India-US economic ties are top priority: Ambassador Powell
April, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON, April 10 – The new US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell has made it clear that India-US economic and commercial ties will head her agenda as she actively promotes Indian investment in the US.
Sitar Diva Anoushka Shankar Will Raga Rock Washington
April 11, 2012
Presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) at GWU Lisner Auditorium on Friday, April 13, at 8:00pm, “Anoushka and the ‘Traveller’ Ensemble,” is Anoushka Shankar’s latest fusion experiment of Indian classical raga and the gypsy-flavored Spanish flamenco. Traveller has had successful tours of Europe, UAE, and India.
Jaswinder Singh Regales Washington with Ghazal Tribute
April 10, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
Vienna, VA, April 6 – Some 500 music connoisseurs congregated at the Tysons Sheraton Premiere, Friday evening, to hear young ghazal maestro Jaswinder Singh perform in a concert, ‘Ishq 2012', billed as a tribute to the legend Jagjit Singh.
Jaswinder Singh To Pay Rich Tribute to Legend Jagjit Singh
April 2, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
Vienna, VA, April 2 – If you love great ghazals and melodious music, Washington area listeners are in for a real treat! Young and rising Indian ghazal maestro Jaswinder Singh will be paying a rich and heartfelt tribute to the legend Jagjit Singh, on Friday, at the Tysons Sheraton Premiere.
Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion — When They Sit...
March 24, 2012
The genre-bending, art-defining percussionists Zakir Hussain, Fazal Qureshi, Rakesh Chaurasia, THV Umashankar, Dilshad Khan, Navin Sharma, Abbos Kosimov, and Meitel Pung Cholom are a blessing to humanity. Every performer is a genius in the instrument he picked — nothing less! Entertainers — their mission is to cheer people. They are such experts who can push their skills to the limit. Their two-hour long performance at the Kennedy Center was riveting.
Bollywood Musical Odyssey Raises Funds for Ekal Schools
March 20, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
Rockville, March 17 – Over 400 people packed the Scott F. Fitzgerald Theatre, Saturday, to hear melodious singers Samir Date and Deepali Somaiya perform in a concert titled ‘Bollywood milestones’. The event was held to benefit a worthy organization, Ekal Vidyalaya, dedicated to education and village development in rural India. It was entertainment for a great cause!
“It is the unknown that fascinates me the most”: Deepti Naval
Poetry & Prose Book Reading Draws Erudite Gathering
By Geeta Goindi - Special to India This Week
‘Indian Summer’ Coming Up at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery
By Geeta Goindi - Special to India This Week
WASHINGTON - Museum goers are in for a treat this year at the renowned Smithsonian Institution where Indian art and culture will be presented in all its brilliance and finery! The occasion is the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on the National Mall.
More than 75,000 Expected to Attend Washington’s Asian Festival, This Weekend
The immensely popular ASIAN FESTIVAL will include the HERITAGE INDIA FESTIVAL (designed by Rushi Entertainment) which celebrates the culture, cuisines and colors of South Asia. A star attraction to the fest, this year, will be Bollywood’s rocking sensation, Sumitra Iyer. Check her out — she is enchanting!
By Sam Prasad Jillella - Special to India This Week
