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Greetings to all the readers of Wishesh e-Magazine!

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“ To the credit of Prime Minister Modi was able to get the President of America to be the Chief Guest on the occasion of the 66th Republic day of the country.

The chemistry between the two leaders is unpredictable. President Obama and the First Lady traveled to India -- their first time visiting the South Asian nation since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on May 26, 2014. America and India are true global partners in the work of strengthening economies and strong democracies. Mr. Barack Obama the President of America is the first to have visited India twice while in office.

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Here in the eventide, Indians and Americans, let us know, in the darkness or day, in good times or bad, whenever one of us looks to the other, we will surely say, abide with me.

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This is a natural global partnership. It has become even more relevant in the digital age. It is needed even more in our world for far-reaching changes and widespread turmoil. The success of this partnership is important for our progress and for advancing peace, stability and prosperity around the world.

President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk through the gardens Sunday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi between official meetings.

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The PRESIDENT and the PRIME MINISTER of INDIA. welcomed PRESIDENT OBAMA as the chief guest at

INDIA’S 66TH REPUBLIC DAY celebrations.

President Obama is the first U.S. president to attend this historic event. Along with First Lady of America the President of America sat and watched the entire procession for more than 108 minutes in the open. This is for the first time any American President sitting in the open amidst of the public for this much of duration. He was thrilled to watch the programmes and was excited by the performance of the Motorcycle acrobats of BSF soldiers. His excitement of this show was spelled 3 times by him in 3 different occasions.

The American President Obama and Prime Minister Modi pledged to enhance U.S.-India cooperation on mutual climate and clean energy goals. From highly successful U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) umbrella program to technical work on emerging technologies, the U.S. and India made important progress on combating climate change.

The two countries agreed as below:

Enhancing Bilateral Climate Change Cooperation.

Accelerating Clean Energy Finance

Cooperating on Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs)

Starting Technical Cooperation on HeavyDuty Vehicles and Transportation Fuels

Launching Air Quality Cooperation

Promoting Super-Efficient Off-Grid Appliances

Expanding Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R)

Transforming the Market for Efficient and ClimateFriendly Cooling

Initiating Climate Resilience Tool Development

Demonstrating Clean Energy Initiatives on the Ground

Under President Obama, trade between the two countries has increased by about 60 percent to nearly $100 billion a year. “We’ve got to do better,” the President said, while speaking at an U.S.-India Business Council Summit in New Delhi. The President of America announced a series of additional steps that will generate more than $4 billion in trade and investment with India while supporting thousands of jobs in both countries.

The Export-Import Bank will commit up to $1 billion in financing to support “Made-inAmerica” exports to India.

OPIC will support lending to small and medium businesses across India that will result in more than $1 billion in loans in underserved rural and urban markets.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will aim to leverage nearly $2 billion in investments in renewable energy in India.

The populous visit is seen as the strengthening of bilateral ties between India and US for the mutual benefit.

The whole world was closely watching the event.

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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft not to carry ads of sex determination – SC The court had come down heavily on various states for their failure to stop female foeticide leading to alarming drop in the sex ratio in the country.

Supreme Court directed search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt Ltd to strictly comply with Indian laws and block advertisements on sex determination of a foetus. SC also directed the search engines to upload on their policy page and the terms of service page in which it has to be mentioned that they would not advertise or sponsor any advertisement which violated Section 22 of Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-natal determination of sex (PC-PNDT) Act.

“As an interim measure, it is directed, the respondents, namely, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft shall not advertise or sponsor any advertisement which would violate Section 22 of the PC-PNDT Act, 1994,” a bench of justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant said.

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“If any advertisement is there on any search engine, the same shall be withdrawn forthwith by the respondent,” said Justice Dipak Misra. Section 22 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, prohibits advertisements related to pre-natal determination of sex and provides for punishment for contravention. The court said “anything can take the colour and flavour of advertisement. Human mind is ingenious and there is a scope for mischief”.

Department of Information Technology (DIT) affidavit said. “As a result the department finds difficult to effectively block/filter the information based on key word search results. Such blocking/filtering on keywords or advertisement links can be effectively and regularly done only by the search engines as they have access to their respective mathematical algorithms all the time,” it said.

Google, counsel Shyam Divan told the court that the Internet was an uncensored medium and “ordering the blocking of the information is very dangerous as it amounts to pre-censorship”.

“On providing URLs hosting content infringing to PNDT Act, the government will direct service providers in the country to block all such URLs. The domain experts may search the URLs, list the relevant URLs and provide the same for blocking/filtering,” the 10 February/2015

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Delhi elections–Most watched The most watched Delhi elections will be conducted on 7th Feb 2015 and counting of votes on 10th Feb 2015.

2013 Delhi state elections resulted in an hung assembly with the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the singlelargest party, winning 32 along with its ally Siromani Akali Dal, out of the 70 seats. Aam Aadmi Party was the second largest party which along with congress’s outside support formed the government. During the election AAP alleged congress as a corrupt party but for the sake of forming government, AAP sided with congress. AAP’s leader Arvind Kejriwal, became the 7th chief minister of Delhi. However, on 14 February 2014 (after 49 days of rule), Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post citing the reason as his government’s

inability to table the Jan Lokpal Bill in Delhi Assembly for discussion due to stiff opposition from other political parties in the house.

Delhi remained under President’s Rule for about a year. On 4 November 2014, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung recommended the Union Cabinet the dissolution of Delhi assembly and to conduct fresh elections.

On 12th January 2015, the Election Commission of India announced that state assembly elections would be held on 7 February 2015 with results being announced on 10 February 2015.

Date of notification – 14th January 2015 Last date for nomination – 21st January 2015 Date of scrutiny – 22nd January 2015 Last date of withdrawal – 24th January 2015 Date of poll – 7th February 2015 Date of counting – 10th February 2015 Election Complete – 12th February 2015 VOTER STATISTICS Total Male Female Third Gender Service NRI

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Vibrant Gujarat 2015 with Modi as Prime Minister

Vibrant Gujarat is the name given to a biennial investors’ summit held by the government of Gujarat in Gujarat, India.

The event is aimed at bringing together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy and opinion makers; the summit is advertised as a platform to understand and explore business opportunities in the State of Gujarat. Gujarat has strong fundamentals - its entrepreneurial people, excellent infrastructure, stable governance, business-friendly policies and an habit to think ahead of times.

Gujarat is a land of opportunities. ·

Strategically located on the west coast of India, Gujarat is well connected

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A strong Economy with the SDP rising at an average growth rate of 10.1%

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Ranked for “Economic freedom among states”

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FDI equity inflows – USD 9.5 billion outstanding investments USD 255.4 billion

ICT for Good Governance Gujarat is one of the most e-Ready states in the country and has been a pioneer in leveraging ICT. · Leading state in India recording e-Transactions and accounts for over 21% of all e-Transactions recorded on ‘ETaal’. · Has one of the highest tele-density in India: 90.32% and excellent broadband connectivity. · One of the most m-Governed states which have introduced several mobile applications for providing better governance. · Improve service delivery · Increase transparency & efficiency in government administration · Empower the citizens February/2015

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Investor Facilitation Portal ·

Investor facilitation portal (IFP) serves as a centralized system to facilitate investors to prepare and submit investment applications online.

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The IFP portal provides a single window for interaction between the investors and Government departments.

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Kiosks to provide assistance and support to investors at all district locations in the state.

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Investors are also offered sector-wise guidance as well as services like application status alerts through mail.

Investor Support System ·

Investor Support System (ISS) facilitates investors in identifying suitable locations for setting up industry in Gujarat in a scientific way.

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It facilitates faster clearances and saves time and efforts of the investors.

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It helps Government provide equal development opportunities in the remotest location the state.

The Dholera Special Investment Region (“DSIR”) aims to be a global center of industrial excellence and economic activity supported by world class infrastructure. DSIR is one of the first Special Investment Regions (‘SIR’) in the state after the SIR Act was passed in Gujarat. It is proposed that Economic Activity Mix at DSIR entails development of 9,225 hectares of land up to 2040.

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Electronics, Hi-tech and Emerging Technologies, High value addition industries

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Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

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General Manufacturing (Packaging, Ceramics, Plastic Products, Technical Textiles, Machine Tools)

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Large conglomerates from India and abroad announced huge investment and job creation plans at the twoday Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which kicked in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from across the world. Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani said his group would invest Rs 1 lakh crore in 1218 months, Kumar Mangalam Birla of Aditya Birla Group announced investment plans for Rs 20,000 crore in the state. Among foreign companies, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto’s CEO Sam Walsh said the group would add 30,000 jobs in diamond cutting industry in Gujarat, adding Australia is looking forward to the state as a promising business destination. Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said the state has become a global business hub and everyone is benefitted from the three-day summit held from 11th to 13th January 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. www.wishesh.com

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India’s civilian awards known as Padma awards for the year 2015 were announced on the eve of 66th Republic day of the country.

The nominations have made rounds for controversies as usual. The opposition which is finding fault with everything the present government is doing has lost no time to make the announcement of the awards a controversy. But the government tried its level best to ensure that the eligible get the recognition. The list of awardees will not make anybody to cry foul, because the people in the list deserve it.

Among the 104 PERSONALITIES chosen, 9 FOR PADMA VIBHUSHAN, 20 FOR PADMA BHUSHAN and 75 FOR PADMA SHRI are listed below.

