Wishesh Magazine March 2016

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Indian Diaspora 

Bagh 

Agrawal 

Bawariya 

CONTENTS 

22-29 

Cover Story 

Budget session 2016 

30-31 

Story for Kids 

Love and 

Devotion Rewards 

32-35 

Healthy Living 

Social groups 

After Retirement 

36-37 

Indian Food 

The real taste of 

Kerala Appam 

38-41 

Nri profile 

Delloitte CEO Indian-born 

Punit Renjan’s Story 

48-49 

Desi News 

Lance Naik 

Hanumanthappa 

16 - 19 

Agrawal 

32- 35 

Social groups 


20 - 21 

Bawariya

64- 67 

Indian Yoga 

50-53 

In Business 

Make In India Week 

54-59 

In Focus 

Indian Union 

Budget 2016 

54- 59 

In Focus 

60-63 

Freedom Fighter 

Chhatrapati Shivaji 

64-67 

Indian Yoga 

Sahajahasta Bhujangasana 

22 -29 

Cover Story 

68-71 

LifeStyle 

How to prepare 

for a blind date 

72-75 

Relationship 

A Gift Guide to 

your Loved ones 

76-79 

Romance 

5 Differences Between 

Love and Attachment

80-83 

Travelogue 

Bagh Caves 

84-87 

Indian History 

Harshavardhana 

CONTENTS 

80- 83 

Bagh Caves 

92-95 

Vitara Brezza 

88-91 

Technology 

Le eco 1s 

92-95 

Automobiles 

Maruti 

Vitara Brezza SUV 

96-99 

Indian vasthu 

Couple Bedroom 

100-101 

Indian Spiritual 

Bhagavad Gita 

84-87 

Harshavardhana

102 -105 

Attukal ponkala 

102 -105 

Indian Events 


106 - 111 

Fashion 

manish malhotras 

2016 Collection 

126- 127 

Hollywood 

Tea News 

130 - 131 

Neerja 

112-117 

Special Movie 

Neerja 

fitoor 

KVPG 

118-124 

Movie Review 

Wazir, 

Airlift, 

Dictator 

126-127 

Hollywood Tea News 

Gwen Stefani 

Selena Gomez 

Taylor Swift 

130-131 

Star Gazing

INDIAN DIASPORA 

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Fine art 

Environment 

friendly, colourful 

Bagh 

Bagh 

mesmerizing village near Indore 

Bagh is a small town in the 

district of Dhar in the state of 

Madhya Pradesh, India. Known 

for the famous Bagh Caves (Pandu 

Guffah), of late 4th c - 6th c, 

Buddhist rock-cut chambers with 

exquisite murals. 

is reachable 

from Indore 

which is around 

159 KM. The 

roads to Bagh 

are very poor 

and it takes lots 

of time to reach Bagh. Bagh is also 

famous for its exclusive Handloom 

fabrics which uses vegetable colours 

for printing. 

Bagh Prints - Handloom with block 

printing using vegetable colours. 

The khatri community, who comprise 

the ‘chhipas’ or printers came here 

about 400 years ago from Larkana 

is Sind which is famous for its Ajrak 

prints. Bagh’s proximity to the river 

was an important reason for its 

choice as flowing river water is vital 

to the process of printing. The design 

repertoire of Bagh prints covers 

geometrical and floral compositions 

and the blocks used for stamping 

are intricately and deeply carved by 

block-makers in Pethapur in Gujarat. 

Bagh layouts are dramatic in the 

use of black and red alternately on a 

white background. The black colour 

is prepared with ferrous sulphate 

mixed with tamarind seed powder 

and glue which is cooked in water 

and stored for use. Each sari takes a 

minimum of three weeks to complete 

after the design is printed. During 

his period it is washed at last three 

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Fine art 

The fabric 

used 

originally 

was cotton, 

though now 

saw, tassar, 

crepe and 

silk are being 

used with 

excellent 

results 

14 times and sent to the bhatti 

or oven at least twice. Two 

persons stand knee deep in 

water to wash the fabric so 

that superfluous colour is 

removed. The fabric / sari is 

boiled in a cauldron of water 

on a bhatti with regulated 

heat for the colour to emerge. 

This is extremely painstaking. 

The fabric used originally 

was cotton, though now saw, 

tassar, crepe and silk are 

being used with excellent 

results. Every process used 

is manual and though the 

techniques and designs 

are age-old they have a 

contemporary appeal. 




Agrawal 

known for their business acumen 

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Agrawal or Agarwal, is a community 

found throughout northern India, 

including in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, 

Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. Before the 

partition of India in 1947, people of the 

community were also found in modern 

day Punjab province of Pakistan. 

T 

The legends of the Agrawal 

community, traces the origin of 

Agrawals to the legendary king 

Agrasena of the Solar Dynasty who 

adopted Vanika dharma. Agrawal 

means “children of Agrasena” or the 

“people of Agroha”, a city in ancient 

Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in 

Haryana region, said to be founded 

by Agrasena. 

Maharaja Agrasen is known 

as an icon of non-violence and 

messenger of Peace. Maharaja 

Agrasen was an embodiment 

of Sacrifice, Compassion, Non- 

Violence, Peace, Prosperity and a 

True Socialist. Emperor Agrasen 

was born to King Ballabh of 

Pratapnagar. 

Agrawal community is known for 

their business acumen and have 

for many years been influential 

and prosperous in India. During 

the eras of the Mughal empire and 

the British East India Company 

administration, some Agrawals 

migrated to Bihar and Kolkatta, 


Tradition 


Tradition 

where they became a major 

component of the Marwaris. 

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Some Agrawals rose to 

prominent positions in this 

period. Sahu Todar was a 

supervisor of the royal mint 

at Agra, who had rebuilt 

the 514 Jain stupas at 

Mathura in 1573, during the 

rule of Akbar. According 

to many sources, Raja 

Todar Mal, who was one of 

the Navaratnas of Mughal 

emperor Akbar’s Darbar, 

was an Agrawal. He became 

the Finance Minister of the 

Mughal empire. 

Sah Ranveer Singh was 

a royal treasurer during 

the rule of Akbar. He was 

awarded a jagir in western 

UP, where he established 

the town of Saharanpur. His 

father, as well as son and 

grandson had built several 

Jain temples, including the 

one at Kucha Sukhanand in 

Delhi. 

Lala Ratan Chand became 

the Diwan of Mughal 

emperor Farrukhsiyar 

(1713–1719) in 1712, 

and was given the title of 

Raja. He was associated 

with the Saiyid Brothers, 

who served as the king 

makers for several years 


“ 

Sah Ranveer Singh was a royal 

treasurer during the rule of Akbar. 

He was awarded a jagir in western 

UP, where he established the town of 

Saharanpur. 

“ 

and became involved in 

the court intrigues. He was 

executed during the battle of 

Hasanpur by the order of the 

new emperor Muhammad 

Shah (1719–1748) in 1719. 

He became the founder of 

the Rajvanshi Agrawals. 



A Nomadic community which is 

interested in Roaming 

Bawariya 

T 

The word ‘Bawariya’ means, the people The Bawariya is a Hindu caste, 

who roam in Hindi. 

which is found in the states 

of Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar 

20 Pradesh and Punjab in India. 

The tribe has a scheduled caste 

status in Uttar Pradesh and 

Punjab states. They are also 

known as ‘Bauria’ in Punjab. 

The Bawariya is considered as 

a community of people and not 

a caste, but the caste system of 

India puts them into the caste 

category. The tribe keeps away 

from the caste system practiced 

in India and still retain their 

original nomadic lifestyle. At 

present, the Bawariya Community 

is found in the Banda, Meerut, 

Manipur, Muzaffarnagar and Agra 

districts of the Uttar Pradesh and 

Haryana states of the country. 

Their language is Bawari, which 

is quite similar to the Marwari. 

According to a belief in Punjab, 


Culture 

The community lost its chief source of 

livelihood due to the ban on hunting, 

imposed under an amendment to the 

Wildlife Act in 1993. 

Bawaria or Bauria get their 

name from the word ‘baur’ that 

means a net. In Punjab, the 

community is mainly found in 

the districts of the Bhatinda, 

Sangru, Ludhiana and Firozpur. 

The Bawarias are traditionally 

hunters. They are gifted with a 

skill for capturing small animals. 

The community lost its chief 

source of livelihood due to the 

ban on hunting, imposed under 

an amendment to the Wildlife 

Act in 1993. 

The community is finding the 

assimilation process difficult. 

They required a land to 

settle on, a decent livelihood, 

shelter and, crucially, social 

acceptance. The Community 

people are hounded by forest 

authorities, and are afraid that 

they will be poached and thrown 

out of forest land. 


Cover Story 

Budget 

22 

Session 


stormy, turbulent, yet productive 

The Parliament’s Budget session has started on February 

23rd against a turbulent backdrop of unrest on university 

campuses, the Jat agitation in Haryana, an agrarian crisis, 

terrorist strikes and attacks on freedoms. To blunt an 

anticipated attack by the Opposition, the Modi government 

has adopted a strategy to confront its critics directly by 

making the JNU “sedition” controversy the centrepiece of 

this session. 



Cover Story 

24 

The Budget session is held 

in two parts, Parliament will 

close for a recess on March 

20 and will re-convene on 

April 20. The session will end 

on May 8. 

MPs from the Bharatiya 

Janata Party, rather than 

those from the Opposition, 

have already given notice for 

a discussion on the subject 

ahead of the presentation 

of the Union Budget. By 

presenting itself as the flagbearer 

of nationalism, the 

BJP believes it will be able to 

seize the advantage from the 

Opposition. 

Already, the BJP and the 

Sangh Parivar were building 

the public opinion for the 

“nationalist” cause through 

various programmes, 

including vigilante activity 

by RSS sympathisers. In 

presenting the majority 

community as being under 

siege, the BJP and the 

Parivar have shifted the 

discourse to anxiety about 

the country being threatened 

by “anti-national” elements. 

President Pranab 

Mukherjee’s customary 

address to Parliament has 

set the tone. It ended with 

a reference to Subhas 

Chandra Bose, one of the 

many heroes of the freedom 

The President 

also 

impressed on 

MPs that the 

“democratic 

temper 

calls for 

debate and 

discussion, 

and not 

disruption or 

obstruction 


struggle whom the BJP has 

appropriated as an icon, 

and quoted him as saying, 

“Nationalism is inspired by 

the highest ideals of the 

human race.” The President 

also impressed on MPs that 

the “democratic temper calls 

for debate and discussion, 

and not disruption or 

obstruction”. 

Highlights of 

President speech: 

1. Sab ka saath, sabka 

vikas is true progress 

2. Jan Dhan Yojna has 

gone beyond just bank 

account openings 

3. India has the most vast 

financial inclusion program 

4. Housing for all, food 

security continues to be the 

big focus 

5. Financial inclusion, 

security will be pillars of 

growth 

6. Food security cover has 

doubled since 2015 

7. India jumped 12 places 

in World Bank list of Ease of 

Doing Business 

8. Government’s mission 

of skilling India has gained 

momentum 


Cover Story 

9. Rural development is 

one of our top priorities 

10. Highest urea production 

was achieved in 2015. 

Government realises role of 

animal husbandry, dairy & 

fisheries sectors 

11. Govt is committed to the 

philosophy of ‘per drop, more 

crop’. 

12. Well being of farmers is 

vital to the nation’s prosperity 

13. Govt is committed to 

provide ‘housing for all’ 

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14. Govt has launched 3 new 

social security and pension 

schemes 

15. Govt in particular is 

focussed on ‘Garibon Ki 

Unnati’, ‘Kisano Ki Samridhi’ 

and ‘Yuvaon Ka Rozgar’ 

16. MGNREGA scheme has 

been revamped to ensure 

efficient disbursements 

of wages and creation of 

productive assets 

17. Happy to inform we have 

successfully eliminated 

Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus 

well before global targeted 

timeline of December 2015 

18. Strong focus on 

holistic healthcare, 

strengthening Ayurveda, 

Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, 

Siddha & Sowa-Rigpa & 

Homoeopathy 

19. Government has 

launched the Sugamya 

Bharat Abhiyan 

20. Government firmly 

believes economic 

development and 


Highest urea production was 

achieved in 2015. Government 

realises role of animal 

husbandry, dairy & fisheries 

sectors 

environmental protection can 

co-exist 

21. Government has taken 

measures to eliminate the 

scope for corruption 

22. In the year 2015 India 

witnessed the highest ever 

generation of electricity 

23. Mines and Minerals 

Development and Regulation 

Act, 1957 was amended 

and auction of mines has 

commenced 

24. Govt has revived a 

majority of the 73 stalled 

road projects, completed 

construction of 7,200 km of 

highways 

25. Highest ever increase in 

rail capital expenditure was 

achieved in 2015 

26. By March 2019, under 

PMGSY, one lakh seventy 

eight thousand rural 

habitations will be connected 

with all weather roads 

27. Government is also 

working on a new civil 

aviation policy with thrust on 

connectivity to small cities 

28. Domestic Air Passenger 

traffic has registered a 

substantial growth during the 

year 

29. Setting up world-class 

infrastructure for Electronics 

manufacturing across the 

country remains a priority for 

my government 

30. Twenty nine Electronic 

Manufacturing Clusters are 

under development 

31. The country recorded the 

highest ever software exports 

during 2015 

32. GDP growth has 

increased making India 

the world’s fastest growing 

economy among large 

economies 


Cover Story 

33. Inflation, fiscal deficit 

& current account deficit 

have decreased. India 

recorded highest ever foreign 

exchange reserves in 2015 

34. India is a haven of 

stability in an increasingly 

turbulent global economy 

35. Govt’s concerted efforts 

to tackle menace of black 

money have started yielding 

results 

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36. Govt launched Gold 

Monetization Scheme 

& Sovereign Gold Bond 

Scheme in Nov 2015 to 

ensure productive utilization 

of idle assets 

37. Building upon the 

success over the past year, 

my government’s endeavour 

is to scale new heights in 

Space 

38. Varanasi and Jaipur have 

been declared as the first 

two Indian cities to be part of 

the UNESCO Creative Cities 

network 

39. Defence procurement 

procedure has been 

streamlined with a focus 

on indigenously designed, 

developed & manufactured 

weapon systems 

40. Working to ensure that 

our Armed Forces will be 

equipped with the most 


Govt launched Gold 

Monetization Scheme & Sovereign 

Gold Bond Scheme in Nov 2015 to 

ensure productive utilization of 

idle assets 

46. Govt is focused on 

Sabka Vikas, beyond just the 

economic advancements that 

dominate headlines 

47. We must ensure that 

the poor and deprived are 

truly empowered to take 

advantage of opportunities to 

improve their lives 

capable and sophisticated 

armaments in the world 

41. Let me congratulate 

the security forces in 

successfully foiling the attack 

at the Pathankot airbase 

42. Govt has continued to 

pursue a bold and proactive 

foreign policy 

43. Vasudhaiva 

Kutumbakam: The world is 

one family. My Government 

is committed to this principle 

48. Sabka Vikas means that 

backward sections of society 

are equally valued and are 

genuine stakeholders in the 

country’s progress 

49. Parliament reflects the 

supreme will of people. 

