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Shreya Guhathakurta Presents: Sapta-kanya: The Seven Heroines of Tagore Songs from Tagore’s Dance Dramas with 7 DANCERS depicting each of the heroines in a Baithaki-style home concert – first of its kind in Washington DC.

This Thursday, May 16th it’s all about girl power through music at Kino 108—the Andheri, Mumbai based venue will be hosting Mumbai based pop-rock band The Chudail & Demons and Delhi based ambient and electro-fusion trip-hop outfit SPACE as part of ennui.BOMB’s BOMB Thursdays series.

Three Bengali films have been selected to be screened at 2nd Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2013: Shunno Anko (Act Zero) directed by Gautam Ghose, Udhao (Runaway) directed by Amit Ashraf and Meherjaan directed by Rubaiyat Hossain. After a very successful  debut DCSAFF last year, Cesar Production’s Manoj and Geeta Singh are hosting the Second Annual DCSAFF from May 10-12, 2013, at the Intercontinental Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3 Research Court, Rockville, MD 20850. The film festival will start on May 10, 2013 with a red carpet, reception, and opening ceremony and film attended by acclaimed film artists from India. Tickets, venue, showtimes and festival details.

The 6th of May saw Bollywood music at its most vibrant as Federation Square, Melbourne saw the official Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Bollywood Dance Competition – judged by Kabir Khan and Farah Khan.

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A must for industry practitioners or anyone interested in developing a greater understanding of Indian films, The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will see 4 masterclasses addressed by filmmakers Kabir Khan and Onir, actor-turned-TV host Simi Garewal and documentary director Penny Voznaik.

Clockwise from top left: Assam, Bengal, Kashmir, Punjab, Maharashtra, Goa

Kolkata, April 30, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): “Spandan-A Journey of several heartbearts” is a cultural evening conceptualized, designed and choreographed by Dr. Sudipta Ghosh. The cultural evening saw the performance of children aged between three to twelve years. The proceeds of the evening will be handed over to Prayas which is a charitable organization. Helping Sidpta’s in this noble effort is “Ritu Ranga Rash”. The focus of the evening was on children as is evident from the slogan “We are the world, we are the children”. Sk. Nurul Haque was the guest of honor at this cultural evening.

Dr. Sudipta Ghosh

Washington, DC, May 1, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): Arindam Ghosh Films and Chhandayan present an unmissable vocal concert by Kaushiki Chakraborty on June 16, 2013 from 6 PM – 9 PM.  The concert will be held at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 in the greater Washington, DC Metro area.  Kaushiki will be accompanied by Mayookh Bhaumik on Tabla and Ajay Joglekar on Harmonium.

Connoisseurs agree that Kaushiki is, quite simply, the best Hindustani vocalist of her generation. She could reproduce Hindustani classical vocal patterns at the age of two. Maestros visiting the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, where Kaushiki grew up would hurl the most complex of patterns at her, using only the 'aa' vowel instead of pronouncing the notes, and wait for her to identify the notes and reproduce the patterns. This is something she could do instantly and consistently. At 12, she was a scholar at the ITC SRA, at 14, she was on a 50-concert tour in the US with her father and guru Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, at 16, she took the world of music by storm with her first solo concert in Delhi.

• Who: Kaushiki Chakrabarty
• What: Indian Classical Vocal
• When: June 16, 2013, 6 – 9 PM
• Where: Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
• Tickets: $50, $30, and $20 ($30 ticket at $25 with student id): Purchase tickets online or by email or phone from Arindam Ghosh (aghosh1972@gmail.com, 6173208760) or Debapriya Nayak (chhandayanva@gmail.com, 7037953019)

Washington, DC, April 30, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): After a spectacular debut last year, DCSAFF returns to America's capital with a sterling package of the best of South Asian cinema from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Mumbai, May 1, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): Mumbai based pop/rock band The Chudail & Demons will be casting a spell at Cool Chef Cafe this Sunday 7:30pm onward. This entertaining band has been creating waves within just a few weeks of being formed. Already, they have performed at several prestigious venues in Mumbai and Pune including The Blue Frog, Out of the Blue, 11th East Street Cafe, Kaifi Azmi Park and COHO. This Sunday, May 5th, they will be performing a fun-filled acoustic set of originals and covers in English and Hindi following the theme of "Sinful Sunday."

Vocalist Amanda Sodhi

By Faisal Saif

Gracy Singh and Mudasir Ali with artists Sharnu Alloli and Satish Patil

"Artists, I don’t believe, are normal people They are people who get both affected and inspired by the happenings in this world. Hence it is no surprise that over 32 artists have come together with a painting exhibition of varied works, aptly titled Sanyog, to help the farmers of Maharashtra. Hence I decided to lend my support to the cause," says actress Gracy Singh (right), who along with sufi singer Mudasir Ali inaugurated the exhibition at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chattrapati Shivaji Sangrahalaya.

Mahua Lahiri (left), Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Mr. Gautam Ghosh,  Ms.Jayshree Sen Majumdar, Mr. Bickram Ghosh and Mr. Srikanta Acharya

Kolkata, April 25, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio.com): Asha Audio Company launched a new melodious Bengali audio songs album Mon Dariyae by singer Jayashree Sen Majumdar in a starry event which saw the presence of film director Gautam Ghosh, master percussionist Bickram Ghosh, singer Srikanto Acharjo and others. The music for this album is composed by Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and lyrics penned by Amitabha Bhattacharya.

A few days back singer Kailash Kher went to Jammu. This was his first show in Jammu where he gave more than 2 hours of his magnificent performance. His fame and his fans both, are throughout the globe. But, Jammu was in his own country and more over his in-laws are from Jammu. His fans there gave him a warm-hearted welcome.  He gave a brilliant performance, and even sang songs which were requested by the fans. He released many albums, but one song which will always be famous and loved by the fans, “Allah Ke Bandey”.

Philadelphia, PA April 16th, 2013 – Friends, fans, customers and seriously twisted minds voted and the winners were just announced for the self-described MOST IMPORTANT MOVIE AWARDS OF ALL TIME, hosted on TLACult.com TLACult is the cult, horror and exploitation arm of legendary Philadelphia based online home entertainment retailer TLAvideo.com, celebrating the best cult, horror, underground and arthouse DVD releases of 2012 in the legendary DVD-peddler’s trademark twisted, irreverent style.

Jewel of India Presents Miss India International 2013 on May 18 in Edison, New Jersey, USA. Contestants will be participating in exciting rounds of interview, evening gown, fashion wear, fitness wear and more.

The winner will represent India in MISS INTERNATIONAL in July.

To participate in the contest, please call 302 252 7024, e-mail jewelofindiausa@yahoo.com or visit the official website.