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WISHESH 

JANUARY EDITION MAGAZINE 2016 

VOLUME 9 | ISSUE 3 

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Indian Diaspora 

Narayanpet 

Handlooms 

Ezhavas 

Dhar 

24-27 

Story for Kids 

Krishna 

The Butter Thief 

CONTENTS 

12 - 15 

Narayanpet 

Handlooms 

16 - 19 

Ezhavas 

28-31 

Healthy Living 

Food that your kid 

will like as well as eat 

34-35 

Nri profile 

Chanda Kochhar 

40-43 

Desi News 

National Herald 

Case prima facie 

44-45 

In Business 

Rolls-Royce 

28- 31 

HealthyLiving

64 - 67 

Indian Yoga 

48-51 

In Focus 

Worst in a century 

Chennai floods 

52-61 

Cover Story 

India - 2015 

48 - 51 

In Focus 

63-65 

Freedom Fighter 

Subramanya Bharati 

66-69 

Indian Yoga 

Makarasana 

52 - 59 

Cover Story 

70-73 

LifeStyle 

Tips for Rocking 

Married life 

74-77 

Romance 

Romance Need not 

master it

80-83 

Travelogue 

The city of History 

and Religion 

Maheshwar 

84-87 

Indian History 

Gupta Empire 

CONTENTS 

78 - 81 

Maheshwar 

90 - 93 

CB Hornet 160R 

88-91 

Technology 

Apple iPad Pro 

92-95 

Automobiles 

CB Hornet 160R 

96-99 

Indian vasthu 

study room 

100-101 

Indian Spiritual 

Bhagavad Gita 

82- 85 

Indian History

100 -105 

Konark Festival 

102 -107 

Indian Events 

Konark Festival 

108 - 113 

Fashion 

Collection of Hand 

Bags 

112 - 117 

Bajirao 

114-119 

Special Movie 

Bajirao Mastani 

Dilwale 

Bengal Tiger 

120-127 

Movie Review 

126- 127 

Hollywood 

Tea News 


Dilwale 

Bengal Tiger 

128-129 

Hollywood Tea News 

Selena Gomez 

Kim Kardashian 

Billie Lourd 

132-133 

Star Gazing

INDIAN DIASPORA 

Fine art 

Narayanpet 

Handlooms 

12 

The Narayanpet handloom Nindustry 

is best known for silk products. This 

industry is named on the name of the 

village Narayanpet in Telangana 

Narayanpet handloom is in 

demand due to its durability 

of colors used in the yarn. 

Strong and soft thread used in 

handloom making makes the 

fabric strong, soft and durable. 

From start to end the work is 

done by hand. Each weaver 

works from home with all his / 

her family members helping in 

different steps of the process. 

It requires approximately 

2 to 3 days, of continuous 

efforts for weaving a saree. It 

depends on the variety also. 

Process of dyeing to 

design 

Dyeing 

The first process in 

manufacturing handloom 

weaving is, dyeing the silk 

yarn. The dyeing process 

is done in boiling water by 

mixing the color and dipping 

the silk yarn in it. While 

dyeing, higher the boiling 

temperature the more will 

be durability of the color. 

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Coloring 

is the 

crucial step 

in handloom 

silk. The main 

thing we have to 

keep in mind is that 

while dyeing the color 

should be equally spread on 

the silk yarn. Different shade of 

color can degrade the quality 

of the saree. After dyeing it has 

to be dried in the shade (do not 

dry in the sun). 

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Fine art 

14 

Design for a saree is drawn on the Ncomputer, and 

that design is punched into a card and design 

cards are loaded in the Jacquard in the loom. 

Jacquard is a box like structure which is fixed at 

the top of the loom. 


Weaving 

The second step after dyeing 

is weaving. After drying the 

thread in a shade roll down 

it over a round beam. Make 

sure that while rolling over the 

thread it should not become 

knotted, so do it carefully. A 

Weaver can make 30 sarees 

from one beam of warp. It 

will take 40 to 45 days to 

complete weaving of one beam. 

Narayanpet handloom sarees 

are traditionally woven in the 

interlocked-weft technique. 

is a box like structure which 

is fixed at the top of the loom. 

There will be needles in the 

Jacard which will read the 

punched cards and control 

Designing 

Design for a saree is drawn on 

the computer, and that design 

is punched into a card and 

design cards are loaded in the 

Jacquard in the loom. Jacquard 



Tradition 

Ezhavas 

retain pride and ethnic 

identity in Kerala 

16 

Powerful ethnic group to be 

reckoned with in Kerala 

The Ezhavas are community 

of India with the origin in 

Kerala, India. They are 

also called as Ilhava, Irava, 

Izhava and Erava in South 

Kerala; Chovas, Chokons 

and Chogons in Central 

Travancore; and Thiyyas, 

Tiyyas and Theeyas in the 

Malabar region. Ezhavas 

form the vast ethnic group of 

Kerala. Their pride as well as 

ethnic identity was retained 

by them and rose above 

adversity. 

Ezhavas were agricultural 

laborers, toddy tappers, 

small cultivators and liquor 

businessmen, and few 

were involved in weaving 

and practicing ayurveda. 

Izhathu Mannanars, a 

Ezhava dynasty also existed 

in Kerala. The Chekava is 

a warrior section within the 

community. Chekava used 

to be a part of the militias of 

local chieftains and kings. 

Chekavars also yielded 

renowned kalaripayattu 

experts. 

The Ezhavas are believed 

to share common heritage 

with the Nair caste, based 


“ 

Ezhavas were 

agricultural 

laborers, 

toddy 

tappers, small 

cultivators 

and liquor 

businessmen, 

and few were 

involved in 

weaving and 

practicing 

ayurveda. 

“ 


Tradition 

on similarities between 

most of their customs. 

Especially, the customs 

practiced in common like 

those belonging to childbirth, 

death, matrilineal practices 

and martial history. Through 

old writings, oral history, and 

folk songs, it is suggested 

that the Ezhavas were part 

of the armed forces in the 

past, serving various kings. 

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According to a theory 

proposed for the origins 

caste system origin in 

Kerala, based on actions 

of Aryan Jains before 8thcentury 

AD. Jains recruited 

few sympathetic local people 

for their protection, while 

those who are not protectors 

were classed as out-caste. 

As per the description from 

Pullapilly, the protectors 

were given kshatriya 

functions with shudra 

status, and thereby Nairs 

originated. While Ezhavas, 

who were not among the 

protector groups became 

out-castes. 

As per an alternate theory, 

the Nambudiri Brahmins 

introduced the system. 

From around the 8thcentury, 

Brahmins acted 

as counselors, priets and 

ministers to invading Aryan 


Ezhavas established their own 

schools. Britishers encouraged 

them and even admitted them into “civil service in Malabar. 

princes. During the period, 

missionaries converted nonaboriginal 

local population 

to Buddhism. Symbiotic 

relationship was used by 

Brahmins with the invading 

forces to assert beliefs 

as well as position. The 

Ezhavas’ Buddhist tradition 

besides the refusal to give 

it up, made them out-caste 

within the greater Brahminic 

society. Even now, Ezhavas 

show greater interest in nonritualistic, 

moral, and nondogmatic 

aspects of religion. 

Culture of Ezhavas includes 

Aivar kali, Arjuna Nrtam 

(Mayilppili Tukkam), 

Makachuttu, Poorakkali, 

Teyyam (Teyyattam) or 

Kaliyattam. Aivar kali, also 

known as Pandavarkali, 

was a ritualistic art form 

and it means the play of the 

five sets. A ritual art Arjuna 

Nrtam or Mayilppili Tukkam 

is performed by Ezhava 

community men and is 

prevalent in the Bhagavathy 

temples of south Kerala, 

mainly in Kollam, Alappuzha 

and Kottayam districts. 

Makachuttu art is even 

popular among Ezhavas. 

A folk dance Poorakkali 

was even prevalent among 

the Ezhavas of Malabar. In 

northern Kerala, Teyyam is a 

popular ritual dance. 

Ezhavas established their 

own schools. Britishers 

encouraged them and even 

admitted them into civil 

service in Malabar. Most 

of them sought progress 

through political parties 

and now they are hardcore 

supporters of the Marxist 

parties in the state. Today, 

Ezhavas are powerful ethnic 

group to be reckoned with in 

Kerala. 

“ 



Dhar 

Origin in Kashmir, 

But now elsewhere 

20 

Kashmir is located mostly in the 

mountains and share its border 

with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. 

Dhar is originally a Kashmiri 

Pandit’s origin community. 

Due to violence in the Kashmir 

Valley, they migrated towards 

other Indian states. At present, 

the community can be found 

in Punjab, Gujrat, Bengal and 

Himachal Pradesh. 

Shri Meeru Pandit Dhar who 

was the chief commander of 

Sikander’s Army between 1389 

and 1413 AD is known as the 

father of Dhar Community. 

The people of Dhar community 

are renowned for their 

warmth and hospitality 

nature. Urdu is the most 

spoken language in Kashmir, 

but people also use their 

local Kashmiri language 

for interaction. Besides, 

Muslims, Kashmiri Pandits 

is the main community in the 

Kashmir. 

There are several stories 

about the origin of Dhar 

community. Three famous 


Culture 



22 


Culture 

D 

People of Dhar community allowed 

their girls to read and write. Many 

of their daughters were indulged in 

hand crafted business at that time. 

stories about their origin 

are, the ancestors of Dhar 

community were Jews because 

many people of Dhar surname 

have been found in Israel and 

America. Another story tells that 

they are the descendent of one 

of the kings of Kashmir named 

Damar, after that they were 

called Damar for centuries, 

which change into DAANGER 

and further DAANGER 

converted into Dhar. The 

third story reveal that, Dhar 

originates from the honorific 

given to a village head and 

strongman, which was famous 

till 14th century AD. 

write. Many of their daughters 

were indulged in hand crafted 

business at that time. 

There is a conflict that Dhar 

and Dar is same or different. 

Some arguments say that Dar 

also spelled like Dhar while, 

in others view, both Dhar and 

Dar are completely different 

communities. According to 

them, Dhar is a Brahmin 

tribe while, Dar community 

is mostly descendants of 

non-brahmin populations of 

Kashmir in which almost 99% 

are Muslims and they perform 

agriculture as their main 

occupation. 

The caste name is shared 

among both Hindu and Muslim 

people in the Kashmir. It is 

stated as a pure gotra name. 

Dhar Bharadvaja is the gotra 

name of this community’s 

people. However, according 

to the view of many scholars, 

Dhars are the descendant of 

Damras, the warlords and a 

troublesome non-Brahmanic 

tribe of ancient Kashmir. 

People of Dhar community 

allowed their girls to read and 


STORY FOR KIDS 

24 

KRISHNA 

The Butter Thief 

K 

Krishna and Balaram were the 

naughtiest boys in the locality of 

Vrindavana. The gopi friends of 

Yasoda and Rohini enjoyed the 

naughty childish activities of Krishna 

and Balarama in Vrindavana. 



STORY FOR KIDS 

26 

While being naughty Krishna 

always kept an innocent look, 

which has stolen the hearts 

of everybody. There are 

many interesting stories on 

the life of Sri Krishna. One 

such interesting story is of Sri 

Krishna being a Butter thief. 

In every household in 

Vrindavana, yogurt and 

butter were stocked in pots 

and hanged high up. Krishna 

and Balarama would pile 

up the planks, so that they 

could reach the pots and pick 

holes in the pots so that the 

contents would leak out and 

they could drink it. This was a 

common means for stealing 

butter and milk. When the 

butter and milk were kept in 

a dark room, Krishna and 

Balarama would go there and 

make the place bright with 

the valuable jewels and steal 

the milk and butter. On the 

whole, Krishna and Balarama 

engaged in stealing butter and 

milk from the neighbourhood 

houses also in many ways. 

All the gopi are friends of 

Yasoda and Rohini and 

enjoyed the naughty childish 

activities of Krishna and 

Balarama in Vrindavana. 

In order to enjoy further 

transcendental bliss, they 

all assembled and went to 

mother Yasoda to lodge 

complaints against the 

restless boys. When Krishna 

was sitting before mother 

Yasoda, all the elder gopis 

began to lodge complaints 

against Him so that Krishna 

could hear. They said, “Dear 

Yasoda, why don’t you restrict 

your naughty Krishna? He 

comes to our houses along 

with Balarama every morning 

and evening, and before 

the milking of the cows they 

let loose the calves and the 

calves drink all the milk of 

the cows. So when we go 

to milk the cows, we find no 

milk, and we have to return 

with empty pots. If we warn 

Krishna and Balarama about 

doing this, they simply smile 

so charmingly that we cannot 

do anything. Also, your 

Krishna and Balarama find 

great pleasure in stealing our 

stock of yogurt and butter 

from wherever we keep it. 

When Krishna and Balarama 

are caught stealing the yogurt 

and butter, They say, ‘Why do 

you charge us with stealing? 

Do you think that butter and 

yogurt are in scarcity in our 

house?’ 

Sometimes They steal butter, 

yogurt and milk and distribute 

them to the monkeys. When 

the monkeys are well fed and 

do not take any more, then 

your boys chide, ‘This milk 

and butter and yogurt are 

useless—even the monkeys 

won’t take it.’ And They break 

the pots and throw them 

hither and thither. If we keep 

our stock of yogurt, butter and 

milk in a solitary dark place, 

your Krishna and Balarama 

find it in the darkness by 

the glaring effulgence of the 

ornaments and jewels. If by 

chance they cannot find the 

hidden butter and yogurt, 

they go to our little babies 

and pinch them so that they 

cry, and then go away. If out 

of fear of these naughty boys 

we keep our stock of butter 

and yogurt high on the ceiling, 

although it is beyond their 

reach, they arrange to reach 

it by piling all kinds of wooden 

planks over the grinding 

machine. And if they cannot 

reach, they make a hole in 

the pot. We think therefore 

that you’d better take all the 

jeweled ornaments from the 

bodies of your children.” 

