KSINGH'S JOKES - 5

If it's Sody Singh Kahlon who is regaling audiences with his comedies in Britain, Iqbal Singh Bhan is the new Sikh comedy icon in the US. Perhaps the only Sikh stand up comedian in the US , sixty-eight years old Bhan aka Bali Bhan has performed shows at New York's Times Square,the Laugh Factory, Comedy and other prestigious venues around the US.

"I am quite serious about this new found career in comedy", says Bhan who made forays into the entertainment industry after his recent retirement from the corporate world.I don't like to hurt anyone with my jokes and never swear. And I definitely don't do Sardar jokes", adds Bhan who was in India recently.

When asked at one of his gigs if he knew any four letter word (the mainstayof many stand-up comedians), Bali's reply was "Yup, F.O. R.K. fork. Do you want to know another?
L..O..V..E..love!"

But by far, the question he is asked most, is about his turban --the reason why he wears it.

According to Bhan his responses vary from "Because I'm bald", to"Because I have something to hide", to finally saying "It's a part ofmy religion", thus creating cross cultural awareness through humour."We are all brothers, but born to different mothers", he often says at his shows.

Bhan , after immigration to the US in 1960, had made a few television appearances, even demonstrating how to tie a turban, and earned extra dollars through a stint in modelling, which he only stopped when advertisements featuring him turned up at unsavoury places.

According to Manpreet Kaur, a freelance journalist from Australia,humour came naturally to Bhan and he was seriously funny. He always has a gag up his sleeve, she says."His hallmark is clean crisp humour that people of any age, race orbackground can relate to, she adds.

Bhan who has lived most of his life in US said, "his heart was still in India and he wanted to perform in his native country, sometime."

"I 'm a simple guy who loves to make people laugh. Majority of us take life too seriously and forget to enjoy its simple pleasures i.e.laughter. My goal is to help people laugh and provide maximum comic relief around the world," he says. Of course, laughingly !
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sikh Girl in US Army-Father asks Punjabis to shun Female Foeticide

"Daughters are a treasure. Please do not abort them".
In a straight forward message to fellow Punjabis, Mahan Singh, father of US army girl 'Specialist Ranbir Kaur, a Sikh girl who is performing front-line army duty in Iraq, said "that he would like Ranbir to be born as his daughter again and again.

Mahan Singh, a grape farmer in California, was visiting his native village Nijjran in Jalandhar district.

Indian born Ranbir who had donned the M-16 at a tender age of seventeen had created waves amongst the US Sikhs, becoming the firstSikh girl to have joined the US Army. Ranbir had shot into news again in 2006 after she was posted in Afghanistan on active war duty.

Presently Ranbir is in Iraq, posted near the Kuwait border where she is performing her duty as a gunner.Mahan Singh said, "that his daughter had not only brought pride to his family but the entire Sikh community of the US was proud of his daughter's decision. Though just a soldier in the army but her decision to join the US Army had helped US Sikhs to showcase their commitment towards their adopted country.


"Punjabis must shun female foeticide or their race will slowly dwindle as Punjabi boys will have to seek girls outside the state, said Mahan Singh.

According to him girls should be given the freedom to choose from whatever they wanted to do. "I have no regrets of Ranbir joining the army, though presently she is in the most violent part of the world. In fact she had got injured due to a gun a malfunction but she is back in action,"added Mahan Singh.

Mahan Singh who has two daughters and a son, said Ranbir had never failed in her family duties as well.

Recalling the time when he had been hospitalised due to a massive heart attack, Mahan Singh, said,Ranbir had taken centre-stage, taking care of him as well as the farm.

"Even now when she calls from Iraq her first question is about my diet," said Mahan. "Hope you are not eating too much of the banned stuff daddy, is usually Ranbir's first question, "added Mahan Singh.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
India-Is it the right time to invest in stocks and Mutual funds?

Swinging like a pendulum, the Indian stock market (present index hovering around 18,500) has been lucky for few and nightmarish for most.


Given the circumstances and global cues, most financial advisors suggest retail and first time investors should invest via Mutual Funds, only.


