Wishesh Magazine August 2016

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WISHESH 

AUGUST MAGAZINE 2016 

VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 8 

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Tharus 

Innocent and loving 

Kids story 

Naughtines at helm 

Immigration 

Sons of soil bill 

Theresa May 

Bold and Beautiful 

Dispensing the darkness 

Guru Poornima 

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Indian Diaspora 

Kaithoon 

Bhotiyas 

Tharu 

20-23 

Cover Story 

Guru Poornima 

24-27 

Story for Kids 

Krishna 

CONTENTS 

10 - 11 

Kaithoon 

20- 23 

Guru Poornima 

28-29 

Healthy Living 

Power of Healthy living 

30-31 

Indian Food 

Kootu Curry 

32-33 

Nri profile 

Nikesh Arora 

40-41 

Desi News 

Burhan Wani killed 

28- 29 

Power of Healthy 

living

44- 45 

In Focus 

42-43 

In Business 

30 percent annual local 

sourcing Exempted 

44-45 

In Focus 

Dr. Zakir Naik The terror 

monger 

48- 51 

Indian 

Yoga 

46-47 

Freedom Fighter 

Chandra Shekhar Azad 

48-51 

Indian Yoga 

Sarvangasana 

58-59 

Romance 

52-55 

LifeStyle 

Successful Lifestyle 

56-57 

Relationship 

Enjoying Relationship 

58-59 

Romance 

Successful Romantic 

Relationship

60-67 

Travelogue 

Allahabad 

68-71 

Indian History 

Shishunaga Dynasty 

CONTENTS 

60- 67 

Allahabad 

76-79 

Mahindra Scorpio 

A 

72-73 

Technology 

Vitamin B2 to safely 

store Electricity 

74-77 

Automobiles 

Mahindra Scorpio ‘Intelli- 

Hybrid’ 

78-79 

Indian vasthu 

Colours can Influence 

Life 

80-81 

Indian Spiritual 

Bhagavad Gita 

68-71 

Shishunaga 

Dynasty

82-83 

marnath Yatra 

82-83 

Indian Events 

Amarnath Yatra 

84-89 

Fashion 

Lakmé Fashion Week 

104-105 

Hollywood 

Tea News 

90-91 

Mohenjo 

Daro 

90-95 

Special Movie 

Mohenjo Daro 

Rustom 

Janatha Garage 

96-103 

Movie Review 

Sultan 

Dishoom 

Kabali 

104-105 

Hollywood Tea News 

Brooklyn Beckham 

Lindsay Lohan 

Jennifer Lopez 

108-109 

Star Gazing

INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART 

10 

Kaithoon 

Village of 

Handlooms 

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Kaithoon is a small village situated around 17 

KM from Kota. Kota formerly known as Kotah, 

is a city in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 

located 240 kilometers (149 miles) south of 

state capital, Jaipur situated on the banks of 

Chambal River. 

Kota is one of the most 

important cities of Rajasthan 

province and is included in 

the top 3 cities of Rajasthan 

with Jaipur and Jodhpur. 

Kota is famous for Kota 

stone, sand stone, Kota 

Sarees, coaching classes 

and 24 hours water supply, 

it’s heritage monuments, as 

well as for the scenic beauty 

of the areas lying alongside 

the Chambal River. 

Kaithoon is renowned for the 

specialized designer hand 

woven saris named as Kota 

Doria saris. These saris are 

hand woven with real gold 

threads. The textile weaving 

rules this place. The majestic 

dress materials from 

Kaithoon are of high quality 

cotton fabrics. These are 

made exquisite and richer 

by designer fashions and 

embroidery with real gold 

and silver threads. 

Kaithoon is dominated 

with Muslim population. 

The handloom industry in 

Kaithoon is also by Muslims. 

A Master Weaver who 

is having many weavers 

under him will be the person 

who will purchase the yarn 

and dye it and give to the 

weavers. The weavers will 

weave according to the 

instructions of the Master 

Weaver and give the finished 

product to the Master 

Weaver. The Master Weaver 

in turn makes the payment 

to the weaver by selling 

the product to wholesale 

dealers. 

Usually the whole family of 

the weaver will be involved 

in the making of handloom 

products, by contributing 

themselves from the 

spinning of yarn to thread 

and loading in the weave 

and during the weaving. In 

Kaithoon mainly pitlooms 

are used for weaving. A live 

view of the hand weaving 

with fast and attractive 

hand movements will be 

an amazing experience in 

Kaithoon. 

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INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION 

12 


Bhotiyas 

of 

Uttarakhand 

Uttarakhand Bhotiya are an ethno-linguistic group 

of people residing in the upper Himalayan valleys of 

the Kumaon and Garhwal divisions of Uttarakhand 

state, India. These include the Shaukas of Kumaon 

and Tolchhas and Marchhas of Garhwal. 

Their name, Bhotiya, derives 

from the word ‘Bod’, which is the 

Classical Tibetan name for Tibet. 

Bhotiya is the name used by the 

Constitution of India. The name 

Bhutia is also sometimes used, 

though it more commonly refers to 

the Sikkimese people. 

The Bhotiyas speak Almora and 

other languages belonging to 

the Tibeto-Burman family. Their 

dialects are mutually unintelligible 

to the Kumaoni and Tibetan people. 

Owing to the social process of 

Sanskritization, many of them have 

intermarried with the Hindus over 

the years. Most of the Bhotiyas 

practice a combination of Tibetan 

Buddhism, Bon, and Hinduism. 

Hindu gods such as the weather 

god Gabla, Runiya, and Suniya, 

are worshiped to protect their 

animals from disease. Sidhuwa 

and Bidhuwa are worshiped to find 

lost animals. 

The Bhotiyas live in the Trans 

Himalayan region and have their 

own rituals and customs. The 

Bhotiya Tribes of Uttarakhand have 

their typical dances like “Dhurang” 

and “Dhuring” which are connected 

to the death ceremonies and 

passing away of some person. 

The Bhotiya Dance is aimed at 


INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION 

liberating the soul of the 

dead person which they 

believe rests in the body of 

a goat. The Bhotiya Dance 

of Uttarakhand is quite 

similar to the dance styles 

of Himachal Pradesh or the 

hunting dances of Nagaland. 

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Bhotiya Dance is a ritual 

which falls under the 

traditional customs and 

rituals of the Bhotiyas 

of Uttarakhand. One 

of the ancient tribes of 

Uttarakhand, the Bhotiyas 

observe their rites and rituals 

and have preserved their 

customs even after all these 

years. 

The Bhotiyas are identified 

as Raghuvanshi Rajput 

and prefer to be referred as 

Thakur or Rajvanshi. The 

Bhotiyas may be the original 

immigrants to north Oudh in 

the period of Nawab Asaf- 

Ud-Dowlah (1775 to 1797). 

The Bhotiyas are closely 

related to several other 

groups and ethnic 

boundaries are porous. One 

group is the Bhutia, the main 

ethnolinguistic group of the 

northern part of the Indian 

state of Sikkim. A second 

is the Uttarakhand Bhotiya 

of the upper Himalayan 

valleys of the Kumaon 

and the Garhwal divisions 

of Uttarakhand. These 


” 

The Bhotiyas are identified as 

Raghuvanshi Rajput and prefer 

to be referred as Thakur or 

Rajvanshi. The Bhotiyas may be the 

original immigrants to north 

Oudh in the period of Nawab Asaf- 

Ud-Dowlah (1775 to 1797). 

” 

include the Shauka tribe of 

Kumaon, the Tolchhas and 

the Marchhas of Garhwal. A 

third related group are the 

Dzongkha speaking Ngalop, 

the main ethnolinguistic 

group of Bhutan. The 

Bhotiyas are also related to 

several dispersed groups 

in Nepal and the adjacent 

areas of India including the 

Tibetans and Sherpas. 

Bhotiya marriages are similar 

to Hindu weddings. When 

the bride’s palanquin arrives 

at her husband’s house, 

gods are worshiped and then 

she is admitted to the house. 

Rice, silver or gold is put in 

the hands of bridegroom, 

which he passes on to the 

bride. She places them in a 

winnowing fan, and hands 

them as a present to the wife 

of the barber. This ceremony 

is known as Karj Bharna. 

A man may have not more 

than three wives. The first 

wife is the head wife, and 

she inherits an additional 

one tenth of the husband’s 

estate. 

The Bhotiyas have distinctive 

funerary traditions. Young 

children who die of cholera 

or snakebite are buried 

while others are cremated. 

There is no fixed burial 

ground and no ceremonies 

are performed at the time of 

burial. The wealthy keep the 

ashes for lowal to several 

streams, while others bury 

them. After cremation, a 

stalk of kusha (grass) is 

fixed in the ground near a 

tank of water and sesamum 

is poured on it for ten days. 

This makes it a refuge for 

the deceased’s spirit until the 

rides are completed. 


INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE 

16 

Tharu 

Forest people 


The Tharus are 

an ethnic group 

indigenous 

to the Terai, 

the southern 

foothills of 

the Himalayas 

in Nepal and 

India. They 

are spread 

in Khatima, 

Rampura, 

Sitarganj, 

Kilpuri, 

Nanakmatta 

and Banbasa 

etc. 

They are also divided into 

gharana or gotra which they 

call ‘kuri’. Main kuris are 

Badvayak, Battha, Rawat, 

Britiya, Mehato and Dahait. 

Tharu’s call themselves a 

migrant from Chittor. Local 

perception about them is 

during the war with Mughal, 

Ranas of Chittor sent their 

queens and princess’ with 

their confident servants 

in hiding to Terai area to 

save them from the insult of 

Muslims. 

Rana was defeated and 

their kingdom was lost. 

The queens and Princess’ 

married their servants over 

a period of time and their 

descendants are called 

Tharhu or Tharu. Perhaps 

this is the reason for being 

Tharus as a Women centrist 

society. 

Tharus keep their houses 

very clean. Every house has 

a ‘chaupal’ or ‘Bangala’, a 

place for guests. They do 

not allow outsiders inside 

their house. The place to 

keep the foodgrains is called 

‘Kotiya’. The place to keep 

drinking water is called ‘Ata’. 

They do not let anybody 

touch it. Women are called 

‘Bayyarbani’ and girls ‘Lalli’. 

Rituals like Namkarna, 

Janeo or upnayan are not 


INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE 

prevailing in their society. 

Marriages are arranged by 

parents in the childhood 

itself which is performed in 

the following four steps:- 

1. Apana - Paraya: It is like 

engagement ceremony. 

The family of boy goes to 

the house of girl and offer 

them some gur or sweets 

and fishes. If the father of 

the girl accepts it and says 

“Ram, Ram Samdhi”, then 

the proposal is accepted and 

gur is distributed amongst 

near and dears. 

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2. Bat Kahi : When the boy 

and girl are grown up, The 

family members of the boy 

goes to the house of girl 

again which is normally 

10 –15 days before the 

marriage. It is normally 

on Sunday or Thursday. 

Sweets etc are gifted and 

wine is served with dinner. 

This ritual is also known as 

Pichhaucha. 

3. Vivah : It is generally 

performed on a Sunday 

or Thursday of the Hindu 

month of ‘Magh’. They 

neither call a Brahmin 

or worship any god in 

the marriage. A basket 

containing five cloths, Fish, 

Curd and a pot of water 

and a lamp (Diya) is kept 

at a place and the couple 


Most Rana Tharus prefer living 

in Badaghar called long houses 

with big families of many 

generations, sometimes 40-50 

people. 

take seven rounds. After 

marriage, the bride goes to 

the house of groom for one 

day and returns back to her 

parents. 

4. Chala : After a few 

months of marrage i.e. either 

in Chaitra or Baisakh, the 

bride goes to her husbands 

place. 

The Tharus themselves say 

that they are the people of 

the forest. In Chitwan, they 

have lived in the forests for 

hundreds of years practicing 

a short fallow shifting to 

cultivation. They plant rice, 

mustard, corn and lentils, 

but also collect forest 

products such as wild fruits, 

vegetables, medicinal plants 

and materials to build their 

houses. Hunt deer, rabbit 

and wild boar and go fishing 

in the rivers and oxbow 

lakes. 

Most Rana Tharus prefer 

living in Badaghar called 

longhouses with big families 

of many generations, 

sometimes 40-50 people. All 

household members pool 

their labour force, contribute 

their income, share the 

expenditure and use one 

kitchen. 


