RajStar (a/k/a Raj Makhija) is a freelance music producer, composer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician based out of New York and Mumbai. He has been called the “next big movement” from America, with a fresh sound described as Timbaland meets AR Rahman.

RajStar was always involved with music growing up in New Jersey around a musical family as his mother sang in a traditional Indian style and his father played Tabla, an Indian percussion instrument. In addition to this, playing bass guitar and guitar in and out of school bands (i.e. marching band, jazz ensemble, percussion ensemble, out of school jazz programs, etc.) gave him a unique blend of musical sensibilities. He became interested in recording and composing music in the 7th grade when he bought himself a 4-track cassette recorder and began making songs.

By: Tirusha Dave

The morning news is when we get all the information to start off our day and who better to deliver it straight through the television than a sexy South Asian host with brains and brawns! Born in Madras India and having grown up in Staten Island, New York, Sukanya Krishnan is a news anchor for the CW 11 Morning News on WPIX in New York City from 7 to 9 a.m. Having joined WPIX in 2001, Krishnan left in 2003 to become a host on an NBC television show, Home Delivery and then returned to the morning new in 2004.