Democratic temper calls for 

debate & discussion & not 

disruption or obstruction 

50. Govt will constantly strive 

for smooth & constructive 

conduct of Parliamentary 

business 

44. We reached out to the 

world, both on land and sea 

45. Govt played a proactive 

role in addressing climate 

change by launching 

International Solar Alliance 


STORY FOR KIDS 

Love and 

Devotion Rewards 

30 

Krishna was playing in the courtyard 

along with Balarama and others. He 

heard the voice of a woman in the street 

crying out, “Fruits! Jambu fruits!” Jambu 

fruits!” Krishna wanted to buy some of 

them. But he had no money. 

His eager eyes noticed, a 

huge heap of grains stocked 

nearby. He collected a handful 

of grains in his tiny fists and 

ran to the street. On the way 

most of the grains fell down to 

the ground from his hands. 

He came to the fruit seller 

and holding out his hands 

said, ”O dear lady, take these 

grains and give me fruits in 

exchange.” The woman was 

carried away by the beauty 

and charm of the boy. The 

tinkling of the anklets of his 

feet was sweet music to her 

ears. She was never to forget 

it in her life. 

She said, “O my child! You 

have come to purchase fruits 

in exchange of grains. All the 

grains have fallen down on 

the way, but still you may take 

whatever quantity of fruits you 

like.” So saying, she filled his 

small hands with as many of 

those fruits as he could hold 

after he had dropped into her 

basket the few grains. 

When the woman went 

home and looked into her 

basket she could not believe 

her eyes. All the grains had 

turned into jewels and gold. 

By performing this miracle 

Krishna showed that anything 

offered to Krishna with love 

and affection returns to 

the devotees increased a 

thousand fold. 



Healthy living 

Social groups 


decreases death risk! 

32 

You are no more eligible to work, employers 

say, throwing out the old people, in the name 

of retirement. But it should be remembered 

that they are only ineligible to work, but are 

always eligible to feel and enjoy the life, from 

the other end. 

What is feeling the life from the 

other end, after the retirement? 

May be maintaining the social 

groups! 

The study says that, staying away 

from the social groups during the 

retirement transition may be tied to 

lower quality of life and higher risk 

of death, over the next six years. 

“As people reach the end of their 

working lives, they are typically 

exposed to a lot of advice about 

how to plan their finances, medical 

care, and physical exercise in 

order to have a long and healthy 

retirement,” said lead author Niklas 

K. Steffens of The University of 

Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. 

He says that, social groups provide 

a sense of identity. “Amongst other 

things, they give you a sense of 

belonging, meaning, and purpose,” 

he says. 

Recently, a survey was conducted 

on 424 adults who retired between 

2002 and 2010 and 424 similar 

older adults who did not go through 

the retirement transition. 



Healthy living 

34 

In the survey, the people are 

questioned on work status, 

age, sex, quality of life, 

subjective physical health and 

socioeconomic status. 

The surveys even asked 

about membership in eight 

categories of social groups, 

including social clubs, church 

or other religious groups. 

About three-quarters of both 

groups were married. 

After conducting the survey, 

the report stated that, the 

death risk over the next 6 

years is 2% for those who 

retired and were members of 

two social groups while still 

working and maintained both 

group membership. 

The threatening fact is the 

death risk is found to be 

5%, if they lost one group 

membership and 12%, if they 

lost both group memberships. 

As group membership 

decreases, even the quality 

of life also decreased. “These 

effects are not small but 

are comparable with those 

derived from regular physical 

exercise,” Steffens said. 

This study provides initial 

evidence of some connection 

between social groups and 

quality of life or mortality, but 

the statistics did not actually 

test directly the number of 

membership changes, said 

Mo Wang of the University of 

Florida, Warrington College of 

Business in Gainesville. 

As the comparison group did 

not deal with the retirement, it 

cannot be compared with the 

retirement group, Wang said. 

“The issue with this kind of 

study is causality is very 

difficult to determine. While 

my inclination is that social 

membership would probably 

help directly or indirectly,” 

that’s not necessarily the case 

based on this study, he said. 

He further suggests that 

while joining a new group, 

one needs to assess that the 

group they are going to join, is 

free from giving stress. 

“If you are in the process 

of retiring and don’t belong 

to any group, join one,” 

Steffens said. “If you exercise 


egularly, this is also likely 

to be good for you and your 

health.” Exercising in a group 

may be even better. 

“One important way for all of 

us to enhance the health of 

those who are retired is to 

support them in their efforts 

to be part of groups that 

provide them with a sense of 

communality and belonging,” 

he adds. 

The issue with this kind of study 

is causality is very difficult to 

determine. While my inclination 

is that social membership would 

probably help directly or indirectly 


INDIAN FOOD 

The real ta 

Keral 

Appa 

36 

Lacy, soft hoppers also known as appam or 

palappam, are a popular Kerala breakfast served 

along with vegetable stew. Appam is served with 

vegetable stew, kadala curry (chickpea curry), 

vegetable korma, coconut chutney or sweetened 

milk. 


ste of 

a 

m 

Instructions 

Rinse both the rice varieties together for a couple of 

times. 

Soak both the regular rice, parboiled rice in water for 

4 to 5 hours. 

Drain and then add them to the grinder. Also add the 

grated coconut, cooked rice or Poha/aval, dry active 

yeast, salt and sugar. 

Ingredients 

(measuring cup used, 1 cup = 

250 ml) 

1. 2 cups regular rice (sona 

masoori, basmati, kolam or 

any variety) 

2. 1 cup parboiled rice or 

boiled rice or idli rice 

3. A fistful of Poha/aval 

(parched rice) or cooked rice 

4. 1 or 1.5 cups grated 

coconut or 1 cup thick 

coconut milk 

5. ½ tsp dry active yeast 

6. 2 tbsp sugar 

7. 1 tsp salt or add as 

required 

8. Water or as required for 

grinding 

9. Oil as required 

You can also proof the yeast separately and then 

add. Just take about 2 to 3 tbsp warm water. Add a 

pinch of sugar and dissolve it. Then add the yeast 

and stir. Let this solution sit at room temperature 

for 10 to 15 mins till it becomes bubbly and frothy. * 

check notes 

Add required amount of water and grind all the 

ingredients to a smooth flowing batter 

Pour the batter in a large bowl or pan. Cover 

and keep aside for fermenting for 8 to 12 hours, 

depending on the temperature conditions. 

The batter will rise and increase in volume the next 

day. 

Heat a kadai or an appam pan with handles. Smear 

some oil on the kadai. If using non stick kadai, then 

skip smearing the oil. 

Spread a ladle full of the batter. Turn and tilt the pan 

so as to spread the batter. 

Cover the pan and let the appam cook. The base 

would become nicely light golden. 

Serve appam, hot or warm with vegetable stew or 

sweetened coconut milk. 


nri profile 

38 


Delloitte CEO Indian-born 

Punit Renjan’s Story 

Still a youngster when the country was divided in 1947, 

Renjen’s father was forced to forgo engineering school in 

the United Kingdom and eventually moved back to Rohtak. 

In this small town in Haryana, some 80 kms from India’s 

capital town, the senior Renjen placed down his roots and 

established an electrical switch-gear firm. 

wWhen he was around seven, the 

young Renjen was packed off to 

The Lawrence school in Sanawar 

since Rohtak’s institutes, as his 

parents’ reasoned, simply weren’t 

good enough. 

“In the town that I was growing 

up in, that’s what you did if your 

parents had some means,” he 

said during a 2014 interview. The 

Lawrence school, established 

in 1847 nearby the foothills of 

the Himalaya, is among the 

country’s most elite institutions, 

among its alumni are a list of chief 

ministers, bureaucrats, business 

leaders and even members of the 

subcontinent’s royal families. 


nri profile 

40 

By the time he was 14, his 

father’s business collapsed, 

boarding school got too 

expensive and Renjen was 

asked to return home to 

continue his studies. “So I’d 

go to school in the morning, 

come back and then put in 

my time,” at his father’s plant, 

Renjen recalled during the 

interview. “And I did that for 

many, many years, four, five 

years.” 

With cash tight, Renjen 

apparently had very little 

choice once it came to 

choosing colleges. “My father 

couldn’t afford to send me to 

any other college, so I went to 

the college in my local city,” 

he said in another interview. 

After graduating with a degree 

in economic science, Renjen 

chanced upon a newspaper 

advert for Usha International, 

manufacturers of stitching 

machines and different home 

appliances. He arrived in 

Delhi on a local bus, sporting 

jeans and without a tie, but 

landed his first job at the 

company. His early years at 

an elite boarding school would 

have undoubtedly given him 

an edge. 

In 1984, Renjen won a Rotary 

Foundation Scholarship that 

offered him a ticket to the 

US—and a place at Willamette 

University’s Atkinson school 

of Management. 

While I was in school, a local 

magazine picked the 10 best 

students, and they picked me and 

profiled me in the magazine 

Till then, he had never 

travelled outside the country, 

or even flown on an airplane. 

“I had this scholarship, two 

pairs of tight jeans and a 

couple of hundred extra 

dollars and I showed up 

in Oregon, and visited the 

college there,” Renjen said. 

Renjen’s call to attend the 

private liberal arts institution in 

Salem, Oregon was conjointly 

influenced by family; he had 

an aunt who lived in the 

city, who helped him in the 

transition into what would 

become a permanent move to 

the United States. 

At B-school, Renjen would 

sit at the front of class and 

record each lecture on a tape 

recorder. Inexperienced with 

the American accent, the 

boy from Rohtak thought it 

would be good to listen to the 

lectures twice over to catch 

each word spoken by his 

professors. 

Clear that he needed to apply 

his newly-acquired Master in 

Business Administration to an 

American firm, Renjen then 

went out on an employment 

hunt that took him from Booz 

Allen Hamilton to Citibank. 

Eventually, though, he settled 

on Touche Ross—which 

incorporated with Deloitte 

Haskins & Sells in 1989—and 

Renjen never left. 

“While I was in school, a 

local magazine picked the 

10 best students, and they 

picked me and profiled me 

in the magazine,” Renjen 

remembered in an interview 

last year. That magazine was 

picked up by Deloitte (Touche 

Ross) partner on a flight, who 

scanned Renjen’s profile and 

then asked an assistant to call 

him in for an interview. 

Lured by the promise of a 

consulting job—a profession 

that he knew precious very 

little about—Renjen rode a 

Greyhound bus to Seattle 

city. And (again) without a 

suit, he went through round 

after round of interviews, to 

eventually land the job. (That 

sort of sartorial inadequacy 

during a B-school student’s 

wardrobe would be frowned 

upon currently. Thirty 


years ago, however, he still 

squeezed through.) 

“They were prepared to pay 

me $37,000 in the early 

1980s and they wanted to hire 

me. And that’s how I ended 

up with Deloitte,” Renjen 

explained in 2014. “And 28 

years later, I’m chairman of 

the firm.” 

And Renjen’s rise from an 

analyst to the chairman of 

Deloitte LLP (as the United 

States firm is known) in 

June 2011—and currently, 

to the position of chairman 

of Deloitte International 

(which guides all 47-member 

corporations, together with 

Deloitte LLP) — has been 

designed on one core skill: 

They were prepared to pay me 

$37,000 in the early 1980s and they 

wanted to hire me. And that’s how 

I ended up with Deloitte 

Mergers and acquisitions. 

“I’m good at what I do,” 

Renjen said. “I’m really 

really good at what I do, and 

I’m not saying this with any 

level of arrogance. The only 

reason why I’m saying that is 

because I’ve put in over 25 

years perfecting the craft.” 

And it’s a running analogy that 

Renjen employs to describe 

his journey to the very top of 

Deloitte. 

“This is a relay race,” he told 

colleagues last year. “I want 

people to say, ‘He really ran 

that race well, he didn’t drop 

the baton, he didn’t screw it 

up.’” 

