PERFORMING ARTS, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PERFORMING ARTS:
1956, Acted in Fateh Lohani Directed an advertising, Film on mustard oil (Salya Kaft Bobo IQ),
Full length movie, “Je Nadi Maru Pathe”, directed by Salahuddin in 1961 with Khan Ataur Rahman Chitra, Subbash Dutta – Nargis, Rowshan Ara
Participated in Drama and Recitation in Medical College (1966-72) Hampton Roads Bengali Association (1978-present), BMANA annual meetings (1981-present)
Recitation at National Level, NABC, 2001(Boston), 2002(Atlanta), 2003(Los Angeles), 2004 (Baltimore), 2005 (New York)
M.C. Hampton Roads Bengali Association Cultural programs (1978 - present)
SPEAKER, CULTURAL EVENTS & COMMUNITY SERVICES:
Guest Speaker, Asia Fest, 1998 (May 16, 1998)
Speaker, Multicultural Day at Norfolk Academy (Mar.5,1998), March 21st, 2005
Thank you note during fund raising diner for Governor Mark Warner (August, 2001), Holiday Inn, Norfolk
Member, Leadership Circle, WHRO
Member, Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Member, Portsmouth Community Concert
Collect Pledge for United Way
Member, Parent/Teacher Committee, Norfolk Academy
Presented Hinduism, Adult Forum at Christ and Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk, VA. (June 9th & 16th, 2002)
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads (1999 – 2001) www.hindutemplehr.org
Chairman, Sangeet Sargam (1998- 2001) (Socio - cultural organization to promote Indian performing art.) www.sangeetsargam.org
Presented New Dimensions Programs at Christ and Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk on Hinduism, Mind – Body connection and Wellness (physical, mental & Spiritual), October 8,15,22,29th, 2002
Guest host for the movie “Siddhartha” at Naro during the series Light in the Dark, November 4th, 2002
Participated in a discussion of Islam at Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Jan.14 &28, 2003
IN THE MEDIA (TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPER)
TV PROGRAMS:
July 19, 2002, Guest Speaker, WAVY 10, TV news at 12:00 noon, discuss heart disease on live TV with Don Roberts and Carolyn Castleberry
August 16, 2002, Guest Speaker, Channel 13, TV news at 12:00 noon, discuss heart disease and American heart walk on live TV with LaSalle Blanks
February 26th, 2003 Channel 13 TV news at 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM phone bank for heart disease with Kathryn Barrett (625-1313)
April 7th, 2003 WAVY-10, TV news at 12:00 Noon with Don Roberts, Carolyn Castleberry, news at 5:00 PM, reporter Shannon Powell with Alveta Ewell, Carolyn Castleberry, David Nelson guest speaker on Pulmonary Embolism, NBC Reporter David Bloom died of PE at Iraq
May 20th, 2003 Channel 13 TV news at 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM phone bank for heart disease with Kathryn Barrett (625-1313) & personal interview
Sept.9th, 2003, Guest Speaker, WAVY 10, TV news at 12:00 noon , discuss heart disease on live TV with Don Roberts and Carolyn Castleberry
Oct.20th, 2003, Nexus, Beginning of Life Issue, (Broadcasted on Cox 11)
Nov.17th, 2003 Nexus, End of Life Issue, (Broadcasted on Cox 11)
May 24-25th, 2004 Channel 13 TV news at 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM phone bank for heart disease and interview with Kathryn Barrett
July 27th, 2004, Interview with Nicole Livas, Fox 43 News about 4-minute Gym. At Norfolk, broadcasted on August 4th, 2004
Sept. 14th, 2004 WAVY 10 TV, Live interview, News at noon with Kerri Furey & Don Roberts about President Clinton’s health
Sept. 14th, 2004, Telephone interview with WTKR TV3 news reporter Cynthia Brooks about 4 minute Gym and physiology behind it
Feb. 21st, 2005 Nexus, When faith healing colloids with modern Medicine, (Broadcast on COX 11)
August 31st, 2005, Live interview with Stephanie Harris about American Heart Walk, WAVY 10 News, 12 Noon
March 4, 2008 TV recording at WAVY with Don Roberts, for program Bottom-line
September 12, 2009, interview, Montgomery County Public Television on Yoga Therapy Camp, Asha Chawla
February 5, 2010 interview by Sandra Parker of TV 13 news on Stress Management and broadcasted during evening news
January2, 2011 video recording of yoga class and interview by Lori Johnson of CBN to be broadcasted February 21, 2011, WAVY TV 10 “The 700 Club”
February 4, 2011TV recording at WAVY TV 10 with Don Roberts for program Bottom Line on Heart Health to be broadcasted on February 6, 2011
Interview with Nicole Livas of WAVY TV 10 on William J. Broad's NY Times article "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" will air at 5:00 pm on WAVY and 10:00 pm on Fox 43 on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Interview on Yoga by Nilima Mehra of Global TV Network, Falls Church, VA, May 10, 2012 broadcasted in July
Yoga Therapy for Health and Healing, Coast Live, WTKR TV Norfolk, Virginia Host Cheryl Nelson and April Woodard, Executive Producer Dan Crawley, February 5, 2018
Video interview by Stephanie Ritz for IAYT’s (International Association of Yoga Therapists) 30th anniversary
RADIO PROGRAMS:
December 6th, 2002, Radio program, 89.5, WHRV, with Cathy Lewis regarding December Dilemma (Hear say)
January 13th, 2003, Radio program, 89.5, WHRV, with Cathy Lewis regarding Stem Cell Research
October 27th, 2006, Radio interview for Heart Walk, Eagle FM 97.3, Jennifer Lewis & Jimmy Ray morning show
