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Community Organizations
ATLANTA
Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC)
Ani Agnihotri. president
E-Mail: Ani01 [at] aol [dot] com
Day phone: 678-443-0703 x1301
Fax: 678-443-0730
Evening phone: 678-762-7589
http://www.giacc.org/giacc/index.owp
SAJA NOTE: Plugged in on all Atlanta matters
ATLANTA
Indian Professionals Network
Narsi L. Narasimhan, Ph.D.
Founder, Indian Professionals Network
Phone: 770-451-2299
E-mail: narsi [at] mindspring [dot] com
http://www.ipnAtlanta.net
SAJA NOTE: Excellent contacts in Atlanta area
NATIONAL
South Asian Journalists Association
E-mail: saja [at] columbia [dot] edu
Work: 212-854-5979 | Cell: 646-391-3526 | www.saja.org
NATIONAL
Hon. Satveer Chaudhary
State senator in Minnesota & highest-elected South Asian official in the nation; first Asian American in Minnesota state senate and youngest state senator
E-mail: satveerc [at] aol [dot] com
cell: 612-207-5745
http://www.chaudhary.org
SAJA NOTE: Excellent speaker on variety of issues dealing with South Asians across the country as well as U.S. government topics
NATIONAL
Pakistani American Business Association
M. Siddique Sheikh, chairman/founder
Dr. Maqsood A. Chaudhry, director
Hanif M. Akhtar, director
9302 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B
Burke, VA 22015-4278 USA
Telephone: 703-440-1111
Fax: 703-451-7777
E-Mail: paba [at] pabausa [dot] com
http://www.PABAusa.com
NATIONAL
Asian American Hotel Owners Association (most members are of South Asian origin)
Mike Amin, chairman
Fred Schwartz, president
Rya Hobart, public relations manager
E-mail: rya [at] aahoa [dot] com
404-816-5759
http://www.aahoa.com
NATIONAL
Asian American Journalists Association
Aki Soga, Mediawatch coordinator
802-660-1866
E-mail: mediawatch [at] aaja [dot] org
http://www.aaja.org
NATIONAL
American India Foundation
http://www.aifoundation.org
SAJA NOTE: This is the big organization that President Clinton is involved with.
NEW JERSEY
Gujarat Foundation Inc
Kaushik Amin, president
201-798-2327
kaushikamin [at] hotmail [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Community organization helping Gujaratis in India and in the USA. Also supporting senior citizen organizations in tri-state area.
NEW YORK
Asian American Federation of New York
Parag Khandhar
E-mail: parag [at] aafny [dot] org
212-344-5878 ext. 18
SAJA NOTE: Terrific resource for any South Asian/Asian American story; focus on victims of the attacks as well as hate crimes/backlash
NEW YORK
DRUM-Desis Rising Up & Moving
Monami Maulik, coordinator
E-mail: parag [at] aafny [dot] org
212-631-3689
http://www.drumnation.org
SAJA NOTE: Leading progressive group
NEW YORK
TriState chapter of the Indus Entrepreneurs
Dilip Massand & Simi Ahuja
E-mail: wtc [at] tietristate [dot] org
http://www.tietristate.org
SAJA NOTE: Leading entrepreneurs networking group
NEW YORK
LISAAW-Leadership Institute of South Asian American Women
Anju Bhargava
E-mail: lisaawemail [at] aol [dot] com
NEW YORK
South Asian Leaders of Tomorrow
Deepa Iyer, executive director
http://www.saalt.org
SAJA NOTE: Focus on civic aspects of South Asian community
NEW YORK
South Asian Journalists Association
E-mail: saja [at] columbia [dot] edu
Work: 212-854-5979 | Cell: 646-391-3526 | www.saja.org
NORTH CAROLINA
The Indus Entrepreneurs, Carolinas Chapter
Vivek Wadhwa, president
E-mail: vivek [at] relativity [dot] com
919-678-1500
http://www.tie-carolinas.org
QUEENS, NY
Jackson Heights Merchants Association
Ramesh Havani, India Sari Palace
718-426-2700
SAJA NOTE: Best resource re: South Asian small business in Queens
WASHINGTON
Indian High Tech CEO Council/TiE
Suvarna U. Rajguru, Executive Director
E-mail: ICEO [at] advisory [dot] com
202-266-6793
http://www.indianceo.com
Embassies & Missions in the U.S.
