Sudesh Bhosale Honoured By Louisville Mayor

Recently, veteran playback singer Sudesh Bhosale was bestowed with a civic reception at Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America, and honoured by the city Mayor. This commemoration was followed by dinner and a talk show hosted by Sambuddha Tito Dhar. Sudesh Bhosale was presented with a citation signed by the hon’ble Mayor Greg Fischer. That’s not all! He was also presented with a treasured bottle of Kentucky’s signature Bourbon whiskey with his name in the inscription.

On his professional workfront, Sudesh Bhosale is currently on tour and is excited for his next show at the famed Kentucky Centre for Arts.

दिव्यांग बच्चों की प्रतिभा ने किया रॅपर बादशाह को प्रभावित

भारतीय रैप शैली जगत के सेंसेशन बादशाह को मिला एक अनोखा सरप्राइज़ और यह सरप्राइज़ दिया जोश फाउंडेशन के बच्चो ने। इन दिव्यांग बच्चों ने एक अनूठे टेलीविज़न टीवी शो मैं बादशाह के लिए जिंगल प्रैक्टिस और परफॉर्म की। इस दौरान वह स्टार रैपर बादशाह के साथ मस्तीभरा वक्त बिताते देखे गए।    

उत्साहित बादशाह बच्चो के परफॉरमेंस से प्रभावित दिखे, उन्होंने कहा, " बच्चो ने अद्भुत परफॉरमेंस दिया। मुझे लगता है वह मुझसे बेहतर थे। इस प्रेरणादायी परफॉरमेंस के लिए दिल से धन्यवाद करता हूँ। "

इस अवसर पार ऑडिओलॉजिस्ट अँड स्पीचथेरपीएस्ट देवांगी दलाल ने साझा किया, " रोक-थाम को लेकर की हुई देखरेख इलाज से बेहतर है ! प्रारंभिक पहचान और सही डिजिटल श्रवण यंत्रों का उपयोग, व्यक्तिगत आवश्यकता के अनुकूल, सुनने के क्षमता को को सामान्य रूप में बेहत्तर बना सकता है। ”

अग्र इएनटी सर्जन डॉ. जयंत गाँधी और इंटरनेशनल ह्यूमनीट्ररिअन अवार्डी ऑडिओलॉजिस्ट-स्पीच थेरेपिस्ट देवांगी दलाल के JOSH फाउंडेशन ने सुनने में परेशानी  से पीड़ित अलग-अलग बच्चों को सशक्त बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई है। संख्यात्मक नहीं गुणात्मक देखभाल को ज्यादा महत्व देकर, डॉ. जयंत गांधी और देवांगी दलाल ने कुल १२ स्कूलों का सफलतापूर्वक समर्थन दीया है और १००० से अधिक वंचित बच्चों को डिजिटल हियरिंग एड्स देकर मदद की है। इतना ही नहीं, इनमें से लगभग २५% बच्चों को सामान्य स्कूलों में भी एकीकृत किया गया है।

जिन्हें नहीं पता उन्हें बता दें कि बधिर होना एक ऐसी अवस्था है, जहां लोग आंशिक रूप से या फिर बिल्कुल भी सुनने की हालत में नहीं होते हैं। भारत में बड़ी तादाद में बधिर लोग रहते हैं और देश में ऐसे बच्चों की संख्या तकरीबन २० लाख है।

Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, Asha Parekh, Ajay Mago & many others at the launch of Khalid Mohamed’s debut novel ‘The Aladia Sisters’, an Om Books International publication

Om Books International celebrated the launch of The Aladia Sisters Khalid Mohamed's debut novel, on 07^th October, 2019. The novel was launched by Chief Guest, Bollywood Director Karan Johar  and Guest of Honour Anil Kapoor, who spoke about Khalid Mohamed's immense contribution to Hindi cinema.

On the occasion, Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Khalid Mohamed, Javed Akhtar and Publisher, Ajay Mago shared their experiences of putting together the book.

Also present on the occasion were Asha Parekh, Lalita Lajmi, Maria Goretti, Anoop Soni, Juhi Babbar,  Rajniesh Duggall and Achint Kaur, among others.