From June 01, when he takes 

over as Deloitte Global’s 

CEO, a brand new lap begins 

for Renjen. 


nri Immigration 

Indian Travelers 

benefit with Japan’s 

Visa Rules 

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Japan said it will ease the rules for issuing 

multiple-entry visas to short-stay Indian 

travelers from January 11, days after India 

declared ‘visa on arrival’ Uto Japanese citizens, 

from March 1, 2016. 

Under the new visa system, the 

maximum period of stay will be 

extended to 30 days from 15 

days, with visas valid for 5 years, 

up from 3 years, the Japanese 

Foreign Ministry quoted as 

saying by The Japan Times. 

The move came once Prime 

Minister Shinzo Abe and his 

Indian counterpart Narendra 

Modi agreed to promote peopleto-people 

contacts. Modi had 

recently declared that India will 

extend ‘visa on arrival’ to all the 

Japanese citizens starting from 

March 1, 2016. 

The Japanese foreign ministry 


We hope that the relaxing of 

visa will increase repeat visits to 

Japan and enhance convenience in 

businesses 

additionally disclosed an 

idea, at an early stage, 

to increase the validity 

of multiple-entry visa for 

Indians visiting Japan for 

business purposes, to ten 

years, instead of the present 

five years. The government 

began issuing multiple-entry 

visas to Indians in July 2014. 

The Japanese foreign 

ministry said that the 

move was a part of the 

government’s drive to extend 

the quantity of foreign 

tourists to Japan, as well as 

to increase people-to-people 

contacts. Delhi and Tokyo 

have identified people-topeople 

contacts collectively 

on the areas for increasing 

cooperation that may bring 

the two countries closer. The 

10-year validity of multipleentry 

visa is the longest 

issued by the Japanese 

government so far. 

“We hope that the relaxing 

of visa will increase repeat 

visits to Japan and enhance 

convenience in businesses,” 

Kishida stated on Tuesday in 

Tokyo. 

Such multiple-entry visas 

are going to be meant for 

visiting Japan for business 

and educational exchange 

purposes for their first visit. 

Holders of such visas will 

enter Japan for tourism or 

meeting friends and families 

on subsequent visits. 


world news 

Zika 

out break across 

the world 

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I 

Zika virus is one of the members of 

the Flaviviridae virus and genus 

Flavivirus family. 

It is a mosquito born disease, 

which is transmitted by Aedes 

mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti 

and A. Albopictus. They are 

active in daytime. Zika name 

comes from the Zika Forest 

of Uganda. The virus was first 

isolated during 1947 in this 

forest. Zika virus is related 

to dengue, West Nile virus, 

yellow fever, and Japanese 

encephalitis. 

Before 2015, Zika virus 

outbreaks occurred in areas of 

Africa, the Pacific Islands and 

the Southeast Asia. The Pan 

American Health Organization 

(PAHO) issued an alert, when, 

the first case of Zika virus 

reported in Brazil during May 

2015. At present, there are 

many countries, where the virus 

outbreaks are occurring. As per 

the WhO, nations and territories 

including, Brazil, Colombia, 

Barbados, Bolivia, Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, El 

Salvador, Guiana, Guadeloupe, 

Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, 

French Guyana, Martinique, 

Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto 

Ric, Venezuela, Saint Martin, 

Mexico, Paraguay, the U.S. 


Before 2015, Zika virus 

outbreaks occurred in areas 

of Africa, the Pacific Islands 

and the Southeast Asia. 


world news 

Virgin Islands are affected by 

the virus. 

46 

Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC) 

activated its Emergency 

Operations Center (EOC) 

on January 22, 2016 to take 

action on the rising number 

of birth defects and Barré 

syndrome in areas affected 

by Zika and Zika outbreaks in 

the counties of America. The 

World Health Organization 

(WHO) declared a Public 

Health Emergency of 

International Concern 

(PHEIC) on February 1, 

2016, due to the reports 

of microcephaly and other 

neurological disorders in the 

Zika affected areas. CDC 

elevated its EOC activation 

to the highest level, a Level 1 

on February 8, 2016. 

According to the CDC, there 

are 52 Travel associated 

cases have been found in 

the US states, but no local 

vector-borne virus cases 

have been reported in the 

country. 

Zika virus is transmitted 

mainly through the bite of 

an infected Aedes species 

mosquito (A. aegypti and A. 

Albopictus). There are rare 

chances of transmission of 

the virus through mother to 

child, during delivery. The 

virus can also be spread 

through sexual contact, and 

blood transfusion. 

“ 

Zika virus is transmitted mainly 

through the bite of an infected 

Aedes species mosquito (A. 

aegypti and A. Albopictus). 

“ 


Symptoms of Zika Virus: 

> The most common symptoms of the virus are fever, 

joint pain, rash and conjunctivitis (red eyes). 

> Muscles pain and headache. 

> About 1 in 5 people, diagnosed with the virus, 

become ill. 

> The symptoms last for several days or a week and 

the illness is very mild. 

Treatment: 

> There is no vaccine or specific medicine to prevent 

the Zika virus. 

Treat the symptoms: 

> Drink lots of fluid 

> Take plenty of rest 

> Visit the doctor 

> Take medicines, like, acetaminophen (Tylenol) 

to relieve fever and pain 


Desi news 

The Lone Survivor 

Who Finally Rested His Soul in Peace 

Breaveheart Lance Naik 

Hanumanthappa 

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Three days after he was rescued, being buried 

in ice and snow for 6 days in Siachen glacier, 

Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad breathed 

his last at the army research and Referral (RR) 

Hospital in Delhi on Feb 11. 

As per the Army statement 

he breathed his last at 

11.45 am. He had multiple 

organ failure. His members 

of the family were at the 

hospital at the time during 

the medical procedures. His 

remains were flown to Hubli 

in Karnataka. The last rites 

were performed at his native 

village. 

Hanamanthappa was the 

lone survivor among ten 

troopers buried under an 

avalanche on Siachen on 

February 3. The bodies 

of the other troopers were 

recovered on Feb 9. 

The primary most health 

bulletin issued by the 

hospital had said that the 

33-year-old’s condition 

was deteriorating and he 

has not responded to any 

medication. It was witnessed 

that the pressure was 

unsteady below traditional 

despite all efforts. During the 

treatment on Feb 9, military 

statement mentioned that 

Hanamanthappa had slipped 

into a “deeper state of coma”. 

Having survived temperature 

of minus 45 degrees Celsius 

that too 35 feet under the 

thick snow, at around 19,600 

feet 

on the 

world’s 

highest battleground, 

damages sustained started 

surfacing once his blood 

circulation improved following 

medication. He was kept on 

the ventilator support and 

was later diagnosed with 

respiratory inflammations. 

On the day before, a team 

of doctors from AIIMS had 

visited the military Hospital. 

He was placed on dialysis 

and his parameters continued 

dipping, the military said. 


Desi news 

The chemical element level 

in his body was considerably 

low and urea and creatinine 

levels had shot up. 

The Army had officially stated 

that “Braveheart Lance Naik 

Hanamanthappa continued 

to remain extremely critical 

with worsening multiple organ 

dysfunction. His circulatory 

shock is now refractory to all 

drugs in maximum permissible 

doses and his kidneys 

remained non-functional. His 

pneumonia has worsened and 

the blood clotting disorder 

showed no sign of reversal, 

despite blood component 

support. He was on top 

natural action disorder (but) 

shows no sign of reversal 

despite blood component 

support. He was on life 

support with aggressive 

ventilation and dialysis. He 

has slipped into a deeper 

state of coma (sic).” 

Condoling the Lance 

Naik’s death, Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi 

tweeted, “He leaves us 

sad devastated. RIP Lance 

Naik Hanamanthappa. 

The soldier in you remains 

immortal. Proud that martyrs 

like you served India.” 

The Defense Minister 

Manohar Parrikar tweeted, 

“Condolences to family 

of L/Nk Hanamanthappa 

on his passing away. The 

nation salutes him.” Army 

Chief General Dalbir Singh 

said, “The soldier in him 

will continue to inspire 

generations.” Parrikar, 

Congress vice president 

Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief 

Minister Arvind Kejriwal 

and the three service chiefs 

paid homage to Koppad 

at Brar square in Delhi 

encampment. 


IN BUSINESS 

Initiative of Prosperity 

and More Jobs 

MAKE IN INDIA WEEK 

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The Government of India organized a landmark event 

titled “ Make In India Week” from 13th-18th February 

2016 in Mumbai was inaugurated by the Hon’ble 

Prime Minister of India. 

The key objective of the 

mentioned event is to 

showcase the potential 

of design, innovation and 

sustainability across India’s 

manufacturing sectors in 

the coming decade. The 

weeklong event offered 

foreign investors and 

businesses unprecedented 

access, insights and 

opportunities to showcase, 

connect and collaborate with 

young Indian entrepreneurs, 

business leaders, 

academicians, and officers at 

the Central Government and 

State government levels. 

The key elements 

mentioned by 

Narendra Modi in his 

speech are: 

1. ndia is open to FDI; 

FDI flows have gone up 

by 48 percent since our 

government took office. 

2. Soon we shall be putting in 

place an effective IPR rule. 

3. Don’t wait. Don’t Relax. 

There are immense 

opportunities in India. 

4. Manufacturing growth is 

expected to be 12.6 percent 

this quarter, compared to 

1 percent at the time of 

#MakeInIndia launch. 

5. Today’s India is a four 

dimensional India. India 


lessed with three Ds: 

Democracy + Demography 

+ Demand. The fourth D is 

Deregulation. 

6. This year we will record 

highest-ever coal production. 

7. Please see for yourself 

the direction India is taking. 

#MakeinIndia has become 

a big brand both within and 

outside India. 

8. Come make India your 

work place. This is the best 

time ever to be in India 

and it is even better to 

#MakeInIndia. 

9. MakeinIndia week is an 

opportunity to take stock of 

how we have performed and 

the road ahead to get the 

world to invest in India. 

10. There is an all round 

emphasis on ‘Ease of doing 

business’. 

11. Want to make India a 

global manufacturing hub. 

12. MakeinIndia campaign 

has the capacity to boost the 

Indian economy and brighten 

the global scenario. 

13. Make India your center, 

if you want the century to be 

your century. 

14. We want our young 

generation to be the job 

creators, not job seekers. 

15. ‘Make in India’ will be the 

biggest brand that India has 

ever created. 

16. This is the biggest multisectoral 

exhibition/event that 

India has ever done. 

17. The index of industrial 

production (IIP) for October 

stood at 9.8% versus 3.6% 

(month-on-month). 


IN BUSINESS 

DIPP Secretary Amitabh 

Kant shared a report of Invest 

India – a national investment 

promoting agency - entailing 

investment commitment 

made by several companies 

including Google, Microsoft, 

Amazon, General Electric, 

PepsiCo, Foxconn and 

Samsung. “We have already 

opened the economy 

across sectors to the world. 

We’re now showcasing, 

connecting and collaborating 

for manufacturing in the 

country,” Kant said 

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According to the report, 

‘Marquee Investments’, 

the country has a large 

electronics systems design 

& manufacturing (ESDM) 

market demand is projected 

at more than USD 90 billion 

in 2015 itself. Around 65% 

of the current demand for 

electronics products is met 

by imports and a “zero net 

import by 2020” has been 

set. 

Moreover, energy is 

expected to yield business 

worth USD 160 billion in India 

in the next five years. On an 

overall point of view, Make 

In India is apparently running 

successfully its primary 

stage. 

investment commitments 

worth Rs 15.2 lakh crore, 

with host state Maharashtra 

alone accounting for Rs 

8 lakh crore. Over 2,500 

international and 8,000 

domestic companies are 

claimed to have participated 

in the week-long multisectoral 

industrial event, 

apart foreign government 

delegations from 68 countries 

and business teams from 72 

nations. 

Ministers of Sweden, Finland 

and Deputy Premier of 

Poland, besides other foreign 

ministers. As many as 17 

states, mostly BJP-ruled 

ones, participated in the 

expo and there were over 50 

seminars. Gujarat, Madhya 

Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha 

and Punjab had dedicated 

state-centric sessions too. 

The week-long Make in India 

event here has secured 

The opening ceremony 

was also attended by Prime 


" 

The opening ceremony was also 

attended by Prime Ministers of Sweden, 

Finland and Deputy Premier of Poland, 

besides other foreign ministers. 

" 


Infocus 

Indian Union 

Budget 

54 


Pro-poor and growth oriented 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his third Union 

Budget, with an eye on supporting the small taxpayer and 

the small investor. The Minister has announced a slew of 

schemes and income tax exemptions. Affirming that the 

economy is right on track, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley 

presented the Union Budget for 2016-17 and cited that the 

CPI inflation has come down to 5.4% from 9 plus, he said it 

is huge relief for the public. 



Infocus 

Highlights of the union Budget 

56 

Tax 

>> Infrastructure and 

agriculture cess to be levied. 

>>Excise duty raised from 

10 to 15 per cent on tobacco 

products other than beedis 

>>1 per cent service charge 

on purchase of luxury cars 

over Rs. 10 lakh and incash 

purchase of goods and 

services over Rs. 2 lakh. 

>>SUVs, Luxury cars to be 

more expensive. 4% high 

capacity tax for SUVs. 

>>Companies with revenue 

less than Rs 5 crore to be 

taxed at 29% plus surcharge 

income at 45% incl. 

surcharge and penalties 

>>Excise 1 per cent imposed 

on articles of jewellery, 

excluding silver. 

>>0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan 

Cess to be levied on all 

services. 

