Wishesh Magazine August 2016

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Guru Poornima
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CONTENTS
Indian Diaspora
10-19
Kaithoon
Bhotiyas
Tharu
Story for Kids
24-27
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 Story
20-23
Guru Poornima
Guru PoornimaKaithoon
Power of Healthy
living
20-2310-11
28-29

In Business
42-43
30 percent annual local
sourcing Exempted
In Focus
44-45
Dr. Zakir Naik The terror
monger
Freedom Fighter
46-47
Chandra Shekhar Azad
In Focus
Indian Yoga
Indian
Yoga
Romance
48-51
Sarvangasana
LifeStyle
Relationship
52-55
56-57
Successful Lifestyle
Enjoying Relationship
Romance
58-59
Successful Romantic
Relationship
44-45
48-51
58-59

CONTENTS
Indian History
Indian Spiritual
Automobiles
Indian vasthu
Technology
68-71
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
Travelogue
60-67
Allahabad
A
Mahindra ScorpioAllahabad
Shishunaga
Dynasty
76-7960-67
68-71

Indian Events
82-83
Amarnath Yatra
Special Movie
Star Gazing
Movie Review
Hollywood Tea News
Fashion
90-95
108-109
96-103
104-105
84-89
Mohenjo Daro
Rustom
Janatha Garage
Sultan
Dishoom
Kabali
Brooklyn Beckham
Lindsay Lohan
Jennifer Lopez
Lakmé Fashion Week
Amarnath Yatra
Mohenjo
Daro
Hollywood
Tea News
82-83
90-91
104-105

Kaithoon
INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART
Village of
Handlooms
1010
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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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INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION
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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
INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION
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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
1616

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
INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE
1818

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 Vishnu
Gurur Devo Maheshwarah
Guru Saakshaat Parabrahma
Tasmai 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”.
2020

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
2222

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 gurau
Tasyaite 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,

STORY FOR KIDS
2424

Krishnaand
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!”

STORY FOR KIDS
2626

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
Power
of
Healthy living
2828

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 Curry
Easy, 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 grind
1. 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 tempering
1. 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
A
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 companies
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.
NRI IMMIGRATION
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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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T
Theresa 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
thesecond female
Prime Minister of UK
Theresa 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
killed
Burhan 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
Exempted
A 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.

C
Chandrasekhar 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 Azad
Chandrasekhar
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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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.
INDIAN YOGA
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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.

LIFE STYLE
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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.

LIFE STYLE
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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 lives
Relationships 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
Relationship
A 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.

INDIAN TRAVELOGUE
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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He 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
Electricity
A 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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t 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,
DIEngine
Displacement (CC) 2609 CC
No Of Cylinder 4
Power 115 bhp@3800
rpm
Torque 277 Nm@1700-
2200 rpm
Drive 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
Kmpl
Mileage 15.00 Kmpl
Fuel Tank Capacity 80
Dimensions
Length 5118 mm
Width 1850 mm
Height 1874 mm
Wheelbase 3040 mm
Ground Clearance 180 mm
Boot 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 Bar
Rear 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 Life
Colours 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 perfectly
Sloka:
sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah
para-dharmat sv-anusthitat
sva-dharme nidhanam sreyah
para-dharmo bhayavahah
WordtowordMeaning
sreyan—far better
sva-dharma—one’s prescribed duties
vigua—even faulty
para-dharmat—from duties mentioned for others
svanuthitat—than perfectly done
sva-dharme—in one’s prescribed duties
nidhanam—destruction
sreya—better
para-dharma—duties prescribed for others
bhaya-āvaha—dangerous
Srimad
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter – 3 Verse – 35
INDIAN SPIRITUAL
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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
INDIAN EVENTS
T
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.
The journey to find eternity
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The 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.

FASHION STYLE
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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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Director
Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast & Crew
Hrithik Roshan
Pooja Hegde Music
A. R. Rahman
SPECIAL MOVIE
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M
ohenjo 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.

R
ustom 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.
SPECIAL MOVIE
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Director
Tinu Suresh DesaiCast & Crew
Akshay Kumar
Ileana D'Cruz
Esha Gupta
Music
Ankit Tiwari

SPECIAL MOVIE
Director
Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast & Crew
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Samantha
Mohanlal
Nithya Menen
Music
A. R. Rahman
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J
anatha 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.
Sultan
3.75/5

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.
Dishoom
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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.
Kabali2.5/5

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.
Selfie raja
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HOLLYWOOD
TEA NEWS
Brooklyn Beckham
These 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 Lohan
In 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 Lohan
Was 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 Williams
Is 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 Bleu
This 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 Swift
Someone’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
Pashevinka
Dasha Pashevinka
has called out Lindsay
Lohan on Instagram
for calling her a hooker
and accusing her of
sleeping with fiancé, Egor
Tarabasov.
Tom Hiddleston
Tom 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 Lopez
Happy 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 Larson
Brie 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.

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