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Welcome to the second edition of our brand new e-magazine. We are overjoyed and excited to have reached this point. Thank you for reaching us once again.

In the current magazine, you will find a happy mix of a everything – from who said what to whom and who did what in the latest Bollywood and Hollywood news and gossips. We have a slice of everything - fashion, food, art and culture to gadgets, business and sports that would interest each one of you.

The cover story has been dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the United States.

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Bhagat Singh 28 September 1907 - 23 March 1931

At the age of 23, if anyone was smiling just before he was being hanged to death, it was Shaheed Bhagat Singh. He was born September 27, 1907 in the village Banga of Layalpur to Mata Vidyavati and Sardar Kishan Singh. His uncle, Sardar Ajit Singh, as well as his father, were great freedom fighters, so Bhagat Singh grew up in a patriotic atmosphere. Ajit Singh established the Indian Patriots’ Association, along with Syed Haidar Raza, to organize the peasants against the Chenab Canal Colony Bill.

He also established the secret organization, the Bharat Mata Society.

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At an early age, Bhagat Singh started dreaming of uprooting the British empire. Never afraid of fighting during his childhood, he thought of “growing guns in the fields,” so that he could fight against the British. The Ghadar Movement left a deep imprint on his mind. Kartar Sing Sarabha, hanged at the age of 19, became his hero. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919 drove him to go to Amritsar, where he kissed the earth sanctified by the martyrs’ blood and brought back home a little of the soaked soil. He studied in the D.A.V. School in Lahore. At the age of 16, he used to wonder why so many Indians could not drive away these fistful of invaders.

The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only when there is an equality of opportunity - of opportunity in the social, political and individual life.”

— from Bhagat Singh’s prison diary

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NARENDRA MODI DELIVERS A HIT SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a rousing speech to the NRI’s at the Madison Square Gardens in New York. A crowd of 18,000 Indian Americans had gathered there with hope to see PM Modi in flesh and listen to his trademark speech, which never fails to enthuse his audience.

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The Madison Square’s event was a historic one as the tickets were already sold out, something that rock stars dream of. And Modi turned out to be no less than a rock-star, he had a delirious crowd chanting “Modi Modi” and eating out of his hands.

For the Indian community settled down in the US, it was a historic event - not for what Mr. Modi had to say, but because they got to see the PM himself in flesh.

PM Modi delivered his trademark speech – in extempore, ‘desi’ style with some intermittent jokes, some bragging about Mangalyaan and a bit of self-deprecation by refering to himself as ‘chaiwala’. He had the crowd eating out of his hands.

The cheering NRIs got the gift of ‘Visas on arrival’ from PM Modi. There would be no need for them to keep reporting at the police station when they visit India for a long-term stay. He also removed all confusions related to OCI and PIO cards. OCI cards will be valid for a lifetime.

He thanked the Modi-frenzy crowd for the rousing welcome. Modi said no Indian leader had ever received such love and promised to repay them for it by building an India of their dreams.

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During his speech, Mr Modi vowed to work tirelessly and make India a major power. He also renewed his pledges to unravel the economic potential of India. And in his efforts he sought the assistance of Indian Americans, asking them to lead by example with their professional successes.

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Modi indulged in self-deprecation while refering to the ‘chaiwala’ tag labelled on him during election campaigns. Mr Modi said people ask for a big vision. But he reached where he is by selling tea. He called himself a “very modest man”, who has plans to do “big things for modest people”. He promised the crowd that his government would build more toilets and clean the river Ganga.

The Indian prime minister reminded his NRI friends about Mahatma Gandhi’s upcoming centenary. India’s most famous ‘NRI’ Mohandas Gandhi return to India in 1915 and then launched a movement for India’s freedom. Mr Modi urged Indian Americans and Indians in America to take part in India’s ‘ jan andolan’ for ‘vikaas’ in 2015. All they need to do is to visit MyGov website and give their suggestions.

PM Modi asked his audience to sell India more than serving India.

And how? Each Indian-American can try and persuade at least 5 non-Indian families to visit India. And those who come to India will have the visa on arrival for smooth entry and exit.

The NRI’s who came to see PM Narendra Modi payed more than $1001 to hear the charismatic BJP leader speak at the Madison Square. The event had some entertainment as well – some Gujarati folk dance, AR Rahman’s music and Kavita Krishanmurthy cooing Made in India.

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CHALEIN SAATH SAATH: FORWARD TOGETHER WE GO

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Barack Obama issued a vision statement “Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go� on Monday.

The vision statement was released at the White House, where PM Modi met President Obama for a private dinner hosted by the US leader. The statement announced a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace from the two great countries.

The White House statement stressed that the US-India strategic partnership is a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace involving intense consultations, joint exercises and shared technology. The partnership aims for a security cooperation that will make the region and world safe and secure.

Chalein Saath Saath, forward together we go. As leaders of two great democratic nations with diverse traditions and faiths, we share a vision for a partnership in which the United States and India work together, not just for the benefit of both our nations, but for the benefit of the world.

We have vastly different histories, but both our founders sought to guarantee

freedoms that allow our citizens to determine their own destiny and pursue their personal aspirations.

Our strategic partnership rests on our shared mission to provide equal opportunity for our people through democracy and freedom.

The currents of kinship and commerce, scholarship and science tie our countries together. They allow us to rise above differences by

maintaining the long-term perspective. Every day, in myriad ways, our cooperation fortifies a relationship that matches the innumerable ties between our peoples, who have produced works of art and music, invented cutting-edge technology, and responded to crises across the globe.

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Our strategic partnership is a joint endeavor for prosperity and peace. Through intense consultations, joint exercises, and shared technology, our security cooperation will make the region and the world safe and secure. Together, we will combat terrorist threats and keep our homelands and citizens safe from attacks, while we respond expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises. We will prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and remain committed to reducing the salience of nuclear weapons, while promoting universal, verifiable, and non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament.

assumes greater multilateral responsibility, including in a reformed United Nations Security Council. At the United Nations and beyond, our close coordination will lead to a more secure and just world.

Climate change threatens both our countries, and we will join together to mitigate its impact and adapt to our changing environment. We will address the consequences of unchecked pollution through cooperation by our governments, science and academic communities. We will partner to ensure that both countries have affordable, clean, reliable, and diverse sources of energy, including through our efforts to bring American-origin nuclear power technologies to India.

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welfare for all of our people.

Our citizens value education as a means to a better life, and our exchange of skills and knowledge will propel our countries forward. Even the poorest will share in the opportunities in both our countries.

Joint research and collaboration in every aspect-ranging from particles of creation to outer space -- will produce boundless innovation and high technology collaboration that changes our lives. Open markets, fair and transparent practices will allow trade in goods and services to flourish.

Our people will be healthier as we jointly counter infectious diseases, eliminate maternal and child deaths, and work to eradicate poverty for all. And they will be safer as we ensure the fullest empowerment of women in a secure environment.

The United States and India commit to expand and deepen our strategic partnership in order to harness the inherent potential of our two democracies and the burgeoning ties between our people, economies, and businesses.

Together we seek a reliable and enduring friendship that bolsters security and stability, contributes to the global economy, and advances peace and prosperity for our citizens and throughout the world.

We have a vision that the United States and India will have a transformative relationship as trusted partners in the 21st century. Our partnership will be a model for the rest of the world.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a five-day US trip to strengthen the Indo-US relationship. Ahead of the summit level talks between the head of the two democratic nations, US President Barack Obama hosted a private dinner for PM Modi at the White House on Monday.

President Obama, known for his politeness and reserved persona, greeted Modi in Gujarati, the mother tongue of the Prime Minister. He said “Kem Chho?”, which means ‘how are you?’.

President Obama welcomed Prime Minister Modi at the door of the White House with: ‘Khem Cho Mr Prime Minister’.

The Gujarati welcome was an attempt to break the ice between Obama and Modi.

And it definitely served its purpose.

The dinner, which has an informal ambiance, was the first opportunity for the two leaders to interact with each other. However, the First Lady Michelle Obama was not present at the private dinner.

The two leaders had 20 other attendees at the dinner. From the US side the dinner attendees included Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice.

While the Indian side included External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Indian Ambassador to the US, S Jaishankar.

PM Modi has not been consuming anything other than lemonade and tea, ever since he arrived in the US. The Indian PM is currently fasting due to ongoing Navratri festival, which Mr. Modi has been observing for the last 40

years.

The Indian contingent had reportedly requested the US not to include non-vegetarian dishes during the private dinner keeping in mind the sensitivities of PM Modi, who is observing Navratri fasts.The US government had taken the request positively, according to reports.

President Obama received PM Modi at the South Gate of the White House. The private dinner was hosted in Blue Room of the President’s official residence. The Blue Room is used for receptions and receiving lines, and occasionally for small dinners.

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MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI Mahendra Singh Dhoni popularly known as M. S. Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981. He is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of India’s national cricket team. He is an attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.

Dhoni made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to a series wins in New Zealand and West Indies, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013.

In 2009, Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings. In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series.

In June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all the three ICC trophies. He has also captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory in the 2010 and 2011 seasons of Indian Premier League along with the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

India Cements is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first edition of IPL.

Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009. He was named as the captain of ICC World Test XI and ICC World ODI XI teams for 2009.

The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011.

He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to have received this honour.

In June 2014, Forbes ranked Dhoni at 22nd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world, estimating his earnings at US$30 million.

The TIME magazine added Dhoni in its “Time 100” list of 100 most influential people of 2011. In 2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world.

M. S. Dhoni is the captain of India in all three forms of the game. His Test and ODI records are the best among all Indian captains till date. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls to take India to victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match.

Dhoni holds the post of VicePresident of India Cements Ltd. after resigning from Air India.

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KARAN JOHAR Karan Johar is the son of Hiroo Johar and the acclaimed producer Yash Johar.

Karan Johar is one of the most successful filmmakers of Bollywood, the Hindi film industry. Born on 25 May 1972, Karan Johar is informally referred to as KJo. He is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television personality who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Karan Johar is the son of Hiroo Johar and the acclaimed producer Yash Johar.

romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him the Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

His next two films were the ensemble dramas Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), which were both very successful in the overseas market. His counter-terrorism drama My Name Is Khan (2010) earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Johar made his directorial debut with the blockbuster

These films, along with the several successful films he

RAVI SHANKAR He was one of the bestknown exponents of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century as well as a composer of Hindustani classical music.

Shankar was born on 7th April 1920 in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan.

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has produced under the Dharma Productions banner, have established him as one of the leading directorproducers in Hindi cinema.

Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician whose name often preceded by the title Pandit.

All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.

In 1956, he began to tour Europe and the Americas

playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and

Beatles guitarist George Harrison. Shankar engaged Western music by writing concerti for sitar and orchestra, and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992 he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Parliament of India.

In 1999, Shankar was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. He continued to perform up until the end of his life. Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away on 11th December 2012.

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SCOTLAND SAYS NO TO INDEPENDENCE People of Scotland have rejected independence from the United Kingdom, much to the relief of Prime Minister David Cameron. On Friday the Scots rejected independence in a historic referendum that decided to remain together in a 307-year-old union with the UK.

The victory margin is nearly three points greater than what was anticipated by the final opinion polls.

Official results confirmed that 30 out of Scotland’s 32 council areas have declared the “No” side, giving the supporters of no a lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. The total needed for winning was 1,852,828 and nationally. The margin of victory for the ‘No’ side is almost 55 % to 45 %.

The historic referendum was the culmination of a twoyear campaign. After the overwhelming victory of ‘No’ side it’s expected that talks related to devolution of more powers to Scotland will begin soon. Scotland became a part of United Kingdom in 1707.

Glasgow, which is the largest council area in Scotland and Britain’s third largest city, was in favour of independence, with 194,779 voting for YES to 169,347 voting for NO. Even Dundee, West Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire voted in

favour of YES. Scotland’s capital Edinburgh rejected independence by 194,638 to 123,927 votes.

Also Aberdeen City did not favour independence and majority voted for “No”, with a margin of of over 20,000 votes.

On Thursday, Scots had queued up to register their vote in the historic referendum which was to decide the future of Scotland – whether it would remain part of UK or exist as an independent country.

ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS BAN MATHS, SOCIAL STUDIES FOR CHILDREN Thousands of children in swaths of war-torn Syria, now controlled by dreaded Islamic State militants, can no longer study maths or social studies under new diktats issued by the jihadists.

While sports is banned, the children will not be allowed to learn about elections and democracy. Instead, the children will be subjected to the teachings of the radical Islamist group. And any teacher who dares to break the rules “will be punished.”

ISIS announced its new educational demands in fliers posted on billboards and on street poles, CNN reported.

The Sunni militant group has captured a slew of Syrian and Iraqi cities in recent months as it tries to establish a caliphate, or Islamic state, spanning Sunni parts of both countries.

In the letter, IS said alternative courses will be added. It also said teachers must erase the phrase Syrian Arab Republic -- the official name of Syria -- and replace it with Islamic State.

Voters had to make a simple choice - “Yes” or “No” - to the question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”

For the historic referendum almost 97 % of the electorate - 4,285,323 people - were registered for voting at 2,608 polling booths all over the country.

Educators cannot teach nationalistic and ethnic ideology and must instead teach “the belonging to Islam ... and to denounce infidelity and infidels.”

Books cannot include any reference to evolution. And teachers must say that the laws of physics and chemistry “are due to Allah’s rules and laws.”

The letter ends with a firm warning: “This is an obligatory announcement, and all violators will be punished.”

An official statement on the referendum will be made in a live televised address after the final result.

The brutal advances of ISIS in Syria come as the country grapples with a three-year civil war with no clear victor in sight. The UN estimates more than 190,000 people have died in the violence between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and rebels seeking an end to four decades of al-Assad family rule.

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ISRAEL AND PALESTINE SIGN AGREEMENT TO REBUILD GAZA The United Nations on Tuesday announced an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip, devastated in the recent Israeli military offensive.

The pact will allow urgent reconstruction work to be carried out in Gaza, while ensuring that materials entering the area will not be used for other purposes, Robert Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said The agreement “provides security assurances through UN monitoring that these materials will not be diverted from their entirely civilian purposes,” Serry said, alluding to Israel’s charge that Hamas has used building materials to construct tunnels to infiltrate Israel.

Serry said he hoped the agreement would be up and running as soon as possible and called it “an important step” toward the goal of ending the restrictions imposed by Israel as well as a “signal of hope for the people of Gaza.”

Serry, who visited Gaza last week, told the Security Council Tuesday that he observed truly shocking levels of destruction of infrastructure, hospitals and schools as well as totally demolished neighborhoods.

Some 18,000 homes were destroyed or significantly

damaged during the Israeli offensive, leaving around 100,000 people homeless.

It is estimated that the cost of reconstruction in Gaza would be at least $4 billion, but it could go as high as $12 billion, the coordinator of the UN Agency for Trade and Development, Mahmoud al-Khafif, said. Israel bombed and shelled Gaza repeatedly over the course of 50 days, beginning July 8, killing 2,140 Palestinians and wounding 11,000 more. Two-thirds of the casualties were civilians, according to figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry.

NEW YORK SETTLES WITH DIPLOMAT’S DAUGHTER The city of New York has agreed to pay $225,000 to an Indian diplomat’s then schoolgoing daughter who was handcuffed and jailed for a day three years ago on the false suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teachers. Krittika Biswas, then 18, had moved a lawsuit seeking $1.5 million in damages for her wrongful imprisonment and suspension from John Browne High School, Queens.

Following the settlement offer, she has agreed to drop

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all the claims against the city, its board of education and the Manhattan officers who had arrested and detained her in February 2011.