>>Pollution cess of 1 per 

cent on small petrol, LPG 

and CNG cars; 2.5 per cent 

on diesel cars of certain 

specifications; 4 per cent on 

higher-end models. 

>>Dividend in excess of Rs. 

10 lakh per annum to be 

taxed at additional 10 per 

cent. 

Personal 

Finance 

>>No changes have been 

made to existing income tax 

slabs 

>>Rs 1,000 crore allocated 

for new EPF (Employees’ 

Provident Fund) scheme 

>>Govt. will pay EPF 

contribution of 8.33% for all 

new employees for first three 

years 

>>Deduction for rent paid will 

be raised from Rs 20,000 to 

Rs 60,000 to benefit those 

living in rented houses. 

>>Additional exemption of 

Rs. 50,000 for housing loans 

up to Rs. 35 lakh, provided 

cost of house is not above 

Rs. 50 lakh. 

>>Service tax exempted 

for housing construction of 

houses less than 60 sq. m 

>>15 per cent surcharge on 

income above Rs. 1 crore 

>>Limited tax compliance 

window from Jun 1 - Sep 30 

for declaring undisclosed 


Pollution cess 

of 1 per cent 

on small petrol, 

LPG and CNG 

cars; 2.5 per 

cent on diesel 

cars of certain 

specifications; 

4 per cent on 

higher-end 

models. 

Social 

a new initiative to provide 

cooking gas to BPL families 

with state support. 

>>LPG connections to be 

provided under the name of 

women members of family: 

Rs 2000 crore allocated for 5 

years for BPL families. 

>>2.87 lakh crore grants 

to gram panchayats and 

municipalities - a quantum 

jump of 228%. 

>>300 urban clusters to be 

set up under Shyama Prasad 

Mukherji Rurban Mission 

>>Four schemes for animal 

welfare. 

scheme for health cover upto 

1 lakh per family. 

>>National Dialysis Service 

Prog with funds thru PPP 

mode to provide dialysis at all 

district hospitals. 

>>Senior citizens will get 

additional healthcare cover 

of Rs 30,000 under the new 

scheme 

>>PM Jan Aushadhi Yojana 

to be strengthened, 300 

generic drug store to be 

opened 

Education 

Health 

>>Rs. 38,500 crore for 

Mahtma Gandhi MGNREGA 

for 2016-17 

>>Swacch Bharat Abhiyan 

allocated Rs.9,500 crores. 

>>Hub to support SC/ST 

entrpreneurs 

>>Government is launching 

>>2.2 lakh renal patients 

added every year in India. 

Basic dialysis equipment gets 

some relief. 

>>A new health protection 

>> Scheme to get 

Rs.500 cr for promoting 

entrepreneurship among SC/ 

ST 

>>10 public and 10 private 

educational institutions to be 

made world-class. 

>>Digital repository for all 


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school leaving certificates 

and diplomas. Rs. 1,000 

crore for higher education 

financing. 

>> Rs. 1,700 crore for 1500 

multi-skill development 

centres. 

>>62 new navodaya 

vidyalayas to provide quality 

education 

>>Digital literacy scheme to 

be launched to cover 6 crore 

additional rural households 

>>Entrepreneurship training 

to be provided across 

schools, colleges and 

massive online courses. 

>>Objective to skill 1 crore 

youth in the next 3 years 

under the PM Kaushal Vikas 

Yojna-FM Jaitley 

Energy 

>>National Skill Development 

Mission has imparted training 

to 76 lakh youth. 1500 Multiskill 

training institutes to be 

set up. Rs. 3000 crore 

>>earmarked for nuclear 

power generation 

>>Govt drawing 

comprehensive plan to be 

implemented in next 15-20 

years for exploiting nuclear 

energy 

>>Govt to provide incentive 

for deepwater gas exploration 

>>Deepwater gas new disc 

to get calibrated market 

freedom, pre-determined 

ceiling price based on landed 

Investments and 

infrastructure 

price of alternate fuels. 

to remain open all seven 

days in a week across 

markets. 

>>Rs. 55,000 crore for 

roads and highways. 

Total allocation for road 

construction, including 

PMGSY, - Rs 97,000 crore 

>>India’s highest-ever 

production of motor vehicles 

was recorded in 2015 

>>Total outlay for 

infrastructure in Budget 2016 

now stands at Rs. 2,21,246 

crore 

>>New greenfield ports to be 

developed on east and west 

coasts 

>>Revival of underserved 

airports. Centre to Partner 

with States to revive 

small airports for regional 

connectivity 

>>100 per cent FDI in 

marketing of food products 

produced and marketed in 

India 

>>Rs. 27,000 crore to be 

spent on roadways 

>>65 eligible habitats to be 

connected via 2.23 lakh kms 

of road. Current construction 

pace is 100 kms/day 

>>Shops to be given option 

>>Dept. of Disinvestment 

to be renamed as Dept. of 

Investment and Public Asset 

Management 

>>Govt will amend Motor 

Vehicle Act in passenger 

vehicle segment to allow 

innovation. 


MAT will be applicable for 

startups that qualify for 100 

per cent tax exemption 

>>Direct tax proposals result 

in revenue loss of Rs.1060 

crore, indirect tax proposals 

result in gain of Rs.20,670 

crore 

>>Nominal premium and 

highest ever compensation in 

case of crop loss under the 

PM Fasal Bima Yojna. 

Banking 

Agriculture 

Rs 60,000 

crore for 

recharging of 

ground water 

recharging as 

there is urgent 

need to focus 

on drought hit 

areas cluster 

development 

for water 

conservation. 

>>Total allocation for 

agriculture and farmer 

welfare at Rs 35984 crores 

>>28.5 lakh heactares of 

land wil be brought under 

irrigation. 

>>5 lakh acres to be brought 

under organic farming over a 

three year period 

>>Rs 60,000 crore for 

recharging of ground water 

recharging as there is urgent 

need to focus on drought hit 

areas cluster development 

for water conservation. 

>>Dedicated irrigation fund in 

NABARD of Rs.20.000 cr 

>>Banks get a big boost: 

Rs 25,000 crore towards 

recapitalisation of public 

sector banks. Jaitley says: 

Banking Board Bureau will 

be operationalised, we stand 

solidly behind public sector 

banks. 

>>Target of disbursement 

under MUDRA increased to 

1,80,000 crore 

>>Process of transfer of 

government stake in IDBI 

Bank below 50% started 

>>General Insurance 

companies will be listed in 

the stock exchange 

>>Govt to increase ATMs, 

micro-ATMs in post offices in 

next three years 

>>Author Information 

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FREEDOM FIGHTER 

Brave and 

Kind King, 

Chhatrapati 

Shivaji Maharaj 

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Chhatrapati Shivaji is one of the most progressive 

and sensible rulers in Indian history. The tales of 

his bravery are countless and stories of his victories 

innumerable. He was a great hero, saint, bhakta 

and a great king. 

S 

Shivaji was born around 1627 

A.D. (or 1630 A.D.), at a hill fort 

named ‘Shivneri’ located in the 

Puna city. His father was Raje 

Bhosale, who was Mercenary in 

the army of the Sultan of Bijapur. 

Shivaji was grown up under the 

care of his mother and Guru 

Dadoji Kondadev. 

Shivaji was brave and kind 

since childhood. He studied 

Mahabharata due to his 

great interest in the religious 

teachings. His mother and guru 

inspired him with the patriotic 

and noble ideas. Kondadev 

taught him the military training 

and the art of government. He 

was the founder of the Maratha 

Empire. He was famous for 

his bravery. Once the Nawab 


Shivaji Maharaj 


FREEDOM FIGHTER 

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" 

The first attack of Chhatrapati Shivaji was on 

the Fort of Torna, at the age of nineteen. It is 

about twenty km far away from Puna. 

of Bijapur send Afzal Khan, 

who carried an iron cage 

with him and entered into the 

territory of Shivaji. He sent 

him a fake message of peace 

to persuade Shivaji to meet 

him. But Shivaji was wise to 

his ways. He went prepared 

for a battle. He had fitted 

steel points in his left hand 

and a dagger in his sleeve. 

He tore open Afzal Khan’s 

stomach with steel points, 

and stabbed him in his back, 

as he was attacked. 

The first attack of Chhatrapati 

Shivaji was on the Fort 

of Torna, at the age of 

nineteen. It is about twenty 

km far away from Puna. He 

captured some other forts 

like, Singhagarh, Chakan 

Kondana, Rajgad and 

Purandar forts. Bijapur sultan 

arrested the father of Shivaji 

due to the rise of Shivaji’s 

power. Shivaji had occupied 

the fort of Javali and the 

northern part of Konkon 

in 1655, after rescuing his 

father from the prison of 

Bijapur sultan. 

Aurangzeb, a Mughal 

emperor sent Dilip Khan and 

Jai Singh to stop Shivaji. He 

was forced to sign the treaty 

of Purander, due to which, he 

had to give nearly 24 forts to 

the Mughal kings. Aurangzeb 

invited him to Agra and jailed 

him in there. He returned to 

his Kingdom after escaping 

from Agra. Shivaji recaptured 

the forts, those he lost due to 

the treaty of Purander. 

Shivaji was the head of 

his administration. He 

had eight members in his 

administration to help. He 

" 

has given the freedom to 

choose any religion in his 

empire. He had never 

collected taxes forcefully. 

Shivaji had built a strong 

army and is known as the 

“Father of Indian Navy”. He 

also introduced the guerrilla 

warfare tactics. 

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 

died on April 3, 1680 after 

suffering fever for 3 weeks, 

but the Marathas continued 

their struggle against the 

Mughal emperors under his 

successors. 


INDIAN YOGA 

64 

Saral Hasta Bhujangasana or 

Sahajahasta Bhujangasana 

(straight arm cobra pose) 

Cobra pose is one of the very powerful backward 

bending asana in Hatha Yoga. It has a huge 

amount of benefits which cover all the body 

systems. In this position the body takes the position 

of cobra, raising its body and preparing to strike. 


How to do 

1. Bring both the hands 

near the chest and place the 

palms on the ground with 

the fingers together pointing 

forward and thumbs pointed 

towards the body. 

2. The elbows should be 

raised towards the ceiling 

close to the body. 

3. Place the forehead on 

the ground. 

4. While inhaling slowly 

raise the forehead, bend the 

neck backwards and then 

slowly raising the shoulders, 

chest and abdomen from 

the ground until the arms 

are straight, very slowly, 

vertebrae by vertebrae, 

stretching backwards. 

5. Continue to maintain the 

asana, breath normally. 

6. Inhale and while exhaling 

slowly lower the abdomen, 

chest and finally the forehead 

on the ground using the 

support of the arms. 

7. Place the chin on the 

floor and return the arms 

back to the prone position. 

In this position the pressure 

is felt on the arms and hands 

as well as the lower back. 

Over time this pressure 

can gradually be placed 

more on to the lower back. 

One should try to raise the 

body up with the help of the 

spine. Once the final position 

is attained the arms are 

straight, the chest is forward 

and open, the shoulders and 

“ In this position 

the pressure 

is felt on the 

arms and 

hands as well 

as the lower 

back. 

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66 

neck are back and the heels 

are together. The neck is 

compressed and the throat is 

stretched. The facial muscles 

should be relaxed. The 

breathing should be normal. 

The lower back and stretch 

on the front side of the body. 

The arch of the back, relaxing 

the lower back and normal 

breathing. Also on abdomen 

and chest while breathing in 

a relaxed way through chest. 

Do’s 

1. Try and keep the arms 

straight, palms on the 

ground. 

2. Try and keep the knees 

and ankles together, toes 

pointed. 

3. Gaze towards the ceiling. 

4. You can lift the hips 

and thighs if the back is not 

flexible. 

5. Open the chest; pull the 

shoulders backwards and 

downwards. 

6. Relax the lower-back 

and raise the hips if you 

experience pain in lowerback. 

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Don’ts 

1. Have any distance 

between the legs. 

2. Let the shoulders hunch 

upwards towards the ears. 

Benefits 

1. Helps to remove 

backache and neckache 

as well as keeping the 

spine supple and healthy. 

By arching the spine blood 

circulation is increased to 

that region toning the nerves 

along the spinal column and 

improving the communication 

between the brain and the 

rest of the body. 

2. The pressure on the 

abdomen is also beneficial 

to the abdominal organs and 

in particular the digestive 

organs, it stimulates the 

appetite, relieves flatulence 

and constipation. 

3. Tones the kidneys, 

which help with purification of 

blood, removing any stagnant 

blood and improving the 

health of the whole body. 

4. Strengthens the adrenal 

glands, which is responsible 

for secretions of adrenaline, 

cortisol and othe stress 

hormones, the balancing 

effect on the hormone 

secretions is the benefit of 

asanas. 

5. Tones the liver, making 

it beneficial for those with a 

sluggish liver. 

6. Helps the functioning 

of thethyroid gland, which 

is responsible for metabolic 

activities. 

7. Expands and opens the 

chest, which encourages 

deep breathing as well as 

helping to correct rounded 

shoulders. 

“ Swatikasana 

is good for 

meditation, 

for those who 

find it difficult 

to sit in more 

classical 

poses like 

Padmasana 

and 

Siddhasana 

“

8. Useful for slipped disc 

and sciatica as it relieves the 

pain and can also relocate 

the slipped disc. 

In normal day-to-day life we 

do a lot of forward bending 

but not much backward 

bending, therefore it is good 

to practice for a healthy back 

and to give a general balance 

to the body. 

