NEW YORK(TIP): A new book is here to rock the literary world. 100% Life by Rajan Thapaliya is a book unlike any other. Its ability to inspire and heal will change your life. If you want to heal and achieve a better state of existence, then this book is a must-read. If you don’t want to change your life, then put this book down and walk away.
100% Percent Life was published by Lulu Press in Raleigh, North Carolina. Written by Rajan Thapaliya, this book is meant to inspire and encourage people on their path through life. Each chapter is a story of redemption, survival, and gratitude that will melt your heart.
Far beyond the average self-help book, 100% Life is real and raw. It offers frank and candid advice about discovering your purpose in life, becoming happy, and finding love both within and without. It will show you how to cleanse your body and soul for your maximum health, and how to attract the opposite sex. There is even advice about how to deal with life’s ickier parts, such as cheating partners or lack of motivation.
Written in a simple, concise style, you will fly through this book. You won’t want to set it down. When you finally do set down this book after the last page, you will possess all of the tools that you need to make your life amazing. Nothing can stop you now. You will take over your own life and use your own power to excel at life. 100% Life is now available at Barnes and Nobel, Amazon and Ebay.com.
Rajan Thapaliya is a motivational, inspirational, and self-help author. He is the author of several books about love, life, and success. He now studies medicine in New York City. Many of his stories and articles deal with life or adjusting as an American immigrant.
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NEW YORK / NEW DELHI (TIP): A former Consul General of India in New York, Ambassador Prabhu Dayal’s book ‘The Surajpur Connection’ was launched, May 15 evening in Delhi by former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha at a function held at the India International Centre. The function was hosted by Amod K Kanth, Founder of Prayas. The caricatures for the book have been done by Prabhu’s wife Chandini Dayal. The book is a novella and deals with social issues of child kidnapping and trafficking of children.
It is Prabhu Dayal’s second book. The first, “Karachi Halwa” was first published in 2015. The book is a witty but insightful portrayal of Zia ul Haq’s rule in Pakistan. Ambassador Prabhu Dayal shares his recollections of that period and keeps one laughing throughout his account.
“The Surajpur Connection” is available on Amazon. Both the print version as well as the kindle version are available on Amazon.in
On Amazon.com, only the Kindle version is available at present, while the print version will be available in a few weeks.
Within 2 days of the book launch, the book has been rapidly climbing the chart on Amazon.in.
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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Zorba Books (9 May 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9387456218
ISBN-13: 978-9387456211
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the museum there are many displays which show the way of life for Native Americans. Displays like; art work, pictures of animals, weapon and combat, natives and food, dresses, police and peace medals, pottery, code talkers, weaving, canoes and kayaks and much more. There is a gift shop in the museum which is called, Now Natural History Center. It features work from over 30 Native American artists and from where you can buy unique handmade crafts. They ship all over the world. There is a natural trail in the facility too.
Frisco Native American Museum & History Center is a nonprofit educational foundation created for the purpose of preserving Native American artifacts, art, culture, and language.
It can also teach people about native perspective and how to treat the Earth, said MS Ronnie Francisco, Assistant director of the museum. This Museum is located on Hatters Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
When you enter the museum, the message is on the wall in the shape of a poster entitled “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”. Many Native Americans refer to North America as Turtle Island,which comes from the belief that all of the Earth was water until a large
turtle emerged to support plant and animal life on its back. This teaching tells us, “where Turtle goes, there is life and water is precious”. Since we are dependent upon the earth, we must treat our ‘Island’ home with respect and honor all of the beings in the natural world. As you walk among the exhibits, look for teachings from “Turtle Island “indicated by the turtle symbol.
According to MS Ronnie, the museum had its beginning over seventy years ago. It started in the heart of museum founder, Carl Bornfriend,when he was just a young boy. When many people did not realize the importance of preserving native artifacts, Carl frequently saw beautiful items carelessly treated. Though his own resources were limited, he often made sacrifices to become a keeper of the heritage. When Carl moved to Hatters Island he met Joyce and they discovered a mutual love for historical preservation. They married in 1986, and they brought more than a half century of experience as educators to the task of creating the museum, MS Ronnie said. Carl was a full-time teacher; but, he used every spare moment developing exhibits. He opened the museum in 1987 as a non-profit educational foundation.
