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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know . i i i . – t ’ a l y n t k News India Times (July 11, 2026 - July 17, 2026) July 17, 2026 12 Community T hree hundred and eighty seven artists performed Indian classical and folk dances before an audience of nearly 3,000 (2,800) people at the Stern Hall, the Carnegie Hall. The Indian Consulate in NewYork partnered with the Three Aksha &Viji Rao to bring together different dance forms from all regions of India on the global stage, according to a post on X.com . The Consul General of India in NewYork Binaya Srikanta Pradhan highlighted the depth, diver- sity and living continuation of Indian culture. He thanked the artists, dance schools and parents and family members of the artists for remaining con- nected to Indian culture. A special thanks went to Viji Rao @three_aksha for curating this & the dance groups. The List of Dance Schools which participated: • Notes n’ Beats School — Artistic Director Veena Pandiri •Nrithya Samarpanam— Artistic Director: Gayathri Sudhakar •The Odisha Society of Americas— Artistic Director: Rashmi Rajaguru • Lahari Abbaraju •Nupoor Dance School — Artistic Director: Radhika Joshi •Rhythm Dancers — Ar- tistic Director: Thrupthy Kotian •Bharathakala Naatya Academy — Artistic Director: Subathra Sudarshan •NachNation — Artistic Director: Uma Karmakar Kapoor •Abhinaya Tharangini Academy of Kuchipudi Dance — Artistic Director: Krishnaveni Gurrapu •Three Aksha — Artistic Director: Viji Rao All Indian Dance Festival 2026 Held In Carnegie Hall PHOTOS:FACEBOOK@INDIAINNEWYORK Scenes from the Carnegie Hall event featuring All Indian Dance Festival 2026, July 5, 2026. India’s Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan with the dancers. Scenes from the dance segments. By a StaffWriter A personal health wake-up call has led a U.S.-based physician to author a new book detailing how middle-aged professionals can measure, slow, and potentially reverse their biological aging process. In Reversing Time, Dr. Sashi Kuppala, a specialist in pediatrics, neonatology, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, shares the results of a two-year self-exper- iment. The project began in 2023 when Kup- pala discovered his biological age was three and a half years older than his chronological age. After going through denial and frustration, he utilized recent longevity research to implement targeted lifestyle changes. Within 12 months, he reduced his biological age by four years, a gain he successfully maintained through the following year, he states in the book. Grounded in medical science but writ- ten as a personal story rather than theory, Kuppala’s book stands as a practical road- map for anyone who wants to improve their health by reducing their biological age. The book explains why “biological age” or how old your body really is, and not your “chronological age” or your calendar age, is important for long-term health. Structured chapter by chapter, Reversing Time takes readers from basic concepts to step-by-step actions. It introduces the methods Kup- pala used to prove his hypothesis, the SAFE framework: Strength, Alignment, Flexibil- ity and Endurance, as a simple guide to build- ing physical fitness. The book looks at nutrition through the lens of our emotional and mental relationship with food, and suggests ways to repair that relationship. Stress is presented as a spectrum, with practical tips to stop it from get- ting out of control. Citing recent research on how biological age is emerging as a stron- ger predictor of disease and lifespan, Kuppala states the inspiration for lifestyle changes came after reading Lifespan by Dr. David Sinclair and The Telomere Effect by Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel. These books explain how aging works at the cellular level, especially through telomeres, the protective ends of chromosomes that shorten over time and with stress, leading to aging. Reading these books also made Kuppala curious about his own biological age. Through his book, the lay reader also learns what the key tools are for measur- ing “invisible” aging: the epigenetic clocks, particularly DNA methylation tests, developed by Steve Horvath and Gregory Hannum. These tests read chemical tags on DNA and can estimate biological age with notable accuracy. Although meant for lay readers, the book, however, follows the pattern of a scientific research paper. Provid- ing a literature review, the book discusses studies which show that people whose biological age is higher than their chronologi- cal age face a greater risk of earlier death. The book also shows that biological age pre- dicts mortality better than traditional factors such as smoking, cho- lesterol, or obesity. Kuppala speaks of existing data that proves a correlation between biological age and rise of chronic diseases, specifi- cally, data that proves the existence of at least one chronic condition in older adults in the US. Somewhere in the book, he also offers a solution to it based on his hypothesis that biological age can be reversed. He stresses the importance of stopping a chronic dis- ease before it starts. Ultimately, Kuppala asserts, our goal is to have a lifestyle which keeps us out of the hospital. Pursuit of this goal can lead to individual choices which shape how one ages and dies, he explains. Kuppala shares with readers an impor- tant finding in previous research, includ- ing one by Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, the fact that biological age, unlike chronological age, is not fixed. It can move faster or slower depending on how people live. Fitzgerald’s clinical trial had already yielded results which proved that some aspects of cellular aging may be reversible in a short time. In other studies, calorie restriction, vitamin D supplements, plant-based diets, regular aerobic exercise and quitting smoking were all linked to slowing the biological clock to varying degrees. Faced with his own results and this scientific evidence, Kuppala concluded that he needed a clear plan, a framework not only to slow his biological aging, but, if possible, to reverse part of it, and went after it. Kuppala describes how changes in exercise, food habits, stress manage- ment and the use of certain supplements helped him lower his biological age in measurable ways. He is upfront about each method, clearly stating what worked for him, what did not, and the reasons behind it. Reversing Time offers results of Kup- pala’s own self experiment as proof that aging is not just a natural decline but a process that can be measured, slowed, and possibly reversed. The book will definitely inspire a few people to make lifestyle changes. Younger Next Year: How Dr. Kuppala Turned Back His Own Biological Clock By Archana Adalja PHOTO:COURTESY DR.KUPPALA Book jacket