The 11th edition of the Ananya Dance Festival, which was held from October 6-10 in Purana Qila, New Delhi, is an occasion dance lovers await with much hope and delight. It enlightens up the being and ushers in positive light in one’s mind and soul.

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques, better known as Sean Paul, needs no introduction. The world-renowned artiste and Grammy Award winning reggae giant will be embarking on his first ever multi-city tour of India beginning November 2.

It was a tight squeeze at Gurgaon’s Epicentre last weekend when Patna-born classical singer Meenakshi Prasad presented her newest concert and mesmerised the audience with classical songs like Kaun gali gayo sham, Bake saiyan na jane maan ki baliya.

Unlike most youngsters who at the age of 17 are either busy playing cricket or like spending time watching Bollywood dance and song shows, Abhay Goyle dedicates most of his extra time — when he is not at school or studying — in playing the piano.

Vi-John group, one of the largest shaving cream manufacturer in the world, entered into a joint venture agreement with Spain’s beer major — Mahou-San Miguel — and announced the launch of two new beer brands Dare Devil 10000 and Mahou Cinco Estrallas in the Indian market.

Deepa Malik, 42, the Asian champion in discus and javelin, an Arjuna awardee and a mother of two, would have been the perfect Paralympic ambassador from India and the proof that disability is not a curse. But Deepa could not compete in London Paralympics because she didn’t get enough opportunity to even qualify for the event.

Confined to a wheelchair due to paralysis since the age of 30, Deepa Malik, now 42, an Arjuna awardee, gold medallist (two, for javelin and discus, at the Malaysian Open in April this year) and world No. 3 in F53 (using a wheelchair) in the javelin throw, missed three chances to qualify for the London Paraly-mpic Games because the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) didn’t arrange her visas in time.

India’s win in the U-19 World Cup final has caught the fancy of the entire nation. So much so that even our MPs in the Rajya Sabha congratulated the team. “This victory has added another feather in the crown of Indian cricket,” Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari was quoted as saying.

In the wake of the recent exodus of the people of the Northeast, the social media is the latest target. The platform is being blamed for spreading communal hatred, hate speak and incitement to violence so much so that Facebook had to remove content, block pages or even disable accounts of those users who upload content that incites violence or perpetuates hate speech.

VVS Laxman re-tired from international cricket on August 18. Laxman was one of the most stylish cricketers India has ever produced. His 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in 2008 is one of the greatest innings any Indian batsmen has ever played.