MS Amber Roth of the museum said, “We have a lot of visitors that say we have a completely different feel. Instead of it being a very sterile, far away from you feel, the culture feels more alive.
When you are here, you can reach out and feel that you are being embraced with it and from it. Rather than it just being distancing over here and not really there anymore.We bring more culture to life.”
In the museum there are many displays which show the way of life for Native Americans. Displays like; art work, pictures of animals, weapon and combat, natives and food, dresses, police and peace medals, pottery, code talkers, weaving, canoes and kayaks and much more. There is a gift shop in the museum which is called, Now Natural History Center. It features work from over 30 Native American artists and from where you can buy unique handmade crafts. They ship all over the world. There is a natural trail in the facility too.
The earlier inhabitants of the North Carolina Outer Banks were Hatters Indians tribe of Native Americans.
(The author is Chesapeake VA based journalist. He can be reached at sdhillon@hotmail.com)
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Guests at the Indian Consulate in New York on March 27 were simply electrified to watch the Indian and Peruvian artists performing with superb finesse the dances of India and Peru.
The stars of the evening- Nandini Chakravorty (left) with her Guru Ananga Manjari Malatesta Gonzalez of PeruNandini (left) and Ananga gave a superb performance of Bharatnatyam, a classical dance of IndiaMudras and Bhangimas play a major role in Bharatnatyam. Ananga is seen here in two different mudras.
The Peruvian dance was full of vigor and grace. The two female dancers simply bowled over the gathering with their performance. The artist who played trumpet cast a spell as did the drummers and the artist on guitar.
Mudras and Bhangimas play a major role in Bharatnatyam. Ananga is seen here in two different mudras.A scintillating Peruvian dance performance had all spellbound
However, the show was completely stolen by the duo of disciple and her teacher. Nandini Chakravorty who is daughter of Sandeep and Taruna Chakravorty, gave an outstanding performance with her Guru Ananga Manjari Malatesta Gonzalez of Peru. Ananga is one of the best known Bharatnatyam dancers and has very lovingly groomed Nandini. One does not come across such superb performance of Bharatnatyam, which is considered to be one of the most difficult dance forms. Bharatanatyam style is noted for its fixed upper torso, legs bent, or knees flexed out combined with spectacular footwork, a sophisticated vocabulary of sign language based on gestures of hands, eyes and face muscles.
In his brief welcome note, Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, who grew nostalgic about his tenure as India’s ambassador to Peru underlined the importance of cultural exchanges between different people and nations. He thanked the Consul General of Peru Maria Teresa Merino de Hart for her cooperation in organizing an international cultural evening.
Consul General of Peru Maria Teresa Merino de Hart said she was happy to be at the Indian Consulate for the cultural evening
Ambassador Maria Teresa Merino de Hart said it was a great idea to have the artists of various countries coming together too exhibit their cultures. She said she was pleased to be at the Indian Consulate for the cultural evening, with Indian and Peruvian dancers performing.
A view of the gathering. Seen in front 9right) is First Lady of the Indian Consulate Taruna Chakravorty with Consul General of Peru Maria Teresa Merino de Hart, to her rightConsul General of India Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of Peru Maria Teresa Merino de Hart, and Taruna Chakravorty with performers. (L to R): Two Peruvian artists, Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, Nandita Chakravorty, Ananga Manjari Malatesta Gonzalez, Ambassador Maria Teresa Merino de Hart, and Taruna Chakravorty Photos / Jay Mandal on assignment
Guests were treated to delectable Peruvian cocktails, beer and delicious Peruvian food.
BRONX, NY (TIP): Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE) will present on April 7, 2018 at 7.30 P.M. at Lovinger Theatre, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY, a concert named East Meets West. Indian artists Amaan Ali Bangash and his brother Ayaan Ali Bangash, along with members of BAE will perform a concert designed to weave together the cultures of the East and West.
According to Ayaan, the aim is to “joyfully explore the common musical ‘DNA’ of both traditions. “The Bangash brothers will perform on the sarod, a large string instrument similar to the sitar; it is a member of the lute family, indigenous to Hindustani classical music. A third player, Amit Kavthekar, performs on tabla, a pair of small, single-headed drums held between the legs. BAE members include violinists Jorge Ávila and Francisca Mendoza, violist Sally Shumway, cellist Eliana Mendoza, flutist Theresa Norris, and bassoonist Atsuko Sato.
