BALA MURALI KRISHNA, Business Editor
E-mail: bala (at) indiawest (dot) com

LISA TSERING, Entertainment Editor
Tel: 510-383-1146
E-mail: lisa (at) indiawest (dot) com

RICHARD SPRINGER
Tel: 510-383-1142
E-mail: richard (at) indiawest (dot) com

KETAKI GOKHALE
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E-mail: ketaki (at) indiawest (dot) com

CONTRIBUTORS:

Indra Gandhi
Ashfaque Swapan
Bhartti Kumar

ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT:

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ANJALI NIRULA, Advertising Executive
Tel: 510-383-1147
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SOM SHARMA, Advertising Coordinator
Tel: 510-383-1149
E-mail: indiawest1 (at) aol (dot) com

GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT:

PRABIN BADHIA, Art Director
Tel: 510-383-1157
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SHAWN SINGH, Graphics Associate
Tel: 510-383-1158
E-mail: shawn (at) indiawest (dot) com

Johnnye Gibson, Layout Associate
Barbara Wong, Graphic Associate
Willy Dang, Graphic Associate
Sarika Dakar, Production Associate

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING:

MANISHA WELING
Tel: 510-383-1143 • Fax: 510-383-1155
E-mail: classifieds (at) indiawest (dot) com

COMMUNITY CALENDAR:

Jennifer Sposito
Tel: 510-383-1159 • Fax: 510-383-1155
E-mail: jennifer (at) indiawest (dot) com

CIRCULATION:

RASHMI GUPTE
Tel: 510-383-1140 • Fax: 510-383-1155
E-mail: rashmi (at) indiawest (dot) com

FINANCE:

SANDYA DOSHI, Accountant
THOMAS SOO HOO, Accounting Associate

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REPORTERS:
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India-West, the largest and most prestigious weekly newspaper on the West Coast, was established in 1975. India-West readers are the nation's single most affluent and well educated immigrant group (Indian Americans). The Indian American population is currently approaching 2 million in the United States and the community views India-West as an indispensable part of their community for news, opinion, events and entertainment.

India-West offers exclusive unique content, including:

SECTIONS:

News
India News: Political and breaking news from India.
National-U.S.: Covering current affairs pertaining to Indian Americans the community in the United States.
National-India: Covering current affairs in India.
States Roundup: Tidbits of events happening in various states of India.
Subcontinent-World: Features sub-continental events.

Business
Indian American Business: Features on Indian American businesses and their leaders.
Business: Business news for and about Indian Americans.
Business/Finance: Business finance news covering top Indian news and important Indian American news.
Business Samachar: Snapshots of Indian American business happenings from events to shifts in employment to award announcements. This section is dedicated to small Indian American businesses around the nation.
Business Briefs: Miscellaneous business news tidbits.
Legally Speaking: A summary of immigration updates including visa availability dates and immigration reform.
Career Moves: Career changes, shifts and updates for Indian Americans.
People: Features and profiles on Indian Americans who contribute to the community.

Magazine
Culture: Features on cultural events in the United States.
Religion: Articles on Indian American religious activities and topics.
Horoscope: Weekly forecasting for all the zodiac signs by an India-based astrologer.
Indianlifeandstyle.com Model Search: Indian Male and Female model search winners are presented in full color.
Indianlifeandstyle.com Hopscotch: Short, visually-stimulating and interesting news tidbits about the Indian American lifestyle.
Indianlifeandstyle.com Bloopers: A fun collection of mistakes made in some of Bollywood's hottest films.
Indianlifeandstyle.com Interpreter of Melodies: A lyrically-strong Hindi song translated into English.
Indianlifeandstyle.com Chef Guru Profile: A recipe and short article about a renowned chef.

Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment: Articles focusing on art as well as entertainment from Bollywood and other international Indian stars to rising stars performing in the United States to events happening in India.
New Film Review: A write-up on the latest Hindi films.
Bollywood Happenings: Short interesting news from Bollywood.
Sports: Coverage of sports where Indians play a significant role.
Community Calendar: Announcements of Indian events happening in the United States.
Community Briefs: Miscellaneous brief news items about the Indian American community.
Music to My Ears: A musical round-up of the latest musical CD releases.
Telebytes: Bits of news and gossip about what's happening in Indian television.

Misc.
Letters to the Editor: Feedback from India-West readers on the content.
Other Voices: Short opinion-driven articles covering various issues of interest to the Indian American community.
Analysis/Opinion: An opinion piece that evaluates different aspects of a topic.
Classified: Various advertisements from all over the United States including help wanted, now hiring, services available, services wanted, business opportunity, for sale, real estate, for rent and for lease.
Matrimonial: Advertisements for matrimonial of brides and grooms.