On hearing this, Yasoda 

would say, “All right, I will take 

all the jewels from Krishna so 

that he cannot see the butter 

hidden in the darkness.” 

Then the gopis would say, 

“No, no, don’t do this. What 

good will you do by taking 

away the jewels? We do 

not know what kind of boys 

these are, but even without 

ornaments they spread some 

kind of effulgence so that 

even in darkness they can 

see everything.” Then mother 

Yasoda would inform them, 

“All right, keep your butter 

and yogurt carefully so that 

they may not reach it.” In 

reply to this, the gopis said, 

“Yes, actually we do so, but 

because we are sometimes 

engaged in our household 

duties, these naughty boys 

enter our house somehow or 

other and spoil everything. 

Sometimes, being unable to 

steal our butter and yogurt, 

out of anger they pass 


‘‘ 

On hearing 

this, Yasoda 

would say, 

“All right, I will 

take all the 

jewels from 

Krishna so 

that he cannot 

see the butter 

hidden in the 

darkness. 

‘‘ 

urine on the clean floor and 

sometimes spit on it. Now just 

see how your boy is hearing 

these complaints. All day he 

simply makes arrangements 

to steal our butter and yogurt, 

and now he is sitting just like 

a very silent good boy. Just 

see His face.” When mother 

Yasoda thought to chastise 

her boy after hearing all the 

complaints, she saw His 

pitiable face, and smiling, she 

did not chastise Him. 

All the gopis and cowherd 

men who were associates of 

Krishna naturally developed 

their own different feelings of 

love for Krishna, even when 

they were complaining about 

the naughtiness of the little 

boys. 


Healthy living 

28 

Food that 

your kid 

will like as well as eat 

Kids are very much moody and choosy about 

food. Every mummy faces this problem and have a 

complaint about that their kid do not eat properly. 

Kids are very much fond of snacks and shakes. So, try 

to mix the nutrition and snacks in one recipe so that 

it will be easy to eat with full mood. For this, you do 

not have to run after them and put every spoon in 

their mouth to give them proper diet. Here are some 

food stuff that your kid will like. 


Sweet Potato 

Sweet potatoes are rich in Vitamin A that keeps your eyes healthy 

and also acts like an antioxidant in the body. Sweet potatoes are 

a favorite of babies, because of their natural sweetness and bright 

color. 

Procedure 

* Simply wash, pierce with a fork 

* Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until 

tender. 

* Serve like a baked potato topped with 

cinnamon-sugar and vanilla yogurt. 

* Apple sauce or a drizzle of maple syrup also 

makes good toppings. 

* If you are a mashed potato lover, then try Two-Potato 

Mash 

Yogurt 

Getting plenty of good bacteria, also known as probiotics, is key 

to keeping little stomachs happy and healthy and yogurt is a great 

source of this bacteria. Limit sugary versions at kids, because these 

are often lower in protein and good bacteria. 

Procedure 

* Choose plain non-fat or low-fat yogurt or Greek 

yogurt 

* Dress them up with a spoonful of honey and 

sprinkling of fresh fruit. 

* Don’t forget too that a cup of yogurt counts 

towards your child’s daily dairy servings. 

* Most yogurts actually have more calcium than a 

cup of milk. 

* Kids will love to assemble their own Blueberry and 

Maple-Pecan Parfaits. 


Healthy living 

Mango 

One cup of this sweet tropical fruit provides almost a whole day’s 

supply of Vitamin C which helps to keep kids’ immune systems 

running strong and keeps teeth and gums healthy. It also 

provides 3 grams of fiber for just around 100 calories. 

Want a fun way to cool your kids off and provide a 

nutritious snack? 

Procedure 

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* Buy fresh or jarred in juice to serve cut up or in 

a smoothie or dessert 

* Puree peeled cubes of mango in a food processor 

or blender. 

* Pour into popsicle molds or ice cube trays and freeze. 

* In a few hours, you’ve got frozen mango pops! 

Start kids on avocado early since fat 

intake is particularly important in the 

early years. In fact, ripe avocado is a 

perfect baby food spooned straight out 

of its peel. 


Salmon 

If salmon isn’t a food you would think to serve to your child, then 

you might want to reconsider this pink fish. Wild salmon is an 

excellent source of high-quality protein, which children need for 

proper growth as well as those Omega-3 fatty acids that are 

essential for brain development and heart health. 

Procedure 

* Place salmon, mustard, and rind in a food 

processor and process until smooth. 

* Cover and chill until ready to grill. 

* Combine arugula, onion, juice, and oil in a 

medium bowl. Set aside. 

* Lightly coat both sides of burgers with cooking 

spray. Place patties on a grill rack; grill 2 minutes. 

* Now put salmon inside the burger and onion mixture 

and salmon is ready to eatPecan Parfaits. 

Avocado 

Avocado is full of monounsaturated fats, the “good” fats that kids 

actually need in their diet every day. In fact, it’s recommended that 

25 to 35% of kid’s calories come from fats, primarily the 

unsaturated ones. So how do you get your child to eat this 

creamy green fruit? We’ve found avocado goes over 

well with kids when served as a spread on wraps in 

place of mayonnaise or cream cheese. 

Procedure 

* Ripe avocado should mash easily with a fork. 

* Mix in a dash of lemon juice and salt, and you’ve 

got a tasty spread or dip. 


INDIAN FOOD 

Shahjehani Murg 

Masala recipe 

Mughal empire is not only known for its king size dynasties and huge wars, 

they are also the experts in killing in the people, with the mouth watering 

recipes. Among the various recipes, here is one 

such spicy recipe from Mughlai cuisine called 

Shahjehani Murg Masala recipe. 

Ingredients : 

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Chop the full chicken into cubes 

* 1 cup fresh Cream (Malai) 

* A pinch of Nutmeg (Jaiphal) Powder 

* 2 Onion (Pyaj) chopped 

* 6 Garlic (Lasun) pods 

* 3 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta) 

* 1/2 tsp Garam Masala 

* 1 tsp Poppy seeds 

* 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds 

* 1 tsp Coriander Seeds Powder 

* 15 crushed cashew nut 

* 10 Blanched and crushed almond 

* 6 tsp Clarified Butter (Ghee) 

Cooking process 

• Roast little cumin, 

poppy, fenugreek seeds and 

grind into powder. 

• Heat ghee, fry onions 

and garlic, till it turns into 

brown colour. 

• Now add the chicken 

and fry it well. 

• Later, add masala, 

which is powdered well, 

and also add salt, coriander 

powder and bay leaf. 

• Now, simmer on low 

flame for about 3 minutes. 

• Add fresh cream, 1/2 

cup of hot water and cook, till 

the water gets dried. 

• After getting dried, 

add garam masala, nutmeg 

and cardamoms, spreading 

throughout the bowl. 

• Then, cover and 

simmer for another 5 minutes 

on a low flame. 

• Finally, put off the fire 

and serve hot, with chapattis 

or nan-rotis in combination. 

The pleasure will be with 

all those, who eat this item, 

when it is hot. 


Recipe 

Sweet and hot 

Ragi Paniyaram 

Ingredients : 

* 1 Ragi- Finger millets 

* 1/2 cup Rice 

* 2 tsp Urad dal 

* 1/2 cup Idly rice 

* 1/2 cup chopped onions 

* 1/2 tsp chopped green chillies 

* 1 tsp chopped Coriander leaves 

* 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut 

* 1-2 tsp Oil 

* 2 tsp Jaggery 

* 1-2 tsp ghee 

* 1/4 Water 

Cooking process 

.• Add ragi, rice, urad 

dal, idly rice, water in a bowl 

and wash it well and strain 

off the water. Soak again in 

fresh water for about 4 hours. 

• Strain water and 

transfer into blender and 

blend like dosa batter 

consistency and let it 

ferment, all the night. 

• For hot paniyaram: To 

the batter add onions, green 

chillies, coriander leaves, 

coconut and mix nicely. 

• Then, for hot 

paniyaram, add onions, 

coriander leaves, green 

chillies, coconut and mix it 

well, to the batter. 

• Pour little oil in 

paniyaram mould and pour 

hot batter and cook it until it 

is done on both side with lid 

on it. 

• And for the sweet 

paniyaram, dissolve the 

jaggery in little water and 

keep aside. 

• To the batter, add 

grated coconut, cardamom 

powder, jaggery water and 

mix nicely. 

• Pour little ghee in 

paniyaram mould, and add 

sweet batter, proceeding with 

cooking, until it is done on 

both side, covering with the 

lid. 


nri profile 

Living Inspiration 

for Today’s women 

Chanda Kochhar 

Chanda Kochhar is a living inspiration for today’s woman. 

She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer 

of ICICI Bank, which is the India’s largest private and 

overall second largest bank in the country. 

S 

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She also heads the 

Corporate Centre of ICICI 

Bank. She was born on 

November 17, 1961 in 

Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She 

completed her Bachelor 

of Arts degree from Jai 

Hind school, Mumbai. 

Later, she took Masters 

degree in Management 

Studies (Finance) from the 

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute 

of Management Studies, 

Mumbai and completed her 

Cost Accountant course 

from the Institute of Cost 

and Works Accountants of 

India. She was awarded the 

Wockhardt gold medal for 

Excellence in Management 

Studies. 

She started her career as 

a Management trainee with 

ICICI in the year 1984. Later, 

by efficiently handling the 

major functions in the bank, 

she has successfully risen 

to higher rank. In 1993, 

she was selected in a core 

team of ICICI bank, when 

it decided to venture into 

commercial banking. She got 

promotion in 1994 & 1996 as 

Assistant General Manager 

and then Deputy General 

Manager respectively. 

Later, in the year of 1998, 

she was promoted as the 

General Manager. She was 

entrusted with handling 

relationships with ICICI’s top 

200 clients. In April 2001, 

for the retail business in 

ICICI, she was promoted 

as Executive Director. In 

the year 2007, she was 

appointed as the Joint 

Managing Director & Chief 

Financial Officer (CFO). 

She was also the official 

spokesperson for ICICI 

Bank. Apart from being on 

the Board of ICICI Bank and 

various group companies, 

she is a member of the 

Prime Minister’s Council on 

Trade & Industry. 

The 49-year-old bank chief, 

in recent years has won so 

many awards and accolades 

that she has lost count. She 

was conferred with Padma 

Bhushan in 2011 for her 

contribution to establish 


an ICICI bank as a leading 

player in the banking industry. 

She clinched the 20th spot 

in the Fortune’s List of Most 

Powerful Women in Business, 

2009. She was awarded the 

‘Business Woman of the 

Year’ 2005 by The Economic 

Times of India and the ‘Retail 

Banker of the Year’ 2004 

by The Asian Banker. In the 

year 2007, she was ranked 

33rd in the Fortune’s List of 

‘Most Powerful Women in 

Business’. Under Kocchar’s 

leadership, ICICI Bank won 

the ‘Best Retail Bank’ India 

award consecutively for four 

years. 

A mother of two, Kochhar 

efficiently juggles her career 

with family. She never slacks 

in her 24-hour schedule and 

utilizes her breathing time to 

go through mails, telephonic 

conferences or to catch up on 

sleep. Her appointment as the 

head honcho of ICICI is an 

inspiration for all the women 

aspiring to make a mark in the 

corporate world. 

In India’s male dominated 

banking sphere, Chanda 

Kochhar carved a niche 

for herself. This was no 

easy task. In her career 

which extends to over three 

decades, she remained 

strong willed and alert. Her 

determination to make it to 

the top only grew from year 

to year. Kochhar’s career 

growth can be traced along 

with the expansion of the 

bank over the past several 

years. She never stuttered in 

her growth and was one of 

the few who kept up with the 

aggressive development run 

of ICICI bank. It was her sharp 

strategic planning which 

made the ICICI bank the ‘Best 

Retail Bank in India’ for five 

consecutive years. As per 

Forbes, It’s no wonder that 

she has been ranked 20th 

amongst the most powerful 

women in business in the 

world. 


nri Immigration 

India students 

to benefit from new 

Immigration rules 

36 

UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne’s 

recent announcement in his Autumn Statement 

that foreign non-European Union students could be 

excluded from official migration figures, has been 

welcomed by education experts. 

f this proposal 

is implemented, 

overseas students, 

including those 

from India, will not 

be included in the 

overall migration 

statistics. 

Keith Burnett, vice chancellor 

of the University of Sheffield, 

welcomed this proposal 

and said, “The drop in the 

number of Indian students 

has had university leaders 

extremely concerned for 

a long time. The proposal 

will rightly go some way 

in reassuring India that, 

aside from world-class 

teaching and facilities, the 

UK will recognise her huge 

academic and cultural 

contribution to this country.” 

Karan Bilimoria, member 

of the House of Lords and 

founder Cobra Beer, too, 

welcomed the Osborne’s 

announcement. “The 

announcement by Osborne 

is extremely positive. I have 

been saying for many years 

that the government should 

set targets to increase the 

number of international 

students entering the UK 

and, finally, the chancellor 

has listened and set a target 

of a 55,000 increase in the 

number of international 

students by 2019-2020. 

The statement will certainly 

encourage Indian students 

to come to the UK and 

hopefully arrest the decline,” 

he told. 

“I hope that the UK 

government will target 

prospective Indian students 

with its policy initiatives, for 

example by reintroducing 

a post-study work visa for 

foreign students, including 

Indian students, which were 

in place before the previous 


government changed it. 