NEW YORK
Consulate General of India
A.R. Ghanashyam, consul, press & visas
E-mail: cpv [at] indiacginy [dot] org
SAJA NOTE: Specifically working on outreach to journalists
WASHINGTON, DC
Embassy of India
Gautam Bambawale, press counselor
202-939-7042
WASHINGTON, DC
Embassy of Pakistan
Asad Hayauddin, press attache
202-939-6200
E-mail: info.div [at] verizon [dot] net
http://www.pakistan-embassy.com
WASHINGTON, DC
Embassy of Sri Lanka
202-483-4025-28
slembassy [at] slembassyusa [dot] org
http://www.slembassyusa.org/
Community Leaders, Muslims
CANADA
Muslims Against Terrorism (M.A.T.)
Syed Soharwardy, founder & national president
E-mail: soharwardy [at] home [dot] com
Phone: (403)-208-7148
http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.com/
CHICAGO
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Maida Lodhi | sonomaida [at] yahoo [dot] com | (630) 341-8221
Hisham Hussain | hishamh [at] gmail [dot] com | (847) 977-4685
330 E. Roosevelt Rd., Suite G5 Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-629-7490
Fax: 630-629-7492
E-mail: council [at] ciogc [dot] org
http://www.ciogc.org
LONG ISLAND, NY
Faroque Ahmad Khan, M.D.
Author: "Story of a Mosque in America"
Founder, Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury
Professor of medicine at State University of New York, Stony Brook
E-mail: faroquekhan [at] yahoo [dot] com
QUEENS, NY
Imam Sheikh Fadhel Al-Sahlani
Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center
89-89 Jamaica Van Wyck Expwy
Jamaica, NY 11435-4123
Phone: (718) 297-6520
Fax: (718) 658-5530
The Center publishes a 12pp. monthly Newsletter Notes: called AL-HUDA which carries articles on Islam, Questions Notes: and Answers, news about Al-Iman School, Programs and Notes: activities of the Center etc.
SAJA NOTE: Runs a well-regarded school; has a predominantly Pakistani congregation
Community Leaders, Sikhs
CHICAGO
Devon Gurudwara Sahib
773-274-3133
2341 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago
CHICAGO Area
Sikh Gurudwara Sahib
847-358-9230
1280 Winnetka Street
Palatine, IL
NATIONAL
SMART - Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force
Jaideep Singh, founder
E-mail: singhplant [at] aol [dot] com
707-476-0502
SAJA NOTE: Best resource for Sikh information for the media
NEW YORK
Inder Jit Singh
NYU Dental School
Columnist, www.sikhe.com
Author, "Sikhs and Sikhism"
(office) 212-998-9619
(home) 516-781-5163
ijs1 [at] nyu [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: expert on Sikhism, observant Sikh
WASHINGTON, DC
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
Jayant Kalotra, CEO
E-mail: ijs1 [at] nyu [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: International business consultant; coordinating community information efforts
List of U.S. Gurudwaras from AllAboutSikhs.com
Community Leaders, Hindus
CHICAGO AREA
Hindu Temple
Lemont, IL
L.Bhima Reddy, trustee and manager 630-972-0300
CHICAGO AREA
The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago
K.V. Reddy 630-788-5660 cell
Prasanna Reddy 847-605-8167
T.V. Ramachandran 630-739-9144
CHICAGO AREA
Sri Venkateswara Temple of Greater Chicago
Aurora, IL
630-844-2252
CHICAGO AREA
Manav Seva Mandir
Bensenville, IL
Dr. C. L. Shastri 630-860-9797
CHICAGO AREA
Swaminarayan Hindu Temple
Wheeling, IL
847-808-9980
Arjun Malviya 847-303-1237
CHICAGO AREA
Midwest Swaminarayan Temple
Itaska, IL
866-838-4778
Jagdish Patel 708-301-0390
CHICAGO AREA
Chinmaya Mission Chicago
Willowbrook, IL
Swami Sharanananda 630-654-3370
Shankar Pillai 630-789-6607
CHICAGO AREA
BAPS Swaminarayan Temple
Bartlett, IL 630-213-3221
NATIONAL
American Hindus Against Defamation
Dr. Ajay Shah, President
E-mail: ahad [at] hindunet [dot] org
Website: http://www.hindunet.org/ahad
SAJA NOTE: National Hindu watchdog group that monitors portrayal of Hindu religion, culture, and symbols in the media.
