Month: October 2022
RELIVE THE SUSPENSE OF ‘JAWS’ IN CONCERT WITH NJSO
By Mabel Pais Relive the thrilling suspense of ‘Jaws’ as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) plays the iconic score in sync with the film projected on the big screen. This original summer movie blockbuster, […]
NJSO CONCERT FILMS WITH XIAN ZHANG HONORED WITH EMMYS
By Mabel Pais TWO NJSO Concert Films (created during pandemic) RECEIVE Mid-Atlantic EMMY® AWARDS Dream Play Films and 7 Wonders Cinema Partner with NJSO in Concert Films Music Director XIAN ZHANG RECEIVES Mid-Atlantic EMMY® AWARD […]
Sriniketan Foundation organizes International Music Festival 2022
Internationally acclaimed artists participate in an extravaganza of vocal and instrumental music, and dances Jugalbandi of Indian and Western musical instruments captivates the audiences FLUSHING, NY (TIP): Music lovers on Sunday, September 25th, 2022 experienced […]
Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for afterlife thriller
LONDON (TIP): Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’, described by judges as a whodunnit and a […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams celebrates Diwali in Times Square
NEW YORK (TIP): NYC Mayor Eric Adams inaugurated Diwali celebrations in Times Square on October 15. The festival of Diwali marks the beginning of the Indian New Year. Deepavali – the Festival of Lights, this […]
Birthday Horoscope – October 24 to October 30
October 24 Ganesha says although you have many natural abilities to make an impression on people and are generally positive, you need to learn to curb your tendency to act irrationally and impatiently at times. […]
Weekly Horoscope -October 24 to October 2022
Aries Ganesha says, all these festivities will bring immense amounts of joy. You will re-establish contact with your inner self and stop paying attention to the external distractions. Due to outside factors, you’ll be rather […]
Govardhan Puja
The day following Diwali or the fourth day of the Diwali celebrations is known by the names of ‘Padwa’ or ‘Varsha Pratipada’, & ‘Govardhan Puja’. These two festivals are celebrated differently in the diverse geographical […]
Diwali traditions: How the festival is celebrated in different states of India
Every Indian welcomes the divine festival of Diwali with open arms. Irrespective of different cultures and backgrounds, the nation comes together on this auspicious day. It is one of the popular Indian festivals of the […]
Bandi Chhor Divas
Bandi Chhor Divas, i.e., “the day of release of detainees” holds a great significance for the Sikhs since it was on this day in 1619 that the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Hargobind, returned […]
Diwali celebrations: History, meaning and significance
“May the divine light of Diwali drive away all the darkness and bring peace, happiness and prosperity in your life.” This is one of the most common “Happy Diwali” text messages that we love sharing […]
Narak Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali
Choti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi is generally observed a day before Badi Diwali. But this year, Chhoti Diwali and Badi Diwali will be celebrated on the same date (Monday, 24 October 2022) because the solar […]
Dhanteras: The Festival of wealth
Dhantrayodashi, which is also known as Dhanteras, is the first day of five days long Diwali festivities. On the day of Dhantrayodashi, Goddess Lakshmi came out of the ocean during the churning of the Milky […]
Diwali: The 5-day festival from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj
Every year, Hindus celebrate Diwali to mark the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and happiness over despair. The festival of lights, also known as Deepavali, is observed with much pomp across the […]
India to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs, two Tests in December
Dhaka (TIP)- India will tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2015 for three ODIs and two Tests beginning December 4, the country’s cricket board (BCB) announced here on Thursday, October 20. Dhaka’s Mirpur Stadium […]
Bhanwala becomes first Indian wrestler to win medal at U-23 Worlds, takes bronze
Sajan Bhanwala became the first Indian Greco Roman wrestler to win a medal at the Under-23 World Championship when he edged past Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi on ‘criteria’ to emerge winner in the bronze play-off, here. […]