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10 news One of India’s leading fashion designers, Payal Jain, made her UK debut last month at Le Meridien Piccadilly, at a fundraiser hosted by Friends of Pratham. The event was in aid of Pratham, India’s largest education NGO, which works to improve learning levels among underprivileged children. Television presenter Tasmin Lucia-Khan hosted the afternoon. Also pledging their support at the event were Bollywood stars Poonam Dhillon, Jacqueline Fernandez and British comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar. Bhaskar, who has recently come on board as an ambassador for the charity, told Mayfair Times: “Education is an incredibly passionate subject with me – I’m chancellor of Sussex University – and I think that any project that focuses on education, particularly children, rings a lot of bells for me. “I think that young people, if they are educated, apart from bettering themselves in society, are the people who will become the adults who are involved in corporations in the future. They are the ones us Brits want to be doing business with, so if there’s any degree of self-interest, there’s a longterm benefit.” Bhaskar praised the charity, saying he admired its approach to doing things. “They get in and educate,” he said. “The fact that they are doing it from here, are small and target specific projects, is all music to my ears. It all makes sense to me. “The admin costs are among the lowest I’ve ever experienced in any kind of organisational charity, and that means the money is going straight there.” The event, which raised £42,000 for the charity, was attended by a 350-strong audience of mostly Designed to help young women. Guests were treated to drinks and canapés, while enjoying Payal’s spring/summer 13 catwalk show, jewellery by Neety Singh and an exhibition by SA Fine Arts. Pratham has reached almost 500,000 children in 43 cities, and 33 million children in 305,000 villages, through its wide range of programmes – and has taught children to read in nursery, primary and secondary education and beyond. Bhaskar urged people in Mayfair to show their support and told guests: “These are the people your husbands are going to be doing business with in the future.” Visit www.pratham.co.uk BOLLYWOOD STARS, COMEDIANS AND TV PRESENTERS TURNED OUT FOR THE UK DEBUT OF FASHION DESIGNER PAYAL JAIN AT LE MERIDIEN, IN AID OF FRIENDS OF PRATHAM TOP: TASMIN LUCIA-KHAN, SANJEEV BHASKAR, JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ AND POONAM DHILLON MIDDLE: PAYAL JAIN SPRING SUMMER 13 LEFT: PAYAL JAIN (MIDDLE) WITH MODELS
12 news Summer loving stars GROSVENOR HAS CONFIRMED THREE ACTS – FROM NATHAN HASSALL MUSIC – THAT WILL BRING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FLAVOUR TO THE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME AT SUMMER IN THE SQUARE. THIS YEAR’S EVENT, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FROM JULY 11-28, WILL SEE A MORE DIVERSE AND UPBEAT RANGE OF PERFORMANCES, WITH A MORE “INTERNATIONAL” FEEL TO APPEAL TO A MUCH WIDER AUDIENCE. The Bloomsbury String Quartet THE EXQUISITE Bloomsbury String Quartet is one of London’s top professional classical chamber ensembles. All of the members have extremely busy and varied careers working with the likes of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, English National Ballet, Academy of Ancient Music, Les Misérables, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to name just a few. Angelita Jimenez – Brazilian singer AS WELL AS BEING stunningly attractive Angelita is one of London’s finest Brazilian ex-pat musicians with a gorgeous voice and an extraordinary level of musicianship. Effortlessly performing a mix of classic Bossa Nova, Samba and Brazilian Pop, what better way to relax and enjoy the sunshine than hear this rising star? The Nathan Hassall Trio NATHAN ORIGINALLY studied classical saxophone at the Royal College of Music but since graduating in 2005 he has enjoyed a busy career playing with his jazz band right across Europe. Nathan is professor of saxophone at the London College of Music and artistic director of the critically acclaimed Miles Davis Project Band. A LIMITED NUMBER of sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Jessica Curtis at Grosvenor on 020 7312 6196 for details or email her at jessica.curtis@grosvenor.com
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