| November 3, 2011 Dear Members,  Welcome to another MyBindi Newsletter. I am back from Vegas where my session on "Inbound Marketing and Lead Generation" was very well received. I am being asked to speak at a lot of events lately and on a variety of topics and, invariably, each speaking engagement allows me to draw on my experience as the CEO of MyBindi.com. This evening, I have been invited once more to speak at the TiE Institute. Tonight, I speak about " Building your Personal Brand". There is no charge to attend the event but pre-registration is required. Simply, send me an email and I will add you to the guest list. I hope to see you there. The lessons I share at these speaking engagements are the ones I have learned from you - MyBindi's loyal and vibrant community. We're always eager to learn and experiment with new ideas and we're so fortunate that you're always there providing us with feedback and guidance. I mention this because we're working on a new project/initiative at MyBindi which may lead to the creation of or an alliance with a "Deal" site. Yes, you've seen them all and have likely used a few. MyBindi has access to a large list of vendors and many have approached us to broker deals with them which can be offered to our community - i.e. YOU! Your feedback will help us determine how best we can serve you. Thank you in advance! A few quick reminders: There are only 5 shows left to enjoy "Bharati - the Wonder that is India" which has received RAVE reviews!! Check out this review! Get your tickets here or send me a message to get discounted Dinner + Show Packages - available exclusively through MyBindi.com Until next week... Regards, Syerah Editor-in-Chief & CEO MyBindi.com  or  and never miss out on breaking news, offers and free giveaways from MyBindi! | Back by popular demand :: MyBindi Bollywood Karaoke Night!
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After the phenomenal success of MyBindi's first Bollywood Karaoke Night, we bring you another at Bombay Palace in Toronto. Enjoy fun and entertainment with a scrumptious buffet filled with a variety of both meat and vegetarian selections. Whether you regularly sing on stage or confine your talents to the shower ... Whether you love the golden classics or can belt out tunes like 'Munni Badnam Hui' ... Whether you like the enchanting romantic melodies, powerful ghazals or prefer the fast paced item numbers, we have it all. Solo songs, group songs, duets ... no problem! Join us for an evening that you'll never forget (or might never want to remember! haha). It's your call! We'll provide the songs, the lyrics, the microphones, and even an enthusiastic audience! When: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Where: Bombay Palace, 71 Jarvis Street Doors Open: 6pm Dinner/Singing: 6:30pm onwards
Tickets: starting from just $15 | Besharam's Red Hot Chilli Party
|  Besharam, your #1 Desi hotspot brings you "The Red Hot Chili Party" in the heart of downtown!!! Tracks will be spun by the fabulous #1 Desi DJ, Amita alongside guest DJ KSquare. (For song requests contact DJ Amita). The sensational Broken Dance Performing Arts will perform LIVE that evening. Brown Man Clothing Co T-Shirts for the 'Hottest' Red Outfits!!! Ladies Free before 11pm!! When: Friday, November 4, 2011 Doors Open: 10pm Where: The Courthouse Click HERE for further information (including bottle service) or contact Besharam via EMAIL. This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
 | Rona :: Blue Week Blast!
|  It's the Blue Week BLAST!
1st Wednesday of every month for 5 days, now available from November 2 to November 6.
Blue Tags Save up with BLUE TAGS! Search for the blue tags in store to get instant discounts on select products. New tags every month!
Air Miles Reward Miles As an AIR MILES collector, you'll receive special offers to make your renovation projects even more rewarding!
Blue Skies Contest Each visit gives you another chance to witn our GRAND PRIZE DRAW: a trip for 2 to Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas!
Click HERE for more information. | Bharati is Sheer Delight!
|  Bharati, the Wonder that is India, receives rave reviews after last week's opening performance at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. The Sony Centre was transformed into a festival marketplace in collaboration with MyBindi.com.
Thanks to a creative team who had a simple, true vision - to bring India to the stage - we are able to enjoy the variety of sound and colour and light brought before us and yet somehow leave knowing more about India than we did when we entered.
The story is slight, as it should be in a fairy tale. A young Indian returns home to his native land after living in America with the symbolic mission of purifying the river Ganges.
But before he can get very far in his task, he falls in love with Bharati, a radiant young woman who just might also happen to be the spirit of India.
Dance number after number passes before your grateful eyes with new splashes of rainbow hues to delight us wherever we look. And the sheer sculpture of dozens of bodies performing the same energetic choreography fills us with a strange sort of elation that it's hard to put into words.
When: On NOW to November 6, 2011 Where: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Click HERE for tickets and more information.
~ DINNER AND SHOW PACKAGE! GET YOURS NOW!! ~
Exclusively from MyBindi.com, enjoy a dinner and show special. Each ticket purchased costs less than Ticketmaster prices and gives you a 3 course pre-show dinner (valued at $30) at the Fifth Elementt or Bombay Palace included in the price of your ticket!!
