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CONTENTS
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Indian Diaspora
Kalamkari Hand
Block Prints from
Andhra.
Navratri Customs:
Navratri Culture &
Traditions
28
Cover Story
Halloween
32
Story for Kids
Tips-For-Raising-
Optimistic-Kids
30
Ketogenic Diet – More
Fats to Lose Weight
Healthy Living
44
Indian Food
Channa-Masala-
Recipe
48
NRI Profile
Indra-Nooyi

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Desi News
Train-Accident-
in-Amritsar
70
In Business
Bengaluru has
Third Highest Number
of Startups Globally
72
In Focus
Royal Family to
Welcome a
Spring Baby
76
Freedom Fighter
Durgabai Deshmukh
86
LifeStyle
Laws of Karma You
Need to Know
90
Relationship
Science Backed
Ways to Get Yourself
Into The Mood
94
Romance
Struggling With a
Broken Heart?

CONTENTS
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106
102
108
114
110
Travelogue
Diamond Triangle
A Buddhist
Tour: Ratnagiri,
Udaygiri, Lalitgiri
Indian History
indian History- Battle
of Plassey
Technology
Fake Banks Apps
May have Stolen
Thousands
of Customers
Data,
Automobiles
BMW Recalls
Over 1 Million
Cars Over
Exhaust System
Fire Risk
Indian vasthu
Vaastu Ideas for
Career Growth
Indian Spiritual
Signs You Are Bornto be a
Spiritual Healer

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156
142
150
Indian Events
Garba Frenzy
Christian Priest
From Mumbai to
Policemen From
New York Can’t
Resist Shaking a
Leg to Garba Tune
Fashion
Pushbutton Spring -2018
Special Movie
2.0
Sarkar
Savyasachi
Movie Review
Pataakha
Arvind Samantha,
Hollywood Tea News
Bella-Hadid
Bella Hadid
President Trump
Star Gazing
Yellow Pages

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik Blessed with a Baby Boy
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani
cricketer Shoaib Malik have become proud
parents to a baby boy.
The news broke after Malik tweeted about
the arrival of the baby on saying: “Excited
to announce: It’s a boy, and my girl is
doing great and keeping strong as usual
#Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and
Duas, we are humbled. #BabyMirzaMalik.”
Shohaib Malik also tweeted saying, their son
name is Izhaan and took an opportunity to
thank everyone on behalf of Sania and their
both families.
Earlier in April, when the ace tennis star
announced her pregnancy, she also added
that the couple had decided to give their child
the surname - Mirza Malik.
“Today I will tell you a secret. My husband and I
have spoken about it and we have decided that
whenever we have a child, the child will have
Mirza Malik as a surname and not just Malik. So
that’s where we stand as a family including my
husband. He actually wants a daughter,” Sania
said during a panel discussion titled ‘Gender
Bias’ at the Goa Fest 2018.

PM Narendra Modi pays respect to the national
leader Vallabhai Patel by dedicating the tallest
statue, on behalf of the whole nation on 31st
Oct. It is standing as the tallest statue in the
world till now. The statue is located in Gujarat on
the river island facing Narmada Dam. The giant
statue is not only a tribute to Vallabhai Patel but
also a monument of Unity(The Statue Of Unity).
The new pride of India is 600 feet tall and the
construction costs around 3000 crore. The
project of the statue also includes three-star
hotel, a museum and a research center.
The project of constructing the statue was
taken by Larsen and Turbo in Oct 2014 and
successfully accomplished it by Oct 2018. To
build this huge monument, it took 129 tonnes of
iron from 100 million farmers in 1,69,000 villages
across all the states of India.
It is brilliantly designed in walking pose, by
Indian Sculptor Ram.V.Sutar. The Statue Of
Unity will be the new tourist attraction of India.
The date for the inauguration of the statue
(October 31, 2018) also marks the 143rd birth
anniversary of Vallabhai Patel. The statue will be
opened for public on 3rd Nov and the tickets will
be available on line.
Impact of “Statue Of Unity”
Government was questioned about farmers
welfare and the funds could be used for irrigation
facilities instead of constructing the Statue of
Unity. They also claimed that the project has
destroyed natural resources and that families
that had to be relocated from the site of the
statue haven’t been compensated. Gujarat
tribal leaders called for bandh on 31st Oct(the
inauguration day of the statue).
PM Modi’s Statement about Statue Of Unity
“The statue will remind those who question
India’s existence, that this nation was, is
and will remain eternal,” PM Modi said.
“This (statue) is a source of unity...with this
sentiment we should march...and march
with a dream to make the country ‘Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat’ (One India, Superior
India)”
“I am amazed when some people of our
own country dare to see this initiative from
a political view & criticize us like we have
committed a huge crime. Is remembering
country’s great personalities a crime?”
“If it was not for Sardar Sahab’s resolve, then
we Indians would have had to take visa to
see the Gir lions, pray at Somnath, or to see
Hyderabad’s Charminar”.
Nation's Huge Tribute To Iron Man-Sardar Vallabhai Patel

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Kalamkari is an ancient Indian art that originated
about 3000 years ago. It derives its name from Kalam
meaning Pen, and Kari meaning work, literally Pen-work
or pen craft. The Kalamkari artist uses a bamboo or date
palm stick pointed at one end with a bundle of fine hair
attached to this pointed end to serve as the brush or
pen. These paintings were earlier drawn on cotton fabric
only, but now we can see these paintings on silk and
other materials as well.
Prints from Andhra
Kalamkari Hand Block
INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART

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and styles of this type of
painting throughout the Indian
subcontinent.
The term kalamkari literally
means ‘work done with a pen.’
The term is now inseparably
attached to the painted and
block-printed cotton and
silk textiles, produced in the
The Kalamkari art includes
both, printing and painting. The
colors used in making these
paintings are organic. Most of
the colors are prepared using
parts of plants – roots, leaves
along with mineral salts of
iron, tin, copper, alum, etc.,
which are used as mordants.
There are numerous forms
Coromandel Coast (parts
of Andhra Pradesh and
Tamil Nadu) of India. Today,
two of the most prominent
centres of kalamkari
production are Srikalahasti
(Chittoor District) and
Machilipatnam (Krishna
District) in Andhra Pradesh.
While in Srikalahasti, the

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textiles are literally painted
with pens made out of bamboo
and cotton, in Machilipatnam,
the line drawing done with
a pen is transferred onto
wooden blocks which are
carved and then used to print
fabric. In Machilipatnam,
the production is carried out
in karkhanas (commercial
workshops), where the block
makers, washers and printers
work under the same roof.
In Srikalahasti, the textiles
are produced by small family
units where the members
work together. This essay
discusses the history, stylistic
development, materials and
techniques of kalamkari
at both Srikalahasti and
Machalipatnam.
History and
Development of
Kalamkari Art
In ancient India, the art of
painting using organic colors
and dyes was very popular,
but this style of painting
originated at Kalahasti (80
miles north of Chennai) and
at Masulipatnam (200 miles
east of Hyderabad). The
paintings then used to depict
Hindu Deities and the scenes
from Hindu mythology.
Masulipatnam being a muslim
region, the weavers were
involved in the block printing
art whereas the artists from
Kalahasti practiced painting
Hindu mythological scenes.
Fragments of Indian block-
printed cloth dating to the
late Roman period have
been discovered from
archaeological sites in Egypt.
However, the oldest samples
from the Coromandel Coast
itself are from 13th- 14th
century A.D
Srikalahasti is one of the most
important pilgrimage sites for
Hindus because of presence
of the Srikalahastisvara
temple, which is dedicated
to Lord Shiva. Historically,
textiles from Srikalahasti were
essentially used as canopies
and hangings that acted as
backdrops to the images of
the deities at the temple. The
themes of these paintings are
derived from Hindu religion
and also from nature— bird and
tree of life motifs abound. The
temple at Srikalahasti gained
prominence under the Pallava
kings (6th- 9th century AD),
and was further developed
during the Chola (9th- 13th
century AD) and Vijayanagara
(14th- 17th century AD)
Empires.
The textiles produced in
Machilipatnam were meant
for clothes, prayer mats,
bedspreads, tapestries
and hangings. The printing
techniques used to produce
these textiles helped in mass
production. The motifs from
Machilipatnam are often
cross-cultural and combine
local motifs with those derived
from Persia and Europe.
Machilipatnam, was a busy
port during the late medieval
period. The port was especially
bustling from the 15th-17th
century A.D. As the textiles
produced in Machilipatnam
were free from any kinds of
cultural or religious restraints,
they displayed varied imagery
starting from stylized plants,
creepers, geometric designs
to animals and human figures.
These representations are
important sources for the study
of the contemporary social
scenario.
The styles of
Kalamkari Paintings:
1- Masulipatnam Kalamkari:

