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December edition of the magazine, that is filled with the most entertaining and interesting information which you should know. We are extremely delighted and humbled with all your support which has helped us with much enthusiasm to release the Wishesh magazine month after month.

We have put all our effort to bring you the most important happenings such as the holy Sabarimala pilgrimage. the story of unsung hero Batukeshwar Dutt, The healthy Padangusthasan and the tips on Vaastu for grannary will be very much informative, the history of Mehrgarh era in India, the Indian recipe Chakkakuru mezhukupuratti, et al. It was a month of happening in every fold of life.

We bring to you the tasty Indian food that you have forgotten once you left your motherland. This month’s cover page gives you the importance of a guru or teacher in mending your life. The knowledge guru has imparted to you in the betterment of your life. And many more, which will delight you with lots of information and knowledge of your motherland.

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CONTENTSIndian Diaspora14-25JamdaniSantalOraon

Story for Kids30-31

Krishna stories

Healthy Living

Indian Food

32-35

36-37

What to do for children’s health

Jackfruit seed fry

Nri profile

Desi News

38-41

50-51

Nikki Haley

Theresa May Visit to India

Cover Story26-29

Sabarimala SabarimalaJamdani

Healthy Living

24 - 2714 - 25

32- 35

CONTENTS In Business52-53

After effects of Demonetisation

In Focus54-57

500-100 notes withdrawn

Freedom Fighter58-61

Batukeshwar Dutt

In Business

Indian Yoga

Indian Yoga

Romance

62-63

Padangusthasan

LifeStyle

Relationship

64-67

68-71

Natural lifestyleforbetter living

Healthy family Relationships

Romance72-75

Sucessful Romantic lifestyle

52-53

62- 63

72-75

CONTENTSIndian History

Indian Spiritual

Automobiles

Indian vasthu

Technology

82-85

96-97

86-89

90-93

94-95

Mehrgarh era

Bhagavad Gita

New Toyota Fortuner

Granary Room

Bajaj Chetak

Travelogue76-81

Coorg

New Toyota Fortuner

Coorg

Mehrgarh era

90-9376-81

82-85

Indian Events98-101

Parliament Winter

Session

Special Movie

Star Gazing

Movie Review

Hollywood Tea News

Fashion

108-115

130-131

116-125

126-127

102-107

Befikre

Dangal

Nenu local

Rock on 2

Force 2

Naruda donaruda

Kate Middleton

Kim Kardashian

Dylan O’Brien

Sam Hunt

Lakmé Fashion

Week

CONTENTS Indian Events

Hollywood Tea News

98-101

108- 115

126-127

Special Movie

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Oppositions Bharath Bandh on 28 November flopped

Showing their disagreement over the demonetisation drive imposed by the central government, the

opposition parties have called for a nationwide strike (Bharat Bandh) on November 28. During the

Rajya Sabha session, the opposition party attacked the central government over demonetisation of Rs

500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes calling it to be an impractical move.

As the left sponsored bharath Bandh has flopped, its leader Bimen bose said, “There is no point

claiming that the bandh was entirely successful, it was successful only in some pockets. We took

the decision on November 25 evening, there was hardly any time to campaign for the bandh. None

of the trade union leaders were present in the city to spread awareness, so, it was not very effective.

Also, we think people still believe that Modi’s decision of demonetisation will help unearth black

money, but they don’t realise that the money is mostly overseas.”

PM announces demonetisationThe demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000

banknotes was a policy enacted by the Government of India on 8 November 2016. All Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series

ceased to be legal tender in India from 9 November 2016. The announcement was made by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi in an unscheduled live televised address at 20:15 on 8 November. In the

announcement, Modi declared that use of all Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi

Series would be invalid from midnight of the same day and announced the issuance of new Rs 500 and

Rs 2000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series in exchange for the old banknotes.

Terrorist attack at Nagrota Army camp

Three heavily-armed terrorists killed by security forces during an encounter inside an army unit at Nagrota

appear to be part of a group which recently sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan. Though there

has been no official word from the army so far, sources said this was indicative from the seizure of

a number of Pakistan-made items including eatables and medicines apart from arms, ammunition and

explosives from the slain terrorists. Seven army men including two officers were killed when three fidayeens

in police uniform stormed inside the premises of 166 Medium Regiment unit.and many other communities

who were persecuted by the then Mysuru ruler.

New BJP Presidents in Delhi and Bihar

BJP chief Amit Shah has appointed party MPs Manoj Tiwari and Nityanand Rai as party’s Delhi

and Bihar unit presidents respectively. While Tiwari replaces Satish Upadhyay, Rai replaces

Mangal Pandey. Manoj Tiwari represents Northeast Delhi constituency while Rai represents Ujiarpur

constituency of Bihar in the Lok Sabha.

National anthem to be played in movie theatres - Supreme courtThe Supreme Court has ordered that all cinema halls across the country should play the national anthem before the screening of films and that all present must “stand up in respect” till the anthem is ended. It said the practice would “instill a feeling within one a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism.” Cinema halls should also display the national flag on screen when the anthem is played, it said.

“People must feel this is my country. This is my motherland... Arrey, who are you? You are an Indian first. In other countries, you respect their restrictions. In India, you do not want any restrictions?” Justice Misra remarked. ...people should feel that they live in a nation and show respect to the national anthem and the national flag,” Justice Misra said.

Manohar Parrikar in BangladeshDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar is in Dhaka

on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will meet the top civil and military leadership to

strengthen defence ties between the two countries. Parrikar, the first Indian defence minister to

Bangladesh in the last 45 years, was greeted by Bangladesh Defence Forces’ Principal Staff Officer

Lt Gen Md Mahfuzur Rahman and other government officials. Parrikar, is accompanied by the Vice Chiefs

of the Army and Air Force, Deputy Chief of Navy besides Coast Guard chief and is scheduled to visit

the military academy in Chittagong.

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patterns found on Dhakai textile. Jamdanis are popularly known as Dhakai Jamdani or simply Dhakai.

The earliest mention of origin of Jamdani and its development as an industry is found in Kautilya’s Arthashastra at about 3rd century BC, where it is stated that this fine cloth was used in Bangla and

The traditional art of weaving jamdani has been declared by UNESCO as a Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Jamdani was originally known as Dhakai named after the city of Dhaka. The term Jamdani is Persian, deriving from ‘Jam’, meaning flower and ‘Dani’, a vase or a container, named after decorative floral

Jamdani is one of the finest muslin textiles from Bengal, produced in the Dhaka District, Bangladesh for centuries. The historic production of jamdani

was patronized by imperial warrants of the Mughal emperors. Under British colonialism, the Bengali jamdani and muslin industries rapidly declined

due to colonial import policies favoring industrially manufactured textiles.

The finest muslin textile From Bengal

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Jamdani is a fine muslin

cloth on which decorative motifs are

woven on the loom, typically

in Grey and white. Often a mixture of

cotton and gold thread were also

used.

INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART


Pundra. Its mention is also found in the book of Periplus of the Eritean Sea and in the accounts of Arab, Chinese and Italian travelers and traders.

Jamdani is a handloom woven fabric made up of cotton, which was referred to as muslin. Jamdani’s weaving tradition is of Bengali origin. It is one of the most time and labor-intensive forms of handloom weaving. It is undoubtedly one of the best varieties of finest muslin. It has been the most artistic textile of the Bangladeshi weaver. Traditionally woven around Dhaka and created on the loom brocade, jamdani is fabulously rich in motifs.

Jamdani is woven in a supplementary weft technique, where the artistic motifs are produced by a non-structural weft, in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp threads together. The standard weft creates a fine, sheer fabric while the supplementary weft with thicker threads adds the intricate patterns to it.

Each supplementary weft motif is added separately by hand by interlacing the weft threads into the warp with fine bamboo sticks using individual spools of thread. The result is a myriad of vibrant patterns that appear

to float on a shimmering surface. In this weaving technique, the pattern is not sketched or outlined on the fabric. Instead, it is drawn on a graph paper and placed underneath the warp.

Jamdani is a fine muslin cloth on which decorative motifs are woven on the loom, typically in Grey and white. Often a mixture of cotton and gold thread were also used. Jamdani is a fusion of the ancient cloth-making techniques of Bengal with the muslin produced by Bengali Muslims since the 14th century. Jamdani is the most expensive product of Dhaka looms since it requires the most lengthy and dedicated work.


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Oraon or

Kurukh tribe

Konkan is said to be the original home of the Kurukh tribes, from whence they migrated to Northern India. A Kurukh substratum is very prominent in the language of the Konkan or the Konkani language.

They live in Chhota Nagpur plateau of east-central India which is in

Jharkhand; in Raigarh, Surguja, Jashpur districts of Chhattisgarh; Ranchi District of Jharkhand; Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal; Sundargarh District of Odisha, and also in Bihar and Bangladesh.

The Oraon people have a rich range of folk songs, dances and tales, as well as traditional musical

The Oraon or Kurukh tribe, are tribal aborigines inhabiting various states across the central and eastern

India, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Traditionally, Oraons depends on the forest and farms for their ritual and

economic livelihood, but in recent times, a few of them have become settled as agriculturalists. Small numbers of Oraons have migrated to the northeastern part of India,

where they are employed in tea estates.

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the shade of a sacred grove. Sacred grove means grove of a tree of particular religion. Sarna worship The Sun as Biri and the Moon as Chando. Chando Biri are the words which is being used in the Sarna Puja. They called the earth Dharti Aayo (Earth as mother). This practice is not very closely connected to the practices of Hindu religion. Still large section of Oraon follow their original religion Sarna Dharam like other tribes.

