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<strong>Koshur</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong><br />
Saptarshi Samvat 5086<br />
Vikrami Samvat 2067<br />
2010-11 AD<br />
Produced by:<br />
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
USA<br />
www.koausa.org
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
www.koausa.org | Bringing <strong>Kashmiri</strong>s <strong>Overseas</strong> Together <strong>Calendar</strong> Vikrami 2067 | 2010-11 AD
March 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
Chaitra Krishna 1 Chaitra Krishna 2 Chaitra Krishna 3 Chaitra Krishna 4 Chaitra Krishna 5 Chaitra Krishna 6<br />
7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
Chaitra Krishna 7 Chaitra Krishna 8 Chaitra Krishna 9 Chaitra Krishna 10 Chaitra Krishna 11 Chaitra Krishna 12 Chaitra Krishna 13<br />
Thal Barun<br />
Panchak starts<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
Chaitra Krishna 14 Chaitra Krishna 15 Chaitra Shukla 1 Chaitra Shukla 2 Chaitra Shukla 3 Chaitra Shukla 4 Chaitra Shukla 5<br />
Sonth Thal Barun Navreh 2067 Zang Trey<br />
Sankranti Panchak ends<br />
21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
Chaitra Shukla 6 Chaitra Shukla 7 Chaitra Shukla 8 Chaitra Shukla 9 Chaitra Shukla 10 Chaitra Shukla 11 Chaitra Shukla 12<br />
Kumar Shashthi Durgashtami Ramnavmi<br />
28 29 30 31<br />
Chaitra Shukla 13 Chaitra Shukla 14 Chaitra Purnima<br />
Hanuman Jayanti<br />
Vaishakh Krishna 2<br />
In memory of our beloved parents - Babhi ji and Daddy ji<br />
- Raj and Ragini Pandita, CA
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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April 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3<br />
Vaishakh Krishna 3 Vaishakh Krishna 4 Vaishakh Krishna 5<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
Vaishakh Krishna 6 Vaishakh Krishna 7 Vaishakh Krishna 8 Vaishakh Krishna 9 Vaishakh Krishna 9 Vaishakh Krishna 10 Vaishakh Krishna 11<br />
Reshpeer Shradh Panchak Starts<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
Vaishakh Krishna 12 Vaishakh Krishna 13 Vaishakh Krishna 14 Vaishakh Amavasya Adik Vaishakh Shukla Adik Vaishakh Shukla Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
1 2 3<br />
Baishakhi Panchak ends<br />
Sankranti<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
4<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla Adik Vaishakh Shukla Adik Vaishakh Shukla Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
Kumar Shashthi Atham<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
9<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
12<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
13<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
14<br />
Adik Vaishakh<br />
Purnima<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
1<br />
With best wishes from:<br />
P.N. Bakaya, Sidhartha & Asha Bakaya, Vimarsh, Sunayna & Vikrant, Sonal & Anil<br />
Also Best Compliments from : Hira, Shyam, Amitav and Ajeet Koul<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
2<br />
Adik Vaishakh Shukla<br />
10
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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May 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
30 31 1<br />
Jyeshtha Krishna 3 Jyeshtha krishna 3 Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
3<br />
2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
4<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
5<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
6<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
7<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
8<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
9<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna<br />
