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Exhibition on Punjabis in California opens

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles


Capturing the story of over 100 years of the small yet influential Punjabi community in the US, a multi-media exhibition celebrating its contribution has opened in a Sikh-dominated Californian city.

The first permanent exhibit of its kind in the United States, “Becoming American: The Story of Pioneer Punjabis and South Asians”, the exhibition opened over the weekend in the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County in California’s Yuba City.

Known as the prune capital of the world, Yuba City has a sizeable Sikh community.

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6-day photo exhibition Usha Vohra begins

Posted on Saturday, 16 April 2011 by Punjabi Articles

The 6-day Photo Exhibition by the First Lady, Usha Vohra, commenced at Kala Kendra here today. The Exhibition has been organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.


The Exhibition, inaugurated by Triloke Kaul, a veteran painter of the State, will remain open for public viewing between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily upto April 20. In all, 70 photographs depicting varied themes are on display. These photographs have been taken by Vohra, who is an amateur photographer
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The Governor, N. N. Vohra, MLC, Vijay Bakaya, Media Consultant to the Government, Farooq Nazki, Padam Shri Jitender Udhampuri, Principal Secretary to the Governor, R. K. Goyal, Secretary of the Cultural Academy, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, a galaxy of writers, artists, intellectuals, senior officers and prominent citizens were present on occasion and they viewed the photo exhibition.
In his observations, Kaul complimented the First Lady for having the interest and for finding the time to take such beautiful photographs on various aspects of nature in all parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Talking to the media persons, Vohra said that the natural beauty of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions would compel any one to take photographs.
Earlier, on arrival at the Kala Kendra, the Governor and the First Lady were received by the Secretary and other officers of the Cultural Academy.

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