Boys and girls marry after puberty, boys usually at 16-20

years. This follows a period in which both sexes sleep in a youth dormitory (dhumkuria).Boys are branded on the arm before being admitted to this institution. The dormitory provides a pool of agricultural labor that can be hired when necessary.

instruments. Both men and women participate in dances, which are performed at social events and festivals. Mandar, nagara and kartal are the main musical instruments. During festival or any occasion of celebration they consume an alcoholic drink called handiya, a rice wine made from fermented rice. Handiya is distributed among every person of the village in a bowl of leaves, which is called Dona.

Most of population are Sarna, in which Dharmesh is the supreme almighty. Sarna perform religious rituals under

Most of population are Sarna, in which Dharmesh is the supreme almighty. Sarna perform religious rituals under the shade of a sacred grove. Sacred grove means grove of

a tree of particular religion. Sarna worship The Sun as Biri and the Moon as Chando. Chando Biri are the words

which is being used in the Sarna Puja.


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INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE


the people with

bow and arrow

SANTHALS

T

The Santhal or Saontal, are a scheduled tribe of people

indigenous to Terai of Nepal and India, who lives in the Indian

States of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Assam. There is a significant Santhal minority

in neighboring Bangladesh and a small population in Nepal .

They are one of the largest tribal communities in India. The Santhals mostly speak Santali, a member of the Munda language family.

Chadar Badar, a form of pupetry known also as Santhal puppetry, is a folk show involving wooden puppets placed in a small cage which acts as the stage. The Santal traditionally accompany

many of their dances with two drums: the Tamak‘ and the Tumdak’. The Santhals worship Marang buru, or Bonga, as the Supreme Deity.

Chacho Chatiar is a very important ceremony of the Santals that enables the individual to take his place in Santal society and participate in its rights, rules and ceremonies. Without


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this no Santal can be married or cremated.

In the Santhal community, younger ones always respect their elders and bow to them whenever they meet. In return the elders show love and care by assuring them of the blessings. Whenever a new member or relative comes to the family, he is welcomed first. Then he is asked to sit and thereafter his feet are washed. The relatives are not allowed to go without having food.

One of the most important and distinctive symbol that characterizes this community is the bow and arrow. Apart from using it for hunting, they use it during various rituals, festivals and celebrations. During the ceremonial cleansing after birth, the arrow is used by the midwife. In ancient times the umbilical cord of a new born baby was cut with the sharp edge of an arrow and the same arrow was placed vertically on the head side of the baby.

The tradition of hunting has been there among Santhals since time immemorial. Santhals have great ability to locate animals by looking at the caves or forest. They even have the ability to bring home the animals and birds alive

INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE


and domesticate them. When the hunters come home, the respective household people wash their feet and salute each other because they have come saved from the death. After that they eat food and the hunters gather at a place and cut up the killed animals.

Santal society has very interesting characteristics. It contains flexibility in rigidity. Marriage is one of the important components in the dynamics of Santal

society. It, indeed, have wonderful and interesting feature. Santal marriage gives an understanding of Santal life and their feeling and sentiments. It, to some extend, depicts the Santal way of life.

Sabarimalathe ultimate destination of

salvation irrespective of faith

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple is one of the most ancient and prominent Sastha temples in the country. Located in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta district

in Kerala, Sabarimala Sri Dharmasastha Temple is one of the few Hindu temples in

India that is open to all faiths.

The shrine of Sabarimala is one of the most remote shrines in southern India yet it still draws three to four million pilgrims each year.

The shrine at Sabarimala is an ancient temple of Ayyappan also known as Sasta and Dharmasasta. In the 12th century, Manikandan, a prince of

Pandalam dynasty, meditated at Sabarimala temple and became one with the divine. Manikandan was an avatar of Ayyappan.

The devotees are expected to follow a Vratham (41-day fasting) prior to the pilgrimage. This begins with wearing of a special Mala. During the 41 days of Vratham, the devotee


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who has taken the vow, is required to strictly follow the rules that include follow only a vegetarian diet, celibacy, teetotalism, not use any profanity, allow the hair and nails to grow without cutting. They must try their maximum to help others and see everything around them as lord Ayyappa. They are expected to bath twice in a day and visit the local temples regularly and only wear plain black or blue colored traditional clothing.

The pilgrimage begins in the month of November and ends in January. The temple attracts pilgrims not only from the southern states of India, but also from other parts of the country and abroad. The shrine gets thronged with devotees especially during the main pilgrim season from November to January. Mandala pooja and Makaravilakku are the two main events of the pilgrim season. The temple stays closed during the rest of the year except for the first five days of every Malayalam month and during Vishu (April).

The prasadam at Sabarimala temple is Aravana payasam and Appam. These are prepared by using rice, ghee, sugar, jaggery etc.


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The message given by the temple is the ultimate knowledge that each individual is a God unto himself / herself, ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ in sanskrit means “That Thou Art”. Due to this pilgrims call each other Swami. It means, in short, you are part of the Universal Soul (in Sanskrit “Paramatma”) which is the quintessence of Advaita philosophy.

How to reach

Airport

Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (170 km) and Cochin International Airport, at Nedumbassery, Kochi (160 km) are the nearest airports. Cheruvally airport in Erumely is approved by both central and state governments and work may start soon.

Sabarimala Heliport (helipad) is situated in Perunad (40 km) from pampa. Which is known as Sabarimala helipad. Chipsan Aviation Pvt Ltd, operates service from various location. Most of the Sabarimala pilgrimages are using this heliport.

Rail Way

Chengannur Railway Station (82 km) (Declared as Gateway of Sabarimala), Tiruvalla Railway Station (92 km), Kottayam Railway Station (120 km) and Kollam Junction railway station (129 km) are the nearest railway stations. Direct Bus services to Pathanamthitta, Erumeli and Pamba are operated from Chengannur Railway Station.

Road Way

The main trunk road to Sabarimala is Pathanamthitta - Pamba, which passes through, Mannarakulanji, Vadasserikara, Perunad, Laha, Nilakkal > Pampa. The distance from Pathanamthitta District center to Sabarimala is about 70 km.

The prasadam at Sabarimala temple is Aravana payasam and Appam. These are prepared by using rice, ghee,

sugar, jaggery etc.

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Naming ceremony of

little Krishna and Balarama

STORY FOR KIDS


Nanda agreed with sage Garga’s suggestion. Sage Garga performed all the rites in a simple way and told Nanda in private, “This Rohini’s child charms everyone with his beauty. He will delight his friends and relatives by his virtues. So we shall name him ‘Rama’. And because he will manifest extraordinary bodily strength, he will also be known as ‘Bala’ . So he will be called Balarama.

Moreover, because he unites two families, Vasudeva’s family and Nanda’s family, he will be known also as

‘Sankarshana’.

”The younger boy is God incarnate. As he has a dark complexion, we shall name him Krishna. Since his father’s name is Vasudeva, he will be known as Vasudeva. This child, who is a source of joy to you and all others in Gokula, will bring you great good fortune. Look after him with all attention.” After completing the ceremony and blessing all of them, sage Garga departed for his own home. Nanda and Yasoda were highly pleased and felt blessed.

All the people of Gokula came and prostrated before him. Nanda requested him to perform the naming ceremony for his two sons. Garga also had a purpose in coming to this place. So he immediately agreed. But he suggested that the ceremony should be performed without much pomp. Otherwise, it might draw the attention of Kamsa. If Kamsa came to know that sage Garga had performed the naming ceremony, he would think that the children must be of some importance and he would try to kill them.

The family priest of the Yadus was sage Garga. Nanda felt that his children should be named by sage Garga. So he requested sage Garga to visit Gokula and name the children. Accordingly sage Garga

arrived in Gokula. Nanda and Yasoda received him with great joy and reverence.


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What to do for

children’s healthThe very common and true saying ‘Health is Wealth’ is not just a myth. We should

always keep in mind that health is the greatest wealth in this world.

We should motivate our kids and children to know about this common saying. The importance of health is to be imparted at an early age, so that they grow up practising a healthy regime.

Good health is the most important part of our life, without which we are incomplete and living unhealthy life is stressful living. Good health is really better than wealth and other things in this whole world. It is as true as our life that good health keeps us always happy and gives us

a feeling of complete physical, mental, social and intellectual well-being.

Good health keeps us away from the diseases and health disorders. The loss of good health causes loss of all the happiness. Good health helps us to live a good, balanced and healthy life. Our good health needs several things to get done on a daily basis. We need fresh air, clean water, proper sunlight, balanced diet, away from junk food, clean and

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HEALTHY LIVING


healthy atmosphere, green environment, morning walk, personal hygiene, proper education, etc.

Healthy food at proper time is very much necessary for a healthy body, which is possible only through a well balanced diet. It promotes the proper growth and development of our body and keeps us mentally, physically and socially healthy. We should always remember that we need proper food, water, air, physical activity, sleep and rest.

Good health keeps us away from metal and physical disabilities as well as other medical conditions including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, fatal diseases, etc. A physically or internally unfit person has to face a lot of challenges in the whole life even she / he has to depend on someone else for performing the daily basic needs.

Now-a-days, good health is just like a boon given by the God. It is a real fact that good

health is real wealth of life. Good health is considered as the precious earning of a human being throughout his / her life. If one has lost his health, he has lost all the charms of life. A good wealth can be earned with a good health. However, good health can never be earned in the life if once destroyed.