PADMA VIBHUSHAN Shri LK Advani

Shri Amitabh Bachchan

Shri Prakash Singh Badal

(Public Affairs)

(Art)

(Public Affairs)

Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade

Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan

Shri Swami Jagadguru Ramanandacharya (Others)

(Social Work)

(Art)

Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan (Science and Engineering)

(Public Affairs)

Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan

Shri Jahnu Barua

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

Shri Swapan Dasgupta

(Art)

(Science and Engineering)

(Literature and Education)

Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal

(Trade and Industry)

PADMA BHUSHAN

Swami Satyamitranand Giri

Shri N. Gopalaswami

(Others)

(Civil Service)

(Public Affairs)

Dr. Gokulotsavji Maharaj

Dr. Ambrish Mithal

Smt. Sudha Ragunathan

(Art)

(Medicine)

(Art)

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Shri Harish Salve

Dr. Ashok Seth

(Public Affairs)

(Medicine)

(Literature and Education)

Shri Rajat Sharma

Shri Satpal

Shri Shivakumara Swami

Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya

(Sports)

(Others)

(Science and Engineering)

Prof. Manjul Bhargava

Shri David Frawley

Shri Bill Gates

(Science and Engineering)

(Others)

(Social Work)

Ms. Melinda Gates

Shri Saichiro Misumi

(Social Work)

(Others)

PADMA SHRI Dr. Manjula Anagani (Medicine)

Shri S. Arunan

Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala

(Science and Engineering)

(Art)

Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer

Shri Naresh Bedi

Shri Ashok Bhagat

(Art)

(Social Work)

(Literature and Education)

Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora

Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi

(Art)

(Literature and Education)

(Literature and Education)

Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla (Medicine)

Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala

Shri Bibek Debroy

(Medicine)

(Literature and Education)

Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi

(Medicine)

Dr. K. P. Haridas (Medicine)

Dr. Sunil Jogi (Literature and Education)

Ms. Saba Anjum (Sports)

Prof. Alka Kriplani (Medicine)

Shri Lambert Mascarenhas (Literature and Education)

Shri Tarak Mehta

Dr. Ashok Gulati

Dr. Randeep Guleria

(Public Affairs)

(Medicine)

Shri Rahul Jain

Shri Ravindra Jain

(Art)

(Art)

Shri Prasoon Joshi

Dr. Prafulla Kar

(Art)

(Art)

Smt. Ushakiran Khan

Dr. Rajesh Kotecha

(Literature and Education)

(Medicine)

Dr. Harsh Kumar

Education) Shri Narayana Purushothama Mallaya

(Literature and

(Medicine)

Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan (Social Work)

Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta (Social Work)

(Art)

Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih

Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai

Dr.Tejas Patel

Shri Jadav Molai Peyang

(Medicine)

(Others)

(Trade and Industry)

Prof. Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education)

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Shri Chewang Norphel (Art)

(Others)

Late Shri R. Vasudevan (Art)

(Civil Service)

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PADMA VIBHUSHAN

PADMA BHUSHAN

PADMA SHRI

PADMA SHRI Smt. Bimla Poddar (Other)

Dr. Narendra Prasad (Medicine)

Shri P. V. Rajaraman (Civil Service)

Prof. Bimal Roy (Literature and Education)

Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Literature and Education)

Shri Vasant Shastri (Science and Engineering)

Shri Sardara Singh (Sports)

Dr.Nikhil Tandon (Medicine)

Shri Huang Baosheng (Others)

Shri Jean-Claude Carriere

Dr. N. Prabhakar

Dr. Prahalada

(Science and Engineering)

(Science and Engineering)

Shri Ram Bahadur Rai

Ms. Mithali Raj

(Literature and Education)

(Sports)

Prof. J. S. Rajput

Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao

(Literature and Education)

(Art)

Shri Shekhar Sen (Art)

Shri Gunvant Shah (Literature and Education)

Shri Manu Sharma

Prof. Yog Raj Sharma

(Literature and Education)

(Medicine)

Shri S. K. Shivkumar

Ms. P. V. Sindhu

(Science and Engineering)

(Sports)

Ms. Arunima Sinha

Shri Mahesh Raj Soni

(Sports)

(Art)

Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche

Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi (Medicine)

(Social Work)

Prof. Jacques Blamont (Science and Engineering)

(Others) Late Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin

(Literature and Education)

Dr. Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty

Shri George L. Hart

(Trade and Industry)

(Others)

(Others) Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja

Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta

Ms. Tripti Mukherjee

(Social Work)

(Art)

Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori (Medicine)

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Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti

Dr. Saumitra Rawat

(Medicine)

(Medicine)

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Priced visit of President of America Barack Obama to India

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President of America Mr. Barack Obama’s visit to India as the chief guest on the occasion of 66th Republic day was a memorable one not only for the American President but also for India. There were many bilateral agreements signed between both the countries which will be mutually benefitable. The visit has made the relationship between the countries more deep and strong. The body languages of both the leaders were very comfortable and they were able to discuss between them without any formalities. This is the first time two great leaders conversing comfortably like friends without any formalities. This chemistry has helped the two leaders to have a open and fruitful communication.

President Obama and the First Lady traveled to India, their first visit to the South Asian nation since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on May 26, 2014. America and India are true global partners in the work of strengthening economies and strong democracies. That is the reason the President Obama became the first to have visited India twice while in office. President Barack Obama was traditionally welcomed by the President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, India.

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Prime Minister Modi said, “This is a natural global partnership. It has become even more relevant in the digital age. It is needed even more in our world for far-reaching changes and widespread turmoil.

The success of this partnership is important for our progress and for advancing peace, stability and prosperity around the world.”

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama viewed the Republic Day Parade along with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Rajpath saluting base in New Delhi, India. January 26, 2015. The President and the Prime Minister of India welcomed President Obama as the chief guest at India’s 66th Republic Day celebrations, a day that honors when India’s constitution officially came into effect. President Obama is the first U.S. president to attend this historic event.

The President and Prime Minister Modi pledged to enhance U.S. - Indian cooperation on the mutual climate and clean energy goals. The highly successful U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) program to technical work on emerging technologies, the U.S. and India made important progress on combating climate change. www.wishesh.com

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Priced visit of President of America Barack Obama to India Both the countries concluded negotiations on a five-year MOU on Energy Security, Clean Energy and Climate Change to carry this work forward, which will be signed as early as possible at a mutually-agreed upon date.

billion in trade and investment with India while supporting thousands of jobs in both countries: The Export-Import Bank will commit up to $1 billion in financing to support “Made-in-America” exports to India.

Trade between the two countries has increased by about 60 percent to nearly $100 billion a year. But that’s still hundreds of billions less than the trade US do with China. “We’ve got to do better,” the President said, speaking at a U.S.India Business Council Summit in New Delhi. The American President Mr. Barack Obama announced a series of additional steps that will generate more than $4

OPIC will support lending to small and medium businesses across India that will result in more than $1 billion in loans in underserved rural and urban markets.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will aim to leverage nearly $2 billion in investments in renewable energy in India.

Full text of the speech by Mr. Barack Obama at U.S.-India Business Council Summit can be found here http://www.whitehouse.gov/ the-press-office/2015/01/26/remarks-president-obama-us-indiabusiness-council-summit

What went on in the Presidential visit : Ahead of this visit, the U.S. made it clear that both energy cooperation and climate change would be on the agenda. During Obama’s visit the two countries had reached an agreement on climate change.

Interestingly, the joint statement by Mr. Obama and Shri Modi notes a confluence of two major East Asia-facing strategic initiatives by the two countries. The alignment of “India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and the United States’ rebalance to Asia,” and the potential “opportunities for India, the United States, and other AsiaPacific countries Combined with the symbolism of Obama presiding over India’s Republic Day military parade sends a strong message to Beijing.

On economics, the joint statement ticked all the usual points, promising increased trade and investment opportunities. The phrase “bilateral investment treaty” appears in this joint statement is a great achievement for India.

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The U.S. - India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) once again makes an appearance. The DTTI is poised to increase co-production, co-development and partnership in U.S. - India military-industrial matters. There isn’t too much new information about the DTTI in this statement, though Modi’s new “Make in India” initiative gets a shout-out in the context of defense co-production.

Obama’s visit resulted in the revelation of more than a few straight-up hardware deals, including the joint production of parts and systems of the Lockheed C-130 and RQ-11 Raven drones.

The Joint Strategic Vision document, states that “regional prosperity depends on security and affirms the importance of safeguarding maritime security and ensuring freedom of navigation and over flight throughout the region, especially in the South China Sea.” The statement adds that the two countries “call on all parties to avoid the threat or use of force and pursue resolution of territorial and maritime disputes through all peaceful means, in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.” The statement includes more than a few clauses addressing terrorism, law enforcement, and counter-terrorism. Pakistan-based anti-India terror groups are called out by name in the joint statement. The two leaders pledged to come together “to disrupt entities such as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, D Company and the Haqqani Network.” Once again, they”reiterated their call for Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai to justice.”

United States and India concluded a civil nuclear cooperation agreement in 2006 and in 2008 and India received a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group, making it the only non-nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) compliant state to engage in normal nuclear commerce while maintaining an active nuclear weapons program.

Interestingly enough, the importance of the U.S.-India-Japan trilateral relationship has been seen mentioned with importance in the joint statement. Japan is a U.S. treaty ally and an increasingly close partner to India. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was India’s chief guest at last year’s Republic Day celebrations.

The visit is a strong indicator that U.S. India ties will follow a positive trajectory over the course of this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extending an offer to Obama to visit India so soon after visiting Washington himself is considered to be a bold step. Obama, by accepting, became the first sitting U.S. president to visit India twice while in office. It’s www.wishesh.com

clear that the United States and India are strategically converging. If Obama’s visit and Modi’s 2014 U.S. visit are any indication, both countries are serious about making up for lost time. This will indicate that India is important for the world under the leadership of Shri Modi and the world sees stability and business in India.

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FREEDOM FIGHTER

NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE The Real Hero of Independence January 23, 1897, Cuttack - August 18, 1945, Taihoku Prefecture

Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.

SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, affectionately called as

NETAJI, was one of the most prominent

leaders of INDIAN FREEDOM struggle.

Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa. His father Janaki Nath Bose was a famous lawyer and his mother Prabhavati Devi was a pious and religious lady.

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ubhas Chandra Bose was the ninth child among fourteen siblings. Being a brilliant student right from the childhood, he has topped in the matriculation examination of Calcutta province and graduated with a First class in Philosophy from the Scottish Churches College in Calcutta. He was strongly influenced by Swami Vivekananda’s teachings. As per his parent’s wishes he went to England in 1919 to compete for Indian Civil Services and came out fourth in order of merit. He was deeply disturbed by the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, and left his Civil Services apprenticeship midway and returned to India in 1921.

Later Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congress and started working under Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, whom he later acknowledged his political guru. In 1928 the Motilal Nehru Committee appointed by the Congress declared in favour of Domination Status, but Subhas Chandra Bose opposed and asserted will not be satisfied with nothing short of complete independence for India.

He formed the Independence League. He was jailed during Civil Disobedience movement in 1930 and was released in 1931 after Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed. He protested against the Gandhi-Irwin pact and opposed the suspension of Civil Disobedience movement especially when Bhagat Singh and his associates were hanged.

He was again arrested under the infamous Bengal Regulation. After a year he was released on medical grounds and was exiled from India to Europe. He was elected President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938. During his term as Congress President, he talked of planning concrete terms, and set up National planning Committee. During the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place in 1939, he was re-elected, defeating Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya who had been backed by Mahatma Gandhi and the www.wishesh.com

Congress Working Committee.

When the clouds of World War II was brewing, he brought a resolution to give the British six months to hand India over to the Indians, failing which there would be a revolt. There were many in opposition to his rigid stand and he resigned from the post of president and formed a Forward Block. Subhas Chandra Bose started a mass movement against utilizing Indian resources and men for the world war.