Krittika’s lawyer Ravi Batra claimed “vindication” of the “honour” of his client as well as of India and its diplomats at large. The settlement acknowledges that Krittika was an “honor student” at the time of her “false arrest”.

Batra said Krittika, who is now in India, joined him in “thanking”the Indian American

community, former ambassadors Prabhu Dayal and Meera Shanker, and her former classmates and teachers for their “emotional and moral support”. Krittika’s lawsuit stated that she had been discriminated against and falsely accused of sending “offensive and sexually threatening” emails because of her ethnicity.

An investigation after her arrest had found that another student had sent the emails but that student was not arrested or

criminally charged.

This, Batra said, was “proof of foul, discriminatory, (and) disparate treatment” of Krittika “despite her actual innocence”.

The defendants had sought dismissal of the lawsuit but an appeals court refused to do so, saying their arguments were “without merit”.

Batra said he had cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming US visit and advised Krittika and her family that a “just resolution” of the case would be an appropriate move.

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DOORDARSHAN ANCHOR SACKED FOR MISPRONOUNCING XI JINPING AS “ELEVEN JINPING” The gaffe happened during a late night show on Wednesday. While anchoring the late night bulletin on DD News, an anchor mispronounced Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name as ‘Eleven’ Jinping, confusing Xi with the Roman numerical eleven. We think she hadn’t done her homework well and naturally the name didn’t register in her mind. The news anchor, a novice, was sacked following that. She was put on the show as the main anchors of DD refused to be a part of the late night broadcasts.

President Xi Jinping, who is on a threeday visit bi-lateral visit to India, signed 12 key bilateral documents promising India investments worth $30 billion. This, however, isn’t the only time the media has got his name wrong. Even the French media has goofed up “Xi” a couple of times in the past.

Jawahar Sircar, the CEO of Prasar Bharti,

confirmed to Quartz that they have sacked the newsreader. “It’s true, we have sacked the concerned newsreader. We are putting systems in place to make sure such things don’t happen in future,” he said.

“It is an unpardonable mistake,” a senior official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity, saying the anchor was employed on a casual basis. “We have debarred her from news reading for a few months.”

Television bloopers aren’t anything new and most often tend to pass the headlines. But when you happen to bungle the name of a visiting head of state wrong, especially when you are country’s public broadcaster, embarrassment is inevitable.

WHAT DOES THE ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ LOGO STAND FOR? Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his “Make in India” campaign with a bang and a logo that got everyone wondering.

Launching the logo, Modi said that “Make-in-India” mission is a lion’s step to attract companies to India.

The logo encapsulating the silhouette of a lion on the prowl is entirely made of cogs. This signifies

manufacturing, strength and national pride. The national emblem of India, Ashok Chakra, has four lions.

In Indian folklore, the lion denotes the attainment of enlightenment, besides representing power, courage, pride and confidence.

The lion logo adorns the brand new website - makeinindia.com - for the campaign and all its brochures.

The website is a ready reckoner for data on 25 sectors that are looking to attract companies to India. It also lists new initiatives of the government, facts on Foreign Direct Investment and intellectual property rights.

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INDIAN INDUSTRIALIST PAYS 8.5. LAKH JUST FOR A NUMBER PLATE Number plates come at a price, at least if you want an exclusive one. Indian industrialist LD Mittal didn’t mind paying Rs. 8.5 lakh just for a number plate.

Sonalika Group Chairman LD Mittal paid a whopping Rs. 8.5 lakh at a public auction for a fancy number plate.

The number 0001 is for the newly launched CH-01-AZ series that was auctioned by Chandigarh’s Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) office. But wait, LD Mittal is not the only one who would bid an exorbitant amount just for a number plate. Last year one bidder paid Rs. 9.1 lakh for the series CH-01-AT 0001.

GIVE US BRIDES, WE’LL VOTE FOR YOU: HARYANA VILLAGERS Haryana’s political class could never have dreamt that voters would make such demand.

Till the last election voters had wanted employment, civic amenities and lower food price. But this time voters are demanding brides in lieu of their votes to the candidates.

The highly skewed sex ratio is now showing its impact and Haryana’s political leaders are now bearing the brunt of this social malice. The prevailing poor sex ratio in the state has forced many to remain bachelors.

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Mittal is the highest bidder for a fancy number since May 2013, according to RLA officials.The fancy number plate will be used for a new Mercedes S series car owned

by International Tractors Ltd, which is the flagship company of Sonalika Group.

This year LD Mittal debuted into the Forbes billionaire list for the first time. His net worth was valued at $1.1 billion in March by the Forbes magazine. Mr Mittal was ranked 1,465 in the list of richest people on Earth.

The industrialist has worked for more than 40 years in the public sector. Sonalika Group, established in 1969, district in Haryana have asked the political leaders for brides.

So the neta who promises them a bride will get his vote. Jind district has the lowest sex ratio of 827 femals per 1000 males.

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state that the unmarried men have formed the Jind Kunwara Union to give voice to their demand. Haryana has a sex ratio of 843.

The dearth of brides is not a problem of only the poor families. Even the wealthy families have the stame

is one of the top three tractor manufacturers in India.

Besides tractors, the group is also into the manufacture of farm machinery attachments, multi-utility vehicles, diesel gensets and auto components.The company’s products are sold in over 60 countries across the world.

Sonalika Group’s flagship company International Tractors has investors like Japan-based Yanmar and private equity firm Blackstone. problem. Locals say that the demand for brides has risen due to marriage bureaus, which have cropp ed up all over the place.

These bureaus charge a hefty amount for arranging brides, which are beyond the reach of a poor man.

A resident of Uchana constituency says some men from Jind have married women from other states but not all families are willing to accept this. The voters have no demand other than brides for themselves, he added. Hopefully the other northern states will learn their lesson from the situation in Haryana. After all both men and women have a purpose in civil society and any tampering with nature’s balance will lead to a highly-skewed sex ratio, just like what is hapening in Jind district.

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NRI INVESTMENT IN INDIAN REALTY MAY RISE 35%: SURVEY To tap the growing interest, which comes at a time when the global economy is stabilising and India is showing strong signs of revival, real estate companies here are pulling out all the stops by conducting property shows, exhibitions and opening overseas representative offices.

Catering to the growing demand in the high-end segment, Delhi has also emerged among the promising markets for real estate, the survey showed.

Property developers are expecting a 35 percent surge in real estate enquiries from NRIs (non-resident Indians) with Bangalore turning out to be a favourite, according to a survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

To tap the growing interest, which comes at a time when the global economy is stabilising and India is showing strong signs of revival, real estate companies here are pulling out all the stops by conducting property shows, exhibitions and opening overseas representative offices.

Developers are also expanding their existing distribution chains and entering into strategic partnerships to encourage investors from this cash-rich segment, the industry body said.

The survey was conducted among nearly 850 real estate developers in Delhi-NCR,

Chandigarh, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dehradun, Chennai etc.

in the US, the UK and Asia Pacific region this year,” Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said.

Bangalore was the most favourite property investment destination for NRIs, followed by Ahmedabad, Pune, Chennai, Goa, Delhi and Dehradun, the survey showed.

As per the findings of the survey, Ahemdabad (32 percent) continued to be the most stable market in terms of demand and absorption of both residential and commercial spaces.

The enquiries are primarily coming from NRIs residing in the UAE, the US, Singapore, Australia, the UK, Canada and South Africa.

This year, demand is more for the high-end property and commercial buildings, developers say.

“With the revival in global economy, especially in the United States and Europe, people are more optimistic and looking for property to invest in.”

“Both small and big developers are focusing on the NRI base

NRIs consider Ahmedabad as a safe place to invest in, with lenient government regulations for property investments. Pune was at the third position (30.5 percent), as per the survey, whereas Chennai (28 percent) was at the 4th spot and Goa (23 percent) at the 5th place.

In Delhi, there has been a 21 percent rise in enquiries this year as opposed to last year and a majority of them have been for the residential segment.

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BUSINESS IDEAS FOR NRI For NRI or Non Resident Indians, business opportunities are available in plenty in India. Non Resident Indians, those who are planning to come back in India will never be short business opportunities. All facets of starting with a business as well as ongoing of the business operations are perfectly met in India, which increases the scope of business ideas for NRI. In addition, loans, funds and various incentives are offered to the NRI, thereby, making it easier to start with a business venture.

There is numerous rewarding business ideas for NRI, some of them are listed in the following: Supplier of branded products for Indian firms NRI can rope in the business of supplying branded products for various Indian firms. It is, in fact, considered as one of the ideal ways for the NRI to earn money. Firms like that of automobiles, consumer goods firms are always in the look out for different suppliers or distributors in numerous areas for the perfect distribution of goods and products. All that is required for a distributor to do is to sell the products to the wholesalers.

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support firm in India Since more and more foreign firms are providing consumer help in India for the products and services, consumer support online is fast becoming a lucrative business idea for NRI. Other factors like low cost of telephone usage, low cost VOIP in internet phones and email help at a reasonable rate have prompted forming consumer support firm online in India.

Data entry There is always an increasing demand for data entry businesses that include medical records and the like.

NRI can take up business related to data entry, for there are higher chances of profit.

In addition, unlike most of the business starting a data entry business does not require much investment. The only necessary thing for data entry business is trained workers.

Setting up a software firm For NRI already in the software field can easily set up a software firm. One of the prime reasons for starting up a software business is that plenty of companies in India need various types of software, and the companies usually prefer self-dependent programmers of software.

Starting a software business can prove to one of many money-spinning business ideas for NRI in the long run.

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NRI Immigration

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION The first step in legally immigrating to the United States is to obtain an immigrant visa. Most immigrants obtain visas through the sponsorship of close family members or employers. Others qualify for visas as asylees or refugees, fleeing persecution in their home countries. Of all others wishing to come, only the luckiest few will have a chance to do so legally; those coming from countries like Mexico will have virtually no opportunity whatsoever. Below are the four most common ways of obtaining an immigrant visa:

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FAMILY-BASED

A U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident (a “green card” holder) sponsors a family member for immigration. Waiting periods for obtaining such visas vary depending on the clos eness of the family relationship, and can be lengthy, because a limited number of visas are available each year.

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EMPLOYMENT BASED

Employers sponsor a potential employee for immigration; in select cases extraordinarilyqualified immigrants may immigrate without an employer-sponsor. Employer sponsors must demonstrate that there are an insufficien t number of qualified workers available in the United States to meet their need. The wait can last 7 to 8 years because of the limited number of visas.

AND REFUGEE 3 ASYLUM STATUS These protections are available to people who are unable or unwilling to return to their home countries because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.

In general, asylee status is granted in the United States and refugee status is granted outside of it.

* Some countries of origin, including Mexico, China, and the Philippines, have more restrictive visa availabilities.

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For those who don’t have a family member or employer to sponsor them, the Diversity Lottery may be an option. Only 50,000 winners are granted visas annually in this process. Not everyone is eligible to enter the lottery: The program aims to increase immigration from underr epresented countries, so each year the State Department issues a list of those countries whose citizens may not apply. For 2008, immigrants from the following countries are excluded from the visa lottery: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

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IMMIGRATION FAQS

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bama considering executive action on immigration President Obama is considering a big move which White House officials have been suggesting will come by the end of this summer halting deportations for as many as five million people who entered the United States illegally and authorizing them to remain legally in this country, at least temporarily (deferred action).

Those given legal status would have to be closely related to U.S. citizens, be residents of the United States for a few years, and have no criminal records.

He has already ordered a halt to deportations of young illegal immigrants who came to the United States with their arents, which was called DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The new approach could expand the legalization to include a large number of older people.

The immigration issue has grown more urgent, because of a humanitarian crisis caused by the influx of tens of thousands of unaccompanied young people from Central America across the U.S. border. In addition, Congress has blocked so much of the President’s legislation that it is quite possibly the only way that he can enact any changes to Immigration policies.

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vernight delivery for USCIS customers USCIS (U.S. Customs and Immigration Services customers can use the overnight delivery or courier service of their choice to receive certain documents. This option provides greater customer service by allowing you to select your preferred delivery service provider to receive documents such as approval and denial notices, requests for evidence, and most travel documents. To ensure your overnight delivery requests are not delayed, please remember the following tips: Include a prepaid air bill when you submit your application, petition, or response to a request for evidence. The best way to avoid delivery errors is to provide a prepaid shipping label obtained directly from the delivery service.

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number. Enter your name in both the “to” and “from” fields on the air bill. Never list USCIS as the sender and do not mark “bill to sender.”

Pay all delivery costs in advance and include the prepaid air bill with your submission. If the delivery costs are not paid in full, USCIS will send the documents to you by regular U.S. mail.

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-4 EAD rule update During a public teleconference in August, USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez provided a brief update on the status of the proposed rule to make certain H-4 spouses eligible for employment authorization. Director Rodriguez could not provide any specifics, but stated that the USCIS is working diligently to review the large number of “thoughtful comments” submitted by stakeholders in relation to this proposed rule change. The director stressed that he understood just how important this rule change would be to families, and said the USCIS is trying to complete the review process as quickly as possible.

Please note that this proposed rule has not passed yet and we will provide updates in Wishesh as soon as a more specific time frame has been released.

VISA PREFERENCE NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 FAMILY

India

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EMPLOYMENT India 1st 2nd 3rd Other 4th 5th

Current 01May09 08Nov03 08Nov03 Current Current

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Pak/Bangladesh 01May07 01Jan13 01Sep07 15Nov03 01Jan02

Pak/Bangladesh Current Current 01Apr11 01Apr11 Current Current

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Sports Star

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THE LIFE OF A WINNER: SANIA MIRZA The Sania mania is sweeping India. It is after a long time when a young person other than Sachin Tendulkar is making waves in the Indian sports circle.

of the training of Saniya therefore he approached some business houses for help, GVK industries and Adidas started to sponsor her from the age of 12 years. Later on her father Imran took over as her coach. Her physiotherapist is Badrinath.

Sania Mirza learnt the professional tennis at Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad after that she moved to the Ace Tennis Academy in the United States.

Currently her professional career is being managed by Global Sports, a company associated with Mahesh Bhupati and she has appointed Bob Brett who was previously the coach of Boris Becker as a specialist advisor.

Sania Mirza is the new icon of Indian youth and sports.

She is the first Indian women tennis player, who is knocking the door to reach on top of the tennis court. Sania Mirza has shown the rays of hopes for others to adopt tennis.

Sania Mirza was born in Mumbai, India on the 15th November, 1986 to Mr. Imran Mirza and Naseema. Saniya Mirza’s father Imran was a sports journalist previously after that he went into the printing business and finally he became a builder and her mother Naseema was associated with the printing industry. The family later relocated themselves in the city of Hyderabad. Saniya Mirza got her schooling from Nasr School Khairatabad and

passed her SSC examination with first division securing 63% marks.

Saniya Mirza has got a younger sister by the name of Anam. Saniya was drawn to the lawn tennis by her father; she started playing tennis at the tender age of six at Nizam Club Hyderabad. When Saniya was first taken to the coach he refused to coach her, later on after a week he called up the parents of Saniya and told them that he has never seen such a talent at such a tender age. Her initial training was handled by CK Bhupati father of Mahesh Bhupati, the legendary Indian tennis player.

Saniya Mirza started playing in international tournaments from the year 1999 when she first represented India in the World Junior Championship, Jakarta; after that Saniya went on to participate in the Asian Games in the year with Paes where she won a bronze medal. She again did India proud when she figured in the main draw for the girls doubles junior Wimbledon Tennis tournament with a 13 year old Russian player Alisa Kleybanova and won the Grand Slam title. Doing so Saniya became the first youngest Indian player to do so.