Good health keeps us away from metal and physical disabilities as well as other medical conditions including cancer, diabetes, heart

disease, fatal diseases, etc.

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Traditionally, jackfruit seeds or “chakkakuru” are scarped and sliced and used in curries. Chakkakuru

Mezhukkupuratti/ Spicy Jack Fruit Seeds Stir Fry is a tasty traditional preparation from Kerala.

INDIAN FOOD

Chakkakuru

Mezhukkupuratti

or

Jackfruit seed fry

Cook Time : 15 Mins

Serves : 4


Ingredients

Jack fruit seeds/Chakkakuru

2 cups Clean and Dice Evenly

Mustard Seeds ¼ Teaspoon

Shallot/Kochulli 4 to 5

Skinned and Chopped Finely

Garlic 2 Fat Cloves Skinned

and Chopped Finely

Ginger A Small Piece Skinned

and Chopped Finely

Curry Leaves A Hand Full

Kashmiri Chilly Powder 1

Teaspoon For Cooking Jack

Fruit Seeds

Pepper Powder ¼ Teaspoon

For Cooking Jack Fruit Seeds

Turmeric Powder ¼ Teaspoon

For Cooking Jack Fruit seeds

Coconut Oil/Any Veg Oil 1

Teaspoon For Cooking Jack

Fruit Seeds

Water For Cooking Jack

Fruit Seeds

Salt To taste

Kashmiri Chilly Powder ½

Teaspoon Extra

Pepper Powder A Pinch Extra

Coconut Oil/Any Veg Oil 2

Tablespoon

How to prepare 1. In a non-stick pan, place diced Jack fruit seeds and add water, 1 teaspoon chilly powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ¼ teaspoon pepper powder, ½ teaspoon oil, few curry leaves and salt for taste.

2. Cover and cook until the seeds soft and dry.

3. Keep aside.

4. Heat 2 Tablespoon oil in a frying pan, pop mustard seeds.

5. Add ginger, garlic, shallots and curry leaves.

6. Sauté until golden brown.

7. Add cooked jack fruit seeds

8. Sauté few minutes in a medium heat.

9. Add ½ teaspoon extra chilly powder, a pinch pepper powder and salt (if needed).

10. Sauté and fry it until light brown in color.

Serve hot

Delicious Chakkakkuru mezhukkupuratti / Jack fruit Seeds Stir fry is ready. Serve hot with boiled rice or porridge.


38 NNikki has two brothers, Mitti, a retired member of the United States Army Chemical Corps who has served in Desert Storm and Charan, a web designer. She has a sister, Simran, a radio host and Fashion Institute of Technology alumna, born in Singapore.

At age 12, Nikki began helping with the bookkeeping in Exotica International, her mother’s ladies’ clothing shop. The Economist likens her to another shopkeeper’s daughter, Margaret Thatcher, writing that Nikki’s girlhood job in her mother’s shop gave her “an extreme watchfulness about overheads and a sharp aversion to government intrusion.”

Nikki is a graduate of Orangeburg Preparatory Schools and Clemson University, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Nikki Haley was born Nimrata Randhawa in

Bamberg, South Carolina, on January 20, 1972, to an Indian

Sikh family. She was called Nikki, meaning ‘little one,’

by her family.” Her parents, Ajit Singh Randhawa and

Raj Kaur Randhawa, are immigrants from Amritsar District, Punjab, India. Ajit

had been a professor at Punjab Agricultural University.

Haley’s parents migrated to Canada after her father

received a scholarship offer from the University of British

Columbia. After earning his PhD in 1969, Ajit moved

his young family to South Carolina to accept a position

as a professor at Voorhees College.

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Haley was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce in 1998. She was named to the board of directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Haley became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2003 and president in 2004. She chaired the Lexington Gala to raise funds for the local hospital. She also served on the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation and West Metro Republican Women. She is the president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was chair for the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign. She is a member of the Rotary Club in Lexington.

In 2004, Haley ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives for a district in Lexington County. She became the first Asian-American of Asian Sikh Indian heritage to hold office in South Carolina. She was unopposed for re-election to a second term in 2006. In 2008, she won re-election to a third term. Haley was elected chair of the freshman caucus in 2005 and majority whip in the South Carolina General Assembly.

On May 14, 2009, Haley announced that she would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Carolina in 2010. Haley was elected governor on November 2, 2010, over the Democratic candidate. She is considered the third non-white person to have been elected as governor of a Southern state, after Virginia’s L. Douglas Wilder and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal.

On August 12, 2013, Haley announced she would seek a second term during a rally on August 26, 2013, at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. Haley was re-elected on November 4, 2014, with a 55.9 percent to 41.3 percent win. Her second term as governor of South Carolina expires in January 2019.

After the unprecedented victory of Democrat candidate Donald Trump there were rumours that Nikki may be appointed as the Secretary 0f state. But now she is designated as the US envoy to UN. Nikki Haley becomes the first Indian-American to ever serve in a Cabinet position to any presidential administration.

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UK announces new visa crackdown

The UK government has announced changes to its visa policy for non-EU nationals, which will affect a large number of

Indians especially from the IT sector.

The new visa rules announced by the Home Office, says that anyone applying after November 24 under the Tier 2 intra-company transfer (ICT) category would be required to meet a higher salary threshold requirement of 30,000 pounds from the earlier 20,800 pounds.

The ICT route is mainly used by the Indian IT companies in Britain and the UK’s Migration Advisory

Committee (MAC) had found that Indian IT workers are accounted for nearly 90 percent of visas issued under this route.

“The first of two phases of changes to Tier 2, announced by the government in March following a review by the Independent Migration Advisory Committee, will affect applications made on or after November 24 unless stated

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otherwise,” a Home Office statement said.

Other than the Tier 2 ICT salary threshold hike, the other changes include increasing the Tier 2 (General) salary threshold for experienced workers to 25,000 pounds, with some exemptions; reducing the Tier 2 (ICT) graduate trainee salary threshold to 23,000 pounds and increasing the number of places to 20 per company per year and closing the Tier 2 (ICT) skills transfer sub-category.

“Immigration is not serving to increase the incentive to employers to train and upskill the UK workforce. Ready access to a pool of skilled IT professionals in India is an example of this,” the MAC report had said in its findings.

“We did not see any substantive evidence of long-standing reciprocal arrangements, whereby UK staff are given the opportunity to gain skills, training and experience from working in India,” it noted.

“They have developed a delivery model, whereby significant elements of projects are delivered offshore in India, taking advantage of the fact that Indian salaries are lower than in the UK for equivalent

workers. Indeed, partners told us that India currently has a competitive advantage in training IT workers and in the time it would take to fully upskill the native population, technology would have moved on,” the report concluded.

“The UK government’s reforms to Tier 2 work visas are intended to ensure that businesses are able to attract the skilled people they need, but also see that they get far better at recruiting and training UK workers first,” then UK Immigration minister James Brokenshire had said.

The ICT route is mainly used by the Indian

IT companies in Britain and the UK’s Migration

Advisory Committee (MAC)

had found that Indian IT workers are accounted for nearly 90 percent

of visas issued under this route.


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The Republican Party nominee and businessman Donald Trump from New York and his running mate, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana had defeated the Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State and former Senator Hillary Clinton from New York, and her running mate, Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia. Trump is expected to take office as the 45th President on January 20,

2017 and Pence is expected to take office as the 48th Vice President.

The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses were conducted between February and June 2016, staggered among the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. This nominating process was also an indirect election, where voters cast ballots

The United States presidential election of 2016 was held on

November 8, 2016.

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for a slate of delegates to a political party’s nominating convention, who in turn are elected as their party’s presidential nominee.

Businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee on July 19, 2016, after defeating Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and 15 other major candidates in the Republican primary elections. Former Secretary of State and Senator for New York Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee on July 26, 2016, after defeating Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

WORLD NEWS

In the early morning of November 9, 2016, initial vote counts indicated that Donald Trump was projected to obtain over 270 electoral votes, a majority of the 538 electors in the electoral college required to make him the president-elect of the United States. The victory was considered unlikely by most pre-election forecasts and was characterized by various news organizations as an “upset” and the most “shocking” U.S. presidential election result since Harry S. Truman’s upset victory in 1948.

Aside from Florida, the states which secured Trump’s victory are from the Great Lakes / Rust Belt region. Wisconsin went Republican for the first time since 1984, while Pennsylvania and Michigan went Republican for the first time since 1988.

Maine split its electoral votes for the first time since 1828. Despite winning the popular vote by more than 1.7 million, Hillary Clinton is poised to lose the Electoral College by 74 votes, with 30 states and Maine’s 2nd congressional district going to Trump and 20 states plus DC to Clinton.

Seventeen major candidates entered the race starting March 23, 2015, when Senator Ted Cruz from Texas was the first to announce his candidacy, former Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson from Maryland, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, businesswoman Carly Fiorina from California, former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia, Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, former Governor Bobby

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who

also served in the U.S. Senate and was the

First Lady of the United States, became the

first Democrat to formally

launch a major candidacy for

the presidency.