COVER STORY 

Guru 

Poornima 

20 

obeisance to teachers 

Gurur Brahmaa Gurur Vishnu 

Gurur Devo Maheshwarah 

Guru Saakshaat Parabrahma 

Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah 

“Guru is creator Brahma; Guru is preserver 

Vishnu; Guru is also the destroyer Siva and 

he is the source of the Absolute. I offer all my 

salutations to the Guru”. 



COVER STORY 

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Guru Purnima is an Indian 

festival dedicated to spiritual 

and academic teachers. 

This festival is traditionally 

celebrated by Hindus, Jains 

and Buddhists, to pay their 

respects to their teachers 

and express their gratitude. 

The festival is celebrated on 

the full moon day (Purnima) 

in the Hindu month of 

Ashadha (June–July) of 

the Shaka Samvat, as it is 

known in the Hindu calendar 

of India. This day marks the 

first peak of the lunar cycle 

after the peak of the solar 

cycle. 

Hindus attach paramount 

importance to spiritual gurus. 

Gurus or teachers are often 

equated with God and are 

always regarded as a link 

between the individual and 

the Immortal. Just as the 

moon shines by reflecting 

the light of the sun and 

glorifies it, all disciples can 

dazzle like the moon by 

gaining from their Gurus. 

The word “Guru” in Sanskrit 

is translated as “dispeller 

of darkness.” Hence the 

Guru dispels the darkness 

of ignorance and leads the 

aspirants on the path to 

enlightenment. The day of 

Guru Purnima is traditionally 

the time when seekers offer 


Hindus attach paramount 

importance to spiritual gurus. Gurus 

or teachers are often equated with 

God and are always regarded as a 

link between the individual and the 

Immortal. Just as the moon shines by 

reflecting the light of the sun and 

glorifies it, 

the Guru their gratitude and 

receive the blessings. 

On this day of 19th July 

2016, the auspicious 

occasion of ‘Guru Poornima’ 

all spiritual aspirants and 

devotees worship Vyasa 

in honor of his divine 

personage and all perform 

a ‘puja’ of their respective 

spiritual preceptor or 

‘Gurudevs’. 

This day is of deep 

significance to the farmers, 

for it heralds the setting 

in of the much-needed 

rains, as the advent of cool 

showers usher in fresh life 

in the fields. It is a good 

time to begin the spiritual 

lessons. Traditionally, 

spiritual seekers commence 

to intensify their spiritual 

‘sadhana’ from this day. 

The period ‘Chaturmas’ 

(“four months”) begins 

from this day. In the past, 

wandering spiritual masters 

and their disciples used to 

settle down at a place to 

study and discourse on the 

Brahma Sutras composed 

by Vyasa, and engage 

themselves in Vedantic 

discussions. 

Hindus show much respect 

to their gurus. Gurus are 

often regarded as Gods. The 

Shvetashvatara Upanishad 

(6/23) tells : 

“Yasya deve para bhaktir 

yatha deve tatha gurau 

Tasyaite kathitaa hi arthaaha 

prakashante mahatmanaha” 

Guru is to be worshiped in 

the same manner as the 

deity - God, to attain all there 

is, to attain on the path of 

God-realization. When we 

realize this, then there is a 

need to search for someone 

to teach you - the Guru! 


STORY FOR KIDS 

24 


Krishna 

and 

his naughtiness 

When Krishna grew a little older, at 

around five, six years of age, his butter 

stealing pranks got more organized 

and people who were losing their 

butter got more and more distressed. 

Constantly, people were coming to his 

mother and complaining, “Your boy, 

please keep him at home!” 

So, mother Yashodha scolded 

him, but he had his way with 

her. If she scolded him, he 

knew how to cry immediately. 

He would put his face down on 

the floor and just cry and bawl, 

waiting for her to attend. 

He even goes to the extent of 

saying, “I did get angry but not 

like other people. When other 

people got angry, for example 

my elder brother Balarama, 

he screamed, he stamped his 

foot, he paced up and down; 

I could see he was wasting 

a lot of his energy. Even my 

mother used to get angry. 

When she really got angry she 

wasted her energy knitting her 

brows, twitching her nose and 

throwing herself around. I did 

not get angry like that. I just 

got angry to the extent it was 

necessary.” 

He continued to play all his 

tricks but one day he got a 

real scolding. Then he decided 

that these people who are 


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26 


constantly complaining about 

him would have to be taught 

a lesson. He began to plan 

what he would have to do. In 

the middle of the afternoon 

one day, he was walking 

near the river bank and he 

found all the gopis were 

having bath in the river. 

The women, busy playing in the water and 

having a bath, didn’t notice anything. When it 

was time to come out, they came out and saw 

to their horror that their clothes were missing. 

They screamed and yelled because they had no 

clothes now. Where were they to go? 

There were young women, 

old women and girls. Krishna 

thought this would be a good 

opportunity to have some 

fun and went and hid in the 

bushes. He saw where all 

the gopis had kept their 

clothes on the river bank 

before going into the river. 

In those days, separate 

times of the day were fixed 

for men and women to bathe 

in the river. When it was time 

for the women to bathe, no 

one would come there so 

they had total freedom in 

the river. Krishna bundled 

up all their clothes, climbed 

up a tree and just quietly sat 

there. 

The women, busy playing in 

the water and having a bath, 

didn’t notice anything. When 

it was time to come out, they 

came out and saw to their 

horror that their clothes were 

missing. They screamed and 

yelled because they had no 

clothes now. Where were 

they to go? 

When they started 

screaming and howling, 

Krishna started playing 

sweet notes on his flute. 

Then they screamed and 

abused him and said, “Come 

down you fool.” But Krishna 

just continued to play his 

flute, not bothered by what 

they were saying to him. 

Then from screaming and 

scolding they came down 

to pleading and begging 

and after much begging, he 

told them, “If you want your 

clothes, we will make a deal. 

You don’t go and complain to 

my mother again and again. 

You get that?” They were 

ready to agree to anything 

because they were naked 

and had no clothes. 

Krishna took out the clothes 

and when everyone had 

their clothes, he got down 

and playing his flute, walked 

away. Among themselves 

the women said, “Oh, what 

a terrible boy! What a sweet 

boy! Aren’t we glad he’s only 

seven and not seventeen.” 

Though Krishna stole butter 

from everyone’s homes and 

played tricks and all kinds 

of pranks on them, still, 

everyone loved him because 

he was in tune with them. He 

was in perfect tune with life 

around him. 

Only when you feel in tune 

with someone you will 

feel pleasantness. When 

you don’t feel in tune with 

someone, they don’t have to 

do anything wrong to you, if 

you just look at them – their 

unpleasantness. When you 

are in tune, being loving, 

being joyful, being like a 

flower is very natural to you, 

because that is how this 

being is made. 


HEALTHY LIVING 

28 

Power 

of 

Healthy living 


The power of healthy living can be 

regarded as the benefits of a healthy 

lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle can give you 

good and positive benefits. These are the 

benefits that can definitely help you to 

have better living. 

For achieving it, you need 

to have a lot of courage to 

stay living a healthy lifestyle. 

If you are not sure about 

what kind of lifestyle healthy 

living is, you should start 

with the things that people 

living a healthy lifestyle do for 

themselves. 

A healthy lifestyle surely 

includes regular exercising. It 

can regulate your metabolism, 

which can help in burning fats 

and weight loss. It will reduce 

or lessen the risk of having 

heart problems or heart 

attacks. It promotes better 

sleeping habit. Moreover, 

it can help you to retain the 

energy you have. 

Eating with discipline can give 

various health benefits to you. 

This include reduced risk of 

heart diseases and stroke. It 

can help you to keep away 

from acquiring or getting 

deadly diseases like diabetes, 

mental illness and some 

types of cancer. Healthy diet 

can provide you with sufficient 

level of energy your body 

needed. 

A person living a healthy 

lifestyle should be keen 

in maintaining a hygienic 

environment. Cleanliness is 

an important factor of healthy 

living. You can contract a 

lot of diseases from the bad 

bacterias around you. It is 

a must that you make it a 

point to maintain a clean 

environment. 

The power of healthy living 

is not limited to the physical 

benefits that it entails. 

Living a healthy lifestyle can 

provide you with emotional 

and mental benefits. Like 

for instance, if you are living 

a healthy lifestyle you’d 

definitely be free of stress and 

any unhealthy thought you 

may get from worrying too 

much about everything in your 

life which include your health, 

your family, your work, etc. 

These simple tips can help 

you in leading a powerful 

healthy living. 


INDIAN FOOD 

Kootu Curry 

Easy, tasty and 

healthy side dish 

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Kootu Curry is a very famous traditional Kerala 

recipe. It serves as a great side dish with rice, dal 

/ sambar or even with plain steamed rice. Kootu 

means mingling or a combination. 


It is a mixture of black chickpeas 

or chana dal and combination of 

vegetables like ash gourd / winter 

melon, raw plantain / kaya, elephant 

yam / chena along with ground 

coconut and spices.This is prepared 

in different styles in different parts of 

Kerala and it’s a semi dry preparation. 

Some use chana dal / kadala parippu 

instead of chick peas / kadala. 

Ingredients 

1. Brown chickpeas-cooked - 1/2 cup 

2. Raw plantain / kaya-peeled and 

cubed - 1/2 cup 

3. Elephant yam /chena-cubed - 1/2 

cup 

4. Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/4 tsp 

5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 

6. Grated coconut - 1/3 cup 

7. Salt to taste 

8. Water - as required 

To grind 

1. Grated coconut -1/2 cup 

2. Garlic - 2 small cloves 

3. Green chillies - 1 or 2 nos (or to 

taste) 

4. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp 

5. Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp (or 

to taste) 

How to prepare 

Grind together all the ingredients listed 

under ‘to grind’ to form a coarse paste. 

Keep aside. 

Dry roast 1/3 cup grated coconut over 

medium flame, stir continuously until it 

turns brown. Keep aside. 

In a pan, combine together cubed 

plantain, elephant yam, chilli powder, 

turmeric powder and water. Cook until it 

is tender and water is almost absorbed. 

Add cooked chickpeas, prepared 

coconut paste and salt. Mix well and 

cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from 

heat. 

Add the roasted coconut and mix well. 

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard 

seeds, let it splutter. Add red chillies and 

curry leaves, fry for few seconds and 

pour it over the curry. 

Serve with rice. 

For tempering 

1. Mustard - 1/2 tsp 

2. Dried red chilli - 2 nos 

3. Curry leaves - few 

4. Oil 


NRI PROFILE 

ABorn to an Indian Air Force 

officer, Arora graduated 

from the Indian Institute of 

Technology, BHU in Varanasi 

with a bachelor’s degree 

in Electrical Engineering in 

1989. He holds a degree from 

Boston College and an MBA 

from Northeastern University. 

He also holds the CFA 

designation. 

Professional 

journey 

SoftBank Corp. 

32 

President & Chief Operating 

Officer of SoftBank Corp. 

Arora, has received over 

$200 million in compensation 

over the last two years, while 

at the head of Softbank’s 

operations. This pay package 

made him world’s 3rd highestpaid 

executive. 

CEO SOFT BANK CORP 

Nikesh Arora 

Nikesh Arora is a former Google 

executive, was the President & Chief 

Operating Officer ofSoftBank Corp from 

October 2014 until 21 June 2016. He 

was born on 9 February 1968. 

Google 

Arora joined Google in 2004. 

He held multiple senior 

operating leadership roles at 

Google, serving as President, 

Global Sales Operations 

and Business Development 

from 2009 to 2010, President 

Europe, Middle East and 

Africa from 2007 to 2009 

and Vice President, Europe 

Operations from 2004 to 

2007. He was Senior Vice 

President and Chief Business 

Officer of Google Inc. 


(Google) since January 2011 

until July 2014. 

He left Google in July 2014 

resigning from the post of 

Senior Vice President and 

Chief Business Officer. 

Arora served on the board of 

directors at Colgate-Palmolive 

Company from March 8, 

2012, until his resignation on 

September 10, 2014. 

Arora worked as Chief 

Marketing Officer and as a 

Member of the Management 

Board at T-Mobile, Bharti 

Airtel, Europe and serves as 

a Trustee at the Paley Center 

for Media in Los Angeles, 

California. 

as Vice President, Finance of 

Fidelity Technologies. 