In this blog, for the benefit of viewers , we seek expert opinion on which stocks and Mutual funds to buy. Also, what would be more profitable -investing in blue chip stocks/mutual funds or real estate ?


Disclaimer- This is only a discussion. Please consult your financial advisor before investing in any sector.
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Sikhs Unlimited

Sikhs Unlimited
A Book Review by MANJYOT KAUR

SIKHS UNLIMITED, by Khushwant Singh. Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-81-291-1207-1. ix+211 pages. Price: Rs. 495.

Since the very beginning of the twentieth century, Sikhs have been successfully carving out their own exclusive niches in the West, excelling in many spheres of endeavor. This book, subtitled "A travelogue from Delhi to Los Angeles via London", gives fourteen such stories of notable achievement, showcasing Sikhs in Britain and the United States.


Its author, Chandigarh-based journalist Khushwant Singh, was a freelancer for the Tribune before joining the Times of India in 2002. He is also a regular columnist for sikhchic.com . Besides his career as a writer, he manages his ancestral farm in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Speaking of sikhchic.com - which previously published an article ("On the Global Sikh Trail") heralding the imminent arrival of this work - fully half of the chapters of Sikhs Unlimited highlight people who have already been featured on this website's "pages", some in excerpts taken from the book itself. These are: the artists known as "The Singh Twins"; the chef, Tony Singh; Fauja Singh, the nonagenarian marathoner; Ranbir Kaur, the young soldier; the guitarist "Hargo" (Hargobind Hari Singh); Gurinder Kaur Chadha, the filmmaker; and the businessman, Gurujot Singh Khalsa.


Of course, the successes enjoyed by the remaining seven individuals are no less noteworthy.
One of these is the British-born comedian, Sody Singh Kahlon, founder of "The Funjabis", who is not only "an icon of the British Sikh comedy industry", but of mainstream comedy in the U.K., as well. His adroit use of humor to teach serious messages about Sikhi and Sikh heritage to young people in the Diaspora is nowhere as evident as in his present act, "Soul Sikher", which revolves around "Paul, a.k.a. (Asianly Known As) Palwinder", a young Sikh totally immersed in British city life, until he gets a "reluctant re-acquaintance with his roots", via a one-way ticket to Punjab.


Next comes "the Godfather of Pop Bhangra Music", the fifty-something singer Harcharanjit ("Channi") Singh. Born near Malerkotla, he immigrated to England in 1976. Boosted by his leadership of the live band, "Alaap", his blockbuster career forever changed the face of Punjabi music in the British Diaspora. Not only is his own music-making far from over, his daughter is now following in his footsteps as a successful musician, as well.


"If there was no Harbhajan Singh Samra", this book's author confidently claims, "America would never have tasted bhindi". So are we introduced to the "Okra King", a savvy agricultural marketer who has created a unique niche as the largest seller of traditional Indian fruits and vegetables in the U.S. Jalandhar-born, he arrived in California in 1985, after a career as a practicing agronomist in India. Specializing in chilies, mangoes, and gourds such as the karela and tinda, his company's turnover has been estimated by The New York Times at over $10 million.
The first Indian cardiologist in America to hold a U.S. patent (he now owns twenty-four of them), Dr. Harvinder Singh Sahota is the inventor of the "Perfusion Balloon", an innovative device used in angioplasty surgeries worldwide. A sickly, fragile child who more than amply fulfilled his father's gratitude-fueled wish that he become a life-saving doctor, he migrated to England in 1965, and has enjoyed a highly lucrative practice in the U.S. since 1974.


As founder of a multi-million dollar polymer firm, Bikaner-born Ratanjit Singh Sondhe, in the U.S. since 1968, is a consummate master in successfully fusing Sikh tenets with modern corporate thinking. With his trademark humility and devotion to quality, he sees himself as "a manager of the resources of the divine", adding, "Excellence is the mission at POLY-CARB, because when you are serving the divine, how can you be mediocre?"


Chirinjeev Singh Kathuria, chairman of PlanetSpace, came to the U.S. as an infant in 1967. As leader of a company worth more than $340 million, his ambitious goal is nothing less than "space tourism" - fifteen-minute sub-orbital space flights, available to the "general public" (for a cool half-million dollar fee!) by 2009. His secret of success comes from Alexander the Great: "He conquered the world by not delaying".


