Wishesh Magazine August 2016

Dispensing the darkness

Guru Poornima

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CONTENTSIndian Diaspora10-19

Kaithoon

Bhotiyas

Tharu

Story for Kids24-27

Krishna

Healthy Living

Indian Food

28-29

30-31

Power of Healthy living

Kootu Curry

Nri profile

Desi News

32-33

40-41

Nikesh Arora

Burhan Wani killed

Cover Story20-23

Guru PoornimaGuru PoornimaKaithoon

Power of Healthy living

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28- 29

CONTENTS In Business42-43

30 percent annual local sourcing Exempted

In Focus44-45

Dr. Zakir Naik The terror monger

Freedom Fighter46-47

Chandra Shekhar Azad

In Focus

Indian Yoga

Indian Yoga

Romance

48-51

Sarvangasana

LifeStyle

Relationship

52-55

56-57

Successful Lifestyle

Enjoying Relationship

Romance58-59

Successful Romantic Relationship

44- 45

48- 51

58-59

CONTENTSIndian History

Indian Spiritual

Automobiles

Indian vasthu

Technology

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80-81

72-73

74-77

78-79

Shishunaga Dynasty

Bhagavad Gita

Mahindra Scorpio ‘Intelli-Hybrid’

Colours can Influence Life

Vitamin B2 to safely store Electricity

Travelogue60-67

AllahabadAmarnath Yatra

Mahindra ScorpioAllahabad

Shishunaga Dynasty

76-7960- 67

68-71

Indian Events82-83

Amarnath Yatra

Special Movie

Star Gazing

Movie Review

Hollywood Tea News

Fashion

90-95

108-109

96-103

104-105

84-89

Mohenjo DaroRustomJanatha Garage

SultanDishoomKabali

Brooklyn BeckhamLindsay LohanJennifer Lopez

Lakmé Fashion Week

CONTENTS Amarnath Yatra

Mohenjo Daro

Hollywood Tea News

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Kaithoon

INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART

Village of Handlooms

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woven saris named as Kota Doria saris. These saris are hand woven with real gold threads. The textile weaving rules this place. The majestic dress materials from Kaithoon are of high quality cotton fabrics. These are made exquisite and richer by designer fashions and embroidery with real gold and silver threads.

Kaithoon is dominated with Muslim population. The handloom industry in

Kaithoon is also by Muslims. A Master Weaver who is having many weavers under him will be the person who will purchase the yarn and dye it and give to the weavers. The weavers will weave according to the instructions of the Master Weaver and give the finished product to the Master Weaver. The Master Weaver in turn makes the payment to the weaver by selling the product to wholesale dealers.

Usually the whole family of the weaver will be involved in the making of handloom products, by contributing themselves from the spinning of yarn to thread and loading in the weave and during the weaving. In Kaithoon mainly pitlooms are used for weaving. A live view of the hand weaving with fast and attractive hand movements will be an amazing experience in Kaithoon.

Kota is one of the most important cities of Rajasthan province and is included in the top 3 cities of Rajasthan with Jaipur and Jodhpur. Kota is famous for Kota stone, sand stone, Kota Sarees, coaching classes and 24 hours water supply, it’s heritage monuments, as well as for the scenic beauty of the areas lying alongside the Chambal River.

Kaithoon is renowned for the specialized designer hand

Kaithoon is a small village situated around 17 KM from Kota. Kota formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located 240 kilometers (149 miles) south of state capital, Jaipur situated on the banks of

Chambal River.

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Buddhism, Bon, and Hinduism.

Hindu gods such as the weather god Gabla, Runiya, and Suniya, are worshiped to protect their animals from disease. Sidhuwa and Bidhuwa are worshiped to find lost animals.

The Bhotiyas live in the Trans Himalayan region and have their own rituals and customs. The Bhotiya Tribes of Uttarakhand have their typical dances like “Dhurang” and “Dhuring” which are connected to the death ceremonies and passing away of some person.

The Bhotiya Dance is aimed at

Their name, Bhotiya, derives from the word ‘Bod’, which is the Classical Tibetan name for Tibet. Bhotiya is the name used by the Constitution of India. The name Bhutia is also sometimes used, though it more commonly refers to the Sikkimese people.

The Bhotiyas speak Almora and other languages belonging to the Tibeto-Burman family. Their dialects are mutually unintelligible to the Kumaoni and Tibetan people. Owing to the social process of Sanskritization, many of them have intermarried with the Hindus over the years. Most of the Bhotiyas practice a combination of Tibetan

Uttarakhand Bhotiya are an ethno-linguistic group of people residing in the upper Himalayan valleys of the Kumaon and Garhwal divisions of Uttarakhand state, India. These include the Shaukas of Kumaon

and Tolchhas and Marchhas of Garhwal.

Bhotiyas of

Uttarakhand


liberating the soul of the dead person which they believe rests in the body of a goat. The Bhotiya Dance of Uttarakhand is quite similar to the dance styles of Himachal Pradesh or the hunting dances of Nagaland.

Bhotiya Dance is a ritual which falls under the traditional customs and rituals of the Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand. One of the ancient tribes of Uttarakhand, the Bhotiyas observe their rites and rituals and have preserved their customs even after all these years.

The Bhotiyas are identified as Raghuvanshi Rajput and prefer to be referred as Thakur or Rajvanshi. The Bhotiyas may be the original immigrants to north Oudh in the period of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Dowlah (1775 to 1797).

The Bhotiyas are closely related to several other groups and ethnic boundaries are porous. One group is the Bhutia, the main ethnolinguistic group of the northern part of the Indian state of Sikkim. A second is the Uttarakhand Bhotiya of the upper Himalayan valleys of the Kumaon and the Garhwal divisions of Uttarakhand. These

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she inherits an additional one tenth of the husband’s estate.

The Bhotiyas have distinctive funerary traditions. Young children who die of cholera or snakebite are buried while others are cremated. There is no fixed burial ground and no ceremonies are performed at the time of burial. The wealthy keep the ashes for lowal to several streams, while others bury them. After cremation, a stalk of kusha (grass) is fixed in the ground near a tank of water and sesamum is poured on it for ten days. This makes it a refuge for the deceased’s spirit until the rides are completed.

include the Shauka tribe of Kumaon, the Tolchhas and the Marchhas of Garhwal. A third related group are the Dzongkha speaking Ngalop, the main ethnolinguistic group of Bhutan. The Bhotiyas are also related to several dispersed groups in Nepal and the adjacent areas of India including the Tibetans and Sherpas.

Bhotiya marriages are similar to Hindu weddings. When the bride’s palanquin arrives at her husband’s house, gods are worshiped and then she is admitted to the house. Rice, silver or gold is put in the hands of bridegroom, which he passes on to the bride. She places them in a winnowing fan, and hands them as a present to the wife of the barber. This ceremony is known as Karj Bharna. A man may have not more than three wives. The first wife is the head wife, and

The Bhotiyas are identified as Raghuvanshi Rajput and prefer to be referred as Thakur or Rajvanshi. The Bhotiyas may be the original immigrants to north Oudh in the period of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Dowlah (1775 to 1797).

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INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE

TharuForest people

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The Tharus are an ethnic group

indigenous to the Terai, the southern foothills of

the Himalayas in Nepal and India. They are spread

in Khatima, Rampura, Sitarganj, Kilpuri,

Nanakmatta and Banbasa

etc.

Rana was defeated and their kingdom was lost. The queens and Princess’ married their servants over a period of time and their descendants are called Tharhu or Tharu. Perhaps this is the reason for being Tharus as a Women centrist society.

Tharu’s call themselves a migrant from Chittor. Local perception about them is during the war with Mughal, Ranas of Chittor sent their queens and princess’ with their confident servants in hiding to Terai area to save them from the insult of Muslims.

They are also divided into gharana or gotra which they call ‘kuri’. Main kuris are Badvayak, Battha, Rawat, Britiya, Mehato and Dahait.

Tharus keep their houses very clean. Every house has a ‘chaupal’ or ‘Bangala’, a place for guests. They do not allow outsiders inside their house. The place to keep the foodgrains is called ‘Kotiya’. The place to keep drinking water is called ‘Ata’. They do not let anybody touch it. Women are called ‘Bayyarbani’ and girls ‘Lalli’. Rituals like Namkarna, Janeo or upnayan are not


prevailing in their society.

Marriages are arranged by parents in the childhood itself which is performed in the following four steps:-

1. Apana - Paraya: It is like engagement ceremony. The family of boy goes to the house of girl and offer them some gur or sweets and fishes. If the father of the girl accepts it and says “Ram, Ram Samdhi”, then the proposal is accepted and gur is distributed amongst near and dears.

2. Bat Kahi : When the boy and girl are grown up, The family members of the boy goes to the house of girl again which is normally 10 –15 days before the marriage. It is normally on Sunday or Thursday. Sweets etc are gifted and wine is served with dinner. This ritual is also known as Pichhaucha.

3. Vivah : It is generally performed on a Sunday or Thursday of the Hindu month of ‘Magh’. They neither call a Brahmin or worship any god in the marriage. A basket containing five cloths, Fish, Curd and a pot of water and a lamp (Diya) is kept at a place and the couple

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take seven rounds. After marriage, the bride goes to the house of groom for one day and returns back to her parents.

4. Chala : After a few months of marrage i.e. either in Chaitra or Baisakh, the bride goes to her husbands place.

The Tharus themselves say that they are the people of the forest. In Chitwan, they have lived in the forests for hundreds of years practicing a short fallow shifting to cultivation. They plant rice, mustard, corn and lentils, but also collect forest

products such as wild fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants and materials to build their houses. Hunt deer, rabbit and wild boar and go fishing in the rivers and oxbow lakes.

Most Rana Tharus prefer living in Badaghar called longhouses with big families of many generations, sometimes 40-50 people. All household members pool their labour force, contribute their income, share the expenditure and use one kitchen.