NATIONAL
Vishwa Hindu Parishad-America (World Hindu Council)
Gaurang Vaishnav, General Secretary
732-603-7740 or 973-562-3298
gensecy [at] vhp-america [dot] org
Shyam Tiwari, national coordinator public relations and media
Day: 770-752-3358 | Eve: 770-232-0939
srtiwari [at] hotmail [dot] com
http://www.vhp-america.org
SAJA NOTE: VHP's mission is to "preserve, protect and promote the Hindu way of life."
QUEENS, NY
Hindu Temple Society of North America
Uma Mysorekar, PhD; President
718-460-8484
SAJA NOTE: The best resource for Hindu issues in America; the Society also provides priests for services.
Community Leaders, Sri Lankan
NEW JERSEY
Sri Lankan Medical Association
Morristown, NJ
973-993-8777, ext. 210
NEW JERSEY
Sri Lankan Medical Association
Edison, NJ
732-494-7567
NEW YORK
New York Buddhist Vihara
718-468-4262
214-22 Spencer Ave.
Queens, NY 11427
Staten Island Buddhist Vihara
718-556-2051
115 John Street
Staten Island, N.Y. 10302
Community Leaders, Bangladeshi
NATIONAL/NEW YORK
Naeem Mohaiemen, writer and activist
E-mail: nmohaiemen [at] mac [dot] com
work: 646-602-4927 / 917-620-5671
SAJA NOTE: runs Shobak.org -- excellent site for all things Bangladeshi, including WTC related stories (backlash, survivors, victims at Ground Zero)
Hate Crimes
CALIFORNIA
Harmeet K. Dhillon, Lawyer with Orrick
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-3143
415-773-5986
hdhillon [at] orrick [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Former journalist; frequent commentator on human and civil rights, hate crimes and legal issues
NATIONAL
Debasish Mishra
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT)
E-mail: saalt [at] saalt [dot] org
212-M-A-S-A-L-A-2
Indira Ahluwalia, board member
Phone: 703-749-0100, ext. 238
E-mail: iahluwalia [at] ibtci [dot] com
http://www.saalt.org
SAJA NOTE: This group documented 645 separate incidents of hate crimes and bias published in the U.S. press in the seven days following Sept. 11, 2001. Its 40-page report is available for free download at http://www.saalt.org or in PDF format by clicking here
NATIONAL
Sikh.Org
http://www.sikh.org/hatecrime
Representatives around the country
http://65.42.195.102/sikhs/contactList.html
NATIONAL
Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force
Jaideep Singh, founder
E-mail: singhplant [at] aol [dot] com
440-235-3794
SAJA NOTE: Best resource for Sikh information re: media
NATIONAL/NEW YORK
Asian American Legal Education & Defense Fund
Sin Yen Ling
212-760-9110
E-mail: sling [at] aaldef [dot] org
SAJA NOTE: Best resource for bias crime data
Backlash: Victims of hate crimes and racial profiling
NATIONAL
Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force
Jaideep Singh, Founder
E-mail: singhplant [at] aol [dot] com
440-235-3794
SAJA NOTE: Best resource for Sikh information re: media
NEW YORK
Amrik Singh Chawla
Sikh management consultant chased into subway minutes after WTC attacks.