10<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
Adik Vaishakh Krishna Adik Vaishakh Krishna Adik Vaishakh Krishna Adik Vaishakh Krishna Adik Vaishakh Krishna Adik Vaishakh Vaishakh Shukla 2<br />
11 12 12 13 14 Amavasya<br />
Panchak Ends Sankranti<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
Vaishakh Shukla 3 Vaishakh Shukla 4 Vaishakh Shukla 5 Vaishakh Shukla 6 Vaishakh Shukla 7 Vaishakh Shukla 8 Vaishakh Shukla 9<br />
Atham<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
Vaishakh Shukla 10 Vaishakh Shukla 11 Vaishakh Shukla 12 Vaishakh Shukla 13 Vaishakh Purnima Jyeshtha Krishna 1 Jyeshtha Krishna 2<br />
Gan Tsodah<br />
Compliments of NC Triangle KP Community
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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June 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Jyeshtha Krishna 4 Jyeshtha Krishna 5 Jyeshtha Krishna 6<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
Jyeshtha Krishna 7 Jyeshtha Krishna 8<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
Jyeshtha Krishna 9 Jyeshtha Krishna 10 Jyeshtha Krishna 11 Jyeshtha Krishna 12 Jyeshtha Krishna 13 Jyeshtha Krishna 14 Jyeshtha Amavasya<br />
Panchak ends<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
Jyeshtha Shukla 1 Jyeshtha Shukla 2 Jyeshtha Shukla 3 Jyeshtha Shukla 4 Jyeshtha Shukla 6 Jyeshtha Shukla 7 Jyeshtha Shukla 8<br />
Sankranti Zeth Atham<br />
20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Jyeshtha Shukla 9 Jyeshtha Shukla 10 Jyeshtha Shukla 11 Jyeshtha Shukla 12 Jyeshtha Shukla 13 Jyeshtha Shukla 14 Jyeshtha Purnima<br />
Nirjala Kah Roopabhawani<br />
Jayanti<br />
Chandra Grahan<br />
27 28 29 30<br />
Ashadh Krishna 1 Ashadh Krishna 2 Ashadh Krishna 3 Ashadh Krishna 4<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
With best wishes from the Family of Late Pt Lambodhar Nath Koul - originally of Syed Ali Akbar,Srinagar : Smt.Indirani Kaul - Jammu Surender,Vijay<br />
Laxmi & Shalini Kaul - Chennai, Sheetal Kaul, MD, Saint Paul, MN , USA
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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July 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3<br />
Ashadh Krishna 5 Ashadh Krishna 6 Ashadh Krishna 7<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
Ashadh Krishna 7 Ashadh Krishna 8 Ashadh Krishna 9 Ashadh Krishna 10 Ashadh Krishna 11 Ashadh Krishna 12 Ashadh Krishna 13<br />
Panchak Ends<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
Ashadh Amavasya Ashadh Shukla 1 Ashadh Shukla 2 Ashadh Shukla 3 Ashadh Shukla 4 Ashadh Shukla 5 Ashadh Shukla 6<br />
Sankranti Har Satam<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
Ashadh Shukla 8 Ashadh Shukla 9 Ashadh Shukla 10 Ashadh Shukla 11 Ashadh Shukla 12 Ashadh Shukla 13 Ashadh Shukla 14<br />
Har Atham Har Navam<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30 31<br />
Ashadh Shukla Ashadh Purnima Shravan Krishna 1 Shravan Krishna 2 Shravan Krishna 3 Shravan Krishna 4 Shravan Krishna 5<br />
Guru Purnima Panchak Starts<br />
Best wishes from : Kuldip, Veena, Anju and Rohit Kaul, Houston TX
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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August 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
Shravan Krishna 6<br />
Panchak Ends<br />
Shravan Krishna 7 Shravan Krishna 8 Shravan Krishna 9 Shravan Krishna 10 Shravan Krishna 11 Shravan Krishna 12<br />
8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
Shravan Krishna 13 Shravan Krishna 14 Shravan Amavasya Shravan Shukla 2 Shravan Shukla 3 Shravan Shukla 4 Shravan Shukla 5<br />
Nag Panchami<br />
15 16 17 18 19 20 21<br />
Shravan Shukla 6 Shravan Shukla 7 Shravan Shukla 8 Shravan Shukla 9 Shravan Shukla 10 Shravan Shukla 11 Shravan Shukla 12<br />
