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SNAPSHOTS FROM A CAR RALLY THAT WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND, CELEBRATING WOMEN DRIVERS AND THEIR SPIRIT. THE EVENT SAW HORDES OF VEHICLES RALLYING UP TO NANDI HILLS. IT ALSO PROMOTED ROAD SAFETY AMONG WOMEN DRIVERS. MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE RALLY. CMYK MONDAY 24 JULY 2017 BANGALORE TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA 3 B E NG A L U R U I S T A L K I NG A B O U T Celebrating the spirit of women drivers Celebrating the spirit of women drivers Celebrating the spirit of women drivers Celebrating the spirit of women drivers Celebrating the spirit of women drivers Wanitaa Ashok flagging off the rally I nternationally acclaimed singer Ameya Dabli launched his music album Ekam Satt — One Truth, One Humanity, World Music at the hands of global humanitarian and spiritual leader Rev. Dada JP Vaswani as part of the latter’s cente- nary birthday celebrations in Pune. The album is available on all digital platforms through Times Music. Inspired by respected Dada’s mes- sage of selfless love and service for humanity, the album features the works of legendary poets and saints such as Kabirdas, Mirabai, Narsinh Mehta, Guru Nanak Dev, Khwaja Garib Nawaz, Buddha, Tukaram, Tulsidas, Gospels and others. Given the continuous stress and turmoil that individuals across the globe face, there is an urgent need for each of us to pause, reflect and connect with each other, cutting across our religious, social and cul- tural beliefs. The album’s songs focus on this precise theme that eventually it is a ‘one world family’ and showcases the best of sufi, folk and contemporary world music across different gen- res. The album has foot tapping numbers cover- ing Indian and international musical forms to appeal to audiences across age groups. With an aim to spread the message of love and unity across cultures and society globally, Ameya Dabli and his business partner Purvi Soali quit their successful corporate careers to become social entrepre- neurs. A versatile singer, Ameya has performed over 1,500 con- certs across 15 countries. The music from the album is already a rage with live ren- ditions by Ameya across 25 locations including for large corporates like Aditya Birla Group and at the Indian High Commission in London. He is currently touring India, the US and Dubai for his other musical concept ‘Heart 2 Heart’ covering melodious ghazals and folk music. His 10 city ‘Heart 2 Heart’ tour covering melodious ghazals kicked off in Mumbai yesterday and will further move to Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata and other cities. Ameya Dabli and Dada JP Vaswani Pics: Shashank Sane On a musical odyssey On a musical odyssey The launch was attended by a large number of people B I Z A R R E? A Florida family was woken up at 4 am by a 6.8 kg package of frozen pork that fell on their Deer- field Beach house’s roof last Satur- day. Travis Adair said that his wife, Jennie, found two bundles of meat outside the house, and his son, Austin, found three on the roof. The meat was given away by its owner, Jim Williams, who lives 270 km away from the Adair family and was stumped by the mystery too. — AP Frozen meat falls from sky B I Z A R R E? I was not trying to bring in any compari- son. The moment I say, ‘Oh we did this, and they didn’t do that’, then, obviously, that is kind of below the belt and I am not that kind of a person. People know me and that I am classier than that, but it was interesting to see the reactions to that. I realize that trolling has become a part of social media that one cannot ignore when you are in the public eye. But then, in a very strange way, it does help in bringing a subject into the spot- light. There are more civilized ways of doing that, but social media does not allow that. You have to be very straight- forward in saying things and you need to have an opinion, and even if you are con- vinced about what you are saying, people are going to go against you. LIVING OUT OF A SUITCASE There is the World 6 Red Snooker Championship in Egypt from August 1, so I am off in a week’s time. My sport has taken me to almost 40 countries in these years, some of them multiple times, but I haven’t really been able to explore them as much as I would have wanted. The irony is that to be able to do that you have to lose early on in the tour- nament and that is not something that you would want to. There are times, though, when I am on tour in a new place and that feeling of wanting to return to the comfort of home sets in. Then, all I want to do is sit in front of my TV,eat home-cooked food and laze around. The whole process of competing, including the preparation, living out a suitcase, eating food you are not used to, being in cli- mates that are alien to you for most part of the year — all of that is good for a while, but then you get into that zone in which you just want to finish the tournament and come back home. Which is what I did after Krygyzstan. 32 AND STILL SINGLE I have won so many trophies and titles in my career, but I haven’t been able to win a girl. So, the single status remains and will for a while. I haven’t really been involved much in that direction in find- ing the right person, because my sched- ule has taken me more towards my career. I HAVE WON TROPHIES AND TITLES IN MY CAREER, BUT HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO WIN A GIRL. SO, THE SINGLE STATUS WILL REMAIN FOR A WHILE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Pics: Rakesh Ravindran ‘Trolling cannot be ignored when you are in public eye’ ‘Trolling cannot be ignored when you are in public eye’ Pankaj Advani
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SNAPSHOTS FROMA CAR RALLY THAT WASHELD OVER THE
WEEKEND,CELEBRATING
WOMEN DRIVERS ANDTHEIR SPIRIT. THE EVENT SAWHORDES OF VEHICLES RALLYING UP TO NANDI HILLS.IT ALSO PROMOTED ROADSAFETY AMONG WOMEN DRIVERS. MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE RALLY.
