Month: March 2013

Chicago IL: Ali Zafar, Bollywood teen idol from Pakistan, will perform in the USA for the first time on Friday 26 April 2013 at the Sear Center Arena. He will be joined by singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who will be likewise presenting all her hot new numbers at this spectacular show hosted by Saahil and LA Tan Zafar, the versatile actor of many talents, will perform beyond your typical song and dance show. The Hearthrob Ali Zafar will rock you with his dance numbers famous song Madhubala from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Tere Bin Laden, London Paris New York, and sing his super hit tracks like “Channo”,”Jhoom”, “Masty”, “Huqa Pani” and many more surprises by these dynamic stage performers!Ali Zafar, who has acted in 5–6 Bollywood films. Chicago audiences will get to enjoy numbers from comedy film Chashme Badur directed by David Dhawan, which is yet to be released. Zafar performed on Feb. 17 at the “Temptations Reloaded 2013” festival in Muscat with Katrina Kaif and Shahrukh Khan. The Sensational Sunidhi Chauhan is coming to you with her new Hit songs, “Halkat Jawani”, “Disco Deewane” and many more. Halkat Jawani from the movie Heroine, Disco Deewane from Student of the Year, […]

Chicago IL: Air India (AI) Midwest held its annual awards program for about 150 attendees on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Meadows Club, Rolling Meadows, IL. Guests were seated at tables allocated by their Indian city of origin. Regional manager for the Americas Riwo Norbu had flown in from New York to join Air India Midwest Manager Rishikant Singh in presenting plaques to travel agents, who had generated the most revenue for the airline for fiscal year 2011–2012. Guests were treated to a quiz, a game, photography sessions, and dinner, followed by dancing on the floor. Rishikant Singh, who has 25 years of experience with AI, clarified that such recognition is an incentive to business partners to do even better and introduced Norbu, who quipped that he “expects a better performance next year.” Singh then introduced the rest of the Chicago AI team. A rapid slideshow on the past achievements into the 81st year of service and current operations of India’s national carrier followed starting with the course charted out by JRD Tata’s vision and his maiden flight in 1932. Centered in Delhi and Mumbai, AI and its partners service more than fifty destinations with 101 operational aircraft including the […]

Chicago IL: After his noon discourse on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago center in Bartlett (435 N. Route 59, Bartlett, IL 60103), Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai accorded Asian Media USA and TV Asia a live interview about his life, teachings, and mission. Gurudevshri was preaching across the US for about 3 weeks (from 12 Feb to 3 March), visiting New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He was in Chicago from Feb 23–26 and gave a public discourse in Gujarati on Saturday evening as well. Could you share a synopsis of your personal spiritual itinerary? Basically my inner strength in spirituality was awakened at the age of 4. After I met my Guruji through a book at the age of 8, I used to meditate and go into silence, study scriptures, and stayed in caves for 2 years. Then we opened an ashram in 2001 in Gujarat to carry on with spiritual activities along with service (sewa). Tell us about your guru Shrimad Rajchandraji? He was guide to Gandhiji also. When Gandhiji was in South Africa and was in turmoil, he asked 27 questions from South Africa and Rajchandraji had answered them. [Editor’s […]

Chicago IL: Alderman Debra Silverstein of the 50th Ward hosted an open meeting on Dec. 13 at Devon Bank to discuss the multi-million-dollar Devon Avenue Streetscape Project. The aim was to inform and solicit critical input on this projected facelift to the Ward’s cultural and commercial center, making it more attractive, better for businesses, and safer for neighbors and shoppers. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Devon Avenue Streetscape Task Force, and other city officials participated. This is the first time the City’s work on the project was shared with the public. The meeting was a call for local businesses and residents to become more involved in their own future. Following a brief introduction, Silverstein handed the floor to Project Director Janet Attarian from CDOT, who walked the audience through the team’s thought processes. She began by noting how Devon Avenue “has managed to retain its identity and strong social fabric rather than giving way to the pressures of gentrification,” i.e., having its poorer ethnic residents squeezed out by increased rent and property taxes due to the influx of more affluent people attracted by the local amenities. Her PowerPoint presentation showed how that entire stretch of Devon Avenue would […]