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Power Tube International Joint Ventures with Houston’s Kuldip Singh H O U S TO N : P o w e r Tu b e International has concluded a joint venture partnership with Kuldip Singh, owner of Power Tube India to cover the entire Indian Sub-continent which was selected for its unique geopolitical, ethnic, geographic and historical associations with its neighbors under historical considerations. Singh was selected over 13 other international firms for the JV and will also provide an assembly plant for the Power Tube system. The Power Tube is a geothermal magmtic driven generator One 10 megawatt unit can eliminate 400 tons of atmospheric pollution,
the equivalent of 1 million gallons of fuel or of 1240 tons of coal. It provides a total non-contamination environment, does not produce acid rain, create landscpae eyesores or visual pollution or destroy the fauna or flora. The Power Tube system has taken almost 11 years to develop and has replaced successfully an usual power generation technology that is over 150 years old. New technology, materials and scientific calculations had to be developed to get Power Tube to where it is today. Long periods of testing on two prior prototypes, MB 2000 and MB
Doyle Brewington, CEO of Power Tube International gives the joint venture charter to Kuldip Singh, CEO of Power Tube India.
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2002 eliminated any doubts about the technology and innovation developed the knowledge base to assemble, test and certify the commercial prototype, Argus A10. The Power Tube technology requires a minimum of 10 acres of land to install to generate 1 MW of environmentally friendly electrical energy. For a larger unit, the 10MW Power Tube, the savings to the environment over one year (compared to equivalent hydrocarbon production) would be to eliminate the equivalent of burning 1 million gallons of fossil fuels, 1,450 tons of coal for steam or 400 tons of pollutants into the continued on page
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New Opportunities Lure Indians, Chinese Back Home
A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation, led by Director of Research Indian American Vivek Wadhwa who interviewed 153 skilled immigrants who went to India and 111 who went to China to start new companies. The returnees are most happy about the vibrant economies of India and China that is growing at a fast pace (Photo: Saja)
WASHINGTON (MM): Thanks to economic opportunities back home and a deeply flawed US immigration system, skilled immigrants from India and China are now leaving the US in droves, according to a new study. Other factors include access to local markets and a desire to be closer to family and friends, according to the survey report “The Grass is Indeed Greener for Entrepreneurs in India and China”, released Thursday by Kauffman Foundation. Led by Indian American Vivek Wadhwa, director of research at Duke University, the research team surveyed 153 skilled immigrants who had returned to India to start companies and 111 who went back to China. More than 60 percent of Indian and 90 percent of Chinese returnees said the availability of economic opportunities in their countries was a major factor in their return, the survey noted. While 78 percent of Chinese
were lured by the attraction of local markets, so were 53 percent of Indians. And 76 percent of Indians and 51 percent of Chinese said it was family ties that brought them back home. S u r p r i s i n g l y, 72 percent of Indian and 81 percent of Chinese returnees said that the opportunities to start their own businesses were better or much better in their home countries. Speed of professional growth was also better back home for the majority of Indians (54 percent) and Chinese (68 percent). And the quality of life was better or at least equal to what they’d enjoyed in the US for 56 percent of Indians and 59 percent of
Chinese. Among Indians, the strongest common advantage to entrepreneurs who had moved home was lower operating costs; among Chinese, it was access to local markets. In India, 77 percent ranked operating costs and 72 percent ranked employee wages as very important advantages; in China, 64 percent and 61 percent did. In China, 76 percent ranked access to local markets as very important. In India, 64 percent did. Optimism about the country and economy also made a big difference. Indians and Chinese both (55 percent and 53 percent, respectively) saw the mood in their countries as a very important advantage. The only advantage respondents typically indicated that the US offered was in the salaries received - 64 percent of Indian and 43 percent of Chinese respondents said the salaries had been better in the US than they were at home.
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Iconic Comedian Moin Akhtar Passes Away KARACHI (Dawn): He was a comedian par excellence, but his last act left an entire nation in tears. Iconic comedian and actor Moin Akhtar died of a heart attack on Friday. He was 60. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and three
in classics like Studio 2½ and Studio Poney Teen in which Moin Akhtar did the part of one of the interviewees and Anwar Maqsood the interviewer. Akhtar’s zany but meaningful answers to Anwar Maqsood’s ostensibly innocuous questions
He portrayed the personality of a self-obsessed poet who had a past (and a nagging wife) that he seldom liked to remember. The acting was right out of the top drawer and intelligently complemented the script. Moin Akhtar and Anwar
sons. Born in 1950, Moin Akhtar joined show business in the ’60s as a comedian. His remarkable impersonations and rib-tickling skits earned him recognition in no time. But it was in the ’70s that Moin Akhtar’s appearance on the Zia Mohyeddin Show as a standup act catapulted him to national fame. This writer still remembers as a child listening to an audiocassette, which sold like hot cakes in the ’70s, in which Moin Akhtar presented a series of impersonations and soundeffects, along with a humorous sketch of a villager who tries to copy an urbanite and in the process behaves like a nincompoop. The fame was soon followed by critical acclaim when Moin Akhtar joined hands with humourist Anwar Maqsood and did a host of shows with him. Beginning with an episode of Angan Terha in which Moin Akhtar played the role of a poet looking for a place to live, the duo came up with one gem after another. The combination resulted
created a magic the kind of which was never witnessed on Pakistani television. Comedienne Bushra Ansari also became part of their group and they did some memorable shows together. Moin Akhtar didn’t confine his talent to comedy acts. He proved his versatility by playing the protagonist in a long-play Rozy written by Imran Aslam and directed by Sahira Kazmi. Moin Akhtar did the part of a man who assumes the garb of a woman in order to find employment. His performance was not only appreciated in Pakistan but even across the border it earned him a great many fans. Rozy was an adaptation of a successful Hollywood film Tootsie. On his inevitable comparison with Tootsie’s star Dustin Hoffman, Moin Akhtar often claimed that he never saw the film until after he’d done the play. T h e l a t e a c t o r ’s a n o t h e r outstanding performance was witnessed in a play Half Plate, written by Anwar Maqsood and directed by Mohsin Ali.
