vegetarian dishes?Deep Sheri: Our menu is very ex-tensive and contains several low-fat dishes, cooked with minimal oil and

fresh ingredients. Our popular vege-tarian dishes are Saag Paneer, Paneer Tikka Masala, Tarka Daal, Bhavre Baingan and Bhindi Masala. Ranng: What is your regular clien-tele?Deep Sheri: Sona is an up-beat and fast paced restaurant. Our clientele is

very diverse. We also have people dinning with us from all age groups, ranging from young kids to elderly people. We cater to all demographics within NJ.

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Health

Risk Factors for OsteoporosisPostmenopausal women, including those who have had early or surgi-cally induced menopause, or abnor-mal or absence of menstrual periods are at greater risk.

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that has/had osteoporosis is a risk factor for the o! spring. higher risk who are exceptionally thin (with a body mass index of 19 or less) or have small body frames tend to have a higher risk because they may have less bone mass to draw from as they age. roid hormone also can cause bone

loss. that a! ect bone health. Stomach surgery (gastrectomy) and weight- loss surgery can a! ect your body’s ability to absorb calcium. So can conditions such as Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, hyperparathyroidism and Cushing’s disease — a rare dis order in which your adrenal glands produce excessive corticosteroid hormones.

SymptomsIn the early stages of bone loss, you usually have no pain or other symp-toms. But once bones have been weakened by osteoporosis, you may have osteoporosis signs and symp-toms that include:

a result of a fractured or collapsed vertebra

or other bone

PreventionsBuilding strong bones during child-

hood and adolescence can be the best defense against developing osteopo-rosis later. " e average woman has acquired 98% of her skeletal mass by 30 years of age.Eat a balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D. Dairy products are one, but by no means the only, source of calcium. Almonds, broccoli, spin-ach, cooked kale, canned salmon with the bones, sardines and soy products, such as tofu, are rich in calcium. Get-ting enough vitamin D is just as im-portant to your bone health as get-ting adequate amounts of calcium. Engage in weight-bearing exercise. such as walking, jogging, running, stair climbing, skipping rope, ski-ing and impact-producing sports — mainly a! ect the bones in your legs, hips and lower spine. Swimming, cycling and exercising on machines such as elliptical trainers can pro-vide a good cardiovascular workout, but because such exercises are low impact, they’re not as helpful for im-proving bone healthAdopt a healthy lifestyle with no smoking or excessive alcohol intake. Take medication to improve bone density when appropriate.

OSTEOPOROSIS

We a k B o n e sby Dr. Maitri Patel, M.D.

When our bones become increasingly porous and weak, it is called osteopenia or osteoporosis depending on the severity. If you have osteoporosis, you have an increased risk for fractured bones, particularly in the hip, spine, and wrist causing disability.

In the United States, nearly 10 million people already have osteoporosis. It is the most common bone disease. About 80% of those with osteoporosis are women. Of people older than 50 years of age, one in two women and one in eight men are predicted to have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. White and Asian racial groups are at greatest risk.