The response was tremendous and he was put under house arrest in Calcutta. In January 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose disappeared from his home in Calcutta and reached Germany via Afghanistan. He said that, “an enemy’s enemy is a friend” and he sought support from Germany and Japan against British Empire.

In January 1942, he began his regular broadcasts from Radio Berlin, which aroused tremendous enthusiasm in India. In July 1943, he arrived in Singapore from Germany. In Singapore he took over the reins of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia, from Rash Behari Bose and organised the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) comprising mainly of Indian prisoners of war. He was hailed as Netaji by the Army as well as by the Indian civilian population in East Asia.

Azad Hind Fauj proceeded towards India to liberate it from British rule. Enroute it liberated Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The I.N.A. Head quarters was shifted to Rangoon in January 1944. Azad Hind Fauj crossed the Burma Border, and stood on Indian soil on March 18, 1944.

The defeat of Japan and Germany in the Second World War forced INA to retreat and it could not achieve its objective. Subhas Chandra Bose was reportedly killed in an air crash over Taipeh, Taiwan (Formosa) on August 18, 1945. Though it is widely believed that he was still alive after the air crash not much information could be found about him.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed his promise made at the Madison Square Garden in New York to merge the PIO and OCI for better relationship with India. The move will facilitate active participation of the Indian Diaspora in business and educational activities in India, along with visa-free travel to PIOs and provide them rights of residency just the way OCIs have.

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Earlier OCI card provided multi-purpose, multiple entry, lifelong visa for India; OCI card holders exempted from registration with local police in India. They have parity with NRIs in respect of economic, financial and education fields, including admission to IITs and IIMs. Whereas, a PIO card holder’s visa-free entry was only valid for 15 years and they were subjected to register with the local police for stay exceeding 180 days in India on any single visit. OCI card holder empowered to enjoy a specific right to become an Indian citizen differing with this the PIO card holder did not have this. But now merging the two into a single facility will bring PIOs at par with OCIs. Several PIOs had complained about having to visit local police stations during visits to India. This provision has been done away with. PIOs were also barred from buying property in India, unlike OCI card holders.

It will also do away with the clause requiring foreigners who marry Indians to continuously stay in the country for one year before getting Indian citizenship. They will now be able to travel outside the country for up to 30 days in a year. www.wishesh.com

The government of India issued a notification File No 26011/01/2014 dated 9th January, 2015 says that the PIO cards issued till 09/01/20154 are deemed to be OCI card. And PIO cards are no longer in existence thereafter.

At the Madison square speech PM Modi expressed confidence in India Diaspora and potential demographic dividend. He said that the 21st Century will be that of India. By 2020, only India will be in a position to provide work force to the world.

He has taken a chance to invite all NRIs to participate in the Clean Ganga Mission and Make in India project.

Which are flagship programs of new government led

by Shri Narendra Modi.

Since 2003, Indian government is focusing on the potential NRIs to empower India in all dimensions by investing in Industrial, technological and educational entities which can provide jobs to Indian unemployed youth and which can enhance the financial health of India. NRIs are really prospective products of India, they can revitalize the Indian Economy and status to meet the challenges of modern era.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being celebrated to mark arrival of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa and his contribution in freedom struggle. Every year the PBD is gaining overwhelming support from NRI community in response. However the long pending issues of NRIs is being solved by the new government, which is paving way for NRIs to empower India and also creating opportunities to settle in India.

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56 Countries Indians Can Travel To Without Visa

Are you aware that with Indian passport, there are over 50 countries you can travel to without visa or you would be issued visa on arrival? This means that you can simply wake up in the morning, purchase flight ticket and start off on your journey to these over 50 destinations (countries and territories) without the need to make any prior visa arrangement which happens to be one of the most stressful part of planning an international travel in most cases.

Having access to these over 50 countries places the Indian passport at number 76th in the world among the list of countries with highest number of visa free or visa on arrival destinations.

It is however important to note that there is usually a time limit to how long you can stay in each country which varies significantly. Also, depending on the purpose of travel and how long you intend to stay, you could be eligible to apply for visa or an extension if you were issued one on arrival as the case may be.

Before you travel, it is necessary that you contact the embassy or consulate of the country you are planning to travel to at a time very close to when you intend to travel to confirm that there has not been any recent changes that may affect your travel. This is because visa and immigration policies change frequently as each country makes the necessary adjustments to protect its borders.

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COUNTRIES THAT ISSUE VISA ON ARRIVAL TO INDIAN CITIZENS • Nauru • Cape Verde • Comoros • Djibouti • Ethiopia • Togo – 7 days • Uganda • Niue – 30 days • Cambodia – 30 days • Kenya – 3 months • Tuvalu – 1 month • Tanzania • Bolivia – 90 days • Guinea-Bissau– 90 days • Timor-Leste – 30 days • Burundi – 30 days; obtainable at Bujumbura International Airport • Jordan – 2 weeks, must hold US$ 3000 • Indonesia – 30 days • Laos – 30 days • Madagascar – 90 days • Maldives – 90 days • Palau – 30 days • Saint Lucia – 6 weeks • Samoa – 60 days • Seychelles – 1 month • Somalia – 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the

Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.

• Thailand – 15 days. Visa fee of 1000 Thai Baht needs to be paid in Thai currency. Visa on

Arrival has to be obtained at First point of entry/Landing not the Final Destination.

• Somaliland – 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival • Guyana – 30 days provided holding confirmation, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs The countries listed above issue visa on arrival however, on the next page is the list of countries and territories you can travel to without visa but only your Indian passport.

COUNTRIES YOU CAN TRAVEL TO WITHOUT VISA FROM INDIA The country where you are residing wether temporarily or permanently can affect how many countries you can have access to as an Indian passport holder. Take for instance, an indian citizen who also has a green card and is living in the United States would not require visa to travel to places like Canada, Mexico, and many other countries, regions and territories in the Caribbean and Indian nationals living in Japan (with a valid Alien Registration Card) can legitimately travel to South Korea for tourism and short business trips without visa while an Indian national who has his/her indian passport stamped with a Schengen visa would have a free access to other schengen countries within the validity of the issued Schengen visa.

• Bhutan • Jamaica • British Virgin Islands • Cook Islands – 31 days • Dominica – 6 months • Ecuador – 90 days • Mauritius – 90 days • Micronesia – 30 days • Grenada – 3 months • Haiti – 3 months • El Salvador – 90 days • Fiji – 4 months • Vanuatu – 30 days • Macau – 30 days • Montserrat – 6 months • Hong Kong – 14 days • Saint Kitts & Nevis – 3 months • Turks and Caicos Islands – 30 days • Saint Vincent & the Grenadines– 1 month • Trinidad & Tobago – 90 days • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – 3 months • Transnistria – Registration required after 24h • Palestine – Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed • Kish Island – No visa is required for visitors to Kish Island.

• Nepal – Freedom of movement based on the terms of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace

and Friendship that allows Indian citizens to live and work freely in Nepal.

• Pitcairn Islands – 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if you are not going ashore is

required.

• Svalbard – Visa is not required for entry to Svalbard but practically its impossible to board a

flight/ferry to Svalbard without oing through Norway therefore, this would invariably

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AMERICAN RICHARD VERMA THE NEW ENVOY TO INDIA

On Indo-U.S. ties, Mr. Verma said: “We will have our differences and setbacks.

Good friends always do. It is important to keep lines of communication open and not lose sight of the big picture and the democratic values we share.”

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At his confirmation hearing in Washington, Mr Verma told the Senate Foreign Relations committee that US President Barack Obama’s “historic visit to India in January” will build on “Prime Minister Modi’s highly successful visit to the United States this past September.” With this statement he got support of both America and India.

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His appointment was finalized just days ahead of Mr Obama’s visit to India for attending the Republic Day parade as the chief guest and also to hold a bilateral strategic dialogue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He went to a private college on a scholarship from the US Air Force. He graduated with honors in Science in 1990 from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He later graduated cum laude in 1993 from the American University Law School, and later the Georgetown University Law Center, where he received his LLM with distinction in 1998.

He has served with distinction in the US Air Force, and has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (1998), Air Force Commendation Medal (1996) and the National Defense Service Medal (1994).

In March 2009, US President Barack Obama had chosen Verma for the post of ‘Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs’, making him the highest ranking Indian American in the administration. In that position, he served as the principal Congressional affairs advisor to then Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He continued in that role till 2013.

On his arrival in India on January 2, Mr Verma, said he was looking forward to work with India on the shared goals of security, development and prosperity as he described the times as “exciting” for the ties. Verma presented his credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 16, 2015. While speaking at the ceremony, he came across his own background, and said it was a proud moment for his family, particularly his parents, who had emigrated from Punjab in the 1960s.

Verma’s father, Kamal Verma, taught at the University of Pittsburgh for 40 years and his mother, Savitri Verma, who passed away two years ago, was a special needs school teacher. Verma is married to Melineh (aka Pinky) Verma, an attorney. Before relocating to New Delhi, both lived in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. They have six-year-old twins and a nine-year-old daughter.

We should believe in Rich that he will be able to bridge gaps between nations, cultures, races, religions, economic situations and continue the US embassy’s work in advancing the US-India strategic partnership. The entire India American Community should celebrate his nomination and for his accomplishment and achievements over the years, and on behalf of the community.

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Verma, who was named as one of the 50 Most Influential Indian Americans in the United States by a leading community newspaper, said “We continue to be hopeful of implementing the civil nuclear agreement to fulfill the PM’s goal of providing electricity to all Indians by 2020,” while speaking at an event organized by the think tank Brookings India here to an audience, which included foreign policy analysts and diplomats.

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KANCHEEPURAM City of Silk and Thousand Temples

The history of Kancheepuram is known for centuries and was the historical capital of the Pallavas during 7th to 9th centuries. Kancheepuram is one of the seven sacred cities of India, which according to Hindu religious belief one should visit (Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Ujjain and Dwarka).

Kancheepuram (Kanchi) district is situated on the Northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu and is adjacent to Chennai. It is bordered on the west

by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai district, on the north by Thiruvallur and Chennai district, on the south by Villuppuram district and on the east by Bay of Bengal. Kancheepuram is 75 kms away from Chennai and is well connected by a good network of roads.

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here are frequent bus services from Kanchi to Chennai, Bangalore and other places. The nearest airport is Chennai International Airport, just a 2 hours drive. Kancheepuram can be reached from Chennai central railway station and Arakkonam railway station. The 30% of the population are in the profession of weaving.

