Friday, March 16, 2007
Blood Donation Drive March 19-23
Share your health and vitality. The theme for this year's Blood Drive
is "One Blood - One Humanity".
Regular clinic hours at 325-20th Street E.
Monday 8 am – 12 noon 4 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday 8 am – 12 noon
Thursday 8 am – 12 noon 4 pm – 8 pm
Friday 8 am – 12 noon
Please donate blood to make this a success.
For further information, visit the Canadian Blood Services website at:
www.bloodservices.ca
Call 1-888-2-DONATE to book at appointment.
You may also talk to Srinivas President ISA about the same.
ISA Blood Drive 2007
ISA Executives
Sangeethamala Radio Programme
Sangeethamala Radio program is on Saturday
in 90.5 FM Community radio station.
You can also listen to the
program by logging into www.cfcr.ca
Ms Mamatha Srinivas will be the host of this week`s programme.
Programs: 11am - 12pm - Hindi songs
12pm - 12.30pm - Ugadi special kannada program
There will also be some quiz questions and winners will get
attractive prizes.
Thanks.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Winners- ISA Carrom and Chess Championship-2007
The ISA Carrom and Chess Championship-2007 was highly successful. After exciting competition and fun, the best players emerged victorious.
The winners are;
ISA Carrom Champion: Dr Prabhakar Medihalla
ISA Carrom Runner-up: Mr Naveen Puttaswamy
ISA Chess Champion: Mr Nakul Aloni
ISA Chess Runner-up: Mr Anup Reddy
Few consolation prizes are under active consideration.
ISA thanks all the participants and we would like to see you again next year.
Congratulations to the winners.
Regards
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
Tournament this Sunday
Date: Sunday the 4th March, 2007 at
105-Souris Hall (Play room)
McEowen park-
Corner of 14th Street and Cumberland Avenue South.
S7N1L5, Saskatoon
Timing: 11Am - 2 PM and 6 PM - 9 PM.
Entry is $2 for non-student members and free for students.
There are prizes for the winner and the runner up.
First Prize: $75
Second Prize: $50
Free snacks will be provided. We would greatly appreciate if you pass on this message to our community friends.
For any further clarification and sign up for the tournament,
Contact:
drsvsrini@yahoo.com or call 477-2289.
Other contact persons:Mamatha: 477-2289Rajesh Jaiswal: 653-4855Kiran: 477-1706
For ISA
Ragu Kattinakere
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
*** Please Read This if you are a New Student *** VISIT HTTP://ISA.UOFS.GOOGLEPAGES.COM and join our email group. You may then send email to all Indian students. A student from your own department might be able to give you more usefull information than any of the ISA executive members. Do not forget to check the new students section in the website. If your arrival is finalised, fill http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com/ISA_ArrivalForm.txt and send it to us. That will help us arrange your pickup. All services offered by ISA are a favour extended to you by the designated/volunteering individuals in their personal capacity.
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India radio on every saturday on 90.5 fm or www.cfcr.ca from 11am
India-Canada Cultural Organization (ICCA; www.iccasaskatoon.ca) airs
"Sangeetmala" on every saturday from 11 am to 12.30 pm. You can listen to this
program on FM 90.5 or online at www.cfcr.ca (and click the radio icon). The
program consists of Hindi segment from 11 am to noon, followed by regional
program segment until 12.30 pm.
You can also host the radio program, so that your dear ones around the world can
listen to you as a host and your choice of songs. It is required to take student
membership incase you want to host radio shows. The membership is very nominal,
i.e., $10/year.
You can also participate by listening to the Sangeetmala and can win exciting
prizes. Every saturday, there are two prizes for the THIRD CORRECT CALLERS of
two quiz songs. First prize is usually big (up to $ 100) and the second prize
is 8 "Garma-garam" samosas from Taste of India. You don't need membership to
participate. HOWEVER, I URGE THAT $10 IS NOT A BIG AMOUNT, TAKE MEMBERSHIP AND
SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION WHOSE VOLUNTEERS ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPART BEST
IDENTITY TO INDIANS IN SASKATOON IN GENERAL AND ITS CULTURE IN PARTICULAR.
Please call Dr. Khyser Pasha at 343-6005 for hosting the radio show.
Thank you,
Rajesh Jaiswal
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
ISA Annual Indoor Sports Activities
Dear ISA members,
With your support and enthusiasm we have planned to have an annual in door sports event. Presently we plan to conduct Chess and Carom tournaments. The place and the venue are yet be finalised. They are most likely to be on week ends in #105, Souris Hall,
Those who are interested in participating in the tournament should send an email giving their name and the event that they are interested in BEFORE THURSDAY.
