IANR 2502 011125 Shivam Dhol Tasha Pathak by Harish Nehate & Nikhil Potbhare; Lohri & Makar Sankranti by Mohini Vashist; What, I Got Hacked by Anita Amin

IANR 2502 011125 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Jan 11, 2025 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. By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 5 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Shivam Dhol Tasha Pathak, a Dallas-based Indian traditional Drum & Snare ensemble will be part of the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington DC on January 20, 2025. It is a proud moment for Indians in the US as for the first time in the history of the US Presidential Parade tradition, an Indian traditional group will perform. We turn to the two co-founders of the group – Harish Nehate and Nikhil Potbhare who will be calling in from Dallas – to tell us more about the group and how this came about. 4:50 pm Monday, January 13 marks the festival of Lohri, a popular winter Dogra and Punjabi folk festival celebrated primarily in Northern India with bonfires, dance and song. A day later is  the festival of Makar Sankranti an ancient Hindu festival that marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (known as Makara in Sanskrit). The same festival is celebrated all over India but it has different names. Lohri in North, Pongal in South, Makar Sankranti in Western parts, Gujarat calls it Uttarayan. Mohini Vashist with the Hindu Worship Society calls in to tell us briefly the significance of the festival and how they are celebrated. 5:20 pm If any of your online accounts have ever been hacked - especially your WhatsApp account - you remember the sinking feeling as you wonder why it happened to you and what could you do to avoid this? Well it happens very often and there are a few things that you can do to protect yourself. We turn today to and IT professional, Anita Amin, for some guidance on these matters. 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-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected] Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories. And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.  Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.