Click HERE for rates and applicable showtimes.
This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
| In the Further Soil / Tribute to Tagore
|  In 2011-2012 the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company and Nrtyakala - Academy of Classical Indian Dance will celebrate two important anniversaries. Dancer, choreographer, and institution builder Menaka Thakkar will turn 70 years old (March 3rd) and her school Nrtyakala - Academy of Classical Indian Dance will mark 40 years in Canada.
The celebration begins with three performances by the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company of In the Further Soil followed by a special solo performance by Menaka Thakkar.
In the Further Soil captures through the journey of Menaka Thakkar both a sense of the form as well as the process of developing an Indian dancer in Canada.
Performances -
When: Friday, November 11, 2011 Time: 8:00pm
When: Saturday, November 12, 2011 Time: 2:00pm | 8:00pm
Tickets: Regular - $30 to $35, Senior - $25 to $28, Student/Under 25 - $15.
Click HERE for more information.
This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
| | Fenulla Jiwani's Divinity Album Launch Concert |  'Divinity' Concert Album Launch Fenulla, a triple-threat star and singing sensation, brings her angelic sound, soulful lyrics and transcending beats to the Winter Garden Theatre. The enchanted evening of live performances accompanied by dance and musicians features all 11 tracks for the launch of her debut album, Divinity. Featuring choreography by Rodney Diverlus and original composition by harpist Andrew Chan. In 2005, she founded FenStar Productions and has written, produced and acted in many successful shows including 30 Dates and Paul and Priya's Wedding. For each production, Fenulla partners with a charity to raise awareness and funds. For the Divinity concert and album launch, Fenulla has chosen to raise awareness for War Child and The Ssubi Foundation. When: Friday, November 11, 2011 Time: 8:00 PM Where: Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto
Get discounted tickets today! - Promo Code DIVINE: 15% off the $44 & $33 tickets
- Promo Code IGNITE: 10% off the VIP tickets
Click HERE for event info or to listen to sample tracks from the album Divinity. Click HERE for Divinity tickets or call 1-855-622-ARTS. This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
| 4th Annual South Asian Diabetes Expo
|  Join us at our 4th Annual South Asian Diabetes Expo. Presented by the Canadian Diabetes Association, this event focuses on ways to prevent and manage diabetes while improving day-to-day health. The full-day features presentations from medical experts, nutrition and fitness demonstrations and exhibitors offering diabetes products and services. Topics: - Diabetes and hypertension/stroke
- Healthy low-sodium eating
- Self-care and Diabetes Management Panel Discussion
The exhibitor area includes free blood pressure and blood glucose testing, and opportunities to speak one-on-one with healthcare professionals. FREE admission, parking and lunch. Pre-register at 416.408.7190 and be entered in an early bird draw! When: Saturday, November 19, 2011 Time: 9am to 3:30pm Where: Sagan Convention Centre & Banquet Hall
Tickets: Admission is fre Click HERE for more information. This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
| Rising Sun :: United for East Africa and Japan
|  Rising Sun will feature performances by: YAKUDO, Sacred Arts and Music Alliance (SAMA), Ayame Kai Dance Group and a special guest performance by Njacko Backo. This event seeks to raise awareness of the devastation in Japan and East Africa, engaging people through the harmonious thread of music, towards providing relief for the disaster victims.
Proceeds (in part) will be donated to the JCCC Foundation's Japan Earthquake Relief Fund, and to IDRF's East Africa Drought Relief Fund. When: Saturday, November 19, 2011 Time: 7pm Where: Trinity St. Paul Centre Click HERE for further information and to buy tickets. This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com.
| | Metro Desi Weekly Specials! | 
| Rockstar
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The Plot: Janardhan Jakhar is a good-for-nothing and uncooperative son at home. Jakhar is a struggling musician with little hope to make it big (to his friends and acquaintances) Janardhan wants to change all that! So when a well wisher discloses that the secret to being a successful music star is to fall in love and feel the pain of breaking your heart in order to make better and more soulful music, Janardhan makes up his mind to make it happen for him too!!! He befriends Heer (Nargis Fakhri), the most beautiful and sought after girl in college. The two strike an unconventional friendship and spend their days together in reckless abandonment. Then Heer leaves and Janardhan continues with his regular life. He gives up music and joins the family business. Fate has other plans and Janardhan and Heer meet again. This time things are different. Before he knows it Janardhan embarks on a tumultuous journey of self discovery only to realize that the very thing he spent his life looking for was in front of him the whole time ... Rockstar is well worth a watch!!! Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor Director: Imtiaz Ali Click HERE for more information and showtimes. MyBindi is a proud promotional partner of Albion and Woodside Cinemas - delivering the best of Bollywood Cinema in the GTA! | | | |  | | What's New on BindiTalk Forums | | / TD> |
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There is a healthy way to have an argument regardless of who it is - your partner, relative or friend. The key lies in listening. Listening is even more important than talking. During a fight, one person may feel hurt, slighted, or rejected. You may want to bring up previous wrongs or hurts too. This turns into a blame game.