Prizes:
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First prize: $100 in cash
Second prize: $75 in cash
All the participants will have enough spicy snacks to fill the holes in the teeth, during the tournament. Special prizes for OPEN CLEAR and WITHIN 10 MOVE WIN are under active consideration.
Hurry up and send email to isa_usask@hotmail.com. To ensure commitment and healthy competition, we have thought of charging $2 fee to participants. Please pay at the venue.
~rAGU
For
___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com/
*** Please Read This if you are a New Student *** VISIT http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com/ and join our email group. You may then send email to all Indian students. A student from your own department might be able to give you more usefull information than any of the ISA executive members. Do not forget to check the new students section in the website. If your arrival is finalised, fill http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com/ISA_ArrivalForm.txt and send it to us. That will help us arrange your pickup. All services offered by ISA are a favour extended to you by the designated/volunteering individuals in their personal capacity.
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
FW: International Women's Day writing contest for female students
> From: smitagarg@shaw.ca
> Subject: International Women's Day writing contest for female students
> To: ;
>
> Hello!
>
> I hope you're well and enjoying all the snow!
>
> This is a call for essays from female post-secondary students in the
> Saskatoon area for a writing contest to
> celebrate International Women's Day, sponsored by Business & Professional
> Women - Saskatoon Club.
> The submission deadline is in a little over two weeks (Feb. 16).
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> International Women's Day
> writing contest
>
> ** This contest is open to all females in post-secondary institutions
> in and around Saskatoon. Please forward this announcement to anyone you
> know who might be interested. Thank you! - BPW Saskatoon Club **
>
> Established in 1977 by the United Nations, this special day provides an
> opportunity to reflect on the progress made to advance women's
> equality, to assess the challenges facing women in contemporary
> society, to consider future steps to enhance the status of women and,
> of course, to celebrate the gains made in these areas.
>
> We want to hear your story and reflections about International Women's
> Day. What does this day mean for you? Let your voice be heard and
> inspire others!
>
> The contest:
> • The winner will receive a $250 cash reward, sponsored by Business and
> Professional Women (BPW) member Arlene Jorgenson of HEALTHSERV(Sask).
> • The winner will be recognized and given the opportunity to read her
> essay at the
> International Women's Day Celebration on March 6, 2007, to an audience
> of influential
> women in our community.
> • The winning essay will be posted on the Business and Professional
> Women website.
> • The winner will receive two complimentary tickets to the IWD
> Celebration event.
> • Contest closes February 16, 2007, and the winner will be notified
> February 23, 2007.
>
> The rules:
> • Your entry must be no more than 500 words.
> • The contest is open to females in all post-secondary institutions in
> the greater Saskatoon area.
> • Submit your essay with your contact information (full name, mailing
> address, phone number, email) by February 16, 2007. Send via email, to
> Dusty_Rose@cameco.com (subject heading: "IWD Writing Contest"), or mail
> (must be received by the deadline), to IWD Writing Contest, BPW Club
> Saskatoon Inc., Box 22, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3K1.
>
> This award and International Women's Day Celebration are presented by
> Business
> and Professional Women (BPW) Saskatoon. Visit us at
> www.bpwsaskatoon.com
> ________________________________
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
ISA now has a WIKI !
ISA now has the WIKI pages. The IT department just created a wiki and enabled it for us.
http://wiki.usask.ca/isa (It is empty now)
Please let me know if any of you are interested in working on it to start a Knowledge repository. We can use this to start a digital ISA newsletter etc.
We can let ISA members air their opinon write articles or just post their term research papers here.
BUT wiki has not been organised yet. We need GREAT guys who can learn and work on wikis.
Any takers? You need not be a computer wiz to do this.
~rAGU
___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
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Indian Food Sale in Place Riel
Venue: Place Riel- in front of ISO
Date: Jan 31st (Wednesday )and Feb 2nd (Friday)
Time: 9.30 AM to 2.30 PM
A stall will be setup to sell spicy food of India. If you do not like spicy food, less spicy items are available for you as well. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian combo-meal will be made available.
Food Items
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Combo-Meal
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Chicken Curry
Rice
Samosa
Chutney
Combo-Meal-VEG
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Chole (Chickpea Delicacy)
Rice
Samosa
Chutney
Samosa & Chutney
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Chai Tea
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Sponsored by
International Student Office and India Student Association
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com/
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Movie:"Vivah",January 14(Sunday) Broadway theater:2.30 pm
fun-filled journey from engagement to marriage. Vivah is a clean family movie.
So please come in crowd with family and friends.
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath
Official website: www.rajshriproductions.com
Date: January 14, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 2.30 pm (door opens at 2 pm)
Venue: Broadway theater (on Broadway avenue)
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS AMONG YOUR WIDE CONTACTS. Thanks!
