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Cultural Ambassador8217; Asha Bhonsle

WASHINGTON: Singer Asha Bhonsle has been proclaimed a cultural ambassador8217; for promoting better relations between India and the US. Terming her as a 8220;musical bridge between several generations of Indians and America-based Indians8221;, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said during the weekend that Bhonsle is 8220;an impeccable cultural ambassador promoting better US-India relations.8221; Ackerman, who is co-chairman of the House of Representatives caucus on India and Indian Americans, said 8220;the genres have changed but the music, like the singer, is the same 8212; flawless, impetuous and perky.8221; Bhonsle performed here recently at the prestigious Kennedy Centre Opera House.