Stanford University seeks to develop its program in South Asian studies in the humanities and social sciences. As a first step, Stanford invites applications from senior scholars for the Reliance-Ambani, Dhirubha Professorship. The appointee must have a strong record of research and teaching in a humanistic or social scientific field focused on South Asia (including but not limited to economics, anthropology, political science, history, art history, literature, religious studies, and film). He or she should also have a demonstrated capacity for academic leadership and program-building. Stanford is committed to developing its South Asian program through additional faculty recruitment across disciplines. Applicants will also be expected to teach courses in South Asia at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

They have carved a niche in India and they are out to make a mark in Europe now. The Brown Indian Band is all set to wow 18 cities across that continent next year. And their European adventure comes with a rare honour for any Indian band: In April 2007, when the band rocks Europe, they will actually be doing so as the opening act for the legendary singer Sting in a series of concerts.

Would you like to know how to meditate better? How to be more effective when addressing an important personage? How to change a mood or feeling? How to be in rhythm with the universe through the day? Well, believe it or not, the answer lies in the breath. And svara yoga is the science that helps you to understand how to maximise your potential by manipulating your breath. A holistic branch of knowledge found in Shaiva Tantra, svara yoga is said to have originated as a result of a question Shakti asks on the nature of the governing forces of the universe. Lord Shiva gave her a detailed and profound tuition on svara yoga in response.The word “svara” in Sanskrit means sound or a musical note. It also means the continuous flow of air through one nostril. The word yoga means union. Thus svara yoga is the science of breathing undertaken for the realisation of cosmic consciousness. This knowledge was kept secret since the Vedic period and imparted only to a select few, mostly kings and dedicated spiritual seekers through the guru-shishya parampara.

Colin D’Cruz began playing music professionally on resident band contracts with some of the finest hotels in India. Ten years of six nights a week gigs laid the foundation for a long and chequered career in music. He preferred working with different bands performing different styles of music and today he is one of the few bassplayers around, who has played just about every genre of music with just about every musician on the local circuit. He also performed internationally on resident contracts in the middle-east and Australia including a whole lot of worldwide concerts with local stars like Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Mehnaz, Shubha Mudgal, Apache Indian, Roop Kumar rathod, Sunali Rathod, and Remo Fernandes to name a few.