Sankranti<br />
Atham<br />
22 23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
Shravan Shukla 13 Shravan Shukla 14 Shravan Purnima Bhadra Krishna 1 Bhadra Krishna 2 Bhadra Krishna 3 Bhadra Krishna 4<br />
Raksha Bandhan<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
29 30 31<br />
Bhadra Krishna 4 Bhadra Krishna 5 Bhadra Krishna 6<br />
Panchak Ends Chandan Shashthi<br />
Complements From: Khardori Family (ROMESH, NANCY, AMITABH, SONIYA and ANKUSH)
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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September 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
Bhadra Krishna 7<br />
Janmashtami<br />
Bhadra Krishna 8 Bhadra Krishna 9 Bhadra Krishna 10<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />
Bhadra Krishna 12 Bhadra Krishna 13 Bhadra Krishna 14 Bhadra Amavasya Bhadra Shukla 1 Bhadra Shukla 2 Bhadra Shukla 4<br />
Paan Muhurta Vinayak Chaturthi<br />
Paan Muhurta<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />
Bhadra Shukla 5 Bhadra Shukla 6 Bhadra Shukla 7 Bhadra Shukla 8 Bhadra Shukla 9 Bhadra Shukla 10 Bhadra Shukla 11<br />
Paan Muhurta Gang Ashtami Sankranti<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />
Bhadra Shukla 12 Bhadra Shukla 12 Bhadra Shukla 13 Bhadra Shukla 14 Bhadra Purnima Ashwin Krishna 1 Ashwin Krishna 2<br />
Panchak Starts Paan Muhurta Pitrapaksha Starts Panchak Ends<br />
26 27 28 29 30<br />
Ashwin Krishna 3 Ashwin Krishna 4 Ashwin Krishna 5 Ashwin Krishna 6 Ashwin Krishna 7<br />
With best wishes from: The Kaul family-Rajeev, Deepti, Meghna, Akash - Minneapolis, MN
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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October 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
31 1 2<br />
Kartik Krishna 9 Ashwin Krishna 8 Ashwin Krishna 9<br />
3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br />
Ashwin Krishna 10 Ashwin Krishna 11 Ashwin Krishna 12 Ashwin Krishna 13 Ashwin Amavasya Ashwin Shukla 1 Ashwin Shukla 2<br />
Pitramavasi Navratras begin<br />
10 11 12 13 14 15 16<br />
Ashwin Shukla 3 Ashwin Shukla 4 Ashwin Shukla 5 Ashwin Shukla 6 Ashwin Shukla 7 Ashwin Shukla 8 Ashwin Shukla 9<br />
Durgaashtami Mahanavami<br />
Navratras end<br />
17 18 19 20 21 22 23<br />
Ashwin Shukla 10 Ashwin Shukla 11 Ashwin Shukla 12 Ashwin Shukla 13 Ashwin Shukla 14 Ashwin Purnima Ashwin Purnima<br />
Vijayadashmi Panchak ends<br />
Sankranti<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
24 25 26 27 28 29 30<br />
Kartik Krishna 1 Kartik Krishna 2 Kartik Krishna 3 Kartik Krishna 4 Kartik Krishna 5 Kartik Krishna 6 Kartik Krishna 7<br />
In loving memory of our parents, Shree Janki Nath Dhar and Shreemati Jwalajee Dhar. Nirmala Mitra and family
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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November 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
Kartik Krishna 10 Kartik Krishna 11 Kartik Krishna 12 Kartik Krishna 13 Kartik Krishna 14<br />
Diwali<br />
Kartik Amavasaya<br />
7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
Kartik Shukla 1 Kartik Shukla 3 Kartik Shukla 4 Kartik Shukla 5 Kartik Shukla 6 Kartik Shukla 6 Kartik Shukla 7<br />
Bhai Dooj Panchak starts<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
Kartik Shukla 8 Kartik Shukla 9 Kartik Shukla 10 Kartik Shukla 11 Kartik Shukla 12 Kartik Shukla 13 Kartik Shukla 14<br />
Atham Sankranti Panchak ends<br />
21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
Kartik Purnima Marg Krishna 1 Marg Krishna 2 Marg Krishna 3 Marg Krishna 4 Marg Krishna 5 Marg Krishna 6<br />
28 29 30<br />
Marg Krishna 7 Marg Krishna 8 Marg Krishna 9<br />
In memory of Dr. Jaya Wali and Dr. Jai Kishen Wali.<br />
Sachin, Shivani, Swapna and Rakesh Raina, Maryland.