The Bangash brothers will perform on the sarod, a large string instrument similar to the sitar; it is a member of the lute family, indigenous to Hindustani classical music. A third player, Amit Kavthekar, performs on tabla, a pair of small, single-headed drums held between the legs. BAE members include violinists Jorge Ávila and Francisca Mendoza, violist Sally Shumway, cellist Eliana Mendoza, flutist Theresa Norris, and bassoonist Atsuko Sato.
All the musicians will perform Samaagam (Sanskrit meaning confluence or flowing together), a new piece composed by the Bangashs. According to Ayaan, “We worked to preserve the essence of both Indian and Western musical traditions so that they can both flow artistically. We used pre-Bollywood Indian orchestration, combined with compatible Western musical stye”
Other works on the program will be performed only by the Bangashs and Kavthekar. Tribute to Tagore utilizes folk music from western Bengal known as Bhatiyali, a type of music sung by boatmen on a river.
It has poetry written in 1905 by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and music composed in the 1960s by Amjad Ali Khan. The message of the poem, entitled Ekla Cholo, is that if no one responds to your call, you must walk on your path alone.
In Classical Indian music there is no written score, so improvisation takes hold once the initial composition is presented. Ayaan points out, “The musicians on stage don’t know what the other is going to do and yet have to perform like a rehearsed orchestra! Our role is really that of three people: the performer, the composer and the conductor.”
Bronx Arts Ensemble brings the power of the arts to neighborhoods across the Bronx through its live music and arts education programs. It presents over 50 live concerts annually to more than 35,000 people, featuring diverse cultures, including classical, Latin, Afro-Cuban, and other world music. BAE’s arts education programs have served over 100,000 Bronx students since 1993 through multi-disciplinary artist residencies during school hours, after-school, and through summer activities that culminate in original auditorium programs and in-school gallery exhibits. For more info: bronxartsensemble.org
It is not luck but hard work for Artist & Designer Smrita Jain
By Ashok Vyas
Smrita, the artist has successfully carved a place for herself on the creative landscape of big apple. She is an NYC-based award winning designer at The Aqurio Group. She is internationally renowned artist at the Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design, which has its studios in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
When you meet Smrita Jain, you can’t miss a sense of brightness and innocent curiosity in her eyes. She recognized her inner calling at early age and then courageously followed her passion. She wants to be recognized as a creative person. She lets her creativity flow from in various ways, be it painting, designing or writing or thinking, she wants to create something different.
She wants to think uniquely and create with freedom to choose her medium of expression. She has experimented with colors as well as photography to offer something distinct and unique.
Smrita, the artist has successfully carved a place for herself on the creative landscape of big apple. She is an NYC-based award winning designer at The Aqurio Group. She is internationally renowned artist at the Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design, which has its studios in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
It was after high school in Delhi, her conservative, traditional family expected her to become a lawyer, but she decided against it and she had to fight to get into the creative field. She wanted to combine design and art, so right after her high school but she got into political science due to family pressure which didn’t feel right to her. She says, art spreads harmony but artists need to struggle for their expression and to protect their ability to be creative. She looks at it as a long process. Smrita doesn’t believe in blaming others, yet she realizes that her experience of failure and achievement both get expressed through her art.
She combines design, painting, writing, digital photography as well as graphics for her creative work. Smrita is also a frequent speaker to various conferences. She has an independent creative way of expressing herself, it is more about focusing on what she wants to say as well as when and where she wants to say it, whether is it a book or a painting.
She is respectful for her inner journey and at the same time, she pays special attention on curating her own art. This is visible in her exhibitions, she works with various artists, she is respectful of artist’s choice on how their art should be displayed.
Smrita has sustained memories of her childhood games and found a creative, innovative way of translating some of these memories into contemporary art form.
ColorsIncredible IndiaRoyal Blue Butterfly
The child hood game ‘Tippy Tippy Tap Tap’ gave her the inspiration to create paper origami art installation. This game is played to figure out one’s luck. As art matures, creativity starts overlapping with the search and expression of meaning of life. This meticulous hand-built art installation by Smrita is aimed at unwinding of the truth. Truth that success in life comes from hard work, not just wishful thinking.