Indian students are one of 

the largest foreign student 

communities in British 

universities and have a great 

deal to offer,” he said. 

According to research 

from mayor Johnson’s 

promotional agency London 

and Partners, London 

attracts 100,000 international 

students every year, more 

than any other city in the 

world. These students 

contribute £3 billion to the 

capital’s economy and help 

support 37,000 jobs. 

Mayor London, Boris 

Johnson had proposed new 

measures to help the city 

retain its position as the 

education capital of the world 

and arrest the sharp decline 

in the number of Indian 

students who went there to 

study. 

Johnson has put forward 

to the UK government two 

policy options on work 

opportunities following 

graduation, which will 

be attractive to students 

from India and other 

countries. These include 

a Commonwealth work 

visa for up to two years, 

which would be with India, 

in the first instance, but 

could be extended to other 

Commonwealth countries, 

if successful. The second 

proposal is of a work visa 

for graduates in science, 

technology, engineering and 

maths (STEM) for up to two 

years. 

India is the third-largest 

international student market 

in London after China and 

America. The demand for 

higher education is growing, 

due to India’s economic 

growth and the expansion of 

its middle class, the research 

found 


world news 

‘Complete shutdown’ 

on Muslims entering U.S 

-Donald Trump 

38 

The proposed ban would apply to 

immigrants and visitors alike. 

Republican 

presidential candidate 

Donald Trump called 

for a “total and 

complete shutdown of 

Muslims entering the 

TUnited States”. 

The idea faced an immediate 

challenge to its legality and 

feasibility from experts who 

could point to, no formal 

exclusion of immigrants 

based on religion. 

“Until we are able to 

determine and understand 

this problem and the 

dangerous threat it poses, 

our country cannot be the 

victims of horrendous attacks 

by people that believe only in 

jihad, and have no sense of 

reason or respect for human 


“ 

As a conservative who truly cares about 

religious liberty, Donald Trump’s bad idea and 

rhetoric send a shiver down my spine 

“ 

life,” Trump said in the 

statement. 

Trump supporters cheered 

and shouted in support as he 

read the statement. Trump 

warned during his speech 

that without drastic action, 

the threat of attacks is “going 

to get worse and worse.” 

“Donald Trump is unhinged,” 

Jeb Bush said via Twitter. 

“His ‘policy’ proposals are 

not serious.” 

Carly Fiorina said: “Trump’s 

overreaction is as dangerous 

as President Obama’s underreaction.” 

John Kasich slammed 

Trump’s “outrageous 

divisiveness,” while a more 

measured Ted Cruz, who 

has always been cautious 

about upsetting Trump’s 

supporters, said: “Well, that 

is not my policy.” 

Ben Carson said he would 

not advocate “being selective 

on one’s religion” but does 

believe that “everyone 

visiting our country should 

register and be monitored 

during their stay.” 

New Hampshire GOP’s 

chairwoman Jennifer 

Horn said the idea is 

“un-Republican. It is 

unconstitutional. And it is un- 

American.” 

South Carolina chairman 

Matt Moore said on Twitter, 

“As a conservative who truly 

cares about religious liberty, 

Donald Trump’s bad idea 

and rhetoric send a shiver 

down my spine.” 

Ibrahim Hooper, director of 

the Council on American- 

Islamic Relations (CAIR), 

had a blistering response. 

“We’re entering into the 

realm of the fascist now,” he 

said. “It should be disturbing 

not only to American- 

Muslims, but it should be 

disturbing to all Americans 

that the leading Republican 

presidential candidate would 

issue essentially a fascist 

statement like this,” he said. 

Trump’s campaign manager 

Corey Lewandowski said 

that, Trump’s proposed ban 

would apply to “everybody,” 

including Muslims seeking 

immigration visas and 

tourists seeking to enter the 

country. 

Bernie Sanders of the 

Democratic presidential 

campaign said “Trump 

and others want us to hate 

all Muslims” and Hillary 

Clinton called the proposal 

“reprehensible, prejudiced 

and divisive.” 

On Capitol Hill, Republican 

Sen. John McCain, of 

Arizona, said: “It’s just 

foolish.” “I have no idea,” 

McCain said. “I thought long 

ago that things he said would 

hurt his prospects, and he 

continues to go up.” 

“So far, every boundary, he 

has pushed has worked out 

for him,” said Ari Fleischer, 

who served as White House 

press secretary for former 

President George W. 

Bush. “I hope GOP voters 

recognize this time he’s gone 

too far.” 


Desi news 

40 

National Herald 

CASE PRIMA FACIE 

In 2012, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy filed a 

complaint before the trial court based on allegations 

that Congress leaders are part of cheating as well as 

breach of trust in the takeover of Associated Journals 

Ltd (AJL) by Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YIL). Assets valued 

in crores were transferred to YIL. 

In 2012, BJP leader 

Subramanian Swamy filed 

a complaint before the trial 

court based on allegations 

that Congress leaders are 

part of cheating as well 

as breach of trust in the 

takeover of Associated 

Journals Ltd (AJL) by Young 

Indian Pvt Ltd (YIL). Assets 

valued in crores were 

transferred to YIL. 

The allegations from Swamy 

were that YIL, which has 

Sonia Gandhi, Congress 

president, and Rahul Gandhi, 

Congress vice president, 

on board, has acquired 

the assets in a malicious 

manner of the defunct print 

media outlet. The intention 

behind it was to gain profits 

as well as assets valued 

more than Rs 2,000 crore. 

Other names involved in the 

case were general secretary 

Oscar Fernandes, Congress 

treasurer Motilal Vora, 

technocrat Sam Pitroda, and 

journalist Suman Dubey. 

BJP leader alleged that an 

amount of Rs 50 lakh was 

paid by YIL to take over the 

right to recover Rs 90.25 

crore, owned by AJL to the 

Congress party. Earlier, 

the amount was given as a 

loan to start the newspaper. 

Documents reveal that, 

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul 

Gandhi own 76% of YIL 

shareholding, while the 

rest 24% are with others 

involved in the case. Another 

complaint was that the loan 

given was illegal as it was 

taken from party fund. 


Desi news 

” 

The intention 

behind it was to gain 

profits as well as 

assets valued more 

than Rs 2,000 crore. 

” 


FDesi news 

Four complainant witnesses 

were examined by the Delhi court 

during the pre-summoning stage, 

including Subramanian Swamy, 

practicing chartered accountant 

R Venkatesh, an official named 

Gulab Chand from the Office of 

the Registrar of Companies, and 

J Gopikrishnan, journalist with 

The Pioneer. 

42 

On 26 June 2014, the court 

summoned Sonia Gandhi, Rahul 

Gandhi, Motilal Vora, Oscar 

Fernandes, Suman Dubey 

and Sam Pitroda. Metropolitan 

Magistrate Gomati Manocha said 

while summoning them that, “from 

the complaint and the evidence 

so far, it appears that YI was 

in fact created as a sham or a 

cloak to convert public money to 

personal use in order to acquire 

control over Rs 2,000 crore worth 

of assets of AJL.” 

It was noted by the court that all 

accused persons had allegedly 

acted “in consortium with 

each other to achieve the said 

nefarious purpose/design”. Court 

also noted that the case is still in 

the summoning stage only and 

the accused persons “shall be at 

liberty to refute the allegations of 

the complainant, cross-examine 

the complainant’s witnesses, and 

to lead evidence in their defence”, 

when they appear before the 

court. 


” 

Documents reveal that, Sonia 

Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi own 

76% of YIL shareholding, while 

the rest 24% are with others 

involved in the case. 

” 

political party” was “at stake” 

in the case, because the trust 

funds were held by the party’s 

officebearers. Dismissing the 

appeals filed by the Congress 

leaders, the Bench observed that 

prima facie the case “evidenced 

criminality”. 

The accused was asked by the 

trial court to appear before it on 7 

August 7 2014. On 30 July 2014, 

the Congress leaders moved 

the High Court which stayed the 

summons. 

The claims from the Congress 

were that the aim behind the 

creation of YIL was charity, 

but there were no profits. 

The transaction was “merely 

a commercial transaction” 

without any illegality. Objections 

were raised against Swamy’ 

complaints by Congress, labeling 

them as “politically motivated”. 

The HC judgment noted that the 

“probity of the legendary national 

The questions raised by the 

court were concerned about 

how legal is the grant of initial 

loan by Congress party to AJL. 

It was noted that Congress’ 

officebearers were AJL directors 

as well as majority shareholders 

at YIL. Other AJL shareholders 

were not involved in all decisions 

taken. According to HC, the trial 

court has to minutely examine 

questions like reasons for 

granting loan to AJL, modus 

operandi of loan transfer to YIL, 

besides related transactions. 

The objections raised against 

Swamy’s involvement were 

dismissed, stating that “locus 

standi cannot be restricted in 

corruption cases. 


IN BUSINESS 

BHARAT FORGE INKS 

DEAL TO SUPPLY 

AERO ENGINE PARTS 

TO ROLLS-ROYCE 

44 

Four complainant witnesses 

were examined by the Delhi court 

during the pre-summoning stage, 

including Subramanian Swamy, 

practicing chartered accountant 

R Venkatesh, an official named 

Gulab Chand from the Office of 

the Registrar of Companies, and 

J Gopikrishnan, journalist with 

The Pioneer. 

Bharat Forge, homegrown auto 

components major, has inked a deal to 

enter into a long-term agreement with 

Rolls-Royce to supply aero engine parts. 

On 26 June 2014, the court 

summoned Sonia Gandhi, Rahul 

Gandhi, Motilal Vora, Oscar 

Fernandes, Suman Dubey 

and Sam Pitroda. Metropolitan 

Magistrate Gomati Manocha said 

while summoning them that, “from 

the complaint and the evidence 

so far, it appears that YI was 

in fact created as a sham or a 

cloak to convert public money to 

personal use in order to acquire 

control over Rs 2,000 crore worth 

of assets of AJL.” 

It was noted by the court that all 

accused persons had allegedly 


was “merely a commercial 

transaction” without any 

illegality. Objections were 

raised against Swamy’ 

complaints by Congress, 

labeling them as “politically 

motivated”. 

acted “in consortium with 

each other to achieve the 

said nefarious purpose/ 

design”. Court also noted 

that the case is still in the 

summoning stage only 

and the accused persons 

“shall be at liberty to refute 

the allegations of the 

complainant, cross-examine 

the complainant’s witnesses, 

and to lead evidence in their 

defence”, when they appear 

before the court. 

The accused was asked 

by the trial court to appear 

before it on 7 August 7 

2014. On 30 July 2014, the 

Congress leaders moved the 

High Court which stayed the 

summons. 

The claims from the 

Congress were that the aim 

behind the creation of YIL 

was charity, but there were 

no profits. The transaction 

The HC judgment noted that 

the “probity of the legendary 

national political party” 

was “at stake” in the case, 

because the trust funds 

were held by the party’s 

officebearers. Dismissing 

the appeals filed by the 

Congress leaders, the 

Bench observed that prima 

facie the case “evidenced 

criminality”. 

The questions raised by 

the court were concerned 

about how legal is the 

grant of initial loan by 

Congress party to AJL. It 

was noted that Congress’ 

officebearers were AJL 

directors as well as majority 

shareholders at YIL. Other 

AJL shareholders were not 

involved in all decisions 

taken. According to HC, the 

trial court has to minutely 

examine questions like 

reasons for granting loan 

to AJL, modus operandi of 

loan transfer to YIL, besides 

related transactions. The 

objections raised against 

Swamy’s involvement 

were dismissed, stating 

that “locus standi cannot 

be restricted in corruption 

cases. 


46 



W 

Infocus 

The city 

has failed in 

maintaining an 

effective storm 

water drainage 

system. 

48 


Worst 

in a century 

Chennai floods 

Loss of life, millions struggled, devastation of 

property and business ,as usual after the disaster 

is over, this is what happened in Chennai during 

the last month. Once again, the calamity left many 

questions behind. Whatever Chennai faced during 

the flood, Kashmir had faced a year back, still we do 

not seem to be learning from the mistakes. 

We need to analyze urban 

flood water disaster carefully, 

need to separate problems 

and issues and then have to 

make preparatory actions for 

prevention of such natural 

calamity. 

Chennai faced its worst 

rainfall in the last 100 years. 

Everything got destroyed. 

People do not have a place 

to live, food to eat and water 

to drink. At least two hundred 

people died and property 

worth millions got destroyed. 

Chennai was officially 

declared a disaster area on 

the evening of 2 December 

when around 14 patients 

died after power and oxygen 

supply stoped to work due 

to flood at the Madras 

Institute of Orthopaedics 

and Traumatology (MIOT) 

Hospital. 

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, 

had written to Prime Minister 

Modi seeking Rs 2000 crore 

as relief fund. Even while the 

Prime Minister was on foreign 

tour, the central government 


Infocus 

50 

CHENNAI FLOODS 

immediately sanctioned an 

amount of Rs 940 crore for 

the relief activities. AIADMK 

leader through her MP’s 

in Lok Sabha requested 

the central government to 

sanction Rs 8000 crore as 

relief. 

The NDRF and NDMA have 

pulled in all their resources to 

help those stranded. “Thirty 

teams of the NDRF have 

been sent to Chennai,” Home 

Minister Rajnath Singh said 

in Parliament. 

Many US cities organized 

several campaigns like 

‘Dine for Chennai’, ‘Sing for 

Chennai’, ‘Run for Chennai’, 

‘Dance for Chennai’ to raise 

funds for Chennai victims. 

Telecommunication 

companies, Bharti Airtel, 

BSNL, Vodanfone, RCom, 

Aircel and Zomato have 

come to the rescue, by 

reducing the rates and 

offering free services to 

their customers. Several IT 

Parks, located in the areas 

like Taramani, has begun 

operating as shelters to those 

homeless. 