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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December 2010<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
Marg Krishna 10 Marg Krishna 12 Marg Krishna 13 Marg Krishna 14<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />
Marg Amavasaya Marg Shukla 1 Marg Shukla 2 Marg Shukla 3 Marg Shukla 4 Marg Shukla 5 Marg Shukla 6<br />
Panchak starts<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />
Marg Shukla 7 Marg Shukla 8 Marg Shukla 8 Marg Shukla 9 Marg Shukla 10 Marg Shukla 11 Marg Shukla 12<br />
Atham Sankranti<br />
Panchak ends<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />
Marg Shukla 13 Marg Shukla 14 Marg Purnima Paush Krishna 1 Paush Krishna 2 Paush Krishna 3 Paush Krishna 5<br />
26 27 28 29 30 31<br />
Paush Krishna 6 Paush Krishna 7 Paush Krishna 8 Paush Krishna 9 Paush Krishna 10 Paush Krishna 11<br />
Best wishes from : Janki Ganju Foundation, Lalita Kaul, President
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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January 2011<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
KOA<br />
30 31 1<br />
memebrship<br />
for 2011 is due<br />
now<br />
Magh Krishna 12 Magh Krishna 13 Paush Krishna 12<br />
2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
Paush Krishna 13 Paush Krishna 14 Paush Amavasya Paush Shukla 1 Paush Shukla 2 Paush Shukla 3 Paush Shukla 4<br />
Khichri Mavas Surya Grahan Panchak starts<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
Paush Shukla 5 Paush Shukla 6 Paush Shukla 7 Paush Shukla 8 Paush Shukla 9 Paush Shukla 9 Paush Shukla 10<br />
Panchak ends Shishir Sankranti<br />
Atham<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
Paush Shukla 11 Paush Shukla 12 Paush Shukla 14 Paush Purnima Magh Krishna 1 Magh Krishna 2 Magh Krishna 3<br />
KP Exodus Day<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
Magh Krishna 4 Magh Krishna 5 Magh Krishna 6 Magh Krishna 8 Magh Krishna 9 Magh Krishna 10 Magh Krishna 11<br />
Sahib Satam<br />
With best wishes from: Chand and Rekha Bhan<br />
With best wishes from: Shyama Qazi - in memory of Sh. T. N. Qazi
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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February 2011<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Magh Krishna 14 Marg Amavasya Magh Amavasya Magh Shukla 1 Magh Shukla 2<br />
Shiv Chaturdashi Panchak starts<br />
Please don't<br />
forget to pay<br />
your KOA<br />
Membership<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
Magh Shukla 3 Magh Shukla 4 Magh Shukla 5 Magh Shukla 6 Magh Shukla 7 Magh Shukla 8 Magh Shukla 9<br />
Gor Trey Panchak ends Bhimsen Ashtami<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
Magh Shukla 10 Magh Shukla 11 Magh Shukla 12 Magh Shukla 13 Magh Shukla 14 Magh Purnima Phalgun Krishna 1<br />
Sankranti Magh Punim Huri OKdoh<br />
20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Phalgun Krishna 3 Phalgun Krishna 4 Phalgun Krishna 5 Phalgun Krishna 6 Phalgun Krishna 7 Phalgun Krishna 8 Phalgun Krishna 9<br />
Huri Atham<br />
27 28<br />
Phalgun Krishna 10 Phalgun Krishna 11<br />
In memory of Mr. Prem Nath and Omkar Nath Bamzai from Raj Bamzai Kachru (Dulari)<br />
With best wishes from: P.N. Bakaya, Sidhartha & Asha Bakaya, Vimarsh, Sunayna & Vikrant, Sonal & Anil
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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March 2011<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
3 4 1 2 3 4 5<br />
Chaitra Amavasya Phalgun Krishna 12 Phalgun Krishna 13 Phalgun Krishna 14 Phalgun Amavasya Phalgun Shukla 1<br />
Thal Barun Navreh 2068 Shivaratri Panchak starts Dooni Mavas<br />
April 2011 April 2011<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
Phalgun Shukla 2 Phalgun Shukla 2 Phalgun Shukla 3 Phalgun Shukla 4 Phalgun Shukla 5 Phalgun Shukla 6 Phalgun Shukla 7<br />
Panchak ends<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
Phalgun Shukla 8 Phalgun Shukla 9 Phalgun Shukla 10 Phalgun Shukla 11 Phalgun Shukla 12 Phalgun Shukla 13 Phalgun Purnima<br />
Teel Atham Sonth Sankranti Holi<br />
Thal Barun<br />
20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Chaitra Krishna 1 Chaitra Krishna 2 Chaitra Krishna 3 Chaitra Krishna 4 Chaitra Krishna 5 Chaitra Krishna 7 Chaitra Krishna 8<br />