E-mail: chawla_amrik [at] hotmail [dot] com
http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/sep/13ny2.htm
SAJA NOTE: Keen to look beyond what happened to him and wants to discuss what all Americans can learn from the tragedy.
NEW YORK
Asian American Legal Education & Defense Fund
Sin Yen Ling
212-760-9110
E-mail: sling [at] aaldef [dot] org
SAJA NOTE: Best resource for bias crime data
TEXAS
Ashraf Khan
San Antonio Pakistani businessman asked to deplane because pilot & crew were uncomfortable. Was unable to make his connection to visit Karachi for his brother's wedding.
AsianWeek story by Neela Banerjee
E-mail: mobiltel [at] swbell [dot] net
Cell: 830-832-5426
Experts on South Asian Culture, Ethnicity, Languages, Religion
CHICAGO
Prof. Daisy Rockwell
Loyola University Chicago
Modern Languages and Literatures
Phone: 773-508-2863
Fax: 773-508-2893
E-mail: drockwe [at] orion [dot] it [dot] luc [dot] edu
http://www.luc.edu/faculty/drockwe
SAJA NOTE: Teaches Hindi-Urdu and South Asian literature at Loyola University Chicago, which is located on Devon Ave. (Chicago's "India town"). Also works with the South Asian Students' Association, the Hindu Students' Organization and Muslim Students Association.
CHICAGO
Prof. Tracy Pintchman
Loyola University Chicago
E-mail: tpintch [at] luc [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Teaches Hinduism
CHICAGO
Prof. Marcia Hermansen
Loyola University Chicago
E-mail: mherman [at] luc [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Teaches Islam/South Asia and is active in Muslim community in Chicago.
NEW YORK
Prof. Margaret Abraham
Former chair of sociology and anthropology dept
Hofstra University
Phone: (516) 463-5641
E-mail: Margaret.Abraham [at] hofstra [dot] edu
Profile: http://people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Margaret_Abraham/
SAJA NOTE: expert on ethnicity, migration, gender and, especially, domestic violence.
NEW YORK
Prof. Shikaripur N. Sridhar
Professor of Linguistics and Director, Center for India Studies
E 5350, Melville Library
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3386
Office: 631-632-9742 | fax:631-632-9731
E-mail: s.sridhar [at] stonybrook [dot] edu
http://www.sunysb.edu/india
SAJA NOTE: Author of many books on South Asian languages and culture
NEW YORK
Prof. Kamal K. Sridhar
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4376
Office: 631-632-9742 | fax:631-632-9731
E-mail: ksridhar [at] notes [dot] cc [dot] sunysb [dot] edu
http://www.sunysb.edu/india
SAJA NOTE: Author of many articles on language and culture of Indian Americans
NEW YORK
Anju Bhargava
LISAAW-Leadership Institute of South Asian American Women
E-mail: lisaawemail [at] aol [dot] com
Diaspora
MIAMI
Dr. Ken I. Boodhoo, Associate Professor, International Relations
Florida International University
305-348-3074, 305-348-2555
boodhook [at] fiu [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Expert on Caribbean (and Indo-Caribbean) politics, development and ethnicity, specializing in Trinidad and Haiti.