According to the officials 

of India Meteorological 

Department, El Niño, along 

with a rare coincidence of 

various other factors has 

resulted in a heavy downpour 

in the Chennai. The city 

has failed in maintaining 

an effective storm water 

drainage system. 

“ 

Telecommunication 

companies, Bharti 

Airtel, BSNL, 

Vodanfone, RCom, 

Aircel and Zomato 

have come to 

the rescue, by 

reducing the rates 

and offering free 

services to their 

customers. Several 

IT Parks, located 

in the areas like 

Taramani, has begun 

operating as shelters 

to those homeless. 

“ 

Government authorities as 

well as NGOs had come 

together in large numbers 

for providing shelter and 

basic necessities. Also, they 

offered manpower for rescue 

operations. 



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52 


India 

- 2015 

India had a very beautiful and peaceful 

year when compared to other countries. 

There were enough of political turmoils in 

the year 2015. 

H 

High hopes on vibrant 

economy made the country to 

feature as the most favoured 

place for business. High 

amount of Foreign Direct 

Investment flowed into the 

country and boosted the 

economy. 

The government functioned 

transparently, while the 

opposition lead by congress 

tried their level best to stall 

the reforms which might 

have made the government, 

the most people friendly. 

When the function of the 

government gave hope to 

the people of the country. 

Congress’s dynasty was 

embroiled in National Herald 

Fraud and cheating case and 

the dynastic leaders Sonia 

Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi 

had to take bail and stay as 

accused. 


Cover Story 

The main happeneing 

during the year 2015 are as below: 

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JAN 

1. NITI Aayog was 

established to replace 

Planning Commission of 

India. 

2. Gyan Sangam, a two-day 

retreat took place at Pune, 

it was attended by Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi, 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, 

Reserve Bank of India 

Governor Raghuram Rajan 

and chiefs of various financial 

institutions. 

3. Annual Pravasi Bharatiya 

Divas conference took place 

in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 

4. Republic Day celebrations 

were held, US President 

Barack Obama was the chief 

guest. 

5. Agni-V was test launched 

from a canister in Wheeler 

Island, suitable for road or 

rail mobile launch vehicles. 

FEB 

1. Polling for the New Delhi 

state elections held. 

2. Delhi Legislative Assembly 

election’s results announced, 

with Aam Aadmi Party 

securing 67 of 70 seats. 

3. The Cabinet Committee 

on Security approves the 

construction of seven stealth 

frigates and six nuclear 

submarines for the Indian 

Navy. 

4. The 10th edition of Aero 

India took place at Yelahanka 

Air Force Station near 

Bangalore. 

5. Budget session of the 

Parliament began with the 

President’s address to the 

joint session of Lok Sabha 

and Rajya Sabha. 

6. Union Budget presented 

to the Parliament by Finance 

Minister Arun Jaitley. 


March 

1. National Electoral 

Roll Purification and 

Authentication Program 

launched by the Election 

Commission of India. 

2. Beyond visual range (BVR) 

air-to-air missile, Astra, was 

successfully test fired from 

a Su-30MKI in test range in 

Chandipur, Orissa. 

3. Amaravathi was 

announced to be name of 

the new capital of Andhra 

Pradesh, to be built near 

Thullur. 

4. Supreme Court of India 

declared Section 66A of the 

Information Technology Act, 

2000 unconstitutional. 

5. National Institute of Ocean 

Technology (NIOT) unveiled 

Polar Remotely Operated 

Vehicle (PROVe), which 

would be used to study the 

monsoon. 

6. Bharat Ratna was awarded 

to former Prime Minister Atal 

Bihari Vajpayee 

7. ISRO placed Indian 

Regional Navigation Satellite 

System (IRNSS) 1-D satellite 

in orbit by a PSLV C-27 

launch vehicle. 

8. India began to evacuate its 

citizens from Yemen. 

9. Bharat Ratna awarded 

to freedom fighter 

Madan Mohan Malaviya 

posthumously. 

APRIL 

1. Faster Adoption and 

Manufacturing of Hybrid and 

Electric vehicles in India 

(FAME India) scheme was 

launched by the government 

to boost electric and hybrid 

vehicle sales. 

2. Petroleum and Natural 

Gas Minister, Dharmendra 

Pradhan, launched the 

“Give it Up” campaign urging 

rich people to give up LPG 

subsidy. 

3. Police killed 20 Red 

sanders, Pterocarpus 

santalinus smugglers in 

Chittoor district. 

4. The Padma awards were 

given at the Rashtrapati 

Bhawan. Among the 50 

recipients were actor Amitabh 

Bachchan, actor Dilip Kumar, 

nuclear scientist M.R. 

Srinivasan, mathematician 

Manjul Bhargava, computer 

scientist Vijay P. Bhatkar, 

Hindu spiritual guru Swami 

Satyamitranand and Aga 

Khan IV. 

5. The Micro Units 

Development and Refinance 

Agency Bank (MUDRA Bank) 

was launched by Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi. The 

financial institution aims to 

provide financing to small 

entrepreneurs. 

6. India completed 

evacuating citizens from 

Yemen, and announced the 

closure of embassy. In all, 

about 4,640 Indians and 

960 nationals from 41 other 

countries were evacuated. 

7. Maoists killed 7 of 

personnel of Chhattisgarh’s 

Special Task Force in south 

Bastar. 

8. Nepal earthquake, 7.9 

Richter scale earthquake 

occurred in Nepal. Parts of 

north India were affected. 


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M AY 

1. The Akash missile was 

inducted into the Indian 

Army. 

2. India and Iran signed an 

agreement which would 

allow India to develop the 

Port of Chabahar. The deal 

was signed during Transport 

Minister Nitin Gadkari’s Iran 

visit. 

3. The Parliament passed 

the Constitution (119th 

Amendment) Bill, 2013. It 

would allow India to solve 

its territorial disputes with 

Bangladesh. 

4. Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi launched 3 large-scale 

social security schemes, 

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha 

Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri 

Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, 

and Atal Pension Yojana, at 

Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata. 

5. India nominated K. V. 

Kamath as the head of the 

New Development Bank. 

6. All India Anna Dravida 

Munnetra Kazhagam leader 

Jayalalithaa was acquitted 

in a disproportionate assets 

case by the Karnataka High 

Court. 

JUNE 

1. 20 army personnel were 

killed and 11 were injured in 

a militant attack in Manipur. 

The responsibility for the 

attack was claimed by 

National Socialist Council of 

Nagaland-Khaplang. 

2. Indian army attacked two 

militant groups across the 

Myanmar border in retaliation 

for the 4 June attack. 

3. The Supreme Court of 

India directed the Central 

Board of Secondary 

Education to conduct the 

All India Pre Medical Test 

again due to allegations of 

cheating. 

4. The first International Yoga 

Day was held on June 21. 

5. India signed the legal 

framework of the Asian 

Infrastructure Investment 

Bank and pledged US$8.3 

billion towards it. 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 3 largescale 

social security schemes, Pradhan Mantri 

Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan 

Jyoti Bima Yojana, and Atal Pension Yojana, at 

Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata. 

J U LY 

1. The Digital India 

programme was launched 

by Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi. 

2. Shanghai Cooperation 

Organisation (SCO) decided 

to induct India as a full 

member. 

3. ISRO launched 5 UK 

satellites with a total payload 

of 1,440 kg using the 

PSLV-C28 launch vehicle. 

4. Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan 

was launched by Minister 

of Consumer Affairs, Food 

and Public Distribution, Ram 

Vilas Paswan. The campaign 

aims to promote food safety 

in India. 

5. Two Anglo-Indian 

members were nominated by 

President Pranab Mukherjee 

to the Lok Sabha. The 

two nominated members 

were George Baker, a BJP 

leader and actor from West 

Bengal, and Richard Hay, an 

economics professor from 

Kerala. 

6. Ram Sevak Sharma was 

appointed the Chairman 

of the Telecom Regulatory 

Authority of India. 

AUG 

1. Landslide killed at least 20 

people in a village in Chandel 

district, Manipur. 

2. Indian forces captured a 

terrorist, Mohammed Naved, 

allegedly from Faisalabad, 

Pakistan, following an attack 

on a convoy on the Jammu- 

Srinagar highway. 

3. Rajasthan High Court 

declared the Jain ritual called 

Santhara to be illegal. 

4. Demonstrations 

demanding reservations for 

the Patel community began 

in Gujarat. The following 

clashes killed at least 8. The 

army was deployed in select 

areas. 

5. ISRO successfully 

launched GSAT-6 using the 

GSLV D-6 launch vehicle. 

6. Indian forces captured 

a terrorist in Baramulla 

district, Jammu and Kashmir, 

following a gunfight. The 

terrorist, Sajjad alias Abu 

Ubadullah, allegedly hailed 

from Muzaffargarh district of 

Balochistan, Pakistan. 


Cover Story 

SEP 

1. Department of Industrial 

Policy and Promotion (DIPP) 

released a report ranking 

the states on ease of doing 

business and regulatory 

reforms. 

2. The central government 

banned the National Socialist 

Council of Nagaland 

(Khaplang) for five years. 

3. India’s first space 

observatory Astrosat 

launched. 

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OCT 

1. Environment Minister 

Prakash Javadekar 

announced India’s Intended 

Nationally Determined 

Contributions for the 

United Nations Framework 

Convention on Climate 

Change. It set a target 

of reducing its emission 

intensity by 33-35%, by 2030 

from 2005 levels. 

2. Madhya Pradesh declared 

19,951 villages in 114 tehsils 

to be drought affected. 

3. Bombay High Court judged 

in favour of Vodafone in the 

alleged tax avoidance case. 

4. India and China conducted 

joint anti-terror drills in 

Kunming, China. 

5. India, US and Japan 

conducted the 19th Exercise 

Malabar in the Bay of Bengal. 

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6. The Supreme Court of 

India declared National 

Judicial Appointments 

Commission (NJAC) to be 

unconstitutional. 

7. Telecom Regulatory 

Authority of India (TRAI) 

mandated that the telecom 

operator will have to pay Re. 

1 for each dropped call to the 

subscriber, from 1 January 

2016 onward. 

8. prices in order to curb the 

inflated prices. 

9. Home Minister Rajnath 

Singh inaugurated the Indian 

Police Foundation (IPF) and 

the Indian Police Institute 

(IPI) in New Delhi. 

10. Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi laid the foundation 

stone of Amaravati, the new 

capital of Andhra Pradesh. 

11. Ministry of Defence 

approved the induction of 

women as combat pilots in 

the Indian Air Force. 

12. The third India–Africa 

Forum Summit began in New 

Delhi. 

13. Finance Minister 

Arun Jaitley launched the 

e-Sahayog of the Income 

Tax Department. The facility 

will allow the tax office to 

remotely notify the payer in 

case of mismatch in filings. 

14. The birth anniversary of 

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was 

observed as Rashtriya Ekta 

Diwas (National Unity Day). 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the 

foundation stone of Amaravati, the new capital of 

Andhra Pradesh. 

Nov 

1. Samvidhan Divas 

(Constitution Day) to be 

observed. 

DEC 

1. The Beechcraft King Air 

plane chartered by India’s 

Border Security Force (BSF) 

has crashed on take-off near 

the Delhi airport killing 10 

people. 


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Apart from these 

happenings, Indian 

Prime Minister has 

visited foreign countries. 

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Seychelles Victoria 10–11 March 

Mauritius Port Louis 11–13 March 

Sri Lanka Colombo, Jaffna 13–14 March 

Singapore Singapore 29-Mar 

France ,Paris, Toulouse, Neuve-Chapelle 9–12 April 

Germany Berlin, Hannover 12–14 April 

Canada Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver 14–16 April 


China , Xi’an, Beijing, Shanghai 14–16 May 

Mongolia Ulan Bator 16–17 May 

South Korea Seoul 18–19 May 

Bangladesh Dhaka 6-7 June 

Uzbekistan Tashkent 6-Jul 

Kazakhstan Astana 7-Jul 

Russia Ufa 8–10 July 

Turkmenistan Ashgabat 10-11 July 

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 12-Jul 

Tajikistan Dushanbe 12-13 July 

UAE Abu Dhabi, Dubai 16-17 Aug 

Ireland Dublin 23-Sep 

United Nations United States, New York 24-30 Sep 

United Kingdom London, Chequers 

12-14 Nov 

Turkey Antalya 15–16 Nov 

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 21-22 Nov 

Singapore Singapore 23-25 Nov 

United Nations France ,Paris 30 Nov - 1 Dec 

Russia Moscow 23-24 Dec 

Afghanistan Kabul 25-Dec 

Pakistan Lahore 25-Dec 


FREEDOM FIGHTER 

Subramanya 

Bharati 

If a poetry could speak, it could not stop 

from saying about Subramanya Bharathi, 

who had brought a fame to it. 

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While the world knows 

about many famous Indian 

personalities, there are many 

more people, who are forced 

to go back into the dark, 

from knowing to the public. 

One such personality, which 

the world rarely knows, is 

Subramanya Bharati. 

During the pre-independence 

era, Subramanya Bharati 

was a Tamil poet, reformer 

and freedom fighter. He used 

the poetry and also prose, 

to the best he can, to inspire 

and educate the masses 

in the south, to join the 

independence movement. 

Early life 

On 11 December 1882, 

Subramanya Bharati was 

born in Ettayapuram, a small 

town in Thoothukudi district 

in Tamilnadu state. Along 

with pursuing the education 

at local high school called 

The M.D.T. Hindu College 

in Tirunelveli, Bharathi even 

showed a special interest in 

music and even learn poetry, 

just at the age of 11. 