Maqsood’s duo had become so inseparable that even after the advent of satellite TV they were asked by different channels to work together. Their last show as the writer-actor combo was Loose Talk which ran for many years and Moin Akhtar assumed hundreds of characters in it. These days a drama serial featuring Moin Akhtar as the main character is on air on a local private channel. Apart from a worthy body of work on television, Moin Akhtar acted in a few films, including Tum Sa Nahin Dekha and Mr Tabedar. His theatre performances alongside Umar Sharif in stage dramas like Buddha Ghar Pe Hai were also a commercial success. In recognition of his talent and work the government had bestowed on Moin Akhtar the Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance award. The actor’s namaz-i-janaza will be held on Saturday after Zohr at Masjid-i-Toheed in DHA Phase II, Malir Cantt.
How People Remember Moin Akthar fondly: “An excellent entertainer,a great human being ,his sad and sudden death shocked every one.People like Moin Akhtar born once.Moin Bhai we always remember you in our prays,when ever we offer surahe-Fateha to our dears ,will also take your name.May God bless your soul and place in heaven.Ameen.” - Nawab Hussain “I am deeply saddened by the demise of this Icon of theater, comedy and acting. This world will not be the sane without him. This is an unbelievable loss —-he was an institution in acting and was widely respected, acknowledged and admired for his unmatched wit, comedy and artistry. There will not be another Moin Akhtar and I will always miss him” - Asad Amir “Moin Akhtar we will miss u alot … can’t stop my tears” - Haya Usman
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Indian Film Fest in New York Kicks Off With
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NEW YORK (MM): The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival kicked off in spectacular fashion with the US premiere of the Delhi-set comedy “Do Dooni Chaar,” Disney’s first live-action Hindi film.The star-studded red carpet premiere Wednesday night at Manhattan’s prestigious Paris Theatre, was attended by special guests Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor along with writer/ director Habib Faisal. Also attending the premiere were Pulitzer Prize winner author Siddhartha Mukherjee, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti, Meetu Chilana, Rehana Mirza, Sarita Choudhury, Ami Sheth, Poorna Jagannathan, and many other actors and filmmakers whose films will play festival through closing night May 15. Following the screening of “Do Dooni Chaar” was a discussion with Faisal and the Kapoors moderated by festival director Aseem Chhabra. A gala benefit dinner followed at the opulent Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South. New York’s oldest Indian film festival – previously known as the
MIAAC Film Festival – is entering its 11th year with a new name, new date and new festival director but continuing with its usual diverse
selection of films. The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is presented by the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC).
Do Dooni Chaar, starring the evergreen actor-couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor, a spirited film which tells the story of a middle class family in Delhi struggling to upgrade from their family motorbike to a humble car. This year, the NYIFF is offering film buffs a variety of independent narrative films, documentaries and shorts from across India and the Indian diaspora and in several languages. The films will be covering a variety of issues, offering audiences a chance to not only watch some of the most unique cinema from India and the diaspora community but also take part in the dialog about the themes that are explored. (Pulkit Datta, NRIM)
Sonu Nigam at Mumbai Musical Event MUMBAI (TOI): With over a hundred musicians on stage recreating the music of Laxmikant Pyarelal, the audience couldn’t have asked for a more melodious evening. They broke into a thunderous applause as Sudesh Bhosle sang Jumma Chumma and when Kavita Krishnamoorthy crooned Hawa Hawaii once again. Sonu Nigam was greeted with cheers as he sang some of Mohammad Rafi’s evergreen classics. Pyarelal hugged young Siddhant Bhosle (Sudesh’s son) as he too mesmerised the audience with his voice.
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At the Power Tube International JV agreement held last Tuesday, May 10, from left, James Bullard a local businessman; Prod. Sampuran Singh, President of the Sikh Center of Houston; Kuldip Singh, Doyle Brewington; local businessman Alfredo Hellmund; and Amar Singh, Secretary of the Sikh Center of Houston.
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Kiran Shah Appointed to Board of Medical Physicists HOUSTON: Kiran Shah, has been appointed to the licensing board for Medical Physicists. Shah is an independent operator of multiple national hotel franchises, an ambassador of the Asian American Hotel Owners’ Association, a member of the Hotel and Lodging Association of Houston, a board member of the United Central Bank of Houston, Vice Chair of
the Sardar Patel Cultural Club, and Secretary of the Gujarati Samaj of Houston. Shah is a former brand ambassador for the International Association of Holiday Inns Owners’ Association, former regional chair of Lions Club International District No. 323B, and a past member of the Greater Houston Partnership South Asian Trade Committee, the Indian
Institute of Engineers, and the Gujarat Chapter of the Indian Management Association. Shah received a bachelor’s degree from the M.S. University of Baroda, India and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Gujarat, India. He will serve as a public member to the board for a term to expire on February 1, 2017.
25 Million Facebook Users in India
NEW DELHI (MM): The number of Facebook users in India has crossed the 25-million base mark, the social networking site said Thursday. “Facebook currently has 25 million users in India,” said David Fischer, vice president advertising and global operations, Facebook at an interactive advertising and digital marketing exibition, Ad-tech here. Facebook has almost become the most popular for active interent users in the recent past in India, leaving behind other social networking sites such as Orkut and Twitter. “We are also looking forward to building strong relationship with India’s strong network of developers and entrepreneurs who are increasingly harnessing Facebook
to create unique sharing experiences on the social web,” said the company. The 25-million and growing Facebook users in India range from business people and students to public figures and institutions, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Delhi Tr a f f i c P o l i c e a n d bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan. F r o m J a n u a r y, Municipal Corporation of Delhi has also started using Facebook for users to post problems for immediate action on areas like sanitation and garbage cleaning. India has over 100 million internet users. Though the figure is hardly 10% of the total Indian population of 1.21 billion, it still puts India at the number three position in the world largest internet users list.
