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www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know 6 CITY VIEWS March 27, 2026 Indian American Professor And Students Find Way To Prevent Manufacturing Shutdown During Cyberattacks I ndian American Rajiv Malhotra, an associate professor in the Rutgers School of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace engineer- ing, and his team of students, have found a way to keep manufacturing to continue in the face of a cyberattack. Malhotra earned his Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur, and went on to do his PhD from North- western University, Illinois. The finding of Malhotra and team was published in the Journal of Manufacturing Systems. It dwells on creating “geometric and process digital twins”, or actual repli- cas of the systems, which would strength- en the manufacturing process’ ability to withstand attacks, a March 19, 2026, news article on Rutgers.edu, reported. “Their work also addresses a founda- tional challenge in scalability resulting from constraints on manufacturing, materials, cost, and supply chain that has previously impeded resilience,” the University said. Cyberattacks hamper production of a range of items from electronics and spacecraft to biomedical devices and cars, Malhotra et al noted. “Traditional approaches for addressing the threat of cyberattacks rely on report- ing and detecting the issue and shutting production down, while plugging the gaps in the cyber layer before production starts again, which can take weeks with no guarantees that the next attack won’t exploit some other gap in the cyber layer,” Malhotra is quoted saying in the news article. Malhotra, a Google Scholar, joined Rut- gers in 2017. He was previously an assis- tant professor at Oregon State University. “Creating resilience against such at- tacks ensures uninterrupted production of high-quality mission-critical parts even though harm from ongoing attacks in the cyber layer has yet to be the damaged parts fixed,” he added. When there is a cyberattack, the “digital twins” that Malhotra and his team has developed, “rapidly repair” the damaged parts “such as the part model, machine firmware and the process plan generation software,” Malhotra said. “We are also expanding this approach towards expeditionary manufacturing for defense and space applications – and are also very interested in collaborating with other industry partners beyond our cur- rent scope,” he added. Malhotra holds 2 patents – Laser in- duced plasma micromachining (LIPMM), and System and method for accumulative double sided incremental forming. PHOTO:LINKEDIN Rajiv Malhotra By a StaffWriter North American Bengali Conference 2026 Promises A Curated Bengali Cultural Experience L overs of Bengali culture will be able to soak up Bengali literature, music, dance and theater along with Bengali films and filmmusic at the fourth North American Bengali Conference (NABC) July 2, 3 and 4 at theWestches- ter Country Center, White Plains, NY, organized by the Cultural Association of Bengal. The Conference will feature an array of pop and classical music, theater, dance, food, fashion, shopping, and socializing. Cultural program will showcase specially curated group productions, including daily performances from US artists, the- atrical productions from Kolkata, special programs, a pre-NABC musical night, and a Bollywood music concert finale.US Im- migration Services Pre-Conference – A Kumar Sanu music concert, The Magical 90s, will kick off the three day celebration of Bengali culture with popular film songs by the singer. Opening Day – The Opening Ceremony will feature a multimedia extravaganza titled Ekatvam, presenting India’s tradi- tional dance forms and classical music. Kathak Rockers of Kumar Sharma will be part of the opening day, presenting a fusion of classical Kathak and Bollywood dance. Kathak Rockers is an internation- ally acclaimed pioneer in Kathak fusion. Tributes to Legendary Personalities – The three day Conference will pay tributes to two legendary Bengali film personalities, Uttam Kumar and Rahul Dev Burman or Pancham. Tributes will take the form of music and dance and theater presenta- tions. Tribute will also be paid to Bengals philosopher poet Rabindranath Tagore. 100 Years of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar will pay tribute to the legendary actor of Bengali cinema. A music and dance tribute to the actor will be paid by his grandson Gaurab Chatterjee and grand daughter-in-law Devlina Kumar. Artists and dignitaries will talk about Uttam Kumar’s legacy, his life and films. Attend- ees will also participate. The tribute will also feature an exhibition of the actor’s photographs, memorabilia and artifacts at an exhibition.India Business News Magic of Pancham will pay a musical tribute to the pioneer of fusion of Indian classical, folk and western music, R.D. Burman. Vocalists including Aneek Dhar, Chandrika Bhattacharya, Manasi Ghosh, Trisha Chatterjee will present Pancham Da’s songs. The concert will also feature saxophone player Kishore Sodha who played with Pancham. Pujarini, a dance drama inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s works Pujarini and Natir Puja, will present a timeless story of devotion. Plays – Daybaddha – The Conference program will include the poignant and thought provoking play, Daybaddha, di- rected by Aritra Bannerjee and written by Chandan Sen. The play incorporates the meaning of fatherhood, parenthood and human bonds beyond blood. Pankh, a music and dance production, will be part of the Conference program. Conceptualized and composed by the renowned Shantanu Moitra, Pankh is a group of special stories from everyday life, rendered by Kaushiki Chakraborty. Yodhini, a performance featuring a fusion of music and classical, folk and contemporary dance theater, will present a musical play. With concept and chore- ography by Sanchita Bhattacharya and music by Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya, Yodhini will celebrate India’s fearless women free- dom fighters. Conference Finale – Bollywood Sunday Dhamaka, a music concert will be the finale of the three day cultural programs, featuring music composers Vishal and Shekhar with their select compositions. NABC International Film Festival and Awards – A very special feature of the Conference will be the NABC International Film Festi- val featuring screenings of films inspired by Bengali tradition, culture, literature, and history. Films will include full length features, shorts, documentaries and OTT releases. This year’s Brand Ambassador will be famous actor Rituparna Sengupta. The NABC film festival offers a platform for filmmakers, producers, directors, ac- tors, writers, and technicians from across the globe, especially for Bengali films. Filmmakers desiring screenings and entries can contact special representatives listed at https://nabcapp.com/film_fes- tival. The NABC IFFA Awards, the Golden Eagle Film Awards, will be presented in a special star studded award show. Closing Ceremony – The Conference clos- ing ceremony will feature a presentation of An AwakenedWorld: United in Love and Peace by Bikram Ghosh. Directed and choreographed by Sunrita Kainth, this powerful musical dance form will explore humanity’s shared spiritual roots and binding harmony. Registration for the convention is open online at https://nabcapp.com/ online_registration. Hotels can be booked directly. A shuttle bus will be provided to transport to the venue from the hotels. By a StaffWriter PHOTO:SCREENSHOTFILE PHOTO Asst. AG Harmeet Dhillon speaking in a video posted on X @AAGDhillon Feb. 25, 2026.