See saw: Long Live the King

titled O Heart MJ,which will be a tribute to the King of Pop,Michael Jackson,on his death anniversary.

O Heart MJ will air MJ’s best videos throughout the day. “Michael Jackson is the king of entertainment,a singer,artiste and performer par excellence. His music has been a huge inspiration for music lovers across the globe,” says Luke Kenny,head of programming at 9XO. He adds,“We will also run an online contest on 9XO Facebook page where lucky winners stand a chance to win a special three-DVD collection of all his landmark and legendary short film music videos.” MJ fans can participate in the contest on 9XO’s Facebook page — Facebook.com/9XO.in. 9XO. Viewers can download ring tones and MJ songs on their mobile phones by

typing MIJ and sending an SMS to 56060.

Note Worthy

THE request list was long and Punjabi Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans was only too happy to sing live for the residents of Nayagaon,a village on the outskirts of Chandigarh. “They have never heard me sing on the stage and this was my chance to reach out to a new audience,” remarked Hans,who visited Developing Indigenous Resources (DIR),an NGO working in Nayagaon since 2005,on Friday. A chance meeting with Dr Frederick Shaw,founder and CEO of DIR,brought Hans here. The NGO focuses on health,child-care and developing self-sustaining employment opportunities for men and women of the area. Shaw successfully ran the model in Pakistan and,with the singer’s support,hopes to replicate the model in Punjab. “Singing is an ibbadat,I have taken a break from professional singing and am loving the time at hand which I am devoting to community projects in Punjab,” said Hans,who is gearing up for the concert to be held in September this year.