He lost his mother at the age 

of five and his father at the 

age of 16. He married at the 

age of 14, to a seven year 

Chellama. 

Bharathi as a title 

For his incredible 

performance in poetry, he 

was conferred with the title 

Bharathi, treating him as 

the one blessed by goddess 

Saraswati. 

With his father’s assistance, 

Bharathi, learnt 32 languages 

(29 Indian languages and 3 

foreign languages). 

Among the most 

remembered and celebrated 

poet occasions, Subramanya 

Bharathi’s name is also 

counted. He also referred 

by the name of Mahakavi 

Bharathiyar meaning a great 

poet of Tamil. 

Active participation 

in Independence 

movement 

Bharathi took active 

participation in 

the independence 

movement, along with his 

contemporaries at that 

time, like Mahatma Gandhi, 

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sri 

Aurobindo and V.V.S. Aiyar. 

Meeting Sister 

Nivedita was a turning 

point 


During his stay in Varanasi, 

Subramanya Bharathi 

was very much attracted 

to the Hindu spirituality 

and nationalism. In 1905, 

he attended the All India 

National Congress meeting 

over there. During his return, 

he even met Sister Nivedita, 

the spiritual daughter of the 

great Indian philosopher 

Swami Vivekananda. 

Bharathi’s meet with Sister 

Nivedita, is considered as 

the most crucial one in his 

life history, as he got to know 

several issues through her. 

" 

During his stay 

in Varanasi, 

Subramanya 

Bharathi was 

very much 

attracted to 

the Hindu 

spirituality and 

nationalism. 

In 1905, he 

attended the All 

India National 

Congress 

meeting over 

there. During 

his return, 

he even met 

Sister Nivedita, 

the spiritual 

daughter of the 

great Indian 

philosopher 

Swami 

Vivekananda. 


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Long live the 

Republic of Bharat! 

Victory to the 

Republic of Bharat! 


" 

Bharathi was 

struck by an 

elephant named 

Lavanya at 

Parthasarathy 

temple, 

Triplicane, 

Chennai, whom 

he used to 

feed regularly. 

Although he 

survived at that 

moment, that 

incident showed 

an effect after a 

few months 

" 

Journalism as a 

weapon to boost the 

people 

In 1904, Subramanya Bharati 

worked as an assistant 

editor of a Tamil daily, 

‘Swadeshamitran’ and within 

short time, he turned as 

an editor of India, a Tamil 

weekly and from there, to 

another English newspaper 

called Bala Bharatham in 

1907. 

Through those newspapers, 

Bharathi could awaken the 

feeling of nationalism among 

the public and his creativity 

was out, at the full length, 

through those newspapers. 

Not limiting those papers 

to the regular happenings, 

he even used to publish 

his poems, which dealt 

with the complex religious 

hymns to rousing nationalist 

sentiments to songs on 

the Russian and French 

revolutions. 

Along with participating in the 

independence movement, he 

was even against the social 

poverty, exploitation and the 

abuse of the downtrodden 

people and the British ruling 

over the country. 

Death 

Bharathi was struck by an 

elephant named Lavanya 

at Parthasarathy temple, 

Triplicane, Chennai, whom 

he used to feed regularly. 

Although he survived at 

that moment, that incident 

showed an effect after a 

few months, deteriorating 

his health and finally lead 

to death on 12 September 

1921, around 1 am 


INDIAN YOGA 

Makarasana 

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the perfect way to relax 

Makarasana or the Crocodile pose is a 

perfect yoga asana suitable for relaxation. 

In sanskrit, ‘Makar’ means crocodile and 

‘Asana’ means a pose. Makarasana is a 

yogic pose useful for people with back and 

shoulder problems. 


How to Do? 

1. Lie down on the floor 

on your stomach with your 

hands folded under the head. 

2. Place the palms on your 

shoulders in a relaxed way 

and close your eyes. 

3. Stretch the legs as far 

as possible. The toes should 

point outwards. 

4. Relax the whole body. 

5. Breathe normally and 

slowly. 

6. Feel the whole body 

touching the ground and the 

deep relaxation in all your 

muscles. 

How to come 

back 

1. Slowly bring the feet 

together. 

2. Unfold the arms and 

come to the Prone Position. 

Benefits 

Makarasana can be done 

as a relaxation asana in 

between other asanas or it 

can be a relaxation method 

when you are tired. You 

can be in this asana for a 

prolonged period of time, if 

you are tired. It gives deep 

relaxation to the shoulders 

and the spine. 

“ Feel the 

whole body 

touching the 

ground and 

the deep 

relaxation 

in all your 

muscles. 

“ 

7. Relax in this posture for 

2 – 5 minutes. 


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Alternate 

Method 

1. Lie down on your chest 

with head on the floor 

2. Place the elbows on the 

ground. And raise your head 

and shoulders. 

3. Rest the head in the 

palms of the hands. 

4. The legs should be kept 

straight and relaxed. 

5. Keep the eyes closed. 

6. Remain in this position 

for 2 – 5 minutes 

7. Relax in this posture for 

2 – 5 minutes. 

How to come 

back 

Slowly remove the palms 

from under the chin and roll 

over and lie down on your 

back. 

Benefits 

This variation of Makarasana 

is excellent for people 

suffering from spondylitis, 

slipped disk or any other 

spinal disorder. They can 

maintain this position, for 

as long as it is comfortable. 

This variation is also good 

for asthmatic patients and 

people with lung disorders. 

“ 

Place the 

elbows on the 

ground. And 

raise your 

head and 

shoulders. 

“ 


LifeStyle Relationship 

Are you married 

and looking 

tips to enjoy the 

married life? 

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Tips for 

Rocking 

Married life 

Are you married and looking tips to 

enjoy the married life? After marriage, 

it becomes necessary to make your life 

enjoyable as well as romantic. When 

come in contact with your partner, you 

get a chance to know about them and 

make your life romantic. 


Relationship 

Tips for rocking married life 

1. Know that the romance and 

passion of the early days will sooner 

or later fizzle out. Instead of moping 

for that lost passion, recall the early days of 

your dating / courtship / wooing / chasing. 

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2. True, you are now man and 

wife, but you don’t need to merge 

your individual identities. If before 

marriage you were fond of wearing skirts, 

or playing a game of cricket with the boys, 

you don’t need to give that up just because 

you’re married. 

3. While giving space to each 

other is vital, make sure that 

communication never ceases. Any 

lull in communication can be potentially 

dangerous. So, have periods of silences, 

but fill each other in when you catch up. 

4. Fights between couples are 

normal, but so is making up. Scream, 

holler, have it all out, but once you’re 

over and done with, remember to not let the 

sun go down on your fight. Make up before 

the day is out. 


5. Respect each other’s weaknesses 

and sensitive points. If he can’t bear 

to hear any criticism about his mother 

and she can’t stand her unsuccessful 

attempts at losing weight being made fun of, 

know how to steer clear of those. 

6. While most people do feel thankful 

towards their partners, very few actually 

express it verbally. According to studies, 

people who felt appreciated by their partners 

for their efforts, experience less resentment 

and more satisfaction in their relationship. 

Couples who appreciate each other have 

higher chances of having a successful 

marriage than those who don’t. A generous 

dose of compliments is a big ego booster and 

can do wonders for your relationship. 

7. Find a thing that you enjoy doing 

together and make time to do them. 

Exercise together, go on walks, 

or take on mutually enjoyable projects 

together. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long 

as you both have fun doing it. Spending 

time together enjoying each other’s 

company, all will strengthen your happy 

marriage and add another meaningful 

dimension to your relationship. 

8. Don’t go through your partner’s 

things out of curiosity or in an effort 

to check up on them. We all want our 

privacy to be respected and when someone 

violates that, it feels offensive. Don’t let a 

sense of insecurity cause you to become 

overly suspicious of your mate. On the other 

hand, being secretive can create suspicion. 

A happy marriage should be built on open 

and honest communication. So, if there is 

something you need to know, ask, don’t 

snoop. 


Love & Romance 

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Romance 

Need not master it 

You need not be a master in romancing your 

girl, just simple romantic approaches can bring a 

lot of changes between the couple. 


Love & Romance 

76 

But if you 

don’t know 

those simple 

approaches, you 

should surely 

think upon it. 

Being a good 

friend of all my 

readers, I do 

not want my 

people to face 

that problem. So I 

am suggestinag 

you five of such 

simple romantic 

approaches 

below. 

When she really wants to move 

out with you and you are in 

no mood of going out, as you 

had the worst situations in 

the office, explain her well, in 

a cool manner. The love you 

show, while smoothly rejecting 

her request, would make her 

rub on your hair and say, “It’s 

ok buddy, what is there in 

going out, even I do not feel to 

breath bad air outside now.” 

The reason behind these 

words are to manage you, so 

that you are not hurt, thinking 

that your girl was hurt, after 

you rejected her request. She 

thus puts you in a comfort zone 

and even thinks twice before 

asking you, next time. 

1. Not big, remember 

small days 

Remembering and wishing on 

marriage anniversaries and 

birthdays, is something which 

everyone does. But remember, 

you are the only special person 

to your girl, in her life. 

When you are so special, why 

not surprise her remembering, 

some special days like, the 

day you kissed her for the first 

time or the day she proposed 

you or to get much deeper, 

the day you ate her cooked 

meal for the first time and so. 

Remembering these days, is 

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not every husband does in this 

busy life. 

But you prove that being busy 

is not an exception to show 

love. Remembering such 

minute things like these, will 

make her think that you care 

about her so much and thus, 

she never minds, even though 

you are busy in normal days. 

2. She makes you 

comfortable, even 

you reject 

3. Not technical, 

mutual 

understanding is 

important 

May be your girl could not 

understand your problems in 

your office and few technical 

issues might be out of the 

question, of her brain. But even 

then, if you share those things, 

at the end of the day, she 

starts thinking that, you care 

about her so much, that you do 

not hide anything from her and 

tells everything, even though, 

she is not able to understand 

anything.

4. Physical touch is 

never over ruled 

How long does a simple 

kiss take? A few fraction of 

seconds right? Taking out 

such fractions, even in your 

busy schedule, especially 

while going to office on a busy 

morning, is another good 

method, to boost up your 

romantic life with your partner. 

No one could deny the fact 

that, physical touch produces 

several magics, which are 

required to strengthen a 

relation. So, remember, a 

simple hug and a light kiss, 

can bring out the changes, you 

cannot afford to miss. 

5. Weekend is the 

best time to prove 

yourself 

You know the pressure she 

took, in cooking for you, 

making you everything handy, 

without making you struggle 

to move in your house, here 

and there. When she did it for 

6 days in a week. Can’t you do 

the same in one day? 

May be you are not a master 

in cooking or in several other 

things she does throughout 

the weekdays. But remember, 

love does not need masters or 

perfectionists. It is your efforts 

to impress your girl, that really 

mean a lot to her. 

Follow the above tips and 

you would not find much time, 

to feel the change in your 

romantic life. 


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Indian Travelogue 

80 


The city of History 

and Religion 

Maheshwar 

Maheshwar is a temple town on the bank of River 

Narmada. It is situated in Khargone district of 

Madhya Pradesh. The city is located 91 km away 

from the Indore, the commercial capital of the state 

and 13 km east from the national Agra- Mumbai 

highway. 

How to reach 

By air: 

The nearest international 

airport is the Devi Ahilyabai 

Holkar International Airport. 

The nearest airport is at 

Indore, located about 91 km 

from Maheshwar. From the 

airport, visitors can hire a taxi 

to reach the Maheshwar. 

By train: 

The nearest railway station is 

Barwaha, located about 39 km 

from Maheshwar. Taxis are 

available outside the rail board 

to carry visitors to Maheshwar. 

By road: 

You can also reach 

Maheshwar by road, several 

state run buses from Indore, 

Bhopal, Khandwa, Dhar, 

Dhamnod and many other 

cities of Madhya Pradesh ply 

regularly to Maheshwar. 


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82 

When to visit: 

Though Maheshwar can be 

visited throughout the year, 

the best time to visit the place 

is during January to March 

and August to December 

because the water level 

of River Narmada remains 

normal in this period. 

Accommodation: 

Since, Maheshwar has been 

a famous pilgrim place of 

the central India, You can 

easily get accommodation 

according to your budget. 

But, it is recommended to 

lodge near the ghats, so that, 

you can frequently visit the 

ghats. There are many hotels 

and lodges that provides 

accommodation to tourists. 

According to archaeologists, 

the city was founded by the 

King Mahishman of the Som 

dynasty and known as the one 

time capital of the great Holkar 

Queen Devi Ahilya. 

Maheshwar is famous for its 

Nimar Utsav. Every year, the 

state government of Madhya 

Pradesh organizes this three 

day long festival in the month 

of November, especially 

on the evening of Karthik 

Purnama. The festival is a 

comprehensive feast of music, 

According to 

archaeologists, 

the city was 

founded by the 

King Mahishman 

of the Som 

dynasty and 

known as the 

one time capital 

of the great 

Holkar Queen 

Devi Ahilya. 


dance, drama, boating and 

canoeing for three days. 

Places of interest 

This holy destination attracts 

tourist from all over the world. 

Besides visiting temples, 

there are many other activities 

to do like boating, enjoying 

heritage buildings like fort, 

palace, cenotaphs and ghats. 

There are around 28 ghats, 

Maheshwar Fort, Ek Mukhi 

Dutta Temple, Sahastrarjun 

Temple, Rajrajeshwari 

Temple, Baneshwar Mahadev 

Temple, Royal Ghats, 

Ahilya Mata’s Cenotaph, 

Chintamani Ganpati Temple, 

Bhawani Mata Mandir, Anant 

Narayan Mandir, Ram & 

Krishna Mandir, Jwaleshwar 

Temple, Kaleshwar Mahadev 

Temple, Narsingh Mandir and 

Ahilyeshwar Temple to visit. 