Most Rana Tharus prefer living in Badaghar called long houses

with big families of many generations, sometimes 40-50

people.


Gurur Brahmaa Gurur VishnuGurur Devo Maheshwarah

Guru Saakshaat ParabrahmaTasmai Shri Guruve Namah

Guru Poornima

obeisance to teachers

COVER STORY

“Guru is creator Brahma; Guru is preserver Vishnu; Guru is also the destroyer Siva and

he is the source of the Absolute. I offer all my salutations to the Guru”.

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COVER STORY

Guru Purnima is an Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. This festival is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, to pay their respects to their teachers and express their gratitude. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) in the Hindu month of Ashadha (June–July) of the Shaka Samvat, as it is known in the Hindu calendar of India. This day marks the first peak of the lunar cycle after the peak of the solar cycle.

Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual gurus. Gurus or teachers are often equated with God and are always regarded as a link between the individual and the Immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun and glorifies it, all disciples can dazzle like the moon by gaining from their Gurus.

The word “Guru” in Sanskrit is translated as “dispeller of darkness.” Hence the Guru dispels the darkness of ignorance and leads the aspirants on the path to enlightenment. The day of Guru Purnima is traditionally the time when seekers offer

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the Guru their gratitude and receive the blessings.

On this day of 19th July 2016, the auspicious occasion of ‘Guru Poornima’ all spiritual aspirants and devotees worship Vyasa in honor of his divine personage and all perform a ‘puja’ of their respective spiritual preceptor or ‘Gurudevs’.

This day is of deep significance to the farmers, for it heralds the setting in of the much-needed rains, as the advent of cool showers usher in fresh life in the fields. It is a good time to begin the spiritual lessons. Traditionally, spiritual seekers commence to intensify their spiritual ‘sadhana’ from this day.

The period ‘Chaturmas’ (“four months”) begins from this day. In the past,

wandering spiritual masters and their disciples used to settle down at a place to study and discourse on the Brahma Sutras composed by Vyasa, and engage themselves in Vedantic discussions.

Hindus show much respect to their gurus. Gurus are often regarded as Gods. The Shvetashvatara Upanishad (6/23) tells :

“Yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurauTasyaite kathitaa hi arthaaha prakashante mahatmanaha”

Guru is to be worshiped in the same manner as the deity - God, to attain all there is, to attain on the path of God-realization. When we realize this, then there is a need to search for someone to teach you - the Guru!

Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual gurus. Gurus or teachers are often equated with

God and are always regarded as a link between the individual and the Immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun and

glorifies it,


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Krishna and

his naughtiness

So, mother Yashodha scolded him, but he had his way with her. If she scolded him, he knew how to cry immediately. He would put his face down on the floor and just cry and bawl, waiting for her to attend.

He even goes to the extent of saying, “I did get angry but not like other people. When other people got angry, for example my elder brother Balarama, he screamed, he stamped his foot, he paced up and down;

I could see he was wasting a lot of his energy. Even my mother used to get angry. When she really got angry she wasted her energy knitting her brows, twitching her nose and throwing herself around. I did not get angry like that. I just got angry to the extent it was necessary.”

He continued to play all his tricks but one day he got a real scolding. Then he decided that these people who are

When Krishna grew a little older, at around five, six years of age, his butter

stealing pranks got more organized and people who were losing their

butter got more and more distressed. Constantly, people were coming to his

mother and complaining, “Your boy, please keep him at home!”


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The women, busy playing in the water and

having a bath, didn’t notice anything. When it

was time to come out, they came out and saw

to their horror that their clothes were missing.

They screamed and yelled because they had no

clothes now. Where were they to go?

When they started screaming and howling, Krishna started playing sweet notes on his flute. Then they screamed and abused him and said, “Come down you fool.” But Krishna just continued to play his flute, not bothered by what they were saying to him. Then from screaming and scolding they came down to pleading and begging and after much begging, he told them, “If you want your clothes, we will make a deal. You don’t go and complain to my mother again and again. You get that?” They were ready to agree to anything because they were naked and had no clothes.

Krishna took out the clothes and when everyone had their clothes, he got down and playing his flute, walked away. Among themselves the women said, “Oh, what a terrible boy! What a sweet boy! Aren’t we glad he’s only seven and not seventeen.”

Though Krishna stole butter from everyone’s homes and played tricks and all kinds of pranks on them, still, everyone loved him because he was in tune with them. He was in perfect tune with life around him.

Only when you feel in tune with someone you will feel pleasantness. When you don’t feel in tune with someone, they don’t have to do anything wrong to you, if you just look at them – their unpleasantness. When you are in tune, being loving, being joyful, being like a flower is very natural to you, because that is how this being is made.

constantly complaining about him would have to be taught a lesson. He began to plan what he would have to do. In the middle of the afternoon one day, he was walking near the river bank and he found all the gopis were having bath in the river.

There were young women, old women and girls. Krishna thought this would be a good opportunity to have some fun and went and hid in the bushes. He saw where all the gopis had kept their clothes on the river bank before going into the river.

In those days, separate times of the day were fixed for men and women to bathe in the river. When it was time for the women to bathe, no one would come there so they had total freedom in the river. Krishna bundled up all their clothes, climbed up a tree and just quietly sat there.

The women, busy playing in the water and having a bath, didn’t notice anything. When it was time to come out, they came out and saw to their horror that their clothes were missing. They screamed and yelled because they had no clothes now. Where were they to go?


HEALTHY LIVING

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The power of healthy living can be regarded as the benefits of a healthy

lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle can give you good and positive benefits. These are the benefits that can definitely help you to

have better living.

For achieving it, you need to have a lot of courage to stay living a healthy lifestyle. If you are not sure about what kind of lifestyle healthy living is, you should start with the things that people living a healthy lifestyle do for themselves.

A healthy lifestyle surely includes regular exercising. It can regulate your metabolism, which can help in burning fats and weight loss. It will reduce or lessen the risk of having heart problems or heart attacks. It promotes better sleeping habit. Moreover, it can help you to retain the energy you have.

Eating with discipline can give various health benefits to you. This include reduced risk of heart diseases and stroke. It can help you to keep away from acquiring or getting deadly diseases like diabetes, mental illness and some types of cancer. Healthy diet can provide you with sufficient

level of energy your body needed.

A person living a healthy lifestyle should be keen in maintaining a hygienic environment. Cleanliness is an important factor of healthy living. You can contract a lot of diseases from the bad bacterias around you. It is a must that you make it a point to maintain a clean environment.

The power of healthy living is not limited to the physical benefits that it entails. Living a healthy lifestyle can provide you with emotional and mental benefits. Like for instance, if you are living a healthy lifestyle you’d definitely be free of stress and any unhealthy thought you may get from worrying too much about everything in your life which include your health, your family, your work, etc.

These simple tips can help you in leading a powerful healthy living.


Kootu CurryEasy, tasty and

healthy side dish

INDIAN FOOD

Kootu Curry is a very famous traditional Kerala recipe. It serves as a great side dish with rice, dal / sambar or even with plain steamed rice. Kootu

means mingling or a combination.

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Ingredients

1. Brown chickpeas-cooked - 1/2 cup

2. Raw plantain / kaya-peeled and

cubed - 1/2 cup

3. Elephant yam /chena-cubed - 1/2

cup

4. Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

6. Grated coconut - 1/3 cup

7. Salt to taste

8. Water - as required

To grind1. Grated coconut -1/2 cup

2. Garlic - 2 small cloves

3. Green chillies - 1 or 2 nos (or to

taste)

4. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

5. Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp (or

to taste)

For tempering1. Mustard - 1/2 tsp

2. Dried red chilli - 2 nos

3. Curry leaves - few

4. Oil

How to prepare Grind together all the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ to form a coarse paste. Keep aside.

Dry roast 1/3 cup grated coconut over medium flame, stir continuously until it turns brown. Keep aside.

In a pan, combine together cubed plantain, elephant yam, chilli powder, turmeric powder and water. Cook until it is tender and water is almost absorbed. Add cooked chickpeas, prepared coconut paste and salt. Mix well and cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Add the roasted coconut and mix well.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, let it splutter. Add red chillies and curry leaves, fry for few seconds and pour it over the curry.

Serve with rice.

It is a mixture of black chickpeas or chana dal and combination of vegetables like ash gourd / winter melon, raw plantain / kaya, elephant yam / chena along with ground coconut and spices.This is prepared in different styles in different parts of Kerala and it’s a semi dry preparation. Some use chana dal / kadala parippu instead of chick peas / kadala.


CEO SOFT BANK CORP

Nikesh Arora

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Nikesh Arora is a former Google executive, was the President & Chief

Operating Officer ofSoftBank Corp from October 2014 until 21 June 2016. He

was born on 9 February 1968.

Born to an Indian Air Force officer, Arora graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, BHU in Varanasi with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1989. He holds a degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University. He also holds the CFA designation.

Professional journey

SoftBank Corp.

President & Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank Corp. Arora, has received over $200 million in compensation over the last two years, while at the head of Softbank’s operations. This pay package made him world’s 3rd highest-paid executive.

Google

Arora joined Google in 2004. He held multiple senior operating leadership roles at Google, serving as President, Global Sales Operations and Business Development from 2009 to 2010, President Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President, Europe Operations from 2004 to 2007. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Google Inc.

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(Google) since January 2011 until July 2014.

He left Google in July 2014 resigning from the post of Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer.

Arora served on the board of directors at Colgate-Palmolive Company from March 8, 2012, until his resignation on September 10, 2014.

Arora worked as Chief Marketing Officer and as a Member of the Management Board at T-Mobile, Bharti Airtel, Europe and serves as a Trustee at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, California.

Since 2007, Arora has also served as a Senior Advisor to Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm.

From 2001 to 2004, he served as Chief Marketing Officer of the T-Mobile International Division of Deutsche Telekom AG. He was Chief Executive Officer and Founder of T-Motion PLC, which merged with T-Mobile International in 2002.