US-South Asia Foreign Policy/Security and/or Islam
INDIANA
Sumit Ganguly (PhD, University of Illinois)
Tagore Professor
Indiana University at Bloomington
812-855-1363; e-mail: sganguly [at] indiana.edu
bio: http://www.indiana.edu/~iupolsci/bio_ganguly.html
SAJA NOTE: Highly regarded, much quoted expert
CHICAGO
Marshall Bouton, PhD; President
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Office: 312-726-3860
http://www.ccfr.org
SAJA NOTE: Former executive vice president of Asia Society; has worked and studied in South Asia
LONDON
Sumantra Bose, Professor
London School of Economics
E-mail: S.Bose [at] lse [dot] ac [dot] uk
44-79-0501-6355 (cell)
44-20-7-955-7811 (office)
SAJA NOTE: Expert on security issues.
NEW YORK
Philip Oldenburg, PhD; Professor, Southern Asian Institute
Columbia University
E-mail: pko1 [at] columbia [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Highly regarded, much quoted expert; author of annual "India Briefing" series for Asia Society.
NEW YORK
Mansoor Ijaz, Investment banker and citizen diplomat
E-mail: crescent [at] crescentgroup [dot] com
http://www.saja.org/ijaz.html
SAJA NOTE: American-born Pakistani; SAJA member and widely published commentator on South Asia affairs; active in peace efforts between India and Pakistan.
NEW YORK
Bernard Haykel, Professor of Islamic law and Middle Eastern Studies
New York University
E-mail: bernard.haykel [at] nyu [dot] edu
212-998-8919
SAJA NOTE: Highly regarded expert on Islam and terrorism.
WASHINGTON, DC
Stephen Philip Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program
Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Office: 202-797-6015 fax: 202/797-6003
E-mail: scohen [at] brook [dot] edu
http://www.brook.edu/
SAJA NOTE: Highly regarded, much quoted expert; author of several books on South Asia
Andaman Islands, India
NEW YORK
Madhusree Mukerjee
Author, The Land of Naked People: Encounters with Stone Age Islanders
(Houghton Mifflin, Boston and Penguin India, 2003)
E-mail: lopchu [at] att [dot] net
SAJA NOTE: Formerly an editor of Scientific American magazine, Mukerjee is involved in efforts to secure the territorial and other rights of Andaman islanders, the protagonists of her book, a widely praised work of nonfiction reportage.
U.S. Politics
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Megha Chokshi, Director, Communication and Media
US India Political Action Committee
(USINPAC)
e-mail: mchokshi [at] usinpac [dot] com
phone: 703-587-4156
http://www.usinpac.com
SAJA NOTE: USINPAC represents the Indian American community on Capitol Hill, The White House and State Capitols throughout the country.
Outsourcing
See list at SAJA Reporting Tips on Outsourcing
Afghanistan Contacts in the U.S.
NEW YORK
Fariba Nawa, Afghan-American journalist
E-mail: faribanawa [at] yahoo [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Afghani-American student and writer. Tracking hate crimes and more.
NEW YORK
Famina Danishgar
Women for Afghan Women
212-260-4446
E-mail: fdanishgar [at] gc [dot] cuny [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Closely tracks events in Afghanistan & knows the community here
NEW YORK
John Sifton
Expert on Afghanistan & Pakistan
E-mail: johnsifton [at] hotmail [dot] com
917-836-5298
SAJA NOTE: Human rights attorney who spent the last six months in Afghanistan and Pakistan working for an international humanitarian aid agency implementing emergency refugee assistance programs. He also worked in Kosovo and Albania during the summer of 1999. His main experience is in refugee law and policy and international humanitarian law. See story in NYT Magazine Sept. 30, 2002: Temporal Vertigo: A last road trip through premodern, postmodern Afghanistan- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/30/magazine/30AFGHAN.html
Immigration Issues
NEW YORK
Cyrus D. Mehta, Esq
Chair of the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
cm [at] cyrusmehta [dot] com
cyrusmehta [at] aol [dot] com
212-686-1581
http://www.cyrusmehta.com
SAJA NOTE: Expert on various immigration matters as well as the detention/attacks/aftermath story.