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Business House Hopes to Bring Tata Nano to Pakistan’s Roads
ISLAMABAD (ET): The Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, could be cruising on Pakistani roads if the governments of India and Pakistan remove bottlenecks standing in the way of joint ventures and investments between the two countries. The International Multi Group of Companies, a Pakistani business house with interests in areas as diverse as edible oil and film imports, has expressed an interest in importing vehicles from India’s mammoth Tata Group, including the Nano and CNG buses. “We already have a letter of intent with the Tata Group as we were interested in their CNG buses. At a later stage, if restrictions in the trade policies of both India and Pakistan are removed, we are interested in bringing the Nano to Pakistan,” IMGC Global Chairman Amjad Rashid said. IMGC’s plans to import CNG buses from Tata have been held up due to restrictions in Pakistan’s trade policy, which allows the
import of only a limited number of vehicles and makes it mandatory for a majority of vehicles to be assembled within the country. At the same time, the Reserve Bank of India’s policies do not allow joint ventures and investments in Pakistan. “We raised these issues with Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar when he was in Islamabad last month for talks with the Pakistani Commerce Secretary and he promised to get these restrictions removed,” Rashid said. Rashid said his group, which has an annual turnover of about USD 200 million, is keen on bringing the Nano into Pakistan. “That is the ultimate objective. We already have a letter of intent. Once the bottlenecks are removed, we would import the CNG buses and the next step would be the Nano,” he said. IMGC, one of Pakistan’s largest manufacturers of edible oil, is also interested in collaborating in other sectors with the Tata Group,
including technology, Rashid said. The group is also Pakistan’s largest importer of Indian films. “We brought in 30 Indian films last year and we have signed for 15 more films this year. We are also about to conclude a deal for digital film technology, which will remove the need for importing film prints as movies will be brought in as digital files,” Rashid said. A Tata Group delegation that visited Pakistan about two years ago had held meetings with several senior officials and leaders, including the Industry and Commerce Secretaries and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The delegation had even expressed interest in donating some CNG buses to Pakistan. H o w e v e r, the Tata Group backed off on business
ventures with Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, when a group of militants targeted several locations in India’s financial hub, including the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel owned by the Tatas. The recent resumption of the India-Pakistan peace process has
given a boost to several business proposals between the two countries that are in the pipeline. IMGC Global chairman Rashid was among the Pakistani businessmen who participated in several meetings held during Commerce Secretary Khullar’s visit to Pakistan to discuss ways to increase trade cooperation, including permission for joint ventures and investment. Pakistani traders are looking at India as a key market for their products like cement and textiles, while India is being seen as a provider of low-cost technology and products like the Nano, which was launched in 2008 with a price tag of Rs 1 lakh ($2500).
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India’s New Satellite Beams High Quality Images BANGALORE (MM): India’s latest advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 has beamed high quality images distinctly showing the northern and western regions of the country, the space agency said Monday. Select images were presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday in New Delhi by ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan. “The sophisticated cameras on board Resourcesat-2 were operated April 28 and its high quality imageries showing Delhi, Bareilly (in Uttar Pradesh), Surat (in Gujarat) and Dubai in the Gulf region were beamed to our ground stations,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement here. The 1.2-tonne Resourcesat-2 was launched April 20 by a polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV-C16) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km north-east of
Chennai. A team of space scientists from the space agency’s centres involved in the mission were present when the prime minister reviewed the satellite images. “The prime minister appreciated the success of the launch mission, which deployed Resourcesat-2, an IndoRussian satellite Youthsat and X-sat satellite from Singapore into orbit precisely. “The prime minister was also briefed about our forthcoming space missions,” the statement added. Resourcesat-2 is the 18th remote sensing satellite, which coincided with the 18th successful launch of the PSLV rocket, the workhorse of the Indian space programme and applications. According to ISRO director S. Satish, the cost of the rocket was Rs.90 crore and that of the lower orbital satellite Rs.140 crore. ($300M)
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IMAX Targets India, China and other Economies for Rapid Expansion
By Richard Verrier LOS ANGELES (Baltimore Sun): The Canadian big-screen theater company has targeted nations such as China, Russia, Brazil and India for future growth. In foreign markets, the per-screen revenue tends to be substantially higher than in North America. A historic agreement between Imax Corp., the big-screen theater company, and Wanda Cinema Line, the largest theater operator in China., valued at $100 million, calls for opening 75 theaters in the country over the next three years. It represents the first revenue-sharing arrangement of its kind in China for Imax. The Canadian company, which has offices in Toronto and New York and a large operation in Santa Monica, has been aggressively expanding its business not only in China but in Russia, Brazil, India and other emerging economies as well. Rising middle classes have more disposable income are hungry for American entertainment. In the last three years, Imax’s global theater network has expanded nearly 80% to 528 theaters, including 201 in foreign markets, where the per-screen revenue tends to be substantially higher than in North America, thanks to strong consumer demand and higher ticket prices. An Imax ticket costs more than $20 in countries such as Brazil and Japan, compared with about
$15 in the United States. The company plans to open at least 100 theaters annually for the next several years. “ We a r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y underpenetrated in the international markets,” said Imax Chief Executive Rich Gelfond. “The addition of Imax theaters in those markets will
proprietary projection and sound systems intended to envelop the viewer. Depending on the country, customers pay at least 35% more than regularly priced tickets for the experience. Imax distributes about 20 films a year and is an important player in the mainstream theater
be a big driver of Imax’s growth in the future.” Known for its big format 50- to 60-foot-wide screens, Imax uses
industry, releasing animated family movies such as “Toy Story 3” and increasingly fan boy and action flicks such as “Fast Five” and “Tron:
Empire Aviation Group to Begin Operations in India KOZHIKODE, KERALA (ITN): Empire Aviation Group (EAG), a Dubai-based private aviation specialist and operator of one of the West Asian’s largest managed fleets of business jets, has announced plans to start operations in India, with the
Steve Hartley, Executive Director, Empire Aviation group believes it is the right time to further private jet aviation in India
opening of a new branch office in Mumbai by mid-2011. The new branch — the company’s first operational base outside Dubai — will eventually offer the full range of Empire Aviation Group services in the subcontinent and will have an initial focus on aircraft sales and management. The announcement was timed to coincide with the inaugural Kerala Aircraft Static Display Show 2011 held in Kozhikode where the company
will have an exhibit highlighting its range of aviation services and featuring a Hawker 800XP business jet that EAG is marketing on behalf of its owner. Steve Hartley, Executive Director at Empire Aviation Group, said this is the right time to enter the Indian aviation market, as private jet registrations have continued to rise strongly over the last three years. “Market reports suggest that there are around 130-140 private jets currently based in the market, covering all the major manufacturers. The market opportunity is especially attractive for our aircraft management services, in which we take owners’ aircraft onto our mixed fleet and manage, operate and charter them on behalf of the owner. “We believe there is also good potential for new and preowned aircraft sales, in a market which is clearly recognizing the benefitsofprivate aviation and as the aviation infrastructure develops rapidly to accommodate and support this trend,” he said.
