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Sania’s engagement called off: Twenty three years old, Ace Tennis star Sania Mirza last year fell in love with his childhood friend Sohrab Mirza the Hyderabadi Businessman, the son of his family friends. Suddenly, they declared the engagement and got tied in the ceremony in July, 2009. The ceremony was held in the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad by invitation only function. The ceremony kicked-off by the exchange of rings. But, Sania’s father Imran Mirza has confirmed the splitt-off of the couple’s relation and engagement. He declared that the decision to call-off  Sania’s engagement with her close friend Sohrab Mirza was the mutual decision and the relations between the two families would not be affected or  spoilt but would be continuing their relations on the good terms. Sania Mirza and Sohrab Mirza both have mutually decided not to continue their relations as engaged ones. Their families are very close to each other and they have known each other for approximately half a century. As per Sania Mirza’s father Imran Mirza, both of them came to their families and decided not to continue with the engagement as both of them were not comfortable with the same. As per Sania Mirza they were incompatible during their engagement period, which bring them to break-off their engagement, although they were very good friends from their childhood time. She did not comment much on the matter but just told the reason as the incompatibility of Sohrab, as the reason of their split and wish Sohrab to do best in his future life. Her father told that Sania and Sohrab both would be hurt by the split but it might be in the interest of every one. He also declared that Sania would continue to play and will focus on her tennis now. It would not affect her career and she has to participate in the Fed Cup Asia Oceanic Group two competitions beginning from February.

New Year shows in Russia, Japan and India: New Year is celebrated every year across the world in different ways in the major cities with fireworks and other events. People enjoy the events with family and friends and also go out to celebrate the eve. In Russia the celebration starts one or two hours before midnight usually and they remember the passing year’s important events. They have tradition to listen bells of Kremlin clock either on the radio or on television and while listening the bells people keep the silence and make their wishes for the new year and after that they drink and take dinner. In Japan people welcome the New Year’s god, Toshigami on the day. People clean their homes to welcome the god and prepare Kadomatsu and Shimenawa. Bhuddist temples ring their bells 108 times in midnight as their traditions to welcome New Year.  In India New Year is celebrated throughout the country where Bollywood stars and other celebrities do the stage shows and large crowd gather to see the shows. Major places in India are Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmadabad where these New Year events take mostly organized.

New Year celebration in Australia, New York and Brazil: In major cities of Australia like Sydney and Melbourne New Year is celebrated with fireworks and many events are organized. In Sydney celebrations are accompanied by fireworks which last for 15 to 20 minutes followed by music shows at Harbour Bridge and four other sites. About 2 million people gather around Port Jackson to celebrate the occasion. In New York the celebrations for the New Year is around a big crystal ball which descends in the ten seconds countdowns in Times Square followed by a big party where more than 3 million people give their attendance for the occasion. In Brazil the New Year called Ano Novo is country’s one the main holiday officially and people celebrate the occasion with big fames. The beach of Copacabana is known among the best firework location on this special eve.

New Year in United Kingdom, Italy and Ecuador: In Britain there are various events at different places to celebrate the New Year eve. Fireworks take place around the London Eye while the time is indicated by the chimes of Big Ben. In Edinburgh cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at midnight followed by fireworks and a large number of people gather there to celebrate the New Year and various entertaining events are organized. The celebrations from London are telecasted by BBC in Britain and Wales which people can enjoy sitting at their home even. In Scotland New Year is celebrated as Hogmanay while in other cities of UK like Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester, Aberdeen, Newcastle upon Tyne and Birmingham starts the celebration in the evening. In Italy the day is celebrated at various cities with music, dance and art play. They refer the New Year as Capodanno or Notte di San Silvestro and they celebrate the occasion at midnight with friends and relatives with fireworks and other music events throught out the country. There is unique way to celebrate New Year in Ecuador as they make dummies which represents people of the old year major events which mostly include political characters and leaders. At midnight the dummies are lit on fire as a symbol or burning away the old year and welcome the New Year.

New Year in Canada, Denmark and Austria: In Canada New Year is celebrated by various ways in various regions. It is social holiday in Canada on this special eve and people enjoy the day with family and friends. There are fireworks in metropolitan cities like Toronto and Montreal with the music and a large number of people together to celebrate the events organized at various places. There are late night parties which continue till the early hours of New Year and people celebrate the occasion. People of Denmark usually like to celebrate the New Year with the family members and close friends. People watch the Queen’s New Year’s message on television. As clock at the Copenhagen City Hall at twelve people starts the fireworks and whole zone starts celebrating the events organized. Special meals are prepared at home which usually includes Marzipan ring cake on the New Year eve which people share with family and close relatives. In Austria various events are organized to welcome the New Year. All radio and television channels broadcast various programs which people can enjoy from their home.

New Year in France, Germany and Spain: French people celebrate the New Year with special dishes and special drinks like champagne. Some people in France share the gifts and exchange the resolutions. Most the people like to celebrate the holiday with family with having dinners with family and friends. The New Year holidays lasts till 6 January in the country and people according to their traditions enjoy the cake according to the place where they are living in France. There are also fire works and special events in Paris and a large number of people celebrate at Eiffel tower. In Germany a short English theatrical performance “Dinner for One” is broadcasted on various television channels. There are celebrations across the country and Berlin hosts big events for the celebrations where millions of people from Europe come to enjoy the special eve. There are fireworks at Brandenburg Gate at midnight. People spend a large amount of money in crackers for the day and take New Year toasts at midnight with a Glass of wine or champagne. There one more popular New Year custom in Germany which involves telling fortunes by the shapes made by molten lead dropped into cold water and the custom is called Bleigie Ben. Spanish people believe in celebrating the day with family and think that wearing red underwear on the day brings the good luck to the people. The countdown for the countries celebration is mainly from the clock of Casa de Correos building in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. People eat twelve grapes one with the each chime of the clock at midnight. After eating grapes people wish each other and make the celebrations of the New Year. Young people go out in pubs and other such places to enjoy the parties of New Year. There is big rush in all hotels and bars and parties lasts till next morning.

Gems as powerful tool: Gemstones are well known from ages ago and it is believed that gems posses some kind of magical powers which can help people in solving many difficult hurdles of life. Gems can affect in this extent that your weakness can become your strength in future even. India is well known for gems and Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka are states which are rich with deposits of gems. Gems acts as powerful tools to counter affect the ill effects of the planets. These gems are known for bringing good fortune, good health, fame, knowledge, concentration, prosperity in the family. Different kind of gems have different effects and some king have won battles even because of wearing the gems prescribed to them and many woman who don’t have child have given birth to child. Many people who have taken profit of gems to cure their serious illness.