Last, but by no means least, is Gurutej Singh Khalsa, who converted to Sikhism after entering the fold of Harbhajan Singh Yogi in 1969. As a law-enforcement agent with the New Mexico State Police, he was kicked off the force in 1979 because of his refusal to shave his beard and remove his turban. Crediting "Yogi Bhajan" for his support and inspiration, Gurutej responded by founding Akal Security, now one of America's largest private security providers. Headquartered in the Espanola, N.M.-based Sikh Dharma complex, his firm is contracted to protect a number of critical national defense and intelligence facilities, as well as a major U.S. airport.


In addition to an Introduction and an attractive central section of color photographs, this work contains a helpful Glossary, as well as an Index. It is interesting to note that a CD album by "Hargo", In Your Eyes , is also enclosed (in a plastic sleeve attached to the book's inside back cover).


It would surely be well-nigh impossible to disagree with Khushwant Singh's assessment of the fifteen Sikh men and women he has chosen to grace the pages of this book. They are indeed highly successful and inspiring individuals. Moreover, as the author says in his Introduction, there are many other luminaries living in the Diaspora; some of the major ones were deliberately left out of this work, in order to highlight the achievements of those who may be lesser known.
Given what he has done here with those in the American and British Sikh communities, it may be an opportune time for him to write a similar work on Sikh-Canadians. And why stop there? Further books on "leading lights" of Southeast Asia, East Africa and Oceania would also be welcome additions.


The author's informal writing style is well-suited to the anecdotal nature of this book's subject matter. Many readers, especially the young audience specifically targeted in the Introduction, will find it quite appealing. (Nevertheless, more accurate proofreading and closer editorial attention to grammar and syntax would have been of great benefit.) However, it does, in my view, "cross the line" at times, either taking its typically hard-edged irony to the brink of offensiveness, or indulging in what might be considered excessive hyperbole.

For instance, a happily-married man (in this case, chef Tony Singh) hardly deserves to be qualified, even if only in jest, as a "damn hen-pecked joru ka ghulam (slave to his wife)", just because he wants to skip a day of interviewing to privately celebrate his wedding anniversary. And, while "Hargo", a twenty-year-old rock guitarist, is undoubtedly a talented young musician of enormous promise, a comparison to Mardana, Guru Nanak's minstrel companion, would perhaps be an overstatement.

These caveats aside, if you are looking for a "feel-good" book that is full of chatty enthusiasm and chardi kalaa, you will find Sikhs Unlimited to be a very enjoyable and satisfying read.


This book can be obtained at
http://www.ethnicisland.com/
www.amazon.com
www.indiaplaza.com
www.jainbookdepot.com
Review- Courtsey http://www.sikhchic.com/
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
In the Centre of Manhattan- Model tells who Sikhs are !


Washington: They have gained a reputation as fearless fighters and fabulous farmers. They have a genius with things mechanical and they are frontiersmen in exploration. Now, a 20-foot high mural in Midtown Manhattan and a slick new video of a handsome young Sikh is explaining the famed Indian community to the world while seeking to overturn prejudice and stereotype that has followed them in the post-9/11 era.


Sandeep ‘‘Sonny’’ Singh Caberwal is the talk — and toast — of the community for becoming the poster boy for Kenneth Cole, the American fashion designer, in his new campaign titled ‘‘We all walk in different shoes,’’ celebrating what is being called the company’s ‘‘25 years of non-uniform thinkers’’. Although the campaign features other unusual representatives, such as an Israeli and Palestinian film director duo and an HIV positive magazine editor, it’s Caberwal’s striking visage that is attracting attention in a country where every new face has its few seconds of fame.


The Kenneth Cole campaign comes at a time when there are still reports of hate crimes and victimization of Sikhs in the west despite efforts by community activists and organizations like Sikh Coalition and United Sikhs to educate the people. Only last week, a New Jersey woman was arrested after trying to yank the turban of a Sikh male in a bar. Caberwal is an entrepreneur, coowner of the Tavalon Tea Company in New York City.