Jindal of Louisiana, Governor John Kasich of Ohio, former Governor George Pataki of New York, Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky, former Governor Rick Perry of Texas, Senator Marco Rubio from Florida, former Senator Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania, businessman Donald Trump from New York and Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. This was the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who also served in the U.S. Senate and was the First Lady of the United States, became the first Democrat to formally launch a major candidacy for the presidency. Clinton made the announcement on April 12, 2015, via a video message. While Nationwide opinion polls in 2015 indicated that Clinton was the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, she faced challenges from Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who became the

second major candidate when he formally announced on April 30, 2015, that he was running for the Democratic nomination. September 2015 polling numbers indicated a narrowing gap between Clinton and Sanders. On May 30, 2015, former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley was the third major candidate to enter the Democratic primary race. On June 3, 2015, Lincoln Chafee, former Independent Governor and Republican Senator of Rhode Island, became the fourth major candidate to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. On July 2, 2015, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb became the fifth major Democratic candidate to announce his bid for the presidency. On September 6, 2015, former Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig became the sixth and final major Democratic candidate to enter the race.

In the early morning of November 9, 2016, initial vote counts indicated that Donald Trump was projected to obtain over 270 electoral votes, a majority of

the 538 electors in the electoral college required to make him the president-

elect of the United States.


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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Delhi on 6 November evening on a three-day visit

to India. This is her first bilateral engagement outside Europe after taking office in July. The 60-year-old British Prime Minister’s visit is

aimed at enhancing Indo-UK ties in the key areas such as trade, investment, defence and security.

Ms May is being accompanied by 40 business delegates from UK companies which will showcase itself at the Tech Summit in Delhi.

“Both PMs will have a number of issues to discuss and clearly PM Modi will want to know the impact of Brexit may have on India. These are early days but I can tell you that this indicates that Britain wants to forge a stronger, fruitful and prosperous relationship

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British Prime MinisterTheresa May’s first visit to India


than ever with India”, said Shailesh Vara, Conservative MP in the UK.

“If anything, I see further tightening of visa rules. Free Trade Deal with India will be tough because I see India then automatically asking for liberalisation of visas as a quid pro quo. I think trade with India will be difficult in the years to come because of the new centrality over immigration.” said political analyst, Professor Anand Menon of King’s College

London.

“We will be promoting the best of Britain, sending out the message that we are open for business, and making the most of the opportunities offered by Brexit as the world’s foremost champion of free trade,” Before leaving London, Ms May had said.

“Free trade creates a rising tide that lifts all boats,” she said. “It makes us all richer. It creates jobs.”

“The U.K. will consider further improvements to our visa offer if at the same time we can step up the speed and volume of returns of Indians with no right to remain in the U.K.,” she said.

“We must therefore encourage greater mobility and participation of young people in education and research opportunities,” she said.


52 “In the NCR (National Capital Region), 35-40 percent of the money involved in the sale of pre-owned houses was in black. Only circle rates were covered in white. This has stopped after demonetisation,” said a property consultant in south Delhi’s Kalkaji area.

“Similar is the case with the sale of flats that are built by developers -- properties that are taken over from existing independent house owners and developed into new houses. This kind of business has also come to a halt,” he added.

“The only hope now is that, once the demonetisation drive stabilises -- say in three-

four-six months -- banks will extend more housing loans. I don’t see a problem since prices have crashed 25 percent. That is our only hope,” the property consultant said.

“The primary sale of the houses will go up with the demonetisation move as the banks will lend more money to actual buyers,” Manoj Gaur, Managing Director of Gaursons India, said.

“Banks are expected to lend money at a better rate of interest following an increase in their deposits. So, instead of parking their money in bonds or fixed deposits, people would prefer to buy property in the coming days.”

“The secondary market, in which the big deals of lands and houses were carried out at low circle rates, will feel the impact,” Gaur said.

“I do not believe in the prediction of a few people that the property prices would go down by 25 per cent. Loan rates might drop in December after the policy statement is released. It will be reflected in a cut from 15 basis points (BPS) to 25 BPS and there would be more reduction in loan rates in the coming months,” Vinod Bahl, a senior journalist who writes on real estate, said.

“There was some momentum seen during the festive seasons as good deals were

After effectsof

Demonetisation

Demonetisation has put a limit in the transfer of money. It has slowed down the transactions, which are hit with low business. But the people hope that the effect of demonetisation to curb

the black money will give a huge impact in the area of real estate. The loan rates will come down, that helps the people to

own a property easily and in less cost.

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offered by the developers, but that has taken a back seat and buyers are waiting for price correction and the rate of home loans to go down,” he said.

Jaishree Kurup, Head, Editorial and Advisory, at Magicbrics.com, said: “The cash-savvy market has been most affected due to the demonetisation mainly in north India and in Mumbai. Markets like Hyderabad and Chennai, which are not so much dependent on high cash transactions, have remained unaffected.”

“Deals which had 30 to 40 per cent of cash transactions have got cancelled in recent days, while the deals which were based on home loans did not get affected,” she said.

Ravi Ramu, CEO and MD of VBHC-Value Homes Private Ltd., said, “Real estate to the extent it depends on cash transactions is dead for now.”

“India’s GDP will steadily rise as the black money economy is largely snuffed out in the near-term and transactions get recorded in the mainstream economy. The fear of such bold anti-black wealth moves will presumably drive more to the ‘whiter’ way of doing business,” Ramu said.

“Cheaper home loans and car loans and personal loans will fuel consumer spends,” Ramu added.


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DemonetisationA bold and brave step on the

fight against corruption

INFOCUS

The demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes was a step taken by the Government

of India on 8 November 2016, ceasing the usage of all Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes of the

Mahatma Gandhi Series as a form of legal tender in India from 9 November 2016.


The move was termed as a bold and brave initiative against corrunption and funding of terrorism. On 8 November 2016, an announcement was made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an unscheduled live televised address to the nation at 20:15 IST. In the announcement, Modi has declared circulation of all Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series will be invalid effective from the midnight and announced the issuance of new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series in exchange for the old banknotes.

After the official announcement by Prime Minister Modi, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Urjit Patel, and Economic Affairs secretary, Shaktikanta Das explained in a press conference that while the supply of notes of all denominations had increased by 40% between 2011 and 2016, theRs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes increased by 76% and 109% respectively in this period owing to forgery. This forged cash was then used to fund terrorist activities against India. As a result the decision to eliminate the notes had been taken.

Patel also informed that the decision had been made about six months ago, and the printing of new banknotes of denomination Rs 500 and Rs 2000 had already started. However, only the top members of the government, security agencies and the central bank were aware of the move. But media had reported in October 2016 about introduction of Rs 2000 denomination well before the official announcement by RBI. This statement has led to much debate, because the Reserve Bank governor six months before the announcement was Raghuram Rajan, while the new banknotes have


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the signature of the newly appointed governor, Urjit Patel.

The effect of demonetisation was trmendous. The corrupt and the black money holaders started running from pillar to post. Many age Jammu and Kashmir the agitation of thte shutdown of thte valley for the past 4 months came to an end. The crime rates came down.

Over all the common people welcomed it, while the corrpt, black money hoaders and some political parties raised their hue and cry against this sincere effort to eradicate corruption and black money and develop the country for its citizens.

INFOCUS

The effect of demonetisation was trmendous. The corrupt and the black

money hoaders started running from pillar to post. Many gaeJammu and Kashmor the

agitation of thte shutdown of thte valley for the past 4 months came to an end.


Batukeshwar Dutt alias B. K. Dutt alias Battu alias Mohan, was a son of Goshtha Bihari Dutt, born on 18 November 1910 in Oari village, Burdwan

district, in West Bengal. He graduated from P. P. N. High School in Cawnpore.


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Batukeshwar Duttunsung

freedom fighter

HHe was a close associate of freedom fighters such as Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, the latter of whom he met in Cawnpore in 1924. He learned about bomb-making while working for the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).

To protest against the British Government introduced the Public

FREEDOM FIGHTER

Safety Bill & the Trade Dispute Bill in the Central Legislative Assembly that gave more power to the British Government and the police against Indian revolutionaries and freedom fighters, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association decided to explode a few bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly.



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Chandrashekhar Azad, the leader of that revolutionary movement, was not in favor of exploding bombs. However, others in the party persuaded Azad to accept Bhagat Singh’s plan and Azad selected Batukeshwar Dutt to accompany Bhagat Singh and throw the bombs in the Assembly.

Batukeshwar Dut is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929. After they were arrested, tried and imprisoned for life, he and Bhagat Singh initiated a historic hunger strike protesting against the abusive treatment of Indian political prisoners, and eventually secured some rights for them.

Along with Singh and Sukhdev, Dutt was tried in the Central Assembly Bomb Case and was sentenced in 1929 to life imprisonment by the Sessions Judge of Delhi under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code & Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act. He was deported to the Cellular Jail, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

After his release from prison, he participated in the Quit India Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and was again jailed for four years. He was lodged in the Motihari Jail (in Champaran district of Bihar). After India gained independence, he married Anjali in November 1947. Independent India did not accord him any recognition, and he has spent his remaining life in poverty away from the political limelight.

Dutt outlived all his comrades and died on 20 July 1965 in the AIIMS hospital in Delhi after a long illness. He was cremated in Hussainiwala near Firozepur in Punjab where the bodies of his comrades Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were also cremated. He was survived by his only daughter, Bharti Bagchi, in Patna.

he participated in the Quit India Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and was again jailed for four years.

He was lodged in the Motihari Jail (in Champaran district of Bihar). After India gained independence,

he married Anjali in November 1947.

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PadangusthasanBIG TOE POSE

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BIG TOE POSE How to do

1. Stand upright with your feet parallel to each other. The feet should be at least six inches apart. Your legs also need to be straight.