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Sania Mirza has won 21 ITF titles till date. In the year 2005 Saniya Mirza created waves in the tennis world when she reached to the 3rd and 4th rounds of many Grand Slam tournaments. She has a very powerful forehand (Double handed backhand) and serves an array of strokes. She is greatly influenced by the German player Stefi Graff.

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NRI Profiles

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MICKY JAGTIANI

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icky ‘Mukesh’ Jagtiani is an Indian businessman based in the UAE, who owns the Dubai-based Landmark retail-stores group.

He did his schooling in Madras, Mumbai and Beirut, before emigrating to London, where he joined a London accounting school from which he eventually dropped out.

His first company was a family company diversified into leisure, food, hotels and electronics and its own logistics and distribution, today it employs around 28,000 people and has more than 1000 stores across the Gulf, Levant & India .

Mr. Jagtiani, a college dropout, drove a taxi in London before moving to Bahrain and taking over his deceased family’s baby products shop.

Over the years his Landmark Group moved to Dubai and expanded into fashion, electronics, furniture and budget hotels in Middle East and Southeast Asia. He owns stake in Saks.

Sponsors Indian charities, including orphanage in Chennai and Mumbai.

In 2008, Jagtiani now a billionaire mall developer and the Chairman, Landmark International, Dubai-based retail group, bought six percent stake in UK high-street

retailer Debenhams, and also entered the Forbes list of billionaires in 2008, and the 16th richest Indian with a net worth of USD 2 billion.

In 2000, he established LIFE (Landmark International Foundation of Empowerment), to support underprivileged children in India, through school and healthcare development programmes, homes for destitute children, vocational and non-formal schools, community clinics and medical camps for slum-dwellers and an old age home Chennai.

Micky ‘Mukesh’ Jagtiani is married to Renuka who oversees Splash, his company’s fashion line, and they have two daughters and one son.

He entered the Forbes list of world billionaires in 2008. He was ranked 329 by the Forbes in List of world billionaires - 2013 with net worth $4 billion.

ROHINTON MISTRY

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o h i n t o n Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian who writes in English. Mistry is of Indian origin, originally from Mumbai, and currently resides in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He practises Zoroastrianism and belongs to the Parsi community. Mistry is a Neustadt International Prize for Literature laureate (2012).

Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 in Mumbai, India. His brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. In 1975, he emigrated to Canada with his wife and settled down in Toronto.

He studied at the University of Toronto and received a BA in English and Philosophy. Before taking up his studies in Toronto he worked in a bank for a while.

During his days as student at the University of Toronto he won two Hart House literary prizes (the first to win two), for stories which www.wishesh.com

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were published in the Hart House Review, and Canadian Fiction Magazine’s annual Contributor’s Prize for 1985. Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published his collection of 11 short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag.

It was later published in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. The book consists of 11 short stories, all set within one apartment complex in modern-day Mumbai. This volume contains the oft-anthologized story, “Swimming Lessons.”

When his second book, the novel Such a Long Journey, was published in 1991, it won the Governor General’s Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, and the W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award.

It was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award. It has been translated into German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese, and has been made into the 1998 film Such a Long Journey.

His third book, and second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), won the second annual Giller Prize in 1995, and in 1996, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. It was selected for Oprah’s Book Club in November 2001 and sold hundreds of thousands of additional copies throughout North America as a result.

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and was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker prize.

In 2002, Mistry cancelled his United States book tour for his novel Family Matters (2002) because he and his wife were targeted by security agents at every airport he visited, apparently because Mistry appeared to be Muslim. Mistry reported that on his first flight of the tour, “we were greeted by a ticket agent who cheerfully told us we had been selected randomly for a special security check. Then it began to happen at every single stop, at every single airport. The random process took on a 100 percent certitude.” His publisher issued a statement that said, “As a person of colour [Mistry] was stopped repeatedly and rudely at each airport along the way—to the point where the humiliation ... had become unbearable.”

Family Matters is a consideration of the difficulties that come with ageing, which Mistry returned to in 2008 with the short fiction The Scream (published as a separate volume, in support of World Literacy of Canada, with illustrations by Tony Urquhart).

His books portray diverse facets of Indian socioeconomic life; as well as Parsi Zoroastrian life, customs, and religion. Many of his writings are markedly “Indo-nostalgic”.

NRI GROUP TO HONOUR TWO INDIAN-ORIGIN US PROFESSORS Two Indian-origin professors associated with the University of Texas, Arlington will be honoured by the Non-Resident India (NRI) Welfare Society of India. The India-based association reportedly said that the two professors will be honoured for their contributions in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry.

The two proffessors - Krishnan Rajeshwar, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Subhrangsu Mandal, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Texas - were selected by the India-based NRI association for the awards. Subhrangsu Mandal will be honoured with the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman award at the NRI Welfare Society conference to be held in London next month. While Krishnan Rajeshwar will receive the Hind Rattan award at a conference to be www.wishesh.com

held in India.

The NRI association stated that these awards were in recognition of “those Indians who have made their mark overseas and have kept the flag of India high.”

Krishnan Rajeshwar, while reacting to the award, said it was gratifying to know through the award that he was making a small contribution to enhancing the impression of Indians abroad. He also said that he feels humbled for being appreciated by people from his birth country.

Subhrangsu Mandal also said that he feels honoured to receive the NRI Welfare Society of India award. Mandal has been associated with the UT Arlington College of Science since 2005.

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Fine Art

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The intriguing art of Henna

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henever there is any happy occasion or festivity, the Indian women celebrate it by applying henna designs on their hands and feet.

Apart from serving the role of a body art, applying henna is also considered as very auspicious. Heena application is a complex art and the artist needs to be proficient to be able to paint intricate designs swiftly. Also called Mehndi, one can prepare the henna by making a paste out of the henna powder available in the markets across India.

Traditionally, it is made by grinding the leaves of the henna tree to a paste.

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hile using mehendi leaves, it should be ensured that they are not whole and unbroken after grinding. Henna does leave its deep red-brown stain on the skin until the Lawson molecules are not released from the leaf and this happens only when the leaves are properly grinded. So, people prefer using the henna powder for this form of body art. You need to mix henna powder with lemon juice, strong tea or other mildly acidic liquid, apply this paste and leave it on for about 10 hours to dry.

Later, you can scrap it off with a blunt knife or a spoon.

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ince mehndi is considered lucky, in our country, its application on the hands and feet of a bride is mandatory. Henna artists usually apply the most complex mehndi patterns and designs on the bride as these look the loveliest. The traditional Indian henna has been glammed up lately with the use of glitters and other such things. People wear them to parties and get-togethers. But it’s the traditional henna that is widely worn by most people because it is much cheaper and looks much more beautiful.

n India, henna artists generally belong from the Nai (barber) caste. The history of mehendi tells us that the knowledge or skill of its application is normally passed down from one generation to another.

Mehendi application also provides a source of income to many women who are not allowed to work outside. All happy occasions in India, be it birth, weddings or religious ceremonies; include henna application as part of the celebration.

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Culture

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THE ART OF

Mithila Magic

Mithila painting, as a domestic ritual activity, was unknown to the outside world until the massive Bihar earthquake of 1934. House walls had tumbled down, and the British colonial officer in Madhubani District, William G. Archer, inspecting the damage “discovered” the paintings on the newly exposed interior walls of homes.

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rcher - later to become the South Asia Curator at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum - was stunned by the beauty of the paintings and similarities to the work of modern Western artists like Klee, Miro, and Picasso. During the 1930s he took black and white photos of some of these paintings, the earliest images we have of them. Then in a 1949 article in the Indian art journal, Marg, he brought the wall paintings to public attention.

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hen a second natural disaster, a severe draught in the late 1960s, prompted the All India Handicrafts Board to encourage a few upper caste women in villages around Madhubani town to transfer their ritual wall paintings to paper as an income generating project.

Drawing on the region’s rich visual culture, contrasting “line painting” and “color painting” traditions, and their individual talents, several of these women turned out to be superb artists. Four of them were soon representing India in cultural fairs in Europe, Russia, and the USA. Their national and international recognition prompted many other women from many other castes - including harijans or dalits, the ex”untouchables” - to begin painting on paper as well.

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By the late 1970s, the popular success of the paintings - aesthetically distinct from other Indian painting traditions - was drawing dealers from New Delhi offering minimal prices for mass produced paintings of the most popular divinities and three familiar scenes from the Ramayana. Out of poverty, many painters complied with the dealers’ demands, and produced the rapid and repetitious images known as “Madhubani paintings.” Nevertheless, with the encouragement of a number of outsiders - both Indian and foreign - other artists working within the same aesthetic traditions continued to produce the highly crafted, deeply individual and increasingly diverse work, now known as “Mithila Painting.”

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family rituals, and ritual wall painting.

Painting on paper for sale has changed this dramatically. Aside from generating important new family income, individual women have gained local, national, and even international recognition. Artists are being invited to exhibitions across India, and to Europe, the United States, and Japan - no longer as “folk artists,” but now as “contemporary artists.” Where once their paintings were “anonymous,” now they are proudly signed.

Along with economic success, opportunities for travel, education, radio, and now television are expanding women’s consciousness and engagement with the multiple worlds around Mithila had long been them. Gender relations famous in India for its rich culture and are shifting. A few men continue to paint numerous poets, scholars, and theologians within what is still defined as “a women’s - all men. For women, it has been a deeply tradition,” but their work tends to be conservative society, and until painting on personal and anodyne. In contrast, the paper began 40+ years ago, most women women’s paintings are increasingly socially were confined to their homes and limited to charged, critical, and edgy. household chores, child rearing, managing

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These changes have provoked an argument in Mithila and beyond between cultural conservatives who claim that commercialization and the loss of its ritual functions has debased Mithila painting, versus those who see Mithila Painting as a contemporary art form rooted in the expanding experience, concerns, and freedoms of Mithila’s women. Viewers of Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form are encouraged to form their own judgments. www.wishesh.com

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THE ART OF TELUGU WEDDING CEREMONY

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Telugu marriage has ceremonies, rites and rituals that are full of symbolism and rich significance. These are performed like most Hindu marriage rites with an emphasis on spirituality. The wife has a prestigious place in all ceremonies.

by her husband in her absence.

The rites are conducted by a purohit or priest. The marriage usually takes place in any month with the exception he is the ardhangini, a part of her of the months of Aashad, Bhadrapad and husband, literally meaning ‘half of the Shunya, which are considered inauspicious body’. No religious ritual can be performed for weddings.

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next day until about 11 am. Weddings don’t usually take place in the months of Aashad, Bhadrapad and Shunya.

bath. The bride-to-be wears flowers in her hair. She adorns her forehead with a bindi or vermillion dot and wears bangles on her wrists.

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fter the recitation of Vedic verses, the groom pretends to leave for Kashi, a pilgrimage centre to devote himself to God and a life of prayer. He carries a walking stick and other spartan essentials with him and implies that he is not

interested in becoming a householder anymore. He relents and agrees to the marriage only after he is stopped and persuaded by the bride’s brother to fulfill his responsibilities as a householder.

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he bride and groom must take a Mangala Snaanam or an auspicious bath on the day of the wedding. The bath is

believed to cleanse and purify them and make them ready for the sacred rites that are to follow.

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in a clockwise direction.

The clockwise movement is followed to imitate the earth’s movement round the sun. The ceremony is significant as it carries with it the family’s prayer that the mind of the bride/groom be illuminated by wisdom.

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and energy by which God creates, preserves and destroys the world. She symbolises motherhood, fertility and the victory of good over evil.

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he bride groom performs Ganesh Pooja in the mandapam or wedding hall just before the marriage ceremony.

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Ganesha, the elephantheaded God is an important part of most Hindu rituals as he is revered as the remover of all obstacles.

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he Kanayadaan is that part of the marriage ceremony in which the girl’s family gives her away to the groom. Her maternal uncle carries the bride-to-be in a bamboo basket to the mandapam. The bride and bridegroom are separated by a curtain placed between them. They are not to see

each other until after the daughter’s hand. marriage ceremony. The priest invokes the blessings of the ancestors belonging to the last seven generations of both families.

The bride’s parents wash the groom’s feet in a gesture that symbolises their belief that he is a form of God to whom they now offer their

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fter the priest recites the wedding shlokas from the Vedas, the bride and groom apply a paste of cumin seeds (jeera) and jaggery on each other’s hands. This is known as JeelakarraBellamu. The slightly bitter cumin and sweet jaggery mixture.

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or the Madhuparkam, the bride wears a white cotton sari with a red border, while the groom dons a white cotton dhoti,

also with a red border. White signifies purity and chastity, while red is a colour that represents strength.

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he girl is accompanied by ten married women (Sumangalis). Six of them hold plates full of rice and turmeric powder mixed together. The remaining hold plates with small lamps made from a mixture of rice

flour, sugar and milk. Rice, the staple crop of the south, signifies abundance. The lit lamps represent sweetness and light, two qualities that the bride brings with her to this new phase of life.

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he curtain between the two is removed at this stage.

Prayers offered, the groom ties the two strings (each with a golden disc representing the mangalsutra) separately around the girls neck, with three knots to represent the strength of their union on every plane - physical, mental and spiritual. The

groom holds the bride’s hand and gazes at the pole star or Dhruva (represents constancy) with her. The couple also look towards the stars Vasishta and Arundhati (part of the Great Bear Constellation, known as Sapta Rishi or Seven Sages). These stars, always visible together, have come couple. to symbolise an inseparable

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blessings on the couple by sprinkling flowers and turmeric-coloured rice (Akshata) on them.

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Saptapadi’ or seven steps are what the couple takes together. During this, the bride’s saree and the groom’s dhoti are tied together at one end in a knot. The groom prays for life-long blessings with each step - with the first step he prays for food that nourishes them, with the second step he prays for strength, with the third for help in honouring their vows, with the fourth for a comfortable life, with the fifth for the health of their cattle, with the sixth for a life that survives the seasons, and with the seventh for help in fulfilling religious duties. During this ceremony, saris, ornaments and other gifts are offered to the couple and to other family members.

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he groom slips silver toe rings on the bride’s feet.

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he marriage ceremony over, the bride is taken to the groom’s home for Griha Pravesh (entering the house for the first time).

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golden beads are slipped between the two plates so that they don’t clash with each other. Signifying harmony between the two families. The bride takes a bath and wears a new sari before wearing the

mangalsutra on this day.

The number 16 is a very auspicious number among Hindus. Also, 16 days are symbolic of the time needed by the bride to understand her husband’s family.

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October, 2014

Bolly WOOD Balwinder Singh...

Famous Ho Gaya

Bang Bang!

Director :Siddharth Anand Genre :Action, Comedy, Romance Writer :Suresh Nair Language :Hindi Cast & Crew :Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Javed Jaffrey, Jimmy Shergill, Pawan Malhotra Bang Bang is the story of Harleen Sahni (Katrina Kaif), who finds herself in deep trouble when she encounters Rajveer Nanda (Hrithik Roshan), a spy trying to clear his name. When Rajveer slips an important device into Harleen’s bag, she gets tangled in a world outside her sphere. The film chronicles their attempts to survive and clear their name.

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Haider Director :Vishal Bhardwaj Genre :Drama Writer :Vishal Bhardwaj, Basharat Peer Language :Hindi Cast & Crew :Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kay Kay Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi Haider is Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It follows Haider, a young man who returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father’s disappearance.

Not only does he learn that the security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle.

Director :Vishal Mahadkar Genre :Horror Writer :Vishal Mahadkar, Sanjay Masoom Language :Hindi Cast & Crew :Rannvijay Singh, Anindita Nayar, Kavin Dave, Salil Acharya

3 AM revolves around three friends, who set out to make a reality show on the existence of ghosts in the world. Their journey begins with the abandoned Rudra Mills, an allegedly haunted place where many paranormal activities have been reported. Though the shoot starts off on an easy note, as darkness begins to fall, the trio realizes that they might have bitten off more than they could chew.