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Owing to Muslim rule in
Golconda, the Masulipatnam
Kalamkari was influenced
by Persian motifs & designs,
widely adapted to suit their
taste. The outlines and main
features are done using hand
carved blocks. The finer details
are later done using the pen.
The Machilipatnam style of
kalamkari is different from
the kalahasti style because
it is not exactly ‘pen craft’.
While creating kalamkari
art using the Machilipatnam
style, the craftsman creates
his sketch and its key design
features with the help
ofhand-carved blocks. These
blocks continued to be used
repeatedly for many years and
by different craftsmen.
Kalamkari art is known for
its beautiful colour patterns
that flow through a variety
of different themes. You can
often spot figures of women in
yellow, demons in green and
red and Gods in shades of
blue. Lotus motifs tend to be
the most common background
for these prints.
In the kalamkari printing
technique, the craftsman
first decides on the fabric
and colours. The chosen
cloth is then bleached using
either cow or goat dung. It
is further treated with a milk
and myrobalan solution that
helps prevent the colour from
spreading.
2-Sri Kalahasti Style:
The Kalahasti tradition which
developed in the temple
region mostly concentrated
on themes form Hindu
mythology, epics (Ramayana,
Mahabharatha), images of
Gods and heroes.
Craftsmen practicing the
Srikalahasti style of kalamkari
art continue to make use
of the traditional dyeing
technique, inherited from their
ancestors. Srikalahasti is a
small temple town found in the
Chittoor district in Andhra. The
main design inspiration for
the Srikalahasti style is ‘hindu
mythology’.
The Srikalahasti style is
characterized by one very
important feature: free hand
drawing. The procedure
begins with the craftsman
treating the cotton cloth using
mordant and sketching the
design outline with black
colour or ‘kasami’. The only
other colours used for filling
the outlined sketch are those
obtained from natural plants:
indigo, green, red and vibrant
yellow. Therefore, every piece
of the kalahasti kalamkari art
is quite unique and absolutely
authentic!
3- Karrupur Style:
Karrupur is a style of
Kalamkari that developed
in the Thanjavur region
during the Maratha rule. The
Kalamkari work was a further
Fragments
of Indian
block-printed
cloth dating
to the late
Roman period
have been
discovered from
archaeological
sites in Egypt

embellishment to the gold
brocade work in the woven
fabric, which was used as
sarees & dhotis by the royal
family during the period of Raja
Sarfoji and later Raja Shivaji.
Materials and Techniques
The materials and techniques
for making the two types of
kalamkaris are similar. In
Srikalahasti, the cotton cloth
is first washed with water
thoroughly to remove starch
and other oily substances.
After drying, the cloth is dipped
into buffalo milk mixed with
myrobalan fruit dust, and then,
after squeezing out the excess
solution, it is dried again. Next,
the initial drawing is done with
charcoal pencil made from
burnt twigs of the tamarind
tree. For colouring, a pen
made of bamboo is used.
One side of the bamboo stick
is carved to get a sharp tip.
Near this tip, a piece of cotton
cloth is wrapped and then
tied with thread. The solution
for drawing the outline is
locally called “kasim” and is
made by adding 500 grams
of sugarcane jaggery, 100
grams of palm jaggery and 1
kilogram of rusted iron into 10
litres of water. The solution
is kept for around twenty one
days before it is used. The
bamboo pen is dipped into
kasim, gently squeezed to
release the liquid and then
used for drawing. A piece of
cotton is kept at hand to blot
the excessive ink from the
surface. In the area that has
to be painted red, initially
a solution of alum water is
applied with a blunt pen.
Generally, the background of
these textiles is painted red.
To get maroon, instead of
red, a small amount of kasim
is added to this solution.
Separately, alizarin solution
is prepared using 50 grams
of alizarin diluted into water
(for around 6 metres of cloth)
and then added to around
15 litres of boiling water.
The cloth, drawn with kasim
and alum solution is dipped
into the hot water and kept
for around 45 minutes. The
textiles are then washed in
the river Swarnamukhi which
is nearby. The river is shallow
which makes it suitable for
washing. After the process,
the cloth is dried and again
dipped into buffalo milk.
For yellow, the dust of ripe
myrobalan fruit, mixed with
alum solution is used. For
orange, chvalkodi and alizarin
is mixed with the myrobalan-
alum mixture. For blue, indigo
is used. After this, the cloth is
washed again in water before
it is finally ready for use.
In Machilipatnam, the
washing of the cotton fabrics
is done at the Kalia Canal.
Then a process similar to
the one described above is
used. In Machilipatnam, for
the block printed textiles, line
drawings are not necessary.
The textiles produced here
can be monochromatic or
polychromatic and for each
colour, separate blocks
are used. The manufacture
of these textiles is a
collaborative process. The
whole unit is divided into
several sub-units. The
first sub-unit is the block
maker’s workshop where
the artisans are mostly from
the carpenter’s community.
For making the blocks, a
cross section of teakwood
is generally used. Blocks
are carved using the relief
process, where the positive
area, which has the design
that will be transferred onto
the cloth, rises above the
sunken negative area. In
the printing sub-unit, the
colouring process usually
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moves towards filling-in of the
inner portions of the design.
For polychromatic printing, the
black and red portions of the
design are printed first and
then the cloth is washed and
boiled.
Unlike the process at
Srikalahasti, alum solution
is not used here for the red
colour. All the colours are
stored in flat rectangular
wooden vessels and covered
with several layers of cotton
cloth or jute. After printing, the
fabrics are dried and taken
to the washing sub-unit. This
unit is usually open from all
four sides and consists of
one or more open ovens.
These ovens are, till today,
fuelled with rice husk and
wood powder. Big semi-
circular vessels made of
iron are placed over these
ovens for boiling the fabrics.
While boiling, leaves from the
local forest, known as gaja,
are added to the water to
fix the colours. After boiling,
they are dried and sent for
further printing with yellow
and blue colours. After this,
the fabrics are washed again
in boiling water. Finally the
finishing touches are given,
which sometimes includes
embellishment by hand.
Conclusion:
The study of the history
and evolution of kalamkari
Machilipatnam reveals an
amalgamation of a diverse
set of influences. The two
regions developed their
designs not only in response
to the visual traditions of the
region but also to the needs
of the market. A review of the
two kalamkari traditions also
reveals the similarities in their
techniques. Today, many
kalamkari artists continue to
produce items of furnishings
and fabrics for the modern
market. While these industries
cater to new markets with
ever-changing innovations,
Machalipatnam the traditional
modes of production have
survived and are gaining
wider appreciation due to their
vibrant designs, use of natural
colours and as symbols of the
region’s heritage.
In
Machilipatnam,
the washing
of the cotton
fabrics is done
at the Kalia
Canal. Then
a process
similar to the
one described
above is used.

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Navratri Customs
Navratri Culture & Traditions
INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION
Indian calendar has a bunch of festivals of all religions. Among all
the festivals, Navaratri is one of the biggest festivals. Navatri is a
festival of 9 nights.Navratri is a very important and popular festival
of India. It comes twice on a year, once around March-April and the
second time, around September-October. The nine days and nights of
Navratriare entirely devoted to Mother Goddess.

Throughout this period, fasts,
strictly vegetarian diets, japa
(chanting mantras in honor of
the Goddess Shakti), religious
hymns, prayer, meditation
and recitation of sacred texts
related to Devi Maa (Mother
Goddess) form the order
of the day. Apart from this,
there are a number of other
customs and rituals as well,
which are associated with the
festival. Let us know more
about them.
9 Navratri Colours
and Foods to
Celebrate Sharad
Navratri with
1. Kesar kheer or
halwa- yellow
The first day is dedicated
to Shailputri, who is known
to be Goddess Parvati, the
daughter of mighty Himalaya.
While there are many yellow
colour foods that you can
have during this day, nothing
can go wrong with some
sweet. Prepare some kesar
ki kheer or kesar ka halwa to
commemorate the day.
2. Kacche kele ki
barfi- green
The second day is dedicated
to Goddess Brahmacharini,
who was Goddess Parvati
when she was unmarried.
Celebrate this day with raw
banana or kachcha kele ki
barfi and the Navratri colour
for this day is green.
3. Kuttu ki puri- grey
The third day is dedicated to
Goddess Chandraghanta.
This name was derived when
Goddess Parvati started
adorning half Chandra (moon)
on her forehead after getting
married to Lord Shiva. If you
are fasting on this day, you
could prepare some kuttu ki
sabji orkuttu ki puri.
4. Motichoor
laddoo- orange
The fourth day is dedicated to
Devi Kushmanda, who is also
known as the creator of the
universe. She is also known
as the deity who has the
power and capability to reside
inside the sun. Motichoor
laddoo can be one of the
orange sweets you could have
on this day and offer it to the
deity.
5. Makhane ki kheer-
white
Goddess Skandamata

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is worshipped on the fifth day.
Skandamata or mother of skanda, also
known as Lord Kartikeya, is said to ride
a lion along with the baby in one of her
hands. You could prepare makhane ki
kheer for this special Navratri 2018 day.
6. Beetroot and carrot
juice- red
Goddess Katyayini, the warrior goddess,
is worshipped on the sixth day. On this
day, red is denoted as an important
colour. While there is no specific re-
coloured food, you could prepare a
healthy beetroot and carrot juice.
7. Blueberries and prunes-
blue
The seventh day is dedicated to Devi
Kalaratri, who killed the two demons
Shumbha and Nishumbha. Blue makes
an important part of the day. While
there is no specific blue-coloured food,
blueberries and prunes could be a great
pick for you. If you are fasting, fruits and
dry fruits make an important part.
8. Rose petal kulfi/ice-
cream- pink
Mata Mahagauri is worshipped on the
eighth day of Navratri 2018. Celebrate
Ashtami with pink colour. Prepare some
rose petal kulfi or ice-cream on this day.
9. Anjeer- purple
Last but not least, the ninth and final day
is dedicated to Devi Siddhidaatri, who
is believed to possess all knowledge
and wisdom. This day is denoted by
the colour purple, so you could have a
handful of anjeer or figs that are easily
available in this season.

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Navratri
Customs & Rituals
The main Navratri Customs & rituals, is celebrated
on September-October, consists of placing images of
Goddess Durga, in homes and temples. The devotees
offer fruits and flowers to the Goddess. They also sing
bhajans in her honor.

