IANR 2243 102222 HCDA's Leeja Thomas, Ast Dir Domestic Violence Services; Kiran Ketkar author of Swarajya and Samrajya Maratha History; Designer Megha Rao on Diwali Rangoli Designs for McDonald's

IANR 2243 102222 Line Up Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Oct 22, 2022 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indo-american-news-radio-houston-tx/id1512586620 ) Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL TO BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. THEN JUST CLICK TO LISTEN!! 4:20 pm October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and the Harris County District Attorney’s office is holding panel discussions and other events to bring attention to the issue which results in many needless injuries and deaths each year. Leeja Thomas is the Asst Director of Family Violence ServIces at the DA’s office and joins us today to share more about this terrible problem and what could be done to stem it. 5:00 pm Much of the history of India has been written from the perspective of the last two Empires that ruled a fragmented subcontinent: the Mughals and the British. Many of the heroic tales of kingdoms that sought their own independence and held back attacks from marauding forces has been lost. After his retirement, Kiran Ketkar has sought to correct this and narrate true facts of Maratha history. He joins us in the studio today to tell us about his book “Swarajya and Samrajya”. 5:20 pm This Diwali season several McDonald’s locations in the Dallas, Northern Virginia and the Chicago areas have decided to offer a unique drive-thru experience. In addition, McDonald’s has developed a digital profile for Diwali. They turned to New York City designer Megha Rao to develop rangoli designs for this campaign. Megha joins us by phone to explain more about this first-of-a-kind campaign. Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-6397 or at [email protected]