Arora began his career at Fidelity Investments in 1992, holding a variety of finance and technology management positions, ultimately serving

as Vice President, Finance of Fidelity Technologies.

Nikesh Arora worked for Deutsche Telekom, Putnam Investments, Fidelity Investments and Hellas Telecommunications.

President & Chief Operating Officer

of SoftBank Corp. Arora, has

received over $200 million in compensation over the last

two years, while at the head

of Softbank’s operations.


US lawmakers introduce bill that will

impact Indian companiesTwo US lawmakers has introduced a legislation in

the House of Representatives, which if passed by the Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring

IT professionals on H-1B and L1 work visas.

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Two US lawmakers has introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives, which if passed by the Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L1 work visas. Majority of big Indian IT companies are heavily dependent on H-1B and L1 visas in the US, such a bill is likely to have a major impact, if not sound a death knell, on their businesses.

The new bill proposes to bar companies that have more than 50 employees and fifty percent of them on H1-B, L1 visas, from hiring more. The bill will encourage companies to recruit American workers. The bill proposes new wage requirements for H-1B visa-holders and establishment of wage requirements for L1 workers.

The bill, if passed into law, will provide more authority to the Departments of Homeland Security and Labour to investigate fraud and abuse in the H-1B and L-1 programs.

The visa-holders will be given a list of rights to protect them from exploitation, according to the proposed bill, Representatives Bill Pascrell and Dana Rohrabacher said in a statement.

“Foreign outsourcing companies are the top users

of the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. Over the years a number of concerns have been raised about how certain companies have been using these visa programs,” Mr. Pascrell said.

“America is producing many skilled, high-tech professionals with advanced degrees and no jobs. By ‘in-sourcing’ and exploiting foreign workers, some businesses are abusing the visa programs and undercutting our workforce to reap the rewards,” Congressman Pascrell said.

“Without the critical reforms our bill proposes, American workers will continue to be unfairly displaced and visa workers will continue to be mistreated — both of which are unacceptable,” he said in a statement.

“We applaud (the) long-term commitment to addressing the glaring gaps in protections in our current skilled visa programs,” AFL-CIO Government Affairs

Department Director William Samuel wrote in support of the bill.

“These loopholes have resulted in the mistreatment of H-1B workers and US workers alike, and have led to the egregious displacement scandals that continue to make headlines and discredit these programs,” he said. “It is more than clear that the H-1B and L-1 visa programs are being used by major companies across our economy to hire cheap, disposable workers in place of their American employees,” IEEE president Peter Eckstein wrote in support of the bill.

“Reports of Americans being fired and replaced by non-Americans, who will never be invited to become Americans, can no longer be dismissed as mere ‘anecdotes.’ Rather, outsourcing companies dominate the H-1B and L-1 programs, annually costing America tens of thousands of good, middle-class jobs,” he said.

Without the critical reforms, our bill proposes, American workers

will continue to be unfairly displaced and visa workers will continue to be mistreated — both

of which are unacceptable


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TTheresa Mary has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997. May identifies as a One-Nation Conservative and is characterised as a Liberal Conservative. The daughter of a vicar, May grew up in Oxfordshire.

Following the resignation of David Cameron on 24 June 2016, May announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party and quickly emerged as the front-runner. She won the first ballot of Conservative MPs on 5 July by a significant margin and two days later won the votes

of 199 MPs, and faced the vote of Conservative Party members in a contest with Andrea Leadsom. Leadsom’s withdrawal from the election on 11 July led to May’s appointment on the same day. She was appointed Prime Minister on 13 July.

New Prime Minister Theresa May, took the office with a mandate to take Britain out of the European Union and has announced the senior members of her cabinet.

Theresa May

the second female

Prime Minister of UKTheresa Mary May, born 1 October 1956, a British politician has been chosen as the

second Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party.


Finance Minister – Philip Hammond

Foreign Secretary since 2014, Hammond, 60, has previously been Transport Secretary and was Defence Secretary for three years from 2011. Now, Hammond will have to manage an economy that risks sliding into recession after last month’s vote to leave the EU, and set new budget goals.

Foreign Secretary – Boris Johnson

The most surprising of May’s appointments. The flamboyant former Mayor of London was a leading figure in the victorious

“Leave” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership referendum. Johnson, 52, will have to address questions

about the country’s role in the world after its exit from the EU and shape British policy towards key areas like Syria, Iran

and Russia.

Interior Minister–Amber Rudd

The most surprising of May’s appointments. The flamboyant former Mayor of London was a leading figure in the victorious “Leave” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership referendum. Johnson, 52, will have to address questions about the country’s role in the world after its exit from the EU and shape British policy towards key areas like Syria, Iran and Russia.

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International Trade – Liam Fox

The 54-year-old Fox will be in charge of forging new international trade deals after Britain voted to leave the

European Union. He has previously held a string of senior positions in government. He was defence minister from 2010

to 2011 and is a former minister in the foreign office.

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union -David Davis

TDavis, 67, a senior Conservative lawmaker who was beaten by former prime minister David Cameron in the party’s 2005 leadership election contest is a strong supporter of Brexit, has said that Britain should take its time before formally starting the divorce process by triggering Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty.

Defence Minister -Michael Fallon

Scotsman Fallon, 64, has been the defence minister since July 2014 and has forged a reputation as a safe pair of hands. He has also served in the business and energy departments. He is a former Vice Chairman of the ruling Conservative Party.


DESI NEWS

BBurhan, 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander and two other militants were killed by security forces who moved into the village after a specific information about their presence in a house.

The security forces gathered information about the presence of one Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sartaz raising hopes that Burhan may also be present as earlier intelligence inputs suggested that both used to move together. When the encounter ended, security forces were jubilant on finding among the three dead terrorists Burhan who had shot

Dreaded terrorist

Burhan Wani killedBurhan Muzaffar Wani, also known as Burhan Wani, was the commander of Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen, whose social media campaign had an outreach among a section of Kashmiri Muslim youth.

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to fame with series of videos and pictures on social networking sites asking youths to join militancy.

The official said some stray and intermittent incidents of stone pelting were reported from Qaimo Kulgam and Khudwani in south Kashmir, Trehgam, Lalpora, Battergam, Kupwara, Hyhama, Hatmulla, Warpora, Sopore, Arampora, Cement bridge, Baramulla and Palhalan in north Kashmir, Suzaith and Narbal in Budgam, Parimpora, Chinkral Mohalla in

During the operation, the security forces faced resistance from locals who resorted to stone-pelting. The encounter began at 4:30 p.m. and ended at 6:15 p.m. The militants were hiding in a house during the operation and started firing at the troops that were conducting search operations. All three were killed in the encounter. Jammu & Kashmir Police’s Director General K. Rajendra confirmed that Burhan was killed in an exchange of fire between security personnel and the militants.

Habakadal in Srinagar after the killing of the dreaded terrorist Burhan.

Burhan was killed in an encounter on July 8, 2016 along with two other fighters later identified as Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh and Pervaiz Ahmad Lashkari. He and his accomplices were killed in Bundoora village of Kokernag, by a joint team after being cornered by Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and 19 Rashtriya Rifles.


IN BUSINESS

30 percent annual local sourcing

ExemptedA three-year exemption from 30 percent annual

local sourcing required for foreign single-brand retail companies with “cutting-edge technology”, is approved

by the cabinet, paving the way for global players like Apple to open their first retail store in India.

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The decision is part of the government’s announcements amending the Foreign Direct Investment policy, aimed at liberalising and simplifying procedures so as to provide ease of doing business in the country and leading to larger FDI inflows contributing to growth of investment, incomes, and employment. “With these changes, India is now the most open economy in the world for FDI,” the release added.

Companies like Apple will be given the flexibility to source an average of 30 percent locally over a five-year period once the 3-year exemption from the sourcing rule is over. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion announced these changes last month. After completion of the first 3 years, such entities will be given flexibility

to source according to their operational needs for the next five years, so that they do not face any problem to enhance their manufacturing base.

However, by the end of the fifth year, such entities must have sourced an average of 30 percent locally over that five-year period. This means they may not strictly adhere to the annual 30 per cent sourcing rule in any of those five years. When the relaxed regime is over, they have to compulsorily comply with the mandatory 30 percent sourcing rule every year.

Apple’s technology has already been described as “cutting-edge” by a government panel headed by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, secretary Ramesh Abhishek. Similarly, Chinese firm LeEco

will also be subjected to the same conditions if its claim of having “cutting-edge” technology is endorsed by the panel.

“We will inform Apple about the relaxation of the local sourcing norms so that the company can avail the concessions,” Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

“Our main focus is on creating more jobs and ensuring that India becomes a manufacturing hub and there is a need to encourage foreign investments,” Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said.


Dr. Zakir Naik The terror monger

INFOCUS

While addressing the students at the University of Nairobi, PM Narendra Modi has warned that “preachers of hate and violence are threatening

the fabric of the society”, a veiled reference to the extremist sermons of the radical televangelist Dr

Zakir Naik aired on his Peace TV.

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Remarkably, he seems to make an underlying point which applies to all the extremist and hardcore preachers and radical televangelists, without calling their names. That is to say, the knee-jerk reactions are not going to help us face the real challenge of extremist preachers and hate-mongers.

Extremist preachers and radical televangelists like Zakir Naik, for that matter, are indeed not ‘terrorists’, rather, they are ideologues of chauvinism, radicalism, exclusivism, xenophobia and religious bigotry breeding the grounds for terror. Youth must play their role in refuting the violent theological underpinnings of hate sermons, channelizing the peaceful resources in their religions, national secular culture and democratic values.

The mainstream Islamic scholars will have to come out to confront them, rebutting their twisted religious underpinnings, theological misinterpretations and extremist doctrines, point by point.