27 28 29 30 31 1 2<br />
Chaitra Krishna 9 Chaitra Krishna 9 Chaitra Krishna 10 Chaitra Krishna 11 Chaitra Krishna 12 Chaitra Krishna 13 Chaitra Krishna 14<br />
Panchak Starts<br />
In memory of our beloved parents - Babhi ji and Daddy ji<br />
- Raj and Ragini Pandita, CA<br />
April 2011 April 2011
Key Contacts:<br />
Executive Team<br />
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc.<br />
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Position Name E-mail Phone<br />
President Pradumon Tickoo ptickoo@yahoo.com (616) 365-9439<br />
Vice President Inderjit Kaul inderkaul@comcast.net (978) 534-9499<br />
Secretary Soman Dhar soman_dhar@yahoo.com (630) 922-5401<br />
Treasurer Ajay Tikoo treasurer@koausa.org (248) 237-3430<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Director Zone 1 Nirmala Mitra nirmal250@hotmail.com (516) 626-6437<br />
Director Zone 2 Inderjit Kaul inderkaul@comcast.net (978) 534-9499<br />
Director Zone 3 Umesh Kaul umeshkaul@gmail.com (908) 769-4154<br />
Director Zone 4 Asha Bakaya abakaya@hotmail.com (301) 948-0655<br />
Director Zone 5 Manoj Kaul kaul_manoj@yahoo.com (713) 589-5573<br />
Director Zone 6 Rakesh Raina DivyaRR@bellsouth.net (678) 584-0431<br />
Director Zone 7 Ajay Koul akkoul@gmail.com (847) 770-2939<br />
Director Zone 8 Veena Kaul vvkaul@yahoo.com (248) 377-2079<br />
Director Zone 9 Vinod Moza vmoza@cadence.com (510) 687-1209<br />
Director Zone 10 Paviter Handoo phandoo2001@yahoo.com (562) 506-4223<br />
Hon.Youth Director 1 Varun Razdan razdan@wisc.edu (240) 899- 3912<br />
Hon.Youth Director 2 Meghana Dhar meghanadhar@berkeley.edu (408) 476-3094<br />
Hon.Youth Director 3 Sreyshe Dhar dhar20s@mtholyoke.edu (860) 794-8332<br />
Program Directors Jammu Bound<br />
Educational Assistance Program Dr. Tej Nath Kaul tkaul@yahoo.com (716) 773-3416<br />
Sponsor a Child Program Pran Kaul pkaul01@yahoo.com (510) 795-9641<br />
Rishi Memorial School Pamposh Zutshi pamposh_zutshi@hotmail.com (512) 306-8213<br />
Medical Fund Dr.Chand K. Bhan ChandBhan@hotmail.com (978) 470-8537<br />
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> Welfare Initiative Ajay Koul akkoul@gmail.com (847) 770-2939<br />
Mohan Sopori msopori@lrri.org (505) 822-0367<br />
Praveen Raina praveen_raina@yahoo.com (847) 514-7030<br />
Rajni Kaul rajnikoul09@gmail.com (973) 383-5246<br />
Soman Dhar soman_dhar@yahoo.com (630) 922-5401<br />
Achievement Awards Hira L. Koul koul@stt.msu.edu (517) 332-1606<br />
Culture Prof. Omanand Koul orcinol@yahoo.com (781) 221-0350<br />
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> <strong>Overseas</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc. (KOA) is a nonprofit,<br />
tax-exempt socio-cultural organization registered<br />
in Maryland, USA. Its purpose is to protect, preserve, and<br />
promote <strong>Kashmiri</strong> ethnic and socio-cultural heritage, to<br />
promote and celebrate festivals, and to provide financial<br />
assistance to the needy and deserving. In addition,<br />
lectures, symposiums, debates, and discussions are held<br />
from time to time to highlight and resolve some of the<br />
issues facing our community in this country.<br />
MISSION<br />
The KOA’s mission is to promote Kashmir Pandit ethnic<br />
and socio-cultural heritage (language, history, art, etc),<br />
celebrate religious festivals of importance to <strong>Kashmiri</strong><br />
Pandits; provide financial assistance to needy and<br />
deserving individuals, educational institutions, places of<br />
worship and shrines, both in the US and in India;<br />
preserve historical monuments and sites of religious and<br />
cultural significance in Kashmir, India; and provide<br />
assistance to displaced <strong>Kashmiri</strong> Pandits.<br />
VISION<br />
The KOA shall serve as the premier <strong>Kashmiri</strong> Pandit<br />
institution with a fundamental purpose that lies in<br />
promoting <strong>Kashmiri</strong> Pandit heritage and its way of living,<br />
<strong>Kashmiri</strong> Brahmanism and its philosophies; and be a<br />
center of social learning that caters to the spiritual,<br />
cultural, physical, humanitarian and educational needs of<br />
the community.