Apr. 01	April Fool's Day
Apr. 14	Tamil New Year's Day
Apr. 15	US Tax Day
Apr. 18	Intl. Juggler's day
Apr. 18	Good Friday
Apr. 20	Easter
Apr. 21	Patriot's Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 2, 9, 10, 12, 13

Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
7:45-9:15pm. Atmotsava - Silent meditation, readings, chanting, bhajans and stotrams on god, guru and self - followed by prasad; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: www.satramana.org, 831.425.7287

Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 Thursdays
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com

Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures Organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.

Apr. 6, 13, 20, 27 Sundays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures Organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.

Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, San Jose, and San Ramon, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction; Contact: 408.998.2793, sanjose@chinmayamission.org, www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/balvihar.html
10-11:30am. Satsang - silent meditation, discourse by Nome on Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry, recitation and readings from the Upanishads; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: 831. 425.7287, www.satramana.org; Free.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; Venue: First Tamil Church of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact: 404.276.2661, www.ftcatlanta.org;
10am (English) 11:30am (Tamil) 1pm (Hindi). Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656 x301, www.immanuelwhitestone.com

Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Sun. Apr. 6 - Sri Ramanavami - Devotional Music by Jayashree Varadarajan & Students;
Sun. Apr. 13 - Punguni Uthiram - Shrimathi & Students;
Sun. Apr. 20 - Bharathanatyam by Sundara Swaminathan & Students;
Sun. Apr. 27 - Murugan Puja - Devotional songs by Hema Sista;
May 3rd Akshaya Tritiya Lakshmi Puja; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple premises, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127

Grants & Fellowship Opportunities
USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism all expenses paid mini-fellowship - A reporting Grant on 'Health & Place' - How neighborhood and work environments impact health and life expectancy; Fellowship dates: 13-17 July; Venue: Los Angeles; Deadline to apply: April 10, 2014; Grant amount $2,000 - $10,000; Contact: cahealth@usc.edu, www.reportingonhealth.org

March 28 & 29, 2014, Friday & Saturday
5:30pm (Sat.), 9:15am (Sun); Grand Inauguration of Sri Raja Rajeswari Temple; Program features Vigneswara Puja, Poornahooti, Maha Ganapathi Abhishekam,Bhajans by Gnanananda Seva Samajam; Venue: 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, California; Contact: Pt. Krishnan SastrigaL: 408.310.8619, 510.598.5157, priestoffremont@gmail.com, www.gksastrigal.tk

March 29, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Reema Kakaday; Disciple of Guru Indumathy Ganesh and Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Castro Valley Center for the Arts, Castro Valley, California; Contact: Nrithyollasa: 510.623.8230, info@nldance.com

March 30, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Meenakshi Kalyanam - A musical discourse by Vishaka Hari; A curtain raiser for the 40th Anniversary celebrations of Bharathi Kalai Manram; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram in association with Meenakshi Temple, Pearland; Venue: Meenakshi Temple Auditorium, Pearland, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

Apr. 05, 2014, Saturday
8:30am.ThirukkuraL recitation competition; Recitation Venue: Horner Junior High School, Fremont, California; (6pm) - Prize Distribution; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; (6pm). Prize Distribution & Celebration; Organized by Bay Area Fine Arts; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.bayareafinearts.org
2pm. Thirukkural & Thamizh Thaenee Potti; Organized by Tamil Association of Delaware Valley; Venue: Villanova University - Tolentine Hall, Room 210, Villanova, Pennsylvania; Contact: www.tagdv.org

Apr. 06, 2014, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Triveni Gore; Disciple of Guru Indumathy Ganesh and Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Nrithyollasa: 510.623.8230, info@nldance.com
5pm. Ninth Annual Recital of Vrindavan Indian Dance Academy; Program features an imaginative journey to India through Dance; Presented by Dr. Bindu Shankar and Vrindavan Indian Dance Academy; Venue: San Ramon Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, California; Contact: 925.875.1095, www.vrindavanacademy.com
5:30pm. Discourse by Vishaka Hari; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: India Community Center (ICC), Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Apr. 09, 2014, Wednesday
7:30pm. A jugalbandhi concert by Dr. Balamuralikrishna & Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized as part of the 7th Indian Music & Dance Festival by Indian Fine Arts Association of San Diego; Venue: David & Dorothea Garfield Theater, La Jolla, California; Contact: www.indianfinearts.org