Types of Gems and the planets they represent: There are nine precious gems and nineteen semi precious gems. Indians consider precious gems as highly powerful which bring as these stones bring favorable rays of planet which those gems represent while semi precious gems are used as substitutes for precious stones and they are also very powerful. The nine precious stones well known as navratna are Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Hessonite Garnet, Pearl, Cat’s Eye, Coral. It is necessary that the gem stone should be cast in such a way that it touches the body so that cosmic rays of planet can enter the body. All gems represent for changing the affect of planet. Ruby is red coloured stone which corresponds to the Sun and guards against its harmful rays. Various gems which planet they represent are Yellow Sapphire for Jupiter, Blue Sapphire for Saturn, Emerald well known as panna for Mercury, Red Coral for Mars, Diamond for Venus, Zircon for Rahu, Cat’s Eye for Ketu and Pearl for Moon.

Benefits of gems: Planets always produces the negative affect while gem stones produces the positive affect so they neutralize the negative affect and gives benefit. Gems acts like a shield which saves us from ill effects of planets. Gems are rich in various minerals which are essential for our growth and someone is lacking of any kind of mineral then that can put ill effects on health so wearing the right gem one can counter affect that ill effects. Gems are not only for health but they help to overcome many problems, improves financial conditions and brings prosperity in the family. Which so ever field is whether it is family matters, love or romance, finance, job or business gems are always helpful if someone wear the right gems as prescribed to them and it has proved in past.

Xmas, how it started:  Christmas or in other words Xmas is celebrated on 25^th of December every year  in all over the world, specially in western countries like USA, UK, Canada, etc. ‘Father Christmas’ or ‘Santa Claus’ represents the face of the Christmas god. His pictures are generally found everywhere of the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. The children believe that he brings toys and gifts for them one night before the Christmas Eve. Mostly children between the age group 7 to 9 really believe this is true. In most countries it is believed that he lives near the North Pole and comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and places presents for the children in socks and bags or in front of the family Christmas tree. Christmas can be a time of magic and excitement for children.

Christmas Celebrations: From a month before the Christmas, i.e. November onwards, people start the preprations for the festival. We can see the shops and houses decorated in a colorful way from   November onwards. Even Shops and town centers are decorated with colored lights along with shiny decorations and artificial snow paintings on shop windows. Artificial Christmas Trees (real or artificial) are decorated and displayed all over with the decoration of lights and other ornaments. Shopping centres and other super stores become busier and crowdy as December approaches and remained open till late night.  In the occasion of this festival Christian songs are played by the people which are known to be Carols and some times the group of people use to sing carols and raise money for the charity purposes. Many Offices and institutions celebrate Christmas Eve and arrange parties along with the drinks and cakes. People exchange gifts and send cards which includes the religious pictures, to give Christmas wishes. In west, even some people do not believe in God and do not go to the religious Church Meetings even on Christmas Eve. They do not give religious meaning to Christmas but as per these people this is a busy race to spend money on presents and get ready for the day. Many people expect more and more presents at Christmas. But, the real happiness should be felt behind all the celebrations and colors of the festival.

The Day of Jesus Christ:  Christmas day is celebrated as the Birth day of Jesus Christ 25^th of December every year. But, it is thought that the early Christians did not widely celebrate the birth of Jesus. This is most likely true since the primary focus was on His life, crucifixion, and particularly his resurrection. Christmas day is not necessarily the actual date of Christ’s birth. The true date may not be known because of the lack of exact information. December 25 was then settled on by the early church for reasons that are not absolutely clear. But the most of the celebrations are on the same day (25 December), as world Christians’ holiday is to be settled on the day itself and the occasion’s celebration is also most probably set on December 25 only.

Miss World 2009 Cermony: Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino won 59^th Miss World contest at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa held on Saturday. There were 112 young talented girls from across the world who was taking part in the Miss World competition this year. Miss World 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova from Russia removed her crown and placed it on the head of new Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino. Miss Mexico Perla Beltran finished with as first runner up position followed by South Africa’s Tatum Keshwar who got the third place in the competition.  Miss India Pooja Chopra was injured with her ankle and she won beauty with a purpose title for inspirational work for the charity to save the girl child. She was able to make till semi final round of the competition along with 15 other beauties but she was eliminated in penultimate round. Indian beauties have failed to win Miss World title after 2000 as in that year Priyanka Chopra had won this title.

Official Judges for the Miss World 2009 contest: Judges for the Final of Miss World 2009 were Julia Morley who is wife of founder of Miss world contest late Mr. Eric Morley and Miss World Limited Chairman as well as Chairman of the Judges, Indian bollywood superstar and former Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra, Zhang Zi Lin who had won Miss World title in year 2006 and she had also won international face of L’Oreal award, Mike Dixon who is West End and Broadway award winner musical director, JJ Schoeman leading South African designer, Lindiwe Mahlangu-Kwele who is CEO Johannesburg Tourism Company, Graham Cooke who is Managing Director of World Travel Group and Warren Batchelor who was Executive Producer of Miss World 2009.

About Miss World 2009: New Miss World Kaiane Aldorino was very happy winning the title and said “My time has come. I am living a dream that I pray will never end”. She is first girl from their country to win this big title of Miss World and in past no one from their country had made position in final twenty even. 23 year old girl Kaiane Aldorino who born on July 8, 1986 has worked as human resource clerk at St Bernard’s Hospital in her country before winning the Miss Gibraltar contest in 2009 on June 27, 2009 held at the Alameda Open Air Theatre. He likes dancing, travelling and spending spare time with her loved ones. Telling about her plans to the press in an interview she said she want to help people and will try to do her best while she has got opportunity and advantage now. Earlier, she had won the Miss World Europe and Miss World Beach Beauty titles which made her popular among the crowd.  Miss World 2010 competition will be hosted by Vietnam.

Rattan Tata’s Green revolution-Nano: Nano means very small, it’s a car of very small size actually meant for the low income group people, specially designed and manufactured by Tata Group. It may have started as one man s dream and grew up to be a hope for a whole nation. Ratan Tata has once again planned to begin production of a hybrid version of the Nano with getting its exterior facelift. Tata confirmed this in an interview with a South Korean newspaper. There is no confirmation on the nature of the hybrid system; it is something different that the Nano will sport a full-blown electric motor and battery pack that will allow it to run for long durations. At the same time, the system is expected to be more advanced than a start or stop micro system. As the nano already is the world’s least expensive car similarly its Hybrid version would be the least expensive green car of the world. At the 63^rd annual general meeting of the company in Mumbai, the chairman had hinted about the progressing work on the alternate fuel technology on eco-car in Thailand, electric vehicles and hybrids. The company also updated about the use of bio-diesel and ethanol across Tata Companies. Tata had also talked about a car project with a France company. The company has delivered 10518 units.