EAG’s Mumbai branch will be staffed by a local team trained at its headquarters in Dubai and the company expects the branch to begin operations with a small
initial fleet of managed aircraft based in the market. “Our clear aim is to emulate the success we have achieved in the Middle East, where we have become one of the region’s largest specialists in the short time since starting operations in 2007,” Hartley said. “EAG now manages one of the region’s largest mixed fleets of business jets, currently more than 20 aircraft. We believe this is an exciting emerging market for private aviation,” he said.
Legacy.” About 40% of Imax’s box-office revenue from such films derives from international ticket sales. Digital technology has spurred Imax’s rapid overseas growth. Imax developed a digital print system in 2008, eliminating hefty costs to distribute 70-millimeter film prints, costing $50,000 each. About two-thirds of Imax theaters use digital projectors, making it easier and more efficient to deliver prints worldwide and coordinate the release of movies in multiple languages and territories. The circuit enjoyed record profit in 2010, but saw a sharp slowdown both in ticket sales and attendance in the first quarter because of a dearth of hits and none that matched the popularity of the 3-D blockbuster “Avatar.” Imax reported a first-quarter loss of $1 million, compared with a profit of $26.5 million in the prioryear period. Revenue fell to $45.2 million from $72.8 million in the first quarter of 2010. Investors have responded favorably to Imax’s performance, sending shares up 23% this year amid assurances from company executives that business will bounce back this summer with a stronger slate of movies and growth in countries such as China. Some analysts have expressed concern that Imax faces growing competition from Beverly Hills-
based RealD, which supplies 3-D equipment and licenses big-screen technology used by some major theater chains. Others have cited potential challenges that Imax could confront in emerging markets like India, which heavily favors Bollywood films over Hollywood. China’s Imax has 45 theaters, with more on the way. It will have 177 theaters in China by 2015. Imax spent years laying the groundwork for its deal with Wanda, moving its Asian studio to China from Singapore, opening an Imax theater at a science center in Pudong and partnering with a studio in Shanghai to release a movie about panda bears. The company also is distributing popular Chinese films in China and abroad, including a movie about the founding of China’s Communist Party. “What we did is went in really early and became a part of the Chinese moviegoing culture for Hollywood films,” said Greg Foster, Imax’s president of filmed entertainment. Another key market for Imax is Russia, which will have 50 Imax theaters by 2014 and is experiencing a box-office boom. Ticket sales industrywide in Russia have grown from $3 million a year in 1993 to more than $1 billion last year. Imax theaters are generating twice as much revenue there — about $3 million per screen annually — than in North America.
Malaysian PM Says He is Touched by Spirit of Sikhs
KUALA LUMPUR (NST): Three new gurdwaras will come up in Malaysia on plots of land allotted by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak who says he is “touched by the spirit of the Sikhs”. Najib said Sikhs in Malaysia
“And for that, I thank them for their contributions to the country.” Najib invited Sikhs to work with the government to transform Malaysia by 2020. Najib said the government would help the community fulfil its needs, such as through the allocation of the plots of land to build gurdwaras. “This is an example of how if we work as stakeholders with the government we are able to bring benefit to the community.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak N a j i b , congratulating newlyweds Jagdeep Singh, 32, accompanied by and Narindeep Kaur, 28, at the launch of the his wife Rosmah 1Malaysia Vaisakhi Open House in Dataran Merdeka yesterday. Accompanying him is Sikh Mansor, participated Naujawan Sabha Malaysia chairman Amarjit in a special cakecutting ceremony at Singh (left). Photo: Ghazali Bujang (NST) the event. had played a pivotal role in the Highlights of the event included development of the nation, especially bhangra performances and a as they defended the country against showcase of Sikh culture and the Japanese invasion during World heritage. War II. Also present were Sikh Naujawan Najib announced allotment of Sabha Malaysia chairman Amarjit the plots at a Vaisakhi Open House Singh and Human Resource Monday as a show of appreciation Minister S. Subramaniam, the to the contributions of the Sikh senior-most ethnic Indian minister community to Malaysia. in Najib’s government. “There are three important values Malaysia is home to an estimated which I can relate to the Sikh 100,000 Sikhs, part of the 2.1 million community. They are renowned for ethnic Indians who constitute eight their courage, loyalty and the ethics percent of the 28 million multiof being a hardworking people. racial population.
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Sri Lanka Sunshine Links with Singapore Travel Firm
COLOMBO (ITN): Sri Lanka’s listed Sunshine Holdings said it was forming a joint venture with SilverNeedle hospitality of Singapore to build and manage hotels in a venture that could see up to 50 million dollars being invested. Sunshine Holdings, which has interest in healthcare, plantations, packaging and power, will make the investment through its fully owned unit, Sunshine Travel and Tours, the firm said in a statement. “The company has part of its hospitality foray has commenced o p e r a t i o n of heritage bungalows under the brand Mandira,” Sunshine Holdings said in a stock exchange filing. “The company aims to offer (a) unique holiday experience through Mandira Bungalows, which will feature colonial style boutique living in several locations around the island. “The company currently operates Mandira Strathdon Bungalow,
Mandira Dickoya Bungalow and Mandira Craig Appin Bungalow.” Mandira has a meaning similar to mansion. Sunshine group owns and manages tea estates in Sri Lanka’s highlands which have bungalows or large houses, usually built by their founder British planters. The firm said Singapore’s
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MOTHER! Endless Love and Gracious Giving By Uma Medi Mama. Mommy. Mother. Uttered by the lips of a young child, these are the sweetest words that can grace a mother’s ears. A woman’s journey into motherhood is one of incessant, everlasting and unconditional love for her children. Are there a more exuberant prizes or riches? What gift is so precious and true as the unwavering love of a mother? The coziness and security in mother’s lap, the warmth in her touch and the nectar of her love is familiar for every child in this world – it is a gift to humanity. According to legend, there once lived an unselfish saint with a desire to see God. He went on a long and difficult penance, and eventually God decided to materialize himself in human form (Darshan). The saint experienced God’s eternal bliss and heavenly love, and asked of Him one final request, “O Lord, please grant every human being the same wish and let them experience your presence and heavenly love.” God replies, “my child I have already granted that gift, for every
human being can see me in their mother each and every day. One can experience my heavenly love through their mother’s love.” Mother carries the child in her womb, creating the being with her own flesh and blood. After the child is born she nourishes the child in her
lap and always keeps the child close to her heart. Without hesitation she relinquishes her worldly desires, and the life of her child is entangled and sowed deeply onto her own – like two colors of paint slowly mixing.