2. Contract your thigh muscles, which will lift your knee caps outward.

3. Keep your legs straight as you bend forward with an aim of touching your forehead to your knee. Your torso and head should move together.

4. Grip your big toes with fingers of each foot. Grip your toes firmly with your fingers.

5. Press your toes into your hand. If you are not able to catch your toes with changing your posture, you can also use a band or a strap to hook under your toes and hold that instead.

6. As you inhale, lift your torso and straighten your elbows.

7. Do this for as high as you can without stressing any

other part like your neck for instance.

8. Exhale when you release your torso and bend towards your toes again. Do this repeatedly.

9. Straighten as if going back to the starting position but holding your toes. Do this cycle of inhalation and exhalation a few times, increasing the stretch of the torso every time you stretch.

10. Come back to the starting position by slowly releasing the band and straightening up.

Benefits1. The asana improves flexibility as you stretch from head to toe, even giving your spine a good stretch.

2. This asana is known to regulate blood pressure and anxiety while calming the person down.

3. Stretching in this pose increases the blood flow to the brain, improving the

concentration and retention power. This enables you to work better and more efficiently.

4. This pose helps you to stretch your thigh muscles, hamstrings, calf muscles along with the back, lower back and your arms.

5. It helps all muscles to burn fat while increasing their density with the inhaling and exhaling.

6. Relieves you of that bloated feelings and any excess gas you may have trapped inside.

7. If women are trying to conceive, this pose is a good one as it stretches all muscles.

8. Helps with the incidence of flat feet.

9. It is also important that your muscles feel stretched but not worn.

10. This pose helps tired muscles to feel rejuvenated.

Big Toe pose also known as Padangusthasana is an asana where Pada – Foot, Angusta – Big Toe, Asana – Pose are

put to tandem for the benefit. This asana is one of the easiest yoga asanas. If you are a beginner, this will be one of the first few yoga asanas you will be introduced to. It helps

you stretch all your muscles from head to toe.

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Human body is a self-curing, self repairing, self-manufacturing and self-reproducing organism. When we live in a way Nature intends us to, we

remain healthy. If at all disease crops up, creation of favourable environment without external aids, helps us to remove the cause of ailment and effect

healing process sucessfully.

Definition of a Healthy Body

1. Uniformity in warmth all over the body

2. Lightness felt in the body

3. Feeling of comfort

4. Excellent appetite

5. Deep and relaxing sleep

6. Felling of happiness in the mind

7. Capacity to perform all the internal body processes successfully

8. No lazy feeling during routine work

9. Timely exertion of waste products in proper quantities from excretory organs without the help of any laxatives or purgatives

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Problems of body

1. A person willing to cure his disease, can cure himself if he can eliminate the reason of the disease, thus, try to find out the cause of disease first

2. Disease has no existence on its own, try to learn the way of keeping healthiness through the vital force.

3. To enjoy complete health, it is mandatory to make changes in our lifestyle and try to know the ill habit of unhealthiness.

4. To enhance the immunity of the body, natural food is highly significant Try to know the food promoting good health

5. The person having natural living must not have any doubts / illusions in his mind.

Precautions for having a healthy body

1. Avoid salt in case of Blood pressure

2. Avoid sugar in case of Diabetes

3. Avoid ghee/milk in case of Heart disease

4. Avoid soap in case of Skin complications

5. Avoid soft mattresses in case of Back pain

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Human body is a self-curing, self repairing, self-manufacturing and self-

reproducing organism. When we live in a way Nature intends

us to, we remain healthy.



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Healthy family Relationships

Family is defined as a domestic group of people with some degree of kinship – whether through blood,

marriage or adoption. Ideally each child is nurtured, respected and grows up to care for others and develop strong and healthy relationships. The values of the family is what is going to mould the children and

that determine the future of the child.

RELATIONSHIP

Family values definition consists of ideas passed down from generation to generation. It boils down to the philosophy of how you want to live your family life. The word family is one of the greatest words in the world. The family is the building block of the community and if it is happy and effective the whole community becomes happy. As Euipides stated “ Blood is thicker than water, and when

one is in trouble, it is best to seek out a relative’s open arms”.

Recreation is an important activity in the family, because it fosters closeness in the family, opportunities for learning, creating memories, improving social skills, and developing empathy. Moral values provide the foundation from which you make decisions. Moral values are learned

from your parents and your experiences.

Religious values play an important role in the moulding of family relationship and center around the expectations that people have about themselves and others based on the beliefs of their faith. Although each faith has its beliefs, there are common values that many faiths tend to share.



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The most important family values which are to be inducted in the family setup are

as follows:

1. Think of the consequences before you act

2. Follow the guidelines of religion

3. Discuss right and wrong when modern values clash with traditional values

4. Spend time together as a family, while pursuing individual interests

5. Live these values, not just talking about them

6. Treat others with compassion and respect

7. Put your best effort towards every task

8. Always continue to learn

9. Learn from failures

10. Celebrate successes

11. Use money to do, rather than to buy

12. Treat pets as family

13. Remember to not always act on feelings

14. Show love every day

15. Sever relationships with disrespectful people

16. Treat others possessions with care and respect

17. Listen since all opinions are important

18. Always strive to maintain safety

19. Be honest


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SucessfulRomantic

Romance is a beautiful thing which has to be experienced. A sucessful romance can lead to healthy lifestyle. It will make the life more enjoyable, safer and secure. The environment become more comfortable

and the mutual understanding makes life more meaningful.

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What are the requirements for a sucessful romantic lifestyle? Well it depends from person to person. But here are some of the tips which may help in having a sucessful romantic lifestyle

1 Cook together when you want to stay healthy,

there can be lots of cook and prep time involved. Take the advantage by doing it together and being together.

2 Walks are a way that connects both in the

midst of busy work schedules and juggling with kids. It gives a chance to discuss about the day while holding hands and decompress any stresses together.

LOVE & ROMANCE

3 Try new sports or activities together, like

soccer or softball or any other which you both like. It will be a great bonding experience requiring a lot of teamwork, support and trust.

4 Visit the grocery store and pick up some new healthy

foods you’ve been wanting to try. Prepare all the food together, sit down taste and discuss.

5Enjoy some friendly competition like race each

other, see who can do more pushups, measure who has the highest vertical leap. It will be fun and interesting, even your kids can join you if they are at that age.

6 Working out together is such a great way to bond.

Spot each other on the weight rack, run together, run obstacle courses or relays. It wil teach

The environment become more comfortable

and the mutual

understanding makes

life more meaningful.


you to support each other, and will push you to work just a little harder.

7 Wrestle, play laser tag or shoot water guns, have tickle

fights, play hide and seek. The more childish you can get, the better.

8 Partner up for races or even do something really different

like a mud run. Crossing the finish line together is an experience like no other and makes victories that

much sweeter.

9 Take a camping weekend and go hiking together during the

day, enjoy some healthy grilling, and relax together under the stars at night.

1 Hit up the dance clubs together

every now and then or you could even sign up for dance lessons and make it a weekly event.

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CoorgNatures fantasy and tasty coffee

Coorg or Kodagu is known for its natures

treasure, coffee and its people. The district is

bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the

northwest, Kasargod district of Kerala to the

west, Hassan district to the north, Mysore

district to the east, Kannur district of Kerala

to the southwest, and the Wayanad district of

Kerala to the south.

INDIAN TRAVELOGUE

Costumes


The dominant group of people in Coorg are the indigenous Kodavas and other ethnic groups (Arabashe Gowdas and Kodava subgroups). The main languages spoken in Kodagu are Kodava, Are Bhashe, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Urdu and English. Kodagu is home to the native speakers of the Kodava language.

Kodagu is a hilly district, with the lowest elevation of 900 metres above sea-level. The

highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 metres, with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715 metres. The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu. to re

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Kailpoud

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CultureThe Kodavas are the dominant community of Kodagu. Kodava oral traditions are rich, some of the traditional folk songs have been compiled into the Pattole Palome . The Kodavas revere ancestors, arms and worship a number of deities, besides the River Kaveri. Some of the dieties being, Igguthappa, Bhagwathi, Muthappa, Mahadeva, Bhadrakali, Subramanian and Ayyappa. The Kodavas religion, culture and language are the Kodava Peggade (Kodagu Heggade), the Amma Kodava, the Airi (artisans), the Meda (craftsmen and drummers) and the Kembatti (labourers).

The Kodava language

INDIAN TRAVELOGUE

A traditional gold beaded

necklace (Jomalae)

and a gem-pendant

(Kokkethathi) is widely

worn by the women of Kodagu.

Buddhist Golden Temple

Nagarahole national park


speakers, other than the Kodavas, are the Kodava Heggade (cultivators of Malabari origin), the Amma Kodava (a mixed race), the Airi (smiths and carpenters), the Thatta (jewellers), some of the Male-Kudiya, the Kodagu Kembatti, the Maringi, the Kapala (of Siddi origin), the Meda (basket and mat weavers and drummers), the Kanya, the Banna, the Malaya (astrologers of Kerala origin), the Kodagu Golla (cowherds of Mysorean origin), the Kodagu Ganiga (oil-makers), the Kolla, the Kavadi, the Koleya, the Koyava and others.