The specialty of Kancheepuram saree is that in 1.2 inches of warp frame there will be 60 holes in which there will be 240 threads in Warp and around 250 to 300 threads in the Wept which gives strength to the saree. Kancheepuram sarees are known for its weight because of this special number of thread. A regular Kancheepuram saree weighs around 600 grams. The width of a regular saree is of 45 inches and width around 48 inches. Silk used to weave Kancheepuram sarees come from Bangalore, Dharmavaram, Hosur and Coimbatore.

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The zari used in Kancheepuram saree is original gold and silver. In 1 Kg of zari there will be approximately 50%+ silver, around 5 -51/2 Gms of gold and the rest silk.

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The process of the preparation of zari is that, first silk is rolled with silver and then gold is coated. But now only 420 to 470 gram of silver and 3 to 3.5 Gms of gold is used in the zari. The zari used in Kancheepuram saree comes from Surat in Gujarat. Only a handful of families have the knowledge of zari making which is a big challenge in getting zari.

Kancheepuram sarees are loaded in pavvu and one pavvu will make 3 sarees which will take around 45 days to complete the weaving. Weavers get around Rs 3000/- per pavvu and the rate differs on complicated designs. Kancheepuram sarees are most sought for in South Indian weddings. Usually a Kancheepuram saree costs from Rs 5500/- onwards.

The weavers are in this profession by tradition. New generation is not interested in continuing this profession.

The history of Kancheepuram is known for centuries and was the historical capital of the Pallavas during 7th to 9th centuries.

Kancheepuram is one of the seven sacred cities of India, which according to Hindu religious belief one should visit (Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Ujjain and Dwarka). It later became the citadel of the Cholas, Vijayanagar kings, the Muslims and the British.

During Pallava times, it was briefly occupied by the Chalukyans of Badami (a city in Karnataka) and by the Rastrakutas when the battle fortunes of the Pallava kings reached low ebb. Many of the temples in Kancheepuram have beautiful sculptural works of Pallava and Chola periods. The remains of a few Buddhist stupas which are seen here bear the testimony that Buddhism also prevailed here for a while. One of the Acharya Peetas of Sri Adi Sankaracharya - The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam is situated here. Sri Adi Sankaracharya was an Indian Philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta.

His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and Brahman - nondual Brahman, in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes. It has been a centre for Tamil learning and Culture for centuries and gives a clear picture of the glorious Dravidian Heritage of the Vaishnavites and Shaivites. Kancheepuram is also known as city of thousand temples.

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After India gained independence, the Nizam declared his intention to remain independent rather than become part of the Indian Union. On 17 September 1948, under the strong instruction of Shri Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the Indian Army took control of Hyderabad State after an invasion code-named Operation Polo. With the defeat of his forces, Nizam VII capitulated to the Indian Union by signing the Instrument of Accession.

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Hyderabad emerged as the foremost centre of culture in India with the decline of the Mughal Empire in Delhi in the year 1857 AD. The migration of performing artists to the city particularly from the north and west of the Indian sub continent happened under the patronage of the Nizam and enriched the cultural milieu. This migration resulted in a mingling of North and South Indian languages, cultures and religions, which has led to the co-existence of Hindu and Muslim traditions. Further, consequence of this north-south mix is that both Telugu and Urdu are made official languages of Telangana. The mixing of religions has also resulted in many festivals being celebrated in Hyderabad such as the Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and Bonalu of Hindu tradition and the Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha by Muslims.

Traditional Hyderabadi costume also reveals a mix of Muslim and South Asian influences with men wearing Sherwani and Kurta-Paijama and women wearing Khara Dupatta and Salwar kameez. Muslim women commonly wear burqas and hijabs in public.

Hyderabad had received much royal patronage for arts, literature and architecture from Qutb Shahi rulers and Nizams attracting artists and men from different parts of the world. The resulting multiethnic settlements popularised cultural events such as mushairas. The Qutb Shahi dynasty particularly encouraged the growth of Deccani Urdu literature leading to works such as the Deccani Masnavi and Diwan poetry. Lazzat Un Nisa a book compiled in the 15th century at Qutb Shahi courts, contains erotic paintings with diagrams for secret medicines and stimulants in the eastern form of ancient sexual acts. In 1824, a collection of Urdu Ghazal poetry, named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa, authored by Mah Laqa Bai, the first female Urdu poet to produce a Diwan, was published in Hyderabad.

The region is well known for its Golconda and Hyderabad painting styles which are branches of Deccani painting. Developed during the 16th century, the Golconda style is a native style blending foreign techniques and bears some similarity to the Vijayanagara paintings of neighbouring Mysore. A significant use of luminous gold and white colours is generally found in the Golconda style. The Hyderabad style originated in the 17th century under the Nizams. Highly influenced by Mughal painting, this style makes use of bright colours and mostly depicts regional landscape, culture, costumes and jewellery.

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South Indian music and dances such as the Kuchipudi and Kathakali styles are popular in the Deccan region.

North Indian music and dance gained popularity during the rule of the Mughals and Nizams, and it was also during their reign that it became a tradition among the nobility to associate themselves with Tawaif (courtesans).

The patronage of the arts by the Mughals and Nizams attracted artisans from the many regions to Hyderabad. One such craft is Bidri ware, a metalwork handicraft from neighbouring Karnataka, which was popularised during the 18th century and has since been granted a Geographical Indication (GI). Another aspect of handicraft drawn to Hyderabad is Kalamkari, a hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile that comes from other cities in Andhra Pradesh. This craft is distinguished in having both a Hindu style, known as Srikalahasti and entirely done by hand, and an Islamic style, known as Machilipatnam that uses both hand and block techniques.

Hyderabadi cuisine comprises a broad repertoire of rice, wheat and meat dishes and the skilled use of various spices. Hyderabadi biryani and Hyderabadi haleem, with their blend of Mughlai and Arab cuisines, have become iconic dishes of India. Hyderabadi cuisine is highly influenced by Mughlai and to some extent by French, Arabic, Turkish, Iranian and native Telugu and Marathwada cuisines. Other popular native dishes include nihari, chakna, baghara baingan and the desserts like qurbani ka meetha, double ka meetha and kaddu ki kheer (a sweet porridge made with sweet gourd).

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RAJPUTS OR RAJA PUTRA The son of King Rajputs are the members of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and current eastern Pakistan. They rose to prominence during the 7th to 12th centuries.

Until the 20th century, Rajputs ruled in the majority of the princely states of Rajasthan and Surashtra.

The Rajput population and the former Rajput states are found spread through much of the subcontinent, particularly in north, west and central India. Populations are found in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Punjab, Sindh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

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From the beginning of the 7th century, Rajput dynasties dominated northern parts of India (including eastern portions of present-day Pakistan), and the many petty Rajput kingdoms became the primary obstacle to the complete Muslim conquest of Hindu India. Even after the Muslim conquest of the Punjab and the Ganga River valley, the Rajputs maintained their independence in Rajasthan and the forests of central India. Later, Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Khilji dynasty took the two Rajput forts of Chitor and

Ranthambhor in eastern Rajasthan in the 14th century but could not hold them for long.

The Rajputs were known as a Martial Race in the period of the British Raj. This was a designation created by administrators that classified each ethnic group as either “martial” or “non-martial”: A “martial race” was typically considered brave and well built for fighting, whilst the remainder was those whom the British believed to be unfit for battle because of their sedentary lifestyles.

The double-edged scimitar known as the khanda was a popular weapon among the Rajputs. On special occasions, a primary chief would break up a meeting of his vassal chiefs with khanda nariyal, the distribution of daggers and coconuts. Another affirmation of the Rajput’s reverence for his sword was the Karga Shapna (“adoration of the sword”) ritual, performed during the annual Navaratri festival, after which a Rajput is considered “free to indulge his passion for rapine and revenge”.

Rajputs generally have adopted the custom of purdah (seclusion of women). By the late 19th century, there was a shift of focus among Rajputs from politics to a concern with kinship. Many Rajputs of Rajasthan are nostalgic about their past and keenly conscious of their genealogy, emphasizing a Rajput ethos that is martial in spirit, with a fierce pride in lineage and tradition. www.wishesh.com

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SRI KRISHNA LEELA The stories of Krishna are much liked by children and adults. These stories by itself enlightens the soul.

Kamsa fearing of being killed by a child born for his sister enlisted a demon named Puthana to kill newborn babies. The demon dressed as a beautiful woman and flew on her broom to Krishna’s nursery, hoping to kill Him with the poison she had smeared on her nipples. Krishna’s mother innocently let Puthana pick the baby up and put it to her breast. Krishna closed His eyes and sucked out her life air, killing her, without taking her poison. When Puthana’s soul departed, her body returned to its real form: a gigantic witch that smashed trees as it fell, stretching twelve miles across the landscape.

Puthana’s soul attained liberation due to the benevolent act of offering her breast milk to Krishna and the inhabitants of Vrindavana cremated the body.

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After Krishna killed Puthana, the elder gopis (women of the village) picked Him up and performed auspicious rites for His protection and purification. They bathed Him and chanted religious mantras to prevent further attacks. Krishna’s parents treated children lovingly, celebrating their birthdays and other rites of passage.

They acted in a kindly way to correct their children when they got into mischief, for example sometimes Krishna and Balarama would get into the cow shed, catch the tail of a calf and stand up. The calves would drag them around and they would be covered with mud. Rather than become angry, the mothers would call their friends to watch the fun.

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When the boys got a little older, they spent their days playing with the calves in a nearby field. Their mothers cooked the noon meal and called them from the fields, or they would pack lunches for them.

Children were considered the wealth of the family and were protected from abuse. However, rather than the parents protecting Krishna, it is the child who protected the village and all the people in it.

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Fried Mutton Cutlet We can do a lot with mutton for spicy taste and durable items.

Now let us see mutton kheema cutlets, a parsi food.

INSTRUCTIONS: In a bowl take the mutton mince and mash it with your hands for 3-4 minutes. Now add the garlic and ginger paste, green chilli, turmeric, clove-cinnamon powder, red chilli powder, mashed potato, pudina, dhaniya and salt. Mix it well.

Now make medium sized round patties (5-6) with the above mixture. Coat the cutlets with bread crumbs from both sides. Keep the pattis in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Beat eggs and coat the refrigerated cutlets in the egg mixture. Deep fry the patties in hot oil till golden brown come on both sides. Make sure yourself that the patties have boiled completely to avoid digestion problems and for better crunching taste.

Serve hot with sliced onions and chutney. Squeeze some lemon juice on top if you want.

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LEMON SOUP FISH CU Generally fish curry soup is prepared by the tamarind, but we can also have the soup with lemon soup and groundnut powder.