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She cheers at every gleeful moment and every step of her child. Every word the child speaks is like blissful music. She controls each and every step, every utterance and every grain of rice that touches the child’s sweet lips. In hard times, the mother’s countenance never falters. Her poise and determination to remain strong and shield her children from hardship is as true as light. And she demands nothing in return. For a mother, there is no feeling more beautiful than seeing her once small child become the person she had always envisioned. Even after birth, mother is the warm and nurturing vessel that guides and carries the child into a state of wholeness and strength. When the child achieves, accomplishes and climbs – the greatest joy and exhilaration is felt by the mother. The universe thanks every mother for sharing with the world such Heavenly love. God bless every one. Indo American News prints this article to honor all the mothers out there who are doing an exceptional job of raising their children. We celebrate this week as Mother’s Week. (Photo:WeProbateFlorida)
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CHENNAI (TOI): It was first cooks perform at a higher platform the orders and the cash. day, first show at the new Nalas at the back of the booth. You can see And standing before all of Aappakadai at Chennai’s latest mall them twirl and whirl their appams. them was Linto, a multi-lingual This is where they make the other communicator, who could talk to attraction. Remember the old joke about items such as the noodles, the stir all three levels of persons (with Neil Armstrong landing on the fries, the kothu parothas and kal different language abilities), stack Moon and finding a smiling young dosas, though obviously the options the self-service trays and direct the man from Kerala making dosas? were limited on the first day. The traffic as it were with the customer. Well, getting to the food court on walls illustrate the plated meals, There’s no doubt about it but with the third floor of the mall required the appams, parothas or dosas the coming of the mall culture, we all the skills of an assault on Mount come with various gravies, mostly are watching a revolution in social Everest. We went up engineering that will escalators, tripped go far beyond the across cables that appams and burgers were being used to that they sell. power the drills to As for the Nalas rivet the still-to-beAappams they were fixed wall panels hot and filling, of shops selling the but whether they top brands, were were the real thing stopped mid-way by is debatable. They security personnel seemed to be a cross and escorted via the between a dosa and service lift to the top an appam, the curries floor. The view is were all fathered by a spectacular. You can Chettiar landlord and see the old and new as for the parothas, city cabled together well maybe a Sri Appam the latest craze after the dosa is a true Kerala specialty, by commerce. Lankan uncle was pairs well with Vegetable stew, or any non-vegetarian curry And standing at called in. At the same the entrance of the time, the variety they one shop that was open at the food of Chettinad origin and there are offer is staggering. Of course, court was the proverbial young man soups, starters and eggs to order. At you’ve had an egg aappam, (Rs from Kerala. I stared at his badge: the second level, there stood a bank 26)($0.50) but a gingelly cheese “Is that Pinto with an L?� “No, it’s of young women from Mizoram, all aappam (Rs 42) ($1) or a chicken Linto C. Anthony Linto,� he replied wearing plastic shower caps and sausage aappam (Rs 49)? ($1.05). taking our orders for the first-ever- white coats, who were in charge of Nalas, however, seems to be to-be-made batches of appam from assembling the dishes. Are we soon taking the aapam, up, up and away the new Nalas Aappakadai at this going to call these type of ready into the realm of the pancake and served plates, ‘Mizo-en-plat’? At the pizza. And why not, we say! top-of-the-line food court. It’s a three-tier operation, the the first level, was the cashier taking Times of India
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‘Mango Hometown Tour’ in 6 cities of US
NEVADA (TOI): Mango, worldwide. India grows over 100 the national fruit of India, is varieties of mangoes. Mission of National Mango making waves in United States of Board of USA is ‘to increase America. Orlando ( Florida) headquartered awareness and consumption of fresh National Mango Board, which says mangos’ in USA. Ronnie Cohen, Ted Johnson, that mangoes ‘have become the darling of chefs’across USA, is organizing ‘Mango Hometown Tour’ in various cities. “We’ve challenged 12 top chefs, two in each of the Mango Hometown Tour cities, to create a mango dish that perfectly represents their regional cuisine,� said a Board announcement. This tour will hold events in St. Louis (Missouri) on May 6-7, Charlotte (North Carolina) on May 13-14, Portland ( Oregon) on June Rajan Zed, Indo-American Statesman 17-18, Tampa (Florida) on for the ‘Mango Hometown Tour’ is July 8-9, Cleveland ( Ohio) seeking that the Indian government on July 29-30, and Hartford should do all it can to popularize (Connecticut) on August 26- mangoes all over the world. In the US it is becoming a favorite with the chefs 27. D i s t i n g u i s h e d I n d o - who have realized the benefits of this American statesman Rajan amazing tropical fruit Zed said that mango leaves form part of Hindu pujas, festivals, and Ken Nabal are Chairperson, and weddings. Poet Kalidas wrote Vice-Chairperson and Treasurer about mango and it is associated respectively of the Board. This ‘Ultimate Mango Tastewith Lord Ganesh also. Zed, who is Chairperson of Off’ event in St. Louis will feature Indo-American Leadership Chef Josh Galliano of Monarch Confederation, in a statement in battling with Chef Nick Miller of Nevada on Monday, said that the Harvest to see who can create the Indian Government should do best mango-inspired dish reflecting more to popularize Indian mango local cuisine.
