DesiLife and Times magazine launched; received warmly

The recently launched DesiLife and Times magazine got an enthusiastic welcome from people in the community. Many lauded it as a high quality product, appreciating the vivid colors, the design, and the fulsome content. The magazine carried a variety of articles, they said, offering something to suit every taste.

The first edition of the magazine was presented to Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, the Consul General of India in New York, recently. Indrajit Saluja, editor of Indian Panorama, George Abraham, chair of INOC, Dr. Ajay Lodha, president of AAPI and several others too were presented with the copies of the magazine

The magazine was distributed to an audience at a dance program at Royal Albert’s Palace in Edison, New Jersey on April 2. Noted RJ Kulraj Anand from 8K Miles Media, Daisy Walia, director of Touch-Down Media, Seema Jagtiani of Farmers Insurance, Fatena Q. Williams, Miss Tourism USA, and others appreciated the magazine and posed for pictures with it. Managing editor Sunil Tristar was present at the event.

A copy was presented to His Grace Most Rev. Thomas K. Oommen, Moderator Bishop and head of the Church of South India, at a reception to honor him in Queens, New York. He said he was happy to see a high-class publication that will showcase the life and aspirations of the community in the United States. He conveyed his best wishes for the magazine.

Bishop Mar Joy Alappatt of the SyroMalabar St Thomas Diocese of Chicago, who was present at the event, wished all success to this venture of the Legacy Media, which publishes www.emalayalee.com and www.dlatimes.com

At a career seminar organized by the Kerala Association of New Jersey, FOMAA National Secretary Jiby Thomas, general secretary of the Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas (Fomaa), Swapna Rajesh, president of KANJ, Ajith Hariharan,

Sabu Scaria and others came forward to support the magazine. 

Why another print magazine? Do we need one more publication, especially in print, when printing is fast becoming obsolete? Mainstream print newspapers are facing a tough time and many of them have moved to the internet.

Reading habits are changing with the arrival of new media such as Facebook and Twitter. In such a scenario, a print magazine may be the last thing many people want. But we believe that the print media has its many attractions, just like the radio, which survived the onslaught of television.

A print publication is a record that cannot be erased. It is more authentic and comprehensive. Even now people rely more on print newspapers for authentic news than on television or the internet, which seem to focus more on creating a sensation.

DesiLife and Times magazine will echo the heartbeats of the community, portraying its successes, failures, heartbreaks, and achievements. At the magazine we will also train our lens on the unsavory facets of desi life...the crimes and the tragedies that touch us all.

Of course, we cannot escape the pressures of daily life and there is little time for leisurely reading. Our publications will work as a friend, seeking to inform and advise. We will work as a progressive voice for the community. We will oppose obscurantism, bigotry, fascist tendencies and violence, anything that curtails the freedom of the people, whether in India or in America.

We are not apolitical, but we will give a forum to every shade of credible opinion. DesiLife and Times also hopes to become a venue for the people to express their creativity. We welcome ideas, articles, stories, travelogues, and poems. We request you to come on board with our new venture.

The Desilife team, New York Contact: [email protected] Tel: 1-646-725-3334