Looks and Designs of Nano:  The Nano does not look cheap. It looks like a complete modern small car that could have come from Japan, South Korea or any European nation. Actually it is actually meant for India only where the need for a small car that does not cost the moon is really felt. If you have a closer look, you will find lots of details which may grab your attention. The single large wiper blade, the three nuts that hold each wheel, beautifully crafted air-intakes on the flanks, the excellent fit and finish of body panels, quality of paint, plastic-to-metal integration and so on. And you also notice how closely related the Nano is to modern Tatas like the Indica Vista.  If you are looking for oddball-ness, then the small tyres stand out, along with the tall stance of the car. This car dwarfs Maruti 800s and Altos and is almost as tall as a Hyundai Santro. Our road test car in yellow was the LX version, with colour coded bumpers, and attracted lots of attention as we hit the road.  The drooping roof line, the little spoiler and the Gallardo-inspired air intakes are responsible for this. It’s a rear-engined sporty looking car.

Nano’s Variants:  Just like other Tata cars, Nano is also having its three variants/ categories. The very first category or the top most category is Nano Lx worth Rs.1,75,000/- – which has got the colours like-  Sunshine Yellow, champagne gold and Lunar silver, available in Euro-III pollution norm. The middle category is Nano-Cx worth Rs.1,45,000/- which includes the colours like: Racing Red, Ivory white, Summer blue, Sunshine Yellow, champagne gold and Lunar Silver in Euro II & III pollution norms. Similarly the base model NANO costs Rs.1,17,000 only with out AC and Heater with only basic features and with colour like: Red, Ivory white and Summer blue in Euro-II and III pollution norms.

Indian Community in London: London, the global city and among world’s largest financial centers, is capital of United Kingdom. London is beautiful and very advanced place with world’s latest technologies. London is counted among world’s most expensive cities and standard of living of people is very high. It affects its almost every field of country whether it is entertainment, finance, art, culture, fashion, media, politics or any other field. London is has many famous places for tourists which attracts the people from worldwide. There are four world heritages in London, Tower of London, the historic settlement of Greenwich, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s Church. Other famous places of London are Big Ben, London Eye, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, Madame Tussaud’s figure of wax, Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, British Museum, Piccadilly Circus, V&A Museum, Millennium Dome (O2), Natural History Museum, Kensington Gardens, City Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Natural History Museum and many other places. About 437,000 Indians are living in London and they form 6.5% population of London. They are largest non-white ethnic minority group in London. Most of Indians in London are living in prime location like in Seven Kings and Green Street neighborhoods in east London, Neasden and Hendon in North West London and Southall and Hounslow to the west. People are from almost every religion and region of India and forming Indian communities. It is also home for maximum number of Indian Sikh people outside India. Indians living in London speak their own languages as well as English. Indians have various associations in London for various communities of people. There are also other centers for Indians like Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nehru Center, India Welfare Society, Indian Worker’s Association, Brent Indian Association, Confederation of Indian Organizations (CIO) which aim at strengthening of Indian various associations and societies, Sangam Center, London Tamil Sangam, South London Anglo-Indian Association, Annapurna Music Circle India Welfare Society and many more. The aim of these organizations is to help Indian people living in London and organizing various activities to preserve Indian culture and heritage. They also celebrate Indian festivals and organize cultural function. They also organize Indian language classes in London for the Indian and other people living around. All these organizations help to foster the Indian culture in London and other areas.

Religions in London: Indians living in London are from various religions and practice their religions there. There are large numbers of Gurudwaras and centers for people of Sikh religion, some of them are Central Gurudwara Khalsa Jatha, Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar, Gurudwara Nanak Darbar, Gurudwara Sikh Sangat, Ramgarhia Sikh Temple, Ramgarhia Sikh Gurudwara, Khalsa Centre Gurudwara, Woolwich Gurudwara Sahib, London Central Gurudwara (Khalsa Jatha), Guru Hargobind Sahib Sikh Temple, Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Guru Nanak Sar Gurudwara, Gurudwara Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Shromani Akali Dal c/o Gurudwara Nanaksar. There are also many associations for Sikh people and to take care of these religious places like Sikh Community Council Sikh Temple, Sri Guru Sanagat Association, Kingston Sikh Association, Sikh Missionary Society, International Sikh Youth Federation, Kent Ramgarhia Darbar and Community Center, Ramgarhia Welfare Darvar, Sikh Cultural Society of Great Britain. These societies aim at fostering the Sikh culture across the region and they celebrate various Sikh festivals and teach people lessons of Sikh religion. There are large numbers of Hindu people too living in London and also there are many temples for Hindu religion people where they can pray. Some of those temples are Isckon Krishna Temple, High Gate Hill Murugan Temple, London Murugan Temple, London Sivan Kovil, London Sri Murugan Temple, Shree Ganapathy Temple, Shree Karpaga Venayagar Kovil, Shree Marupuram Maha Pathrakali Amman Kovil, Shri Kanaga Thurgai Amman Kovil, Sivayogam London Muthumari Amman, Sri Mahalakshmi / Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Sivayogam Muthumariyamman Temple and there are also various associations and societies for Hindu religion people of various community from various parts of the country, some of those are Vanza Community of South London, Vanza Society of London, Visa Sorthia Vanik Association, Vishwakarma Association of UK, Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, Shree Kera Kundanpur Community, Sarvdesic Satya Samaj, Sangat Advice Centre, Sanskruti Foundation, Rajput Seva Samaj, Prajapati Association London, Navratri Garba, Lohana Community, Hindu Unity Council, Hindu Council of Brent, Hindu Centre East London, Harrow Gayatri Satsang Mandal, Gujarati Arya Association, Aden Mitra Mandal. These are some of communities of Hindu people from different regions of India and fostering the Hindu culture across the London by various activities and educational programs. There are also some Mosques for Islam religion people, Churches for Christian people where they can go for worship.

Jobs in London: There are wide scopes in London for Indian professionals in various fields. There are large number of professional who are well settled and made their name in the whole world. The richest person of United Kingdom, Lakshmi Mittal is also of Indian origin. Sri and Gopi Hinduja who are founders of Hinduja Group are also British Indian. There are many Indian business tycoon of India who are settled in London and expanding their business. Indians are working as IT professionals, professors and in many fields and have made their remarkable name in their streams. There are many personalities living in London like Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Meera Syal and Krishnan Guru-Murthy who have made their name in Media and art field. Indians also have radio in Hindi language and other languages for Indian people living In London. Indians are working in technical fields as engineers and as scientists in various research projects. Indians are also making their name in field of entertainment and in world of television. Indians have also made their name in field of writing and there are many famous Indian writers in London who are British Indian. Indians have also affects on the British film industry and many Indian origin directors and producers are entertaining by their movies. Many British Indians are working filed of medical science research. British Indians have also effect on the politics of country and have important role in government formation.

