A serious political columnist, a veteran journalist and a biographer with fascinating works to his credit such as The Life and Times of Nargis , Krishna Menon: A Biography, Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore , The Goenka Letters: Behind the scenes in Indian Express — the prolific writer TJS George has also authored a biography of one of India’s most revered musicians, MS Subbulakshmi, who triumphed over the barriers of caste […]

In a world where readily believable first-hand accounts from the frontlines of the war against terror are abound in the same pensive space that authors on this side of the line are trying to define, there is probably little that an author can do with fiction that non-fiction hasn’t already. In other words, the war in Syria and the rise of the Islamic State have supplied enough narratives written along […]

         #MonalofSushness : Day 18. Monal of twenty three was a graduate and had already changed jobs twice. Some of her best moments came when her little sister visited her from a city not too far where she was studying to be a graduate. One Sunday afternoon became special, a shared special to both. They watched on a video player one movie fourteen times, repeating only parts […]

         #MonalofSushness : Day 17. By the time Monal turned thirty three she was herself a Mamma to two babies. She was already married for close to a decade. Monal now lived in a city of extreme hot weather. Lucky for that, because one night when her heart already broken into pieces further broke from being alone, she stood in the small balcony of the living room […]

Leading South Asian entertainment and lifestyle media company, ANOKHI MEDIA has released its second group of special guest attendance for its 13th  Anniversary Awards-Fashion-Entertainment Show taking place on Thursday August 25th , 2016, at Toronto’s hottest new entertainment complex, 11 Polson Street, Toronto, overlooking the Toronto skyline and lake. Raj Girn launched ANOKHI MEDIA in 2002 to create a one stop multimedia resource to communicate and engage with the South Asian community, from both eastern […]

“I refuse to allow the Donald Trumps of this world to change what this country is supposed to stand for.” Muslim American comedian Dean Obeidallah has spent 15 years fighting hatred and bias against Islam, armed only with his sense of humor. Now, the bitter tones of the US presidential campaign have added urgency to his mission. Obeidallah’s life, like the lives of many Muslims, changed forever one September morning […]

Kishore Kumar’s musical journey started with an injury. His brother Dada Muni Ashok Kumar once revealed that a young Kishore had a terrible voice. But once he cut his big toe at home and the injury made him cry all the time. He would wail all day and night and, as Dada Muni put it, uska gala khul gaya. So, we can credit the pre-pain killer era for giving Kishore […]

           #MonalofSushness : Day 16. Monal of age five had to travel by a bus that seemed very big to her, to school. In her planned small town, no child was supposed to have to do this. But due to temporary lack in space in a near-by school Monal and some of her friends who lived close by, faced this predicament. Travelling by a big school […]

Today is Mohammed Rafi’s (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) 36th death anniversary. The troika of Md Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh will remain the pioneers of film music in India for their sheer talent and depth in voice that suited each occasion and every mood. Today is Mohammed Rafi’s (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) 36th death anniversary, and to remember him, we have compiled a list […]

    Toronto, July 28, 2016: The longest running outdoor South Asian festival in North America, the 14th Annual TD Festival of South Asia, took place at the Gerrard India Bazaar on Gerrard Street in Toronto on July 16 and 17th, 2016 from noon until 11pm, with free admission for all with over 200,000 in attendance. Clamorworld chief  correspondent Samuel Yerraguntla in conversation with Tushar Unadkat, the producer and director of FSA. […]