Nikesh Arora worked for 

Deutsche Telekom, Putnam 

Investments, Fidelity 

Investments and Hellas 

Telecommunications. 

President & Chief 

Operating Officer 

of SoftBank 

Corp. Arora, has 

received over 

$200 million in 

compensation 

over the last 

two years, while 

at the head 

of Softbank’s 

operations. 

Since 2007, Arora has also 

served as a Senior Advisor 

to Silver Lake Partners, a 

private equity firm. 

From 2001 to 2004, he served 

as Chief Marketing Officer 

of the T-Mobile International 

Division of Deutsche Telekom 

AG. He was Chief Executive 

Officer and Founder of 

T-Motion PLC, which merged 

with T-Mobile International in 

2002. 

Arora began his career at 

Fidelity Investments in 1992, 

holding a variety of finance 

and technology management 

positions, ultimately serving 


NRI IMMIGRATION 

34 

US lawmakers 

introduce bill that will 

impact Indian companies 

Two US lawmakers has introduced a legislation in 

the House of Representatives, which if passed by the 

Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring 

IT professionals on H-1B and L1 work visas. 


Two US lawmakers has 

introduced a legislation in the 

House of Representatives, 

which if passed by the 

Congress would prevent 

Indian companies from hiring 

IT professionals on H-1B and 

L1 work visas. Majority of 

big Indian IT companies are 

heavily dependent on H-1B 

and L1 visas in the US, such 

a bill is likely to have a major 

impact, if not sound a death 

knell, on their businesses. 

The new bill proposes to bar 

companies that have more 

than 50 employees and fifty 

percent of them on H1-B, L1 

visas, from hiring more. The 

bill will encourage companies 

to recruit American workers. 

The bill proposes new wage 

requirements for H-1B visaholders 

and establishment 

of wage requirements for L1 

workers. 

The bill, if passed into law, 

will provide more authority to 

the Departments of Homeland 

Security and Labour to 

investigate fraud and abuse in 

the H-1B and L-1 programs. 

The visa-holders will be 

given a list of rights to protect 

them from exploitation, 

according to the proposed bill, 

Representatives Bill Pascrell 

and Dana Rohrabacher said 

in a statement. 

“Foreign outsourcing 

companies are the top users 

Without the critical reforms, our 

bill proposes, American workers 

will continue to be unfairly 

displaced and visa workers will 

continue to be mistreated — both 

of which are unacceptable 

of the H-1B and L-1 visa 

programs. Over the years 

a number of concerns have 

been raised about how 

certain companies have been 

using these visa programs,” 

Mr. Pascrell said. 

“America is producing 

many skilled, high-tech 

professionals with advanced 

degrees and no jobs. By 

‘in-sourcing’ and exploiting 

foreign workers, some 

businesses are abusing 

the visa programs and 

undercutting our workforce 

to reap the rewards,” 

Congressman Pascrell said. 

“Without the critical reforms 

our bill proposes, American 

workers will continue to be 

unfairly displaced and visa 

workers will continue to be 

mistreated — both of which 

are unacceptable,” he said in 

a statement. 

“We applaud (the) longterm 

commitment to 

addressing the glaring gaps 

in protections in our current 

skilled visa programs,” AFL- 

CIO Government Affairs 

Department Director William 

Samuel wrote in support of 

the bill. 

“These loopholes have 

resulted in the mistreatment 

of H-1B workers and US 

workers alike, and have led to 

the egregious displacement 

scandals that continue to 

make headlines and discredit 

these programs,” he said. 

“It is more than clear that 

the H-1B and L-1 visa 

programs are being used 

by major companies across 

our economy to hire cheap, 

disposable workers in place 

of their American employees,” 

IEEE president Peter Eckstein 

wrote in support of the bill. 

“Reports of Americans being 

fired and replaced by non- 

Americans, who will never be 

invited to become Americans, 

can no longer be dismissed 

as mere ‘anecdotes.’ Rather, 

outsourcing companies 

dominate the H-1B and L-1 

programs, annually costing 

America tens of thousands of 

good, middle-class jobs,” he 

said. 


WORLD NEWS 

36 


Theresa May 

the second female 

Prime Minister of UK 

Theresa Mary May, born 1 October 1956, 

a British politician has been chosen as the 

second Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 

and Leader of the Conservative Party. 

Theresa Mary has been the 

Member of Parliament (MP) 

for Maidenhead since 1997. 

May identifies as a One- 

Nation Conservative and is 

characterised as a Liberal 

Conservative. The daughter 

of a vicar, May grew up in 

Oxfordshire. 

Following the resignation of 

David Cameron on 24 June 

2016, May announced her 

candidacy for the leadership 

of the Conservative Party and 

quickly emerged as the frontrunner. 

She won the first ballot 

of Conservative MPs on 5 July 

by a significant margin and 

two days later won the votes 

of 199 MPs, and faced the 

vote of Conservative Party 

members in a contest with 

Andrea Leadsom. Leadsom’s 

withdrawal from the election 

on 11 July led to May’s 

appointment on the same 

day. She was appointed 

Prime Minister on 13 July. 

New Prime Minister Theresa 

May, took the office with a 

mandate to take Britain out 

of the European Union and 

has announced the senior 

members of her cabinet. 


WORLD NEWS 

Finance Minister – Philip Hammond 

Foreign Secretary since 2014, Hammond, 60, has previously 

been Transport Secretary and was Defence Secretary for 

three years from 2011. Now, Hammond will have to manage 

an economy that risks sliding into recession after last month’s 

vote to leave the EU, and set new budget goals. 

Foreign Secretary – Boris Johnson 

38 

The most surprising of May’s appointments. The flamboyant 

former Mayor of London was a leading figure in the victorious 

“Leave” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership 

referendum. Johnson, 52, will have to address questions 

about the country’s role in the world after its exit from the EU 

and shape British policy towards key areas like Syria, Iran 

and Russia. 

Interior Minister–Amber Rudd 

The most surprising of May’s appointments. The flamboyant 

former Mayor of London was a leading figure in the victorious 

“Leave” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership 

referendum. Johnson, 52, will have to address questions 

about the country’s role in the world after its exit from the EU 

and shape British policy towards key areas like Syria, Iran 

and Russia. 


Secretary of State for Exiting the 

European Union -David Davis 

TDavis, 67, a senior Conservative lawmaker who was beaten 

by former prime minister David Cameron in the party’s 2005 

leadership election contest is a strong supporter of Brexit, has 

said that Britain should take its time before formally starting 

the divorce process by triggering Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon 

Treaty. 

International Trade – Liam Fox 

The 54-year-old Fox will be in charge of forging new 

international trade deals after Britain voted to leave the 

European Union. He has previously held a string of senior 

positions in government. He was defence minister from 2010 

to 2011 and is a former minister in the foreign office. 

Defence Minister -Michael Fallon 

Scotsman Fallon, 64, has been the defence minister since 

July 2014 and has forged a reputation as a safe pair of hands. 

He has also served in the business and energy departments. 

He is a former Vice Chairman of the ruling Conservative 

Party. 


DESI NEWS 

Dreaded terrorist 

Burhan Wani 

killed 

40 

Burhan Muzaffar Wani, also known as Burhan 

Wani, was the commander of Kashmiri militant group 

Hizbul Mujahideen, whose social media campaign 

had an outreach among a section of Kashmiri 

Muslim youth. 

Burhan, 21-year-old Hizbul 

Mujahideen commander and 

two other militants were killed 

by security forces who moved 

into the village after a specific 

information about their presence 

in a house. 

The security forces gathered 

information about the presence 

of one Hizbul Mujahideen militant 

Sartaz raising hopes that Burhan 

may also be present as earlier 

intelligence inputs suggested 

that both used to move together. 

When the encounter ended, 

security forces were jubilant on 

finding among the three dead 

terrorists Burhan who had shot 


to fame with series of videos 

and pictures on social 

networking sites asking 

youths to join militancy. 

The official said some stray 

and intermittent incidents 

of stone pelting were 

reported from Qaimo Kulgam 

and Khudwani in south 

Kashmir, Trehgam, Lalpora, 

Battergam, Kupwara, 

Hyhama, Hatmulla, Warpora, 

Sopore, Arampora, Cement 

bridge, Baramulla and 

Palhalan in north Kashmir, 

Suzaith and Narbal in 

Budgam, Parimpora, 

Chinkral Mohalla in 

Habakadal in Srinagar after 

the killing of the dreaded 

terrorist Burhan. 

Burhan was killed in an 

encounter on July 8, 2016 

along with two other fighters 

later identified as Sartaj 

Ahmad Sheikh and Pervaiz 

Ahmad Lashkari. He and 

his accomplices were killed 

in Bundoora village of 

Kokernag, by a joint team 

after being cornered by 

Special Operations Group 

of the Jammu and Kashmir 

Police and 19 Rashtriya 

Rifles. 

During the operation, 

the security forces faced 

resistance from locals who 

resorted to stone-pelting. 

The encounter began at 4:30 

p.m. and ended at 6:15 p.m. 

The militants were hiding in 

a house during the operation 

and started firing at the 

troops that were conducting 

search operations. All three 

were killed in the encounter. 

Jammu & Kashmir Police’s 

Director General K. Rajendra 

confirmed that Burhan was 

killed in an exchange of fire 

between security personnel 

and the militants. 


IN BUSINESS 

42 

30 percent 

annual local sourcing 

Exempted 

A three-year exemption from 30 percent annual 

local sourcing required for foreign single-brand retail 

companies with “cutting-edge technology”, is approved 

by the cabinet, paving the way for global players like 

Apple to open their first retail store in India. 


The decision is part of the 

government’s announcements 

amending the Foreign Direct 

Investment policy, aimed at 

liberalising and simplifying 

procedures so as to provide 

ease of doing business in 

the country and leading to 

larger FDI inflows contributing 

to growth of investment, 

incomes, and employment. 

“With these changes, India is 

now the most open economy 

in the world for FDI,” the 

release added. 

Companies like Apple will be 

given the flexibility to source 

an average of 30 percent 

locally over a five-year period 

once the 3-year exemption 

from the sourcing rule is over. 

Department of Industrial 

Policy and Promotion 

announced these changes 

last month. After completion 

of the first 3 years, such 

entities will be given flexibility 

to source according to their 

operational needs for the next 

five years, so that they do not 

face any problem to enhance 

their manufacturing base. 

However, by the end of the 

fifth year, such entities must 

have sourced an average of 

30 percent locally over that 

five-year period. This means 

they may not strictly adhere 

to the annual 30 per cent 

sourcing rule in any of those 

five years. When the relaxed 

regime is over, they have 

to compulsorily comply with 

the mandatory 30 percent 

sourcing rule every year. 

Apple’s technology has 

already been described 

as “cutting-edge” by a 

government panel headed 

by Department of Industrial 

Policy and Promotion, 

secretary Ramesh Abhishek. 

Similarly, Chinese firm LeEco 

will also be subjected to the 

same conditions if its claim 

of having “cutting-edge” 

technology is endorsed by the 

panel. 

“We will inform Apple about 

the relaxation of the local 

sourcing norms so that 

the company can avail the 

concessions,” Ramesh 

Abhishek, Secretary in the 

Department of Industrial 

Policy and Promotion. 

“Our main focus is on 

creating more jobs and 

ensuring that India becomes 

a manufacturing hub and 

there is a need to encourage 

foreign investments,” Minister 

for Commerce and Industry 

Nirmala Sitharaman said. 


INFOCUS 

44 

Dr. Zakir Naik 

The terror 

monger 

While addressing the students at the University 

of Nairobi, PM Narendra Modi has warned that 

“preachers of hate and violence are threatening 

the fabric of the society”, a veiled reference to the 

extremist sermons of the radical televangelist Dr 

Zakir Naik aired on his Peace TV. 


Remarkably, he seems to 

make an underlying point 

which applies to all the 

extremist and hardcore 

preachers and radical 

televangelists, without calling 

their names. That is to say, 

the knee-jerk reactions are 

not going to help us face the 

real challenge of extremist 

preachers and hatemongers. 

The mainstream Islamic scholars 

will have to come out to 

confront them, rebutting their 

twisted religious underpinnings, 

theological misinterpretations 

and extremist doctrines, point by 

point. 