Extremist preachers threatens the entire society, influencing the young and the old alike. But the gullible youth with impressionable

minds are more vulnerable to their pernicious propaganda. The energetic and dynamic youths who give in to the inflammatory speeches of their religious gurus, try to translate their extremist teachings into practice. In a crazy bid to please their preachers, some of them get carried away to resort to weapons, sometimes going to the extent of suicide bombing to serve the ‘holy cause’ taught to them. Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi a scholar of Comparative Religion, Classical Arabic and Islamic sciences, cultural analyst and researcher in Media and Communication Studies, notes.

Zakir Naik did not only misinterpreted the references from the holy Qur’an and hadith, but also coined quite new, nefarious and pernicious religious underpinnings in some of his speeches spewing venom. “The only requirement for marriage in Islamic Sharia is that girl and boy both must attain the age of puberty that can occur at an age of 12, 11 or even 10.” This is how a radical Salafist televangelist in India has been misguiding Muslim youth across the world, at the same time, causing greater defamation to Islam than the Islamophobes and tarnishing the image of Indian Muslims in the global media.

The mainstream Islamic scholars will have to come out to

confront them, rebutting their twisted religious underpinnings, theological misinterpretations

and extremist doctrines, point by point.


CChandrasekhar Azad was born to Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi on July 23, 1906 in Badarka (Unnao). His original name was Chandrasekhar Tiwari. He received his early schooling in Bhavra District in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. For higher studies he went to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi.

Azad, at an age of 15, got involved in the revolutionary activities. He was caught by the British police while participating in the non-cooperation movement and

sentenced to whiplashes as punishment. When the magistrate asked him his name, he said “Azad” (independence). With each stroke of the whip the young Chandrasekhar shouted “Bart Mata Ki Jai”. Then onwards, Chandrashekhar assumed the title of Azad and came to be known as Chandrashekhar Azad.

Chandrashekhar Azad was attracted towards more aggressive and revolutionary ideals. He committed himself for complete independence by

Nightmare of Britishers

Chandra Shekhar AzadChandrasekhar

Azad was a born firebrand

revolutionary, who has engaged in a

heroic battle against the British. His

role was crucial in inspiring others of his generation to participate in the

national movement for freedom.

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Nightmare of Britishers

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandrashekhar Azad was a terror for British police. He was on their hit list and the British police badly wanted to capture him dead or alive. On February 27, 1931 Chandrashekhar Azad met two of his comrades at the Alfred Park Allahabad.

any means. Chandrashekhar Azad and his compatriots would target British officials known for their oppressive actions against ordinary people and freedom fighters. Chandrashekhar Azad was involved in Kakori Train Robbery (1926), the attempt to blow up the Viceroy’s train (1926) and the shooting of Saunders at Lahore (1928) to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpatrai.

Chandrashekhar Azad was a terror for British police. He was on their hit list and the British police badly wanted to capture him dead or alive. On February 27, 1931 Chandrashekhar Azad met two of his comrades at the Alfred Park Allahabad. He was betrayed by an informer who had informed the British police. The police surrounded the park and ordered Chandrashekhar Azad to surrender. Chandrashekhar Azad fought alone valiantly and killed three policemen. But finding himself surrounded and seeing no route for escape, Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself.

While the background freedom fighter were rewarded, the real heroes were ignored. But the unsung heroes have a prominent place in the hearts of true Indians. It is these unsung heroes who have contributed for the freedom of this great country through

their sacrifices. Others tasted and enjoyed the fruits and declared themselves as freedom fighters and rewarded themselves ‘Bharath Ratna’ and created a dynasty to ruin this country for there selfish motives.


INDIAN YOGA

The chin press

also activates the spiritual center in the neck region called the

Vishuddhi chakra which is closely associated with

the thyroid glands and general

health.

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Sarvangasana

Strengthens entire body

Sarvangasana, is the Sanskrit name for the Shoulderstand. The word “sarvanga”, means whole

body. This Asana strengthens your entire body; it gives many of the benefits of the Sirshasana or Headstand,

but here the circulation is directed to your thyroid gland instead of the head.

Inverted asanas like Sarvangasana have a special effect on the human body. Usually, all the organs are ‘hanging downwards’ due to the force of gravity. Inverted poses are an attempt to reverse this effect. This can have various health benefits especially for those suffering from piles and certain kinds of hernia.

It is good to consult a qualified yoga instructor and your doctor before attempting inverted asanas for therapeutic reasons. Those suffering from high blood pressure, bad neck

conditions, heart problems, inflammation of spleen or liver, should not do this asana without the consent from the doctor.

How to do

1. Lie on your back in a relaxed way.

2. Let the hands rest on the floor next to the body and breathe normally.

3. Try to raise the legs slowly till the legs are almost 90 degrees to the floor.

4. Place the hands under the

lower back at the waist level.

5. Use the hands and elbows for support to raise your body up further.

6. The breath should be held inside when you are raising the body to the vertical position

7. Use the support of the hands to raise the trunk further up, till the whole body is vertical.

8. At this stage the body weight rests on the shoulders.


9. Hands and elbows remain as props to support and balance the body.

10. In the final pose the body is vertical, 90 degrees to the floor and the chin presses against the chest.

11. Remain in this position according to your comfort.

12. For health benefits 3 – 5 minutes every day is good enough. Though practitioners can go up to 15 minutes for spiritual benefits.

13. Breathe normally while maintaining the steady raised position.

14. While releasing the position, the breath is held inside and the body is slowly brought down to the supine position.

After performing Sarvanagasana, usually a counter asana is practiced to relieve the stretch of the neck. Matsyasana is commonly practiced after Sarvangasana as it bends the neck in the opposite direction giving a counter stretch to the neck. Ushtrasana and Supta Vajrasana can also be used as a counter pose for Sarvangasana. Duration maintained for the counter pose should be roughly half the duration of

Sarvangasana.

Benefits

1. The chin press during Sarvangasana stimulates the thyroid glands. It is good for those suffering from hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland also controls the effectiveness of other hormones. This will help to balance the functions of other endocrine glands.

2. The chin press also activates the spiritual center in the neck region called the Vishuddhi chakra which is closely associated with the thyroid glands and general health.

3. The inverted pose relieves the gravitational weight from many organs and helps in piles, hydrocele and certain kinds of hernia.

4. Sarvangasana is good for those suffering from elephantiasis as it tends to reduce the inflammation in the legs.

5. Tones the spine, the neck, the intestines, other organs in the abdomen and thorax and the shoulders.

6. Help to reduce fat around the waist region.

7. Sarvangasana gives benefits to the entire body and hence is a ‘Queen’ among asanas.

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The chin press during Sarvangasana stimulates the thyroid glands. It is good for those suffering from hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland also controls the effectiveness of other hormones. This will help to balance the functions of other endocrine glands.


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Everyone wants to have personal success and want to learn the keys to success. Everyone wants to have a happy, healthy life, do meaningful work, and achieve financial independence.

Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, to be significant, to have a positive impact on those around.

Everyone wants to do something wonderful.

Successful Lifestyle for

happy living

Personal success is not a matter of background, intelligence, or native ability. It’s not our family or friends who enable us to do extraordinary things. Instead, the keys to success are our ability to get the very best out of ourselves under almost all conditions and circumstances. It is your ability to adapt and change your life. You have within you, deep reserves of potential and ability that, if properly harnessed and channeled, will enable you to accomplish extraordinary things with your life.

How to do this

Identify your passions. Define what success means to you. It may take years to realize what you want to do with your life, identifying your current passions, interests and values will help you set goals and give your life a sense of meaning.

Make a list of goals and what you might do to achieve them. Be sure to address both short-term and long-term goals. Try to think beyond financial / career goals.

Live purposefully. In order to achieve your dreams and be the person you want to be, you will have to start paying attention to your actions.

Cherish your time. Try to spend your free time doing things that you enjoy doing, rather than wasting time.

Be educated. Education gives you the knowledge, skills and credibility to achieve your maximum potential.


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Manage your finances. Learning how to manage your money will help to ensure your financial stability over time, regardless of your income.

Keep track of your expenses. Review your bank statements often and notice where you spend your money.

Manage your time. Putting off important tasks until the last minute can cause you unnecessary stress and increase the likelihood of errors and negligence. Manage your time so that you have enough time to complete tasks effectively.

Enjoy the present moment. If you are constantly dwelling on the past or daydreaming about the future, you are missing out on the present. Remember that the past and the future are simply illusions and that real life takes place here and now.

Don’t compare your own life to other peoples’ lives. Unfortunately, many people measure their own success by comparing it to the success of those around them. If you want to feel accomplished and happy, you will have to stop comparing your life to other peoples’ lives.

Count your blessings. No matter how much you achieve in life, you will always feel unhappy if you constantly focus on what you don’t have. Instead, devote time every day to appreciating the things you do have. Think beyond material items; appreciate your loved ones, and cherish happy memories.

Manage your time. Putting off important tasks until the last minute

can cause you unnecessary stress and increase the likelihood of

errors and negligence. Manage your time so that you have enough time to

complete tasks effectively.


Successful relationships gives

Happier livesRelationships are our greatest investment. Yet most of us have put at least one important relationship on the back burner. The happiness of a relationship

is never relative to the time spent in dating or courtship.

RELATIONSHIP

Relationships are important in any aspect of life weather it is friendships, personal relationships, business or working. When the relationship is happy and strong there are immense benefits like joyful company including material and emotional benefits.

There are other elements of a relationship that can make and break the happiness of it. Relationships are important in any aspect of life whether it is friendships, personal relationships, business or working. When the relationship is happy and strong there are immense benefits like joyful company including material and emotional benefits.

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No relationship can survive with a lack of trust between the individuals involved. It is very essential to maintain and continuously strengthen the trust throughout the relationship. Trust forms the basis, on which happy relationships are built strong to survive any storm.

