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Page 1 Front:Page 17 Bollywood NY.Qxd.Qxd Bollywood 16 Diaspora 20 Health 27 Spiritual Awareness 30 NEW YORK EDITION Vol.4 No.2 April 30 - May 6, 2011 60 Cents TheSouthAsianTimes.info Why Mahadevan Prominent NRIs Mahendra Kumar Teenager coronated opted for online honored with Light Trivedi: Guru for titular Maharaja of music academy: of India awards scientific age Jaipur Interview Tristate Music, Community, Profile, Heritage & Travel, Page 2 Page 5 Page 15 Page 18 Glittering royal wedding With Sai Baba gone, captivates the world Puttaparthy faces uncertainty London: With a smile that lit up TV Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh: A sense of screens around the world, Kate Middleton uncertainty looms large among people over swept down the aisle to marry Prince the future of this town following the demise William in a union expected to revitalize of Sathya Sai Baba, who transformed this the British monarchy. Hundreds of thou- once remote and faceless village into a thriv- sands then cheered as the royal couple rode ing pilgrim centre. an open carriage to Buckingham Palace. From petty traders and hotel owners to More than 180 countries picked up the real estate developers, everyone seems BBC feed of the royal nuptials in what is apprehensive. They are not sure if the town expected to be the biggest TV event in his- Prince William and Kate Middleton will continue to attract the number of pil- tory. exchange marriage vows grims it used to when Sai Baba was alive. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from Even with millions of people tuning in Her ivory-and-white satin dress — with its all over the country and even abroad used to to watch, the couple managed to appear at plunging neckline, long lacy shoulders and flock for Sai Baba's 'darshan' every year. times in their own private world Friday, sleeves and a train over 2-meters long — See more Sathya Sai stories on pages 10-11. The number would swell on occasions like both at Westminster Abbey and on the bal- was designed by Sarah Burton at the godman's birthday and festivals. Baba, flowers and other items, are also a cony of Buckingham Palace. William Alexander McQueen. Middleton's hair was As thousands of devotees left this town worried lot. whispered to Kate, who radiated content- half-up, half-down, decorated with dramat- after having their last 'darshan' of Sai Baba, They recall that every day 2,000 to 3,000 ment and joy, as they pledged their lives to ic veil and a tiara on loan from Queen the locals are not sure if they will ever come people used to visit the town, in Anantapur one another at the church with the simple Elizabeth II. again. district, for Sai Baba's darshan. This figure words "I will." William, second-in-line to the throne "We don’t know what will happen now. used to go up to 20,000 on Thursdays. The The biggest secret of the day — after his father, Prince Charles, wore the The business may not be the same as it used more auspicious days would attract 300,000 Middleton's wedding gown — prompted scarlet tunic of an Irish Guards officer, to be earlier," said M. Raj Kumar, who runs to 500,000 men, women and children. swoons of admiration as she stepped out of reinforcing his new image as a dedicated a grocery shop. Sai Baba, who was born here in 1926 and a Rolls-Royce with her father at the abbey. military man. Small traders, who sold pictures of Sai Continued on page 4..... Roemer quits after failed Pak. nudges aircraft deal Afghans closer Calcutta : US Ambassador to to China India Timothy Roemer is to quit his post in June for "personal rea- Kabul: With Afghan discussions sons" and "family considerations", under way about the future the announcement coming one day involvement of the US in the rav- after India ended negotiations with aged country and the prospect of American companies in a $10 bil- long-term military bases, the lion contract to supply 126 fighter Pakistani government has urged jets for the Indian Air Force. Kabul to distance itself from the Speculation on relating the two West and tie its future more tightly events may not be apt, sources to that of China and Pakistan, close to Roemer say he has been according to the New York Times. Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of Intelius, was conferred People’s Choice mulling his step for a couple of During a landmark April 16 Award in Business Leadership category at the Light of India Awards cere- The outgoing US ambassador to months now, notes the Economic meeting between the leaders of mony in New York on April 22. The awards recognize exemplary achieve- India, Timothy Roemer Times. Afghanistan and Pakistan here, for ments by NRIs in corporate leadership, political leadership, science and “When I accepted this job two that I would serve for two years but which the most powerful figures in technology, journalism and literature, and arts and entertainment. years ago, I told President Obama Continued on page 4..... Continued on page 4..... See story on page 5. 2 Music April 30-May 6, 2011 TheSouthAsianTimes.info By Swathi AK e held the breath of an entire ‘Breathless’ man’s next act -- nation and conquered the Hhearts of many with his first pop song “Breathless”. Shankar Online music academy Mahadevan has crooned numerous Shankar Mahadevan, who attained fame overnight with his hit numbers ever since and lent his ‘Breathless’ number and is one-third of the ‘Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’ voice as a playback singer to a string of dashing heroes serenading their Midas touch music makers, has reached yet another milestone with heroines on screen. As the ‘Shankar- the launch of his online music academy in North America. Ehsaan-Loy” trio continue to enthrall their audience with their rocking music, this national-award Shankar Mahadevan winning playback singer and music composer has reached yet another Q: How much time you will be milestone with the launch of his spending in the US on this project? online music academy in North SM: I’ve been here for 10-12 days America. The Academy is a joint now. In fact I’m on my way back to venture between Mahadevan and India now. Clood On, a provider of virtual Q: The academy website says, the learning software founded by execu- virtual classes and courses are flex- tives from Yahoo and Dell. The ible and is different from other reg- SATimes had a quick chat with the ular courses because of the fun ele- singer during his recent trip to the ment, but how flexible is the acade- US on various topics like why he my for rescheduling the course if a opted for an online academy and not student cannot make it regularly a brick and mortar setup. and how you’ll work on grouping Q. When did you first come up people from different time zones in with the Idea of launching Shankar the same class? Mahadevan Music Academy in the SM: If a student for some reason this part of world? has missed out on a class, the classes Shankar Mahadevan: Well, US are recorded for their convenience and Canada has always been a part and they can always go back and of the thought process and I thought refer to their notes and do self learn- US is a better place to start since ing. In regards to the time zones, people here are more accustomed to people sign up for the course at a this type of medium and payment time comfortable for them. So it through internet and education does not matter where they live or through internet is a known taste difference in time zones. here. First we thought of starting it Q: In general, what if a person here and later open up in the rest of has discontinued learning music the world. because of prior commitments and Q: Why an Online academy and at certain stage in life, they decide not a real music academy? As in, to pursue it again, can they poten- why didn’t you think of starting a tially be good singers, even after music academy first and then have that gap of many years? virtual courses as well, in that way SM: Of course, once a singer you people would have had a wider are always a singer. Singing is like choice? learning how to cycle. You might get Shankar Mahadevan enjoys teaching music to students SM: I understand in a “brick and rusty if you have been out of touch style and there is so much music in sing that song in a different lan- group we have fights and discus- mortar setup”, the mental frame of a but if you brush up those skills you front of you and everything and guage? sions. Without difference of opinion person will be different but restrict- can always become good at it again. every form teaches you something SM: Of course, once you under- you cannot come out with a certain ing the course to a geographical In this course there are different lev- new. stand the overall mood of the song, product. In a group creative clashes location, say if I open a music acade- els to choose from, if a person has Q: You’ve sung songs in different whether it’s happy or sad, stress of will exist. my in New York or New Jersey, I do discontinued at a level and does not languages too, apart from Hindi certain words which you will be Q: How popular is the trio in US? not want people in Detroit and other want to start from scratch, there are and Tamil.
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