About the book

Traversing the era of the British Raj, the Partition and India’s Independence to the here and now of the Internet millennium, the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family, is investigated by a journalist. Before coming of age, the sisters had run away in the deep cover of the night from a Haryana village to define their lives and destinies. Began an undeclared game of may-the-best-sister win. Earn money, express inchoate talents in the arts, hook the richest husband, raise the next generation right – these were just a scattering of their to-do list. Through confidences and vignettes, updates and interviews, the Mumbai journalist travels between Delhi, Ajmer, Mount Abu and London, to recreate the narrative of a confederacy of women who dared to break the rules way before they were written. The story – blending fact and fiction – could have been chronicled only by one journalist, the grandson of one of the sisters. 

About the Author 

Khalid Mohamed started as reviewer and co-editor during his teenage years, for Close-Up, a film society quarterly magazine. He then covered crime, politics and the arts for The Times of India, Mumbai, from the mid-1970s, engaged in daily reporting and film criticism. Appointed Media Editor of the paper, he went on to serve as editor of Filmfare magazine, while continuing as the daily’s film critic for 27 years. He reviewed television for The Economic Times besides contributing articles to The Illustrated Weekly of India and Femina. His writing has also been featured in India Today, The Indian Express, The Telegraph, the international film weekly, Variety, and in the Sunday Observer, London. He was film critic for Mid-day, Senior Editor of DNA newspaper, and National Culture Editor and film critic for the Hindustan Times. A post-graduate in Political Science from Mumbai’s St Xavier’s College, he has translated eminent painter M.F. Husain’s autobiography – Where Art Thou? – from Hindustani to English. He has written the original stories and screenplays for three films by Shyam Benegal: Mammo, Sardari Begum and Zubeidaa. He wrote the original stories and screenplays for the films, Fiza, Tehzeeb and Silsiilay and also directed them. He was playwright and director of the stage play Kennedy Bridge. His documentaries The Last Irani Chai, Little Big People on Mumbai’s street children, and The Master: Shyam Benegal, have been widely screened at international film festivals and on television. He has written two short story collections – Two Mothers and Other Stories and Faction: Short Stories by 22 Film Personalities  

Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International: 

The Aladia Sisters is tribute to the novel as an art form. It a story that started germinating years ago, was cast into different art forms before being distilled into a novel spanning three generations. The canvas is vast, and the choices made by the protagonists—six sisters—caught at the crossroad of the nation’s and their personal histories, make it a novel reminiscent of the classics we grew up with. 

About Om Books International

One of the largest English language trade publishers in the Indian subcontinent, Om Books International has been a name to reckon with for over five decades in the Indian publishing and retail industry. Headquartered in Noida, OBI has a diverse publishing list including cinema, biography, memoir, mind-body-spirit, photo essay, art, architecture, lifestyle, fiction — commercial and literary. OBI has an equally strong and varied children and publishing programme under its imprint, OmKidz.

Ajay Harinath Singh, Tina Ahuja, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Girish Wankhede, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Utkarsh Sharma and others Win Big at Mid-Day Showbiz Icons 2019 Awards

When one of the leading newspapers of Mumbai organized an award function to felicitate the best in the showbiz industry, it is only natural that a bevy of celebrities graced the event to support the newspaper’s initiative and to encourage the awardees. Amongst the celebrities and dignitaries who graced the event were Lalit Pandit, Jaspinder Narula, Milind Gunaji,  Madhushree, Robby Badal, Preeti Jhangiani, Raju Singh, Bharat Dabholkar, Hitendra Kapopara, Anil Sharma, Anupriya Goenka, Farhad Vijay Arora, Aarti Nagpal, Shama Sikander and Mid-Day CEO Sandeep Khosla etc while Ajay Harinath Singh, Tina Ahuja, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Jayantilal Gada, Girish Wankhede, Urvashi Rautela, Utkarsh Sharma and Neil Nitin Mukesh among others won accolades at the do.

Film producer Ajay Harinath Singh, the Prince of Sultanpur, who has impacted the lives of millions, won the Iconic Showbiz Role Model Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 

Tina Ahuja, whose Milo Na Tum single has crossed 16 million views, won the Sensational Youth Icon award while PR Professional, Media Strategist, Brand Custodian, Animal Rights Activist, Writer-Filmmaker as well as a sought-after TEDx speaker, Anusha Srinivasan Iyer was honoured with the Mid-Day Showbiz Iconic Writer-Director-PR and Image Strategist Award. Anusha’s short, Saare Sapne Apne Hain, screened at over 80 festivals, has won over 28 prestigious awards.

  

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British Parliament Honours Gracy Singh on Mahatma 150th centenary celebrations

Actor-Danseuse Gracy Singh was recently honoured and awarded for her Outstanding Spiritual Initiatives at the British Parliament on the occasion of the celebration of 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi, Non-Violence & World Peace at an event organized by presenting Bharat Conclave 2 (Second Edition).  