A relationship cannot yield happiness if the persons involved do not respect each other. Respect strengthens, loyalty towards the individuals. Without mutual respect it is difficult to maintain cordiality which is essential for any happy relationship.

No relationship can be built on lies. You have to instill trust in you by your words and actions. Only then the others will be able to share their thoughts, views and

feelings with you. Individuals have different needs and expectations. Hence it is very much required to show others, that you can be relied upon in difficult times. Distrust and dishonesty are destroyers of any relationship.

In any relationship, the people involved need to show how much they care for the other. Care can be in the form of support in turbulent times or can also be by being a crying shoulder and listening to the problems, which other person is going through in their life. Giving credit to the other person when it is due and genuine appreciation in public can make the relationship to grow stronger.

Mutual understanding plays an important role in the success of any happy relationship as, every

individual is different. Each one of us, have unique strengths and weaknesses. Avoid criticizing the other person’s flaws in public. This gives rise to a feeling of insecurity within the partner and can create misunderstanding.

Anyone can make a concerted effort to practice forgiveness, be kinder and more helpful. You can be kinder in simple ways, such as smiling more often, putting a spark in the tone of your voice and giving people the benefit of the doubt. Be sure to take note of how you feel, when you do a good deed for someone. Kindness is the food for the soul, and it’s a great relationship strategy. You’ll not only decrease your relationship problems and bring people closer to you, but also you will feel wonderful!


LOVE & ROMANCE

Successful Romantic RelationshipA healthy functional intimate relationship

is based on equality and respect, not

power and control. In romantic

relationships, it’s the little things

that count. A small gift, an off-hand

compliment, a moment of physical

contact that can vastly strengthen a

relationship. There’s no single “formula”

to a perfect relationship.

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It’s not surprising that the more positive a person is, the more likely they’ll be happy in their relationships. Positive thoughts are great for more than just your relationships and you don’t need to prescribe to over-the-top positivity either. Just make sure you show some happiness when your partner succeeds.

Good communication takes effort, it’s hard and it doesn’t always go smoothly. But when you let small things fester and don’t communicate, problems arise. Unsurprisingly, studies show that conflicts about money and poor communication lead to unhappy couples more than almost anything else.

Relationships aren’t about having another person to complete you, instead coming to the relationship wholly and sharing your life interdependently. By letting go off the romantic ideal of merging and becoming “one,” and to love the distances in relationship as much as the togetherness.

The romantic tragedy occurs when you view the person you are in love with, as a symbol of what they have come to represent, the idea

of them. When you realize that more often than not, you don’t really know your partner, you begin to discover who they are and how they change and evolve.

One thing that unites is that we all long to be happy. This happiness usually includes the desire to be close to someone in a loving way. To create real intimacy, get in touch with the spaciousness of your heart and bring awareness to what is good within you. It’s easier to recognize the good in your partner when you’re connected to the good in yourself.

Genuine happiness is not about feeling good about ourselves, because other people love us. It is more about how well we have loved ourselves and others. The unintentional outcome of loving others more deeply is that we are loved more deeply.

Draw upon your own inner-resources to offer love, attention and nurture yourself when you need it. Then you can let love come to you, instead of putting expectations on what it needs to look like.


INDIAN TRAVELOGUE

AllahabadConfluence of Ganga Yamuna

and invisible Saraswathy

Allahabad or “Settled by God” in ancient Persian (now called Dari), is a name given by

Mughal kings to the ancient Prayag, being the second oldest city of India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 205 KM south

of state capital Lucknow. Allahabad is accessible by Road, Rail and Air.

The city of Allahabad is among the largest cities of Uttar Pradesh and situated at the confluence of three holy rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati. The meeting point is known as Triveni Sangam and is especially sacred to Hindus. The earlier settlements of the Aryans were established in this city, then known as Prayag. All sins are cleaned with entry in Prayag (the ancient name of modern time Allahabad). Prayag is one of the historic and mythological cities of India with glorious past

and present. It continues to enjoy the distinction of being a place of haunting and lasting memories.

History

The Present Jhunsi area very close to sangam was the kingdom of Chandrabanshiya (lunar clan) king Pururava. Nearby Kaushambi bloomed to prosperity during Vatsa and Maurya Rule. The earliest monument of antiques, Ashok Pillar with inscriptions of third century B.C.

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clears the inscriptions of his directions to his fellow Rajas and praise of King Samudragupta. The Chinese traveler Huan Tsang in 643 BC found Prayag inhabited by many Hindus who regarded the place very Holy. In ancient times, the city was known as Prayag (place of the confluences). For Hindus, Prayag and the district of Kaushambi are important parts of their territory. The area became part of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires of the east and the Kushan Empire of the west before becoming part of the Kannauj Empire.

Allahabad became a part of the Mughal Empire after their invasion of India in 1526. In 1575 AD Emperor Akbar founded the city by the name of “Illahabas” which has now become Allahabad, “The City of Allaha” impressed with the strategic importance of the Sangam. In medieval India the city enjoyed the honour of being the religio-cultural center of India. For a long time it was provincial capital of the Mughals. Later it was captured by Marathas.

The Founder of Sikh Religion Guru Nanak Dev ji visited Allahabad, then known as Prayag and the Ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur visited Allahabad in 1666 and Sikh

Allahabad became a part of the Mughal Empire after

their invasion of India in

1526. In 1575 AD Emperor

Akbar founded the city by

the name of “Illahabas” which has

now become Allahabad, “The City of Allaha”

impressed with the strategic

importance of the Sangam.

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Religion was preached in this City.

In 1765, the British established a garrison in Allahabad fort. From 1801 AD British history of the city begun, when the Nawab of Oudh ceded it to the British Throne. British army used the fort for their military purposes. During 1857 AD the town was the centre of war of Independence and later became the crucible of Indian Freedom Movement against British. In 1857, Allahabad was active in the Indian Mutiny.

In 1858 AD The East India Company officially handed over India to British Government, here at Minto Park. After the first war of independence the town was named “Allahabad” and was made the capital of United Province of Agra and Oudh. In 1868 AD it became a seat of Justice when Allahabad High Court was established.

1871 AD British architect Sir William Emerson erected a majestic monument All Saint Cathedral, thirty years before he designed the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. In 1887 AD Allahabad becomes the fourth oldest University. Allahabad has been rich in numerous Victorian and Georgian buildings made in synthesis with Indian

architectural traditions.

This city was the heart of the Indian Freedom Movement against the British rule with Anand Bhawan being the epicentre. It was in Allahabad, Mahatama Gandhi proposed his program of non-violent resistance to liberate India. From the days of civilization Allahabad has been the seat of learning, wisdom and writing. It is the most vibrant politically, spiritually conscious and spiritually awakened city of India.

In 1931, at Alfred Park in Allahabad, the revolutionary Chandrasekhar Azad killed himself when surrounded by the British Police.

Legends

The ancient name of the city Prayag (Sanskrit refers to it as a “place of sacrifice”) and is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating the world. It is one of the four sites of the mass Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has very much importance in the Hindu scriptures for it is situated at Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswathy.


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Its sanctity is manifested by references to it in Purans, the Ramayan and the Mahabharat. According to Hindu Mythology, Lord Brahma, the creator God of the Trinity, chose a land on earth (i.e. Prayag) to perform ‘Prakrista Yag’, at the beginning of the creation and he also referred to it as Tirtha raj or the King of all pilgrimage centres’ As per writings of ‘Padma Puran’ – “As the sun is amongst the moon and the moon amongst the stars, likewise ‘Prayag is best amongst all places of pilgrimage”. In Brahma Puran it is mentioned that bathing in the month of Magha at the Sangam of Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswathy in Prayag bestows results of millions and millions of Ashvamedha Yajna.

Prayag is the birth place of Som, Varuna and Prajapati. Prayag has been associated with mythological personalities in Brahmanical (Vedic) and Buddhist Literatures. It was the seat of the great Sage Bhardwaj, Sage Durvasa and Sage Pannas. Sage Bhardwaj lived here circa 5000 BC and taught more than 10000 disciples. He was the greatest philosopher of ancient world.

Kumbh Mela

Every year thousands gather at Allahabad to take part in the festival on the banks of the Ganges, the Magh Mela. The same festival is organized in a larger scale every 12th year and attracts millions of people and is called the Kumbha Mela. Kumbh Mela (especially the Maha Kumbh Mela) is the most sacred of all the pilgrimages. Thousands of holy men and women (monks,

Prayag is the birth place of Som, Varuna and Prajapati. Prayag has been associated with mythological personalities in Brahmanical (Vedic) and Buddhist Literatures.

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saints and sadhus) attend and the auspiciousness of the festival is in part attributable to this. The sadhus are seen clad in saffron sheets with ashes dabbed on their skin as per the requirements of ancient traditions. Some called Naga sanyasis or ‘Dhigambers’ may often be seen without any clothes even in severe winter, generally considered to live an extreme lifestyle.

Sangam

Located approximately 7 km from Civil Lines, it is actually the confluence of three holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati. As per Hindu tradition Triveni Sangam is the confluence of three rivers. Sangama is the Sanskrit word for confluence. The point of confluence is a sacred place for Hindus. A bath here is said to wash away all of one’s sins and

free one from the cycle of rebirth. Here the muddy and pale-yellow waters of the Ganges merge with the blue waters of Yamuna. While the Ganges is only 4 feet deep, the Yamuna is 40 feet deep near the point of their nexus. The river Yamuna merges into the Ganges at this point and the Ganges continues on until it meets the sea at the Bay of Bengal. At the confluence of these two great Indian rivers, where the


invisible Saraswati conjoins them, many Tirtha yatris take boats to bathe from platforms erected in the Sangam.

Allahabad Fort

Allahabad Fort at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India was built by Emperor Akbar in 1583. The fort stands on the banks of the Yamuna near the site of confluence with river Ganges. It is the largest fort built by Akbar. In its prime, the fort was unrivaled for its design, construction and craftsmanship. This huge fort has three galleries flanked by high towers.