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The first three days of Navratri
are devoted exclusively to the
worship of Goddess Durga,
when her energy and power
are worshiped. Each day
is dedicated to a different
appearance of Durga, namely
Kumari, Parvati and Kali.
There is also a custom of
planting barley seeds in a
small bed of mud on the first
day of puja. The shoots,
when grown, are given to
the attendees, as a blessing
from Goddess, after the puja
ceremony.
These fourth, fifth and
sixth days of Navratri are
dedicated to Goddess
Lakshmi, the Goddess of
Wealth & Prosperity. Goddess
Saraswati is also prayed
to, on the fifth day, which is
known as Lalita Panchami.
The seventh day is dedicated
to Goddess Saraswati, while
the Goddess of Art and
Knowledge is worshiped on
the eight day and a yagna is
also performed.
The ninth day is the final
day of Navratri celebrations,
which is also known as
‘Mahanavami’. On this day,
Kanya puja is performed,
where nine young, who have
not yet reached the stage
of puberty, are worshiped.
Each of these nine girls
symbolizes one of the nine
forms of Goddess Durga.
The feet of the girls are
washed, to welcome the
goddess and show respect
to her. Thereafter, the girls
are offered food and a set of
new clothes, as a gift from the
devotees.
The nine-day Navratra
celebrations, which fall in
September-October, come to
an end with the immersion of
the idols of Goddess Durga
in water.
Dandiya and Garba are the
featured dances performed
on the evenings of Navratri,
mainly in Gujarat. Garba is
performed before the ‘aarti’,
as devotional performance
in the honor of the Goddess,
while Dandiya is performed
after it, as a part of the
celebrations.
In case of September-
October Navratri
celebrations, the tenth day
is celebrated as Dussehra.
On this day, devotees
perform ‘Saraswati Puja’, for
blessings of knowledge and
mental peace. On the day,
the burning of the dummy
of demon king Ravana also
takes place.
INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE

why the world
celebrates Halloween?
Did you know
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If you are here wondering that the celebration
behind Halloween only just signifies visiting
the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and eating
candies and wearing spooky attires, you know
nothing of what this occasion stands for.
Don’t worry, we gotchu!

What does the
name even mean?
Been wondering where the
name “Halloween” even
popped up from? It literally
stands for hallowed evening
and back in the days, a
number of decades back, it
was mainly known as the All
Hallow’s Eve for the date of
October 31st and then All
Saint’s Day on November
01st. The days were mainly
observed to commemorate
and pay tribute to the saints
and eventually with the
passing days, the name of
the festivity was cut down
and shortened to Halloween,
the one that we are familiar
with today.
Why Do We
Celebrate It On
October 31st?
Majority of the believers
state that Halloween is
mainly celebrated on the
31st of October because
of the ancient Gaelic
festival of Samhain which is
believed to be the root of the
festivities of Halloween and
it occurred on this day.
This time of the year is
when the seasons changed,
transitioning towards the
fall season but apart from
that, the observers even
found that during that time,
the boundary between this
world and the next became
especially thin, which enabled
easy connection to the dead
and hence the spooky theme
behind the occasion.
While Halloween is more or
less celebrated by majority
of the Western Countries,
especially in the United
States and United Kingdom,
the same also has a similar
kind of concept in the Jewish
culture, known as the Yom
Kippur which is also observed
during the month of October
and involves offering prayers
to the dead.
Halloween
Costumes and
Trick or Treating –
History
While the concept of treat or
treating as well as wearing
different kinds of costumes
during Halloween has become
a raging trend now, the same
was not a trend but a ritual
back in the initial days when it
started.
Many of the people would
dress up as saints and recite
poems and songs from door to
door on that day. Not just that,
even the small children in the
town would go from house to
house asking the owner of the
house to treat them with soul
cakes which is something a
lot similar to biscuits. This
concept was what eventually
evolved as what we now
know as the trick or treating
that children do.
For the concept of the
costumes, they technically
evolved too. While the ritual
of dressing up as a saint
did die down, the same was
brought back when Scottish
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pranksters decided to dress
up as something spooky to
scare off their unsuspecting
neighbours. And that is
exactly from where the trend
of wearing scary and gory
costumes on Halloween
became a raging trend.
What is Halloween
like today?
Halloween in today’s date
is possibly one of the most
awaited occasions in the
United States of America.
The festivities are celebrated
throughout the entire month
summing up to the final day
of celebration. While the kids
wait to get in their costumes
to get their carriers filled
with candies and treats, the
adults spend the entire month
making amends to make
better decorations, better
costumes and binge watch
the spooky horror movies
while sipping on Pumpkin
spiced latte.
Virat Kohli

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10 tips to raise
an optimistic child
STORY FOR KIDS
The world today needs optimists more than ever.one of
the greatest gift you can give to your child is a sense
of perspective to see the way of life.It is the parents
who need to teach their kids that life is a fluid that
things change for better over times.

or behaviour then it will be
classic pessimistic trait. Even
if these views, behaviour, and
attitudes are communicated
to your child,then they will
more likely to develop same
traits again and again as they
always watching and listening
to you. Try not to complain
and gripe to your kids. If you
really want to help your kids
to become more upbeat then
start by having a brighter
outlook of yourself and be a
model of optimism.
2. Foster an
attitude of
gratitude in your
kids:
With the above point this
has also an butterfly effect in
developing an optimistic child
.One of the basic tips that
can help your kids to become
more optimistic by foster an
attitude of making gratitude a
habit in your home. To start
with encourage everyone in
family daily to share one good
thing that happened or that
they were grateful for, to your
kids . This will show them
a clear picture of naturally
looking for the silver lining in
every experience yo share
with them. With course of
time as your kids grow older
the habit will come naturally
to them and they’ll lead a
happier, healthier lives. This
will enache their positive
optimistic attitude.
3. Allow them
to experience
success and take
reasonable risks:
Seeing the glass as half full
or having the conviction that
things will eventually work out
in a cornerstone of resilience
and will be an absolute asset in
achieving any kind of success
in your kids life.
When life gets tough and
difficult you want your children
to hang on, pull themselves
together and always keep
going. Instead of giving up, the
parents should make the needs
to believe that things can get
better and work towards that
to their kids. Research tells us
that encouraging optimism in
our kids comes with numerous
benefits taking-responsibility-
for-your-own-well-being/ , That
gives a greater sense of relief
and satisfaction in life, as well
as a better ability to cope with
the stresses of life.
let’s be honest in raising an
optimistic child which will
improves their chances of
having a healthy and protected
social life. In this article we will
focus on the way or tips to raise
an optimistic child. Here are
some of the valuable tips that
develop a sunny outlook on life
for your children:
1. Model optimism:
Are you keep on saying things
like “Everything always goes
wrong” or “We never have
enough money”? If such then
please stop it. If you always
try to focus on the negative
thoughts for your child activity

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Giving your kids the real
opportunities to achieve
success and experience
the pride of doing it will go
a long way towards helping
your kids to develop “can-
do” attitudes. A great way
to do this is to assign your
kids an age-appropriate
household choreshttps:
and tasks. This will not
only teaches responsibility
but also helps foster their
confidence and makes them
feel capable enough to deal
things. Encourage your kids
to try something new and
innovating.The parental
instinct to shied your kids
from harm and hurt will be
natural, it can sometimes
undermine their confidence.
foster your kids to learn new
skills and hobbies, take trips
without the guidance of your’s
and generally expand their
boundaries. The experience
they’ll learn will spill over into
other areas of their lives and
they’ll become self-assured
individuals who don’t crumble
in the face of a challenge and
will line up in the success list
by taking reasonable risk.
4. Shelter them
from unnecessary
stress:
The environment these days
is awash with all manner of
negativity in the surrounding.
While the bigger ones know
that this is mostly for ratings,
the constant barrage of bad
news can be debilitating and
overwhelming for kids,that
probably affecting their
outlook of your kids. To
prevent this phenomenon,
shelter your kids as much as
you can from negative media
of thoughts and beliefs. A
good way to start minimizing
this kind of negativity in kids is
by having device-free dinners
and organizing family outings
where you can just bond
and enjoy with each other’s
company of relationship.
Tuning out from the world from
time to time teaches your child
that self-care is important and
that it helps you connect with
what really matters. This is
most important tips that will
help to raise an optimistic kids.
STORY FOR KIDS

5. Help them quiet
their negative self-
talk:
The raising of an optimistic
child get easy with this tips
you will follow. Like adults
kids also, have an inner-critic
whose voice can be quite
loud at times. The movement
of times you hear your child
say, “This is too hard for me”
or “I’m too dumb” and so on
other statements . Left with
unchecked, these negative
statements can take hold in
your kid’s psyche and they will
start believing it. Try to ward
this off early by helping your
kids to confront their negative
self talk. Start with empathizing
them and let them know that
you understand what they’re
feeling and teach them to
externalize those thoughts
and beliefs.Make sure you too
help your kids to learn how to
replace the negative self-talk
with positive statements or
thoughts.encourage your kids
to say something like “ it might
be hard now, but I’ll give it
another shot tomorrow”.
6. Teach them to
put things into
perspective:
Bad things happen with course
of time and that’s how life
is. It just the matter of our
attitude and how we react to
what happens to us make all
that the difference. Teaching
this to your kids and helping
them to adopt the optimistic
thinking will elevates your
kids from the phase of victims
to victors. While performing
this tips the parents should
be careful not to sugarcoat
things or ignore the facts in a
misguided attempt at “positive
thinking” or being optimistic.
This tips will definitively help
you to raise an optimistic kids
as the kids will become more
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circumstances and things in
a more systematical way as it
should be.
7. Encourage them
to give back to the
community:
Raising an optimistic kids is
hard, but following some tips
that guide in dealing it will
definitively help you in way. Put
your energy towards making
sure you and your family are a
part of the world immediately
around you . That might mean
simply joining and being part
of local institutions and clubs
that feed our natural human
needs for connection. This
could include like as simple as
an adventure for your kids to
collect and recycle trash in your
local park or something more
organized like volunteering
at a soup kitchen over the
holidays etc. Find something
in your area that makes you
feel hopeful and include in your
family life. Whatever may be
the effort, remind your kids that
tiny actions will have the power
to effect change and make it
bigger.
8.Tell them
frequently what
you are grateful for:
Counter defeatist attitudes by
nurturing your kid’s character.
Strong character grounds
your kids when the world
feels chaotic. Take the time
to share what you’re grateful
for. Encourage them to
persevere against obstacles
and to have compassion for
others. Research shows that
expressing gratitude actually
makes people feel optimistic.
You can remind your kids
about the little things that
make your day. This will help
your kids to acknowledge the
positive too.
9.Stand up to
cyberbullies:
Another very important tips in
regards to raise an optimistic
child is just teach your kids
that the buck stops with them.
When they see someone
getting bullied and it happens
all the time in texts some
social media and in online
games. The kids shouldn’t just
stand by. While they should
never do anything that would
endanger themselves, they
can do a lot to assert their
support of others. They can
call out cyberbullies, report
them, stand up for the victim,
or just private-message the
victim and tell them someone
cares. It’s not tattling. It’s truly
everyone’s responsibility to
keep the internet a positive
and productive place.
10.Champion their
passions:
One important and easiest
tips to raise optimistic child is
all about teaching your kids to
feel excited and hopeful about
the future and life. It May be
your daughter is absolutely
fascinated by sharks or your
Seeing the
glass as half
full or having
the conviction
that things
will eventually
work out in a
cornerstone of
resilience and will
be an absolute
asset in achieving
any kind of
success in your
kids life.

son can not get enough of
fire engines. Whatever they
are curious about just help
them to pursue it and succeed
at it. Such as you take your
daughter to the aquarium and
she loves it so much, she
decides to adopt a coral reef.
Boom the Positiveness in
action and reality to your kids.
Optimistic thinking involves
taking in a realistic way to look
at circumstances and weighing
it all. It is moreover choosing to
see the silver lining experience.
This will help to allows your
children to see that they’re not
powerless, regardless of the
situation they find themselves
in. It might take work but raising
an optimistic kids will have a
positive effects on their future.