The required ingredients and procedure can as follows:

INSTRUCTIONS: After switching on the stove we have to keep pan, we need to add oil, after reaching the required temperature chopped green chillies, onion, cloves, turmeric powder should be fried and then we have to add ground nut powder paste, salt and red chilly powder, after the paste becoming brownish color we have to pour the lemon water (soup), after mixing all we can keep fish slices in arranged fashion, we need to let that compound boil/fried for 5-10 minutes. Then we can garnish the food with coriander, carrot, onion, cucumber pieces while serving.

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INGREDIENTS: • Fish pieces-6 slices

• Clove, coriander, cardamom mixed paste

• 5 big size lemons

• Green chilly 5

• Ground nut (peanut) powder 5 grams

• Oil-50 ml

• Coriander leaves chopped

• Turmeric powder-tsp

• Salt -2 gram

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TRAVELOGUE

VAISHNO DEVI JI Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswathy in one form.

The temple of Mother Vaishnoi Deviji is situated in a mountain known as Trikuta near the town of Katra around 14 KM away, in the district of Reasi in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

The shrine is at an altitude of 5200 feet above sea level. Shri Mata Vaishnoi Devi Shrine Board maintains the shrine. The nearest airport and Railway station is at Jammu. For visiting the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishnoi Deviji, one has to reach Katra; a small town situated around 50 KM from Jammu. Katra serves as the base camp for the pilgrims.

Katra is well connected to Jammu by road and Jammu, in turn, is well connected to the rest of the country by Air, Rail, and Road.

A geological study of the Holy Cave has indicated its age to be nearly a million years. The mountain Trikuta does find its mention in RigVeda, the oldest of the four Vedas.

It is believed that the Pandavas built the temples at Kol Kandoli and Bhawan in reverence and gratitude for the Mother Goddess.

The oldest reference of the visit of a historical figure to the Holy Cave is that of Guru Gobind Singh who is said to have gone there via Purmandal.

There are various versions of the origin and legend of Shri Mata Vaishnoi Deviji, but there seems to be an unanimity regarding the

Mata Vaishno Devi Darshan by Helicopter

discovery of Shrine around 700 years back by Pundit Sridhar who was an ardent devotee of Mata Vaishnoi Deviji and he lived in the village of Hansali situated at the foot of Trikuta Mountain, adjacent to modern day Katra Town at whose place Mata had helped him to organize a Bhandaara

(feast). When she left amidst the Bhandaara to escape Bhairon Nath, Pundit Sridhar is said to have felt as if he had lost everything in his life. He felt immense grief and gave up the intake of food or even water and closed himself in a room of his house, fervently praying to Vaishnoi Deviji to reappear.

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It is then Mata Vaishnoi Deviji appeared in his dream and told him that she is performing penance in the Holy Cave situated amidst the folds of the Trikuta Mountain. She showed him the way to the Holy Cave and insisted him to break his fast. Pundit Sridhar then went on to discover the Holy Cave in the mountains. Upon entering the Cave he found a rock form with three heads atop it. Mata Vaishnoi Devi appeared before him in all her glory and blessed him and introduced him to the three heads (now known as the Holy Pindies) of the rock form along with various other identification marks in the Holy Cave. Pundit Sridhar then spent his remaining life in the service of Mata Vaishnoi Deviji at the Holy Cave.

As per one legend, during the period when the Goddess was busy in annihilating the Asuras, Her three main manifestations viz. Mata Maha Kali, Mata Maha Lakshmi and Mata Maha Saraswathy got together one day and pooled their collective Tejas or spiritual strength. A stunningly bright light emanated from the place where the Tejas of the three manifestations coalesced and a beautiful young girl emerged out of this Tejas. The Devis said her to go and take birth in the house of Ratankar and his wife who resides in the southern part of Bharath, and who are great devotees of ours. Live on earth, uphold righteousness and evolve yourself spiritually so that you can reach higher levels of consciousness. Once you have attained the appropriate level of consciousness you will merge into Vishnu and become one with him.

Sometimes later a very beautiful girl child was born to Ratankar and his wife. The couple named the child Vaishnavi. The girl right from her childhood displayed a hunger for knowledge, which no amount of teaching and learning could sufficiently satiate. Vaishnavi relinquished all household comforts and went deep into the forest for meditation and after immense hardships, reached the foot of the Trikuta Hills. There she set up her ashram and began to meditate.

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A priest named Gorakh Nath who had a vision of Vaishnavi in the retrospective time frame became curious to find out whether Vaishnavi has been able to attain the high level of spirituality. He, therefore, sent his most trusted disciple Bhairon Nath to find out the truth. Bhairon Nath on locating the ashram started observing Vaishnavi secretly, and realized that though a ‘Sadhvi’ she always carried bow and arrows with her, and was always surrounded by langoors (apes) and a ferocious looking lion. Bhairon Nath was enamored by Vaishnavi’s extraordinary beauty, and losing all good sense, he began to pester Vaishnavi to marry him. Meanwhile a staunch devotee of Vaiashnavi, Sridhar organized a Bhandaara. During the course of Bhandaara, Bhairon Nath attempted to grab Vaishnavi but she tried her best to daunt him. On failing to do so, Vaishnavi decided to flee away into the mountains to continue her meditation undisturbed. Bhairon Nath however chased her.

Vaishnavi after halting at Baanganga, Charan Paduka, and Adhkuwari, finally reached the holy cave. When Bhairon Nath continued to follow her despite she trying to avoid a confrontation, she was compelled to kill him. Bhairon Nath met his ultimate fate when she, just outside the mouth of the cave, beheaded him. The severed head of Bhairon fell with a force at a distant hilltop. Bhairon Nath upon death realized the futility of his mission and prayed to forgive him. Mata Vaishnoi Deviji had mercy on Bhairon and gave him a boon that every devotee of the goddess must have the Darshan of Bhairon after having the Darshan of herself and then only would the pilgrimage of a devotee be complete. Meanwhile, Vaishnavi decided to shed off her human form and assuming the face of a rock she immersed herself into meditation forever. Thus Vaishnavi, in the form of a five and a half feet tall rock with three heads or the Pindies on the top, is the ultimate destination of a devotee. These Pindies constitute the Sanctum Sanctorum of the holy cave known as the shrine of Shri Mata Vaishnoi Deviji, which is revered by one and all.

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HOW TO VISIT THE HOLY SHRINE OF MATA VAISHNO DEVI JI For starting the pilgrimage the devotee has to reach Katra, which is known as the base camp. The most important activity that a pilgrim has to undertake on reaching Katra is getting registered for the pilgrimage. Pilgrimage Registration is carried out at the Yatri Registrations centre (YRC) near the Bus Stand of Katra. The task of registration is done by Shri Mata Vaishnoi Devi Shrine Board. No other organization, private or public is authorized to issue the Yatra slip.

The registration process is entirely free and is fully computerized. This is the documentary permission to proceed on the journey to the main Shrine. He is required to cross the first Check Post located at Baanganga (around 1.5 kilometers from the YRC) within 6 hours of the issue of the slip, failing which his slip is confiscated at the Check Post and he is required to take a fresh slip altogether. Please note that pilgrims who proceed without this slip / Parchi shall be turned back from Baanganga check post and will not be allowed to proceed further.

Since the carrying capacity of the Holy Trikuta Mountain is limited, the maximum numbers of pilgrims who can have Darshan in a single day are about 23,000-24,000.

However, during the peak rush periods, the number of pilgrims arrivals are far in excess of this number. In such a situation, the pilgrims are asked to wait at Katra itself. This phenomenon is called Waiting and no Yatra slips are issued during waiting. Instead red / pink waiting slips are issued.

These have to be validated at the YRC, the following morning or whenever “Waiting” is called off.

Then the waiting slips are taken back and the original Yatra slips are issued. All Devotees, once they get registered at the YRC for their trek are automatically and compulsorily insured against any accidental causality (a rare possibility) on their way to the Holy Shrine. This is a free insurance to all those who undertake this holy pilgrimage.

The amount of insurance is Rs.1, 00,000/- for majors and Rs 25,000/- for minors and is valid only in case of accidental deaths.

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HISTORY

SEIGE OF LUCKNOW -SEPOY MUTINY The Siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the Residency within the city of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Lucknow was the capital of the former state of Awadh. The state of Oudh/Awadh had been annexed by the British East India Company and the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Calcutta.

This high-handed action by the East India Company was greatly resented within the state and elsewhere in India. The first British Commissioner appointed to the newly acquired territory was Coverley Jackson who behaved tactlessly and Sir Henry Lawrence took up the appointment only six weeks before the rebellion broke out.

“THE BOATS STUCK IN THE MUD AND WERE AN EASY MARK.”

The sepoys of the East India Company’s Bengal Presidency Army had become increasingly troubled over the years, feeling that their religion and customs were under threat from the rationalising and evangelising activities of the Company. On 18 April, Sir Henry Lawrence warned the Governor General, Lord Canning, of some of the manifestations of discontent, and asked permission to transfer certain rebellious corps to another province. The flashpoint of the rebellion was the introduction of the Enfield rifle; the cartridges for this weapon were believed to be greased with a mixture of beef and pork fat, which was felt, would defile both Hindu and Muslim Indian soldiers. On 1 May, the 7th Oudh Irregular Infantry refused to bite the cartridge.

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On 23rd May, Lawrence began fortifying the Residency. On 30th May most of the Oudh and Bengal troops at Lucknow broke into open rebellion. On 4 June, there was a rebellion at Sitapur. This was followed by another at Faizabad, and outbreaks at Daryabad, Sultanpur and Salon. In the course of ten days, British authority in Oudh practically vanished.

Lawrence retreated into the Residency, where the siege began, with the Residency as the centre of the defenses. The actual defended line was based on six detached smaller buildings and four entrenched batteries. The position covered some 60 acres of ground, and the garrison (855 British officers and soldiers, 712 Indians, 153 civilian volunteers, with 1,280 non-combatants, including hundreds of women and children) was too small to defend 51

it effectively against a properly prepared and supported attack.

One of the first bombardments on 30th June, caused a civilian to be trapped by a falling roof. Corporal William Oxenham of the 32nd Foot saved him while under intense musket and cannon fire, and was later awarded the Victoria Cross.

The first attack was repulsed on 1 July, when the separate position of the Machchhi Bhawan palace to the east of the Residency was evacuated, and blown up. Next day, Sir Henry Lawrence was fatally wounded by a shell and died on 4 July. Colonel John Inglis of the 32nd Regiment took military command of the garrison. Major John Banks was appointed as the acting Civil Commissioner. When Banks was killed by a sniper a short time later, Inglis assumed overall command.

