When people look at MUSIC They just see the notes. In Sam Smith's hit single, his melody is repeated over and over again. It hasn't become iconic yet, (and I'm not sure it will ever be) but if you sing it, anyone around...

About the book : Set amidst the art, music and poetry of Tagore's Santiniketan, “Fall Winter Collection"​ is the journey of an orthodox Indian sculptor, as he secretly works on an ambitious project ​carving Krishna's​Wom...

The Key Has Turned' is Surjo's first full-length debut album, and it has 12 songs. It's a departure from his usual brand of electric guitar rock and moves into a more relaxed space with only his acoustic guitar to accomp...

Every Body Dance Now!” Coz’ Tis the Festive Season to Be Jolly! When :Saturday, November 8th at 7 p.m. Where : Saffron Restaurant,6020 Cass Avenue,Westmont, IL 60559 Phone : 630-769-9662 Come Dressed Looking Your Best in...

Schools have opened and most days you are filling one form or the other. Pay special attention to the form that asks the parents to lists qualities about their kid- this is done once a year in the beginning of the school...

Naperville Ribfest: July 3-6 Enjoy Naperville’s most popular festival-food, rides, music –ribfest has everything for everybody. Go to ( for more details and tickets. Naperville Municipal Band Concerts: July-August Come t...

The all girl band from Japan is a little different from other bands Japan produces. It’s called “Chubbiness” because all the ten girls are supposed to be chubby. Unlike other bands/idols from Japan these girls are suppos...

School of Rock Naperville has figured out a new way for parents and their children to connect via an old method: Music. “The #1 thing that people say when they walk through our doors is “I wish I had a program like this...

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see" While a tourist might look like more planned with “things to do”, “places to visit” lists a traveler just has a place in mind and the excitement t...

Michelle Obama is all set to get kids and adults of America to be fit. She plans to release a ( Songs will be about healthy eating and moving more. The 19-track album will have songs like “U R What You Eat” and “Veggie L...

Chicago: The third edition of the annual Eye on India Festival will take place from June 7th to July 14th, 2013 throughout Chicago and the Chicago-land areas. The festival will run for 3 weeks and will include a series o...

Google looks to cut funds to illegal sites The web search giant, which is embroiled in a long-running row over the way it deals with pirated material, is considering the radical measure so that it can get rid of the root...

The National Commission for Women and some parliamentarians on Monday came out in support of Kashmir's first all-girls rock band 'Pragaash' whose singing was termed as "un-Islamic" by the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir...

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the best known contemporary Indian musician, died Tuesday evening in San Diego, Calif. He was 92. The sitar star's website announced his death. "Shankar had suffered from upper-respiratory and heart...

Taliban militants beheaded 17 people in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province after discovering them at a mixed-gender party where music was being played and people were dancing — a gathering that violated the Taliban'...

This town outside Chicago -- which was ranked No. 3 on MONEY's Best Places to Live list in 2008 -- seems to have gotten the suburban lifestyle down to a science. Excellent schools and an award-winning public library draw...

Understanding A Cafe in Turkey Renamed After Salman Khan The topic "A Cafe in Turkey Renamed After Salman Khan" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engagement r...

Understanding Interview of the Sikh temple shooter - a glimpse into the deranged mind The topic "Interview of the Sikh temple shooter - a glimpse into the deranged mind" addresses an important contemporary issue or exper...

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, whose novels have mapped the interior lives of Indian and Indian-American women with a precision that has won her millions of readers across languages and continents, spoke in an interview abo...

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A self-proclaimed brainiac and science expert who loves to shop, this adventurous, skydiving 18 year old from Lilburn, Georgia is ready to show her family and the world her musical talent. Although Mathai loves to sing p...

Dinner with Ehsaan Noorani A dream come true for some of us living on the other side of the globe. Ehsaan was in US on vacation and had done skydiving that day. There was a dinner in the evening at our friend's home and...

A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views by Arup Raha If you believe you are a follower of “Bollywood”, do any of these names ring a bell in your mind - Pawan Kriplani, Shashant Shah, S Ma...