An alumnus of Duke University, North Carolina, and a graduate of Washington DC’s Georgetown University Law School, he is also an accomplished tabla player who has cut a record. ‘I always draw strength from keeping my identity unique’ Washington: Kenneth Cole, the American fashion designer, has found a new poster boy in Sonny Caberwal for his new campaign titled ‘‘We all walk in different shoes.’’


Caberwal explains in the video, ‘‘I am an entrepreneur. I am a member of the Sikh religion. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion. It started in India in the 1500s. As part of our religion, we believe that Sikh men maintain a very strong visual identity. And we’re often, in this day and age, mistaken for Muslims. “I always drew strength from keeping this unique identity to remind me that I am different. For me it’s a matter of reinforcement, but for other people it’s become a symbol of hate, and a symbol of fundamentalism. When September 11 happened, I was in law school, and I was watching TV with all my peers, and I looked around and the Taliban came on TV. And they looked just like Sikh people...’’


While the US administration has also been helpful in combating prejudice and hate crimes by swiftly prosecuting perpetrators, popular culture is playing its role. In Spike Lee’s “The Inside Man”, starring Denzel Washington, a young Sikh named Vikram Walia (played by Waris Ahluwalia) is seen being roughed up by cops even as he attempts to explain the religion and why he needs to keep wearing his turban. When he complains of prejudice in America, Denzel Washington sardonically says: ‘‘I bet you don’t have any problems hailing a cab in New York’’ — a reference both to the many Sikh cabbies in the city and also the difficulty blacks face in getting cabs. It’s not the first time a Sikh male has had a crack at top-flight modelling in the west.


That honour goes to Vikram Chatwal, the entrepreneur son of the hotelier and Clinton acolyte Sant Singh Chatwal, who did a Vogue spread some time back, among other gigs.


Kenneth Cole, who incidentally is married to the daughter of former New York mayor Mario Cuomo, has a long history of supporting socially conscious initiatives, including the AWEARNESS campaign focused on Aids and homelessness.


Sikh websites and blogs are full of praise for his social awareness efforts. ‘‘As far as I am concerned, the team at Kenneth Cole could not have picked a more appropriate Sikh face for this ad campaign,’’ one blogger wrote on the site, SikhChic.


Courtsey-Times of India/www.sikhchic.com
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Just Freeze !

Friends for years Kabir, Ronnie, Karan, Adiraj and Zorawar were planning a holiday together. Ronnie, who had recently been married, was keen to make clubbing the highpoint of the holiday.
Let’s go to Delhi next weekend” he suggested while pouring a whiskey for Kabir, who had just entered. Ronnie’s logic was, that since Karan, Kabir and he were engaged in the profession of farming, the trio were at a locational disadvantage when it came to high-street life.

Moreover, Ronnie who was still attending post wedding dinners wanted a break from the rigorous routine of butter chickens and scotch with relatives; was keen to take the new bride, partying; and was not averse to the idea of leching at women dressed in sleazy clothes in Delhi’s night-clubs.
Knowing that the majority would gladly agree with the last option, Ronnie shrewdly threw open the ‘chalo Delhi’ debate. With eyes on Kabir, for Ronnie knew that depending on his mood-swings Kabir could take either position- philosophically or physically driven -Ronnie uttered his self-made cliché “let’s all happen in Delhi.”

It was Kabir’s new Tata Sierra that was selected to transport the farmer couples to the national capital. Kabir’s wife Zara, Karan his wife Rehmat and Ronnie and his wife Tara on a cold December Saturday morning set on their journey to Delhi. It didn’t matter if the five seater Indian SUV got crammed from inside. Still in their honeymoon mode, the newly weds Ronnie and Tara, sticking to each other barely occupied two seats, one and a half to be precise.

“Thank you guys for taking us out on a shopping trip to Delhi”, remarked Zara from the rear seat. And you actually managed convincing Kabir to allow us women to shop is commendable, carried on Zara while giving a pat on Ronnie’s back who was sitting two passengers away.