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About 8,000 sepoys and several hundred retainers of local landowners surrounded the Residency armed with some modern guns and some older pieces which fired all sorts of improvised missiles. The defenders, constantly reduced by military action as well as disease, were able to repulse all attempts to overwhelm them. In addition they mounted several sorties, attempting to reduce the effectiveness of the most dangerous rebel positions and to silence some of their guns.

On 16 July, a force under Major General Henry Havelock recaptured Cawnpore, 48 miles from Lucknow. On 20 July, he decided to attempt to relieve Lucknow, but it took six days to ferry his force of 1500 men across the Ganges River. On 29 July, Havelock won a battle at Unao, but casualties, disease and heatstroke reduced his force.

The rebellion had involved a very wide stretch of territory in northern India. Large numbers of rebels had flocked to Delhi, where they proclaimed the restoration of the Mughal Empire under Bahadur Shah II. A British army besieged the city from the first week in June. On 10th September, they launched a storming attempt and by 21st September they captured the city. On 24 September, a column of 2,790 British, Sikh and Punjabi troops under Colonel Greathed of the 8th (The King’s) Regiment marched through the Lahore Gate to restore British rule from Delhi to Cawnpore. On 9th October, Greathed received urgent calls for help from a British garrison in the Red Fort at Agra. He diverted his force to Agra, to find the rebels who had apparently retreated.

While his force rested, they were surprised and attacked by the rebel force. Nevertheless they rallied, defeated and dispersed the rebel force.

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This Battle of Agra cleared all organised rebel forces from the area between Delhi and Cawnpore, although guerrilla bands remained.

At daybreak on 14th November, Campbell commenced his relief of Lucknow. Within the besieged Residency, Havelock and Outram completed their preparations to link up with Campbell’s column. They executed their plan to blow open the outer walls of the garden. The Moti Mahal, the last major position that separated the two British forces, was cleared by Campbell’s column. Outram, Havelock and some other officers ran across the space to confer with Campbell.

Stubborn resistance continued as the sepoys defended their remaining positions, but repeated efforts by the British cleared these last pockets of resistance.

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SEIGE OF LUCKNOW -SEPOY MUTINY Campbell knew that other rebel forces were threatening Cawnpore and other cities held by the British and he ordered Lucknow to be abandoned.

The evacuation began on 19th November. The women, children and sick and wounded made their way to the Dilkusha Park under cover. At the Dilkusha Park, Havelock died (of a sudden attack of dysentery) on 24th November. The entire army and convoy moved to the Alambagh.

Campbell left Outram with 4,000 men to defend the Alambagh, while he himself moved with 3,000 men and most of the civilians to Cawnpore on 27th November.

The first siege had lasted 87 days, the second siege a further 61.

The largest number of Victoria Crosses awarded in a single day was the 24 earned on 16th November, during the second relief, the bulk of these being for the assault on the Secundrabagh.

The rebels were left in control of Lucknow over the following winter, but were prevented from undertaking any other operations by their own lack of unity and

by Outram’s hold on the easily defended Alambagh. Lucknow was retaken by Campbell on 21 March 1858.

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TECHNOLOGY

I NDIAN S CIENCE C ONGRESS 20 15 3 - 7 JAN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 was held in Mumbai from 3 to 7 January 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the achievements of Indian scientists in various fields. Addressing 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at the Mumbai University, he said, “Our scientists have placed us at the forefront of the

world in many areas. Science is very important to a nation’s progress. It may be the product of human brain, however, it is also driven by the compassion of human heart -the desire to make human life better.”

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“I find science and technology an invaluable ally in governance and development. Human civilization has advanced because of the basic human spirit of inquiry and quest for understanding our universe and world,” he added.

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Indian Prime Minister said, “A nation’s progress and its human development are linked to science and technology. Science & technology can also remove national barriers, unify the world and advance peace.

When we speak of science & human development, we cannot divorce it from questions of political decisions, social choices, equity, ethics & access. Human development has been larger purpose and driving force of India’s scientific pursuits. And, science has helped shape modern India. This year’s theme of the event is Science and Technology for Human Development. It will go on for five days where 12 thousand delegates from across the world are expected to participate.

Many of the scholars are also expected to present their research papers during the event.”

The 102nd Indian Science Congress deliberated on two flagship and ambitious programmes of Government of India — Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and Make in India.

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Besides renowned scientists, several politicians, bureaucrats and corporate bigwigs presented their views on various aspects of science and technology for human development. Nobel laureates, noted scientists and science scholars of international reputation participated in the event. Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, scientific adviser to Government of India R Chidambaram, Dr Anil Kakodkar, K Kasturirangan, Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, Dr Vijay Bhatkar, Dr CD Mayee participated in various sessions. Dignitaries from corporate world like Arun Firodia of Kinetic group of companies, Ravi Pandit of KPIT, bureaucrats like chief secretary of Maharashtra Swadheen Kshatriya and secretaries of various departments attended the event. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar presented his views on science and technology in Sanskrit literature while Union Minister Harsha Vardhan presided over one of the sessions of the event.

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MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI HAS RETIRED FROM INTERNATIONAL TEST CRICKET MS Dhoni retires from Test cricket with immediate effect following the drawn Test match against host Australia in Melbourne Cricket Ground last month. Virat Kohli has take over charge as India captain for the final Test of the four test match series, which India have already lost the series in Sydney. The 33-year-old stunned the cricket world and his fans- and a completely unaware India team-when he announced his immediate retirement from International Test after the drawn third Test against Australia in Melbourne late last month.

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S Dhoni has played 90 Tests matches and scored 4876 runs for India, where he also become the most successful wicket-keeper batsman of all time.

He had made 294 dismissals as a ‘wicket keeper and it was the 5th best in the history of Test cricket.

Dhoni has lead team India for 60 Tests and he also India’s most successful Test captain with 27 wins, drew 15 games while losing 18 Tests under his captaincy.

According to the sources, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to retire from Test cricket citing the strain of playing all formats of cricket, as he wants focus more on ODI and Twenty20 matches. In recent months Dhoni has suffered several injuries, after missing five ODIs against Sri Lanka in November due to thumb injury and also sidelined from the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. www.wishesh.com

-Simharaju Board of Cricket Control in India said in a statement we are respecting the decision of MS Dhoni to retire from Test cricket and wishes to thank him for his enormous contribution to Test cricket and the laurels that he has brought to India for several years.

Virat Kohli is going to be the new captain of the Indian test team for the fourth and final Test against Australia to be played in Sydney.

MS Dhoni also lead Chennai Super Kings franchise for six years, since the beginning of 2008-Dhoni has played around 398 matches in all formats including international matches, IPL and Champions League T20 games. It is the most by any cricketer during this period followed by Suresh Raina holds second spot with 369 games.

Meanwhile, Dhoni has been struggling with his form during entire 2014 season, as he averaged 57

only 33 in 17 innings. Dhoni’s leadership qualities in recent years dipped down and India has won only two out of 22 away Tests and lost 13, since 2011. India’s World Cup-winning captain said he is looking forward to focus more on upcoming ICC World Cup Tournament, which will kick off from next month in Australia and New Zealand. However, Dhoni will remain India’s ODI and T20 captain.

Dhoni’s test career begin in 2005, played 90 Test matches in a career and scored 4876 runs at an average of 38 with a high score of 224 against Australia in Chennai in 2013. The former Test cricketers Chandu Borde, Ajit Wadekar and Dilip Vengsarkar have expressed surprise at Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision to retire from the longer format of the game with immediate effect with one more match to go against Australia.

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REVIEW

STORY The movie is about an undercover unit called Baby headed by Feroz Ali Khan (Danny Denzongpa). This group has stopped many terror operations in the past and have been successful at their profession. Ajay (Akshay Kumar) is also a part of the team which start a new mission to stop a bunch of terrorists. Ajay gets through a huge plan from the ISI which are working for Maulana Mohammad Rahman (Rasheed Naaz). Ajay plans with the help of various officers to spoil the mission off ISI and the rest of the movie is did he succeed.

Analysis The movie starts on an interesting note right from the first scene and the movie picks up gradually. The movie manages the pace along with the interest and the audience rarely get time to take off the sight. The complete first half has been engaging.

The second half of the movie too maintains the same momentum and pace as the first half of the film and the interest and the suspense has been carried well till the end. The climax has been a bit simplified but on the whole, the complete movie has been highly satisfactory.

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Banner : Director : Producer : Music : Cinematography : Editing by : Starring :

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T Series, Crouching Tiger, Cape of Good Films Neeraj Pandey Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Shital Bhatia MM Kreem, Sanjay Chowdury Sudeep Chattarjee Shree Narayan Singh Akshay Kumar, Tapsee Pannu, Rana Daggubati

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Performance Akshay Kumar who can fit his legs in any shoes has found himself as a serious cop and he is outstanding in the movie. He has impressed everyone with his performance and carried up the seriousness of the film. Danny Denzongpa is amazing with his role and Rana, Anupham Kher, Tapsee have done justice for their roles assigned.

The story and the screenplay are the highlights of the movie which makes the audience sit without deviation. The screenplay is thorough and precise and with no involvement of songs for disturbance, it becomes even more nail-bitting. Cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee is amazing and editing has been top notch. Neeraj Pandey has excelled in his job and this is his best work till date.

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A WEDNESDAY WAS EXCITING, SPECIAL 26 WAS BRILLIANT - NEERAJ PANDEY IS KNOWN TO BLEND THE CONVENTIONAL WITH THE UNCONVENTIONAL. FROM THE VERY DIRECTOR, ARRIVED A ‘BABY’ WHICH BECAME TALK OF THE TOWN. GIVEN THE BOLLYWOOD AUDIENCE TASTE, CONTENT ORIENTED SUBJECTS GET A RARE COMMERCIAL TOUCH AND BABY FALLS UNDER THE SAME CATEGORY.

Many of us who are bored of watching in Akshay Kumar in stereotype roles, have enjoyed his performance in ‘Special 26.’ Baby too falls in the same loop and Akshay Kumar should more films like Special 26 and Baby The supporting cast of the film too did a splendid job.

Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, Kay Kay Menon, Rashid Naz, Taapsee Pannu and Madhurima Tuli have much important to their roles.

Anupam Kher provides ample of laughs while Rana Daggubati and Taapsee got meaty roles. Specially in the fight sequences, they show their strength of presence in the film.

Final Word Baby is a movie which makes you forget everything for sometime and you will be speechless after watching the film. A must watch film for sure. www.wishesh.com

But sadly, the movie was not accepted by Pakistan and it was banned in the country for screening. All CDs and DVDs of the film have also been banned in Islamabad. A representative of the film’s distributor, Everready Pictures informed the paper that the film has been banned in Pakistan. Earlier, director Neeray Pandey was quoted as saying that the film was not “anti-Pakistan” or “anti-Islam”. The board routinely bans films deemed to have ‘anti-Pakistan’ themes. In the past, the local censor board banned ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ that featured an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent.

