NEW YORK: As the 'shaadi' season is well underway, its time for yet another glorious union -- the marriage of high-end designer bridal-wear and full-service event management - two diverse realms served on one common silver platter, by Shehnaai, an Indian couture house that stocks a host of top Indian designers, including Satya Paul, Ritu Kumar, Neeta Bhargava and Krishnakali, to name a few.

ST. LOUIS: Close on the heels of an 'incredible' success that Incredible Entertainment program featuring Asha and her Troupe had in Chicago, Seema Enterprises is set to do one better in St. Louis where she is slated to perform with Kunaj Gannjawala and others on Sunday June 3 at the Roberts Orpheum Theatre.

NEW YORK: The acclaimed Telegu film 'Vanaja' has won four more awards in recent weeks as it continues its wildly successful tour of international film festivals leading up to its planned release in theaters later this summer in selected cities across the United States.

In his debut novel, Walk to Freedom: A historic journey, author Javed Mohammed gives readers an electrifying and eye-opening fictional look into the history of India and Pakistan as detailed by one family's struggle during the partition.

LOS ANGELES: UCLA Live presented the US premiere of "Sacred Monsters," featuring supremely skilled, British-Bangladeshi dancer-choreographer Akram Khan. and Rudolf Nureyev protégé and celebrated international ballerina Sylvie Guillem.

CAMPBELL: It's Different, the Stanford KZSU 90.1 FM weekly Indian radio show, celebrated the broadcast of its 100th show with Sangamam, a cultural afternoon on May 6 at the Campbell Community Center, Campbell, CA.

NEW YORK: Danny Glover, Hollywood legend and star of recent hits such as Dreamgirls and Shooter, will be one of the honorees at the ninth annual Bollywood Awards, to be held on May 26 at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.

Gurdas Maan is known to be very selective about his appearance in films other than those produced by his own company. He has done so only once, for Yash Chopra's Veer Zaara. But Gurdas Maan was more than pleased to sing and dance with Kirron Kher in Dave Atwal's feature film Mummy Ji.

NEW YORK: indya.com, the internet portal wholly owned by the Star Group, has launched its digital entertainment on-demand online service - indyaondemand.com - which makes available for online download some of India's most popular entertainment content.

NEW YORK: Desi television personality Obaid Kadwani is hosting the 28th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival - the largest outdoor Asian event on the East Coast -- in Union Square Park North, in New York City, on May 6.