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HEALTHY LIVING
Morning walks are often a very strenuous activity
for a number of people. While some tend to like
enjoying the breath of fresh air in the morning,
some tend to despise getting up at the crack of
dawn. The amazing benefits of morning walk are
not just acute but stick on for a longer period of
time which is what makes it, even more, an option
for you to switch to.
How does
Morning Walk
Benefits
Overall health?

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Benefits of
Morning Walk
Weight loss
The sedentary lifestyle is adversely
affecting the overall testimony of
well being in an individual, there are
chances that one is more likely exposed
to the possibilities of obesity. A quick 30-40
minutes of walk during the morning is more than
enough to help fast track your metabolism and
calorie burning process.
Blood Pressure
A quick half an hour walk in the morning
positively affects the heart and the
overall cardiovascular function of
the body which, in turn, help
in lowering the heightened
blood pressure levels
in the body which
has the capability
of negatively
affecting one’s
overall
health.

Glowing skin
Morning walk can help
boost your overall blood
circulation which is what helps
in adding an amazing glow to
your skin. The perspiration gets rid
of the toxins out of the body which
further showcases how morning walk
on skin benefits are actually effective to
provide you with an amazingly glowing skin.
Reduce belly fat
Morning walk benefits by getting rid
of the excess fat from the body by
aiding in the beta oxidation of the
fat molecules in the body. Since the
morning walk is a form of aerobic
exercise, it helps in burning off
the excess fat and calories in
the body, thereby helping
you lose the excess layer
of fat (R) on your belly.
tomorrow,making
tomorrow is a
better day.

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Boosts immunity
Morning walk aids in better
circulation throughout the
body which is what helps in
ensuring a heightened immunity
in an individual. Studies suggest that
opting for any form of exercise, in this
case, morning walk, helps in keeping one
away from the possibilities of diseases and
other health problems.
Improves heart health
A simple half an hour walk in the morning
is believed to have beneficial impacts
on the overall levels of blood glucose
levels along with reducing the
associated symptoms with type-II
diabetes. Walking makes the
muscles use up more of the
glucose in the blood,
thereby regulating
the levels of blood
glucose in the
body.

Improves
heart health
Morning walk helps boost blood
circulation and also keeps the levels
of cholesterol in check which is quite
beneficial for the overall regulation of the
heart health. effective to provide you with
an amazingly glowing skin.
Improve brain function
The primary benefit of morning walk lies
in the boost it provides to the blood
circulation in the body. The improved
circulation and proper supply of the
blood to every part of the body,
especially to the brain induces
improved brain functions
which are often times
lagging if the person
leads a sedentary
lifestyle.

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If you are fond of seafood and you have not tried the Kerala
version of fish pickle or meen achar, you are actually missing out.
Nowadays, the bottled fish pickle you get in superstores in Kerala
is a bit too profoundly preserved so if you want the real deal, make
some at home since it is indeed easy.
Kerala fish pickle recipe, an easy and instant fish pickle made
Kerala-style is unquestionably delicious.
INDIAN FOOD
Kerala Fish Pickle /Meen
Achar Recipe
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Servings: 4 cups

Ingredients
250 gm (gram) of cubed Kingfish, or any
firm-fleshed fish
½ tsp (teaspoon) turmeric powder
½ tsp red chili powder
½ tsp salt (alter to taste)
½ cup oil
½ tsp black mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds (uluva)
2-3 tsp freshly ground ginger garlic paste
2-3 green chilies, slit (optional)
4-5 garlic cloves, sliced
A few curry leaves
2.5 tbsp (tablespoon) Kashmiri chili
powder
3 tbsp white vinegar
Salt as required
Directions
Rinse and clean the fish pieces.
Place the fish pieces in a bowl and add
turmeric powder and red chili powder along
with some salt as required.
Mix well and set aside.
Pound or grind the ginger and garlic
together. Making it fresh is important to get
a truly yummy fish pickle so don’t hold back on
this step.
Now in the ½ cup oil, fry the fish until it
is crispy on the outside.
Drain and set aside.
In the remaining oil, add
mustard seeds and fenugreek
seeds.
Once the mustard seeds start
to pop, add the ginger garlic paste.
Sauté and lower the heat.
Then add the curry leaves,
green chilies, garlic pieces, and
Kashmiri chili powder. Mix well.
Add the fried fish, mix well, and
add more salt as needed.
When the fish pieces are well
mixed with the spices, add the
vinegar.
If you want more gravy in your
pickle, add some water at this
stage and bring to the boil.
Remove from heat and set
aside.
Cool completely and then store
in airtight glass jars in the freezer.
This pickle stays fresh if
refrigerated for about 2 weeks. If
you want to keep it longer, freeze a
portion and take out as needed.

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Chana masala is by tradition based with onion, green chilies,
garlic, fresh cilantro, a combination of spices, chickpeas,
and tomatoes. It can be prepared a number of diverse ways,
nonetheless here we picked the effortless way.
Learn to prepare a vigorous, plant-based meal chana masala with
a healthy mixture of chickpeas, tomatoes, onion, and spices that is
awfully flavorful, and nourishing.
INDIAN FOOD
Delicious Chana Masala
NorthIndianSpicyChickpeas Recipe
Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
1 green chile pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 bay leaves, or more to taste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 pinch salt to taste
water as required
1 (15 ounces) can chickpeas
1 teaspoon fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish, or more for a sense of taste

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 413kcal
Directions
Grind onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and chile pepper together in a food
processor into a paste.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry bay leaves in hot oil until
fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Pour the paste into a frying pan or skillet and cook until the oil begins to
separate from the mixture and is golden brown in color, 2 to 3 minutes. Season the
mixture with chili powder, coriander, powder, gram masala, turmeric, and salt; cook
and stir until very hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir sufficient water into the mixture to get a thick gravy; bring to a boil and stir
chickpeas into the gravy.
Reduce heat to medium and cook until the chickpeas are heated through 5 to 7
minutes. Garnish with cilantro.

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INDRAK.NOOYI
The Complete Profile
Born in Madras (now known as Chennai), Tamil Nadu, in
1955 to a Tamil-speaking Iyer family, Indra K. Nooyi was
a bit of a rule breaker in her conventional, middle-class
world as she grew up.
Early Life
NRI PROFILE

she joined an all-girls’ cricket
team and even played guitar
in an all-female rock band
during her bachelor’s degree
in Physics, Chemistry, and
Mathematics at Madras
Christian College. She received
her graduation in 1974 and
a Post Graduate Programme
Diploma from Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta in 1976.
In 1978, Nooyi was admitted
to Yale School of Management
where she earned a master’s
degree in Public and Private
Management in 1980.
Personal Life
Indra married Raj K. Nooyi,
president at AmSoft Systems,
in 1981. Nooyi has two
daughters and resides in
Greenwich, Connecticut. One
of her daughters is currently
attending the School of
Management at Yale, Nooyi’s
alma mater. Forbes ranked her
at the 3rd spot among ‘World’s
Powerful Moms’ list.
Her older sister is an
entrepreneur and Grammy-
nominated artist Chandrika
Krishnamurthy Tandon.
Career
Starting her career in India,
Nooyi held product manager
positions at Johnson &
Johnson and textile firm Mettur
Beardsell. While attending
Yale School of Management,
Nooyi completed her summer
internship with Booz Allen
Hamilton. In 1980, Nooyi joined
the Boston Consulting Group
(BCG), and then held strategy
positions at Motorola and
Asea Brown Boveri.
PepsiCo Executive
Nooyi joined PepsiCo in
1994 and was named Chief
Financial Officer (CFO)
in 2001. She was named
President and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) in 2006
replacing Steven Reinemund,
becoming the fifth CEO in
PepsiCo’s 44-year history.
Nooyi has directed the
company’s global strategy
for more than a decade and
led PepsiCo’s restructuring,
including the 1997 divestiture
of Tricon, now known as
Yum! Brands. Nooyi also took
the lead in the acquisition of
Tropicana in 1998 and the
merger with Quaker Oats
Company, which also brought
Gatorade to Pepsi Co. She
was named as the 3rd Most
Powerful Woman in Business
by Fortune in 2014.
Achievements
Nooyi was named on Wall
Street Journal’s list of 50
women to watch in 2007 and
2008 and was listed among
Time’s 100 Most Influential
People in The World in 2007
and 2008.
Forbes named her the most
powerful woman in 2008. In
2014, she was ranked 13 by
Forbes.
Fortune ranked her the first
most powerful woman in
business in 2009 and 2010.
On 7 October 2010 Fortune
magazine ranked her the
6th most powerful woman in
the world. In Fortune’s Most
Powerful Women List of
15 September 2015, Nooyi