Extremist preachers and 

radical televangelists like 

Zakir Naik, for that matter, 

are indeed not ‘terrorists’, 

rather, they are ideologues 

of chauvinism, radicalism, 

exclusivism, xenophobia 

and religious bigotry 

breeding the grounds for 

terror. Youth must play their 

role in refuting the violent 

theological underpinnings of 

hate sermons, channelizing 

the peaceful resources 

in their religions, national 

secular culture and 

democratic values. 

The mainstream Islamic 

scholars will have to come 

out to confront them, 

rebutting their twisted 

religious underpinnings, 

theological misinterpretations 

and extremist doctrines, 

point by point. 

Extremist preachers 

threatens the entire society, 

influencing the young and 

the old alike. But the gullible 

youth with impressionable 

minds are more vulnerable to 

their pernicious propaganda. 

The energetic and dynamic 

youths who give in to the 

inflammatory speeches of 

their religious gurus, try to 

translate their extremist 

teachings into practice. 

In a crazy bid to please 

their preachers, some of 

them get carried away 

to resort to weapons, 

sometimes going to the 

extent of suicide bombing 

to serve the ‘holy cause’ 

taught to them. Ghulam 

Rasool Dehlvi a scholar 

of Comparative Religion, 

Classical Arabic and Islamic 

sciences, cultural analyst 

and researcher in Media and 

Communication Studies, 

notes. 

Zakir Naik did not only 

misinterpreted the 

references from the holy 

Qur’an and hadith, but also 

coined quite new, nefarious 

and pernicious religious 

underpinnings in some of his 

speeches spewing venom. 

“The only requirement for 

marriage in Islamic Sharia is 

that girl and boy both must 

attain the age of puberty that 

can occur at an age of 12, 

11 or even 10.” This is how a 

radical Salafist televangelist 

in India has been misguiding 

Muslim youth across 

the world, at the same 

time, causing greater 

defamation to Islam than the 

Islamophobes and tarnishing 

the image of Indian Muslims 

in the global media. 


FREEDOM INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERFIGHTERS 

46 

Nightmare of Britishers 

Chandra Shekhar Azad 

Chandrasekhar 

Azad was a 

born firebrand 

revolutionary, who 

has engaged in a 

heroic battle against 

the British. His 

role was crucial in 

inspiring others of 

his generation to 

participate in the 

national movement 

for freedom. 

Chandrasekhar Azad was 

born to Pandit Sita Ram 

Tiwari and Jagrani Devi on 

July 23, 1906 in Badarka 

(Unnao). His original 

name was Chandrasekhar 

Tiwari. He received his 

early schooling in Bhavra 

District in Jhabua, Madhya 

Pradesh. For higher studies 

he went to the Sanskrit 

Pathashala at Varanasi. 

Azad, at an age of 15, got 

involved in the revolutionary 

activities. He was caught 

by the British police while 

participating in the noncooperation 

movement and 

sentenced to whiplashes 

as punishment. When 

the magistrate asked him 

his name, he said “Azad” 

(independence). With each 

stroke of the whip the young 

Chandrasekhar shouted 

“Bart Mata Ki Jai”. Then 

onwards, Chandrashekhar 

assumed the title of Azad 

and came to be known as 

Chandrashekhar Azad. 

Chandrashekhar Azad 

was attracted towards 

more aggressive and 

revolutionary ideals. He 

committed himself for 

complete independence by 


Chandrashekhar Azad was a terror for 

British police. He was on their hit list 

and the British police badly wanted to 

capture him dead or alive. On February 27, 

1931 Chandrashekhar Azad met two of his 

comrades at the Alfred Park Allahabad. 

any means. Chandrashekhar 

Azad and his compatriots 

would target British officials 

known for their oppressive 

actions against ordinary 

people and freedom fighters. 

Chandrashekhar Azad was 

involved in Kakori Train 

Robbery (1926), the attempt 

to blow up the Viceroy’s train 

(1926) and the shooting of 

Saunders at Lahore (1928) 

to avenge the killing of Lala 

Lajpatrai. 

Chandrashekhar Azad was 

a terror for British police. 

He was on their hit list and 

the British police badly 

wanted to capture him dead 

or alive. On February 27, 

1931 Chandrashekhar Azad 

met two of his comrades at 

the Alfred Park Allahabad. 

He was betrayed by an 

informer who had informed 

the British police. The police 

surrounded the park and 

ordered Chandrashekhar 

Azad to surrender. 

Chandrashekhar Azad 

fought alone valiantly and 

killed three policemen. But 

finding himself surrounded 

and seeing no route for 

escape, Chandrashekhar 

Azad shot himself. 

While the background 

freedom fighter were 

rewarded, the real heroes 

were ignored. But the 

unsung heroes have a 

prominent place in the hearts 

of true Indians. It is these 

unsung heroes who have 

contributed for the freedom 

of this great country through 

their sacrifices. Others 

tasted and enjoyed the fruits 

and declared themselves 

as freedom fighters and 

rewarded themselves 

‘Bharath Ratna’ and created 

a dynasty to ruin this country 

for there selfish motives. 


INDIAN YOGA 

48 

The 

chin press 

also activates the 

spiritual center in the 

neck region called the 

Vishuddhi chakra which is 

closely associated with 

the thyroid glands 

and general 

health. 


Strengthens 

entire body 

Sarvangasana 

Sarvangasana, is the Sanskrit name for the 

Shoulderstand. The word “sarvanga”, means whole 

body. This Asana strengthens your entire body; it gives 

many of the benefits of the Sirshasana or Headstand, 

but here the circulation is directed to your thyroid 

gland instead of the head. 

Inverted asanas like 

Sarvangasana have a 

special effect on the human 

body. Usually, all the organs 

are ‘hanging downwards’ 

due to the force of gravity. 

Inverted poses are an 

attempt to reverse this effect. 

This can have various health 

benefits especially for those 

suffering from piles and 

certain kinds of hernia. 

It is good to consult a 

qualified yoga instructor 

and your doctor before 

attempting inverted asanas 

for therapeutic reasons. 

Those suffering from high 

blood pressure, bad neck 

conditions, heart problems, 

inflammation of spleen or 

liver, should not do this 

asana without the consent 

from the doctor. 

How to do 

1. Lie on your back in a 

relaxed way. 

2. Let the hands rest on the 

floor next to the body and 

breathe normally. 

3. Try to raise the legs slowly 

till the legs are almost 90 

degrees to the floor. 

4. Place the hands under the 

lower back at the waist level. 

5. Use the hands and elbows 

for support to raise your 

body up further. 

6. The breath should be held 

inside when you are raising 

the body to the vertical 

position 

7. Use the support of the 

hands to raise the trunk 

further up, till the whole body 

is vertical. 

8. At this stage the body 

weight rests on the 

shoulders. 


INDIAN YOGA 

50 

9. Hands and elbows remain 

as props to support and 

balance the body. 

10. In the final pose the body 

is vertical, 90 degrees to the 

floor and the chin presses 

against the chest. 

11. Remain in this position 

according to your comfort. 

12. For health benefits 

3 – 5 minutes every day 

is good enough. Though 

practitioners can go up to 15 

minutes for spiritual benefits. 

13. Breathe normally while 

maintaining the steady 

raised position. 

14. While releasing the 

position, the breath is held 

inside and the body is slowly 

brought down to the supine 

position. 

Sarvangasana. 

Benefits 

1. The chin press during 

Sarvangasana stimulates 

the thyroid glands. It is 

good for those suffering 

from hypothyroidism. The 

thyroid gland also controls 

the effectiveness of other 

hormones. This will help to 

balance the functions of other 

endocrine glands. 

2. The chin press also activates 

the spiritual center in the neck 

region called the Vishuddhi 

chakra which is closely 

associated with the thyroid 

glands and general health. 

3. The inverted pose relieves 

the gravitational weight from 

many organs and helps in 

piles, hydrocele and certain 

kinds of hernia. 

After performing 

Sarvanagasana, usually a 

counter asana is practiced 

to relieve the stretch of 

the neck. Matsyasana 

is commonly practiced 

after Sarvangasana as 

it bends the neck in the 

opposite direction giving 

a counter stretch to the 

neck. Ushtrasana and 

Supta Vajrasana can also 

be used as a counter 

pose for Sarvangasana. 

Duration maintained for 

the counter pose should be 

roughly half the duration of 

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4. Sarvangasana is good 

for those suffering from 

elephantiasis as it tends to 

reduce the inflammation in the 

legs. 

5. Tones the spine, the neck, 

the intestines, other organs in 

the abdomen and thorax and 

the shoulders. 

6. Help to reduce fat around 

the waist region. 

7. Sarvangasana gives benefits 

to the entire body and hence is 

a ‘Queen’ among asanas.

The chin press during Sarvangasana 

stimulates the thyroid glands. It is good for 

those suffering from hypothyroidism. The 

thyroid gland also controls the effectiveness 

of other hormones. This will help to balance 

the functions of other endocrine glands. 


LIFE STYLE 

52 


Successful Lifestyle 

for 

happy living 

Everyone wants to have personal success and want to learn 

the keys to success. Everyone wants to have a happy, healthy 

life, do meaningful work, and achieve financial independence. 

Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, to be 

significant, to have a positive impact on those around. 

Everyone wants to do something wonderful. 

Personal success is not 

a matter of background, 

intelligence, or native 

ability. It’s not our family 

or friends who enable us 

to do extraordinary things. 

Instead, the keys to success 

are our ability to get the 

very best out of ourselves 

under almost all conditions 

and circumstances. It is 

your ability to adapt and 

change your life. You have 

within you, deep reserves 

of potential and ability that, 

if properly harnessed and 

channeled, will enable you 

to accomplish extraordinary 

things with your life. 

How to do this 

Identify your passions. 

Define what success means 

to you. It may take years to 

realize what you want to do 

with your life, identifying your 

current passions, interests 

and values will help you set 

goals and give your life a 

sense of meaning. 

Make a list of goals and what 

you might do to achieve 

them. Be sure to address 

both short-term and longterm 

goals. Try to think 

beyond financial / career 

goals. 

Live purposefully. In order to 

achieve your dreams and be 

the person you want to be, 

you will have to start paying 

attention to your actions. 

Cherish your time. Try to 

spend your free time doing 

things that you enjoy doing, 

rather than wasting time. 

Be educated. Education 

gives you the knowledge, 

skills and credibility to 

achieve your maximum 

potential. 


LIFE STYLE 

54 


Manage your time. Putting off 

important tasks until the last minute 

can cause you unnecessary stress 

and increase the likelihood of 

errors and negligence. Manage your 

time so that you have enough time to 

complete tasks effectively. 

Manage your finances. 

Learning how to manage your 

money will help to ensure your 

financial stability over time, 

regardless of your income. 

Keep track of your expenses. 

Review your bank statements 

often and notice where you 

spend your money. 

Manage your time. Putting 

off important tasks until 

the last minute can cause 

you unnecessary stress 

and increase the likelihood 

of errors and negligence. 

Manage your time so that you 

have enough time to complete 

tasks effectively. 

Enjoy the present moment. If 

you are constantly dwelling on 

the past or daydreaming about 

the future, you are missing out 

on the present. Remember 

that the past and the future 

are simply illusions and that 

real life takes place here and 

now. 

Don’t compare your own 

life to other peoples’ lives. 

Unfortunately, many people 

measure their own success 

by comparing it to the success 

of those around them. If you 

want to feel accomplished and 

happy, you will have to stop 

comparing your life to other 

peoples’ lives. 

Count your blessings. No 

matter how much you achieve 

in life, you will always feel 

unhappy if you constantly 

focus on what you don’t have. 

Instead, devote time every 

day to appreciating the things 

you do have. Think beyond 

material items; appreciate 

your loved ones, and cherish 

happy memories. 


RELATIONSHIP 

Successful relationships 

gives 

Happier lives 

Relationships are our greatest investment. Yet most 

of us have put at least one important relationship 

on the back burner. The happiness of a relationship 

is never relative to the time spent in dating or 

courtship. 

56 

Relationships are important 

in any aspect of life weather 

it is friendships, personal 

relationships, business or 

working. When the relationship 

is happy and strong there are 

immense benefits like joyful 

company including material and 

emotional benefits. 

There are other elements of 

a relationship that can make 

and break the happiness of it. 

