Shehzad Roy Awarded for Educational Development in Pakistan
09 Jul 2009 1 Comment
in Current Affairs, Music, Pakistan Tags: 2009 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellowship, Qismat App Kay Haath Main Hai, Shehzad Roy, Sitara-e-Eisaar, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, torch bearer for the 2008 Olympic Torch relay, Zindagi Trust
Shehzad Roy is a popular pop singer and humanitarian from Karachi, Pakistan. Since his first album debuted in 1995, with a revolutionary approach to fusing his lyrics with music of different genres, he has been a successful and popular singer. He says that, “the authenticity of the message in a song produces meaningful music.”
With five hit albums under his belt, including the 2008 ‘Qismat App Kay Haath Main Hai,’ (Fate Lies in One’s Own Hands) he is also the President and founder of Zindagi Trust, a non-for-profit charitable organization, that seeks to educate the underprivileged children of Pakistan. In June 2004, Roy was honored as one of the youngest ever recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, which is one of the highest Civil Honors awarded in Pakistan for excellence in serving humanity. For his organization’s earthquake rehabilitation in Kashmir, he was awarded with the Sitara-e-Eisaar. He was also selected to be a torch bearer for the 2008 Olympic Torch relay as the pride of Pakistan.
His current achievement has made him even more special as this recognition comes from abroad. Shehzad Roy has been awarded the 2009 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellowship on Social Entrepreneurship by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs for his philanthropic work in the field of education as reported by Dawn.
According to a press release posted on the Chicago Council’s website,
‘the fellowship recognises Mr Roy’s commitment to providing better learning opportunities in government-run schools, and honours his goal of encouraging Pakistan’s youth to evaluate education and provide them with the knowledge and opportunities they need to realise a peaceful, democratic and political future.’
Elaborating, the press release said that ‘Roy uses the proceeds from his hugely popular concerts to fund the work of the Zindagi Trust, which since 2002 has established vocational centres and healthcare clinics and has worked to improve Pakistan’s educational system. One of its first projects, ‘I am Paid to Learn’, provided child laborers nationwide with monetary compensation for attending school, an important initiative in a country where more than 10.5 million children under the age of 15 work menial jobs to support their families.’
His trust has adopted many schools and worked for development of Secondary education in Paksiatn. SMB Fatima Jinnah School is a well laid example. He turned this deserted school into a hi tech English medium school without charging any fee. Well done Shehzad. Pakistan is proud of you.
Michael Jackson’s death Photo
08 Jul 2009 3 Comments
in Music Tags: Machael Jackson last photo, Maichael jackson dies, Michael jackson, OK magazine
Published in OK magazine exclusively Michael Jackson’s last photograph. People are cashing his death who was the best seller in life.
Larger than Life; Michael Jackson
26 Jun 2009 2 Comments
in Music Tags: Michael jackson, Michael Jackson died, Michael jackson's Birthday, Military jacket, Sequined Glove, Thriller
During the Eighties and into the Nineties, Jackson, who died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles became as much a trendsetter for fashion as he was for music. There’s the red leather motorcycle jacket he rocked in the “Beat It” video; the white ankle socks, black fedora and black loafers he wore when he moon walked (and that walk alone is almost as legendary as Neil Armstrong’s); the military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses he toured in during the “Thriller” era; the white V-neck T-shirt that he always eventually stripped down to onstage, and finally, there was that glove, first worn during a performance of “Billie Jean” during a television special in 1983.
Say what you will about Michael Jackson during the last few years of his life — and with the baby-dangling-out-the-window behavior, bad plastic surgery and child molestation allegations, a lot has been said — but it takes a certain kind of star to turn a single sequined glove into a cultural symbol.
More than two decades later, The King of Pop’s style still inspires the fashion set. For spring 2009, Balmain sent a Jackson-esque military jacket down the runway, and it was picked up by celebrities like Beyoncé Knowles and Rihanna (trend-setting singers resetting a trend). Jackson hits like “Thriller” and “PYT (Pretty Young Thing)” are soundtrack staples for runway shows even still.
The singer was also a shopper — a big one. During the Nineties, he reportedly spent an average of $35 million a year. While making the 2003 documentary “Living With Michael Jackson,” reporter Martin Bashir saw him shell out $6 million for marble chess sets, 10-foot urns and other expensive art objects. In 2005, he blew through $150,000 at Harrods in 30 minutes. And in 2006, he went on an impromptu midnight shopping spree at Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship in London. But by that time, Jackson was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt — and looking to sell Neverland Ranch.
In April, more than 1,000 lots of memorabilia from Neverland were planned for auction, but the sale was canceled after an agreement was reached between Jackson and Julien’s Auctions. Having recently turned 50 and about to embark on yet another tour, Jackson seemed intent on making yet another fashion statement. For his “This Is It” tour, set to start July 13, the pop icon had costumes created specially for him by Crystallized Swarovski Elements. Along with the sets, the ensembles would have featured more than 300,000 crystals in 43 sizes and 27 colors. :
“As the King of Pop, it is only natural for him to be crowned in crystal.” Long live the King.
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