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ranked 2nd.
Step Down as PepsiCo’s CEO
On 6 August 2018, PepsiCo Inc
confirmed that Nooyi would step
down as the CEO and Ramon
Laguarta, a 22-year veteran of
PepsiCo, would replace her on
October 3.
However, Nooyi will continue
to serve as the chairwoman
of the company until early
2019. During her tenancy,
the company’s sales grew 80
percent. Nooyi served as CEO
for 12 years, 7 years longer
than the average CEO tenure
at large companies according to
an Equilar study.
Remuneration
While CEO of PepsiCo in 2011,
Nooyi earned $17 million,
which included a base salary
of $1.9 million, a cash bonus
of $2.5 million, pension value
and deferred remuneration of
$3 million. By 2014, her total
remuneration had grown to
$19,087,832, including $5.5
million of equity.
Awards and Recognition
Forbes magazine ranked Nooyi
on the 2008 through 2017 lists of
The World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women. Fortune magazine has
named Nooyi number one on its
annual ranking of Most Powerful
Women in business for 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In
2008, Nooyi was named one of
America’s Best Leaders by the
United States News & World
Report. In 2008, she was elected
to the Fellowship of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In January 2008, Nooyi was
elected chairwoman of the U.S.-
India Business Council (USIBC).
Nooyi leads USIBC’s Board
of Directors, an assembly of
more than 60 senior executives
representing a cross-section of
American industry.
Nooyi has been named
2009 CEO of the Year
by Global Supply Chain
Leaders Group.
In 2009, Nooyi was
considered one of “The
TopGun CEOs” by Brendan
Wood International, an
advisory agency. After five
years on top, PepsiCo’s
Indian American chairman
and CEO Indra Nooyi has
been pushed to the second
spot as a most powerful
woman in U.S. business
by Kraft’s CEO, Irene
Rosenfeld.
In 2013, Nooyi was named
one of the “25 Greatest
Global Living Legends” by
NDTV. On 14 December
2013, she was awarded
by the President of India
Pranab Mukherjee at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Indra Nooyi is an
Indian-born American
business executive
currently serving
as the Chairperson
and Chief Executive
Officer of PepsiCo,
one of the largest
food and beverage
businesses in the
world.

Nooyi was named to Institutional Investor’s Best CEOs list in the All-America Executive Team
Survey from 2008 to 2011.
The Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honor of Nooyi as she gifted an
undisclosed amount, becoming the school’s biggest alumni donor and the first woman to endow a
deanship at a top business school.
2018 - Honorary Degree from Cranfield University
2015- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the State University of New York at
Purchase
2013- Honorary Degree from North Carolina State University
2011- Honorary Doctor of Laws from Wake Forest University
Honorary Doctor of Laws from University of Warwick
Honorary Doctorate of Law from Miami University
2010- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Pennsylvania State University
2009- Honorary Degree from Duke University
Barnard Medal of Honor from Barnard College
2008- Honorary Degree from New York University
2007- Padma Bhushan from President of India
2004- Honorary Doctor of Laws

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Report Says
Three-Fourths of
H-1B Visa Holders
in 2018 are Indians
An official United States report said nearly three out of every H-1B
visa holders as of October 5 are Indian citizens.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),
there were as many as 419,637 foreign nationals working in the U.S.
on H-1B visas as on October 5.
Of these, 309,986 are Indians, the
USCIS said in its report ‘H-1B petitions
by gender and country of the birth fiscal
year 2018’.
The report unveils a massive gender
inequality - only one out of every four
H-1B visa holders is female. Of the
419,637 H1B visa holders, 106,096 (or
25.3 percent) are females as against
311,997 (or 74.3 percent males), it said.
Gender inequality is wider among
Indians.
Of the 309,986 Indians on H-1B visas
in the U.S. this October, only 63,220 or
20.4 percent are females while nearly
245,517 Indians on H-1B visas or 80
percent (79.2 percent to be precise)
are males. As many as 1,249 Indians on
H1B visas have been characterized in
the category of missing/others.
Indians, who account for 73.9 percent of
the total H-1B visa holders in the U.S.,
are followed by a distant Chinese with
47,172 on H-1B visas, accounting for
11.2 percent of the total foreign nationals
on this work visas.
Nevertheless, there is not much gender
inequality among the Chinese on H-1B
visas. According to the report, 21,342 or
45.2 percent are females and 25,718 or
54.5 percent are males.
Followed by India and China, Canada
and South Korea are the only two
countries which account for a little over
NRI IMMIGRATION

one percent (1.1 percent to be
exact) each on H-1B visas.
After that, all other countries
constitute less than one
percent of the H1B visas as of
October 5.
The Philippines is the sole
country in top 10 H-1B visa
holders in which there are
more females (1712 or 52.7
percent) on H-1B visas than
males (1519 or 46.7 percent)
on H-1B visas.
As of October 5, as many as
3,250 professionals from the
Philippines were on H-1B
visas.
The H-1B gender report was
revealed days after the Trump
administration came out with
its incorporated fall agenda,
in which it said that it plans to
make changes in the definition
of specialty occupation for the
definition of H-1B visas and
re-redefining the relationship
between employees and
employers.
The proposed regulations, it
said, is aimed at attracting the
best and the brightest from
across the world, prevent the
abuse of H-1B visas which
is consentient with the hire
American agenda of the Trump
administration.
The USCIS is also proposing
to introduce a pre-registration
system for foreign students in
the U.S.
Technically it is possible
that if 85,000 such students
succeed in getting H-1B visas,
no overseas applicants could
apply.

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Religion Column Introduced
in Indian Citizenship
Application Form
NRI IMMIGRATION
Any person applying for Indian
citizenship will have to declare
one’s religion from now on.
The Centre has made this
obligatory through home
ministry norms notified on
the Citizenship (Amendment)
Rules, 2018, on October 18.
The new rules have added a
column ‘religion’ in each form
that requires to be filled by
a person applying for Indian
citizenship by registration. A
person who applied for Indian
citizenship up till now did not
require to provide information
on religion.
The changes have been made
in the Schedule I of Citizenship
Rules, 2009.
According to new rules, any
person of Indian-origin, while
seeking citizenship for a person
wedded to an Indian citizen,
a child born out of the country
to Indian citizens, a person
whose parents is registered as
Indian citizens and a person
whose either parent has been a citizen of
independent India will have to make the
statement.
However, the home ministry said the
amendments on religion were applicable
merely for minorities in Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who
seek Indian citizenship. “It would not be
appropriate to interpolate that anyone
seeking citizenship needs to declare a
religion. Earlier, notifications were issued in

2014 and 2016 on the issue, but it has
been inserted in Citizenship Rules this
time,” a home ministry spokesperson
said in response to an ET query.
However, there is no mention of the
three countries in the amended rules.
What makes the declaration of religion
for citizenship is important as the
Citizenship Amendment Bill is pending
for passage in Parliament. The bill
makes ‘refugees’ belonging to minority
religions in Pakistan, Bangladesh,
and Afghanistan eligible for Indian
citizenship. The draft legislation is
being observed by a joint parliamentary
committee and has drawn opposition
amongst numerous groups in most
northeast states, apart from criticism for
linking citizenship to religion.
The Citizenship Act, 1955, does not have
any mention of religion. The Act has
citizenship by birth, descent, registration,
and naturalization. The Act is based on
the principle of ‘birth within the territory’
and there is not a single mention of
religion.
Citizenship Rules of 2009 as well does
not have a single requirement of providing
religion.

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The new members to the UN
Human Rights Council were
designated by 193-member
UN General Assembly. The 18
new members were elected
by the total majority through
a secret ballot. Countries
required a minimum of 97
votes to get elected to the
Council.
Along with India, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Fiji, and the
Philippines has as well staked
a claim in the similar regional
group.
Following the election, India’s
Permanent Representative
to the UN Ambassador Syed
Akbaruddin told PTI that India’s
win with the highest number
of votes “reflects India’s
standing in the international
comity.”
India had earlier been
elected to the Geneva-
based Human Rights
Council for the 2011-2014
and 2014-2017 time period.
WORLD NEWS
India on October 12 has been elected to the United Nations’ top
human rights body in the Asia-Pacific category for a time period
of three years beginning January 1, 2019, attaining 188 votes, the
highest number of votes among all candidates.
INDIA WINS
United Nations Human Rights
Council with Highest Votes

Its previous tenancy had
ended on December 31,
2017, and in agreement with
the rules, it was not entitled
to instant re-election since
it had by now served two
consecutive terms.
Shaped by the Assembly
in March 2006 as the chief
United Nations body dealing
with human rights, the Human
Rights Council encompasses
47 elected Member States.
On the base of reasonable
geographical distribution,
Council seats are assigned
to the five regional groups as
follows: Asia Pacific States,
13 seats; the African States,
13 seats; the Eastern European
States, 6 seats; Western
European and other States, 7
seats, and Latin American and
Caribbean States, 8 seats.
The new members elected
Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Eritrea, Somalia and Togo in
the African States category,
Bulgaria and the Czech
Republic in the Eastern
European States group,
Argentina, Bahamas and
Uruguay in the Latin American
and Caribbean States group
and Austria, Denmark and Italy
in the Western European and
other States category.
Commenting on the elections,
rights group Human Rights
Watch said “In ridiculous
vote devoid of competition,
UN General Assembly
elected #Philippines,
#Eritrea, #Bahrain &
#Cameroon to be among
new members of @
UN#HumanRights Council
in 2019-2021. Such votes
make a mockery of word
‘election’.
It said Human Rights
Council member states
should seek to neutralize
any attempts by its
“worst members to shield
themselves and other serial
rights abusers & keep doing
good work on #Yemen,
#Myanmar, #Syria, #Burundi
& other crises.”