Relationships are important 

in any aspect of life whether 

it is friendships, personal 

relationships, business or 

working. When the relationship 

is happy and strong there are 

immense benefits like joyful 

company including material and 

emotional benefits. 


No relationship can survive 

with a lack of trust between 

the individuals involved. It 

is very essential to maintain 

and continuously strengthen 

the trust throughout the 

relationship. Trust forms 

the basis, on which happy 

relationships are built strong 

to survive any storm. 

A relationship cannot yield 

happiness if the persons 

involved do not respect 

each other. Respect 

strengthens, loyalty towards 

the individuals. Without 

mutual respect it is difficult 

to maintain cordiality which 

is essential for any happy 

relationship. 

No relationship can be built 

on lies. You have to instill 

trust in you by your words 

and actions. Only then the 

others will be able to share 

their thoughts, views and 

feelings with you. Individuals 

have different needs and 

expectations. Hence it is 

very much required to show 

others, that you can be relied 

upon in difficult times. Distrust 

and dishonesty are destroyers 

of any relationship. 

In any relationship, the people 

involved need to show how 

much they care for the other. 

Care can be in the form of 

support in turbulent times or 

can also be by being a crying 

shoulder and listening to the 

problems, which other person 

is going through in their life. 

Giving credit to the other 

person when it is due and 

genuine appreciation in public 

can make the relationship to 

grow stronger. 

Mutual understanding 

plays an important role in 

the success of any happy 

relationship as, every 

individual is different. Each 

one of us, have unique 

strengths and weaknesses. 

Avoid criticizing the other 

person’s flaws in public. 

This gives rise to a feeling 

of insecurity within the 

partner and can create 

misunderstanding. 

Anyone can make a 

concerted effort to practice 

forgiveness, be kinder and 

more helpful. You can be 

kinder in simple ways, such 

as smiling more often, putting 

a spark in the tone of your 

voice and giving people the 

benefit of the doubt. Be sure 

to take note of how you feel, 

when you do a good deed 

for someone. Kindness is the 

food for the soul, and it’s a 

great relationship strategy. 

You’ll not only decrease your 

relationship problems and 

bring people closer to you, but 

also you will feel wonderful! 


LOVE & ROMANCE 

Successful Romantic 

Relationship 

58 

A healthy functional 

intimate relationship 

is based on equality 

and respect, not 

power and control. 

In romantic 

relationships, it’s 

the little things 

that count. A small 

gift, an off-hand 

compliment, a 

moment of physical 

contact that can 

vastly strengthen a 

relationship. There’s 

no single “formula” 

to a perfect 

relationship. 


It’s not surprising that the 

more positive a person is, 

the more likely they’ll be 

happy in their relationships. 

Positive thoughts are great 

for more than just your 

relationships and you don’t 

need to prescribe to overthe-top 

positivity either. Just 

make sure you show some 

happiness when your partner 

succeeds. 

Good communication 

takes effort, it’s hard and it 

doesn’t always go smoothly. 

But when you let small 

things fester and don’t 

communicate, problems 

arise. Unsurprisingly, 

studies show that conflicts 

about money and poor 

communication lead to 

unhappy couples more than 

almost anything else. 

Relationships aren’t about 

having another person 

to complete you, instead 

coming to the relationship 

wholly and sharing your life 

interdependently. By letting 

go off the romantic ideal 

of merging and becoming 

“one,” and to love the 

distances in relationship as 

much as the togetherness. 

The romantic tragedy occurs 

when you view the person 

you are in love with, as a 

symbol of what they have 

come to represent, the idea 

of them. When you realize 

that more often than not, you 

don’t really know your partner, 

you begin to discover who 

they are and how they change 

and evolve. 

One thing that unites is that 

we all long to be happy. 

This happiness usually 

includes the desire to be 

close to someone in a 

loving way. To create real 

intimacy, get in touch with 

the spaciousness of your 

heart and bring awareness to 

what is good within you. It’s 

easier to recognize the good 

in your partner when you’re 

connected to the good in 

yourself. 

Genuine happiness is not 

about feeling good about 

ourselves, because other 

people love us. It is more 

about how well we have 

loved ourselves and others. 

The unintentional outcome 

of loving others more deeply 

is that we are loved more 

deeply. 

Draw upon your own 

inner-resources to offer 

love, attention and nurture 

yourself when you need it. 

Then you can let love come 

to you, instead of putting 

expectations on what it needs 

to look like. 


INDIAN TRAVELOGUE 

Allahabad 

Confluence of Ganga Yamuna 

and invisible Saraswathy 

60 

Allahabad or “Settled by God” in ancient 

Persian (now called Dari), is a name given by 

Mughal kings to the ancient Prayag, being 

the second oldest city of India, in the state 

of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 205 KM south 

of state capital Lucknow. Allahabad is 

accessible by Road, Rail and Air. 

The city of Allahabad is among 

the largest cities of Uttar Pradesh 

and situated at the confluence of 

three holy rivers - Ganga, Yamuna 

and the invisible Saraswati. The 

meeting point is known as Triveni 

Sangam and is especially sacred 

to Hindus. The earlier settlements 

of the Aryans were established in 

this city, then known as Prayag. 

All sins are cleaned with entry 

in Prayag (the ancient name of 

modern time Allahabad). Prayag is 

one of the historic and mythological 

cities of India with glorious past 

and present. It continues to enjoy 

the distinction of being a place of 

haunting and lasting memories. 

History 

The Present Jhunsi area very 

close to sangam was the kingdom 

of Chandrabanshiya (lunar 

clan) king Pururava. Nearby 

Kaushambi bloomed to prosperity 

during Vatsa and Maurya 

Rule. The earliest monument 

of antiques, Ashok Pillar with 

inscriptions of third century B.C. 




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clears the inscriptions of 

his directions to his fellow 

Rajas and praise of King 

Samudragupta. The Chinese 

traveler Huan Tsang in 643 

BC found Prayag inhabited by 

many Hindus who regarded 

the place very Holy. In ancient 

times, the city was known 

as Prayag (place of the 

confluences). For Hindus, 

Prayag and the district of 

Kaushambi are important 

parts of their territory. The 

area became part of the 

Mauryan and Gupta Empires 

of the east and the Kushan 

Empire of the west before 

becoming part of the Kannauj 

Empire. 

Allahabad became a part of 

the Mughal Empire after their 

invasion of India in 1526. 

In 1575 AD Emperor Akbar 

founded the city by the name 

of “Illahabas” which has now 

become Allahabad, “The City 

of Allaha” impressed with the 

strategic importance of the 

Sangam. In medieval India 

the city enjoyed the honour 

of being the religio-cultural 

center of India. For a long 

time it was provincial capital 

of the Mughals. Later it was 

captured by Marathas. 

Allahabad 

became a part 

of the Mughal 

Empire after 

their invasion 

of India in 

1526. In 1575 

AD Emperor 

Akbar founded 

the city by 

the name of 

“Illahabas” 

which has 

now become 

Allahabad, “The 

City of Allaha” 

impressed with 

the strategic 

importance of 

the Sangam. 

The Founder of Sikh Religion 

Guru Nanak Dev ji visited 

Allahabad, then known as 

Prayag and the Ninth Sikh 

Guru Tegh Bahadur visited 

Allahabad in 1666 and Sikh 


Religion was preached in this 

City. 

In 1765, the British established 

a garrison in Allahabad fort. 

From 1801 AD British history 

of the city begun, when the 

Nawab of Oudh ceded it to the 

British Throne. British army 

used the fort for their military 

purposes. During 1857 AD the 

town was the centre of war 

of Independence and later 

became the crucible of Indian 

Freedom Movement against 

British. In 1857, Allahabad was 

active in the Indian Mutiny. 

In 1858 AD The East 

India Company officially 

handed over India to British 

Government, here at Minto 

Park. After the first war of 

independence the town was 

named “Allahabad” and was 

made the capital of United 

Province of Agra and Oudh. In 

1868 AD it became a seat of 

Justice when Allahabad High 

Court was established. 

1871 AD British architect Sir 

William Emerson erected a 

majestic monument All Saint 

Cathedral, thirty years before 

he designed the Victoria 

Memorial in Kolkata. In 1887 

AD Allahabad becomes the 

fourth oldest University. 

Allahabad has been rich 

in numerous Victorian and 

Georgian buildings made 

in synthesis with Indian 

architectural traditions. 

This city was the heart of the 

Indian Freedom Movement 

against the British rule with 

Anand Bhawan being the 

epicentre. It was in Allahabad, 

Mahatama Gandhi proposed 

his program of non-violent 

resistance to liberate India. 

From the days of civilization 

Allahabad has been the 

seat of learning, wisdom 

and writing. It is the most 

vibrant politically, spiritually 

conscious and spiritually 

awakened city of India. 

In 1931, at Alfred Park in 

Allahabad, the revolutionary 

Chandrasekhar Azad killed 

himself when surrounded by 

the British Police. 

Legends 

The ancient name of the city 

Prayag (Sanskrit refers to it 

as a “place of sacrifice”) and 

is believed to be the spot 

where Brahma offered his 

first sacrifice after creating 

the world. It is one of the 

four sites of the mass Hindu 

pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the 

others being Haridwar, Ujjain 

and Nashik. It has very much 

importance in the Hindu 

scriptures for it is situated 

at Triveni Sangam, the 

confluence of the holy rivers 

Ganga, Yamuna, and the 

invisible Saraswathy. 



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Its sanctity is manifested by 

references to it in Purans, 

the Ramayan and the 

Mahabharat. According 

to Hindu Mythology, Lord 

Brahma, the creator God 

of the Trinity, chose a land 

on earth (i.e. Prayag) to 

perform ‘Prakrista Yag’, at 

the beginning of the creation 

and he also referred to it as 

Tirtha raj or the King of all 

pilgrimage centres’ As per 

writings of ‘Padma Puran’ – 

“As the sun is amongst the 

moon and the moon amongst 

the stars, likewise ‘Prayag 

is best amongst all places of 

pilgrimage”. In Brahma Puran 

it is mentioned that bathing 

in the month of Magha at the 

Sangam of Ganga-Yamuna- 

Saraswathy in Prayag 

bestows results of millions 

and millions of Ashvamedha 

Yajna. 

Prayag is the birth place 

of Som, Varuna and 

Prajapati. Prayag has been 

associated with mythological 

personalities in Brahmanical 

(Vedic) and Buddhist 

Literatures. It was the seat 

of the great Sage Bhardwaj, 

Sage Durvasa and Sage 

Pannas. Sage Bhardwaj 

lived here circa 5000 BC 

and taught more than 10000 

disciples. He was the greatest 

philosopher of ancient world. 


Kumbh Mela 

Every year thousands gather 

at Allahabad to take part in 

the festival on the banks of 

the Ganges, the Magh Mela. 

The same festival is organized 

in a larger scale every 12th 

year and attracts millions 

of people and is called the 

Kumbha Mela. Kumbh Mela 

(especially the Maha Kumbh 

Mela) is the most sacred of all 

the pilgrimages. Thousands of 

holy men and women (monks, 

Prayag is the 

birth place of 

Som, Varuna 

and Prajapati. 

Prayag has been 

associated with 

mythological 

personalities 

in Brahmanical 

(Vedic) and 

Buddhist 

Literatures.

saints and sadhus) attend 

and the auspiciousness 

of the festival is in part 

attributable to this. The 

sadhus are seen clad in 

saffron sheets with ashes 

dabbed on their skin as per 

the requirements of ancient 

traditions. Some called Naga 

sanyasis or ‘Dhigambers’ 

may often be seen without 

any clothes even in severe 

winter, generally considered 

to live an extreme lifestyle. 

Sangam 

Located approximately 7 

km from Civil Lines, it is 

actually the confluence of 

three holy rivers Ganga, 

Yamuna, and Saraswati. As 

per Hindu tradition Triveni 

Sangam is the confluence of 

three rivers. Sangama is the 

Sanskrit word for confluence. 

The point of confluence is 

a sacred place for Hindus. 

A bath here is said to wash 

away all of one’s sins and 

free one from the cycle of 

rebirth. Here the muddy and 

pale-yellow waters of the 

Ganges merge with the blue 

waters of Yamuna. While the 

Ganges is only 4 feet deep, 

the Yamuna is 40 feet deep 

near the point of their nexus. 