Director :Sunil Agnihotr Genre :Comedy, Musica Writer :Rajan Agarwal Language :Hindi Cast & Crew :Mika Singh, Shaan, Gabriela Bertante, Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani

Balwinder Singh... is not one, but two. Yes, two young men played by Mika and Shaan share the same name. And now, they are both interested in the same girl. To complicate matters, there is a multi-million estate with their name on it.

Who will succeed? Who will get the girl?

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Holly WOOD Deliver Us From Evil

Director :Scott Derrickso Genre :Horror, Thriller Language :English Cast & Crew :Eric Bana, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale, Sean Harris, Edgar Ram rez In Deliver Us from Evil, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramrez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. It is inspired by the book that details Sarchie’s bone-chilling reallife cases.

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The Maze Runner

Two Night Stand

Director :Max Nichols Genre :Comedy, Romance Language :English Cast & Crew :Miles Teller, Analeigh Tipton, Jessica Szohr, Kid Cudi, Leven Rambin

Two Night Stand tells the story of two people who meet on the internet and make an online connection.

So they decide to get together for a one night stand.

Things take a turn when a snowstorm forces them to extend their one night stand.

Will they use this extended time together to know each other better or will they avoid awkward glares throughout?

A Walk Among The Tombstones

Director :Scott Frank Genre :Action, Crime, Mystery Writer :Scott Frank Language :English Cast & Crew :Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Ruth Wilson, Lindsay Duncan

A drug lord hires Matthew Scudder (Liam Neeson), a private investigator, to investigate the kidnapping and murder of his wife.

Director :Wes Ball Genre :Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi Writer :James Dashner Language :English Cast & Crew :Will Poulter, Dylan O Brien, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Jacob Latimore, Ki Hong Lee, Aml Ameen, Don McManus, Blake Cooper, Chris Sheffield, Dexter Darden, Carl Greene, Joe Adler, Giovanni Silva

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based on the best-selling novel by James Dashner.

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KollyWOOD Madras Director :Pa Ranjith Genre :Action, Drama Language :Tamil Cast & Crew :Karthi, Catherine Tresa, Imman Annachi

Touted to be an actiondrama, the plot of the film is said to focus on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.

Aranmanai Director :Sundar C Genre :Comedy, Horror Language :Tamil Cast & Crew :Sundar C, Vinay, Hansika, Santhanam, Andrea Jeremiah, Lakshmi Rai

Aranmanai is about a family that wants to sell their ancestral home. The supernatural elements they discover there in the aranmanai (palace) lead to some bone-chilling moments. The film has an impressive list of around 28 actors!

Money Rathnam Director :Santhosh Nair Genre :Comedy, Thriller Writer :Anil Narayanan Language :Malayalam Cast & Crew :Fahadh Faasil, Niveda Thomas, Renji Panikkar

When Neil finds a bag full of money after a New Year’s party, he can’t believe his luck. But when he reaches a small town in Tamil Nadu, he realizes that there are others who also want the money that he holds in his hand. He now hits the road with the intention of keeping the bag safe.

Little does he know that all hell will break loose in the next 24 hours.

Njan Director :Ranjith Genre :Drama Language :Malayalam Cast & Crew :Dulquer Salman, Suresh Krishna, Saiju Kurup, Anumol, Muthumani, Harish Perady

The movie is based on the acclaimed novel K T N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum by T. P. Rajeevan.

Njan is set in the backdrop of India’s freedom struggle and depicts the magical history of a village in Kerala.

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Tolly WOOD Rowdy Fellow

Rudhrama Devi Karthikeya Oka Laila Kosam Director :Vijay Kumar Konda Genre :Romance Language :Telugu Cast & Crew :Naga Chaitanya, Pooja Hegde, Brahmanandam, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi

Director :Chandoo MondetiGenre :Suspense, ThrillerLanguage :Telugu Cast & Crew :Nikhil Siddhartha, Swathi, Tanikella Bharani, Rao Ramesh, Nassar

Nikhil Siddharth and Swati Reddy are back once again onscreen with Karthikeya. The mystery of the Subramanian Swamy temple which has remained closed for years is the crux of the movie. Local people in the village are curious why the temple has been locked up for years? The lead protagonists take the initiative to solve the mystery.

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Director :Gunasekhar Genre :History, Thriller Language :Telugu Cast & Crew :Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Krishnam Raju The film revolves around the story of the queen, Rudrama Devi, who ruled the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13thcentury. This will be India`s first historical stereoscopic 3D film, and will see actress Anushka portray the brave-hearted queen.

Director :Krishna ChaitanyaGenre :Action, Romance Language :Telugu Cast & Crew :Nara Rohit, Vishakha Singh, Krishna Murali Posaani, Rao Ramesh, Gollapudi Maruti Rao

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Pakistani actor Fawad Khan made his debut into Bollywood with ‘Khoobsurat’. The film has Sonam Kapoor as his lead actress. ‘Khoobsurat’ is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s hit film staring Rekha in the 1980s. We bring you excerpts from an interview with Fawad Khan on his experience about the film and how it happened.

Q: What was it like working in your first Bollywood film?

A: This is certainly not the first Bollywood project that was offered to me. Way back in 2008, I was supposed to fly down to Mumbai to meet several producers and directors, but I wasn’t able to make it. When Khoobsurat came along, there was no way I could say no. I mean, it was the chance to meet and work with a legend such as Anil Kapoor.

Q: How did Khoobsurat happen?

A: It was a pretty straightforward process. The casting director had seen my work. She sent it to AKFC (Anil Kapoor Film Company), they called me down to Mumbai and we did a couple of readings. I was signed on for the film, and then we finalized the dates for the shoot.

Q: Did you have fun working with Sonam Kapoor?

A: Absolutely, everyone from the Kapoor family. I have to say that Anil Kapoor Sahab, Rhea and Sonam have treated me like family, and have really looked after me here. Sonam especially was very sweet and accommodating. If my sugar was low sometimes, she would go and get something for me even though she had 10 people around her to get it, but it only shows how much they cared for me, and treated me like family. I was in an alien environment with new people and you do get conscious. But they all made me really comfortable.

Q: What do you think of Rekha, who played the female lead, in the original Khoobsurat?

A: I am a big fan of Rekhaji. I love her movies, especially Khoon Bhari Maang. She is an embodiment of sexiness.

Q: How did you prepare for your role?

A: I saw the original film as part of my homework. It is a timeless classic but our film is different. Rakesh Roshan played the role of a doctor and I play a Rajput prince, so it’s different in a way.

Q: You are starting to become popular with a lot of girls here.

How do you feel about that?

A: Honestly, I blush like a little boy. It’s flattering to have a crazy fan experience but it’s extremely embarrassing at the same time.

It came as a surprise when I experienced similar fanatical fan moments in India, which was a common thing back in Pakistan.

Q: Finally, what was your experience like working in Khoobsurat?

A: It’s been an absolutely amazing experience. Everyone has been so welcoming and the film’s unit especially has been just like family. On my birthday, for instance, we were still shooting and I couldn’t go back home to Pakistan. The unit decided that we would break at midnight to cut a cake and then carry on shooting.

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Khoobsurat “Engine Ki Seeti...”

Singers(s) : Sunidhi Chauhan and

Resmi Sateesh Music : Sneha Khanwalkar

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Sonam Kapoor sheds all inhibitions to shake a leg to the song ‘Engine Ki Seeti’ in ‘Khoobsurat’.

The song shows Sonam, the royal misfit, dancing to the peppy number. The pretty, charming and vivacious Mili dances to the track “Engine ki seeti me maaro bum dole...” The track, inspired from a Rajasthani folk song, has been sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Resmi Sateesh.

Sneha Khanwalkar has composed music for this song.

Sonam has done full justice to the naughty lyrics and peppy tune of Engine Ki Seeti. The pretty actress is seen dancing in the big screen after a long gap. The track shows her wild and sensuous side in the peppy number. Sonam plays the role of Mili, who is shown grooving like no one’s watching. It’s really inspiring and makes you want to shake a leg like her. The situation in the music video is similar, where Mili is joined by the palace workers and servants.

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PRODUCER : RHEA KAPOOR, ANIL KAPOOR,

SIDDHARTH ROY KAPOOR DIRECTOR : SHASHANKA GHOSH STAR CAST : SONAM KAPOOR, FAWAD AFZAL

KHAN, KIRRON KHER, PROSENJIT

CHATTERJEE, AAMIR RAZA

HUSSAIN MUSIC DIRECTOR : SNEHA KHANWALKAR

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DR MILI CHAKRABORTY (PLAYED BY SONAM KAPOOR) IS A PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHO TRAVELS TO RAJASTHAN TO TREAT AN ERSTWHILE MAHARAJA IN HIS ROYAL PALACE. MAHARAJA SHEKHAR RATHORE LOST HIS ABILITY TO WALK AFTER AN ACCIDENT. AT THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD, MILI MEETS A GROUCHY PATIENT, A SNOOTY QUEEN (PLAYED BY RATNA PATHAK) AND THE RUTHLESS PRINCE VIKRAM (PLAYED BY FAWAD KHAN). SONAM REALISES THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER PATIENT. IT’S JUST THAT HE HAS LOST HIS ZEAL FOR LIFE. KHOOBSURAT IS ABOUT WHAT BREWS BETWEEN HER AND THE PRINCE.

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PERFORMANCE

FASHIONISTA SONAM IS A STYLE ICON AND SHE DEFINITELY LOOKS GLAMOROUS IN THE FILM. SHE IS ALSO CAPABLE OF MAKING THE FILM COLOURFUL AND VISUALLY APPEALING, BUT THEN THAT IS WHAT SHE IS LIMITED TOO. THE ACTRESS STILL NEEDS TO WORK EXTREMELY HARD ON HER ACTING SKILLS ESPECIALLY HER DIALOGUE DELIVERY. SHE ALSO OVERDOES THE ENTHUSIASM IN A FEW SEQUENCES. KIRRON KHER IS HILARIOUS IN HER PART OF A PUNJABI MOTHER WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE HER FORTE. PAKISTANI ACTOR FAWAD KHAN’S FEMALE FAN FOLLOWING WOULDN’T BE DISAPPOINTED AT ALL AS THE ACTOR IS AN EXCELLENT ACTOR AND LOOKS HOT. THE ROYAL CHARACTER DEFINITELY SUITS HIS PERSONALITY. EVEN THOUGH THE STORY IN THIS MODERN DAY REMAKE IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL, THE PLOT AND THE CHARACTERS ARE KEPT THE SAME BY THE DIRECTOR, BUT IN A FRESH AND LIVELY MANNER. THE FILM’S EDITING IS HIDEOUS. THE SCREENPLAY IS FINE AND IS ENGAGING AND INTERESTING IN PARTS. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS BEAUTIFUL AS THE CAMERA COVERS THE ROYAL PALACES AND THE STREETS OF RAJASTHAN PERFECTLY. SHASHANK’S DIRECTION IS OK AND COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER. HOWEVER, THE GOOD PART IS THAT THE FILMMAKER HAS TRIED TO MAKE THE FILM AS LIGHT-HEARTED AS POSSIBLE. www.wishesh.com

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Fashion Style

Shilpa Reddy

October, 2014

Collections at India Fashion Week 2014, Dubai Ministry of events, (Dubai )along with Dream advertising and Z Haus brought together India fashion week, Dubai, 2014. Held on sep 4th-5 th The event was hosted by Jumeirah Emirates tower, Dubai and saw big names of fashion and film industry come together making this even the most glamorous and a stylish one.

Bringing the traditional essence of the modern women !! Shilpa show cased her collection “GOLD FRAGRANCE OF THE RAW FEMININE” at INDIA FASHION WEEK DUBAI -2014 www.wishesh.com

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in its original colour off white and combined with dark hues of red, green and purple.

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hich took inspiration from the raw beauty of a woman who embraces her sexuality, and is proud of her sexual prowess. She is aware of the feminine power reverberating within her, and is pleased enough with that knowledge. she doesn’t feel the need to compare or compete with anything masculine the entire collection is made in raw , unbleached cotton, Chandheri and silk mostly

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Shilpa’s cuts for this collection are sensual yet, not taking away from her signature style of structure and indo western cuts, lehengas, Anarkalis, palazzos teamed up with jackets, stitched sarees with structured bustiers and jacket blouses are the salient features of the collection.

Shilpa.., her own show stopper set the ramp on fire yet another time with her gold and red South Indian dhoti inspired saree adorned with gold temple Jwellery .

This collection speaks for itself how effortlessly she marries feminity and androgyny making it all look graceful , quirky and yet in sync.

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Vidya Balan was born on 1 January 1978 in Poothamkurussy, Puthur, a town in the Palakkad District of Kerala, to P. R. Balan, currently the Executive Vice-President of Digicable, and Saraswathy Balan, a homemaker.

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to star in a television soap opera, as she wanted to concentrate on a film career. Her parents were supportive of the decision but encouraged her to complete her education first, so she attended St. Xavier’s College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sociology and later earned a master’s degree from the University of Mumbai.

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idya established a successful career as an actress in Hindi films (Bollywood). She is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards, and five Screen Awards, The talented actress was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. She is known for portraying strong female protagonists in films and has been acknowledged in the media for breaking stereotypes of a Hindi film heroine. www.wishesh.com

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idya aspired to a career in film from a The year 2009 was prominent to the young age, and had her first acting role in beginning of the most successful period the 1995 sitcom Hum Paanch. She pursued in Vidya’s career as she portrayed five a master’s degree in sociology from the consecutive roles to wide critical acclaim in University of Mumbai and simultaneously the 2009 drama Paa, the 2010 black comedy made several unsuccessful Ishqiya, the 2011 semiattempts to start a career biographical thriller No One According in film. She subsequently Killed Jessica, the 2011 biopic to Vidya, they featured in various television The Dirty Picture, and the speak a mix of Tamil commercials and music videos, 2012 thriller Kahaani. These and in 2003 made her feature and Malayalam at home; roles established her as a film debut as the protagonist she is also well versed in leading actress of Hindi cinema of the independent Bengali and earned her the tag of a Hindi, Marathi, English and “female hero”. Additionally to drama Bhalo Theko. In 2005 Vidya garnered overwhelming Bengali. Her elder sister, Priya acting in films, Vidya promotes encouragement for her first Balan, works in the field of humanitarian causes and Hindi film, the musical drama advertising. The actress supports the empowerment Parineeta, and followed it with of women. She initially drew Priyamani is her second a leading role in the highly criticism for her fluctuating cousin. successful 2006 comedy film weight and “questionable” Lage Raho Munna Bhai. This dress sense, but was later initial success was followed by credited in the media for “not roles in the romantic comedies morphing herself to fit into Heyy Babyy (2007) and Kismat Konnection any conventional slot”. She is married to film (2008) which met with negative reviews. producer Siddharth Roy Kapur.

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Vidya becomes a detective...

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he exceptionally talented Indian actress Vidya Balan known expressed her mysterious desires.

Vidya was questioned as to why so many detective based films are being made at present. She says the reason could be the unlawful events taking place in the country.

Therefore, there might be an urgency to have a jasoos to tackle wrongdoings.

Now, coming to her forthcoming film “Bobby Jasoos”, Vidya explains that when Atul (Kasbekar) called her and told her that he wants to offer a film called ‘Bobby Jasoos’, she thought they want her to play a kitty kind of character (Kitty was the assistant of the famous TV detective Karamchand) and therefore showed lack of interest. Even though she couldn’t understand how to say no to Dia Mirza. On the contrary, once she knew the fact that the character Bobby happens to be female detective, she was emotionally overpowered.