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Indian-American
Nikki Haley Steps Down as U.S.
Ambassador to United Nations
An Indian-American United States ambassador to the
United Nations Nikki Haley has resigned from her
position on October 9. The 45-year-old Haley is the
first ever Indian-American appointed to a Cabinet-
level position by any president.
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making process,’” she told
CNN in a 2017 interview,
recalling the conversation with
Trump. “He said, ‘done.’ And
I said, ‘I don’t want to be a
wallflower or a talking head. I
want to be able to speak my
mind.’ He said, ‘That is why
I asked you to do this.’ In all
honesty, I didn’t think they
were going to take me up on
everything I asked for. And
they gave me all that. So how
do you turn that down?”
Throughout her over a year-
and-a-half on the job, she has
recurrently spoken her mind,
whether it’s going further on
human rights than numerous
of her administration
colleagues or censuring
racism at home.
Describing Haley as an
“extraordinary person”, Donald
Trump has said she “going to
make a lot of money” in the
private sector, which she
intends to join.
In her resignation letter, she
had hinted that she is headed
to the private sector after two
years at the UN.
Trump further said he is sure
that his daughter Ivanka
Trump would be “dynamite”
as the U.S. ambassador
to the United Nations, but
admitted that he would be
“accused of nepotism” if he
has chosen her to succeed
Nikki Haley.
Shortly after the President’s
remarks, Ivanka Trump took
to Twitter to rule herself
out of the running for an
ambassadorship.
An umpteen Indian-American
officials and leaders in the
U.S. has said Nikki Haley
served as a great advocate
of India-U.S. relationship.
The stepping down of Haley
has left White House with one
less moderate Republican voice
on Trump cabinet’s foreign
policy team.
Haley, a former governor of
South Carolina, had been an
early and recurrent critic of
Trump, attracting frequent
admiration.
Haley was born in South
Carolina to an Indian-
American Sikh family. She
earned international attention
for speaking out against the
Confederate battle flag in the
aftermath of the 2015 massacre
at a black church in Charleston.
According to Michael Wolff’s
book Fire and Fury: Inside the
Trump White House, Haley is
harboring presidential drives
and many in president Donald
Trump’s inner circle fear that
she could be the heir to the
presidency. Wolff, in his book,
claims Haley has an eye on
the presidency and Trump is
seen to be grooming her for a
national political future.
Haley - “as ambitious as
Lucifer”, in the characterization
of one member of the senior
staff - had concluded that
Trump’s tenure would last, at
best, a single term and that she,
with requisite submission, could
be his heir apparent, Wolff
writes.
“I said ‘I am a policy girl, I want
to be part of the decision-

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Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi
Arabian Journalist, critic of the
Kingdom’s leadership and a
Washington Post Contributor
went missing on October
2 after entering his Saudi
Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul,
which prompted worldwide
rage.
Two weeks after his
disappearance, Saudi on
October 20 admitted that
Khashoggi was killed inside
WORLD NEWS
Saudi Journalist
Jamal Khashoggi
Killed in Istanbul,
Prompts Global Rage
its consulate in Istanbul.
The kingdom as well
announced the firing of a top
intelligence official Ahmad
al-Assiri and royal court
media adviser Saud al-

Qahtani, both topmost aides to
Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman who has gone through
escalating coercion over the
Khashoggi matter.
His disappearance had been
shrouded in mystery and
triggered an international crisis,
with Turkish officials accusing
Saudi Arabia of a state-
sponsored assassination.
Dead within Seven
Minutes
According to the source,
Khashoggi came under
attack within two minutes of
entering the consulate on
October 2 and was dead
within seven minutes and was
dismembered in 22 minutes.
Khashoggi, the resident of
the United States, has written
articles over the past year
critical of Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman.
On the eve of his planned
marriage to a Turkish woman,
he entered the consulate for
documents required and has
not been seen since.
The Saudi king likewise
ordered the setting up of the
ministerial committee under
the chairmanship of the
crown prince to restructure
the kingdom’s intelligence
agency and “define its powers
accurately”, state media said.
Soon before Riyadh
confirmed that Khashoggi
had been killed, Turkey’s
President Recep Tayyip

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Erdogan and Saudi
King Salman agreed in
telephone negotiations to
proceed cooperation in
the investigation into the
Khashoggi affair.
Saudi Officials Visas
Reneged
The United States warned of
a “wide range” of responses
should it find out that Saudi
Arabia is behind the death of
journalist Jamal Khashoggi,
as Turkey widened its probe
into the scandal.
President Donald Trump
said the U.S., which is Saudi
Arabia’s biggest backer, could
impose sanctions over the
feared murder of Khashoggi.
The United States has
announced to renege visas of
Saudi officials allegedly active
in the killing of Khashoggi.
The Trump administration has
been notably slow to criticize
Saudi Arabia, despite mounting
indication that Khashoggi,
a critic of the Islamic petro-
state’s potent crown prince,
went missing after entering the
Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
The Khashoggi case has given
Trump with one of the most
acute foreign policy crises
of his nearly two-year-old
presidency.
The contention has
put the kingdom under
unprecedented pressure to
offer an explanation to take
the heat off its rulers.
The reports said the body
parts of slain journalist
Jamal Khashoggi were
found at the home of Saudi
consul general in Istanbul
and one of the sources said
the writer’s remains were
found in the garden of the
consul general’s home,
which is just 500 meters
away from the consulate.
WORLD NEWS
Khashoggi, the
resident of the
United States, has
written articles
over the past year
critical of Saudi
Crown Prince
Mohammed bin
Salman.

Nishtha Dudeja
BecomesFirstIndiantoWin
Miss Deaf Asia Crown
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A girl from Haryana, a North
Indian state, has made it
certain that disability cannot
come in the path of success
by winning the Miss Deaf Asia
2018 title at an international
pageant held in Prague.
Nishtha Dudeja, who is the
first Indian to have won
any title at the Miss Deaf
World Pageant, said that
she faced tough competition
from contestants from China,
Thailand, Taiwan, Israel,
Czech Republic, Belarus,
Mexico, South Africa, and other
countries at the 18th edition
of Miss and Mister Deaf World
-Europe -Asia Beauty Pageant
2018 held recently at Prague,
Czech Republic.
The beauty from Haryana’s
industrial city of Panipat,
around 85 km from New Delhi,
who was born deaf did not
get low-spirited of being
differently-abled and chose
to take her chance in the field
of beauty.
“I want to thank my parents
for their consistent support
who were always there to
help me. Now I want to help
the deprived people even
at the cost of my comfort. I
believe that the differently
abled people don’t need
pity. They only deserve
DESI NEWS

equal opportunities to prove
themselves,” Nishtha, who
has returned to India now,
said.
The 23-year-old Panipat girl
is a graduate in commerce
from Venkateshwara
College, Delhi University,
and currently pursuing
Master of Arts in economics
from Mithibai College,
University of Mumbai.
Prior to this title, Nishtha
had likewise won the Miss
Deaf India title in Jaipur on
February 26 this year.
She is the brand
ambassador for Sivantos
India Pvt Ltd. (Formerly
Siemens hearing
Instruments Pvt Ltd.), the
world’s leading brand of
hearing aids, having about
a 25 percent market share
worldwide.
Nishtha was always a
promising student from
her school days, who was
always keen on learning
something new in life.
Seeing her involvement in
extra-curricular activities,
her mother sent her to learn
judo at the age of seven.
Nishtha did judo for nearly
five years, took part in
various tournaments up to
international level and won
medals.
The beauty queen is as well
a skilled tennis player and
has played many AITA (All
India Tennis Association),
ITF (International Tennis
Federation) and Asian tour
tennis tournaments. Nishtha
also took part in Deaflympics
2013 (held in Sofia,
Bulgaria), World Deaf Tennis
Championship 2015 (held in
Nottingham, United Kingdom)
and Deaflympics 2017 (held in
Samsun, Turkey).
Father of Nishtha, Ved
Prakash Dudeja, who is Chief
Engineer in the Northern
Railways gave the credit of his
daughter’s success to his wife
who has worked arduously for
Nishtha’s success.
Nishtha’s mother, Punam
Dudeja, who is a homemaker,
said: “We were heartbroken
when we came to know
that our child will not be
able to hear lifelong but we
did everything to make our
daughter’s life a successful
one.”
Another Haryana girl Manushi
Chillar was crowned Miss
World in November earlier
this year.

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The Supreme Court on September 28, pronounced its
verdict on the entry of women of menstrual age in
Sabarimala temple, Kerala, a temple dedicated to Lord
Ayyappan, and said law and society are tasked with the
task to act as levelers.
DESI NEWS
Despite Supreme Court’s Verdict
No WomanMade it to
Sabarimala Temple

The top court granted women
between the age of 10 to
50 entry into Sabarimala
temple, breaking temple’s
antique tradition of restricting
menstruating women from
entering its premises.
Regardless of Supreme
Court’s verdict protests
prevailed in Kerala opposing
the entry of girls and women
of menstrual age into the
shrine.
On October 17, the temple
opened at 5 p.m. for the
monthly pujas which
concluded on October 22.
Protesters ensured that no
female in the 10-50 age could
enter the sanctum sanctorum
of the shrine.
The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena
threatened to stage mass
suicides if women in 10-50
age group are permitted to
enter the Sabarimala temple.
An attempt by two women
to enter temple was
disappointed near the steps
of the shrine when the LDF
government red-flagged
the journey amid mounting
protests and a threat from the
thantri (priest) to close down
the temple.
When the women escorted
by police headed towards
the temple and devotees
gathered near the steps, the
government sensed trouble. It
then asked the police to end
the mission to implement the
Supreme Court order lifting
age bar on entry of women to
the temple.
The two women who made the
journey are Rehana Fathima,
31, of Kochi, and journalist
Kavitha from Andhra Pradesh.
Both reached the police station
at Pamba Thursday night,
seeking police protection to go
up the hill.
The women, wearing
protective gear and helmet,
moved towards the shrine. A
police contingent led by IG
S Sreejith and SP Debesh
Kumar Behera escorted them.
The other day, five women
from Guntur in Andhra
Pradesh tried to get a
darshan.
However, all the women
had to return before
reaching the sanctum
sanctorum following
massive protests by Lord
Ayyappa devotees.
The authorities in Kerala
launched a high-level a
crackdown on protesters
who obstructed women and
have arrested over 1,400
people across the state.