When you listen patiently, you are acknowledging the other person's feelings; then the argument will turn into a meaningful exchange and lead to a resolution. The intention is to resolve a conflict - not escalate it. Try to understand the other person's point of view instead of defending your own.
I had a small accident last month and ended up with a fracture on my foot. When you lose the use of one foot, you lose a lot of things. You lose the ability to walk, to move from one place to another, lose the ability to dress and bathe easily, to do chores at home. And you lose the ability to take care of your 18 month old daughter.
The reaction my situation evoked in my daughter Myrah was heart warming and thought-provoking at the same time. The day the event happened, I was in a lot of pain. I could see the anxiety on Myrah's face as she clung to her dad. In the days that followed immediately, as I sat home with a cast, and used crutches to walk around, it felt like she almost thought of me as a different person. Facebook Revamps
Facebook recently announced a number of important changes. These include Subscribe Button, News Feed Ticker, Smart Lists, the revamped Newsfeed .... and the major announcement: Timeline. The announcements were made at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco in September. I had the chance to see Mark Zuckerberg speak at the conference. Here's my take on some of these changes. I've had a chance to try Timeline myself, so read on! Subscribe Button
Facebook now allows you to make your personal profile more public. You can now allow allow others -friends or not- to subscribe to your public update. I spoke about this to a few friends.
Click HERE to read more.
Medical Insurance - Colombian Style I have two scars acquired during the two years I spent in Cali, Colombia between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-four. I was there on my first 'real job' - teaching English as a Second Language at the Centro Colombo-Americano. One of the scare is a twonie-sized circle above the ankle of my right leg that resulted from my jumping on the back of a motorcycle and scorching my leg on the exhaust pipe. The second scar is the result of a bizarre injury on my right hand and, given that I am right-handed, would have handicapped me for life but for a shot of luck, the kindness of strangers and amazing medical support. Click HERE to read more.
Man Asian literary prize announces longlist
The Tolstoys, Hugos and Eliots of today are to be found not in Europe but in Asia, according to the chair of directors of the Man Asian literary prize. Announcing the longlist for this year's $30,000 (£19,000) award for the best novel by an Asian writer, which ranges from Japan to India and Iran to South Korea, Professor David Parker from the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that "if we are looking for books of the epic scale and stature of the great European 19th-century novels, we must turn to Asia".
Pointing to the Man Asian longlist inclusion of both Haruki Murakami's "massive magnum opus" 1Q84 and Amitav Ghosh's ...
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Bolay Boliyan
Punjabi MC isn't the only one that's got you singing about Morni's. Peacock-inspired creations are everywhere! And if you are like me, you grew up in an era where everyone you knew had a vase full of peacock feathers somewhere in their house, probably next to their plastic covered sofa's, but hey - that's a whole other situation on its own. I'm glad to report that our feathered-friends are back and now with a fashion focus. This trend has been quite noticeable in wedding decor over the past few years, but it recently started creeping up in India exploding with shades of greens ...
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Since fall is definitely upon us, I thought I'd take this opportunity on my blog to get you familiar with an often intimidating family of produce - Squash! Now I have to admit, I too don't know much about squash varieties but I found this great info and wanted to share it with you. Next blog, I will talk about prepping and cooking it! Here are the common types of Squash found right now in your local grocery store ...
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I wasn't born in Pakistan. Neither were my parents. I have no ties to the country, save for my love of its literature and music. And that's why its soil runs through my veins.
While many of my peers from Pakistan have grown up on the music of Junoon, I grew into its music. It was in university that I discovered how the timeless lyrics of Bulleh Shah could find their way through the riffs of Salman Ahmad's guitar, the exquisite pain in Ali Azmat's voice and the brilliant bass of Brian O'Connell. For it was Bulleh Shah who forced me to ask the question we all ask ourselves at one point in our lives, "Who am I?"
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"Cook with love. Dress up, put on music, make it an experience of love" says Candice the Edgy Veg.
"The more I read and watched, the more I became obsessed with not eating anything that I did not prepare with my own hands. I started my blog to make a point. Being healthy, whether you eat meat, are vegetarian, vegan or raw, is not difficult. You have one body, respect yourself and only fill it with the best! Food is a spiritual experience. My body is my temple.
Click HERE to read more.
Is Bollywood's King Khan a Threat to Tom Cruise?
When the producers of the latest Mission: Impossible sequel - "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" - announced they would release the movie in India a week earlier than in most other places, including the U.S. and the U.K., many couldn't figure out why, since Hollywood blockbusters rarely make their way abroad earlier than in their home markets.
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