Benefits for Women 

Tones the ovaries and 

the uterus and helps to 

alleviate gynaecological 

disorders such as leucorrhea 

(irregular vaginal discharge 

due to an imbalance in 

oestrogen), dysmenorrhoea 

(painful menstruation) 

and amenorrhoea (absent 

menstruation). 

Asana is good for 

1. Therapeutic applications 

2. Back ache 

3. Neck pain 

4. Gynaecological disorders 

5. Anorexia 

6. Flatulence 

7. Constipation 

8. Sluggish liver 

9. Impure blood 

10. Stress 

11. Slipped disc 

Precautions and 

Contraindications 

1. Should not be practiced 

by those with severe 

problems of the spine, 

stomach ulcers, hernias or 

pregnant women. 

2. should be practiced 

with care for those with stiff 

backs and for those who are 

menstruating. 

3. Not recommended for 

people with heart diseases. 

4. Should not be practiced 

by those who have 

undergone surgeries of 

spine, brain, abdomen, heart 

and lungs. 

Duration 

1. To begin with, this asana 

should be held for 5 to ten 

seconds. 

2. It can be repeated 3 to 

5 times, depending on the 

individuals capacity. 

3. With practice, the 

number of repetitions can be 

increased. 

4. At this point reduce the 

number of repetitions, but 

increase the time. 

5. Gradually increase the 

time to 1 minute. 

6. After more practice the 

time can be increased up to 3 

to 5 minutes. 


life style 

How to 

prepare for a 

68 

blind date 

Are you planning for a blind date with 

someone, you have not met before? Blind 

dates may not be easy to go on, but do 

not worry. Here are some must know 

suggestions, that will help you to prepare 

yourself for a blind date. 

Know the person who is fixing 

you up (matchmaker): 

If your matchmaker knows you, your 

values, likes and dislikes, they will 

have a good handle on what would be 

a good blind date. Do not hesitate to 

Communicate with your matchmaker 

about your proposed meeting. 

Start with a phone call: 

You should talk on the phone, before 

going out on a blind date, it is important 

to talk to your forthcoming date on the 

phone, listen to his/her voice and ask 

about his/her background, hobbies and 

interests, so when you go on that first 

date, though it is blind, it is not in the 

dark. 



life style 

Planning and 

Preparation: 

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Even though, it is a blind date, 

you need to be planned and 

prepared yourself in advance. 

Wear a nice outfit which 

makes you feel comfortable 

and confident, have some 

conversation topics and 

ensure that you know the 

venue well, that you are going 

to like. 

Meet at a public or 

open place: 

You have not met that person 

before, so, always decide to 

meet at a public place like 

a restaurant, a local coffee 

shop, or even a crowded 

shopping plaza. 

Be Punctual: 

Whenever you are going for a 

blind date, make sure that you 

are arriving before the time, 

at least a few minutes before. 

During this time, you can 

primp your hair and straighten 

your outfit. 

You have 

not met that 

person before, 

so, always 

decide to 

meet at 

a public 

place like a 

restaurant, a 

local coffee 

shop, or even 

a crowded 

shopping 

plaza. 

Limit alcohol intake: 

May be your nerves can tempt 

you to take that one calming 

drink, override that impulse 

and meet your date with 


clarity. 

Don’t Complain 

everytime: 

You should always try to be 

positive at the date, don’t 

complain. If he complains, 

then switch to another 

subject. 

No expectations: 

Throw out any or all 

expectations, it is the better 

way to make yourself 

happy. If you find something 

interesting then its good, but 

don’t feel bad, while having 

disappointment. Do not think 

too much about the date 

and make yourself busy with 

other works. 

Be Real: 

Do not pretend anything, just 

be yourself what you are in 

actuality. This is by far and 

the most important rule of 

the blind date. 

Don’t be rude: 

If you find your date is a 

boring person, just opposite 

to your expectations. Try to 

be calm and don’t behave 

rude at that moment. 


Relationship 

72 


A Gift 

Guide to your 

Loved ones 

The immense of love you have on your 

loved ones, would not allow you to 

compromise in selecting them the 

gifts. You would want to give 

them the best and you lose 

yourself sometimes, in 

finding the definition for 

that best. 


Relationship 

If you are facing such problem, here are the 

few tips to select a perfect gift to five different 

people, whom you developed feelings for. 

1. An office crush: 

If you are in search of a gift for your crush at your work place, then 

remember, things like gold necklaces, crisp Oxford shirts, or 

perfumes are utter dangerous. The gift should be in such 

a way that, even though your fellow office mates or boss 

comes to know about it, they do not doubt your relation and 

take it only as a professional gesture. 

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Try something as a small token of your love. It need not 

necessarily be a gift card, but if they have something like a 

desk collection, add a little something that blends in. The gifts 

like these, will make them think about you, even when you are not 

in their surroundings. 

2. Girl/guy you came across, in outlet you 

visit regularly: 

Make sure that he/she knows the difference from you 

and a regular customer, who pays the bill and leaves 

the counter. Make all the gestures to let them know 

that you are trying to get him/her. 

Realize and alert yourselves knowing that they are 

on their job and you do not create a harassment 

atmosphere. Instead, use a greeting card to mention 

your name and phone number and put it near to them. 

The rest follows, if he/she is for you.you open up. 


3. If dilemma is their dearest 

Who doesn’t have the people, who give out mixed and 

confused feelings, when the opposite person expresses 

their love. It is not an exaggeration, if I say, most of the 

girls are manufactured in this confused factory itself. 

If you want to get some sort of clarity from the people 

like those, gifting a book or movie you would like to 

share, is perfect. A classic movie, or an elegantly 

bound book from a charming used-only retailer, has an 

unforgettable allure. If you want to cut the stalemate (one 

way or the other), an explicitly romantic present, like a single 

rose with a handwritten note, will do the trick. 

4. If quarrels dominate love: 

You hardly remember the loving days in your 

relationship, as quarrels dominate it. In such relation, 

where you still cannot afford to lose, gift a truly 

thoughtful gift like the book they lost, or tickets for the 

concert, they die for or a snack they love but is hard to 

find. 

5. If they do not expect anything 

You are blessed to have a partner who hardly expects 

anything from you. The partners like these, would feel 

happy, if do some rare things like donating money 

to the needy and other charity works in their name. 

Orelse who knows a gift from you turns a tradition, if 

he/she likes it. Try it and get the best of love. 

Finally, it is not the value of the gift, but the amount of love, your 

partner should feel, through the gift you gave them. If you find one 

such person, you need not look back in your life again. 


Love & Romance 

76 


5 Differences 

Between Love 

and Attachment 

Love and attachment are one and the same!!! 

Not really! Did you feel the same? If so, let us 

explore few things and find out how different 

they are. 


Love & Romance 

5 Differences between 

Love and Attachment 

1. Selfish 

In love, you are only 

concerned about making 

the other person happy and 

explore the ways to make 

her stay happy with you. You 

do not emotionally blackmail 

your partner nor manipulate 

or dominate them in any 

manner. 

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On the contrary, coming to 

attachment, you are focused 

upon the ways in which they 

can make you happy. You 

expect more from them and 

even tries to control them to 

avoid abandonment. 

Instead of confronting your 

own issues, you utilize your 

partner to improve your selfesteem 

and fill a void within 

you. You want them to bring 

you the happiness in your life 

and if they failed to do, you 

become frustrated. 

2. Command 

“Bring out your originality, try 

to be true to yourself.” This 

is what you can hear from 

the other person, if they love 

you. You will never be afraid 

to expose your weaknesses. 


You want your partner to grow along 

with you, when you are in love. Your 

partner stimulates your growth, and 

you do the same for them 

If at all the things go 

unfavorably with you, and get 

divorced from your partner, 

you still want them to be 

happy, through their life, if it 

is love. 

But if it is just an attachment, 

you develop hatred after 

getting separated and wishes 

them to face tough situations 

without you, in their life. 

5. Ego 

Trust takes you both and 

becomes a powerful catalyst 

for personal growth. 

Love never commands you. 

Your partner’s ability to accept 

you for who you are and 

encourage you to pursue your 

dreams allows you to let go of 

the need to control their life. 

Attachment on the contrary, 

masters the commanding 

power. You hate your partner 

spending time with their 

friends, play mind games, 

or put an unhealthy level of 

focus on pleasing them. You 

constantly try to manipulate 

them to stay with you, giving 

least concern to their feelings. 

3. Growth 

You want your partner to grow 

along with you, when you are 

in love. Your partner stimulates 

your growth, and you do the 

same for them. 

But in an attachment, you 

restrict both your growth and 

your partner’s, as your urge 

to control and your inability 

to solve your own problems, 

makes you do so. 

4. Durability 

The ego is an utter enemy of 

love. Your relationship helps 

to reduce your ego, fosters 

your growth, and boosts to 

love your partner more. The 

relationship you have with 

your partner brings out the 

positive changes in both. 

More importantly, you’ll both 

have the courage to share 

your weaknesses, expose 

your vulnerabilities, and 

communicate from the heart. 

In attachment, ego does all 

the damage. This is why 

many people repeatedly 

fall into a stream of 

disappointing relationships, 

each of which involves the 

same, recurrent problems. 

Finally, you are now in 

a dilemma and came to 

a conclusion that, all the 

feelings you are showing 

on your partner since long 

comes under attachment 

category, rather than love. 

Isn’t it? 


Indian Travelogue 

80 

Bagh Caves 

excellence of craftmanship 

Bagh is a small town in the district of Dhar in the state of 

Madhya Pradesh, India. These caves are located at the distance 

of 95 kms from Dhar district of Central Indian state Madhya 

Pradesh; these southern hill slopes are famous as “Vindhyas” in 

Kukshi tehsil of Dhar districts. 

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These caves adjacent to the 

Baghini River, depict many 

Buddh sculptures like Viharas 

stupa and Boddhisattvas. 

How to reach 

By Air: Though Bagh 

Caves doesn’t have 

direct air connectivity, Indore 

(IDR), is the biggest Airport in 

Madhya Pradesh in addition to 

International connectivity. one 

can get wide air connectivity 

for all major cities of India like 

Mumbai, Bhopal, and Delhi 

from here or for here. Delhi, 

which is the National Capital 

of India is at a distance of 

894 km from Indore, and from 

Delhi on can board the flight 

for any destination abroad or 

domestic. Major Air carriers 

like Spice jet, Air India, Indigo, 

Jet Airways provides their air 

services widely inbound and 

outbound for all major Indian 

cities and abroad. 

By Train: The 

nearest railway 

station is Indore, 

which is approx 160 km 

from The Bagh Caves. 

Indore railway station lies 

in the Chennai-Mumbai rail 

route. There are few trains 

from various destinations to 

Indore. 

By Road: After 

reaching either 

Railway station or 

Airport of Indore, one can 

hire private buses for Dhar 

or hire Taxis from Indore to 

direct Bagh cave as caves 

are not adjoining the main 

way and so a turn will be 

taken after Sardarpur ahead 

to Dhar on the way to Bagh 

caves. If you are taking 

bus from Indore to Dhar 


Indian Travelogue 

you should pick the option of 

private taxi from Dhar to Bagh 

caves as there is no public 

transport available for caves 

separately. 

History 

82 

Ever since Buddhism arose 

in India, many monuments, 

sculptures, Buddha Temple’s 

construction and started 

spreading across the nation 

and worldwide. Siddhartha 

Gautama, also known as 

Buddha, the founder of 

Buddhism, was born in 

Lumbini, Nepal. Buddhism 

Starts spreading in India from 

ancient Magadha, now Bihar. 

Bagh Caves is one of the 

finest examples of Buddhism 

culture in western Madhya 

Pradesh of Central India. They 

are popularly known as Bagh 

Caves located on the bank 

of a seasonal stream called 

Baghani. It is a tributary river 

for Narmada river. 

Of the whole vast galaxy of monuments 

that antiquity has bequeathed to India, 

none are more remarkable or more 

interesting to the archeologists than her 

rock-hewn shrines and monasteries 

In the words of John Marshall, 

“Of the whole vast galaxy of 

monuments that antiquity has 

bequeathed to India, none 

are more remarkable or more 

interesting to the archeologists 

than her rock-hewn shrines 

and monasteries”. Bagh 

Caves consists of 9 wonderful 

caves, built out of rock cutting, 

dating between 400 and 

700 AD. These caves are 

surrounded with the beautiful 


paintings, having a similar 

touch to Ajanta Caves in 

the North of the adjoining 

Maharashtra state. There 

are only 2 groups of cave 

temples where we can see 

the murals of 5rh century 

CE or before, first in Ajanta 

& secondly in Bagh. Ajanta 

& Ellora have got their due 

popularity, but Bagh caves 

have been into oblivion from 

tourists and common people 

which is its ill-fate. Buddhist 

monks resided here and used 

this place for meditation and 

religious congregation. 

The use of the word “cave” is a 

bit of a misnomer, since these 

are not natural, but instead 

examples of Indian rockcut 

architecture. The Bagh 

Caves, like those at Ajanta, 

were excavated by master

craftmen in the perpendicular 

sandstone rock face of a hill 

on the far bank of a seasonal 

stream, the Baghani. Of the 

nine caves, only five have 

survived. All of them are 

‘viharas’ or monasteries 

having a quadrangular plan. A 

small chamber, usually at the 

back, forms the ‘chaitya’, the 

prayer hall. Most significant 

of these five extant caves is 

the Cave 4, commonly known 

as the Rang Mahal (Palace of 

Colors). 