Golden age 

of Indian history 

84 

Gupta Empire 

After the Kushan empire was destroyed in 

the north and many kingdoms in the south 

India by 4th century A.D., India was invaded 

by a series of foreigners and barbarians or 

Mlechchhas from the northwestern frontier 

region and central Asia. 

When there was a bad 

requirement of a leader, a 

Magadha ruler, Chandragupta 

I came into the form. He 

successfully combated the 

foreign invasion and then laid 

the foundation of the great 

Gupta dynasty. 

Gupta emperors have ruled the 

country, for about 300 years, 

bringing the most prosperous 

era in Indian history. Their 

reign is considered as the 

golden age of classical Indian 

history. 

As Magadha (Bihar) emperors, 

Srigupta I (270-290 AD) 

was succeeded by his son 

Ghatotkacha (290-305 AD) 

and the latter by his son, 

Chandragupta I (305-325 AD). 





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Chandragupta I as 

Maharajadhiraja 

Chandragupta I strengthened 

the kingdom by marrying 

Lichchhavi princess 

Kumaradevi. After marriage, 

Chandragupta occupied the 

entire fertile Gangetic valley. 

He even assumed the title of 

Maharajadhiraja (emperor) in 

formal coronation. 

Vikramaditya 

Legend, till date 

After his death, Vikramaditya 

(380 - 413 AD) came to the 

power and is considered as the 

legendary emperor till date. He 

married princess Kubernaga, 

daughter of Naga Chieftains 

and later gave his daughter 

Prabhavati in marriage to 

Rudrasena, who belongs to a 

powerful family of Vakatakas of 

the Deccan (Maharashtra). 

Vikramaditya was entitled as 

epithets Shakari (destroyer of 

Shakas) or Sahasanka, after 

he fought with them and killed 

their king in their own city. He 

has also been responsible 

for the era, popularly known 

as Vikram Samvat which 

commence in 58 BC. This era 

has been used by major Hindu 

dynasties and still in use in 

modern India. 

Kumaragupta 

Promoted the fine 

arts 

Kumaragupta I (415 - 455 AD), 

son of Vikramaditya, replaced 

his father. He performed the 

Ashwamegha Yagna and 

proclaimed himself to be 

Chakrawarti, king of all the 

kings. Kumaragupta endowed 

a college of fine arts at great 

ancient university at Nalanda, 

which flourished during 5th to 

12th century AD. 

After Chandragupta, his son 

Samudragupta (335 - 380 

AD) came into the power. By 

winning the several battles, 

Samudragupta enlarged 

the Gupta kingdom. Soon 

he defeated the kings of the 

Vindhyan region (central India) 

and Deccan. 

Vikramaditya totally destructed 

Kshatrapas, the Shaka 

(Scythian) rulers of Malawa 

and Saurashtra, the western 

India (modern Gujarat and 

neighboring states). He even 

experienced a victory over 

the Kshatrapa rulers, and 

incorporated these provinces 

into his increasing empire. 



Chandragupta I strengthened the kingdom by 

marrying Lichchhavi princess Kumaradevi. After 

marriage, Chandragupta occupied the entire 

fertile Gangetic valley. He even assumed the title of 

Maharajadhiraja (emperor) in formal coronation. 

Ended with 

Skandagupta 

After Kumargupta, the empire 

was succeeded by his son, 

Skandagupta (455 - 467 AD) 

and soon had to face with the 

formidable enemy, the Huns 

(Hepthalites). 

After the shock, Gupta empire 

received, after the invasion of 

the Huns and internal uprising 

of Pushyamitras, it could not 

last long. 

Being treated as the golden 

age of Indian culture, it 

has several magnificent 

and creative architecture, 

sculpture, and painting, like 

Ajanta case wall paintings, 

Buddhist sculptures, rock 

temple at Elephanta (near 

Bombay), the 18 foot statue of 

the 3 headed lord Shiva etc. 


Technology 

The next 

Thing 

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Apple iPad 

Rumours surfacing the internet suggest that the 

Apple iPad Pro will hit the Indian market very 

soon. The Cupertino giant Apple has listed the 

device on its official website. Apple iPad Pro was 

launched along with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in 

September this year. 


Pro 


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NTechnology 

Now, after the wait of nearly 

four months, the Indians 

of the device will retail for 

can get their hands on the 

device. Reports suggest that 

the 32GB Wi-Fi only version 

Rs 67900, the 64GB one at 

Rs 79900 and the Wi-Fi and 

4G-enabled variant for Rs 

91900. 

The 12.9-inch tablet contains 

5.6 million pixels at a 

resolution of 2732 x 2048p. 

The gadget boasts of 64-bit 

A9X chip that Apple claims 

to be nearly 1.8 times faster 

than the iPad Air 2 and it 

also provides double GPU 

performance. Company 

has provided 4G, Wi-Fiac, 

Bluetooth, GLONASS 

and GPS for flawless 

connectivity. 

Technical Specifications: 

1. Display 

12.9-inch Retina, 2732 x 2048 pixels 

2. Camera 

8 MP rear, 1.2 MP front 

3. Processor 

A9X 

4. RAM 

2 GB 

5. OS 

iOS 9 

6. Battery 

38.5 Wh 

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice 

President, Worldwide 

Marketing at Apple claimed 

that the tablet’s launch was 

back in September and that 

the iPad Pro is faster than 

majority of the PCs. Apple 

says the new iPad Pro is 

powerful enough to edit three 

4K streams at once. 


Worldwide Marketing at Apple claimed 

that the tablet’s launch was back in 

September and that the iPad Pro is faster 

than majority of the PCs. 


Automobiles 

BS-IV compliant 

bike from Honda 

CB HORNET 

160R 

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The Honda’s CB Hornet 160R, BS-IV 

compliant bike comes in two variants 

Single Disc & Dual Disc with CBS and marks 

the 15th bike model from the Japanese 

company’s stable this year in the country. 

Keita Muramastsu, president 

& ceo of HMSI said,”Honda 

is proud to announce that 

CB Hornet 160R is the first 

motorcycle in its category to 

meet BS-IV norms, well ahead 

of April 2017-regulation.” “The 

CB Hornet 160R is a faster, 

smarter, sportier machine for 

the youth,” he said, adding, 

that the model was keenly 

awaited ever since it was 

showcased in August 2015 at 

Honda RevFest. With this, we 

have delivered on our promise 

of revitalising our product 

portfolio with 15 new products 

in 2015,” he said. 

Yadvinder Singh Guleria, 

senior vice-president for 

sales and marketing, said the 

new model meets the rising 

preference for higher capacity 

bikes, especially in the 150- 

180cc segment, which has 

been gaining traction of late. 

Guleria said, “It were down 

because all warehouses 

got empty due to Diwali and 

Dhanteras sales. It takes 6 to 

7 days on an average from day 

of dispatch to the day of arrival 

at the dealership. If you see 

our October closing figure is 

the highest ever dispatch.” 


The CB Hornet 160R is a faster, 

smarter, sportier machine for 

the youth 


Automobiles 

Specifications 

Prices 

(ex-showroom, Delhi) 

Colours 

Neo Orange Metallic, 

Pearl Amazing White, 

Sports Red, 

Pearl Siren Blue & Pearl 

Nightstar Black 

Single Disc – Rs 79, 900 

Dual Disc with CBS – Rs 84,400 

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Max power – 15.6bhp at 8,500rpm 

Max torque – 14.76Nm at 6,500rpm 

Transmission – 5-speed 

Top speed – 110kmph 


Dimensions 

1. Length – 2041mm 

2. Width – 783mm 

3. Height – 1067mm 

4. Wheelbase – 1345mm 

5. Ground clearance – 164mm 

6. Kerb weight – 140kg (Std), 142kg (CBS) 

7. Fuel tank – 12-litres 

8. Front tyre – 100/80-17 (Tubeless) 

9. Rear tyre – 140/70-17 (Tubeless) 

Engine 

162.71cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled with 

Honda Eco Technology (HET) 


T 

INDIAN VAASTU CORNER 

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VAASTU CORNER 

Vastu compliant 

study room 

ensures peace and knowledge 

Study room is a place where one has to sit 

peacefully and concentrate on studies. This 

room should be located in the proper place 

and direction as per the vastu principles. 

The directions of books, table, etc. are to be 

placed accordingly, so that this room will 

give peace and knowledge. 

The following points are to be 

taken care while planning the 

study room. Vastu consultation 

of study room involves a 

thorough analysis. 

3. Direction & placement of 

the windows 


the study table 


AC, cooler, audio systems 


the telephone 

1. Proper location of the 

study room in the house 

5. Direction to face while 

studying 

9. Things to be kept in the 

study room 

2. Direction of the Entrance 


the book shelf 

10. Colour scheme of the room 


INDIAN VAASTU CORNER 

A perfect study room should be 

as per the Following Guidelines 

1. The study room should be 

placed either in the Northeast / 

East or West side of the house. 

10. The proportion of the 

length & width should not 

exceed more than 1:2. 

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2. Students must face East / 

North while studying. 

3. A beam should never 

run above your head while 

studying. 

4. The study room should be 

well lit and one should not face 

a blank wall or a window while 

studying. 

5. Vastu for study room 

prefer not to have toilets, but 

bathrooms are fine. 

6. The book rack should be 

made on the Southern or the 

Western wall. 

7. The book shelf should 

never be planned above the 

study table. 

8. The shape of the study 

table should either be square 

or rectangle. 

9. The size of the study table 

should not be too big or too 

small. 

11. The study room should 

have images of Lord Ganesha 

and Goddess Saraswati. 

12. The study table should not 

stick to the wall. It should be at 

least 3-4 inches away from it. 

13. If the learner makes use 

of the Table lamp, then the 

lamp should be kept in the 

Southeast corner of the desk. 

14. A pyramid can be kept near 

the study table as it balances 

the energy and increase the 

power to remember. 

15. A pendulum watch should 

be put on the North wall of the 

room. 

16. The windows should be 

larger on the eastern side and 

smaller on the western side of 

the room. 

17. Use light / neutral colour 

scheme for better learning 

power. 

The study 

room should 

be well lit 

and one 

should not 

face a blank 

wall or a 

window 

while 

studying. 




Srimad Bhagavad Gita 

Chapter 4 Transcendental Knowledge Verse 10 

Freed from attachment, fear and 

anger, get fully absorbed in Me by 

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taking refuge in Me 

Sloka: 

vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritah 

bahavo jnana-tapasa puta mad-bhavam agatah 

Word to word Meaning 

vīta—freed from , rāga—attachment, bhaya—fear, krodhāḥ—anger, 

man-mayā—fully in Me, mām—unto Me, upāśritāḥ—being fully situated, 

bahavaḥ—many, jñāna—knowledge, tapasā—by penance, 

pūtāḥ—being purified, mat-bhāvam—transcendental love for Me 

,āgatāḥ—attained 



Anger is a state of mind that blows 

up when one’s ardent desires are 

frustrated by obstacles. 

Verse meaning 

Being freed from attachment, 

fear and anger, being fully 

absorbed in Me and taking 

refuge in Me, many, many 

persons in the past became 

purifled by knowledge of Meand 

thus they all attained 

transcendental love for Me. 

Commentary 

It is very difficult for a person 

who is materially inclined to 

understand the personal nature 

of the Supreme Absolute 

Truth. Generally, people who 

are attached to the bodily 

conception of life are so 

absorbed in materialism that it 

is almost impossible for them 

to understand that there is a 

transcendental body which is 

imperishable, full of knowledge 

and eternally blissful. In the 

materialistic concept, the body 

is perishable, full of ignorance 

and completely miserable. 

By completely renouncing 

passion, fear and anger and 

subsequently adoring the 

Supreme Lord, many attains 

moksa or liberation. Man-maya 

means complete abidance 

and refuge in the Lord in all 

situations. 

Passion is attachment to the 

opposite sex and children and 

family life. Fear is abhorrent 

of frightening situations due to 

lack of faith in God. Anger is 

a state of mind that blows up 

when one’s ardent desires are 

frustrated by obstacles. 

Knowledge and austerity are 

taught by the bonafide spiritual 

master and is the procedure 

for one to receive the divine 

grace of the Supreme Lord. As 

all activities of the Supreme 

Lord are sublimely eternal, 

the bestowal of this grace, 

whenever it is received 

indicates, that it is not newly 

inculcated, but is given 

eternally as well. 


Indian Events 

A HOME 

OF CLASSICAL 

DANCERS 

102 

KONARK FESTIVAL 

Konark, a small town in Puri district, Orissa, is 

famous for its sun temple, which is also called as 

the ‘Black Pagoda’, as it is built in the black granite. 

The temple is believed to be built, during the reign of 

Narasimhadeva 1 in the 13th century. 

TThe temple was designed 

as a gigantic chariot of the 

sun god, with the 12 pairs of 

ornamented wheels, pulled by 

7 horses. A few of the wheels 

are 3 meters wide. Among the 

seven horses, only six stand 

today. 

After an envoy of Jahangir 

desecrated the temple in the 

early 17th century, the temple 

was left isolated from the 

public. 

The Sun temple belongs to 

the Kalingan school of Indian 

temple architecture. The 

alignment of the Sun Temple is 

along the East-West direction. 

The audience hall called 

‘Orjagamohana’ still stands 

and the ruins of the temple 

are hidden in this place. The 

roof of the dance hall or ‘Natya 

Mandir’ has fallen off. It stands 

at the eastern end of the ruins 

on a raised platform. 


