Author: carltonmacqueen

English rendering of PM’s address at Inauguration of redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill

The popular Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel ji, President of Shree Kalika Mataji Mandir Trust Shri Surendrabhai Patel ji, Minister in State Government Bhai Purnesh Modi ji, all the revered saints present here, all the faithful and ladies and gentlemen! Today I got the privilege to spend a few moments at the feet of Pavagadh Maa Kali and get her blessings after many years.  It is a very blessed moment of my life. When a dream becomes a resolution and when the resolution is accomplished, then you can imagine how much joy it ... Read more

Wedding Planner Andrew Roby Speaks Out in NY Times Article About Biases in Events Industry

Roby, who owns Washington, D.C.-based Andrew Roby Events and heads the National Events Council, said that minority-owned companies are underrepresented on event venues’ preferred vendor lists. As the owner of an event planning company in the nation’s capital, Andrew Roby knows the power of preferred vendor lists that major venues offer to their clients. But he also believes that minority-owned vendors are too often left off of those critical lists, a concern he addressed in a recent New York Times article titled “Hidden Bias in the Wedding Industrial Complex.” In addition to heading up his event planning and management company, ... Read more