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Parveen Chopra’s wellness & spirituality

website Lotus launched at Indian Consulate

Consul General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal, and Parveen Chopra (right) Guest speakers holding bouquets at the launch: Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya,
at the launch of the web magazine Reverend Tom Goodhue, and Arvind Vora

OUR BUREAU Guest speakers at the launch
included Nitin Ajmera, Chairman
New York of the Parliament of the World’s
A Religions (via a video message);
new wellness and spirituali-
Reverend Tom Goodhue, Execu-
ty web magazine founded by
seasoned journalist Parveen
Chopra was launched on January 21 tive Director Emeritus of Long Is-
land Council of Churches; Arvind
at the Consulate of India in New York. Vora, founder of Shanti Fund that
Parveen Chopra, who has rich promotes Gandhi’s ideals among
experience in body-mind-spir- school children in Suffolk County;
it journalism, told the Indian Eye and Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya, a li-
that every article they post on his censed physician affiliated with Cor-
alotusinthemud.com must pass the nell Medical College and author of
usefulness test -- something that the ‘Everyday Ayurveda’ published by
readers can benefit from to better Penguin Random House.
their lives. Supporters gracing the event
In his speech at the launch, he included Anil Bansal, former FIA
summed up his unique content mix, President, entrepreneur and philan-
“We tap the world’s religious and thropist Mohan Wanchoo, Kamlesh
spiritual traditions for wisdom as Mehta, Chairman of The South
well as draw from the latest medical Asian Times, Indrajit Singh Saluja,
and scientific research to present editor-publisher of The Indian Pan-
content for our readers to be fully orama, John Di Leonardo, founder
productive and successful and yet be of Humane Long Island, real estate
healthy, happy and centered.” tycoon Darshan Singh Bagga, and
In support he cites articles on Julian Lines, President of Matagi-
the site such as, ‘Practical uses of ri Sri Aurobindo Center in upstate
faith—A Zoroastrian perspective’, New York.
‘The 4 happy hormones and how to General Randhir Jaiswal congratu- mitted to preserving, protecting and A trained teacher of medita-
boost them’, ‘Is work worship - rene- lated Chopra for the initiative which promoting Indian heritage by pro- tion, Chopra founded Life Positive,
gotiating work-life balance’ and ‘Be- he called as “another slice of India jecting it to American audiences. India’s first spiritual magazine from
ware the frozen food convenience’. in America, promoting wellness At the launch event, a video New Delhi in 1996 after leaving his
Unique interactive features of through yoga, right food habits, etc, introducing the webzine explained job at India Today magazine. Here
his web magazine, Chopra pointed and from which people should take that ‘Lotus in the mud’ is a key con- in the US, he edited The South
out, include short meditations with benefit”. cept in Hinduism and Buddhism, Asian Times and One World Under
soothing music, personality quizzes, Chopra agreed that even though signifying that we may get muddled God, Mr Bagga’s interfaith journal.
and space for visitors to share their the Lotus site respects and taps the by problems, but we have the in- Last year, Chopra founded
experiences of healing and personal world’s major faiths, its founders, herent capability to emerge as full American Center for Wellness &
or spiritual growth. advisers and donors being proud bloom lotuses in body, mind, and Spirituality Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-
Launching the website, Consul people of Indian origin are com- spirit. profit, to run the Lotus website.

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