January 18, 2010: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
Pritam Rohila
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January 18, 2010: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE
*'Rab ne bana di jodi!' Mark Manuel, TNN, 17 January 2010
*Mumbai Marathon: Song and dance, loads of fun..., N. Tiwari, TNN, 18
Jan 2010
*Hasina arriving to pay homage to Basu, PTI, January 18, 2010
*Pak to hand over CCI presidency to BD THE NEW | January 17, 2010
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*'Rab ne bana di jodi!' Mark Manuel, TNN, 17 January 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/amankiasharticleshow/5448419.cms
Abida Parveen, the Pakistani singer with the truly amazing voice, is
in Mumbai over the weekend. She’s performing at the Aman Ki Asha
concert at Bandra Fort on Sunday evening with our Shubha Mudgal….As
for Aman Ki Asha, through which musicians including ghazal, Sufi, folk
and qawalli artistes from both countries will perform across six
cities of India starting tomorrow...Abida Parveen struggled for words
again, then said, “Inshallah, when the two countries have so much in
common, peace will one day prevail, Sufi music will have a role in
this. Music transcends barriers of language, culture and creed. Music
is art. And the most difficult situations are presented so easily by
art. Yeh Khuda ka kanoon hai, yeh rab kar raha hai, aap dua farmai”…
*Mumbai Marathon: Song and dance, loads of fun..., N. Tiwari, TNN, 18
Jan 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/parties/mumbai/Mumbai-Marathon-Song-and-dance-loads-of-fun/articleshow/5455599.cms
… Like a carnival of fitness enthusiasts where age, religion and
gender extended no biases, there were participants dancing to the
tunes of Nagada Nagada and World Hold On. Senior citizens breaking
into an imprompttu phugdi, volunteers holding hands of visually
impaired Dream runners and many holding out saplings for a greener
Mumbai. Colourful and creative costumes conveyed slogans of better
health, water conservation, arresting pollution levels as people
cheered from the sides for the runners. The causes were plenty. And
the strong message of love and peace was clear.
*Hasina arriving to pay homage to Basu, PTI, January 18, 2010
http://www.ptinews.com/news/473071_Hasina-arriving-to-pay-homage-to-Basu
Kolkata, Jan 17 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will
lead a delegation of her country to pay last respect to Marxist
patriarch Jyoti Basu who died today…
*Pak to hand over CCI presidency to BD THE NEW | January 17, 2010
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=632076&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN
KARACHI: Pakistan would hand over SAARC Chamber presidency to
Bangladesh at a ceremony being organised by the Federation of
Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Dhaka on Sunday, a
press release said on Saturday…
EXPLANATION/DISCLIMER: The above is a selection of news stories
pertaining to South Asian governments, civil society organizations and
individuals working together on projects of mutual benefit including
peace and communal harmony, and those relating to attempts to improve
the condition of South Asian peoples, especially women and children.
ACHA does not approve of or subscribe to any "disharmonizing
language" (including terms such as POK or IOK) used in these items
selected from various publications. Readers may exercise their
linguistic judgment and ignore any biased language.