CMYK
MONDAY 24 JULY 2017 BANGALORE TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA 3BENGALURU IS TALKING ABOUT
Celebrating the spiritof women drivers Celebrating the spiritof women drivers Celebrating the spiritof women drivers Celebrating the spiritof women drivers Celebrating the spiritof women drivers
Wanitaa Ashok flaggingoff the rally
I nternationally acclaimed singerAmeya Dabli launched his musicalbum Ekam Satt — One Truth,
One Humanity, World Music at thehands of global humanitarian andspiritual leader Rev. Dada JPVaswani as part of the latter’s cente-nary birthday celebrations in Pune.The album is available on all digitalplatforms through Times Music.Inspired by respected Dada’s mes-sage of selfless love and service forhumanity, the album features theworks of legendary poets and saintssuch as Kabirdas, Mirabai, NarsinhMehta, Guru Nanak Dev, KhwajaGarib Nawaz, Buddha, Tukaram,Tulsidas, Gospels and others.
Given the continuous stress andturmoil that individuals across theglobe face, there is an urgent need
for each of us to pause, reflect andconnect with each other, cuttingacross our religious, social and cul-tural beliefs. The album’s songsfocus on this precise theme thateventually it is a ‘one world family’and showcases the best of sufi,folk and contemporary world music acrossdifferent gen-res. The albumhas foot tappingnumbers cover-ing Indian andinternationalmusical formsto appeal toa u d i e n c e sacross agegroups. With anaim to spread
the message of love andunity across cultures andsociety globally, Ameya Dabliand his business partnerPurvi Soali quit their successful corporate careersto become social entrepre-neurs.
A versatile singer, Ameyahas performed over 1,500 con-certs across 15 countries. Themusic from the album isalready a rage with live ren-ditions by Ameya across 25locations including for largecorporates like Aditya BirlaGroup and at the Indian HighCommission in London. He iscurrently touring India, the
US and Dubai for his other musicalconcept ‘Heart 2 Heart’ coveringmelodious ghazals and folk music.
His 10 city ‘Heart 2 Heart’ tourcovering melodious ghazals kickedoff in Mumbai yesterday and willfurther move to Bengaluru, Pune,Hyderabad, Kolkata and other cities.
Ameya Dabli andDada JP Vaswani
Pics: Shashank Sane
On a musicalodyssey
On a musicalodyssey
The launch was attended by a large number of people
BIZARRE?
A Florida family was woken upat 4 am by a 6.8 kg package of
frozen pork that fell on their Deer-field Beach house’s roof last Satur-day. Travis Adair said that his wife,Jennie, found two bundles of meatoutside the house, and his son,Austin, found three on the roof.Themeat was given away by its owner,Jim Williams,who lives 270 km awayfrom the Adair family and wasstumped by the mystery too. — AP
Frozen meatfalls from sky
BIZARRE?
I was not trying to bring in any compari-son. The moment I say, ‘Oh we did this,and they didn’t do that’, then, obviously,that is kind of below the belt and I am notthat kind of a person. People know meand that I am classier than that, but itwas interesting to see the reactions tothat. I realize that trolling has become apart of social media that one cannotignore when you are in the public eye.But then, in a very strange way, it doeshelp in bringing a subject into the spot-light. There are more civilized ways ofdoing that, but social media does notallow that. You have to be very straight-forward in saying things and you need tohave an opinion, and even if you are con-vinced about what you are saying, peopleare going to go against you.
LIVING OUT OF A SUITCASE
There is the World 6 Red SnookerChampionship inEgypt fromAugust 1, so I amoff in a week’stime. My sport hastaken me to almost40 countries inthese years, some ofthem multiple times,but I haven’t really beenable to explore them asmuch as I would have wanted.The irony is that to be able to dothat you have to lose early on in the tour-nament and that is not something thatyou would want to.
There are times, though, when I am ontour in a new place and that feeling ofwanting to return to the comfort of homesets in. Then, all I want to do is sit in frontof my TV, eat home-cooked food and lazearound. The whole process of competing,including the preparation, living out asuitcase, eating food you are not used to,
being in cli-mates that arealien to you formost part ofthe year — allof that is goodfor a while, butthen you get
into that zone inwhich you just
want to finish thetournament and
come back home.Which is what I did after
Krygyzstan.
32 AND STILL SINGLEI have won so many trophies and titles inmy career, but I haven’t been able to wina girl. So, the single status remains andwill for a while. I haven’t really beeninvolved much in that direction in find-ing the right person, because my sched-ule has taken me more towards mycareer.
I HAVE WONTROPHIES AND TITLESIN MY CAREER, BUTHAVEN’T BEEN ABLE
TO WIN A GIRL. SO, THESINGLE STATUS WILL
REMAIN FOR AWHILE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Pics: Rakesh Ravindran
‘Trolling cannotbe ignored when you are in public eye’
‘Trolling cannotbe ignored when you are in public eye’ Pankaj Advani