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DESI NEWS
Subsequently, 258 cases were registered
against 2,000 people for defying an order of the
Supreme Court.
The police arrested people from
Pathanamthitta - the district where the
place of worship is located, Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and some
other places.
Views from Leading Lights
-Actor Rajnikanth
There is no second opinion on equality for
women in every sphere. But when you talk
about a temple, every temple has its time-
honored rituals, besides traditions being
followed for a long time. My humble opinion is
that no one should interfere in that.
-Union minister Smriti Irani
I am nobody to speak against the Supreme
Court verdict as I am a serving cabinet minister.
But just plain common sense is that would you
carry a napkin seeped with menstrual blood
and walk into a friend’s house. You would not.
And would you think it is respectful to do the
same when you walk into the house of God?
That is the difference. I have the right to pray,
but no right to desecrate. That is the difference
that we need to recognize and respect.
-BJP President Amit Shah
We [the BJP] will uproot this government if it
continues arresting people who protested the
Supreme Court verdict [on women’s entry into
the Sabarimala].
LDF government led by chief minister Pinarayi
Vijayan would have to pay a “heavy price” if the
suppression of the agitation continues.
There is no restriction for women to offer
prayers in any other Ayyappa temple… The
uniqueness of the Sabarimala shrine has to be
protected.
-Kerala chief minister Pinarayi
Vijayan
We have already made this very clear that we
will abide by whatever the apex court verdict
is. Now that the verdict has come, we will
implement it.
-Indian Actress Trisha Krishnan
It’s a welcome change.

Moving Train Kills Over 60
Dussehra Revelers
in Amritsar
In a terrible disaster, at least
61 people watching the Ravan
effigy on October 19, lost their
lives and 72 got injured when
a speeding train mowed them
down.
The mishap took place near
Joda Phatak area of Amritsar
where a large number of people
were watching the Ravan
effigy in flames standing along
the railway tracks when the
train crushed them, which
was coming from Jalandhar to
Amritsar.
The victims reportedly could
not hear the whistling of the
train due to the exploding
crackers. Witnesses said the
dead included children and
there were reportedly about 700
people at the accident spot,
according to a report.
The train was reportedly
traveling at a high speed and
the gates of an unmanned
crossing were reportedly
closed.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announced Rs 2 lakh
compensation for the family
of the dead and Rs 50,000 for
the injured and as well directed
officials to provide immediate
assistance.
Political Blame Game
The Congress-led government
was blamed by opposition
parties for permitting
Dussehra celebrations near
the tracks. The railway
officials likewise sought to
put the concern on local
administration saying that they
were not informed regarding
any such event.
The opposition holding
Punjab’s Congress
government responsible for
allowing a Dussehra event
near railway tracks and
accusing ex-lawmaker Navjot
Kaur Sidhu of running away
from the site, who was the
chief guest for the evening.

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Bengaluruhas
Third Highest Number
of Startups Globally
IN BUSINESS

Besides Silicon Valley and London,
Bengaluru has the third highest number of
startups in the world, according to a report
by trade body Nasscom and India’s startup
ecosystem is the world’s third largest, the
report said.
Amid 2013-2018, India saw between 7200-
7700 startups starting, and the overall base
is growing at 12-15 percent, the report said.
The Indian startup ecosystem generated
40,000 direct jobs in 2018 alone taking the
total employment in the segment to 1.6-1.7
lakh, Times of India said in its report adding
another 4-5 lakh people are estimated to be
employed indirectly.
In 2018 alone, more than 1200 startups
began across India and eight startups
became a unicorn in the year, the
highest in any single year, Nasscom
said.
Between January and September 2018,
Indian startups received $4.3 billion
funds, which is over 100 percent year on
year growth which means each deal had
an average of $9.4 million funding per
deal, an increase of 144 percent over
2017. In the current year, seed stage
funding went down 21 percent.
The year 2018 was likewise good for
mergers and acquisitions as there were
over 70 such activities which are a 15
percent rise over 2017, Nasscom said.
As far as startup ecosystem enablers
are concerned, India has more than 210
active accelerators/incubators, which is
an 11 percent increase when compared
to 2017.
In the last three years, over 35 corporate
accelerators/incubators have been
started by corporate firms in India. There
are as well over 14 international startup
exchange missions active in India as of
2018.
According to Nasscom, 50 percent of all
startups in India consists of Enterprise
Software, FinTech, and HealthTech
leading verticals, while Advanced Tech
startups grew over 50 percent in the last
year alone.
Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence,
and IoT (Internet of Things) startups
are witnessing fastest adoption across
industry verticals, Nasscom said in its
report.

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Royal Family to
Welcome a Spring Baby
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
to welcome their first baby in the spring of 2019. There was not
one single person around the world who seized to coo over the news
because the newly wed have not stopped giving us the vibes
of “couple goals”.
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The news about the
pregnancy was finally
confirmed via the Twitter
handle of the Kensington
Palace stating, “Their Royal
Highnesses have appreciated
all of the support they have
received from people around
the world since their wedding
in May and are delighted to
be able to share this happy
news with the public,” in their
public statement.
While the rumours about a
possible pregnancy have
been on the cards for
quite some time now, the
confirmation is definitely
what every single one of
us have been waiting for.
This little baby is going to
be the seventh in line to
the throne. The pregnancy
announcement was done
when the Duke and the
Duchess were off to their trip
to Australia.
If you are wondering about
when we are going to be
blessed with seeing yet another
royal baby, we will have to wait
for a few more months now
because according to the Royal
Correspondent, the Duchess
has only recently had her 12
weeks check-up done and is in
a very good health.
While the baby is expected to
be born during the Spring of
2019, there is not one person
who is not excited to see how
the new addition to the royal
family tree emerges. Will they
be a little bundle of joy or a
bubbling sassy bubbie, we will
just have to wait for a few more
months now.
As for who are going to be
godparents to this baby, while
everyone has gotten their dibs
on every single staff member
of the Cut, it is safe to assume
that Meghan’s best friend,
Jessica Mulroney is definitely
a potent option in this.
The couple who got married
on May 19, 2018 after around
two years of dating are
overjoyed with the news and
so is everyone around (and
possibly the entire world). The
couple was touring through
Australia and the candid
moments that they shared
definitely left everyone in the
close proximity speechless
and dumbfounded.
They have their entire
schedule packed with visiting
several places starting from
Australia, covering Fiji,
Kingdom of Tonga and even
New Zealand in the Autumn of
’18.
INFOCUS
The pregnancy
announcement
was done when
the Duke and
the Duchess
were off to
their trip to
Australia.

In a very recent speech during
the Invictus Games, Prince
Harry opened up about his
struggled with depression
and the constant support
that the Duchess provided
him throughout the speech
was evident of how much the
couple cared and supported
each other’s well beings.
No wonder they are going to
be great parents too.
As Prince Harry mentioned,
“Nowhere is that truer than in
the area of mental health,” he
insisted. “By simply being here
and fighting back from some of
the darkest experiences known
to anyone, you have become
role models for everyone at
home or in the stands who
might be struggling with their
emotions or with a mental
illness… You are showing it’s
okay not to be okay. And most
importantly, you are showing us
all that it’s okay to ask for help.”
We wish the Duke and Duchess
all the best wishes on their
journey to parenthood.

At a time when a vast majority of women in India
were confined to the domestic sphere, the nationalist
struggle propelled a few exceptional gems who shone
bright with their talent, courage and drive for the
rigours of nation-building.
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Durgabai Deshmukh
A Revolutionary
in Every Sense
Durgabai, a Gandhian, a
freedom fighter and later a
criminal lawyer in the Madras
High Court, did not come from
a family of particular privilege.
Born on July 15, 1909 at
Rajahmundry in the coastal
east Godavari district of
present-day Andhra Pradesh
to social worker B. V. N.
Rama Rao and his wife
Krishnavenamma, Durgabai
FREEDOM FIGHTER
spent her formative years
in Kakinada. From an early
age, she was sensitive to
the ubiquity of social inequity
and suffering. She observed
the cruel customs and poor
treatment of women and
recognized the urgent need for
social reform.
Durgabai was influenced
by Mahatma Gandhi. When
Mahatma visited Kakinada to
address a town hall gathering
in 1921, the barely 12-year-
old child was keen to meet
Mahatma along with a group
local Devadasi and Muslim
women.
A victim of child marriage,
her union at 8 with a much
older man is what she calls
her father’s only mistake.
Which she corrected herself,
by bravely walking out of

the marriage when she 15,
before the couple could even
consummate it.
After meeting Gandhi, not
only her, but her entire family
gave up all forms of Western
wear and decided to wear only
Khadi. She later decided to
quit school arguing against
the imposition of English.
All this happened amid the
thick of Non-Cooperation
Movement.
Nine years later, she led the
Salt Satyagraha movement
in Madras after another freedom
fighter T Prakasam was arrested
by the British. While Mahatma
was doing the Dandy March,
she was leading the Satyagraha
down South. She was
subsequently arrested and had
to spend three years in jail and
that too in solitary confinement.
Durgabai Deshmukh’s training
ground was the national freedom
movement where she learnt
the lessons of perseverance,
austerity, and sacrifice. It also
brought her in unhindered
proximity of the masses and their
quotidian struggles. Thus she
made it her mission to ameliorate
the plight of the downtrodden.
Durgabai identified the
culprits of progress as lack of
education, obsolete superstitions
and subaltern treatment
of womenfolk. The Andhra
Mahila Sabha founded by her
played a commendable role in
empowering women through
education, health facilities and
vocational training. As a member
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FREEDOM FIGHTER
and the Planning Commission
and, later, as the Chairman
of the Central Social Welfare
Board, Durgabai also effected
several welfare legislations to
reach out to children, women,
the impoverished and the
destitute.
During the Salt Satyagraha,
a young Durgabai took over
as leader of the movement
in Madras after freedom
fighter T. Prakasam was
arrested. She was arrested
and sentenced to prison for
nearly three years from 1930-
1933, including a year of
solitary confinement. In her
autobiography, “Chintaman
and I,” Durgabai recalled
her years in imprisonment
as an eye-opener to the
circumstances of several
women inmates who due
to illiteracy had admitted to
crimes they had not even
committed. It strengthened
her resolve, on one hand
to become a lawyer who
could provide pro bono
legal aid, and on the other,
empowering women with
education.
Just when her legal career
at the Madras High Court
was taking off, Durgabai was
elected to the Constituent
Assembly as a Congress
candidate in 1946. She
was a member of the
Steering Committee and
took an active interest in
the Constituent Assembly
debates. With her legal
background, Durgabai
weighed in on judicial
issues. She also led the
amendment to the draft
constitution in lowering the
age from 35 to 30 for holding
A victim
of child
marriage,
her union
at 8 with a
much older
man is what
she calls her
father’s only
mistake.

a seat in the council of states.
In “Chintaman and I,” she
mentions being particularly
gratified for being associated
with the debate on the Hindu
Code bill.
Her term in jail opened her
eyes to the circumstances
under which many women
were incarcerated to the
crimes they didn’t even commit
but would confess to because
they were neither educated nor
had any social network.
While she advocated for
women rights in property, an
independent judiciary was
also her forefront in which she
raised her concerns. She said,
“The independence of the
judiciary is a thing which
has to be decided, and this
independence to a large
extent depends on the way
in which these judges are to
be appointed.
By some accounts say
the couple decided that
if one earns, the other
would dedicate his or her
life to the nation building.
Post-Independence, she
dedicated her life to the law
and social service. In fact,
she is known as the ‘mother
of social work’ in India due
to her immense contribution.