The river Yamuna merges 

into the Ganges at this point 

and the Ganges continues 

on until it meets the sea at 

the Bay of Bengal. At the 

confluence of these two 

great Indian rivers, where the 



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invisible Saraswati conjoins 

them, many Tirtha yatris take 

boats to bathe from platforms 

erected in the Sangam. 

Allahabad Fort 

Allahabad Fort at Allahabad, 

Uttar Pradesh, India was 

built by Emperor Akbar in 

1583. The fort stands on the 

banks of the Yamuna near the 

site of confluence with river 

Ganges. It is the largest fort 

built by Akbar. In its prime, 

the fort was unrivaled for 

its design, construction and 

craftsmanship. This huge fort 

has three galleries flanked by 

high towers. 

The outer wall is intact and 

rises above the water’s 

edge. Inside the fort there 

is the Zenana, Palace of 

Mariam-uz-Zamani and 

the 3rd century BC Ashoka 

pillar and Saraswati Koop as 

well, said to be the source 

of the Saraswati River. The 

Patalpuri temple is also here. 

Patalpuri Temple 

and Akshaya Vat 

Located inside the Allahabad 

Fort, this is actually an 

underground temple, alluding 

to associations with Lord 

Rama. The famous Akshaya 

Vat one of the most revered 

trees of the Hindus is also 

sited within the temple. It is 

believed that lord Rama has 

visited this temple. Famous 

Chinese traveler and writer 

Huan Tsang also visited the 

temple. The undying banyan 

tree or ‘Akshayavat’ within the 

Patalpuri temple has found 

state in the account of several 

ancient scriptures, writers 

and historians. This place of 

worship inside the Fort is an 

important place of pilgrimage. 

It dates from the epic age. 

Huan Tsang, the Chinese 

traveler who visited the Fort 

in 634 AD during his journey 

through India, mentioned its 

imprinted stone divinity. It 

became an underground holy 

place when Akbar construct 

his Fort over and around 

in 1583. A permit from the 

Ordnance Depot or the Tourist 

Office is required for visiting 

the Patalpuri Temple and 

the Akshaya Vat. It is near 

the southern wall and is one 

among the many trees seen 

from outside the southern wall 

of the fort. 

Hanuman Mandir 

Located near the Allahabad 

Fort, it is famous for the 

image of the reclined position 

of Lord Hanuman. The idol 

of Shri Bade Hanumanji, 

situated in Sangam Kshetra 

is very magnificent and 

gorgeous. This idol is lying 


The famous 

Akshaya Vat 

one of the 

most revered 

trees of the 

Hindus is also 

sited within 

the temple. 

It is believed 

that lord Rama 

has visited this 

temple. 

in Veermudra. The broad 

forehead, large arms, wide 

waist spontaneously arouse 

the feelings of valour in the 

minds of devotees. Thus the 

devotee becomes completely 

overpowered by devotion. The 

place where the idol of Shri 

Bade Hanumanji is laid, it is 

believed that it sets the mixed 

holy waters of mother Ganga, 

Yamuna and Saraswati in 

an intrinsic and unseen way 

continuously. 

Under the right foot of Shri 

Bade Hanumanji’s idol the 

statue of Ahirawan is situated, 

which is being looked at as 

the destroyer of ill-feelings 

and bad-actions, under the 

left foot of the idol of Shri 

Bade Hanumanji the statue 

of Kamada Devi who is 

considered as the Goddess 

of will-power and is Aradhya 

Devi of Ahiravana. Near the 

idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji 

and towards forehead the idols 

of Shri Ram Ji and Laxman Ji 

are situated. By seeing these 

symbols it seems that this idol 

of Shri Bade Hanumanji is full 

of feelings on the victory upon 

foes. 


INDIAN HISTORY 

68 

Shishunaga 

Dynasty 

Pradyota assents the throne of Avanti ending the 

Brhadratha Dynasty and commencing the Pradyota 

Dynasty of Magadha. The Mahavamsa states that 

Ajatasatru’s son Udayabhadra succeeded Ajatasatru and 

ruled for the next sixteen years. 



INDIAN HISTORY 

70 

He moved his capital to 

the bank of Ganges which 

was known as Pataliputra. 

The succession was 

followed by Udayabhadra’s 

son Anuruddha and his 

son Munda in the same 

family tradition by slaying 

the father. Munda’s son 

Nagadasaka slew his father 

and continued reigning 

through this dynasty of 

parricides’. The citizens 

angered by the rule of 

Haryankas, revolted against 

Nagadasaka and anointed 

Shishunaga as the king. 

Shishunaga, the founder of 

the dynasty, was initially an 

amatya or “minister” of the 

last Haryanka dynasty ruler 

Nagadasaka and ascended 

to the throne after a popular 

rebellion in c. 413 BCE. 

Buddhist sources indicate 

that he had a secondary 

capital at Vaishali, formerly 

the capital of Vajji, until it 

was conquered by Magadha. 

The Shishunaga dynasty 

ruled one of the largest 

empires in the Indian 

subcontinent. Shishunaga 

was succeeded by his son 

Kakavarna and according to 

the Sinhala chronicles by his 

son Kalashoka. 

Ten sons of Kalashoka 

ruled simultaneously. 

The Mahabodhivamsa 

states their names as 

Bhadrasena, Korandavarna, 

Mangura, Sarvanjaha, 

Jalika, Ubhaka, Sanjaya, 

Koravya, Nandivardhana 

and Panchamaka. 

Only one of them is 

mentioned in the Puranic 

lists, Nandivardhana. 

[3] Nandivardhana or 

Mahanandin was probably 

the last ruler of this dynasty, 

his empire was inherited 

by his illegitimate son 

Mahapadma Nanda. 

The political process in 

India started with seminomadic 

tribal units called 

janas which coalesced 

into janapadas. The first 

Vedic realm mentioned in 

the Vedas is Videha, but 

its existence mostly falls 

into the category of the 

religious-legendary. During 

the 6th century BCE, the 

janapadas had formed larger 

political entities, possibly 

through a process not unlike 

the Greek synoecism, in 

which smaller settlements 

combined to form citystates 

with their hinterlands 

(mahajanapadas). Among 

the mahajanapadas five 

cities gained special 

importance: Rajagriha or 

Rajgir in Magadha (modern 

Bihar), Varanasi (formerly 

called Benares) in Kasi, 

Kausambi in Vatsa, Sravasti 

in Kosala, and Champa in 

Anga. All of these states 

were in the Gangetic plain 

of northern India. Other 

important centers were Ujjain 

in Avanti and Takshashila in 

Gandhara. 

Magadha was mentioned 

in both the Ramayana and 

the Mahabharata. The four 

strongest states - Kasi, 

Kosala, Magadha and 

Vrjji - were all along the 

Ganges River. Of those 

four, Magadha had several 

advantages that would help 

it to prevail in the struggle 

for supremacy. It has risen 

to power during the reigns of 

Bimbisara (544 - 491 BCE) 

and his son Ajatasatru (491 - 

460 BCE). Bimbisara whose 

city of Rajagriha (modern 

Rajgir, near Gaya, Bihar) 

controlled nearby iron-mines. 

Bimbisara established 

dynastic relations by 

intermarriage with the 

nobility of neighbouring 

Kosala and Vrijji, and easily 

dominated the territory of 

Vanga to the southeast. He 

was, however, murdered by 

his son Ajatashatru in 493 

BC, who established a fort 

at Pataliputra (Patna), by 

the Ganga and near to her 

confluence with the Gandaki, 

Sona, and Ganghara 

Rivers. Ajatashatru was also 

murdered (461 BC) by his 

impatient heir and so too, the 

next five generations. 


Magadha expanded to 

include most of Bihar and 

much of Bengal with the 

conquest of Anga, and then 

expanded up the Ganges 

valley annexing Kosala and 

Kashi. Magadha formed 

one of the sixteen so-called 

Mahajanapadas. The 

Magadha empire included 

republican communities such 

as Rajakumara. Villages 

had their own assemblies 

under their local chiefs 

called Gramakas. Their 

administrations were divided 

into executive, judicial, 

and military functions. 

Bimbisara was friendly to 

both Jainism and Buddhism 

and suspended tolls at the 

river ferries for all ascetics 

after the Buddha was once 

stopped at the Ganges River 

for lack of money. 

Magadha battled with all of 

its neighbours, and used 

its superior weaponry (e.g. 

the terrible Rathamushala, 

an armored chariot with 

fixed iron blades for mowing 

down opposing forces) to 

great effect. After the death 

of Udayan, the kingdom of 

Magadh declined rapidly 

and was replaced by the 

Shishunaga dynasty, 

which took over in 413 BC. 

However, the Shishunaga 

dynasty did not last for more 

than 50 years and the Nanda 

dynasty took over. 

Magadha was 

mentioned 

in both the 

Ramayana 

and the 

Mahabharata. 

The four 

strongest states 

- Kasi, Kosala, 

Magadha and 

Vrjji - were all 

along the Ganges 

River. Of those 

four, Magadha 

had several 

advantages that 

would help it 

to prevail in 

the struggle 

for supremacy. 

It has risen to 

power during 

the reigns of 

Bimbisara (544 - 

491 BCE) and his 

son Ajatasatru 

(491 - 460 BCE). 


TECHNOLOGY 

72 

to safely store 

Electricity 

A group of Harvard scientists have identified a 

new class of high-performing organic molecules, 

inspired by vitamin B2, that can safely store 

electricity from energy sources like solar and wind 

power in large batteries. 


It will be was a 

game-changer, 

delivering the first 

high-performance, 

non-flammable, 

non-toxic, non-corrosive, 

and low-cost chemicals that 

could enable large-scale, 

inexpensive electricity 

storage. 

“After considering about a 

million different quinones, we 

have developed a new class 

of battery electrolyte material 

that expands the possibilities 

of what we can do,” said 

Kaixiang Lin, a PhD student 

at Harvard University. “Its 

simple synthesis means it 

should be manufacturable on 

a large scale at a very low 

cost, which is an important 

goal of this project,” said Lin. 

In 2014, researchers at 

Harvard replaced metal ions 

used as conventional battery 

electrolyte materials in acidic 

electrolytes with quinones, 

molecules that store energy 

in plants and animals. Last 

year, they developed a 

quinone that could work in 

alkaline solutions alongside 

a common food additive. 

In the current research, the 

team found inspiration in 

vitamin B2, which helps to 

store energy from food in the 

body. 

“With only a couple of 

tweaks to the original B2 

They have high stability and solubility and 

provide high battery voltage and storage 

capacity. Because vitamins are remarkably easy 

to make, this molecule could be manufactured on 

a large scale at a very low cost. 

molecule, this new group 

of molecules becomes a 

good candidate for alkaline 

flow batteries,” said Michael 

J Aziz, professor at the 

Harvard John A Paulson 

School of Engineering and 

Applied Sciences (SEAS). 

“They have high stability and 

solubility and provide high 

battery voltage and storage 

capacity. Because vitamins 

are remarkably easy to 

make, this molecule could 

be manufactured on a large 

scale at a very low cost,” 

said Aziz. 

“We designed these 

molecules to suit the needs 

of our battery, but really it 

was nature that hinted at 

this way to store energy,” 

said Roy Gordon, also a 

professor at Harvard. 

“Nature came up with similar 

molecules that are very 

important in storing energy in 

our bodies,” he said. 


AUTOMOBILES 

Intelli-Hybrid 

74 

Mahindra & Mahindra, the homegrown SUV 

maker has launched its new mild hybrid 

technology ‘Intelli-Hybrid’ on the new generation 

Mahindra Scorpio. The Scorpio with Intelli-Hybrid 

is priced at INR 12.84 lakh (Navi Mumbai, BS4) 

for the top-end S10 2WD model. The Mahindra 

Scorpio Intelli Hybrid is available in the following 

variants- S4, S4+, S4+ 4WD, S6+, S8, S10-2WD 

(Manual Transmission) and S10- 4WD (Manual 

Transmission). 



AUTOMOBILES 

The Mahindra Scorpio is powered by a 

2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine that is capable 

of producing 120bhp of power along with 

280Nm of torque. Transmission options 

include a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed 

automatic unit. For Delhi-NCR, the vehicle 

gets a 1.99-litre mHawk diesel unit. 