The outer wall is intact and rises above the water’s edge. Inside the fort there is the Zenana, Palace of Mariam-uz-Zamani and the 3rd century BC Ashoka pillar and Saraswati Koop as well, said to be the source of the Saraswati River. The Patalpuri temple is also here.

Patalpuri Temple and Akshaya Vat

Located inside the Allahabad Fort, this is actually an underground temple, alluding to associations with Lord Rama. The famous Akshaya Vat one of the most revered

trees of the Hindus is also sited within the temple. It is believed that lord Rama has visited this temple. Famous Chinese traveler and writer Huan Tsang also visited the temple. The undying banyan tree or ‘Akshayavat’ within the Patalpuri temple has found state in the account of several ancient scriptures, writers and historians. This place of worship inside the Fort is an important place of pilgrimage. It dates from the epic age. Huan Tsang, the Chinese traveler who visited the Fort in 634 AD during his journey through India, mentioned its imprinted stone divinity. It became an underground holy place when Akbar construct his Fort over and around in 1583. A permit from the Ordnance Depot or the Tourist Office is required for visiting the Patalpuri Temple and the Akshaya Vat. It is near the southern wall and is one among the many trees seen from outside the southern wall of the fort.

Hanuman Mandir

Located near the Allahabad Fort, it is famous for the image of the reclined position of Lord Hanuman. The idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji, situated in Sangam Kshetra is very magnificent and gorgeous. This idol is lying

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in Veermudra. The broad forehead, large arms, wide waist spontaneously arouse the feelings of valour in the minds of devotees. Thus the devotee becomes completely overpowered by devotion. The place where the idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji is laid, it is believed that it sets the mixed holy waters of mother Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati in an intrinsic and unseen way continuously.

Under the right foot of Shri Bade Hanumanji’s idol the statue of Ahirawan is situated, which is being looked at as the destroyer of ill-feelings and bad-actions, under the left foot of the idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji the statue of Kamada Devi who is considered as the Goddess of will-power and is Aradhya Devi of Ahiravana. Near the idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji and towards forehead the idols of Shri Ram Ji and Laxman Ji are situated. By seeing these symbols it seems that this idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji is full of feelings on the victory upon foes.

The famous Akshaya Vat one of the

most revered trees of the

Hindus is also sited within the temple. It is believed

that lord Rama has visited this

temple.


INDIAN HISTORY

Shishunaga Dynasty

Pradyota assents the throne of Avanti ending the Brhadratha Dynasty and commencing the Pradyota Dynasty of Magadha. The Mahavamsa states that

Ajatasatru’s son Udayabhadra succeeded Ajatasatru and ruled for the next sixteen years.

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PHe moved his capital to the bank of Ganges which was known as Pataliputra. The succession was followed by Udayabhadra’s son Anuruddha and his son Munda in the same family tradition by slaying the father. Munda’s son Nagadasaka slew his father and continued reigning through this dynasty of parricides’. The citizens angered by the rule of Haryankas, revolted against Nagadasaka and anointed Shishunaga as the king.

Shishunaga, the founder of the dynasty, was initially an amatya or “minister” of the last Haryanka dynasty ruler Nagadasaka and ascended to the throne after a popular rebellion in c. 413 BCE. Buddhist sources indicate that he had a secondary capital at Vaishali, formerly the capital of Vajji, until it was conquered by Magadha. The Shishunaga dynasty ruled one of the largest empires in the Indian subcontinent. Shishunaga was succeeded by his son Kakavarna and according to the Sinhala chronicles by his son Kalashoka.

Ten sons of Kalashoka ruled simultaneously. The Mahabodhivamsa states their names as

Bhadrasena, Korandavarna, Mangura, Sarvanjaha, Jalika, Ubhaka, Sanjaya, Koravya, Nandivardhana and Panchamaka. Only one of them is mentioned in the Puranic lists, Nandivardhana.[3] Nandivardhana or Mahanandin was probably the last ruler of this dynasty, his empire was inherited by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda.

The political process in India started with semi-nomadic tribal units called janas which coalesced into janapadas. The first Vedic realm mentioned in the Vedas is Videha, but its existence mostly falls into the category of the religious-legendary. During the 6th century BCE, the janapadas had formed larger political entities, possibly through a process not unlike the Greek synoecism, in which smaller settlements combined to form city-states with their hinterlands (mahajanapadas). Among the mahajanapadas five cities gained special importance: Rajagriha or Rajgir in Magadha (modern Bihar), Varanasi (formerly called Benares) in Kasi, Kausambi in Vatsa, Sravasti in Kosala, and Champa in Anga. All of these states

were in the Gangetic plain of northern India. Other important centers were Ujjain in Avanti and Takshashila in Gandhara.

Magadha was mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The four strongest states - Kasi, Kosala, Magadha and Vrjji - were all along the Ganges River. Of those four, Magadha had several advantages that would help it to prevail in the struggle for supremacy. It has risen to power during the reigns of Bimbisara (544 - 491 BCE) and his son Ajatasatru (491 - 460 BCE). Bimbisara whose city of Rajagriha (modern Rajgir, near Gaya, Bihar) controlled nearby iron-mines. Bimbisara established dynastic relations by intermarriage with the nobility of neighbouring Kosala and Vrijji, and easily dominated the territory of Vanga to the southeast. He was, however, murdered by his son Ajatashatru in 493 BC, who established a fort at Pataliputra (Patna), by the Ganga and near to her confluence with the Gandaki, Sona, and Ganghara Rivers. Ajatashatru was also murdered (461 BC) by his impatient heir and so too, the next five generations.

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Magadha expanded to include most of Bihar and much of Bengal with the conquest of Anga, and then expanded up the Ganges valley annexing Kosala and Kashi. Magadha formed one of the sixteen so-called Mahajanapadas. The Magadha empire included republican communities such as Rajakumara. Villages had their own assemblies under their local chiefs called Gramakas. Their administrations were divided into executive, judicial, and military functions. Bimbisara was friendly to both Jainism and Buddhism and suspended tolls at the river ferries for all ascetics

after the Buddha was once stopped at the Ganges River for lack of money.

Magadha battled with all of its neighbours, and used its superior weaponry (e.g. the terrible Rathamushala, an armored chariot with fixed iron blades for mowing down opposing forces) to great effect. After the death of Udayan, the kingdom of Magadh declined rapidly and was replaced by the Shishunaga dynasty, which took over in 413 BC. However, the Shishunaga dynasty did not last for more than 50 years and the Nanda dynasty took over.

Magadha was mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The four strongest states - Kasi, Kosala, Magadha and Vrjji - were all along the Ganges River. Of those four, Magadha had several advantages that would help it to prevail in the struggle for supremacy. It has risen to power during the reigns of Bimbisara (544 - 491 BCE) and his son Ajatasatru (491 - 460 BCE).


TECHNOLOGY

to safely store

ElectricityA group of Harvard scientists have identified a

new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2, that can safely store

electricity from energy sources like solar and wind power in large batteries.

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It will be was a game-changer, delivering the first high-performance, non-flammable,

non-toxic, non-corrosive, and low-cost chemicals that could enable large-scale, inexpensive electricity storage.

“After considering about a million different quinones, we have developed a new class of battery electrolyte material that expands the possibilities of what we can do,” said Kaixiang Lin, a PhD student at Harvard University. “Its simple synthesis means it should be manufacturable on a large scale at a very low cost, which is an important goal of this project,” said Lin.

In 2014, researchers at Harvard replaced metal ions used as conventional battery electrolyte materials in acidic electrolytes with quinones, molecules that store energy in plants and animals. Last year, they developed a quinone that could work in alkaline solutions alongside a common food additive. In the current research, the team found inspiration in vitamin B2, which helps to store energy from food in the body.

“With only a couple of tweaks to the original B2

molecule, this new group of molecules becomes a good candidate for alkaline flow batteries,” said Michael J Aziz, professor at the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

“They have high stability and solubility and provide high battery voltage and storage capacity. Because vitamins are remarkably easy to make, this molecule could be manufactured on a large scale at a very low cost,”

said Aziz.

“We designed these molecules to suit the needs of our battery, but really it was nature that hinted at this way to store energy,” said Roy Gordon, also a professor at Harvard.

“Nature came up with similar molecules that are very important in storing energy in our bodies,” he said.

They have high stability and solubility and provide high battery voltage and storage

capacity. Because vitamins are remarkably easy to make, this molecule could be manufactured on

a large scale at a very low cost.


AUTOMOBILES

Mahindra & Mahindra, the homegrown SUV maker has launched its new mild hybrid

technology ‘Intelli-Hybrid’ on the new generation Mahindra Scorpio. The Scorpio with Intelli-Hybrid

is priced at INR 12.84 lakh (Navi Mumbai, BS4) for the top-end S10 2WD model. The Mahindra

Scorpio Intelli Hybrid is available in the following variants- S4, S4+, S4+ 4WD, S6+, S8, S10-2WD

(Manual Transmission) and S10- 4WD (Manual Transmission).

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The Mahindra Scorpio is powered by a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine that is capable of producing 120bhp of power along with 280Nm of torque. Transmission options include a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic unit. For Delhi-NCR, the vehicle gets a 1.99-litre mHawk diesel unit.