AWARDS

India-West is the only newspaper to combine the hard-hitting journalism of a newspaper with the thought-provoking features of a magazine; all in a smart, colorful weekly format in three sections: News, Business/Magazine and Entertainment.

As the most-awarded Indian American newspaper, India-West's honors include:

2007
South Asian Journalists Association
Outstanding editorial/commentary 1st Runner-up, to columnist Swetha Iyengar for her article "Did Kaavya Betray our Community?"

2006
New America Media
Investigative Journalism 1st Runner-up, 2006, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her series on women and AIDS in India

South Asian Journalists Association
Outstanding editorial/commentary 2nd Runner-up, to Indian Life & Style magazine columnist Swetha Iyengar for her series of essays covering, race, politics, religion and more

2005
New California Media
Best Investigative/In Depth Article 1st Runner-up, to reporter Lisa Tsering for her expose of Indian brides who exploit India's dowry laws

South Asian Journalists Association
Special Project 2nd Runner-up, to reporter Ashfaque Swapan for his 20th anniversary story entitled “Bhopal Remembered”

2004
New California Media
Honor Award 1st Runner-Up, Best Health Care Story, to reporter Lisa Tsering for an article about Jeena, America's first organization for South Asian special-needs kids and their families

South Asian Journalists Association
Outstanding Coverage winner, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her contributions as a journalist between 1994 and 2003

South Asian Journalists Association
Outstanding Coverage 3rd Runner-up, to reporter Ashfaque Swapan for his contributions as a journalist for the past decade

South Asian Journalists Association
Special Recognition Award winner, to India-West staff for their outstanding coverage of the death of astronaut Kalpana Chawla

2003
New California Media
Central Valley Reporting winner, to Rupal Shah for her story on how pioneer Indian-Mexican families shaped California's Central Valley

South Asian Journalists Association
Special Project 2nd Runner-up, to India-West staff for its feature entitled “9/11: One Year Later”

New California Media
Civil Liberties Category 2nd Runner-up, to reporter Ashfaque Swapan for his story about 9/11 victims’ struggle to rebuild their lives one year later

2002
New California Media
Best Investigative/ In-depth Story winner, to reporters Ashfaque Swapan and Viji Sundaram for their expose on McDonald's use of beef extract in their french fries

South Asian Journalists Association
Honor Award winner, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her article exposing McDonald's use of beef extract in their french fries

Indo-American Community Federation
Excellence in Journalism, to India-West for contributions in journalism

Federation of Indian Association, Northern California
Distinction Award, to India-West for its excellence in journalism

2001
New California Media
Honor Award Runner-up, Investigative Reporting, to reporter Lisa Tsering for her article explaining how Bollywood DVDs are pirated in the United States

South Asian Journalists Association
Special Recognition Award, presented to India-West staff for its respective in-depth coverage of the immigrant smuggling ring run by Lakireddy Balireddy, a Berkeley, Calif.-based landlord

South Asian Journalists Association
Third place, Daniel Pearl Award for Reporting on South Asia, to reporter Lisa Tsering for her coverage of post-earthquake rebuilding efforts in Gujarat

New California Media
Honor Award Runner-up, to reporter Ashfaque Swapan for his feature on Indian Americans in the millennium

2000
South Asian Journalists Association
Honor Award, to reporter Ashfaque Swapan for his article “100 Years in America,” where he explores the history of Indian immigrants

1999
New California Media
Best Breaking News Story, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her coverage of a Sikh-Canadian publisher's assassination

1998
South Asian Journalists Association
Best Series, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her series of articles on the domestic violence support group Basra

1997
New California Media
'Years of Distinguished Reporting for Ethic Newspapers' award, to reporter Richard Springer

South Asian Journalists Association
Best In-depth Coverage, to reporter Viji Sundaram for her in-depth story on how Asians were being denied top posts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture

1991
Federation of Indian-American Associations
Honor Award, to India-West publisher Ramesh Murarka for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism

1990
National Federation of Indian-American Associations
Excellence in Journalism award, to contributor Francis Assisi

1989
National Federation of Indo-American Associations
Excellence in Journalism award, 1989, to reporter Michel W. Potts

1986
National Federation of Indian-American Associations
Honor Award, to India-West editor Bina Murarka for outstanding achievement in Mass Media-Newspaper

India Cultural Association
Outstanding Achievement award, to India-West editor Bina Murarka for her contributions to journalism in the community

1982
International Institute of the East Bay
Outstanding Immigrant Award, to India-West publisher Ramesh Murarka for a series of articles on the first generation of Indian immigrants in the U.S.