That a stronger pat would have brought out in the open the giggle, Zara had no idea. Ronnie understandably had played his cards well- lured his friends by talking about the hot Delhi women and convinced the Hoshiarpur lasses by throwing them the shopping bait. No wonder friends had nicknamed Ronnie as shurli, or tale-spinner in English. Sensing trouble, Ronnie quickly changed the topic and bringing some sort of urgency in his voice, he asked Karan who was sitting on the navigator seat about Zorawar’s and Adiraj’s plans. Zorawar and Adiraj resided in Chandigarh, the joint capital of two north Indian states.

Zorawar who worked as a journalist with India’s largest daily The Times of India was married to Radha, his colleague at one point of time. Adiraj an upcoming entrepreneur was the only bachelor in the group. His tales of non compliance with time schedules were legendary. “They will reach Delhi straight from Chandigarh and will meet us at Vasant Vihar,” replied Karan. “Pity we can’t carry our own booze, because of this damned prohibition in Haryana state,” carried on Karan.

Telephone Dairies were out the moment the Tata Sierra touched Vasant Vihar (Kabir’s maternal grandparent’s house). The Chandigarh guys contrary to expectations also joined the group within half an hour. Ronnie and Adiraj both alumnus of Symbiosis Institute, Pune, had a horde of friends in Delhi. More girls, less boys. The star however was Deepa Mehta, a former Miss India runner up. The race was who spoke to her first.

“Deepa has suggested that we go to Jasbir’s tonight”, announced Ronnie, obviously having connected to the Miss India before Adiraj . Perhaps, the half an hour gap had proved costly for Adiraj. Only, if Adiraj had been pro-active he could have easily called Deepa from his mobile while in transit –something that Ronnie couldn’t have dared to with Tara by his side in the car. Tara in the entire seven hour journey had clutched her husband’s right hand tightly. She would also at times drop her head on his shoulder, seeking hundred percent attention.

“It’s located in the Asiad village and according to her it’s the most rocking place in Delhi these days, blurted out Ronnie in total excitement.

Kabir realising that Deepa’s word was gospel truth for both the boys, nodded his head in approval and said “If Deepa says so, her word must be honoured. But Ronnie are you sure it’s Jasbir’s asked Kabir? “Hundred percent,” replied Ronnie after which the all Punjabi troupe comprising of three women and five men headed for the Asiad village.

“Jasbir’s? We’ve never heard that name before”, replied a group of students, sitting on the steps of the Asiad village parking lot. “Yes, Miss India has advised my friend to visit Jasbir's in the Asiad village," said Adiraj while pointing towards Ronnie. "No sir, there’s no place with the name Jasbir’s. Are you sure it’s Jasbir’s," they asked again.

By now the rest of the gang had also disembarked from the cars and cluttered around Zorawar and Ronnie asking Ronnie whether he had heard the right name. "Jasbir’s or maybe it was Just freeze,"said Ronnie looking up again towards the group of students. "No Sir, there’s also no place with the name Just Freeze," they replied.

"Oh! Maybe you are talking about Geoffrey’s in Ansal Plaza," shrieked one girl. “Ohi Ohi, (yes, yes)that’s the one", exclaimed Ronnie suddenly remembering the name.

“Freeze guys- they are Punjabis,” yelled out one of the guys who had followed the Punjabi farmers to their car.


PS-This is a true story. Names have been changed so as not to embarass the Punjabi boys any further.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Sikh Diaspora Versus India
During the course of travel for my first book, to the west, I was astonished to listen to some of the views a section of Sikhs held.Even after almost one and a half decades of Punjab terrorism being comprehensively quelled and necessary balm (though not of very high quality) being applied, some of them not only rabidly hold an anti-Indian government stance, but a few still think Khalistan is feasible.

Also, during the travel, I observed that the west, especially America,was never so unsafe for the Sikhs as post 9/11. Many Sikhs had been targeted, some even killed by ignorant people who mistook the Sikhs,because of their turbans and flowing beards, as Arabs.

Being a community that has a natural instinct for survival and enterprise I was particularly interested in examining how the Sikhswere grappling with a post 9/11 America. While one of the significant outcomes of these circumstances has been the unprecedented rise of Sikh activism in America in terms of mushroom growth of Sikh advocacy organizations, the most note worthy is the dual policy adopted by those few maverick Sikhs who think that India as a country is Sikhs worst enemy. A sad situation by all means as India is from where we get our social, cultural and moral values.