INDIAN YOGA
80

Yoga Asanas for
ASTHMARELIEFAsthma is a chronic disease that affects one’s
regular process of breathing, making them
hyperventilate and struggle with a ragged breathing.
While the breathing pump is one’s best friend
suffering from asthma, yoga asanas for asthma
relief is believed to inflict long term effects in the
process of recovery.

INDIAN YOGA
82 1- Nadi Shodhan Pranayama
This breathing technique
helps patients suffering with
asthma because not only does
it clear out the nasal pathway,
it also increases the capacity
of the lungs, thereby ensuring
that the person doesn’t suffer
from shortness of breath and
can actually breathe better.
2- Kapal Bhati Pranayama
While the majority of problems
relating to asthma roots from
the respiratory system and
the obstructed functions of it,
this asana helps keep that at
bay. It is regarded as one of
the most effective yoga poses
to relieve asthma because of
how well it detoxifies the body
and gets rid of any harmful chemical that
could possibly trigger asthma.
3- Ardha Matsyendrasana
Doing this yoga pose is an effective cure
for asthma because of the fact that it helps
increase the supply of the oxygen to the lungs
by expanding and opening up the chest.
4- Pavanamuktasana
Even though this yoga pose has its primary
effect in the treatment for stomach related
problems, it has indirect ties with treating
asthma and the symptoms that come
along with it. It boosts the blood circulation
Asthma is a
chronic disease
that affects one’s
regular process
of breathing,
making them
hyperventilate
and struggle
with a ragged
breathing.
Nadi Shodhan Pranayama
Kapal Bhati Pranayama

throughout the body which contributes
in supplying the entire body with
sufficient oxygen which is what averts
the possibilities of asthma.
5-Setu Bandhasana
Continued practice of this yoga asana
helps open up the lungs which ensure
to help proper breathing without any
kind of hindrance, thereby contributing
to relieving the signs and symptoms
that come associated with asthma.
6-Bhujangasana
Bhujangasana helps open up the
shoulders and even the chest area
which is beneficial in inducing better
expansion of the lungs which makes
breathing a lot better and easier. It also
improves blood circulation throughout
the body which further contributes to
better oxygen supply throughout the
body.
7- Adho Mukha Svanasana
Doing Adho Mukha Svanasana helps
in not just lengthening the spine and
toning the muscles, it also contributes to
the overall blood circulation throughout
the body. It calms the mind down
Badhakonasana

INDIAN YOGA
84
and helps reduce signs
of hyperventilation. The
increased circulation also
contributes better oxygen
supply to the entire body,
thereby promoting better
breathing and thereby keeping
the signs of asthma at bay.
8- Badhakonasana
Even though it might not
seem like it directly influences
in relieving the signs and
symptoms of asthma, it sure
does indirectly boost the
body’s overall well being
to help cure the signs and
symptoms related to asthma.
It helps relieve signs of fatigue
which often times contribute
to degrading conditions of
asthma.
9- Poorvottanasana
As this yoga pose directly
affects one’s respiratory
system and positively
influences it, it is beneficial
in the treatment of the
respiratory disease of asthma.
It boosts the activity of the
lungs and aids in proper
breathing mechanism which
is often times what aids in the
ensuring effective results in
the treatment of asthma and
allied problems that come with
it.
10- Savasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Pavanamuktasana
Savasana is very relaxing on the mind
which is what helps ensure that one’s
mind is completely calm and content.
This is what helps contribute to ensure
that one is able to breathe in and
breathe out without having to strain
their lungs or respiratory system. The
feeling of calmness and peace also
contributes to alleviating the signs and
symptoms of asthma.

Setu Bandhasana
Savasana
Poorvottanasana
Adho Mukha
Svanasana
Bhujangasana

86
LIFE STYLE

You Need to Know of
Laws of Karma

88
LIFE STYLE:
Law #1
The Great Law of Peace
As you sow, shall you reap. It simply implies, our
thoughts and actions have consequences. Whatever
you put into the universe comes back to you. If you
want happiness, love, friendship, peace and care;
you ought to give happiness, love, friendship, peace
and care.
Law #2
The Law of Creation
What we desire comes through participation. That
means life requires our participation to happen. It
doesn’t happen by itself. We are blended with the
universe, inside and out. Be what you want to have
around yourself, and that is how karma works.
Law #3
The Law of Humility
Refusal to accept what is will still be what is. Accept
the circumstance in order to change it. Acceptance
is a virtue or a belief that makes us strong enough to
participate and bring about change.
LAWS OF KARMA

Law #4
The Law of Growth
We only have the power and control for ourselves,
and that is the only thing given to us. We must first
change who we are and then life follows eventually.
Our growth is above any of our circumstances.
Growth starts when we make an effort and commit to
change ourselves first.
Law #5
The Law of Connection
Everything in the universe is connected. Even
if you do anything inconsequential, it must be
accomplished as everything is connected. Each of
your step leads you further to the next step and life
goes on.
Law #6
The Law of Focus
One can’t direct attention beyond a single task. You
can’t grow spiritually if you have negative thoughts
and actions. Direct your full attention to accomplish
all your desired tasks. You can’t have greed or anger
if you focus on spiritual values.

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RELATIONSHIP

Science Backed
Ways to Get Yourself
Into The Mood
There can be a number of downers throughout the day
that can affect your libido and desire to consummate
your love with your partner. From your boss’ consistent
demoralization to the pesky and irritating traffic that you
were stuck in. The possibilities are endless and can make
you not feel good enough for sex.

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RELATIONSHIP
So, are there any
scientifically
backed factors
that can change
that? Sure
there are and
let me break
it to you that
the list doesn’t
necessarily
involve porn.
1-Smell and Taste
Research has shown that the
smell of pumpkin pie mixed
with lavender had the most
beneficial impacts in getting the
male partner excited for the sex.
It was found to boost the penile
blood flow.
2-Renew your Gym
Membership
Science claims that gyming
and exercises help release
endorphins which are the
primary boost that makes you
feel charged and good. Not just
that, the strenuous workout
regime that you just did also
promotes the healthy release of
dopamine, the hormone that is
responsible for orgasms.
3-Horror Movies
can be the key
Horror movies not just
brings your partner closer
to you and decreases the
physical proximity between
the two of you, it also
does aid in boosting the
levels of adrenaline which
is beneficial for getting
yourself set in the mood for
sex.
4-Warm toesies
Warm feetsies can help you
reach your climax faster
than you expected and
there are actually some
people who have a fetish
for socks during sex, so, if
you are one of those few,
it is definitely a win-win
situation for you.
Smell and Taste
Renew your Gym
Membership
Horror Movies
can be the key
Warm toesies

5-Eat more Vitamin B
Several research and experiments have
claimed that a woman’s sex drive can
be boosted with the consumption of
Vitamin B rich diet. Avoid supplements
and just increase the dietary intake of
Vitamin B. Eat more watermelon, swiss
cheese, soy, fish, bread etc.
6-Pamper yourself
According to science, one of the most
common reasons for you to not be in
the mood is because of the impending
stress throughout the entirety of
the day. The heightened levels of
cortisol hinder with the hormonal
release of other sex hormones that
are responsible for getting you in the
mood. Pamper yourself by taking a long
relaxing bath.
7-Be seductive while
talking
Try out some sort of dirty talking with
your partner and see if that works for you.
Sometimes, even cracking jokes end up
making your partner like you more and for
some, it is actually a big turn on. So, try it
out for yourself.
8-Red wine to the rescue
A very good news for all the wine lovers
because this specific point is going to
make you happy. In a conducted study
in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, it has
been claimed that the daily permissible
consumption of red wine has effective
results in boosting a woman’s sexual
health.
Pamper yourself
Be seductive
while talking
Red wine to the rescue
Eat more
Vitamin B

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LOVE & ROMANCE
Broken Heart?
Struggling With a

Had a rough break up recently? Been surfing through pages
and pages of Google on how to mend a broken heart? Love
and relationships are always varying from person to person.
While some tend to be passionately in love, some lose that
essence in the relationship after a certain period of time.
Does that mean that the person in question wasn’t in love
before? No, not really.

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LOVE & ROMANCE
Don’t worry, we gotchu!!
Accept the situation
Often times, the very first instinct of a person is to
stay in denial and think that what happened
is not what actually did happen and that’s
where the problem starts. Start with accepting
for a fact that the broken heart is part of the
process of healing.
Fight through the downfall
The next step on how to mend a broken heart 101
is to fight through the pain. As cliché as it sounds,
only you have the capability of getting yourself
out of the pits of darkness and that is exactly
what you need to do. Fighting the pain of the
heartbreak helps build you as a stronger person.
Revel in the new found freedom
Instead of trying to get your ex back or even trying
to fill those voids with someone new, try and relearn
yourself and your likes and dislikes. That is what
changes you as a person. If you want to cure a
broken heart, you need to ensure that you enjoy
your own freedom first.

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