MUSIC Over 10,000 hits for new Sarangan single

For queries on July'12 changes, Skill Select and Expression of interest ca ll now at 0433

986 780 0421119628

Free consultation for 15 minutes or via email i ) Advice on Migration pathways i i) Gener al Skilled Migrati onspecialist iii) Student Visas( new and extension ) iv) State Sponsored Visas/ ENS/ RSMS / 457 v) Business Migration vi) Partner and Famil y Migration specialist vii) Admission in Australian Colleges and Universities

• MRT Review procedures in Australia IIIIIIDE!DIIIII

• OCI / POI / I ndian Passport Application/ Renewal

We also specialize i n Home/ Commercial Loans (MFAA Certified) specialist

Contact:

Sonal Agrawal Syed Mohiuddin (JP) Ex-Visa officer MARN:1169617, MMIA:5385 MARN:1171248, MMIA: 1021, MFAA:54385

Level 2, Suite SA, 48 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, Australia 2150

PH (02) 86775161, FAX: (02) 98916314

Email: conta ctus@completemigra t ionservices.com.au

(We Speak English, Hindi, Marathi Urdu, Telugu)

For quick visa assessment fill the online visa assessment form on www.completemigrationservices.com.au

We help you achieve a better life and pursue your dreams

Matrimonials

Seeking Grooms

49-year-old, 5'3" lady seeks Srilankan origin Christian never married (no encumbrances) working professional groom 40s to early 50s N/S, teetotaller with a view to marriage. Email selc99@hotmail.com

Seeking suitable match (from Australia, never married) for Hindu girl 34 years, Chartered Ac countant (non-veg), living in Australia over 25 years, with eastern and western family values.

Please email with all details on ganesh2011v@gmail.com

Gujarati Patel (native Sunav), '87 born, 5'6'; dentist, good looking, unmarried girl (presently in Mumbai) looking for a smart and highly educated Gujarati boy. Send biodata and kundli to kaushikpatel2602@gmail.com

Parents seeking match for Australian- born (1975) good looking Punjabi girl, medical professional working in SA. Prefer Australian citizen or long-settled residents with good profession. Serious proposal only contact mandy_sing@hotmail.com

Well educated Punjabi fam ily seeks professionally qualified well settled match for their Australian citizen daughter, 27 years, 5' 4'; fair, slim, traditional Indian/ Western values, highly educated, Master ofTeaching and MBA from Australian universities. Working as project officer in well reputed company. Please email particulars with recent picture to schanderchopra@hotmail.com or call 0297601832 / 0431 289442.

Seeking Brides

29 years, 5'9: Punjabi, Khatri boy, born and brought up in Delhi, India and settled in Australia since 2006, seeks a traditional, god loving, family oriented girl.

Email: am 121982@gmail.com

Shaadi.com: SH74368540

35-year-old, Hindu, Australian qualified specialist doctor, working in major sydney hospital, never married, 6 feet, handsome, athletic, good habits and sociable in nature. Seeking Hindu girl, age 27 to 34 years, height above 5'3'; similar family values and genuine nature, well educated. Please respond with photograph to sydney2407@gmail.com

Seeking graduate Hindu girl for well established 5' 1o•; very fair 21/11/1968 born Australian citizen. Never married. BE(Electrical) self employed. Vegetarian non-smoker teetota lier. Please email profile with photo to anandrao68@gmail.com

Compatible match for 1975 born, handsome, dean -shaven Sikh Khatri boy, 5'9'; two post grad degrees from India and recently finished Masters in IT from Australia. Applied for temporary resident visa (currently with full work rights) and working as Vehicle Service Agent for Hertz multinational car rental company, earning $4000 per month. Girl should be tall, well- educated with pleasing personality, and must be from Sikh background. Early marriage; serious proposals only please. Phone 0422 102 242 or email jas_ghai01@gmail.com

BY USHA RAMANUJAM ARVIND

Transcending l inguistic and cultural barriers , calenred singer-songwriter and sitarist Sarangan Sri.ranganathan's music is well known to mainstream audiences. Following his hugely successful show with Hariharan last year, Sarangan has once again co ll aborated with che Padma S hree awardee to produce a catchy Tamil single Aval Oru Melfi.ya Poongaatn1. ('ihe is a fragrant breeze). The recording spans two continents and features artists i.n India, Australia a nd Sri Lanka.

Released on YouT ube recently, the song crossed 10, 000 hies in its first fortnight. Having casted success across many genres of music over the past two decades , chis time round Saarangan hopes co stir the socia l conscience of fans.

Using social media, particul arly YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, Sarangan h as been raising awareness about cbe p light of refugees in war-ravaged far north Sri Lanka.

" Everyone has a social responsibility. My goal is co pubUcise che good work done by welfare organisations in war torn areas;' exp lained Sarangan, speaking to fndian link. "Ma ny have supported these institutes during a nd immediately after the war. The sad thing is chat, day by day, cl1e support/fundi.ng and the focus are diminishing. With this particular project, I am supporting a children's orphanage in Kilinochchi (in the north of Sri Lanka). 1l1ey desperately need support".

"When someone wants to purchase a n audio version of the song I ask chem to p lease call and support the organisation in kind or cash ," said Sarangan. "We have got great response from fans and friends. Most of the radio and TV stations across tbe gl obe are also playing our song. Some web based news sires have also suppo rted us".

One of the reasons why Saranga.n wanted to record with high profile artists is because it brin gs attention from the general pubUc much faster. "The attention and popularity gained from these productions help me generate awareness and support these institutions," he particularly emphasised. Saarangan and Hariharao go back a long way, having performed together at many concerr.s in India , Australia and UK.

Hai l ing from musically inclined families, the duo has much in common besides their spoken language (Tamil) and love of music. "Hariji and I have a strong classical music background, especially in Hindustani music. I have a BA in Sitar too," he disclosed. "We vibe very well and have a great time. When I came up with the idea , I-lariji was on ly coo keen to coJJaborate. I composed the songs in Sydney in my private studio and then went to Mumbai to record Hariharan's voice. We recorded cl1e song in barely an hour1" He then went t o Colombo to record the dholak wich percussionist Raman1 Ramathurai. Sarangan's vocals were then recorded in Sydney and all the poscprod uction work was done in Australia and mixed by Ganesh Singaram.

" I have used Australian and Indian female backin g vocalists. The video was recorded in Sydney and m y wife Shobana Meera did the post-productions of the video t be revealed.

Local artists who have worked on chis single include Australian Idol gu itarist Rex Goh, bass g uitaris t Shru1e Gamage and percussionist Christopher Sou l es. Wendy Angerrani did some additional progrru11ming.

Whi.le in Mumbai , Sarangan also recorded a nother duet with Shreya Gboshal which is to be released shortly.

Meamvhile, Sara.nga n's calendar is busy as ever with ano ther huge concert planned for .next year, feamring some big names in cl1e industry.

To support Sarangan Sriranganathru1's nominat ed charity Mahadeva Achchirama Children Home, Kilinochchi, p lease email rasa46@yahoo.com