NEW YORK
Neena Bohra, Esq, Immigration attorney
302 W. 37th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10018
E-mail: neenalaw [at] hotmail [dot] com
212-279-0424
SAJA NOTE: Closely tracking effect of WTC attacks on immigrants, especially those whose comapnies were shut down/destroyed.
NEW YORK
Immigrant Support Network
Amar Veda, media coordinator
Email: amarveda [at] isn [dot] org
http://www.isn.org
SAJA NOTE: At the forefront of immgration issues dealing with South Asians
NEW YORK
Neeraj Kaushal, Professor, School of Social Work
Columbia University
E-mail: nk464 [at] columbia [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Expert on immigration patterns to the US, as well as welfare reform and globalization; an economist by training and former business journalist (writes a column for leading Indian business daily).
Human & Civil Rights
SAN FRANCISCO
Harmeet K. Dhillon, Lawyer
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-3143
415-773-5986
hdhillon [at] orrick [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Former journalist; frequent commentator on human and civil rights, hate crimes and legal issues
Legal Issues
CLEVELAND
Hiram E. Chodosh
Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Case School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cleveland, OH 44118
216-368-1796
hiram.chodosh [at] case [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: One of world's leading authorities on problems plaguing court systems and reform challenges, with particular experience in India, Indonesia, and many other national environments.
NEW YORK
Ayaz Shaikh, Esq
O'Melveny & Myers
Citicorp Center
Tel: 212-326-2280
E-mail: ashaikh [at] omm [dot] com
Web site: http://www.omm.com
SAJA NOTE: Well-versed in legal issues in dealing with terrorism.
US Economy
ATLANTA
Rajeev Dhawan, Director, Economic Forecasting Center
Georgia State University
E-mail: rdhawan [at] gsu [dot] edu
Work: 404-651-3291
Cell: 404-840-3728
SAJA NOTE: Expert on impact of terrorism on U.S. economy and the stock market; impact of federal interest rate cuts.
South Asian History
BOSTON
Vipan Chandra, Professor of History
Wheaton College
Norton, MA 02766
E-mail: Vipan_Chandra [at] wheatonma [dot] edu
Phone: 508-286-3660
SAJA NOTE: Teaches Asian history, including history of India; often serves as a resource to journalists in the Boston area.
Nuclear Issues
WASHINGTON, DC
Joseph Cirincione, Senior Associate and Director
Carnegie Foundation for International Peace
E-mail: joseph [at] ceip [dot] org
Phone: 202-939-2297
Profile: http://www.ceip.org/files/about/Staff.asp?r=10
SAJA NOTE: Frequent commentator on nuclear issues
Terrorism
http://www.potomacinstitute.org
http://www.usip.org
http://www.mediainsider.com
Psychiatry
SAN DIEGO
Ansar Haroun, Supervising psychiatrist
San Diego Superior Court
E-mail: courtdoc [at] excite [dot] com
Phone: 619-531-3065
Fax: 619-531-3668
SAJA NOTE: A Yale-trained psychiatrist, on the faculty at UC SanDiego in Psychiatry ane Pediatrics, and on the Law faculty at USD. Has published in areas of Psychiatric Law & Ethics, Terrorism, Wickedness/Evil; interested in the psychology of the westernised South Asian.
Public Relations/Marketing
NEW YORK
Mohammad Shamim, PR and marketing consultant
hehaaaa [at] yahoo [dot] com
973-586-8494
SAJA NOTE: Veteran PR and communications expert; can address such topics as PR, advertising, direct marketing, etc.
Globalization
NEW YORK
Neeraj Kaushal, Professor, School of Social Work
Columbia University
E-mail: nk464 [at] columbia [dot] edu
SAJA NOTE: Expert on immigration patterns to the US, as well as welfare reform and globalization; an economist by training and former business journalist (writes a column for leading Indian business daily).