Gracy Singh has been spiritually inclined and has been associated with the Brahmakumaris since her mother Verjinder Kaur introduced her to them. She is an active member. “All our lives, we work believing there is a tomorrow. That tomorrow, is in fact today, and Spiritualism should be a way of life for each of us over material pursuits. If we all follow this path of self-actualization, I believe that together, we can create a better country for all,” expressed Gracy Singh. Amen.

When Big B Met SB!

 
Veteran singer Sudesh Bhosale recently met Superstar Amitabh Bachchan for a tete-a-tete at the actor’s office, Janak, in Juhu. Expressed Sudesh Bhosale, “Meeting Amit ji once again was nothing short of pleasure... As such, we always keep meeting each other at shows and events, but it has been after many moons that I had the chance to sit and talk to Amit ji at length.”
 
For the uninitiated, Sudesh Bhosale is the inimitable Voice of Amitabh Bachchan, with one too many chartbusters like Jumma Chumma, Sona Sona, Say Shava Shava, Meri Makhna -- the list goes on!

Amitabh Bachchan, who is humility personified, actually wishes the singer on his birthday, at 12:01, every year, making the birthday most memorable for melodious Bhosale!

It is a lesser known fact that Sudesh Bhosale is the son of veteran poster artist, the Late NR Bhosle, and has a penchant for art and sketching since his school days. In fact, the singer gifted Big B sketches of him that he had created. The Superstar appreciated the gesture as the duo chatted about life and times over decades. Says a visibly touched Sudesh Bhosale, “these are moments I’d cherish for life.” Indeed!

लोगों को जोड़ने की कोशिश विश्व बधिर दिवस से पहले जोश फ़ाउंडेशन और मिठीबाई कॉलेज के‌ छात्रों ने मानव श्रृंखला बनाकर सभी का ध्यान आकर्षित किया।

ग़ैर-सरकारी संस्था जोश फ़ाउंडेशन के  प्रमुख जयंत गांधी व ऑडियोलॉजिस्ट-स्पीच थेरेपिस्ट देवांगी दलाल ने एसवीकेएम मिठीबाई कॉलेज द्वारा आयोजित किये जानेवाले व अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर अपनी पहचान रखनेवाले इंटर-कॉलेज सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम क्षितिज के साथ साझेदारी करते हुए विश्व बधिर दिवस से पहले बधिर लोगों की तरफ़ मदद का हाथ बढ़ाया।

इस अनूठी किस्म की पहल के दौरान जोश फाऊंडेशन और सामान्य छात्रों ने हाथों में हाथ डालकर एक मानव श्रृंखला का निर्माण किया, जिसका मक़सद बधिर लोगों के प्रति सद्भावना दर्शाना और समाज में समानता की ज़रूरत को रेखांकित करना था। इस विशेष कार्यक्रम में कुल ४०० छात्रों ने अपनी सहभागिता दर्शायी, जिसमें शहर के विभिन्न स्कूलों के १५० बधिर बच्चे भी शामिल हुए।

देवांगी दलाल और जोश फ़ाउंडेशन की टीम द्वारा  हियरिंग एड बच्चों के बीच बांटे गये, जिनकी कुल कीमत १० लाख रुपये थी। इस कार्यक्रम का आयोजन विले पार्ले स्थित जशोदा रंग मंदिर में किया गया था।

ग़ौरतलब है कि अभिनेता जॉनी लीवर और रोहित रॉय ने पुरज़ोर अंदाज़ में अपनी मौजूदगी दर्ज़ कराते हुए इस नेक काम में अपना पूरा सहयोग देने का प्रण भी लिया। उल्लेखनीय है कि यहां पर बच्चों और सेलिब्रिटीज़ को योग करते हुए और बाद में स्वादिष्ट व्यंजन का लुत्फ़ उठाते हुए भी देखा गया।

जिन्हें नहीं पता उन्हें बता दें कि बधिर होना एक ऐसी अवस्था है, जहां लोग आंशिक रूप से या फिर बिल्कुल भी सुनने की हालत में नहीं होते हैं। भारत में बड़ी तादाद में बधिर लोग रहते हैं और देश में ऐसे बच्चों की संख्या तकरीबन २० लाख है।
ऐसे नेक मक़सद रखनेवाले कार्यक्रमों को यूं ही लोगों का ख़ूब सहयोग प्राप्त होता रहे, यही हमारी कामना!