March 2nd, 2007, WHRV FM 89.5, House call with Dr. Patricia Raymond
September 27, 2007 Health & Healing, One truth many path with David Champion, WRRW, Williamsburg Public Radio, FM100.9
December 13, 2007 Alternative Health & Healing, One truth many path with David Champion, WRRW, Williamsburg Public Radio, FM100.9
December 17, 2007, Not My Christmas, Tell Me More with Michelle Martin, NPR show to be broadcasted at Norfolk, WNSB FM 91.1
July 6, 2009 Recording at Entercom, 236 Clearfield Avenue, Va. Beach, with Natalia Ilchyshyn, Hampton Roads perspective on Yoga Therapy, to be broadcast on July 12, 2009 on Z104, 94.9 the point, 95.7 R&B, 2WD 101.3
July 2 and 16, 2013: KLOK 1170 AM, San Francisco, CA, Radio Interview on Yoga Therapy by Jyoti Saboo and Vijayalakshmi Kashyap
May 7, 2015, guest speaker on Yoga Therapy on Unity Online Radio (UOR) program The Yoga Hour with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
July 9, 2016, guest speaker radio talk show on Yoga as Medicine, open forum radio, Hum Tum Radio (KLVL), Houston, Texas, with Neeta Sukhla and Rajan Narayanan
NEWS PAPER ARTICLES, THE VIRGINIAN PILOT, DAILY PRESS AND OTHERS
June 13th, 2003: My picture and report regarding Governor’s Asian Advisor Board Reporter, Christina Nuckoles
October 11, 2004, Telephone interviewed about stem cell research after Christopher Reeves died, published October 12, 2004, Reporter, Philip Walzer
July 11, 2006, Telephone interview about CSRF of VWC regarding the new director, The article was published July 23rd, 2005
Nov.17th, 2005, Cherice Williams, Interviewed me at VWC about Hindu Dharma. To be published
Article about George Allen and Macaca my Comments
February 15th, 2007 Article on Shivaratri with my Comments
June 29th to July 9th, 2007: Interviewed on iPhone on 06.29.2007, on website and next day paper on business section, Monday (July 2nd) in Techtalk, Monday (July 9th, 2007) in Techtalk
November 30, 2007 Philip Walzer, Interviewed me on LTD, published in business section of December 09, 2007
August 9, 2009, "How To Be As Balanced As a Tree - For Free," by Kathy Adams, for Yoga Therapy Camp at Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads.
December 24, 2009: A Heart Attack Changed My Life, Part 1: You Must be Overworked - A Nu Healthy You
January 28, 2010: A Heart Attack Changed My Life, Part 2: Yoga and Integrative Medicine - A Nu Healthy You
March 11, 2012: Daily Press: Vascular Surgeon Turns to Yoga Therapy and Ayurvedic Medicine
April 13, 2013: Virginia Living Magazine: Medicine and Wellness: Mind over Mat - by Mary Burruss
July/August/September 2013: Diversions: Yoga Therapy at The American Theater by Lynda Webb
Interviewed by Drake Baer of New York Magazine for writing a piece on How Yoga Works, September 13, 2016
Interviewed by Virginian Pilot reporter Nita Baines, yoga for children at the Temple for a publication in Clipper, October 16, 2016. The article published on October 30, 2016.
November 13, 2016: The Virginian Pilot published Yoga Therapy Demonstration by Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, CAP and his group during India Fest 2016, Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA.
NEWS PAPER ARTICLES: GLOBE & MALL (MONTREAL, CANADA)
January 4, 2007, "Heal Me: the Latest Yogic Mantra", my interview with reporter Wency Leung
AWARDS:
Research Award for presentation During Surgical Residency
Distinguished Teacher's Award Portsmouth Family practice Residents, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. May 31st, 1985.
Bangladesh Medical association of North America, Award for excellent leadership and PromotingBengali Culture, NYC, July 31, 2004
Health Care Hero Award by Insider Business, Norfolk, Virginia, February 22, 2011, Norfolk Waterside Marriott
Community Service Award, Taste of India, Ted Constant Convocation Center, ODU campus, Norfolk, Virginia, April 22, 2012, award given by John Broderick, President of ODU
Champion of Diversity Award, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, ODU, Norfolk, Virginia, April 16, 2013, award given by John Broderick, President of ODU
Received "YOGA ACHARYA" award by the award committee of Paramanand Institute of Yoga Science and Research, Indore, India for devotion, dedication, service and knowledge in the field of yoga therapy for serving the mankind, January 8, 2015
Recognized at the AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian origin) 34th annual convention on July 3, 2016 at Marriott Marquis, NYC during Board of Trusty lunch with a plaque for starting AAPI initiative yoga therapy clinics and "In Recognition as a Great Son of India, Dedicated in Yoga".
Officially inaugurating the first AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian origin) Yoga Therapy Clinic at the Hindu Society of Central Florida Temple Hall, Orlando (Casselberry), Florida by lighting the Diya.
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) in Yoga (Honorary) during 16th convocation of SVYASA ( Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana) at Prashanti Kutiram Bengaluru India on January 12, 2019 by Vice-Chancellor Professor Ramachandra G. Bhat and the Registrar Dr. Srinidhi K Parthasarathi. The certificate was awarded by Chancellor Dr. H R Nagendra, Chief Guest Dr. Rajiv Kumar Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog and Guest of Honor Professor Dr. Sven Michael Nobel Executive Chairman Nobel Sustainability Trust Zurich.