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This Week, That Age May 10, 1869 - At Promontory, Utah, California Governor Leland Stanford pounds in a ceremonial golden spike that completes the nation’s first transcontinental railway. After failing to hit the spike on his first attempt, Stanford raised the heavy sledgehammer again and struck a solid square blow. For the first time in American history, railways linked together east and west, the realization of a dream that began two decades earlier. May 10, 1996 - Eight climbers die on Mount Everest during a storm on this day in 1996. It was the worst loss of life ever on the mountain on a single day. Author Jon Krakauer, who himself attempted to climb the peak that year, wrote a best-selling book about the incident, Into Thin Air, which was published in 1997. A total of 15 people perished during the spring 1996 climbing season at Everest. Between 1980 and 2002, 91 climbers died during the attempt. May 13, 1898 - Thomas Edison sues the American Mutoscope Company, claiming that the studio has infringed on his patent for the Kinetograph movie camera. In Orange, Edison entrusted his assistant, W.L.K. Dickson, with the development of a new machine that could capture moving images. Dickson designed the Kinetograph, a camera that used celluloid film advanced by a sprocket that fit into square perforations running along the film, as well as the Kinetoscope, which projected moving images in a single-viewer peep-show format. Edison first publicly demonstrated the machine in 1891. In the lawsuit filed in May 1898, Edison accused a company of stealing his work; it was one of many infringement lawsuits he would file. In 1902, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Edison did not invent the motion-picture camera, but allowed that he had invented the sprocket system that moved perforated film through the camera. May 13, 1981 - Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy. Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca, an escaped fugitive already convicted of a previous murder, fired several shots at the religious leader, two of which wounded nearby tourists. Agca was immediately captured. (History.com)
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‘Raju’ Ban Gaya Gentleman?
By Roshni mUkheRjee Kolkata is certainly carving a filmi niche on the global map. We had told you that four students from Hamburg Media School, one of Germany’s mostrenowned film school, had shot for their graduation project, titled “Raju”, in the city. The latest on that is the film has been selected for the Cannes International Film Festival, apart from being “one of the last five films competing for the foreign Student’s Oscar/Academy Awards”. What’s more, “Raju” has also won the Special Jury Recognition Award and the Audience Recognition Award at the 20th annual Aspen Shortsfest 2011, besides making it to a host of other international festivals. To the uninitiated, the 20-minute film, has Stefan Gieren as the student producer and Max Zähle, Sin Huh and Florian Kuhn in charge of direction, camera and screenplay, respectively. While the foreign cast includes two of Germany’s renowned film personalities, Wotan Wilke Möhring and Julia Richter, the Indian association comes to the fore with Taranjit Kaur, Arindam Sil and a guy from one of the Hazra slums, Krish Gupta. An elated Taranjit, who is also the casting director of the same, says, “The film has been selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner. It feels great to know that a project shot in Kolkata has fared so well in the festival circuit.” The film is about a German couple essayed by Wotan Wilke Möhring and Julia Richter, adopting an orphan in Kolkata. The problem begins
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been doing rounds of International Film festival circuit. It has received the Best Film Award in the Aspen Film Festival, 2011 in the Audience Award as well as Special Jury Award category. The biggest achievement is that now the film has been selected in Cannes International Film Festival and will be screened there in mid May 2011. It has also been nominated for Student Oscar Academy Awards which will be held this month. The film has also been selected in the following festivals: Gold Coast International Film Festival, Long Island , NY / USA 26th Cinema Jove International Film Festival , Valencia / Spain Neisse-Filmfestival Festroia International Film Festival, Setúbal / Portugal Athens International Film and Video Festival 2011, Ohio / USA Cellu l‘art Kurzfilmfestival Jena Filmtage Augsburg 2011 20th Aspen Shortsfest, Aspen / USA Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis shortfilm competition.
when this child disappears. “While I play the director of this orphanage, six-yearold Krish is Raju,” adds Taranjit. Asked if she plans a Cannes visit and Taranjit says, “I have been part of other SRFTI short films but this is my first film that is going to Cannes. I am trying to get in touch with Stefan to work things out. I would love to be at Cannes along
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with Krish to present the film. I am also trying to get in touch with Krish to break this news to him.” And does she wish for Krish to have the same stroke of luck as the “Slumdog Millionaire” kids? “It would be lovely if things work out for him. I am praying that we get someone to sponsor Krish so that he can be a part of the Cannes visit. After all, it’s not just about the film, it’s also about securing a child’s future,” says Taranjit, keeping her fingers crossed. Here’s hoping Kolkata Cannes does it! The film has been very well received internationally and has
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Fiona Cairns Ltd - The India Connect at the Royal Wedding
LONDON (MM): As Prince to have sought an alternative treat - a William and his bride Kate McVities chocolate biscuit cake. Middleton cut the lavish, multi“I couldn’t believe it, I’m very tiered wedding cake, there will be excited, very daunted and very some celebrating the India connect. privileged - a mixture of emotions. Indian origin Kishore Patel is the “It’s multi-tiered, doesn’t have man behind the company that colour - it’s cream and white (icing) has crafted the elaborate confection, which is the centrepiece at the reception in Buckingham Palace Friday. Fiona Cairns Ltd began on Fiona’s kitchen table 25 years ago, when Patel - Fiona’s husband and now managing director of the company - saw the potential of his wife’s beautifully crafted handmade cakes. The company’s website said that Patel joined the Fiona Cairns created this detailed eight company full time in 2001 layer cake with 900 sugar paste flowers. The bride requested a lot of delicate piping and the business moved to that created artistic scrollwork, leaves a state of the art bakery in and flowers. The cake was formed of 17 Leicestershire. individual fruit cakes, 12 of which form The company makes the base alone 27,000 fairy cakes a week. - and it’s a traditional cake but also “We are thrilled, privileged and quite delicate and modern, all the proud to announce that we have been tiers will have a different theme,” asked to make the wedding cake for Fiona said. HRH Prince William and Catherine The huge cake included a range Middleton,” said an announcement of produce from dried fruits like on the firm’s website. raisins and sultanas to walnuts, A theme would also be the four cherries, grated oranges and lemon, flowers of the home nations - French brandy and free range eggs English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh and flour. daffodil and Irish shamrock. Had it not been for the Prince William is also understood encouragement of her Gujarati
acumen that turned a talent into opportunity and inspired his wife to launch the Fiona Cairns baking company. Then Patel sold his stake in his London-based design practice to join the business and today Fiona Cairns has a turnover of $8 million,employs 90 people and supplies to Fortnum and Mason,Harrods,Selfridges,Wa itrose and Sainsburys.It all started on Fionas kitchen table... In those days luxury baking had not even become fashionable.But we saw a niche business when setting up the company and have built it up as a luxury brand, says Patel,a lawyers son. Though I was born in Uganda and later moved to UK,I love all things Indian.We would certainly consider selling into India if we had the right Indian partner to do it with! Their Indian connection runs deeper than mere ethnicity for they spend at least two months a year Kishore Patel left his design practice to help at their house in market his wife’s cake company, today it has a Vadodara.My wife is also an Indophile turnover of $8 million and employs 90 people and when we Cairns started baking cakes at return from our India trips,she home for weddings and birthdays becomes inspired and uses a lot of of friends and family. It was Indian designs and colours in her Patel’s proverbial Gujarati business products. husband Kishore Patel,Fiona Cairns may have never made the leap from graphic design to luxury baking. Then the delicious cakes carrying her name would not have made it to the shelves of topend retailers and captivated Prince William.But Patel prevailed and Cairns has bagged the dream prize: baking the multitiered cake for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. “I have been a big fan of the royal family since childhood and this is a dream project for the company which I have built up over the past 25 years with my husband,” Ms Cairns told ET from Leicestershire,where she lives and runs her state-of-theart bakery.