Costumes

Most of the Kodagu natives, wear the traditional Kodava costume. These men wear ‘Kupyas’ (knee-length half-sleeved coats) over a full-sleeved white shirt. ‘Chale’ i.e. a maroon and gold sash is tied at the waist and an ornately carved silver dagger known as ‘Peechekathi’ is tucked into it. ‘Odikathi’ is yet another knife that is tucked into the Chale at the back. A chain with a minuscule gun and a dagger hanging onto gives a martial look.

The saris worn by women are pleated at the back and the pallu fixed with a brooch is also wrapped in a unique

way. They wear either a full-sleeved or three-quarter sleeved blouse and cover their head with a scarf. A traditional gold beaded necklace (Jomalae) and a gem-pendant (Kokkethathi) is widely worn by the women of Kodagu.

Kodagu recipesKadumbuttu and pandi curry is a local dish This dish is made of steamed rice balls and pork curry.

FestivalsKailpoud / kailmurtha

Omkareshwara Temple


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Dubare is mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river Kaveri along the Kushalanagara – Siddapura road.

Nagarahole is a national park and wildlife resort. Nisargadhama is a man-made island and picnic spot near Kushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri.

Abbey Falls is a scenic waterfall 5 km from Madikeri. Mallalli falls is 25 km from Somwarpet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills. Mandalapatti

is 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, from there 25 km.

Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is at Bylakuppe near Kushalnagar (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement.

Kailpoud is celebrated on 3 September, signifies the completion of “nati”, or the transplantation of the rice crop. Kail means weapon or armoury and poud means Brighten.

Puttari / Huthari

Puttari means new rice and is the rice harvest festival (also called huttari in Kannada). This takes place in late November or early December. Celebrations and preparations for this festival start a week in advance.

Places of interestKodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, Abbey Falls, Dubare, Nagarahole National Park, Iruppu Falls and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple.

Talakaveri is the place where the River Kaveri originates. The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia.

Omkareshwara Temple is a beautiful temple built in the

INDIAN TRAVELOGUE

Abbey Falls


Dubare Elephant Camp

Kodagu recipes

Bhagamandala Temple

iruppu-falls

Nisargadhama


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Mehrgarh eraINDIAN HISTORY

Mehrgarh is a Neolithic (7000-3200 BC) site on the Kachi plain of Baluchistan, Pakistan, and one of the earliest

sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in south Asia. The site is located on the principal route between what is now

Afghanistan and the Indus Valley.


Mehrgarh eraThe habitation of the site

has been divided into seven periods, the

first being the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period that dates to circa 7000 B.C. or even earlier. The site

was abandoned between 2000 and

2500 B.C. during a period of contact with

the Indus Civilization and then reused as a burial

ground for some time after 2000 B.C.

Perhaps the most important feature of Mehrgarh is the fact that

one can witness its gradual

development from an early village society

to a regional center that covered an area of 200

hectares at its height. In the course of this

development, a huge platform that may reflect some form of authority was constructed at

the site. Mehrgarh was also a center

of manufacture for

various figurines and pottery that were distributed to surrounding regions

Research shows that people here lived in houses and were involved in hunting, domesticating of animals and farming cereals like barley and wheat. This hunting-farming society developed gradually and their pursuits were creative. During the early period these people used stone and bone tools i.e. polished stone-axes, flint blades and bone-pointers. By 6000 B.C. the hand-made pottery appeared and in the 5th millenium B.C. Metallurgy and potter-wheel were introduced and they produced some fine terra-cotta figurine and pottery with exotic geometric designs. Subsequently they produced and wore ornaments of beads, seashells and semi-precious

stones like Lapis Lazuli.

Most of the ruins at Mehrgarh are buried under alluvium deposits, though some structures could be seen eroding on the surface. Currently, the excavated remains at the site comprise a complex of large compartmental mud-brick structures.

Function of these subdivided units, built of hand-formed plano-convex mud bricks, is still not clear but it is thought that many were used probably for storage, rather than residential, purposes. A couple of mounds also contain formal cemeteries, parts of which have been excavated.

Although Mehrgarh was abandoned by the time of the emergence of the literate urbanized phase of the Indus civilization around


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Moenjodaro, Harapa, etc., its development illustrates the development of the civilization’s subsistence patterns, as well as its craft and trade. There are indications that bones were used in making tools for farming, textile, and there are also evidences of the use of cotton even in that period. Skeletons found at the site indicated that the height of people of that era was larger than that of the later period.

There are indications that bones were used in making tools

for farming, textile, and

there are also evidences of the

use of cotton even in that

period. Skeletons found at the site

indicated that the height of

people of that era was larger

than that of the later period.

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TECHNOLOGY


Bajaj’s iconic chetakto be relaunched

There was a day when Bajaj’s scooter Chetak ruled the roads. It is still nostalgic for many when talking

about scooter. They do not have anything to talk but Bajaj Chetak. The iconic scooter was out of

market at around 2006. Now there is a good news for all the ‘Hamara Bajaj’ lovers. Chetak is going to

be relaunched in the year 2017.


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TECHNOLOGY

The specifications are not revealed, but says that it is ready to compete with the present day scooters. The Chetak is expected to have an all-new design and modern features to lure the customers and give competition to the already powerful Honda Activa 125 and TVS Jupiter in the market.

The all new Bajaj Chetak will get front disc brakes, a conventional suspension setup to enhance the riding experience and a host of utility spaces like large under seat storage, front storage space and hooks under the seat. Going by the image, the new Chetak also will be equipped with leather or premium seat upholstery with contrast stitching, blackened-out side view mirrors and will have a glossy exterior paint.

To make the scooter look contemporary, the two-wheeler maker has equipped the new Chetak with a new headlamp cluster, sleek vertical turn indicators at the front along with bigger air vents at the centre. It is expected that the Bajaj Chetak will be powered by a four-stroke, air-cooled 125cc or 150cc engine that will produce more power figures that the previous model and will be paired to an automatic gearbox.

TECHNOLOGY

As per the images in a publication, the 2017 Bajaj Chetak will miss out on telescopic forks up front and the front drum brake. However, since the final production model is a bit far away from reality, we can safely assume that Bajaj will add up these elements to its scooter to enhance its desirability quotient.

As per the images in a publication, the 2017 Bajaj Chetak will miss out on telescopic forks up front and the front drum brake. However, since the final production model is a bit far away from reality, we can safely assume that Bajaj will add up these elements to its scooter to enhance

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AUTOMOBILES

The all-new Toyota Fortuner has been launched in India. It looks all new and a

lot better than the older model and is being offered in six variants, encompassing two

engine options, two transmissions and two drive types. The prices for the SUV start at

Rs 25.92 lakh, ex Delhi.


New Toyota Fortuner


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AUTOMOBILES

The petrol Fortuner is a 4x2 only, with the 2.7-litre engine being paired with a 5-speed

manual or an optional 6-speed automatic. Diesel duties are being carried out by the 2.8-litre motor. This engine gets a choice of a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic and is made available with

four-wheel drive as well.


Specifications

City / Highway Mileage 10.2kmpl / 14.5kmpl

Fuel Type Diesel

Engine Displacement 2755 cc

BHP 174.5bhp@3400

Torque 420Nm@1600-2400rpm

Maximum Power 174.5bhp@3400

Maximum Torque 420Nm@1600-2400rpm

Engine Description 2.8-litre 174.5bhp 16V Diesel Engine

No. of Cylinders 4

Drive Type 2WD

Turbo Charger Yes

Super Charger No

Valves Per Cylinder 4

Fuel Supply System Direct Injection

Gear box 6 Speed

Seating Capacity 7

No of Doors 5

Length 4795mm

Width 1855mm

Height 1835mm

Ground Clearance 220mm

Wheel Base 2745m

Gross Weight 2610 Kg

Fuel Tank Capacity (Liters) 80

Tyre Size 265/65 R17

Tyre Type Tubeless, Radial

Alloy Wheel Size 17 Inch


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Vastufor

GRANARY

INDIAN VAASTU CORNER


Guiding principles for Granary room:

1. Granary rooms should be placed in North-west portion of building as it is beneficial in terms of providing good provision of storage with minimal chances of shortage in grains.

2. Door in this room can be constructed in any direction except South-west and must have two shutters.

3. The height of granary room should be more than other rooms. The windows in this room should be made on Eastern or Western sides.

4. The colour of the granary room should be tints of white, yellow or blue.

5. A picture of Lord Vishnu must be placed on the Eastern wall of granary room.

6. Store annual stock of granary in South-west corner

7. Daily use grains must be stored in North-west direction.

8. If there is a provision of

water in the store room, then it must be kept in pitchers or vessels.

9. Oil, ghee, gas cylinder etc should be stored in South-east corner of storage.

10. Avoid any kind of empty container in granary room.

11. Never sleep in storage room as the vibrations tends to obstruct people’s sleep.

Granary room should be free from all the germs and infections and thus have a particular

corner for it. If placed in wrong place, the grains will be prone to infection and will not

benefit the persons having it.


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Engage in work with the

spirit of devotionSloka:

na buddhi-bhedam janayed ajnanam karma-sanginamjosayet sarva-karmani vidvan yuktah samacaran

Word to word Meaning

na—do notbuddhi-bhedam—disrupt the intelligencejanayet—doajnanam—of the foolishkarma-sanginam—attached to fruitive workjosayet—dovetailedsarva—allkarmani—workvidvan—learnedyuktah—all engagedsamacaran—practicing.

Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Chapter – 3 Verse – 26

INDIAN SPIRITUAL


Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Chapter – 3 Verse – 26

Verse meaning

Let not the wise disrupt the minds of the ignorant who are attached to fruitive action. They should not be encouraged to refrain from work, but to engage in work in the spirit of devotion.

