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Live music gives an interesting twist to Auto Expo
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the charming Kia cars that were displayed in India for the first time at the Auto Expo this year, a band of Russian women — all clad in lustrous silver and white costumes — took the exciting experience of watching the car models of the South Korean company to another level.
The all-girls Russian band “Silver Strings” has been performing in India for several years.
Since the usual is to have all-boys’ bands performing everywhere all the time, entry of “Silver Strings” on the expo stage certainly took many by surprise.
Apart from soft sounds of the violin and the cello — instruments that have found to be perceived as feminine — the band also boasts of strong beats with drums that are considered to be masculine.
Many people, during Silver Strings’ performance at auto-expo, saw a female playing the drums for the first time.
The drummer, Katrin Lipisin, said girls playing drums in Russia is “more common” than in India. “The trend should come to India as well and I am sure that it will in few years.”
From vintage cars to electric vehicles — the expo was a major crowd-puller and music just added more energy to it. The 6-day event began on February 9.
For as long as the band was performing, visitors stayed glued to the stage. They were clicking pictures, making videos, cheering them on, singing along — specially when the girls ventured into Hindi film lyrics and Bollywood music.
The musicians were themselves dancing along with the music.
Lipisin spoke about the experience of treating Indian audience with their performances as “great”.
“We spend nearly half a year in India and the rest of it back in Russia. This is like our second home. We use lyrics from Hindi songs in between and that gets a really nice response from the listeners,” Lipisin told IANS.
“We just love the audience in India. When some western melody comes along with something Bollywood, they sing along, they scream…there is so much of love that we cannot stop coming here,” she said.
“The Indian songs we present are popular but the rhythm and melody is different (from the music in our country). We take a lot of time to learn them,” she added.
Indian classical music, she said, is “too complicated” for her and the girls in the band. That’s why, they never venture into it.
Describing her love for the country, Lipisin said: “India is really deep. Every year, we discover something new about the country. There is never too much of it.”
She touched upon the uniqueness of female bands and their struggles, saying that women in the business should be taken seriously.
“Most of the musicians are men in Russia. All girls’ band is a very rare thing for the audiences. Sometimes, they don’t take us seriously. They say — they are just girls, they just play.”
“We are serious musicians. We have education. We have been learning music since our childhood. We want to be taken to be seriously,” she stressed.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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