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Towards the concluding stage, Vidya expressed that she feels terribly bad with the rumors that comes out about her, but at present she got used to it and she just gives a big smile on them.

Whatever it may be, there are ups and downs in everyone’s life, but the real fact here is that this lady jasoos is going to justify her mysterious desire for sure!

Interestingly, when Vidya was asked whom she would like to spy on, replied that its Big B, Narendra Modi and also the religious fake baba’s. She emphasized on the fact that there are several hidden facts about them and she would like to explore and expose them at the earliest. Now, coming to pregnancy factor and commitment in films, Vidya expressed that if she would become pregnant then film would come later, and if the case is opposite then she wouldn’t think of pregnancy. That’s due to the reason she respects professionalism. Vidya mentioned that she and her husband (Siddharth Roy Kapoor) would be delighted to share the

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1 January 1978 (age 36) Poothamkurussy, Puthur, Palakkad, Kerala, India University of Mumbai Actress 2003 - present Siddharth Roy Kapur (2012 - present) Priyamani (second cousin)

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EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED INDIAN ACTRESS VIDYA BALAN KNOWN TO HAVE EXPRESSES ABOUT HER MYSTERIOUSDESIRES.

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uring the moment Vidya was questioned about so many detective based films as present trend, she expressed that the reason could be the unlawful events taking place in the country. Therefore, there might be an urgency to have a jasoos to tackle wrongdoings.

Now, coming to her forthcoming film “Bobby Jasoos”, Vidya explains that when Atul (Kasbekar) called her and told her that he wants to offer a film called ‘Bobby Jasoos’, she thought they want her to play a kitty kind of character (Kitty was the assistant of the famous TV detective Karamchand) and therefore showed lack of interest. Even though she couldn’t understand how to say no to Dia Mirza. On the contrary, once she knew the fact that the character Bobby happens to be female detective, she was emotionally overpowered.

Interestingly, when Vidya was asked whom she would like to spy on, replied that its Big B, Narendra Modi and also the religious fake baba’s. She emphasized on the fact that there are several hidden facts about them and she would like to explore and expose them at the earliest. Now, coming to pregnancy factor and commitment in films, Vidya expressed that if she would become pregnant then film would come later, and if the case is opposite then she wouldn’t think of pregnancy. That’s due to the reason she respects professionalism. Vidya mentioned that she and her husband (Siddharth Roy Kapoor) would be delighted to share the news of pregnancy.

Towards the concluding stage, Vidya expressed that she feels terribly bad with the rumors that comes out about her, but at present she got used to it and she just gives a big smile on them.

Whatever it may be, there are ups and downs in everyone’s life, but the real fact here is that this lady jasoos is going to justify her mysterious desire for sure! www.wishesh.com

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Detox Juices If you have decided to lose the extra pounds, then you surely know that the only way to do that is by combining workouts with a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet.

However, there are some types of drinks that will speed up the fat burning and help you lose weight quicker than you normally would, and here you will find 5 of the most efficient ones:

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Detox juices are certainly your most trustworthy allies in your battle against the extra pounds you can easily make them in your kitchen, either entirely out of fruits or vegetables or by combining these two.

Citrus fruits are known to have a powerful detox capability, therefore if you are looking for foods to help you purge all the toxins that have gathered inside you over the months then you must certainly include them in your detox juice.

High-fiber root foods such as ginger, carrots or apples are also highly recommended for these juices, as they are known to also support the correct functioning of your digestive tract, not to mention the wealth of antioxidants that they deliver to your body.

As you may know already, antioxidants are essential as they protect your body from the negative effects of the free radicals that can wreak havoc on your health if you allow them two. One eight ounce glass of detox juice per week will certainly keep all these problems far away from you! These juices have a double benefit while they help your body get rid of the toxins, chemicals and all the dangerous substances that have accumulated inside your intestines, they also help you lose weight in the fastest and most natural way. One thing is for sure, though: all those who want to shed pounds yet stay healthy at the same time must go through at least one or two detox sessions throughout the course of a year.

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Vegetable Juices Vegetable juices, on the other hand, can also benefit your weight loss efforts in the long run and it is a known fact that the most suitable type of veggies for weight loss are the cruciferous ones. No matter if you juice them alone or you use them in conjunction with other fruits, these veggies (cabbage, kale, broccoli or cauliflower) will be your most efficient fat fighting weapon, and there is no better way to keep all the toxins away. Another notable benefit of the vegetable juices is that in addition to helping your body

fight free radicals and keeping you healthy, they will also balance the hormone levels in your body and prevent the hormone disruptors from interfering with the normal hormone levels. Cruciferous veggies are very rich in natural phytonutrients that are perfect for reducing the overall amount of body fat, for reducing inflammation and controlling the blood sugar levels, for balancing the hormone levels, boosting your metabolism as well as providing a thorough general detoxification.

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Green Tea Green tea has been used for hundreds of years due to its numerous benefits, and weight loss is just one of them – although green tea alone will only help you lose a few pounds, it will certainly serve as a great addition to your diet in the long haul. No matter if you do not have the time or you do not like to workout on a regular basis, drinking one cup of tea per day will deliver all the antioxidants you need and it will also help you burn fat at a faster pace, by boosting the metabolism. These

teas are perfect for burning more calories as well as for increasing your overall energy levels and for suppressing your appetite. As a matter of fact, this is exactly the main mechanism of action of these teas as they help you shed the extra pounds by suppressing your appetite, thus decreasing the amount of food you would normally consume on a daily basis. Green tea is very popular amongst the Japanese people, and it is said to also help you reduce stress and relax better.

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Fruit Juice – Cranberry And Pear Fruit juices are delicious, easy to prepare and very rich in nutrients, vitamins and minerals – besides this, there are literally hundreds of different fruits you can choose from and pear and cranberries are only two of the most delicious, most efficient and most sought-after ones given the fact that they contain high amounts of vitamin C. Not only will the cranberry and pear juice help you lose weight by boosting your metabolism (your body’s natural fat burning machine), but it will also increase your overall energy levels and deliver your body all the essential vitamins and proteins that it so much needs.

At the same time, it is a known fact that the cranberry juice is essential for preventing various infection of the bladder, such as the infection with the E-coli bacteria. Pears, on the other hand, add magnesium, potassium as well as phosphorus to your fruit juice and they are essential for a healthy lifestyle, not to mention that they are very rich in Vitamin C and Calcium, the latter being particularly important for keeping your bones healthy and strong.

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Last, but not least, it is a known fact that if consumed with moderation, black coffee can have a plethora of health benefits – not only does it contain antioxidants that fight off free radicals and lower the risk for certain types of cancer, but it can also reduce the risk for diabetes as well as heart disease. At the same

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time, caffeine is perfect for boosting your metabolism and for increasing the number of calories you have burned. Be careful, though, because if you want to lose weight by relying on black coffee you will have to consume it without any milk or sugar, as any sweetener can increase its calorie count!

To conclude, these are the top 5 most efficient drinks that you should embed in your diet if you want to lose weight quickly and naturally, without resorting to any pills or supplements that may have side

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THE WITTY STORIE

AKBAR-BIRBAL

Akbar’s court was famous for the witty question answer sessions between the Emperor himself, and his clever minister Birbal.

On one such occasion - Akbar asked his courtiers whether they could tell the difference between truth and untruth within three words.

All the courtiers started racking their brains to search for the three most appropriate words in which they could tell the difference between the truth and the untruth. But, enough time passed and none of them could come up with an answer.

Birbal was also present in the court, but kept mum. The Emperor asked him, “What about you, Birbal? Why are you so silent?”

“Your Majesty!” Birbal politely replied, “I was giving a chance to others first.

In my opinion, the right answer would be: Four fingers.”

The Emperor asked Birbal, “How is that, Birbal? Explain it to all!”

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Your Majesty, four fingers is the difference between truth and untruth. What your eyes see is truth, and what your ears hear, may be false.”

“I agree with that, but why did you say that the difference between truth and untruth is four fingers?” Akbar said.

Birbal bowed and said, “Four fingers is the distance between one’s eyes and one’s ears, Your Majesty!” Akbar was very astonished to hear Birbal’s well thought reply.

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courtiers to shorten it without touching it. None of the courtiers could think of a way to shorten the line without touching it. Then Birbal came forward and drew another longer line just below it. This is how Birbal shortened the Emperor’s line.

On another occasion- One day, Emperor Akbar asked his courtiers, “What is that thing which sun and moon cannot see but others can see?”

All the courtiers kept scratching their heads but could not come up with a suitable answer.

Finally, Emperor Akbar asked Birbal, “Birbal, I am sure that you must have an answer for my question.” Birbal smiled and said, “It is darkness, Huzoor.”

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However, with kids, such feelings are not only normal, they’re also necessary.

Dealing with anxieties can prepare young people to handle the unsettling experiences and challenging situations of life.

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Anxiety is defined as “apprehension without apparent cause.” It usually occurs when there’s no immediate threat to a person’s safety or well-being, but the threat feels real.

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“butterflies” in the stomach soon follow.

However, a little bit of anxiety can actually help people stay alert and focused.

Having fears or anxieties about certain things can also be helpful because it makes Anxiety makes someone want to escape the kids behave in a safe way. For example, a situation — fast. The heart beats quickly, kid with a fear of fire would avoid playing the body might begin to perspire, and with matches.

The nature of anxieties and fears change as kids grow and develop:

Babies experience stranger anxiety, clinging to parents when confronted by people they don’t recognize.

Toddlers around 10 to 18 months old experience separation anxiety, becoming emotionally distressed when one or both parents leave.

Kids ages 4 through 6 have anxiety about things that aren’t based in reality, such as fears of monsters and ghosts.

Kids ages 7 through 12 often have fears that reflect real circumstances that may happen to them, such as bodily injury and natural disaster.

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only to one particular kind of stimulus. In other words, a child may want to pet a lion at the zoo but wouldn’t dream of going near the neighbor’s dog.

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Travelogue

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TRAVELING IN THE TIMES OF EBOLA! With world’s most dangerous viral epidemic, the Ebola virus, raging through the West African countries of Guinea, Sierra, Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal, traveling overseas has now become an international concern.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deemed this as the most deadliest outbreak of the virus since it’s discovery in 1976.

The disease isn’t just highly contagious, but also untreatable, since no vaccine, treatment or any other medical breakthrough has been found on it yet. As a result, there has been a lot of worry and speculation among

international travelers about just what the disease is, how it spreads, and who is in danger.

Advisories have already warned travelers heading to Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and other West African nations. However, the WHO revealed that “Air travel, even from Ebola-affected countries, is low-risk for Ebola transmission.”

So what really is this dreaded Ebola virus disease (EVD) that everyone is talking about?

For one, it is a kind of severe viral haemorrhagic fever that blocks the clotting of blood. It’s marked by sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, vomiting, diarrhoea, body rash, and impaired kidney and liver functions. The virus has already claimed over 1,145 lives is far. The Zaire Ebola, responsible for the current outbreak, is the most dangerous.

The patients has a 90 per cent chance of dying if untreated and at least 50 per cent even if promptly treated.

The Ebola virus can incubate in a host’s body for nearly three weeks before the symptoms begin to show, which means an infected individual can carry it for a while without knowing. EVD is highly infectious and transmitted easily through direct contact with the blood, secretions, other bodily fluids, or organs of infected people who are exhibiting the symptoms above.

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So does the outbreak mean that we should not travel?

In the past years, we have had viral epidemics like avian influenza (H7N9) in China, Chikungunya in the Caribbean and Americas, and MERS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the Middle East.So there isn’t anything to panic about.

Although you have to be extremely cautious. The best part is that Ebola is not transmitted through respiratory droplets and it is extremely unlikely that it can be contracted from fellow passengers on an airplane or at an airport by merely breathing in the same air.

However, before making any travel plans, check the websites of WHO (who.int) and the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/travel) for their travel advisories on precautions to take for the region you’re traveling to.

You must maintain personal hygiene like washing your hands frequently. You must also avoid coming in contact with bodily fluids of a person or animal suspected of having or having died from the illness.

While this might look like a dire situation, travelers must stay well informed and make sensible and hygienic choices to stay healthy and disease-free while touring any place.

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ARNOLD ARRIVES CHENNAI FOR I AUDIO Nehru Stadium. Arnold along with Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will be launching the music album of I. The makers of the movie have planned a big event to release the audio of their film. Some of the big names from the industry are expected to grace the occasion.

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ollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has arrived to Chennai to attend the audio launch function of I, which was formerly known as Ai. For the first time in his career, he is launching the audio of an Indian movie as he will unveil the music album of the Tamil movie today (September 15) at

A mammoth set has been erected at Nehru Stadium and hundreds of workers have worked round the clock to finish the design on time. The mega-event will be exclusively covered by Jaya TV, which will air the event later this month. However, Arnold is expected to meet Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in the afternoon and he will attend the audio event in the evening. Superstar Rajinikanth,.

Kamal Haasan and many other celebrities are expected to attend the audio launch.

Vikram and Amy Jackson played the main leads in I directed by Shankar and produced

by Aascar Ravichandran. I is expected to release in October for Diwali.

DASARI SUPPORTS RGV’S FILM AUCTIONING IDEA forthcoming Telugu thriller Anukshanam was sold to distributors through film auctioning.

Talking about the auctioning of the film Dasari Narayana Rao said, “I was initially hesitant about the idea of film auctioning, but now, having seen the phenomenal response, I feel it will revolutionise film distribution in our industry. That’s why I have decided to support it and I urge producers to embrace it.”

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However, Dasari feels film auctioning will only work for films with good content. The filmmaker said, “With film auctioning, even a bunch of college students can buy a film.

The buyers are not regular film distributors.

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GLAD WE FINISHED RUDHRAMADEVI ON TIME: GUNASEKHAR

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elugu magnum opus Rudhramadevi, which has been on the floors for over two years, has finally been wrapped up. Director Gunasekhar says that he is delighted that they’ve completed the project on time. He is planning to release the movie starring Anushka Shetty and Rana Daggubati in December 2014.

Gunasekhar told IANS, “It was an epic journey. I’m glad that we have finally

completed the shooting of Rudhramadevi on time. We are planning to release it in December.” He added, “The project was supposed to take a lot of time. Thankfully, the film wasn’t delayed due to any reasons even though we faced a lot of obstacles along the way. We are currently busy with the post-production work, which involves 3D technology.”

Rudhramadevi is the story of a fierce woman ruler of Kakatiya dynasty. Actress Anushka Shetty, who plays the queen, said “It was an honour to play the titular role.”

On her Facebook page, Anushka posted, “Learnt sword fighting and horse riding for the role. Everyone on the set has worked hard to produce the best output. Hats off to Gunasekhar sir for his guts to handle a ferocious subject like Rudhramadevi.”

The film Rudhramadevi features an ensemble cast of Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Baba Sehgal, Krishnam Raju, Catherine Tresa and Aditi Chengappa in important roles.

RAJAMOULI’S BAAHUBALI TEAM WRAPS UP MAHABALESHWAR SCHEDULE

a break for a couple of days, the film unit is expected to resume shooting in Ramoji Film City at Hyderabad on September 12.

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The film unit of Baahubali set a record as the first Telugu film to shot for 200 days on August 10. The team started a fresh schedule at Mahabaleshwar on August 26.

The cast and crew had to brave bad weather, including rain, fog and cold weather to complete the scenes. After nearly two weeks, they wrapped up the schedule and the next schedule began in Ramoji Film City.