The paintings on the walls 

and ceilings of the viharas 

of Bagh, the fragments of 

which are still visible in Cave 

3 and Cave 4 were executed 

in tempera. The ground is 

prepared with a reddishbrown 

gritty and thick mud 

plaster, laid out on the walls 

and ceilings. Over the plaster, 

lime-priming was done, on 

which these paintings were 

executed. Some of the most 

beautiful paintings were on 

the walls of the portico of 

Cave 4. To prevent further 

loss of the values of Indian 

classical art, most paintings 

were carefully removed 

in 1982 and today can be 

seen in the Archaeological 

Museum of Gwalior. 



Indian history 

Harshavardhana 

84 

Prabhakara Vardhana 

was the first king and the 

founder of the Vardhana 

dynasty. The downfall of the 

Gupta Empire resulted into a 

number of small independent 

kingdoms in North India. 

There was a kingdom at 

Thaneswar, that was ruled by 

the Vardhana dynasty. It was 

the capital of Prabhakara 

Vardhana kingdom. Now, it is 

a small town situated in the 

vicinity of Kurukshetra in the 

Haryana state of India. 

The first king had two sons, 

named Rajya Vardhana and 

Harsha Vardhana and only 

one daughter, Rajyasree. 

Prabhakara Vardhana died 

after a few years and his son 

Rajya Vardhana succeeded 

him, but the enemies 

murdered him soon and then 

Harsha became the ruler of 

Thaneswar in A.D. 606. He 

ruled the Kingdom up to A 

D 647. Harsha Vardhana 

defeated the kings of Kanauj 

and Malwa. 

Harsha Vardhana was a great 

Emperor of India. He ruled 

over the northern parts of 

India for a period 40 years. 

His Kingdom was spread 

over the states of Bengal, 

Punjab, Odissi and across the 

Indo-Gangetic plain. Harsha 

extended his empire from 


the Himalayas in the North to 

the Narmadha in the South 

and Bay of Bengal to the 

Arabian Sea. He was a great 

scholar and very much fond 

of literature. Three dramas 

named Nagananda, Ratnavali 

and Priyadarshika were 

written by him. Bana was the 

chief scholar in this court. 

The famous writings of Bana 

are Kadambari and Harsha 

Charita. 

King Harsha Vardhana 

had shifted his capital from 

Thaneswar to Kanauj. He 

defeated Sasanka, the ruler of 



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Harsh Varshana was defeated 

by the Chalukya King of Vatapi, 

Pulakesi II, during the 630 BC. 

The Vardhana Dynasty came 

to an end with the death of 

Harshavardhana, after ruling 

over the Indian subcontinent for 

more than 41 years. 

Bengal and captured Eastern 

Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and 

Odissi. He also took over the 

Dhruvasena and Ganjam parts 

of the modern Odissi State. 

Farmers paid 1/6th of their 

produce as taxes to the 

government during the period 

of Harsh Varshana. There 

was no death penalty during 

his period. Harsha Varshana 

was very generous, he had 

given all his personal wealth 

and belongings in charity, in 

the Prayag Kumbh, that was 

happened one in every five 

years. 

Initially, Harsha Vardhana was 

the follower of Hinduism, but 

later he became a Buddhist 

and followed Mahayana 

Buddhism. He worshiped the 

Lord Siva and Sun God. Harsh 

Varshana was defeated by 

the Chalukya King of Vatapi, 

Pulakesi II, during the 630 BC. 

The Vardhana Dynasty came 

to an end with the death of 

Harshavardhana, after ruling 

over the Indian subcontinent 

for more than 41 years. Harsha 

Vardhana died in A.D.647 

and the empire was split into 

many small states. As he did 

not have any heirs, his empire 

rapidly collapsed into small 

states again. 


Harsha extended his empire from 

the Himalayas in the North to the 

Narmadha in the South and Bay of 

Bengal to the Arabian Sea. 


Technology 

88 


Affordable smartphone with 

Best features for the price 

Le eco 1s 

LeTv, currently referred to as LeEco, 

introduced 2 smartphones- LE Max and 

LE 1S at an event in Delhi. On the other 

hand the LE 1S smartphone prices Rs 

10,999 with 32GB storage. 

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The LeEco Le 1S is Powered by 

MediaTek Helio X10Soc clocked at 

2.2GHz Octa-Core processor with 

PowerVR G6200 GPU. The device 

sports a 5.5-inches Full HD (1920*1080) 

in-cell display with slim bezels. It has 

3 GB RAM and 32GB internal memory 

and there is no MicroSD card slot for 

memory expansion. Runs on Android 

5.0 Lollipop based EUI 5.5 and it 

might be upgraded to Android 6.0 

Marshmallow in future. It has a 13MP 

rear camera and a 5 MP front camera. 

The battery is of 3000 mAh. 


Technology 

Full Specifications of Le 1s: 

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Phone : LeEco (LeTV) Le 1s 

Other Names : LeTV 1S X500 

Manufacturer : LeEco 

Announced : January 2016 

Status : Available - January 2016 

Colors : Silver, Gold 

Form Factor : Candybar 

Dimension : 151.1 x 74.2 x 7.5 mm 

Weight : 169 g 

2G Network : GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 

SIM 1 & SIM 2TD-SCDMA 

3G Network : HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 

/ 2100 

4G Network : LTE band 1(2100), 

3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 

40(2300), 41(2500) 

Messaging : SMS, MMS, EMail, IM 

Build Features : Fingerprint Sensor 

Display 

Type : IPS LCD capacitive 

touchscreen 

Colors : 16M colors 

Size : 5.5 inches [BROWSE 

SIMILAR] 

Resolution : 1080 x 1920 pixels 

Pixel Density : 401 ppi 

Multi-Touch : Yes 

Accelerometer Sensor : Yes 

Proximity Sensor : Yes 

Hardware and OS 

OS : Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) 

Processor : Octa-core 2.2 GHz 

Cortex-A53, Mediatek Helio X10 MT6795T 

GPU : PowerVR G6200 


RAM : 3 GB 

Internal Memory : 16/32 GB 

External Memory : No 

Camera 

Resolution : 13 MP, 4128 x 

3096 pixels 

Flash : Yes 

Features : Phase 

Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, 

Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR, 

Panorama 

Video : 2160p (4K), 

1080p@30fps 

Secondary : 5 MP, 720p 

Connectivity 

and Data Rate 

GPRS : Yes 

EDGE : Yes 

3G & 4G : HSPA, LTE 

Bluetooth : v4.1, A2DP, LE 

WI-FI : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ 

ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 

USB : MicroUSB v2.0 

GPS : Yes, with A-GPS, 

GLONASS, Beidou 

Browser : HTML5 

User Memory 

Phonebook : Practically unlimited 

entries and fields, Photocall 

Call Records : Practically unlimited 

Internal : 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 

Card Slot : No 

Multimedia 

3.5 mm Jack : Yes 

Radio : FM radio 

Java : No 

Games : Yes + Downloadable 

Loud Speaker: Yes 

Battery 

Type : Li-Po Battery 

Capacity : 3000 mAh 

Important Apps 

Social Networking : Yes 

Calendar : Yes 

Document Viewer : Yes 

Voice Recording : Yes 

Voice Commands : Yes 


Automobiles 

The New Maruti 

Vitara Brezza SUV 

Soon to Hit Indian Roads 

92 

Maruti Vitara Brezza compact SUV is going to be 

launched within the Indian market by the end of 

March 2016. The media drives are going to happen 

between March 8 – 11, 2016. 

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Maruti Suzuki dealers 

have already started taking 

bookings for the vehicle at a 

token amount of Rs. 21,000. 

To be positioned below the 

S-Cross premium crossover, 

the Vitara Brezza are Maruti’s 

initial ever sub-4 meter 

compact SUV within the 

country. 

Unveiled at the Delhi Auto 

Expo, the Maruti Brezza 

sub-compact SUV is 

predicted to be priced from 

Rs. 7 lakh – Rs. 10 lakh (exshowroom, 

Delhi). At this 

value, Maruti’s sub-compact 

SUV will compete against 

the Mahindra TUV300, Ford 

EcoSport. In contrast to 

the S-Cross crossover and 

Baleno premium hatchback, 

the Vitara Brezza are sold 

through regular Maruti Suzuki 

dealerships across the state. 

The Maruti Suzuki Vitara 

Brezza is also the primary 

product from the Indo- 

Japanese auto manufacturer 

that has been developed 

completely in India from the 

ground up by its in-house 

R&D team diode by CV 

Raman, executive director, 

Engineering, Maruti Suzuki. All 

the choices and judgments on 

the Maruti Brezza were taken 

by Maruti’s Indian R&D team 

with no validation from the 

parent company based out of 

Japan. The vehicle has been, 

conceptualized, designed 

and developed in 3.5 years, 

informs the company. 

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza 

are offered in six variants – 

LDi, LDi (O), VDi, VDi (O), 

ZDi and ZDi+ – all powered 

by a 1.3-litre, 89bhp, diesel 

engine. This power-engine 

had been borrowed from 

the company’s mid-sized 

sedan Ciaz. Transmission 

duties are taken care of by 

a 5-speed manual casing. 

Though, an AMT unit may 

also return as a possibility at 

a later stage. The vehicle’s 

higher trim ZDi comes 

loaded with Smartplay 

infotainment with CarPlay, 

built-in navigation with 

Mapcare, reverse parking 


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camera and control with 

steering mounted controls. 

All these picture options are 

offered on different new-age 

Maruti Suzuki cars in India 

together with the S-Cross 

and the Baleno. 

The base variant of the 

Vitara Brezza, LDI, gets 

Bluetooth-enabled system, 

speed sensitive door locks 

and driver airbag protection 

alongside an extra SUV 

body-kit, whereas, the 

optional and higher variants 

are equipped with passenger 

airbags and ABS (anti-lock 

braking system) with EBD 

(electronic brake-force 

distribution) to the car. 

Maruti Vitara 

Brezza Mileage 

Powered by the 1.3L DDiS 

200, that powers the Baleno, 

S-Cross & Swift, the Maruti 

Vitara Brezza is expected 

to return mileage of over 

25kmpl, which will make it 

one of the most fuel-efficient 

SUVs in the country. 

Maruti Vitara 

Brezza LDi 

Specifications 

Powered by the 1.3L DDiS 200, 

that powers the Baleno, S-Cross & 

Swift, the Maruti Vitara Brezza is 

expected to return mileage of over 

25kmp 

Type – 1.3-litre Multijet 

Diesel 

Maximum Power – 89bhp @ 

4,000rpm 

Maximum Torque – 200Nm 

@ 2,000rpm. 

Transmission – 5-speed 

manual gearbox 

Maruti Brezza 

Dimensions 

Length – 3,995mm 

Width – 1,790mm 

Height – 1,640mm 

Wheelbase – 2,500mm 

Ground Clearance – 198mm 

Maruti Suzuki Brezza Engine 

Details 


Boot Space – 328-litres 

Seating Capacity – 5 

Passengers


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VAASTU CORNER 

Vastu for 

Couple Bedroom 

ideal for a healthy family relationship 

Couple’s bedroom should be such that 

the ambience affects in strengthening the 

relationship created out of nuptial bonds. What 

matters in a healthy familly is their eternal ties 

and to maintain a good relationship. 

Bedroom is a hub to unwind 

stress and carry out different 

activities of life. For a couple 

choosing the bedroom in 

an appropriate direction is 

important for many reasons 

such as to prevent untimely 

death of spouse, bad health, 

miscarriage in women, better 

and early conception etc. 

The following Vastu 

tips are to be 

considered: 

1. Couples bedroom should 

ideally be located in North-west 

or South west portion of house. 

2. Couples Bedroom in the 

North-west is ideal if couple 

is not elder in the family while 

South-west is most ideal if the 

couple is elder. 

3. Avoid South-east corner 

as it can lead to frequent 

clashes and quarrels. 


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Vastu for couple bedroom 

4. Couples must sleep with 

their head towards South and 

feet in North. 

5. Do not keep exposed 

mirror in the couple’s bedroom. 

6. Television screen, 

computer screen and other 

exposed mirrors should be 

veiled when not in use. 

7. If possible, avoid TV and 

computer in couple’s bedroom 

because the electromagnetic 

rays and vibrations from 

electronic objects may create 

stress and tension. 

8. Any kind or size of mirror 

should be shunned in couple’s 

bedroom, especially in the front 

of bed and even at the side of 

bed. 

9. Fresh flowers should 

be kept in couple’s bedroom 

which symbolizes blooming of 

love and fragrance of flowers 

will help keeping the relation 

afresh. 

10. Do no install scary or nude 

pictures and images in the 

couple’s bedroom. 

Couples 

bedroom can 

have light 

and bright 

colours on wall, 

which help to 

create better 

understanding 

among 

partners. 

couple’s bedroom, because 

this place is called as Eshaan 

corner which is ideal for 

pooja room and constructing 

bedroom can have undesirable 

effects on couple’s married 

life, such as untimely death 

of spouse, health diseases 

and miscarriage or problem in 

conceiving. 

12. Couples bedroom can have 

light and bright colours on wall, 

which help to create better 

understanding among partners. 

11. Avoid North-east for 


Indian Spiritual 

Srimad Bhagavad Gita 

Chapter – 3 Verse – 9 

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Do your work as a sacrifice to 

almighty, otherwise work binds 

one to this material world. 

