Indian-American from Michigan donates $1 million to Community College

Michigan India Community Blog: Harish Rawal of Jackson, MI donates $1 million to Jackson Community College

Nishith Patel - Pilot at Northwest Airlines

Its rare to find a Indian American Pilot flying for a major carrier in United States. Meet Nishith Patel a Pilot for Northwest Airlines.

Nishith Patel graduated from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology located at St. Louis, MO. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics. You rarely hear a Indian American pursuing a career in Aeronautics.

He came to United States in 1979 when he was just 11 years old. His first plane ride was on British Airways Boeing 747 from Mumbai to Chicago. After this ride he decided he wanted to be a pilot. So becoming a pilot became a goal for him and he pursued it and he accomplished his goal.

For more on his fascinating story listen to Nipa Shah's podcast interview with Nishith Patel at Round Table India at MIICC (Michigan India Chamber of Commerce).

Sam Singh an Indian American to run "The Antarctic Marathon"

Sam Singh an Indian American Former Mayor of East Lansing, MI has a BIG and I mean real BIG Agenda planned. Lansing City Pulse is reporting

Come March 2008, 12-year East Lansing Councilman and two-year mayor Sam Singh will finally find himself in a place where zoning and economic development are not on the agenda: Antarctica.
(Note: Keep checking Sam Singh's journey for the next 16 months which will take him to over 25 countries by visiting his website/blog.)
Instead of analyzing bike lane proposals, wooing developers or smoothing university-city relations, Singh will be running a half-marathon along pristine shores thronged by penguins and seals at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

The Antarctic Marathon is one of the more exotic stops in a 16-month, globe-girdling trip Singh began Dec. 31.

Singh, 36, has dreamed of the trip since he was a teenager, when he started an ambitious list of places to visit before he died.

“For a long time, I thought this would be the type of experience I’d do when I retired,” he said. “Then you get fears of ‘Will I be healthy enough?’ or ‘Will I be able to do it because of family situations?’”

Sam Singh is going to mix Community Service along with his travels. This quote from his website

A major component for my travels will be to work with nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations throughout the world. I will use this section to highlight groups I work with as well as compiling the trends in the field of international volunteering.