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Ganapathy Padmanabhan, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Ganapathy Padmanabhan
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder. Dimension: Total running time: 0:30:53
Creator: Ganapathy Padmanabhan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20466 ganapathy_padmanabhan_full

Description: Ganapathy Padmanabhan is the public relations officer for the Ganesh Temple. He describes his daily duties at the temple and his deep involvement with the community there. Ganapathy first moved to the United States in his forties and worked for a number of years before returning to India and then coming back again in 2003. He retired from his career and began working at the temple full time. On most days, he stays near the temple and does not travel far except for occasional trips into Manhattan to visit friends.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20661

Creator : Ganapathy Padmanabhan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2010

Summary/Description : Ganapathy Padmanabhan is the public relations officer for the Ganesh Temple. He describes his daily duties at the temple and his deep involvement with the community there. Ganapathy first moved to the United States in his forties and worked for a number of years before returning to India and then coming back again in 2003. He retired from his career and began working at the temple full time. On most days, he stays near the temple and does not travel far except for occasional trips into Manhattan to visit friends.

Subject : Hinduism; Hindu temples; Hindu gods; Hindu cooking; Immigrants; Festivals; Religious gatherings; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

Rights : This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder.; Total running time: 0:30:53

Identifier : aql:20466 ganapathy_padmanabhan_full

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Hinduism; Hindu temples; Hindu gods; Hindu cooking; Immigrants; Festivals; Religious gatherings; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

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This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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