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Vaisakhi Celeberations in Arizona Ishq 2012 Concert in the Valley by Mahesh Shah Ankush Fame (Itni Shakti Ha- (April 7Th 2012) Men De Na Data) Asia Today, LLC, 1050 E Ray Road, Suite 5 #318, Chandler, AZ 85225 SIA • May 2012 ATODAY 1 Uniting all South Asians in the Valley Monthly Newspaper • Vol-V • Issue-5 • Phone : 480-250-2519 • [email protected] • May 2012 Ram Vaisakhi Mela Navmi by Desi at Ekta Sports & Mandir Cultural GANDHI’S STORY 12 Club 24 28 Review: Housefull 232 Vaisakhi celeberations in Arizona Ishq 2012 Concert in the Valley By Mahesh Shah Ankush fame (Itni shakti ha- (April 7th 2012) men de na data). Jaswinder hat an amazing voice? primerily learned music un- WGhazal lovers in the der the watchful and self- valley got a chance to en- less guidance of his father. joy this amazing style of Jaswinder got initial training poetry on Saturday, April in classical vocals from Pt 7 at the Piper Theater at Ajay Pohankar and contin- Mesa Center of Arts thanks ues to be under the tutorship to Indo-American Cultural of Dr. Sushila Pohankar. The and Religious Foundation ghazal maestro Late Shri of Arizona (IACRF) and the Jagjit singh has also given lot Gas Station and Convenient of encouragement and has Store Owners of Arizona inspired Jaswinder’s work. (GSCSOA). The artist we are After years of fine tuning , he talking about is Jaswinder has perfected the nuances of Singh. Jaswinder Singh is ghazal gayaki that differenti- * Vaisakhi Mela by Desi Sports & Cultural Club, see the most promising ghazal ates the ordinary from the Page 24-25. singer of this generation with rare. As Jaswinder pointed * Vaisakhi Celebrations and Nagar Kirtan at Nishkam a soft and silky voice and has out “Jagjit uncle” told him Seva Gurudwara, see Page 26. proved his mettel as an artist famous music director Kuldip to sing ghazals from other * Vaisakhi Celebrations by Arizona Sikh Gurudwara and who has ghazals in his blood. singer but to make sure to sing Guru Nanak Dwara Ashram, see Page 26. Singh of Saath Saath (Tum ko Literally so, as he is the son of dekha to yeh khayal aaya),and • Continued on P3 www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA ATODAY 2 • May 2012 www.asiatodayaz.com www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz • Continued from Front Page SIA • May 2012 ATODAY 3 Ishq 2012 Concert in the Valley in his own style and put his own imprint on the ghazal. Jaswinder Singh has also been awarded the Best Singer & has stood 1st in the Mega finals of the most popular of Zee TV’s musical program TVS Sa-Re-Ga-Ma. He is touring USA with a concert as a tribute to his mentor Late Shri Jagjit Singh. He has sung for the film Train To Paki- stan & Amritsar. He has sung for tele-serials like Naya Nukkad, Discovery Of India, Chi- trahaar (DD1), Kacchi Kandh (Alpha pun- jabi), Ittafaaq (ZEE), Raja Ka Baaja (DD1), Supriya (SaabTV), Sarhad(Alpha Punjabi), Papa (B4U), RangShaala (Zee), Pani wich parchawaan (Alpha Punjabi), Amanat(Zee) and many more to follow. He also various albums “Jazba-e-Dil” “Yours Truly” “Dilkash” and “Ishq nahim asaan” amongst others. Currently Jaswinder singh is working on the release of his new album “ Arsh “ and forth- coming tours and concerts. The concert began with Jaswinder Singh being introduced by an eminent valley resi- dent Dr. Sachdev. Right from the start, he one over the crowd with stunning rendition of the famous Jagjit Singh Ghazal – Pyar ka Pahela Khat. From their he proceeded to Ghazals such as Tum ko dekha and git such as “Ye daulat phee lel” amongst other Jagjit Singh favorites. In between, he mixed his presenta- tion with his own Ghazals, “Jo kisi par Fida Nahin hota” amongst others. Off course, no Ghazal concert is complete without rendition of ghazal by Mirza Ghalib. Jaswinder sang an amazing verison of Dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai”. All in all, he kept taking requests from the audience and kept singing for over three and half hour. The concert was made possible by tireless effort of Mr. Subhash Thathi, Sam Sodhi, Manish Gupta, Rajeev Sethia and Mahesh Shah. The concert was sponsored by Coco-Cola®, Solar Tops, Phoenix Desi Sports Club, Valley Dreams, Radio Sri and AzIndia. It was a night that would be remem- bered by the Ghazal lovers for many months. www.facebook.com/asiatodayaz www.asiatodayaz.com SIA From the Desk of Asia Today ATODAY 4 • May 2012 Is Being Born a Female a Crime more