Indian community in California: California is most populous state of United States of America and it is third largest state geographically with an area of 160,000 square miles after Alaska and Texas. The State of California has eight of the top 50 American cities according to population. State has some very famous cities like Los Angeles which is the country’s second-largest city and having second most populous city of USA after New York City with a population of 3,849,378 people, San Diego is at 8^th in area and 6^th largest city of country. Other popular cities of state are San Jose, San Francisco, California, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Oakland, San Diego. The State of California is among one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world. It has many famous historical and natural places to visit which are center of attraction for the tourists. Some of the major attractions in San Francisco city of California state are Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Cable Cars, Alcatraz, Alamo Square, China town, Golden Gate Park, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Pier 39, Union Square, Palace of Fine Arts, Trans America Pyramid, City Hall, Japan town, Mission Dolores. Other cities also have many famous historical and natural beautiful places for visitors from across the world like Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yosemite and so many other whole cities even to name like Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, San Diego which are wonders in themselves with their beauty.

Jobs in California: Maximum numbers of American Indians are living in California because of its vast job opportunities. Indians are forming their own community in California State and most of Indians are living in big cities of California like in San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland, Los Angeles and in other big cities. They are making use of the best possible opportunities available for them and doing progress. They are from various religions and regions of India and make a small India in California conserving Indian heritage and culture. They are also expanding their culture there in various ways. There are various organizations for Indian professionals as well as for the communities in California. Indo American Chamber of Commerce of North California which aims to promote the desires of Indian business people and professionals. They also try to make interest of Indian community in the commercial, financial and civic fields. To promote the Jain culture there is Jain Center of Northern California (JCNC) which is a non-profit organization formed in 1973 with only 20 families as its member to help the people of Jain religion and organize various activities to spread their culture. Now more than 600 families are having its membership in the San Francisco Bay Area. They also organize various lectures by scholars, pundits and monks and hold religious classes to teach people about their religion.

Associations in California: San Fernando Valley Gujarati Association is an organization for the people who belong to Indian state Gujrat and are settled in California. It is also a non-profit organization and aim at preserving their religious, cultural and social values. They organize various camps and education courses to expand Gujarati culture in Southern California. To strengthen the Kannada community there is organization Kannada Koota of Northern California (KKNC) which was started in 1973. They flourish their culture by providing religious, cultural education to people around them. They also organize various activities for people of their culture. For the people of Karnataka state of India who are residing in California there is organization Karnataka Cultural Association which helps the people of their region and community to flourish. They organize various cultural programs to expand their religion and preserve their heritage. Malayalee Association of Northern California (MANCA) is an organization for the people who are originally from Kerala and living in various regions of California. It is non-profit organization and located in San Francisco Bay area.  It has thousands of members of Kerala family and spreading their culture across the region by organizing cultural functions and educational classes.  There is separate organization for the Hindu people speaking Malayalee with name Organization of Hindu Malayalees. It aims at expansion of Hinduism and makes their generation learn about their heritage. To preserve Telugu people there is Telugu Association of Southern California which tries to promote their culture to next generation as well as to people living around them.

Religions in California: Indians living in California are from different religions and practicing their religion. There are various places for different people of different religions. There are many temples for Hindu religion people of various God at various places of California like Concorde Shiva Murugan Temple, Devi Mandir, Hindu Temple Cultural Center, Hindu Temple Society of Southern California, Hindu Temple Society of Southern California, Hindu Temple of Inland Empire, Hindu Temple of Kern County, Hindu Temple South-Bay, ISKCON Hare Krsna Temple, ISKCON Rukmini Dwarakadish Temple, ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Temple, Shirdi Saibaba temple, Sanathana Viswa Dharma Temple of Cosmic Religion, Swami Narayana Temple, Shree Mandir, Shree Ram Mandir of Modesto, SAVC Sri RadhaKrishna Temple, Sri Gayatri Chetna Center, Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Cultural Center, Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple, Gayatri Mandir, Hindu Community and Cultural Center, ISKCON Temple of Silicon Valley, Shiva Vishnu Temple, ISKCON Temple, Jain Temple of California, Kali Mandir, Radha Govinda Temple, Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area, Swami Narayan Temple, Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Vedic Temple and many other centers are also there for Hindu people can pray. There are many churches for Christian religion people in California at various places like Bible Mission Church, Asian Indian Church, Christ Church of India, Indian Community Church of the Valley, India Christian Fellowship, Indian Community Church and many other churches and centers are there where Christian people can read about their religion. For Islam religion people there are various mosques and religious center to study about their religion some of them are Islamic Center of Southern California, Islamic Center of Vallejo, Masjid Annur Islamic Center (MAIC), MCA of San Francisco Bay Area and Masjid Ar-Rashid in Compton.

Job opportunities: There are wide scopes for Indians in various fields where Indian can work and earn well. Indians in California are working in various forums like Information technology, professors in universities, in tourism, in restaurants. There are many Indians in California doing their business and expanding it throughout the world. Most of Indian communities are living in urban areas of California and most of them own their own house and have high standard of living.

Indians community in New York: New York State is third most populates state of United States of America having 27^th largest area in the country. New York City is the largest city geographically of New York State and accounting to 40% population of the state. It is most populous city of United States and known as gateway for immigration to America. New York City is very important city with its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center for the country. New York City is place of interest for people from worldwide for its opportunities like business, jobs, education, trade etc. Majority of the state is having natural beauty contrasting with urban atmosphere of populous New York City. State contains some of the world’s most spectacular monuments, lakes, parks, valleys, rivers, gorges and waterfalls. Various world famous attractions in New York City are Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Woolworth Building, United Nations HQ, Madison Square, Fifth Avenue, South Street Seaport, Ellis Island, Wall Street, Bryant Park and many others. State has two largest parks, Adirondack Park spread at about six million acres which is largest park of United states and the Catskill Park covering area of 700,000 acres. Niagara Falls and Hudson River are also very popular.