Indian Events 

CLASSICAL 

DANCERS 


Indian Events 

DANCE 

FESTIVALS 

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Indian Events 

The musicians playing the drums, cymbals and 

various other musical instruments, boost up the 

beauty of the sculptures in Odissi dance poses. 

Listening to the music from the instruments, and 

rejoicing the moments, is not new to the people in 

the surroundings of the temple. 


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Indian Events 

DANCE FESTIVALS 

Konark is even a home to 

the classical Indian dances 

and representing this, an 

annual dance festival called 

‘Konark dance festival’ will be 

conducted in every December. 

Since 1989, this festival will 

be co-organized by ‘Orissa 

Tourism’ and ‘Odissi Research 

Center’, with the intention of 

providing a platform for the 

classical dancers in the country 

and also act as a showcase 

for India’s cultural depth, 

where the dance forms are 

concerned. 

The exquisite ‘Salamander’ 

or the ‘dancing hall’ of this 

shrine is considered as an 

architectural wonder. Not even 

leaving an inch, every wall is 

decorated with the fine artistic 

designs of the ancient times. 

The musicians playing the 

drums, cymbals and various 

other musical instruments, 

boost up the beauty of the 

sculptures in Odissi dance 

poses. Listening to the music 

from the instruments, and 

rejoicing the moments, is 

not new to the people in the 

surroundings of the temple. 

Dancers from all over the 

country, participate in the 

festival and expose their 

dancing skills. This is one 

great identification of this place 

and also the reason of the 

large crowd, visiting the place. 

The festival, which will be 

celebrated for the five days, 

will be held in ‘Natya Mandir’ 

which is within the sun temple. 

The Konark Festival is a 

celebration of India’s diverse 

dance forms such as Odissi, 

Bharatnatyam, Manipuri, 

Kathak and Chau. 

The floodlit Konark temple 

as the backdrop to the 

Konark festival, is a sure shot 

watchable sight, one cannot 

afford to miss. The Konark 

Temple stands in majestic 

solitude on the Chandrabhaga 

beach in Orissa. 

Orissa Tourism avails the tour 

packages, which facilitate 

the craft mela, efficient 

catering service and the 

serene beach. 

“ 

The floodlit 

Konark temple 

as the backdrop 

to the Konark 

festival, is 

a sure shot 

watchable sight, 

one cannot 

afford to miss. 

The Konark 

Temple stands 

in majestic 

solitude on the 

Chandrabhaga 

beach in Orissa. 

“ 


Indian Fashion Style 

Collection of 

108 

Hand Bags 

Hey ladies, waiting for the new 

arrival of designer handbags? Yes, 

Here is 2016 hand bags. It includes 

different designs from clutches 

to hanging bags, from party to 

normal fashionable carry 

bags. 


METALLIC MINAUDIERE 

Those black 

tie events and 

weddings are going to 

pop up, be prepared with 

an evening bag, like this 

one, that wears well with 

everything. 

NEUTRAL TOTE 

This is your 

carry-all. Get one in 

a color that works with 

everything and always 

look put-together 

because of it. 



WEEKEND CASUAL 

For when your 

neutral tote feels too 

business, consider this as 

your very chic brunch and 

shopping bag. 

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CROSS-BODY 

PARTY BAG 

This is a style that 

can be worn with a 

chain so, it looks chic and 

leaves you free to dance 

the night away. 


HERITAGE BAG 

Ideally, this 

is given to you by 

your grandmother or 

mom—think old school 

Hermès. Or you can always 

get on the list for a Birkin 

or Kelly bag to start the 

family tradition. 

JUST FOR FUN 

This is the one 

that makes you smile 

and feel perfectly. A bit 

of boho fringe? Charming 

plaid? Make it count. 



POP OF COLOR 

We’re averse to the 

saying, but on board 

for the idea colorful bag 

brightens even the darkest 

looks. 

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THE WEEKENDER 

Every girl 

worth her salt 

needs a chic oversized 

bag for a quick get-away. 

It doesn’t need to be snake 

skin—but that doesn’t 

mean it can’t be. 


CLASSIC DAY BAG IN BLACK 

Whether 

you’re a Chanel girl 

or Fendi and Vuitton 

are more your speed, 

zero in on a bag that has 

withstood the trends and 

invest wisely in a noir 

version. 

DAY CLUTCH 

For when you don’t 

want the whole tote, but 

still need to carry your 

necessities. 


Fashion 

Special Movie 


114 

Bajirao Mastani is not an everyday movie, 

one can watch in the theatre, in any season. 

The way, the historical characters Bajirao and 

Mastani portrayed on the screen and the lively 

performance of the lead roles, will surely give 

an edge of the seat experience. 

Bajirao has got a lot to do with the war and he 

equally cares his love Mastani. The same fact 

was dealt in the movie, and the problem Sanjay 

Leela Bhansali had, in managing the war and 

love episodes on the same scale, can be felt on 

the screen. 

Director 

Sanjay Leela Bhansali 

Music 

Sanchit Balhara 

Cast & Crew 

Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, 

Priyanka Chopra 


Special Movie 


Special Movie 

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Special Movie 

Dilwale 

When there is something to be talked about 

Shah Rukh and Kajol, the discussion would 

always make the mood, travel in a dreamland, 

where there is no destination to stop and no 

vehicle to actually start. The latest outing 

‘Dilwale’ is not an exception for such fantastic 

fantasy. Even in their 40’s and 50’s, the couple 

is still able to drive the moods of many in a 

romantic route. 

Director Rohit Shetty did not try to recreate 

the magic of their earlier films, but showed 

a different version of emotions between the 

couple, which would be praised by many. 

That might be the reason, which is making the 

people, stand in the queues again, after coming 

out, watching a show. 

Director 

Rohit Shetty 

Music 

Amar Mohile 

Cast & Crew 

Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, 

Kriti Sanon 


Special Movie 

Bengal Tiger 

118 

Including an item song, along with fine 

action sequences every half an hour, 

drenching in with colorful comedy 

episodes, is what a typical commercial 

cinema format, all about. But, it seems, 

the audience were vexed of such formats 

and at that time, unfortunately Bengal 

Tiger was released in the same format. 

But certain section of the public, who 

expect the same commercial format in 

Raviteja movies, are enjoying Bengal 

Tiger movie, thus making it an average 

movie. 

Director 

Sampath Nandi 

Music 

Bheems Cecireleo 

Cast & Crew 

Ravi Teja, Tamannaah Bhatia, Boman 

Irani, Rashi Khanna 


Special Movie 


EVIEW 

BOLLYWOOD 

3/5 

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Though the film 

dips at times, the 

first half of the 

movie has been 

impressive. The 

second half of 

the film has been 

quite boring 

throughout. 

Story : 

Bajirao Mastani is the story of King 

Peshwa Bajirao (Ranveer Singh) 

who has never been defeated in 

his life in all the 40 wars he has 

faced. He aims to conquer the 

whole country after his terrific 

performance. He falls in love with 

Mastani (Deepika Padukone) 

who is the daughter of King of 

Bundelkhand. Bajirao clashes 

with his mother (Tanvi Azmi) who 

opposes his inter caste marriage 

and also as Bajirao marries 

Kashibhai (Priyanka Chopra). The 

rest of the movie is how Bajirao 

wins his love towards Mastani and 

if he wins his dream of conquering 

the country. Watch Bajirao Mastani 

to know about the rest 

Analysis : 

The first half of the movie has 

been decent throughout with 

fresh and energetic performances 

from the lead actors Ranveer 

Singh and Deepika Padukone. 

The grand visuals and the lavish 

songs have been the major 

assets of the movie. Though the 

film dips at times, the first half of 

the movie has been impressive. 

The second half of the film has 

been quite boring throughout. 

The director concentrated much 

on the emotional content rather 

than on the action episodes. The 

warrior side of Bajirao has been 

completely neglected. The second 

half of the movie has been dragged 

completely and boring. The climax 

has been emotional and ends up 

on a decent note 

Final Word: 

Bajirao Mastani is a film that has 

been high on technical values but 

the second half of the movie lacked 

proper narration which makes the 

film just ok. 


EVIEW 

BOLLYWOOD 

Dilwale 

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Story : 

Dilwale is a 

wholesome 

entertainer that 

can be watched 

with your entire 

family. Sharukh 

and Kajol at their 

best. 

Dilwale starts with a scene where 

both brothers Shah Rukh Khan 

and Varun Dhawan are in their late 

twenties. Raj (SRK) and Meera 

(Kajol) gets united after 15 years. 

But they both are from gangster 

families, who maintain a tough 

rivalry, with the opposite ones. 

Vinod Khanna and Kabir Bedi 

are the two gangsters. On the 

other hand, Veer (Varun) who is 

unaware of all the rivalries, family 

is involved, falls in love with Ishita 

(Kriti Sanon). Veer confesses 

his love for Ishita, in front of Raj 

and asks his support. It was then 

Raj reveals something which was 

hidden from Veer for a long time. 

Analysis : 

Expecting a new story in the 

present films, has already become 

out of question and Diwale is 

not an exception for it. But if you 

can observe well, you can relate 

to Rajinikanth’s Baasha movie. 

But it was managed well with 

the stylish screenplay. The story 

is similar to Baasha, it does not 

mean, that Dilwale is a serious 

subject. The movie has several 

comedy episodes, which are 

hilarious. Especially the pre-interval 

block gives the edge of the seat 

experience. No skin show can be 

expected from Kajol or Kriti Sanon. 

The movie is away from vulgarity 

and can still entertain all sections of 

audience. 

Final Word: 

Dilwale is a wholesome entertainer 

that can be watched with your 

entire family. Sharukh and Kajol at 

their best. 


3/5 


EVIEW 

TOLLYWOOD 

2.5/5 

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Bengal Tiger 

The second half of 

Bengal Tiger is the 

game changer and is 

crucial actually. But 

the director could not 

make it big because 

of the screenplay 

which has never been 

gripping. 

Ravi Teja has been 

lean enough that 

the action episodes 

brought huge smiles 

than the comedy 

episodes. 

Story : 

Bengal Tiger is the story of Akash 

who aims a big future without 

taking much risk. He aims to 

become a celebrity and famous 

with his caliber and potential. 

Life changes when he hits the 

Agricultural Minister (Shiyaji 

Shindey) with a stone and his 

impressive thoughts change his 

life. He then moves to Home 

Minister Nagappa (Rao Ramesh) 

who makes him his personal 

security. Akash impresses 

Nagappa’s daughter Shradda 

(Rashi Khanna) big time and 

she falls for him. At this time 

Akash dreams of marrying Meera 

(Tamannah) 

Analysis : 

The first half of the movie has 

been thoroughly entertaining 

though the director misses the 

major logics. The entertainment 

impresses the audience completely 

and the songs have been shot 

well. Posani Krishna Murali and 

Prudhvi’s comedy connects well 

and fills the auditorium with huge 

laughs. The pre interval episodes 

have been predictable and on the 

whole the first half of the movie 

has been impressive enough for 

the audience. The second half of 

Bengal Tiger is the game changer 

and is crucial actually. But the 

director could not make it big 

because of the screenplay which 

has never been gripping 

Final Word: 

Bengal Tiger has an impressive 

first half but the movie falls flat 

because of the predictable and 

spoiled second half. Ravi Teja has 

been lean enough that the action 

episodes brought huge smiles than 

the comedy episodes. 


EVIEW 

KOLLYWOOD 

Thanga Magan 

126 

The first half of 

Thanga Magan 

has been high 

on entertainment 

and love making 

scenes. The songs 

of the movie and 

the narration about 

the characters 

have been taken 

huge care of. 

Story : 

Thanga Magan is about Thamiz 

(Dhanush) who is a fun going 

middle class guy. He falls in love 

with Sandy (Amy Jackson) and 

he ends up impressing her. After 

spending some quality time with 

her, he reveals about his love 

story to his parents (KS Ravikumar 

and Radhika Sarath Kumar) who 

rejects Sandy as she hails from 

a different community. Instead 

they get him married to Yamuna 

(Samantha) who comes from a 

simple and traditional family. The 

rest of the movie is how Thamiz 

transforms into a responsible man 

forgetting the bitter truths of Sandy. 

Analysis : 

The first half of Thanga Magan has 

been high on entertainment and 

love making scenes. The songs of 

the movie and the narration about 

the characters have been taken 

huge care of. The twist arises at 

the right time which brings a huge 

shock among the audience. On 

the whole the complete first half 

of Thanga Magan has been quite 

gripping and entertaining. 

The second half of Thanga Magan 

is completely a different story. 

The movie becomes quite serious 

throughout the film and the levels 

of entertainment come down 

completely. 

Final Word: 

Thanga Magan is a movie that 

has enough content to entertain 

the audience. Dhanush, Amy and 

Samantha tops the show. 


2.5/5 


HOLLYWOOD TEA NEWS 

Selena Gomez 

Selena Gomez looks absolutely 

stunning performing at the 

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 

Dec. 8. But according to her, 

she was feeling a little body 

conscious because she chowed 

down in Micky D’s burgers and 

fries before her big appearance. 

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Josh & 

Anna Duggar 

Josh and Anna Duggar’s 

youngest daughter, 

Meredith Grace, who is 

just 5-months-old, looked 

festive in a gold ribbon 

headband, while playing 

Santa’s helper! See the 

cute new pic here. 

Katherine Webb 

So exciting! NFL Star AJ McCarron and 

wife Katherine Webb have announced their 

pregnancy after trying to conceive for over a 

year, and she’s already four months along. 

Find out all the details here. 