Sloka: 

yajnarthat karmano ‘nyatra loko ‘yam karma-bandhanah 

tad-artham karma kaunteya mukta-sangah samacara 

Word to word Meaning 

yajña-arthāt—only for the sake of Yajña, or Viṣṇu 

karmaṇaḥ—work done; anyatra—otherwise 

lokaḥ—this world; ayam—this; 

karma-bandhanaḥ—bondage by work ; tat—Hi; 

artham—for the sake of; karma—work; 

kaunteya—O son of Kuntī; mukta-saṅgaḥ—liberated 

from association; samācara—do it perfectly; 


Verse meaning 

Work done as a sacrifice for 

Viṣṇu has to be performed, 

otherwise work binds one to 

this material world. Therefore, 

O son of Kuntī, perform 

your prescribed duties for 

His satisfaction, and in that 

way you will always remain 

unattached and free from 

bondage. 

Explanation 

One has to work even for the 

simple maintenance of the 

body. Everyone in the world 

is locked and bound to the 

material existence by actions. 

Lord Krishna states ‘yagnaartaht’, 

sacrifices done for 

the Supreme Lord without 

expectation of reward are 

exempt from bondage. Actions 

should be performed in a way, 

without desires, with firm faith 

and dedication to the Supreme 

Lord. 

Lord Krishna states, muktasangah, 

meaning free from 

attachment. Inappropriate 

are the actions that crave for 

desires due to attachment. 

Appropriate are the actions 

that are free from desires and 

attachment. All actions should 

be performed as a sacrifice 

to the Supreme Lord and 

no sacrifice should ever be 

performed with an intention for 

reward. 

Living entities being bound 

to material nature by their 

actions refers to actions which 

are contrary to divinity and 

righteousness as delineated 

in Vedic scriptures. Instead of 

working hard to acquire funds 

for self gratifying endeavours, 

which causes one to bound 

in the material existence. 

Activities performed as an 

offering to the Supreme Lord 

known as yagna or sacrifice 

should be performed which 

are not bound to the material 

nature. 

One who has realised the 

effulgent Supreme Lord 

becomes free from all 

bondage. The smrti scriptures 

also state that jivas, living 

entities are bound by actions 

and declare that all actions are 

ropes of bondage. Everyone 

is bound by their actions but 

the actions that are prescribed 

in the Vedic scriptures as an 

offerring to the Supreme Lord 

cause no bondage. 


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Attukal is a Hindu pilgrimage centre in 

Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, 

India. It is situated about two kilometres to 

the south east from Sree Padmanabhaswamy 

Temple in Thiruvananthapuram City 

The Goddess in the temple of Attukal 

is worshipped as the Supreme 

Mother, creator of all living beings 

and the mighty preserver as well as 

destroyer of them all. 

Mythgology 

Attukal Bhagavathy is supposed 

to be the divinised form of 

Kannaki, the famous heroine of 

Chilappathikaaram, written by Ilanko 

adikal, the Tamil Poet. The story 

goes that after the destruction of 

the ancient city of Madurai, Kannaki 

left the city and reached Kerala 

via Kanyakumari and on the way 

to Kodungalloor took a sojourn 

at Attukal. Kannaki is supposed 

to be the incarnation of Parvathy, 

the consort of Lord Shiva. The 

all powerful and benign Attukal 

Bhagavathy reigns eternally supreme 

at Attukal and nurses devotees as a 

mother does to her children. 

Attukal ponkala or 

festival 

Experience the euphoria of religion, 

faith and beliefs during the Attukal 

Pongala festival celebrated at 

the renowned Attukal Bhagavathi 


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temple in Kerala’s capital 

city of Thiruvananthapuram. 

Only women are allowed to 

participate in the Ponkala 

ritual. Right from the night 

before the Ponkala day, 

thousands of women, 

regardless of religious faith, 

assemble at the temple 

premises and on either side 

of the roads leading to the 

shrine, to make the Pongala 

offering. Devotees from 

across the country and even 

from abroad to participate in 

the ritual. 

‘Ponkala’ or making of 

payasam or ‘gheer’ or 

sweet pongal is the most 

important festival of Attukal 

Bhagavathy Temple. 

Ponkala (literally means 

to boil over) is a ritualistic 

offering of a sweet dish 

consisting of rice porridge, 

sweet brown molasses, 

coconut gratings, nuts and 

raisins. The ten-day- long 

celebration commences in 

the Malayalam month of 

Makaram-Kumbham (Feb - 

March) on the Karthika star. 

Ponkala ceremony is on the 

auspicious day of Pooram 

star which coincides with the 

full moon. 

(Kannaki Charitam) during 

the “Kappukettu ceremony”. 

The story invokes the 

presence of Kodungallur 

Bhagavathy and the slaying 

of the Pandyan King. The 

song will continue for all the 

nine days preceding Ponkala. 

The event of the Goddess 

annihilating the Pandyan 

King is accompanied by 

much sound and fury of 

the temple drums and 

“Vaykurava” by devotees, 

immediately followed by the 

lighting of the hearths for the 

preparation of the offering for 

the Goddess. 

" 

Ponkala’ or 

making of 

payasam or 

‘gheer’ or 

sweet pongal 

is the most 

important 

festival 

of Attukal 

Bhagavathy 

Temple 

" 

The festival commences 

with the musical rendering 

of the story of the Goddess 


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ground for observing Pongala 

rituals for more than 2.5 

million women devotees 

assembling from different 

parts of Kerala and outside. 

The ceremony is exclusively 

confined to women 

folk and the enormous 

crowd, which gathers 

in Thiruvananthapuram 

city on this auspicious 

day is reminiscent of the 

Kumbhamela Festival of 

North India. 

The congregation of women 

for the attukal pongala has 

earned the distinction from 

the guiness book of world 

record in 2009. 

On the ninth day of the festival 

the world famous Attukal 

Pongala Mahotsavam takes 

place. The entire city along 

with the temple premises and 

houses of people irrespective 

of caste, creed and religion, 

open fields, roads, commercial 

institutions, premises of 

Government offices etc. 

emerges as a consecrated 

This festival commemorates 

the victory of Good over 

Evil, by the slaying of 

Pandyan King. Throughout 

the festival an atmosphere 

of celebration and festivity 

prevails and there are the 

solemn observances such 

as the regular conduct of 

Bhajans, musical concerts, 

ballets depicting folk and 

temple arts etc. in the temple 

premises. This is symbolic 

of the philosophy that 

human and divine affairs are 

interwoven so minutely in all 

its disquisitions. Processions 

of colourful floats of the deity 

from all around, carried with 

pomp and devotion by the 

devotees congregating in the 

temple premises provides a 

pleasing experience. 


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Collection 

at Charity-show 



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Manish Malhotra showcased his latest textile 

collection with Katrina Kaif for the Sahachari 

Foundation. He mesmerized the crowd yet again, 

with his showstoppers Katrina Kaif and Aditya 

Roy Kapoor, in beautiful clothes embroidered with 

regal threadwork. The bollywood couple looked so 

perfect together, it would be a treat to watch their 

upcoming movie: Fitoor. 

Katrina Kaif looked bold and in great shape for this 

mirror work lehenga choli by Manish Malhotra 


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Neerja 

When Neerja was said to be a biopic based 

on the real life brave heart ‘Neerja Bhanot’, 

several felt Sonam would not suit for such 

realistic brave role. 

However, the makers still went forward 

believing in Masakkali girl and finally, their 

confidence was kept up by Sonam, giving 

a flawless performance. Being regarded as 

the top most movie of Sonam, the success 

and appreciations gave a good boost to the 

actress to plan several other women based 

biopics. If the same trend continues, even 

the heroes would have no other option to 

concentrate on some male biopics, as they 

would find hard to convince an actress to act 

beside them as the heroine. 

Director 

Ram Madhvani 

Music 

Vishal Khurana 

Cast & Crew 

Sonam Kapoor 

Shabana Azmi 


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A mere adoption of a popular script like 

‘Great Expectations’ and making it as a 

film, does not do it all. The popularity of that 

script even carries a lot of responsibility. 

In that lines, Fitoor could not do well. Most 

of the emotions in the film are the artistic 

kind of nature or to say far from the reality. 

That is the reason, one finds it tough to 

relate it personally and so tagged Fitoor as 

an intellectuals entertainer rather than a 

layman’s. 

However, Aditya Roy Kapur’s performance 

is the only hope for one to turn to the 

theaters and again Katrina Kaif is a let 

down, for her poorly narrated character. 

Director 

Abhishek Kapoor 

Music 

Amit Trivedi 

Cast & Crew 

Aditya Roy Kapur 

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krishna gadi veera 

prema gadha 

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha might be 

the only film, that received a unanimous positive 

talk from all over the world after a long time in 

Tollywood. Right from the first show itself, along 

with the audience, all the reviews declared 

the movie to be a super hit. With this film, now 

the so called natural star even opened up his 

market in the mass areas. The film is doing well 

in the ‘C’ centres too, giving a hope to Nani, to 

do the mass films with the big makers from now 

on. 

The well planned screenplay, including healthy 

comedy and attractive narration skills, makes 

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, a sure 

watchable. 

Director 

Hanu Raghavapudi 

Music 

Vishal Chandrasekhar 

Cast & Crew 

Nani 

Mehrene Kaur 


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Neerja 

3.5/5 

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The naturally 

narrated 

family 

drama has 

been lovely 

and slowly 

the focus 

moves 

towards the 

major plot. 

Story : 

Neerja Bhanot (Sonam Kapoor) 

aspires to become an air hostess 

or a model and she dreams big. 

With great support from her 

family, Neerja Bhanot becomes 

independent and well matured 

in thoughts. Finally she turns air 

hostess and it is her big day. The 

very first flight takes her to an 

unusual incident when a batch of 

terrorists hijacks the flight carrying 

300 passengers. Neerja struggles 

a lot to save the passengers and 

the rest of the film is how Neerja 

Bhanot saves their lives sacrificing 

her life forms the story of Neerja. 

Watch the film on silver screen to 

completely know about it. 

Analysis : 

The first half of Neerja has been 

well written and it takes some 

time to bring an impression on the 

characters. The naturally narrated 

family drama has been lovely and 

slowly the focus moves towards 

the major plot. The movie has been 

narrated with good pace and it 

never comes down throughout. The 

director made sure that he added 

enough commercial elements. On 

the whole the first half of Neerja 

has been completely impressive. 

The second half of Neerja too 

continued the same pace and the 

audience stick towards their seats 

waiting for the next interesting 

episode. 

Final Word: 

Neerja is a movie that should not 

be missed. A great narration with 

some stupendous performers on 

board makes Neerja a must watch. 



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Krishna gadi veera Prema gadha 

3.75/5 

Krishna Gaadi 

Veera Prema 

Gaadha is a 

must watch film 

this weekend. 

Nani’s natural 

performance 

and the flawless 

direction make the 

film sit on the top. 

Story : 

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema 

Gaadha is the story of Krishna 

(Nani) who opposes violence who 

is quite shy and stays under rated. 

He has a cute world and he loves 

Mahalakshmi (Mehrene) from his 

childhood. But Krishna keeps his 

love under the wraps because 

of her brother Rama Raju who is 

a goon in the town. Time comes 

when Krishna will be assigned a 

mission. This is the time David 

Bhai (Murali Sharma) enters the 

country and gets caught by ACP 

Ashwin (Sampath Raj). The rest of 

the movie is about the mission of 

Krishna and his relation with David 

Bhai and ACP. 

Analysis : 

The first half of the movie has 

been pleasant with lot of feel and 

loads of entertainment. Krishna 

Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha 

has a very cute untouched love 

story which gets connected to 

everyone. The character of Krishna 

and Mahalakshmi have been 

well written which are the major 

highlights. The songs have been 

placed well and the music has been 

melodious. With all the ingredients 

mixed well, the first half of Krishna 

Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha 

makes the audience completely 

satisfied. 

The second half of the film too 

carries the same pace with huge 

dose of emotional drama though 

the entertainment levels come 

down. The action episodes have 

been shot well and Nani delivered 

out his best for the movie. 

Final Word: 

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema 

Gaadha is a must watch film 

this weekend. Nani’s natural 

performance and the flawless 

direction make the film sit on the 

top. 


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Kshanam 

A perfect and 

engaging 

thriller which is 

worth watching 

which will end 

up minting 

some good 

commercial 

figures too. 

Story : 

Kshanam is the story of a baby 

girl Riya who goes missing. Her 

mother Swetha (Adah Sharma) 

searches for the baby in all the 

available ways and before she 

loses hope she calls up Rishi 

(Adivi Sesh) who was once her 

boyfriend. Swetha seeks help 

of Rishi who flies back to India 

from to USA to find her missing 

daughter. In this process he 

comes to know about many 

unusual things about Swetha and 

her husband. He starts searching 

for Riya and slowly comes out 

with a clue after which he gets 

another. The rest of the movie is 

about finding Riya and if Swetha 

really has a daughter called Riya. 

Watch Kshanam to know about the 

complete story. 

Analysis : 

Kshanam is an unusual concept 

that has been written well, framed 

well and projected well with lot of 

interest. The audience will stick to 

their seats eagerly waiting for the 

next twirl that comes as they have 

lot to get surprised. The process 

of searching a baby girl has been 

narrated in an interesting way and 

the complete movie has been laced 

with loads of human emotions 

that touch you. A mother’s pain, a 

father’s restlessness and a guy’s 

struggle has been told in the best 

available way with Kshanam. The 

complete first half of Kshanam will 

leave you amazed throughout and 

the audience get habitual of the 

next twirl and they get prepared for 

the coming suspence. 

Final Word: 

Kshanam is sure a lesson for many 

mindless pot boilers that we have 

seen recently. 

3.5/5 



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Miruthan 

2.75/5 

The pace in the 

second half gets 

a little slower, 

sometimes, 

making one 

wonder if there 

would be a 

respite at all 

from the ghastly 

happenings on 

screen. 