Meanwhile, Shobu Yarlagadda, who is jointly producing Baahubali with Prasad Devineni, thanked the members of the film unit for their hard work. The producer tweeted, “Thanks to our entire crew for working through cold, rain, slush frm early morn to late evng. for last 2 wks in Mahabaleshwar. #Baahubali.”

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Fashion week

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Fashion Week Now that New York Fashion Week is over, we finally have time to reflect on the whirlwind of fashion that was the past eight days. From the stunning prints at Suno to the romantic silhouettes at Delpozo, the clothes that came down the runway this season prove that there’s a lot of capital-S Style in store for us for next autumn. Here’s a look back at the 9 best fall 2014 collections from New York Fashion Week.

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Suno Suno is always a refreshing collection to see because it never sticks to the go-to fall palette of blacks, navys, greys and nudes. Suno always rises to the occasion with signature prints and a whimsical attitude towards dressing. This season featured midi-length skirts, beaded embellishments, and sophisticated layers. Whenever fall can look as happy as spring, sign me up.

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Tommy Hilfiger The Tommy Hilfiger show was like a visit to a ski resort where everyone happened to be gorgeous: convenient, right? All of the girls marched to ‘60s tunes in shearling bomber jackets, patched jeans, and pleated skirts. With beanies topping off every look, it was very clear what the required dress code is to be a part of this crew. It’s okay if you don’t have the legs, you can still have the style.

Rosie Assoulin New York-based designer Rosie Assoulin knows a thing or two about making clothes for the modern woman. This season she pulled out all the stops, outfitting a dream wardrobe for the every girl. Clean-cut separates for work?

No problem. An evening gown for a charity event? She’s got it. And something a little more elegant to run errands in? Well how about a cashmere sweatsuit? That’s right, she has one. www.wishesh.com

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Thakoon Thakoon’s fall collection was a virtual paradise. The brightest of colors set alongside larger-than-life floral prints were some of the most exciting things on the runway this season. The silhouettes were also carefully crafted for the urban woman: sweaters that double as outerwear staples, dresses topped with knits, and Thakoon’s signature feminine aesthetic paired with fuchsia for fall.

Bring it on.

Proenza Schouler Proenza Schouler never disappoints on the runway.

Following a stellar spring collection that literally shone with gold and silver metallics, the boys transitioned to a no-nonsense tough girl look for fall. Intricate and exciting patterns mixed together to produce a high-energy collection that does what Proenza Schouler does best: marry luxury and street cred. www.wishesh.com

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Marc by Marc Jacobs The fresh blood at Marc by Marc Jacobs—now under the creative direction of Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley—was most welcome.

Even Marc Jacobs himself took a front row seat. It was one of the most exciting shows this season. Full skirts, bow details, and a futuristic vibe characterized the new Marc by Marc girl. After seeing this collection, I would definitely like to declare myself one.

Delpozo Josep Font breathes such wonderful fresh air into the New York fashion scene. With as much romanticism and aspirational beauty as any of the Parisian shows, Delpozo is never one to miss. This season, on the 38th floor of a midtown skyscraper boasting panoramic views of New York, a live band played while the models did not walk, but floated down the runway in embellished gowns of couture quality. www.wishesh.com

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Sally LaPointe New kid on the block, Sally LaPointe made the case for her spot on the New York fashion scene with an incredible fall collection.

Fur details, jumpsuits, and exaggerated turtlenecks: These are the makings of a dream wardrobe. I could imagine an occasion to wear almost every piece, and that’s an important thing for a New York woman.

Thom Browne Thom Browne’s mystical fall collection was a religious experience. Quite literally, he took us to church. The gold leaf details on jackets, skyhigh mules and Astrakhan outerwear solidified the fact that the fashion industry will be worshiping at the altar of Thom Browne for a long while.

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Health

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WORLD HEART DAY: 10 TIPS FOR A ROCK-SOLID HEART

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our lifestyle choices may be affecting your heart’s health in more ways than you can imagine. With World Heart Day being observed yesterday, the guide has curated set of useful activities to help your bring back to shape.

1. Eat more fruit and vegetables Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

2. Be physically active. Exercise daily It can build endurance, control blood pressure, reduce cholesterol levels, aid in weight control and reduce your risk of developing diabetes.

Even 30 minutes of brisk activity a day can lower blood pressure. Lack of exercise increases the risk by 150%.

3. Eat healthy foods Avoid foods high in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. Use less salt and avoid processed foods. Try to limit your salt intake to less than five grams per day (about one teaspoon). Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure; excessive fat can lead to clogged arteries; and low fruit and vegetable intake accounts for about 20% of heart disease and strokes worldwide.

want to increase physical activity and follow step no 3.

6. Avoid excess alcohol The best advice one could give is to stop drinking. But if you still want to, restrict your alcohol intake to one or two drinks a day, two to three times a week. A few drinks may help increase “good” HDL cholesterol, but heavy drinking can contribute to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. The bottomline is don’t be a drunkard.

7. Keep stress at bay Poorly controlled stress and anger can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Take up a hobby or any activity that can help you destress. If it helps, go to the top of a building and scream your lungs out, but de-stress.

8. Control cholesterol A simple blood test can show your blood cholesterol level. If it’s too high, dietary changes, exercise, weight loss, and/or drug therapy can bring it down to a safer level.

4. Quit smoking Smokers’ risk of developing coronary heart disease is 2-4 times than that of non-smokers.

The risk is high also among nonsmokers who are exposed to passive smoke.

If you kick the butt now, the risk will be halved within a year, and will return to a normal level within 15 years.

9. Monitor blood pressure Even if it’s less than 120/80 mm Hg, have it checked at least every two years. If it’s 120/80 or above, have it checked more often, according to your doctor’s recommendations.

5. Manage your weight Weight loss along with lowered salt intake, leads to lowered blood pressure. But we are not suggesting that you immediately opt for a strict weight-loss regime. Instead, you may

10. Control diabetes Diabetics are twice as likely as non-diabetics to suffer from heart diseases and stroke. Nearly, three-quarters of people with diabetes die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease. www.wishesh.com

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Green tea: Anitoxidants present in green tea prevent free radical damage and reduce the oxidative stress on the system. This helps boost circulation and enables adequate oxygenation of tissues.

in fiber content and contain lycopene, making it good food for heart.

Carrot: Carrots help control blood sugar levels and tend to lower blood cholesterol levels thus reducing the chance of occurrence of diabetes.

Plus the fibre found in them is soluble in nature.

or an exercise to have effective impact on the health of your heart, the time duration for exercises should be minimum 30 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes, advises Dr Anjana Laungani. “Aerobic exercises for the heart should be done at least 4-5 times per week. You can go walking (in your compound or treadmill), recumbent cycling, swimming, skipping, stair climbing. Use props like stepper, dumbells to add variety and resistance, and use training dumbells and weight cuffs for the upper and lower body to add further challenge. One can also try cross training like a combination of walking and swimming or cycling, and cycling and skipping,” she adds.

Omega 3 rich foods: Omega 3 fatty acids reduce the blood pressure and helps control inflammation. They are found in abundance in walnuts, flax seeds, certain fish like salmon, tuna and sardines. Four to five walnuts a day are helpful. About two teaspoons of roasted flax seeds are good and about two servings of salmon or any other fatty fish twice in a week can help meet this need for omega 3.

Sweet potato: It’s low in glycemic index and don’t shoot up the blood sugar level like its regular white counterparts. They are also rich

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ncluding certain food items in your diet may benefit the heart immensely. They contain a natural mix of anti-oxidants, phytonutrients and acids to improve functioning of the heart.

Here’s are a few of these wonder foods

Orange: Oranges help in enhancing the heart health. Rich in Vitamin C and fibre, a mid-sized orange provides up to 70 calories and almost three grams of fibre.

Oat: It reduces the bad cholesterol level, keeps one full for a longer time, and keeps blood sugar levels even. This helps to keep a check on overt eating in those who do so, which in turn prevents weight gain. Any weight lost only strengthens the heart the most.

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WAYS TO REMOVE DARK CIRCLES AT HOME

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ark circles are blemishes around your eyes and make you look older than your age. There are caused by several factors – inadequate sleep, nutritional deficiency, smoking and drinking, sun exposure, aging and genetics.

When it comes to dark circles prevention is the best option. Eat a balanced diet with lots of fresh vegetables, fruits, milk and cheese. Try to sleep for at least 7 hours at night and get 20 minutes of relaxation everyday, listening to music or doing meditation.

The skin in the eye region is delicate so avoid stretching it while cleansing or moisturising your face. Make it a habit to gentle massage the eye region with a nourishing overnight cream. But make sure to wipe out the area after 20 minutes of applying the cream. These are preventive measures, but if you already have dark circles then follow these beauty tips to lighten the skin around the eye area.

TEA BAGS Cooled tea bags are great help in reducing eye puffiness. Besides chilled tea bags aid in revitalising the delicate skin under the eyes.

CUCUMBER JUICE Cucumber has cooling properties and its juice is known to remove dark circles.

Applying cucumber juice regularly helps to lighten the dark circles. Keep it on for 15 minutes before washing it off with water.

If you want to treat eye puffiness along with dark circles, then use a mix of cucumber juice and potato juice in equal quantities. This will do the trick.

ALMOND OIL Almond oil is a great cure for dark circles.

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KNOW WHAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND WANTS Women as a whole are difficult to please. But most of them are pleased by certain You cannot generalize what most women things. Here are some tips that you may want from their men in a relationship. find helpful in your relationship.

Smell Good Most women are swayed by good smell, so take pains while choosing your deo. Stick to what suits you, especially if you are out to woo someone special in your life. What smell good on your friend may not suit you as your smell is a combination of the perfume and your body odour.

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Dress Appropriately Women are looks conscious so they get turned off by badly-dressed men. You don’t have to look like a ramp model but try to wear trendy clothes that suits your body type.

In case you lack in style-sense then take opinion of an expert.

Surprise Her

Give her a surprise with a bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates, small gifts or a love note. You don’t have to do something big, just surprise her. She will love you more and your relationship wll become exciting.

Get a Toned Body

Cook Something

Once in a while cook something for her. Make a salad or snacks to tell her you love and care for her. If you can manage to cook her favourite dish you will score more brownie points. She will be happier than if you had taken her to the best restaurants in town.

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Girls are obsessed with men with a good physique. Men with toned body look attractive.

So hit the gym and watch the girl you have been trying to impress for quite some time come into your life. You don’t need to build a six-pack body, just indulge in regular workouts to keep yourself fit and healthy.

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Bridal Style

October, 2014

LATEST BRIDAL LEHENGA DRESS COLLECTION We offer these Lehnga with intricate embroidery and in vibrant colored threads, especially zari thread or gold thread. In some other state this facility is already going on because it is too expensive to buy a lehenga for only one/two occasions.We are providing you the best designs and the best quality for both bridal and non-bridal wear.

Whether it be your wedding or the wedding of your dear ones‌For you now there is no need to wOnder here and there For every new occasion a new fashionable lehnga ataffordable pricesis available.Apart from lehengas we have jewellery too which suits your pocket. There are tons more places in Delhi than the ones mentioned below.

If you are an NRI, and would like to purchase something from Delhi, get something custom made from India, or simply need some help in shopping if you are coming down to Delhi then check out my personalised bridal shopping service here: www.bridesbypb.com .

Alternatively, contact me at peaches and blush @gmail .com to know more! We have a list of 300 vendors to help you out !

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PINK NET LEHENGA SAREE

YELLOW & RED LEHENGA CHOLI

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RUST & BURGUNDY LEHENGA CHOLI

INDIAN RED EXCLUSIVE BRIDAL LEHENGA

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LATEST INDIAN DRESS COLLECTION S-Seasons boutique is an ethnic themed fashion brand with a wide range of uniquely designed collections for women & children.

S-Seasons boutique is an ethnic themed fashion brand with a wide range of uniquely designed collections for

women & children. Our brand will be evolving every season with unveiling of exclusive bridal saris, casual saris, half sarees, lehangas and kids wear. Through our work, we want our customers to enjoy their memorable fashion moments at affordable prices.

Please do refer to our product

catalogues for the seasonal and regular collections.

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WORK BLOUSES COLLECTION

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Vaastu Corner

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WHAT IS VASTU?

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aastu is an ancient Indian science of architecture and buildings which helps in making a congenial setting or a place to live and work in a most scientific way taking advantage of the benefits bestowed by nature, its elements and energy fields for enhanced wealth, health, prosperity and happiness.

Vastu Shastra unifies the science, art, astronomy and astrology, it can also be said as

an ancient mystic science for designing and building. Vastu Shastra helps us to make our lives better and will secure from things going wrong.

Vaastu is the science of directions that combines all the five elements of nature and balance them with the man and the material. Vaastu Shastra is creating a congenial settings or a place to live or work, in most scientific way taking advantages of the benefits

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ur sages and seers have knew the secrets of using all the five elements of this universe and their special characteristics and influences such as the magnetic field, gravitational effect etc. of Earth, the galaxy in the sky, the directions and velocity of the winds, light and heat of the SUN including the effects of its UltraViolet and Infra-Red rays, the volume and intensity of rainfall etc. for the advantage of the mankind in suitably planning and constructing buildings for dwelling, prayer, entertainment, education, working, production and other purposes. They evolved scientific methods and systems and confined them over the years as ‘VAASTU SHASTRA’. Our sages SEARCHED it; we are only RESEARCHING it and building the concepts.

Man is the subject, object and the cause of architecture. He perceives and conceives

bestowed by the five elements called “Paanchbhootas” of the nature thereby paving the way for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and happiness in an enlightened environment.

architecture in relation to his experience of himself with the surrounding world. Through art of design, he alters and moulds the elements of natural environment. The world comprises of five basic elements, also known as the Paanchbhootas. They are Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Space. Out of the nine planets, our planet has life because of the presence of these five elements.

Earth and Water have limited and localized availability for the human habitat and growth.

They form apparent and fundamental choice makers in the location and the physical form of architecture and habitat.

Sun, Air and Space are universally available and can be moulded to human needs by the act of design. In order to understand the act of design with these five elements, we shall have to take each one separately to appreciate their meaning, role, and workability in architecture.

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Vaastu Corner

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VASTU TIPS Vastu is an inherent energy concept of science.

We cannot see energy with our naked eyes but we can realize and see its application in different forms and fashions. Universe is one of the beautiful creations of nature and everything stands alive only in the limelight of truth. Just like every subject of human aspect Vastu To Prevent Theft Vastu To Prevent Theft Houses which don’t conform to Vastu norms are sometimes find them in situations like theft.

Vastu for success Vastu Advice for Success.

Success is what everybody wants in every sphere of life and following Vastu rules is the way to succeed in life.

is governed with rules, regulations & acts, similarly the nature has also got certain key factor principles for smooth governing of its residents, in which “Vastu stands for nature law” and ignorance of law is not an excuse anywhere.

everything relative to this earth.

Vastu Advice for Health Vastu Advice for Health Vastu of a living place is all about procuring good health and allround prosperity; precisely a house constructed on basis of Vastu rules attains 3 P’s of life Prosperity,Progress.

Vastu for Wealth Vastu for WealthVastu and wealth is synonymous as one (Vastu) works well for the other (Wealth) and we can also say where things are according to Vastu wealth inflow will be unending.

Entrance says many things about owner!

Entrance says many things about owner Entrance of a house predicts many a things about the occupants in the house in terms of nature and especially health. Having kitchen right in the entrance is a major flaw in the house and in such cases focus on food is very intense.