Indian Americans in metropolitan area: About 600,000 Indian Americans are living in New York metropolitan area which consist of New York State and adjacent areas of nearby states of New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Indians forms a complete small India in New York with people from different states and religions of India are living there. They also speak their own languages as well as English and flourishing there with luxurious life style. There are many communities of India living in New York State and about 70% people of them are living in New York City. There are many associations of Indian community of different region and religions in New York. Maharashtra Mandal is association of 400 members for the people speaking Marathi language from India and residing in New York. It is a non-profit Organization to spread Marathi culture and they organize various cultural activities and celebrate Indian festivals. Greater Rochester Association of Malayalees is organization for Keral people living there and they also organize community activities and other various programs like Malayalam Language Classes. There is a community for Kannada speaking people “Kannada Koota” formed in 1973, which is trying to spread their culture. Gujarati Samaj of New York is an association formed in 1974 for the people who are settled in New York from state of Gujrat. It was formed to promote the Gujarati Culture in New York and nearby region. They have also built their own center in 1984 which can accommodate about 700 people and can be used for various function and parties.

UTSAV: For the Bengali people and to promote their heritage an association named UTSAV is formed in year 2005 which organizes various activities to expand their heritage in New York and nearby states. They celebrate various religious festivals and promote their language with various education programs. For the students doing graduation in New York and nearby regions there is an association of students, Graduate Indian Student Association (GISA) which is a non-profit organization and recognized by the Graduate Students Association at the University at Buffalo. They organize various activities like get- together and other events to make Indian Community feel proud and gathering them in one place. They also do activities to expand the Indian culture in New York and other regions. Another association for students is Club Zamana which is for undergraduate students of South Asian people. Zamana was formed by Indian students in 1970’s and later it was named Club Zamana at Columbia University and it started functioning for all South Asian students. They have more than 800 members now and promote South Asian culture in New York.  They foster their harmony in Columbia and shop their presence there.

Indian Religion: Indians who are living in United States are proud to be Indian and practice their religions in USA too. There are various temples for Hindu people and other places for worship in New York for Indian people of different religions. There are large numbers of temple of different God for Hindu religion people at various places in New York State like Arya Samaj Temple, Shri Surya Narayan Mandir, Ramakrishnananda Yoga Vedanta Mission for Yoga, Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga Mandir, Buvaneshwar Mandir, Shri Rama-Krishna Mandir, Staten Island Hindu Temple, Vishva Seva Asharma, The Brooklyn Hindu Temple, Cypress Hill Jyoti Mandir, Shree Satyam Mandir, Hare Krishna Temple, Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapathi Devasthanam, Swami Narayana Temple, Om Sai Mandir, Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Asamai Hindu Temple, Capitol District Hindu Temple Society, Divya Dham (Jalaram’s Mandir), Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam, Hindu Temple of Rochester, Maha Lakshmi Mandir Inc., Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam,  Hindu Mandir of Central New York, Shiva Hindu Temple & Cultural Center, Sri Hanuman Mandir / Shiv Shakti Mandir, Vaishnav Temple of New York. There are also many Hindu Temple Society of for maintenance and to look after the temples. For people of Jain religion there are many centers in New York like Jain Society of Buffalo, Jain Society of Capital District and Jain Society of Rochester where they organize their religious activities. People of Islam religion also have various places where they can pray and have study matter regarding their religion like Masjid Al-Aman and Islamic Center of Long Island. The job opportunities available in New York are main factor for immigration there for Indians. There are job in various fields like medicine, science, and business. There are many professionals who are migrating to New York for better salary and high standard of life style. They can make better future there and have better scopes for their next generations which also attract them towards these big cities of the world. There are many IT professionals working in New York from India and many professors teaching in universities. There is great scope of business and other financial activities which can give profit for long term.

Indian Community in Texas: India is consisting of large communities and so there are various religion, culture is present. From all of these communities there are various people who go to abroad and settle there. One of the places is Texas in USA, where people from India prefer to go. So in Texas, one can find many temples, restaurants and many other Indian culture related things. In this topic, we are going to discuss some basic and popular places of Texas which shows the presence of Indian community in Texas.

Temples in Texas: There are various temples found in Texas which include Hindu temples, Sikh temples and many more.  Some of the most famous Hindu temples in Texas include Meenakshi Devasthanam, Pearland, TX, Meenakshi Devasthanam, Pearland, TX, Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple, Houston, Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Temple (Dallas), Swami Narayana Temple, Sugarland, TX, Hindu Temple of San Antonio San Antonio, TX.

Immigration Law: There are different rules and regulations for each country about immigration. Some allows permanent resident only and some on others also like student, work permit and many more. In Texas, these rules are followed very strictly and all have to follow these rules. The different rules include one should have all the legal papers with him to live there. He or she should be eligible for the visa and are legally authorized for file the case. All the papers are in well mannered and in proper sequence. If he or she applies for student visa then there are some restrictions like limited working hours etc.    

Forums of Indian community in Texas: Indians in Texas are involved in various different fields like some have well established restaurants and some are in teaching, IT S/w profession. The various famous restaurants include Sitar, Ashiana, Bombay Palace, Clay Pit Grill & Curry House, Indika,and Mogul. Similarly, there are many Indians who are in profession of teaching there, but for this one has to take the proper qualification so that one is get qualified to teach there. Almost all Indians have to do study again, even if he or she got masters degree here, he or she has to study again and get Texas certification and only after that one can eligible to teach there. In the same way there are many Indians who are in profession of IT fields. There are various engineers from India who are working there in IT companies and in other professional fields. The most common reason of more Indians in these business sectors is that they are affordable and ready to do work on cheap rates. Indians are very hard working and can do work for long as compare to local employees.     

Traveling to India: There are various places in India where one can enjoy a lot. India has many landmarks and famous places which always attract the foreigners towards India. There are various temples, hills and beautiful scenes in India that no one can resist itself once see this natural beauty. India is full of wonderful places and has many religions, culture. Each religion has its own cast and creitions and they all follow these customs by heart. This is the one reason that foreigners like to come India and want to know more and more about this beautiful country. Foreigners are very much impressed about Indian culture and always eager to know something new and exciting about India and so always try to visit India and do research on its past history. They used to visit India and spend much time to know about traditions of this beautiful country. There are various places which include temples, places; here is a list of nine of the most notable:

Bodh Gaya — The first most famous place in India is Bodh Gaya. It is said that Buddha Sakyamuni attained enlightenment here.

Ellora/Ajanta —Another one is Ellora/Ajanta which is a spectacular rock-cut cave monasteries and temple. It is a holy place for the Jains, Buddhists, and Hindus.

Goa — The most romantic place in India is Goa. It is an east-west mix, syncretic  and beaches culture.

Golden Temple — The famous Sikh Temple is Golden Temple located in Amritsar. Sikh community strongly believes in this place.

Hampi — The awesome ruins of the empire of Vijayanagara.

Khajuraho — It is famous for its erotic sculptures.

Lake Palace — This is situated in Udaipur and very much famous as palace.