than the other? The truth is these rituals Uniting all South Asians in the Valley Punishable by Death? and beliefs don’t come from religion or tradition, but from a strictly business mind. In traditional Monthly Newspaper arlier this month, I came across a tragic days, families concentrated on educating their • Vol-V • Issue-5 • May 2012 • [email protected] Estory of a three month old baby named male children because those are the ones that Afreen who was allegedly beaten and abused would continue to live with the family while the Asia Today Team by her father resulting in a massive cardiac daughters would be married off and become a arrest which took her life. Admitted to Vani Vilas member of another household. Today, even Marketing Director: Manju Hospital’s pediatric intensive care in Bangalore, Editor’s that doesn’t hold true. Many sons choose to (Manjeet K Walia) India on Sunday came in with cigarette burns set up their own households rather than live on her head, a dislocated neck, and bruises NOTE jointly with their parents. On top of that, there Editor: Deepa Walia (MS CIS) all over her body. Her condition worsened are many daughters financially supporting (Sandeep Kaur) by Tuesday and she suffered cardiac arrest, their parents or taking care of them in their old brought on by multiple convulsions, which eventually took age just as a son. Today, a child does takes care of his/her her life. Her crime? Being born a female. Her father Umar parents out of love regardless of whether the child is male or Publisher & Designer: farooq allegedly wanted a boy and started torturing and female – and not out of duty or obligation dictated by tradition Raja (BA) abusing her after she was born. Currently in prison, his wife and culture. (Gagandeep Singh Walia) Reshma seeks the strictest possible punishment against him. This century has produced as many capable women as Even though this is the most recent case getting public men and the difference between their ability to be independent Patron: Mini from California attention, killing of the female fetus and girl child is rampant and support their households is slowly diminishing. But why (Damanjot Kaur Walia) in Indiaeven when the educated and rich are known to is this need for male children only not diminishing? Why prefer male children. Even immigrants from these South are horrid stories as Afreen’s still around? We may not be Asian countries that migrate to countries in Europe, US, and able to do much in these extreme cases, but I encourage Jyoti from New Jersey Canada are still known to prefer male children. There are all of you to take any differences you may be compelled to (Navjot Kaur Singh) many rituals and festivals that are known to be celebrated follow (whether dictated by culture or long-standing tradition) in grandeur when a son is born to the family. Even though out of your hearts. If a child is born, celebrate in similar Surinder Singh Pall these families that celebrate a little more or express more manners regardless of a son or daughter. If a need arises, (Reporter from New Jersey) joy when a son is born may not be exercising discrimination feel comfortable calling a daughter for help just as much a to the extent of murder, the discrimination exists. Is being son. Because, removing even these small differences in Press Photographer born a female such a crime? your hearts and minds will go a long way in eliminating these Regardless of belief or religion, all religions preach that differences permanently in our society. Sameer Soorma we should love, respect, and accept all God gives us. So, with - Deepa Kaur Walia www.sameersoorma.com that notion in mind, how can we love a child of one gender Editor, Asia Today, [email protected] Amit Mitter hate being angry, I can’t stand it. It’s guess when this happens; experiences while they were I my least favorite emotion. Majority of you can only do one thing! here. What they expected Punjab, India the times I get to good “irritated to hell” Smile! And move on, oh and and what it turned out to be, and don’t really get angry but recently write about it I guess! OH and and now how they feel since Disclaimer I’ve been battling that urge to go full on try to fix it, because you can’t they are about to go home. Asia Today, LLC is not responsible HULK mode. Now mind you, it isn’t one just leave it and you can’t just It almost is surreal, to live in thing, it’s. 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