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April 11, 2013   

Editorial


Welcome to another edition of MyBindi's newsletter!
 
I know, I know, we're all complaining about the wacky weather.  How about I add some excitement and dispel off the gloom with this news (drumroll please!!)

MyBindi Fans have an opportunity to attend

This critically acclaimed film by Mira Nair will get a wide release on May 17 but if you're a MyBindi Fan then you can see this film FREE (and before others see it in cinemas) on May 9!

Here's what you need to do: 

1.  Log in to your account on facebook
2.  "like" the MyBindi Facebook Page
3.  You need to complete THIS form

That's it.  Three easy steps to claim your FREE pass to this screening.  We have 200 tickets to give away so feel free to share this information with your friends and family so that you can all enjoy the evening compliments of MyBindi.com.  Tickets will be distributed on a First Come First Served basis. One ticket per person/fan. 
 
For music fans, I would like to remind you that the dynamic duo Ali Zafar and Sunidhi Chauhan will be performing live this Saturday at the Hershey Centre.
 
On April 29, MyBindi is thrilled to be co-presenting "Blood Relative" a powerful documentary at Hot Docs.  Click HERE to see the complete line up of South Asian films at Hot Docs 2013

Until next week! 

Syerah 

Editor-in-Chief & CEO

MyBindi.com

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Sunidhi Chauhan and Ali Zafar in Concert
Krazy 2 2013

Krazy 2 :: Sunidhi Chauhan and Ali Zafar

Don't miss this dynamic duo work their magic on stage for this mega event!

Bring your friends and family and enjoy this unforgettable night.

When: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Where: Hershey Centre
Tickets: $45, $60, $75, VIP & VVIP

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

Click HERE for more information.

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
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inDANCE premieres I, Cyclops
inDANCE I Cyclops

inDANCE premieres I, Cyclops, a new international dance production in collaboration with Singapore's Bhaskar's Arts Academy at the 2013 CanAsian International Dance Festival.

Choreographer Hari Krishnan channels Balanchine's Jewels through his own tripolar dystopian universe. With exquisite dancers and master musicians from India, Singapore, Canada and the UK, this deliciously dangerous work catapults you between the mystical Siva's Third Eye and sexy James Marsden's cool, red shades in Hollywood's X-Men reboot.

 

I, Cyclops is a post-Modern pan-Asian, multimedia vision that spellbinds you in a dream of seductive eyes & Winnipeg snow; erotic poetry & red silk; marigolds & monsoons; girls' hips & boys' chests; fierce multi-armed Goddesses and hottie Super Heroes! Also on the same program are dance artists Susan Lee of Toronto and Joceylne Montpetit of Montreal

When: May 1 - 2, 2013
Time: 8pm
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre

Tickets: $25 - $30

 

Click HERE for more information.

 

To purchase your tickets click HERE or call 416.973.4000.  

 

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.   

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Love Inspired's South Asian Speed Dating Event
Love Inspired April Speed Dating Event

Love Inspired and Single in the City will be hosting their second South Asian - Canadian speed dating event. This inspirational speed dating event is for young professionals looking for a classy and fun way to meet other like-minded individuals.

The evening will be hosting by Love Inspired, where making meaningful connections is at the heart of their work. Single in the City is proud to host the event in collaboration with Love Inspired, and they both look forward to seeing you there.

 

If you are looking to meet young South Asian Canadian professionals, please ensure you sign up!

 

Where: Awtash - 419 College St., Toronto, Ontario
When: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Time: 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Ages: 25-35F / 27-37M

Tickets: $49.99 (receive $10 off when booking with a friend)

 

Click HERE to purchase your tickets. 

 

Click HERE to learn more about Love Inspired! You can also catch them on Rogers TV, talking about Love, Relationships, and Speed Dating by clicking HERE.

 

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.

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MyBindi co-presents Blood Relative at Hot Docs
Blood Relative

Thousands of children worldwide suffer from thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that requires blood transfusions and chelation to reduce iron buildup in their blood.

Without treatment, the disorder can severely stunt growth, trapping sufferers in the bodies of children and causing a myriad of fatal illnesses.

With her second feature doc, Nimisha Mukerji tells the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty as he battles poverty, parents' lack of education and the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of a broken medical system in modern India to save hundreds of these kids. The film focuses on the lives of 14-year-old Divya, whose mother believes drastic spiritual healing will be more effective than medical treatment, and Imram, a charmingly unstoppable 24-year-old wannabe rapper who looks 14 and works to support his siblings.

 

By turns comedic, tragic and above all courageous in the face of political indifference, this observational doc well deserved its VIFF Audience Choice award.  