___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
What Ancients Gave Us - BBC Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgf86k8C62g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnlWvqQ-EtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50qoHNPl9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVpLlz9SxlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRWG2AxldI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70TXn-H5Vo
ISA
Friday, November 24, 2006
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
SRI SATHYA SAI BABA CENTRE OF SASKATOON
INVITES ALL OF YOU TO JOIN IN THE
81st Birthday Celebrations
OF
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
God is in you. God is in every word of yours, every deed and thought.. Speak, do and think as befits Him.
Thursday, November 23 th, 2006
VENUE: Hindu Temple, 107 La Ronge Road
TIME: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
PROGRAM: Bhajans & Cake Cutting Followed by Arati
Saturday, November 25 th, 2006
VENUE: Greystone Heights School, 2721 Main Street
TIME: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
PROGRAM: Balvikas Program (Music, Dance & Drama by Children)
Bhajan Medley by Youth Group
Speaker: Dr. G. Lakshman & Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan
Documentary Presentations: Humanitarian Activities of Sathya Sai Baba
Bhajans, Cake Cutting and Arati Followed by Refreshments
For more information please contact
Umashankar Das 373-6105; Sabitha Shankar 931-6106 (or) Eswari Selvaraj 955-0467
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Invitation to attend Indian High Commisioner`s Speech at the University
Dear Friends:
It gives me great pleasure to extend this invitation to you attend a public lecture on India Resurgent : India in the 21st Century to be delivered by High Commissioner of India, Her Excellency Mrs. Shyamla Cowsik on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 pm in Room 134 of Arts Towers.
The High Commissioner will also be speaking on the topic of New Indian Economy in the Global Era in Room 116 , College of Commerce at 2:30 pm on Monday, November 6 which may be of some interest to some of you.
We will greatly appreciate your attendance and also your help in bringing this information to the notice of any one else that you think may be interested.
Sincerely,
Braj M Sinha
___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
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Friday, November 03, 2006
"PARICHAY" - An Introduction
Prabhakara
For,
India Students' Association (ISA)
U of S, Saskatoon.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Movie: DOn on Nov 12th Sunday at Broadway Theatre

___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Parichay Rehearsal
Parichay Rehearsal is planned on
Nov 5th Sunday
3.30 PM in Souris Hall
All those who are participating in the cultural programs are requested to be present in Souris Hall and participate in the exercise to make programme better.
I would appriciate if you can send me brief note on your program. We will use that to inform the audience about the programme.
Thanks
~rAGU
For,
Cultural Committe Parichay - 2006
ISA
ISA Logo Contest
ISA does not have a logo yet. Shouldn’t all of us get together and design one?
That is why we have this contest.
Please come up with a logo design before Nov 6th. ISA board 2006-2007 members will then vote to choose the ISA logo after a blind review.
The designer of the winning logo will be given a prize as may be appropriate on Parichay 2006 day. The same day accepted logo will be declared the official logo of ISA, then on.
Following are the guideline:
1 Keep it simple
2 Keep it meaningful
3 Hand designed logos are also accepted for competition.
4 Participation is important send the logos even if you think they are not good.
5 Decision of the board will be final. Board reserves the right to edit the logo if appropriate for organisational purposes.
Send you logo designs to
ragu.ks@usask.ca
~rAGU
For,
ISA Executive Committee
Parichay 2006 - On Nov 11th
Parichay an introduction is being organized by the India Students'
Association to welcome new students from India and to make them feel at home in Canada a home away from home. We invite you to this unique opportunity to experience the diverse art forms, culture, and exotic food of India.
Date: Saturday, Novenber 11
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Quance Theatre Education Bldg.
Tickets must be purchased in advance
(price includes food):
Students: $5 Non-students: $10
Children (5-12yrs): $4 Family: $ 25
Contacts: Rajesh Jaiswal (653-4855), Arun (880-2058), Seena (477-2289)
You may also email isa_usask@hotmail.com for tickets and more information.
Also visit our website http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
For ISA,
Kiran Doranalli,
General Secretary
________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com
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Monday, October 09, 2006
Parichay-Request for cultural programs
Dear Friends,
Grand Annual Event of ISA 'Parichay' is being organised this November. Tentative date for the program as of now is 11th of November. Please see the announcement here;
http://usask-isa.blogspot.com/2006/10/parichay-2006.html
Cultural programs constitute of lion�s share. Please come up with Skits, Short Plays, Dance, and anything that miht be specific to your part of
Do you know somebody who has talents? S/he him/herself may not come forward and present it. Just come close and whisper in our ears, we will request them to entertain us with their unique talent, that they might have acquired with great practice.
Please email ragu.ks@usask.ca or prabhakara.medihala@usask.ca about programs that you wish to present. You may also give us names of persons who are talented.
For ISA, ~rAGU
___________________________
India Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada.
http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com