She has been through her own share of struggles and what she has achieved is built on hard work, not luck. Her message, success in life doesn’t depend on God’s wish or luck. She makes it clear through her talks and through her art installations that it is hard work that will take you to the destination of success. Smrita shares her view of life in these words, “Life is about each moment, every moment coming together in different colors, life is not about luck, it is about hard work.” She conveys the idea that life can be shaped differently through hard work. She was also the Keynote speaker at KADLondon 2017, her subject was ‘Global Status of Women and Girls’.
Smrita is a design mentor for students. She has exhibited at Pratt Institute, Javits Center, Queens Museum, The Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Pavilion, The Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery and The Nehru Center London.
It is not difficult to learn from her that she worked her way up gradually, she convinced her parents about her dream, she also worked hard for convincing her professors and colleagues. She appreciates competition for artists and acknowledges one needs to thrive in it.
She also presented the ‘Tippy Tippy Top Top’ installation in the two day creativity conference at Nehru center, London organized by art division of high commission of India. Smrita found Honorary Mention at London International Creative for this installation.
In Oct 2017, Smrita received 47th Creativity International Award Gold from India’s Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India for her work ‘Look Closer’. She worked on event advertising and posters for ‘Incredible India’, which is an international marketing campaign by Indian govt to promote tourism in India. The campaign was initiated to an audience of global appeal. Smrita picked the theme ‘Look Closer’. She wanted to portray Look Closer as mind-body-soul in the Indian context. These graphic campaigns revolved around inviting guests to visit India to learn the country from a deeper perspective and look at the details and intricacies that tell India’s unique story.
She also got 54th American Graphic Design Award for this campaign.
Creating Durga
Creating Durga is Smrita’s first photography-based journal published by Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design. It depicts the history of one of the most important festivals in India, it is the life of artists behind making sculptures of mother Goddess that is brought alive through words and photographs, this book establishes her as cultural documentary photographer.
Fat free Samosa
Smrita is excited about her second book, titled ‘Fat Free Samosa’, this art book has autobiographical elements. She presents her life as an Indian living and surviving in New York City for over a decade. This book is an honest, humorous, witty and dramatic narration. She is candid and brings a fresh perspective to difficult and confusing moments of life. Smrita Jain was selected as People To Watch 2018 by GDUSA, as an individual who embodies the combination of art and design.
NEW DELHI (TIP): Meghna Pant, the award-winning author of ‘One & A Half Wife’, was felicitated with the prestigious ‘Bharat Nirman Award’ for her contribution to the field of literature. The award was given to her by the Bharat Nirman Foundation during the 3rd edition of the Asiad Literature Festival 2017, which aims to reward and empower women and promote the beauty of Indian literature.
The Asiad Literature Festival seeks to felicitate individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in their field of expertise. The noted author was bestowed with the award for her work and contribution as a pioneer amongst women writers.
Meghna Pant is an award-winning Indian author, columnist, feminist and TEDx Speaker. Her books have been published to critical and commercial acclaim. Meghna’s debut collection of short stories HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Random House, 2013) was long-listed for the prestigious Frank O’Connor International Award 2014, the world’s biggest short story prize. ONE AND A HALF WIFE (Westland, 2012) – her bestselling debut novel – won the national Muse India Young Writer Award and was shortlisted for several other awards, including the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Her latest book THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN (Juggernaut, 2016) is considered a landmark in feminist writing and was described as ‘the best book from Juggernaut’ by The Hindu Business Line. Pant is also the winner of the coveted 2016 FON South Asia Short Story Award.
Meghna is known for having abridged the world’s longest epic, THE MAHABHARATA, into one hundred tweets that The Guardian (UK) quoted as ‘wonderfully descriptive and paced’. Meghna curates a monthly panel discussion on feminism called FEMINIST RANI, and interviews India’s top female leaders and opinion makers on two online shows–FIRST LADY With Meghna Pant (Firstpost/ Network 18) and GET REAL With Meghna Pant (SheThePeople). She is invited as a speaker for many of the nation’s biggest literary festivals and conferences. Meghna has previously worked as a business news anchor with Times Now, NDTV and Bloomberg-UTV in Mumbai and New York.
ABOUT BHARAT NIRMAN
Bharat Nirman is an organization launched by the Government of India in 2005 that promotes rural development across the country. The 3rd Asiad Literature Festival was launched in New Delhi with the purpose to promote Indian literature and reading.
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