 

Blood Relative will be screened at Hot Docs 2013 on the following days:

  • Mon, Apr 29, 9PM at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Screen 3 
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  • Wed, May 1, 3:30 PM at Scotiabank Theatre, Screen 3 Buy Tickets 
  • Fri, May 3, 1PM at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Screen 3 Buy Tickets 

Price: $14.60 per ticket 

 

Click HERE to see the complete line-up of South Asian films at Hot Docs 2013.

 

Click HERE to visit the Hot Docs Festival website.

 

Hot Docs 2013 is proudly supported by MyBindi.com and we are thrilled to co-present the film, Blood Relative.
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11th Annual Small World Asian Music Series

The series celebrates Asian and South Asian Heritage Month , bringing together emerging local artists with legendary figures and communities from across the GTA to celebrate their musical heritage.

Check out the Small World Music line-up...


April 19 - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt 
May 4 - Rajeev Taranath
May 12 - Ramneek Singh
May 17/18 - Next Music from Tokyo 
May 26 - Asian Sound Slam 
May 30 - Music for Red Snow
June 1 - Kiosk

 

For full ticket and event information, click HERE or contact Owais Lightwala via Email or call 647 866-7432 

  

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.

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South Asian Heritage Day at the ROM
RUNG SA Heritage Day at ROM

ROM WILL BE DRAPED IN COLORS OF SOUTH ASIA!!

The Royal Ontario Museum and  Ethnic Marketing present the vibrant culture of South Asia in Toronto as never before! We call it 'RUNG' - Colors of a Living Culture.

Come with your family to experience several exciting exhibits including Classical and Folk dances, Mughal Miniature paintings, Textile crafts, Calligraphy and Islamic art, Truck Art, Live Story-Telling for children, Photography and delicious South Asian menu at the ROM Cafe!

When: Saturday May 11, 2013

Time: 10am-5pm

Where:  Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Tickets: Adult $12, Child (4-14) $8, Student/

Senior $10.50

 

  

Enter promo-code SOUTHASIAN to buy discounted tickets online OR call 1.855.463.8464 for ticket locations.

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RUNG - Colors of a living Culture.

  

Click HERE for more information.

  

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.

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Save $1.50 on Dempster's Bagels
Dempster's Bread

Click HERE for your coupon.
3rd Annual Impact of Family Violence Conference
Family Violence Conference 2013

The two day event consists of three workshops covering key issues within the South Asian Community.

WORKSHOP 1: Sector Training -on honor- based violence, forced marriages, elder abuse, violence against women & children

 

WORKSHOP 2: Policy, Legislative and Legal Reform - Presentation and discussion with legal experts on the effects of various immigration policies

 

WORKSHOP 3: Community Workshops- Information, awareness and dialogue for South Asian youth, seniors and families

 

To register for Workshop 3 or for any other inquiries please contact Meccana Ali at 905-940-7864 ext. 223 or send her an email .

 

Space is Limited.

For more information please click  HERE.

When: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 to Thursday, May 2, 2013
Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Sheridan College: Davis Campus

Tickets: Early Bird Special $100 - After April 2 $120

 

This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
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Fashion File by FUSIA!
Fusia 2013

Are you ready to get your Fusia on? Fashion File by Fusia hits Chapters-Indigo stores in May

 

Fusia is fun - fearless - fabulous. Fusia is freedom - faith - fascination. It's all about celebrating and redefining our femininity and being completely unapologetic about it.

 

Fusia is

very proud to be supporting Free the Children - a non-profit organization committed to the empowerment and education of youth in North America and around the world.  

 

Just by coming out you will already be making a difference ... and we hope this will only be the beginning of your journey with us to make positive change.

 

So get Pink Carpet ready and join us Thursday April 25th to celebrate fashion, positivity, and living your best life.

 

Fashion with compassion, South Asian style. fusia.ca.


Fusia is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.

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Celebrate National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month

April 2013 is National Poetry Month in Canada! Celebrate with the League of Canadian Poets, as they bring together poets from across the country.

Established in April 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets (LCP), National Poetry Month brings together schools, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, and poets from across the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in Canada's culture. The year 2013 marks the 15th anniversary of National Poetry Month in Canada.

Youth Initiatives 

Young Poets' Week runs April 8 - 14. Each year, the League of Canadian Poets invites Canadian youth to participate in its Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest for Canadian Youth.

 

Mayor's Poetry City Challenge 2013
Regina Mayor Michael Fougere challenges his fellow mayors in communities across Canada to have a local poet read a poem at the opening of their Council meetings in March or April.

Awards
The LCP will be announcing the shortlist for its 2013 Raymond Souster, Pat Lowther, Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards.

Click HERE to learn more about the League of Canadian Poets.

National Poetry Month is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.