Meenakshi Temple : This is the most popular temple in India. Hindus are very much dedicated about this temple and it is located in Madurai.

Taj Mahal — The symbol of love located in Agra. It is the incomparable marble tomb in Agra.

Including all these there are various parks and wild life centauries which are also very much famous worldwide. People love to watch the new species of animals and their breeds.

Indian Community in Texas: Another popular state where one can find maximum number of people from India. A complete Indian community is available in Texas who lived therewith all customs and traditions that are followed in India. In Texas, people from India are doing many kind of work and for this they work very hard. There are many families from Hindu religion, Muslim and Sikh religion, so it is a mixture of families who came from India and settled here. The sources of income of these families are restaurants, and some professional job. They earn money from these fields and enjoy there lives a lot in Texas.

Jobs in Texas for Indians: There are various options that are provided to Indians in Texas. Indians can do work according to their skills and qualities. They can choose their job in different sectors like in business, software engineer, Information management, telecom/ mobile engineer, release manager, data architect and many more. These are just the few fields; there are various other options that can be taken by Indians according to their working capabilities.   

Ethnicity of Indians is as follows: Like in other countries, people lived in Texas from India are of different religions. Different ethnicity is as follows:

1. Gujarati: Gujarati community believes in Hindu religion and they are well settled in Texas.

 2. Sindhi: Sindhi is also located in Texas who also believes in Hindu religions a lot.

3. Bengal: Bengalis from the states of Uttar Pradesh are also resided there and belong to Hindu or Muslims religions respectively.

4. Tamil & Telugu: There are communities of people that come from Chennai. These are very intelligent and active. Most of them believe in Hindu religion and are very dedicate towards the work.

5. Muslim: There are lots of people that belong to Muslim religion and are placed in Texas. These Muslims are believed in Muslim religion and prey to god in Mosques.

6. Sikh: The most cheerful and delighted state of India is Punjab and there are many people who come from Punjab to Texas to live there. This Sikh community believes in Sikh religion and so there are various Gurdwaras available.

Religious groups: Indians in Texas are in great number and so there are many religions that are followed by them because of their diversity in religions. These include Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian. There are various temples, Gurdwaras and mosques are available for their convenience. According to this, the main religious groups include:

Hinduism: No doubt there are most of the people from India are from Hindu religion so it is very obvious that there are lots of temples and they all celebrate each and every festival in these temples. These are made with great care and are well maintained.

 Sikhism: Sikh community is also in large number so there are many Gurdwaras. Sikh family is famous for its liveliness and kind heartiness. They always try to help others if get chance and so they are well known there.

 Islam: There are many people who believe in Islam dharma so there are many Mosques as well. These Mosques are for these Muslim communities for their worship. As they belong to India, so they are in much better condition then other Muslims come from other countries.

 Christianity: Although little, but still have community of Christians in Texas and these are mostly belong to Kerala and Goa.

Types of Visa to go Texas:  There are various types of visas available to go abroad which include student visa, work permit and lots of other types of visa is available. People of India choose the type according to their skills and money, they almost choose student visa to go there because it is very easy to get student visa compare to other visas. In this visa, people go abroad for their higher studies and allow doing only part time job, but it all depends on the country where they are going. Each country has its own rules and regulations and one has to follow all those rules to get visa for that country. For these students, some states allow few hours in their earlier year for job and later on increase these hours for the job. Similarly some companies deport their employees to foreign countries for taking proper training or for the completion of project like Infosys, TCS etc. They may apply permanent visa if have completed their four years in the same field. That is just show the experience of four years in the same company or field and you will get visa.

Restaurants in India: There are various restaurants in Texas which are the primary source for Indians to earn money. These restaurants include Indian food which is very much liked by the people of Texas. So there are various restaurants that serve Indian food to the people of Texas. These restaurants include Punjabi Dhabas, south Indian food and many more. Various restaurants includes Padmas Indian Delight, Shusmi East Indian Restaurant, Star India, Tandoor - The Indian Restaurant, Bombay Grill Indian Restaurant, Cuisine of India, Masala Wok, Star of India, Swad Indian Vegetarian Restaurant, Taj Palace Indian Restaurant & Bar, Bombay House Restaurant & Bar, Bombay Cricket Club, India Palace Restaurant & Bar, Sheth Inc, Taj Mahal Restaurant, Delhi Palace, Maharaja Indian Restaurant, All Bengal Sweets & Snacks, Bengal Catering & Cafe, Bengal Sweets & Snacks, Bombay Cuisine, Bombay Palace Indian Restaurant, Classic Tandoor, Cuisine of India Clearlake, Gateway of India, Haveli India Restaurant, Indias Restaurant, Krishna Indian & South Indin Restaurant, Maharajah Restaurant, Mogul Indian Restaurant, New Delhi Palace, Pavani Madras Cuisine, Shiva Indian Restaurant, Suprabhat, India Grill, Curry’s Indian Cuisine, Haveli, Indya Fusion, Mayuri, Pasand Indian Cuisine, Bombay Grill, Bombay Kitchen, Delhi Palace Indian Restaurant,  Maharaja Indian Restaurant, Passage to India,  Sitar Indian Cuisine, Bukhara Grille,  Gopal Indian Restaurant, Kebab N Kurry, Pasand Indian Cuisine, Silver Spoon, Suprabhath, India Cafe,  India Oven,  India Palace Restaurant, Kiran Indian Restaurant, Sasha’s India Cuisine, Simi’s Indian Cuisine, Taste of Malabar, Coconut Lagoon, Cuisine of India Clear Lake.

Indian Community in California: California is one of the places in the world where one can find in large number of Hindu families. There are various options for Indians and so they live there. One of the reasons to Indians to go there and to live permanently is various alternates like jobs in IT field, business and lots of more. There are various sources of income through which one can earn money easily. No doubt it needs time and sometimes a person have to spend the entire day for this. But at the end of the day they get what they deserve and so people rush out there to get their deserving amount of money.  Now as it is known to each that India has many religions and so different kind of people are lived in India. Similarly in California, this mix breed is available that means people of different cast and religion from India are shifted there either on work visa or on PR.

Ethnicity of Indians is as follows: Like in other countries, people lived in California from India are of different religions. Different ethnicity is as follows:

1. Gujarati:  There are lots of Indians who belong to Gujarati community and believe in Hindu religion.

2. Sindhi: Sindhi is also in large number in California who believes in Hindu religions a lot.

3. Bengal: These Bengalis are from the states of Uttar Pradesh and usually belong to Hindu or Muslims religions.

4. Tamil & Telugu: There are most of the people who come from Chennai and its near regions. They all are almost believed in Hindu religion.