Story : 

Jayam Ravi plays a traffic cop 

in Ooty where he lives with his 

baby sister Vidya (Baby Anikha). 

Catastrophe arrives in the town 

in the form of a sudden outbreak 

of a virus attack that proves more 

dangerous than expected. What 

happens later on? Is there a 

way out? Is respite in the offing? 

Miruthan deals with all these 

answers. Watch the film to know 

about it completely. 

Analysis : 

the director spreading his premise 

neatly. There is the brother-sister 

sentiment that could work for 

emotion-seeking audience although 

it is a little difficult to digest a small 

girl mouthing age-inappropriate 

dialogues. 

The pace in the second half gets 

a little slower, sometimes, making 

one wonder if there would be 

a respite at all from the ghastly 

happenings on screen. There are 

also occasions when Miruthan 

takes on the form of hero-building 

exercises way too far and it 

appears to be a one man army 

battling against the hordes of 

affected populace. 

Final Word: 

Miruthan is sure a new experience 

for those who have never seen 

Hollywood zombie films. A decent 

work from Jayam Ravi and Shakthi 

Sounder Rajan. 

The first half breezes past with 


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ARIES 

Sun enters in Aries on the 21rst of March and Mercury also on the 23rd, expect your 

level of energy to jump high after these dates. The beginning of the month is confusing 

in your relationship with a group of friends, it looks like there are some gossips or embarrassing 

secrets and you are in the middle. Aries have a tendency to speak out too fast or too loud, be 

careful, stay discreet and keep confidences to yourself. 

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GEMINI 

Career is priority in March, you will 

be highly focused on your future. 

Promotion or change of company, 

you are obsessed by the desire of 

progressing. The opportunities are finally 

happening and you are open to anything 

that can make you happier at work. You 

are ready to work hard, you have no 

problem with that, you want something that 

is interesting and exciting, with incentives 

also, recognition and money. 

CANCER 

Use your creativity and imagination 

at work, you will find solutions 

to problems that are becoming 

obsessive. You have to make extra efforts to 

be part of your team or interact with people 

inside your company, it will work, so it is 

worth being engaging. Little by little you will 

be closer and know some of your coworkers 

better. You spend more time with a sibling 

or a cousin talking about childhood, good 

memories 

TAURUS 

Friendship is going to keep 

you busy this month of March, 

birthdays, engagement 

parties, newborn babies to celebrate, 

housewarming, any opportunities to 

celebrate anything that is an important 

moment to share with your friends. You 

are ready to organize the events and it 

is a pleasure to do so. At work, some 

reorganization are being prepared, don’t 

stress 


LEO 

March is a month of great 

transformation in your life. Single, a 

relationship starts to become more 

important than you thought at the beginning, 

love is in the air for you Leos. You feel more 

alert, happy and energetic than ever. If you 

are in a couple, you get a great chemistry 

between the 2 of you, as good as the first 

days. Mars and Saturn are in your love 

sector and it gives passion and depth

VIRGO 

Jupiter is excellent for you in March. Virgo, you are all about love and long lasting 

relationship. A new story may be turning into long lasting one, take it step by step 

but the more you find common ground, the happier you get. For once you let optimism win in 

your heart. Doubts may come later, but not now. You enjoy your life, one day at a time. And 

if you put a little weight on, it does not matter as you are feeling so good in your body. 

SCORPIO 

Such a romantic month for you 

Scorpios. Single may meet 

somebody unexpectedly and it 

creates such a strong attraction that you are 

obsessed, you may spend too much money 

on clothes, perfumes, creams and everything 

that makes you look your best. In a couple, 

you just think about vacation together, sea, 

sex and sun. At work, you are not the most 

motivated person 

AQUARIUS 

The planetary power is getting ready 

to shift from the East to the West 

this month, but in the meantime the 

planets are mostly in the East – but not an 

overwhelming percentage. Personal initiative 

and independence still matter and can still 

lead to success. Some 90 per cent of the 

planets are in forward motion most of the 

month 

SAGITTARIUS 

You are very close to your family 

in March, you visit the ones who 

don’t live in the same town as you, 

you call to get news, and you organize 

dinners with as many relatives as you can. 

Sharing important moments, making photos 

of you and your parents or grandparents, 

eating together, it means a lot to you. Love 

is important also and Mars and Saturn in 

Sagittarius bring intensity 

CAPRICORN 

You feel like learning something 

new this month. You will jump at 

any opportunity of getting a training. 

If it is paid by your company, it is better of 

course, but if not, you will still find a good 

deal. Your mind is open. You overcome also 

some childhood complex and that leads you 

to take some risks. Family relationships will 

be tense and you may oppose 

LIBRA 

Work, work, work, this is your 

life until March 20th. It piles up 

endlessly, you feel overwhelmed but 

you don’t complain, you try doing your best. 

Don’t hesitate to ask for assistance, no need 

to play the card of doing it all by yourself. You 

are not going to look better by doing so. By 

the end of the month, love is getting priority 

again. Your sweetie will appreciate to be 

number one again. 

PISCES 

Venus, Mercury, Sun, south node 

and Neptune are in Pisces almost 

the whole month, you are in an 

important month, and lots of events will 

happen, many choices will be offered in love 

and work. It can be confusing as the month 

will be very active in many directions at the 

same time. Like meeting somebody new for 

love the same day as a new job is offered. 

Accept the intensity of the rhythm. Take 

some vitamins if necessary. 


Yellow Pages 

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CCTV and cameras 

Dharans International 

Technologies Pvt Ltd 

Ameerpet 

Flat B3-2, 3rd Floor, 

KVR Enclave, Ameerpet, 

Hyderabad - 500016 

Ph: 8885444188 , 040 - 

40110366, 40110370 

Email: sanjeev@ditech. 

co.in 

I Dfens 

Basheerbagh 

3-6-305/8, 2nd 

Floor, Avanthi Nagar, 

Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 8886002223 , 040 - 

23221717 

Email: contact@idfens. 

com 

Cherith Enterprises 

Kukatpally 

Flat No 102, Star B 

Aparment, Kings Baker 

Lane, Bhagyanagar 

Colony, Kukatpally, 


Ph: 9848846833, 

9848846835. 

Email: cherith901@ 

yahoo.co.in 

Airtech Systems 

Punjagutta 

3-6-305/8, 2nd 

Floor, Avanthi Nagar, 

Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 9848035525 , 040 - 

66845582 

Email: airtechsystems@ 

hotmail.com 

ARRK Solutions 

Masab Tank 

10-3-11/3/2, Street No 

2, Castle Hills, Masab 

Tank, Hyderabad - 

500034 

Ph: 9885931993 , 040 - 

63543030 

Email: sales@arrk.in 

Roi Techno Solutions 

Trimulgherry 

301, Block A, Sumitra 

Apartment, Airlines 

Colony, Trimulgherry, 

Secunderabad - 500015 

Ph: 9985660000, 

9618838333 

Email: info@ 

roitechnosolution.com 

R K Security Systems 

New Bowenpally 

Plot Number 6B, Phase- 

II, Sancharpuri Colony, 

New Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9299998700, 

9247033009 

Email: rksecuritysystems@ 

gmail.com 

Ray Technologies 

Ram Nagar 

12-11-684, Third Floor, 

Adikmet, Ram Nagar, 


Ph: 9246218097, 

9963720898 

Email: raytech@in.com 

Phoenix Integrators 

Hyder Basti 

#5-2-45, 2nd Floor, R 

P Road, Hyder Basti, 


Ph: 9848185109, 

9705355338 

Email: kiran@phoenixint. 

in 

Doctors 

Deepa Shah 

M.P.T(Bombay),miap 

Somajiguda 

#209, Maheswari 

Chambers, Somajiguda, 


Ph: 9391046240 

Siri Dental Hospital 

Upperpally 

Shop.2 Pillar No 

184, Pnr Apartment, 

Upperpally, Hyderabad - 

500008 

Ph: 9849123490 

Email:dr_krekesh@ 

yahoo.com 

D.K.Reddy 

Himayath Nagar 

3-5-900, Near Telugu 

Academy, Himayath 

Nagar, Hyderabad - 

500029 

Ph: 40 - 23220997 

Vasan Dental Care 

Banjara Hills 

Plot Number 6B, Phase- 

II, Sancharpuri Colony, 

New Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9299998700, 

9247033009 

Email: rksecuritysystems@ 

gmail.com 

P Siva Reddy Eye 

Hospital 


3-5-886, Himayath 


500029 

Ph: 9989010105, 

8096665550 

Email: psreye@gmail.com 

G V S Rao’s E N T Super 

Speciality Hospital 

Punjagutta 

Half Road, Housing 

Board Colony, Punjagutta, 


Ph: 9849085060 , 040 - 

23416077 

http://www.raosentcare. 

com 

Clear Vision Eye Hospital 


3-5-272, NVK Towers, 

Himayath Nagar, 


Ph: 8008888511 , 040 - 

23225386 

Email:info@clearvision. 

co.in 

Sri Sai Indira Dental 

Hospital 

Nalla Kunta 

2-2-1130/26/A/3/A/3, 

1st Floor, Shivam Road, 

Prasanth Nagar 

Ph: 9849236737 , 040 - 

27668280, 

Email:info@ 

srisaiindiradental.com 

Ent & Eye Nurisng Home 

Sarojini Devi Road 

111, Karan Centre, 

Sarojini Devi Road, 


Ph: 9059311554 , 040 - 

27848166 

Email: drbsraoent@yahoo. 

com 


Yellow Pages 

Home needs 

Casa Marketing Private 

Ltd 

Gachibowli 

1-70/c, Rajiv Nagar, 

Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 

500032 

Ph: 9246833316, 

9246833313 

Email: cmplhyd@gmail. 

com 

Airpro Hvac Systems 

Bowenpally 

Plot no 19 1st Floor, SBI 

Colony, Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9652655505 , 040 - 

64515209 

Email:airprohvacsystems@ 

gmail.com 

Audio Video Solutions 

Begumpet 

Shop No 4, My Home 

Tycoon, Life Style 

Building, Begumpet, 


Ph: 9000093807 , 040 - 

30724037 

Email:jayapal.avs@gmail. 

com 

Avis Electronics 

RP Road 

8-1-401/2, CBR 

Complex, RP Road, 


Ph: 9849844187 , 040 - 

27703723 

Email:aviselectronics@ 

gmail.com 

Anand Electricals 


3-6-474/2, Himayath 


500029 

Ph: 9848761762 , 040 - 

65345457 

Email:anandelectronics@ 

gmail.com 

Vishal Shopping Centre 

Nallakunta 

2-2-647/4/a/3, Shivam 

Road, Nallakunta, 


Ph: 9848119361, 

9949003162 

mail:vsc1986@gmail.com 

S S Aircon 

Fathe Nagar 

House No 10-1-201/1, 

Pipeline Road, Fathe 


500018 

Ph: 9959599962 , 040 - 

23778675 

mail: 

ss_aircon@yahoo.co.in 

Cooling Solutions 

Picket 

Plot No.54, Lakshmi 

Nagar Cly, Picket, 


Ph: 9848123520, 

9848123522 

Email:coolsol2007@ 

rediffmail.com 

Chill Aircon 

Malakpet 

#16-2-705/6/9, 

Basappa Building, 

Malakpet, Hyderabad - 

500036 

Ph:9849084399, 

9849084339, 

9246155390 , 

040 - 66715539 

Email:chillaircon_123@ 

yahoo.co.in 

Jewellery & watches 

Central Watch Company 

Abids 

Station Road, Abids, 


Ph: 9849842736 , 040 - 

24743618 

Email:arun.lalwani6@ 

gmail.com 

Kamal Watch Company 

Pvt Ltd 

Mahatma Gandhi Road 

1, Mahatma Gandhi 

Road, Secunderabad - 

500003 

Ph: 9246268440 , 040 - 

27722008 

Email:kamal1969@ 

kamalwatch.com 

Yumegifts 

Basheerbagh 

402, IV Floor, Babukhan 

Estate, Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 040 - 23220990 

Email:vinod@yumeindia. 

com 

Ethos 

Serilingampally 

G-4, 5 And 6, Survey No 

64, Inorbit Mall Mandal 

Ranga Reddy Madhapur 

Village Hyderabad 

Ph: 9550460155 , 040 - 

40202881, 40202882 

Email:einh@ethoswatches. 

com 

Abid Watch Co 

East Marredpally 

Shop No 13,Lakshmi 

Plaza Complex, Next 

To Shenoy Nursing 

Home, Entrenchment 

Road, East Marredpally, 


Ph: 9642244088, 

9848467283 

Home cleaners 

SEM Enterprises 

Attapur 

MIG-185, Kushan Bagh, 

Mushak Mahal, Attapur, 


Ph: 8801678456, 

9346273763 

Email:sem_enterprises78@ 

rocketmail.com 

Modicare Success Centre 

Sarojini Devi Road 

202 Kala Mansion, 

Secunderabad, Sarojini 

Devi Road, Secunderabad 

- 500003 

Ph: 040 - 27842302 

Email:modisec@hd2.vsnl. 

net.in 

Cleangem 

Begumpet 

1-11-271/1, Gagan 

Vihar Colony, Begumpet, 


Ph:8008754199 , 040 - 

27760666 

Email: cleagem.in@gmail. 

com 

Spotless House Cleanning 

Services 

Banjara Hills 

Road No 7, Banjara Hills, 


Ph: 9603397111 

Email:spotlessfacility.msr@ 

gmail.com 


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