Sri Lanka
BOSTON
Robert Rotberg, Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Program Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy
Tel: 617-496-2258
E-mail: robert_rotberg [at] ksg [dot] harvard [dot] edu
Profile: http://ksgfaculty.harvard.edu/robert_rotberg
SAJA NOTE: He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on US foreign policy, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
CHICAGO
Ambassador Robert Sorini, President
Trade Negotiations and Legislative Affairs Practice
Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A.
Tel: 312-641-0000
Profile: http://www.slembassyusa.org
SAJA NOTE: Sri Lanka's honorary consul in Illinois and has been involved in US-Sri Lanka trade issues.
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dr. Philip Dearden
Tel: 250-721-7335
E-mail: pdearden [at] mail [dot] geog [dot] uvic [dot] ca
Profile: http://communications.uvic.ca
SAJA NOTE: Expert on conservation, ecotourism, with a special focus on protected areas; has worked in Sri Lanka; adviser to World Bank, Asian Development Bank.
Technology
NEW YORK
Durjoy (Ace) Bhattacharjya
917-749-0091
durjoy [at] mac [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Founder of MedicalRecords.com
China & China-South Asia Relations
NEW DELHI
Dr. Sujit Dutta, Senior fellow and coordinator, China and East Asia
Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi
sujit_dutta [at] hotmail [dot] com
+91-11-617-0953, 91-11-617-0854, 91-11-617-0856,57,58,59,60
http://www.usip.org/specialists/bios/archives/dutta.html
SAJA NOTE: Press Trust of India wire service correspondent in Beijing; Senior Foreign Editor, PTI; correspondent, United News of India; was Senior Fellow (1997-1998) at the United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC. Dutta holds a Masters in International Studies and a Ph.D. in diplomatic studies from the School of International Studies, Centre for Diplomatic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Experts & Journalists Based in South Asia
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Mumtaz Hamid Rao
Director News (Retd.) PTV,
Freelance Journalist,
Editor in Chief, The World Today News Portal
House: 2109, St: 33, Sector: I-10/2
Islamabad, PAKISTAN.
E-mail: mumtazrao [at] hotmail [dot] com & eic [at] twtnews [dot] net
Phone +92-51-4433786
Cell: +92-333 ? 5102041
Web: www.rao.cjb.net & www.twtnews.net
SAJA NOTE: More than 35 years experience in print and broadcast journalism
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Ednan Shahid, editor
Khabrain
E-mail: ednan [at] LHR [dot] comsats [dot] net [dot] pk
http://www.khabrain.com
SAJA NOTE: His newspaper published first interview with Osama bin Laden after attack; visited NYC & SAJA in summer 2001 on USIA-sponsored tour with other Pakistani journalists.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Hamid Mir
Daily Ausaf, largest Urdu daily in Pakistan
Author of book on Osama Bin Laden
Phone: 92-300-855-2520
E-mail: mirpk1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Has interviewed bin Laden extensively
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Imitaz Ahmed, editor, Current Affairs
The News
Office: 92-42-6368750/6367480
Home: 92-42-7575189
Mobile: 92-342-757-4758
Fax: 6360866-6367631
E-mail: cnpp [at] hotmail [dot] com
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Mira Falbuz, Principal
Kinnaird College for Women
Home: 660-555535/6666280
Web: http://www.apcu.net/pov/2000/phailbus.htm
SAJA NOTE: Can discuss role of women in Pakistani society.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Samina Ibrahim, editor
Newsline
Work: 5873947/5873943
SAJA NOTE: Anti-establishment daily.
PAKISTAN (from US: 011-92 + city + local)
Hamid Mir
Daily Ausaf, largest Urdu daily in Pakistan
Author of book on Osama Bin Laden
Phone: 92-300-855-2520
E-mail: mirpk1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Has interviewed bin Laden extensively
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Rahul Bedi, India correspondent
Jane's Defence Weekly
91 + 11 + 651-2865 or 686-8557
E-mail: shahji [at] del2 [dot] vsnl [dot] net [dot] in
SAJA NOTE: A good person to talk to about India-Pakistan weapons systems, nuclear capabilities, details of defence forces, strategy, etc. Pretty well plugged in to the Indian defence establishment.