5. Muslim: In California, one can also find the people belong to Muslim religion. These Muslims are belonged to India as well as other country (Pakistan).

6. Sikh: The most cheerful and delighted state of India is Punjab and there are many people who come from Punjab to California to live there. This Sikh community believes in Sikh religion and so there are various Gurdwaras available.

Religious groups: As it is very much clear that Indians are in great amount and thy lived happily there. Most of them lived there permanently and so there are many temples, Gurdwaras and mosques are available for their convenience. According to this, the main religious groups include:

Hinduism: This is one of the most famous and popular group and there are lots of people who believe in this religion. So for their convenience, there are various temples available and these temples are made so beautiful. All the Hindu religion lover and also people from other religion celebrate the festivals in these temples.

Sikhism: As there are many people who belongs to this community, so there are also gurdwaras where all the rules of a Gurdwara is followed with the same spirit and feelings like covered even head while enter into the Gurdwara and others.

 Islam: There are lots of Muslims so mosques are also available. Muslims from India are far better than Muslims come from other countries. They are well educated and well settled in California. They are much wealthier and established.

Christianity: Although little, but still have community of Christians in Columbia and these are mostly belong to Kerala and Goa.

Types of Visa to go California: In India, people have some extra craze to go abroad and for this they started making plan in their early stage. It is not easy to go abroad and settled their for ever. There are various types of visas available there which include work permit, student visa and many more. Most of the Indians go there on student visa as it is little bit simple and easy to get this visa over other kind of visas. According to this visa a person go there for higher studies and may be do part time job but that depend on the country and its rules.  Some countries allow to work from two to four hours in the earlier year and later on increase these hours. Similarly some companies deport their employees to foreign countries for taking proper training or for the completion of project. There is another type of visa in which a person can apply there for direct PR if he or she has completed four years in the same field. This means if a person show its experience of four years in particular field then he may apply for permanent resident in that country.

India Restaurants in California:  India Palace, Sahib India Cuisine,Alameda, Rasa Sayang, Albany, Radhika’s Restaurant, Alhambra, Ashoka The Great, Anaheim, Bombay Sweets & Snacks, Artesia, India Restaurant, Artesia, Little India Grill, Artesia , Gopala Authentic Indian, Bakersfield, India Sweets Spices, Bakersfield, Sagar, Belmont, Bombay Cuisine, Berkeley , Breads of India Gourmet, Berkeley  Indian Café, Berkeley, Maharani Restaurant, Berkeley , Raja Indian, Berkeley , Bombay Palace, Beverly Hills, Gaylord (Beverly), Beverly Hills , Nirvana Bar Grill, Beverly Hills, Shehnai, Brea,  Bismillah Hala, Buena Park, India’s Tandoori, Burbank, Robin’s Restaurant, Cambria, Royal Taj, Campbell, Delhi Palace, Canoga Park, Mother India, Canoga Park, Sher-e-Punjab Indian Restaurant -Daily lunch and dinner buffet! Indian Sweets, Ceres , Brothers Pizza Pasta, Cerritos ,Ravi’s Colton, Namaste Restaurant, Concord , Mayur, Corona Del Mar, Mother India Restaurant, Costa Mesa, Karma Indian Bistro, Cotati India Feast Restaurant, Culver City, Lawrence of India, Culver City , Shalimar, Culver City, Chutneys, Danville, Raja Indian, Davis, Raja Indian Cuisine, Davis, India Sweet Spicy, Duarte, Prince Restaurant, Dublin, Sargam, Dublin, Passage to India, Encinitas, Priya’s Indian Cuisine, Folsom, Taj India,Folsom  Samraat, Fort Bragg, Copper Chimney, Fremont, New Taste of India, Fremont, Savera, Fremont  Shalimar -Popular Dishes … Tandori Chicken, Chicken Boti Kabab, Seekh Kabab, Baigan Bharta, Biryani (select days), Chicken Tikka Masala , Nihari…. Fremont , All India Sweets Spices, Fresno, All India Sweets & Spices, Fresno m, Brahma Bull, Fresno, Sitar, Fullerton, New Delhi Palace, Glendale, Indian Creek Café, Happy Camp, Invitation to India, Hermosa Beach, Chakra Indian Cuisine, Irvine ,Clay Oven, Irvine , India Cook House, Irvine, Sizzling Tandoor, Jenner, Ashoka of La Jolla, La Jolla, Galoka Gallery Restaurant, La Jolla.   

Indian community of New York: New York is another wonderful place in the world where Indians like to live. It is so beautiful place that no one can ignore this city once reach here. Like in London, here one can also find the mix breed of Indian religions and casts. In New York, one can find the people of different Ethnicity who belong to India. Different Ethnicity of Indians include

Ethnicity of Indians is as follows:

1. Gujarati:  Most of Indians that are seen in New York are from Gujarati community.  They mainly believe in Hindu religion.

2. Sindhi: Sindhi are also available in New York in large number. They are also believed in Hindu religion.

3. Bengal: These Bengalis are from the states of Uttar Pradesh and usually belong to Hindu or Muslims religions

5 Tamil & Telugu: There is a community of Tamil and Telugu people in New York who are mainly from Hyderabad, India or Chennai. They all are mostly belong to Hindu religion

6. Muslim: There is large number of people belong to Muslim community in New York. They also live happily there.

7. Sikh: Sikhs are in large number in New York. Most of them are in associated with Business of food and open their restaurants called Dhaba in New York only.

Religious groups: It is very much obvious that if there are people living of different communities then there will be different religions according o the community they follow all the rules and regulations of their own religions. Different religions include:

Hinduism: As there are most of the people who belong to Hindu religion so one can find many temples in New York easily. These temples are so beautifully created and well maintained by the government of New York.

Sikhism: Sikh community is also available there so they are also found many Gurudwras there.

Islam: It is believed that there is also some percentage of Islam community there so for them there is also Mosque in New York. This community is very successful, much wealthier and better established there. These Indian Muslims have strong connections with the Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim community

Christianity: There are less people of Christians from India in New York and all of them belong to states of Kerala and Goa.

Parsi: There are also people belongs to Parsi community. These are mainly come to New York from state of Gujarat or from Bombay.

In short, we can say that Like in London, there are also people from India who live in New York and not only live but well settled there. Most of them are in white color business mainly from IT field.  They are doing almost all kind of jobs there including job as well as businesses. Most of them are doing business of restaurants and are almost successful in their regions.