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Nautanki Saala!
Nautanki Saala


Nautanki Saala! movie is based on two characters named Ram Parmar (Ayushmann Khuranna) and Mandar Lele (Kunaal Roy Kapur). Ram Parmar is the quintessential good guy, and even if he plays the key role of Raavan in the popular stage play 'Raavan Leela', his values echo those of Ram. He is always ready to help people in need, often at the cost of his own comfort. One night as Ram Parmar is on his way to meet his long term girlfriend Chitra, he comes across Mandar Lele, who is distraught and lonely.

Click HERE to read more.

Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Pooja Salvi, Evelyn Sharma
Director: Rohan Sippy

Come watch a different FREE MOVIE every Wednesday at Albion Cinemas. No cost. No catch!

Click HERE for more information, showtimes, and to purchase advance tickets online.
 

MyBindi is a proud promotional partner of Albion and Woodside Cinemas - delivering the best of Bollywood Cinema in the GTA!

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In This Bulletin
Krazy 2 :: Sunidhi Chauhan and Ali Zafar in Concert
inDANCE premieres I, Cyclops
Love Inspired's South Asian Speed Dating Event
MyBindi co-presents Blood Relative at Hot Docs
South Asian Heritage Day at the ROM
South Asian Heritage Day at the ROM
Impact of Family Violence
Fashion File by FUSIA
Celebrate National Poetry Month
Nautanki Saala!
South Asian Line Up at Hot Docs 2013
What's New on MyBindi
Celebrate National Poetry Month

Fashion File by Fusia - Fashion Meets Compassion a la South Asian Style

inDANCE & Bhaskar's Art Academy Premieres, I, Cyclops

Sunny Leone gyrates to an item song for Bollywood!

Bollywood stars have no time for me, says Mira Nair

Blood Relative

Revisit simple joys of life with 'Chashme Baddoor' soundtrack

'Embrace Indian culture' says Fashion Icon, Manish Malhotra

"False Sanctuaries: Stories from the Troubled Territories of South Asia"

Jolly LLB: Engaging courtroom drama!

Ontario Taking Action to Protect People with Dementia

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain to perform in Toronto

Small World announces the 11th Annual Asian Music Series

MyBindi CEO inspires women at the ICCC International Women's Day Event

SUFI POETS SERIES II: A Night of Poetry and Music Celebrating Bulleh Shah

PIFF Back for Second Year

Faith Communities Join to Mark International Women's Day

Honeymoon in Thailand: Two Week Itinerary

Experience 'In Living Color' at the ROM

Getting Candid with Prashant Bhargava

Bold gets bolder: Bollywood erotica goes 3D

Love Inspired Launches South Asian Professionals Speed Dating

Faith Communities Join to Mark International Women's Day

'The Attacks of 26/11' a stunning wake-up call

"Salaam Bombay" returns to Cinemas

SAPNA and the Region of Peel Initiate Dialogue Around Healthier Environments For Canadian South Asians

Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' Premiere

WE- Elite: A Women's Networking Club

SAPNA & the Region of Peel Work 
Together to Foster Healthier
Environments for South Asians

MyBindi CEO speaks on "Generosity, Sharing and Collaboration"

Cultural Terrorism: Idea of India Threatened

Indian women: Either too fat or too thin

Treehouse Talks: MyBindi CEO on "The Personal Brand" and its importance for entrepreneurs 


MyBindi on CBC Metro Morning 

 

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Salimah My Body My Temple

Laughter Yoga Changed My Life (and Me)

Diseases like cancer come from repressed rage and diseases like diabetes come from repressed grief.  This is what my spiritual teacher said to a group of us in 2007.  It stayed with me for a long time, an ancient piece of wisdom that resonated with truth and with purpose.  

 

I also knew the remedy for both.

 

Click HERE to read more.

Travel Thali Newsletter Image

Desi Globetrotter, Parm Johal shares with readers her honeymoon in Thailand and why it is such a popular destination among Indian globetrotters.

Mexico, check. Hawaii, check. Cuba, check. Looking for a new destination with a mix of adventure, culture and sandy beaches for your honeymoon? Thailand is an amazing choice for an exciting, romantic get-away.

Click HERE to read more.

Word Sy

 April is National Poetry Month in Canada

You cannot shun war and run away from the
death and destruction that follows you. You cannot
dodge the fear of terrorism, bomb blasts or a fidayeen. You cannot shut yourself to the latest round of intifada or Kani Jung, threatening to suck life out of your hinges.

Click HERE to read more.

Practical Parenting

Motherhood full of contradiction: Nandita Das

Terming motherhood as a "contradiction" of life, actor-director Nandita Das said the happy stereotypical perception about motherhood is very different in reality.

 

Das was speaking at a book launch of an anthology "Of Mother and Other" at the Indian International Centre here.

 

"When I was pregnant, no one told me how many difficulties one actually has to face.

 

 

Click  HERE to learn more.