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VAASTU CORNER

VASTU SASTRA TIPS FOR A HAPPY LIVING Vastu is an ancient astrological guidance of happy and prosperous living according to the nature. Vastu helps to build home in tune with the nature’s equilibrium. Below are few simple tips for a harmonious living.

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Have a nameplate outside your door, for opportunities to trace you easily.

Fire is believed to be a powerful cosmic cleanser. Burn earthen lamps and incense sticks morning and evening.

Have your kitchen in the South East corner of your house.

Place a lemon in a glass of water and change it every Saturday, to get rid of negative energy.

Keeping medicines inside the kitchen is said to attract negative energy.

Meditate and chant once a day. These are believed to infuse positive energy.

Banish all mirrors from the bedroom. It is said to cause ill health and discord in family.

Place Swastik and Om symbols at the door of your house.

The tinkling of bells is believed to break energy patterns and help the inflow of positivity.

So hang a couple of metal bells at your gate.

Keep bowls of salt in several corners of your house. Salt is believed to absorb negative energy.

Place an aquarium in the South East corner of your living room for prosperity.

Believe it or not, why can’t you experiment these simple and easy tips. After all if everything goes right it will be a pleasure to experience. The ancient Hindu Sastras depicts Vastu as a remedy for any kind of hardship and misfortunes. The above remedies do not cost a fortune, so live happy.

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The Vastu Purusha Mandala is an indispensable part of vastu shastra and constitutes the mathematical design. It is the metaphysical plan of a building that incorporates the coursely bodies and supernatural forces.

Purusha refers to energy, soul or Universal Principle. Mandala is the generic name for any plan or chart which symbolically represents the cosmos.

IN VASTU-PURUSA-MANDALA, THE AREAS (PADAS, SQUARES) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN DEITIES, SUCH AS:

In Indian architecture, the dwelling is itself a shrine. A home is called Manushyalaya, “Human Temple”. It is not merely a shelter for human beings in which to rest and eat. The concept behind house design is the same as for temple design, sacred and spiritual.

North- Kubera- Ruled by lord of wealth (Finance) South- Yama- Ruled by lord of death – Yama (Damaging) East- Indra- Ruled by the solar deity- Aditya (Seeing the world) West- Varuna- Ruled by lord of water (Physical) Northeast {Eshanya} – Ruled by Shiva Southeast- Agni- Ruled by the fire deity – Agni (Energy Generating) Northwest- Vayu- ruled by the god of winds (Advertisement) Southwest- Pitru/ Nairutya, Niruthi- Ruled by ancestors (History) Center- Brahma- Ruled by the creator of the universe (Desire)

Vastu Sastra takes into consideration all these aspect while designing the construction of a building. The proper follow-up of Vastu Sastra can bring harmony and prosperity to the people living in that building. Vastu Satra is a vast subject which is to be scrutinized and studied with care and devotion. www.wishesh.com

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GOMUKHASANA

YOGA

COW HEAD POSE

Triceps brachii Subscapularis

Teres minor

Posterior deltold

Rhombolds

Triceps brachii (long head)

Latissimus dorsi

Sit with the legs straight. Bend the left leg and place it over the right thigh so that the left heel touches the outer side of the right buttock. Bend the right leg and place the right heel beside the left buttock. Both buttocks remain on the floor. Raise the right arm and bend it behind the head so the elbow points up. Bring the left arm behind the back from below and clasp the fingers of both hands together. The head remains upright and straight and rests on the right forearm. Look up. Breathe normally. Hold the position. Return to the starting position and repeat for other side.

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Strengthens the finger joints and wrists

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Promotes mobility of the shoulders and hips, while strengthening muscles of the chest and back.

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Improves the rounded back and sideways curvature of spine.

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Facilitates deeper breathing.

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Stimulates kidney function, activates the bladder and the digestive system, and also counters diabetes.

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- Bhagavad Gita Verse 22, Chapter 9

SPIRITUAL

I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU As long as we perform our duties efficiently and in a spirit of service to God, we will be well taken care off. God will not just carry our burden of needs; he will also carry all of our worries as well.

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Explanation

Shloka

ananyaashchintayanto maam ye janaahaa paryupaasate | teshaam nityaabhiyuktaanaam yogakshemam vahaamyaham || Meaning of Verse With single-pointed meditation, those who are constantly engaged in my worship, I carry the burden of acquisition and preservation of their needs.

Meaning of Shloka

ananyaaha : single-pointed chintayantaha : meditation

This shloka is a shining gem located right in the middle of the Gita. This oft-quoted shloka contains almighty’s promise to all devotees. Here, Lord Shri Krishna assures that he will personally attend to the needs of his devotees. But he also defines the type of devotee. It is one who is ever absorbed in the contemplation of God. For such people, there is no fear, suffering, sorrow or lack of anything.

This shloka describes the “nishkaama bhakta” or desireless devotee. Who is a nishkaama bhakta? It is the one who is only seeking one thing: moksha, liberation. His desire for moksha is equal to no other desire and this desire will permanently eliminate all other desires.

Lord Shri Krishna says that he will take care of “yoga” and “kshema”. Our entire life comprises two major activities: acquisition and preservation. The early part of our life goes in acquisition of knowledge, wealth, family, position and title. This is denoted by the word “yoga”.

The later part of our life is devoted to preservation of what we have acquired.

This is “kshema”.

The practical implication of this shloka is that, one has to wholly devote to the pursuit of God; we need not spend any time incessantly worrying about our needs. As long as we perform our duties efficiently and in a spirit of service to God, we will be well taken care off. God will not just carry our burden of needs; he will also carry all of our worries as well.

maam : me ye : those who janaahaa : people paryupaasate : worship teshaam : their

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Street, Ste 160 Phoenix, AZ 85044-9139 Ph: 480-759-5432 Email: info@anandcpas.com .............................................

FacTS: Finex Accounting and Tax Services 1403 W. Orchid Ln., Suite D (NE side of Ray and Dobson) Chandler AZ 85224 Ph: 480-221-8076. .............................................

Greg A. Patel, CPA Patel & Ruben, PLLC 2390 W. Ray Rd. Ste 4 Chandler, AZ 85224 Ph:(480) 917-0918 Email: greg@patelrubencpa. com .............................................

H & S Accounting, LLC 1.Yogen Jain, CPA 506 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85012 Ph: 602-285-9622 Email: yogen@hsaccounting. com .............................................

Hirsch & Shah CPA’’s LLC 4527 N.16TH St, #101, Phoenix,AZ-85016 Ph: 602-277-5255 .............................................

Nitin Gupta, CPA 16841 North 31st Avenue, Suite 161, Phoenix, AZ 85053 Ph:602.482.9101 Email: nitin@apcpa.net .............................................

Ram Shembekar CPA Renu Shembekar CPA 14301 N 87th St, Ste #317 Scottsdale,AZ 85260 Ph: 480-626-5888 .............................................

Sanjay Jawa, CPA P.C. 1425 W. Elliot Road Suite 107 Gilbert, AZ 85233 Ph:(480)831-9545 .............................................

Shital B. Sheth, CPA 3928 E. Half Hitch Place Phoenix, AZ 85050 Ph:602-350-1629 Email: sheetalpcpa@gmail. com .............................................

SRI Tax Services Ph: 480-282-8533 Info@sritaxaz.com .............................................

Consultant - Vastu Science and Feng Shui Name: Dhaval Parekh

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Astrology & Vastu

Glendale, AZ 85302 Ph: 602-628-4066 www.hennabypurvi.com .............................................

Images Boutique Salon and Spa 5905 W Chandler Blvd.

STE#102 Chandler ,AZ 85226 Ph: (623)229 -0394 .............................................

Pretti PARTY NAILS SALON 3875, W RAY ROAD, (SOUTH EAST CORNER OF RAY & McCLINTOCK ROAD) CHANDLER, AZ 85226.

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The Henna Shoppe The Henna Shoppe 425 S. Mill Ave Suite #108 Tempe, AZ 85281 (NE Corner of Mill and Fifth) Ph: (480) 370-4177 Email: info@hennashoppe. com Child Care

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Horoscope / Kundli Contact: Sanjay Ph: 602-971 4780 Email: horoscope@cox.net .............................................

Rajesh Khanna Ph: 602-774-4159 .............................................

Shastri Kanhiyalal Dave Ph: 480-636-7574 .............................................

Vedanga Astrology Contact: Latha Sridharan Ph: 408-834-8540 Email: vedanga.astrology@ gmail.com .............................................

Vedic Astrologer Contact: Jeff Harman Ph: (520) 743-1054 Email: jeff@jeffharman.com Beauty Parlour

Kids World Learning Center 2051 N. Arizona Ave #101, Chandler, AZ 85225 Ph: 480-855-4000 Email:vennila@cox.net .............................................

Nimalka Sivakumar, MD 10200 N 92nd Street Suite #102 Phoenix AZ 85258 Ph: 480-314-1033

Ahseia Adina Ahseia Adina Professional Makeup Artist Ph: (480) 719-0118 Email: ahseiaadina@gmail. com .............................................

A1 Certified ART teacher +Mehendi Artist Ph: 623-583-0055 .............................................

Anita Singh Business Name... Naturalle Beautique 5710 West Bell Rd, Glendale, AZ 85308.

Ph: 480-203-1359 .............................................

Art of Mehandi Ph: 480-370-4177 Email: artofmehandi@gmail. com .............................................

Bollywood Salon & Spa Ph: 602-502-8073 .............................................

Bridal by Deena Deena Mali 1112 E Sheffield Ave Gilbert,AZ 85296 Ph: 602-502-8073 Email: bridalbydeena@gmail. com .............................................

Bridal Mehndi Ph: 602-628-4066 .............................................

Hair and make-up artistry 7th Ave/ Indian School near downtown Phx. Ph: (623)521-5934 .............................................

Henna by Purvi Galiya 5240, w. Ironwood Dr.

Catering

Inchin Bamboo Garden Acacia Creek Village Shops 10050 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,AZ 85253 Ph: 480 306-6883 .............................................

India Palace 2941 W. Bell Road Phoenix, AZ 85023. Ph: 602 942 4224 .............................................

Party Universe Contact: Raj Sullhan 4939 W. Ray Road Chandler, AZ 852226 Ph: 480 961 8138 .............................................

Sahasra TakeOut Llc Kalpana Kumar Ph: 480-284-8836 .............................................