Full Specifications

Engine

Engine Type SZ CRDe, 4 Stroke, Turbo Charged, DIEngineDisplacement (CC) 2609 CC

No Of Cylinder 4

Power 115 bhp@3800 rpmTorque 277 Nm@1700- 2200 rpmDrive Train 2WD Transmission

No of gears 5

Braking System

Front Brake Type Disc

Rear Brake Type Drum

Fuel Efficiency

Mileage City 9.40 Kmpl

Mileage Highway 13.00 KmplMileage 15.00 Kmpl

Fuel Tank Capacity 80

Dimensions

Length 5118 mm

Width 1850 mm

Height 1874 mm

Wheelbase 3040 mm

Ground Clearance 180 mmBoot Space 460 L

Kerb Weight 2510 Kg

Gross Weight 2550 Kg

Minimum Turning Radius 5.40 m

No Of Doors 5

Seating Capacity 8

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Wheels & Tyres

Wheel Type Steel Rims

Tyre Type Radial Tubeless

Front Tyre Size P 245/75 R16

Rear Tyre Size P 245/75 R16

Suspension

Front Suspension Double Wish-bone With Torsion BarRear Suspension Semi-elliptical Leaf Spring With

Double Acting Hydraulic Shock Absorber And Stab Bar

Steering

Power Steering Yes

Steering Type Hydraulic Power Steering

Adjustable Power Steering Yes


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Pleasant and Beautiful Colours can

Influence LifeColours can influence our mind and soul and thereby enhance the ability to take decisions

carefully and cheerfully.

Home colours should be such that it helps you to pacify, stimulate mood, gives good health and makes you content. Colours have profound impact on our psychology, intellect and emotions which is why Vastu enumerates basic rules pertaining to colours which every house should take note of.

The colours, we choose can bear a special responsibility as they reflect our inner personality and life’s approach. Vastu tells you how to choose wall colours in accordance with the planetary directions in order to reap rich outcome in the form of

good health, wealth, peace, progress and harmony.

Directions Colours

East White

West Blue

North Green

South Pink, Coral red

North-east tones of Green, yellow and blue

South-west Tones of brown

South-east Silver white

North-west White

Colours for rooms

1. Tints of Pink colour are ideal for bedroom

2. Children’s room can be brushed with Green colour to facilitate their concentration and for better study.

3. Drawing room or living can have tones of Yellow, Green, Beige or Blue.

4. Tones of brown or white are ideal for kitchen.

5. Dinning room goes best with Blue, Green and Pink as being the family room these colours stimulates the mind and calms down aggression.


Performing one’s own duty faultily is better than performing

others duty perfectlySloka:

sreyan sva-dharmo vigunahpara-dharmat sv-anusthitatsva-dharme nidhanam sreyahpara-dharmo bhayavahah

Word to word Meaning

sreyan—far bettersva-dharma—one’s prescribed dutiesvigua—even faultypara-dharmat—from duties mentioned for otherssvanuthitat—than perfectly donesva-dharme—in one’s prescribed dutiesnidhanam—destructionsreya—betterpara-dharma—duties prescribed for othersbhaya-āvaha—dangerous

Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Chapter – 3 Verse – 35

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Chapter – 3 Verse – 35

Verse meaning

It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though they may be faulty, than other’s duties. Destruction in the course of performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in other’s duties or to follow other’s path which is dangerous.

Explanation

One should discharge his prescribed duties rather than those prescribed for others. Prescribed duties complement one’s psycho-physical condition, under the spell of the modes of material nature. Spiritual duties are as ordered by the spiritual master, for the transcendental service. But both materially or spiritually, one should stick to his prescribed duties even up to the death, rather than imitate other’s prescribed duties.

Duties on the spiritual platform and duties on the material platform may be different, but the principle of following the authorized direction is always good for the performer. When one is under the spell of the modes of material nature, one should follow the prescribed rules for particular situations and should not imitate others.

Everyone has to cleanse his heart by a gradual process, not abruptly. However,

when one transcends the modes of material nature, he can perform anything and everything under the direction of the bonafide spiritual master. In the transcendental stage, the distinctions of the material world do not apply.

One should engage themselves in their duties overriding one’s normal inclinations which are even seen to be in the natures of animals. One would like to switch their duties for others, but it is very risky that the duties one was never trained for, would be as successful as the duty that one was well

versed in. Engaging in ones own duty one possesses the correct inner mentality to accomplish it, but for engagement in other’s duty, the correct inner mentality would not be present, even if the external action was performed perfectly.

There might be worry or indecision and questions regarding some aspects of other’s duty and unresolved, these would lead to inner conflict which is very detrimental for one’s consciousness and atma tattva or soul realisation.

Duties on the spiritual platform and duties on the material platform may be

different, but the principle of following the authorized

direction is always good for the performer.


Amarnath Yatra

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Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km

from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir and reached through Pahalgam town. 46 Km from

Pahalgam and 14 Kms from Baltal.

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TThe shrine forms an important part of Hinduism and is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. The cave is surrounded by snowy mountains. The cave is covered with snow most of the year except for a short period of time in summer when it is open for pilgrims.

Thousands of Hindu devotees make an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave on challenging mountainous terrain to see an ice stalagmite formed inside the cave. The original pilgrimage subscribes that the journey be undertaken from Srinagar, the more common practice is to begin journey at Chandanwari and cover the distance to Amarnathji and back in five days. Pahalgam is 96 Kms from Srinagar.

Legend

Centuries ago Maa Parvati asked Shivji to let her know why and when he started wearing the beads of heads (Mund Mala), to which Bhole Shankar replied, “whenever you are born I add more heads to my bead”. Parvati said, “I die again and again, but you are Immortal. Please tell me the reason behind this”. “Bhole Shankar replied that for this you will have to listen to the Amar Katha”

Shiv agreed to narrate the

detailed story to Maa Parvati. He started for a lonely place where no living being could listen to the immortal secret and ultimately chose Amarnath Cave. In the hush-hush, he left his Nandi (the Bull which He used to ride) at Pahalgam. At Chandanwari, he released Moon (Chand) from his hair (Jataon). At the banks of Lake Sheshnag, he released the snakes. He decided to leave his Son Ganesha at Mahagunas Parvat. At Panjtarni, Shivji left the Five Elements behind (Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Sky) which give birth to life and of which he is the Lord.

After leaving behind all these, Bhole Shankar entered the Holy Amarnath Cave along with Parvati Maa and took his Samadhi. To ensure that no living being is able to hear the Immortal Tale. He created Kalagni and ordered him to spread fire to eliminate every

living thing in and around the Holy Cave. After this he started narrating the secret of immortality to Maa Parvati. But as a matter of chance a pair of pigeons overhead the story and became immortal.

Many pilgrims report seeing the pair of pigeons at the Holy Shrine even today and are amazed as to how these birds survive in such a cold and high altitude area.

The Trek to Amarnath, in the month of sharavan (July-August) has the devout flock to this incredible shrine, where the image of Shiva, in the form of a Lingam, is formed naturally of an Ice Stalagmite, which is believed to wax and wane with the Moon’s cycle. By its side are fascinating, two more Ice Lingams, that of Maa Parvati and of their son, Ganesha.


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With a number of swim suits styles, maillots & trikinis, it showcases jumpsuits,

palazzos, body suits and shrugs also. Ditching the stereotype of Summer whites, the colour palette shows unconventional

usage of colours and sexy hues of coral, mix of orange and red, pristine mint and aqua

hues.

Shivan & Narresh

Lakmé Fashion Week

2016


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DirectorAshutosh GowarikerCast & Crew

Hrithik Roshan

Pooja Hegde MusicA. R. Rahman

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Mohenjo Daro (English: Mound of the Dead Men) is an upcoming Indian epic adventure-romance film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film is produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Sunita A. Gowariker. It features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. The

soundtrack album and film score are composed by A. R. Rahman with song lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 August 2016.


Rustom is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language film written by Vipul K Rawal and directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. It features Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles. It is based on the real life incident of Naval Officer K.M. Nanavati. The music for Rustom is composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar, Ankit

Tiwari, and Jeet Gannguli. while the lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir. Principal photography of the film was commenced in February 2016 and is scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 August 2016.

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DirectorTinu Suresh DesaiCast & Crew

Akshay Kumar

Ileana D'Cruz

Esha GuptaMusic

Ankit Tiwari


SPECIAL MOVIE

DirectorAshutosh Gowariker

Cast & Crew N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Samantha

Mohanlal

Nithya MenenMusic

A. R. Rahman

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Janatha Garage is an upcoming 2016 Indian bilingual action film made in Telugu and Malayalam languages, directed by Koratala Siva and produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan under their banner Mythri Movie Makers. It features N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mohanlal, Samantha and Nithya Menon in the lead roles. It also features Saikumar, Tamil

actress Devayani, and Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan in other important roles. Production began on 25 October 2015 in Hyderabad and principal photography began on 22 February 2016.This movie is scheduled to release on 12 August 2016.


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Story :

Sultan is the story of Sultan Ali Khan (Salman Khan) who is a Jat from Haryana and passes time doing nothing. He falls in love with Aarfa (Anushka Sharma) on the first go and tries to impress her. During this time he gets insulted by her after which Sultan aspires to turn wrestler. His dedication and passion makes him a national champion in no time and Aarfa gets married to Sultan after he proves himself. During this time, an unexpected incident alters the situations and the rest of the film is about how Sultan comes out and bounces back. Watch Sultan to know about the rest.

Analysis :

The first half of Sultan has been

exceptional in all the aspects. The presentation of the film has been outstanding and the dialogues have been sensible. The songs have been shot and placed well. The action episodes have been exceptional throughout the first half. The performances by the lead actors take the film to an untouchable place and the first half of Sultan is a treat to be watched.

After such an impressive first half, the second half is not a let down at all and it has been carried well with the right emotions and enough dose of action episodes. The emotional episodes are the major highlights of the film and Salman Khan completely dominated the movie with his fearless performance. The climax has been heart touching and on the whole the second half of the film has been handled well that the film has all the ingredients to end up as a blockbuster.

Final Word:

Salman Khan excels completely in the role of Sultan and the movie will end up as the biggest hit of the actor in his career. Stupendous narration, fearless performances and the emotional content will make Sultan end up as a massive hit.

Stupendous narration, fearless performances and the emotional content will make Sultan end up as a massive hit.