Explanation

All rituals, all performances of sacrifices and everything that is put into the Vedas, including all directions for material activities, are meant

for understanding the almighty, which is the ultimate goal of life. A realized soul in should not disturb others in their activities or understanding, instead he should act by showing how the results of all work can be dedicated to the service of supreme lord.

It may be put forth that if one feels compassion for the ignorant one should give them knowledge of atma-tattva or soul realisation which is the highest. The ignorant should not be influenced to refrain from performing their duties

by superior instructions about the atma or soul that they are not qualified to understand. The spiritually wise in Vedic knowledge should inspire the ignorant to perform their duties with attentiveness and care. If the minds of the ignorant become disturbed and unsettled then they may lose faith in working altogether and with actions stopped and knowledge not rising the ignorant would lose out in both ways.

The spiritually wise in Vedic knowledge should inspire the

ignorant to perform their duties with attentiveness and care.


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Winter Session

INDIAN EVENTS

The winter session of the parliament started with hurricane, while the session was adjourned n number of times due to the ruckus created by the opposition on the issue of demonetisation. Everyday the session was

stalled by the opposition and it is not allowed to function. The irresponsible behaviour of the opposition by stalling

the parliament is costing the exchequer.


The winter session of the parliament started with hurricane, while the session was adjourned n number of times due to the ruckus created by the opposition on the issue of demonetisation. Everyday the session was stalled by the opposition and it is not allowed to function. The irresponsible behaviour of the opposition by stalling the parliament is costing the exchequer.

The winter session of Parliament began on Wednesday 16 November, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan read out the obituaries of former members of Parliament. The debate over demonetisation got under way in the Rajya Sabha.

On day three of the winter session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted with BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi demanding an apology from Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad for his remarks on Thursday. Mr. Azad had made comments linking the Uri terror attack casualties to the deaths during the demonetisation “crisis”.

Opposition parties in both Houses refused to allow any proceedings on 25 Novenber, objecting to the PM’s remark on earlier in the day that “some people” are criticising demonetisation because “the government did not give any time to them to make any preparation (to convert black money into white)”.

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, BSP chief Mayawati, Derek O’ Brien (TMC), Sharad Yadav (JD-U),


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Ramgopal Yadav (SP) were among those who demanded that the PM apologise to allow the House.

Leader of Congress Mallikarjuna Kharge said, “The issue now is not our demand for an adjournment motion but the remarks of the Prime Minister. He said the opposition supports black money.”

“There was good debate yesterday (Thursday) when everyone opposed black money. And now the PM is saying he is a saint and we are all devils,” Derek O’Brien of Trinamool Congress had said earlier in the Rajya Sabha.

While the parliament is being stalled in the name of demonetisation, there is a overwhelming support from the people of India in this brave and bold move to put an end to the evil of black money. The people waiting in the queues of ATMs and banks pledged their support to this earnest move even when they are struggling to withdraw their hard earned money deposited in the banks.

“There was good debate yesterday (Thursday) when

everyone opposed black money. And now the PM is saying he is a saint and we are all devils,” Derek O’Brien of Trinamool

Congress had said earlier in the Rajya Sabha.

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FASHION STYLE

Ritu Kumar’s collection – The Label is really trendy. Traditional yet modern.

She has used a lot of colours, prints and embroidery. The collection is really cool

and will appeal to people of all ages. the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016,

it was Kriti Sanon’s time to enthrall us. The actress, who has walked at the prestigious

fashion week on a few occasions in the past, was back as she walked for Ritu Kumar.

Lakmé Fashion Week

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DirectorAditya Chopra

Cast & Crew Ranveer Singh

Vaani Kapoor

MusicVishal-Shekhar

Befikre

SPECIAL MOVIE


Befikre is a 2016 upcoming Indian Hindi romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Aditya Chopra under his Yash Raj Films banner. It features

Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles. The film was shot over a period of 50 days in Paris and Mumbai. It is scheduled to release worldwide on 9 December 2016. The film was announced by Yash Raj Films in September 2015 as Chopra's directorial comeback, scheduled for a December 2016 release.


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D angal is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. It stars

Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari.The former is India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg). "Dangal" is the Hindi term for "a wrestling competition". The music for Dangal is composed by Pritam, while lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Kripa Shankar Bishnoi, a coach with the Indian women's wrestling team, has trained Aamir Khan and the entire crew for the wrestling sequences. Dangal is scheduled for release on 23 December 2016.

DirectorNitesh Tiwari

Cast & Crew Aamir Khan

Sakshi Tanwar

Music Pritam Chakraborty

DangalSPECIAL MOVIE



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DirectorTrinathrao Nakkina

Cast & Crew Nani

Keerthy Suresh

MusicDevi Sri Prasad

Nenu Local

SPECIAL MOVIE


Nenu Local movie is a romantic entertainer written and directed by Cinema Chupistha Mama fame Trinadha Rao

Nakkina and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations Banner while music scored by Devi Sri Prasad. Nani and Keerthi Suresh are playing the main lead roles along with Naveen Chandra in this movie.


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N akshatram movie is a action entertainer written and directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Venugopal S and

Srinivasulu K. starring Sandeep kishan and regina cassandra playing the lead roles in the movie. Sai dharam Tej acting in this movie, playing a powerful cop role, and Pragya jaiswal also doing a lady cop role pairing up with Sai dharam tej.

DirectorKrishna Vamshi

Cast & Crew Sai Dharam Tej

Pragya Jaiswal

Regina Cassandra

Sundeep Kishan

PRODUCERSrinivasulu K

Venugopal S

Nakshatram

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Story :

Rock On 2 is all about Adi (Farhan Akhtar) who moves to Meghalaya and he starts working for the welfare of locals over there. Joe (Arjun Rampal) turns judge for a reality show and he owns a bar that plays live music. KD (Purab Kohli) prays for re-uniting the band and his hope raises after he listens to a recording by Jiah (Shraddha Kapoor) and Uday (Shashank Arora). The rest of the film is all about how the band re-united and what happens next. Watch Rock On 2 to know about the rest.

Analysis :

The first half of the movie starts low in pace and the narration has been quite dull. Though some of the moments raise the race, the film dips down again. Couple of songs have been shot well and the performances by the lead actors make the audience energetic. The interval episodes make the audience engaging however the film has been quite slow in pace and it lacks entertainment. On the whole the first half of Rock On 2 tests your patience.

The second half of Rock On 2 too carries the same mood and it dips down completely. The biggest disappointment is the songs as none of them have been melodious and interesting. The pre-climax episodes have been dragged too much that they test the patience of the audience. On the whole the second half of Rock On 2 is quite disappointing.

Final Word:

Rock On 2 is a film that can be completely ignored because of the poor narration. The movie fails to make any noise with the music. Give it a skip.

Rock On 2 is a film that can be completely ignored because of the poor narration. The movie fails to make any noise with the music. Give it a skip.

Rock On 2 2/5

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Story :

Force 2 is all about the acts of ACP Yashvardhan (John Abraham) who is a daredevil cop. This time hee has a bigger job to do and not restricted to Mumbai. After several RAW agents get nabbed in China, an investigation team will be assigned the duty to trap the real culprit. Yash gets a clue sent by his friend and it is during this time, Yash and KK (Sonakshi Sinha) will be sent to trap the traitor to complete the mission. Shiv Sharma (Tahir Raj Bhasin) is their final target and the rest of the film is how Yash succeeds on his missions. Watch Force 2 to know about the rest of the story.

Analysis :

The first half of Force 2 promises some a decent commercial action drama as the film has been a right mix of all the ingredients. John Abraham opens with a bang and his introduction has been loud and stupendous. After a decent commercial drama, the film turns extremely interesting. Though it has small dips, the first half of Force 2 manages to stand strong all over. The songs have been shot well and the interval episodes make the film interesting.

The second half of Force 2 has been quite emotional and it has been laced with action. The element of crime dominates the film completely and Force 2 is sure not a disappointment. The movie takes the right move all over and it makes a decent impact on the audience all over. The pre-climax episodes of Force 2 have been completely engaging however Sonakshi Sinha acts as the major disappointment in the film. The climax has been decent and on the whole, Force 2 is sure a decent and engaging action drama.

Final Word:

Naruda Donoruda is a film that can be given a huge skip as the film ends out to be a boring feast because of the clumsy narration and outdated presentation.

Force 2 is a decent action entertainer with stupendous performances and superb action sequences. A decent one time watch if you keep your expectations low. John Abraham steals the show.

Force 23/5

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Story :

Dear Zindagi is all about Kyra (Alia Bhatt) and her life style. She breaks up with Sid (Angad Bbedi) and then with Raghuvendra (Kunal Kapoor). Kyra dreams big and she thinks that they seem to be sinking because of her breakups and love life. That is when she happens to meet a renowned psychiartist Dr Jehangir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan). With Khan interacting with Kyra in various sessions, things start changing and the rest of Dear Zindagi is all about what happens next. Watch Dear Zindagi to know about the film.

Analysis :

The first half of Dear Zindagi rarely has something to express and it looks completely clitched. The screenplay has been hammered enough that it makes no difference. The entire first half has been wasted without revealing anything to the audience. Some of the episodes impress the audience but they make no impact on the whole. The visuals have been fresh and the interval episodes looked simple. On the whole the first half of Dear Zindagi is a disappointment.

