Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) July 24, 2006 At $ 135 billion, Katrina was by far the costliest disaster of 2005 in terms of property damage, but in terms of people killed, injured or displaced, the devastating earthquake on October 8th, 2005 and the snow, avalanches and floods in Pakistan were far more horrific. Over 75,000 people died, with hundreds of thousands left suffering in the direst of circumstances. With homes and infrastructure destroyed, massive numbers of people were left to survive the harsh winter in emergency camps, with scarce supplies, and in many cases with little or no emergency medical care. The misery and desperation continues now. Dallas-based MediSend International heeded the call for help and responded to…. Read more

The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India The partition of India into two countries, India and Pakistan, caused one of the most massive human convulsions in history. Within the space of two months in 1947 more than twelve million people were displaced. A million died. More than seventy-five thousand women were abducted and raped. Countless children disappeared. Homes, villages, communities, families, and relationships were destroyed. Yet, more than half a century later, little is known of the human dimensions of this event. In The Other Side of Silence , Urvashi Butalia fills this gap by placing people—their individual experiences, their private pain—at the center of this epochal event. Through interviews…. Read more

Album DescriptionSalamat Ali Khan – Shafqat Ali Khan – Sharafat Ali Khan Featuring Alan Kushan – Santur Stephen Kent -Digeridoo Blended soundscapes, surround astonishing vocal performances of rare raga alaaps from one of the Indian subcontinent most revered musical families. The Ali Khan family represents a 500 year lineage of musicians of the Shamcharasi Gharana, descendants of two famed court musicians to the artistically-devoted Akbar the Great: Chand Khan and Suraj Khan. Chand Khan used to sing morning ragas to this most famous Indian ruler of the Moghul Age of the India Empire. Salamat Ali Khan, Shafqat Ali Khan & Sharafat Ali Khan combine talents with the support of the multi-talented instrumentalist and producer Richard…. Read more