Starring Bella Hadid 

The Weeknd has just dropped his super intense 

new video for ‘In The Night’ and all we’ve got to 

say is WOW! It stars his girlfriend Bella Hadid who 

looks totally stunning 

Justin Bieber 

Justin Bieber’s crush 

on Cindy Kimberly 

is driving a wedge 

between him and his 

ex Selena Gomez — 

and pushing Selena 

even closer to 

rumored new beau, 

Niall Horan. 


Kim Kardashian 

Poor Kim Kardashian is still 

suffering after going through an 

extremely difficult labor before 

giving birth to her baby boy Saint. 

that Kim is so sore she feels like 

‘she went through a fight with 

Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey’. 

Ouch! 

Billie Lourd 

Billie Lourd may not be playing Princess 

Leia’s daughter in ‘Star Wars: The Force 

Awakens,’ but she’s certainly taking her 

style cues from her own mother! There’s 

something very familiar about that hairdo! 

Miranda 

Lambert 

Our dreams are coming 

true! Country queen 

Miranda Lambert and 

hoedown hottie Sam 

Hunt have been texting 

up a storm and flirting like 

crazy 

Kylie Jenner 

Uh oh. It seems like 

Tyga hasn’t gotten 

over the fact that 

Kylie Jenner spent 

some time with A$AP 

Rocky while they 

were broken up! 

Scott Disick 

Oh baby! Scott Disick has caught newborn fever 

with the arrival of Kim Kardashian and Kanye 

West’s son. that all of the excitement of Saint 

West’s birth has Scott wanting to have another little 

one of his own! 


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Balmain 

launched 

a stunning 

advertising 

camapign for 

Fall/Winter 

2015-2016 

collection. 



Star Gazing 

ARIES 

After the holidays, you are ready to redefine your purpose about career. Motivated, 

clear-minded, you know what you want and you will make it happen with all the energy 

you have thanks to Uranus in Aries. Open your eyes and ears and look for opportunities, 

they should happen fast, they are around. Venus in Sagittarius makes your love life fun and 

optimistic, you make tons of projects, some will happen and some will not, but who cares, just 

the fact of dreaming about them is strong enough to make you happy. 

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GEMINI 

Being in a relationship is your 

priority. If you are in a couple, 

you love spending quiet evenings 

together, no need to go out every 

night, you’d rather cuddle on a couch 

watching TV series. The weather is not 

encouraging to go out anyway. If you are 

single Lilith makes you see clearly when 

you are wasting your time in a relationship, 

so you are faster at getting rid of someone 

who does not match your expectations. 

CANCER 

You are all about commitment, you 

expect some answers from your 

partner and they better be clear. 

Making plans for the future matters to you in 

2016. Saturn in your health, beauty and form 

sector expect you to be disciplined about 

food and exercise, you need to pay attention 

and be more regular. Some family secrets 

are coming out and they may be some 

surprise. You prefer to know as your intuition 

was telling you something was wrong. 

TAURUS 

Sun, Mercury and Plutone 

encourage you to learn 

something new, a new language 

or technological skills or management 

or marketing. You want to progress 

professionally, your ambition is stronger 

than ever, thanks to Jupiter. You also 

want money, recognition is not enough 

for the earthy Taurus, and you are pretty 

materialistic and logical. 

LEO 

Venus is in your love sector until 

January 24 and it is a really good 

period to meet a new partner very 

different from what you like usually and fall 

madly in love. At work some new rules are 

not pleasant at first, you will get used to it 

after. You will welcome a new coworker and 

show how you can be nice and supportive. 

Brothers or sisters are important and you 

share a lot with them and it works both ways. 


VIRGO 

Jupiter and north node are in Virgo and you are taking some major decisions for 

your career. A big change of orientation can be expected or a job offer that makes 

you think a lot. You can take some risks, you are at the right level and Jupiter is a promise 

of expansion so you should jump of the opportunity. You meet people who will be important 

in your future, so open your eyes on the people coming into your life, they will be here for a 

long time, so you better let the good ones come closer to your first circle of intimacy 

SCORPIO 

Venus and Saturn are in your 

finance sector, time to think about 

budget: how much money do you 

need to live well? You start looking at your 

expenses and you see how you could cut 

some of them while keeping the same level 

of comfort. Some weekend are programmed 

and you are happy to have some getaways in 

mind, winter is less hard when you know you 

are going somewhere else. 

AQUARIUS 

Aquarius Horoscope 2016 predicts 

that this is an excellent time to 

build new social contacts and form 

new relationships. You are likely to be 

argumentative which may not help matters 

in your career. There is a need to go through 

minor details while executing projects. 

SAGITTARIUS 

Venus is in your sign until January 

24, and it is good for your beauty and 

health. You take care of your body, 

skin and hair also. Working on your look is 

important for you in January, you explore 

your dressing room and see what you can 

wear and keep and what you can throw away 

or give. Single, you meet somebody who 

makes you really excited. 

CAPRICORN 

Sun, Mercury and Pluto make your 

inner life very intense, you think 

about who you are, what you want 

to change, what progress you could make 

to have a better life. Organization, time 

management are important to you and that 

is where you will put your efforts. Love is 

frustrating until the 24, don’t get angry or 

desperate as Venus will enter in Capricorn 

LIBRA 

Mars is leaving Libra January 4, you 

may lose a little level of energy and 

nervosity but you will be calmer and 

more focused. Pay attention to your budget 

it is time to balance it after Christmas. You 

have a protection at work and you find out 

about it, it is good to know that you have an 

appreciation and recognition of someone who 

knows how good you are at work. In case you 

want to have a promotion for example. 

PISCES 

Neptune and Jupiter are not well 

aligned this month and you keep 

adjusting to situations that are 

evolving all the time, and it is hard to control 

as it does not depend on you but on others 

or circumstances. You have to be very smart 

to find solutions to the problems that keep 

happening. If you are single, you could meet 

somebody at work and it is really charming 

but you have to be discreet. 


Yellow Pages 

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CCTV and cameras 

Dharans International 

Technologies Pvt Ltd 

Ameerpet 

Flat B3-2, 3rd Floor, 

KVR Enclave, Ameerpet, 

Hyderabad - 500016 

Ph: 8885444188 , 040 - 

40110366, 40110370 

Email: sanjeev@ditech. 

co.in 

I Dfens 

Basheerbagh 

3-6-305/8, 2nd 

Floor, Avanthi Nagar, 

Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 8886002223 , 040 - 

23221717 

Email: contact@idfens. 

com 

Cherith Enterprises 

Kukatpally 

Flat No 102, Star B 

Aparment, Kings Baker 

Lane, Bhagyanagar 

Colony, Kukatpally, 


Ph: 9848846833, 

9848846835. 

Email: cherith901@ 

yahoo.co.in 

Airtech Systems 

Punjagutta 

3-6-305/8, 2nd 

Floor, Avanthi Nagar, 

Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 9848035525 , 040 - 

66845582 

Email: airtechsystems@ 

hotmail.com 

ARRK Solutions 

Masab Tank 

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

2, Castle Hills, Masab 

Tank, Hyderabad - 

500034 

Ph: 9885931993 , 040 - 

63543030 

Email: sales@arrk.in 

Roi Techno Solutions 

Trimulgherry 

301, Block A, Sumitra 

Apartment, Airlines 

Colony, Trimulgherry, 

Secunderabad - 500015 

Ph: 9985660000, 

9618838333 

Email: info@ 

roitechnosolution.com 

R K Security Systems 

New Bowenpally 

Plot Number 6B, Phase- 

II, Sancharpuri Colony, 

New Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9299998700, 

9247033009 

Email: rksecuritysystems@ 

gmail.com 

Ray Technologies 

Ram Nagar 

12-11-684, Third Floor, 

Adikmet, Ram Nagar, 


Ph: 9246218097, 

9963720898 

Email: raytech@in.com 

Phoenix Integrators 

Hyder Basti 

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

P Road, Hyder Basti, 


Ph: 9848185109, 

9705355338 

Email: kiran@phoenixint. 

in 

Doctors 

Deepa Shah 

M.P.T(Bombay),miap 

Somajiguda 

#209, Maheswari 

Chambers, Somajiguda, 


Ph: 9391046240 

Siri Dental Hospital 

Upperpally 

Shop.2 Pillar No 

184, Pnr Apartment, 

Upperpally, Hyderabad - 

500008 

Ph: 9849123490 

Email:dr_krekesh@ 

yahoo.com 

D.K.Reddy 

Himayath Nagar 

3-5-900, Near Telugu 

Academy, Himayath 

Nagar, Hyderabad - 

500029 

Ph: 40 - 23220997 

Vasan Dental Care 

Banjara Hills 

Plot Number 6B, Phase- 

II, Sancharpuri Colony, 

New Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9299998700, 

9247033009 

Email: rksecuritysystems@ 

gmail.com 

P Siva Reddy Eye 

Hospital 


3-5-886, Himayath 


500029 

Ph: 9989010105, 

8096665550 

Email: psreye@gmail.com 

G V S Rao’s E N T Super 

Speciality Hospital 

Punjagutta 

Half Road, Housing 

Board Colony, Punjagutta, 


Ph: 9849085060 , 040 - 

23416077 

http://www.raosentcare. 

com 

Clear Vision Eye Hospital 


3-5-272, NVK Towers, 

Himayath Nagar, 


Ph: 8008888511 , 040 - 

23225386 

Email:info@clearvision. 

co.in 

Sri Sai Indira Dental 

Hospital 

Nalla Kunta 

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

1st Floor, Shivam Road, 

Prasanth Nagar 

Ph: 9849236737 , 040 - 

27668280, 

Email:info@ 

srisaiindiradental.com 

Ent & Eye Nurisng Home 

Sarojini Devi Road 

111, Karan Centre, 

Sarojini Devi Road, 


Ph: 9059311554 , 040 - 

27848166 

Email: drbsraoent@yahoo. 

com 


Yellow Pages 

Home needs 

Casa Marketing Private 

Ltd 

Gachibowli 

1-70/c, Rajiv Nagar, 

Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 

500032 

Ph: 9246833316, 

9246833313 

Email: cmplhyd@gmail. 

com 

Airpro Hvac Systems 

Bowenpally 

Plot no 19 1st Floor, SBI 

Colony, Bowenpally, 


Ph: 9652655505 , 040 - 

64515209 

Email:airprohvacsystems@ 

gmail.com 

Audio Video Solutions 

Begumpet 

Shop No 4, My Home 

Tycoon, Life Style 

Building, Begumpet, 


Ph: 9000093807 , 040 - 

30724037 

Email:jayapal.avs@gmail. 

com 

Avis Electronics 

RP Road 

8-1-401/2, CBR 

Complex, RP Road, 


Ph: 9849844187 , 040 - 

27703723 

Email:aviselectronics@ 

gmail.com 

Anand Electricals 


3-6-474/2, Himayath 


500029 

Ph: 9848761762 , 040 - 

65345457 

Email:anandelectronics@ 

gmail.com 

Vishal Shopping Centre 

Nallakunta 

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

Road, Nallakunta, 


Ph: 9848119361, 

9949003162 

mail:vsc1986@gmail.com 

S S Aircon 

Fathe Nagar 

House No 10-1-201/1, 

Pipeline Road, Fathe 


500018 

Ph: 9959599962 , 040 - 

23778675 

mail: 

ss_aircon@yahoo.co.in 

Cooling Solutions 

Picket 

Plot No.54, Lakshmi 

Nagar Cly, Picket, 


Ph: 9848123520, 

9848123522 

Email:coolsol2007@ 

rediffmail.com 

Chill Aircon 

Malakpet 

#16-2-705/6/9, 

Basappa Building, 

Malakpet, Hyderabad - 

500036 

Ph:9849084399, 

9849084339, 

9246155390 , 

040 - 66715539 

Email:chillaircon_123@ 

yahoo.co.in 

Jewellery & watches 

Central Watch Company 

Abids 

Station Road, Abids, 


Ph: 9849842736 , 040 - 

24743618 

Email:arun.lalwani6@ 

gmail.com 

Kamal Watch Company 

Pvt Ltd 

Mahatma Gandhi Road 

1, Mahatma Gandhi 

Road, Secunderabad - 

500003 

Ph: 9246268440 , 040 - 

27722008 

Email:kamal1969@ 

kamalwatch.com 

Yumegifts 

Basheerbagh 

402, IV Floor, Babukhan 

Estate, Basheerbagh, 


Ph: 040 - 23220990 

Email:vinod@yumeindia. 

com 

Ethos 

Serilingampally 

G-4, 5 And 6, Survey No 

64, Inorbit Mall Mandal 

Ranga Reddy Madhapur 

Village Hyderabad 

Ph: 9550460155 , 040 - 

40202881, 40202882 

Email:einh@ethoswatches. 

com 

Abid Watch Co 

East Marredpally 

Shop No 13,Lakshmi 

Plaza Complex, Next 

To Shenoy Nursing 

Home, Entrenchment 

Road, East Marredpally, 


Ph: 9642244088, 

9848467283 

Home cleaners 

SEM Enterprises 

Attapur 

MIG-185, Kushan Bagh, 

Mushak Mahal, Attapur, 


Ph: 8801678456, 

9346273763 

Email:sem_enterprises78@ 

rocketmail.com 

Modicare Success Centre 

Sarojini Devi Road 

202 Kala Mansion, 

Secunderabad, Sarojini 

Devi Road, Secunderabad 

- 500003 

Ph: 040 - 27842302 

Email:modisec@hd2.vsnl. 

net.in 

Cleangem 

Begumpet 

1-11-271/1, Gagan 

Vihar Colony, Begumpet, 


Ph:8008754199 , 040 - 

27760666 

Email: cleagem.in@gmail. 

com 

Spotless House Cleanning 

Services 

Banjara Hills 

Road No 7, Banjara Hills, 


Ph: 9603397111 

Email:spotlessfacility.msr@ 

gmail.com 


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