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Mark Tully, journalist and author
1 Nizamuddin East
New Delhi 110013
91 + 11 + 462-9687 or 460-2878
fax: 91 + 11 + 431-3623
SAJA NOTE: Headed the BBC bureau in India for more than 20 years. A man for all seasons.
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
M.J. Akbar, editor-in-chief
The Asian Age
91 + 11 + 335-4081, 335-5456, 331-3518
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Kanti Bajpai, Professor of International Relations
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
work: 91 + 11 + 6107676, then ask for ext. 2387
home: 91 + 11 + 6169774
SAJA NOTE: A well known commentator. Young, did a stint at the Brookings Institution recently. In-depth knowledge of the Indo-Pak balance of power. Especially nukes.
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
The Hindu newspaper
Office numbers: 91 + 11 + 371-5426 or 371-5427
C.Raja Mohan home: 91 + 11 + 651-5045 OR 652-5665
Atul Aneja home: 91 + 124 + 635-3543
SAJA NOTE: C. Raja Mohan is a well-known defence analyst and Atul Aneja is the foreign editor. The Hindu is a secular, objective newspaper- the name does not denote a religious affiliation.
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Centre for Policy Research
91 + 11 + 611-5273 (74, 75, 76)
Best known political analyst: Pran Chopra
Defence analyst: Bharat Karnad
New Delhi, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Bharatiya Janata Party
Surendra K. Arora
Convenor, Foreign Affairs Committee, BJP
work: 91 + 11 + 3782604 OR 3382234
home: 91 + (NOIDA area code) + 4513408 OR 4513183
bjpco [at] del3 [dot] vsnl [dot] net [dot] in
SAJA NOTE: Foreign policy spokesperson for India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party -- he is not an elected official. He is retired Indian diplomat
NEW DELHI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Vir Singh
reachvir [at] yahoo [dot] com
Cell: 91 + 98 + 103 + 09247
Work: 91 + 11 + 469-7772
Work: 91 + 11 + 463-1677
SAJA NOTE: Freelancer for National Public Radio and other U.S. outlets
NEW DELHI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)Norris Pritam
norrispritam [at] vsnl [dot] com
Home: 91 + 11 + 2718298
Cell: 91 + 98 + 102 + 34230
Mannika Chopra
mannika [at] vsnl [dot] com
SAJA NOTE: Freelancer for USA Today and several U.S. outlets.
NEW DELHI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Sanjay Sethi, managing editor
Newsnet Television
Work: 91 + 11 + 6477686
Fax: 91 + 11 + 6477698
Cell: 91 + 98 + 110 + 41223
E-mail: newsnet [at] ndf [dot] vsnl [dot] net [dot] in
SAJA NOTE: Works regularly for foreign TV networks, including CNN.
NEW DELHI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Gulu Ezekiel, freelancer
E-mail: gulu6 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Work: 91 + 11 + 2784992
Cell: 91 + 98 + 111 + 26444
Fax: 91 + 11 + 2780664
SAJA NOTE: Veteran journalist
NEW DELHI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
G. Kalyan Kumar, freelancer
E-mail: kalyankumar2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
91 + 11 + 2717450
SAJA NOTE: Has a decade of experience as journalist.
MUMBAI, India (from US: 011-91 + city + local)
Agam Shah, freelancer
E-mail: agamshah [at] yahoo [dot] com
91 + 22 + 3868638
91 + 22 + 3865044
SAJA NOTE: Expert on Central Asia, with a grounding in Afghan affairs; worked as a reporter in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; written for The Institute of War and Peace Reporting, Eurasianet, Times of India, CNN.com, The Industry Standard etc.
Updates/corrections: saja [at] columbia [dot] edu