Vastu Furniture Vastu Furniture Every living and non-living thing on this cosmos gives out energy effecting the lives in different ways. Science of architecture which is precisely called Vastu-Shastra gives away norms of placement for www.wishesh.com

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Vastu Advice for Career Vastu Advice for Career Excelled career is important for every person and to achieve high sky one should be cognizant of every sphere of life that can yield good results.

Affects of South-East Facing Property South-East Facing Site Houses that face Southeast direction are consider average because being the place of ‘agni’ it has to be the position of kitchen, still most Vastu consultants do not consider it worst.

Prosper your Business with Vastu tips Prosper your businessIndian ritual has its own different way of increasing wealth and prosperity in business while some people’s success is directed towards overall growth and turnover of factories and retail outlets.

Luck & success goes hand in hand Luck & successNot every time it is possible that people who are sharp brained do fair all time in life. This is not necessary as most of the times you have the luck of your stars while intelligence is hardly a part in success.

Vastu for Happy Married Life Vastu for Happy Married LifeA happy married life doesn’t only bring contentment but adds joy in life to live it for others without constraints even under the hardships.

Benefits of Vastu A Vastu obliged place is never deprived of positive affects and always prospers in every way.

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History

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CHARDHAM YATRA

KEDARNATH

BADRINATH TEMPLE

TEMPLE GANGOTRI

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In the folds of the snow-covered reaches of the lofty Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand are located the sacred Hindu shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. They together form the Char Dham or the Four Holy Shrines.

The region is referred as the land of the gods in the ancient Puranas. Scores of pilgrims visit the shrines by trekking arduously along the mountain paths, all for a communion with the divine.

Over the centuries, these sites have been described in sacred scriptures as the very places where devotees could earn the merits of all the pilgrimages put together. Subsequently, temples were built at these sanctified sties for all and sundry.

Each of the four holy shrines of the Char Dham is located at a height of 3,000 m above sea level.

The four temples in a geographical context form two distinct groups, that of Badrinath-Kedarnath and Gangotri-Yamunotri, with the common starting point at Rishikesh. Badrinath-Kedarnath lies towards the northeast of Rishikesh. Gangotri and Yamunotri are up north from Rishikesh. Of these sites, Badrinath and Gangotri are directly accessible by road while Kedarnath is reached by road followed by a short trek of 15 km from the Gaurikund road head. Yamunotri is a 13-km trek from Hanuman Chatti.

BADRINATH TEMPLE On the right bank of alaknanda lies the sacred spot perched at an altitude of 3,133 meters above the sea level. Encircled by a beautiful valley, the 15 mts. high temple is dedicated to lord vishnu. It is built in the form of a cone with a small cupola of a ilt bull and spire.

Built by adi guru shankaracharya the philosopher-saint of the 8th centurty.The temple has been renovated several times due to damage by avalanches. Its colourful ‘singh dwara’ or the mainentrance gate give it a new, modern look.

The temple is divided into three parts the ‘garbha griha’ or sanctum sanctorum, the’ darshan mandap’ where the rituals are conducted and the ‘sabha mandap’ Where devotees assemble. The complex has 15 idols. Specially attractive is the one metre high image of Badrinath, finely sculpted in black stone. It represents lord Vishnu seated in a meditative pose.

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KEDARNATH

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KEDARNATH TEMPLE Amidst the mountainscapes of the majestic Kedarnath range stands one of the twelve ‘Jyotirlingas’ of Kedar or Lord shiva. Lying at an altitude of 3.581 mts. Above sea level on the head of river Mandakini, the shrine of Kedarnath is amongst the holiest pilgrimage for the Hindus.

The origin of the revered temple can be found in the great epic - Mahabharata. According to legend. The Pandavas sought the blessings of Lord Shiva to atone their sins fafter the battle of Mahabharata. Lord Shiva eluded them repetedly and while fleeing took refuge at Kedarnath in the form of a bull.

On being followed HE dived into the ground,leaving behind HIS hump on the surface. This conical protrusion is worshipped as the idol on the shrine. The remaining portions of Lord Shiva are worshipped at four places the arms (bahu) at Tungnath, mouth (mukha) at Rudranath,naval (nabhi) at Madmaheshwar and hair (jata) at Kalpeshwar. Together with Kedarnath, these places are known as the panch Kedar.

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GANGOTRI TEMPLE The picturesque pilgrimage in the hinter lands of the Himalayas is the most sacred spot where Ganga, the stream of life, touched earth for the first time.

According to mythology, Goddess Ganga - the daughter of heaven, manifested herself in the form of a river to absolve the sins of king Bhagirath’s predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries.

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Lord Shiva received into his matted locks to minimize the immense impact of her fall.She came to be called Bhagirathi at her legendary source. Along the right bank of Bhagirathi stands the shrine of Gangotri dedicated to the Goddesss. Perched at a height of 3.042 mts., it was constructed in the early 18th century by a Gorkha Commande, Amar Singh Thapa.

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YOMUNOTRI TEMPLE The first stopover for the Char Dham Yatra is the westernmost shrine of Yamunotri in the Garhwal Himalayas. Dedicated to Goddess yamuna, it is perched atop a flank of the Bandar Poonchh peak (3.165 mts.

Above sea level) and is situated opposite to Gangotri. The shrine attracts devotees in large numbers from May to October.

Yamunotri is the source of the revered river yamuna which originates from the Champasar Glacier lying 1 km ahead of the shrine, at an altitude of 4,321 mts.

Pilgrims do not frequently visit the source of the river as it is not easily accessible.

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HELICOPTER SERVICES Pawan Hans is resuming daily helicopter services from 12th May 2005, from Agastya Muni (distt.

Rudraprayag) to Kedarnath. Flight will depart from Agastya Muni daily between 6:30 am to 11:10 am, by a 5-seater Bell 407 helicopter. Agast Muni is located 17 km beyond Rudraprayag enroute to Kedarnath. Rudraprayag is about 140 km from Rishikesh and is linked by good motorable roads.

The service originates from the helipad located at big play groung (near Police station) at Agast Muni. This is on the left side of main Kedarnath road while coming from Rudraprayag.

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Technology

October, 2014

iPhone 6 Bigger than bigger

iPhone 6 isn’t simply bigger — it’s better in every way. Larger, yet dramatically thinner. More powerful, but remarkably power efficient. With a smooth metal surface that seamlessly meets the new Retina HD display. It’s one continuous form where hardware and software function in perfect unison, creating a new generation of iPhone that’s better by any measure.

5.5 inches iPHONE 6 PLUS

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iPhone at its largest. And thinnest.

Developing an iPhone with a larger, more advanced display meant pushing the edge of design. From the seamless transition of glass and metal to the streamlined profile, every detail was carefully considered to enhance your experience. So while its display is larger, iPhone 6 feels just right.

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Not just a bigger display.

A better display.

It’s one thing to make a bigger display. It’s something else entirely to make a bigger Multi‑Touch display with brilliant colors and higher contrast at even wider viewing angles.

But that’s exactly what we did with the new Retina HD display.

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Hugely powerful. Enormously efficient.

The camera that changed photos now does the same for video.

Built on 64-bit desktop-class architecture, the new A8 chip delivers more power, even while driving a larger display. The M8 motion coprocessor efficiently gathers data from advanced sensors and a new barometer. And with increased battery life, iPhone 6 lets you do more, for longer than ever.

More people take more photos with iPhone than with any other camera. And now the iSight camera has a new sensor with Focus Pixels and new video features, like 1080p HD at 60 fps, slo-mo at 240 fps, and time-lapse video mode. So you’ll have more reasons to capture more moments on video, too.

All-new sensor supports Focus Pixels and enables even faster autofocus.

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WHAT RAM, TAAPSEE, HANSIKA, NIKHIL, HARISH SAY ABOUT APPLE WATCH?

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elugu film industry is filled with many gadget freaks and they often speak out their minds about the new product they buy or a new product is launched in the market. This was the exact scene when Apple launched the next must-have device: a wearable computer called the Apple Watch on (September 9).

Some Tollywood stars are fallen in love this watch and dreaming to buy it as early as possible.

to their Twitter page to talk about the Apple Watch.

This morning, few Telugu celebrities took

“Hmmm.. interesting stuff..impressed ...

I think I’ll buy the Apple................... ........... Stock!!! N get the Moto 360.. ;p But seriously impressive stuff..the only Sad part about Apple products n Apps is that they work the best only in the USA.. (sic)�

-Ram Pothineni

“The gadget freak in me has been reignited. Apple watch!

U got to be on my wrist soon!

Not a huge fan of watches but this is DIFFERENT!�

-Taapsee Pannu

“Just saw the live launch of apple iPhone 6 ... Dam ! it’s a crazy piece !!! Need one the soonest #AppleAddict�

-Hansika Motwani

“Such a smart idea of portraying all whatsApp features in IOS 8 Apple is smart in business & technology;�

-Harish Shankar

Apple watch..đ&#x;˜ƒđ&#x;˜„đ&#x;˜œđ&#x;˜?.. shabbaaa..

“Apple watch probably took Apple to the the next level in innovation.�

-Subbaraju

“IPhone 6- Great marketing team blindfolding ppl nd selling ancient tech 4 exorbitant prices. My Samsung Glxy note 3 will be > iPhone 8 also -Nikhil Siddhartha

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Auto Moters

October, 2014

LAMBORGHINI HURA V10 Motor - 610 PS

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LIVE INTERIOR The mid-engined supercar is powered by a retuned version of the Gallardo’s 5.2-liter V10. The motor, which now makes use of direct and in-direct injection, produces 610 PS (601.4 bhp) at 8,250 rpm and 560 Nm of torque. The power is sent to all wheels using a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The supercar takes only 3.2 seconds to accelerate from 0-100 km/h, while 0-200 km/h comes in 9.9 seconds.

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(Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore) currently.

ACAN INR 3.88 crore, ex-showroom New Delhi

The Huracan has received over 1,000 orders worldwide, with 700 coming in the first month itself. Like the Aventador, the Huracan is made at the company’s factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy.

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Though the Huracan’s standard ground clearance measures 135 mm, it can be raised to 175 mm to tackle speed breakers and bad road sections. The supercar can travel up to 70 km/h on its heightened ground clearance.

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Sports Roundup

October, 2014

ABHINAV BINDRA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Ace shooter and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has decided to bid adieu to the sport for good.

Announcing his retirement on Twitter, India’s first and only 10m Air Rifle gold medallist said that tomorrow’s competition at Incheon Asian Games would be his last.

Bindra , who turns 32 on September 28, has bagged gold medals in Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games, has his eyes set on Asiad gold this year.

“Tomorrow will mark the end of my professional shooting life !

I will however still shoot , compete as a hobby shooter training twice a week,” Bindra tweeted today. However, he said he will try to be at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

ASIAN GAMES 2014 TO KICK OFF IN “GANGAM STYLE” This Asian Games, watch pop phenomenon Psy herald the 15 days of competition with his world-famous “Gangam Style” at the opening ceremony in South Korea.

That’s right! One of the world’s biggest sports events that kickstarts today amid a blaze of music and colors promises to be an event to remember.

With 9,500 athletes and forty-five delegations from across Asia and the Middle East, including North Korea, will file past dignitaries including South Korean President Park Geun-Hye at the opening ceremony.

The 17th Asian Games will include all Olympic games including Asian favourites like kabaddi and wushu. With 36 sports and 439 gold medals on offer, expect 15 days of jam-packed action in S.Korea.

The Games’ symbolic flame will be lit by actress Lee YoungAe, the star of the historical Korean drama “Dae Jang Geum”.

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JITU RAI BAGS GOLD FOR INDIA ON DAY 1 OF ASIAN GAMES 2014 What a heady start for India at the Asian Games 2014?

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinched a historic gold in the 50m Pistol event on the opening day of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range. Shweta Chaudary added to the winning joy by bagging a bronze in 10m air pistol.

Fresh from winning a silver for 50m Pistol in the World Championships, this is the second gold for the shooter in last one year. Earlier, he had won a gold in Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier this year.

The shooter, who is a part of the Gurkha regiment, was on target from the word go after moving into the finals even as compatriot Omkar

Singh failed to cross the qualification hurdle.

In the finals though, Rai was tested by Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Phuong, who had to settle for silver and bronze medallist Wang Zhiwei of China.

IS SURESH RAINA DATING SOMEONE IN LUCKNOW? “After I was dropped from the Asia Cup squad earlier this year, I did a lot of introspection as far as my game was concerned. I had to go back to basics, and just perform very well.

I spent months with single-minded focus on training, fitness, discipline. I trained at the Lucknow Sports College and in Mumbai, and I spent a lot of time with my friends and family to regain my confidence. That confidence helped me to play my natural game, and tackle the pressure. Pressure tha, but I knew I can turn things around. When I got on the flight from Mumbai to London, I was ready to give my best. And I am so happy I did. It was very important,” says Raina, who was in Lucknow for a couple of days, before leaving for Chennai on Saturday morning.

Apparently Raina is known to frequent Lucknow often to meet his good friend from school days.

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Post his superlative performance in India’s recently concluded ODI and T20 series against England, Suresh Raina is a relieved man.

“Even my mother asks me every time I come to Lucknow, koi ladki toh pasand nahi aa gayi wahan?” he shares with a laugh, “But I actually come here to just unwind with my friends. I have very few friends, and I share a special bond with them.

I have a lot of matches coming up after the Champions League, there’s the West Indies tour in October. I know I will not be able to meet my friends for a long time now. So I made a short trip to Lucknow between two tournaments.”

However, his mother would be only too happy if he did find a girl here! “She’s been after me for a while now to get married, especially since my closest friend has also tied the knot. Each time I go back home, my marriage is the topic of conversation,” reveals Raina, “But I have put off any wedding talk till after the World Cup. Abhi ussi pe focus karna hai.”

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October, 2014

7 QUALITIES OF THE DHYANALINGA The basic thrust of the energies of the Dhyanalinga is to foster spiritual growth and evolution of a person.

However, the Dhyanalinga radiates seven different qualities of life on the seven days of the week by which one may derive various benefits.

Monday: Earth being the tattva, this element stirs the spiritual energies in the most fundamental way and helps one rise beyond the limitations of food and sleep. It helps in cleansing the doshas in the body and mind and removes the fear of death. It firmly establishes one within the body and also the world outside. The day is most conducive to the aspiration of people seeking to make a spiritual beginning. It is the root of all growth and brings awareness of the divinity in man.

Tuesday: Water being the tattva, it provides the fluidity to create one’s life the way one wants. It helps in procreation, imagination, intuition, and mental stability. It is a very good day for healing one’s inner ailments.

Wednesday: Fire being the tattva, it creates a zest for life. It brings physical balance and a deep understanding of the body. It hastens the dissolution of karmic bondage.

Thursday: Air being the tattva, freedom becomes the way. It is an important day for seeking the divine. It is a meeting and a balance of the lower and higher energies.

Love and devotion become the qualities of the person. It is a very good day to shed karmic bondage.

Friday: Space being the tattva, limitlessness and freedom are the basic qualities, highly purifying for those who are suffering from any kind of negative energies and black magic. It develops memory, concentration, patience, self-confidence, and synchronicity with nature. It lowers the dependence on food and water.

Saturday: Being the Maha tattva, it is beyond all duality.

It leads to knowledge and enlightenment. Peace is the dominant quality. It is very important for those seeking self-realization. It helps one to go beyond the five elements and allows the individual to attain viveka (wisdom). It brings one in tune with the cosmic laws and become one with everything.

Sunday: It marks the celebration of life beyond all senses. This is the best day to receive the Guru’s Grace and to break the illusion of the individual self.