The second half of Dear Zindagi has been decent however it tests the patience of the audience. Some of the episodes have been dragged without any need. Once again the songs looked decent and the cinematography is the major highlight of the film. With many unusual episodes, Dear Zindagi looks slammed on the whole and the second half has been better but it too falls short of the expectations.

Final Word:

Dear Zindagi is a movie that falls short of the expectations. Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan tops the show however an unusual narration makes the film fall flat.

Dear Zindagi is a movie that falls short of the expectations. Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan tops the show however an unusual narration makes the film fall flat.

Dear Zindagi2.5/5


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Story :

Naruda Donoruda is all about the life of Vikram (Sumanth) who parties hard without many responsibilites. He will be nabbed by an infertility specialist (Thanikella Bharani) who forces him to turn sperm donor. Vikram gets habitual of the habit as he gets huge money. It is during this time, he falls in love with Aashima (Pallavi Subash) after which his life changes completely. They get married after which Aashima comes to know about the bitter truth that Vikram is a sperm donor. The rest of the film is all about how they patch up. Watch Naruda Donoruda to know about the rest.

Analysis :

The first half of Naruda Donoruda has enough patches and it has been hammered enough. The love story has been fresh enough however the concept of sperm donation has been quite hard to digest. The songs have been shot well and placed well. With a simple interval block, the first half of Naruda Donoruda has nothing much enough to get excited.

The second half of Naruda Donoruda falls flat completely as the film misses the needed emotional feel. Most of the episodes look boring and outdated. Some of the episodes look repeated and the pre-climax episodes look dragged completely. The climax has been decent however it doesn’t make much difference. On the whole the second half of Naruda Donoruda is a huge disappointment.

Final Word:



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Story :

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is the story of Arjun (Nikhil) who moves to Kerala during a treatment for his friend and he happens to meet Amala (Hebah Patel). He falls in love with her and after coming back to Hyderabad, he realizes that she is a spirit. It is then Amala’s spirit enters Parvathi (Nandita Swetha) after which she tries getting close to Arjun. The rest of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is all about the relation between Arjun and Amala. Watch Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada to know about the rest.

Analysis :

The first half of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada starts on a slow note however it gains interest as the time passes by. The interesting twists take the film to the next level and the interval episode leaves the audience surprising. With a complete package, the first half of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is sure worth watching.

The second half of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada has many twirls throughout however it is the low pace which makes the audience sit low. The pre-climax episodes make the film interesting and the climax ends on a decent note. The songs have been shot well and the entertainment episodes have been placed right. The interesting story has been narrated and presented in the best way and the second half of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada will sure make the film turn decent.

Final Word:

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is sure an impressive thriller and the performances along with the gripping narration makes the film a decent watch.

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is sure an impressive thriller and the performances along with the gripping narration makes the film a decent watch.

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada

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HOLLYWOOD TEA NEWS

Kate Middleton

While Kate Middleton, 34, has the best style ever, she never really shows a ton of skin or cleavage and always looks elegant and perfect. This time was no different when she headed to the premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob,which is out in theaters November 4th in the UK via Sony Pictures Entertainment and will be in theaters in the US via Cleopatra Films on November 18th.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is back on her app with more beauty tips. The 36-year-old brought in her favorite glam duo, makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic and hairstylist Chris Appleton to break down the mermaid-inspired look she sported in Miami and brought along to fashion month.

Dylan O’Brien

Dylan O’Brien is ready to become the next action star in ‘American Assassin.’ Brand new photos from the highly-anticipated movie were revealed, and the ‘Teen Wolf’ star transforms into Mitch Rapp.

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart’s platinum blonde locks are gone! The actress just dyed her hair back to its natural brown color, debuting the look while out in Paris. Get the details on her latest hair makeover, ahead, and let us know which color you like best.


Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough looked absolutely flawless when she headed to the launch party of Pop & Suki in LA on Nov. 2nd. Julianne opted to wear a metallic ensemble from head-to-toe and she even showed off a ton of skin in a sexy thigh-high slit skirt that showed off her toned legs.

Quentin Tarantino

“I’m planning on stopping at 10. So it’ll be two more. Even if at 75, if I have this other story to tell, it would still kind of work because that would make those 10,” he said in July at a discussion at the Jerusalem C i n e m a t h e q u e , according to our sister publication, Variety. “They would be there and that would be that.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman looked stunning as she arrived at the Bridgestone Arena for the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville on Nov. 2, where she was on hand to support her crooning hubby, Keith Urban. The actress opted for a gorgeous gown for the occasion, which was the perfect choice considering it is the 50th anniversary of the show. She totally caught our attention in her red Gucci gown, which featured flowing, elbow-length sleeves and a chiffon skirt.

Sam Hunt

Sam Hunt, 31, has skyrocketed to fame since the Oct. 27, 2014 release of Montevallo, and his songs have been blowing up radio airwaves ever since. But now that the album’s fifth single is slowly fading out, fans are itching for more music…and luckily, the singer’s hard at work on giving us just that.


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Star Gazing

ARIESYou need to slow down your mental pace. You have a lot of ideas and you can expect everything to manifest and people to be on the same page. Paperwork will clear after December 7, but after the 20th there could be trouble while negotiating contracts with

clients. Avoid mood swings at work. Don’t carry work stress home. Post 15th, you can expect work from old clients to come to you. While money will come in, pending payments may also be of concern, but they will clear after the 24th.

GEMINIWork will be priority as you are presented with lot of new ideas and opportunities come. While people at work will be supportive of everything

you do, you might have to organise and plan your next move. Don’t rush into things after the 17th as it might back fire. Important meetings between the 12th and 17th will fall in your favour. Work will slow down after the 26th. Don’t get carried away by people at work. Payments will be stuck till the 18th. Health will need attention post 21st.

TAURUSThe month will start off on a slow note, but you will have a lot of pending work to finish. With health not on your side, work will suffer till 12th. Expect things

to pick up after the 16th as new work comes in. This is month to expand or add new work to your folio. If you’re looking at hiring freelancers or adding to your team, after the 18th is when you get clarity. Financial insecurity will set in due to delays at work. Health will need your attention till 18th. Remember to eat on time.

CANCERThis will be a star month for you, where everything you are pushing for will manifest without you expecting much. Expect clarity to come through

between 5th and 18th of the month. A new job, role or ideas will manifest after the 15th. Between 11th-20th, you might sign off some paperwork. Avoid friction at work between 22th and 26th. It’s going to be a positive period financially, but there might be some extra expenses at the beginning of the month. Health will need attention between 10th and 18th.

LEOKeep your fingers crossed and hope for the best as you will be in for surprises. You won’t know what hit you (in a good way) with new ideas

materialising and new tie ups coming into play. Expect clarity to come through around 10th-16th. If you’re looking for a new job or investors, after the 15th is a brilliant period, but don’t expect clarity till end of this month. You might work with or hire new people this month. Spend time organising paperwork. Health will need attention between 9th-27th, especially eyes and stomach.


SCORPIOWhile work will be slow till 12th, expect clarity and more work to come in after 14th and 22nd. New orders, sampling, projects will keep you busy

after the 23rd. Avoid friction with staff around 18th-24th. You could be in the limelight after the 25th. Abundance through old clients will flow in after the 17th. Avoid extra expenses around 3rd-16th. A family member’s health will need attention around the 6th-17th. Avoid friction with your partner after the 27th.

VIRGONovember was not your best month. But all your ideas and plans will move forward after the 7th, and you can expect people to acknowledge or understand them after the 15th. Clarity about an ongoing project will come through after the 12th. You might

even go through a role or job change after December 17. This month, new associations or tie ups are on the cards. Work will be slow from 24th to 29th. Organise finances as you might feel financially insecure. Health will need attention between 1st and 18th, and post 26th.

AQUARIUSDecember will be a slow period at work, no matter what you try to do. Even if things move forward, there will be a slowdown from other people’s end.

This can be frustrating but it will also give you a second chance to rework and structure to prepare you for the end result. Avoid arguments at work around 18th-25th as it could backfire. Finances will be slow due to extra expenses.

LIBRAEverything you want will manifest this month. In fact be careful what you ask for. New opportunities will keep you busy till the 8th, post which work will be

slow due to travels and pick up after the 24th. You might work with new people this month. Delegate more, else you will burn yourself out. Health will need attention due to exhaustion around 16th-28th. Family life will be stable throughout the month. Just avoid friction with your partner between 20th and 26th .

SAGITTARIUSYou need to have a plan in place before you jump to decisions. You have been getting carried away by your ambitions. You also need to be

practical. Clarity will come through after the 7th and 22nd, but don’t be aggressive with people at work. Avoid friction with a senior member around 17th-26th. Health will need attention between 6th-17th. Family life will be stable, but post 17th, a family member’s health will be of concern.

CAPRICORNWork will be erratic, some days good and some days slow. You can’t do much. Don’t blame yourself for the slowdown. Not everything can be

under your control. New job opportunities or orders will come through after the 11th. An important meeting around 18th-23rd will work in your favour. Don’t fear the past repeating in areas of work. Balance eating patterns and sleep on time.

PISCESYou need to take charge but at the same time be patient. You have been procrastinating or feeling lazy, but the energies this month will

give you the push to move forward. Work will be stable throughout the month with minor delays around the 16th and 21st. An important meeting around 6th to 11th and after 26th will bring in abundance. Health will need attention, especially stomach and lower back, throughout the month.


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