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9
Dec 10

Louis Vuitton Displays Hindu Motifs On Global Stores

Anne Lu – Celebrity News Service Contributor

Paris, France (CNS) – French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has Hindu motifs in mind for the months of November and December. Its global network of stores will light up with “elegant displays of traditional Hindu motifs” as an extended celebration of a Hindu festival.

According to the label’s press release, the decision to celebrate Diwali was to “honor the common values that Louis Vuitton shares with India, the respect for tradition and the passion for innovation.”

“Louis Vuitton will celebrate Diwali in its global network of stores, starting November 5, 2010. From Beirut to Shanghai and from Johannesburg to Oslo, Vuitton stores will be lit up with elegant displays of traditional Hindu motifs, in celebrating of Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights.”

“For Louis Vuitton, a Maison deeply steeped in values of transmitting heritage and traditions, Diwali will be a wonderful occasion to share is values with visitors worldwide in an atmosphere of joy and festivity.”

“The two month-long festivities in November and December 2010 will also be a tribute to Louis Vuitton’s special relationship with India which dates back to almost a century.”

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed commended the fashion house for creating wider awareness about Hinduism by the gesture. He welcomes LV clients to further explore the religion, and even offered help to assist those who need help in deeper exploration of Hinduism.

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21
Oct 10

Katy Perry, Russell Brand Land In India For A Hindu Wedding

Joanna Mazewski – AHN Entertainment Editor

Rajasthan, India (AHN) – After Elizabeth Hurley and Heidi Klum, another Hollywood star, Katy Perry, has reached India, in order to marry beau, British comedian Russell Brand, as per Hindu rituals. The wedding ceremony, to be attended by the Who’s Who of Hollywood, is believed to take place either on October 23 or 24 at Jaipur in the Rajasthan state of India.

While the speculations are still on about the whereabouts of the Katy-Russell wedding, one thing which is sure is that the couple is currently putting up at the luxurious getaway Aman-i-Khas near the wildlife sanctuary, Ranthambore National Park. They are staying in 10 luxury tent houses in the Aman-i-Khas with their celebrity friends.

They are planning to stay in Ranthambore till Friday, after which they will travel to Jaipur on Saturday but not before they snatch a safari ride inside the national park.

The soon-to-be-wed couple had sent out date cards to their guests in September, keeping a window of October 18-25 open, hence the speculations regarding the wedding date.

Besides Lady Gaga and Rihana, the superstar guest list includes names like those of Jonathan Ross, Noel Gallaghar, David Walliams, Morrissey and Taylor Swift.

Meanwhile, when Russell was spotted wearing a ring on his wedding finger, the media went berserk with reports as to how both celebrities were already married and the date cards were to throw the press off the mark.

However, Russell himself has shown little enthusiasm towards the widespread coverage his wedding to the singing sensation seems to have attracted. Talking about their wedding plans, the “Get Him To The Greek” star said that his wedding to Katy would be “utterly mundane” and asked his guests to expect a “normal wedding.”

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18
Aug 10

Indian Music and Its Different Forms

When it comes to the Indian music then the Indian music is as old as the religion itself. It has its origination in the Hindu beliefs, views and the Vedic philosophy. Hindu music is classified into three types:

•    Classical music
•    Devotional music and
•    Other music genres.

Classical Music:
Classical music is a complete music structures with 12 tones and 7 basic swaras like the most melodious Sa, Re, Ga,  Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa. The Indian Classical music is monophonic, formed by a single melodious raga and rhythmically followed by the beat notes or Tala. Each melody revolves around different moods or seasons and they are even based on the gender characteristics. Thus ragas are voices methods of adopting the self to the different moods or behavior patterns of the day. The basic philosophy behind the Indian Classical music is the reach to the main goal of self realization through meditation. It is based on Ragas and beat rhythms.  Ragas are one of the  acoustical methods to evolve one self to the moods and the different spheres of life is a way of meditation aiming to draw  oneself closer to the nature. These ragas have such innate power that these compositions meant as an invitation to the rain have actually poured the unexpected showers.

The classical music has two basic forms:
1.    Hindustani classical music &
2.    Carnatic music

1.    Hindustani classical music: This originated during the 13th and the 14th century A.D. in the northern India. It has its origination from the Vedic philosophy and the Hindu religion traditions; it has some resemblance from the Persian music and the Moghuls music. The version starts with an introductory with a short 2 minute aalap to a long 30-40 minute piece. Rhythmically the music becomes fast and it is then joined by the percussionist. The musical instruments utilized to make these tunes more melodious are Tabla, Sitar, Taanpura, Flute, Shehnai and Sarangi.

2.    Carnatic music has originated in the Southern India. The ragas in this music are short and fast paced.  They start with versions seeking Varnam, followed by asking blessings. Carnatic music has a most theoretic and rigid musical structure.  They have ragams, rhythm beats followed by the raga theme.  Carnatic music is more vocal centric. The instruments used in the Carnatic music are Veena, Mridangam, Kanjira and Violin.

Devotional music
Kirtans and Bhajans are oral versions of musical songs devoted to God. Kirtans have their origin from the Vedic traditions; Bhajans on the other hand are more words oriented expressing devotion to God.  Kirtans are carried on along with the musical instruments and Bhajans are sung with profound devotion with the intention of moving more closer to the inner self. 

Other Musical Genres:
The other musical genres include the folk music, regional music. The regional music is the music which is played across the different states of India in different languages. Folk music are played along with the different set of musical instruments.

Myke Tyson is a copywriter of www.circleyou.com. He Had written many articles about Aspects Of Music. For More Details contact cirkleyou@googlemail.com