SADHGURU:

The fundamental difference between Dhyanalinga and other lingas that you normally see is that there is no worship, ritual, or offerings for the Dhyanalinga. It is a “Dhyanalinga” – a meditative force. All that you are required to do is just sit there quietly to experience and imbibe the energies. Once a person is in the sphere of Dhyanalinga, he cannot escape the sowing of the spiritual seed of liberation within himself.

Fundamentall, Dhyanalinga’s energies are primordial in nature. It is essentially a spiritual process, but because people invariably need material help and benefit, those aspects have also been made available in an expression of the exuberance of the seven chakras.

Chakras are a meeting point for the energy systems, where the pranic nadis meet to create an energy vortex.

There are many chakras in the body, but generally, when we say “chakras” we are referring to the seven important chakras, which represent seven dimensions of life. They are like seven major traffic junctions. This does not mean that a chakra by itself has its own quality, it is just that all roads which travel in a direction are doing certain things and they come together at a certain point, so it becomes a powerful place.

In the Dhyanalinga, there is a certain cyclical system where different chakras are dominant on different days of the week. All the chakras are equally available on every day of the week, but on certain days, certain chakras are dominant. If people want to derive a particular benefit or influence upon their system, they can be there on that particular day to make use of that energy.

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-PART 1

DREAMS AND KARMA

In the first of two parts, Sadhguru looks at the nature of dreams, and how they tie in with the unwinding of karma.

The unwinding of karma The process of life can be interpreted as an unwinding of that which has already been done. When we say, “Your life is the way it is because that’s your karma,” it simply means, your life is an unwinding of that which has already been done. But life situations may not collaborate very well with the karmic substance that you have. If you are trying to do a dream with eyes open and seek the cooperation of the world to do your dream, it is a hopeless way to live because the world will not cooperate with your dream.

They have their own stuff. In a dream, you are able to create a conducive atmosphere for the kind of winding that you have. Only if life has gone beyond the unconscious unwinding of karma and it has become a conscious process, then, wakefulness is more meaningful. If life is limited only to unwinding of that which has already been done, a dream is definitely a better space to do it. In the yogic culture, Shiva, the Mahadeva, is described either as utter sleep or absolute wakefulness.

This is the state of a fully conscious one: either he does not exist, or he is on. There is no in-between reality for him because if there is nothing to unwind, there will be only stillness and awakening. There will be no dream state. When I say “dream,” I’m not only talking about the scenery that happens when you are asleep, even when you have your eyes open, you are in a dream www.wishesh.com

state. Right now, how you are experiencing the creation is completely dreamy. It is not the way it is.

The power of the dream and the flimsiness of the dream are simultaneously present.

For one who is lost in the dream, it is a powerful thing.

For one who is looking at it from a little distance it is such a flimsy thing. It just depends on how you have positioned yourself in relation to your dream.

So can you accumulate karma in a dream? The accumulation of karma is not in the activity that you perform. It is in the volition or the intention of one’s action. Are you capable of an intention in a dream? Can you decide, “Today, I am going to have this kind of dream?” No. There is no volition in a dream.

So a dream is only a process of unwinding. Even during the day, most of the time you are only unwinding that which has already been done. Your anger, your ambition, your frustration, your love, your passion, your hatred, most of this is only unwinding of karma, not your doing. You will realize this only when you try to stop it. Let’s say you got very angry with someone yesterday, and today, you are determined, “I don’t want to get angry with this person.”

But when you meet him you will see, once again you get angry. Obviously it is not your doing. Most of the time, you are only doing the reverse of what has already been done.

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The basic thrust of the energies of the Dhyanalinga is to foster spiritual growth and evolution of a person.

However, the Dhyanalinga radiates seven different qualities of life on the seven days of the week by which one may derive various benefits.

Can you accumulate karma in a dream? The accumulation of karma is not in the activity that you perform. It is in the volition or the intention of one’s action. yourself, you will realize this.

This unwinding of the karmic process seems so real, seems like it is you who is doing this.

When we say “karma,” we are saying, it is your doing. When one believes that whatever he is doing, he is doing out of his intentions, it is a very basic state of ignorance.

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DURGA ASHTAMI FESTIVAL Durgashtami or Durga Ashtami is the eighth day of nine days annual Navaratri festival in India.

of India. But all the eight goddesses are incarnations of Maa Shakti with different aims.

The Ashtanayikas that are worshipped during Durga Puja are Brahmani, Maheswari, Kameswari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasinghi, Indrani and Chamunda. Numerous minor deities including many attendants and guards of Durga are worshipped on the day.

A fast is observed by devotees on Durga Ashtami. Both men and women observe the fast. Shakti temples conduct special pujas on the day and are visited by millions of devotees. Durgashtami day ends with Sandhi puja, which overlaps into the next day which is the Mahanavami day.

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urga Ashtami is also known as Mahashtami or Veera Ashtami. Weapons of Goddess Durga are worshipped on this day and so it is known as Astra Puja or Ayudha Pooja. The day is also known as Virashtami as there are displays using arms or martial arts. It is one of the most important days for Goddess worship in Hindu religion. Durgashtami day is celebrated as Pooja Vaipu day in Kerala. In 2013, Durga Ashtami date is on 12th October 2013.

LEGENDS BEHIND DURGASHTAMI FESTIVAL On Ashwin Krishna Ashtami day, Goddess Bhadrakali, the powerful and fierce form of Mother Goddess was incarnated. She appeared along with Yogini ganas to

annihilate demon Mahishasura.

In Sanskrit ‘Durga means the undefeatable’. Goddess Bhadrakali appeared with 64 Yogini Shaktis and some other fierce Goddesses to strike fear in Mahishasura.

On Mahanavami, she became ‘Mahishasura Mardini’ by slaying the demon Mahishasura.

Durgashtami is also known as Veerashtami because on this day Arjuna (The third of the five Pandava brothers) has taken out his Ayudha from Shami tree.

DURGASHTAMI RITUALS AND FESTIVITIES The eight consorts of Goddess Durga also known as Eight Shaktis are interpreted differently in different regions

DURGA ASHTAMI CELEBRATIONS On Durgashtami day, Goddess Durga is offered clothes, other items which include bangles, jewellery, dhoti, kajal, bindi and other ornaments used by married women should be offered to goddess. Everyday family members should participate in Aarti. Durga Saptasathi Path should be organized by calling Brahmins.

On this day Mata should be offered Bhog.

GARBA DANCE AND DANDIYA RAAS There is a custom of Garba dance in Gujarat to symbolize the divine maternal energy.

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the various movements of Goddess Mahishasura Mardini who relieved the people from suffering by slaying the evil demon Mahishasur during the period of Navaratri. The stick used during the Dandiya Raas dance is representative of the weapon Khadga (sword) in

the hand of the Goddess.

People make different kinds of offerings and honor the goddess through ceremonies, prayers and songs. Special puja rituals are prescribed for each day. Usually a community pooja is performed where

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a priest performs the pooja for the entire community.

Generally people attend their own community pandals for daily rituals, ceremonies, music, dances and food. In different states, different rituals are attached with puja and people follow the trend.

Celebrations of Durga Puja came to an end with the immersion of the majestic images of Goddess and her pantheon in the river Ganga and other water bodies across the country. A sense of sadness pervades the atmosphere after bidding farewell to the goddess. But it is also the time when a yearlong wait begins for the Mother Goddess to return next year around the same time. “Asche bochor abar hobe!�

9 forms of Durga Matha - Navratri Navratri (Nine day celebrations) means and importance: There are nine forms of Goddess durga matha. Below mentioned are list of goddess forms.

EKAAM - First day : this day is dedicated to Goddess Shailputri (daughter of Himalaya) DUJ - Second day : this day is dedicated to Goddess Bramcharini (peaceful form of Durga) TRITIYA - Third day : this day is dedicated to goddess Chandra ghanta (anger form of Durga) CHATURTHI Fourth day : this day is dedicated to goddess Kushmanda (happy form of Durga) www.wishesh.com

PANCHMI - Fifth day : this day is dedicated to goddess Skand mata (blessing form of Durga)

SHASTHI - Six day : this day is dedicated to Goddess Katyayani(daughter form of Durga) SAPTAMI - Seven day : this day is dedicated to Goddess Kalratri (cruel and violent form of Durga) ASTAMI - Eight day : this day is dedicated to Goddess Maha gauri (form of mata parvati and symbol of purity) NAVMI - Ninth day : this day is dedicated to the goddess Siddhidatri(knowledge form of Durga)

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Aashish Parekh, CTP MBA EA 4425 E. Agave Rd., Bldg 4, Ste 117(NE of 44th St and Ray Rd), Phoenix,AZ 85044 Ph: 480-829-0020 Email: info@certifiedtaxpro. com .............................................

Anand & Anand, CPA PC Ron Anand, CPA Indu Anand, CPA 15215 South 48th.

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

Astrology & Vastu

Ph: 480.544.4695 Email:parekh_dhaval@ rediffmail.com .............................................

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

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.

October, 2014 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.

Ph: 480-238-1152 .............................................

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

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 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 .............................................

TiffinIndia.com Los Bisteces 10649 N 43rd

Ave Phoenix AZ 85029-3944 Dance Schools

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

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

Contact:Swati Pandey Ph: 480-628-4983 Email: swati7300@hotmail. com .............................................

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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October, 2014 Contact Person: Shikha Rathi Ph: 480-280-5125 Matrimonial Bride

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

Invite suitable matrimonial proposals. Email biodata w/ recent photo: Email: ekbansal@aol.com .............................................

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 Matrimonial Groom

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.

Email recent photo & profile: Email: snap.mil2014@gmail. com .............................................

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.

Email biodata w/recent photographs: Email: rj2146@yahoo.ca .............................................

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

Ph: (404) 626-1710 Email: kbkaila@hotmail.com .............................................

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

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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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Namaste India Trip Nagar, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Ph: +(91)-7731945558 .............................................

Al Hira Tours & Travels Lakdi Ka Pool-Khairatabad Ph: +(91)-40-66412445 .............................................

SAI Ganesh Tours & Travels Main road, Chanda Nagar Ph: +(91)-40-65500001 .............................................

Satya Travels shop no.1, Narayanguda Ph: +(91)-40-64519879 .............................................

Discovery International Vvn Colony, Miyapur Ph: +(91)-40-40207806 .............................................

TSB Vihari Tours & Travels Vinayak Nagar, Gachibowli Ph: +(91)-40-66842626 .............................................

UAE Exchange & Financial Liberty X Roads, Liberty Ph: +(91)-40-23260305 .............................................

Travel Universe Road No 10, Banjara Hills Ph: +(91)-40-23319950 .............................................

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ARIES

You are very focused on relationship and especially about love. You will decide if you want to stay in your relationship or not. Or you redefine boundaries or level of commitment in your love relationship and you tell exactly what your desires and expectations are. October is a month of clarification and choices for you. Until the 27th you are so energetic that you make everybody tired and agitated. You will be calmer after. At work, you see clearly what is missing in your daily routine, you want more responsibilities and possibilities to express yourself.

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TAURUS Some Taurus are expecting a response for a different position or a new job and it may take some time before confirmation but you will eventually receive it. Your relationship with your parents is strong and nice, you feel supported in many ways. Enjoy and be ready to give back… one day. You are pretty realistic about your love relationship, around the 24th you will be less critical, more tolerant and understanding. Your relationship will improve because your attitude will be better. A friend is disappointing, you tell what you think and it will clear the situation.

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You are focused on your money and you see improvement in your situation, every month, you find smart solution to have a good lifestyle that is in your means. You may feel the need to protect yourself emotionally and you have a hard time to trust your loved one. If you are single, you find it difficult to meet a trustworthy partner right now, Saturn in Scorpio brings doubts and worries.

You don’t feel loved enough. Focus on your career, lots of good news are happening for you, recognition and rewards, that’s what you get.

And you need it because you deserve it.

LEO Jupiter plays games with Saturn the whole month of October, so don’t be surprised if the best events are followed by problems and complications and then solutions.

Life will be like a roller-coaster but in the end, you always make the best, Jupiter protects you. Love is intense and you spend great times together, libido is as high as passionate feelings. If you are single, you are attracted by somebody who loves sport, it may encourage you to exercise with him or her and show your interest as well taking care of your health.

GEMINI October is a good month for you Gemini, your life has a better balance between work and leisure. You are able to say no to more work, explaining that you are already loaded.

Your boss understands. Nice lunches with your coworkers are to be expected, you organize them yourself to make sure they happen. You love to interact with them, it keeps your motivation higher. If you are single, you will meet a bright personality between the 1rst and the 24th, don’t miss any opportunity to go out and interact with people. If you are already with someone, you have a lot of fun together.

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SAGITTARIUS

You will be focused on money this month, until the 23rd, you will be very reasonable and counting your money just in order to know if you can afford a long trip or a new car or decorate your flat completely new. You may be lucky getting a bonus from your boss or a money donation from your parents. Love is stronger by the 24th as Venus enters in Scorpio, it makes you more expressive with your feelings and it helps you be closer to your loved one. Pay attention to your back, it is stiff and too tense, you need to stretch and move around, don’t sit all the time.

SCORPIO You come at the end of a cycle: progressively your life has taken a turning point and you got rid of a lot of old stuff to replace it with new people, different situations, and other mindset.

You have changed a lot, and you will continue evolving. Love is frustrating until the 24, but after that it will be heaven and plans for the future in November. I you are single you enjoy being free to do what you want and spend evenings with your friends without any compromise on any sort. Women Scorpio have to pay attention to their belly.

LIBRA

Venus is in Libra from the 1rst to the 24th, time to make yourself beautiful, change your style, buy new shoes or clothes and try new beauty products. If you are single, you are in a mood to be charming and to be charmed.

The good conditions to meet someone. Between the 11th and the 26th, Mercury in Libra will play his games with communication, appointments change, you lose your cell phone, and flight cancelled, transportation strikes and all these annoyances that are disturbing. Don’t take any important appointments during that period. You catch up with everything at the end of the month.

AQUARIUS We’re encouraged from a young age to let our imaginations run wild. As we grow older, we understand we’re supposed to become responsible, realistic and practical. The latter attitude does much to sap imaginations that have a part to play in the most mundane and seemingly serious situations. Of course, we need to balance this with the need to be practical sometimes but what harm can result from releasing ourselves into colorful worlds of our own creation from time to time? This month, it’s your imagination and ability to be creative that brings you closer to a cherished dream, not seriousness, sensibility or adhering to strict protocols. www.wishesh.com

Mars is in your sign until the 27th so you will have a very active month, as it is pushing you to do more than your usual routine. Sometimes you will wonder why you put yourself to say yes to so many different activities. You are afraid to miss anything that is happening in your city or even in your country. You don’t want to miss any opportunity, any meeting or party. It can be exhausting but you push your body as far as he can go. And as a sign of fire, you can do a lot. Love is exciting and intense, you give a lot to your loved one.

CAPRICORN Mars will enter in your sign on the 27 and your energy level will finally raise.

Try to put any important or difficult tasks after that date. The beginning of the month, you should take it easy, sticking to a nice gentle routine. If you are looking for a new job, you will be lucky and get nice recommendations from a woman who believes in you professionally. You keep putting yourself to constant interrogation, you want to progress and Pluto is pushing you to do so. Love is complicated until the 24th, not your partner’s fault, it is yours as you are pretty moody.

PISCES Family relationships will be complicated and some conflicts may arise: you disagree with your father, or you tell some unpleasant truth to your brother.

Keep your mouth shut especially when you feel the urge to be blunt, you will save yourself a lot of trouble. Uranus is pushing you to be impulsive with your expenses, you have a hard time resisting some purchase that are beyond your means. You will need to rebalance your budget later. Single may meet love at work, this would make it complex but not impossible. In a couple, you work both hard and your schedules are difficult to match.

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