Anybody who has traveled to the West in the last six years would agree that for a brown skin person the safest bet is calling himself an Indian. I know of several Pakistanis and Bangladeshis whom I met in UK and USA who have been doing it for years.

Similarly, Sikhs who would enter into an animated discussion over why Sikhs urgently needed Khalistan, when confronted with a situation whereby someone mistook them for an Arab, would call out I'm not an Arab but from India.

Not only do they use this line when fearing a physical assault, but they continuously use it for business enhancement as Indians over the years have carved out a reputation of being hard-working and professional.

"I concede this point", said the Fresno doctor who had got into a heated argument and on the verge of kicking me out of his clinic because of my outburst accusing him has a lunatic expatriate, divorced from ground realities. "But before you leave, answer my one question," he barked? "How do you justify the storming of the Golden Temple, followed by the 1984 Sikh riots?"
A tough one, this!

Khushwant Singh has recently authored 'Sikhs Unlimited' (Rupa & Co). It's a travelogue from UK to USA, featuring fourteen extra ordinary Sikh menand women. This article is an observation, made during the travel.
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Destination Punjab

No amount of flak is reason enough to justify that NRIconclaves, like the one hosted recently, by the Punjab Government and Punjab Chambers of Commerce should not be held, because interact we must.

Having said that, taking this conclave forward, out of the ambit of mere hype, would be something of a challenge which no government has been able to meet, as yet.NRI role in development of Punjab is a 'give and take' phenomenon with the Punjab Government attempting to send a message across that it wasready to meet all the demands, required to make Punjab a preffered destination.

While the NRI's have never failed the 'Punjab Chalo' call, the readiness factor of the Punjab government is always a matter of suspicion. Not that there is any doubt in government's intent, but because of the very way it functions ,the government inadvertentlyputs its own plans in jeopardy.Impolite airport staff, insensitive police and an arrogant bureaucracyhas been some of the main grudges of the NRIs. Given from the business climate the NRIs come from, this treatment does not come as a handy tool to woo them. Perhaps this is exactly what Ujjal Dosanjh, formerPremier of British Columbia, meant when he said, societal change is imperative to attract parvasis.

For many NRI's the attitude only confirms that nothing has changed.A systems check of business environment also does not augur well forNRI investment. Turbulent political climate surely puts them off,reminding them of Punjab's age hold history of power struggles. An ad hoc and opaque system of functioning also ruins Punjab's case. Sample this -a US based software company owned by an Indian has been looking for land in the Mohali IT Park. His fix is that while he is sitting on an investment amount of three million dollars , he cannot, as majorityof the transaction in Punjab is in black money and all his money isaccounted for.Or take NRI Lajpat Rai Munger's case who donated a multi-crore IT centre in Hoshiarpur to the Punjab University just because because he was fed up of corruption. He had set up the institute seven years ago in partnership with California State University, Fresno.

Vision Punjab is a long drawn process, akin to developing a cricket team for the World Cup. Look for quick results and you might end lagging behind even the minnows. Since a start is yet to be made, should Punjab be a destination fornew Gen next knowledge based businesses. Or should it just remain a speculators destination, buying and selling land. Real estate is a great money spinner, but for Gen next businesses and true state building, involving the younger generation Diaspora is imperative.

New Businesses, other than the land lollipop, need infrastructure, HRD resource, high bandwidth, efficient and comfortable transport system,power and roads. Heat, stench, traffic chaos and delays are the other significant deterrents, especially for the young generation. A few years ago a young NRI cardiologist who joined a leading Hospital in Mohali, left in a huff after he was beaten by goons on one of the main highways, while negotiating pot-holes. Taking him as a drunken driver,the doctor was beaten black and blue.

'Agenda Punjab' feel many top notch NRIs should foster to make Punjab a hot destination, where the mind is allowed to flow freely.Something like what a Xerox or Hewlett Packard did to Bay area in SanFrancisco. It has been said that new trends in America are invented inthe Bay Area, amplified in L.A. and then broadcast from New York.Perhaps, that's the way to go for Punjab, powering the mind.