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Fiona Cairns signature cakes are usually priced between 300 and 450. The royal wedding cake,incidentally had allwhite intricate icing with Victorian floral themes and the princess-to-be was involved in evolving the final look. Flowers on the Cake and their Symbolic Meanings: Rose (white) – national symbol of England Daffodil - national symbol of Wales, new beginnings Shamrock - national symbol of Ireland Thistle - national symbol of Scotland Acorns, oak leaf - strength, endurance Myrtle - love Ivy - wedded love, marriage Lily of the valley - sweetness, humility Rose (bridal) - happiness, love Sweet William - grant me one smile Honeysuckle - the bond of love Apple blossom - preference, good fortune White heather - protection, wishes will come true Jasmine (white) - amiability Daisy - innocence, beauty, simplicity Orange blossom - marriage, eternal love, fruitfulness Lavender - ardent attachment, devotion, success, and luck. (Aisle Style)
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Bangalore Outplay Rajasthan by Nine Wickets JAIPUR (The Hindu): Chris Warne committed a blunder by 10th over. Gayle scripted yet another victory dropping Gayle off Botha when the Scoring rate suffered after the of Royal Challengers Bangalore Caribbean was on 13, making his double blow as the middle-order with an unbeaten 70-run knock as own job more tough. failed to carry on the good work they spanked Rajasthan Royals by Dilshan on the other end continued and the biggest disappointment nine wickets to jump to the second to punish the bowlers as he creamed was Ross Taylor (13), who yet spot in the Indian Premier League, Siddharth Trivedi for two more again failed to make any significant here today. fours as Bangalore raced to fifty in contribution. Chasing a modest 147, Bangalore just five overs. Aravind (3/34) was the most coasted to win with three overs to Gayle, who was playing second successful bowler with three spare and spoiled Shane Warne’s fiddle by then, lofted Botha for a six wickets, though he was not last game at home as successful initially. the Australian will retire At the start, Watson from the league after this found two boundaries season. off Aravind and Dravid Tillakaratne Dilshan hit his trademark elegant though made his last outing drives off Zaheer Khan at the IPL-IV memorable as and Charl Langeveldt he scored a quick-fire 38 as Bangalore reached to contribute in his side’s 43 for no loss after six easy win while stand-in overs after being invited skipper Virat Kohli scored to bat. an unbeaten 39. Conditions were good Rajasthan frittered away batting as the ball was a good start to settle for a nicely coming on to modest 146 for six after the bat and both the being invited to bat with openers started to play opener Rahul Dravid (37) more freely with Watson top-scoring for them. launching Aravind for a Bangalore now have 15 huge six. points from 11 matches The openers were while Rajasthan’s play-off targetting Aravind a lot hopes have dipped as they and in the process both of will have to win remaining them fell in the left-arm two matches and hope that paceman’s third over, some other results go in Chris Gayle, after scoring half century during the IPL 10th of the innings. their favour. They remain at T-20 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai First to go was Watson, fifth spot despite defeat. Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday whose powerful hit Kohli led Bangalore landed straight in the in the absence of injured Daniel to make his presence felt but Dilshan hands of AB de Villers at long-off Vettori and the 22-year-old Indian fell to Warne while attempting a six and two balls later, Dravid hit one became the youngest captain to lead in the mid-wicket region. back to the bowler. an IPL side. Two new batsmen — Botha Gayle was not his usual aggressive It was Bangalore’s sixth win in a self but was still scoring at a fast and Rahane — were at the crease row while Rajasthan suffered their pace, running hard between the and it affected the run-rate. Kohli third straight defeat. wickets along with Kohli and himself bowled three overs and Gayle was dropped by Warne finding a boundary here and there. was pretty successful, conceding when he was in 13 but did not give But soon the scene changed as just 17 runs. them any chance after that as he the left-hander from the West Indies As if dipping run-rate was not smashed 10 boundaries, including hit Botha for a six to raise his fifty enough Rahane was run out just after four sixes in his 44-ball stay at the and then made Warne repent for his hitting Abrar Kazi for a six because crease. dropped catch by launching him for of a terrible mix-up with Botha. When the Bangalore chase a six over long-off and followed it Botha reverse-swept Kazi and set started, all the eyes were on Gayle with a four. out for a single which was not there because of his scorching form Kohli too was playing confidently and Rahane sacrificed his wicket. but it was Dilshan who stole the from the other end and ended the Taylor took some time to settle thunder initially by hitting a flurry match with a four and six off Pankaj and meanwhile Botha too perished of boundaries. before doing anything significant as Singh. His 39 came off 34 balls. He did not spare any bowler as Earlier, Rajasthan were off to a Aravind returned to claim his third he hit Shane Watson in the opening decent start with Dravid and Watson victim, this time caught behind. over for two fours and extracted sharing 73 runs but Bangalore Taylor and Ashok Menaria (8) boundaries at will when Johan dominated the proceedings after departed while attempting big shots Botha and Pankaj Singh were left-arm paceman Sreenath Aravind and eventually, the hosts failed to operating. consumed both the openers in the put up a challenging target.
