Jai Jinendra|Om Gurave Namah|Om Gajapataye Namah|Sri Matre Namah|Jai Sri Krsna| Using Chitra Paksha Ayanamsa Birth Details: Donald Trump, 14-Jun-1946, 10:54AM, Jamaica New York, USA Planetary Position, Longitude, Nakshatra, Pada, Rashi, Navamsa: Rasi Chart Analysis D1 (Main Chart): Lagna rises in Leo 6 Deg 52 mins, with 4th and 9th lord Yogakaraka Mars in Lagna at 3 deg 41 mins, being close to the lagna degree has a huge influence on […]

“Jab India mein yeh log aayengey, tab dikha doonga” reads almost like the dialogue from a Bollywood masala film in the 70s except that it was voiced by a certain Virat Kohli, the new age fearless Indian cricketing superstar after yet another abysmal tour of the Antipodes. This from a man whose attitude made us believe that no target is unachievable and no territory unconquerable, was disappointing in the extreme. […]

Lakeshore Convention Centre in Oakville glittered with festivities and light during the celebration of the 6th annual Oakville Diwali Gala 2019 on September 20 in support of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). The glamorous evening presented by Oakville Diwali Gala was attended by more than 400 guests to enjoy the theme of Lights, Camera, Auction. Guests were received with a group of paparazzies taking photos and asking quirky questions to […]

From October 6 to 13, 2019, Montalvo Arts Center and Art Forum SF in collaboration with UC Berkeley Institute of South Asian Studies presented the first ever and one of the largest South Asian Literature & Art Festival (SALA) in the US. It was truly a special event, with over a thousand enthusiastic in audience. The Opening Gala on Oct 4th was exclusive and attracted about 150 crème de la […]

Don’t miss the Grand Finale of South Asian Literature & Art (SALA) Festival with highly acclaimed, award-winning director and author of SACRED GAMES. For the first time, Netflix India’s Sacred Games is nominated for International Emmy Award 2019 in the Drama Category. The crime thriller is directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. Montalvo Arts Center and Art Forum SF in collaboration with UC Berkeley Institute for South Asia Studies […]

For the first time, Montalvo Arts Center and Art Forum SF in collaboration with UC Berkeley Institute for South Asia Studies brings to you one of the largest South Asian Literature & Art Festival (SALA) in the US that includes a film segment. “2019 happens to be the birth centenary of my father Kaifi Azmi and we’ve done many things to celebrate him, and out of all that, the most […]

Everyone has the right to an opinion, but every opinion need not matter. But if it happens to be a celebrity voicing his view on a matter of public interest, it cannot but matter. In fact the personality would do well to prepare his defences in advance and promptly engage a capable legal team to handle matters when the shit hits the ceiling. This is of course for the honest […]

For the first time, Netflix India’s Sacred Games is nominated for International Emmy Award 2019 in the Drama Category. The crime thriller is directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. For the first time, the Victorious trio of Netflix Original series SACRED GAMES – Author Vikram Chandra, Scriptwriter Varun Grover, and Director Vikramaditya Motwane, will be on one panel at the South Asian Literature and Art Festival. For the first […]

The British artist and author Edmund De Waal said “With languages you are at home anywhere”. But this sort of philosophic insight is ill-advised in a polarized nation such as ours. Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comment on language seems to have stirred a hornet’s nest “Diversity of languages & dialects is strength of our nation. But there is need for our nation to have one language, so that foreign […]

There is something to be said for a contrite heart as it has frequently to do with the business of heaven; with the contrite politician there could be a lot said as it concerns the business of perpetuating his heaven on earth. And when the politician veers over to the other extreme by ostensibly turning over a new leaf and parroting the opposite viewpoint then one can be sure that […]