NYC Indian Restaurant Reviews: As most of them are in restaurant business, so here is list of some top restaurants of India in New York. Here is the list: Aaheli, Ayurveda Cafe, Bay Leaf, Bombay Grill, Bombay Palace, Brick Lane Curry House ,Cafe Spice Chennai, Chinese Mirch, Chilli Chicken, Chola, Copper Chimney, Darbar, Delhi Heights, Dhaba, Diwan, Dosa Diner, Earthen Oven, Ganesh Temple Canteen, Indo Munch, Indowok, Jewel of India, Karahi, Katie Rolls, Madras Café, Madras Mahal, Madras Woodlands, Masala Bollywood, Moksha, NY Dosas, Pongal, Royal Tangra Masala, Sai Bhavan, Salaam Bombay, Saravanaas, Simla Indian Cuisine, Southern Spice, Spice Fusion, Sukhadia’s, Surya, Tadka, Tamil Nadu Bhavan, Tiffin Wallah, Utsav, Vasanta Bhavan, Yuva. These are the list of the few restaurants in New York which are very much popular. From this list one can clear about this is that Indians are living in well mannered and with great life style.    

 At last we can say those Indians communities in New York are living a reputable life and people feel proud that in a foreign country they also get the same respect and praise that they got in India. Although India is best and no one can take place of it but still New York is good. Most of the Indians want to go abroad and the primary reason is that they earn a good amount there. That’s why they prefer to go abroad to earn money and live a safe and secure future life. But it is not easy to get visa of a foreign country and also these are available in many forms like work permit, permanent visa and many other. Each has different terms and conditions and so different rules to apply these visas. If a person got the visa with minimum efforts then this is only his good luck because to get visa one need money as well as luck with it. But once they reach then they are very happy.    

Indian community of London: Most of the Indians are living in this region only. According to a survey, in London the population of Indians is about 500,000 that are much more than in any other regions like Netherland, Germany, Italy, Portugal and France. Largest community of Indians was found in west London. Different Ethnicity of Indians is as follows:

1.    Gujrati:  The second largest Indian group in London belongs to Gujrat ethnicity. They mainly believ in Hindu religion, but there is a minority of Muslims. The capitols of Gujarati community include Wembley, Croydon and the northeastern boroughs.

2.    Sindhi: Like Gujarati, another ethnicity which is in available in large number in London is Sindhi. They all are almost believed in Hindu religion. Most of the Sindhi’s are living in Southall.

3.    Marathi:  One of the popular states of India is Maharashtra and the community from Maharashtra that is Marathis, is living in large number in London and they are almost working in white collar professionals and above all most of them came from Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Kolhapur. 905 of them are Hindu, but there are small minorities of Muslims too.

4.    Bengal:  These Bengalis are from the states of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and usually belong to Hindu or Muslims religions respectively.

5.    Tamil & Telugu: Unlike others there are small number of Indians from Tamil and Telugu in London. These all are mainly from Hyderabad, India or Chennai. Most of them belong to Hindu religion, but there is small minority of Muslims also.

6.   Kannadiga: Small number of Kannadiga is also living in London and most of them belong to Hindu religion and a sizable number of Muslims.

7.     Bihari: In London, there are people belongs to Bihar from India. They are around 75% Hindu and about 20% Muslim.

East African Indians in London: Besides all these, there is another Indian community that came to London and settled down. These are East African Indians which came there and lived from long time. Most of them came from different regions like Uganda. These Indians community are from Hindu including Gujarati, Sikhs and Muslims.

Religious groups: There are various religions in India and so are in London as almost most of the people in London belong to these different religions so in London there are also different religious group. These are classified as below:   

Hinduism: As most of the people in London is from Hindu religion so there are lots of temples in London. It is said that if there is any largest temple outside in India then that is in London. The largest temple in London is Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, which is situated in Neasden, London.

Sikhism: It is also said that after Toronto, and Vancouver, it is London that has the wealthiest Sikh community. Almost they all are live in West London, Southall. The total population of Sikh community is estimated to be 750,000 in the U.K.

Islam: Near about 20% of Indians which are lived in London belongs to Muslims religion. This community is very successful, much wealthier and better established than other Muslim groups in London, such as the Somali or Bangladeshi community. Most of them are located in Tooting in South side of the London.These Indian Muslims have strong connections with the Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim community which are living in London and these Muslim Indians came from East Africa, Jamaica, Gujarat or Bombay.

Christianity: Unlike all others there is not much people of Christians from India in London. But still there are few of them and most of them belong to states of Kerala and Goa.

Parsi: There are also people belongs to Parsi community. These are mainly come to London from state of Gujarat or from Bombay.

In short, we can say that most of the Indian communities are lived in London and not only lived but also well settled there. They are doing almost all kind of jobs there. They are doing white collar professional jobs as well as business. This shows that Indians in London are also hold the same position and reputation that they get in India and we feel proud on this that in abroad they make India pride on them for their success.   

Indians in UK: In these days, people of India want to go abroad. They have gone crazy to go abroad and why not, after all they get all the facilities and security of their future in foreign countries. One of the countries where today people of India want to go is UK. One of the reason is they found great opportunities in that country and so they don’t want to miss those opportunities which secure their future life. This is one of the reasons that people go here and there and if they get the good opportunity then why not they take that opportunity.  

Temples in UK: Like in every other country UK has also many temples for Indian people. These temples are made in different regions of UK for the convenience of Indians. Various famous temples in UK include Sree Ayyappan Temple located in London, Shree Swaminarayan Temple located in Willesden, Sri Ganapathy Temple located in Wimbledon, Sri SwamiNarayan Gadi temple located in London, Sri Venkateshwara Temple located in West Midlands, Sri Geetha Bhawan located in Birmingham, Arulmihu temple located in London, Muthumari Amman Thirukoyil located in London, and Sri Swami Narayan Mandir located in London. Similarly there are many other temples which are located in UK and all are looking so beautiful. People prey in these temples and celebrate all their special occasions in these temples. They all celebrate their special events and occasions in these temples.

Forums popular in UK: Like many foreign people, Indians also go there to earn money. They go their as they think that they pay what they deserves. There are various options or alternatives for them in UK like they can see their future in hospitality and management courses, IT fields, Engineering courses and etc. This is one of the reasons that people want to go their during their study period as after that they have strong chances to get the job as their studies are same like the people of UK. They got high payouts in UK as compare to India and also they are provided by all facilities. So in short, Indians chose UK as best alternate for living with high life style and modern amenities. In short they found all the facilities in UK which they even not expected in India. UK government has also opened many provisions for Indians to get entry into UK. There are various types of visa services available that help them to go to their dream land and fulfill their all dreams. Most of the people go there on study visa or work permit and after that they get PR of UK to live forever. It takes some time great time but once PR is get then they become permanent residence of that area.