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Sri Lanka, Australia Bid for 2018 Commonwealth Games KUALA LAMPUR (Samachar): Australia touted its successful track record while Sri Lanka called for an opportunity to transform the nation after decades of civil war when they lodged formal bids on Wednesday to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Australia has hosted the games four times in various cities and wants to send the 2018 event to the glamorous Gold Coast. Gold Coast bid committee chairman Mark Stockwell said 80 percent of the infrastructure was already in place, but it expects to spend 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.8 billion) in public and private funds to build new venues and make other preparations. Hambantota, also on the coast in southern Sri Lanka, was the only other rival. Central Bank Governor and bid chairman Ajith Nivard Cabraal estimated an investment of 2.5 billion pounds ($4.1 billion) but said a successful bid will bolster Sri Lanka’s recovery from the 2004 tsunami and a 26-year civil war that ended two years ago. He dismissed concerns that Sri Lanka may face similar problems that marred the 2010 games in New Delhi such as graft, construction of delays and massive cost overruns. Hambantota has been undergoing major development projects including a new port, international airport and stadium for this year’s cricket World Cup. Most of the facilities, including a games village
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that will be part of a new university and six new hotels, will be in place by 2016 when Sri Lanka hosts the South Asian Games, he said. “We will be on budget, on time and quality assured,” Cabraal said. “The Commonwealth Games is going to be life-changing not just for one or two people but for the whole of Sri Lanka. It will give us the opportunity to come out of the difficulties that we have had and to
showcase our country.” With the theme “Together. From the heart,” Hambantota’s presentation depicted its rich culture with dancers in traditional outfits, drummers and singers. Gold Coast’s bid was presented by a 10-year-old schoolgirl, who highlighted the tourist region’s readiness to host the games and Australia’s promise of a world-class event. “A successful Gold Coast bid will ensure the games will thrive in new markets and reach younger generations,” said Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. Gold Coast proposes to hold the games in April 2018 during autumn school holidays, she said. Officials from both countries said they were confident of raising private funds to meet their investment target. Commonwealth Games Federation Vice President Tunku Imran said the successful bidder for the games, which features countries and states of the former British Empire, will be announced in November. Glasgow, Scotland will host the 2014 version.
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A. R. Rahman Collaborates with Michael Bolton MUMBAI (IE): Academy Award Winner A.R.Rahman’s latest collaboration is with international pop star Michael Bolton who is set to release his 21st studio album titled ‘Gems - The Duets Collection’ on June 21, 2011. The new album will feature productions by acclaimed songwriters, producers and musicians including Gram my Award Winning Country Super Group, Rascal Flatts, International P o p S u p e r s t a r, Seal, Australian singing sensation, Delta Goodrem, the famed late vocalist Eva Cassidy and of course Academy Aw a r d w i n n i n g singer-composer A.R.Rahman. “It was an incredibly rewarding experience recording this album,” says Bolton . “The opportunity to work with legendary talent like David Foster, Dan Huff, A.R. Rahman and some of the absolutely greatest singers and recording artists in the entire world was inspiring. I can’t wait to share the special music we all created with the world.” “We heard that Michael wanted to write something with us. We all kept telling ourselves, ‘It’s like, Michael Bolton! Come on - he’s one of the
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greatest singers on the planet,” says Rascal Flatts. “He wanted to get the whole band involved and make this thing really fresh and new. It was just so cool that we had a chance to get together and write this killer song called ‘Love is Everything.’” “When I first met Michael, we got to talking about music,
philosophy, the universe, and many things that we had in common,” shares A.R. Rahman. “I wanted Michael to do a bit of singing that he’s never done before, without compromising on his musicality.” Michael Bolton is gearing up for the release of his new album, Gems. Bolton is using the album as a platform to work with
artists from around the globe. So, it only seems natural that Mr. Bolton would want to recruit the help of Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman. Apparently, Rahman has given Bolton a reworked version of his track “Sanja” from the film Couples Retreat. Although Rahman was originally supposed to sing the chorus on the track, Bolton will now be recording the entire track himself, including the chorus which is sprinkled with Hindi. The collaboration almost didn’t happen, as Rahman was committed to other projects before being contacted by Michael. Rahman was originally asked to produce a completely new single for Bolton, but wasn’t able to meet Michael’s proposed deadline. Intent on working with Rahman, Michael asked the Oscar-winner for a song he could reinterpret on his album. Rahman gave Michael the right to use “Sanja”, and the rest is history! Productions by acclaimed songwriters, producers and musicians such as David Foster, Dann Huff and Rudy Perez are also featured in Bolton’s studio album by Sony Music/ Legacy Recordings.
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Gulshan Grover at IFFLA LOS ANGELES (Variety): The Arclight turned into Bollywood for the 9th annual Indian Film Fest Los Angeles, which opened Tuesday. With large canopies of brightly colored silk over head, saris and kaftans replaced the usual movie attire of jeans and T-shirts below. Afterwards at La Vida, Gulshan Grover, star of the opening-night selection, “I Am Kalam,” asked the obvious question, “You have the people that say they love Indian film, they love Indian food, they
love Indian saris, but where are they?” Which he then answered: “This festival supports Indian film, and people show they support it by coming.” IFFLA’s Christina Marouda agreed. “The most gratifying thing is showing independent Indian filmmakers people would not otherwise see. The Bollywood stuff is great, but I love having first-time filmmakers who go on to make films that open the fest years later.”
Gulshan Grover, Christina Marouda Director of the Indian Film Festival and Arnold Peter, Chairman of the festival where “I Am Kalam” was screened
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