SnS Catering Ph: (909)2-SNS-PHX Email: snscatering1@gmail. com .............................................

South Indian Vegetarian Food 5423 W Geronimo St, Chandler AZ 85226.

Ph: 480-496-9090 .............................................

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Apsara Dance School Contact: Ramya Sri Ph: 480-452-6379 Email: apsara.az@gmail.com .............................................

Contact :Asha Gopal Email: ashagopal@cox.net .............................................

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Dance Ph: 602-293-3756 Email: almagul2001@yahoo. com .............................................

Inspiration Dance Institute Ph: 650-465-4840 Email: Preranakulks@yahoo. com,preinspiration@yahoo. com .............................................

Kalaa Kendra Contact:Radhika Kotiwal Email: kalaa.kendra@gmail. com .............................................

NAACH DANCING Contact Person: Shikha Rathi Ph: 480-280-5125 Email: naachdancing@yahoo. com .............................................

Padma School of Odissi Dance Ph: 480-309-9925 Email:rajulramkumar@yahoo. com .............................................

Sampradaya Dance Of India Paragon Dance Studio 931, E Elliot Suite 101 S.E Corner of Rural & Elliot Tempe AZ Email: nita.mallya@gmail. com .............................................

Sanskaar Nritya Dance Academy Ph: 480-707-9001 www.gauribhobesardesai. webs.com .............................................

Silambam Contact : Srimathy Mohan Ph: 602-971-4357 Email: srimathymohan@ yahoo.com Entertainment

NAACH DANCING Contact Person: Shikha Rathi Ph: 480-280-5125 Email: naachdancing@yahoo. com .............................................

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27/5’5”, AGGARWAL girl w/ strong Indian values, smart, charming, caring. B.Tech (IT) educated, presently doing MBA in Cleveland, Ohio.

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AFFLUENT, distinguished, caring family of high achievers seek well-settled, handsome, accomplished, educated professional, preferably in Texas/California, over 5’10”, age 37-44; for very fair, beautiful, slim, 38/5’9”, U.S. born, never married, Harvard educated girl. Email biodata/ photos: Email: USAmatch2218513@ yahoo.com .............................................

BENGALEE Hindu, USA educated, 36/5’2”, fair, slim, beautiful, MBA, vegetarian, Indic values, Federal Govt manager, accomplished, never married. Suitable groom around Washington, DC desired. Email biodata /recent photo: Email: bridehindu@gmail. com .............................................

LOOKING groom for Brahmin girl convent educated, MBA International Finance, Training at UNCC Charlotte, & Singapore. Date of Birth: 27/11/87, 09:15 AM, Ludhiana, 5.15”. Upper Caste no bar. Only High business family/good Job. Email biodata w/recent photo: Ph: (301) 793-8050 (USA) India:+ 91-9417221069 Email: jaimatakirs@yahoo. com .............................................

NI Hindu parents seek physician match for cultured, beautiful US born 1982 physician daughter with good family values. Email biodata w/recent photo: Email: mdmatch11@gmail. com .............................................

NI Scandinavian doctor, 34/5’6”, Harvard & Oxford, fair, widely travelled, sense of humor, owns high profile properties; seeks similar, tall, highly educated match Email: sdnj123@gmail.com .............................................

SIKH parents seek matches for US born daughters v.pretty, fair, slim & smart,

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1978/5’3”, MS (Bio), Scientist in Los Angeles; 1981/5’5”, MBA, Executive in NYC. Email biodata/ photo: Email: SJKB078@aol.com .............................................

WE invite correspondence from compatible matches for our daughter, American born and raised, ivy league educated, 40 years old, investment banker with major international firm. Never married. Professional family, well-established in the US. Email biodata w/recent photo: Email: isaxena@frontier.com

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HIGHLY educated never married match for 77 born, PhD, MBA, Pharmacist Professor Pacific University Email: sunilmalhotra0@ hotmail.com .............................................

HINDU Punjabi professional parents seek alliance for US born son w/good family values, 30/6’1”, Chief Resident in Internal Medicine from US Citizen, M.D. or related medical professional in NY/NJ/CT. Email biodata w/ recent photo. Caste no bar.

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AFFLUENT US Industrialist Punjabi Brahmin parents seek alliance from beautiful, slim, well-educated girl from business/ professional family; for their son; Dynamic, handsome, never married, 42 yr/6ft, (looks much younger), extremely fit, BA/MBA from Ivy League MS from top US University. Successful Entrepreneur. Caste no bar.

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ALLIANCE invited for Bisa Agarwal son, 34/6ft, (Manglik), divorced (v.short marriage), MBA, running IT consulting firm in Bay area, CA. Extended family in NJ/NY. Biodata w/recent photo: Email: msg4alliance@yahoo. com .............................................

CANADIAN Physician, 36 yrs/5’51/2” tall, seeks an appropriate match, with a view to marriage. Would be willing to relocate, if necessary within Canada.

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HINDU Punjabi parents seek alliance for handsome highly educated well-settled, entrepreneur son, in USA 35/5’7”. Email biodata with recent photos.

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Jat Sikh parents invite correspondence from Jat Sikh family for their US born raised MD, 28years/5¹11², handsome son, fun loving, 3rd year resident. US born raised Physician, Dentist, 24 to 27 years only. Email biodata w/ recent photo: Email: MDbest1950@gmail. com

Travel Agents

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ARIES Expect your month of January to be busy with social life: friends’ invitation, painting exhibition, concerts, and say yes to everything that is offered to you. You will be able to meet new friends also, expanding your network and your interests too. Jupiter in Leo opens your sense of pleasure whereas the Sun in your career domain is stimulating your ambition.

Uranus is pushing you to get out of your comfort zone, whereas Pluto increases your anxiety.

Don’t let fear win over a daring attitude that is closer to who you are.

CANCER

TAURUS You are really motivated professionally and you want to show what you are capable of. Ask your boss for another type of task, you will probably get that, as it is time to get out of the routine. You have some other skills to develop. Organizing your home differently to make it cozier is something you want to make this winter.

Singles may meet love at work and it may be confusing at the beginning but if you feel that it can be something important, just go for it. Until January 13, you are overwhelmed by family problems, emotional and practical, it will be calmer after that date.

You are putting yourself in question. What is the meaning of your life, your purpose, the priority for 2015 are changing and you need to redefine your schedule, your relationship, the way you eat and exercise. Make a plan that s organized and introduce new habits one by one, so you don’t put pressure on yourself. You lover is encouraging you and it means a lot as you are always driven positively by feelings. Single Cancers are attracted by someone who is not available and it can be frustrating. Wait for spring for something new.

LEO In January, you don’t like to be on your own, you will ask for company, your loved one or your best friend should be on your side. You are not becoming needy, just that you feel better with someone helping you. You will be a little aggressive with your loved one until the 13th, then sweet and gentle. It may be time to lose weight as you really enjoyed partying the whole month of December, so time to eat healthy and go to bed earlier. At work Pluto and the Sun help you to find the good solutions to difficult problems.

GEMINI January is a month of positive reflection. You make lists of things you want to do during the year. Plans are clearly defined, dates and prices of trips for example. Or deciding what sport you want to do and where or how many times a week you want to practice. A relationship with a brother or a sister is under pressure as you tell each other some truths you were keeping, it will result in a clearing after the confrontation. You are closer to your loved one, you try to spend quality time together and you really enjoy it. Work is not first in your life for now.

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Time to go back to work. You will be overwhelmed by the amount of work that is waiting for you. Everybody has a question for you, an emergency, needs your help, and comes knock at your door any time. Hard for you to say no but you can prioritize, what your boss wants is an emergency, the rest is for later. You feel responsible for your parents and are closer to them than before, they may be in transition in their life and they need your presence. Your sweetie may be frustrated because he or she is not first in your life this month, you connect regularly through sweet texts, better than nothing.

SCORPIO You focus on money, budget, savings and you get information for that. Meet your banker and see how you can save money.

Some Scorpios will make plans to buy a property, thinking it is time to buy a home. Some others are already looking for a new job that will be paying more. Some others will start additional training in order to progress at work. Love is very romantic, words of love, nice post-it with hearts, massage, you are really considerate to your loved one’s needs. Single Scorpios have a great possibility to meet unexpectedly at a last minute dinner.

LIBRA

North node in Libra keeps putting you on the right track, as each time you act in a nice way, you get a great rewards, and so your best behavior is reinforced. Love is great in January, you take care of each other in a very loving way, no games, just sincerity and truth that is what you like. Being able to trust your partner helps you make projects for the following month. Single, you need to go out as your chances to meet someone are high, your friends want to introduce you to people, so dress up, smile and go.

AQUARIUS

CAPRICORN You may get a raise this month and you are happy to get that kind of recognition as you know you deserve it. You will spend the extra money immediately as Mars in your financial zone is pushing you to have compulsions for clothes. You are thinking about a new financial plan for later though. Pay attention to your back, go to the gym, stretch, don’t force, and just be regular. You talk money with your loved one, as you get the feeling that you are being taken advantage paying more than your share. You will feel relieve once you talked with him or her, instead of building resentments.

PISCES

Can others see what you can see? Is there a vision you have that you know is recognized and supported by others? In many ways now, it doesn’t matter how ‘in tune’ with a goal of yours others are. What fires your imagination does so because you can see what the tangible and achievable result is. There are therefore limits to how much persuading - or arm twisting - you are obliged to do. As December unfolds, it will become clearer how able you are to make progress in your own way and time and in a way that suits you. As long as you remain inspired, you can make December a very memorable month.

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You are close to your brother or sister, they need your support as strong events are happening to them. You tell them what you think in a blunt way, try to be diplomatic as it an hurt, not everybody can hear the truth about themselves.

Your home is a mess and you need to reorganize and clear the extra clutter, as you waste time looking for things. You do nothing or everything, so the end of the month, your home will be completely organized and Zen. Easier to be at peace when you find things. Love is easy, more like friends than romantic, you should make effort to be sexy.

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A lively and complex 2015 is shaping up for you, especially if you were born in February. The luminous Neptune in the sign, luckily, will extend its protective wings over you, preventing the combined hostility of Saturn and Jupiter from causing damage. Neptune will be a powerful driving force to be more creative and make major changes in your life, while Saturn will slow down your initiatives and suggests you to proceed with caution. Maybe you will grow tired of a relationship that has come to an end, to launch into new horizons.

With Jupiter sullen from mid-August, do not rely on good fortune, but count exclusively on your potential and watch your spending. Pluto smiles at those born at the beginning of March, supporting a satisfactory accomplishment of new plans. Saturn in the summer consolidates the position of those born at the end of February/2015 the sign.

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