Game On
Cinema and sports, the two abiding loves of Indians all over, are intersecting as never before. If sports stars are turning actors and producers and providing creative fodder for Bollywood filmmakers, tinsel town is also doing its bit by pumping in money and providing glitz to various sports leagues.

Click  HERE to read more.
 
Wellness Works Blog
My New Favourite Healthy Beauty Product!

I have been on a hunt for the last year (literally!) to find, try AND like a moisturizer with SPF that is ranked as low risk, according to the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Safe Sunscreen Guide, doesn't leave a whitish residue and feels and looks good on. Well, I searched high and low and I hadn't yet found one that fit all criteria....until now. I just purchased Juice Beauty's Tinted Mineral Moisturizer SPF 30 and it is by far the best on the market that I know of!

  

Click HERE to read more.

Listen Up Blog

From March 28 through May 30, Small World Music Society
proudly presents eight events embracing the scope of music, new and old, from across the Asian cultural landscape.

The series celebrates Asian and South Asian Heritage Month, bringing together emerging local artists with legendary figures and communities from across the GTA to celebrate their musical heritage.

 

Click HERE to read more.
Bollywood Bites Blog

Dharam Murti is a much respected school master in Shaktinagar in India, where he lives with his young son, Ravi, daughter, Padma, and wife, Savitri.

One day he witnesses a man being being killed at the hands of Sher Singh Bandookwala, the Zamindar. He reports this matter to the police and Sher is arrested and prosecuted. Sher uses all his financial might to convince the courts of his innocence, and is set free.

 

Click HERE to read more.
Hot Docs 2013 :: South Asian Line-up
Hot Docs SA Lineup

Founded in 1993 by the Documentary Organization of Canada, Hot Docs showcases and supports the work of Canadian and international documentary filmmakers and promotes excellence in documentary production.

Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival April 25 - May 5, 2013

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary festival, conference and market. Each year, the Festival presents a selection of more than 180 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe.

   

Click HERE to visit the festival website.

 

Check out this year's line up of South Asian films at Hot Docs:

 

 

Menstrual Man
Some folks squirm at mention of a woman's period...not Arunachalam Muruganantham. Considered a madman and pervert by his community, he ignores his detractors and makes his dream-low-cost sanitary pads made by and for rural Indian women-a reality.

Salma
In South India, Tamil Muslim women are routinely shut off from the outside world after reaching puberty. After being married, some face similar isolation within the home. After 25 years of loneliness, Salma smuggles a book of her poetry out of the house. It quickly becomes a national sensation, resulting in local scandal and national attention.

Blood Brother
Rocky Braat's first trip to India was a journey of self-discovery. While there, he visited a care centre for women and children living with HIV and AIDS. It proved to be a life-transforming encounter. Despite never really liking children, Braat returns to Pittsburgh announcing he'll be moving to India to work at the centre.

Chi
Anyone who knows Babz Chula, a larger-than-life 63-year-old actress from Canada's West Coast, will tell you her life force-or chi-is hella strong. She easily convinces friend and director Anne Wheeler to join her on a trip to an ayurvedic clinic in India where she plans to undergo cancer treatments. The centre is less sophisticated than Babz anticipated, and she's very ill from her last round of chemotherapy but, after six weeks of treatments, introspection and laughs with Anne, Babz shows considerable improvement.

Feel The Butterfly
So far, Katarzyna has defied doctor predictions, and outlived their ALS death-sentence diagnosis by a decade. She's published a book, started a new romance and is busy producing her first play to raise funds for a trip to India in search of ayurvedic treatments. Katarzyna, a former model turned booker of models, is a stubborn, self-possessed and fiercely driven woman focused on a singular goal: cheating death.

Blood Relative - co-presented by MyBindi.com.
Thousands of children worldwide suffer from thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that requires blood transfusions and chelation to reduce iron buildup in their blood. Without treatment, the disorder can severely stunt growth, trapping sufferers in the bodies of children and causing a myriad of fatal illnesses. With her second feature doc, Nimisha Mukerji tells the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty as he battles poverty, parents' lack of education and the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of a broken medical system in modern India to save hundreds of these kids.

The Only Son
A Tibetan family from a remote Himalayan village is torn apart as poverty forces the parents to give up all but one of their children for adoption. Each child is growing up in an environment very different from their remote village, and they cannot imagine giving up the conveniences of a Westernized society. One day, Pema receives word that he's to return home to fulfill his duties as eldest son by caring for his parents and the land and marrying a girl from his village.

These Birds Walk
Driven out of their homes by poverty, abuse or neglect, runaway children in Karachi, Pakistan, have few safe havens from life on the city's streets. The Edhi Home and Ambulance Centre, however, accepts them all, providing shelter, food, schooling and an even rarer necessity-love. Some children are quickly collected by a tearful parent, while others instinctively know their stays will be indefinite.

Click HERE to read more.