Full Specifications 

Engine 

Engine Type SZ CRDe, 4 Stroke, 

Turbo Charged, 

DIEngine 

Displacement (CC) 2609 CC 

Dimensions 

Length 

Width 

Height 

Wheelbase 

Ground Clearance 

Boot Space 

Kerb Weight 

Gross Weight 

5118 mm 

1850 mm 

1874 mm 

3040 mm 

180 mm 

460 L 

2510 Kg 

2550 Kg 

No Of Cylinder 4 

Minimum Turning Radius 5.40 m 

76 

Power 

Torque 

Drive Train 2WD 

115 bhp@3800 

rpm 

277 Nm@1700- 

2200 rpm 

Transmission 

No Of Doors 5 

Seating Capacity 8 

No of gears 5 

Braking System 

Front Brake Type 

Rear Brake Type 

Disc 

Drum 

Fuel Efficiency 

Mileage 

City 9.40 Kmpl 

Mileage Highway 13.00 

Kmpl 

Mileage 

15.00 Kmpl 

Fuel Tank Capacity 80 


Wheels & Tyres 

Wheel Type 

Tyre Type 

Front Tyre Size 

Rear Tyre Size 

Suspension 

Front Suspension 

Rear Suspension 

Steel Rims 

Radial Tubeless 

P 245/75 R16 

P 245/75 R16 

Double Wish-bone 

With Torsion Bar 

Semi-elliptical 

Leaf Spring With 

Double Acting Hydraulic Shock Absorber And 

Stab Bar 

Steering 

Power Steering 

Steering Type 

Yes 

Adjustable Power Steering Yes 

Hydraulic Power 

Steering 


INDIAN VAASTU CORNER 

78 


Pleasant and Beautiful 

Colours can 

Influence Life 

Colours can influence our mind and soul and 

thereby enhance the ability to take decisions 

carefully and cheerfully. 

Home colours should be 

such that it helps you to 

pacify, stimulate mood, gives 

good health and makes 

you content. Colours have 

profound impact on our 

psychology, intellect and 

emotions which is why Vastu 

enumerates basic rules 

pertaining to colours which 

every house should take note 

of. 

The colours, we choose can 

bear a special responsibility 

as they reflect our inner 

personality and life’s 

approach. Vastu tells you 

how to choose wall colours in 

accordance with the planetary 

directions in order to reap 

rich outcome in the form of 

good health, wealth, peace, 

progress and harmony. 

Directions Colours 

East White 

West Blue 

North Green 

South Pink, Coral red 

North-east tones of Green, 

yellow and blue 

South-west Tones of brown 

South-east Silver white 

North-west White 

Colours for rooms 

1. Tints of Pink colour are 

ideal for bedroom 

2. Children’s room can be 

brushed with Green colour to 

facilitate their concentration 

and for better study. 

3. Drawing room or living can 

have tones of Yellow, Green, 

Beige or Blue. 

4. Tones of brown or white 

are ideal for kitchen. 

5. Dinning room goes best 

with Blue, Green and Pink as 

being the family room these 

colours stimulates the mind 

and calms down aggression. 


INDIAN SPIRITUAL 

Srimad 

Bhagavad Gita 

80 

Performing one’s own duty 

faultily is better than performing 

Sloka: 

Chapter – 3 Verse – 35 

others duty perfectly 

sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah 

para-dharmat sv-anusthitat 

sva-dharme nidhanam sreyah 

para-dharmo bhayavahah 

Word to word Meaning 

sreyan—far better 

sva-dharma—one’s prescribed duties 

vigua—even faulty 

para-dharmat—from duties mentioned for others 

svanuthitat—than perfectly done 

sva-dharme—in one’s prescribed duties 

nidhanam—destruction 

sreya—better 

para-dharma—duties prescribed for others 

bhaya-āvaha—dangerous 


Verse meaning 

It is far better to discharge 

one’s prescribed duties, even 

though they may be faulty, 

than other’s duties. Destruction 

in the course of performing 

one’s own duty is better than 

engaging in other’s duties or 

to follow other’s path which is 

dangerous. 

Duties on the spiritual 

platform and duties on the 

material platform may be 

different, but the principle of 

following the authorized 

direction is always good for 

the performer. 

Explanation 

One should discharge his 

prescribed duties rather 

than those prescribed for 

others. Prescribed duties 

complement one’s psychophysical 

condition, under the 

spell of the modes of material 

nature. Spiritual duties are 

as ordered by the spiritual 

master, for the transcendental 

service. But both materially or 

spiritually, one should stick to 

his prescribed duties even up 

to the death, rather than imitate 

other’s prescribed duties. 

Duties on the spiritual platform 

and duties on the material 

platform may be different, but 

the principle of following the 

authorized direction is always 

good for the performer. When 

one is under the spell of the 

modes of material nature, one 

should follow the prescribed 

rules for particular situations 

and should not imitate others. 

Everyone has to cleanse his 

heart by a gradual process, 

not abruptly. However, 

when one transcends the 

modes of material nature, 

he can perform anything and 

everything under the direction 

of the bonafide spiritual 

master. In the transcendental 

stage, the distinctions of the 

material world do not apply. 

One should engage 

themselves in their duties 

overriding one’s normal 

inclinations which are even 

seen to be in the natures of 

animals. One would like to 

switch their duties for others, 

but it is very risky that the 

duties one was never trained 

for, would be as successful 

as the duty that one was well 

versed in. Engaging in ones 

own duty one possesses 

the correct inner mentality 

to accomplish it, but for 

engagement in other’s duty, 

the correct inner mentality 

would not be present, even 

if the external action was 

performed perfectly. 

There might be worry or 

indecision and questions 

regarding some aspects 

of other’s duty and 

unresolved, these would 

lead to inner conflict which 

is very detrimental for one’s 

consciousness and atma tattva 

or soul realisation. 


INDIAN EVENTS 

T 

82 

Amarnath 

Yatra 

The journey to find eternity 

Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in 

Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is situated 

at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km 

from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir 

and reached through Pahalgam town. 46 Km from 

Pahalgam and 14 Kms from Baltal. 


The shrine forms an important 

part of Hinduism and is 

considered to be one of the 

holiest shrines in Hinduism. 

The cave is surrounded by 

snowy mountains. The cave 

is covered with snow most 

of the year except for a short 

period of time in summer 

when it is open for pilgrims. 

Thousands of Hindu devotees 

make an annual pilgrimage 

to the Amarnath cave on 

challenging mountainous 

terrain to see an ice 

stalagmite formed inside the 

cave. The original pilgrimage 

subscribes that the journey be 

undertaken from Srinagar, the 

more common practice is to 

begin journey at Chandanwari 

and cover the distance to 

Amarnathji and back in five 

days. Pahalgam is 96 Kms 

from Srinagar. 

Legend 

Centuries ago Maa Parvati 

asked Shivji to let her know 

why and when he started 

wearing the beads of heads 

(Mund Mala), to which Bhole 

Shankar replied, “whenever 

you are born I add more 

heads to my bead”. Parvati 

said, “I die again and again, 

but you are Immortal. Please 

tell me the reason behind 

this”. “Bhole Shankar replied 

that for this you will have to 

listen to the Amar Katha” 

Shiv agreed to narrate the 

detailed story to Maa Parvati. 

He started for a lonely 

place where no living being 

could listen to the immortal 

secret and ultimately chose 

Amarnath Cave. In the hushhush, 

he left his Nandi (the 

Bull which He used to ride) at 

Pahalgam. At Chandanwari, 

he released Moon (Chand) 

from his hair (Jataon). At the 

banks of Lake Sheshnag, 

he released the snakes. He 

decided to leave his Son 

Ganesha at Mahagunas 

Parvat. At Panjtarni, Shivji 

left the Five Elements behind 

(Earth, Water, Air, Fire and 

Sky) which give birth to life 

and of which he is the Lord. 

After leaving behind all these, 

Bhole Shankar entered the 

Holy Amarnath Cave along 

with Parvati Maa and took 

his Samadhi. To ensure that 

no living being is able to hear 

the Immortal Tale. He created 

Kalagni and ordered him to 

spread fire to eliminate every 

living thing in and around 

the Holy Cave. After this he 

started narrating the secret 

of immortality to Maa Parvati. 

But as a matter of chance a 

pair of pigeons overhead the 

story and became immortal. 

Many pilgrims report seeing 

the pair of pigeons at the Holy 

Shrine even today and are 

amazed as to how these birds 

survive in such a cold and 

high altitude area. 

The Trek to Amarnath, in 

the month of sharavan (July- 

August) has the devout flock 

to this incredible shrine, 

where the image of Shiva, 

in the form of a Lingam, is 

formed naturally of an Ice 

Stalagmite, which is believed 

to wax and wane with the 

Moon’s cycle. By its side are 

fascinating, two more Ice 

Lingams, that of Maa Parvati 

and of their son, Ganesha. 


FASHION STYLE 

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Shivan & Narresh 

Lakmé 

Fashion Week 

2016 

With a number of swim suits styles, 

maillots & trikinis, it showcases jumpsuits, 

palazzos, body suits and shrugs also. 

Ditching the stereotype of Summer whites, 

the colour palette shows unconventional 

usage of colours and sexy hues of coral, mix 

of orange and red, pristine mint and aqua 

hues. 


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SPECIAL MOVIE 

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Cast & Crew 

Hrithik Roshan 

Pooja Hegde 

Director 

Ashutosh Gowariker 

Music 

A. R. Rahman 


Mohenjo Daro (English: Mound of the Dead Men) is an 

upcoming Indian epic adventure-romance film written and 

directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film is produced by 

Siddharth Roy Kapur and Sunita A. Gowariker. It features 

Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. The 

soundtrack album and film score are composed by A. R. Rahman with song 

lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release 

on 12 August 2016. 


SPECIAL MOVIE 

92 

Rustom is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language film written by Vipul 

K Rawal and directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. It features Akshay 

Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles. It is based on the real 

life incident of Naval Officer K.M. Nanavati. The music for Rustom 

is composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar, Ankit 

Tiwari, and Jeet Gannguli. while the lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir. 

Principal photography of the film was commenced in February 2016 and is 

scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 August 2016. 


Cast & Crew 

Akshay Kumar 

Ileana D'Cruz 

Esha Gupta 

Director 

Tinu Suresh Desai 

Music 

Ankit Tiwari 


SPECIAL MOVIE 

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Cast & Crew 

N. T. Rama Rao Jr. 

Samantha 

Mohanlal 

Nithya Menen 

Director 

Ashutosh Gowariker 

Music 

A. R. Rahman 


Janatha Garage is an upcoming 2016 Indian bilingual action film made in 

Telugu and Malayalam languages, directed by Koratala Siva and produced 

by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan under their banner 

Mythri Movie Makers. It features N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mohanlal, Samantha 

and Nithya Menon in the lead roles. It also features Saikumar, Tamil 

actress Devayani, and Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan in other 

important roles. Production began on 25 October 2015 in Hyderabad and principal 

photography began on 22 February 2016.This movie is scheduled to release on 12 

August 2016. 


EVIEW 

BOLLYWOOD 

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3.75/5 

Sultan 

Stupendous 

narration, 

fearless 

performances 

and the 

emotional 

content will 

make Sultan 

end up as a 

massive hit. 

Story : 

Sultan is the story of Sultan Ali 

Khan (Salman Khan) who is a Jat 

from Haryana and passes time 

doing nothing. He falls in love with 

Aarfa (Anushka Sharma) on the 

first go and tries to impress her. 

During this time he gets insulted 

by her after which Sultan aspires 

to turn wrestler. His dedication 

and passion makes him a national 

champion in no time and Aarfa 

gets married to Sultan after he 

proves himself. During this time, 

an unexpected incident alters the 

situations and the rest of the film is 

about how Sultan comes out and 

bounces back. Watch Sultan to 

know about the rest. 

Analysis : 

The first half of Sultan has been 

exceptional in all the aspects. The 

presentation of the film has been 

outstanding and the dialogues 

have been sensible. The songs 

have been shot and placed well. 

The action episodes have been 

exceptional throughout the first 

half. The performances by the 

lead actors take the film to an 

untouchable place and the first half 

of Sultan is a treat to be watched. 

After such an impressive first half, 

the second half is not a let down 

at all and it has been carried well 

with the right emotions and enough 

dose of action episodes. The 

emotional episodes are the major 

highlights of the film and Salman 

Khan completely dominated 

the movie with his fearless 

performance. The climax has been 

heart touching and on the whole 

the second half of the film has 

been handled well that the film has 

all the ingredients to end up as a 

blockbuster. 