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Story :

The story of Dishoom revolves around the kidnap of Indian cricketer Virat Sharma (Saqib Saleem) two days before the final match between India and Pakistan. Special Task Force Agent Kabir Shergill (John Abraham) will be asked to investigate the case and he picks up Junaid Ansari (Varun Dhawan) to help him in the case. They happen to meet Ishika (Jacqueline Fernandez) during the investigation who happens to be a pick-pocketer through which they trace an important link. The rest of Dishoom is all about how Kabir and Junaid solves the case. Watch Dishoom to know about the rest.

Analysis :

The first half of Dishoom has been just ok as the film has many unwanted episodes balanced with interesting scenes. The execution has been so bad that the film will be liked by those who leave their brains at home before entering the theatres. Some of the logics have been completely ignored however Varun Dhawan has taken charge and entertained the audience to the core. On the whole the first half has been decent.

The second half of Dishoom is responsible for the film to fall flat. It fails in all the available ways as the director failed to keep the audience engaging. The entire film has been highly predictable and is boring.. John Abraham has been utterly wasted and some of the action episodes have been shot interesting. The antagonist in the film has been completely ignored which fails to balance the movie. On the whole, the second half of Dishoom is a total disappointment.

Final Word:

Dishoom is a movie that can be completely ignored as the film lacks everything except some impressive action episodes.

Dishoom is a movie that can be completely ignored as the film lacks everything except some impressive action episodes.

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Story :

Kabali is the story of Kabaleeshwaran (Rajinikanth) who works as a daily labour in Malaysia. He stands beside the people and fights for them after which he emerges as a leader. An undigestable 43 Gang lead by Tony Lee (Winston Chao) opposes the acts of Kabali as he is against drugs and other illegal activities. An unexpected incident jails Kabali for over 25 years who misses his family and life. The rest of the film is how Kabali bounces back and roars against the evils. Watch Kabali to know about the movie.

Analysis :

Kabali starts on an interesting note and the first half of the movie makes the audience impressive because of some interesting and emotional episodes throughout the movie. Rajini’s mannerisms and style impresses the audience big time though the film lacks in other departments. The songs of the film have been Tamil flavoured and the entertainment has been quite low. On the whole the first half of Kabali has been passable.

The second half of the film lacks the needed interesting episodes throughout the film. Most of the episodes have been dragged too much that irritate the audience completely. Some of the interesting episodes have been narrated in a hurry that leave the audience in deep shock. The pre-climax of the film kill the entire movie and on the whole the second half of Kabali is a massive debacle and it fails to reach the expectations.

Final Word:

Kabali is a movie that reached the target by the miles and strictly for fans.

Kabali starts on an interesting note and the first half of the movie makes the audience impressive because of some interesting and emotional episodes throughout the movie.

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Story :

Selfie Raja is the story of Selfie Raja (Allari Naresh) who gets married to the daughter (Kamna Ranawat) of the city’s police commissioner (Nagineedu). The goons in the city who faces problems because of the city commissioner targets Selfie Raja after which he decides to kill himself. He hires a professional killer (Ravi Babu) after which his life takes a huge turn. The rest of the movie is what happens next and how Selfie Raja resolves all his problems forms the rest of the story. Watch Selfie Raja to know about it.

Analysis :

The first half of Selfie Raja has

been poor in content and has been indulged with routine and predictable episodes. The boring entertainment and the comedy episodes irritate the audience and the interval episode creates enough interest on the film. However the first half of Selfie Raja has some interesting episodes which pin hopes on the second half.

The second half of Selfie Raja falls flat completely because of the boring narration and the major flaws throughout the movie. Many unwanted episodes take the major role in the movie and the audience will be left confused of the unwanted songs which come at regular intervals and disturb the flow. The climax has been decent and is the only saviour of the film. On the whole the second half of Selfie Raja pulls down the film by miles and ends up tragic.

Final Word:

Selfie Raja is one more boring feast from Allari Naresh after a series of debacles and the movie too will join the list as it lacks proper script and an interesting narration.

Selfie Raja is one more boring feast from Allari Naresh after a series of debacles and the movie too will join the list as it lacks proper script and an interesting narration.

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HOLLYWOOD TEA NEWS

Brooklyn BeckhamThese young couples are giving

Hollywood’s known power couples a run for their money! From Brooklyn Beckham and

Chloe Moretz to Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, these are the hottest

couples under 25

Lindsay LohanIn the middle of Lindsay Lohan’s rant about her fiance Egor Tarabasov cheating, she hinted that she may be pregnant. But while Lilo’s fans may be excited, Egor seems to think she’s becoming the ‘girl who cried wolf’ about baby news

JLindsay LohanWas Lindsay Lohan’s rant

about Egor Tarabasov more serious than it seemed? During

their fight after her cheating claims, Lindsay reportedly ran

out of her house screaming for help because he tried to

strangle her

Katt WilliamsIs Katt Williams in trouble again? The comedian was reportedly accused of assaulting a woman in a Los Angeles restaurant and has now been arrested for battery

Corbin BleuThis is so exciting! ‘High School Musical’ star

Corbin Bleu married his longtime girlfriend, Sasha Clements (another Disney star), on Saturday, July

23, a new report claims

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Taylor SwiftSomeone’s driving the snakes out of Taylor Swift’s Instagram. Could it be Instagram itself? The app is reportedly testing out a tool that could censor negative comments, like all the snake emojis left on Taylor’s pics.

Dasha PashevinkaDasha Pashevinka has called out Lindsay Lohan on Instagram for calling her a hooker and accusing her of sleeping with fiancé, Egor Tarabasov.

Tom HiddlestonTom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift have only

been dating for a few weeks now, but she has already influenced him in a major way.

When it comes to handling all this new attention

Jennifer LopezHappy birthday,

Jennifer Lopez! The flawless singer and

actress extraordinaire turns 47 today, July 24. In honor of her special day, let’s take a look at

her best looks ever!

Brie LarsonBrie Larson is about to take on the role of a lifetime! The Oscar winner was officially confirmed as Captain Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23.


Balmain launched a stunning advertising camapign for Fall/Winter 2015-2016 collection.

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Star Gazing

ARIESThe energy cycles of august will take you to the next level. Finally a period of fame and a honour. You can expect feedback about your work post 4th august and new projects/

opportunities to expand or tie up post 10th august. People will be supportive and respect your decisions. Stuck paper work/ contract will move forward after 11th august. You may even hire/ work with new people post 15th august.’16. Work will slow down post 24th august due to family obligations.

GEMINIWork will be extremely productive but due to delays from other people, you may not get the result you need. Expect clarity about an old client/

project to come through after 8th august. An important meeting between 11-19th august will be extremely productive but expect results after 24th august. Last minute travels for work will be hectic. Organise paper work. Take care of health between 8-22nd august. Balance eating patterns.

TAURUSYou need to be more proactive. While work will pick up pace after 4th august you will feel lazy and

un-decisive. It’s a crucial period for you to lay a foundation for new job/ role or work. Be more communicative. Avoid friction with people at work after 17th august. You might get new opportunities within the same job post 21st august. Trust your decisions. Health will need attention 1-18th august.

CANCERWork wise you will be on a roll from the start of the month. As you get more work you can trust your decisions of

hiring new people or expanding your team. Be quicker in decisions. Don’t let past fears/ regret drain you out. Post 23rd you will consciously slow down to take a break from work. Health will need attention 19-15th august. Take care of knees and stomach. Family life will be stable but you might get dragged into other people’s problem post 17th august.

LEOWork will be slow till 8th but post 15th august you will get more clarity and ideas to channelize. Make sure

you are more discreet about work. Don’t take things personally with people at work. At first there might be an opposition to decisions you make post 18th everything will fall into place. Avoid signing any contract before 8th august as it may not go through. Expect work from old client’s post 11th august. Balance eating patterns.

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SCORPIOA productive month with mixed emotions. While work will be stable and as you get more responsibility/

new work after 11th august you may feel emotionally exhausted and confused. The problem is more internal than external. Be patient with people at work after 21st august. Last minute travel plans could alter your schedule post 17th august so be ready for it. Eat on time.

VIRGOA great start to the month where everything you have been organising last two months will take shape. Expect an important meeting between 4-17th august to give you results

in your favour. Be gentler with yourself. Between 11-19th august be more tolerant towards people at work. Focus on thing at a time. Work will be slow post 25th august. Take care of your health between 4-16th august. Give your body the sleep it needs. Avoid eating out between 13-19th august.

AQUARIUSA hectic cycle at work starts where you will have enough work to keep you going. Expect an important

meeting between 4018th august to give you the much desired results after 20th august.Acknowledgement and fame will come through after 11th august. Be gentler with people at work. Your creative energies will be at its peak.

LIBRAWork will come to a standstill initially and this could be frustrating. No matter how much you push things will

be stuck. Have patient till 8th. Avoid fixing a meeting between 3-9th as it may not go inyour favour. Expect work to pick up pace after 14th august. You might work with new people after 17th august. People from the past will come back to work with you after 26th august. Be more grounded and decisive as far as work goes.

SAGITTARIUSHoroscope shows that the planetary strength is more in the Northern sector of the horoscope towards

the midheaven sign. The house of career is more powerful in the month of August 2016 for Sagittarius birthdays towards the end of the month.In addition business prospects are magnificent due to the forward motion of planet Mercury and your career is at the high point for the year.

CAPRICORNThe energy cycles this month will bring to clarity about your next step and work relationships with existing clients.

There has been going back and forth and you may feel drained out as you are investing energies but not seeing results. Expect positive results after 7th and 19th august. You might also seek advice from senior members at work post 11th august which will help you out things.

PISCESToo much work at the beginning of the month leaving you no time for yourself. Organise your schedule

and don’t over commit as plans may not work out. Expect work from old client’s post 7th and 15th august. You might expand your team or work with new people after 18th august there will be differences with people at work after 17th august so be patient and give others a chance to explain their point of view.


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