Final Word: 

Salman Khan excels completely 

in the role of Sultan and the movie 

will end up as the biggest hit of the 

actor in his career. Stupendous 

narration, fearless performances 

and the emotional content will 

make Sultan end up as a massive 

hit. 


EVIEW 

BOLLYWOOD 

Dishoom 

2.5/5 

Analysis : 

Dishoom is a 

movie that can 

be completely 

ignored as 

the film lacks 

everything 

except some 

impressive 

action 

episodes. 

The first half of Dishoom has 

been just ok as the film has many 

unwanted episodes balanced with 

interesting scenes. The execution 

has been so bad that the film will 

be liked by those who leave their 

brains at home before entering the 

theatres. Some of the logics have 

been completely ignored however 

Varun Dhawan has taken charge 

and entertained the audience to the 

core. On the whole the first half has 

been decent. 

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Story : 

The story of Dishoom revolves 

around the kidnap of Indian 

cricketer Virat Sharma (Saqib 

Saleem) two days before the 

final match between India and 

Pakistan. Special Task Force 

Agent Kabir Shergill (John 

Abraham) will be asked to 

investigate the case and he 

picks up Junaid Ansari (Varun 

Dhawan) to help him in the case. 

They happen to meet Ishika 

(Jacqueline Fernandez) during the 

investigation who happens to be a 

pick-pocketer through which they 

trace an important link. The rest 

of Dishoom is all about how Kabir 

and Junaid solves the case. Watch 

Dishoom to know about the rest. 

The second half of Dishoom is 

responsible for the film to fall flat. 

It fails in all the available ways 

as the director failed to keep the 

audience engaging. The entire film 

has been highly predictable and is 

boring.. John Abraham has been 

utterly wasted and some of the 

action episodes have been shot 

interesting. The antagonist in the 

film has been completely ignored 

which fails to balance the movie. 

On the whole, the second half of 

Dishoom is a total disappointment. 

Final Word: 

Dishoom is a movie that can be 

completely ignored as the film lacks 

everything except some impressive 

action episodes. 



EVIEW 

TOLLYWOOD 

100 


2.5/5 

Kabali 

Analysis : 

Kabali starts on an 

interesting note 

and the first half of 

the movie makes 

the audience 

impressive 

because of some 

interesting and 

emotional episodes 

throughout the 

movie. 

Story : 

Kabali is the story of 

Kabaleeshwaran (Rajinikanth) 

who works as a daily labour in 

Malaysia. He stands beside the 

people and fights for them after 

which he emerges as a leader. 

An undigestable 43 Gang lead 

by Tony Lee (Winston Chao) 

opposes the acts of Kabali as 

he is against drugs and other 

illegal activities. An unexpected 

incident jails Kabali for over 25 

years who misses his family 

and life. The rest of the film is 

how Kabali bounces back and 

roars against the evils. Watch 

Kabali to know about the 

movie. 

Kabali starts on an interesting 

note and the first half of the 

movie makes the audience 

impressive because of some 

interesting and emotional 

episodes throughout the movie. 

Rajini’s mannerisms and style 

impresses the audience big time 

though the film lacks in other 

departments. The songs of the 

film have been Tamil flavoured 

and the entertainment has 

been quite low. On the whole 

the first half of Kabali has been 

passable. 

The second half of the film 

lacks the needed interesting 

episodes throughout the film. 

Most of the episodes have been 

dragged too much that irritate 

the audience completely. Some 

of the interesting episodes have 

been narrated in a hurry that 

leave the audience in deep 

shock. The pre-climax of the film 

kill the entire movie and on the 

whole the second half of Kabali 

is a massive debacle and it fails 

to reach the expectations. 

Final Word: 

Kabali is a movie that reached 

the target by the miles and 

strictly for fans. 


EVIEW 

TOLLYWOOD 

Selfie raja 

2/5 

102 

Selfie Raja is one 

more boring feast 

from Allari Naresh 

after a series of 

debacles and the 

movie too will join 

the list as it lacks 

proper script and 

an interesting 

narration. 

Story : 

Selfie Raja is the story of Selfie 

Raja (Allari Naresh) who gets 

married to the daughter (Kamna 

Ranawat) of the city’s police 

commissioner (Nagineedu). 

The goons in the city who faces 

problems because of the city 

commissioner targets Selfie Raja 

after which he decides to kill 

himself. He hires a professional 

killer (Ravi Babu) after which his 

life takes a huge turn. The rest of 

the movie is what happens next 

and how Selfie Raja resolves all 

his problems forms the rest of the 

story. Watch Selfie Raja to know 

about it. 

Analysis : 

been poor in content and has 

been indulged with routine and 

predictable episodes. The boring 

entertainment and the comedy 

episodes irritate the audience 

and the interval episode creates 

enough interest on the film. 

However the first half of Selfie 

Raja has some interesting 

episodes which pin hopes on the 

second half. 

The second half of Selfie Raja 

falls flat completely because of 

the boring narration and the major 

flaws throughout the movie. Many 

unwanted episodes take the 

major role in the movie and the 

audience will be left confused of 

the unwanted songs which come 

at regular intervals and disturb 

the flow. The climax has been 

decent and is the only saviour of 

the film. On the whole the second 

half of Selfie Raja pulls down the 

film by miles and ends up tragic. 

Final Word: 

Selfie Raja is one more boring 

feast from Allari Naresh after a 

series of debacles and the movie 

too will join the list as it lacks 

proper script and an interesting 

narration. 

The first half of Selfie Raja has 



HOLLYWOOD 

TEA NEWS 

Brooklyn Beckham 

These young couples are giving 

Hollywood’s known power 

couples a run for their money! 

From Brooklyn Beckham and 

Chloe Moretz to Zayn Malik and 

Gigi Hadid, these are the hottest 

couples under 25 

JLindsay Lohan 

Was Lindsay Lohan’s rant 

about Egor Tarabasov more 

serious than it seemed? During 

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their fight after her cheating 

claims, Lindsay reportedly ran 

out of her house screaming 

for help because he tried to 

strangle her 

Lindsay Lohan 

In the middle of Lindsay Lohan’s rant about her 

fiance Egor Tarabasov cheating, she hinted that 

she may be pregnant. But while Lilo’s fans may 

be excited, Egor seems to think she’s becoming 

the ‘girl who cried wolf’ about baby news 

Corbin Bleu 

This is so exciting! ‘High School Musical’ star 

Corbin Bleu married his longtime girlfriend, Sasha 

Clements (another Disney star), on Saturday, July 

23, a new report claims 

Katt Williams 

Is Katt Williams 

in trouble again? 

The comedian was 

reportedly accused of 

assaulting a woman 

in a Los Angeles 

restaurant and has 

now been arrested 

for battery 


Taylor Swift 

Someone’s driving the snakes out 

of Taylor Swift’s Instagram. Could 

it be Instagram itself? The app is 

reportedly testing out a tool that 

could censor negative comments, 

like all the snake emojis left on 

Taylor’s pics. 

Tom Hiddleston 

Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift have only 

been dating for a few weeks now, but she 

has already influenced him in a major way. 

When it comes to handling all this new 

attention 

Dasha 

Pashevinka 

Dasha Pashevinka 

has called out Lindsay 

Lohan on Instagram 

for calling her a hooker 

and accusing her of 

sleeping with fiancé, Egor 

Tarabasov. 

Jennifer Lopez 

Happy birthday, 

Jennifer Lopez! The 

flawless singer and 

actress extraordinaire 

turns 47 today, July 24. 

In honor of her special 

day, let’s take a look at 

her best looks ever! 

Brie Larson 

Brie Larson is about to take on the role of a lifetime! 

The Oscar winner was officially confirmed as 

Captain Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 

23. 


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a stunning 

advertising 

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Star Gazing 

ARIES 

The energy cycles of august will take you to the next level. Finally a period of fame and 

a honour. You can expect feedback about your work post 4th august and new projects/ 

opportunities to expand or tie up post 10th august. People will be supportive and respect your 

decisions. Stuck paper work/ contract will move forward after 11th august. You may even hire/ 

work with new people post 15th august.’16. Work will slow down post 24th august due to family 

obligations. 

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GEMINI 

Work will be extremely productive 

but due to delays from other people, 

you may not get the result you need. 

Expect clarity about an old client/ 

project to come through after 8th august. An 

important meeting between 11-19th august 

will be extremely productive but expect 

results after 24th august. Last minute travels 

for work will be hectic. Organise paper work. 

Take care of health between 8-22nd august. 

Balance eating patterns. 

CANCER 

Work wise you will be on a roll from 

the start of the month. As you get more 

work you can trust your decisions of 

hiring new people or expanding your team. Be 

quicker in decisions. Don’t let past fears/ regret 

drain you out. Post 23rd you will consciously 

slow down to take a break from work. Health 

will need attention 19-15th august. Take care 

of knees and stomach. Family life will be stable 

but you might get dragged into other people’s 

problem post 17th august. 

TAURUS 

You need to be more proactive. 

While work will pick up pace after 

4th august you will feel lazy and 

un-decisive. It’s a crucial period for you to 

lay a foundation for new job/ role or work. 

Be more communicative. Avoid friction with 

people at work after 17th august. You might 

get new opportunities within the same job 

post 21st august. Trust your decisions. 

Health will need attention 1-18th august. 


LEO 

Work will be slow till 8th but post 

15th august you will get more clarity 

and ideas to channelize. Make sure 

you are more discreet about work. Don’t take 

things personally with people at work. At first 

there might be an opposition to decisions 

you make post 18th everything will fall into 

place. Avoid signing any contract before 8th 

august as it may not go through. Expect work 

from old client’s post 11th august. Balance 

eating patterns.

VIRGO 

A great start to the month where everything you have been organising last two months 

will take shape. Expect an important meeting between 4-17th august to give you results 

in your favour. Be gentler with yourself. Between 11-19th august be more tolerant towards 

people at work. Focus on thing at a time. Work will be slow post 25th august. Take care of your 

health between 4-16th august. Give your body the sleep it needs. Avoid eating out between 13- 

19th august. 

SCORPIO 

A productive month with mixed 

emotions. While work will be stable 

and as you get more responsibility/ 

new work after 11th august you may feel 

emotionally exhausted and confused. The 

problem is more internal than external. Be 

patient with people at work after 21st august. 

Last minute travel plans could alter your 

schedule post 17th august so be ready for it. 

Eat on time. 

AQUARIUS 

A hectic cycle at work starts where 

you will have enough work to keep 

you going. Expect an important 

meeting between 4018th august to give you 

the much desired results after 20th august. 

Acknowledgement and fame will come 

through after 11th august. Be gentler with 

people at work. Your creative energies will be 

at its peak. 

SAGITTARIUS 

Horoscope shows that the planetary 

strength is more in the Northern 

sector of the horoscope towards 

the midheaven sign. The house of career is 

more powerful in the month of August 2016 

for Sagittarius birthdays towards the end of 

the month.In addition business prospects 

are magnificent due to the forward motion of 

planet Mercury and your career is at the high 

point for the year. 

CAPRICORN 

The energy cycles this month will bring 

to clarity about your next step and 

work relationships with existing clients. 

There has been going back and forth and 

you may feel drained out as you are investing 

energies but not seeing results. Expect positive 

results after 7th and 19th august. You might 

also seek advice from senior members at work 

post 11th august which will help you out things. 

LIBRA 

Work will come to a standstill initially 

and this could be frustrating. No 

matter how much you push things will 

be stuck. Have patient till 8th. Avoid fixing a 

meeting between 3-9th as it may not go in 

your favour. Expect work to pick up pace after 

14th august. You might work with new people 

after 17th august. People from the past will 

come back to work with you after 26th august. 

Be more grounded and decisive as far as 

work goes. 

PISCES 

Too much work at the beginning of 

the month leaving you no time for 

yourself. Organise your schedule 

and don’t over commit as plans may not 

work out. Expect work from old client’s post 

7th and 15th august. You might expand your 

team or work with new people after 18th 

august there will be differences with people 

at work after 17th august so be patient and 

give others a chance to explain their point of 

view. 


Yellow Pages 

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CCTV and Cameras 

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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, 

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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

Wishesh Magazine August 2016

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